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From YouTube: City Council Agenda Briefing – May 4, 2023
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Regular agenda briefing work session of the Asheville City Council.
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A
A
Er,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Asheville
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
May
4th
agenda
briefing
work
session.
All
council,
members
and
staff
are
participating.
Virtually
the
live
meeting
will
be
streamed
on
the
city's
YouTube
channel
access
through
the
YouTube
icon
on
the
front
page
of
the
city's
website
or
via
the
live
stream.
B
A
A
C
C
Deborah
appreciate
that
and
good
morning,
mayor
members
of
council
I'm
going
to
move
through
the
let's
see
the
agenda
I'm
going
to
pass
it
over
to
staff
a
couple
instances,
but
as
I
do
please
stop
me
if
you
have
any
questions
or
want
to
have
any
additional
discussions,
so
we
don't
have
any
work
sessions
on
our
meeting
on
Tuesday,
and
so
with
that
I'll
jump
right
into
the
consent
agenda.
C
A
A
Addition
of
the
control
valve
and
the
potential
replacement
of
a
12-inch
water
main
on
Sweden
Creek
Road.
All
these
improvements
to
our
water
system
will
occur
in
the
South
Buncombe
area
of
the
system
and
the
net
result
of
this
is
it
will
improve
pumping
capacities,
better
regulate
pressures
and
provide
better
control
of
inflows
and
outflows
item
C.
D
Is
an
interlop
agreement
that
continues
the
food
scrap
strap-off
program,
which
has
been
a
very
successful
collaboration
between
the
city
and
the
county,
the
environment
and
Safety
Council
committee
voted
3-0
to
recommend
approval
of
this
interlock
or,
at
this
resolution,
authorizing
the
interlock
of
agreement
consent
item
D
is
the
acceptance
of
Grant
funds
to
replace
an
antenna
on
a
fire
department.
Communications
vehicle
item
e
is
renews
an
existing
contract
for
our
rec
track.
Software
System.
This
is
the
software
that
Parks
and
Recreation
uses
to
manage
their
daily
operations.
D
So
that's
when
you
go
online
and
you
register
you
make
rentals
memberships.
All
those
types
of
services
are
managed.
The
workflow
is
managed
through
brick
track
what
this
contract
also.
B
D
B
C
The
total
work
will
be
performed
by
a
woman,
owned
subcontractors
and
finally,
city
council
did
vote
on
this
March
22nd
2022
to
move
forward
with
these
improvements.
So
this
is
just
a
culmination
of
that
into
a
Construction
contract
item.
G
is
a
design
contract
for
just
over
127
000
for
Nature
Center
for
the
Nature
Center
Gateway
project.
So
that's
just
the
design
of
features
associated
with
the
entrance
into
the
Nature
Center
item.
Eight.
Is
the
Professional
Services
contract
not
to
exceed
150
000.?
What
this
does
it
conducts
the
flood.
C
C
Again,
that's
a
important
East-West
Connection
in
the
city
that
is
prone
to
flooding
from
the
Swannanoa
River.
The
funds
for
this
study
came
from
a
golden
Lee
Foundation
grant
that
was
approved
by
Council
on
December
13
2022.
E
To
prepare
the
Reed
Creek
Greenway
extension
feasibility
study,
the
funds
for
this
study
came
from
the
French
Broad
River
NPO,
grant
that
was
approved
by
Council
on
June
10th
of
2022.
C
Item
J
is
an
agreement
in
the
amount
of
five
thousand
dollars
for
improvements
to
an
existing
traffic
signal
at
the
intersection
of
Swan
swannano,
River,
Road
and
bleachery
Boulevard,
and
these
improvements
are
associated
with
the
Swannanoa
River
Greenway
project.
That's.
E
E
C
F
And
I'm
going
to
hand
off
to
him
or
Endeavor
to
talk
about
that
item
in
a
little
more
detail,
yeah
I'm
going
to
ask
Chris
to
speak
to
that
particular
agenda
item.
What
what
I
hope
thank
you
Council
will
receive
this
information
in
terms
of
just
the
study
recommendations.
Staff
will
not
be
making
any
type
of
recommendation
about
next
steps
other
than
to
further
discuss.
D
Ask
for
any
type
of
of
action
for
counseling
may
even
be
a
consideration
if
you
know
referred
this
study
to
a
committee
for
further
discussion,
so
Chris
I'll
I'll
turn
over
to
you
to
just
give
you
for
you
to
give
the
highlights
of
recommendations
and
I.
Believe
Sage
is
raised
Sirhan
as
well
sure
just
real
quickly.
I'll
say
that
continuing
to
a
committee,
while
it
sounds
great,
there
probably
won't
be
time.
I
understand
this
item,
we'll
go
to
a
vote
of
those
founding
members
by
the
end
of
the
month.
D
We
could
request
from
them
a
more
time
if
that's
what
the
council
decides
absolutely
and
I
would
support
such
thank
you
man
good
morning,
councilmember
Turner
is
right.
It's
definitely
going
to
go
to
a
vote.
Sooner
than
later,
we
could
certainly
ask-
and
we
already
did
once
to
delay
the
votes
and
I.
Don't.
F
Know
if
we'd
be
able
to
delayed
or
not
as
we're
25
of
the
total
votes
than
the
founding
member
but
yeah.
The
sports
commission
update,
is
simply
that
just
an
update
of
the
findings
of
the
consultant
report
that
was
initiated
by
the
founding
members
last
summer,
which
the
founding
members,
the
UNC
Asheville
Buncombe
County
city
of
Asheville
and
the
tourism
Development
Authority.
F
Instead
I'll
just
we'll
just
overview.
The.
E
E
All
right
well,
thank
you
and
I'll,
see
you
on
Tuesday
thanks
Chris.
Thank
you
Chris,
okay,
so
this
is
Kim
I
guess,
I
do
have
a
couple
questions
when
I
went
to
the
sports
commission
meeting
last
at
the
Civic
Center,
where
the
presentation
was
made,
which
I'd
hope
we
might
have
some
more
information
today,
one
of
the
things
that
I
took
away
from
that
is,
we
could
phase
the
recommendations.
I
realized
that
would
require
input
from.
C
Us,
and
also
hopefully
other
founding
members,
but
one
of
the
recommendations
would
be
to
add
more
members
which
I
feel
like
could
build
trust
with
the
community
on
this
important
decision.
There
were
some
concerns
from
the
rather
large
group
in
attendance
that
that
could
be
a
positive
step.
Are
we
approaching
that
I
feel
like
asking
for
more
time
and
sending
it
to
a
committee
could
be
part
of.
B
What
that
could
look
like,
so
we
could
have
a
conversation
with
the
county
and
the
other
members
yeah
there
I
would
say
a
fair
thing
is
that
everything
is
on
the
table
right
now.
These
are
only
recommendations.
It's
nothing
that
we're
100
moving
forward
with,
although
like
councilmember
Turner
mentioned
it's,
a
vote
is
theoretically
imminent
on
accepting
these
recommendations,
but
one
of
them
was
to
expand
the
founding
member
board
from
four
to
seven
members.
B
So
I
would
say
key
talking
points
are
or
discussion
points.
Are
you
know?
What
are
those
extra
member
seats
look
like
and
what
type
of
member
of
the
community
are?
They?
B
Some
of
the
recommendations
were
like
Economic
Development
leader
in
the
community
or
the
leader
of
the
Advisory
Board
I
would
suggest
personally
like
there
should
be
somebody
from
the
healthcare
industry
in
there
because
we're
talking
about
sports
and
youth
sports,
so
it
has
Health
ties
but
anything's
on
the
table
and
any
ideas,
I
think
are
on
the
table
and
there
are
some
listening
sessions
that
the
County's
running
point
on
that
are
scheduled
on
May
18th
in
the
morning.
B
So
there's
opportunity
for
more
input
to
come
in
there
and
I've,
been
speaking
with
the
TV
PDA,
almost
daily
in
the
sports
Commission
in
the
county.
As
far
as
trying
to
figure
out
a
good
middle
ground
solution
that
feels
really
good
for
all
parties
involved,
so
hearing
that
we
could
ask
for
more
time
and
that
we
could
send
it
to
advisory.
We
also
could
align
that
with
wanting
to
participate
in
the
listening
sessions
and
to
be
able
to
respond.
This
is
a
potentially
a
really
big
decision
for
the
future.
G
A
An
economic
development
concern,
but
also
programming
for
our
youth.
If
we
move
away
from
some
of
the
smaller
Grassroots
events
that
have
directly
included
our
youth,
that
would
be
unfortunate
and
I.
Don't
know
if
that's
the
goal,
but
I
do
think
a
goal.
That's
also
a
recommendation
is
updating
the
bylaws.
So,
of
course
no
one's
going
to
be
super
excited
about
like
Yay,
let's
update
bylaws,
but
we
have
a
history
of
you
know:
making
these
decisions
really
quickly,
instead
of
really
getting
buy-in.
A
I,
don't
know
which
Advisory
Group
we
would
send
this
to
other
than
maybe
the
Civic
Center
commission,
just
because
our
group
Works
directly
with
the
sports
commission
and
sports
commission
events,
often
but
I'm,
not
sure.
As
far
as
a
council
committee,
which
one
would
make
sense,
seems
like
maybe
Economic
Development
planning,
Economic
Development
and
also
if
we
had
active
like
robust,
Parks
and
Rec
Advisory.
D
Just
real
quick,
sorry
I
can't
be
on
camera
I'm
in
the
middle
of
a
work
site,
but
first
of
all
Kim.
Thank
you
for
leaning
in
on
this
issue
and
Chris
for
all
you've
been
doing
I.
Think
you're
right.
That
ped
is
probably
the
most
logical,
related
committee.
D
I
would
love
to
think
that
we
could
get
some
more
time.
However,
I
do
you
know
like
Chris
said
we're.
Just
25
I
represent
one
of
the
votes,
so
then
we
may
not
get
it,
but
I
certainly
welcome
having
a
broader
discussion.
Tim
is
right.
This
has
a
large
impact
in
the
community
and
for
those
listening
that
may
not
be
sure
what
we're
talking
about
this
organization.
D
This
nonprofit
is
12
years
old
and
it
was
founded
by
a
county
commissioner
and
a
city
council
person
at
the
time
and
took
on
these
other
Partnerships
of
the
TDA
and
the
UNCA.
So
it
is
something
that
came
from
our
our
own
doing
and
that's
why
I've
been
so
concerned
and
wanting
to
bring
it
back
to
us
if
it
were
to
cease
to
exist.
We
need
to
be
involved
in
that
decision.
D
The
community
needs
to
know
more
about
it,
so
I'm,
all
in
favor,
of
slowing
things
down
and
trying
to
get
more
input
on
the
table
and
more
feedback.
More
ideas,
sorry
about
the
noise
and
I'll,
do
my
best
to
support
that
family
members,
especially
thinking
about
just
because
of
the
investment
and
the
agreements
we
just
made
around
McCormick
field
and
the
use
of
our
public
facility
as
we're
having
conversations
about
the
future
of
Thomas
Wolfe.
For
example,
doing
some
of
that
resource
mapping
is
important
and
throwing
our
Sports
Commission
in
the
recycle
bin.
D
A
representative
from
UNC
Asheville,
a
representative
from
the
TDA
and
one
County,
Commissioner
and
Sage,
is
our
representative.
E
E
B
B
So
could
we
could
we
work
together
with
them
on
that
and
just
send
out?
You
know
Communications
on
our.
F
F
I
might
lean
on
council
member
Turner,
but
I
actually
don't
know
if
they're
like
fully
open
to
the
public
listening
sessions,
I
believe
it's
just
for
the
sports
commission
board
and
the
TDA
board
yeah.
It's
that's
my
understanding.
F
This
came
from
my
request
for
both
of
the
boards
of
the
TDA
and
the
sports
commission
to
sit
in
a
room
together
which
they
have
yet
to
do,
and
it's
an
interesting
situation
because
I'm,
just
one
of
the
votes
and
the
answer
on
the
request
for
both
boards
to
sit
together
was
a
no
from
the
TDA
board.
So
now
I
think
some
executive
committee
members
have
been
invited
to
the
listening
session,
but
Chris
is
correct.
F
It's
not
very
clear.
It's
not
clearly
said
either
way.
I
did
see
that
abl
Watchdog
posted
the
listening
session
date
and
time,
so
maybe
people
will
show
up
and
I
could
inquire
and
see
if
they're,
you
know
interested
in
being
open
to
the
public
as
just
one
quarter
of
the
votes.
I,
don't
know
what
that
response
is,
but
I
could
follow
up
with
everyone,
but
so
there
may
not
be
an
opportunity
for
like
public
comment
or
anything
like
that.
It
would
truly
be
an
opportunity
to
hear
the
discussion
right
right.
F
Yeah.
The
sports
commission
board
found
out
about
this
study
and
this
potential
just
you
know
a
week
ago.
So
this
will
be
their
first
time
to
really
give
us
some
feedback.
F
And
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
get
any
Partners
to
agree
to
just
give
us
a
little
bit
more
time.
The
city
and
particularly
the
mayor
council,
an
opportunity
to
digest
the
recommendations
and
and
hopefully
move
forward
with
those
that
we
feel
you
all
feel
from
an
actionable
perspective,
are
most
appropriate
and
has
the
most
positive
Community
benefit
for
us.
C
Just
in
the
process
of
things,
I
know
that
we
had
had
a
ped
scheduled
meeting
on
Monday,
but
that's
been
canceled
and
I.
Don't
know
if
that's
just
availability,
but
if
we're
trying
to
have
as
much
conversation
as
possible
and
we're
concerned
about
extending
the
timeline
of
putting
that
back
on
the
calendar
be
possible
and
having
a
ped.
H
H
Do
you
see
what
I'm
saying
I
mean
so
I
I
guess
I
would
want
to
understand
what
process
on
on
on
the
city
Side
would
be
would
be
able
to
be
productive
when
it
when
it
comes
to
the
founding
member
votes
decision
and
again
there's.
Apparently
these
four
votes
they
get
to
make
the
decision.
Only
one
of
them
is
a
city
council
representative,
so
I
I.
G
What's
the
what
here
like
is
I'm
a
guessing,
because
folks
are
asking
for
more
time:
it's
because
they
don't
fully
love
the
recommendation
at
hand
and
so
look
we're
all
on
a
call
right
now.
We
could
just
start
talking
about
it,
love
it
or
understand
it,
and
so,
in
terms
of
just
the
extent
of
the
the
document
or
the
recommendations,
and
maybe
there's
enough
information,
that's
been
out
there
that
you
all
know
what
the
recommendations
are.
G
I
think
the
benefit
may
be
again
for
you
all
to
have
an
opportunity
to
understand
what
the
recommendations
are,
so
that
sage
has
and
say
that'll
mean
to
talk
for
you
or
on
your
behalf
that
you
have
a
comfort
level,
that
you
are
representing
truly
representing
the
desires
and
wishes
of
the
council
right,
and
that's
that
that
was
my
only
concern
in
terms
of
having
a
little
bit
more
thorough
discussion
of
the
matter.
B
I
would
note
that
there
are
with
the
recommendation
that
the
sports
commission
go
under
the
hospice
of
the
TDA
I,
think
that
was
shocking
here
in
Asheville
one
because
it
has
been
independent
for
12-ish
years
and
throughout
the
process
of
this
consultant
report
and
the
consultant
was
in
the
community
and
did
public
Outreach.
He
consistently
stated
that
he
was
like
an
independent,
Sports
commission
guy
and
he
felt
like.
H
That
was
the
best
thing
for
sports
commissions,
and
that
was
where
he
thought
it
was
going,
and
then
the
recommendation
did
not
suggest
that.
So
there
was
a
lot
of
shock
and
awe
when
that
happened,
and
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
pros
and
cons
to
moving
the
sports
commission
underneath
the
cdb
there's
also
a
lot
of
pros
and
cons
of
keeping
it
out
of
the
CVB,
but
I
think
it's
something
like
70
percent
of
cvbs
or
70
of
sports
commissions
throughout
the
country
are
inside
CBDs.
So
it
is
not
incredibly
abnormal.
H
It's
just
different
for
us
and
trying
to
completely
understand
like
what
that
structure
is,
and
why
is
key
and
there's
a
lot
of
key
questions
as
far
as
like.
What's
the
cvb's
vision
for
the
budget
for
the
sports
commission
who's
going
to
take
risk
on
what
the
events
are
that
the
sports
commission
produces,
which
are
like
predominantly
in
our
facilities,
so
if
they're
not
taking
risk
someone
has
to-
and
it's
not
it's
not
like.
H
That's
a
weird
thing
for
us
at
Paris,
like
we
take
risk
occasionally
on
events,
but
we
just
historically
haven't
had
to
on
the
sporting
events.
So
these
are
just
things
that
should
be
considered
and
should
be
talked
about.
Sorry,
council,
member
roommate,
Rooney
you've
had
an
area
for
a
while
yeah
I,
just
I'm
glad
that
you
jumped
in
because
that
those
were
some
of
the
questions
that
I
was
just
imagining
that
if
someone
was
tuning
in
right
now,
it
might
be
really
confused
as
what
in
the
world
we're
talking
about,
and
so
for.
H
One
of
the
things
that
has
come
to
my
attention
is
not
only
that
it.
This
decision
was
made
to
start.
H
12
years
ago,
but
some
of
the
things
that
I've
learned
through
paying
to
this
attention
to
this
process,
thanks
to
council
member
Turner
in
the
past
couple
months,
is
that
we're
talking
about
literally
folding,
our
Sports
commission
and
and
betting
it
underneath
our
CVB
or
PDA,
and
so
it
means
essentially
growing
that
tda's
role
in
our
community
and
I
think
because
of
the
conversation
that
we're
having
today
and
the
questions
that
I
have
now
that
Chris
is,
you
know
talking
about
it's
not
uncommon,
but
it
is
a.
H
It
is
a
decision
we
need
to
make
as
a
community.
We
just
literally
haven't
had
enough
time
to
have
that
big
of
a
discussion,
and
it
does.
It
feels
a
little
opaque
to
me
and
I'm,
not
even
sure,
if
I
I
fully
understand
it.
So
that's
why
I'm
asking
and
hopefully
others
will
ask
for
us
to
take
this
to
ped.
H
Well,
we're
gonna
get
a
full
Council
presentation
on
it
if
I,
if
that
ped
wants
to
hear
it
again
hear
it
in
addition
to
the
full
cup,
but
whatever
you
guys
decide,
but
we
are
going
to
hear
a
full
presentation
on
this
Tuesday
from
Chris
and
Chris
I
think
it
would
be
I'm
sure
your
presentation
is
going
to
be
really
really
thorough,
but
it
would
be
very
helpful
for
for
us
to
understand
the
scope
of
what
the
sports
commission
does.
H
There's
been
a
lot
of
the
language
around
this,
and
the
description
is
a
little
bit
confusing
to
me,
because
the
TDA
will
say
things
like
Sports
unleash.
Sports
travel
is
a
third
of
all
travelers
and
that
may
be,
but
that's
not
Sports
commission
event.
Sports.
Commission
events
are
so
calm
and
gymnastics
and
cheer
right
and
and
wrestling
all
at
the
Civic
Center.
It
is
not
you
know
baseball.
H
It
is
not
pro
soccer,
it's
not
a
bunch
of
you
know,
so
it's
not
every
sporting
event
that
happens
in
Asheville
and
Buckland
County,
not
not
even
close,
the
majority
of
which,
though,
do
happen
in
the
Civic
Center,
so
I
mean
we're.
H
Obviously,
pretty
intertwined
in
this,
this
commission
I
will
just
say
when
the
sports
commission
was
started
in
2010,
there
was
a
lot
of
tension
around
the
funding
part
of
it,
and-
and
it
was
a
little
bit
of
a
like-
why
should
the
city
and
county
have
to
put
up
funding
for
the
sports
commission?
We
have
this
room
tax,
which
is
now,
of
course,
in
excess
of
40
million
dollars
a
year.
Why.
A
Isn't
it
fully
funding
something
like
the
sports
commission
and
and
so
right
now
annually
the
city
provides
forty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
I
think
is
the
number
for
the
sports
commission
but
of
course,
hosts
the
bulk
of
the
events
at
Harris,
so
just
to
I'm,
so
I'm
glad
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
presentation
I'm.
If
ped
wants
to
take
this
on
too
I
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
what
Chris's
schedule
is
like,
but.
H
And
and
again,
I
think
we
have
to
maybe
wait
until
we
hear
from
those
other
findings
members
there
if
we're
going
to
get
additional
time,
otherwise
I
think
say's
gonna
have
to
go
okay,
so
maybe
we'll
Circle
back,
maybe
during
the
course
of
this
meeting
schedule
here
right
and
if
we
don't
hear
back
today,
we'll
we'll
try
again
communicate
with
you
all
before
the
end
of
the
week
for
sure
and
I
can
maybe
adjust
my
presentation,
I
guess
I
would
ask
councilmember
Oldman
like
I
was
really
high
level
and
she
got
to
see
a
preview
at
the
Civic
Center
Commission,
because
I
was
truly
just.
H
A
I
can,
as
Chris
is
saying
at
the
Civic
Center
Commission
on
Tuesday.
We
heard
a
presentation
and
that
commission
includes
folks
from
the
TDA
and
from
the
sports
commission.
So
we
had
a
really
really
nice
conversation
and
the
biggest
thing
from
your.
A
That
that.
H
Wasn't
there
that
I've
had
to
like
go
into
the
huddle
up
reports
is
the
why?
Behind
the
strategy,
because
you
know
the
high
level
conversation
out,
that
I've
just
been
hearing
out
in
the
community
and
in
the
Press-
is
that
the
recommendation
is
about
financial
sustainability
and
I.
Just
didn't
I've
had
to
do
a
lot
more
work
on
that
to
look
into
it.
That's
fine!
We
all
do
our
homework.
We
all
read
up
on
this
stuff,
but
I
think
getting
into
some
of
that
would
be
helpful
if
possible.
H
I
know
that
that
might
also
have
some
subjectiveness
to
it,
but
I
think
the.
Why?
Behind
the
strategy
and
a
big
question
I
had
asked
at
the
Civic
Center
Commission,
because
I
was
similar
to
like
you
were
saying:
councilman
Roney,
it's
kind
of
like
the
process
like
what
is
this
about
and
I
was
like.
What's
the
problem
we're
trying
to
fix
and
both
folks.
E
Who
are
there
from
the
TDA
and
from
the
sports
commission
we're
both
really
clear
like
it's
not
that
there's
a
problem,
that's
trying
to
be
fixed,
it's
kind
of
this
idea
of
the
potential
to
scale
up
the
impact
of
the
sports
commission
by
leveraging
not
having
to
fundraise
for
their
own
payroll
administrator.
You
know
just
like
having
back
of
the
house
support
and
connection
to
bigger
strategy,
and
so
that
was
like
the
first
scratch
towards,
like
okay,
I
understand
a
little
bit
of
the.
Why?
E
But
I've
been
hearing
more
about
the
concern
than
the
the
purpose
behind
why
this
export
consultant
said
that
so
I
think
that
is
really
helpful
for
us,
because
I
don't
think
it's
really
a
clear-cut
choice
in
my
mind
yet
and
I'm
still
doing
listening
and
reading,
but
I
think
if
you
could
provide
some
of
the
here's,
the
actual
recommendation.
Here's
the
rationale.
This
expertise
said
this:
here's
some
of
that
backstory!
That's
context.
E
I
I
Here,
I
have
a
quick
question
for
you:
I've
gotten
one
response:
the
room
that
is
reserved
at
the
county
building
is
small
and
not
meant
for
a
larger
group.
So
the
first
question
will
be:
could
we
move
the
meeting
to
somewhere
larger?
If
so?
So
maybe
we
have
a
space
but
I'll
I'll
chat
with
staff
over
that
during
the
meeting
and
hopefully
have
more
information
about
the
end.
I
I
Okay,
I'm
going
to
keep
moving
through
the
agenda
next
under
presentations
and
reports.
We
have
the
city
managers
report
and
we
have
two
items
under
that
for
this
meeting.
The
first
is
an
update
on
the
point
in
time
count
and
we'll
have
Emily
ball
there
to
present
and
she's
going
to
review
results
from
the
January
2023
point
in
time.
Count
and
she'll
also
provide
a
status
update
on
the
work
of
Hayak
to
implement
the
recommendations
from
the
National
Alliance
to
in
homelessness.
I
Thank
you
Ben
good
morning,
everyone
so
on
Tuesday,
Chris
and
I
will
give
an
update
on
the
tourism
development
Grant
process.
The
updates
can
include
several
things.
First,
an
update
on
the
legislative
changes
that
were
made
last
year.
Second,
the
upcoming
Grant
timelines
and
third,
the
projects
the
city
will
be
focusing
on
this
year
and
upcoming
years.
I
So
just
a
brief
preview
for
you
all
this
year's
tpdf
cycle,
which
opened
on
April
12th,
the
city
is
going
to
focus
on
maintenance
needs
at
Harrah's.
In
the
second
phase
of
the
municipal
golf
course,
project
Chris
is
going
to
give
more
details
on
those
projects
on
Tuesday
on
what
those
will
entail.
I
The
Cox
avenue
project
that
was
reallocated
to
McCormick
will
be
part
of
the
lift
process
that
will
start
in
October
for
upcoming
years.
The
city
and
possible
projects
will
include
I-26,
affordable
housing
pack,
Square
infrastructure
improvements
downtown,
including
some
Ada
improvements
to
sidewalks
that
were
prioritized
and
looked
at
in
the
Gap
plan
that
you
all
approved
and
Thomas
Wolfe.
I
I
I
would
just
add
that
both
of
those
projects
are
currently
funded
and
not
a
request
for
new
money.
Harris
is
through
the
Harris
naming
rights
funds
and
our
annual
Capital
maintenance
allocation
that
we've
built
in
the
burger
a
couple
years
and
the
golf
course
city
Side
match
would
be
through
some
potential
funding
that
we
have
possibly
coming
through
a
non-profit.
And
if
that
comes
to
fruition,
we
would
move
forward.
But
if
it
does
not
come
together
through
the
summer
we'd
pool
our
application.
For
the
second
is
golf
requests.
I
I
The
city
receives
these
HUD
funding
allocations
annually
through
a
federal
formula
allocation
process.
Ms
council's
aware
of
the
cdbg
funds,
support,
Housing
and
Community
Development
activities
in
Asheville
in
the
city
limits
and
the
home
funds
support,
affordable
housing
activities
within
a
Four
County
Consortium
area.
I
Approval
of
this
annual
action
plan
allows
the
HUD
funding
to
then
be
utilized
by
Our
Community,
Partners,
For
Those
purposes
around
affordable,
Housing
and
Community
Development,
the
recommended
use
of
the
fund.
So
you
can
see
more
details
specifically
about
the
funding
recommendations
in
the
agenda.
Request
form
that's
linked
to
your
agenda
today.
This
item
has
been
considered
and
voted
on
by
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Council
committee.
C
Okay,
moving
to
Item
B:
this
is
a
text.
Amendment
kind
of
a
cleanup
item.
I
would
characterize
it
to
our
Udo
and
it
relates
to
the
open
space
amendment
that
Council
adopted
on
July
26th
of
2022
the
current
code,
the
code
that's
in
place,
incentivizes
development
projects
to
either
provide
affordable
housing
or
to
upgrade
their
stormwater
management
infrastructure,
and
and
in
doing
that,
they're
able
to
reduce
their
open
space
set-asides.
H
H
We
found
through
application
that
that
is
not
practical
for
large
existing
sites,
and
so
staff
is
recommending
to
change
exemption
for
new
expansions
or
additions
to
less
than
50
percent
of
the
existing
building
square
footage,
and
the
50
percent
aligns
with
our
ordinance
as
it
already
relates
to
when
Redevelopment
Redevelopment
of
sites
have
to
meet
full
site
compliance.
So
again
that
50
number
is
the
threshold
we
already
use
for
redevelopment.
So
what
this
really
does
is
just
aligns
the
open
space
requirements
with
that
existing
threshold.
H
A
couple
other
minor
things
that
cleans
up
some
language
around
how
we,
how
we
name
or
identify
Historic
Landmark
properties,
typically
we're
not
making
Historic
Landmark
properties.
Do
this.
These
types
of
upgrades,
the
Planning
and
Zoning
commission
heard
this
item
at
their
April
5th
meeting,
and
they
did
recommend
unanimous
approval.
The
staff
is
also
recommending
approval.
H
Actually,
that
is.
That
concludes
our
review
of
the
council
agenda
for
next
week.
Councilman
Roney
I'm,
trying
to
figure
out
where
this
thread
fits
I
know
that
the
urban
forestry
commission
has
made
recommendations
in
the
past
around
7-Eleven
and
specifically
around
open
space.
But
can
you
help
me
understand
the
balance
of?
Is
this
the
part
of
7-Eleven?
That
would
include
recommendations
for
our
advisory
boards,
or
is
this
a
different
arm
of
the
7-Eleven
review?
H
The
very
good
question-
and
this
is
that
that
same
section,
that
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
in
and
I
hope
I'm
going
to
hopefully
be
accurate
in
this?
This
particular
change
is
really
focused
in
on
the
original
work
that
the
urban
forestry
commission,
as
well
as
community
members,
worked
on,
and
it's
just
really
again
related
to
just
kind
of
how
we
trigger
stormwater
management
controls
and
open
space,
and
things
like
that.
H
I
think
that
the
forthcoming
revisions,
the
next
set
a
Believer
more
related
to
tree
preservation,
specifically,
so
not
so
not
so
Broad
and
scope
about
just
open
space,
but
more
about
like
what
are
we
doing
with
trees
and
open
space,
and
when
are
we
requiring
them
and
what
are
our
planting
standards.
E
So
that
future
item
will
connect
to
this
section,
but
in
a
different
way,
if
that
makes
sense,
it
does,
and
so
I
know
at
our
urban
forestry
commission
meeting
earlier
this
week,
our
new
Urban
Forester
Keith
did
mention.
There
were
some
changes
happening.
I
think
that
was
a
little
bit
of
a
surprise
to
members
who
are
like
wait.
Is
it
going
to
match
or
not
and.
H
So
what
I'm
hearing
is
that
there's
two
parts
yeah.
So
this
is
part
one
correct
and
those
future
changes.
I've
asked
the
the
DSD
staff
and
the
planning
staff
to
make
sure
they're
coordinating
on
that.
So
when
we
do
bring
back
a
set
of
revisions.
E
E
Okay,
then,
if
that
there
were
questions
on
that
I'm
going
to
move
to
the
council
committees
section,
my
two
committees
are
actually
canceled
for
this
month,
so
my
update's,
very
easy,
so
ped
and
boards
and
commissions
do
not
have
meetings
scheduled
in
May.
E
However,
we
probably
do
have
meetings
scheduled
for
policy
Finance,
human
resources,
hcd
and
Equity
engagement,
some
alternative
Endeavor
to
cover
policy
and
finance
and
then
I
think
Rachel
will
cover
hcd
and
equity
and
engagement,
all
righty
thank
you
Dan
and
for
finance
and
HR
committee.
We
only
have
one
item.
It
is
a
lead
request
at
Fair,
Haven,
Fair,
Haven,
sorry,
Summit
Apartments.
It
is
actually
a
development
proposal
that
you
all
are
April.
E
The
25th
approved
Housing
Trust
Fund
dollars
to
support
this
development,
and
this
is
further
request
of
support
and
it's
77
units
I
believe
the
majority
being
affordable,
and
it
is
a
proposal.
E
Only
thing
that
we
have
on
the
agenda
and
we
will
need
action.
We
apologize.
We
normally
like
to
have
more
of
a
substantive
agenda,
but
this
is
kind
of
time
sensitive
and
you
will
see
it
in
your
eight
week
calendar
that
we're
asking
for
Action
later
on
at
our
May
meeting.
E
Housing
team
is
going
to
advertise
the
solicitation
to
select
a
firm
to
update
that
2008
plan
and
the
scope
is
going
to
include
an
assessment
of
the
existing
Housing
Trust
Fund
tools
that
we
have,
including
the
housing
I'm.
Sorry
existing,
affordable
housing
tools
that
we
have,
including
the
Housing
Trust
Fund,
as
well
as
the
land
use
incentive
grant
program.
E
So
Sasha's
just
going
to
give
an
update
on
that
process.
Give
you
an
overview
of
the
schedule
and
then
talk.
I
The
second
item
on
the
agenda
is
a
review
of
a
land
use
incentive,
Grant
request
for
46
Aston,
which
is
the
Aston
Flats
micro
units
project.
There
was
a
very
detailed
review
by
the
affordable
housing
advisory
committee
and
they
actually
took
a
motion
on
this
project.
Earlier
today,
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
Committee
referred
this
to
the
affordable
housing
advisory
committee
for
review,
primarily
to
look
at
micro
housing
and
their
compliance
with
the
land,
use
incentive,
Grant
policy
and
really
want
to
thank
the
thorough
think
ahac
for
the
thorough
review
that
they
conducted.
I
It's
been
a
bit
of
a
difficult
conversation
for
ahac
to
have
because
they
have
broader
land
use
incentive.
Grant
policy
concerns,
so
it's
been
challenging
for
them
to
focus
in
on
compliance
of.
E
Of
a
two-part
motion,
so
they
of
course
want
to
recommend
the
the
review
of
the
land
use,
incentive,
Grant
policy
and
the
broader
context
and,
in
the
meantime
suggests.
I
D
Robust
conversation
during
that
meeting
regarding
the
concerns
expressed
by
the
affordable
housing
advisory
committee
with
the
compliance
of
micro
units
to
the
existing
land
use
incentive,
Grant
policy,
okay,
barring
any
questions
on
that.
The
other
committee
meeting
we
have
on
May
16th
is
the
equity
and
engagement
committee
and.
E
I
I
The
surveys
conducted
every
three
years,
so
Dow
is
just
going
to
provide
a
general
overview
of
the
standardized
questions
on
that
survey
and
is
also
going
to
be
seeking
feedback
on
some
of
the
open-ended
questions
that
are
part
of
that
survey
process.
That
was
also
going
to
provide
an
update
on
the
neighborhood
matching
grant
program.
We
are
actually
accepting
applications
currently
from
March
27th
through
May
27th,
we'll
be
accepting
applications,
and
so
Dow
is
going
to
give
an
update
on
some
of
our
existing
Awards
and
some
overview
of
upcoming
changes
to.
I
Finally,
on
the
agenda
for
May
16th
Frank
McGowan
is
going
to
provide
an
update,
along
with
representatives
from
Miller
3,
on
our
disparity
study,
just
giving
a
status
update
on
where
we
are
and
then
providing
an
overview
of.
E
E
Council
member
yeah
I
actually
just
want
to
make
a
comment
about
HPV
waiting
for
you
to
finish.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
to
point
out
counsel.
E
Okay,
if
that
concludes
our
review
of
council
committees,
we
can
move
to
the
eight-week
agenda.
Items
have
a
couple:
I
want
to
bring
your
attention
to
on
that
and
I'll
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
these.
The
the
first
and
most
important
is
the
budget.
Public
hearing
is
scheduled
for
May
23rd,
so
we're
about
to
talk
about
that,
but
that
that
would
be
the
next
meeting.
So
that's
just
around
the
corner,
so
to
speak.
E
A
couple
other
things
I
want
to
share
a
little
bit
of
information
on
is
the
South
slope
Vision
plan.
That's
that's
been
out
in
being
worked
on
for
a
long
time
now.
Actually,
we've
had
that
a
council
a
few
it
may
be
months
ago
at
this
point,
but
some
you
know
recently,
staff
is
out
working
with
the
community
we
want
to.
E
We
want
to
make
sure
we
get
that
right
before
we
bring
it
back
to
you,
so
we're
not
going
to
have
the
South
slope
Vision
plan
back
until
we
know
that
we've
we've
kind
of
closed
those
Loops
that
exist
with
the
community.
So
I
don't
have
a
definitive
timeline
on
that,
but
again
just
want
to
reiterate
that
staff
is
actively
working
on
trying
to
get
that
plan
completed.
E
Another
thing
to
be
aware
of
is
the
pack
Square
Vision
plan.
That's
another
planning
process,
that's
been
underway
for
some
time
now
and
around
the
the
pack
square
area
and
in
the
block
on
this
council's
aware,
we
recently
applied
for
funds
from
the
melon
Foundation
to
support
that
planning
effort.
I
know
that
there's
a
draft
of
that
plan.
That's
under
review
right
now
at
the
staff
level,
so
again
hoping
hoping
to
have
that
account.
A
So
sometime
in
the
next
month
or
two,
so
that's
just
underway-
and
you
want
to
make
sure
that
plan
is
accurate
and
reflects
input
and
good
practice
before
we
bring
it
forward
to
council.
And
the
last
thing
is
a
text
Amendment
and-
and
this
went
to
planning
a
zoning
commission
actually
last
night,
there
is
a
consideration
of
some
changes
to
the
requirements
for
our
neighborhood
meetings.
A
The
city
for
some
time
now
has
required
developers
to
have
neighborhood
meetings
before
they
begin
their
application
process.
So.
E
Before
things
get
to
council
for
approval,
there's
a
set
of
neighborhood
meetings
that
typically
occurs-
that's
never
been
very.
It's
never
been
codified,
very
strongly
or
very
directly.
So
one
thing
that
the
staff
has
done
and
give
a
lot
of
credit
to
the
Coalition
of
neighborhoods
are
really
leaning
in
and
pushing
on.
This
is
we're
trying
to
be
more
clear
on
the
standards
and
the
expectations
for
how
a
developer
conducts
a
neighborhood
meeting
and
how
they
share
information
and
what
what
the
expectations
are
for
that
developer.
A
A
Of
the
budget
we
hope
would
be
engineering
effective
and
the
public
hearing
I
think
you
talked
about
it
with
DM
me.
E
D
E
J
Look
at
the
budget,
we
hope
when
it's
presented
on
Tuesday.
There
won't
be
anything
that
you
surprise
about
that's
included
in
the
budget
on
Tuesday,
because
again,
Tuesday
will
be
the
formal
presentation
of
the
manager's
budget.
So
Taylor
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
bring
up
the
slot
and
we've
got
several
slides,
but
we
can
step
through
them
relatively
quickly.
J
J
I
apologize
while
we
are
getting
our
technical
things
worked
out.
Let's
just
skip
this
one
and
go
to
the
retreat
follow-up
work
session
date.
Rachel
you
want
to,
if
you're
prepared,
sure,
absolutely
So.
Based
on
the
feedback
we
received
at
the
April
25th
council
meeting,
we
are
looking
to
schedule
a
dedicated
work
session
to
work
through
your
strategic
priority
goals
and
make
sure
we've
got
those
finalized
so
that
staff
can
use
that
to
inform
our
final
organizational
work
plan
as
well
as
the
council
committee
work
plans
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year.
J
So
what
we
heard
on
the
25th
is
we
need
around
three
hours
and
just
looking
at
Calendars,
our
recommendation
from
staff
is
going
to
be
having
the
work
session
immediately
prior
to
either
the
June
13th
or
June
27th
city
council
meeting,
and
so
just
wanted
to
pull
you
all
briefly.
Regarding
what
your
preference
is.
I
know,
Maggie
sent
me
a
message
saying:
her
preference
was
June
27th
based
on
some.
J
Meetings
that
are
scheduled
on
June
13th,
but
just
wanted
to
see
if
that
three
o'clock
time
period
works
for
or
two
o'clock
time
period
works
for
council
members
on
either
June
13th
or
June
27th
council
member
Roney
I
can
do
either
of
those
and
I
want
to
respect
everyone's
time.
But
I
deeply
encourage
us
to
put
the
finishing
touches
on
our
Retreat
work
before
we
vote
on
the
budget,
and
so
if
the
13th
is
an
option,
I
think
we
should
do
it.
J
Okay
looks
like
Katie
might
be:
are
there
any
so
I'm
sorry,
Rachel
say
the
two
dates
again:
it's
the
13th
or
the
27th
of
June.
So
what
I
heard
from
council
member
Roney
June
13th?
Is
this
slated
date
for
Budget
adoption?
So
it
does
the
13th
work
for
the
majority
of
the
rest
of
council
to
potentially
have
a
two
o'clock
start
time:
I'm,
seeing
some
thumbs
up.
J
J
J
J
Okay
and
the
23rd
was
too
early.
May
23rd
was
too
early,
as
we
just
think
it'll
be
challenging
to
get
materials
prepared
and
be
able
to
have
the
facilitated
session
on
that
date,
but
we
can
certainly
work
towards
that.
If
that's
the
desire
of
council
no
I
I
don't
want
to
so
would
the
idea
be.
J
J
J
Okay,
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
all
right.
Thank
you.
Okay,
as
I
said
earlier,
these
are
kind
of
the
highlights
of
the
proposed
budget
and
again
we
are
trying
to
ensure
that
there's
no
surprise
on
May,
9th
and
manager
presents
our
budget
or
I
present.
J
So,
while
Revenue
growth
continues
especially
sales
tax,
we
identified
into
the
departmental
budget
requests
exceed
available
filing
capacity
and
what
that
means
consistently.
Every
year
we
always
don't
have
enough
to
address
all
of
the
needs.
I
don't
know
what
municipality
does,
but
this
year
it's
a
little
bit
different
in
terms
of
how
we
are
trying
to
get
to
a
a
balanced
budget
and
we're
going
to
have
to
use
fairly
good
amount
of
fund
battles
which
is
not
traditionally
what
we
have
done
in
the
past.
J
We
have
used-
maybe
a
million
two
million
so
forth,
but
we're
using
a
fairly
significant
amount.
This
year,
when
we
were
thinking
about
things
that,
if
we're
going
to
use
fund
balance,
then
what
are
the
things
in
terms
of
the
budget
requests
that
were
made
from
departments?
Should
we
be
using
a
fund
balance
on
and
trying
to
minimize
those
kind
of
ongoing
expenses,
and
so
Taylor
will
be
providing
you
with
kind.
J
J
And
as
well
as
all
of
what
we
are
trying
to
do
is
find
balance
for
in
terms
of
balancing
this
budget
this
year,
but
we
did
look
at
and
we
thought
about
a
one-time
investment
which
would
be
the
urban
Forest
Massacre
and
including
that
in
our
recommended
budget
and
I
hope
that
you
all
will
sense
that
the
Investments
that
we
are
recommending
respond
to
increase
operating
costs,
the
essential
infrastructure
that
is
needed
for
us
to
deliver
city
services,
staff
retention
and
recruitment
and
Community
safety
needs
Tim.
J
In
our
urban
forestry
commission
meeting
this
week
there
was
an
update
to
the
recommendation
from
their
February
recommendation,
which
included
a
letter
from
the
group
asking
for
us
to
apply
for
the
IRA
funds,
specifically
around,
not
just
the
trans
or
the
urban
forestry
mastering
plan,
but
also
implementation.
So
we'll
be
speak
into
that
opportunity
that
it
wouldn't
just
be
the
city
funding.
J
J
Out
of
the
fund
balance
our
general
fund
at
that
point,
so,
yes,
we
will
be
pursuing
every
opportunity,
but
if
not-
and
if
we're
not
successful
with
the
grant,
people
still
have
the
the
funding
available,
but
we
would
not
start
the
plan
because
the
urban
Forester
just
got
aboard
and
and
needs
to
get
to
see.
That
would
not
be
started
into
the
fourth
quarter
planning
process.
Okay.
J
So
if
we're
looking
at
it
for
this
budget
cycle
but
later
on
in
our
budget
cycle
right,
big
initiative-
yes
ma'am
so
would
are
we
just
looking
at
Ira
fund
Grant
application
for
just
the
plan,
or
is
it
possible
to
also
include
implementation
as
well?
J
If
we
have
an
opportunity
to
partner
so
sure
I
don't
know
if
I
can
respond
to
that
right
now,
as
part
of
the
budget
process
and-
and
possibly
that's
separate
from
you
know
the
Grant
application
process,
this
is,
we
will
have
funding
to
at
least
develop
the
plan
if
there
are
other
opportunities
to
receive
funding
which
certainly
making
ourselves
available
too.
Okay,
I
appreciate
that
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
won't
miss
an
opportunity
to
go
ahead
and
ask
for
what
we
need.
J
J
All
right,
Taylor,
you
want
to
take
over
Sarah.
Thank
you.
Yeah
and
I
will
try
to
run
through
this
quickly.
But
if
you
all
have
questions,
please
let
me
know
so.
I
wanted
to
start
off
talking
about
how
we're
going
to
fund
these
Investments
the
revenue
side
of
the
equation.
You
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
a
high
level
overview
of
the
general
fund.
We
have
total
growth
of
5.4
million
dollars.
That's
a
little
bit
higher
than
the
last
estimate
that
we
gave
you
all
primarily
related
to
some
updated
estimates
on
sales
tax.
J
We
continue
to
see
strong
growth
there.
It
also
includes
kind
of
our
normal
property
tax
growth
and
additional
revenue
from
Council
approved
fee
increases
with
who
the
general
fund
is
primarily
sanitation.
On
the
expense
side,
we
have
a
pretty
significant
increase
of
13.3
million
dollars.
J
So
you
all
had
asked
us
to
follow
up
with
some
information
about
fund
balance
in
the
last
work
session.
As
a
reminder,
we
showed
this
slide
last
time.
Essentially,
our
current
estimates
are
that
we
will
end
this
fiscal
year
with
revenues
exceeding
expenses
by
1.7
million
dollars.
So
what
that
means
for
fund
balance
is,
we
would
add
that
to
our
fund
balance
total
the
beginning
of
this
fiscal
year.
J
Based
on
our
audit,
we
have
34.6
million
dollars
in
fund
balance,
so
we
add
that
1.7
and
get
to
36.3
and
next
slide.
We
got
more
math
that
I'll
try
to
walk
you
through
quickly.
So
again,
starting
off
with
that
36.3
million
are
proposed
budget.
J
The
manager's
recommended
budget
for
FY
24
for
next
fiscal
year
is
totals
172.4
million,
so
that
gets
us
to
a
rough
estimate
of
fund
balance
percentage
at
21
which,
as
you
all
know,
is
above
our
15
policy,
and
that
means
and
again
I
do
want
to
make
sure
I
emphasize
that
all
of
these
numbers
are
estimates,
but
that
would
mean
that
we
would
have
somewhere
around
10.4
million
dollars
estimated
over
our
policy.
J
So
in
the
budget
we
have
3.7
million
dollars
of
one-time
items,
which
are
things
that
we
would
typically
align
fund
balance
Appropriations
with,
since
it
is
a
one-time,
Revenue
Source,
but
we
also
have
an
additional
4.2
million
dollars
of
needs
just
to
balance
to
get
to
that
172.4
million
dollar
number.
So
if
you
add
those
two
together
that
brings
us
pretty
close
to
our
15
policy
at
somewhere
around
16
and
again
I
I
want
to
emphasize
that
these
are
estimates.
J
We
won't
know
the
actual
figure
until
the
audit
is
complete
in
the
fall
again,
we
do
prefer
to
align
one-time
revenues
with
one-time
expenditures,
so
this
does
introduce
a
level
of
risk,
especially
if
economic
conditions
change,
but,
of
course
we
will
Monitor
and.
J
As
necessary,
there
aren't
any
questions.
I
will
move
on
from
that
all
right
next
slide,
so
just
a
quick
kind
of
summary
at
the
fun
level.
Again,
you
can
see
that
13.3
million
dollar
increase
in
the
general
fund.
All
of
our
other
operating
our
Enterprise
funds
have
increases
as
well
for
water
and
storm
water.
That's
primarily
related
to
fee
increases
and
investments
in
those
services,
and
then
we
see
other
increases
with
some
items
again
that
we'll
talk
about
through
the
rest
of
the
presentation.
Next
slide.
J
The
expense
side
of
the
equation
I
just
wanted
to
hit
briefly
on
our
investment
in
employees.
You
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
we're
recommending
a
variety
of
compensation
and
benefit
adjustments
that
we
hope
will
help
us
to
recruit
and
retain
employees,
especially
in
APD
and
other
places
where
we
are
finding
it
challenging
to
fill
positions
and
our
recommendations
do
meet
the
just
economics
pledge
living
wage
rate
next
slide.
J
I
won't
go
over
all
of
these
in
detail
because,
again,
you
all
have
seen
this
list
before
I
will
mention.
J
You
know
the
largest
piece
being
the
salary
increase
across
the
board
increase
of
five
percent
or
six
percent
for
sworn
APD
positions
and
then
again
a
variety
of
other
items
that
we
think
will
help
us
with
recruiting
and
retaining
employees
and
make
sure
that
we're-
and
you
know
giving
people
opportunities
to
make
money
when
we're
asking
them
to
do
extra
work
like
coming
in
for
on-call
working
on
night
shift,
incentivizing
people
to
get
certificates
and
things
of
that
nature.
Next,.
E
Slide
so
shifting
over
to
new
Investments
again,
as
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
this
list
is
not
comprehensive,
it's
not
everything,
we're
doing,
and
every
service
we
provide.
We're
really
focused
on
kind
of
adds
to
the
budget
for
fy24
and
I
will
also
note
that
those
compensation
changes
that
I
just
talked
about
I.
You
know,
we
believe,
will
positively
impact
all
of
the
services
that
we
provide,
although
we
did
not
list
that
one
on
every
single
slide
next
slide,
so
starting
with
Community
safety
and
emergency
response.
E
We
have
a
few
one-time
items
here,
including
upgrading
APD
vehicle
cameras,
upgrading
APD
uniforms
for
durability
and
comfort,
and
then
also
providing
some
additional
funding
to
replace
furniture
at
fire
stations
next
slide
for
Community
engagement
and
public
information.
We
have
a
existing
time,
limited
position
that
we're
upgrading
to
a
full-time
constituent,
Services
position
that
will
help
increase
our
capacity
to
respond
to
inquiries
and
provide
information
to
the
public.
F
Can
use
to
report
on
that,
to
you
all
and
to
the
community
next
slide
interesting
recycling
collection.
We
have
a
solid
waste
master
plan
that
will
help
us
develop
our
long-term
plan
for
for
this
service,
adding
some
collection
staff
that
will
support
an
additional
route
that
we
need
just
based
on
residential
growth,
which
and
that's
offset
by
revenue
from
the
fee
increase
that
you
all
approved
and
then
in
sustainability.
We
have
the
single-use
Plastics
initiative
next
slide
for
entertainment
program
programming.
We
have
a
few
items
at
a
few
different
facilities.
F
One
is
an
animal
care
position
at
the
Nature
Center
to
support
the
new
exhibit
that
I
believe
is
under
development
right
now,
that's
partially
offset
by
some
additional
Revenue
that
they
expect
to
receive
an
events
manager
to
help
overseeing
support
events
at
the
Civic
Center.
That's
in
the
Harris
Cherokee
Center
Asheville
fund,
as
you
all
saw
earlier
today,
Chris
Coral
is
a
little
busier
than
he
used
to
be
with
things
outside
of
the
Civic
Center.
A
Some
additional
programming
opportunities
there
and
that
is
in
our
Capital
fund
next
slide.
A
So
Administration
and
financial
management-
a
few
items
here
as
well.
We
have
an
additional
position
in
the
finance
department,
that's
specifically
related
to
purchasing
support
for
the
water
maintenance
Warehouse,
so
that's
kind
of
the
the
items
that
they
use
to
maintain
the
distribution
system
that
is
partially
funded
by
the
water
fund,
some
some
administrative
support
for
the
city
attorney's
office
and
also
some
fleet
management
software
that
will
help
us
do
a
better
job
of
collecting
information
about
maintenance,
vehicle
replacement
and
fuel
usage.
A
Next
slide
so
for
parks
and
Facilities
maintenance,
we
have
a
janitorial
position
to
support
a
new
building
that
new
building
is
the
Broadway
public
safety
center
and
improved
service
at
some
of
our
other
facilities.
A
access
to
our
work
order,
asset
management
system
that
will
help
again
provide
some
some
better
tracking
and
reporting
for
Parks
maintenance.
Some
additional
Staffing
funded
through
the
Civic
Center
fund
to
help
with
both
event,
production
and
facility
maintenance
there
and
then
some
additional
funding
for
Planned
repairs
at
the
municipal
building
in
our
Capital
program.
E
Next
slide,
sidewalks
and
roadways
similar
to
the
Parks
item.
On
the
previous
slide,
we
have
our
work
order,
asset
management
system
that
will
help
Transportation
track
and
manage
their
some
of
their
assets,
that
include
traffic,
signals,
traffic
signs
and
pavement
markings,
and
then
you
all
approved
the
I-26
Aesthetics
committee
recommendations.
A
Calendar
year,
that's
included
in
our
five-year
CIP
next
slide:
code
enforcement
and
urban
planning.
We
have
a
one-time
design
review
guidelines
that
will
help
support
the
development
of
some
new
Street
escape
plans,
I
think
specifically
related
to
downtown
and
some
other
areas.
We
are
also
working
to
replace
our
land
development
software.
So
that's
our
permitting
software
that
folks.
E
Down
in
DSD
use
that's
a
significant
investment,
but
is
going
to
be
funded
through
the
permit
technology
fee.
That's
applied
to
to
permits
that
are
issued
down
in
DSD
and
then,
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
the
the
one
item
that
we
have
not
discussed
as
a
recommendation
prior
is
the
urban
forestry
master
plan
next
slide.
E
D
To
fund
some
a
additional
position
to
improve
inspections
for
privately
constructed
stormwater
devices
system
mapping,
which
will
really
help
to
guide
our
Capital
investments
in
the
future
in
the
storm
water
system
and
some
Capital
vehicle
and
Equipment
purchases
for
for
the
stormwater
fund
next
slide
in
parking.
I
will
note
that
the
parking
revenues
for
the
current
year
seem
to
have
recovered
to
pre-pandemic
levels,
which
is
a
really
great
sign.
D
So
we've
we've
budgeted
a
pro
to
reflect
that
for
the
next
fiscal
year
we
are
looking
to
do
an
operational
study
that
will
help
us,
assess
the
organizational
structure
and
the
parking
fund,
their
service
levels
and
what
our
priorities
are
and
also
how
our
parking
assets
you
know,
which
are
mostly
the
parking
garages,
are
performing
financially.
We
have
a
garage
assessment
that
is
currently
underway.
A
capital
assessment
we'll
also
have
some
Capital
funds
available
to
respond
to
some
immediate
needs
that
have
already
been
identified
as
part
of
that
work
next
slide
in
transit.
D
A
We
we
do
have
the
city
county
master
plan
funded
and
some
additional
one-time
support
for
Grants
management.
E
And
the
procurement
process
for
the
new
management
company
that
RFP
will
have
to
go
out
and
a
new
process
to
select
a
vendor
for
that
and
the
next
fiscal
year.
We
did
also
include
an
additional
bus
purchase
to
try
to
make
sure
we're
maintaining
our
existing
Fleet
of
buses
in
our
Capital
program.
And
finally,
we
did
want
to
make
mention
that
the
transit
fund
is
balanced,
utilizing
approximately
two
million
dollars
in
arpa
funding.
That's
the
the
2
million
that
we
allocated
in
the
current
year
budget
to
the
general
fund
that.
F
We
don't
think
we're
going
to
need,
because
again,
our
revenues
will
come
in,
but
we
expect
our
revenues
to
come
in
over
expenses,
so
we're
planning
to
utilize
that
to
help
fund
some
of
these
additional
items
and
and
just
the
rising
cost
of
service
in
the
transit
fund
next
slide.
F
And
finally,
we
have
a
few
other
things.
One
is
really
hits
on
a
variety
or
a
few
of
our
services,
including
Real,
Estate,
Management,
affordable
housing
and
urban
planning.
We're
actually
redeploying
an
existing
position
to
be
a
Redevelopment
manager
with
a.
A
Initial
focus
on
redeveloping
city-owned
properties
and
again
that's
that
affordable
housing
connection,
and
then
we
did
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
mentioned
the
the
increase
in
reparations
funding
and
our
plan
to
kind
of
continue
that
increase
over
time
next
slide,
so
to
kind
of
wrap.
All
of
that
up
which
I
know
I,
went
through
very
quickly
again,
there's
compensation
and
benefit
changes
or
will
impact
positively
impact
all
city
services.
We
have
a
total
of
20
new
positions
that
we're
recommending.
A
So
to
wrap
up
our
next
steps.
Are
the
formal
presentation
of
the
manager's
proposed
budget
to.
E
D
Sure
that
you
all.
K
K
We
are
looking
at
this
as
kind
of
a
culmination
of
all
those
discussions
that
we've
had
with
you
and
and
at
one
time
you
can
see
the
the
budget
and
particularly
in
terms
of
the
new
Investments,
but
also
to
see
that
we
are
utilizing
this
budget
to
a
large
extent,
a
greater
extent
to
help
us
build
the
fundamental
infrastructure,
that's
needed
for
us
to
clearly
deliver
more
effectively
city
services.
K
So
all
of
those
tools
that
we
need
information,
the
our
ability
to
respond
to
information
that
that
is
requested
of
us-
we
just
haven't-
had
that
infrastructure
in
the
Passover
Washington
said
we
haven't
had
it,
we
need
to
enhance
it,
and
so
that's
what
this
this
this
budget
is
kind
of
a
brass
tax.
It's
a
it's
a
baseline
budget
for
us,
so
I
will
I
will
stop
there
and
take
questions.
K
Thank
you
and
I
know
we'll
talk
about
all
this
on
Tuesday,
but
I'm
I
I
am
excited.
I
I
feel
like
I,
can
see
how
much
listening
has
been
happening
through
this
iterative
process.
I
know
that
that
can
I
think
the
language
y'all
used
was
unconventional
use
of
fund
balance,
I
hear
how
cautious
you
all
are,
and
that
is
so
important
and
I'm
excited,
given
how
much
need
we
have
that
we're
taking
some
of
those
really
calculated
steps
forward
to
do
the
planning,
particularly
with
the
urban
Forest
master
plan.
H
All
over
again-
and
we
can
keep
that
commitment-
that
the
community
has
been
asking
for
I
thought:
that's
just
like
wise
and
thoughtful
so
long
as
we
all
have
Grace
and
letting
you
get
what
you
need
done
before.
We
start
that
plan,
so
I'm
excited
about
that
and
I
just
appreciate
still
being
really
above.
Our
policy
on
the
sun
balance
right
16
is
still
above
our
policy,
so
we're
still
being
really
financially
responsible,
but
balancing
that
with
getting
this
this
stuff
moving
forward,
so
I'm
excited.
H
Yeah,
in
addition
to
urban
forestry
and
appreciation
of
considering
it
for
this
budget
cycle
and
the
partnership,
because
I
think
that
we
can
make
these
dollars
go
farther
I
have
two
other
ones.
One
is
what
is
the
depth
of
the
fuel
cost?
That's
having
impact
on
our
Transit
budget,
because
this
item
is
veered
in
and
out
of
the
lane
of
conversation
and
just
an
annual
reminder
for
me
of
the
importance
to
prioritize
at
minimum
hybrid
bus
purchases,
not
just
for
our
carbon
footprint,
but
also
for
long-term
cost
savings.
H
H
Thank
you
and
then
the
third
thing
is
I've
been
having
some
conversations
with
some
County
Commissioners
about
the
difficulty
and
the
strategies
around
recruiting
and
retaining
staff,
because
that's
how
we
provide
quality,
Equitable
service
outcomes
for
the
Long,
Haul
and
I,
wonder
I'm,
hearing
that
the
county
is
looking
at
going
fully
with
the
2010
living
wage
compliance.
H
Instead
of
the
pledged
18,
which
is
not
living
wage
based
on
housing
and
I
know,
we
don't
have
time
at
this
point
in
the
budget
cycle
to
look
at
that
I'm.
Just
wondering.
Are
we
having
that
conversation
with
the
county?
Because
are
we
getting
ready
to
lose
our
good
people
to
a
similar
employer
across
the
street?
H
Still
I
meet
with
the
town
managers
throughout
Buncombe
County,
and
we
had
that
discussion
and
I?
Don't
think
that
that
would
be
it
well.
I,
don't
want
to
speak
for
any
of
the
other
managers
in
terms
of
their
recommended
budgets.
I'll
I'll
stop
there,
but,
yes,
we
have
definitely
had
those
those
conversations
amongst
ourselves
as
we
as
we
look
at
the
cost
of
housing.
H
I
know
the
living
wage
calculator
includes
two
counties:
Beyond
Buncombe
County,
so
it's
I
know
that
folks
are
driving
a
long
way
to
get
to
work,
and
that's
just
one
of
the
one
many
ways:
if
we
impact
wages,
then
it
can
have
a
ripple
effect
on
cost
of
housing,
cost
of
groceries,
transportation
and
child
care.
It's
such
a
big
swash
that
I
don't
know
if
we
can
ignore
it
for
very
long
time,
and
and
one
of
the
things
is
Ronnie
that
that
is
that
has
happened
is
we
have
had
significant
increases
in
City
employee
pay?
H
Thankfully
you
all
have
provided
that
support
for
us.
We
just
finished
a
compression
study
making
that
adjustment
would
have
significant
impacts
on
what
we
just
a
bridge
we
just
crossed,
and
so
it's
not
that
we
are
resistant.
It
is
the
ability
to
manage
that
process
in
a
fair
way
when
we
make
those
adjustments
suggests
bumps
up.
H
It
just
has
such
a
huge
ripple
effect
and
impact,
but
I
think
that
we
are
again
making
halfway
in
terms
of
salary
and
our
competitiveness,
with
other
municipalities
and
with
the
private
sector,
but
also
you
know
one
of
the
the
big.
H
Of
wages,
Plus
benefits
I,
think
makes
us
competitive
in
there
can
I.
So
when
you,
when
you
talk
about
impact,
you
do
you
mean
fiscal
impact
when
you
were
talking
about
the
compression,
yes,
yeah
I
I
mean
I'm,
just
kind
of
reacting
to
councilwoman
Rooney's
comment
about
ignoring
it,
I
think
I.
Think
we've
been
trying
doing
everything
not
to
ignore
this
issue
and
been
very
aggressive
with
pay
raises
last
year
and
this
year
I
the
will
is
there
I
think
the
will?
H
C
Where
it
looks
to
me
like
we
can
afford
to
do
to
do
more
with
what
we've
got
unless
we
made
cuts
to
Staffing,
we
reduced
the
number
of
staff
to
to
pay
folks
more
or
you
know
and
I
know.
We've
had
this
discussion
many
times
about
the
impacts
of
overtime
and
whether
or
not
to
reallocate
stop
time
so
we're
reducing
those
impacts.
C
So
I,
just
I
I,
don't
want
to
Rob
this
Council
of
the
of
the
recognition
that
I
think
they've
worked
really
hard
to
to
try
to
make
sure
we're
doing
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
for
the
hard-working
folks
of
the
city.
If
the
funds
were
there,
I
would
I
would,
of
course,
and
I
think
everybody
here
would
support
doing
more
than
were
than
we're
already
doing
in
this.
C
To
follow
up
I,
certainly
don't
think
we're
ignoring
living
wages
in
general,
because
we've
been
having
those
conversations
and
every
budget
work
session
and
I
appreciate
that
the
new
information
to
me
was
that
we
were
talking
about
going
to
18
as
the
pledge
rate,
because
the
county
was
also,
and
if
new
information
comes
forward,
that
the
county
is
going
for
the
2010
base
rate.
C
C
It
wasn't
just
because
the
county
was
doing
something.
It
was
because
we
looked
at
our.
E
C
H
H
D
Rooney
I
can
answer
your
question
about
the
fuel
since
I'm
in
my
office
and
looking
at
my
computer
right
now,
which
is
not
typically
the
case,
but
it
is
over
200
000
increase,
which
is
roughly
17
of
the
total
increase
in
the
transit
fund,
so
17
increase
in
the
transit
fund
at
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
just
this
past
year
or
our
projection
for
next
year
from
what
we
have
budgeted
this
year
to
what
we
are
projecting
and
have
budgeted
for
next
year.
Thank
you
for
that
appreciate.
It.
D
For
the
questions,
that's
all
we
have
on
the
budget
and
we're
about
two
minutes
over
so
I'm,
going
to
do
a
time
check
to
see
how
we're
doing
I
think
we
can
get
through
the
next
items
in
about
five
minutes.
If
you
could
give
us
five
minutes
if
Antoinette
had
to
drop
off
but
okay,
thank
you
and
I
can
talk
fast,
hello,
everybody,
I'm,
Sarah
gross.
D
The
deputy,
Clerk
and
I
am
here
with
you
all
today
to
give
a
brief
update
on
formalizing
the
process
for
advisory
boards
to
report
and
connect
with
the
council
committees
throughout
their
remaining
of
this
year.
This
is
building
off
the
momentum
of
the
equity
and
engagement
Council
committee,
which
has
already
heard
reports
from
the
African-American.
E
Heritage,
commission,
human
relations
committee
and
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee,
so
LinkedIn
or
general
agenda
as
well
as
shown
here.
Thank
you
Katie,
it's
kind
of
what
we
thought
where
advisory
boards
could
report
to.
So
thinking
about
the
time
frame.
There's
no
major
rush
I
will
be
reaching
out
to
The
Advisory.
F
Board
chairs,
to
find
a
time
that
is
convenient
to
them,
maybe
looking
at
Major
Milestones
that
they
have
ahead
to
strategize.
Would
it
be
a
good
time
to
come
in
front
of
council
committee,
but
also
work
with
City
manager's
office
about
the
council
committee
agenda
so
again,
no
rush.
Looking
through
throughout
the
remaining
of
the
year,
you
may
be
seeing
some
updates
from
Advent
misery
boards,
so
this
is
more
or
less
a
short-term
kind
of
level
setting
initiative
to
provide
all
boards
or
all
advisory
boards.
F
The
opportunity
to
connect
with
Council
thinking
about
the
long-term
or
ongoing
programming
similar
to
the
affordable
housing
and
hcd
pilot
that
comes
to
woman
Turner
reference
we'll
be
waiting
for
the
council
committee
work
planning
process
to
look
for
alignment,
but
also
waiting
for
the
realignment
working
group's
recommendations
so
more
to
come
on
the
long-term
programming.
This
is
more
or
less
some
updates
that
we'll
see
throughout
the
year.
F
If
there's
no
major
concerns
from
Council,
the
clerk's
office
will
begin
coordinating
and
scheduling
with
the
board
chairs.
So
you.
A
Thanks
all
right
see
you
downtown
I've
got
the
last
item
I'm
going
to
move
through
this
pretty
quickly
and
hopefully
not
keep
you
any
longer
than
we
need
to
so
the
downtown
safety
initiative.
The
60-day
initiative
initiative
launched
on
Monday
of
this
week
as
as
Council
knows,
and
the
community
does
it's
a
multi-departmental
effort
that
provides
a.
D
Continuous
focus
on
safety
and
cleanliness
in
our
Central
business
district
we've
identified
Dana
Frankel
from
the
planning
department.
She
is
our
project
manager
of
this
for
the
60-day
initiative
and
she'll
be
supported
by
a
team
of
staff
from
Asheville
Police
Department
Asheville
Fire,
Departments
Community
responder
pilot
program.
D
We've
got
operational
departments
that
are
a
part
of
this,
including
Public,
Works,
Parks
and
Recreation
and
transportation,
and
then
we
have
support
departments
that
are
also
participating
in
this,
including
the
office
of
data
and
performance,
our
Cape
team
and
the
city
manager's
office,
and
so
the
focus
of
the
initiative
includes
a
number
of
things
and
I
just
want
to
cover
a
couple
real
quickly.
One
is
increased
law
enforcement
presence
in
the
downtown
area
by
APD.
D
I.
Do
want
to
note
that
the
Buncombe
County
Sheriff's
Office
they
had
a
four
week
program
where
they
were
deploying
deputies
to
the
downtown
area
in
the
weekend
that
four-week
program
that
they
provided
ends
this
weekend.
So
this
is
the
last
weekend
of
that
and
I
do
want
to
thank
the
sheriff
for
his
participation
and
commitment
to
that.
In
addition
to
the
increased
law
enforcement
presence,
we
also
have
enhanced
security
in
our
Parks
from
a
park.
D
Warden
we're
going
to
have
an
additional
Public
Safety
presence
in
general,
from
our
community
responder
teams
that
are
out
and
about
I
hope,
everybody's
seen
this
already,
but
there's
include
increased
cleanliness
activities
in
the
downtown
area.
So
you
probably
see
a
lot
of
City
Crews
in
the
cvd
these
past
two
days
and,
of
course,
a
focus
on
code,
compliance
with
things
like
graffiti
code
issues
such
as
that
we're
also
working
through
the
60-day
initiative
to.
C
Focus
on
strengthening
our
relationships
with
our
local,
private
and
non-profit
organizations.
We
want
to
do
things
like
schedule,
Community
cleanups.
We
want
to
have
Public
Safety
walks
and
assessments
and
do
those.
E
Things
in
coordination
with
our
Community
Partners,
the
initiative
is
off
I
believe
to
a
great
start,
I
mean
we're
just
we're
just
this
is
the
day
four,
so
we're
just
getting
started.
But
in
addition
to
what
I've
kind
of
worked
through
today,
we've
or
previously,
we've
had
City
staff
that
conducted
a
lighting
review
last
night.
So
there
was
a
team
of
City
staff
and
APD
out
last
night
walking
the
central
business
district.
E
Additionally,
yesterday
we
had-
and
this
is
in
addition
to
the
crews
that
are
out-
we
had
25
city
employees
that
volunteered
for
a
cleanup
in
downtown
in
partnership
with
Greenworks.
That
was
on
again
yesterday
and
I.
E
Think
there
are
more
of
those
kind
of
volunteer-based
cleanups
that
are
I,
think
there
are
actually
five
more
of
those
planned
over
the
course
of
the
60-day
initiative
and
then
finally,
we've
already
gotten
interest
from
the
business
Community
we're
working
to
schedule,
three
Public
Safety
walks,
so
those
will
occur
in
different
areas
of
downtown
and
that
will
include
City
staff
business
owners.
Hopefully
that'll
include
some
City
Council
Members
as
well.
E
We
would
invite
you
to
be
a
part
of
this
public
safety
walks
and
then
really
during
the
course
of
the
the
entire
initiative
in
its
entirety.
We
do
want
to
continue
to
provide
regular
updates
to
council
and
the
community
as
well.
We'll
have
a
project
page,
it
exists,
but
it's
going
to
get
more
robust
as
we
are
able
to
collect
information,
but
our
project
page
we're
going
to
update
that
at
a
minimum
bi-weekly
and
what
we
want
to
make
sure
we
include
is
any
data
that
we're
tracking
that
may
impact
the
initiative.
E
That'll
be
posted
bi-weekly,
that's
service,
related
data.
We
want
to
provide
information
on
how
community
members
can
get
involved.
We
want
to
have
a
resource
for
community
members
and
Council.
Everybody
can
see
what
what
are
planned
activities
that
are
occurring
so
councilwoman
Turner
I'll
just
stop
there.
For
a
second
pick,
your
question
or
comment.
E
Yes,
go
ahead.
Sorry
I'm,
just
thinking
I,
don't
want
to
interrupt
you
if
you
have
more
to
say,
I
can
hold
my
questions
to
the
end.
No
well
I'll
just
get
two
closing
thoughts.
Go
ahead,
I'll
go
ahead
and
do
that
I'm
done
almost
basically
so
yeah
that
that's
really
the
update
and
then
and
I
just
want
to
the
city
Manor's
office.
We
want
to
thank
staff
for
a
great
kickoff
to
this
initiative
so
far.
E
We
hope
these
Collective
efforts
that
we're
working
on
will
continue
to
be
successful
over
the
next
56
days
of
the
initiative.
Again
we're
really
early
in
this,
but
but
I
do
we
really
appreciate
the
work
that's
been
done
so
far
and
then
finally,
just
want
to
reassure
Council
and
the
community
that
the
efforts
that
are
occurring
in
downtown
in
no
way
suggests
that
we
aren't
focused
on
Public
Safety
across
the
entire
community,
so
that
remains
important
to
to
the
city,
and
that
can.
That
concludes
my
update.
E
Thank
you.
Ben
great
update
and
I
want
to
Echo
appreciations
for
both
staff
and
community
members
and
everybody
APD
Sheriff
Department
that
have
been
teaming
up
to
work
on
this
issue
and
it
is
nice
to
be
able
to
open
my
inbox
to
hear
some
appreciations
for
it
from
the
businesses
and
residents
that
are
feeling
safer
already.
E
So
I
wanted
to
extend
some
appreciations
for
that.
I
have
a
couple
questions.
Are
we
going
to
hear
from
the
sheriff's
department
on
anything
they
may
have
ascertained
or
perhaps
Public
Safety
Committee
will
and
I'm
wondering
if
there's
any
discussion
around
us
potential
of
continuing
it
any
longer
and
then
also
a
follow-up
question.
E
I've
been
hearing
from
some
well
in
particular,
non-profit
in
the
community
that
had
an
idea
around
how
they
may
be
able
to
help
with
some
needs
in
downtown
I,
wasn't
sure
where
to
direct
that
it
sounded
like
maybe
to
Dana
Frankel
as
project
manager.
Now,
okay,
great
and
then
last
thing
is.
We
may
want
to
consider
some
kind
of
public
information
post,
a
cape,
Outreach
or
something
I
have
a
little
bit
of
a
concern.
There's
been
this
Craven
street
cleanup
and
there
are
momentum
around
actual
residents
getting
together
to
go
clean.
E
It
up
I'm,
not
sure
that
that's
a
safe
thing
we
may
want
to
evaluate
if
we
want
to
notify
residents
residents
of
a
proper
procedure
like
do
we
really
want
them
out
there
cleaning
it
up
and
if
not,
we
may
need
to
recommend
that
they
don't
so
yeah
a
couple
questions
and
I'm
not
sure
what
to
do
with
that
last
piece:
I
I
would
suggest
the
Craig
and
stream
we
definitely
coordinate
with
NCB
ft,
since
it
is
their
property
from
the
photographs
that
I've
seen
I
would
I
would
wholeheartedly
suggest
that
we
not
have
volunteers
doing
it
unless
they,
it
was
a
supervised
volunteer,
cleaner
with
professional
biohazard
type
of
ever
of
resources.
E
Out
there
to
manage
that
process,
agree
and
I
know.
Ncdot
has
been
in
contact
already,
so
this
process
has
started
and
services
have
been
going,
but
I
saw
what
amounted
to
be
hundreds
of
people
on
social
media
talking
about
getting
together
to
go
clean
it
up
and
I
thought.
Maybe
we
want
to
have
more
of
an
official
recommendation
to
the
public
about
that,
absolutely
being
we
have
the
actual
days
that
they're
doing
has
scheduled
the
cleanup
for
May
10th
through
12th.
It's
significant
enough
that
they're
actually
scheduling
three
days.
For
that
one
cleanup.
E
E
Definitely
not
the
type
of
cleanup
that
residents
should
really
do
on
their
own
and
again
I
would
encourage
anybody
when
there
is
cleanliness
concerns.
Please
use
our
astral
lab,
that's
a
great
way
to
get
that
information
to
us
and
if
the
concern
is
on
dot
property,
we
immediately
notify
ncdot
of
that
issue
and
you
can
call
Stephanie
and
you
can
call
Stephanie
Gillum.
You
know
when
we
talked
about
constituent
Services
earlier
in
Taylor's
presentation.
That's
who
that
person
is
so
Maggie
I
know,
you've
got
a
question.
E
I
just
wanted
to
jump
in
on
I
think
this
is
a
really
difficult
situation,
because
it
kind
of
highlights
The,
public's
frustration.
They
don't
know
who
that
to
who's
responsible
for
cleanup.
They
don't
I,
think
the
reporting
on
it's
been
really
confusing,
I
think
and
we're
trying
to
be
good
partners
with
the
ncdot
and
not
step
on
each
other's
toes
and
and
not
step
on
each
other's
toes
in
terms
of
communication,
but
I
think
from
the
public
standpoint.
It
doesn't
seem
clear
whose
responsibility
it
is
and
it's
taking
too
long
so
so
I.
E
If
there's
a
way
for
us
to
get
a
little
more
streamlined
and
clearer
in
Communications
around
these
types
of
situations,
I
I
think
that
would
be
really
helpful
and
because,
when
we
tell
people
to
contact
the
city
and
use
the
Asheville
app,
that
implies
we're
doing
it.
But
in
reality,
what
we
do
is
we
communicate
immediately
following
those
Communications.
So
maybe
we
need
to
make
that
clearer
to
folks.
So
when
they
interface
with
us,
they
understand
the
process
that's
going
on
and
it
probably
is
the
most
efficient
way
to
do
it.
E
But
but
I'm
sympathetic
to
the
frustration
and
and
the
you
know,
people
saying
they
want
to
just
go:
take
care
of
it
themselves.
Sure,
and
and
it's
kind
of
the
same
process
that
we
would
use
if
it
were
privately
owned.
This
is
publicly
owned.
It's
just
owned
by
the
state.
They
would
call
us
we
would
go
out.
We
would
do
this,
we
would
make
all
of
those
coordinations
yep,
but
ultimately
the
property
owner
is
responsible
for
the
cleanup.
E
Thank
you.
I
wanted
to
jump
back
to
some
of
the
downtown
stuff,
although
that
was
really
helpful
and
informative
to
listen
to.
So
thank
you
about
craving
Street
and
similar
in
kind
of
communication.
Just
I've
been
talking
to
some
downtown
businesses
and
they
asked
me
a
question.
I
didn't
know
the
answer
to
so
as
we're
looking
to
add
depth
to
the
site.
This
might
be
something
already
on
the
radar,
but
they
were
asking.
E
You
know:
they'd
said
that
some
of
the
firefighters
have
knocked
on
their
door
and
kind
of
went
up
and
down
canvassing
introducing
themselves,
and
they
were
really
grateful
for
that,
and
then
they
asked
like
where
what's
their
number,
who
do
we
call
when
we
want
them
instead
of
the
police
and
I
was
like
I?
Don't
I'm,
not
sure
about
that?
So
just
kind
of
the
folks
that
want
to
be
it
engaging
with
the
benefit
of
kind
of
the
proactive
support
we're
putting
on
the
street.
How
did
they
reach
out
to
them?
E
They
mentioned
so
and
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
good
Community
engagement,
so
that
was
just
something
I
didn't
know
the
answer
to
that
I'm
sure
other
folks
are
going
to
wonder
over
time.
So,
as
that
becomes
clear
putting
that
on
the
site,
it
would
be
helpful.
Absolutely
we'll
do
that.
Thank
you.
E
Any
other
questions
comments
well,
I
know
I,
just
already
kind
of
brought
this
up
a
little
bit,
but
I
share
curiosity
around
if
we
have
a
scheduled
report
request
on
Services
met
in
partnership
with
the
sheriff's
office.
I
was
thinking
about
like
hours
involved
generally
or
the
kinds
of
calls
and
responses
for
services
that
were
met
were
there
any
gaps
identified.
If,
if
we're
looking
for
Council
support
to
have
some
sort
of
update
from
the
sheriff's
office,
I
would
definitely
support
that.
E
Can
I
I
would
just
Echo
all
the
appreciation.
That's
been
put
forward,
I
I'm
downtown
right
now,
I
could
come
downtown
most
days
and
I've
noticed
a
difference.
People
are
making
comments
to
me
about
noticing
a
difference,
so
I
think
that's
fantastic.
How
to
how
to
keep
it
up.
It's
going
to
be
the
challenge.
E
Obviously
my
understanding
is
the
sheriff's
initiative
was
just
to
be
30
days
initially,
and
he
expressed
to
me
that
during
that
time
they
would
be
talking
to
folks
and
sort
of
assessing
the
needs
and-
and
so
you
know,
I
have
reached
out
to
him
and
and
thanked
him
and
encouraged
him
to
keep
keep
going.
E
You
know
we're
doing
a
60-day
initiative
around
policing.
Our
firefighter
initiative
is
not.
It
is
a
pilot,
it
will
be
ongoing,
but
you
know
our
staffing
needs
are:
are
getting
better
I'm
hearing
some
good
news
around
that,
but
I,
don't
I,
don't
think
it'll
be
resolved
after
30
days
over
60
days,
so
so
I'm
hopeful
that
the
sheriff
finds
a
way
to
continue
the
partnership
with
us,
but
I
know
they're
kind
of
gathering
information.
E
They
do
this
and
and
sort
of
figure
out
what
fits
best
right
now,
they're
doing
9
00
P.M
to
1
a.m,
Fridays
and
Saturdays.
Only
so
you
know
whether
that
needs
to
be
expanded
or
that's
enough.
You
know
those
are
the
kinds
of
things
they're
trying
to
suss
out.
E
So
just
that's
what
what
I
know
about
it
so
and
I
I,
you
know,
and
if
you,
if
you
ever
have
any
questions
or
encouragement
for
the
sheriff,
you
can
always
reach
out
to
him
directly
he's
very
responsive,
I'll
Echo
that
I've
reached
out
to
him
this
week
and
had
a
great
conversation.
E
E
Thank
you
anything
else.