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February 27, 2018
Asheville City Council Meeting
A
B
A
A
His
famous
religious
rallies
here
in
Asheville
and
whereas
Reverend
Billy
Graham
served
as
a
counselor
or
minister
to
a
dozen
US
presidents
and
had
a
close
fellowship
with
queen
elizabeth
ii
and
the
royal
family,
and
whereas
the
Reverend
Billy
Graham
died
on
February
21st
to
2018.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
City.
Council
was
in
the
city
of
Asheville
that
the
city
of
Asheville
extend
our
sincere
sympathies
to
his
families
and
supporters
upon
the
passing
of
Reverend
Billy
Graham.
C
To
the
city
of
Asheville
to
the
West
western
part
of
North
Carolina,
thank
you
for
letting
know
my
family
lived
here.
This
is
home
and
we're
so
grateful
to
have
this
Asheville
community
that
looked
after
my
grandparents,
a
matter
of
fact.
You
guys
hit
them,
so
they
could
rest
and
live
here
in
peace
and
we're
so
grateful
for
that.
So
I
just
want
the
half
of
my
family
I
just
say
thank
you
for
loving
my
family,
and
we
greatly
appreciate
thanks
for
this
wonderful
proclamation
and
I'll.
Take
my
your.
A
E
Yet
she
found
her
own
voice
through
dance
writing
and
the
visual
artist,
while
all
this,
while
living
in
the
shadow
of
her
notable
husband
and
whereas
Ella
lives
in
Nashville,
frequently
for
the
final
dozen
years
of
her
life
diagnosed
as
schizophrenic
enduring
primitive
cures,
the
loss
of
her
husband
and
financial
hardships
and
whereas
Elda
perished
in
a
controversial
fire
at
Astros,
Highland
Hospital
on
March
10th
1948,
while
locked
in
her
room
and
where
I
sell
the
Fitzgerald
day
in
Asheville
is
the
only
local
celebration.
Honoring.
F
E
People
served
by
Aurora
studios,
a
video
game
contest
at
orbit,
DVD
a
book
club
discussion,
readings
and
literary
karaoke
at
Mount,
drops
book
store
and
cafe,
and
a
discussion
of
practices
at
Highland
Hospital
led
by
named
dr.
Daniel
Johnson
MD,
and
a
roaring
20s
cocktail
party
and
costume
contest
at
the
deliver
pillar.
Rooftop
bar
now,
therefore,
I
Esther
manheimer,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
do
hereby
proclaim
March
10,
2008
een,
Azalea
Gerald
day
in
Asheville,
and
encourage
all
citizens
to
take
part
in
celebrating
her
life.
B
G
Mayor
members
of
council,
my
name
is
Jim
Mackenzie
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
and
recognition
of
Zelda
Fitzgerald
day
here.
I
believe
personally,
it
is
a
very
worthwhile
event.
We
want
to
continue
to
grow
the
event
and
use
zelda
more
as
a
jumping-off
point
or
a
conversation
starter
rather
than
the
end
of
its
meaning,
because
she
was
involved
with
so
many
things.
I
think
she
was
her
meaning
it's
worth.
She
had
a
lot
more
meaning
than
just
her
suffering
and
death.
G
H
B
B
H
Now,
therefore,
I
assert
a
manheimer
mayor
of
the
city
of
Asheville
do
hereby
proclaim
March
19th
through
25th
2018,
as
Asheville
climate
week
in
the
city
of
Asheville,
and
call
upon
all
citizens
to
celebrate
and
promote
the
importance
of
this.
The
innovative
work
being
done
to
develop
solutions
to
climate
change
in
the
land
of
the
sky
and
to
the
rim
and
to
the
resilience
of
humanity
worldwide.
I
We
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
all
for
being
so
supportive
of
the
collider
from
the
day
it
opened
through
the
present,
and
we
expect
to
be
around
for
many
years.
So
thank
you
for
your
continued
support.
Asheville
climate
week
is
happening
in
just
three
short
weeks.
We
three
components
in
order
to
engage
all
of
Western
North
Carolina
in
our
community,
not
just
from
the
businesses
but
the
students
and
the
general
public.
I
I
We
also
have
the
summit
for
emerging
climate
leaders,
which
started
out
having
twenty
to
thirty
students
and
now
has
nearly
150
students,
rising
college
freshmen,
so
they're,
currently
seniors
and
Western
North
Carolina
students,
both
undergrad
and
grad,
students
coming
to
learn
about
climate
careers
and
opportunities
to
pitch
their
own
business
idea
and,
lastly,
which
I
thank
all
of
you
for
your
support
on
is
the
climate
city
experience.
So
Asheville
is
not
just
beer
city,
but
we're
also
climate
city
like
we
know
we
have
30
petabytes
of
data
sitting
right
downtown.
I
How
can
we
take
advantage
of
that
and
create
new
businesses,
new
knowledge,
jobs
and
new
career
paths
for
people
living
here
in
Western,
North,
Carolina
and
save
the
world
at
the
same
time,
so
I
encourage
all
of
you
to
participate
in
some
way,
shape
or
form
and
look
forward
to
this
going
in
years
to
come.
Thank
you.
A
A
All
right,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
is
there.
Anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
the
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
all
right,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye.
Any
opposed.
I
was
just
like
to
note
that
the
Southern
Conference
basketball
tournament
starts
this
weekend,
apparently
with
Jam
Fest,
which
is
on
our
consent
agenda.
But
that's
always
an
exciting
time
for
us
here
in
the
city
of
Asheville
at
the
us
solar
center
meg
is
especially
excited.
Are
you
working
it
again,
Meg's
working
it?
You
want
to
watch
some
basketball.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
number
of
items
under
presentations
and
reports.
However,
three,
the
last
three
of
those
items
reports
only
meaning
that
we
will
not
hear
the
report
at
Council,
but
if
you
want
to
view
it,
you
can
look
at
the
link
on
our
website
on
the
electronic
agenda.
So
the
first
item
is
the
legislative,
Study
Committee
presentation
by
representative
Chuck
McGrady.
We
are
joined
here
by
the
Henderson
County
State
Representative,
Chuck
McGrady
who's
here
to
talk
to
us
about
his
legislative,
Study,
Committee
and
more
welcome
representin
greetings.
Thank.
J
You,
madam
mayor
council
members
joined
actually
by
one
of
my
house,
colleagues
at
least
one
a
representative
Turner
I,
really
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
talk
with
you.
I
wanted
to
talk
specifically
about
the
legislative
Study
Committee,
that
I
chair
the
joint
committee
to
study
rates
and
transfers
for
Public
Enterprises.
The
reason
I
felt
the
need
for
public
discussion
was
that
my
chairing
this
committee,
it
was
argued
as
a
reason
to
turn
down
Henderson
County's
application
to
join
MSD.
J
In
fact,
even
after
my
appearance
before
Buncombe
County
and
Henderson
County,
Commissioners
commissions
and
Henderson
City
Council,
one
activist
says
that
my
state
is
in
action
would
suggest
I'm
moving
towards
another
attempt
to
seize
or
regionalize
water
and
possibly
Henderson
bills
as
well.
I
would
tell
you
that
type
of
rhetoric
towards
regional
cooperation,
on
a
range
of
issues,
from
transportation
to
affordable
housing,
to
water,
to
sewer,
and
so
rather
than
depend
on
media
or
third-party
reports
on
what
the
committee
was
about.
J
J
Seven
years
ago,
I
was
the
county
commissioner,
and
sometime
before
that,
I
was
a
village.
Councilman
I
get
chided
a
lot
by
my
colleagues
for
consistently
acting
like
a
county
commissioner
or
council.
They
view
that
as
a
negative
and
I
view
that
as
a
positive
I
chaired
the
French
Broad
NPO
I
was
the
incoming
chair
of
the
land
of
sky.
At
the
time
I
was
elected.
J
Aside
from
talking
about
the
study
committee,
I
want
to
talk
broadly
on
a
water
and
sewer
and
and
I'm
open
to
questions
on
any
subject
anything
here
or
anything
else.
The
study
committee
started
out
as
part
of
House
bill
718
and
it
relates
to
rates
and
transfers.
Essentially,
the
original
bill
would
have
prohibited
counties
and
cities
from
establishing
differential
rates
for
public
enterprises
without
the
approval
of
the
local
government
Commission.
J
It
also
would
have
required
a
public
enterprise
to
be
accounted
for
in
a
separate,
a
separate,
segregated
fund,
no
different
frankly
than
what
you
currently
do,
but
that's
not
necessarily
common
practice
across
the
state
that
ultimately
morphed
into
a
study
committee
and
I
shared
that
the
charge
of
the
study
committee
with
the
mayor
and
your
manager,
hopefully
that
got
circulated.
So
how
did
this
study
committee
come
about?
J
Well,
it
grew
out
of
legislation
dealing
with
the
water
system
in
ashley
without
getting
into
the
weeds
when
that
legislation
was
found
to
be
unconstitutional,
as
I
assume
you
know,
I
started
a
process
to
try
to
resolve
some
long-standing
issues
between
Henderson
County
and
the
sea
of
Asheville,
by
bringing
the
parties
to
the
table
to
talk,
I
hope
to
avoid
the
need
for
legislation.
I
guess
I've
been
quoted
that
there
are
more
than
one
way
to
skin
a
cat.
J
The
other
ways
in
this
cat
would
be
to
have
the
local
governments
themselves
get
these
issues
resolved
and
not
involve
the
legislature.
One
of
the
issues
that's
out.
There
is
a
representation
issue
for
my
district
Ennis,
which
involves
Henderson
County
Henderson
County
has
no
representation
on
MSD,
even
though
it's
sewage
is
treated
by
MSD
and
40%
of
Asheville's.
Water
customers,
including
those
in
Henderson
County,
are
outside
the
city
limits
and
therefore
don't
have
the
same
sort
of
representation.
J
Basically,
private
water
systems
are
are
regulated
by
the
Public
Utility
Commission
municipal
water
systems,
where
County
water
systems
are
assumed
to
be
the
responsibility
of
you,
know
the
mayor
and
council
or
the
County
Commission,
and
the
idea
is
that
you
know
all
those
ratepayers
are,
or
at
least
most
of
them
are
constituents
and
therefore,
if
they
don't
have
their
problem
with
their
water
or
their
sewer,
what
do
they
do?
They
get
rid
of
the
City
Council
or
the
mayor
or
whatever.
The
problem
is,
let's
say
pick
on
Hendersonville.
J
Seventy
percent
of
those
people
don't
effectively
have
any
way
to
have
anything
reviewed
and
as
I'll
talk
in
just
a
second,
when
you
listen
to
what
the
statewide
issue
is.
You
then
understand
I
hope
where
I'm
coming
from
as
I
also
hope.
You
know,
I
am
presently
pursuing
an
interlocal
agreement
between
Henderson,
County
and.
J
I
convened
that
meeting
early
I
guess
last
summer,
and
my
understanding
at
least,
is
that
the
lawyers
for
Asheville,
with
Henderson
County,
have
agreed
as
to
the
form
of
the
agreement
on
water
and
I
urged
the
Henderson
County
Commission,
when
I
met
last
week
to
move
expeditiously
on.
My
belief
is
that
if
Henderson,
County
and
Asheville
can
sign
in
a
local
agreement
that
largely
deals
with
the
water
issue,
the
one
issue
that's
still
out
there
is
to
try
to
figure
out
the
representation
piece.
J
The
Study
Committee,
while
it
started
out
focused
on
Asheville
and
Western
North
Carolina
now
is,
is
really
about
a
much
broader
issue.
Let
me
explain
the
issue.
There
are
probably,
according
to
the
Treasury's
Office
30
to
60
minutes,
Patty's
local
government,
some
of
the
counties
actually
that
are
functionally
bankrupt
and
the
reason
they're
bankrupt
is
because
they
four
are
probably
the
most
normal
situation.
They
were
a
mill
town
and
the
mill
town
had
a
water
system
and
a
sewer
system,
and
ultimately
the
city.
J
The
town
took
over
the
water
system
in
the
sewage
system
and
then
the
milk
mill
closed,
and
so
they
were
caught
with
their
water
or
sewer
systems,
and
now
they
don't
have
enough
customers
and
they're,
not
long-term,
sustainable,
the
treasurer's
office
and
the
DEQ.
When
this
study
committee
first
got
looked,
put
forward,
came
to
me
and
said:
there's
got
to
be
more,
there's
a
need
for
more
regional
approaches.
It's
just
not
sustainable.
Every
city
doesn't
need
its
own
water
and
sewer
system.
It's
just
done
nothing
for
customers.
J
K
J
We
got
a
study
committee
expect
to
have
a
few
meetings
this
spring
and
then
work
late
into
next
year
and
we've
had
a
first
meeting.
It
was
simply
educational.
Our
next
meeting
sometime
next
month,
will
be
educational
again,
I,
don't
anticipate
putting
forward
any
legislation
in
the
short
session
related
to
this
we
brought
in
the
Institute
of
government.
J
The
league
communities
actually
will
be
on
the
agenda
of
the
next
time
and
we're
consulting
with
them.
The
league
is
deeply
concerned
that
you
might
imagine.
On
the
one
hand,
they
represent
the
cities
and
towns,
but
they
have
recognized
that
there's
a
problem,
and
so
we've
got
to
figure
out
some
carrots
and
some
steaks
perhaps
to
move
to
a
different
place.
J
So
that's
where
we
are
on
land
I
want
to
touch
on
an
MSD
I'm,
going
to
put
together
a
letter
to
Henderson
County
and
Buncombe
County
commissions
in
the
city
of
Asheville,
before
the
upcoming
short
session,
which
is
in
mid-may
I.
Think
it
is
very
unfortunate
what
happened
with
Henderson
County's
application
to
join
MSD
I
I
didn't
anticipate
that
Asheville
some
Buncombe
County
has
representatives
on
the
NSP
board
would
vote
as
a
bloc
against
Henderson
County
joining.
B
J
J
With
no
problem
with
the
server
piece
and
the
reason
for
that
is
and
silver
already
connects
through
MSD
and
MSDS
line.
Connector
line
comes
through
the
northern
part
of
Henderson
County
way
back
when
Henderson
County
presumably
used
its
condemnation,
powers
to
put
in
the
MSD
line,
and
so
that
no
one
pushed
back
on
that.
But
when
the
Asheville
word
decision
came
down
and
then
I
came
back
to
the
mayor
and
I
came
back
to
the
Chairman
Newman
and
others.
J
J
Basically,
he
says
MSDS
formed
under
again
a
law
of
general
application,
and
so
I
can't
just
do
a
local
bill
with
you
know,
insert
Anderson
County
end
of
the
thing:
I've
got
to
create
something
and
what
we
did
is
I
just
made.
Henderson
County
and
counties
have
the
same
amount.
I
could
have
moved
it
the
other
way
and
put
Henderson
County
down
for
two
seats,
but
then
that
would
have
meant
Asheville
wood
loss
to
see,
and
so
that's
what
I
was
trying
to
do,
and
so
I
was
very
surprised
with
what
happened.
J
I,
don't
know
where
we
will
go
with
respect
to
the
MSD
piece
but
I
what
I?
What
I
really
ask
is
that
you
help
me
solve
this
problem.
I
have
been
trying
during
my
seven
years
as
so
legislative
sort
of
check
off
a
range
of
issues
that
have
thwarted
local
governments
from
working
on
issues
that
don't
know
our
balanced
transportation
and
clean
water
and
a
range
of
other
things.
This
is
one
of
those
issues
Mike
my
constituents
are
paying
a
higher
rate
and
are
totally
unrepresented
on
the
MSP
board.
J
I
tried
to
do
this
in
a
open
fashion
and
I
now
need
your
help,
because,
again
I
don't
want
to
go
back
and
just
impose
something.
What
I'd
like
to
have
happen
here
is
I'd
like
to
have
the
Buncombe
County,
Henderson,
County
and
Nashville
they're
the
big
players
and
see
if
they
can
help
me
work
through
this
I'll
get
back
to
legislative
staff
and
we'll
see
if
there
are
another
way
to
to
go
here.
J
But
this
is
something
that
is
a
huge
impediment
in
terms
of
bringing
these
governments
together,
so
why
we
have
really
two
pitches.
My
first
is
that
you
will
take
up
the
water
agreement
and
hopefully
largely
deal
with
water
issues
as
between
Henderson
County
and
and
city
of
Asheville,
and
then.
Secondly,
help
me
work
on
the
MSD
issue
and
I
will
give
you
send
you
a
letter
which
sets
forth.
J
Is
the
history
as
I
understand
it
I'm
doing
some
research
on
that
now,
so
that
we're
all
working
from
the
same
point
and
I
would
love
to
have
your
help
in
getting
to
a
better
place
with
that
and
at
this
point
I'm
willing
to
take
questions
on
the
study
committee,
water
and
sewer
issues.
Anything
legislative,
although
I,
don't
know
a
darn
thing
about
Asheville
redistricting.
So,
but
you
pass
that
is
not
my
bit
off,
but
I'll
stop
right.
A
From
the
greatly
appreciate
you
coming
here
today
and
just
for
the
council,
the
interlocal
agreement
that
I've
agreed
is
talking
about
as
between
Asheville
and
Henderson
drafted
and
wordsmith
between
the
city
attorney
and
Henderson
County
attorney.
What
it
addresses
is
the
potential
need
for
water
line,
extensions
in
northern
Henderson,
County
related
to
economic
development
opportunities,
and
it
sort
of
sets
out.
The
understanding
that
we
can
have
between
the
two
bodies
at
the
need
arises
for
water
line,
extensions
in
northern
Henderson
County.
A
It
does
give
us
the
ability
to
have
the
final
say
if
you
will,
because
you
know
we
have
to
consider
the
cost
of
each
of
the
projects,
but
it
gives
us
the
parameters
for
how
to
consider
them
and
and
what
to
do
there.
That
interlocal
agreement
has
yet
to
be
hurt
by
this
council.
But
what
we
would
do
is
time
it
so
that
Henderson
County
is
considering
it
right
around
the
same
time.
We
are
as
well.
We
have
done
this
once
before
when
we
sold
the
Brevard
Road
property,
the
Ferry
Road
property.
J
That,
if
I
may
this,
it's
quite
fair
just
to
give
some
context
here.
This
is
in
in
the
nature
actually
of
a
men,
because
there
is
already
agreement
in
place
as
between
Henderson,
County
and
Nashville,
and
what
everybody
on
the
same
page
in
the
beginning,
understanding
that,
but
we
got
it
and
there
were
some
ambiguities
that
were
recognized
back
when
I
was
a
county.
A
J
F
M
M
Your
study,
Commission
was
really
an
ulterior
motive
to
you
know
to
seize
the
water
system
right,
I
work
with
local
governments
who
are
distressed
I
do
that
for
a
living,
not
here
in
North
Carolina,
but
in
other
parts,
so
I
actually
I
understand
regionalization
I,
understand
municipal
concerns.
Obviously,
Asheville
situation
is
very
different
right,
we're
not
we're
not
a
mill,
town
and
and
so
and.
M
J
This
is
why
I'm
here
is
to
try
to
do
that.
The
only
issue
that
in
any
way
would
relate
to
Asheville
would
be
trying
to
solve
this
representation
fix
and
that
could
relate
to
actual
so
I
can't
with
a
straight
face
say
whatever
comes
out
of
this:
will
not
it
all
relate
to
Asheville.
I
will
tell
you,
you
know,
the
bigger
issue
is
down
in
Henderson
County
and
there's
bigger
issues
at
other
places
across
the
state,
so
in
Asheville
is
in
no
way
a
target
here.
J
J
Debenham,
okay,
I
think
my
my
guess
is
that
we
take
care
of
those
two
things
represented
McGrady
and
Henderson.
County
have
no
other
issues
to
talk
about
Henderson
County's
issues
with
respect
to
the
representation
issue
actually
relate
to
Hendersonville,
where
70%
it's
a
much
bigger
number
than
40%,
and
since
they
have
will
have
an
agreement
with
Asheville
there's
not
there
no
interest
within
the
local
governments
within
Henderson
County
that
I'm
aware
of
to
weigh
deeply
into
representation
issues.
Respect
after
I.
A
So
they
don't.
They
can't
vote
for
the
elected
officials
that
make
decisions
about
that
system,
and
that
is
how
it's
set
out
statutorily
in
North
Carolina
that
that
that's
just
the
fact
of
the
matter
and
with
the
growth
of
cities
in
North,
Carolina,
there's
probably
going
to
be
more
of
this
rather
than
less.
You
see
this
atrophy
in
rural
areas,
but
you
see
this
growth
in
urban
areas
and
you're
going
to
see
more
customers
outside
particularly.
A
So
so
whatever
it
is,
that
this
study
Commission
will
ultimately
do
with
regard
to
the
representation
issue,
will
have
to
be
a
statewide
bill.
Asheville
would
be
swept
up
in
whatever,
whatever
that
is
and
I
wish.
We
had
some
agreement
about
that.
Some
some
way
to
resolve
that
before
we
could
go
ahead
with
these
other
issues
and
make
a
decision
about
that.
We
have
been
acting
under
a
looming
threat
since
I've
been
in
office
since
2009
of
one
or
another
I
would
say
we're
at
a
calmer
time
period.
A
Then
we
have
been
before
so
that
that
is
good,
but
it
was
quite
a
fight
to
hold
on
to
our
water
system
and
to
spend
time
down
at
the
legislature
talking
to
representatives
about
the
decisions
they
were
going
to
make,
and
you
know
I
Bryan
Turner's
in
the
audience
here
and
I
would
argue.
One
of
the
reasons
he
ended
up
getting
elected
was
because
of
that
fight,
so
I'm
hopeful.
J
H
Can
I
just
try
to
put
a
little
bit
finer
point
on
it,
so
I
think
I
hear
everything,
you're,
saying
and
I
think
those
those
two
issues
make
sense
to
keep
working
out
I.
So
I
just
want
to
sort
of
repeat
what
I'm
hearing,
but
it
seems
to
me
that
what
I'm
hearing
you
say
is
that
we
are
past
the
time
when
anyone
is
looking
to
force
a
larger
or
take
over
or
otherwise
seize
or
remove
from
the
control
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
its
water
system,
Salim.
J
I
can't
speak
for
anyone,
but
I
can
say:
Chuck
McGrady
pretty
well
and
no
I
have
absolutely
no
interest
in
going
down
that
road
unless
I'm,
forced
and
I
don't
think
I'm
going
to
be
forced
because
I'm
trying
to
disconnect
these
issues
from
each
other
and
no
I
do
not
expect
I
will
have
any
legislation
having
to
deal
with
Asheville's
forces.
Thank
you.
M
J
Don't
take
care
of
the
MSD
issue,
then
I'm
gonna
have
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
push
it,
because
my
my
constituents
are
paying
too
much
for
their
sewer
and
they
are
unrepresentative
and
if
the
Buncombe,
County
and
its
various
cities
can't
help
me
figure
out
how
to
get
around
that,
then
the
question
becomes:
what
do
I
do
about
it?
They
may
not
have
anything
to
do
with
water.
J
I
can't
I,
don't
there's
a
lot
of
mistrust.
I
get
that
I,
don't
know
how
you
don't
gain
trust
by
taking
small
steps
moving
forward
and
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
do
here.
Let's
check
these
things
off
one
at
a
time
and
move
forward
and
get
to
a
point.
I
could
I
see
myself
to
even
backing
away
from
the
40%
representation
issue.
Yeah,
let's
get
the
MSD
piece
done.
Let
Hendersonville
and
Henderson
County
deal
with
their
70%
issue
and
and
again
I
recognize
I
mean
mayor,
Mannheimer
and
I
talked
about
this.
J
A
part
of
the
problem
here
is
caused
by
the
General
Assembly.
You
used
to
be
able
to
involuntarily
annex
you
can't
now
that
40%
number
is
going
to
go
up
lightly.
As
you
add
what
our
customers
look
like,
Lee
outside
your
I've
indicated,
you
know
again.
I
can
only
speak
for
myself
a
willingness
to
try
to
resolve
work
on
that
issue.
J
Now,
that's
a
heavy
lift
but
you've
also
got
other
sets
of
economic
issues
that
I
suspect
a
chair
of
the
Appropriations
Committee
could
be
helpful
on,
but
can't
be
helpful
when
I
try
to
solve
a
problem
and
I
get
burned
and
that's
what
happened
on
MSD
from
my
perspective
and
I
can't
be
helpful.
If
we
don't
deal
with
some
of
these
issues,
even
if
they're
incremental
I'd
like
to
be
the
better
place,
you
represent
the
Golden
Goose
I
don't
want
to
slay
the
Golden
Goose
economic
development
in
Western,
North
Carolina.
J
It
depends
upon
the
health
of
this
city.
I
recognize
that
I've
said
it
publicly
for
decades.
I
had
no
interest,
despite
where
I
live,
of,
doing
damage
to
the
city
of
Asheville,
but
I
need
the
city
of
Ashland
to
to
work
with
its
neighbors,
and
that's
why
I'm?
Here?
That's
nuts
sending
out
a
press
release
I'm
actually
going
around
to
all
the
various
governments,
the
main
ones
and
trying
to
have
a
conversation.
So
thank
you
again.
I'm
sorry
go
too
long.
J
A
L
I,
don't
need
to
speak
for
ten
minutes
about,
but
if
I
need
to
go
just
a
minute
or
two
over
oh
you'll,
give
me
Lily
wait.
My
name
is
Barry
summers,
I,
say
I'm
from
Asheville,
but
I'm.
Actually,
whitfill
I
had
a
bunch
to
say
here,
but
I
think
you
just
saw
what
is
undeniable,
which
is
representative
McGrady
is
saying
that
it's
still
very
possible
that
he's
going
to
come
after
Asheville's
water
saying
that
he
doesn't
want
to
do
it
unless
he's
forced
meaning
unless
he
gets
everything
that
he
and
Henderson
County
want.
L
That's
as
clear
as
saying
yes,
I'm,
absolutely
thinking
about
it,
which
is
what
he
did
say
the
day
that
he
introduced
the
bill
that
created
the
study
committee.
He
was
reported
in
three
different
newspapers:
yeah
I'm,
still
considering
the
nuclear
option,
which
is
forcing
regionalization
of
the
entire
to
County,
River,
water
and
sewer
systems.
I
do
want
to
go
to
somewhat
of
the
history
and
which
is
something
which
hasn't
been
talked
about.
L
If
you
can
go
to
the
website
say
of
our
water
WNC,
calm
I've
got
documentation
of
everything
that
I'm
saying,
there's
a
link
to
a
1994,
Henderson
County
minutes
of
a
meeting
that
was
a
region-wide,
let's
study,
Water
and
Sewer
regional
authority,
and
it
was
put
forward
by
the
city
of
Asheville,
Henderson,
County,
MSD,
Buncombe,
County
and
several
other
large
regional
players
all
agreed
unanimously.
Yes,
let's
study
look
at
getting
a
Water
and
Sewer
Authority
for
the
entire
region,
the
one
entity
that
said
no
we're
not
ready,
for
that
was
the
city
of
Hendersonville.
L
They
have
a
real
problem
with
Henderson
County
they're.
Two
offices
are
four
blocks
apart,
they've
been
fighting
about
this
for
decades
and
if
you
read
the
minutes
of
that
meeting,
you'll
see
that
some
of
the
same
people
who
were
involved
now
we're
involved
then
including
the
current
mayor
of
Hendersonville
and
the
current
chairman
of
the
Henderson
County
Commission.
L
They
have
been
fighting
about
this
literally
for
decades,
and
the
attractive
solution
is
to
blame,
Asheville
and
Buncombe
County
for
Henderson
County's
inability
to
build
and
maintain
and
operate
and
have
control
of
their
own
water
and
sewer
infrastructure
and
I.
Think
that's
what's
been
driving
this
for
the
last
20
years.
It's
especially
been
driving
it
for
a
lot
seven
years
and
if
you
think,
I'm
exaggerating
one
week
ago,
Henderson
County
Commission
stated
that
they
were
having
such
a
problem
with
the
city
of
Hendersonville
and
getting
sewer
service
to
a
public
elementary
school.
L
That
they've
asked
representative
McGrady,
or
at
least
one
Commission
number
has
and
I
think
he
speaks
for
where
they're
going
asked
them
a
scrubber
zone,
McGrady
to
go
back
to
Raleigh
and
change
the
rules,
which
is
what
he
signaled
is
a
trigger
for
what
he
will
go
back
to
Raleigh
and
do
is.
If
Henderson
County
asked
for
regionalization
he's
going
to
go
back
and
do
so
last
thing:
I'm
not
opposed
to
regionalization
I,
think
it's
a
good
thing,
I
think
we
should
study
it.
I
think.
N
Madam
mayor
council,
people
Sam
special,
is
the
name
from
Southwest
Nashville.
Let
me
read
a
few
remarks.
I
have
mr.
McGrady
comes
to
us
today
at
the
end
of
his
information
tour,
under
the
premise
that
the
recent
resounding
rejection
by
the
MSD
Board
of
his
plans
for
emerging
regional
utilities
was
merely
their
lack
of
understanding
his
plan
and
not
due
to
the
unfair
allocation
of
new
board
representation
and
the
voting
configuration
as
many
of
us
are
aware.
N
The
courts
and
our
citizens
soundly
rejected
that
attempt
to
seize
the
water
system
going
so
far
as
defeating
two
of
three
of
the
local
legislators
who
push
for
the
water
system,
seizure,
leaving
mr.
McGrady
left
to
fight
that
battle.
At
the
end
of
that
phase,
one
he
remarked
that
there
are
more
than
one
ways
to
skin
a
cat
taken
to
mean
that
he
had
other
legislative
measures
up
his
sleeve
without
harming
local
cats.
N
That
was
the
joke,
but
he
is
now
without
weapons
voila.
He
became
co-chair
of
the
House
Committee
to
study
rates
and
transfer
public
enterprise,
a
long
name
for
something
that
might
give
it
free
rein
for
all
sorts
of
actions,
especially
that
GOP
favorite
privatization.
The
MST
board
got
it
right.
There
experienced
and
sophisticated
local
politicians,
as
we
know
here
who
readily
saw
through
that
long
named
committee.
That
gave
it
considerable
leeway
to
do
some
good,
but
also
some
considerable
mischief
like
we've
seen
repeatedly
by
the
majority
of
GOP
legislators.
N
N
O
Yes,
my
name
is
Beth
Jessica
Sarah,
like
in
the
front
of
June.
My
name
is
Beth
Jessica
Thurmond,
Asheville,
North,
Carolina
and
I.
Apologize
I
want
to
do
this.
A
little
repetition
here.
There's
reason
for
that.
We've
been
fighting
this
for
seven
years
and
we've
heard
a
lot
of
repetition
coming
out
of
the
legislature
as
well.
We
hear
this
again
and
again
and
again
in
late
2013,
then
representative,
Tim,
Moffett
and
representative
Chuck
McGrady
wrote
the
law
to
take
control
of
Asheville's
water.
The
law
eventually
passed
the
House
and
Senate.
O
As
we
know,
after
a
several
lawsuits
in
late
2016,
the
North
Carolina
Supreme
Court
ruled
in
favor
of
Asheville,
saying
that
the
taking
of
Asheville's
water
was
unconstitutional,
I'd,
like
to
quote
from
a
December
21st
2016
Citizen
Times
article
announcing
that
Judge
the
judge's
decision,
a
member
of
the
GOP
majority
General
Assembly,
representative
Chuck
McGrady
meanwhile
said
the
court
decision,
may
not
be
the
final
word
and
there
may
be
other
ways
to
loosen
the
city's
control.
And
here
we
go
again
as
I've
said
in
the
past,
there's
more
than
one
way
to
skin
a
cat.
O
O
Representative
McGrady
is
relentless
in
his
efforts
to
take
control
of
Asheville's
water.
For
the
past
seven
years
he's
been
using
his
legislative
authority
in
the
North
Carolina
House
to
take
our
water
when
he
says
he's
trying
to
work
with
Asheville
to
resolve
water
issues.
Please
realize
there
are
no
issues
to
be
resolved.
The
courts
resolve
the
Asheville
issues
over
a
year
ago,
representative
McGrady's
efforts
appear
to
be
conciliatory
and
cooperative.
O
His
actions
in
the
legislature,
though,
are
antagonistic
and
punitive
making
it
difficult
to
believe.
He
has
altruistic
motives
and
acted,
is
acting
with
integrity.
Police.
Consider
this
should
the
city
city
enter
into
discussions
with
him.
I
appreciate
your
time
this
evening.
Thank
you.
So
much
thank
you
is.
A
P
Some
of
this
information
will,
will
you
already
know
it,
but
I
wanted
to
point
out
there.
There
is
a
long
history
of
the
city
working
on
the
North
Charlotte
Street
corridor,
and
that
is
the
corridor
from
240
north
to
Edwin
in
you
can
see
on
the
screen
that
there
have
been
several
studies
that
have
been
completed
with
regard
to
this
corridor.
I
want
to
point
out
to
everyone
also
that
that
was
there
is
a
project
page
that
has
all
of
this
information.
P
Chanin
is
available
for
anyone
to
view
the
there
is
also
this
corridor
was
established
as
a
municipal
service
district
in
2014.
The
the
map
just
demonstrates
for
you,
the
outline
of
the
area
that's
covered
within
that
municipal
service
district
and
the
language
that
affected
that
area
and
cause
that
area
to
be
designated
within
the
city's
current
budget.
There
is
1
million.
Two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
make
improvements
to
that
corridor,
particularly
with
an
eye
toward
making
improvements
toward
bike
and
pedestrian
improvements.
P
There
has
been
some
recent
engagement
with.
There
has
been
ongoing
engagement
throughout
all
of
the
studies
that
have
been
completed,
but,
most
recently
the
staff
has
been
engaging
with
the
business
association
to
deal
with
some
more
immediate
safety
issues,
and
so
I
wanted
to
just
kind
of
make
make
you
all
aware
of
what
those
issues
are
there.
There
is
information
regarding
the
crash
data
flashing,
speed
limits
have
been
installed.
You
all,
as
council
have
reduced
the
speed
limit
on
this
street.
P
P
So
the
next
steps
we
are
bringing
this
to
you,
because
there's
been
a
lot
of
we've,
received
a
lot
of
questions
and
we
understand
that
you
all
have
as
well.
We
wanted
to
come
forward
just
to
make
sure
that
everybody
knew
there
was
going
to
be
an
opportunity
for
public
comment
and
public
input
not
only
regarding
the
project,
but
regarding
the
process
as
well,
so
the
crosswalk
will
be
completed
in
April.
P
This
item
is
on
PD
agenda
for
March.
At
that
meeting
there
will
be
consideration
before
the
PD
committee
of
different
planning
options
and,
for
example,
there
may
be
an
option
of
doing
some
land-use
planning
around
that
corridor,
or
it
may
be
just
looking
at
the
corridor
from
a
transportation
standpoint,
so
that
will
be
before
the
PD
Committee
and
we
will
move
whatever
recommendation
comes
out
of
PE
d.
E
Kathy
last
night
there
was
a
there
was
a
meeting
about
stormwater
remediation
in
this
area
also-
and
there
was
a
concern
expressed
by
the
neighborhood
group
that
that
storm
water
mitigation
in
this
Charlotte
Street
project,
first
of
all,
a
little
confusion
and
that
the
storm
water
remediation
was
gonna,
use
them
$1,250,000.
So
there
was
a
little
confusion
about
that
and
then
also
an
idea.
Q
E
The
what
the
neighborhood
was
asking
for
is
that
that
the
stormwater
remediation
and
the
Charlotte
Street
project,
North
Shore,
ensued
project
kind
of
be
worked
together
so
that
you
didn't
make
one
one
improvement
or
change
and
then
turn
around
three
years
later
and
make
a
different
improvement.
So
just
publicly
at
me,
staff
said
last
night
that
they
were
coordinating,
but
I
would
just
like
that
affirmed
by
you
and
that
the
storm
water
remediation
wouldn't
come
from
this
million
250,000.
P
That
is
correct,
so
the
project
that
you're
referring
to
is
the
Edwin
and
Celia
flooding
issues
that
around
that
project.
So
there
was
a
plan.
That's
been
developed
to
to
help
with
the
flooding
in
that
area.
I
think
there
we
are
trying
to
evaluate
whether
or
not
those
projects
really
overlap
and
we're
trying
to
also
evaluate
there
are
some
serious
flooding
issues
because
of
that
out
of
that
project
that
will
be
resolved.
P
The
timing
on
this
project
is
probably
three
to
four
years
out,
so
we're
trying
to
evaluate
whether
or
not
some
of
those
flooding
issues
really
can
that
we
should
address
them
sooner.
So,
yes,
staff
is
building
in
the
Edwin
Celia
storm
water
project,
and
you
are
correct
biesemeyer
in
that
there's
a
separate
pot
of
money
set
aside
from
storm
water
funds
from
the
enterprise
funds
to
address
those
flooding
issues,
and
this
money
is
not
considered
a
part
of
that.
Thank.
P
E
R
Kidding
them
the
transportation
department
director.
Yes,
at
this
time
we
were
trying
to
follow
through
with
what
was
agreed
with
the
Charlotte
Street
Business
Association
back
in
October.
So
it
is
just
a
crosswalk
but
we're
moving
forward
to
try
to
go
ahead
and
get
current
traffic
counts.
They're
two
12-hour
counts
that
we
would
need
to,
even
if
we
designed
a
traffic
sooner.
We
need
those
counts
for
that
designs
or
moving
forward
with
that
process
and
what
I
have
confidence
in
that?
R
H
R
We
are
there's
two
different
types
of
signs:
we're
using
we're
using
the
normal
pedestrian
warning
signs.
You
know
the
diamond-shaped
ones
that
have
the
LEDs
around
them,
those
that
we're
using
so
far
flashing
all
the
time
and
we're
prepared
to
definitely
include
those
at
this
crosswalk
there's
another
type
of
flashing
light
that
we
use
down
at
Amboy,
Road
and
I
believe
that
one
is
activated
by
push-button.
R
A
A
Okay,
so
that
concludes
our
presentations
and
reports
for
this
evening,
as
I
mentioned,
the
other
reports
are
online
for
your
information.
If
you
would
care
to
see
any
of
it,
we
have
no
public
hearings
tonight.
We
have
no
unfinished
business
scheduled
for
this
evening.
We
have
one
item
of
new
business
and
this
is
a
resolution
on
gun
violence
prevention.
A
This
council
I
asked
for
this
to
be
on
our
agenda.
I
normally
would
run
a
resolution
through
our
Governance
Committee,
but
we
did
not
have
a
lot
of
time
ahead
of
this.
So
I
took
the
liberty
of
wording
this
resolution
in
a
way
that
I
thought
we
might
have
a
majority
or
unanimous
support
for
so
that
it's
sort
of
unusual
to
do
that.
There
are
a
lot
of
folks
here
that
want
to
talk
about
this
topic
and
that's
really
exciting.
A
A
lot
of
you
signed
up
for
the
public
comment
at
the
very
end
of
council,
but
if
you're
here
to
talk
about
the
gun
resolution
or
anything
gun
related
by
the
gun,
violence
related
we're
gonna.
Have
you
make
your
public
comment
during
this
this
time?
So
because
this
resolution
is
not
sitting
at
our
desks,
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
read.
This
also
I
think
it's
important
to
read.
A
And
the
city
is
therefore
committed
to
reducing
gun,
violence
and
fatalities.
Doing
so
is
necessary
to
helping
all
children
thrive
and
remain
safe
at
home,
in
school
and
throughout
life.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
City
Council
of
the
city
of
Asheville
that
the
city
of
Asheville
calls
upon
the
United,
States,
Congress
and
state
legislatures
to
prioritize
the
protection
of
students
and
school
system
employees
and
all
City
residents
by
all
means
necessary,
including,
but
not
limited,
to
enacting
legislation,
in
furtherance
thereof,
beginning
with
a
ban
on
the
manufacturing.
Transferring
and
possession
of
assault
weapons.
A
Read
a
Friesen
adopt
this
the
27th
day
of
February
2018
I
am
a
mayor.
That's
a
part
of
the
mayor's
Coalition
Against
Illegal
Guns.
That
is
a
group
that
is
focused
on
being
up
two
illegal
guns,
because
there's
not
an
organization
that
is
opposed
to
legal
guns
and
I
assume.
That
is
because
of
the
political
tension
around
this
issue.
But
I'm
I
personally
am
pretty
tired
about
the
political
tension
around
this
issue
and
would
hope
that
the
Congress
would
act
immediately
to
re
institute
the
ban
on
assault
weapons.
A
For
for
me
personally,
that
that
is
not
a
difficult
decision
and
if
it
were
me
personally,
I
would
go
further
than
that.
But
given
the
conversation
that's
happening
in
this
country
right
now
that
we
can't
even
seem
to
get
to
this
point,
I
felt
like
it
would
be
a
good
thing
for
the
actual
City
Council
to
make
their
opinion
known
on
this
issue.
So
do
I
have
a
motion
to
adopt
this
resolution
to.
S
B
A
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second
and
I'm
gonna.
Ask
that
folks
that
are
here
to
talk
about
this
issue.
Take
this
opportunity
to
speak
about
it.
I'm
gonna
call
on
the
folks
that
filled
out
the
form
first
and
then
we'll
then
anybody
else
who
wants
to
talk
about
it,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
people
that
signed
up
to
speak
tonight.
So
I'm
gonna
begin
with
Charlene
Thibodeau.
Q
Q
The
best
solution
to
school
violence
lies
in
a
multidisciplinary
approach.
We
should
have
metal
detectors
in
every
school
if
our
city
is
too
poor
to
find
the
money
for
such
an
important
thing.
Parent
and
civic
groups
would
surely
chip
in
to
help
school
safety
should
surely
be
a
local
thing
discussed
by
our
local
school
boards
and
supported
by
the
community.
Our
children
are
certainly
worth
it.
Q
Q
Our
children
need
to
know
that
it
is
all
right
for
concerned
adults
to
violate
their
privacy
on
social
media
for
their
protection
after
9/11
it
took
weeks
to
start
making
improvements
in
our
core
security.
Safe
schools
should
be
a
priority
as
well.
Our
schools
also
need
more
counsellors.
Perhaps
volunteers
can
be
trained
to
help
laws
that
are
already
in
place.
Could
it
stop
the
shooting
in
parkland,
but
too
many
drop
the
bomb?
An
honest
examination
without
blood
needs
to
be
done
on
reporting
and
follow-up
procedures
there,
and
here
so
that
improvements
can
be
made.
Q
Let's
make
it
easier
to
say
something
effectively,
not
just
make
more
regulations
about
this
kind
of
thing.
Of
course,
this
kind
of
approach
will
take
more
work
than
just
making
new
laws.
Let
us
stop
looking
for
just
one
answer
to
complex
problems
and
calling
people
who
don't
like
our
one
answer
bad
names.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
T
Thank
you
all
for
having
me
four
people
about
my
age.
18,
the
topic
of
gun
control
and
mass
shootings
is
literally
life
and
death,
which
is
why
I
wanted
to
be
a
part
of
this
discussion
and
resolution
today.
For
starters,
I
wanted
to
thank
you
all
for
doing
something,
because
certainly
any
action
means
the
world
right
now,
however,
I
will
say
the
solutions
of
banning
and
manufacturing
transferring
and
possession
of
assault
weapons
seems
somewhat
absolute
and
unrealistic.
T
What
I
encourage
is
that
we
see
compromise
which
might
sound
difficult
in
the
modern
political
climate,
but
is
absolutely
necessary
in
October
of
2017.
The
nation
was
split
48
to
49
percent
on
this
issue,
for
a
for
or
against
the
law
similar
to
the
proposition
in
this
resolution.
Clearly,
Congress
will
not
pass
a
ban
with
a
nation
split
nearly
50/50,
particularly
if
there
is
a
conservative
majority,
many
of
whom
receive
benefits
from
lobbyists
like
the
NRA.
But
this
is
not
a
place
to
abandon
efforts.
T
In
fact,
refusal
to
converse
in
order
to
solve
the
problem
only
exacerbates
the
issue.
So
what
is
the
next
step
on
such
a
polarizing
issue
guns?
Our
attempt
are
tangible
objects
and
undoubtedly
a
part
of
the
problem,
meaning
there
are
a
multitude
of
concrete
solutions,
but
I
believe
we
must
start
small
and,
through
the
culmination
of
little
victories,
make
an
enormous
change.
T
First,
let
us
raise
the
legal
age
of
any
gun
sale,
not
only
handguns
and
high-caliber
rifles,
including
at
gun,
shows
and
second-hand
sales
from
18
years
of
age
to
21
next
Manta,
a
10-day
waiting
period
for
the
purchase
of
any
firearm
in
the
US
and
the
top
poll
done
by
Quinnipiac
University,
an
overwhelming
83%
of
Americans
support
a
waiting
period.
This
is
a
very
feasible
option
that
a
shooter
that
can
prevent
a
shooter
acting
upon
an
impulsive
whim.
T
Another
solution
already
in
place
in
California
and
Connecticut,
but
could
be
in
every
state
across
the
nation,
allows
for
a
temporary
restraining
order
to
be
an
active
that
can
prevent
the
subject
of
a
petition
from
purchasing
or
holding
firearms.
Once
this,
these
small
steps
have
been
taken,
we
can
move
forward
to
be
more
to
be
more
involved
time
consuming
and
resource
requiring
steps,
such
as
in-depth
background
checks,
including
school
disciplinary
records
and
mental
health
examinations,
and
finally
tackle
the
nationwide
ban
on
assault
weapons
in
closing.
I
have
two
requests
for
you
all.
As
our
representatives.
T
One
take
action
as
you
are
all
the
ones
as
you
all
are
the
ones
with
actual
legislative
power
be
willing
to
take
it
in
small
steps
and
compromise.
If
you
must,
but
do
not
hesitate.
Enough
is
enough
right
now
enough
was
enough
long
before
Columbine,
Virginia,
Tech,
Sandy,
Hook
and,
of
course,
parkland.
Do
not
take
heed
until
Congress
is
forced
to
address
these
issues
for.
F
B
A
U
And
thank
you
all
for
having
me
here
today.
My
name
is
Caroline
Bowers
and
I'm,
a
senior
at
TC
Roberson,
High
School
I'd,
like
to
address
you
all
on
a
topic
that
has
taken
our
nation
by
storm
in
the
past
couple
of
weeks,
gun
violence
and
school
shootings,
I
request
that
the
council
and
everyone
here
today,
whether
Democrat,
a
Republican,
independent
or
libertarian
green
or
Socialist
Party
come
together
and
ask
themselves
when.
U
Is
it
enough
that
we
will
finally
admit
that
this
is
a
serious
problem?
When
is
it
enough
that
we
weaken
to
recognize
the
early
signs
of
mental
illness
and
seek
help
for
those
who
need
it?
When
is
it
enough
that
our
congressmen
will
draft
new
legislate
legislation,
in
addition
to
their
routine
statements
of
thoughts
and
prayers?
And
please
hear
me
when
I
say
well,
while
sending
condolences
to
the
victims
and
survivors
is
appropriate
and
appreciated.
Further
action
needs
to
be
taken
enough
is
enough.
Change
is
long
overdue.
U
I'm,
proud
to
be
a
member
of
a
generation
where,
in
the
wake
of
a
school
shooting
that
rocked
their
community,
my
peers
are
playing
marches
on
Washington
rallying
on
the
streets
and
addressing
their
state
legislators.
To
those
who
say
that
this
movement
is
just
another
flare-up
and
rallying
cry
from
the
youth
that
will
die
down
in
a
few
months
with
no
true
legislative
change,
I
would
argue
that
this
instance
is
different.
It
has
to
be
different.
Tangible
changes
are
in
fact
feasible,
and
it
is
just
on
the
horizon.
U
It's
time
that
we
show
families
and
friends
impacted
by
mass
shootings.
Our
dedication
to
their
loved
ones,
memories
by
proposing
long-term
solutions,
so
no
one
ever
has
to
face
the
same
tragedy
again.
It's
time
to
reach
across
the
aisle,
make
compromises
and
Institute
real
change.
Let's
turn
our
attention
to
the
epidemic
of
gun
violence
by
coming
together
and
tackling
the
root
of
the
problem.
Irresponsible
gun
ownership,
as
I
address
you
all
today,
I
would
like
to
suggest
some
proposed
solutions
to
the
all
too
common
occurrence
of
school
shootings.
U
First,
one
of
the
easiest
actions
we
can
take
is
to
perp
is
to
push
for
the
inclusion
of
a
person's
school
reports
in
psychiatric
history.
As
an
additional
component
of
background
checks,
extensive
school
reports
and
outside
references
on
Nicholas
cruises,
The
Shootist,
the
shooter's
history
might
have
prevented
the
tragic
shooting
and
Marjory
Stoneman
Douglas.
U
Additionally,
if
flaws,
preventing
Cruz
from
purchasing
an
assault
rifle
because
of
his
severe
mental
instability
had
already
existed,
and
if
the
minimum
age
required
to
purchase
an
assault,
rifle
was
already
21
and
if
a
10-day
waiting
period
and
more
comprehensive
background
checks
were
already
in
place,
we
might
not
be
having
this
debate
I'm,
not
asking
for
any
anything.
Extreme
just
roadblocks
it's
time
that
we
begin
introducing
small
solutions
for
the
problem,
and
we
can
certainly
do
this
without
the
yelling
and
the
all-or-nothing
rhetoric
that
has
filled
both
parties
for
too
long.
U
We
don't
deserve
to
go
armed
like
this
cowering
in
our
classrooms
and
afraid
to
enter
the
doors
of
our
elementary
middle
and
high
schools.
The
children
of
America
don't
deserve
to
experience
yet
another
school
shooting.
We
will
continue
to
push
for
tangible,
tangible
change
in
our
own
communities,
in
hopes
that
we
can
finally
admit
farewell
to
the
rolling
headlines
of
gun
violence
in
our
education
systems.
F
Hi
I'm
Shaun
McDowell
and
I'm
a
senior
at
TCC
Roberson
high
school,
due
to
the
fact
that
I
am
only
18
years
old
I
do
not
know
what
it
is
like
to
live
in
a
country
without
math
school
shootings
ever
since
a
column
by
high
massacre
on
April
20th,
1999
America
has
been
plagued
year
after
year
with
unceasing
gun
violence
that
is
yet
to
come
to
an
end.
My
peers
and
I
arrive
at
school
every
day,
understanding
full
well.
F
What
has
transgressed
previous
to
our
attendance
each
and
every
one
of
us
has
experienced
the
feeling
of
heightened
tension
and
a
quiet
classroom
when
the
door
opens
itself
to
us
behind
our
backs
enough
is
enough.
The
sad
reality
is
that
during
the
first
seven
weeks
of
2018,
there
have
been
eight
instances
of
deaths
and
school
shootings
des
that
were
unwarranted
and
preventable.
F
More
sensible
gun
legislation,
with
the
aim
of
protecting
the
students
and
citizens
of
the
United
States,
is
absolutely
necessary
for
the
future
of
our
educational
success
and
our
country
I
believe
that
tighter
background
checks,
increased
security
at
schools
and
a
ban
on
all
weapons
of
war,
including
semi-automatic
rifles
as
the
right
step
forward
for
a
safer
friendlier.
America.
These
vehicles
of
death
and
destruction
are
both
too
common
in
the
hands
of
our
citizens
and
much
too
easy
to
obtain
for
what
I
have
witnessed
throughout
my
short
lifetime.
F
It
is
apparent
the
weapons
like
those
are
only
catalyst
for
anguish
and
suffering
and,
furthermore,
giving
teachers
weapons
of
war.
Fighting
fire
with
fire
is
not
the
answer.
The
brave
students
of
parkland
Florida,
who
could
have
been
any
of
our
classmates,
did
not
need
to
die,
but
they
didn't.
They
need
not
die
in
vain
either.
F
A
V
V
It
certainly
is
good
to
hear
that
is
what
I
wanted
to
say
is
that,
from
my
perspective,
I
think
that
you,
as
our
community
leaders,
should
take
steps
right
now
to
protect
these
children.
The
same
way
that
you
guys
have
protected
yourself.
We
have
a
building
here
that
are
secure.
There's
these
magnetic
detectors,
there's
somebody
that's
guarding
the
place.
I
think
that
our
schools
can
be
protected.
The
same
way,
it's
just
that
it
needs
to
be
done,
and
you
need
to
do
it.
You
have
the
resources
you
have
the
financial
resources.
V
A
You
I
am
participating
tomorrow
in
a
meeting
with
the
superintendent
and
the
police
chief,
and
we
will
be
discussing
this
topic,
of
course,
is
at
the
school
board's
decision
about
safety
around
schools,
not
the
City
Council,
but
we
will
certainly
be
talking
about
that
topic
and
more,
oh
great.
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
wishing
to
speak
on
this
topic.
Yes,.
W
I
worked
hard
because
I
knew
banning
assault,
weapons
would
work
and
it
did
work
and
the
million
mom
March
was
in
the
spring
of
2004,
because
the
law
was
going
to
sunset
in
September.
As
everyone
knows,
it
failed,
but
I
think
this
time
is
different
and
I
really
applaud
you
for
stepping
out
and
I
applaud
you,
madam
mayor,
because
you
are
absolutely
right.
W
A
A
But
there
really
wasn't
anyone
here
to
comment
on
it.
It
didn't
seem
like
it
created
much
of
a
stir
at
all
in
North
Carolina.
So
here
we
are.
We
still
have
this
very
limited
authority.
Very
limited
ability
and
I
hear
the
call
for
all
kinds
of
measures
and
talking
about
mental
health
and
strengthening
security
in
schools.
I
have
three
sons
and
public
schools.
My
husband
is
a
public
school
teacher
I'm.
A
Obviously,
all
for
that,
but
I'm
personally
fairly
exasperated
about
the
conversation
that
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
guns
and
what
we're
gonna
do
in
terms
of
regulating
guns
and
we,
we
did
have
a
Congress
that
at
one
time
banned
assault-style
weapons
and
we
do
now
actually
have
the
polling
as
indicating
that
over
60%
of
Americans
are
in
favor
of
banning
assault
style
weapons.
But
it
is
because
of
the
NRA
and
it's
influence
that
politicians
are
not
able
to
make
a
decision
that
otherwise
represents
a
majority
of
the
population.
A
H
Madam
mayor
can
I
just
mention
that
on
March
24th
there
is
a
march
here
in
Asheville
called
the
March
for
our
lives.
The
National
I
think
that's
the
National
Movement
there'll
be
one
year
in
Asheville,
starting
in
it's
11
from
11
to
1
I,
don't
I
was
sort
of
assume
it's
maybe
starting
downtown.
That
seems
to
be
work.
These
things
happen,
but
there
is
a
facebook
page
and
I
would
just
like
if,
if
this
is
a
compelling
issue
for
you,
I
I
hope
that
you
will
attend
that.
March
and
I
will
see
you
there.
Okay,.
A
A
X
B
X
Is
someone
who
provides
transportation
with
a
vehicle
for
a
fee?
The
actual
airport
requires
a
certificate
of
public
convenience
and
necessity
for
all
vehicles
that
pick
up
passengers
at
the
Asheville
Airport.
Those
rates
have
really
gone
up,
we're
just
looking
for
fairness,
fairness
for
these
application
transportation
services
that
are
allowed
to
not
follow
the
city
of
Asheville
laws
and
regulations,
it's
almost
as
if
they
are
unmarked
cars,
they
kind
of
sneak
in
and
sneak
out,
and
here
we
are
we're
the
law,
but
we
feel
like
law
abiding
regulation
following
legitimate
transportation
services
and.
X
We're
just
feeling
a
little
neglected
as
to.
Why
are
we
doing
this
when
it
costs
so
much
money?
My
wife
and
I
were
getting
by.
We
got
four
kids,
but
it's
a
big
chunk
of
change
to
pay
for
commercial
insurance
and
then
to
see
these
rates
going
up
and
I
did
Peter
I
even
apply
even
talked
to
over
was
one
of
them
and
they
said.
Oh,
you
can't
join
us
because
you
have
commercial
insurance
and
I
thought.
A
I
just
ask
a
clarifying
question
that,
because
Robin
this
has
come
up
before
as
to
the
differential
treatment.
Obviously
this
is
a
discussion
in
lots
of
cities,
because
they've
got
over
and
lyft
and
all
different
kinds
of
things
is
it?
Is
it
a
state
requirement
or
is
it
what?
What
is
the
the
differential
burden
due
to
differential.
A
B
X
A
X
Y
I
yeah,
we
have
significant
restrictions
on
railing
uber
because
they
have
a
statutory
debt
of
a
statutory
protection
where
we
basically
can't
do
it.
There
are
some
regulations
on
other
commercial
vehicles
and
right
now,
I'll
have
to
consult
with
my
assistant
city
attorney,
John
Maddox,
to
see
exactly
what
those
are
and
how
those
are
if
we've
got
any
authority
to
and
if
you
were
inclined
to
relax
those
and
the
in
light
of
our
regulation
of
uber,
but
we'll
get
that
information
and
report
back
to
you.
Y
Z
Z
There's
rules
the
city
of
Asheville
certificate
of
public
convenience
necessity.
I
can't
get
a
permit
at
the
airport.
Unless
I
do
this
and
get
that
first,
you
know.
So
what
we're
seeing
is
when
we
left
comes
through
the
airport
picks
up
people,
everybody
likes
their
their
prices,
but
it's
really
unfair
to
us
to
have
to
submit
to
the
fees
we
have
to
pay
the
insurance.
We
have
to
pay
all
these
right
nations
and
they
have
to
do
none
of
their
drivers.
Don't
have
to
pay
for
the
commercial
insurance
that
we
do.
Z
They
don't
have
to
get
the
certificate
of
convenience
and
necessity.
It
seems
to
me
that
they're,
just
people
driving
cars,
making
money
with
your
cars
and
everybody
and
their
brothers
doing
it,
and
some
of
us
are
going
to
be
put
out
of
business.
We
are
local
businesses,
we've
been
here,
providing
great
service
to
the
Asheville
Regional
Airport
for
years,
I've
been
doing
it
since
2010
and
my
business
dropped
by
20
percent
in
2017,
and
so
my
fees
are
going
up.
Z
My
insurance
is
going
up
and
I
just
we
just
want
to
make
the
council
aware
that
we're
going
to
do
something
about
it.
We
are.
We
intend
to
take
our
complaints
to
the
airport.
We
will
get
legal
representation
if
we
need
to
and
we're
going
forward
with
this
we're
gonna
do
something
about
like
some
of
the
other
cities
in
other
states
have
done
in
the
United
States
and
around
the
world.
We're
just
not
going
to
lay
down
for
this.
Z
A
H
W
Government
exists
for
two
purposes:
one
to
regulate
competing
interests
and
two
to
improve
the
public
welfare
when
citizens
feel
as
though
they
are
not
treated
fairly,
and
that
government
has
made
regulations
that
seem
to
prefer
one
group
over
another
and
seemed
to
offer
success
a
easier
route
to
success
in
the
other.
Then
people
become
unhappy
because
it
simply
isn't
fair
and
we
have
a
situation
here
now,
which
is
patently
unfair
if
you,
by
the
way
I
own
and
run
the
Charlie
Company
out
of
Hendersonville
North,
Carolina
and
I
run
a
commercial
service.
W
W
Uber
doesn't
have
to
have
it
at
all.
They
don't
even
have
to
fill
it
out.
They
don't
have
to
pay
it.
They
don't
have
to
have
it
for
hire
tag
their
insurance.
They
do
have
commercial
insurance
that
is
paid
for
by
the
umbrella,
so
they
don't
have
to
put
out
of
their
pocket
a
single
dime
for
their
commercial
insurance.
Neither
do
they
have
to
pay
for
their
airport
privilege
at
the
airport.
So
is
this
fair?
No,
it's
not
fair
and
it's
not
in
the
public
interest,
because
it
is
seen
to
be
arbitrary
and
unfair.
W
What
am
I
here
asking
you
to
do
then
about
it.
I,
don't
believe
that
you
don't
have
influence
in
this,
because,
as
elected
officials,
you
have
influence
in
place,
we
don't
you
can
pick
up
a
phone
to
a
legislator
in
Raleigh
and
say
you
know
we
got
a
problem
here
and
I
want
to
talk
about
it
and
what
we
going
to
do
about
it.
Okay,
you
can
talk
to
the
Buncombe
Board
of
Commissioners
and
say
who's
the
last
two
people
that
we
appointed
to
the
airport
board.
That
is
going
to
listen
to
these
issues.
W
You
know:
are
they
sympathetic
to
the
small
businessman,
so
I'm
asking
you
actually
to
not
require
us
to
get
a
certificate
of
convenience
anymore
if
uber
doesn't
have
to
and
they're
providing
the
same
for
hire
services
we
shouldn't
have
to
either
and
in
conclusion,
I
do
want
to
say
this.
I
have
known
Jeff
McGrady
for
20
years.
I
have
worked
with
him
in
Henderson
County
for
someone
to
come
here
and
to
say
that
he
has
made
a
pretence
of
altruism
and
honesty
is
simply
unfounded.
W
A
K
K
Only
when
Christ
comes
again
will
the
little
white
children
of
Alabama
walk
hand
in
hand
with
the
little
black
children,
Reverend
Billy
Graham
in
response
to
dr.
Martin,
Luther,
King
they're,
the
ones
putting
out
the
pornographic
stuff
the
stranglehold
has
got
to
be
broken
or
the
country's
going
down
the
drain.
Reverend
Billy
Graham
in
regards
to
Jewish
people
in
American
media
now
Reverend,
Graham's,
evangelical
Empire
has
been
handed
on
to
his
son
Franklin,
who
is
an
even
more
outspoken,
homophobic,
homophobe
and
racist.
The
fact.
AA
I
am
Elizabeth,
Shaw
I
was
not
planning
on
speaking
tonight.
I
was
planning
on
silently
standing
up
and
holding
this
flag
when
you
made
the
proclamation
he
just
referred
to,
but
when
I
came
in
and
saw
that
family
members
were
here
tonight,
I
didn't
want
to
add
to
their
grief,
although
I'm
not
sure
Graham
would
have
carried
about
the
grief
of
others.
I
appreciate
that
your
statement
was
less
celebratory
and
more
timeline
and
sympathy.
AA
Perhaps
politically
you
felt
you
had
to
make
some
kind
of
proclamation,
but
hear
me
the
decades
of
hate
speech
of
this
man.
Some
of
what
you
just
heard
damaged,
destroyed,
really
countless
lives.
We
should
instead
be
lifting
up
all
of
our
loved
ones.
Many
and
those
unnamed
that
he
harmed
with
his
hate
speech,
especially
his
homophobia,
racism
and
toxic
mix,
masculinity
all
spoken
in
the
name
of
God,
which
made
it
all
the
worse.
AA
When
we
lift
him
up,
we
further
tread
on
those
he
hurt,
who
I
really
wonder
how
the
experience
that
they're
going
through
now,
as
he
is
being
just
celebrated,
much
very
much
uncritically
throughout
our
nation,
and
so
it
was
it
was.
It
was
seeing
that
on
the
agenda
tonight,
her
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
when
we
honored
hate
we
dishonor
love.
AA
AB
AB
Since
2016,
when
Janet
Jones
turned
up
dead
on
these
streets
in
Asheville
from
hypothermia,
I,
don't
think,
we've
really
learned
a
lot.
I
I'm,
just
not
sure
the
statistics
I
hear
that
every
single
year,
20
people,
20
homeless,
people
will
die
on
the
streets
from
homeless,
related
issues,
and
it's
just
barbaric
I
mean
we're
more
civilized
than
this
and
I
think
we
really
need
to
take
action
so
that
more
people
don't
die.
AB
In
Detroit,
we
started
a
grassroots
campaign
where
we
started
to
go
fund
me
page
and
started
putting
up
fliers
and
I
want
to
show
the
design
is
very
interesting.
It's
designed
to
be
a
carried
off
and
slung
over
the
shoulders,
which
is
another
thing
that
homeless
people
really
need.
You
know
the
shopping,
cart
syndrome
is
really
a
problem
and
it's
I
mean
a
ballistic
type
material.
It's
very
sturdy
filled
with
pencil
aid
from
3m.
That's
dominated
to
this
woman
in
her
nonprofit
and
very
you
know
unclasps
here
the
carbons
on
the
clasp.
AB
AB
So
the
design
is
amazing,
it's
very
innovative
and
it's
just
an
example
of
the
sleeping
bag.
Part
also
comes
out
comes
off
so
that
you
can
use
it
as
a
carry-on
bag.
So
I
just
want
to
show
you
this
kind
of
thing
and
I
think
we
need
more
of
these
types
of
these
types
of
products.
These
types
of
ways
that
help
their
homeless
I
have
some
pliers
here
too.
If
anybody's
interested
and
I
would
love
to
spend
some
time
talking
about
the
homeless
situation
in
Asheville,
so.
AB
H
I
may
be
Gary,
you
can
follow
up
on
I'm,
not
aware
that
we
actually
lost
anybody
in
the
cold
of
this
winter.
So
I
am
NOT,
arguing
that
homelessness
is
not
a
problem
in
our
community,
but
I'm
I
I,
don't
I,
don't
want
to
everyone
to
be
left
with
the
impression
that
that
20
people
are
20.
People
died
this
winter
in
Asheville.
I
was
in
a
meeting
with
folks
from
homeward
bound
just
about
a
month
ago
and
and
I
think
I
specifically
said
we
did
not
lose
anybody
this
winter.
H
Isn't
that
correct
and
and
I
think
the
answer
was
yes
but
Gary.
Maybe
we
can
ask
Christiana
if
she
can
give
us
that
statistic
and
then
also
the
20
I
haven't
heard
the
20
people
a
year.
So
maybe
we
can,
just
as
the
chair
of
HCD
I
would
just
be
interested
to
know
really
what
those
numbers
are
about,
how
many
people
we
lose
every
year,
hi.
A
AC
Right,
a
move
that
the
Asheville
City
Health
will
go
into
closed
session
for
the
following
reasons:
to
prevent
disclosure
of
information
that
is
privileged
and
confidential.
Pursuant
to
the
laws
of
North
Carolina
are
not
considered
a
public
record
within
the
meaning
of
chapter
132
of
the
General
Statutes.
The
law
that
makes
the
information
privileged
and
confidential
is
north
carolina
general
statute
143
through
318
10,
a
3.
AC
The
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute,
131
43
through
318
11,
a
1
to
consult
with
an
attorney
employed
by
city,
the
city
about
matters
with
respect
to
which
the
attorney-client
privilege
between
the
city
and
his
attorney
must
be
preserved.
The
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
carolina
general
statute,
1
143
through
318
11.
A
second.