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From YouTube: City Council Meeting – March 22, 2022
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in
here.
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Also
just
in
case
you
you,
you
weren't
aware
all
of
our
public
hearing
items
have
been
continued.
Now,
that's
just
the
public
hearing
items,
so
we
still
have
the
consent
agenda.
We
have
the
city
managers
report
and
we
have
the
memorial
stadium
discussion,
but
the
public
hearing
items
which
are
the
zoning
matters
have
all
been
requests
to
continue
different
issues
with
those
the
applicants
have
asked
to
have
them
continued.
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Early
april
fools
all
right:
okay,
under
our
consent
agenda
counsel,
we
need
to
have
a
brief
discussion
about
item
j,
but
first
I
need
a
motion
to
adopt
the
consent
agenda
without
item
I,
which
is
related
to
one
of
the
public
hearing
items.
That's
had
to
be
continued,
so
do
I
have
a
motion
to
prove
the
consent
agenda
without
item
I
so.
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E
Right
so
this
grant
application
is
actually
for
funding
for
2027
or
2028,
so
our
application
for
the
buses
is
a
little
bit
vague,
because
it's
possible
that
we
could
apply
for
electric
buses
or
purchase
electric
buses
if
that
money
is
awarded
and
there's
an
electric
bus
that
suits
our
needs
at
that
time
or
we
could
potentially
purchase
hybrids
or
diesel.
So
we
wanted
to
ask
for
just
a
kind
of
a
round
number
to
help
us
purchase
buses
whatever
those
may
be
at
that
time.
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A
F
And
then
she's
going
to
turn
it
over
yes,
yeah
and
then
I'm
going
to
hand
off
good
afternoon.
City
assistant,
city
manager,
rachel
wood
will
be
giving
the
presentation-
and
I
think
rachel
is
this-
your
first
one
for
full
council.
It
is.
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Anything
happens
but
good
evening,
mayor
and
city
council,
I'm
rachel
wood
assistant
city
manager.
This
evening.
The
presentation
I'm
going
to
be
giving
really
is
a
continuation
of
a
lot
of
the
information
that
the
mayor
shared
at
the
recent
downtown
or
state
of
downtown
luncheon,
and
before
I
forget
I
do
want
to
thank.
There
are
several
city
staff
in
the
back
who
have
contributed
to
this
presentation.
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G
So
quick
overview
of
today's
presentation,
I'm
first
going
to
go
through
our
key
takeaways.
Then
I'm
going
to
hit
on
some
cleanliness
related
data,
current
state
data
that
we
have
currently
available
in
the
city.
Then
we're
going
to
talk
about
some
available
communications
resources
that
the
city
has
talk
about
some
of
our
current
cleanliness
programming
that
the
city
has
as
well
as
what
some
of
our
partners,
including
governmental
agencies,
as
well
as
some
of
our
non-profit
agencies,
have
and
from
there
we're
going
to
talk
about
our
short-term
and
long-term
cleanliness
strategies,
so
key
takeaways.
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One
of
the
things
I
heard
from
all
of
the
people
sitting
back
here
is
that
cleanliness
really
is
a
multi-faceted
issue.
There's
not
just
one
culprit,
that's
contributing
to
the
cleanliness
issue
across
the
community
and
in
order
to
solve
cleanliness,
it's
really
going
to
take
a
community-wide
holistic
approach
to
address.
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G
So
I'm
not
going
to
read
through
everything
on
this
slide,
but
several
of
our
staff
helped
contribute
to
this
slide.
And
the
purpose
of
this
really
is
to
note
again
that
cleanliness
is
a
multifaceted
issue.
There
are
several
sources
and
there
are
several
causes
contributing
to
those
sources
of
litter
and
other
cleanliness
concerns
across
the
community
and
being
new
to
asheville.
I
do
just
want
to
bears
are
still
charming
to
me.
So
we
need
to
know
that
even
the
bears
contribute
to
our
cleanliness
concerns
in
asheville.
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So
really
important
to
make
sure
that
members
of
the
city
council,
as
well
as
members
of
the
community
who
are
listening
tonight,
are
aware
of
some
of
our
currently
available
communications
resources,
and
we
were
intentional
in
listing
the
asheville
app.
First,
we
do
recommend
whenever
a
cleanliness
concern
is
reported,
that
people
use
the
asheville
app
and
the
reason
for
that
is.
We
can
get
specific
geographic
data
and
then
immediately
submit
a
work
order
and
have
staff
respond.
G
Staff
is
always
happy
to
respond
to
emails,
but
sometimes
the
email
gets
sent
to
the
wrong
person.
It
gets
into
an
elected
official,
and
then
we
have
to
figure
out
who
it
needs
to
go
to
and
that
ultimately
just
delays
our
ability
to
respond
and
sometimes
can
impact
the
data
that
we
have
available
in
terms
of
how
we
respond
to
that
information.
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G
We
also
have
our
neighborhood
services
division,
which
is
a
part
of
our
cape
department,
and
residents
are
welcome
to
email,
neighborhood
services,
particularly
if
there
are
questions
around
scheduling,
a
targeted,
litter,
cleanup
event
in
their
neighborhood
and
then,
as
I
mentioned,
we
don't
want
to
necessarily
discourage
people
from
sending
staff
or
our
elected
officials
emails,
but
oftentimes.
We
have
to
send
multiple
emails
back
to
figure
out
the
location,
make
sure
we
have
the
right
information
and
then
ultimately
route
the
correct
department
to
be
able
to
respond
to
the
concern.
That's
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
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So
just
some
of
the
data
that
we
currently
have
available.
This
is
the
past
five
years
of
work
order.
Data
that's
been
entered
into
our
muni
system.
This
does
include
calls.
This
includes
staff
entered
data
as
well
as
data
from
our
asheville
app,
and
what
I'll
note
here
is
just
the
darker,
the
blue,
the
more
work
orders
that
have
been
submitted
in
that
geographic
area.
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Every
three
years
the
city
of
asheville
participates
in
the
national
community
survey
used
to
be
called
the
national
citizen
survey
and
we
do
opt
for
a
cleanliness
question
that
asks
residents
to
rate
cleanliness
on
a
scale
of
excellent
to
poor,
and
we
have
noticed
a
decline
over
the
past
three
surveys.
It's
gone
down
about
10
percent
in
terms
of
how
our
residents
are
rating
general
cleanliness
across
the
community.
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We
also
paid
a
benchmark
against
other
cities,
with
a
tourism-based
economy
and
of
the
cities
that
have
tourism-based
economies
that
do
participate
in
this
cleanliness
question.
We
do
rank
near
the
bottom,
so
we're
at
51
of
64
of
other
cities,
with
a
major
tourism
industry
participating
in
the
national
community.
G
Okay,
so
getting
into
our
current
resources,
and
we've
got
this
kind
of
in
three
different
categories.
So
in
the
category
of
litter,
cleanup
pressure,
washing
street
receptacle
waste
collection
and
general
maintenance,
as
I've
mentioned,
there
is
a
significant
resource
commitment-
that's
already
made,
so
our
parks
maintenance,
of
course
maintains
54
public
parks
and
six
miles
of
greenways
across
the
community,
and
they
typically
pick
up
waste
at
least
once
a
day
in
all
of
the
parks
across
the
city.
G
Our
sanitation
division
maintains
services
at
25
street
receptacles
in
west
asheville
and
biltmore
village,
and
that
collection
is
done
three
to
four
times
per
day.
I'm
sorry
per
week-
and
I
did
forget
to
mention
at
the
beginning
of
this
presentation
again
with
cleanliness
being
such
a
broad
topic.
We
couldn't
hit
on
everything
that
cleanliness
touches,
so
the
focus
of
what
I'm
going
through
right
now
is
primarily
the
work
that's
happening
on
public
property
as
well
as
public
rights
of
way,
so
not
mentioning
code
enforcement,
for
example,
or
waste
collection
at
your
own
private
residence.
G
We
have
our
transit
contract,
which
includes
waste
collection
at
most
transit
stops
city-wide.
My
understanding
is
some
of
the
transit
stops
in
the
downtown
area,
just
because
we
already
have
city
staff
and
another
contractor
working
in
that
area.
City,
staffer
or
contractors
collect
there,
but
throughout
most
of
the
city,
our
our
transit
contractor
does
collect
waste
at
those
waste
stops,
and
then
we
have
scheduled
targeted
litter,
cleanup
events
on
an
as
requested
basis
across
the
community.
G
More
specifically
in
downtown.
We
do
have
a
contractor,
as
I've
already
mentioned,
that
provides
five
day
per
week:
litter
pressure,
washing
weed
control
and
west
waste
receptacle
cleaning
throughout
the
downtown
area.
G
So
the
city,
also
in
the
space
of
cleanliness,
provides
both
fixed
and
portable
restrooms
city-wide.
We
have
23
public
restrooms
located
in
our
parks
and
seven
of
which
are
open
year
round
and
16.
We
close
during
the
winter
months.
We
also
have
two
portable
restrooms
located
at
155
livingston
and
1543
patton
and
a
few
city
council
meetings
ago.
You
actually
approved
a
contract
to
extend
those
services,
at
least
through
the
end
of
this
calendar
year
downtown.
G
In
addition
to
cleaning
its
own
respective
rights
away.
It
does
have
an
upcoming,
targeted
litter,
cleanup
campaign,
kind
of
synced
up
with
earth
day,
and
several
events
that
keep
america
beautiful,
has
going
on
and
they're
actually
asking
for
volunteers
right
now
to
participate
in
their
little
litter
sweep,
which
is
scheduled
to
take
place
april
16th
through
april
30th.
G
We
also
have
some
tremendous
partners
in
the
community
who
contribute
to
current
cleanup
efforts
that
occur.
One
a
particular
note
is
asheville
greenworks,
and
this
fiscal
year
alone,
they've
collected
12,
000
pounds
of
litter
and
tires
from
across
the
community,
and
they
help
the
city
with
targeted
litter.
G
Cleanup
events
throughout
the
year,
one
of
which
I'll
mention
as
a
part
of
our
short-term
strategies,
and
they
also
support
adopt-a-spot
and
adopt
a
street
operations
beloved
is
another
great
community
partner
who
most
recently
had
an
event
on
march
1st,
where
some
of
our
unhoused
neighbors
actually
helped
clean
up
downtown.
That's
the
pictures
that
you
see
on
the
right-hand
side
of
the
screen
and
then
explore
asheville
as
well
as
several
other
community
partners
have
partnered
with
greenworks
and
the
city
in
the
past
on
targeted
litter,
cleanup
events.
G
G
We
also
have
some
communications
limitations,
part
of
that's
associated
with
staff,
but
there
really
is
a
need
for
a
truly
comprehensive,
community-wide
communications
campaign
where
we're
consistently
messaging
with
several
partner
agencies
that
we
all
contribute
to
the
litter
problem
and
that
we
all
need
to
be
a
part
of
the
solution.
So
that's
part
of
one
of
the
long-term
strategies
that
I'll
hit
on
in
a
moment,
primarily
driven
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic.
There
has
been
a
marked
reduction
in
volunteerism
and
people's
willingness
to
volunteer.
G
We've
also
heard
some
concerns
related
to
biohazards,
that
has
impacted
people
and
neighborhood
groups.
Willingness
to
have
community
cleanup
events,
so
that's
something
we're
strategizing
on
we're,
hoping
as
we
start
to
come
out
of
the
pandemic,
that
some
of
those
concerns
will
be
alleviated.
But
we
do
need
to
identify
strategies,
particularly
in
the
biohazard
space,
to
help
address
those
concerns
and
still
continue
to
encourage
volunteerism
in
community
cleanups
and
then,
lastly,
is
the
lack
of
a
dedicated
funding
source.
G
So
there
are
specific
geogra
geographies
across
the
community
that
have
requested
a
higher
level
of
service
than
the
city.
Right
now
has
resources
available
to
provide,
and
so
we
need
to
look
at.
How
do
we
find
a
sustainable
funding
source?
That's
specifically
dedicated
to
addressing
these
cleanliness
issues
so
that
we
can
make
the
impact
and
provide
the
level
of
service
that's
expected
by
those
constituents
and
business
owners.
G
So
getting
into
the
short-term
improvement
strategy
and
the
great
news
on
the
short-term
improvement
strategy
is,
does
not
require
any
additional
resources
and
we
are
either
currently
planning
or
have
already
programmed
all
the
items
that
are
listed
on
this
slide.
So
targeted,
cleanup
events
is
a
major
part
of
our
short-term
improvement
strategy.
G
City
staff
is
coordinating
with
neighborhoods
and
other
community
partners
on
really.
How
do
we
program
out
the
next
several
months
of
targeted,
cleanup
events
so
we're
working
ncdot?
I
already
mentioned
that
their
suite
that
they
have,
we
have
an
event
scheduled
for
april
19th,
that's
primarily
in
downtown
that
we're
working
with
asheville,
greenworks
beloved
and
the
asheville
downtown
association
on,
and
then
things
are
still
in
the
works
on
this.
G
So
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
information
and
then
just
stay
tuned
because
we're
going
to
have
a
bigger
communications
campaign,
but
between
april
18th
and
april
23rd
we're
looking
at
having
a
truly
city-wide
spring,
sweep
where
we're
inviting
neighborhood
groups
other
community
partners
to
participate
and
make
sure
that
we
have
resources
available
to
pick
up
the
trash
after
it's
been
collected
by
those
community
associations.
So
I
know
that's
something.
Public
works
as
well
as
our
cape
department
are
currently
working
on
in
partnership
with
asheville
grain
works
and
ada
enhanced
waste
collection.
G
So
one
of
the
many
things
that
staff
has
been
working
on
associated
with
cleanliness,
as
you
all
know,
is
meal
sharing
and
one
of
the
strategies
we've
been
working
with.
As
we
talk
to
partners
about.
How
do
we
address
the
cleanliness
concerns
associated
with
mill?
Sharing
is
really
how
do
we
right-size
the
receptacles
and
make
sure
that
waste
collection
is
available
whenever
those
events
are
provided,
and
so
we're
looking
at
some
really
creative
strategies
in
that
space
and
those
are
ongoing
conversations.
G
But
we're
hopeful
to
have
some
recommendations,
particularly
related
to
right
sizing,
that
waste
collection
and
what
that
waste
collection
strategy
is
very
soon
moving
on
to
temporarily
assigning
additional
staff
so
not
ideal.
But
we
have
assigned
some
staff,
particularly
from
our
graffiti
crew,
on
an
as
needed
basis
to
address
litter
concerns
city-wide,
not
just
downtown
whenever
we
do
have
a
higher
volume
of
requests
come
in
and
then
looking
at
enhanced
reporting
and
communications
efforts.
G
So
that's
something
that
I'm
working
with
our
it
and
our
odap
team
on
right
now
and
then
I've
already
hit
on
this
a
couple
of
times,
but
just
refining
our
communication
strategy
in
the
short
term,
dawis
team
is
actually
working
on
regular
social
media
posts,
mentioning
the
targeted,
cleanup
events
that
are
occurring
and
then
also
helping
repost.
Some
of
the
information
that
asheville
greenworks
has
produced
as
well
as
keep
america
beautiful
and
other
nationwide
cleanliness
partners.
G
So
getting
into
the
long-term
improvement
strategy
and
again
this
long-term
strategy,
most
of
these
items
will
require
additional
resources
and
most
of
these
items
will
require
the
contribution
of
our
community
partners
in
order
to
make
them
effective
and
truly
address
the
root
causes
of
cleanliness
across
the
community.
So
we
need
to
identify
additional
staff
resources.
G
One
of
the
key
recommendations
we've
heard
from
public
works
is
the
need
for
a
true,
solid
waste
master
plan
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
as
effective
and
using
the
most
modern
best
practices
in
our
solid
waste
department.
Our
staff
has
done
a
phenomenal
job
with
their
existing
resources,
but
there
are
some
opportunities
and
we
definitely
want
to
look
to
national
experts
and
how
we
could
further
augment
and
improve
and
make
those
operations
more
efficient.
G
I've
mentioned
the
communications
campaign
several
times,
but
really.
We've
we've
already
started
some
preliminary
conversations
with
our
community
partners,
but
we
will
need
some
resources
to
develop
that
campaign
and
we've
been
talking
to
dawa
about
what
that
would
look
like
and
then,
ultimately,
we
need
the
partnership
and
the
willingness
of
other
agencies
across
the
city,
as
well
as
neighborhood
associations
and
that
sort
of
thing
to
really
make
this
an
impactful
campaign
that
changes
behavior,
hopefully
and
addresses
some
of
the
root
cause
issues
that
we
have
contributing
to
the
current
cleanliness
issue.
G
And
then.
Lastly,
I've
already
mentioned
this
one,
but
of
course,
that
dedicated
funding
source,
particularly
in
the
downtown
there,
have
been
a
few
ideas
floated,
including
the
business
improvement
district.
And
if
we
are
to
provide
a
sustainable,
long-term
source
of
funding
to
provide
a
higher
level
of
service.
We
are
going
to
need
to
find
something.
That's
more
permanent
than
just
one-time
funding,
depending
on
grants
or
continuing
to
dip
from
the
general
fund
as
the
primary
source
to
augment
services
and
key
geographies
across
the
community.
G
So
getting
back
to
the
key
takeaways
just
again,
community
cleanliness
really
is
a
multi-faceted
issue.
That's
going
to
require
a
community-wide
solution
in
order
to
effectively
address.
There
are
already
significant
resources
that
have
been
contributed
to
this
issue,
both
by
the
city
as
well
as
our
fantastic
partner
agencies.
A
I've
got
a
a
question.
I
don't
know
that
you
can
answer
tonight,
but
first
of
all,
thanks
for
this
presentation,
it's
very
thorough
and
thanks
to
all
the
folks
who
worked
on
it.
So
so
you
know,
I
noticed
we
were
kind
of
benchmarking
with
other
tourist
communities
and
we're
not
doing
well
in
comparison
to
to
them,
and
I
know
other
cities
that
are
considered
tourist
towns
have
a
lot
of
different
revenue
mixes.
A
That
they're
able
to
rely
on
in
in
you
know,
cleaning
their
city
supporting
the
infrastructure
needed,
and
we
have
a
pretty
challenging
situation
by
comparison
from
a
revenue.
Standpoint.
I'd
be
curious
to
know
I
mean
not
not
for
tonight,
but
as
you
all,
you
know,
look
at
possible
revenue
streams.
What
the
relationship
is
between
the
use
of
a
room
tax
in
other
cities
for
purposes
of
addressing
cleanliness
in
in
the
city.
A
You
know
like
whether
it's
a
charleston
or
you
know
savannah
other
communities
that
might
seem
similar
to
us
that,
whereas
we're
you
know,
as
I
understand
it
right
now,
I
mean
under
the
constraints
of
the
legislation
that
the
tourism
development
authority
has
to
operate
under
they're.
Not
able
to
use
any
of
the
now
almost
25
million
dollars
a
year
in
room
tax
money
to
help
fund
cleanliness
efforts
in
areas
that
are
visited
by
tourists.
A
So
I'd
be
interested
to
know
what
that
looks
like,
because
I
know
the
tdas
got
legislation
pending
in
the
state
legislature
that
they
hope
will
pass
the
session.
That
will
give
some
more
flexibility
to
how
that
those
funds
can
be
used,
and
I
hope
we're
prepared
to
be
able
to
approach
them
with
some
suggestions
for
for
ways.
We
can
partner
around
the
revenues
needed
to
cover
this
cost.
G
I
I'd
like
to
support
that
effort.
Additionally,
I
guess
I
thought
there
was
a
chance
that
the
potential
legislation
may
increase
the
definition
of
capital
and
that
might
allow
us
to
do
maintenance.
Has
anybody
else
understood?
Okay,
great.
Thank
you.
I'd
also
be
curious
to
know
previously
this
community
underwent
some
processing
and
inputting
around
a
business
improvement
district,
and
if
you
are
looking
at
these
kind
of
funding
sources,
I'd
be
curious
to
know
when
that
was
or
what
that
looked
like,
or
what
the
outcomes
were
as
well.
G
I
Is
mainly
similarly,
I
really
don't.
I
don't
know
what
all
happened,
but
I
would
be
curious
to
know,
and
then
the
last
thing
I
wanted
to
mention
was
this
last
slide
with
the
downtown
restrooms.
I
When
I
see
this,
I
think
you
know
this
is
a
lot
of
restrooms
and
I
know
we're
looking
at
an
arpa
request
for
the
portland
luz.
But
are
we
continuing
to
have
infrastructure
and
repair
problems
with
these.
G
Of
course,
we
need
to
have
24-hour
staff
available
to
support
those
facilities
and
then
some
activity-
that's
not
typically,
some
of
the
restroom
facilities
that
have
been
designed
were
not
designed
for
some
of
the
activity
that's
occurring
in
them,
and
so
we
need
to
up
fit
some
of
our
existing
facilities.
If
we
were
to
expand
ours,
especially
knowing
that
we
don't
have
staff
available.
So
I
know
that's
something
that
jade
is
looking
at.
I
Thank
you,
two
more
comments
and
I'll
be
done,
and
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you.
You
did
a
great
job
on
your
first
presentation.
This
is
more
than
I
ever
knew
and
I
feel
like.
I
I
didn't
see
any
water
break,
but
two
things
I
noticed
and
just
comments.
I
noticed
that
I
receive
a
lot
of
input
and
sometimes
photographs
in
our
emails
around
two
particular
issues.
One
is
our
our
you
mentioned
it.
The
bus
stops
that
aren't
in
downtown
and
debris,
and
I
think
I
heard
that
art
maintains
that
I'd
be
curious
to
know.
If
that's
something
we
can
talk
to
them
about
increasing
and
then
the
street
sweeping
downtown.
I
C
Yeah,
I
have
a
couple
things.
Thank
you
rachel,
the
general
litter
narrative.
I
have
the
powerpoint
pulled
up
if
we
could
go
back
to
that,
so
that
folks
can
see
what
I'm
looking
at
is
slide
number
four
or
page
number.
Four.
C
I
did
hear
that
we're
making
that
connection
with
our
daytime
population
workforce
wasn't
mentioned,
but
tourism
was,
but
when
I
look
at
general
litter,
it's
not
here
and
I
think
we'd
be
remiss
in
not
including
our
daytime
population
in
this
list.
While
I
do
see
encampments
here
and
just
as
a
juxtaposition,
I
wonder
if
encampments
would
even
be
on
this
list
if
we
had
a
temporary
managed
camping
facility
with
sanitation.
C
Additionally,
when
I
look
at
this,
I'm
concerned
that
we
have
a
840
thousand
dollar
arpa
funds
application
for
cleanup
and
when
the
city
participates
in
applying
for
these
funds,
it
reduces
the
available
funds
for
all
the
other
partners
that
are
doing
urgent
work
that
don't
have
the
resource
of
our
general
fund
balance,
which,
if
there's
a
rainy
day,
the
copa
19
pandemic,
is
one.
So
I
guess
the
two
main
things
I'm
asking
about.
C
When
we
look
at
doing
partnership
for
sharps
cleanups,
I
did
hear
that
we
were
talking
about
working
with
the
county
on
that
and
I
think
we
should
also
add
our
grassroots
and
nonprofit
organizations
that
are
doing
work
on
the
ground
with
the
public
already,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we
identify
where
the
need
is
needed
most
and
also
potential
solutions
that
might
be
outside
of
something
that
we
would
think
of.
First.
C
So
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
pull
up
this
slide.
If
we
could
it's
page
number,
four.
G
And
just
to
note
on
the
sharps
kiosk,
the
timing
is
really
great.
I
appreciate
the
comment
that
you
provided,
I
believe,
there's
some
new
county
staff
that
have
come
on
board
that
are
working
with
greg
schuler
and
the
public
works
team
on
identifying
those
locations.
So
a
great
suggestion
and
we
will
make
sure
we're
bringing
in
some
community
partners
as
we're
identifying
those
additional
two
to
three
locations.
C
F
Mayor
just
just
to
close
it
out,
I
should
have
done
a
a
better
job
of
handing
this
subject
matter
off
to
rachel
in
the
beginning.
But
you
all
know
how-
and
we
see
this
with
the
results
from
the
community
survey,
how
important
an
issue
this
is,
and
I
really
really
want
the
asheville
community
to
understand
the
complexity
of
the
issue.
That
this
was
is
something
that
we
are
not
not
taking
serious.
F
It
is
simply
a
challenge
like
a
lot
of
things
are,
are
these
days,
but
hopefully
from
the
information
that
we've
shared
with
you
that
you
all
will
see
that
we
are
taking
some
fairly,
I
hope,
progressive.
You
will
deem
them
as
progressive
steps
to
try
to
respond
to
this
issue.
There
are
some
short-term
things,
but
the
way
that
we
really
make
an
impact
is
addressing
some
of
the
longer
term
of
things
that
were
identified
as
part
of
this
presentation.
F
And
lastly,
I
just
wanted
again
to
thank
rachel
and
the
team
who
pull
together
this
information
and
who
literally
have
lots
of
boots
on
on
the
ground.
Doing
this
work,
which
right
now
is
very,
very,
very
complicated,
but
we're
we're
getting
there
and
and
we're
making
some
progress.
F
And,
lastly,
mayor,
if
you
don't
mind,
I'd
like
to
change
subjects
for
just
a
minute
to
acknowledge
a
staff
person
amber
weaver,
this
will
be
amber's
last
meeting
with
us
with
the
city
of
asheville.
She
is
the
director
of
our
sustainability
department
and
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
all
the
great
work
that
she
has
done
to
advance
sustainability
and.
F
J
I
F
A
K
A
Opposed
all
right,
the
second
is
a
motion
to
continue
item
b
on
the
public
hearings
agenda
to
april
26th.
Do
I
have
a
motion.
M
A
Opposed
all
right
and
then
item
c
to
continue
to
april
12th.
Do
I
have
a
mushroom.
F
A
O
Thanks,
madam
mayor,
madam
vice
mayor
council
good
evening,
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
kind
of
come
before
you.
I
will
note
that
this
is
my
first
time
so.
First,
I
want
to
express
how
grateful
I
am
getting
to
know
the
staff,
the
wonderful
assets
that
we
have
within
parks
and
rec
has
been
awesome.
O
The
last
couple
months
getting
to
know
the
team
and
I'm
very
appreciative
of
this
opportunity
to
work
for
the
city
of
asheville,
working
alongside
with
deborah
my
colleagues
other
department,
heads
and
working
along
with
you
all
to
move
forward
some
parking
record
initiatives.
So
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
O
Some
key
takeaways
today
phase
one
again.
We
look
at
this
memorial
stadium
project
as
a
multi-phase
project,
so
the
enhancement
phase
one
enhancements
have
already
taken
place.
I
talked
a
little
more
in
a
few
minutes
about
what
that
looks
like
as
we
started
moving
and
preparing
to
enter
into
phase
two
of
the
project.
O
We
started
hearing
interest
from
community
users,
other
user
groups
within
that
utilize,
the
facility
to
look
at
it
spending
the
track
option.
So
that
was
something
that
has
come
up
in
conversation
quite
a
bit
and
then
staff
started
looking
at
the
feasibility.
What
does
that
look
like
if
we
expand
from
a
walking
track
to
a
six-lane
competition
track
after
further
discussions,
the
community
and
other
you
with
the
community
and
other
user
groups?
O
After
doing
an
internal
assessment
of
what
can
happen,
staff
concluded
and
we
are
making
the
recommendation
to
move
forward
with
a
six-lane
competition
track
as
a
part
of
the
phase,
two
initiative
of
improvements
that
are
happening
at
memorial
stadium,
so
those
are
some
takeaways
again.
I
dive
deeply
into
some
of
these
more
specifics.
O
O
Other
completed
projects
in
phase
one
included,
the
accessible
features
like
I
just
mentioned
accessible
ramps
from
the
concrete
bleachers
you'll
notice,
also
that
a
sidewalk
along
the
ends
of
the
field
connecting
the
pedestrian
access
up
to
the
bleachers.
Of
course,
anytime
you
go
in
and
you
start
making
renovations
to
a
facility.
You
have
to
make
it
ada,
so
these
are
some
before
and
after
pictures
of
projects
that
have
already
taken
place
in
phase
one
of
memorial
stadium,
improvements.
O
O
Part
of
what
we're
looking
to
do
at
the
playground
is
add
a
walk-in
track
or
a
trail
that
goes
through
mountainside
park,
we're
at
a
trike
track,
and
this
is
just
a
track
that
typically
goes
around
playgrounds.
It's
a
space
where
kids
can
come
out
bring
their
big
wheels.
Tricycles
learn
how
to
ride
their
bikes.
For
the
first
time,
parents
can
also
utilize
this
and
to
just
walk
around
while
they
have
their
kids
playing
on
the
playground,
we're
at
a
poor
in
place.
Surfacing.
O
This
again
makes
the
the
actual
playground
accessible
for
all
kids,
we'll
move
away
from
the
wood
fibers
or
any
other
rubber
fibers
that
you
can
use
as
playground
surfacing
to
a
pour
in
place.
This
makes
the
surface
and
soft,
but
also
solid
that
you
can
roll
a
wheelchair
over
it,
so
kids
can
enjoy
also
we'll
replace
the
swings
out
there
we'll
add
some
seating,
some
benches,
some
tables
some
picnic
tables
and
some
trees
that
will
one
day
grow
into
mature
trees
and
provide
some
additional
shade
for
the
playground
area.
O
Phase
two
will
also
include
making
some
changes
to
the
current
restroom
and
concession
stand
facility.
So
what
we'll
look
to
do
is
demolish
the
current
restroom
facility,
as
well
as
the
current
old
construction
concession
stand,
will
look
to
construct
new
facilities
in
their
place,
combine
them
into
one
facility
instead
of
having
two
different
facilities.
O
We
improve
the
accessibility
in
the
area,
add
some
security
lighting
and
then
make
some
upgrades
and
improvements
to
the
actual
scoreboard.
So
here
are
the
two
existing
structures
that
are
there
the
current
restaurant
facility,
the
current
concession
stand
again,
we'll
look
to
in
the
location
of
the
current
concession,
stand,
demolish
that
and
put
in
a
new
facility
that
can
accommodate
both
restrooms
and
storage
facility,
where
our
maintenance
crews
can
store
their
maintenance
items.
O
The
track
options
so
again,
since
I've
been
here
a
couple
months
now,
the
conversation
has
kind
of
shifted,
as
staff
started,
progressing
moving
forward
towards
making
the
phase
two
of
the
project
happen,
which
included
the
restrooms.
The
concession
stands,
the
upgrades
to
the
playground.
O
O
So
keeping
that
in
mind
staff
started
thinking
about
the
feasibility
again
of
what
a
400
meter
six-lane
track
would
look
like
how
do
we
incorporate
that
into
the
current
design
for
phase
two
of
memorial
stadium
improvements,
staff
developed
three
possible
options
for
trill
and
the
third
option
included
the
six
name
track
that
we
started
hearing
community
input
from
saying
that
this
is
what
the
community
wants
and
we
provided
some
pros.
Some
cons
of
what
each
option
would
look
like
and
presented
that
to
the
community.
O
O
Option
one
the
walking
track
is
situated
primarily
through
mountainside
park.
It
does
kind
of
dip
down
into
the
memorial
stadium
area,
but
the
original
plan
was,
we
will
have
a
walking
trail
in
this
area.
That's
option
one
option:
two
is
a
walking
track.
That
kind
of
does
both
it
goes
around
the
field
at
memorial
stadium,
as
well
as
continue
through
mountainside
park.
O
The
biggest
change
here
is
the
trail
that
is
presented
would
be
a
asphalt,
paved
trail
or
track
roughly
10
to
12
feet
wide.
It
would
connect
down
to
the
track
around
memorial
stadium
and
then
once
you
got
to
memorial
stadium,
it
would
be
a
combination
of
using
the
existing
turf
that
is
already
down
and
incorporating
that
into
the
the
track
around
the
fields.
O
So
it
would
be
a
hybrid
version,
as
you're
walking
around
the
field
itself,
but
everything
that
you
see
in
red
everything
that
you
see
in
yellow
up
here
would
be
the
paved
portions
and
again,
the
blue
portions
here
will
utilize
the
existing
turf
with
re-striping
to
identify
the
track
itself.
I'm
sorry,
madam.
There.
O
And
then
this
is
the
six
lane
track
option.
So
here
you
have
an
actual
six-lane
competition
track.
It
is
400
meters,
distance
again
18
feet
wide,
so
each
lane
would
be
approximately
three
feet
wide.
It
is
a
rubber
track,
pretty
traditional
and
common
to
what
you
see
at
a
middle
school
or
high
school
with
in
adding
this
six
lane
track.
It
would
reduce
the
current
turf
from
six
to
65
feet
in
width.
Currently
it
is
70
feet,
width.
O
It
will
replace
the
existing
restroom.
We
will
replace
the
bleachers.
The
metal
stands
that
on
the
west
side
of
the
field,
we'll
put
down
a
concrete
slab
that
could
accommodate
some
temporary
bleachers
or
stands
should
need
a
rise,
and
then
we
will
have
to
modify
some
of
the
existing
storm
water
infrastructure.
O
That
we
are
considering
that
we
asked
our
council
to
consider
implementing
in
phase
two
of
memorial
stadium
improvements
with
the
recommendation.
This
is
kind
of
what
it
would
all
look
like.
So
it's
combining
kind
of
all
options
into
one
big
option
got
a
little
bit
of
what
we
saw
in
option.
One,
certainly
what
we
saw
in
option
two
and
then
the
third
option,
with
the
six
lane
track,
is
all
included
here.
So
again,
this
would
include
a
six
lane,
competition
track.
O
It
would
reduce
the
size
of
the
current
field.
Again
from
70
yards
wide
to
65
yards.
We
will
replace
the
existing
restroom
building
and
the
concession
stand,
building,
replace
that
with
a
new
building
that
accommodates
both
in
one,
we
would
do
away
with
the
bleachers
on
the
west
side
of
the
field.
Those
metal
stands
that
are
currently
there
put
in
a
concrete
slab
again.
Temporary
bleachers
could
be
brought
in
we'll,
modify
and
update
the
storm
water
infrastructure.
O
O
Our
recommendation
is
adopt
a
resolution
authorized
by
city
manager
to
identify
funding
for
phase
two
memorial
stadium.
Improvements,
as
recommended
by
staff,
then
enter
into
a
design
phase
to
include
a
six-lane
competition
track
with
the
dimensions
as
described
in
the
attached,
exhibit
and
began
implementation
of
the
rec
staff
recommendation,
as
described
in
the
staff
presentation
here
today.
O
O
O
P
Thank
you,
jay
dundas
capital
projects,
director
actually
d
tyrell,
was
correct
that
the
the
information
was
provided
from
the
designs
consultant
was
about
in
the
range
of
3
million.
It
did
include
a
the
relocation
of
the
the
concession
stand
and
the
in
the
the
restrooms,
and
it
also
did
include
additional
bleachers
at
that
there's
also.
I
don't
think
it
was
pointed
out
that
this
would
actually
require
retaining
raw
around
the
northwest
corner
in
order
to
be
constructable.
A
So
the
total
is
we'll
modify
the
staff
report
in
here
yeah,
so
the
total
is
4.4.
We
have
1
million
identified
so
that
and
the
4.4
includes
we're
going
to
the
proposal
is
to
demo
the
concession
stand,
this
bathroom's
in
storage
and
build
a
new
bathroom
storage
building,
but
not
a
new
concession
stand
building.
I
didn't
see
that
in
there
right.
A
Okay,
but
the
rest
of
it
is
all
included
in
in
that
total
price
tag.
4.4,
there's
not
anything
we're
leaving
out.
I
P
Yeah,
so
the
the
requirements
for
the
the
bond
funds
are
to
have
the
bonds
issued
by
november
6th
of
2023.
P
We
need
time
to
issue
those
bonds
and
so
we've
we
have
imposed
a
self-imposed
deadline
of
spring
may
june
of
2023
in
order
to
have
them
encumbered
in
a
country
in
a
construction
agreement.
H
Do
you
remember
what
the
original
budget
was.
I
I
just
have
a
couple
questions,
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
could
I've
been
asking
this,
but
I've
never
quite
got
the
number.
Those
concrete
stands,
how
many
people
can
it
seat.
O
Yeah
well,
one
of
the
increases
would
be
being
able
to
offer
a
track
program,
a
track
and
field
program
right,
so
that
would
be
in
an
increased
user
group
or
increased
user.
No
one
is
being
displaced.
By
this
we
have
to
change
how
we
do
like
flag.
Football
soccer
will
have
to
apply
for
a
waiver
to
contin
asheville
city
soccer
to
continue
playing
on
the
field,
but
no
one
is
being
displaced
by
the
addition
of
the
six
lane
track.
A
C
This
is
kim.
I
have
a
couple
questions
starting
off
with
projected
programming,
so
acknowledging
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
beautiful
new
track
and
the
work
that
my
colleagues
have
done
with
the
neighborhood
to
get
us
to
this
place,
where
we
are
meeting
our
agreements
that
we
promised
in
the
bond.
C
O
Yeah,
so
all
of
those
things
will
be
handled
tradition,
similar
to
how
we're
currently
handling
them
right.
We
haven't
had
any
discussions
as
a
staff
about
kind
of
what
this
looks
like
other
than
we
know
with
the
addition
of
a
new
track.
This
becomes
a
new
asset
for
the
department.
This,
as,
in
addition
to
all
the
other
things
that
we
have
within
the
parts
and
wreck
asset
list
a
track,
so
we're
able
to
provide
track
and
field
programming.
O
C
And
with
that
new
programming,
we
would
anticipate
a
parking
plan
for
those.
C
About
the
neighborhood
issues
for
parking
question
two
I
have
is
the
park
maintenance
facility?
Can
we
confirm
that
we've
moved
the
park
maintenance
facility
there,
but
we
don't
have
a
plan
to
move
it
out
of
the
neighborhood,
because
I
know
when
we're
doing
our
facilities
assessment,
we're
not
going
to
have
a
parks
and
rec
facilities,
assessment
that
leaves
out
our
maintenance
facility
because
that's
part
of
parks
and
rec.
O
Yeah,
so
we're
making
some
headway.
We
we're
in
the
process.
Now
we've
identified
some
space
in
the
city
where
we
could
potentially
move
to.
We
don't
know
what
the
agreements
will
be
moving
forward,
we're
in
conversations
with
what
elise
would
look
like
what
is
our
potential
for
moving
into
this
new
space,
but
nothing
has
been
solidified
at
the
moment,
we're
just
starting
the
conversations,
but
we
are
actively
looking
at
spaces
to
move
the
hunt
hill
maintenance
facility
out
into
another
area.
C
So
question
number
three
of
six
plans
for
a
private
public
partnership
with
carolina
day,
so
we
allocated
two
mil
or
part
of
two
million
dollars
of
our
park
acquisition
funds
of
the
bond
program
to
partner
and
expand
the
sports
facility
with
carolina
day.
Have
we
started
talking
with
them
about
that
being
part
of
our
facilities
assessment?
And
could
we
look
at
a
potential
of
alleviating
some
of
the
demand
for
this
facility
by
using
that
one.
O
Got
you
I
follow
so
of
that
two
million
that
was
allocated
for
the
property
that
we
purchased
from
carolina
day.
One
point:
I
don't
think.
A
Okay,
maybe
just
to
clear
this
up,
I'm
not
sure
we
bought
it
from
carolina
day.
It
is
adjacent
to
carolina
days,
property.
This.
O
N
Hello,
allison
danes,
if
you
could
repeat
the
question
for
me,
one
more
time.
C
Sure
so
this
is
around
just
our
facilities
assessment
that
we're
looking
at
and
the
acquisition
that
we
made
to
purchase
with
using
the
bonds
program
a
different
facility.
So
I
guess
my
question
is
as
we're
looking
at
programming
a
new
facility.
N
Right,
so
the
bond
funding
for
land
acquisition
for
the
10.88
acres
that
we
purchased
was
for
a
passive
park
is
what
we
were
looking
at
originally.
So
we're
not
right
now
looking
to
add
any
particular
facility
on
to
that
10.88
acres,
we're
also
in
conversation
right
now
with
carolina
day
for
the
potential
of
a
partnership
utilizing
their
facility
that
they
already
have
there,
but
that
that's
not
come
to
fruition
yet,
but
we're
in
conversation
about
it.
C
Thank
you
I'll
look
for
updates
on
that.
What
is
the
impact
of
the
turf
that
we
paid
additional
funds
to
stripe
for
football
and
stormwater
mitigation,
and
my
understandings
will
continue
to
have
football?
It
won't
have
an
impact
yeah.
O
Yeah,
so
that's
to
be
determined,
we
don't
know
what
the
four
impacts
are.
I
don't
know
if
we're
able
to
continue
to
operate
within
the
current
footprint
of
striping
that
we
have
with
the
addition
of
the
six
lane
track.
We
have
to
we're
still
in
looking
at
that
part.
C
And
then
I
think
you
already
answered
this,
but
can
are
we
going
to
make
an
effort
to
install
the
new
track
between
seasons,
or
can
we
expect
that
existing
programming
will
have
an
interruption
of
their
season.
O
There
will
be
some
impacts
right.
The
facility
is
used
primarily
march
through
october,
so
we
would
make
as
a
team,
every
effort
to
try
to
minimize
what
that
impact
is
to
the
current
users.
L
O
So
we
would
have
to
have
those
conversations.
I
see
it,
the
the
organization
being
responsible
for
providing
those
additional
seasons.
The
current
seats
that
are
there,
those
metal
bleachers,
will
be
demolished
as
a
part
of
this
project,
so
they
would
be
torn
down.
It
would
just
be
a
concrete
slab
and
then,
as
we
move
forward
with
renting
the
facility
out
or
providing
programming,
we
have
to
do
an
assessment
of
what
that
looks
like
do.
O
A
So
the
current
metal
bleachers
don't
fit
with
this
because
they're
too
deep
and
so
they're
getting
demolished.
But
my
understanding
is
that
the
concrete
pad
that's
shown
there
on
the
I
guess
south.
The
bottom
would
hold
temporary
metal,
bleachers
or
some
kind
of
bleachers
that
can
seat
the
same
number
of
people
as
the
current
bleachers.
They
just
had
different
configuration,
they're,
wider
and
less
deep,
but
I
think
what
you're
saying
is.
A
O
B
Dee
I'd
like
to
ask
a
question:
I
realized
that
a
lot
of
people
are
really
concerned
with
the
parking
situation
that
we
will
encounter
there
have
you
been
in
talks
with
some
of
the
groups
as
far
as
them,
providing
their
own
off-site
parking
with
shuttles
available
to
accommodate
the
different
activities
that
we're
expecting?
We.
O
O
We
need
to
come
up
with
what
that
process
is
going
to
look
like
for
any
user
group,
be
it
that
the
soccer
group
or
anything
that
we're
doing
anything
that's
going
to
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
community.
We
has
to
be
a
company
with
a
parking
plan.
We
haven't
scratched
out
what
that's
going
to
look
like
at
this.
O
I
would
imagine
we
would
do
a
combination
again,
it
depends
on
if
it's
something
that
we're
sponsoring
as
a
department,
regardless
of
who's
having
it.
A
parking
plan,
needs
to
happen
for
any
user
group
out
there.
Thank.
H
H
I
have
a
not
so
fun
fact,
and
so
it's
not
going
to
be
followed
by
a
question,
but
one
that
I
want
to
share
with
colleagues
and
the
community
at
large.
As
I
was
diving
down,
this
memorial
stadium
rabbit
hole.
I
came
across
a
city
council
minute.
Excuse
me
meeting
minutes
from
march
6
of
1998,
and
you
know
how
they
say.
History
doesn't
repeat
itself,
but
it
surely
rhymes
on
that
date.
H
An
estimation
was
around
30
million
dollars
over
the
course
of
15
years
to
get
it
up
to
par.
So
again,
this
was
in
1998
and
at
that
time
some
of
the
reasons
for
not
doing
so
seem
very
similar
to
reasons
I'm
hearing
at
this
time.
One
was
do
not
put
the
burden
on
funding
a
park
in
north
asheville
on
the
backs
of
people
in
central
asheville.
H
H
There's
a
listing
also
of
folks
who
spoke
on
it.
They
included
ms
eleanor
earl,
mr
benny
lake,
who
happens
to
be
the
father
of
keenan
lake.
From
my
dad.
He
taught
me
that
and
keenan
is
also
someone
who
actually
has
a
track
league,
and
so
this
facility
will
be
important,
for
him
also
is
notable
that
the
reverend
o.t
toms,
those
of
us
are
deeply
rooted
in
the
neighbor
in
the
community.
Remember
reverend
toms!
He
happened
to
be
a
seated
member
of
council.
H
He
was
the
pastor
and,
on
a
personal
note,
he's
one
of
the
pastors
who
helped
raise
me
when
I
was
growing
up
in
easton.
He
was
on
council
and,
as
it
turns
out,
he
was
attending
a
meeting
in
dc
on
the
evening
that
this
item
was
brought
to
the
agenda.
The
reason
it
was
brought
on
that
agenda
was
because
the
previous
agenda,
the
the
majority
of
the
body,
decided
to
move
it
to
that
meeting
day
and
so
his
flight
was
to
arrive
at
5
15.
H
H
So
I
suspect
I
don't
know
that
it's
very
likely
that
around
20
years
from
now
we
might
be
having
a
similar
conversation.
So
my
hope
is
that
those
here
today
advise
your
children
and
grandchildren
of
the
history
of
this
property.
Tell
them
to
gird
their
loins
and
be
prepared
when
this
issue
potentially
comes
back
up
again
in
20
years
or
so.
A
A
Well,
I
think
that's
a
good
point.
Could
you
please
speak
to
the
recommendation
around
the
funding
gap,
so
we've
identified
there's
a
funding
gap
and
there
is
a
recommendation
in
the
staff
report
to
ask
staff
to
basically
go
back
and
kind
of
make
come
back
to
us
with
a
recommendation
about
the
funding
piece
of
it.
O
A
And
so
to
translate,
what
sage
is
talking
about?
Tpdf
would
be
room
tax
funding
through
the
tda,
which
is
opening
a
cycle
this
spring.
It
may
or
may
not
be
eligible
for
funding,
but
that
is
obviously
something
that
should
be
considered
any
do
you
want
to
add
in?
Is
there
anything
else
anybody
else
needs
to
add
before
we
entertain
much,
it
looks
like
your
light
is
on.
F
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor.
The
I
just
wanted
to
clear
up
the
unfortunate
thing
that
happened.
Is
we
sent
you
all
a
pdf
of
the
staff
report
after
it
had
been
updated
with
these
this
information,
the
new
number?
So
that's
one
and
then.
Secondly,
this
has
been
a
really
really
interesting
process
in
terms
of
you
know
kind
of
the
the
evolution
of
it,
but
I
really
think
that
we
have
ended
in
a
good
place
and
that
the
issues
around
some
of
the
programming
and
parking
and
we're
going
to
have
to
work
through
those
details.
F
We
just
don't
have
all
of
that
information
today,
but
I
think
we
have
hired
a
person
that
will
make
sure
that
this
comes
through
fruition
and
that
it
has
as
minimal
an
impact
on
the
quality
of
life
of
people
in
east
end
as
well
as
oakhurst,
and
then.
Lastly,
I
will
say
that
our
park
and
recreation
director
has
evolved.
F
I
I
did
want
to
thank
you
that
was
your
first
presentation
as
well
and
just
great
job.
I
you
know
I
learned
so
much
through
this
process
and
a
lot
of
that.
I
contribute
to
my
colleagues
and
their
interest
in
research
and
formulating
this
whole
story.
There's
so
much
to
know
here
and
you
picked
it
up
and
ran
with
it
really
well,
and
I
appreciate
it.
H
Thank
you
mayor.
I
moved
to
adopt
a
resolution
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
identify
funding
for
phase
two
of
the
memorial
stadium
improvements,
as
recommended
by
staff,
to
enter
into
the
design
phase
to
include
a
six-lane
competitive
track
with
dimensions,
as
described
in
the
attached,
exhibit
and
begin
implementation
of
other
staff
recommendations,
as
described
in
the
staff
presentation
on
march
22nd
2020..
A
Okay,
sandra,
that's
the
second,
so
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
So
now
we'll
we'll
take
comment
on
this
item
and
folks,
I'm
gonna
go
through
the
list
of
folks
that
signed
up
you'll
have
three
minutes
to
speak
and
I
think
maggie's
got
her
trusty
timer
she's,
the
she's,
the
timer,
so
the
first
person
I
have
signed
up
to
speak
under
this
item
is
laura
mcpherson.
A
Okay,
did
you
want
to?
Did
you
also
want
to
speak
at
the
end
of
council
under
informal
discussion,
you're
signed
up
to
no
okay.
Thank
you,
okay.
So
then,
the
next
person
signed
up
to
speak
under
this
item
is
frank
valentine.
No,
I
that
was
saying
she's
saying
thank
you
for
helping
mr
valentine.
Thank
you.
R
R
First
thing
I
want
to
say
is
that
I
sympathize
with
people
who
have
memories
of
high
school
football
games
that
have
happened
at
asheville
at
memorial
stadium
when
asheville
high
school
held
their
their
games
there.
I
know
that
football
games
and
high
school
sports
provide
some
of
the
best
memories
of
our
lives.
R
What
I'd
also
like
to
say
is
that
those
memories
are
still
being
made
right
around
the
corner,
because
in
the
80s
a
new
stadium
was
built
for
asheville
high,
including
a
track,
and
so
it's
one
of
the
nicest
stadiums
in
all
of
the
region
in
the
whole
state,
perhaps
it
has
beautiful
views
and
games
are
still
being
played
and
history
is
still
being
made
over
there.
R
R
I'd
also
like
to
say
that
soccer
at
memorial
has
been
going
on
for
over
a
decade
and
pickup
games
have
been
played
there
long
before
the
bond
was
approved
and
the
people
playing
soccer
there,
the
ones
participating
and
playing
the
spectators.
Sometimes
one
to
two
thousand
people
are
from
the
local
community
and
they
have
a
wide
range
of
race,
age
and
gender.
R
There's
a
women's
pro
soccer
team
there
that
is
extremely
unique
and
special
memorial
stadium
is
a
100
year
old
stadium,
a
100
year
old
city
event
center
and
should
be
maintained
as
such
and
not
diminished.
In
its
capacity,
we
should
not
remove
stands
the
recent
resurfacing
that
happened.
There
was
in
alignment
with
the
input
that
was
given
at
those
sessions
and
the
two
million
dollars
the
four
million
dollars.
R
A
Okay,
the
next
person
signed
up
to
speak
under
I
have
mr
paul
howell
signed
up
under
east
end,
but
did
you
want
to
speak
under
this
item?
Okay.
Thank
you.
M
Good
evening,
madame
mayor,
madame
vice
mayor
and
councilwoman,
thank
you
all.
I'm
gonna
try
to
make
this
a
little
bit
brief.
I
want
to
ask
y'all
how
many
of
y'all
remember
valley
street
valley
street,
I'm
not
talking
about
south
charlotte,
I'm
talking
about
valley
street,
okay,
how
many
of
y'all
remember
upper
eagle
and
lower
eagle?
M
They
slowly
remove
any
trace
of
of
our
being
there.
So
y'all
stick
with
me.
I
ain't
got
no
my
teeth.
In
my
words,
ain't
coming
out
right,
but
they
slowly
remove
any
trace
of
our
being
there
memorial
stadium
growing
up
as
a
kid
back
in
the
70s.
I
used
to
go
up
there
and
play
sandlot
football.
Every
saturday
we
didn't
have
to
check
with
nobody
about
going
up
to
the
plate.
We
didn't
have
to
make
call
get
get
approval
to
go
play.
We
could
go
play.
M
M
S
T
It's
me
again
y'all
how
y'all
doing
I'm
speaking
on
the
east
end
as
well.
If
y'all
gonna
do
anything
to
revitalize
this
situation,
for
our
kids
put
some
pictures
of
mr
hayes
or
mr
older
ot
tom's.
Something
to
represent
us,
don't
take
it
from
our
kids.
Come
on
anything
that
concerns
the
black
community.
Y'all
want
to
give
it
to
somebody
else.
Yeah.
You
can
come
and
fix
the
stuff
that
needs
to
be
fixed
but
fix
it
for
good
intentions.
T
Don't
come
and
sell
us
out
of
invite
people
or
hire
somebody
that
ain't,
even
from
ashfield
that
don't
even
haven't
even
talked
to
our
community.
You
could
have
hired
raymond
mcdade
somebody,
so
us
get
these
jobs
to
people
who
got
hard
for
ashville.
This
guy,
don't
know
nothing
about
ashfield.
T
I
mean
I'm
not
hating
on
it,
but
I'm
I
love
my
city.
So
if
he
he's
coming
in
between
my
city,
I'm
gonna
speak
out
on
and
it
looks
like
y'all
already
voting
on
her
stop
selling
our
kids
out.
What
else
do
y'all
want
us
to?
Do
you
want
our
kids
to
be
out
here?
Selling
drugs
are
chasing
their
dreams,
playing
football
or
getting
ready
for
sports.
What
y'all
want
to
do?
You
complain
if
they
breaking
in
your
house,
but
you're
complaining
about
them
doing
what
they
supposed
to
be
doing
being
kids.
T
So
if
they
get
this
space,
we
got
to
beg
them
to
use
it
then
you're
going
to
tear
down
something
that
really
means
stuff
to
our
community,
enhance
it
put
some
some
pictures.
Some
plaques
of
black
people
out
there,
like
you,
got
it
at
the
civic
center,
put
some
pictures
of
shaniqua
to
all
black
council
people
put
something
to
recognize
us.
I'm
tired
of
seeing
asheville
just
look
like
white
ass
fish
show
some
color
put
some
pride
in
our
city
for
our
kids.
Stop
selling
us
out.
A
Thank
you.
The
next
person
signed
up
to
speak
is,
I
think
it
actually,
I'm
not
sure
exactly
what
order
these
went
in,
but
I
think
it's
kimberly
collins.
U
The
one
thing
I
know
about
history
is
is
that
if
you
don't
know
history
and
if
you
allow
other
people
to
tell
it
they'll
tell
it
any
old
kind
of
way.
So
let
me
just
run
down
the
history
of
memorial
stadium,
which
is
over
a
hundred
years
old.
It
was
the
stadium
not
for
ash
for
high,
because
stevens
lee
the
stevens
lee
bears
is
who
played
there.
U
Stevens
lee
was
the
all
black
high
school
for
this
area,
lee
edwards
high
school,
which
is
where
asheville
high
school
stands
and
where
that
beautiful
football
stadium
sits,
was
for
all
white
people.
So
just
so,
we
can
be
clear
on
that
little
bit
of
history,
okay,
but
memorial
stadium
is
where
we
played.
U
U
You
allowed
a
bond
to
be
used
for
individuals
who
were
not
from
the
community.
You
allowed
the
fifa
individuals
to
come
in
and
undermine
what
was
originally
supposed
to
be
purposed
for
the
community
of
east
end.
You
allow
them
to
come
in
tear
up
the
track,
which
was
in
existence.
So
just
so
I'm
clear.
The
track
that
you
are
proposing
is
just
a
replacement
for
what
was
already
there
so
had
that
not
been
decimated
and
and
just
ripped
up
and
expanded
for
fifa.
U
We
probably
wouldn't
be
here.
Having
this
type
of
discussion,
we'd
probably
be
having
more
of
a
discussion
of
how
can
we
repair
the
existing
track?
That
was
there
not
just
for
football,
but
was
there
for
the
senior
citizens
of
east
end.
That
was
there
for
the
little
league
community,
a
lot
of
them
predominantly
black
students,
that's
where
parks
and
rec
had
their
events,
four
track.
Events.
U
A
So
so,
just
to
be
clear,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
to
adopt
a
resolution
that
would
and
put
in
place
all
the
improvement
improvements,
the
4.4
million
dollars
worth
of
improvements
that
that
were
presented.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
about
that.
That's
what's!
What's
what's
on
the
table,
that's
what
we're
about
to
vote
on.
V
V
I've
been
able
to
go
to
asheville
tourist
baseball
games,
drink
much
beer
and
watch
third
rate
baseball.
V
V
That
looks
like
me
and
if,
if
you
became
a
soccer
fan,
when
you
were
my
age,
you
certainly
would
have
understood
that
pele
was
the
the
hero
of
the
day
back
then
this
is
my
high
school
soccer
jersey.
I
was
the
second
best
defensive
player
in
the
state
in
1988
mvp,
captain
of
football
captain
of
the
soccer
team.
I
love
soccer.
V
V
V
D
If
we
had
done,
you
all
had
done
the
right
thing
in
2018
and
2019..
I
actually
have
paperwork
from
where
this
all
started.
I
have
email
conversations
between
council
some
city
people
about
and
to
address
you
about.
When
we
had
the
meetings
at
stevens
lee,
we
were
told
there
were
going
to
be
two
proposals
coming
to
us
when
we
got
to
stevens
lee
the
soccer
team
had
their
shirts
on
all
dressed
up,
100
or
more
of
them
against
us.
D
When
we
got
to
stevenslee
outnumbered
us
and
when
you
say
that
what
went
in
place
is
what
everybody
wanted.
That's
not
true.
I
have
documentation
to
prove
you
wrong.
That
is
not
what
we
wanted.
The
track
has
been
talked
about
since
2018
2019
and
some
city
staff
came
in
and
said.
I
hope
that
you're
not
going
to
stephens
lee
and
propose
a
and
b.
We
only
want
one
proposal
taken
over
to
stevens
lee
and
that's
what
we
got
so
we
wouldn't
be
here
today.
D
If
the
right
thing
had
been
done
years
ago,
we're
not
asking
for
much.
I
grew
up,
I'm
like
kim
I'm
a
native
ashvilian,
I'm
a
native
eastender.
I
love
my
community
and
I've
watched
all
of
this
happen
over
the
years
that
black
people
just
being
pushed
out.
We
dealt
with
bluegrass
disrespectfully
we're
dealing.
D
We
dealt
with
the
soccer
members
disrespectfully
and
we're
not
saying
that
we
don't
want
you
in
the
neighborhood,
come
and
play
sure,
but
respect
our
community
respect
our
neighborhood
and
do
the
right
thing
and
I
don't
think
any
of
you,
especially
white
people.
We
want
any
black
people
coming
in
your
neighborhoods,
doing
the
things
that
we
witnessed
in
hours
peeing
in
people's
yards,
and
this
is
not
what
we
took
pictures,
throwing
beer
cans
and
old,
coolers
and
we're
these
are
tax,
paying
individuals
in
east
end
and
the
taxes
are
very
high.
A
Okay,
we,
that
is
all
the
folks
that
signed
up
to
speak
under
this
item
and
I
think
sandra
you
have
something
to
say
and.
B
B
B
The
way
it
should
be
that
the
black
neighborhood
need
in
their
community,
and
now
it's
just
a
question
of
what
type
of
programming
that
will
allow
the
rec
department
or
the
rec
department
will
do
and
make
sure
that
the
programming
is
takes
in
consideration
of
what
the
black
community
has
been
through
and
what
this
park
means
to
them,
and
I
think
they
should
take
president
over
a
lot
of
the
programming,
that's
necessary.
So,
like
I
said,
if
it
had,
it
happened
before
we
wouldn't
have
put
this
kind
of
money
into
it.
B
Now
we
have
a
great
park
for
the
community
to
enjoy
and
to
able
to
use
for
our
children
and
to
expand
our
sports
especially
track
track
is
a
big
thing
in
the
black
community.
It
always
has
been,
and
it's
brought
people
out,
so
I'm
really
proud
to,
and
I'm
happy
to
see
where,
where
we
are
now,
unfortunately
took
a
long
time
but,
like
I
said
we,
it's
been
a
long
time
of
not
getting
the
quality
of
parks
that
other
communities
enjoy.
So
now
we
have
that.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
I
think
we're
does
anyone
else,
have
any
questions
or
comments
before
we
take
a
vote
on
this
matter.
A
No,
this
is
not
okay,
yeah,
okay!
No!
No!
No!
All
right,
guys,
look,
look,
look!
Look!
I
know
we're
new
at
doing
city
council
in
person
again,
but
the
way
it
works
is
you
have
to
sign
to
speak.
You
get
your
moment
to
speak
and
then
let
us
vote
here,
we're
going
to
vote,
and
so,
if,
if
no
other
council
members
would
like
to
and
hang
out
afterwards
we'll
chat
with,
you,
then
that,
but
if
no,
if
nobody
else
has
a
question
or
comment,
I
think
we're
ready
to
vote.
A
A
Okay,
so
that
concludes
our
agenda.
Thank
you
all
for
cut,
but
we
have
now
we're
going
to
do
general
public
comment,
but
that
concludes
the
substantive
portion
of
the
agenda.
A
That
was
your
opportunity
to
make
your
exit,
if
you
didn't
want
to
stick
around
for
the
last
part,
but
you're
absolutely
welcome
to
stay
for
the
remainder.
So
I
have
several
folks
that
are
signed
up
for
under
informal
discussion
and
public
comment.
Again
same
rules
apply,
you'll
have
three
minutes
to
to
speak,
and
our
city
clerk
maggie
will
continue
to
keep
the
time
okay,
so
the
first
person
signed
up
is
robert
hardy.
A
U
W
W
My
address
was
systemic
anomaly,
the
systemic
anomaly.
That
means
you
never
straighten
the
board.
My
topic
walton
street
pool
urban
removal,
the
final
whitewashing
of
asheville's
black
past
the
community
was
promised
that
their
voices
would
be
heard.
The
community
was
promised
that
the
decisions
would
be
theirs.
The
community
was
engaged
to
present
their
design.
W
W
Walton
street
pool
is
nine
feet
not
12
feet.
Walton
street
pool
does
not
have
an
immediate
drop-off.
It
is
a
gradient
level
from
the
steps
right
there
that
you
see
the
kitty
steps
and
it
gradates
down
to
where
five
feet
was.
There
was
a
tennis
court
fence
to
keep
the
children
from
going
into
nine
feet,
which
is
sloped
okay,
so
the
speaking
of
which
you
have
adopted
the
wilma
dickman
plan
the
city
has
indicted,
has
adopted
the
wilmer
indictment
plan.
W
A
S
Right
good
evening,
mayor
council,
members
and
city
manager,
my
name
is
sharon
sumrall
and
I
live
in
nashville.
Many
of
you
know
me
from
my
work
on
boards
and
commissions,
but
I'm
here
tonight
to
talk
about
the
issue
in
my
work
life.
First,
I
would
like
to
break
my
anonymity.
As
we
say
in
aaa.
I
am
a
recovered
addict
alcoholic
with
35
years
of
sobriety.
S
As
I
only
have
three
minutes,
I
will
skip
my
qualification
as
an
addict,
but
as
a
person
with
knowledge
as
to
what
it's
like
to
be
homeless
and
helpless,
I
perceive
that
so
much
of
what
the
community
sees
as
helping
is
actually
enabling
by
not
allowing
them
to
experience
the
consequences
of
their
actions.
I
got
sober
after
going
to
jail
more
than
once.
S
S
New
york
has
a
new
program
that
is
controversial,
but
they
are
providing
a
safe
and
controlled
environment
for
those
that
are
iv
users.
I
have
been
assaulted
twice
in
their
last
two
months,
while
dealing
with
homeless
encampments
at
the
center,
the
police
short
staff
show
up
when
they
can.
I
have
formally
filed
assault
charges
against
one
man
who,
for
some
reason,
was
never
subpoenaed.
We
need
to
prosecute,
send
the
money
and
spend
the
money
and
have
consequences
of
actions.
S
Another
example
one
man
who
would
get
high
and
steal
and
harass
shop
owners
who
are
trying
to
get
their
goods
back.
I
was
finally
able
to
coordinate
with
the
police
to
pick
him
up
and
was
told
he
had
been
picked
up
30
times.
He
needs
to
be
incentivized
into
rehab
or
some
real
jail
time.
I
have
spent
untold
thousands
of
dollars
of
my
clients,
money,
repairing
cup,
fencing,
painting,
graffiti
cleaning
up
camping
trash,
which
include
blankets,
jackets,
tents,
needles
and
50
grand
a
year
for
security.
S
S
I
and
all
the
shop
owners
and
neighbors
are
concerned
about
the
days
in
project
and
hope
that
is
stated.
There
will
be
tight
rules
and
a
good
working
program.
I
spent
years
in
my
last
city
in
the
recovery
community
running
a
sober
house
for
women
and
know
how
important
housing
for
the
population
that
want
help
is
available.
The
caveat
has
helped
those
that
are
willing.
S
We
are
fostering
people
that
would
rather
live
in
a
tent
and
work
a
job.
I
have
offered
a
good
wage
to
people
that
are
homeless
to
help
clean
up
the
shopping
center
and
eight
years
only
two
people
have
taken
me
up.
This,
of
course,
is
not
all
but
my
observation,
most
it's
a
family
affair
and
I
extend
my
hand
to
those
that
want
help,
take
people
to
12-step
meetings,
job
interviews
and
have
given
shelter,
but
I
know
from
first-hand
experience
that
suffering
consequences.
X
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council
members,
I
actually
came
here
with
a
slightly
different
idea
of
what
I
wanted
to
speak
on.
But
I
did
want
to
ask
a
question
about
the
very
interesting
and
thorough
presentation
done
on
the
subject
of
cleanliness,
and
I
was
particularly
interested
in
the
national
survey
and
where
we
placed
as
a
city
on
that
national
survey.
And
what
I'd
like
to
know
is
what
were
the
questions
that
were
asked
and
what
was
defined
as
uncleanliness
or
dirt
or
litter,
or
it's
very
hard
to
know
from
that.
X
It
has
an
ugly
ugly
history
because
it
allows
one
group
to
dehumanize
another
and
then
all
bets
are
off
in
how
they
get
treated.
I'm
not
saying
that
we
don't
have
huge
challenge
challenges
around
this
issue
of
homelessness.
We
do
and
it's
going
to
be
a
monumental
chore
to
address
them,
but
we
have
a
huge
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
we
do
it
in
a
way
that
respects
the
actual
humanity
of
everybody
involved
in
the
encompassing
environment,
visitors,
business,
people,
residents
and
those
who
are
unhoused.
X
K
Good
evening,
madam
mayor,
madam
vice
mayor
and
city
manager
and
councilwoman,
my
name
is
don
chavez.
I'm
the
executive
director
of
asheville
greenworks,
and
I
wanted
to
comment
on
the
cleanliness
presentation.
I
applaud
the
efforts
on
cleanliness
and
addressing
this
important,
complex
and
sometimes
frustrating
issue.
K
Cigarette
butts
are
the
most
littered
item
that
might
be
surprising
to
some
of
you.
It's
also
one
of
the
most
toxic
there's
enough.
Toxins
in
three
cigarette
butts
to
kill
an
adult
trout,
and
while
we
are
huge
proponents
of
education
reaching
thousands
of
children
and
adults
each
year
through
our
educational
programs,
education
is
not
enough.
K
K
K
There
has
been
enforcement
in
the
past
and
it
has
lessened
over
the
years,
especially
in
recent
years.
Enforcement
can
look
like
when
someone
reports
illegal
dumping.
For
example,
if
there
are
three
pieces
of
addressed
letters
of
mail
in
the
found
trash
that
identify
a
person
in
an
address
that
person
can
be
fined
for
littering
and
illegal
dumping.
K
Our
staff
found
a
bag
of
trash,
reported
it
to
the
police,
who
were
actually
right
nearby
and
they
said
they
couldn't
do
anything
about
it.
So
people
have
gone
as
far
as
to
dump
right
under
a
sign
that
says
no
dumping.
You
know
fine
fifteen
hundred
dollars,
so
there
is
it's
not
about
not
knowing
it's
wrong
to
litter.
It's
about
not
caring,
because
there
are
no
consequences.
So
I
really
encourage
our
city
to
refocus
on
enforcement
and
I
also
echo
the
need
for
developing
a
solid
waste
master
plan.
Thank
you.
A
A
Q
You
are
in
good
company
over
14
000
objections
have
been
filed,
14
000,
including
buncombe
county
commission,
and
this
is
one
of
the
most
important
forests
in
the
country,
certainly
the
most
popular
forest
in
the
country,
and
your
objection
will
go
a
long
way
to
encouraging
the
forest
service
to
protect
this
special
corner.
This
is
an
old
growth
forest
and
a
waterfall
wonderland,
only
15
miles
from
downtown
asheville.
Q
So
we
deeply
appreciate
asheville
city
council
being
champions
and
stepping
up
and
standing
with
the
120
organizations
in
asheville
and
the
14
000
objections
that
have
flooded
the
forest
service,
encouraging
them
to
protect
this,
this
ancient
forest
and
the
clean
air
and
the
clean
water
that
it
provides.
So
thank
you
immensely.
All
of
you.
V
H
V
Of
course,
I
love
the
part
where
they
just
went
to
duke
and
beat
him
on
the
last
regular
season
game
that
went
in
there
and
stole
the
dude's
milkshake
in
his
own
own
home
field,
love
that
part,
but
on
to
the
blood
sport
of
elections.
My
name
is
jonathan
wayne.
Scott
I've
lived
here
for
22
years
and
I'm
here
to
declare
the
asheville
city
council
election
this
year
is
completely
rigged.
It's
fixed
fixes
in
there
is
one
candidate
who
clearly
has
an
unfair
advantage.
V
I
was
down
on
college
street
just
today
measuring
the
street
to
make
sure
that
mike
sewell's
dimensions
for
the
new
bike
lane
that
he's
got
planned
where
he
wants
to
take
the
parking
on
the
left
side
of
the
road
and
move
it
over
12
feet
to
the
middle
of
the
road.
V
His
dimensions
are
wrong
and
he's
off
by
four
feet
over
there,
but
what
I
noticed
while
I
was
on
college
street
today
when
a
fire
truck
the
biggest
one,
we
have
the
tiller
that
went
right
past
a
truck
that
was
already
stopped
in
the
road
and
went
past
all
the
existing
parking
and
was
able
to
get
right
through
that
situation
with
our
existing
conditions
with
no
problem
there
was
this
huge
pile
of
trash.
It
was
right
on
the
corner
of
the
road.
V
Believe
it
and
then
I
looked
up
the
road
and
guess
what
the
entire
length
of
college
avenue
from
broadway
right
right
in
the
middle
of
town,
all
the
way
to
haywood
street
the
other
middle
of
town.
There's
one
trash:
can
there
one
one
one
one
and
a
recycling?
Can
you
have
more
big
trash
cans
between
here
in
the
front
door
of
this
room
than
you
do
on
an
entire
street
downtown?
And
we
don't
know
we
don't
know
how
we?
How
does
this
happen?
V
A
Okay,
with
with
that
does
anyone
else
have
any
like
mic
drop.
Here
we
go
with
that.
Anybody
have
we're
gonna
turn.
Okay,
we're
adjourned.