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A
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
esther
manhammer,
I'm
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
asheville,
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
february
8th
city
council
meeting
for
tonight's
meeting.
All
council
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually
for
those
of
you
out
there
with
us
today
welcome
to
help
our
audience
follow
along
I'll
state.
Each
section
of
the
agenda
aloud.
A
A
And
entering
the
code
9089
we're
also
broadcasting
live
on
the
city's
youtube
channel
for
public
comment.
We
ask
callers
to
sign
up
in
advance
to
join
the
live
speaker
queue.
Those
callers
have
been
provided
instructions
on
how
to
participate.
Each
caller
is
allotted
three
minutes
to
speak
for
each
agenda
item.
We
will
hear
live
comments
for
up
to
one
hour
for
each
agenda
item
a
reminder
to
callers.
You
will
first,
your
staff
inform
counsel
that
you're
next
to
speak.
Then
you'll
hear
an
automated
message,
letting
you
know
you
are
unmuted
and
live
in
the
meeting.
A
You
may
begin
speaking
after
the
automated
message,
we
ask
that
you
join
the
queue
no
later
than
the
beginning
of
the
agenda
item
before
the
agenda
item
on
which
you
have
signed
up
to
speak.
I
would
like
to
ask
all
those
participating
in
tonight's
public
comment
to
follow
council's
rules
of
decorum.
The
rules
include.
The
following
speakers
are
only
allowed
to
speak
one
time
during
the
public
comment
period
for
each
agenda
item
a
person
may
speak
only
if
they
have
signed
up
to
speak
in
accordance
with
the
city's
procedures.
A
Speaker
substitutions
at
the
meeting
are
not
allowed.
Each
speaker
is
allotted
three
minutes
to
speak
on
an
agenda
item
in
general.
Each
agenda
item
will
have
up
to
a
total
of
one
hour
for
public
comment.
A
speaker
may
not
share
or
relinquish
any
remaining
time.
They
have
not
used
to
another
speaker.
A
Speakers
should
not
expect
council
members
or
city
staff
to
comment
on
or
respond
to
the
seeker's
comments
during
their
three
minutes.
I'll
now
go
through
and
introduce
all
the
council
members
and
staff
leadership,
council
and
staff.
As
I
say
your
name,
please
say
a
quick
hello.
Vice
mayor
smith,
good
evening,
councilwoman
kilgore
good
evening,
councilwoman
mosley,
hello,
councilwoman
rony
good
evening,
councilwoman
turner.
A
A
A
Okay
tonight
we
actually
have
one
proclamation
we're
going
to
be
voting
on
it
on
our
consent
agenda,
but
we're
going
to
have
it
read
now
for
us
by
the
vice
mayor
and
the
resolution
is
entitled
a
resolution
celebrating
2022
as
black
legacy
month.
Vice
mayor.
F
And
whereas
we
honor
the
memory
of
the
millions
of
enslaved
africans
who
died
during
the
transatlantic
slave
trade
and
whereas
by
transitioning
from
looking
back
on
history
and
celebrating
legacy
of
our
black
and
african
american
community
members,
we
create
a
culture
of
mutual
respect
and
whereas
the
legacy
of
black
leadership
has
long
been
a
bedrock
of
the
city
of
asheville,
including
at
stevens
lee
high
school.
The
castle
on
the
hill
that
served
900
black
students
with
eleanor
m
for
forest
foster.
F
Eleanor
m
foster
was
a
member
of
the
faculty
and
was
known
as
the
first
african-american
woman
in
asheville
to
receive
a
master's
degree
and
whereas,
on
july,
14
2020,
the
city
of
asheville
adopted
a
resolution
supporting
community
reparations
for
black
asheville
and
whereas
we
seek
to
repair
the
trauma
of
past
oppression
and
broken
trust.
By
celebrating
the
legacy
of
black
cultures
and
voices
striving
together
to
build
a
future
of
shared
hope
and
promise
for
all
now,
therefore
be
resolved
by
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
asheville.
F
That
february
2022
is
celebrated
as
black
legacy
month,
a
time
to
celebrate
the
rich
and
diverse
cultures
of
black
and
african
american
people
to
raise
awareness
about
our
shared
history.
To
recognize
that
true,
that
truth
comes
before
reconciliation
and
to
acknowledge
the
important
contributions
that
black
and
african
people
have
made
in
our
community
and
our
nation.
A
Sorry
trying
to
get
back
to
my
unmute.
Thank
you
vice
mayor,
okay,
this
moves
us
into
the
consent
agenda.
Do
I
have
any
questions
or
comments
or
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda?
E
A
No,
I
I
thought
we
had
it
london,
okay,
I
just
wanted
it
read
separately.
Yeah.
Thank
you.
Do
we
have
a
motion
to
adopt
the
consent
agenda
so
moved
I'll?
Second,
okay,
we
have
a
motion
and
second
any
questions.
Okay,
I'm
gonna.
I
do
believe
we
have
a
couple.
People
signed
up
to
speak
under
the
consent
agenda.
Yes,
we
do
staff
if
you
could
bring
on
the
first
speaker.
I
H
And
I
just
I
hope
that,
later
on
in
this
month,
black
legacy
month,
we
can,
as
a
city,
recognize
the
lives
of
a
few
more
prominent
black
ash.
Billions
specifically
newton
shepherd,
who
was
asheville's
first,
black
alderman
first,
and
only
black
alderman,
who
served
in
1883.
H
H
I'd
also
like
to
be
able
to
find
a
way
to
recognize
the
birth
and
life
of
floyd
mckissick
senior,
who
was
born
and
raised
here
in
asheville
in
1922,
and
perhaps
also
a
shout
out
to
brad
dougherty,
who
is
born
here
in
nashville
and
raised
in
black
mountain.
A
graduate
of
the
university
of
north
carolina
general
all-around.
Great
guy,
go
tar
heels.
So
thanks
council
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
I'll
talk
to
you
in
a
few
in
informal
discussion.
Thanks.
A
Okay,
thank
you.
Folks.
We
are
going
to
do
a
roll
call
vote.
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
All
right,
so
councilwoman
mosley,
aye,
councilwoman,
rooney,
aye,
councilwoman
turner,
aye,
councilwoman,
whistler.
I
A
Myself,
I
vice
mayor
smith,
hi
and
councilwoman
kilgore
hi.
Okay,
thank
you
all
right
under
presentations.
We
have
one
presentation
on
the
agenda
and
that's
the
manager's
report
on
neighbor
on
the
neighborhood
grants
program
and
the
point
in
time.
Count
from
city
manager,
deborah
campbell
turn
it
over
to
deborah.
J
Being
the
neighborhood
grants
program
and
appointed
time
count
and,
as
you
can
see,
dallas
will
be
giving
the
update
on
the
neighborhood
grants
program
and
emily
ball
will
talk
about
the
point
in
time.
Count
we'll
be
more
than
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
all
may
have
and
appreciate
your
attention.
E
Thank
you,
city
manager,
campbell,
it's
my
pleasure
city
council
vice
mayor
and
mayor
to
give
an
update
on
the
city's
neighborhood
matching
grant
program
a
few
key
takeaways
about
the
program.
The
first,
and
most
important
I
would
say,
is
that
the
first
round
of
grants
have
been
awarded.
This
is
a
really
exciting
time
for
us.
The
there
is
a
lot
of
opportunity
for
city
government
to
strengthen
relationships
with
our
neighborhoods
through
this
program
and
it's
an
outcome
of
the
city's
reimagining
public
safety
engagement
next
slide.
E
The
round
one
application
period
was
october
1
through
the
31st,
so
those
first
couple
of
months
in
this
fiscal
year
were
spent
working
across
departments
to
pull
together
a
strong
program
and
application
process.
So
I
do
want
to
just
give
a
nod
to
everybody
that
was
involved
in
that
one
of
our
key
players.
E
So,
after
the
application
period
closed
and
at
the
end
of
october,
we
were
able
to
begin
the
next
stages.
We'll
talk
about
that
here
in
a
minute.
But
another
important
piece
of
background
information
is
that
the
outreach
that
we
did
to
let
neighborhoods
know
this
opportunity
existed,
was
really
focused
towards
neighborhood
networks
that
have
been
established
over
the
years
so
so
going
directly
to
neighborhoods
and
complementing
that
with
the
mass
media
is
how
we
made
people
aware
of
this
opportunity.
Next
slide
all
right.
So
what
exactly
is
the
program?
E
It
was
designed
to
cultivate
a
spirit
of
community
and
strengthen
connections
with
city
government
and
the
development
of
the
program
is
linked
to
input
received
through
reimagining
public
safety
and
our
budget
engagement
efforts
of
the
last
few
years
where
neighborhood
investment
was
identified
as
an
opportunity
to
improve
safety
and
overall
quality
of
life
next
slide
the
requirements
for
the
program.
One
organizations
must
be
a
neighborhood-based
organization
that
can
look
a
number
of
different
ways.
You
can
see
their
neighborhood
associations,
homeowner
associations
or
neighborhood
coalitions
or
resident
organizations
in
a
tax
credit
funded
community.
E
Oh,
can
we
go
back
just
a
second
applicants
must
complete
or
be
in
the
process
of
completing
a
neighborhood
registration
form
with
the
city
of
asheville
and
that
that's
been
a
real
great
opportunity
for
us
again
to
strengthen
our
connections
with
neighborhoods
next
slide
all
right
here
they
are
so
a
big
shout
out
to
all
of
the
people
living
in
all
of
these
neighborhoods
for
coming
together
for
dreaming
up
ideas
that
would
make
your
community
better
improve
the
quality
of
life,
getting
together
filling
out
that
application,
and
now
here
we
are
working
through
project
implementation.
E
Next
slide
all
right.
So
some
of
the
outcomes
that
we
have
seen
today
and
are
certainly
the
intention
of
this
program-
and
that
is
that
neighbors
come
together
and
they
have
to
self-determine
projects,
new
associations
registered
with
the
city
and
or
updated
contact
information.
That
is.
That
is
something
that
I
have
to
say.
Our
team
is
really
really
excited
about,
and
we've
also
seen
strengthened
connections
between
cities
and
neighbor
between
city
government
and
neighborhoods
through
the
individual
meetings
that
we're
having
with
each
of
the
grantees
next
slide.
E
Staff
will
learn
from
program
participants
and
adapt
as
needed
to
improve
accessibility
and
inclusiveness
as
we
move
forward
and
the
next
application
period
will
launch
in
spring
of
2022,
and
that
will
be
the
second
round
of
awards
that
are
distributed
next
slide.
Oh
and
that's
it.
Thank
you
all
so
much
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
If
there
are
any.
J
Okay,
if
there
aren't
any
questions
mayor,
we'll
move
to
the
second
part
of
the
presentation
be
presented
by
emily
ball
as
it
relates
to
the
point
in
time,
camp
emily.
L
Good
evening,
emily
ball
in
the
community
and
economic
development
department
here
at
the
city
next
slide,
so
I
am
going
to
share
an
overview
with
you
of
the
point
in
time
count.
The
point
in
time
count
provides
an
annual
snapshot
of
homelessness
in
our
community.
I
know
you
are
all
familiar
with
this.
The
count
was
conducted
this
year
on
january
25th,
with
really
strong
community
participation
in
that
process,
and
we
have
begun
data
collection
and
analysis
and
are
anticipating
being
able
to
share
preliminary
results
with
you
in
march.
L
Those
are
some
key
takeaways
from
this
and
then
I'll
delve
into
the
process.
A
bit
background
on
the
point
in
time
count
is
that
this
is
an
annual
count
of
people
who
are
literally
homeless
by
the
federal
definition
on
a
single
night
every
year.
So
literal
homelessness
includes
people
who
are
in
emergency,
shelters
in
transitional
housing
programs
and
also
people
who
are
in
places
not
meant
for
human
habitation.
L
So
those
are
folks
who
are
unsheltered,
they
might
be
literally
on
the
streets
might
be
camping,
might
be
in
a
car,
an
abandoned
building,
but
a
place
that
is
not
intended
for
human
habitation.
This
is
the
point.
Time
count
is
a
hud
requirement
for
every
continuum
of
care
across
the
country,
and
the
requirement
is
specifically
that
we
conduct
the
count
during
the
last
10
days
in
january.
This
is
a
really
important
source
of
data
for
the
federal
government
and
understanding
the
landscape
of
homelessness
across
the
country.
L
We
report
those
results
to
hud.
Can
you
back
up?
Thank
you.
We
re.
We
report
those
results
to
hud
again
across
the
country,
and
this
informs
both
their
understanding
of
homelessness,
as
well
as
resources
that
are
available
to
our
community.
So
when
hud
is
evaluating
resources
at
the
to
be
distributed
at
the
local
level
to
fund
homeless
programs,
one
of
the
data
sets
that
they
use
in
calculating
formulas
that
inform
dollars
available
in
our
community
for
homeless.
Programs
is
the
point
in
time.
L
Information
next
slide
the
process
of
the
point
in
time
count
is
it
works
just
like
a
census,
so
a
very
basic
survey,
just
a
piece
of
paper
that
we
are
conducting
with
folks
who
are
experiencing
literal
homelessness
on
this
night,
so
it
is
implemented
across
the
community
on
a
single
night
across
all
of
our
homeless
service
providers.
L
The
data
is
collected
again
on
a
paper
survey
form
and
is
administered
by
staff
and
volunteers
at
agencies
and
then
also
administered
on
the
streets
through
volunteer
teams.
Then
we're
also
collecting
that
data
through
hmis,
which
is
our
homeless
management
information
system.
So
that's
a
database
that
we
manage
that
agencies
participate
in
some
agencies
participate
in,
so
four
participating
agencies
were
able
to
pull
that
data
directly
out
of
hmis
for
other
agencies
and
for
folks
on
the
street.
L
We're
doing
these
paper
forms
to
collect
that
information
and
then
the
specific
information
we're
collecting
in
the
point
in
time.
Count
is
demographic
information,
household
characteristics,
so
things
like
veteran
status,
whether
or
not
people
are
survivors
of
domestic
violence
and
if
so,
whether
or
not
they
are
currently
fleeing
domestic
violence,
disability
status
and
homeless.
History,
so
how
long
people
have
been
homeless?
How
many
episodes
of
homelessness
they've
experienced
in
the
past
several
years?
Things
like
that
next
slide.
L
There
are
some
really
meaningful
benefits
of
the
point
in
time
count.
It
is
our
only
community-wide
comprehensive
data
set
on
homelessness.
Currently,
so
we
as
staff,
are
continually
working
on
increasing
participation
in
that
homeless
management
information
system,
and
ideally,
we
would
have
comprehensive
data
from
our
providers
across
the
community
every
day,
so
that
we
would
be
able
to
pull
this
point
in
time
information
any
day
of
the
year.
L
The
count
has
some
very
obvious
limitations,
so
it
does
not
show
us
inflow
or
outflow
over
time.
It
is
a
single
night
snapshot.
So
it's
not
showing
us
how
many
people
are
homeless
here
over
the
course
of
the
year,
and
then
participation
is
voluntary.
So
people
can
certainly
decline
to
participate
in
the
survey
and,
of
course,
we
may
have
teams
who
miss
connecting
with
people
there.
L
It's
not
possible
for
us
to
identify
every
single
person
who
meets
that
literal
homelessness
definition,
so
we
it's
certainly
not
as
comprehensive
as
we
would
hope
that
it
could
be
next
slide.
L
This
is
just
a
quick
snapshot
of
point
in
time
data
over
the
last
four
years,
so
you
can
see
in
that
right
column,
far
right
column,
that
our
our
overall
homeless
population
has
stayed
relatively
static
during
that
time.
Certainly
the
individuals
who
comprise
that
population
have
changed.
We've
had
a
number
of
people
who
have
exited
homelessness,
a
number
of
people
who've
become
homeless,
but
our
overall
homeless
population
has
stayed
relatively
flat
over
the
last
several
years.
L
Next
sled
wanted
to
highlight
this
real
quickly.
We
are
newly
sharing
the
point
in
time,
data
on
our
website
on
the
homeless
initiative
website
in
the
community
and
economic
development
department.
This
is
a
the
the
data
has
been
there,
but
this
data
visualization
is
new.
This
is
a
partnership
with
the
office
of
data
and
performance
here
at
the
city,
so
they've
put
together
these
graphics
and
we'll
continue
to
build
this
out
so
that
we're
able
to
share
better
and
more
accessible
data
with
our
community
about
homelessness
on
an
ongoing
basis.
L
That
was
all
background,
so
let
me
tell
you
about
the
count
that
happened
this
year,
so
we
did
conduct
the
count
the
evening
of
january
25th
so
two
weeks
ago.
Traditionally,
we
have
always
done
the
point
in
time
count
on
the
last
wednesday
in
january
this
year
we
bumped
that
back
one
day
and
did
the
count
on
a
tuesday
evening,
so
that
we
could
connect
with
folks
who
were
at
haywood
street
on
the
following
day.
L
Haywood
street,
of
course,
is
a
really
big
hub
for
people
who
are
unsheltered
in
particular,
so
wanted
to
be
sure.
We
had
the
opportunity
to
connect
with
those
folks
and
collect
their
data.
We
had
48
volunteers
who
participated
in
the
point
in
time
count
I
believe
that
might
be
the
highest
number.
We
have
ever
had
it's
a
really
wonderful
community
participation.
L
In
this
process
we
sent
16
teams
out
onto
the
streets
the
night
of
the
25th
and
the
majority
of
those
folks
who
volunteered
were
staff
at
homeless
service
agencies,
which
is
really
wonderful
to
see.
I
think
that
also
really
enhances
the
quality
of
our
point
in
time.
Count
because
we're
we're
our
volunteer
pool
is
folks
who
are
really
familiar
with
people
who
are
homeless
in
our
community,
who.
L
How
to
approach
folks
how
to
build
that
rapport?
How
to
ask
those
questions?
I
think
it
has
been
a
real
win
to
have
that
level
of
participation
from
our
agencies,
and
then
I
also
wanted
to
highlight
that
we
had
seven
city
staff
who
participated
in
the
count
as
well,
so
really
really
great
for
us
to
see
this
kind
of
support
from
multiple
departments
across
the
city.
L
The
point
in
time
results
will
include
data
from
again
shelters,
transitional
housing
programs
and
folks
who
are
unsheltered,
and
you
can
see
the
list
of
sites
there.
So
this
is
comprehensive
count
that
includes
programs
that
are
working
with
people
who
meet
that
literal
homelessness.
Definition
next
slide.
L
This
year
on
the
unsheltered
survey,
we
added
some
questions,
so
in
general,
our
our
survey
questions
are
prescriptive.
They're
hud
questions
that
we
are
required
to
report
on
this
year.
We
added
some
questions
for
folks
who
are
unsheltered,
recognizing
that
we
have
had
such
an
increase
in
the
unsheltered
population
during
the
pandemic
and
so
wanting
to
get
some
additional
data
so
asking
when
you
last
had
housing
was
it
in
asheville
and
if
not,
where
was
it?
Was
it
western
north
carolina,
north
carolina
or
another
state?
L
How
long
have
you
been
in
asheville?
What
brought
you
to
asheville?
Have
you
had
a
covid
vaccination?
We
have
had
a
number
of
events,
vaccination
events
that
were
specifically
oriented
for
folks
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
They
wanted
to
kind
of
evaluate
the
efficacy
of
those
and
then
what
is
the
main
reason
you
are
staying
at
a
shelter
right
now
we
want
to
be
able
to
capture
that
qualitative
data
from
people
as
we
are
looking
to
develop
additional
interventions
to
really
respond
to
that
need
around
unsheltered
homelessness
in
our
community
next
slide.
L
So
our
timeline
again
is
that
this
month
we
are
collecting
the
survey
forms
and
data
from
agencies
that
don't
participate
in
hmis,
so
we
have
most
of
those
back
right
now.
L
I
expect
that
we
will
get
the
rest
during
the
rest
of
this
week
from
there
we
will
manually
enter
all
of
that
data
into
hmis
and
then
use
that
database
to
run
reports
that
will
help
de-duplicate
that
correct
any
errors
to
be
sure
that
we
have
a
high
data
quality,
and
then
we
expect
to
be
able
to
share
preliminary
results
with
you
in
march
and
also
expect
that
the
deadline
from
hud
for
the
federal
submission
will
be
in
april,
although
that's
not
been
published
yet,
and
I
believe
that
is
it
for
me.
L
So
overall,
I
think
we
had
a
successful
point
in
time
counter.
I
think
our
methodology
was
good,
really
good
community
participation.
I
feel
confident
in
our
process
and
we'll
be
able
to
share
results
with
you
soon.
M
I'm
just
wondering
I
noticed
that
the
folks
that
are
staying
at
ramada
are
included
in
the
count.
I'm
wondering
why
they're
included
in
say
someone
who's
cap
serving
would
not
be
included.
L
L
B
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
48
volunteers,
the
seven
staff
members
who
participated
in
the
point
in
time
count
so
that
we
could
get
as
close
to
accurate
data
as
possible
and
thanks
to
emily
and
your
team.
Thank
you.
J
And
that
actually
fell
on
a
date
that
we
had
a
council
meeting
and
that's
why
we
didn't
actually
invite
you
all
participation
as
well
as
mine,.
J
Otherwise,
mayor
this
will
conclude
the
manager's
report
for
february
8..
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
attention.
Thanks.
N
J
This
was
a
this.
Those
two
efforts
are
very
heavily
staff
resourced.
So
I
really
appreciate
you
all
zephyr.
Thank
you.
J
A
A
Okay,
council
next,
normally
we
would
have
the
public
hearing
portion
of
our
agenda,
but
we
do
not
have
any
public
hearings
tonight.
The
open
space
amendment
has
been
removed
from
consideration
for
now.
So
there
is
not
a
date
yet
that
we
know
that
it
will
come
back.
It
will
come
back,
but
we
don't
have
a
date.
Yet
for
that
and
we
do
not
have
any
items
under
unfinished
business.
We
have
two
items
of
new
business.
A
The
first
is
a
first
reading
on
a
franchise
agreement
to
blue
ridge
rickshaw
to
operate
a
pedal
bicycle
taxi
service
within
the
city
of
asheville
and
due
to
state
law
regarding
franchise
agreements.
This
will
require
two
votes
one
tonight
and
unless
voted
down
this
evening,
the
second
vote
would
take
place
at
february
on
february
22nd
at
our
next
city
council,
meeting
assistant
director
of
transportation
jessica
morris
is
here
to
present
this
item.
O
Good
evening,
council
members
jessica,
morris
assistant,
director
of
transportation,
we
I
believe
we
have
a
presentation
tonight
so
I'll
wait
for
ricardo
to
put
that
up.
O
O
The
request
is
to
operate
the
pedal
bicycle
taxi
service
within
the
city.
Commercial
service
areas
would
include
the
central
business
district,
south
slope,
biltmore,
village
and
river
arts.
District
residential
service
areas
would
also
include
burton
street
hillcrest
lee
walker
heights
and
walton
livingston
heights
communities
and
the
anticipated
service
would
operate
seven
days
per
week
between
seven
am
and
three
am
next
slide.
O
The
the
rickshaw
would
be
prohibited
from
operating
on
public
streets,
where
the
speed
limit
is
greater
than
35
miles
per
hour.
There
would
be
no
third
party
advertising
allowed
on
the
outside
of
the
vehicle.
O
B
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
multi-modal
transportation
commission
for
advising
on
the
miles
per
hour.
B
But
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
this
tonight
because
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
move
our
the
people
who
live
and
work
here,
as
well
as
our
visitors
without
the
use
of
fossil
fuels
or
vehicular
traffic.
P
You
jessica,
thank
you,
what's
the,
how
do
they
charge
so
is
this
regu?
This
isn't
regulated
like
a
taxi
right.
O
I
don't
believe
so,
but
I
would
I
would
defer
to
our
legal
staff
to
to
make
sure,
but
I
do
not
believe
this
is
regulated
under
taxi
cabs.
D
Yeah,
thank
you
for
that
question.
Councilwoman
whistler
it
it
is
not
regulated
un.
Under
the
same,
there
is
a
both
a
state
and
local
legal
framework
for
that
type
of
vehicle.
This
is
not
regulated
by
any
specific
commission
or
set
of
ordinances,
either
locally
or
at
the
state
level,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
the
city
staff
is
recommending
a
franchise
agreement
to
place
some
of
those
parameters
around
this
operation.
D
I
O
C
Sandra
yes,
okay.
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
sort
of
get
some
clarification.
How
many
vehicles
does
he
have
now
or
how
many
is
he
planning
on?
How
many
does
the
agreement
allow
in
the
future
all
right
step,
something
that
we've
addressed.
O
I
believe
that
they're
well,
I
know
that
they're,
starting
with
just
one
and
that
we've
structured
the
agreement
to
allow
for
growth,
but
I
believe
that
it
would
be,
and
also
they
have
to
come
back
every
year
to
apply
for
a
new
franchise
agreement.
So
jordan,
can
you
answer
whether
you
plan
to
expand
and
by
how
much
you
think.
N
A
But
you
know
we,
so
we
don't
have
anyone
signed
up
to
speak
on
this
item.
I
don't
well
hold
on.
Yes,
we
do.
We
have
one
person
signed
up
to
speak
under
this
item
and
I
don't
know
if
there's
any
other
questions
from
council.
I
will
say
I
have
a
great
deal
of
reservation
about
this.
I
hear
a
lot
of
complaints
about
the
popsicle
and
we
only
have
one
of
those.
A
You
know
I
I'm
just
concerned
that
this
kind
of
activity
will
primarily
and
probably
only
be
used
by
tourists
and
not
serve
and
not
serve
the
broader
community
with
transportation
needs,
and
you
know
we
we
hear
a
lot
of
people
say
you
know
I
I
don't
feel
like
I
can
go,
downtown
downtown
is
so
crowded
and
so
on
and
so
forth
I
mean
I
have
seen
rickshaws
used
in
other
tourist
cities
like
charleston
and
savannah
and
places
like
that.
They
appear
to
be
being
used
by
tourists.
It
looks
to
be
in
those
communities.
A
F
I
have
a
question
about
the
review
they
were.
They
mentioned
that
they
would
have
a
franchise
agreement
review
per
year.
Will
it
come
before
this
council
or
is
it
at
a
staff
level.
F
I
thought
that
would
be
good
for
at
least
the
first
two
years
to
if
we
decided,
if
we
did
approve
it
tonight,
to
have
another.
The
initial
review
be
with
council,
so
that
we
can
address
any
issues
or
concerns.
A
A
N
Yes,
I
just
wanted
to
address
your
concern.
You
know
I'm
not
sure
the
the
direction
that
the
city
is
trying
to
take,
but
we
are
heavily
dependent
on
tourism.
Here,
I
think
me,
being
a
part
of
the
community
would
also
help.
I
mean
I
wouldn't
be
in
the
category
of
the
pub
cycle
necessarily
more
of
an
a
to
b
transportation
service.
N
So
I
would
try
not
to
be
clogging
up
the
railroad
or
the
roadways.
I've
definitely
been
stuck
behind
that
pub
cycle
and
you
know
it's
kind
of
a
pain,
but
I
figured
you
know
it's
a
novelty
thing.
It
kind
of
fits
into
the
the
asheville
atmosphere
and
I
definitely
want
to
provide
for
the
community
here
how
I
would
do
that,
I'm
not
quite
sure,
but
I
I
definitely
am
here
for
the
locals
first
and
even
would
like
to
just
you
know.
N
You
know
say
like
free
coupons
for
locals,
for
a
free
ride,
just
to
try
and
get
them
on
board
with
something
like
this
and
know
that
I
am
in
the
same
city
as
them
trying
to
do
something
in
this
city,
and
I've
worked
in
a
lot
of
different
cities
that
you
know
are
a
lot
bigger
than
asheville
doing
this
and
honestly,
the
locals
in
those
cities
have
very
much
always
enjoyed
the
pedicabs
there,
and
you
know
I'm
I'm
only
going
to
be
the
only
one,
but
I
can't
say
they
were
a
big
hit
for
any
event.
N
You
know
music
sports
whatever.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
that.
B
This
is
kim
I'm
ready
to
make
a
motion
that
council
approve
an
ordinance
granting
a
franchise
agreement
to
blue
ridge
rickshaw
to
operate
a
pedal
bicycle
taxi
service
within
the
city
of
asheville.
A
K
A
A
I
E
A
A
I
think
that
was
a
four
to
three
pass.
It
passed
and
but
again
we
will
see
this
at
our
next
meeting
and
thank
you,
jordan,
for
joining
us.
We
will
see
you
at
the
next
meeting.
Actually
we
will
actually
see
you
at
the
next
meeting
and
find
out
if
you
really
look
like
beaker,
which
is
what
you
look
like
tonight.
F
Okay,
thank
you.
After
reviewing
applications
earlier
today,
the
boards
and
commissions
committee
instructed
the
clerk's
office
to
re-advertise
for
the
african-american
heritage,
commission,
the
historic
resources
commission
and
the
board
of
electrical
examiners,
and
we
do
have
the
following
recommendations
for
appointment
on
tonight:
human
relations.
Commission.
The
committee
recommends
to
appoint
amanda
benson,
brissett
and
michael
brown.
Can
I
get
a
second.
I
F
All
right,
the
motion
and
second
I'll
do
a
roll
call
vote
for
approval,
councilwoman,
kilgore,
aye,
councilwoman,
mosley,
aye,
councilwoman
turner,
aye,
councilwoman,
roney,
aye,
mayor
manheimer,
aye,
councilwoman,
whistler,.
I
F
And
myself,
I,
the
motion
carries
for
a
multimodal
transportation
commission.
The
committee
recommends
appointing
bill
loftus,
who
is
currently
a
member
representing
the
greenway
seat,
we're
recommending
to
move
him
to
the
transit
seat
and
appoint
liana
joyner
to
the
green
one
seat.
Sorry,
if
you
all
hear
my
kid,
can
I
get
a
second.
I
G
F
For
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee,
the
committee
recommends
the
appointment
of
lucius
wilson
to
represent
zip
codes.
28806
and
28728.
Can
I
get
a
second?
This
is
ken's.
Second,
all
right
I'll.
Do
a
roll
called
vote
for
approval,
councilman,
killboard,
councilwoman
mosley,
I
councilwoman
roney
aye,
councilwoman
turner.
I
I
F
Myself,
I
motion
carries
and
for
the
reparations
commission,
we
heard
an
update
and
we
are
also
recommending
that
all
applicants
be
interviewed
before
appointments
are
made
with
the
schedule
of
interviews
still
to
be
determined
but
tentatively
set
for
february,
15
and
possibly
one
morning.
If
all
cannot
make
that
afternoon,
are
there
any
comments
or
questions
about
that.
F
Okay,
we
did
also
receive
annual
reports.
I
recommend
that
all
council
members
review
the
recommendations
made.
We
got
a
lot
of
great
information.
We
also
asked
the
clerk's
office
to
try
to
and
obtain
reports
from
those
boards
that
did
not
submit
one.
So
this
concludes
boards
and
commissions
committee
business.
I'll
turn
it
back
to
me.
B
Sorry,
yes
I'll
just
add
that
of
the
17
boards
and
commissions
and
the
one
subcommittee
of
the
greenways
committee
making
30
recommendations
last
year.
That
was
a
tremendous
body
of
work
and
we
haven't
even
yet
heard
from
the
rest
of
the
boards
and
commissions
on
their
annual
report.
So
it's
possible.
We
may
see
more.
So
I
just
wanted
to
extend
gratitude
for
everyone.
Volunteering
as
advisors
for
the
city
of
asheville.
I
B
A
Okay,
we
have
reached
the
portion
of
our
agenda
under
informal
discussion
of
public
comments.
Staff
will
now
collect.
I'm
sorry.
Staff
will
now
connect
live
calls
from
our
speaker
queue
for
informal
discussion
and
public
comment
once
again
callers.
A
You
will
have
three
minutes
to
comment
and
at
the
end
of
the
three
minutes,
you'll
hear
a
bell
and
staff
will
ask
you
to
wrap
up
your
comment
and
before
we
begin
public
comment,
I
just
wanted
to
let
everyone
know
that
our
plan
is
to
resume
in-person
meetings,
beginning
at
our
next
council
meeting
on
february
22nd
we
will
hold
the
meeting
at
the
harris
cherokee
center
aka,
the
civic
center
and
persons
who
are
want
to
speak
at
that
meeting
will
be
required
to
attend
in
person
and
sign
up
at
the
door,
in
other
words,
we're
going
back
to
the
regular
format
for
the
in-person
meetings
to
to
accommodate
those
that
do
that
cannot
attend
the
meeting
in
person
or
or
you
know,
are
still
being
very
cautious
about
covid,
which
we
deeply
respect.
A
Now,
please
note
you
can
always
email
counsel
at
any
time
you
want
to,
but
if
you,
but
if
you
email
us
using
the
system
I
just
described
by
9-
am
we
are
provided
all
the
email
comments
at
once
by
the
city
clerk
and
are
able
to
review
them
in
in
one
place
and
again
so
we
will
be
meeting
in
person
at
our
next
meeting
on
february,
22nd.
G
R
R
R
What
are
council
check-ins
they're
a
process
to
prepare
for
meetings,
though
it's
not
the
only
model
that
exists.
An
alternative
used
by
buncombe
county
is
to
conduct
all
this
preparation
in
public
work
sessions.
Council
conducts
these
check-ins
the
week
before
every
formal
council
meeting
the
city
does
not
proactively
publish
agendas
or
meeting
documents
that
describe
these
check-ins.
R
Recently,
public
records
have
revealed
more
about
this
process
next
slide.
Let's
take
a
look
at
a
check-in
agenda.
This
one
is
from
november
4th,
as
you
can
see,
staff
present
the
same
information
to
three
different
groups.
Each
group
consists
of
the
mayor
plus
two
other
members.
While
these
groups
do
not
contain
a
quorum
of
our
seven-member
council,
they
often
contain
quorums
of
our
three-member
council
committees.
R
R
The
follow-up
items
allow
council
members
to
ask
questions
or
submit
requests
to
staff
who
then
provide
written
feedback
shown
here
is
a
section
from
the
november
4th
check
it.
We
see
council
providing
significant
direction
to
staff
quote,
continue
to
discuss
plans
on
how
we
can
enforce
against
downtown
violations,
slash
homelessness
situations.
R
R
R
The
materials
presented
in
these
check-ins
have
directly
contradicted
the
city's
public
statements,
we're
asking
staff
to
present
the
same
information
three
times,
and
this
wastes
literally
hundreds
of
hours
of
staff
time
compared
to
a
single
public
work
session.
Most
importantly,
these
opaque
inefficient
meetings,
damage
public
trust
in
the
city
next
slide,
the
city
needs
to
build
a
brighter
future.
R
Let's
replace
check-ins
with
a
process
that
brings
all
seven
council
members
together
with
staff
in
a
single
public
work
session.
The
city
should
proactively
publish
all
records
pertaining
to
decision
making
make
these
public
by
default.
Finally,
council
can
make
a
real
commitment
to
participatory
government.
The
open
meetings
policy
is
a
community
proposal
that
gives
residents
the
power
to
decide
how
our
public
meetings
operate.
H
Hey
council,
I
sure,
am
looking
forward
to
seeing
you
guys
in
person
real
soon.
I'm
also
calling
about
the
outrage
that
was
reported
by
the
asheville
citizen
times
and
the
ire
that
was
reported
by
the
mountain
express
about
the
proposed
ordinance
banning
food
distribution
in
our
parks,
which,
as
it
turns
out,
wasn't
a
proposal
or
an
ordinance
to
be
voted
on.
H
There's
a
lot
of
people
in
the
community
who
were
led
to
believe
that
this
was
something
that
was
going
to
be
voted
on
in
secret,
which
is
not
something
that
happens
whatsoever
and
then
later.
In
the
conversation
last
week,
miss
smith
created
a
little
bit
of
a
whodunit.
By
saying
the
city
council
member
had
leaked
a
bunch
of
information
prematurely
and
in
the
course
of
that,
vice
mayor
smith
was
dragged
through
the
mud
and
you
know
mischaracterized,
you
know
her
actions
were
mischaracterized
and
I'm
starting
to
wonder.
H
I'm
I'm
starting
to
wonder
whether
or
not
this
you
know
crying
of
wolf
over
about
about
a
proposed
ordinance
that
never
was
gonna
happen
was
created
by
the
same
person
who
leaked
the
information.
So
for
those
who
want
transparency
and
who
are
constantly
preaching
about
being
about
being
better.
I
have
a
feeling
that
kim
roney
is
responsible
for
all
of
this
outrage
and
I'm
more
than
happy
to
oblige
her
in
that
category,
and
so
I'd
like
a
little
bit
of
clarification.
H
This
is
a
really
despicable
thing
that
happened.
The
mayor
admonished
the
unknown
person
for
doing
this.
Miss
smith
did
as
well
sage
turner
came
out
and
basically
said
that
she,
you
know
backed
up
miss
smith
on
this
body.
Language
says
that
you
know
sandra
kilgore
and
gwen
whistler
were
in
agreement.
I
don't
think
that
ant-net
mosley
was
the
one
who
betrayed
her
best
friend
over
there,
so
you
know
kim
if
you're
gonna
be
about
being
better.
H
K
Consumer
next
season
to
participate,
it
is
perry
alex
periodics.
You
have
your
line
open,
please.
You
can
speak.
S
Hi,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
I
would
just
like
to
echo
everything
that
patrick
conant
says
about
open
meetings
and
the
need
for
transparency
and
participation
in
local
government.
I'm
really
concerned
that
city
is
not
supporting
all
avenues
for
access.
You've
already
announced
that
you're
going
to
go
to
in-person
meetings
with
no
opportunities
for
virtual
participation.
S
S
I
don't
understand
as
a
I'm,
a
technology
professional-
and
I
know
you,
the
city
of
asheville-
has
a
fine,
a
fantastic
I.t
department.
There
is
no
reason
we
can't
make
meetings
open
to
all
participants
at
this
point
via
virtual
or
by
phone,
so
you're
planning
on
meeting
now
with
no
call-in
options
will
we
be
allowed
to
chime
in
after
the
meetings
with
input
it's
really
hard
to
make
at
the
city,
council
meetings
and
other
meetings.
S
We
we
have
jobs,
you
have
transportation
issues
parking
issues,
so
I
would
just
encourage
city
council
to
decide
on
open
meetings
and
it
may
not
be
the
policy
that's
put
forward
at
this
time,
but
we
need
to
facilitate
participation
and
there's
a
clear
avenue
to
do
that,
and
the
city
is
not
doing
that
at
this
point.
Thank
you.
T
T
T
T
T
Where
will
the
money
be
coming
from
for
this?
I
understand
that
there
is
funding
from
something
called
the
powell
bill
in
it.
It
says:
control
of
municipal
streets
also
imposes
a
duty
on
municipalities
to
keep
the
public
streets,
sidewalks
alleys
and
bridges
in
proper
repair,
and
to
keep
the
public
streets
sidewalks
alleys
and
bridges
open
for
traffic
and
free
from
unnecessary
obstructions.
T
T
Do
you
think
that
all
of
our
bridges
are
safe,
speed,
bumps
roundabouts,
zigzags
islands
with
unattractive
plantings
in
the
middle
and
on
the
sides
of
streets?
The
so-called
traffic
calming
devices
are
expensive
to
build
and
maintain,
and
are
these
unnecessary
obstructions
I
can
recommend
a
less
expensive
and
much
more
effective
way
to
reduce,
speeding
and
keep
traffic
flowing
effectively.
K
Hey
council,
our
final
speaker,
for
today
it
is
colin
alford
calling
the
mike
is
open
for
you.
Q
I've
just
been
here
for
a
year,
but
I've
gotten
really
plugged
in
with
code
for
asheville
and
some
of
the
projects
we've
been
working
on
there
and
I
really
love
this
city,
and
I
really
love
all
of
the
people
that
I've
met
that
are
so
passionate
about
improving
the
city,
treating
other
people,
especially
our
homeless
friends.
Q
Q
I'd
been
in
dc
for
a
couple
years
and
that's
when
I
first
started
getting
involved,
paying
attention
to
what
was
going
on
in
my
local
government
and
they
had
a
really
robust
platform
for
public
participation
and
check
in
on
any
of
the
meetings
that
were
going
on,
and
so
it
made
it
really
easy
to
stay
abreast
of
what
was
happening
in
city
government
and
I'm
just
concerned
about,
for
example,
next
week's
meeting
I
wouldn't
have
been
able
to
make
it
on
to
the
call
tonight.
Q
I
had
a
work
thing
that
went
over
until
5
15
and
I
was
able
to
call
in.
But
if
I'd
had
to
have
drive
over-
and
you
know
I
heard
earlier
this
morning
talking
about
someone
mentioned
the
term
non-traditional
work
schedules.
But
I
have
a
nine
to
five
job.
As
a
software
engineer,
and
it's
still
difficult
to
get
to
get
over
to
the
council
meetings
in
time
to
to
get
there
for
a
comment.
Q
I
don't
think
it's
qualitatively
the
same
to
call
in
to
a
hotline
or
send
an
email
as
it
is
to
to
have
the
same
kind
of
conversation
online
and
I
think
we're
living
in
a
post-pandemic
zoom
world,
where
you
know
everyone
expects
that
other
cities
are
doing
it
as
well.
So
beyond
just
the
technical
feasibility.
There
are
a
lot
of
great
policy
changes
in
the
open
meeting
policies
around
documentation
that
make
it
a
lot
easier
for
you
know,
citizens
to
engage
and
know
what's
going
on.
Q
A
Thank
you.
Okay.
Council.
We've
reached
the
end
of
our
agenda
as
we
said,
we're
going
to
be
meeting
in
person
at
our
next
meeting
at
the
harris
cherokee
on
february
22nd,
and
with
that
we
are
adjourned.