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From YouTube: City Council Agenda Briefing – March 23, 2023
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Regular agenda briefing work session of the Asheville City Council.
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A
A
It's
putting
that
out
there
welcome.
Okay
are,
we
are
I,
assume
we're
alive
or
welcome
to
the
agenda
briefing
work
session,
we're
going
to
review
the
agenda
and
talk
about
some
other
items:
the
agenda
for
the
March
28th
council
meeting
and
I'm
who's
who's
I'm
chairing
it
today,
Rachel.
C
If
you
have
questions
and
we
can
pause
and
go
back
to
that
item,
if
you
have
questions
by
the
way,
a
quick
reminder,
we
do
have
a
budget
work
session
scheduled
starting
at
3
P.M
on
Tuesday,
followed
by
the
business
meeting
so
going
into
the
agenda
for
the
business
meeting.
There
are
currently
no
Proclamation
scheduled
I'm
gonna
jump
under
the
consent
agenda
to
item
D
item
D
is
a
200
138
thousand
dollar
contract
with
design
Workshop
Inc
out
of
Raleigh,
and
this
is
for
the
preparation
of
the
Parks
and
Recreation
comprehensive
plan.
C
C
Moving
on
to
item
H
H
is
a
contract
Amendment
with
responder
Support
Services
to
provide
embedded,
behavioral
health
support
to
Fire
and
Police.
The
purpose
of
this
item
is
to
add
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
the
contract,
so
the
total
contract
value
will
now
be
456
thousand
dollars,
and
this
contract
amendment
is
needed
because
utilization
for
these
Services
has
increased
and
these
services
are
used
both
by
employees
as
well
as
by
their
dependents
item.
I
is
for
the
purchase
of
DNA
analyzer
system
from
Life
Technologies
Corporation.
C
The
total
three-year
cost
of
these
Services
is
two
hundred
and
thirteen
thousand
dollars
the
purchase
will
be
funded
with
a
combination
of
forfeiture
funds
and
2022
Jag
Grant
funds.
The
use
of
forfeiture
and
Jag
funds
has
been
previously
approved
by
the
former
Public
Safety
Committee,
as
well
as
city
council.
Given
the
dollar
value
and
the
nature
of
this
purchase,
a
council
resolution
is
required
to
authorize
the
purchase,
even
though
the
budget
amendments
were
previously
approved
by
Council.
D
If
we
could
pause
for
a
second
on
that,
I
do
realize
that
the
previous
Public
Safety
Committee
did
approve
that.
But
it
wasn't
unanimous
and
my
concerns
remain,
that
we
extract
resources
from
the
most
vulnerable
neighborhoods
that
are
vulnerable
to
violence
and
then
aren't
investing
back
in
those
neighborhoods
for
Community
safety.
We
have
some
opportunities,
but
we're
Limited
in
what
council
can
do,
because
we
went
through
the
Equitable
sharing
program
where
we
shared
with
the
federal
government.
D
Think
and
what
I
did
learn
after
that
vote
was
that
if
we
had
chosen
not
to
use
the
Equitable
sharing
program,
then
those
funds
would
have
gone
into
our
schools.
B
C
Quickly
on
items
J
and
K,
these
are
both
associated
with
the
Stevens
Lee
Project,
which
is
a
cdbg
funded
Capital
project.
The
project
entails
renovation
of
the
shower
and
locker
rooms,
roof
improvements,
as
well
as
sound
mitigation
between
the
multi-purpose
room
and
the
basketball
courts.
J
is
for
the
Construction
contract.
An
estimated
value
of
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
K
is
for
additional
design
work
to
reflect
the
final
project.
Skill.
A
There's
a
bunch
of
exciting
capital
projects
on
the
consent,
agenda
and
I
think
one
question
this
is
rhetorical,
but
that
what
what
kind
of
Community
input
there
has
been
around
these
projects
and
shaping
them?
I'm,
not
asking
for
that
information
now,
just
just
sort
of
setting
stage
for
that.
C
Okay
item
L
is
a
series
of
speed,
limit
reductions.
I
believe
all
of
these
speed
limits
are
being
reduced
from
35
miles
per
hour,
so
Biltmore
Avenue
from
Hilliard
to
Aston
is
being
reduced
to
20
miles
per
hour.
The
entirety
of
Lee
Garden,
Lane
and
John
Walker
Avenue
are
being
reduced
to
15
miles
per
hour.
Pruitt
street
from
Louisiana
Avenue
to
Heron
Avenue
will
be
set
at
20
miles
per
hour
and
deaverview
road
from
Patton
to
Pisgah
View
Road
will
be
set
at
30
miles
per
hour.
C
C
Item
n
is
authorization
to
apply
for
a
153
thousand
dollar
job
access.
Reverse
commute
funding,
Grant
provided
through
the
mpo
annually.
The
city
applies
for
a
job
access,
reverse
commute
funding
to
fund
routes,
170,
which
operates
between
downtown
Asheville
and
the
town
of
Black
Mountain.
This
year
there
is
an
additional
153
thousand
dollars
available
and
the
mpo
invited
the
city
to
apply
for
this
additional
funding
and
suggested
that
we
use
the
funding
to
help
support
operations
of
Route
S3.
C
That
runs
in
South
Asheville
item
in
is
another
mpo
Transit
grant
for
integrative
Mobility
to
fund
a
portion
of
the
existing
Transit
Grant
planning
division,
Personnel
budget
totaling,
151
900
dollars.
Item
O
is
a
really
exciting
item.
This
item
the
city
has
been
invited
to
participate
in
the
land
of
Sky
Regional
council's
application
to
the
Western
North
Carolina
digital
opportunities
Grant
through
Dogwood
Health
Trust.
If
awarded
the
city,
will
have
public
Wi-Fi
available
on
all
33
of
our
buses.
C
D
I
was
just
there
on
Tuesday
with
a
family
with
young
children
and
the
hills
are
so
fun.
If
you
don't
know
how
to
skateboard,
you
can
just
kind
of
use
it
as
a
sled
on
the
sidewall,
and
it
was
such
a
lovely
time
in
the
early
spring.
What
I'm
wondering
about
is
what
are
the
ways
that
we're
working
to
engage
the
residents
in
the
construction
or
Contracting
around
this
project
is
a
pretty
big
number.
D
We're
talking
about
a
walking
path
and
the
basketball
court,
repaving
and
I
wasn't
sure
if
there's
a
way
to
contract
with
local
people.
There
was
also
in
the
survey.
Results
were
great.
Thank
you
for
linking
to
those
it
showed.
There
was
a
lot
of
desire
for
a
mural
and
place
making
through
that
too.
So.
E
Madam
mayor
council
we're
the
beginning
stages
of
this
we've
gotten
the
survey
results,
so
the
community
were
very
much
involved
in
providing
their
feedback
and
the
types
of
amenities
they'd
like
to
see
improved
at
Walton
Park.
As
far
as
getting
the
community
involved
in
the
construction
piece,
we
had
to
have
some
discussion
to
talk
and
get
creative
about
what
that
may
look
like
I.
A
D
So
if,
as
we
get
closer
to
understanding
what
the
the
design
contracts,
something
like
that,
I
would
love
to
have
a
follow-up
on
that
if
it's
possible,
that's
good.
Thank.
C
You,
okay,
so
barring
any
additional
questions
under
consent
will
then
go
to
presentations
under
the
managers
report.
Chief
Zach
will
provide
an
update
on
2022
crime
data
and
response
strategies,
including
Recruitment,
and
then
Item
B
J
Dundas
is
going
to
provide
an
update
on
the
independent
Review
Committee
and
we've
got
Jade
here.
If
there
are
any
specific
questions
on
what's
going
to
be
covered
under
that,
this.
B
F
G
Thanks
Rachel,
yes,
good
morning,
mayor
council
I'm,
going
to
cover
the
remainder
of
the
council
business
agenda.
I
actually
asked
Maggie
to
display
the
map
for
this
resulting
I
thought.
That
would
be
much
easier
way
for
me
to
describe
it.
This
is
property
on
Merriman
Avenue.
It's
a
resulting
request
to
rezone
the
back
portion,
so
the
Henrietta
Street
Frontage
from
rm8
to
institutional
CZ.
This
was
the
site
of
a
church.
The
church
is
no
longer
operating
there,
so
this
is
now
a
vacant
site
and.
G
Yeah
there's
a
building
there,
but
yes,
correct,
I'm.
G
So
it's
pretty
narrow
in
its
scope
on
the
Henrietta
Street
Frontage.
The
staff
has
worked
with
the
applicant
on
this.
The
staff
is
recommending
approval
of
this
request.
However,
it
did
go
to
the
Planning
and
Zoning
commission
at
the
March
first
meeting
pnz
did
recommend
or.
A
D
D
G
Yes,
it's
interesting.
You
asked
that
question
councilman
rolling,
because
I
did
talk
to
will
pop
quiz
this
morning
and
that
that
is
one
of
his
observations
is.
We
are
beginning
to
see
institutional
buildings
or
religious
institutions
that
are
starting
to
become
available,
and
so
I
do
think
much
like
we
talked
about
shopping
centers
20
years
ago.
I.
Think
a
you
know.
A
thing
for
planners
to
consider
is
the
Adaptive
reuse
of
some
of
these
institutional
buildings
that
tend
to
be
located
in
closer
proximity
to
residential
areas
because
of.
D
Some
of
the
folks
I've
talked
to
that
are
looking
for
adaptive.
Reuse
purposes
are
noticing
that
it's
there
are
code
restrictions
that
make
it
so
you
can't
use
the
building
for
a
school,
but
you
could
use
it
for
like
a
Montessori
or
child
care
and
or
maybe
not
so
I'm,
not
sure
if
it's
possible
for
us
to
look
at
like
a
bigger
picture
at
some
point
but
I
know
we're
meant
to
look
at
this
one
and
I
wonder
if
it's
presence.
G
A
A
So
that
might
have
been
addressed
to
not
not
just
the
overall
concept
of
adaptive
reuse
of
these
spaces,
but
this
site
in
particular
it
looks
like
there's,
they're
they're
might
be
a
building
in
that.
A
A
I
I
have
some
concerns
about
this
rezoning,
but
nothing
we
can
resolve
throughout
any
q
a
sorry
and
that's
fine,
because
it's
not
going
to
stay
up
on
the
screen
all
right.
Anybody
have
any
other
questions.
G
Okay,
I'll
keep
moving
our
other
public
hearing
for
next
week
is
consideration
of
the
adoption
of
a.
G
A
South
Side
neighborhood
Vision
plan
that
is
planning
Pro.
It
was
one
of
our
projects
that
started
prior
to
covid-19
pandemic
and
again,
one
of
those
that
got
stalled
because
of
the
events
associated
with
that,
and
so
we
we
are
now
bringing
this
plan
forward
for
public
caring
and
hopefully
adoption
generally.
The
plan
does
not
call
for
any
major
Redevelopment
of
that
area.
It
rather
seeks
to
build
on
some
of
the
existing
assets
as
well
as
try
to
you
know,
maintain
or
enhance
the
connectivity
from
that
area
to
adjacent
neighborhoods.
G
Actually,
the
final
draft
of
the
plan
was
prepared
in
Fall
of
2022.
There
have
been
over
the
course
of
the
preceding
months
and
concerns
that
were
identified
by
some
of
the
adjoining
neighborhoods.
The
staff
have
worked
very
hard
and
very
diligently
to
work
with
those
neighborhoods
to
try
to
address
their
concerns.
G
I
think
the
final
draft
of
the
plan
does
that
and
I
want
to
just
take
a
second
to
acknowledge
Sasha,
bertinski
and
Stephanie
Monson
doll
for
their
effort,
they've
put
into
getting
this
plan
I
think
to
what
is
great
for
the
city
great
for
the
community
and
great
for
the
neighborhoods
I
just
want
to
recognize
how
hard
they've
worked
in
the
past
six
months
to
get
this
to
the
Finish
Line,
the
PD
Council
committee
recommended
moving
this
plan
forward
to
full
Council.
The
downtown
commission
also
recommended
approval,
as
well
as
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission.
G
D
Is
there
zoning
changes
that
are
suggested
in
this?
That
would
potentially
impact
Lots
around
City
lots
that
were
taken
during
Urban,
Rule
and
redlining
I
know,
there's
part
of
like
a
there's,
a
zoom
out,
that's
happening
in
the
community
conversation
right
now.
It's
not
just
like
one
of
the
13
Lots.
It's
like
the
20
Lots
around
that
were
piecemealed
in
and
undervalued
in
the
sales,
so
I
know,
there's
like
there's
a
bigger
larger
conversation
happening
Community
around
that
and
I'm
not
sure.
D
I
No
I
mean
there
were
quests
to
press
pause,
were
mainly
around
neighborhood
concerns
around
height
and
rezone,
like
what
would
it
be
rezoned
to
some
of
the
language
and
the
plan.
So
we
work
with
those
neighborhoods
to
kind
of
reflect
I
think
we
were
all
kind
of
on
the
same
page
anyway.
It's
just
making
sure
the
language
really
reflects
and
that
we're
all
in
the
same
like
that.
They're
they're,
okay
with
the
language-
and
we
also
changed
a
big
map
in
the
middle
to
reflect
neighborhood
boundaries
to
acknowledge
those
it's
for
urban
renewal.
I
You
know
the
South
Side,
the
East
Riverside
urban
renewal
area
boundary
was
pretty
large,
the
largest
one
in
the
Southeast
I
think
and
for
this
plan
in
the
boundaries
it's
really
Ashland.
Avenue
is
the
one
part
that
was
mostly
affected
by
urban
renewal.
I
think
there
were
some
properties
around
Cox
and
Ashland
that
maybe
have
been
in
the
boundary,
but
nothing
happened,
so
it
was
mainly
the
rerouting
it
used
to
be
called
Bailey
Street,
then
Ashland,
so
straight.
I
They
straightened
out
Ashland
and,
as
a
part
of
that,
they
knocked
down
a
lot
of
houses,
changed
the
parcel
lines
and
so
they're.
In
the
plan
there
is
rezoning
recommended
for
that
west
side
of
Ashland,
but
it
doesn't
say
to
what
so
the
vision
is
really:
let's
work
with
the
neighborhoods
and
Property
Owners
to
figure
out.
What's
the
best
zoning
right
now,
it's
Suburban
zoning,
it's
Office
business
or
Regional
business.
I
So
that's
why
what
we
have
there
now?
Are
these
buildings
set
back
with
parking
lots
in
front?
Very
car
oriented
very
high
speeds.
You
know!
So
that's
what
you
get
when
you
put
that
zoning
in
place,
so
the
vision
is
to
make
it
more
urban
type.
Zoning
reduce
the
impact
on
the
neighborhoods
pay
attention
to
that
make
sure
that
we're
doing
transition
zones.
I
The
larger
vision
of
the
plan
is
to
ask
the
question
and
really
challenges
us
to
come
up
with
strategies
that,
as
growth
is
happening
in
these
business
areas
or
mixed
use
areas,
I'll
say
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
not
having
spillover
effects
in
neighborhoods
and
and
causing
displacement,
which
is
always
an
ongoing
concern?
So?
The
plan
doesn't
have
the
answer
to
all
those
things,
but
it
kind
of
challenges
us
to
really
look
at
that.
D
Thank
you
for
that.
I
know
one
of
the
themes
of
concern
that
I'm
still
hearing
comes
from
the
beginning
of
the
conversation
which
is
has
Southside
been
engaged.
I
know,
Southside
Rising
was
forming
when
this
was
just
happening,
but
also
it's
their
South
slope
and
South
Side
in
here.
So
right
have
some
of
those
conversations
come
to
the
front
of
Engagement.
I
Yes,
more
so
lately,
yes,
so
when
we
were
starting
this
process,
I
was
in
touch
with
the
folks
doing
South
Side
rising
at
that
point
in
time,
and
they
basically
said
we're
not
ready.
Please
don't
try
to
come.
You
know
we'll
engage
with
you
when
we're
ready.
So
now,
they've
got
their
organization
going.
Stephanie
and
I
were
just
there
last
week.
I
Their
boundaries
don't
overlap
with
the
boundaries
of
this
plan.
At
this
point,
I
think
the
conversations
we
had
with
East
End
kind
of
raised
the
issue
for
them
about
their
own
boundaries,
but
so
we
talked
through
some
of
that
with
them
and
what
the
content
of
the
plan
and
what's
its
intent.
H
G
Okay,
thank
you.
Next,
under
unfinished
business,
there's
a
resolution
to
submit
to
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
for
the
allocation
of
the
home
art
funds.
If,
as
you
remember,
it's
your
March
14th
meeting
Council
received
a
presentation
on
this
topic
and
conducted
a
public
hearing,
so
this
is
just
a
subsequent
vote
for
that
item
under
new
business.
We
have
another
plan
for
your
consideration
at
this
meeting.
So
this
is
the
municipal
climate
action
plan
that
our
sustainability
office
has
been.
G
The
lead
on
this
plan
is
an
update
to
the
2009
sustainability
management
plan.
Also,
part
of
the
purpose
of
this
plan
is
not
only
to
update
that,
but
to
bring
together
recent
and
newly
adopted
Council
resolutions
around
climate,
resiliency
and
cloud
of
justice.
So
this
brings
all
that
together
into
a
document.
One
important
thing
to
note
is
the
scope
of
the
plan
is
really
focused
on
Municipal
operations
and
where
there's
opportunity
to
impact
climate
adaptation
mitigation.
G
The
plan
has
three
primary
goal:
areas
along
with
22
high
impact
activities
and
also
which
I
think
is
an
important
part
of
the
plan
is:
it
recommends
an
implementation
sequence
that
kind
of
factors
in
and
makes
the
most
out
of
our
limited
resources
and
sometimes
competing
priorities.
The
sustainability
advisory
committee
recommended
approval
of
the
plan.
The
environment
and
Safety
Council
committee
heard
a
detailed
presentation
at
their
February
meeting.
D
The
one
thing
I'm
still
hearing
a
lot
about
that
this
seems
to
be
resurfacing
is
our
carbon
reduction
goals.
How
this
helps
us
get
there,
how
it
ensures
outcomes
and
I
think
we
should
be
unsurprised
to
hear
some
public
comment
during
the
meeting
about
this
I'm
already
getting
emails,
for
example.
So
if,
if
we
could
start
I
know,
this
isn't
like
this
is
the
beginning
of
the
plan,
but
I
do
think
that
we
should
be
expected
to
address
some
of
those
issues
around
carbon
reduction.
D
G
That's
right
and
last
item
owner
largest
28th
Council
agenda
is
new
business
item,
an
ordinance
adopting
the
fiscal
year
of
2024
fees
and
charges
manual.
As
Council
knows,
we
always
take
this
step
first
in
the
budget
process
before
adopting
the
full
budget.
The
policy,
finance
and
HR
committee
reviewed
proposed
changes
at
their
March
meeting.
G
The
budget
staff
during
that
meeting
is
following
up,
as
is
asked
to
and
will
be
providing
additional
information.
One
one
item
that
was
discussed
at
the
committee
meeting
was
our
water
fees.
In
particular,
we
have
David
Melton
here
today
and
budget
staff
to
give
an
update
on
that
particular
aspect
of
the
fees
and
charges
manual,
but
at
your
meeting
on
Tuesday
next
week,
budget
staff
will
also
provide
a
full
presentation.
G
C
Ben,
so
March
has
been
and
will
continue
to
be
a
very
busy
month
with
Council
committee
meetings.
We
had
two
committee
meetings
this
week
that
I
want
to
just
briefly
provide
an
overview
of
what
was
discussed
at
the
March
21st
Housing
and
Community
Development
committee
meeting.
The
committee
heard
11
presentations
from
nine
different
agencies
requesting
cdbg
funding
later
this
month.
Hcd
has
a
special
called
meeting
where
funding
recommendations
for
cdbg
will
be
made.
Additionally,
the
equity
and
engagement
committee
met
this
month
on
Tuesday.
They
heard
two
Advisory
board
annual
reports.
C
B
We
will
be
meeting
on
March
28th
at
11
o'clock.
There
are
about
four
items
for
the
agenda.
You've
actually
heard
a
number
of
those
as
part
of
the
discussion
of
the
council
agenda.
First
one
is
the
municipal
action.
It's
our
Municipal
climate
action
plan
that
will
be
I,
guess,
reviewed
again
and
action
taken.
We
hope
to
move
forward
to
full
Council
you.
This
committee
will
be
hearing
about
the
comprehensive,
Parks
and
Recreation
master
plan.
B
We
hope
that
there
will
be
a
vote
to
move
to
for
Council
to
select
the
firm
to
do
the
plan,
and
then
we
will
have
crime
and
data
update
by
Chief
Zach.
A
B
B
A
What
they
can,
what
they
determine
after
that
time
period,
okay
and
I'll
be
really
interested
to
see
kind
of
where
we
dovetail
with.
It
seems
like
they.
A
A
A
've
been
with
Hayek
and
I've,
been
working
with
the
subcommittee
looking
at
shelters
and
I.
We
just
we're
touring
every
single
shelter
in
the
city
and
county,
and
it
was
interesting
to
see
rescue
Ministries
has
an
embedded
Clinic
that
operates
two
days
a
week,
but
not
at
night.
Not
you
know
early,
not
in
these
times
and
they're,
not
obviously
dealing
with
over
but
they're
just
dealing
with
people
who
have
of
visiting
them
on
site
and
I.
Understand.
Haywood
Street's
got
a
grant
to
enhance
or
to
support.
They
have
a
respite
care
facility
for
people.
A
But
we
certainly
know
that
we
need
to
have
a
conversation
again
with
HCA
about
what
kinds
of
support
they
can
provide
in
community
around
health
health
issues,
as
they
do
in
some
other
cities
that
they
operate
in
anyway.
It's
been
clarifying,
but
also
establishes
for
me
how
complex
the
web
is
and
trying
to
get
all
these
providers
aware
of
each
other
aware
of
what
they
do
when
they
do
it,
who
they
serve
and
coordinate.
That
is,
is
Monumental.
It's
fair.
It's
Monumental.
A
A
B
And
I
think
part
of
the
value
of
the
homeless.
Initiative
of
the
report
that
was
done
is
really
highlighting
the
need
for
the
tremendous
amount
of
coordination
and
collaboration
and
data
so
that
we
can
understand
where
those
gaps
are
and
provide
appropriate
resources,
because
now
we're
just
kind
of
guessing
at
what
our
needs
are
and
how
to
respond.
C
Last
committee
meeting
of
the
month
is
March
29th.
We
have
a
special
called
Housing
and
Community
Development
committee
meeting
several
items
on
the
agenda.
First
Sasha
vertunski
is
going
to
provide
an
update
on
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
application
process
and
provide
some
high-level
details
on
the
applications
that
we've
received
at
the
April
hcd
meeting.
The
committee
will
actually
be
making
recommendations
to
full
Council
regarding
funding
levels
for
those
applications
that
we
received.
C
We're
gonna
have
a
theme
of
pretty
big
and
dense
Council
agendas
throughout
this
spring.
So
I'll
just
highlight
a
couple
of
items:
April
11th
we've
got
a
really
exciting
Grant
application
to
the
melon
Foundation
kudos
to
Steph
Monson
doll
for
her
work
on
that
this
is
for
the
pack
Square
I
guess
this
would
be
for
the
improvements
that
will
be
recommended
as
a
result
of
the
vision
process.
They
are
April.
25Th
also
have
a
lot
currently
planned
for
the
agenda.
C
I
know
we're
going
to
have
several
other
items
added,
but
we're
looking
at
the
part
phase,
two
Memorial
Stadium
in
Mountainside
Park
improvements
and
several
public
hearings
on
conditional
zonings.
C
C
Okay,
so
moving
on
to
other
issues,
we're
actually
going
to
reorder
the
agenda
just
because
we
do
have
some
special
guests
in
the
audience
today,
so
I'm
actually
going
to
ask
Nikki
Reed
if
she
can
come
up
to
speak
to
hunt
Hill
and
then
we
can,
of
course
have
questions
answered
by
both
Nikki,
as
well
as
our
special
guest.
Today,.
L
My
daddy
taught
me
that
programs
and
these
programs
provide
youth
with
college
readiness,
mentorship
Career,
Training
enrichment
opportunities
and
really
are
focused
on
the
needs
and
opportunities
that
are
most
relevant
to
Youth
of
low
moderate
income,
so
that
meets
that
Community
Development
purpose
that
I
referenced,
so
legal
staff
Brad
is
now
working
on
the
needed
deeds
and
the
restrictive
covenants
to
really
accompany
the
use
of
the
property
for
the
Community
Development
purpose.
It
will
come
before
the
hcd
Housing
Community
Development
Committee
on
April
18th,
and
then
we
are
scheduled
to
come
before.
L
L
Would
be
a
a
donation,
so
a
full
fee,
simple
conveyance
to
the
nonprofit
so
that
they
can
fully
take
ownership.
Do
the
needed
fundraising
for
improvements.
It
also
limits
the
city's
ongoing
maintenance
requirements
and
things
like
that.
So
really.
A
clean
transfer,
accompanied
by
deed
restrictions,
to
ensure
that
that
use
is
protected
long
term
for
Community
Development.
L
Like
we
have
been
working
on
surveys
for
the
past
several
weeks,
Jade's
team
has
actually
been
helping
us
to
really
delineate
the
appropriate
property
boundaries
there
so
that
we
can
maintain
some
of
that
parking
to
be
used
by
the
tourists
and
then
also
to
provide
overflow
for
the
non-profit
team.
When
those
parking
spaces
are
not
in
use.
That
survey
will
be
made
available
for
Council
the
night
of
the
meeting.
I
think
we're
still
working
out
some
of
those
easements
just
to
make
sure
that
that
parking
issue
is
resolved
and.
L
Will
be
made
I
think
it's
close.
We
are
I,
think
I
heard
the
flooring
went
down
in
81,
Thompson
Street,
the
new
space
for
parks
and
rec
just
this
week.
So
I
think
that
that
is
in
process,
and
we
do
believe
that
by
the
time
Council
votes
and
then
we
have
a
transaction
date
in
the
future,
we'll
make
sure
that
all
those
Logistics
are
coordinated
appropriately.
A
I
think
this
sounds
great
I,
don't
I,
don't
have
I
I,
just
I'm.
Just
recalling
other
groups
approaching
us
about
the
use
of
city
property
and
it
was
a
little
bit
of
a
knock
down,
drag
out.
I
think
the
primary
issue
there
was
that
it
conflicted
with
the
city's
programming
of
the
properties,
thinking
of
Stevens
Lee
and
after
school
programs,
and
things
like
that,
where
we've
turned
down
groups
that
have
wanted
to
use
so
to.
A
F
B
We
thought
about
that
discussed
that
at
Great
length
and
may
I
think
some
of
the
strong
linkages
from
a
policy
perspective
and
goal
perspective,
get
particularly
Public,
Safety,
Committee
and
at
the
time,
environment
and
Safety
Committee
now
made
in
terms
of
our
goals
to
work
with
youth
to
do
a
crime
intervention.
And,
quite
frankly,
the
group
came
to
council
and
we
said
I
mean
you
all
said.
B
How
can
we
help
and
they
said
we
need
a
facility
and
staff
went
to
work
on
it,
and
this
facility
became
available
in
a
community
that
has
historical
black
links
and
linkages
and
and
and
looked
at
this
as
a
true
win-win,
not
only
for
the
community
and
the
non-profit.
D
I
vividly
remember
that
conversation
and
the
ask
being
ways
to
partner
our
funding
in
space
and
I.
Think
it's
simultaneously
true
that
we
need
to
partner
on
those
things
as
the
way
that
we
can
partner
and
also
true
that
there's
scarcity
perpetuated
in
our
community
and
that
there's
more
need
and
we
have
a
longer
way
to
go.
B
H
So,
first
of
all,
thank
you,
I
think
everybody
to
piggyback
off
what
was
said
in
2020.
A
D
I
guess
I
do
have
one
question
that
might
be
able
to
be
answered
before
we
get
to
the
council
level,
and
that
is
the
conversation
that
we
had
today
about
parking
and
capacity
for
the
programming.
Is
there
anything
that
we're
missing
and
being
able
to
use
the
space
or
the
conversation
we're
having.
J
Actually,
no
I
think
the
team
has
done
a
wonderful
job
of
allowing
us
to
know
step
by
step
is
happening,
it
was
readily
available,
and
so
we
have
already
covered
those
basis
itself.
Thank.
D
C
N
Good
morning,
mayor
and
Council,
Jess,
Foster,
sanitation,
division
manager
and
public
works.
I
am
just
here
to
give
you
a
quick
update
on
a
pilot
interim
program
that
we're
calling
the
purple
bag
program,
and
so
the
goals
of
this
program
are
one
to
provide
our
unsheltered
community
members
with
a
waste
disposal
option
and
two
to
help
reduce
litter
that
we're
seeing
in
our
community.
N
Some
form
of
what
Seattle
is
doing,
we
are
doing
a
temporary
we're,
calling
it
pilot
interim
program
because
right
now,
Hayak
and
the
Outreach
and
encampment
Response
Group
is
working
on
more
robust,
encampment
response,
Solutions
and
service
provision.
This
is
a
program
that
we
can
start
this
afternoon
with
very
little
resources
and
will
hopefully
have
an
impact.
N
So
basically,
the
way
it's
going
to
work
is
City
staff
who
are
regularly
interacting
with
unhoused
individuals
during
the
course
of
their
daily
work,
as
well
as
our
Outreach
providers
that
we
partner
with
as
they
as
they
meet
people,
or
they
go
into
encampments.
They're
able
to
offer
these
bags
to
folks
and
say:
hey.
N
So
we
did
take
this
to
Hayak
to
the
Outreach
and
encampment
Response
Group
and
talk
to
them
about
that.
There's.
You
know:
community
outreach
providers,
city
and
county
staff
and
community
members
there
they're
all
very
supportive
of
it
and
again
I'm
just
reiterating
that
this
is
an
interim
approach
to
do
something
immediately.
While
we
work
on
a
more
robust
solution
to
these
issues,
why
purple
bags?
So
you
mentioned
that
other
municipalities
are
doing
it
also.
N
We
do
have
unhoused
community
members
who
may
store
their
personal
belongings
in
black
trash
bags,
and
so
this
helps
us
to
you
know
identify
that
is
trash
and
we
should
take
it,
and
so
we
can
be
a
little
more
careful
make
sure
we're
not
taking
someone's
personal
belongings
and
while
we
certainly
encounter
biohazards
or
sharps
throughout
our
community
and
while
not
all
encampment
trash
is
a
biohazard.
There
is
some
potential
for
that
material
to
end
up
in
these
bags.
N
A
Does
this
need
to
come
to
council
for
a
vote,
or
you
all
can
just
move
ahead
for
this?
We.
N
I
am
prepared
to
distribute
some
purple
bags
this
afternoon
when
I
go
into
the
fields.
Okay,.
A
Program
actually,
when
we
were
doing
the
point
in
time
count.
My
group,
we
were
discussing
this
model
used
and
other
well
I
knew
about
Seattle,
who
else
I'm
sure.
K
K
I
know
you
said
you
were
dropped,
those
off
at
different
homeless
communities
and
things
like
that
I'm
just
wondering
I.
How
does
the
public
play?
Can
the
public
play
a
role
in
that
as
to
supposed
to,
as
opposed
to
maybe
asking
for
purple
bags
themselves
if
they
want
to
do
cleanups
and
leave
these
bags
on
the
side
of
road
or
pick
up?
How
would
that
work
and.
N
We
have
alternative
ways
for
our
community
members
to
participate
in
litter
cleanup.
Like
typically,
we
wouldn't
ask
community
members
to
go
into
a
homeless
encampment
to
do
cleanup,
but
we
do
partner
with
Asheville
GreenWorks,
so
people
can
get
supplies
from
Asheville
GreenWorks
like
bags,
vests
Pickers
and
do
community
litter
cleanups
and
we're
also
doing
another
Asheville
spring
sweep
in
in
April.
So
community
members
are
always
welcome
to
contact
sanitation
or
reach
out
to
Asheville
GreenWorks
if
they
want
to
do
a
cleanup.
K
K
Though
we
put
those
in
a
homeless
place,
so
they
can.
Actually,
you
know
I'm
just
wondering
if
the
public,
if
there's
some
way,
that
they
could
to
utilize
these
bags
and,
to
put
you
know,
trash
in
on
the
side
of
the
road
for
pickup,
like.
D
If
they,
just
if
I,
if
I
might
say
my
experience,
cleaning
up
with
Asheville
GreenWorks
is
they
have
a
actual
Greenworks
has
a
a
bag
that
flips
sides
so
that
it's
trash
and
wine
and
recycling
in
the
other
and
the
goal
is
to
reduce
recycling
from
the
waste
stream.
But
if
you
just
have
a
plastic
bag,
that's
black,
because
I
think
that
also
was
curious
about
that.
You're
saying
that
some
folks
may
use
that
as
like
a
water
barrier
for
their
personal
belongings.
N
Correct
we're
trying
to
use
these
purple
bags
specifically
for
unsheltered
individuals
who
don't
have
any
other
method
to
dispose
of
their
waste.
We
do
have
other
bags
that
we
can
provide
to
community
members
who
want
to
pick
up
regular
trash
on
the
side
of
the
road
and
those
may
be
clear
bags
or
like
the
orange
style
dot
bags,
and
we
can
provide.
D
I,
wonder,
though,
because
some
folks
may
have
that
same
question,
is
there
a
way
for
us
like
in
a
press
release?
Might
it
be
beneficial
to
point
to
our
Partnerships
for
that
do
neighborhood,
pickups
I
know
there's
four
in
my
neighborhood
that
are
coming
up
this
year.
If
we're
doing
a
spring
sweep,
are
we
doing
it
city
wide?
Is
there
like
a
plan
to
coordinate.
F
D
D
I
wonder
maybe
this
is
part
of
it
if
let's
say
that
somebody's
walking
past
a
busy
area
and
they
see
a
purple
bag,
is
there
something
the
public
should
do
like
an
Asheville
app
to
make
sure
it
gets
picked
up.
N
If
they
want
to
put
in
an
Asheville,
app
or
email
or
call
us
we'll
collect
it,
but
our
folks
are
out
on
the
streets
every
single
day,
and
so
we
definitely
know
if
we,
when
we
see
it
to
collect
it,
but
if
they
want
to
report
it,
if
it
sat
there
longer,
then
they
think
it
should.
Then
they
can
report
it.
B
Okay
and
I
just
wanted
to
commend
Public,
Works
and
Jess,
in
particular,
for
the
proactive
way
that
they
are
trying
to
address
this
issue
with
interim
Solutions
and
long-term
Solutions,
and
luckily
we
have
a
little
bit
of
funding
I
think
we
can
get
a
bit
more
aggressive
in
terms
of
the
the
cleanup
and
I
know.
This
is
a
huge
issue
for
Council,
as
well
as
for
the
community,
and
so
we
are.
We
are
kind
of
taking
baby
steps,
but
that
I
think
with
their
leadership,
we're
going
to
get
there
thanks.
Jess.
I
B
M
The
key
takeaways
is
a
variety
of
volumetric
rate.
Structures
are
used
by
Water
Systems
in
the
state.
Asheville
rate
structure
is
most
similar
to
Hendersonville
and
High
Point
actual
customer
costs
are
highly
competitive
and
affordable
to
lock
systems
and
the
cost
of
service
survey
is
underway
and
should
provide
a
more
thorough
assessment
of
the
rate
structure
and
if
any
changes
are
recommended,
they
will
be
considered
for
physical
year
25.
M
Reviewed
rate
structures
for
12
other
Water
Systems
in
North,
Carolina
and
South
Carolina,
and
we'll
look
for
the
following
information:
tiered
versus
flat
rates,
differential
rates
by
customer
class
or
geography,
an
organization
of
tiered
or
differential
rates
who
what
usage
gets
discount,
and
this
is
a
slide,
and
this
information
is
meant
to
compare
rate
structures
and
how
the
rates
differentiated
between
customer
types-
and
it's
not
meant
to
compare
actual
customer
cost,
as
the
volume
of
water
per
tier
varies
significantly
per
system.
M
A
M
Are
you
guys
it's
a
lot
of
information?
We're
going
to
stay
here
for
a
minute
carries
non-residential
rate
also
includes
the
multi-family
multi-family,
multiple
unit
dwellings,
the
staff
also
research
race
structures
for
Concord
Wilmington,
which
is
Cape
Fear
public
utility,
Winston-Salem,
Forsyth,
County
and
Greenville
South
Carolina
and
these
systems
do
not
differentiate
volumetric
rates
based
on
customer
type,
the
following
system
charged
differential
rates
to
inside
limits
and
outside
limits,
which
could
be
inside
City,
Limits,
County
boundaries
and
those
type
things.
A
M
M
So
the
the
first
rate
on
there
is
a
set
use
of
of
water,
and
it
can
be
we'll
we'll
say
like
eight
to
ten
CCF,
then,
as
their
usage
goes
up.
A
F
A
I
mean
that's
really
am
I,
not
supposed
to
say
that
that's
really
what
you
do
it
I
mean
we'd
lose
a
lot
of
money
if
we
did
it
to
your
system,
because
we
have
so
many
people
that
don't
use
I
think
our
average
usage
is
on
the
low
side
for
residential.
M
D
A
B
H
A
D
Yeah
this,
if
we
had
I'm
realizing,
we
may
not.
This
answer
may
be
on
the
next
slide,
but
it
doesn't
tell
the
whole
story
of
like
what
the
impact
is
of
these
differential
rates,
like
is
it
60
of
fayetteville's
water
rate
is
residential
or
non-residential
like
yeah.
This
is
great.
This
is.
This
definitely
adds
to
my
understanding,
so
thank
you
for
this
I
would
love
to
see
this
sent
to
the
full
Council,
so
we
can
look
at
it
not
just
on
the
screen
which.
M
A
M
It's
a
cost
to
service
survey,
so
we're
looking
at
all
rates
and
fees.
Tap
fees
is
an
example
of
one
of
those
that
we're
looking
at
that
hasn't
been
adjusted
in
several
years
and
we've
expanded
the
scope
of
what
the
consultant's
doing
for
us
to
look
at
the
rates
too.
A
Whatever
we
call
it
now
so
it'd
be
interesting
to
see
I
mean
because
you
could
have
a
city
that
seems
to
charge
a
lot
less
on
the
user
side,
but
they
have
a
higher
Capital
fee.
So
then
result
is
the
bill.
Is
I
mean
because
people
pay.
H
F
K
A
To
it
sounds
like
we
got
to
have
the
study
done,
but
it
would
be
appropriate
for
the
for
finance
to
really
work
this
through
once
it's
time
to
get.
M
Good
here
yeah,
so
the
results
most
peer
systems
have
differential
on
tier
rate
structures
that
charge
a
lower
initial
rate
to
residential
customers.
Increase
rates
for
higher
usage
charge
at
higher
higher
irrigation
differential
than
we
do
here
in
Asheville.
Asheville
structure
is
most
similar
to
Henderson
and
high
point,
which
are
Henderson,
definite,
Bill,
definitely
and
and
High
Point,
pretty
close
neighbors.
We
charge
lower
rates
for
non-residential
usage
and
disc,
decreased
rates
or
costs
for
higher
users
and.
M
Results
continue:
nine
out
of
ten
Benchmark
systems
charge
a
higher
rate
to
customers
outside
of
geographical
limits.
Like
a
speaking
about
earlier
City
Limits
County
boundaries,
those
kind
of
things
then
customers
in
the
inside
of
them
and
of
course,
Asheville
is
not
permitted
to
charge
this
type
of
difficulture
rate,
and
it's
due
to
the
Sullivan
acts,
which
I'll
point
out
that
Sullivan
acts
only
apply
to
Asheville.
D
M
M
Water
Resources
had
nearly
60
700
customer
accounts
that
soon
consume
7.7,
Centrum
cubic
feet
of
water
and
all
the
all
these
are
in
cubic
feet
or
or
Central
cubic
feet.
So
you
can
see
the
breakdown
single
family
residential
is
the
bulk
of
our
our
customer
base.
With
a
little
over
53
about
53
and
a
half
thousand
multi-family
makes
up
just
under
2
000
commercials.
M
Just
under
five,
we
have
11
manufacturing
accounts
and
those
can
be
you
know,
one
manufacturing
plant
can
have
one
more
than
one
meter,
so
this
is
actually
meter
counts
here
that
we're
looking
at
as
far
as
accounts,
717
irrigation
accounts
and
eight
wholesale
accounts.
Now
we
have
three
wholesale
customers,
and
some
of
those
have
multiple
multiple
meters.
I
built
more
forest,
for
example,
has
three
Three
Delivery
meters
there
I.
D
A
M
D
One
of
the
things
that
I
I-
this
is
really
helpful
too.
One
of
the
things
that
I
think
the
conversation
around
why
smart
or
strong
Town
development
is
so
important.
Is
that
with
the
multi-family
residential,
you
can
serve
a
lot
of
people
with
less
infrastructure,
not
just
The
Upfront
cost,
but
the
long-term
cost
of
Maintenance.
So
where?
Where
would
someone
that's
just
like
reviewing
this
information
with
us?
Water
was
a
lot
of
attention
at
the
end
of
the
year
and
the
beginning
of
the
year
right.
D
M
D
So
this
is
that
part
of
that
underground
infrastructure
that
you
know
doesn't
get
attention
until
it's
failing,
but
when
we,
when
we
allow
like
sprawl
to
happen,
that
means
we
have
to
have
to
move
people
farther
away.
So
it's
not
just
the
stuff.
We
see
above
ground
like
housing,
tree
canopy,
Transit
service.
It's
also
these
water
lines
that
have
to
be
maintained
for
the
Long,
Haul
sure.
M
As
far
as
next
steps
we
mentioned
earlier,
the
cost
of
service
survey,
that's
underway.
We
hope
to
have
that
completed
by
early
fall
and
we'll
include
recommendations
on
structure
of
the
rate
model
and
fy25.
Part
of
the
plan
is,
is
when
the
when
it's
completed
and
ready?
Is
we
plan
to
come
back
to
the
policy,
finance
and
HR
committee
with
a
consultant
to
do
a
presentation?
Hopefully
late,
fall
to
help
share
those
findings.
M
For
now,
we
recommend
approving
the
proposed
fees
for
fy24
to
cover
existing
operations
and
implant
enhancements
again.
The
key
takeaways
from
this
is
a
variety
of
volumetric
rate.
Structures
are
used
by
Water
Systems
in
the
state
structure
is
most
similar
to
Hendersonville
and
High
Point
actual
customer
costs
are
highly
competitive
and
affordable
compared
to
lock
systems
and
the
cost
to
serve
cost
of
service
survey
is
underway.
O
Good
afternoon,
excuse
me
I'm,
going
to
read
some
notes
that
we
got
from
Cape
and
parking
who
have
done
a
really
great
job,
coming
up
with
a
good
method
to
get
in
touch
with
folks
parking
at
the
Biltmore
garage,
and
this
is
related
to
the
two-week
approximately
two-week
delay
for
the
closure
of
the
garage
related
to
the
Moxie
hotel
construction.
So,
after
this
meeting
today
there
are
a
number
of
things
that
staff
is
going
to
do
we're
going
to
release.
Do
a
press
release
so.
N
A
B
O
Late
breaking
news,
but
yes,
there's
some
construction
delay
and
so
they've
asked
or
requested
that
there
be
another
there's
going
to
be
another
two
weeks
until
that
closure
takes
place.
So
we
it's.
O
Move
the
time
yes
correct,
and
so
a
lot
of
previous
communication
had
gone
out,
saying
that
it
was
going
to
be
happening
now.
So
we
are
going
to
have
to
amend
all
that
those
Communications
and
so
we'll
be
sending
out
press
release,
email
and
text
to
monthly
Parkers,
an
email
to
the
downtown
business
organizations,
including
the
downtown
Business
Association.
The
chamber
explore
Asheville
the
block
Etc.
O
We
will
update
the
information
on
our
website
and
we
will
have
social
media
posts
that
will
be
going
out
as
well
as
parking
services
is
going
to
be
going
door
to
door
to
many
of
the
businesses
along
Hilliard,
Lexington,
Biltmore
pack
square
at
Eagle
and
the
nearby
condos
as
well.
So
we
we
I,
think
we've
got
a
pretty
good
plan
to
get
that
information
out
and
continue
to
update
businesses
as
that
closure
happens
or
gets
closer.
D
I
guess
my
curiosity
is
around
like
what's
the
budget
impact
because
I
know
a
lot
of
businesses
and
users
had
already
made
other
plans
and
now
we're
spending
time
going
door
to
door
and
then
there's
a
deferred
timeline
which
I
kind
of
expected
was
going
to
go
farther
than
we
anticipated.
So
do
we
have
like
an
estimated
change
in
the
budget
impact?
If
not.
G
And
this
will
be
a
real,
quick
update.
As
Council
knows,
we
have
vacancies
and
currently
interims
serving
in
the
DSD
director
position,
as
well
as
the
planning
and
Urban
Design
director
position.
Both
those
recruitment
announcements
will
be
released
tomorrow,
so
you're,
one
of
the
first
to
know
that
we
expect
a
have
those
announcements
open
for
about
a
month.
So
sometime
in
late,
April,
we'll
begin
the
process
of
reviewing
applications
and
beginning
to
narrow
the
field
so
to
speak,
to
conduct
interviews.
G
So
again,
we
hopefully
we'll
have
those
interviews
happening
in
May
and
then
be
able
to
move
forward
and
have
new
directors
in
place,
certainly
by
the
time
the
new
budget's
in
place.
C
You
Ben
so
last
on
the
agenda
just
wanted
to.
Let
Council
know
that
there
is
a
lot
of
work
happening
behind
the
scenes
right
now
in
response
to
the
great
work
that
happened
at
your
March,
2nd
and
3rd
Council
Retreat.
So
you
may
recall
back
on
March
7th.
You
got
an
email
from
Nicholas
Beeman
that
Consolidated
all
the
feedback
that
was
received
throughout
the
retreat.
C
Since
that
time,
staff
has
started
working
on
looking
at
our
current
organizational
work
plan
budget
requests
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year,
potential
work
plan
items
for
the
next
fiscal
year
and
identifying,
where
there's
alignment
we're
also
taking
a
look
at
those
draft
strategic
goals
that
were
prepared
during
the
retreat,
identifying,
which
ones
can
be
Consolidated,
which
ones
are
already
operationalized,
and
so
we're
working
on.
All
of
that
behind
the
scenes
right
now.
We're
also
updating
some
of
the
visuals
to
reflect
some
of
the
changes
suggested.