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July 24, 2018
Asheville City Council Meeting
A
If
everyone
could
take
a
moment
to
silence
their
silence
themselves,
everyone
is
very
excited,
enthusiastic
about
city
council
tonight
and
I'm
glad
it's
probably
because
it's
also
my
birthday
and
celebrate
city
council
in
big
birthday.
If
you
could
take
a
moment
in
silence,
your
cell
phones
and
please
rise
for
the
Pledge.
A
B
C
A
To
comment
on
the
motion
to
adopt
the
consent
agenda
all
right,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
we
have
two
presentations
tonight.
The
first
is
an
update
on
the
Asheville
Police
Department's,
open
data
program,
project
project
I,
don't
know
what
to
call
it
and
Jamie.
Matthews
is
here
to
talk
to
us
about
good.
E
D
Is
a
review
of
the
goals
for
this
project
just
as
a
reminder
and
a
list
as
an
overview
of
the
request,
since
our
last
update
staff
has
continued
to
work
on
releasing
the
data
sets
and
this
request
and
information
while
providing
updates
and
working
with
our
community
partners.
The
blue
check
marks
here
indicate
items
that
are
complete
and
at
today's
meeting
of
the
Governance
Committee,
they
discussed
the
recordings
of
committee
meetings
and
those
are
going
to
start
within
the
next
three
months.
D
So
we've
experienced
a
few
technical
delays
with
some
of
the
other
data.
Sets
that
we're
continuing
to
work
through
APD
has
completed
a
needed
update
to
their
software
that
keeps
their
use
of
force
and
citizen
complaint
data.
An
APD
will
continue
to
work
with
that
vendor
to
pull
the
data
for
a
first
view
before
we
can
post
it
on
the
and
data
sight,
emergency
calls
and
citations
and
arrests.
Our
IT
department
is
working
with
a
county
to
release
that
there's
been
some
delays
because
there's
been
some
turnover
at
the
county
in
their
IT
department.
D
So
we're
going
to
continue
to
keep
our
community
partners
and
you
guys
updated
on
that
progress
and
HR
is
continuing
to
work
on
how
to
release
the
Democrat
demographic
data.
So,
in
addition
to
working
on
the
data
sets,
APD
has
posted
policies
and
reports
to
their
website
and
they've
added
a
link.
That's
directly
on
that
landing
page
for
APD.
D
A
G
H
Evening,
mayor
members
of
council,
Peggy,
wrote
interim
assistant,
city
manager
and
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
to
give
you
a
brief
update
on
the
status
of
your
strategic
operating
plan.
First
equity
and
diverse
communal
communities
can
use
the
equity
action
plan
was
adopted,
June
1920
18
for
implementation
and
FY
19.
The
plan
aims
to
establish
racial
equity
as
a
key
value
by
developing
a
shared
understanding
of
key
concepts
across
the
entire
jurisdiction
and
create
a
sense
of
urgency
to
make
the
changes
necessary.
H
We
intend
to
build
staff
and
organizational
capacity,
skills
and
competencies
through
training,
while
also
building
an
infrastructure,
to
support
the
work
and
implement
new
tools
for
decision
making,
measurement
and
accountability.
The
city
is
working
to
improve
workforce
equity
aimed
at
eliminating
racial
disparities
in
hiring
and
promotions
and
improving
retention
rates.
We
aim
to
see
demographics
of
people
of
color
grow
and
unemployment.
Wage
disparities
decrease
between
black
and
white
populations
in
the
FY
2018
200
employees
were
hired
by
the
city,
13%
of
which
were
people
of
color.
H
We
are
working
to
provide
better
income
opportunities
for
minority
owned
businesses
through
community
outreach
and
better
data
collection
and
research.
Citywide
outreach
and
public
engagement,
interdepartmental
teams
have
been
put
together
for
a
more
inclusive
community,
a
well-planned
and
liveable
community.
The
capital
projects
division
is
excited
to
be
making
progress
on
the
construction
of
the
riverfront
Greenway.
H
Some
setbacks
occurred
earlier
in
the
year
as
a
result
of
unfavorable
unfavorable
wet
weather
conditions,
but
despite
this,
a
large
section
of
Greenway
has
been
constructed
as
well
as
several
parking
lots
along
the
riverfront
that
are
now
open
for
public
use.
Temporary
activities
continue
at
Haywood
Street
property,
including
use
as
a
community
garden
and
for
outdoor
special
events.
H
A
temporary
art
installation
is
planned
for
this
summer,
which
will
include
the
work
of
local
designers
in
a
mural
project,
an
interview
team
consisting
of
city
staff
and
some
members
of
the
public
made
a
recommendation
for
a
consultant.
However,
funding
has
not
yet
been
identified.
The
PE
D
committee
excuse
me,
instructed
staff
to
come
back.
This
fall
to
discuss
the
project
and
determine
if
funding
is
available
in
July
2018.
A
groundbreaking
ceremony
was
held
in
Montfort
to
begin
construction
on
the
recreation
center
and
17
acre
park
to
include
improvements
on
the
playground
and
the
parking.
H
The
project
also
involves
the
addition
of
new
recreational
space
and
walkways
connecting
park
features.
The
project
is
expected
to
be
completed
in
the
fall,
a
clean
and
help
the
environment.
Tonight,
council
voted
on
the
renewable
energy
planning
services
request
for
proposal.
This
initiative
explores
what
it
would
take
to
transition
the
city
and
county
to
renewable
energy
to
encourage
a
clean
energy
future.
The
RFP
also
seeks
to
reveal
how
a
partnership
with
the
county
can
be
used
to
fulfill
the
municipal,
carbon
reduction
and
renewable
energy
goals
of
the
city
and
the
county.
H
We've
completed
the
community
clean
energy
policy
framework
to
reduce
the
dependence
on
fossil
fuels.
In
addition,
Duke
Energy
has
agreed
to
a
partnership
with
the
city
of
Asheville
and
Buncombe
County
to
reduce
energy
use
in
order
to
delay
to
delay
or
avoid
construction
of
a
third
plant
in
2023
LED
lighting
conversions
have
been
made
across
the
city,
increasing
our
reduction
in
energy
use
and
carbon
emission
for
energy
audits
were
conducted
on
energy
intensive
buildings.
The
city's
climate
resiliency
assessment
was
completed
in
the
spring
and
was
adopted
as
an
appendix
to
the
comprehensive
plan
in
June.
H
Efforts
are
currently
underway
to
develop
a
toolkit
to
help
residents
build
resilience
on
their
own
property.
We
contracted
with
Asheville
Green
Works
to
conduct
five
free
composting
workshops
around
the
city.
We
revised
the
food
policy
to
prioritize
growing,
more
food
in
the
city
and
developing
metrics
in
the
park
to
track
the
progress
and
impact.
As
a
result
of
these
many
changes
across
the
city,
we've
achieved
31%
of
the
80
percent
carbon
reduction
goal
quality,
affordable
housing.
H
Recent
redevelopment
of
city-owned
land
is
gaining
ground
with
the
near
completion
of
Eagle
marketplace,
Apartments
downtown,
which
will
offer
62,
affordable,
workforce
apartments
and
mixed-use
buildings.
The
project
is
expected
to
reach
completion
later
this
year.
The
south
slope
vision
plan
includes
a
number
of
projects,
including
the
restructuring
of
Lee
Walker
heights,
to
include
20
excuse-me
212
mixed
income,
affordable
housing
options,
site
work
is
set
to
begin
early
2019.
The
city
is
also
taking
a
closer
look
at
connection
for
cars,
pedestrians
and
bikers
in
the
area.
H
The
city
purchased,
3.7
acres
located
at
Oak,
Hill,
Drive
and
new
Leicester
highway
for
the
future
development
of
affordable
housing,
transportation
and
accessibility.
The
draft
final
Transit
master
plan
is
now
available
for
review.
The
plan
has
been
endorsed
by
transit
committee
and
multimodal
transportation
commission
and
was
reviewed
by
the
PE
d
commune
later
on
the
agenda
tonight.
The
City
Council
will
have
final
review
highlights
of
the
transit
master
plan
include
number
one:
increasing
service
frequency
to
30
minutes
on
most
routes.
H
15
minutes,
combined
frequency
on
primary
corridors
number
two
increasing
the
span
of
service
later
into
the
evening
number
three:
expanding
mobility
options
and
reducing
the
dependence
on
transfers
by
creating
new
crosstown
routes,
interlining
routes,
so
that
passengers
have
the
option
of
a
single
seat
ride
without
switching
buses.
Number
four
expand
service
to
new
areas
of
the
city
and
county
which
are
not
currently
within
existing
service
area.
H
The
city
of
Asheville,
with
federal
grant
assistance
through
the
French
Broad
River
NPO,
has
commissioned
alta
planning
plus
design,
to
evaluate
the
city's
readiness
for
a
bike
share
system
and
to
recommend
next
steps
to
getting
ready
for
a
bike
share.
A
public
meeting
was
held
on
June
28th
to
allow
citizens
to
provide
feedback
on
the
addition
of
a
bike
share
system.
At
this
time,
more
community
engagement
is
needed
to
gain
a
better
understanding
of
the
community
need,
but
plans
are
moving
forward
and
the
final
plan
to
be
presented
at
Council
by
Thanksgiving.
H
The
downtown
parking
plan
changes
are
underway
and
include
goals
such
as
replacing
existing
parking
meters
with
new
smart
parking
meters
in
the
central
business
district
about
60%
complete.
At
this
time,
staff
is
working
closely
with
parking
subcommittee
of
the
downtown
Commission.
Additional
goals
include
real-time
garage
parking
availability
for
cities
for
the
city's
four
main
parking
garages
and
the
county's
two
parking
garages
shown
on
Asheville's
website
webpages
and
the
actual
app
and
number
to
finalize
a
lease
agreement
for
monthly
parking
opportunities
at
a
surface
parking
lot
on
this
slow.
H
The
city
has
five
new
electric
buses
on
order
that
will
be
arriving,
January
2019
with
a
plan
to
order
more
over
the
next
two
fiscal
years,
moving
towards
the
goal
of
phasing
out
all
diesel
buses
in
the
next
10
to
12
years.
These
these
buses
are
100%
battery
electric
and
have
an
average
truly
fuel
economy
of
28.1
miles
per
gallon
equivalent.
This
is
far
more
efficient
than
the
current
buses
that
get
three
to
five
miles
per
gallon.
H
This
will
reduce
our
local
emissions
by
over
1,000
pounds
per
bus
per
year
and
will
help
us
meet
the
city's
carbon
reduction
and
climate
mitigation
goals.
A
thriving
Camilla
Kanna
me,
the
minority-owned
and
Section
three
construction
firms.
Mentoring
program
is
drafted.
The
program
supports
small
businesses
as
well
as
minority-owned
businesses.
The
program
focuses
on
organizational
development,
financials
marketing
resources
and
mentoring
groups.
Asheville's
business
toolkit
has
been
implemented
implemented,
especially
in
the
river
arts
district,
where
construction
along
the
river
has
posed
a
potential
setback
for
business
owners.
H
While
they
remain
operational,
the
construction
is
expected
to
bring
disruptions
to
the
district
from
now
until
2020.
In
anticipation
of
these
disruptions,
the
city
created
a
strategic
plan
for
business
vitality
during
construction
resulting
in
a
business
toolkit
of
resources
include
branding
and
marketing
collateral,
enter
an
intra
district
signage
during
construction,
printed
resources,
capacity,
building
projects
and
a
$25,000
fund
for
support
over
the
three
year
construction
period
and
engaged
connected
and
engaged
community.
In
a
continuing
effort
to
increase
transparency
and
provide
community
with
access
to
data,
the
Asheville
Police
Department
has
worked
to
release
traffic
data.
H
She's.
Excuse
me:
traffic.
Stop
data
from
2006
to
present
online
through
the
city
of
Astro
open
data
portal.
As
you
heard
about
earlier,
this
portal
offers
access
to
APD
traffic
stops
and
crime
statistics,
as
well
as
simplicity
and
community
crime
map.
The
newly
formed
blue-ribbon
committee
has
created
the
Human
Relations
Commission.
H
As
a
result
of
this
upgrade,
the
city
of
Asheville
will
be
able
to
borrow
money
at
a
better
rate
than
most
other
cities
due
largely
to
a
stable
financial
outlook
and
growing
well
diversified
economy
coupled
with
strong
financial
management
and
reserves.
The
city
debt
policy
requires
debt
service
not
to
exceed
15%
of
total
government
operating
revenue.
H
In
addition,
the
city
is
poised
to
retire
at
least
50%
of
its
existing
debt
in
the
next
10
years,
allowing
the
city
the
capacity
to
implement
a
long-term
capital
improvement
program,
funded
primarily
by
new
debt
in
August
2016
Council
approved
a
general
obligation
bond
referendum
that
that
would
generate
74
million
dollars
for
public
improvements
financed
by
these
bonds.
This
year
marks
the
second
year
that
these
bonds
are
being
put
into
use
for
improvements
across
the
city.
E
E
We
are
still
in
active
conversations
with
NCDOT
about
the
Merriman
Avenue
proposal,
which
didn't
which
didn't
sit
very
well
with
a
lot
of
folks,
and
then
we
continued
our
diligent
work
within
tenuity
on
the
I
26
project
to
make
sure
that
that
project
you
know,
benefits
the
people
who
live
here
and
not
just
the
people
who
are
coming
through.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
All.
I
J
I
E
Actually
I
start
have
one
more
thing
since
we're
on
transperson
size
since
I,
like
transportation,
you
mentioned
the
parking
garages
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
knows
that
the
County
parking
garages
are
now
linked
on
the
Asheville
app
so
that
when
you're
looking
for
parking
downtown,
you
can
also
see
what's
available
in
the
county,
decks
I
on
a
couple
of
different
random
Friday
and
Saturday
nights.
Over
the
last
month,
I
have
I've
pulled
that
up.
E
C
E
A
Piggy
already
left,
but
I
I
want
to
highlight
another
thing:
that's
sort
of
slowly.
It's
been
such
a
slow
process,
it's
hard
to
put
your
finger
on
it,
but
you
know
Duke
Energy
started
years
ago,
trying
to
locate
three
substations
in
the
downtown
area,
new
substations
and
they
they
actually
purchased
three
sites
and
immediately
we
realized
those
three
sites.
A
Would
that
work,
and
so
they
have
worked
with
the
community
and
I
really
want
to
thank
for
working
with
the
community
to
find
new
sites
and
the
first
one,
and
it
will
come
to
Council
for
review,
but
the
first
one
is
the
old
Volvo
dealership
on
Patton,
Avenue
and
I.
Think
the
initial
reaction,
a
lot
of
people
was
hey.
We
don't
want
a
giant
substation
when
you
drive
into
downtown
Asheville,
so
through
a
lot
of
community
work
and
urging
from
the
city
and
and
work
on
behalf
of
the
city
as
well.
A
A
lot
of
our
staff
have
been
heavily
involved.
Duke
is
going
to
build
the
second
ever
GIS
substation,
which
is
a
help
me.
What
does
it
stand
for?
Yes,
insulated
gas,
insulated
substation,
so
the
good
thing
about
a
gas
insulated
substation.
Well,
first,
let
me
just
say
the
bad
thing
is
they
cost
a
couple
of
million
dollars
more,
but
the
good
thing
is
that
they
take
a
significantly
smaller
footprint
and
you
can
enclose
them
fully
in
a
building.
A
So
so
Duke
Duke
will
come
to
us
for
review
of
that
project
and
has
worked
again
really
with
with
the
neighborhood,
so
that
that
that
that
is
a
major
major
effort.
That's
just
continued
to
happen
and
a
lot
of
people
have
been
involved.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
Who's
been
involved
in
that
project,
so.
K
A
Stay
tuned,
we'll
see,
we'll
see,
renderings
of
that
design
and
the
product
that
that's
produced
later
later
on,
maybe
I,
don't
know
if
it'll
be
ready
for
August
or
not
I'm.
Looking
at
Shannon
she's
shaking
her
head
nope,
not
yet
okay,
anyone
else
want
to
add
anything.
Okay,
as
long
as
we
round
it,
okay
I
feel
like
Maggie,
was
glaring
at
Peggy
for
going
over.
Ten
minutes
was
that
over
ten
minutes,
yeah,
okay,
that's.
C
A
All
right,
so
we
now
are
into
the
public
hearing
section
of
our
agenda.
The
first
item
is
a
public
hearing
authorizing
an
economic
development
incentive
grant
to
General
Electric,
Corporation
and
unison
engine
components,
Inc
I,
assume
Sam,
is
doing
this.
Oh
yeah
I've
got
you
on
my
Sam
powers
is
here
to
present
this
item
to
us.
Thank.
L
L
Anticipate
it
so
you're
gonna
have
to
bear
with
me
just
a
little
bit.
The
the
tonight's
consideration
is
approval
of
a
resolution
authorizing
a
performance-based
economic
development
incentive
grant,
with
GE
Corporation
and
unison
engine
components
incorporated,
as
council
may
recall,
back
on,
March
1st
governor
Cooper
was
in
Asheville
to
make
a
major
announcement
about
this
project,
and
so
we've
been
moving
towards
today
and
this
public
hearing.
Since
then
in
terms
of
review.
L
This
is
a
request
that
came
from
the
economic
development
coalition
of
asheville
Buncombe
County
for
a
performance-based
grant
under
the
city's
economic
development
incentive
program
for
an
existing
Asheville
manufacturing
facility
operated
by
General,
Electric,
Corporation
and
unison.
Engine
components
incorporated.
L
The
purpose
of
the
city's
participation
in
this
grant
would
be
to
induce
GE
to
make
additional
investments
in
the
city
of
Asheville
for
the
expenditures
to
acquire
and
install
machinery
and
equipment
make
facility
improvements
which
would
increase
the
ad
valorem
tax
in
the
city,
as
determined
by
the
Buncombe
County
tax
department,
in
the
amount
of
one
hundred
and
five
million
dollars
and
create
a
hundred
and
thirty
one
new
jobs
with
a
median
wage
of
forty.
Nine
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
all
the
jobs
will
pay
a
living
wage
and
are
fully
benefit.
L
The
city
is
considering
a
performance-based
grant
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
nine
hundred
thousand
nine
hundred
and
sixty
dollars.
North
Carolina
state
law
requires
a
public
hearing
be
held
before
an
incentive
grant
can
be
awarded.
The
incentive
grant
for
GE
unison
supports
the
City
Council's
strategic
operating
plan,
as
it
addresses
multiple
components
of
a
thriving
local
economy.
The
pros
for
this
are
that
is
again
a
performance
driven
grant
that
is
distributed
only
after
job
and
investment
is
achieved.
Our
mutually
agreed
upon
performance
bid
mark
benchmarks
are
achieved.
L
The
grant
is
based
on
new
ad
valorem
tax
revenue
in
the
city
of
Asheville.
The
grant
supports
the
expansion
of
an
existing
industry
in
the
city
of
Asheville,
and
it
supports
regional
and
state
cooperation
and
economic
development.
The
Kahn
in
this
project
the
grant
is
formulated
based
on
use
of
a
portion,
in
this
case
50%
of
the
new
Inc
increase
from
property
tax
revenue
generated
by
the
project
for
a
five-year
period.
The
physical
impact
for
the
project
is
an
overall
positive
physical
impact
on
tax
revenues
received
by
the
city.
L
Initially,
during
the
grant
period,
the
city
will
receive
50%
of
the
new
incremental
property
tax
revenues,
as
well
as
the
existing
property
tax
revenues
from
the
project.
After
the
grant
period
of
five
years,
the
city
will
henceforth
receive
and
capture
100%
of
all
city
taxes.
Staff
projects
that
the
first
payment
of
the
grant
in
the
potential
range
of
a
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
dollars
again
based
on
performance,
would
be
budgeted
and
paid
for
most
likely
in
the
2021
budget
years.
L
Michael
McGuire,
who
is
the
plant
manager
for
GE
aviation
here
in
Nashville,
is
here
tonight.
He
can
make
some
brief
comments
about
the
project
and
about
GE
Aviation's
presence
in
Asheville
and,
of
course,
I'll
be
available
to
answer
any
questions
have
other
counsel
have
after
the
public
hearing,
okay.
A
A
And
this
the
way
this
works
is
to
the
extent
they
grow,
how
much
property
tax
they
have
to
pay
the
city.
They
can
be
eligible
to
receive
a
portion
of
that
back
over
a
period
of
time
as
our
grant
to
them
to
incentivize
them
to
make
this
investment.
So
we
don't
get
out
the
checkbook
and
write
a
check
for
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars.
That
is
not
how
it
works,
but
as
they
build
it
and
produce
more
revenue,
they
get
a
chance
to
get
some
of
that
revenue
back
over
a
period
of
time.
A
So
I
just
always
like
to
make
that
clear,
because
incentive
grants
can
be
sometimes
pretty
controversial
and
people
don't
really
understand
how
they
function
or
why
a
city
would
make
make
the
investment,
but
from
the
city's
perspective,
that's
how
they
work
now,
it's
different
for
the
county
and
for
the
state.
This
is
a
super
exciting
one.
So,
let's
hear
from
the
company
about
this
project
welcome
thank.
M
You
very
good
just
a
little
bit
about
GE
Aviation
and
what
we
do
here
in
Asheville,
but
we
are
have
been
around
for
a
long
time.
Actually,
since
the
late
40s,
this
particular
site
has
continued
to
see
growth
year
over
year
over
year,
especially
back
in
2014
2013
timeframe.
When
we
broke
ground
on
a
new
technology
that
our
business
has
invested
in,
it's
called
ceramic
matrix
composites
and
it
goes
on
one
of
our
newest
leaf
engines.
That
is
our
growth
platform
for
all
of
GE
aviation,
as
well
as
our
GE
9x.
M
So
we're
actually
here
locally
in
Asheville
North
Carolina
are
producing
one
of
the
only
components
in
aviation
history
on
this
new
material,
it's
very
exciting.
The
technology
is,
is
groundbreaking
and
performs
like
no
other
system
we've
ever
had
before.
So
that's
great
news.
Our
legacy
business
is
also
continuing
to
grow.
As
we
talked
about,
the
commitment
is
across
the
board
131
additional
incremental
jobs
from
where
we
were
earlier
this
year.
M
That
will
grow
our
total
employee
base
to
what
is
that
550
employees,
roughly
my
math,
is
right
and
then
an
incremental
105
capital,
105
million
of
capital
investment
and
that's
on
top
of
126
million
in
which
we
invested
back
in
2014.
So
our
business
continues
to
do
very
well.
Ge
aviation
is
the
cornerstone
of
the
GE
corporation
as
a
whole,
and
our
current
backlog
is
is
upwards
of
one
hundred
seventy
billion
dollars
across
GE
aviation.
M
So
the
fact
that
we're
that
the
corporation
is
investing
in
Asheville,
North
Carolina
speaks
volumes
to
the
type
of
technical
talent,
we're
able
to
recruit
locally
and
just
the
the
great
partnership
we
have
with
city
council,
local
business
community,
it's
the
right
type
of
technology
and
growth
that
we
want
to
see
in
Nashville.
So
it's.
A
Been
exciting
to
see
you
already
able
to
build
on
the
investment
unit
back
in
2014
and
I,
especially
a
fan
of
your
program
to
teach
high
school
students
how
to
eventually
become
employees
in
your
and
your
in
your
company
and
I
was
listening
on
the
news
recently.
They
were
talking
about
this
piece
of
GE
really
being
the
strength
of
the
company
right
now,
so
yeah.
M
N
To
make
a
comment-
and
yes,
as
a
mayor
said,
forget
for
those
of
you
who
are
looking
at
this:
the
rebate,
if
you
will
or
grant
whatever
you
want
to
call
it
he's
only
distributed
after
the
job
and
investment
is,
is
achievement.
So
this
is
not
as
this
is
a
situation
where,
if
you
don't
comply
with
it,
you
don't
get
right
and
so
I
want
to
make
that
very
clear
to
folks.
You
know
who
may
be
washing
this.
That's
also,
you
know,
that's
a
that's!
A
key
component
of.
E
M
So
it
ranges,
but
I
would
say
all
of
our
jobs
come
in
and
an
entry
level
which
is
actually
a
good
manufacturing
paying
job
somewhere
in
the
$16
per
hour
range
in
a
very
short
period
of
time-
and
you
know
literally
24
months,
they
have
the
ability
to
make
20
plus
dollars
an
hour
and
even
grow
more.
Those
are
our
technician,
jobs
and
they
can
be
anywhere
from
in
de
or
inspection
tech
inspection
technology.
Folks,
they
can
be
lots
of
different
manufacturing
job
machinist.
They
work
in
thermal
processing.
M
M
A
mixed
bag.
We
have
a
partnership
with
a
BTech
where
our
composite
side
that
we
actually
train
thoroughly
for
for
several
weeks
and
get
folks
are
ready
to
come
in
the
door
when
they
come
in
they're,
very
productive,
and
we
give
them
the
secret
sauce
of
our
technology.
If
you
would
so,
the
skill
set
can
in
some
cases
can
be
very
low
and
we
and
we
teach
and
train
them
and
in
other
cases
we
hire
directly
in
a
very
skilled
machining
experience
folks.
M
A
But
anybody
else
have
any
questions.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Sam.
Unless
you
have
anything
else,
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing,
okay,
so
technically,
before
council
vote
on
an
incentive
grant
like
this,
we
we
need
to
have
a
public
hearing
so
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing.
If
there's
anyone
who
wishes
to
comment
on
this
proposal,
you
can
do
so
just
give
us
your
name
and
you've
got
eggs.
Is
there
anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
this
item?
A
O
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
support
everything
that
ge
is
doing.
I
was
born
in
North
Carolina,
but
actually
I've
lived
in
China
for
the
last
15
years,
because
I'm,
the
industrial
designer
and
I
can't
even
get
a
job
here.
I've
run
factories
in
China
for
15
years
and
even
when
I
came
back,
I
went
through
the
a
BTech
School
and
looked
at
the
aerospace
composites
class,
but
it
was
cancelled
so
anyway,
I
support
what
they're
doing
but
I
don't
know
if
the
industry
or
the
environment
actually
supports
what
they're
doing.
A
I'll
have
to
ask
you:
okay,
I'm
gonna
have
to
do
a
reminder
about
conducting
yourselves
in
the
chambers
this
evening,
no
snapping.
We
have
went
over
that
last
time,
so
no
snapping
within
our
rules
always
been
no
clapping.
We
just
had
to
expand
it
a
little
bit.
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
we'll
try
to
see.
If
anybody
knows
that
information,
you
asked
about
the
percentage
of
the
workforce
and.
M
Q
Q
A
A
F
You
mayor
members
of
council,
more
specifically,
this
is
an
amendment
to
article
11
of
the
unified
development
ordinance,
which
includes,
among
other
things,
that
all
of
the
standards
that
regulate
outdoor
lighting
and
to
summarize
this
amendment
seeks
to
achieve
three
basic
things.
First,
it
wants
to
raise
the
lumen
levels
allowed
for
unshielded
string
lights
and
outdoor
dining
areas.
F
Secondly,
to
establish
new
and
updated
standards
to
sports
courts
and
sports
field
lighting
and
then,
lastly,
to
make
a
few
minor,
Corrections
and
clarifications
more
specifically
regarding
the
string
lights
generally
speaking,
all
lights
and
Asheville
outdoor
lights
should
be
shielded.
A
very
low
luminosity
lighting,
which
is
defined
as
15,
lumens
or
less
is
exempt
in
the
ordinance,
and
they
can
be
unshielded
that
there
was
a
request
from
counsel
earlier
this
year
to
allow
unshielded
lights
that
are
greater
than
15
lumens
to
accommodate
outdoor
dining
areas,
both
for
illumination,
but
also
for
some
nighttime
ambience.
F
Our
development
services
staff
researched
some
of
the
common
lights
that
were
available
in
the
marketplace
and
helped
us
propose
a
standard
of
25
lumens
for
incandescent
bulbs
and
50
lumens
for
LED
bulbs.
The
difference
between
the
two
standards
appears
to
be
rooted
in
the
LED
technology
and
is
also
somewhat
reflective
of
just
what's
available
in
the
marketplace.
Commonly
should
also
point
out
that
this
higher
standard
that
allows
these
unshielded
string
lights
applies
and
is
available
only
to
outdoor
dining
areas.
It
doesn't
apply,
it
doesn't
open
the
door
to
that
string,
lights.
F
Regarding
the
sports
court
and
sports
field
lighting
as
part
of
the
city's
capital
improvements
to
park
facilities,
it
was
discovered
that
our
existing
standards
did
not
adequately
address
the
unique
needs
of
nighttime
sports
facilities.
These
facilities
typically
require
much
higher
levels
of
illuminance
for
safe
and
effective
play,
and
also
the
these
kinds
of
lights
cannot
be
shielded
at
least
not
in
the
same
way
as
decorative
or
other
utility
lights.
F
I'd
also
like
to
point
out
that
these
higher
standards
apply
only
to
those
facilities
that
were
defined
in
the
attached
ordinance,
which
most
commonly
are
basketball
and
tennis
courts
for
the
courts
and
for
to
soccer
baseball,
softball
and
football
for
the
sports
fields.
It
wouldn't
apply
to
other
facilities
that
are
ancillary
to
another
primary
use.
It
wouldn't
apply
to
to
some
minor
recreation
areas.
E
Have
a
quick
question
on
the
residential
language:
a
suspended
string
of
lights
when
found
on
one
of
the
compelling
conditions,
so
one
of
them
is
restaurants.
The
other
says
on
property,
supporting
one
or
two
family
dwelling
units
when
located
outside
of
the
required.
Two
setbacks
is
that
when
the
lighting
is
we're
outside
the
required
setbacks?
Yes,
okay,.
F
E
A
S
Good
evening,
mayor
of
City,
Council
and
staff,
my
name
is
Bernardo
Kiera.
The
van
Asheville
and
I've
been
involved
with
the
lighting
ordinance
over
the
years
and
I
have
no
opposition
to
the
sports
section
of
it,
which
is
the
sport
lighting
sport
fields.
I
know,
that's
urgent,
I'm
gonna
ask
you
tonight,
goes
on
that
separately
and
break
out
the
string
lighting
and
here's
the
reasons
why
I'm
not
opposed
to
the
higher
lumen
limits.
I
think
those
are
good,
but
I
think
there
are
not
enough
other
restrictions
with
it.
S
It
doesn't
read,
give
you
a
restriction
on
how
many
of
those
lights
you
could
have
hundreds
or
thousands
of
them,
and
nobody
could
raise
a
complaint
because
it's
not
in
the
regulation
planning,
says
it's
hard
to
enforce
it's
hard
to
enforce
speed
limits
too,
and
you
still
have
to
provide
a
speed
limit
in
the
guideline
of
how
many
lights
you're
allowed
to
use
enforcement.
You
might
get
some
of
them,
it
can
be
complaint
driven.
We
don't
expect
the
city
to
run
around
and
check
everyone's
lights
every
day,
but
you
do
need
a
guideline.
S
The
other
thing
is,
it
doesn't
have
a
curfew
at
night.
This
is
a
dining
area
lighting.
So
when
they
close
up
at
night,
they
just
unplug
the
lights,
there's
nothing
in
there.
That
requires
that
right
now
you
know,
and
during
the
time
of
the
year,
when
it's
freezing
cold
and
there's
no
outside
dining,
it
should
be
off.
This
leaves
room
for
an
unbelievable
amount
of
illumination
in
the
sky
into
neighbors
properties.
We
need
to
have
some
regulations
or
restrictions,
even
if
you
can't
enforce
them,
they
need
to
see
the
guidelines.
S
So
that's
where
I
am
on
that
I.
Don't
quite
understand
why
they're,
adding
a
home,
single
and
duplex
homes
to
this
I
know
it's
hard
to
enforce
that,
but
don't
encourage
him
by
telling
that's
allowed,
let
that
not
be
allowed,
and
if
someone
does
too
much
of
it,
let
her
neighbor
file
a
complaint,
that's
easier
than
giving
every
way
everyone
on
tethered
freedom
to
over,
like
their
yard
with
lights,
so
it
defies
the
whole
purpose
of
the
outdoor
lighting
ordinance.
S
A
A
K
As
you
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
development
in
that
area
over
the
last
few
years,
they're
very
close
to
Beechum's
curve,
which
a
number
of
new
businesses
have
opened
up
there
and
the
reason
I,
love
Asheville
I've,
been
here
in
the
mountains,
is
because
I
enjoy
feeling
like
I'm
part
of
the
outdoors
and
I've
noticed
in
the
past
few
years,
I've
noticed,
say
a
deterioration
of
our
outdoor
light
of
our
outdoor
skies
and
I
am
very
opposed
to
the
amendments
on
the
outdoor
lighting
ordinance.
As
was
stated
by
mr.
K
C
K
T
A
Do
understand
this
went
through
PNC
already,
and
this
was
in
response
to
our
I
think,
probably
it's
fair
to
say,
unintended
regulation
of
down
a
mostly
downtown
Bistro
lighting,
a
restaurant,
Bistro
lighting.
So
I
appreciate
the
work.
That's
gone
into,
trying
to
revise
our
ordinance
to
navigate
lighting
pollution
and
people
needing
to
run
businesses
that
have
outdoor
seating
outdoor
way.
Q
F
Well,
the
kind
of
lights
that
we're
describing
are
typically
there,
their
plug-in
lights
and
those
kind
of
plug-in
lights.
We
don't,
we
don't
usually
get
development
permits,
for
we
don't
get
applications
for
so
there's.
No,
no
building
permits
no
review.
So
from
the
review
side
of
it
things
aren't
things
aren't
checked,
and
so
it
would,
it
would
be
entirely
falls
upon
the
shoulders
of
our
zoning
enforcement
staff
to
go
out
there
and
enforce
a
number
of
lights
per
or
strings
per
I.
F
Don't
know
square
foot
per
area,
I'm,
not
sure
what
the
standard
the
appropriate
standard
would
be.
The
string
lights
are
typically
they're,
just
kind
of
off-the-shelf
products
that
you
buy
and
the
lights
are
already
arranged.
You
know,
I
I
think
you
could
have
a
lot
of
strings,
but
I
don't
think
most
people
would
customize
a
string
to
have
like
spaced
tighter
together.
So
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
that's
the
problem.
It's
primarily
just
a
difficult
thing
to
enforce.
F
A
Sounds
to
me
like
it
would
be
very
difficult.
You'd
have
different
sizes
of
outdoor
dining
areas
and
I'm,
not
quite
sure
how
you
would
do
it
and
I
do
have
concerns
about
the
proposal
to
enforce
turning
the
lights
off.
I.
Don't
know
that
we
have
that
I
mean
we
have
lighting
standards
for
development
in
the
city,
but
I
don't
know
that
we
police
anyone
else
in
terms
of
turning
you're
turning
your
lights
off
at
a
certain
time.
It
seems
like
a
difficult
thing
to
to
enforce.
F
E
Mean
I,
guess:
I'm,
not
you
know,
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
expect
that
our
enforcement
guys
would
be
out
you
know
driving
around,
but
but
there
are
people
out
driving
around
at
2:00
a.m.
and
again
if
it's
enforcement
is
complaint,
driven
that
that
that
could
be.
That
could
be
something
now.
This
has
gone
through,
P
&
Z.
If
I
mean
are
we
allowed
to
make
any
changes?
Oh
yeah.
F
Depending
on
what
the
change
is
that,
even
even
as
a
complaint
basis,
I
could
just
make
one
more
comment
regarding
the
hour
when
it
gets
turned
off,
even
when
it's
a
complaint
based.
If
we
get
a
complaint
saying
well,
this
restaurants,
keeping
it
on
I
mean
what
that
means
then
is
I
have
to
send
somebody
out
at
2:00
a.m.
3:00
a.m.
and
you
know
that's.
That
is
a
hard
thing
to
get
the
staff
no.
E
No
sure
sure
I
get
that
I
mean
so
we,
let's
just
say
the
enforcement
staff,
gets
a
call
the
next
day
from
someone
saying
you
know.
For
the
last
week,
this
restaurant
has
left
their
lights
on
all
night
long
and
it's
right
next
to
my
house
and
it's
a
pain,
the
the
staff
would
have
to
I.
Guess
I'm
wondering
if
there's
something
short
of
you
know
writing
a
Notice
of
Violation.
E
F
E
Guess
I
wouldn't
I,
wouldn't
I
mean.
That
seems
like
an
easy,
a
relatively
easy
change
that
could
be
made.
Maybe
even
I,
don't
I,
don't
have
the
ordinance
in
front
of
me,
but
even
in
the
same
paragraph
around
that
says
they
can't
be
on
there
in
the
day
just
that
they
have
to
be.
They
have
to
be
turned
off
at
the
close
of
business
and
stay
off
until
the
business
opens
the
next
day
or
until
I
mean.
That
seems
an
easy
change
to
me.
F
G
A
Q
I
move
to
approve
the
revised
wording,
amendments
the
you
do,
articles
two
and
eleven
to
expand
and
clarify
standards
for
outdoor
lighting
and
find
that
the
request
is
reasonable,
is
in
the
public
interest
and
is
consistent
with
the
Comprehensive
Plan
and
other
adopted
plans
in
the
following
ways.
The
amendment
one
maintains
development
standards
to
promote
harmony
and
compatibility
with
surrounding
properties
to
provides
fix,
flexibility
for
enjoyment
and
use
of
property
at
night
and
three
improves
safety
by
allowing
higher
levels
of
illumination
for
high
activity
areas
and
uses
and.
E
F
C
A
O
U
Every
guy
and
we're
very
excited
to
be
with
you
all
tonight
to
present
the
final
version
of
the
transit
master
plan.
I
was
going
to
give
you
a
more
detailed
update
about
the
some
of
the
key
points
of
the
plan,
but
I
think
Peggy
already
beat
me
to
that
earlier.
So
believe
it
at
that.
But
the
plans
gone
through
numerous
rounds
of
public
comment
and
changes,
and
at
this
point
we've
got
a
very
strong
plan.
U
It's
been
endorsed
by
a
number
of
advisory
boards
and
stakeholder
groups,
including
the
trance
committee,
multimodal
transportation,
Commission
Housing
Authority,
the
drivers
union,
that's
just
to
name
a
few
and
I
think
the
plan
is
very
ambitious
and
it
recommends
major
service
expansions
in
the
first
year,
as
well
as
continuing
service
expansions
and
every
year
following.
So
that's
a
great
plan.
I
think
we're
in
a
really
good
spot
with
it.
At
this
point,
Justin
from
Tyndale
Oliver
is
going
to
give
you
a
more
in-depth
review
of
the
plan.
I'll
turn
it
over
to
hammy.
V
Hello:
everyone
thanks
for
the
intro
and
Justin
Willett,
so
it's
into
Oliver
a
few
familiar
faces
to
those
I
haven't
met
hello,
so
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
relatively
brief
overview.
If
I'm
going
a
little
too
fast,
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns.
Slow
me
down.
Let
me
know,
and
I
can
clarify
Ealy's
gonna
step
in
towards
the
end
and
answer
any
questions
that
may
be
more
City
specific.
V
V
V
One
of
the
other
things
we
heard
throughout
the
project
was
that
some
of
the
transferring
downtown
was
seen
as
an
impediment
to
the
service
and
the
quality
of
service.
So
many
of
the
changes
you'll
see
in
the
plan
are
focused
on
moving
the
moving
transit
through
downtown
a
little
more
quickly.
So
just
keep
that
in
mind,
as
I
described.
V
So
the
big
big
picture
changes
for
the
implementation
year
of
2010
20
was
a
fiscal
year
19
or
July
of
next
year
was
the
introduction
of
the
crosstown
routes
a
couple
of
them
in
year,
one
to
create
that
faster
travel
time
through
downtown,
removing
the
need
to
transfer
and
kind
of
making
those
those
trips
a
little
quicker.
Hopefully
attract
some
more
riders
to
the
system
and
make
it
a
little
more
efficient
for
people
already
using
it.
V
Another
big
improvement
was
with
the
W
one
and
the
W
two.
Those
routes
have
kind
of
critical
on-time
performance
issues
and
the
way
we're
addressing
that
is
we're
adding
another
route
to
serve
PVA
on
its
own,
every
30
minutes,
so
we're
not
reducing
service
by
taking
the
W,
1
and
W
2
out
of
PVA.
This
is
also
a
benefit
to
the
riders
west
of
State.
Street
they'll
have
a
quicker
ride
into
and
out
of
the
downtown
area,
and
it's
also
a
benefit
for
Haywood
Road,
with
15-minute
frequency
from
State
Street
into
the
downtown.
V
Some
other
changes
that
you'll
see
in
the
implementation
here
have
to
do
with
the
S
to
the
170
and
E
to,
but
the
S
2
is
now
enter
lined
with
the
W
5.
So
will
similarly
act
as
a
crosstown
route,
still
passing
through
the
Transit
Center,
but
provide
another
one
seat
ride
through
the
town
area
and
then
start
out
one
way:
loop
serving
Social,
Security,
Administration
and
then
coming
back
through
Kenilworth
on
the
inbound
trip,
the
one.
Seventy
eighty
two
were
analyzed
kind
of
together
because
they
serve
a
similar.
V
They
serve
Tunnel
Road,
but
the
e2
was
serving
Hawk
Creek
on
the
inbound
trip.
Only
so
you
would
have
to
ride
out
the
e2
to
catch
it
to
get
to
hawk
Creek
back
on
the
inbound.
The
u2
also
had
some
longtime
performance
issues.
So
in
order
to
address
those,
we've
pulled
the
e2
out
of
Hall
Creek
and
are
now
serving
it
with
the
170.
V
V
and
one
of
the
other
improvements
was
interlining,
the
s4
n1
and
n2.
In
order
to
increase
the
frequency
on
the
s4
to
30
minutes,
we
needed
to
steal
a
little
time
for
from
some
other
outs,
so
we've
interlined
them
with
the
n1
and
n2
so
that
you
also
get
that
crosstown
service
pattern
without
a
lot
of
delay
at
the
downtown
station.
V
One
of
the
things
we
have
done
is
preserved
the
service
on
Beaver
Dam
Road.
Earlier
in
the
project
we
had
looked
at,
maybe
eliminating
that
service,
but
based
on
some
feedback.
We've
we've
kept
it
in
the
plan
and
actually
increased
the
service
hours
on
Beaver
Dam.
So
hopefully,
that
will
encourage
a
little
more
ridership
out
there
and
probably
the
most
significant
change
for
the
first
year
at
the
implementation
was
extending
weekday
and
Saturdays
at
10:00
p.m.
V
or
later
on,
almost
all
of
the
routes,
which
makes
up
a
big
bulk
of
the
increase
in
service
hours,
which
I'll
talk
about
a
little
bit
more
about
in
just
a
moment,
as
we
were
tasked
in
this
plan
with
looking
at
extending
services
out
into
other
parts
of
the
county,
and
through
that
analysis,
we've
recommended
a
few
service
expansions,
primarily
with
on
the
existing
w-4,
which
is
now
the
Crosstown
for
out
new
Lester
highway
to
serve
the
Ingalls
and
some
other
some
other
good
uses
out.
There.
V
We've
estimated
the
required
annual
service
hours
to
be
considered
for
financing
partnerships
with
the
county
or
private
interests.
Whatever
the
case
may
be,
one
other
place,
we've
recommended
an
extension
of
service
is
we
were
built
via
Broadway,
which
is
another
place
where
we're
recommending
some
partnerships
before
explored
for
financing
via
the
service
into
those
areas.
V
Some
places
where
service
extensions
did
not
make
sense
for
fixed
route
vehicles
were
reynold,
so
we've
proposed
some
alternative
ways
of
serving
those
areas
with
Flex
services
and
doing
some
different
things,
but
this
just
purely
based
on
the
population
of
employment
out
there
and
some
of
the
technical
difficulties
with
serving
it
with
the
bus.
Just
didn't
really
make
sense
for
this
plan.
V
So
back
to
some
of
the
crosstown
routes,
we
recommended
them
eventually
coming
out
of
the
downtown
station
to
pass
through
town
even
even
more
quickly,
but
we
did
recommend
that
there
be
a
few
stops
added
at
pax
square.
This
will
help
really
the
operators
primarily
to
take
quickly
over
there
because
they
won't
be
in
the
downtown
station,
but
can
also
really
help
improve
access
for
the
east
side
of
downtown
we're
not
recommending
any
heavy
infrastructure
there
like
the
downtown
station.
V
So
the
implementation
year
of
july
2019,
as
I
said,
the
bulk
of
besides
the
technical
changes
to
the
alignments
and
and
those
things
that
I've
just
discussed
about
I,
think
two-thirds
of
the
increase
in
service
hours
are
dedicated
to
extending
service
on
weekdays
and
Saturdays.
We're
proposing
that
those
schedules
be
matched
to
kind
of
support,
just
a
really
consistent
schedule,
six
days
a
week
and
then
kind
of
scaling
back
service
a
little
bit
on
Sunday
not
to
run
as
late
and
try
to
find
a
little
bit
of
savings
there.
V
And
that's
really.
The
big
jump
you'll
see
from
the
service
hours
in
the
existing
year,
this
year
of
81
thousand
to
a
hundred
and
eighteen
thousand.
In
the
first
year
of
the
plan,
the
increase
in
peak
fleet,
our
total
vehicles
on
the
road
will
be
two
and
then,
as
we've
discussed
already
there'll,
be
more
direct
routes,
reduced
transfers,
reduced
travel
times
and
preserve
the
coverage
that
exists
in
the
network
today
and
eventually
grow
that
service
to
32
peak
buses
with
about
200,000
service
hours
in
2026,.
V
A
V
B
V
So
I'll
breeze
through
these
and
we'll
get
right
to
the
finance
plan,
but
so
right
here
you
can
see
the
phased
implementation
plan.
2021.
Introducing
the
north-south
crosstown
described
a
few
slides
ago,
increasing
the
frequency
on
the
s3s
six.
That's
a
really
important
one
I
think
to
get
the
frequency
down
to
sixty
minutes
on
each
of
those
routes
with
just
the
addition
of
another
vehicle
2022.
V
The
extension
Inka
Candler
Weaver
bill
and
increasing
the
frequency
on
the
e1
and
2023
introducing
the
McDowell
was
sweet
and
Creek
drought
and
increasing
the
frequency
on
the
Crosstown
to
30
minutes.
Something
to
keep
in
mind
is
that
annually.
You'll
want
to
update
this
plan
like
a
minor
in-house
update
for
the
city,
to
make
sure
that
it's
you're
still
responding
to
the
needs
of
the
community.
Any
congestion
or
development
related
changes
that
are
taking
place.
You
can
kind
of
shuffle
these
around
to
really
kind
of
hit.
The
places
that
you
feel
are
best
most
needed.
V
V
We've
also
looked
at
what
the
fare
free
impacts
would
be
and
recommended
a
weekend
pilot
be
done
as
kind
of
a
test
case.
The
one
thing
we
were
cautious
about
is
going
straight.
Fair
free
on
the
weekdays
immediately
would
have
the
potential
to
overburden
the
system
where
you
may
be
leaving
people
at
the
bus
stops
because
you
don't
have
the
capacity
to
serve
all
the
demand.
That's
out
there
and
that's
kind
of
highlighted
in
the
lower
table
there,
where
there
has
been
overcrowding
reported
this
year.
V
Those
would
be
the
routes
where
you
wanted
to
keep
a
close
eye
on
to
see
what
those
weekend
impacts
are.
So
if
you
were
to
go
fare
free,
you
would
know
that
to
look
out
for
that,
weekday
ridership
may
really
be
problematic
too.
There
may
be
people
being
left.
It
stops
on
those
routes.
So
it
would.
You
would
want
to
be
ready
to
have
maybe
an
extra
vehicle
to
put
on
the
road
to
address
that
capacity
issue
so
that
you're
not
leaving
people
stranded,
because
the
demand
has
grown
so
much.
V
So
that's
something
to
keep
your
eye
on
and
that
is
built
into
the
long-term
financial
plan.
And
then
in
2024.
We're
recommending
an
update
to
the
master
plan
is
typically
done
by
a
consultant.
But
the
the
annual
plans
leading
up
to
that
are
just
to
kind
of
reshuffle
the
service
as
you
grow
over
that
time.
But
that
would
be
when
you
want
to
set
the
tone
for
kind
of
the
second
half
of
the
plan
and
decide
where
to
allocate
your
resources
and
invite
Ely
back
up
here
to
talk
about
the
operations
budget.
V
But,
as
I
said
earlier,
that
the
jump
from
19
to
20
of
36,000
service
hours
about
2/3
of
that
are
going
into
expanding
service
from
9
from
anywhere
from
8
p.m.
until
midnight
on
some
of
the
core
routes.
And
a
few
of
those
are
actually
additional
vehicles
on
the
road
are
about
a
third
of
that
increase.
U
Every
time
so
I'll
try
to
get
through
this
pretty
quickly,
but
the
table
that
we're
looking
at
here
at
the
bottom
is
a
comprehensive
10-year
budget
that
includes
all
total
expenditures
over
that
time,
that
10-year
time
frame
operations,
capital
for
buses
facilities
as
well
as
city
transit
staff.
So
this
you
know
this
is
a
massive
table
and
a
lot
of
these
things
are
actually
already
programmed
into
the
capital
plan.
So
all
of
these
the
bus
purchases
for
the
next
five
years
already
in
the
CIP,
so
I
don't
want.
U
You
know
you
just
see
this
number
and
be
kind
of
scared
away
by
it.
The
more
important
table
to
look
at
is
the
top
left.
This
shows
the
increase
in
our
operating
budget
from
the
current
year's
budget.
So
you
know
implementation
here,
which
would
be
next
summer
in
July,
1,
2019
or
FY.
20
is
about
2.5
million,
you
know.
So
that's
obviously
that's
not
an
insignificant
amount,
but
that's
definitely
more
manageable
than
what
you
see
in
this
other
table.
That
includes
the
capital
related
expenses
in
this
table
on
the
top
right
kind
of
highlights.
U
The
critical
funding
needs
we're
gonna
have
in
the
near
term,
there's
the
FY
2018
budget,
which
is
going
to
support
this
major
expansion
and
service
hours
in
that
first
year
the
$18,000
local
match
for
a
facility
study
and
the
10
million
dollar
local
match
for
actually
building
and
designing
that
maintenance
facility.
You
know
once
we
do
that
facility
study
we'll
have
a
better
idea
of
what
the
actual
total
costs
are
going
to
be
right.
Now,
our
preliminary
estimates
are
in
the
range
of
50
million
dollars.
U
Q
Question
is
about
facility.
What's
the
so,
the
our
facility
currently
now
is
is
reaching
its
50-year
capacity
or
usefulness.
Once
a
new
facility
may
be
constructed,
what
is
the
usefulness
of
of
a
new
facility
being
constructed,
and
what
is
the
timeframe
of
having
it
will?
Will
we
finance
all
that
to
be
paid
for
at
that
construction?
I
might
not
be
making
myself
clear,
but
the
first
part
of
the
question
is:
what
is
the?
What
is
the
usefulness
of
the
new
facility?
How
long
is
that
gonna
be
right.
U
Realize
that
that's
ambitious
and
that's
a
limited
time
frame,
but
we
didn't
want
to
push
that
back
any
further
and
make
it
look
like
that
can
be
delayed.
So
you
know
if
we
decide
that
that's
that's,
not
a
reasonable
deadline,
then
we
would
start
looking
at
alternatives,
like
you
know,
a
parking
area
where
we
can
set
up
the
electric
bus
charging
stations
and
things
like
that
is
a
temporary
measure
to
hold
us
over
and.
U
A
lot
of
that
would
depend
on
the
outcome
of
the
study
and
that
study
would
look
at
not
just
the
needs
of
our
current
transit
system
but
I'm,
assuming
the
potential
to
share
a
site
with
other
city
facilities,
maybe
not
sharing
a
building
per
se,
but
sharing
a
campus
or
potentially
sharing
facilities
with
the
county.
You
know
that
would
all
be
looked
at
in
the
facility
study
and
based
on
that
there
may
be
some
cost
savings.
There
is.
A
E
E
I
just
want
a
flag
in
in
a
discussion.
Last
week
we
we
there
was.
There
was
a
sense
that
we
weren't
going
to
do
a
study
associated
with
the
fire
department,
which
was
going
to
free
up
about
fifty
five
thousand
dollars.
So
caveat
I
mean
you
guys
obviously
need
to
figure
out.
If
this
study
or
something
else
is
the
right
place
to
put
that
money.
But
if,
if
it
is
helpful
in
getting
this
started,
I
would
be
in
favor
of
moving
that
over
yeah.
W
E
U
A
U
Funding
that
we
used
for
operating
and
we've
were
making
adjustments
to
our
existing
budget
to
try
to
accommodate
that
and
we're
hoping
that
revenues
will
come
in
a
little
bit
higher
than
projected.
And
that
might
help
fill
the
gap
too,
and
something
we're
going
to
keep
an
eye
on
as
we
get
further
into
the
budget
year
and
see
if
we
need
to
make
further
adjustments.
So.
A
That's
that
is
a
trend
that
I'm
hearing
we're
gonna,
continue
to
see
that
the
legislature
is
going
to
fill
some
of
their
gaps
with
SMAP
funding
first
cities
to
use
towards
transit.
You
know
the
way
it's
couched
as
well.
Do
you
want
us
to
take
it
from
bridge
maintenance?
You
know,
but,
but
unfortunately,
that
that
I
understand
the
overall
statewide
cut
was
about
thirty
million
dollars
this
year
and,
of
course
nobody
had
a
chance
to
talk
about
it
because
the
budget
came
came
through
without
any
committee
hearings.
N
A
N
Do
we
I
realize
you
know
we
don't
necessarily
have
this
in
there
as
we
haven't
approved
it
in
there,
but
is?
Is
there
I
guess
the
question
I'm
asking
is?
Is
there
any
sort
of
kind
of
you
know
marker
in
there
or
some
about
in
there
that
that
could
that
could
go
to
this
currently
in
the
capital
budget?
If.
X
W
Five
million
that
we
decided
not
to
program,
we
use
some
of
that
to
be
able
to
buy
the
turnout
and
second
turnout
gear
for
the
fire
department.
This
year.
The
seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
so
I
think
there
is
some
monies
I
don't
know
if
it
would
be
enough
to
make
that
match.
We
would
do
that
evaluation,
but
we've
held
that
money
carefully
to
make
sure
we're
spending
it
on
the
right
things.
N
Just
the
other
point
is
normal
comment
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all.
First
to
comprehensiveness
of
this
I
mean
in
terms
of
reading
through
it
makes
fantastic
in
terms
of
the
service
level.
The
other
thing
that
I
really
appreciate
is
you
know
you
all
do
have
you
know
some
estimate
of
financing
and
that's
really
helpful
to
me
and
I
hope.
You
know
when
we
get
other
plans
here
that
they
come
to
us
as
hard
as
it
is
to
estimate
financing,
which
is
not
the
easiest
thing
in
the
world
to
do.
Y
N
N
Q
Considering
that
you
know
we're
gonna
be
jumping
into
our
budget
process
a
little
bit
sooner
this
year.
This
is
something
that
we
would
need
to
flag
and
and
stay
ahead
of,
considering
that
some
of
these
plans
are
three
and
four
years
out
how
we
start
planning
in
this
current
fiscal
cycle
is
gonna
roll
all
the
way
to
we
want
some
of
these
things
to
happen,
especially
as
it
considers
the
facility
there.
I
did
have
one
other
question.
Also
before
you
go
the
fair
free
transit.
Q
It
looks
like
it's
being
asked
to
be
implemented
in
July
of
2019
for
just
the
weekends
once
that
that's
gonna
once
that
goes
into
effect
or
whatever
that's
gonna,
be
for
a
full
fiscal
year,
I'm
assuming
and
then
come
back
with
recommendations.
How
is
that
gonna
be?
How
was
that
analysis
gonna
be
done
on
whether
or
not
what
recommendations
are
made
well.
U
As
Justin
said,
the
primary
concerns
that
staff
have
about
going
fair
free
are
really
more
related
to
capacity
issues,
which
is
why
we
wanted
to
do
the
trial
on
the
weekends
we
have
low
ridership
on
the
weekends,
there's
less
concern
about
buses
being
full
and
people
getting
left
at
the
stops.
Now,
that's
really
our
concern.
U
That
would
really
be
operational
and
consideration
that
council
would
have
to
make
and
that's
not
something
that
staff
would
recommend
on
one
way
or
another.
I
will
I
will
add
to
that,
though,
that
currently,
our
Fair
revenues
are
a
little
bit
over
$800,000
and
as
we
make
this
big
service
expansion
I'm
expecting
that
they
would
easily
go
up
to
over
a
million
dollars
that
is
kind
of
the
amount
of
money
that
we're
talking
about.
There
are
some
cost
savings
by
removing
fares.
U
Q
W
W
Yeah
I
think
we
can
provide
that
I,
don't
think
that'll
be
a
problem
now
I
appreciate
the
work
that's
been
done
by
the
consultant,
especially
by
staff
around
this
issue.
I
would
also
ask
and
staff
is
going
to
be
kind
of
trying
to
line
this
up.
We
believe
there
is
a
strong
connection
between
health,
people's
health
and
their
access
to
transportation,
so
we
are
going
to
be
moving
ahead
with
an
eye
toward
looking
for
funding
locally,
potentially
through
the
new
mission
foundation,
as
the
ability
to
be
able
to
have
this
transit
system
grow.
W
A
A
B
A
Y
Good
evening
my
name
is
Sabrina
Raven
and
I'm
pleased
to
have
served
on
the
transit
committee,
the
transit
master
plan,
steering
committee
and
the
better
buses
together
14,
which
means
I've
been
neck
deep
in
the
TMP
process
all
year
and
I'm.
Glad
that
you
seem
to
understand,
but
I
need
to
make
sure
that
you
understand
how
critical
it
is
that
this
TMP
is
not
just
adopted
tonight,
but
that
you
commit
funding
it
over
the
next
few
years.
Y
There's
been
a
lot
of
praise
for
transit
expansions
in
the
recent
years,
but
the
truth
is
most
of
those
increases
weren't
about
giving
us
a
great
system
are
even
really
a
good
system
they're
about
repairing
the
damage
done
by
the
2012
makeover,
which
cut
service
to
so
many
people.
It's
really
only
in
the
past
year
that
we
can
say
that
recovery
work
is
mostly
complete,
but
in
the
meantime
our
buses
and
garage
have
kept
aging.
Our
city's
kept
growing.
Y
Our
traffic
has
kept
increases,
increasing
more
people
have
had
to
move
out
further
from
their
jobs,
and
more
people
have
less
money
to
spend
on
transportation,
because
housing
costs
are
taking
up
everything
they
have
to
spare.
So
now
we
have
a
whole
new
set
of
problems
to
solve
and
we
must
solve
them.
People
need
to
know
they
can
get
to
work
on
time.
They
need
to
be
able
to
get
to
the
doctor
without
worrying,
about
missing
an
appointment,
because
the
bus
didn't
show
up
and
I
need
to
know.
Y
I
can
come
here
without
worrying
how
I'm
going
to
get
home
at
night,
because
the
buses
stopped
running
before
public
comment
even
starts.
I
want
to
be
clear
on
this
year.
One
recommendations
in
the
TMP
are
also
not
about
giving
us
a
great
system
or
really
even
a
good
system
they're
about
giving
us
the
bare
essentials
of
a
system
that
actually
functions
well
enough
for
people
to
use
it
because,
right
now
our
system
is
not
functional.
Our
buses
are
still
late
as
often
as
not
they
still
stop
running
too
early
I
still
don't
go
everywhere.
Y
We
have
right
now
and
we
can
work
on
returning
that
service
in
later
years,
when
we
have
more
resources
and
there's
other
nitpicks,
that
I'll
argue
with
transit
staff
over
as
we
can
move
forward,
but
the
plan
recommendations
as
a
whole
are
really
solid
and,
unlike
so
many
other
documents
that
come
before
council,
this
one
truly
prioritizes
the
needs
of
the
people
most
affected.
It's
not
going
to
give
us
a
great
system
right
away,
but
it
will
give
us
the
system
we
need
and
open
the
door
to
grow
a
better
system
later
on.
Y
The
23:6
vision
calls
for
public
transportation
that
it's
widespread,
frequent
and
reliable.
It
says
it
should
easy
to
live
in
Nashville
without
a
car
and
still
have
success.
If
that
vision
is
to
be
meaningful,
we
can't
wait
years
to
start
implementing
it
because
it's
going
to
take
years
of
improvements
to
get
there,
but,
more
importantly,
our
people
need
better
buses
now
today,
not
in
2036.
We
need
you
to
adopt
this
plan
and
we
need
you
to
get
it
funded.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
AA
Good
evening
I'm
representing
youth,
empowered
solutions
and
partnership
with
just
economics,
my
name
is
Francisco
Diaz
and
I
thoroughly
support
the
transit
master
plan
as
a
youth
of
color
I've.
Seen
that
most
youth
don't
have
access
to
cars
transportation
and
suffer
from
opportunities
from
after-school
activities
such
as
band
and
sports.
I
feel
that
this
won't
only
affect
youth,
but
it
will
affect
everybody
in
our
community.
I
feel
that
people
have
better
health
because
they
would
have
more
access
to
health
care.
AA
More
access
to
food
and
public
parks
exercise
routes
running
later
would
also
help
people
get
to
jobs
more
and
stay
later
in
those
jobs
and
work
more
I
think
fair
free
would
get
more
support
not
only
in
the
weekends
but
also
help
during
the
weekday.
Since
people
would
think
that,
oh
this,
the
bus
system
is
actually
working
now,
it's
not
just
like
it
was
before,
and
I
think
more
effective
routes,
especially
on
Patton
Avenue
I've
myself
have
seen
people
waiting
in
line
in
the
rain
waiting
for
a
bus
to
come
and
I.
AA
C
AA
AB
So,
while
located
in
the
county,
reynolds
middle
and
high
schools
are
definitely
urban.
Schools,
specifically
national
research
shows
that
the
graduation
rates
of
marginalized
students
who
do
not
have
transportation
to
their
schools
are
significantly
affected,
and
we
had
warned
this
with
conversations
with
students
to
confirm
this
opportunities
to
make
up
absences.
Take
advantage
of
remediation
for
credit
courses.
Only
a
VTech
campus,
while
in
high
school
are
only
a
few
denied
to
these
students.
AB
Do
the
lack
of
public
transportation
from
the
reynolds
campus
into
the
city
again,
only
one
point:
nine
miles
away
from
a
city
transit
stop
our
negative.
Our
data
has
also
showed
the
negative
impact
on
business
development,
residential
apartment
complexes
along
highway,
74
a
and
when
this
public
transportation
is
not
available.
AB
Now,
after
nearly
35
meetings
and
presentations
with
City
Council
members,
city,
transit
planners,
the
transit
committee
and
County
Commissioners
and
transit
planner
over
the
last
three
years,
we
are
optimistic
to
now
have
the
attention
of
both
our
city
and
county
officials
addressing
the
need
to
provide
expanded
public
transportation
not
only
for
our
rentals
community
but
in
other
critical
areas
of
the
county.
As
reflected
in
this
ten-year
master
plan.
AB
The
city
transit
planners
and
the
consultants
who
are
paid
by
the
city
and
county
funds
have
creatively
and
clearly
determined
a
dissolution
that
will
meet
the
need
we
have
stated
in
our
Reynolds
community.
We
thereby
support
the
proposed
Asheville
City
ten-year
transit
master
plan
that
outlines
a
deviated,
fixed
route
or
flex
service
along
highway.
74.
A
corridor
from
the
river
ridge
shopping
Walmart
shopping
complex
to
the
Reynolds
campus,
as
described
on
pages
68
to
71.
AB
N
T
So
in
the
morning
the
next
day
that's
I've
seen
that
happen
several
times.
It's
really
really
bad,
so
yeah!
So
we're
you
know
seeing
about
trying
to
ask
all
these
other
people.
That
said
to
please
vote
YES
on
towards
Islam
master
plan,
because
you
know
everybody
working
pretty
hard
on
it.
You
know
as
y'all
know,
you
read,
the
paper
said
just
explain
for
you
and
you
here
at
all,
and
so
oh
yeah
yeah
tons
of
people
that
just
think
anomic
finding
other
organizations
as
well.
T
It's
gone
out
and
done
surveys
and
stuff
like
that
in
you
and
then
gave
them.
You
know
to
the
proper
people
to
you
know
telling
you
what
I
was
good
when
I
was
bad
about
buses
and
all-
and
they
say
burris
said:
oh,
my
god
yeah,
that's
the
situation.
They're
the
best
it's
just
like
like
designing
on
the
street
and
I
know
that
there
are
old.
They
were
given
five
more.
You
know
I
like
like
towards
the
wintertime
or
so.
T
C
C
X
X
X
AC
Good
evening
Council
I'm
Reverend
Cantrell,
it's
an
honor
to
speak
tonight,
access
access
access,
that's
what
this
plan
does
opportunity.
Yes,
health
and
health
care.
This
is
an
employment
issue.
A
housing
issue
and
I
could
go
on
and
on.
Public
transit
is
something
that
we
all
need
and
we
can
all
benefit
from
I
want
to
say
what
an
honor
it
has
been
to
serve
on
the
Transit
master
plan.
AC
The
community
really
invited
into
a
process
and
I
just
want
to
hold
this
up
as
a
model
and
I
want
to
thank
Tyndale,
Oliver
and
Ely
and
LaShawn,
and
all
the
others
that
have
been
really
working
to
make
this
a
community
plan
and
I
think
it's
a
model
for
civic
engagement,
necessity,
riders,
the
most
impacted
people
affected
by
this
plan,
we're
centered
or
listen
to
or
honored
and
heard
throughout
as
the
experts
that
they
are,
and
so
I
want
to
say
that
we
need
to
vote
YES
for
this
plan.
This.
This
is
a
solid
plan.
AC
O
AC
That
are
on
the
consultant
team
met.
They
would
take
meetings
hours
before
we
were
moving
something
for
because
we
wanted
to
get
it
right,
and
so
we
bring
this
you
tonight.
This
is
the
bare
minimum
for
creating
a
powerful
transit
system
that
actually
works
for
the
whole
community.
Our
system's
been
tired
and
broken
and
dysfunctional
for
a
long
while
and
thanks
to
dedicated
writer
advocates
dedicated
council
members,
dedicated
city
transit
staff,
we
have
worked
to
fix
many
of
these
struggles.
AC
I
wanted
you
to
look
at
this
fair,
free
trial
and
move
to
a
fair
free
system
as
an
equity
issue,
in
a
way
that
we
can
support
sustainability
goals
as
well.
To
urge
you
to
find
the
$18,000
to
begin
to
move.
This
maintenance
facility
study
forward
so
that
we
can
get
that
done
more
quickly,
so
we're
not
slowed
down
by
the
fact
that
we
don't
have
the
infrastructure
that
we
need
again.
AC
C
E
Want
to
say
a
quick
thing:
m'as
gonna
say
a
little
bit
more,
but
I
can't
say
any
more
eloquently
than
the
speakers
tonight
what
this
system,
what
this
plan
is
going
to
do
for
our
transit
system
and
what
it's
going
to
do
for
people
who
live
here.
This
is
about
making
life
better
for
people
who
live
here
and
helping
us
achieve
our
our
city,
vision,
which
is
been
a
read,
but
saber
beat
me
to
it.
E
So
this
is
about
building
a
transit
system
that
allows
you
to
live
here
without
a
car
which
makes
asheville
eminently
more
affordable
for
more
people.
I'll
also
want
to
just
call
out,
Ely
and
and
the
consultant
team
and
all
of
the
people
who
serve
on
the
steering
committee.
This
has
been
just
a
tremendous
amount
of
work.
Thank
you
very
much,
and
it
just
makes
my
heart
sing
that
we
have
the
advocates
supporting
this
plan
and
the
way
that
you
are
so.
Thank
you.
A
I
would
echo
that,
but
that
was
nice
to
hear
that
this
community
input
process
worked
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
being
the
members
of
the
community
that
spent
your
time
working
with
the
staff
to
get
this
in
a
place
that
was
positive
and
good
and
something
you
could
support.
I
know
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
to
attend
all
those
meetings
and
provide
all
that
feed
book
feedback
and
with
you
all
of
the
drafts.
A
A
Counsel,
we
do,
we
do
have
a
closed
session
tonight,
but
I
think
we'll
do
that
well,
we'll
see
how
it
goes
and
keep
on
going.
The
next
item
is
a
resolution
to
recommit
1
million
dollars
to
a
local
Community.
Land
Trust
recognize
the
formation
of
the
Asheville
Buncombe
Community
Land
Trust,
and
provide
a
letter
of
support
for
the
Land
Trust
showcasing
our
continued
self
support
and
the
efforts
of
the
Land
Trust
in
achieving
its
501c3
tax-exempt
status.
Aye.
R
Good
evening,
mayor
city
council
of
holding
Angelo
with
the
Community
and
Economic
Development
Department,
the
housing
development
specialists
were
very
excited
to
be
here
tonight
to
talk
about
the
Community,
Land
Trust
and
consider
this
resolution.
As
you
know,
the
city
of
Asheville
has
1
million
dollars
of
affordable
housing
bond
funds
allocated
to
Community
Land
Trust.
A
Community
Land
Trust
is
a
great
permanently
affordable
housing
homeownership
tool
that
we
can
use
here
in
Asheville
with
the
development
of
the
ABC
LT,
the
Asheville
bumpkin
Community
Land
Trust.
R
In
its
capacity,
these
bond
funds
directly
support
councils,
2013
2036,
vision
of
a
diverse
community,
a
thriving
local
economy
and
quality,
affordable
housing.
The
pros
community
land
Trust's
are
recognizable
best
practice
for
preserving
and
creating
long-term,
affordable,
homeownership
opportunities.
A
con
budget
constraints
limit
the
availability
and
use
of
funds.
The
asheville
Buncombe
County
CLT
will
also
need
to
find
additional
sources
of
revenue
for
operations
and
administration
fiscal
impact.
Affordable
housing
bonds
are
in
the
existing
budget.
Existing
resources
can
also
be
used
for
additional
technical
assistance.
Z
A
AD
Good
even
counsel,
the
turnaround
on
a
10:23
with
the
IRS,
which
is
the
application
for
tax-exempt
status,
has
been
getting
shorter
and
shorter
over
the
years,
but
it
is
still
quite
a
long
process
in
the
full
form
of
the
10:23,
which
is
with
an
organization
of
this
budget.
We
need
to
go
through
the
full
10:23
which
we're
currently
working
on
I
would
I
would
be
very
hesitant
to
give
you
any
guarantees.
AD
I
think
the
IRS
tells
you
two
years
or
less
they're,
seeing
to
say
turnarounds
I
mean
it's
very
competency
of
full
10:23
turnaround
in
under
six
months.
These
days,
however,
because
of
this,
we
have,
as
we've
began,
become
pursuing
different
foundation
funding
and
things
like
that.
We've
been
working
out
one-off
fiscal
agent
arrangements
along
the
way,
so
we're
not
letting
it
hold
us
back
we're
moving
forward
with
it,
but
it
qualifies
under
a
number
of
different
types
of
tax
exempt
status.
AD
So,
basically,
what
we're
asked
a
council
to
do
tonight
is
with
your
letter
of
support
and
it's
up
backing
up
one
form
of
tax
exempt
status,
which
is
lessening
the
burdens
of
government.
It's
the
city
recognizing
that
we
consider
affordable
housing,
a
burden
of
this
local
government
and
we
are
going
to
partner
with
this
organization
in
order
to
lessen
that
burden.
So
that's
what
we're
looking
forward
to
thank
you.
Hopefully,
hopefully,
three
four
months:
fine.
AD
A
Other
questions,
okay,
so
do
I
have
a
motion
to
support
the
resolution,
recommitting
one
million
dollars
of
bond
funds
to
a
local
Community,
Land
Trust,
recognizing
the
formation
of
the
Asheville
Buncombe
County
Land
Trust,
and
providing
a
letter
of
support,
showcase,
continued
staff
support
and
the
efforts
of
the
Land
Trust
in
achieving
its
501
C
3
tax
exempt
status.
So
much.
E
A
A
B
Thank
you.
So,
once
again,
we
have
a
long
list
of
appointments,
so
bear
with
me,
but
again,
I'm
gonna,
say
it
for
the
hundredth
time.
We've
just
really
seen
an
amazing
number
of
citizens
who
are
coming
residents
and
citizens
who
are
coming
forward
and
volunteering
to
be
part
of
these
boards
and
commissions
and
the
number
and
quality
just
even
during
my
tenure
as
this.
C
B
Really
great,
so
we
can't
always
pick
you
when
you
apply,
but
I
hope
you
don't
get
discouraged.
I,
hope
you
stay
involved
in
the
in
the
city.
So
for
boards
and
adjustments
we
boards
and
commissions
recommends
that
we
re
advertise
for
that
alternate
position.
Any
a
second
did.
You
buy
on
second
date
them
all
those
in
favor,
okay,
any
opposed:
okay,
citizens,
police,
Advisory
Committee
for
the
North
Asheville
position,
boards
and
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
all
of
them.
B
Q
B
E
B
Opposed
okay
for
the
civil
service
board
chair,
the
civil
service
board
is
in
the
process
right
now
of
selecting
their
fifth
member.
They
have
four
members
right
now
and
the
the
four
current
members
select
a
fifth
member.
They
are
in
the
process
of
doing
that
and
we
are
going
to
postpone
the
naming
of
a
chair
until
that
fifth
member
is
appointed.
N
B
Under
the
under
the
law,
the
Civil
Service
Board
must
appoint
that
fifth
member
within
30
days,
so
I
believe
they
have
until
like
August
8.
So
it
will
definitely
be
taken
up
at
the
next
meeting
for
the
electrical
examiners.
We're
going
to
riad
ver
ties
that
one
for
the
homeless
initiative,
Advisory
Committee
there
are
two
vacancies,
and
the
boards
and
commissions
would
recommend
Donna
ball
and
Joel.
B
Dining
er
I
believe,
is
how
you
pronounce
name
and
that's
the
recommendation.
All
of
the
favor
any
opposed
okay
for
the
I
26
I
26
connote
at
the
connector
aesthetics
committee
boards
and
commissions,
recommends
Woodard
farmer,
Joe,
Minicozzi,
Michael,
Adams,
David,
Nutter,
Michael,
Zukowski,
togami,
Ted
Figaro,
all
those
in
favor
I,
don't
know
any
opposed:
okay,
multimodal
transit,
the
transportation,
I'm,
sorry
Commission
boards
and
commissions
recommends
Rachel
Sorensen
Cox.
B
Second,
all
those
in
favor
hi.
Thank
you,
neighborhood
Advisory
Committee.
The
boards
and
commissions
recommends
that
we
re
advertise
for
that
position
and
also
for
the
noise
ordinance.
Appeals
Board
for
the
planning
of
Zoning
Commission
boards
and
commissions
recommends
that
we
re
appoint
for
second
term,
both
Tony
Hauser
and
Guillermo
Rodriguez.
So
all
those
in
favor
any
opposed
for
the
Tourism
Development
Authority.
This
is
for
both
of
these
openings.
B
AE
B
Second,
all
those
in
favor
and
it
post,
okay
and
for
the
treat
commission.
We
recommend
that
we
will
re
advertise
that
and
then
this
one
Park
sent
the
Parks
and
Rec
Recreation
Board
we
had
recommended
a
member
and
the
person
has
moved
out
of
town
or
and
not
even
out
of
town,
just
even
out
of
the
county.
So
we
are
more
important
record.
Ports
and
commissions
would
recommend
the
appointment
of
April
shuttles,
all
those
in
favor
any
opposed
once
again,
thanks
for
all
the
applications,
I.
A
A
AF
A
AF
AF
Thank
you
for
allowing
the
council
to
independent
business
owners
to
make
public
comment
regarding
the
city
of
Asheville
annual
budgeting
process
for
upcoming.
In
subsequent
years
my
name
is
Steve.
Foster
I'm,
representing
the
Council
of
independent
business
owners,
Budget
Committee
professionally
I've
been
a
CPA
here
in
Nashville
for
more
than
30
years.
We
understand
that
you
have
completed
the
budget
process
for
eighteen,
and
nineteen
certainly
will
understand
that
you
are
happy
that
the
process
is
over
and
you
can
get
on
with
other
business.
AF
Our
committee,
however,
is
concerned
that
the
discussion
of
some
real
infrastructure
items
have
not
received
as
much
attention
as
other
issues.
These
infrastructure
items
include
police
funding,
improvements
to
stormwater
Street
maintenance
and
the
Transit
Authority.
Although
you
have
completed
your
work
for
this
year's
budget,
our
intent
is
to
ensure
that
the
budget
for
next
year
and
beyond
will
reflect
real
management
by
the
City
Council
and
set
a
course
for
long-term
accountability.
AF
With
regard
to
the
police
funding
piece,
the
site
city
datacom,
which
coincides
with
similar
documentation,
you
have
received
from
our
own
Police
Department
reports
that
the
city
of
Asheville
is
90
percent
higher
in
overall
crime
than
other
United
States
cities.
Recent
events
show
serious
homicides,
property
crimes
and
domestic
problems
that
are
common
within
the
city's
jurisdiction.
AF
Unfortunately,
police
have
often
judged
their
worst.
Police
are
often
judged
on
their
worst
performance
versus
the
good
that
they
perform
day
in
and
day
out.
Instead
of
the
cuts
to
the
City
Council
Police
Department,
there
should
be
additional
funding
for
extensive
training,
not
only
for
new
police
officers,
but
also
for
seasoned
officers.
We
request
that
you
consider
a
20%
increase
in
funding
to
train
for
training
of
officers
and
that
the
Department
increase
its
beak
patrol
by
a
minimum
of
10
officers
to
ensure
an
adequate
forces
in
place
when
turnover
and
retirement
occurs.
AF
AF
Now,
stormwater
we
received
many
complaints
about
this
infrastructure
item
for
years,
all
property
owners
and
businesses
inside
the
city
limits
have
paid
into
the
storm
water
utility
fund.
In
fact
the
city
we,
the
see
report
on
the
utility
shows
that
the
budget
for
the
department's
42
employees
is
over
six
and
a
half
million.
However,
the
problem
we
had
10
or
20
years
ago
appeared
to
be
even
greater
now.
Our
question
is
this:
is
this
just
a
big
slush
fund
or
is
there
some
serious
work
going
on
prior
to
the
formation
of
the
utility
storm?
AF
Water
was
included
in
the
city's
Public
Works
budget
now
with
the
utility,
it
does
not
seem
like
any
greater
effort
is
being
accomplished.
Today
we
have
a
utility
that
collects
millions
of
dollars
from
property
owners
across
the
city,
representing
several
additional
cents
on
property
tax
rate.
The
question
must
be
asked:
are
we
better
off
with
the
extra
utility
tax
what
happened
to
the
original
tax
dollars
that
were
being
spent
on
the
cities
in
the
city's
public
works
budget
to
repair
and
replace
storm
water
infrastructure?
AF
Since
initially,
the
fund
was
mainly
designed
as
an
educational
piece
of
the
stormwater
puzzle,
stormwater
utility
should
be
reduced
to
only
include
the
educational
piece
and
the
actual
funding
of
the
stormwater
II
prayer.
Prayer
should
be
back
in
the
city's
public
works
budget
and
managed
out
of
the
city's
general
budget
process.
To
ensure
more
lines
are
being
fixed.
The
repair
of
dilapidated
lines
should
receive
a
quarterly
public
report.
At
City
Council
meetings
on
streets
from
information
in
the
city's
own
street
resurfacing
plan.
AF
The
average
City
Street
can
wake
eighty
years
to
be
resurfaced,
which
is
55
years
longer
than
the
life
of
asphalt.
Does
that
sound
realistic?
Is
the
council
talking
about
that?
The
average
street
in
in
cities
throughout
North
Carolina
have
a
street
rating
of
80
to
90
on
the
pavement
conditioning
index
scale,
which
is
in
the
good
range,
while
streets
in
Asheville
rate
at
60
and
are
considered
cooler.
AF
Of
course,
a
certain
amount
of
the
recent
bond
money
is
being
spent
on
streets,
but
even
that
large
amount
of
one-time
influx
isn't
making
a
dent
in
the
overall
condition
of
city
streets.
Why
not
spend
some
more
time
with
this
and
fix
more
streets
in
and
around
neighborhoods
and
businesses?
Street
maintenance
should
be
considered
a
basic
service
that
separates
world
from
urban
areas.
That's
why
Asheville
is
an
urban
city.
Other
councils
have
ignored
this
problem,
but
it
must
be
addressed.
AF
We
recommend
council
adequately
fund
street
repair
and
that
a
quarterly
accountability
report
be
given
and,
finally,
the
Transit
System.
We
don't
question
the
need
for
a
bus
system,
but
you
are
spending
two
million
dollars
a
year
to
fix
streets
that
may
take
80
years
to
receive
repair
only
to
spend
five
million
per
year
subsidy
for
the
city
to
drop
buses
over
some
of
the
same
streets,
the
Asiya
problem.
We
do
low
repair
of
streets,
annual
increased
subsidies
in
a
bus
system
that
continually
runs
on
these
dilapidated
streets
equals
disaster.
This
is
not
sustainable.
AF
You
must
figure
out
a
way
to
operate
a
bus
system
in
a
more
even
rate
in
the
manner
and
at
the
same
time,
repair
the
streets
that
they
need
to
utilize.
The
current
operation
of
the
bus
system
is
not
sustainable.
You
simply
cannot
afford
the
annual
subsidy
plus
its
growth
year
after
year.
It's
going
to
catch
up
to
the
city.
Now
is
the
time
to
address
it.
AF
We
urge
council
to
take
advantage
of
the
unprecedented
growth
in
the
city
of
Asheville
and
focus
resources
on
core
infrastructure
needs
with
the
addition
of
recent
bond
money
along
with
regimented
discipline,
funding
stream
Council
can
recapture
the
future
of
the
city
and
once
again
say
the
best
days
of
the
city
are
ahead.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AG
A
The
next
person
I
have
signed
up
to
speak
is
of
Libby
Kyle's
I
do
see
that
SIBO
is
passing
out.
Information
to
the
press
and
I
would
offer
that
some
of
the
information
was
incorrect
in
that
statement,
but
that's
on
us
to
do
a
better
job
regarding
our
capital
management
program
and
is
talking
to
folks
about
the
use
of
the
stormwater
funds
and
I'm
looking
at
Kathy
ball,
our
manager,
who
can
help
provide
information
about
that?
Thank
you.
I'm
sorry,
miss
Kraus.
AH
So
my
name
is
Libby
Kyle's
I'm,
a
public
school
teacher
as
addicts
in
elementary
school
and
in
addition
to
that
I
run
a
nonprofit
called
YTL
training
programs.
You
transform
her
life
I
want
to
speak
to
you
today
from
three
different
perspectives
as
a
parent
as
a
teacher
and
then
as
a
community
member
as
a
parent.
My
daughter
is
sitting
back
there.
AH
Leah
I
am
very
protective
of
my
daughter,
like
all
parents
are
I,
monitor
what
she
sees
I'm,
not
sure
what
she
hears
when
I
can,
but
I
can't
be
with
her
always
so
when
she
goes
out
in
the
other
places
public
places,
she
sees
images.
She
hears
people
talking
about
people
of
color
and
children
of
color
in
a
way,
that's
not
possible
when
I
was
in
Asheville.
My
experience
was
very
different
than
what
Leah's
is
now
when
I
was
8.
AH
AH
And
there
was
this
great
community
that
was
built
in
that
place
and
today
our
children
are
missing,
they're
missing
out
on
in
history
and
the
beauty
of
black
Asheville
from
back
then
and
I.
Think
it's
really
important
that,
as
we
think
about
what's
going
on
in
our
community
with
our
youth,
that
we
think
about
reimagining
what
that
space
could
be
reimagining
a
place
where
children
of
color
come
and
they
feel
safe
and
they
feel
at
home
because
on
the
walls
they
see
people
that
look
like
them.
AH
They
see
doctors,
they
see
lawyers,
they
see
judges,
they
see
bankers.
They
see
that
a
light,
sighs
the
people
who
came
out
of
that
space
and
they
see
the
history
of
excellence,
that's
not
something
that
they
get
to
see
every
day.
That's
not
something
that
they
get
to
here,
and
that
is
what
Stevens
Lee
means
to
me
and
I
think
to
most
native
of
the
black
community
in
Asheville.
AH
It
was
a
place
of
academic
excellence
and
it
was
a
place
where
you
had
little,
but
you
did
so
much
with
a
little
that
you
had
and
has
so
much
pride
in
it
that
it
was
just
great,
even
second-hand
books
or
greater
I
would
like
for
us
to
reimagine
Stevens
Lee
as
a
place
where
children
of
color
come
in
the
door
and
look
around
and
see
themselves.
That's
my
perspective
as
a
parent,
my
perspective
as
a
teacher
having
taught
Nashville
City
Schools
for
the
past
14
years,
I
was
a
teacher
of
system
for
two
years.
AH
The
school
can
only
do
so
much
I
love
every
kid
in
my
classroom
and
I
want
the
best
for
every
kid
in
my
classroom
and
I
do
my
best
for
every
child
in
my
classroom,
but
there
are
circumstances
happening
in
our
communities
that
are
beyond
my
control,
your
control
anyone's
control.
So
what
do
we
do
about
that?
We
can't
just
continue
to
blame
the
teachers
and
say:
oh
it
only
you
did
this.
Something
else
has
to
happen
outside
of
the
school
building.
I.
AH
Think
and
let
me
say
not
just
Stephens
leave
I
actually
believe
it's
a
bigger
conversation
actually
believe
that
we
should
have
these
conversations
about
all
of
those
buildings
that
were
given
or
turned
over
to
the
city.
When
schools
were
closed
for
the
integration
and
they
were
the
in
turn
into
rec
centers,
we
need
to
reimagine
all
of
those
spaces.
We
need
to
consider
what
would
it
look
like
if
we
put
grassroots
organizations
in
these
places
and
supported
them
to
do
the
work
that
they
know
to
do?
AH
Does
that
make
sense,
and
so,
as
a
teacher
I
deal
a
lot
with
trauma
in
school
and
in
the
classroom
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
love
to
see
happen,
as
we
I
hope,
you've
had
a
chance
to
read
the
Stevens
Lee
proposal.
That
I
said
is
that
having
that
place
where
the
hours
aren't
work
hours,
the
typical
8:00
to
4:00
9:00
to
5:00
type
deal,
but
there
are
other
things
that
can
happen
in
that
space.
AH
That
would
be
beneficial
for
cure,
I'm,
the
living
little
children
of
color,
and
that
would
also
give
them
the
tools
that
they
need
to
deal
with
those
turn.
I
know
everyone
appears
heard
of
aces
right.
You
know
when
I
first
took
my
first
training
I
identified
six
markers
in
myself.
It
was
the
most
devastating,
probably
45
sec,
that
I've
had
in
my
life.
But
what
I
realized
in
that
moment
is
if
I
identify
six
in
myself
and
I.
AH
Consider
my
childhood
to
be
much
easier
than
what
I
see
children
going
through
now,
how
many
markers
can
we
identify
on
them
and
what
can
we
do
as
a
community
to
combat
what's
happening
in
their
lives?
We
can't
fix
everything,
but
there
are
some
realistic
steps
that
we
can
take
and
one
of
those
realistic
steps,
I
believe,
is
giving
Stevens
Lee
back
to
the
community
and
allowing
us
to
have
programming
in
there
that
deals
with
trauma
and
and
when
I
say
trauma,
trauma
exist
in
all
walks
of
life.
AH
It's
not
just
the
trauma
that
happens
in
the
neighborhood
children
walk
into
schools
and
they
don't
feel
safe,
and
that
is
an
issue
if
you
haven't
there's
a
book
come
by
the
read
on
hamon
collar,
culturally
relevant
teaching
in
the
brain,
and
that
book
talks
about
the
fact
that
it's
not
that
children
of
color
can't
learn.
That's
what
that
you
know
achievement
gap
would
say,
but
it's
if
they
don't
feel
safe,
and
so,
when
you
don't
feel
safe,
your
brain
is
really
focusing
on
two
things.
Your
wellness
and
your
safety
and
your
safety
is
first.
AH
So,
if
I
walk
into
this
building
very
few
people,
look
like
me.
Nothing
on
the
wall
reminds
me
of
me
and
immediately
I'm
expected
to
transform
into
this
image
of
this
perfect
kid
who
sits
quietly
and
doesn't
make
any
noise
and
does
exactly
what
he
or
she
is
asked
to
do.
That's
unrealistic
because
my
brain
is
thinking.
I
need
to
be
safe
and
I'm,
not
feeling
safe
right
now.
AH
The
last
perspective
I
want
to
speak
from
is
as
a
community
member,
so
I
heard
the
comments
about
funding
for
the
police
department
and
more
patrolling
if
we
put
as
much
energy
into
working
for
our
youth
and
building
around
our
youth
and
creating
systems
that
enhance
our
you
a
lot
of
that.
Those
things
that
we
keep
hearing
about
in
terms
of
needing
all
this
funding
for
police
to
police
people
wouldn't
be
necessary.
AH
It's
important
I
believe
that
Asheville
is
at
a
pivotal
point.
I
think
this
is
kind
of
one
of
those
places
where
it's
a
now-or-never
make
a
bright
moment
and
in
your
hands.
You
have
a
time
where
you
could
ton
some
things
around
for
children
of
color
I
want
to
speak
to
the
fact
that
I
sent
this
for
a
proposal
directly
to
City
Council.
AH
For
a
reason,
it
is
not
that
I
have
not
tried
to
work
with
parts
already,
because
I
had
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
I
met
with
people
from
Parks
and
Rec
and
I
was
told
that
they
would
take
it
to
her
committee.
Much
passed,
I
heard
nothing
and
then,
when
I
contacted
them
again,
I
was
told.
Well,
the
committee
decided
to
do
something
different
and
I
asked.
Did
you
take
it
to
committee
and
I
was
filled?
Yes,
but
then
I
spoke
to
two
people
on
that
committee
and
they
had
never
heard
of
the
proposal.
AH
I
then
spoke
to
Kimberly,
Archie
and
Jamie
Matthews
and
we
met.
We
talked
one
day:
I
got
an
email
from
Jamie
sent,
submit
another
proposal
and
I
did
that
and
once
again
months
went
by
and
I
emailed,
Jamie
back
and
said,
I
don't
understand.
What's
going
on
well,
I
get
an
email.
A
couple
of
days
later
saying:
oh
I
forgot
you
on
the
email
list
where
the
director
insider
director
had
email
denying
the
proposal.
Everyone,
but
me
so
communication
for
me
and
this
process
in
Parks
and
Rec
just
has
not
been
the
greatest
I.
AH
AE
A
Yep
thanks
Libby.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
the
work
you
do
for
our
community
and
thank
you
for
working
so
hard
on
this
proposal
and
reaching
out
to
all
of
us
and
meeting
with
I
think
you've
been
able
to
meet
with
most
of
us
to
talk
to
us
about
this
proposal
and
I
know.
We've
got
some
other
folks
here
that
are
very
interested
in
may,
want
to
speak
about
it.
A
It
was
an
african-american
school
in
our
city
and
when
schools
were
desegregated,
we
know
the
students
there
were
told
to
leave
that
school
and
go
to
the
desegregated
school,
and
that
is
the
story
for
other
facilities
throughout
our
city,
and
the
city
ended
up
being
the
entity
that
held
these
properties,
not
by
any
intentional
or
strategic
plan
and
I.
Don't
and
I,
don't
speak
I.
Don't
want
to
speak
for
all
the
folks
up
here
on
council,
but
I
don't
have
any
particular
interest
in
the
city
continuing
to
own
and
run
these
facilities
forever.
A
There's
no
reason
that
necessarily
needs
to
happen
it
to
see
a
future
and
better
use
that
better
serves
the
community.
Is
a
great
is
a
great
idea.
I,
you
know
we've
struggled
with
how
how
does
counsel,
how
can
counsel
help
you
and
because
we
know
the
facilities
being
used
by
some
folks
already
and
has
some
programming
and
already
and
and
so
something
obviously
there'll
be
some
scheduling
things
to
work
out.
There's
an
Alumni
Association
that
meets
and
well
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
different
stakeholders.
A
W
I
would
welcome
any
comments
tonight
from
Council,
specifically,
but
I
think
from
a
staff
perspective.
We
would
propose
to
come
back
to
you
at
your
August
meeting,
with
an
overview
of
the
current
users
of
the
building,
the
demographics
of
those
users.
The
staffing
there
may
be
condition
facilities
report
and
provide
information
to
you
at
that
meeting
so
that
you
would
understand
how
the
building
is
currently
being
used.
W
We
could
also
talk
and
be
able
to
pull
together
an
example
of
two
or
three
different
processes
that
you
may
want
to
consider
in
making
this
decision
and,
for
example,
you
know
we
could
talk
more
about
whether
that
process
is
Elise
or
you
know
what
the
what
the,
how
much
it
would
cost
to
maintain
it
and
whether
city
would
be
responsible
but
we'd
like
to
bring
back
to
you
more
information
so
that
you
would
be
able
to
evaluate
it.
Based
on
the
proposal
that
Miss
Kyle's
has
put
forward
I.
Q
Was
being
a
agreement
with
that?
That
sounds
really
good.
I
think
maybe
also
during
this
process
between
now
and
coming
back
to
Council
with
something
if
Miss
Kyle's
could
be
privy
to
information
that
she
needs
to
to
better
adapt
to
any
sort
of
whatever
just
privy
to
information
as
its
as
its
being
float
out
to
Council
and.
B
E
And
I'll
just
add,
I
think
any
concluding
the
obviously
Park
staff
has
to
be
part
of
this
discussion.
I
think
the
Parks
Board
would
be
great
as
well.
I'd
also
like
to
suggest
that
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
staff
be
included
in
this.
That's
a
group
of
people
that
have
worked
very
closely
with
many
of
the
groups
that
Libby
many
of
the
grassroots
groups
that
Libby
works
with
and
I
think
would
be.
E
I
Just
like
to
thank
Libby
for
stepping
forward
with
a
vision
of
this
sort,
because
I
believe
that
in
a
community
like
ours
that
has
gone
through,
has
had
a
reproach
over
our
head
for
a
very
long
time
at
the
black
community,
I
believe
that
people
start
to
let
off
restraint
when
there
is
no
vision.
So
thank
you
for
setting
vision
in
place
for
our
community
and
thank
you
for
coming
through
the
back
door
after
other
avenues
have
been
closed
to
you
or
not
as
accessible
to
you.
I
So
thank
you
for
being
courageous
and
continue
the
conversation,
because
I
do
believe
that
Asheville
is
ready
now
to
make
some
moves,
but
we're
gonna
have
to
really
push
and
keep
this
conversation
at
the
forefront.
I
would
advise
you
to
really
wrap
around
a
lot
of
the
community
groups
on
East,
End,
Community
Association,
also
Stevens,
Lee,
Alumni,
Association
and
other
stakeholders
who
hold
space
in
that
building,
get
as
much
support
as
you
can,
because
when
we
come
as
a
unified
force,
then
we
provoke
change.
I
A
W
B
A
E
C
AI
I
live
in
the
city
of
Asheville
and
I'm,
representing
the
following.
The
appalling
resolution
on
behalf
of
the
council,
independent
business
owners,
a
resolution
in
support
of
the
city
of
Asheville
Police,
whereas
the
men
and
women
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
Police,
Department,
wear
the
uniforms
with
honor
dedication
and
integrity
as
they
protect
and
defend
the
city
they
serve.
And
whereas
they're
approximately
163
law
enforcement
officers
serving
the
city
along
with
300
employees
in
the
entire
Asheville
Police
Department.
AI
Whereas
officers
and
personnel
within
the
police
department
deserve
support
from
the
local
community
and
adequate
training
in
order
to
perform
their
duties.
Whereas
the
uniforms
which
are
worn
and
earned
with
hard
work,
commitment
and
pride
by
these
officers
have,
in
recent
times
to
become
targets
simply
because
of
their
profession
and
their
to
do.
And
whereas
we,
the
council,
with
independent
business
owners,
support
the
men
and
women
at
the
city
of
actual
police
department
who
stand
every
day.
Is
our
guard
in
peace
and
order
ready
to
protect
our
homes
and
businesses.
AI
The
weak
and
oppressed,
and
our
very
freedom.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
council,
then
dependent
business
owners
that
the
council,
with
independent
business
owners,
publicly
acknowledges
their
support
for
the
commitment
and
sacrifice
made
by
each
and
every
member
of
the
city
of
actual
police
force
resolved
by
the
Board
of
Directors
that
the
council
independent
business
owners.
Thank
you
thank.
C
J
We
are
disturbed
at
revelations
by
the
Citizen
Times
about
the
surveillance
conducted
by
the
APD
of
our
group
of
Asheville
black
lives
matter
and
other
community
members
who
took
action
in
the
summer
of
2016
to
hold
the
police
department
accountable
for
the
killings
of
Terrie
Williams.
However,
we
are
not
surprised
today
is
in
past
generations.
Police
are
being
used
to
attack
our
communities
and
movements
for
change.
J
Since
July
of
2016,
we
have
been
alarmed
to
witness
the
APD
under
Chief
Tammi
Hooper,
resist
any
attempt
to
be
held
accountable
for
their
actions.
They
have
lied
to
the
public,
distorted
the
truth.
Falsified
data
used
racial
profiling
and
traffic
stops,
brutalize,
poor
and
black
folks
and
surveillance
citizen
activists
all
while
demanding
increased
funding
for
the
expansion
of
the
downtown
unit,
of
which
you
have
continued
to
give
them.
We
know
that
white
socialization,
especially
when
combined
with
class
privilege,
often
leads
white
folks
to
believe
that
police
are
here
to
protect
us.
J
We
also
know
who
suffers
most
when
we
stay
silent
about
these
tactics:
people
of
color,
indigenous
people,
working-class
people,
immigrants,
disabled
people,
women,
queer
and
trans
people
and
social
movement
Act.
It
took
chief
Hooper
just
days
to
initiate
intelligence
gathering
on
us
and
other
community
members
who
dared
confront
the
department's
violations
and
seek
justice.
Well,
it
took
her
six
months
to
initiate
an
investigation
into
APD
officer,
Chris
Hickman
after
he
brutally
beat
a
resident
for
the
crime
of
walking
home
after
a
14-hour
workday
enough
is
enough.
J
We
ask
here
now,
who
does
the
Asheville
Police
Department
serve?
Who
do
they
protect
at
surge?
We
know
that
people
of
color
take
risks
every
day,
simply
by
living
and
moving
through
the
world
and
Asheville.
We
believe
in
the
need
for
white
folks
to
take
risks,
even
in
the
face
of
discomfort,
in
order
to
help
build
the
city
we
want
to
live
in
if
we
are
deemed
the
threat.
We
hope
that
the
threat
that
we
are
is
one
a
threat
to
systemic
injustice,
inequality
and
white
supremacy.
J
AJ
My
name
is
a
viewer
than
and
I
am
I
had
written
some
remarks
and
support
of
whitetails
proposal,
but
sounds
like
things
are
moving
in
the
right
direction,
so
I
don't
think
I
need
to
read
those
but
I,
encourage
you
to
go
forward
and
make
those
significant
shifts
in
how
the
city
uses
its
property
or
or
lets
go
of
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AK
Good
evening,
council
mayor
once
again,
my
name
is
Dolores
middle
bull,
whereas
for
black
lives
matter
I'm
here
today,
because
I
think
to
talk
about
the
intelligence
governor.
If
that's
what
you
want
to
call
it
that
was
initiated
by
s
police,
chief,
Tami
Hooper.
First
of
all,
let
me
just
say
that
I'm,
the
administrator
of
not
only
actual
black
lives
matters
in
the
organization
and
I
administer
that
Facebook
pages
with
I
can
assure
you.
AK
There
were
no
threats
posted
on
that
page
or
any
office
of
Asheville
Police
Department,
and
if
there
were
such
threats
put
there
I
would
be
the
first
person
to
contact
every
Police
Department,
as
I
have
always
kept
first
and
foremost
Public
Safety,
a
funding
incredulous.
That
I
was
the
target
of
such
said
intelligence
gathering.
It
came
to
light
to
me
that,
several
days
after
the
murder
of
Jerry
Williams
I
was
approached
by
an
individual
and
a
public
space.
AK
What
we
would
gathered
a
who
happens
to
be
a
retired
law
enforcement
officer
who
said
he
expected
spoke
with
members
of
Asheville
Police
Department
and
had
said
that
he
had
been
told
that
not
only
was
I
being
monitored
personally,
but
that
I
also
was
being
monitored
by
phone
email,
electronic
devices
and
also
social
media
on
July,
the
chance
of
2016
I
put
up
a
Facebook
post.
That
said,
I
know
that
Asheville
Police
Department
is
watching
me.
I
also
say
that
will
light
enough
for
them
to
stop
watching
and
March
Jerry
Williams.
AK
The
reason
I
made
that
statement
was
because,
during
that
day,
I
had
watched
a
true
support
me
approach,
Jerry
Williams
his
family
and
put
stickers
on
the
children
of
his
family
members.
This
very
much
upset
his
family
after
they
advanced
so
much
traumatized
over
the
course.
After
that,
our
initial
action
and
the
protests
and
demonstrations
that
took
place
here,
a
national
following
that
moment,
I
was
on
again
approached
in
January
the
summer
of
2017.
AK
This
person
approached
my
mother
in
a
phone
call
and
I
told
her
that
no
it
was
I
being
monitored,
but
that
she
was,
and
also
a
me,
can't
really
see.
Fact
on
March
the
7th
I
brought
this
to
light
I,
don't
believe
that
any
of
you
have
even
heard
this
before
we
a
city
that
is
my
honest
belief
and
I
know
that
she
check
cannot
disclose
that
to
the
public.
AK
There
was
a
very
thin
line,
then
about
what
is
intelligence
gathering
and
on
surveillance,
and
it
be
quite
frank
with
you:
I,
don't
think
that
there
was
a
comment
that
went
out
for
the
police
department
said
after
the
community
understands:
oh
yes,
they
do.
We
do
understand
it
that
was
going
way
beyond
what
was
because
those
actually
when
he
was
taking
here
in
the
70s.
Unlike
anybody.
AK
AK
It's
a
find
that
out
was
hella
traumatic
to
people
who
have
been
working
with
the
police
department
for
two
years
to
collect
data,
to
improve
the
standards
of
policing
to
help
move
a
Scalise
department
to
a
21st
century,
policing
department.
We
actually
went
before
Kalia
when
they
came
to
the
actual
when
they
want
to
reinstate
to
recertify
a
surface
department.
We
actually
spoke
in
support
of
that.
Please
believe
me
if
we
felt
any
type
of
contempt
for
Ashley's
news
department.
Do
you
think
that
we
will
put
ourselves
in
that
capacity?
AK
One
of
other
things
that
a
triple
trouble
me
about
this
situation
during
this
time
is
that
the
family
of
Jerry
Williams
had
a
complaint
about
being
harassed
by
Ashland
Police
Department
officers
coming
to
their
house,
or
calls
that
were
not
maybe
sitting
outside
of
their
apartments,
their
house,
all
of
them
and
vehicles.
You
know
it
was
that
part
of
that
I
tell
just
gathering,
because
if
it
was
I
find
it
to
be
borderline
of
harassment,
I
find
it
to
be
borderline
on
causing
his
family
more
stronger
than
they
already
had
already
been
through.
AK
It's
very
disappointing.
How
can
I
be?
Oh,
how
can
I
assure
my
community
that
is
safe
to
work
with
people
when
they
do
things
like
this?
Behind
your
back
and
the
fact
that
you
all
didn't
know
about
this
troubles
me
as
well,
because
how
much
authority
is,
as
chief
taken
without
your
knowledge
voted.
She
has
the
authority
to
do
so.
Is
it
the
right
thing
to
do
you
know?
AK
Sometimes
we
have
to
look
at
things
from
a
more
ethical
standpoint
as
well,
find
us
become
a
breach
in
those
lines
and
the
fact
that
taxpayer
money
was
used
to
do
this
and
nothing
came
out
of
it
and
at
the
same
time,
as
Police
Department's,
our
Facebook
page
had
posts
from
people
who
were
threatening
the
protesters
lives.
They
were
threatening
other
protesters.
There
were
threatened
to
shoot
protesters.
There
were
some
very
really
nasty
things
on
there
all
social
media
pages,
but
they
chose
to
monitor
other
activist
organization
pages,
but
they
won't
even
monitor
their
own.
AK
Then,
when
you
were
monitoring
themselves,
because
if
they
were
there
would
be
no
chrysalis,
you
know
we
need
to
look
at
what's
real
here
and
be
able
to
run
discern
what
the
narrative
should
be
and
as
a
victim
of
this,
which
I
can
tell
you,
we
were
not
the
problem
what's
going
on
before
you
as
a
actual
police
departments,
including
before
your
eyes
for
the
last
two
years
since
this
chief
has
been
in
her
tenure.
We
have
seen
nothing
but
disaster
after
disaster
come
on
now.
AK
I
do
support
police
now,
I
blew
that
we
can
live
in
a
handoff
to
society.
I
believe
that
we
must
have
love
order,
but
we
also
must
have
justice
issues.
This
was
not
what
we
exhibit
right
now
for
the
city,
I
asked
well
at
CPAC,
shifu
percent.
She
would
resign
and
she
felt
that
would
do
some
good
at
this
point
time.
I
believe
it
would
do
some
good
and
she's
not
going
to
resign
I'm
asking
council
to
take
it
upon
yourself
and
use
your
power.
AK
They
have
a
closed-door
session
and,
let's
start
a
search
for
a
new
police
chief,
because
if
she
did
this
once
hi
Marilyn
things,
has
she
done?
Oh,
oh,
what
else
would
she
do
then?
Those
numbers
that
came
out
about
crime
statistics
that,
after
that
went
out
to
the
media
that
I
knew
for
a
fact
that
those
statistics
were
released
to
the
media
were
absolutely
wrong,
because
I
was
part
of
that
data
collection.
AK
If
you
want
to
build
a
community
trust
and
I
build
relationships,
especially
with
the
black
community,
with
police,
basically
are
using
our
activists
and
organizers
and
community
people
and
using
us
against
our
all
people.
That's
that's
not
a
great
way
to
do
that.
She
breached
a
lot
of
trust
within
this
community
when
that
came
to
light
with
the
Asha
citizen
times.
AK
I
think
I
showed
people
that
they
really
do
believe
it,
as
the
department
cannot
be
trusted,
especially
under
her
leadership
at
this
time
and
to
find
out
that
we
come
before
you
every
day,
we'll
see
you
know
us
on
a
first-name
basis
as
well
as
Asheville
Police
Department.
We
have
no
threats.
If
you
would
now
feel
like
this
department
threat
to
me,
how
am
I
supposed
to
move
forward?
AK
How
can
I
ask
my
organization
to
move
forward
with
a
city
that
might
support
this
I,
don't
understand
how
we
believe
that
we're
at
a
standstill
now
this
has
caused
a
complete
standstill
of
all
the
work
that
we've
done.
I
don't
want
to
see
a
show
standstill
any
longer,
because
as
long
as
Ashley
stand
steals
people
that
look
like
me
die
so
I
need
for
Ashland,
City
Council,
so
really
taking
it
to
your
consideration
and
think
about
it.
AK
Whatever
this
was
review,
because
some
of
you
might
have
been
part
of
this
undercover
intelligence
gathering
as
well
to
be
quite
frank
with
you,
so
I
need
for
you
to
think.
How
would
you
feel
to
even
not
know
and
I
understand
that
people
say
that
this
is
stop,
but
how
do
we
know
that?
How
do
you
know
that
this
is
not
still
going
on
today?
Should
I
have
to
watch
behind
my
shoulder?
Every
second
I
have
First
Amendment
rights.
I
have
freedom
of
speech.
I
have
the
right
to
speak
together,
ensemble.
Why
was
that
right?
AK
AG
AG
AG
There
must
be
a
route
that
runs
deep
through
this
city,
because
I
think
it's
in
all
of
your
departments
and
you
all
have
the
opportunity
to
hire
a
new
city
manager
and
we
need
to
get
on
with
it,
because
we
have
people
in
departments
all
over
the
city
that
need
to
be
looking
for
new
jobs.
I
was
in
the
hearing
recently
where
a
city
staff
gave
false
testimony
and
the
city
staff
person
was
the
lowest
person
on
the
pay
scale.
AG
K
Z
Thank
You
mayor
names,
rondell
Lance,
president
from
lower
police.
It's
amazing
how
people
can
get
up
here
and
just
say
anything
and
it's
fact
it's
not
fact.
Most
of
what
we've
heard
or
not,
there's
no
truth
to
it.
No
fact
to
it:
I
can't
speak
on
behalf
of
the
Eifel
Police
Department
I,
don't
work
here
anymore,
but
I
do
know
that
there's
a
difference
between
surveillance
and
monitoring,
anything
you
do
out
in
public.
Anybody
can
see
what
you're
doing
it.
I
mean.
Z
You've
got
a
group
that
I've
been
threatened
by
and
some
of
the
people
that
are
in
here
have
threatened.
Me
yes,
said
when
he
got
up
to
speak
on
everyone
to
slap,
a
white
man,
so
bad
in
my
life
I
wish.
There's
some
brothers
Eric
could
teach
him
a
lesson
and
I'm
leaving
to
meet
and
say
you
watch
your
back.
Something's
coming
I
didn't
put
that
the
police
department
cuz
I,
take
it
for
what
it
was
just
talk.
Z
Then
you
have
a
group
that
goes
to
police
department
blocks
public
access
for
the
public
to
get
in
to
do
their
bidding,
and
you
have
a
group,
that's
blocking
traffic.
Then
you
have
a
group
that
goes
to
a
nonprofit
law.
It's
like
the
frontward
police
vandalizes,
our
lodge
vandalize
Estate
vehicles
breaks
out
windows
I,
the
police
part
would
be
negligent
their
duty
if
I
didn't
monitor
a
group.
That's
doing
cut
that
type
of
record.
Any
group
that's
out
here
that
we
need
my
years
at
the
police
department
that
come
to
town
that
would
block
traffic.
Z
That
would
cause
chaos,
we've
monitored
to
do
more
than
that.
You
need
a
court
order
and
they
never
got
a
quillery.
From
my
understanding.
Anything
you
put
on
public
media
can
be
looked
at
and
should
be
looked
at.
Anything
you
do
out
to
keep
the
community
safe
community
was
when
I
met
the
police
department,
it
blocked
traffic,
especially
when
they
done
the
damage
that
cost
us
a
lot
of
money
at
our
lodge
nobody's,
come
to
me
and
said
boy:
that's
not
us!
That's
not!
Our
group
we're
sorry
that
happened.
Nothing.
O
Z
Then
they
come
up
and
act
like
they
are
being
targeted
like
they
are
being
set
in
the
side
to
die
for
police
officers.
That's
just
not
true.
The
chief
has
done
a
great
job,
and
some
of
the
people
that's
referred
to
as
disseminating
information,
are
people
that
were
disseminating
information
for
the
purpose
of
trying
to
destroy
the
chief
because
they
don't
like
who
she
is
a
strong
female
technic
control
and
she
has
made
sure
that
they
follow
policy,
follow
the
state
laws
and
some
of
the
people
there
do
not
like
that.
Z
The
men,
women
and
I've
talked
to
the
members,
the
FOP.
They
strongly
support
the
chief
and
what
she's
done
she's
trying
to
work
through
this,
and
just
remember
that
when
people
can
get
up
here
and
just
put
out
any
facts
can
say
just
anything,
it
doesn't
make
it
true.
That's
chief
Cooper's,
a
good
chief
one,
the
best
cheese
we've
had
in
a
while
he's.
You
know
we're.
You
know
anything
about
her,
it's
about
doing,
what's
right
and
then
trying
to
make
this
community
better.
Z
AL
I
wanted
to
briefly
have
a
conversation
or
just
discuss
and
talk
about
competency
in
relation
to
community
relations
and
working
with
the
police
in
collaboration.
I
think
competency
is
really
important
and
you
demonstrate
your
commitment
to
change
in
success
by
preparing
and
when
the
folks,
over
at
the
police
department,
release
statistics
that
community
members
were
able
to
highlight
were
inflated
through
simple
addition.
That
was
a
lack
of
competency,
and
then
they
issued
an
official
statement
on
Facebook
saying
that
it
was
a
copy
and
paste
error
and
I
know.
AL
So
we
can
talk
about
issues
of
surveillance
which
I
think
if
that
is
ethically
wrong,
you
know
and
I
mean
and
as
a
use
of
public
funds
for
perceived
political
purpose,
but
we
have
to
get
at
the
base
issue,
which
is
competency.
So
when
this
narrative
came
out
about
surveillance
and
monitoring,
the
police
department
should
have
one
inherently
been
proactive
and
addressing
and
engaging
the
narrative
because
they've
been
through
this
before
this
within
the
past.
AI
AL
Or
an
inflation
of
numbers,
whether
we're
talking
about
the
SBI
and
the
incident
or
mr.
rush
or
we're
talking
about
statistics
or
more
talking
about
monitoring,
where's
the
safe
Department
that
the
Asheville
Citizen
Times
is
three
steps
ahead,
as
in
terms
of
crafting
and
creating
the
narrative,
so
I
think
we
need
to
have
constant
and
consistent
conversations
around
competency
and,
additionally,
you
know
some
councilmen
on
this
panel
have
talked
about
the
crime
statistics
and,
if
they're
reporting
to
WLOS
or
other
community
media
outlets
who's
so
poor.
A
AC
Thank
You
councilmembers
in
me,
Cantrell
also
want
to
just
say
how
much
I
admire
and
respect
Libby,
Kyle's
and
I'm
grateful
that
you
all
are
hearing
her
and
the
need
to
restore
community
spaces
to
the
community,
and
there
are
people
that
work
tirelessly
in
this
community
out
of
love
every
day.
I
want
to
say
that
I
have
taken
about
non-violence,
I
believe
deeply
in
the
the
way
that
Gandhi
practice
the
way
dr.
King
practice
with
families
and
homer
practice,
try
to
walk
in
the
footsteps
of
these
powerful
people,
and
these
are
integral
values.
AC
These
are
values
that
we
hold
deeply
in
this
community
and
that
resonate
with
many
of
us
I'm
deeply
disturbed
about
surveillance,
intelligence
gathering
conducted
by
the
Asheville
Police
Department,
recently
revealed
to
the
public
and
thus
proving
that
they
lied
to
the
public,
and
it's
isn't
police
advisory
committee
about
doing
these
things.
It
is
disturbingly
unethical.
It
is
a
slippery
slope
constitutionally,
it's
troubling
at
a
time
when
APD
has
deeply
fractured
their
relationship
with
the
community
that
they
would
be
doing
this.
This
does
not
create
trust.
It
breaks
it.
AC
It
feels
like
an
intimidation
tactic
could
being
used
against
community
members
who
have
committed
themselves
to
civic
engagement,
to
attending
countless
city
meetings
to
being
good
neighbors,
because
this
is
what
good
neighboring
looks
like
is
being
present
and
standing
with
our
community
to
work
to
end
racism
and
racial
disparities
and
other
struggles
that
we
have
as
a
community.
That
I
do
many
things
out
of
deep
love.
This
is
one
of
the
things
that
I
do
out
of
the
deepest
love
and
reverence
for
all
people,
and
yes
for
police
officers
too.
AC
We
continue
to
grow
the
APD,
and
yet
problems
with
APD
also
continue
to
grow.
We
have
a
serious
over
policing
issue
in
Asheville,
and
this
is
just
one
example.
People
who
live
every
day
to
take
care
of
elders,
to
promote
public
transit,
to
work
to
make
sure
homeless
and
vulnerable
people
are
taken.
Care
of
are
also
the
ones
that
are
targeted
in
this
way.
Lawyer
and
theologian,
the
late
William
Stringfellow
says
systems
that
have
lost
their
humanity,
use
tactics
like
doublespeak
and
surveillance
of
citizen
community
members
as
tools.
AC
I
I
move
that
Ash
with
City
Council
go
into
closed
session
for
the
following
reason:
prevent
disclosure
of
information
that
is
privileged
and
confidential
pursuant
to
the
laws
of
North
Carolina
or
not
considerate
of
public
record
within
meaning
of
chapter
132
of
the
general
statutes.
The
law
that
makes
information
privileged
and
confidential
in
north
carolina
general
statute.
I
The
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute,
143
through
1811
83,
also
to
establish
or
to
instruct
the
city
staff
or
negotiating
agents
concerning
the
position
to
be
taken
by
or
on
behalf
of
the
city.
A
negotiated
the
terms
of
a
contract
for
the
acquisition
of
real
property
by
purchase,
option
exchange
or
lease
the
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute,
143
through
318
11,
a
5-second.