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May 26, 2020
Asheville City Council Meeting
A
All
right,
good
evening
welcome
to
the
Asheville
City
Council
meeting
I'm
mayor
man,
Hammer
I'd,
like
to
welcome
you
to
this
meeting
on
May
26,
all
council
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually.
We
appreciate
your
patience
as
we
work
through
holding
these
council
meetings
a
little
bit
differently
to
help
our
audience
follow
along
I'll
state.
Each
section
of
the
agenda
aloud.
A
We
are
streaming
live
on
our
virtual
engagement
hub,
which
is
accessible
through
the
virtual
engagement
hub
link
on
the
front
page
of
the
city
website.
We
also
have
an
option
for
the
public
to
listen,
live
by
phone
by
dialing,
a
five
five
nine
to
five
two:
eight
zero
one
and
entering
the
code.
Eight
nine
one
four!
We
are
also
broadcasting
live
on
charter
cable,
channel
193
and
on
AT&T
u-verse
channel
99.
A
For
those
of
you
out
there
with
us
today
welcome
for
tonight's
meeting.
We
all
have
also
added
the
option
for
people
to
call
in
and
comment
live
during
the
meeting.
This
is
the
first
time
we've
been
able
to
provide
that
to
call
in
and
comment
live
use.
The
same
number,
eight,
five,
five,
nine,
two,
five,
two,
eight
zero
one
meeting
code,
eight,
nine
one:
four,
your
phone
will
be
muted
and
you
will
hear
the
meaning
live
at
this
point.
Collars
will
hear
for
more
options.
A
Please
press
star,
pressing
star
will
allow
callers
to
continue
to
listen,
live,
leave,
a
comment
as
a
message
or
join
a
speaker.
Queue
callers
should
only
join
the
speaker
queue
during
the
time.
The
agenda
item
on
which
they'd
like
to
speak,
is
being
discussed.
The
speaker
queue
will
alternate
with
voice
messages
left
before
tonight's
meeting.
If
you
are
watching
the
meaning
through
your
television
or
the
live
stream.
While
you're
listening
to
meeting
my
phone,
please
be
sure
to
turn
down
the
volume
on
your
television
or
your
computer.
A
Please
also
be
aware:
there
is
a
broadcast
delay
of
four
to
ten
seconds.
Television
has
the
least
delay
of
around
four
seconds.
I
will
note.
I
will
now
go
through
and
introduce
the
council
members
who
are
participating
virtually
please
make
sure
to
mute.
Your
microphones,
if
you
are
not
speaking
when
you
would
like
to
speak,
unmute
your
microphone
and
please
remember,
to
meet
your
microphones
after
you're
done
speaking
counsel
and
staff
as
I
call
your
name.
Please
say
a
quick
hello.
Vice
mayor,
Whistler,
good.
B
E
G
A
A
First
I
just
like
to
say
I
hope
everyone
had
a
nice
Memorial
Day.
We
had
our
first
an
unusual
virtual
Memorial
Day
ceremony
right
here
in
City
Hall,
where
I
am
it
was
held
in
Council
Chambers.
If
you
missed
it,
it
is
on
the
You
Tube
channel
and
you'll.
You
can
have
an
opportunity
to
watch
it.
I
want
to
thank
all
those
that
were
involved
in
planning
that
and
putting
it
together.
It
was
a
very
nice
event
all
right
tonight.
We
have
no
proclamations
so
we're
going
to
move
directly
into
our
consent
agenda.
A
If
you
would
like
to
comment
live
on
the
consent
agenda,
please
call
in
and
listen
to
the
meeting
by
phone
and
remember
to
turn
down
your
television
or
computer.
If
you
are
also
watching
the
meeting
and
again
remember,
there
is
a
little
bit
of
a
delay.
Television
is
about
four
seconds
behind
the
live
meeting
and
the
stream
may
be
more
like
ten
seconds
behind
the
live
meeting.
Listening
my
phone,
you
will
experience
the
meeting
in
real-time.
A
And
again
after
the
welcome
message
will
be
prompted
to
press
star
for
more
options.
Next
you'll
have
three
options:
if
you'd
like
to
join
the
speaker
queue
for
this
item,
please
press
3.
If
you'd
like
to
comment
on
another
public
hearing
item,
please
wait
until
the
item
is
being
discussed
again.
Listening
by
phone
means,
you
hear
the
meeting
without
a
4
to
10
second
delay.
Do
any
members
of
council
have
any
questions
or
comments
about
the
consent
agenda
or
a
motion.
A
F
A
A
Okay,
thank
you.
In
order
to
conduct
virtual
voting
throughout
tonight's
meeting,
there
are
a
few
changes.
First
council,
if
you'd
like
to
I
already
went
through
this,
make
a
motion
and
you've
done
it
correctly
and
to
vote
will
use
a
roll
call
vote.
This
is
something
that
the
state
is
requiring
while
we're
under
this
emergency
declaration
and
while
we're
conducting
virtual
meetings
all
right.
We
have
a
motion,
a
second
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
I'm
going
to
call
a
roll
call
vote
when
I
call
your
name,
please
say:
aye
or
nay.
J
A
F
F
This
was
not
an
easy
task
to
make
the
numbers
work
and
even
just
to
do
the
work
of
developing
a
budget,
so
I
want
to
personally,
thank
especially
the
staff
from
finance
and
management,
Barbara
white
Tony,
McDowell
tail
Florida,
Lauren,
broom
and
Eleanor
Holbrook
for
their
tireless
efforts.
I'd
also
want
to
thank
the
executive
team
department,
heads
City,
Council
and
all
those
who
work
to
make
this
happen.
F
Barbara
Whitehorn
is
going
to
be
doing
the
bulk
of
the
presentation.
I
think
you've
already
mentioned
that
she
is
the
chief
financial
officer
for
our
city,
but
I
would
like
to
just
provide
you
with
an
overview.
Yes,
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
Please
of
what
we
will
be
presenting
this
evening.
As
we
said
mayor,
you
said
during
your
introduction,
we're
going
to
provide
you
with
some
information
on
the
urine.
Results
will
also
present.
For
the
most
part,
the
majority
of
the
time
will
be
spent
on
the
fiscal
year.
F
Twenty
twenty
twenty
one
recommended
budget
and,
as
you
know,
there
have
been
significant
challenges
and,
as
I
said
earlier,
we
think
that
we
have
provided
you
with
a
budget
that
addresses
our
needs.
That
will
be
responsive
to.
If
things
just
don't
happen,
the
way
we
have
projected
them
to
happen.
We
have
contingency
plans
also
of
how,
if
needed,
we
need
to
adjust
the
budget.
Second
slide
next
slide,
and
so
this
has
been
a
long
process.
We
started
much
earlier
in
terms
of
developing
the
budget
than
we
normally
do.
F
We
started
in
October
and
you
can
see
the
green
checks
are
it's
where
we
have
been,
and
the
bottom
row
is
where
we
are
going
tonight.
The
managers
proposed
budget
will
be
presented
to
you.
There
are
no,
hopefully,
no
surprises,
we
have
had
a
number
of
work
sessions,
and
so
there
will
be
generally
no
changes
from
discussions
we
had
in
those
work
sessions.
The
next
two
meetings
are
very
critical.
F
The
meeting
on
June
9th
would
be
the
public
hearing
and
we
assume
that
that
will
be
done
virtually
and
toward
the
end
of
the
presentation
in
terms
of
next
steps.
Barbara
will
provide
you
with
the
detailed
manner
in
which
the
public
can
participate
and
provide
public
input,
and
then
d-day
is
June
23rd,
which
is
the
council
adoption
date
next
slide,
and
so
generally
I
like
to
start
presentations
with
the
end
in
mind,
and
so
we're
going
to
have
again
a
lot
of
information
thrown
at
you
tonight
and
to
the
public.
F
We
will
have
lots
of
numbers
and
so
forth,
but
if
you
don't
remember
anything,
hopefully
you
will
remember
these
key
takeaways
that
there
is
ongoing
major
uncertainty.
We
do
not
know
what
the
future
may
bring.
However,
we
think
we
are
prepared
to
respond.
This
is
essentially
a
continuation
budget.
There
are
very,
very
limited
service
enhancements,
not
because
we
don't
want
to
enhance
services,
but
we
just
cannot
afford
to
do
it
and
it
would
be
generally
considering
what's
happening
in
our
community
and
in
our
country,
not
a
good
thing
at
this
point.
F
They
looked
deep
in
their
budgets
and
offered
cuts,
but
to
the
extent
that
it
would
not
impact
operational
needs
for
our
community
and
even
with
state
and
federal
support
and
Barbara
will
be
talking
about
this.
In
a
little
bit
more
detail,
we
still
will
need
our
emergency
fund,
our
fund
balance
to
support
some
of
our
operational
needs,
and
so
with
that
next
slide,
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Bob
Lowe
to
go
into
a
little
bit
more
detail,
Bob
work.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
You
manager
Campbell
a
mayor
members
of
council.
Thank
you
so
much
I'm,
Barbara,
Whitehorn,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
city
of
Asheville,
I'm,
gonna
start
with
a
little
bit
of
our
year-end
results
for
fiscal
year.
1920
I
know:
we've
reviewed
these
a
number
of
times.
The
estimates,
however,
given
the
economic
uncertainty,
I
think
coming
back
to
them,
and
each
meeting
is
really
important.
So
we
do
expect
significant
revenue
loss
from
sales
tax,
in
particular
ABC
revenue
and
investment
earnings.
K
We
identified
about
a
million
dollars
in
savings
in
departments
and
through
a
hiring
freeze,
and
we
anticipate
now
between
a
two
point:
five
and
four
point:
five
million
dollar
use
of
general
fund
balance
and
that's
down
from
our
initial
estimates
of
up
to
five
point
five.
Then
we
refine
that
to
up
to
five
and
now
we
think
it
won't
be
any
more
than
four
point:
five
million.
So
that's
a
little
bit
of
good
news
in
uncertain
times.
We
do
anticipate
that
available
fund
balance
at
year-end
will
drop
to
between
fourteen
and
sixteen
percent.
K
So
let's
look
at
sales
tax.
A
little
bit.
Sales
tax
has
been
the
most
significantly
impacted
of
all
of
the
city's
revenue
streams
because,
of
course,
with
the
economy
closing
we
aren't
seeing
retail
sales
so
we're
looking
at
on
this
slide
trends
for
retail
sales.
Nationally
in
March
there
was
a
drop
in
retail
sales
of
5.7
percent
in
North
Carolina
there
was,
there
remained
an
increase
of
1.8%
and
in
Buncombe
County
of
1.9
percent.
Now
we
estimated
for
March
that
we
would
see
a
decrease
in
sales
tax
receipts
of
15
percent.
K
Now
these
are
not
a
one-for-one
match,
so
you
can't
say
that
because
there's
a
1.9
percent
increase
in
retail
sales
that
we're
gonna
see
sales
tax
receipts
to
that
degree.
But
we
do
believe
that,
given
the
numbers
in
March
are
15%
decrease
is
reasonable
and
then
for
April
nationally
they
were.
We
saw
twenty
one
point:
six
percent
decrease
in
retail
sales
nationally.
We
don't
have
numbers
yet
for
North,
Carolina
or
Buncombe
County,
but
staff
estimated
a
decrease
of
thirty
percent
for
sales
tax
revenue
in
April
and
given
the
retail
sales
numbers.
K
We
believe
that
our
estimates
at
this
point
are
still
quite
reasonable
and
we
just
wanted
to
reassure
you
all
council
and
the
public
that
we
are
tracking
these
very
closely
and
we're
trying
to
look
at
retail
sales
as
a
sort
of
leading
indicator
of
what
our
revenue
is
going
to
look
like
in
the
next
few
months
and
then
at
the
bottom
of
this
page.
You
see
that
our
year-end
sales
tax
estimate
is
just
over
twenty
six
million
dollars
and
our
budget
was
twenty
seven
point,
six
million.
K
Fortunately,
because
this
crisis
was
something
that
everybody
saw
coming
and
it
hit
sort
of
in
in
a
different
way.
It's
a
different
kind
of
crisis.
There
is
state
and
federal
funding
available
to
help
balance
the
budget
to
help
cover
those
shortfalls.
So
some
of
those
streams
are
the
state,
kovat
relief
fund
assistance
program
and
the
city
is
getting
nine
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand
dollars
from
Buncombe
County
as
part
of
that
program.
That
money
will
go
into
this
current
year
budget.
The
2009
18:22
cover
shortfalls
caused
by
kovat.
K
Then
we
have
federal,
cares,
act,
funding,
615,000
for
Community,
Development,
Block,
Grant,
Program
and
3.7
million
for
Kovan
19
transit
impacts.
Those
will
be
spread
out
over
this
year
and
next
year,
and
there
is
also
the
Department
of
Justice
coronavirus,
emergency
supplemental
funding
programs,
it's
bit
of
a
mouthful
and
from
that
we
have
a
hundred
and
fifty
three
thousand
dollars
in
a
grant
to
the
police
department.
So
state
and
federal
assistance
will
help
will
help
to
get
us
through
this
crisis
that
go
ahead
so
year-end
results
in
enterprise
funds.
K
The
general
fund
is
the
fund
that
we
mostly
talk
about
because
that's
where
we
have
our
big
rainy
day
fund
our
fund
balance
where
most
of
the
city's
major
departments,
our
Public
Works
police
fire,
but
we
have
other
other
funds
that
are
treated
as
business
entities
and
that
includes
parking
and
transit
water
stormwater
and
the
year
end
results
for
those
enterprise.
Funds
parking
in
particular
has
been
hit
hard
by
kovat.
K
We
see
a
revenue
loss
from
the
free
parking
of
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
month,
and
we
have
identified
savings
to
reduce
the
expected
fund
balance
use
by
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
If
you'll
recall,
we
thought
that
that
was
going
to
be
1.5
million.
We
think
it'll
be
about
1.4
million,
so
there
will
be
a
use
of
fund
balance
and
parking
transit
has
seen
significant
revenue
loss
from
fare
free,
but
the
transit,
Kovan,
19
expenses
and
budget
shortfall
will
be
covered.
With
cares,
act
funding
can't
go
ahead.
K
Financial
summary.
For
the
year
end,
the
general
fund
will
use
fund
balance,
as
we
discussed
between
2.5
and
4.5
million
staff
will
continue
to
monitor
sales
tax
and
regularly
report
to
Council,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
things
happen
and
as
we
get
more
information,
we're
able
to
pivot.
If
we
need
to
the
parking
fund,
use
of
fund
balance,
approximately
1.4
million
and
again
state
and
federal
assistance
will
be
helping
to
offset
the
financial
impacts.
K
K
Guiding
principles
for
the
budget
remain
the
same:
essential
service
delivery,
enhancing
customer
value
and
strategic
alignment.
These
don't
change
in
a
crisis,
there's
still
the
critical
things
that
we
as
a
city
want
to
do,
go
ahead,
but
how
do
we
implement
those
guiding
principles
in
a
crisis
and
the
keys
really
are
ensuring
the
safety
of
staff
in
the
community
working
to
limit
impacts
on
existing
services,
whether
they're,
essential
or
strategic?
Now
is
not
the
time
to
reduce
the
services
our
community
relies
on
and
we
want
to
remain
prepared
for
the
plan
to
change.
K
They
go
ahead.
So
what
does
the
budget
look
like?
Overall?
We
continue
funding
for
existing
services
with
very
limited
enhancements
and
no
new
money.
We
don't
have
new
programs
or
initiatives
of
any
particular
significance
and
we
maintain
the
current
property
tax
rate
of
forty
two
point:
eight
nine
cents
and
we
recommend
no
fee-
increases
okay
go
ahead,
so
this
summary
slide
is
a
little
busy
and
I
apologize
for
that.
But
we
wanted
to
give
an
idea
of
how
budget
has
changed
from
fiscal
year
1920
to
fiscal
year,
2020
ones
recommended
budget.
K
The
general
fund
is
seeing
a
slight
increase
of
1.7%
and
that
is
almost
entirely
due
to
transit
support
because
of
the
enhancements
put
in
place
in
January
of
2020,
and
we
anticipate
a
use
of
fund
balance
in
fiscal
year.
21
of
1.5
million
transit
services
has
a
significant
increase
of
almost
21
percent,
and
that
again
is
the
enhancements
from
January
of
2020
and
also
the
additional
cost
of
paratransit.
We
anticipate
and
transit
services
is
a
general
fund
supported
fund.
K
So
much
of
that
increase
comes
from
the
general
fund,
which
is
why
you
see
the
increase
in
the
general
fund
parking
services.
We
have
a
decrease
in
the
budget
of
just
over
7%,
but
no
use
of
fund
balance.
The
harrah's
Cherokee
Center
has
a
decrease
of
22%,
that's
the
anticipated
impact
of
covin
19
and
not
opening
until
at
least
calendar
year
21.
So
there
are
some
use
of
fund
balance
just
to
balance
their
budget
just
over
$200,000
and
then
water
resources.
K
Their
budget
is
decreasing
by
18%
and
that's
due
to
the
removal
of
the
capital
fee,
and
there
is
some
use
of
fund
balance,
but
it
isn't
in
the
water
resource
operating
fund,
it's
in
the
capital
fund,
because
that
was
a
capital
fee.
That's
dedicated
exclusively
to
capital
projects
and
maintenance.
Okay,
go
ahead:
okay,
general
fund
revenues.
Now
we're
getting
down
to
brass
tacks:
property
tax:
we
anticipate
3.9
percent
growth
overall,
but
there's
a
lowered
collection
rate
from
the
county.
So
not
a
lot
of
impact.
There.
K
Sales
tax
we're
projecting
no
growth
over
the
course
of
the
year,
but
what's
important
to
understand
when
we
say
zero
growth,
we
don't
anticipate
the
same
amount
of
revenue
coming
in
every
month
that
we
had
this
year.
What
we're
forecasting
is
that
for
the
first
eight
months
of
the
year
we
will
see
decrease
is
in
collections
of
sales
tax
and
then
we
will
start
to
see
increases
again
when
we
hit
March
and
April
when
the
economy
this
year
was
shut
down.
So
we
anticipate
that
next
year
the
economy
will
not
be
shut
down.
K
So
we
should
see
some
sales
tax
in
those
months
which
bumps
that
up,
and
so
overall
we
anticipate
flat
sales
tax
development
fees.
We
anticipate
a
7%
decline,
ABC
revenue
about
a
10%
decline
and
again
just
to
revisit
ABC
revenue.
It
seems
like
people
are
drinking
more
because
it's
a
crisis,
I'm,
sorry,
that's
kind
of
a
joke,
but
the
bulk
of
ABC
revenue
actually
comes
from
restaurants.
K
Purchasing
liquor,
so
restaurants
are
not
open
at
full
capacity,
they're
buying
less
liquor,
and
that's
why
ABC
revenue
is
expected
to
decline
next
year
and
investment
earnings
because
of
the
feds
adjustment
it
down
in
rates.
We
anticipate
a
1.1
million
dollar
decline
there
as
well:
okay,
general
fund
operating
expenditures,
our
primary
goal
in
developing
this
budget
was
continuity
of
operations.
We
wanted
to
continue
transit
support
and
we
collaborated
with
departments
all
over
the
city
to
hold
operating
budgets,
flat
year-over-year
and
that's
an
incredibly
challenging
thing,
because
everything
increases
in
price
every
year.
K
Alright
go
ahead!
So,
given
the
lowered
revenue
and
the
uncertain
economy,
there
are
some
salary
and
wages
issues
that
we
had
to
address.
This
is
the
first
year
in
quite
a
while
that
there
is
no
general
wage
increase
for
employees.
We
are
funding
minimum
31
to
4
annual
pay
and
the
required
local
government
employee
Retirement,
System
increase.
K
We
are
assuming
a
continuation
of
the
existing
hiring
freeze
through
the
first
six
months
of
fiscal
year,
twenty
one-
and
we
are
delaying
implementation
of
other
recommendations
of
the
compensation
study,
which
includes
an
evaluation
of
the
base
play
of
all
employees,
including
firefighters,
because
that's
something
that's
been
coming
up.
All
of
those
positions
will
be
evaluated
and,
speaking
of
firefighters,
we
wanted
to
add
a
little
something
about
that.
Go
ahead.
The
firefighter
pay
plan
right
now,
I
want
to
just
give
a
little
context
for
this.
K
K
Firefighters
are
also
eligible
for
education,
pay
and
certification
pay.
Education
pay
is
between
one
point.
Five
and
five
percent,
depending
on
the
level
of
education
and
certification
play,
is
for
special
certifications,
for
example,
hazardous
materials
handling.
But
this
is
just
background
on
what
the
firefighter
pay
plan
looks
like
today,
and
this
is
being
evaluated
as
part
of
the
total
compensation
study.
E
Hi
councilman
Vijay.
Your
question
was
what
was
regarding
the
step
plan
and
the
firefighters
do
not
actually
have
a
step
plan
in
the
true
sense
of
what
you
think
of
as
a
step
plan.
They
would
receive
the
two-and-a-half
percent
annually,
just
as
other
employees.
They
do,
however,
have
opportunities
for
other
certification
pay,
as
Barbara
mentioned.
N
K
Go
ahead:
okay,
next
I
think
it's
really
important
to
address
why
we
aren't
making
deeper
cuts
today,
because
we
do
have
a
continuation
budget
that
we're
presenting
to
Council.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
create
an
environment
with
flat
budgets
that
maintain
the
level
of
service
to
the
community,
minimizing
any
increases,
and,
of
course
our
overall
increase
is
driven
by
transit,
but
we
do.
We
do
want
to
maintain
all
the
services
that
we
currently
provide
the
amount
of
work
that's
expected
of
employees,
given
this
crisis
is
increasing.
K
So
what
we,
what
we
decided
to
do
is
really
hold
steady
and
prepare
for
change
and
really
be
ready
to
pivot.
If
we
need
to
to
make
significant
changes,
so
staff
has
worked
on
a
number
of
plans
to
make
deeper
cuts
to
change
service
levels,
all
kinds
of
things
that
we
don't
want
to
have
to
do,
but
the
reality
is
we
have
to
plan
for
those
things
just
in
case
we
do
have
strategies
in
place
for
a
prolonged
recession.
K
The
first
thing
is
is
that
we
are
going
to
communicate
early
and
often
with
council
and
the
community.
We
will
be
giving
monthly
updates
on
sales
tax
on
other
revenues
and
on
expenditures
so
that
you
know
exactly
what
we're
seeing
as
well
as
on
the
economic
indicators
that
give
us
a
picture
of
what
we
can
expect.
K
Potentially,
we
would
continue
the
hiring
freeze.
We
would
defer
maintenance
and
capital
investments
and,
lastly,
we
would
make
service
cuts.
That
would
be
the
last
thing
we
would
want
to
do
in
in
any
scenario,
for
deep
cuts
would
be
service
cuts
had
gone
okay,
fiscal
year,
21
general
fund
operating
recommendations.
K
We
do
recommend
the
following
three
grams
that
were
not
included
in
the
previous
budget,
but
to
be
clear,
this
is
a
reallocation
of
existing
funds,
it's
not
adding
to
the
base
budget
and
we
recommend
reallocation
of
some
strategic
partnership
funds
to
support
the
Asheville
City
Schools
after-school
coordinator,
forty
three
thousand
dollars
to
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
for
extended
community
center
hours
and
summer
youth,
teen
programming
and
$15,000
to
Pisgah
legal
services.
Tenant
eviction
response
team.
So
those
are
the
excuse
me.
K
Those
are
the
recommendations
in
the
budget
that
are
additional
programs,
but
again
to
be
clear.
It's
not
costing
additional
money,
it's
it's
asking
to
reallocate
existing
funds,
so
council
strategic
priorities-
it's
really!
It
was
really
important
to
staff
that
we
emphasize
that
even
in
these
economically
uncertain
times,
we
have
strategic
priorities
that
should
be
ongoing.
That
really
are
important
to
our
community
and
really,
in
many
cases,
address
equity
and
and
some
of
the
most
important
things
in
the
city.
So
in
transportation
we
are
still
working
on
the
transit
master
plan.
K
The
enhancements
that
were
put
in
place
in
January
2020
are,
of
course,
continuing
to
be
funded.
The
cares
act
is
going
to
help
with
that.
Significantly
that
will
be
spent
for
up
fits
for
safety,
including
the
barriers
to
protect
drivers,
hopefully
adding
back
the
routes
that
were
cut
the
170,
w
e1
and
s6.
As
you
know,
in
the
consent
agenda
tonight-
and
there
was
a
contract
to
bring
in
additional
help
to
to
supplement
our
current
buses,
because
we
can
only
have
10
people
on
a
bus
at
a
time
and
on
routes
that
are
very
busy.
K
We
don't
want
to
leave
people
behind,
so
we
basically
are
having
multiple
buses
come
and
pick
people
up
to
ensure
that
those
routes
can
continue
at
at
the
capacity.
They
need
we're,
hoping
to
add
back
the
routes
that
had
to
be
cut
initially
and
you'll.
Remember
at
the
last
council
meeting,
you
proved
about
500,000
dollars
for
the
barriers
to
protect
the
drivers,
so
there's
a
lot
going
on
with
transit
and
I
think
it's
important
to
emphasize
that
we
are
continuing
with
the
Haywood
page
plan.
K
Summary
revenue
is
anticipated
to
come
in
at
about
a
hundred
and
thirty
three
point:
1
million
expenditures
at
one
hundred
and
thirty,
four
point
six,
so
we
are
using
fund
balance
to
balance
the
budget
and
that's
1.5
million
and
I
do
like
to
point
out
at
this
point
that
fund
balances
our
rainy
day
fund
fund
balance
is
specifically
intended
for
this
kind
of
economic
uncertainty
when
we
can't
be
sure
that
revenues
and
expenditures
are
gonna
balance
fund
balance.
This
is
why
we
have
fund
balance.
K
This
is
why
it's
so
important
to
maintain
a
level
of
fund
balance
that
can
help
support
the
city
in
a
crisis
like
this,
we
are
focusing
on
continuity
of
operations
and
existing
programs
and
the
fund
balance
appropriation
will
reduce
the
fund
balance
to
the
range
of
13
to
15
percent
of
expenditures.
Hey
go
ahead
in
the
enterprise
funds.
There
are
no
fee
increases
in
water
or
stormwater.
If
you'll
recall
the
original
budget
that
we
brought
to
you
in
early
March
during
your
retreat,
we
did
have
the
annual
incremental
increases
in
both
of
those
funds.
K
However,
we
don't
feel
that
this
is
the
time
to
raise
any
fees.
Given
the
impact
of
this
crisis
on
the
community,
there
is
significant
uncertainty
about
the
re-implementation
of
fees
for
transit
and
parking,
and
that
may
significantly
impact
revenue
in
those
funds,
and
even
when
parking
fees
are
reinstated,
they
will
be
likely
quite
slow
to
rebound.
We
don't
anticipate
suddenly,
you
know
full
parking
decks
again
and
full
and
streets
full
of
people
go
ahead.
K
Thank
ahead,
Water
Resources
fund,
again
no
fee
increases
and
the
water
CIP
charge
is
being
eliminated
and
that's
about
seven
point.
Four
million
dollar
reduction
in
revenue,
the
water
capital
fund
balance,
will
make
up
that
different
difference
and
we
are
working
with
external
consultants
on
a
rate
study
to
really
better
balance
the
cost
burden
between
commercial
and
residential
customers
for
the
system
and
the
capital
maintenance
of
it.
Okay,
go
ahead.
K
Enterprise
fund
summary
again
this
busy
slide.
You
all
have
already
seen
this
so
I,
don't
need
to
go
into
it
in
detail,
but
we
do
see
significant
decreases
in
three
out
of
four
of
the
funds
we've
discussed,
Capital
Improvement
Program
projects
that
are
already
underway
will
continue,
but
we
are
not
funding
any
new
projects.
This
year,
projects
are
included
only
if
a
delay
could
jeopardize
external
funding,
for
example,
if
there's
a
grant
associated
with
it.
K
That
has
a
specific
timeline
and
our
geo
bond
projects
from
the
2016
Giovana
are
continuing
to
ensure
that
they
are
completed
within
the
time
frame.
Okay,
so
the
key
takeaways
and
revisiting
Debra's
key
takeaways,
there
is
ongoing
major
uncertainty.
This
is
a
continuation
budget
with
limited
service.
Enhancements
and
departments
worked
really
hard
to
make
cuts,
with
a
focus
on
minimizing
operational
impacts
and
even
with
the
state
and
federal
support
that
we
expect
the
fund
balances
needed
to
support
operations.
A
F
F
A
And
thank
you
work
so
hard
that
pivot
here
so
quickly,
under
the
circumstances
we're
in
right
now,
which
you
know
here,
we
had
a
full
council.
We
had
a
budget
discussions
not
too
long
ago
and
everything
with
a
traumatic
Lee
since
then.
So,
thank
you
very
much
counsel.
Do
you
have
any
questions?
We
will
have
obviously
the
public
hearing
on
the
budget,
not
about
the
public
hearing
on
the
budget
at
our
next
meeting.
But
do
you
have
any
questions
of
staff
tonight
or
comments
before
we.
M
M
Can
you
just
list
those
at
some
point
just
just
to
have
a
list
of
which
of
those
projects,
and
it
may
actually
be
in
the
budget
document
itself,
but
just
so
folks
understand
that
there
will
be
cap
projects
going
on
next
year.
It's
just
that!
There's
not
going
to
be
any
new
ones,
in
particular,
absolutely.
M
K
A
Just
to
add
to
that,
oh
that
was
a
little
bit
confusing
in
all
the
documents
that
we
got
about
there,
not
being
any
new
capital
projects
which
made
it
sound
like
there's
going
to
be
no
capital
projects,
which
of
course,
isn't
the
case
and
the
the
Geo
bond
was
specifically.
You
know
mentioned
that
that
will
continue
and
then
the
the
annual
funding
of
our
regular.
M
A
K
A
Noticed
there
were,
there
was
somewhat
of
a
list
of
some
of
the
projects,
and
you
know
I
always
would
hope
we
would
put
something
in
there.
That
just
says
you
know.
This
is
an
exhaustive,
because
it's
interesting
you'll
see
projects
happening
around
town
but
they're,
not
in
our
list
of
projects,
but
they
are.
You
know,
I'm,
for
example,
far
wood
Avenue
was
just
repaved
this
last
year.
Well,
it
doesn't
show
up
in
any
of
the
capital
projects,
but
it's
a
you.
A
K
Right
we,
we
actually
have
an
allocation
annually,
that
is
for
Street,
repaving
and
sidewalks,
and
so
often
you'll
find
streets.
That
you're,
like
oh
I,
had
no
idea
that
was
going
to
get
done,
but
we
can
probably
ask
Public
Works
to
give
a
list
of
what
they
anticipate
completing
and
if
you
would
look.
A
Okay,
I've
got
a
note
that
Judy
got
frozen
out.
She
is
rebooting,
okay,
by
the
way
virtual
meetings
require
incredible
level
of
multitasking
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much
everyone
for
for
that
presentation,
and
next
we're
going
to
turn
to
our
public
hearings
agenda.
We
have
and
we're
gonna
move
out
of
it.
Yep
here.
A
A
O
E
C
Q
Q
Currently
we
are
requesting
that
you
approve
the
application
for
the
land
use
incentive
grant
for
restaurant
Court.
This
is
a
Kirk
booth
project
with
the
development
of
approximately
or
excuse
me,
40
units
of
affordable
housing,
100%
located
that
to
restaurant
Court
directly
off
tunnel
Road.
All
40
units
are
intended
to
be
one
bedrooms
with
30
of
the
units
set
aside
for
60%
area
median
income
and
the
remaining
10%
of
the
units
for
under
80
percent
of
the
area
median
income.
Q
This
proposal
meets
the
criteria
for
the
land,
use,
incentive,
grant
and
scores
150
points
on
the
scoring
matrix,
making
it
valid
for
approximately
21
years
for
a
property
tax
abatement.
The
current
assessed
value.
The
property
is
currently
seven
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
dollars
with
annual
city
tax
obligation
of
three
thousand
three
hundred
and
seventy
one
dollars
and
fifteen
cents
value
is
estimated
at
four
million
dollars,
which
would
equal
an
annual
grant
award
of
thirteen
thousand
seven.
Q
Eighty
four,
eighty
five
over
the
twenty
one
year
period
and
over
that
period,
the
total
value
of
the
delete
reward
would
be
two
hundred
eighty,
nine
thousand
four
hundred
eighty
one
dollars
and
85
cents.
This
request
will
be
presented
in
unison,
with
the
1
million
dollar
Housing
Trust
Fund
request,
the
combined
city
subsidy
should
both
Awards
be
approved,
would
be
one
point:
two:
eight
nine
million
for
a
total
subsidy
of
approximately
thirty
two
thousand
dollars
per
unit.
This
does
meet
the
City
Council
goals
of
quality,
affordable
housing
and
an
equitable
and
diverse
community.
Q
Pros
of
this
proposal
are
that
will
create
40
additional
units
of
affordable
housing
at
both
the
80
and
60%
area,
median
incomes,
and
it
does
follow
along
with
the
stated
prior
party
of
one-bedroom
units
that
was
found
in
the
recent
Belen
report.
The
fiscal
impact
of
this
land
used
incentive
grant
again.
The
parcel
currently
pays
a
tax
bill
of
a
little
over
three
thousand
dollars
upon
completion.
Q
The
value
is
estimated
of
this
40-unit,
affordable
housing,
development
of
approximately
four
million
dollars,
allowing
current
rates
the
tax
bill
of
seventeen
thousand
dollars
and
a
difference
there,
which
should
be
granted
every
year
of
thirteen
thousand
seven.
Eighty
four
and
again
this
would
be
for
21
years
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
regarding
this
languished
incentive
grant.
A
I
I
B
This
is,
this
is
Glen.
We
did
get
an
email
to
a
couple
emails
today,
talking
about
debris
and
some
other
some
other
issues
and
I
didn't
know
whether
that
was
those
work,
City
shoes
or
developer
issues,
so
I
have
forwarded
that
email
on
to
miss
Campbell
I'm.
Assuming
that
somebody's
gonna
address
the
that
email.
It
was
couple
emails.
F
Q
C
Good
evening,
good
evening,
mayor
members
of
the
council,
this
is
Chris
day
with
civil
design
concepts.
I'll
just
give
a
super
high-level
about
the
project.
It
is,
as
Paul
said,
it's
promoted,
proposing
40,
affordable
units
on
1.31
acres.
It's
right
off.
Restaurant
Court,
which
is
heads
up
to
the
Longhorn
Steakhouse
across
from
the
the
partial
location,
is
right
across
from
the
old
Cheeseburger
in
Paradise
site.
It
utilizes
the
density
bonus
that
the
you
do
provides
to
encourage
did
see
affordable
density
in
the
commercially
zoned
properties
and
with
a
20%
affordable
it
can
provide.
C
S
C
Residentially
zoned
properties
to
the
west
and
south
and
and
therefore
per
the
you
do
we're
providing
a
landscape
buffer
on
bow
both
of
those
sides,
and
we
did
have
yet
a
neighborhood
meeting
for
this
project
on
December
5th,
and
we
heard
concerns
like
what
got
mentioned
a
minute
ago
regarding
trash.
We
also
heard
concerns
over
traffic
landscaping
and
possible
questions
about
possible
use
of
renewable
resources.
C
Just
speak
to
that
all
the
traffic's
associated
with
this
project.
There
is
no
connectivity
to
the
neighborhood
behind
all
traffic
ties
to
restaurant
Court
I'm,
just
just
west
of
Tunnel
Road
landscaping.
As
I
mentioned,
we
have
the
required
buffers
per
the
the
ordinance
on
this
project.
Trash
for
this
project
will
have
a
duck
store
on
site
that
will
that
will
be
screened
per
the
ordinance
and
and
collect
all
all
trash
in
internal
on
this
site,
and
that
will
be
be
managed
in
that
fashion
and
then
renewable
resources.
C
O
C
Said
the
project
scores
really
well
with
the
land,
use
incentive,
grant
policy
and
that's
basically
due
to
the
amount
of
affordability,
as
well
as
the
the
ideal
location.
So
in
that
regard,
I'm
here
and
Kirk
I
believe
is
also
online.
If
there's
specific
questions
regarding
regarding
the
project
and
they
grant.
D
Esther
this
is
Julie.
I've
got
a
couple
of
questions.
That's
all
right!
Yes,
okay,
so
we
had
gotten
an
email
and
Kirk
responded
to
a
couple
of
statements
in
that
email.
One
was
that
there
was
a
previous
project
that
the
neighborhoods
thought
was
required
to
have
a
sidewalk
and
I.
Think
Kirk
told
us
that
it
was
not
required
to
have
a
sidewalk
I
just
want
a
confirmation.
D
We
can
get
confirmation
from
the
staff
on
that
and
then
also
there
was
a
project
that
this
email
said
should
have
had
a
landscaped
buffer,
but
did
not
and
again
want
to
just
get
confirmation
from
staff
that
that
that
was,
for
whatever
reason,
you're
not
required
or
yeah.
If
we
could
find
out
what's
happening,
what
about
those
two
particular
instances.
F
Q
Hi
good
evening,
Paul
T
Angelo
here
still
and
I,
was
checking
with
Todd
and
Orban
to
see,
if
they're
available
to
answer
that
question,
they
are
not
in-house,
but
I
am
have
emailed
them
Julie.
If
you
have
any
other
questions,
I
could
answer
or
happy
to
also
talk
about
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
application
that
goes
along
with
this
proposal.
Okay,.
C
Do
know
I,
don't
know
I'm
still
on
mute
or
not.
I
do
know
that
I
did
not
work.
I
did
not
work
on
the
the
project
at
4:44,
but
I
have
done
multiple
other
cottage
developments
which
that
was
approved
under
I
know.
One
of
the
concerns
I
got
addressed
was
the
orientation
of
those
residential
units
and
I
know.
Staff
can
could
confirm
or
speak
more
to
it,
but
the
the
way
the
cottage
ordinance
was
written.
T
O
Q
Previous
project
444
bow
catcher,
was
permitted
in
2010
and
is
less
than
20
units
believe
it's
12.
It
is
possible
that
sidewalks
were
not
required
at
that
time.
The
planner
that
did
that
review
an
inspection
in
2010
still
works
for
the
city
and
I
am
confident
he
would
not
have
approved
the
project
if
it
did
not
comply
with
the
standards.
At
the
time.
I
A
A
Okay,
so
if
you
are
commenting
through
the
live
speaker
queue,
please
first
state
your
name
and
where
you
reside
and
I
will
welcome
you.
So
you
know
we
can
hear
you.
You
will
have
three
minutes
to
comment
and
at
the
end
of
the
three
minutes
you
will
hear
a
bill
and
I
will
ask
you
to
wrap
up
your
comment.
So
let's
give
this
a
try.
A
A
A
T
A
A
U
I'm
Meghan
Riley
Doozer
of
451,
Bo,
catcher,
Road
and
I
believe
in
affordable
housing.
However,
the
garbage
problem
at
4,
4444
bug
catcher
and
the
neighboring
development
of
the
new
one
is
intolerable
twice
in
the
past
couple
months,
I
have
picked
up
trash
that
was,
it's
been
in.
The
middle-of-the-road
attendant
told
me
that
the
bins
are
overloaded
because
they
don't
get
recycling
service
anymore,
as
there
is
no
room
for
the
bins
to
be
placed
24
bins
every
other
week
don't
fit
without
recycling.
They
have
too
much
trash
to
keep
the
bin
shut
and
bungee
cords.
U
Don't
don't
work
nor
keep
the
Bears
from
the
trash
which
explains
the
spill
and
makes
this
a
safety
issue.
Many
of
us
on
both
Hatchery
Road
have
picked
up
this
garbage
in
the
middle
of
the
street
and
we're
fed
up.
So
here
are
my
questions
with
regard
to
this
garbage
problem.
We
understand
there
were
fines
to
4:44
both
catcher
LLC,
resulting
in
higher
rents,
making
the
so
called
affordable
housing
no
longer
affordable
to
the
tenants
who
were
told
it
is
our
fault
as
neighbors
for
complaining
about
it.
U
So
the
tenants
in
turn
has
threatened
the
neighbor
across
the
street
from
them.
Honestly,
the
tenants
nor
us
neighbors
should
have
to
pay
for
booths
irresponsibility
when
he
built
the
development
with
so
many
houses
smashed
into
one
space.
He
chose
to
neglect
to
provide
the
space
needed
for
a
truck
to
pick
up
garbage
from
a
community
dumpster
if
he
chose
the
route
of
individual
bins.
U
Is
it
okay
and
not
against
the
law
that
he
has
made
it
impossible
for
the
development
to
recycle
the
rest
of
us
with
individual
garbage
bins
are
required
by
law
to
recycle?
Why
is
444
Ville,
catcher
and
exception
Kalka
Nashville
pride
itself
in
being
green
when
it
allows
developers
such
as
mr.
booth
to
bend
the
needs
of
our
planet
to
pollute
a
neighborhood.
Mr.
booth
did
not
consider
the
lack
of
space
he
was
allowing
before
he
started.
444
bug
catcher
previously
called
both
catcher
comin.
U
U
Is
there
a
way
that
the
garbage
and
recycling
of
the
12
units
of
444
Bo
catcher
can
be
joined
to
the
new
developments
garbage
and
recycling
plan,
which
there
is
a
space
right
in
between
the
two
instead
of
on
Bo
catcher
Road,
where
there
is
no
room
to
follow
the
law
as
taxpayers,
we
insist
that
the
garbage
and
recycling
problem
of
4:44
bow
capture
appropriately
be
fixed
before
Asheville
rewards.
Mr.
booth,
with
our
hard-earned
money,
I
always
demand
that
my
children
clean
up
their
mess
before
going
out
to
play.
U
F
R
This
is
Susan
Andrew
and
I
am
submitting
these
comments
as
a
homeowner
and
a
25
year
resident
of
Boquete
railroad,
I've
engaged
many
city
efforts,
including
the
creation
of
the
you
do
years
ago,
I
serve
on
the
Haywood
Street
Advisory
Council
I
helped
write
the
city's
current
noise,
ordinance
and
I
was
the
first
chair
of
this
noise
ordinance
board.
So
thank
you
for
taking
my
comments.
I'm
also
a
proponent
of
affordable
housing.
R
I
know
that
housing
is
especially
lacking
for
low-income,
elderly
and
handicapped
citizens
in
Nashville,
so
1-bedroom
units
will
be
of
great
value
if
they
are
done
right,
but
I'm
asking
you
tonight
to
withhold
your
approval
of
this
project.
For
now.
Until
you
can
answer
the
questions
we've
raised.
Kirk
booth
is
requesting
public
funds
to
create
this
new
apartment
building,
but
there
are
some
unresolved
problems
with
his
earlier
development
here
on
our
street
you've
heard
about
the
garbage.
There
are
unresolved
issues
with
the
vegetative
buffer.
It's
not
healthy.
It's
not
up
to
standard
it.
R
A
All
right,
I'm,
gonna,
close
the
public
hearing
all
right
at
this
point
council.
We
have
a
little
bit
of
an
odd
process,
and
that
is
because
of
the
legislation
that
was
recently
passed
by
the
legislature.
That
applies
to
virtual
meetings
of
council
that
legislation
provides
that
the
council
shall
receive
comment
up
to
24
hours
after
the
public
hearing
on
an
item,
which
means
that
we
cannot
vote
on
this
item
tonight.
A
But
what
we
do
need
to
vote
on
is
a
motion
to
recess
this
public
hearing
to
consider
a
land
uses
that
of
grant
application
for
restaurant
Court
rental
roads.
So
this
will
be
the
motion
to
recess
the
public
hearing
to
consider
a
land
use
incentive
grant
application
for
restaurant
Court
rental
community
boquete
service
to
LLC,
June
9th
for
final
action.
So
I
need
a
motion
to
do
that.
To
recess
this
item,
to
June
9th
children.
D
A
So,
but
just
to
be
clear
in
terms
of
the
process,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
to
recess
this
item,
to
June
9th
for
final
action
and
for
further
clarity.
Please
know
that
we
will
not
take
additional
public
comment
at
the
June
9th
meeting.
However,
if
folks
would
like
to
submit
comments,
they
can
in
writing
for
up
to
24
hours
after
this
hearing
this
evening.
Yes,
Councilwoman
Mayfield,
please
proceed
yeah.
D
I'm
I'm,
actually
looking
at
this
site
on
google
google
maps
right
now,
I,
don't
know
I,
don't
know.
I
can't
tell
when
this
picture
was
taken
it
it
does.
Look
like
there
is
not
a
longboat
catcher,
but
on
the
entrance
into
the
development
that
there
is
room
there
would
be
room
for
those
trash
cans
and
the
recycling
bins.
So
I
guess
what
I
want
to
say
is
in
the
before
this
comes
back
for
a
vote.
D
If
we,
if
we
could
ask
and
her
to
work
very
closely
together
to
try
to
address
this
I
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
conversation
over
the
last
week
or
so
about
this,
but
we
this
this
has
to
be
a
solvable
problem
and
then
I
do
again.
We
don't
need
to
address
it
now,
but
if
these
folks
don't
have
recycle
bins
and
I,
remember
having
some
correspondence
with
Kirk
about
this
months
and
months
ago,
we
need
to
figure
that
problem
out
and
and
get
that
addressed
because
it
looks
like
it's.
D
The
city
that
actually
picks
up
trash
here
as
opposed
to
a
private
hauler
I,
could
be
wrong
about
that.
But
it's
a
it's
a
city
of
Asheville
trash
bin.
That's
sitting
right
there
in
this
picture,
so
anyway,
I
just
would
really.
The
two
issues
are
separate
in
my
mind
and
I'm
still
gonna
support
funding
for
the
new
project,
even
if
this
is
not
resolved
because,
above
all,
we
need
affordable
housing
in
Asheville,
and
these
projects
take
a
long
time
to
come
online.
D
B
Gwen,
yes,
so
just
point
of
clarification,
I'm
not
sure
I
fully
understand
the
process,
so
we're
gonna
vote
on
this
at
the
next
go-round
at
the
next
meeting.
Will
there
be
what
council
be
able
to
discuss
it,
or
will
it
just
be
a
straight-up
vote
once
we
listen
to
the
public
comment
between
you
know
that
come
in
that
come
in
tomorrow,
unless.
A
Brad
objects
to
what
I'm
about
to
say.
My
assumption
is
that
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
discuss
it,
because
it
will
be
at
that
time
that
we
have
a
motion
to
approve
or
disapprove
it,
and
the
council
discussion
can
take
place.
Then
it's
just
that
the
public
hearing
portion
of
the
process
will
have
been
concluded.
Okay,.
G
A
A
Kapur
hi
councilman
Mayfield
Councilwoman,
Mayfield,
hi,
Councilwoman
Smith.
I
come
from
india
I
and
myself
I
okay.
Next,
we
have
a
public
hearing
to
consider
a
land
use
incentive
grant
for
tribute
development,
Collier,
Avenue
apartments.
Again,
if
you
would
look
like
it's
a
comment
live
on
this
item.
Please
call
them
listen
to
the
meeting
by
phone
and
remember
to
turn
down
your
television
or
computer.
If
you're
also
watching
the
meeting
again,
the
phone
number
is
eight
five,
five,
nine
two
five,
two
eight
zero
one
and
the
access
code
is
eight
nine
one.
A
L
A
Q
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
city,
council
and
city
manager,
paul
d'angelo,
with
the
community
development
department
here
to
talk
about
the
land,
use
incentive,
grant
application
for
Collier
with
tribute
companies
with
a
request
to
approve
this
application
in
review.
This
is
a
will
be
a
build
at
11,
Collier
Avenue.
The
development
will
consist
of
54
rental
units
with
100%
of
the
units,
all
54
of
the
homes
proposed
serving
individuals
and
families
between
making
between
16
to
80
percent
of
the
area,
median
income
and
affordable
for
years.
Q
The
tax
value
post-completion
on
this
property
per
the
Buncombe
County
taxes
ESTs
assessor's
office,
is
about
four
point.
Four
point:
eight
million
dollars
the
project
as
presented
to
staff,
does
meet
the
eligibility
requirements
for
the
land,
use,
incentive,
grant
and
per
the
land
use
incentive
grant
scoring
matrix
and
based
on
the
policy.
The
project
receives
a
total
of
a
hundred
and
sixty
points
overall.
For
this,
that
would
be
21
years
of
grants
in
the
amount
of
city
property
taxes
payable
to
the
Collier
Avenue
development.
In
this
proposal
we
have
affordable
rental
units.
Q
The
developer
has
agreed
to
take
a
rental
assistance,
accepting
five
Housing
Choice
vouchers.
It
also
comes
with
us
at
what
would
be
called
superior
location,
efficiency
and
again
160
points
for
a
total
of
a
21-year
land
use
incentive
grant.
This
does
meet
council
goals
of
affordable
quality,
affordable
housing
and
an
equitable
and
diverse
community,
and
some
pros
to
this
project.
Again,
all
54
units
will
serve
individuals
and
families
under
80
percent
of
the
area.
Median
income
pros
proposed
project
will
be
affordable
for
20
years.
Q
These
will
all
be
one-bedroom
apartment,
which
per
the
bail
report
still
shows
a
strong
need
for
this
community.
The
proposed
project
has
a
specific
economic
impact
on
construction
and
material
purchase
that
can
positively
affect
our
local
and
regional
economy,
and
this
scored
very
well
on
the
walkable
score
of
87
and
a
bikable
full
score
of
70
again
for
a
locational
efficiency
tribute
companies
will
communicate
with
the
Asheville
Housing
Authority
as
the
development
prepares
to
come
online,
as
they
will
be,
accepting
five
Housing,
Choice
vouchers
or
some
form
of
rental
assistance.
A
few
constitute
the
cost.
Q
After
this
build,
if
it
was
approved,
we
would
rebate
back
or
grant
back
eighteen
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
one
dollars
to
the
property
owner
for
21
years.
For
twenty-one
years
and
fifty
four
you
know
fifty
for
affordable
units
at
or
below
that
eighty
percent
area
median
income,
the
city
will
grant
back
a
total
of
three
hundred
eighty
three
thousand
two
hundred
ninety
two
dollars
over
twenty
one
years,
which
equals
a
little
over
seven
thousand
dollars
per
unit
of
subsidy
after
twenty
one
years.
D
D
At
this
point,
to
my
knowledge,
both
efforts
are
are
continuing.
The
development
is
development,
it's
continuing
and
that
they
have
come
to
us
for
this,
for
this
request,
but
there
is
a
they.
The
developers
have
given
the
community
advocates
time
to
raise
money
to
try
to
conserve
this
piece
of
land,
and
so
our
our
vote
on
this
I
guess
it
will
be
at
our
next
meeting-
does
not
mean
that
the
fate
of
this
piece
of
property
is
sealed.
Is
that
your
understanding
as
well
Paul,
that
is
correct,.
A
O
V
They
don't
be
a
resident
ass
filled,
North
Carolina
by
approving
tributes,
Willie
G
grant
for
its
Collier
Avenue
Garland's
proposal.
City
Council
would
be
signing
a
death
warrant
for
the
last
patch
of
mature
tree
canopy
and
the
last
potential
public
green
space
in
the
South
world
neighborhood,
which,
as
you
know
by
now,
has
been
shown
to
be
one
of
the
city's
most
dangerous
heat
islands
and
worst
areas
for
stormwater
flooding
because
of
lack
of
tree
cover
and
access
and
permeable
surface.
V
This
project
was
approved
before
the
cove
at
19.
Pan
damage
showed
us
the
importance
of
reconsidering
our
assumptions
without
planning
for
urban
density,
which
has
not
accounted
for
the
public
health
importance
of
social
distancing.
This
tightly,
packed
apartment,
complex
narrow
passages
and
very
narrow
sidewalk
is
were
now
learning
practically
designed
the
future
disease
transmission
hotspot.
V
Speaking
of
that,
no
sidewalk,
the
variance
that
allows
that,
as
a
product
of
this
developers,
cynical
game
of
hitting
affordable
housing
advocates
against
environmental
advocates
in
order
to
inflate
the
price
that
he
wants.
The
neighbors,
who
have
formed
the
Rayleigh's
mom
with
more
of
initiative
to
pay
him
for
a
piece
of
land
that
he
knows
is
unsuitable
for
any
development.
V
Qualified
consulting
experts
who
serve
on
the
urban
or
excuse
me
qualified,
consultant
tree
experts
who
serve
on
the
urban
forest
Commission
have
repeatedly
pointed
out
that
the
few
mature
oak
trees
he
claims
to
be
saving
by
sacrificing
sidewalk
with
will
not
long
survive.
Thanks
to
the
interrupts
and
their
roof
networks.
It's
highly
unlikely.
They
don't
really
build
here
anyway.
V
If
the
current
predictions
of
the
long-lasting
recession
come
true,
but
did
you
give
them
the
green
light
today,
you'll
be
in
effect
colluding
with
them
to
make
it
as
expensive
as
possible
for
this
volunteer
initiative
or
a
future
City
Council
to
purchase
and
preserve
this
critical
piece
of
downtown
green
space?
You
erected
and
given
the
legal
authority
to
be
the
ultimate
frontline
defenders
of
our
public
health.
Please
prove
this
city
council
is
not
a
pushover
for
dangerously
unhealthy
developments.
V
That
masquerade
is
on
a
fork
as
affordable
and
both
to
refuse,
or
at
least
postpone,
this
grant
proposal
on
public
health
grounds,
and
please
do
not
use
this
as
an
opportunity
to
maintain
the
cruel
or
politically
expedient
pretense
of
approving
this
at
Levis
today
and
do
anything
meaningful
to
promote
to
promote
affordable
housing.
As
long
as
our
state
continues
to
ban
all
genuine
measures
like
includes
going
and
rent
control,
I
fully
understand
our
desperation
in
the
face
of
these
oppressive
and
unfair
state
restrictions.
V
C
You
hear
me:
okay,
just
keep
her
quick.
I
was
just
going
to
reply
to
Julie's
comment.
Yes,
the
she
is
correct.
We
are
still
with
the
Ravens
cross
preserve,
which
is
the
nonprofit
that
is
working
to
preserve
this
land,
we're
still
in
active
communications
and
conversations
as
recently
as
earlier
this
month
and
and
so
that
is
still
an
ongoing
conversation.
C
The
comment
from
the
the
voicemail
we
there
was
a
comment
on
there
about
the
sidewalk
with
we
are
not
requesting
to
modify
the
sidewalk
with.
We
are
proposing
to
do
a
standard,
10-foot
downtown
sidewalk
along
through
that
area.
All
that
being
said,
as
I
kind
of
think
about
this
as
just
a
not
necessarily
designed
professional
but
a
local.
It's
it's
kind
of
a
win-win.
You
know
we
either
I'm.
If
the.
C
If
the
nonprofit
moves
forward
and
and
preserves
the
site,
you
know
we
we've
got,
there's
some
some
benefit
there,
but
otherwise
we've
got
a
great
54
unit,
affordable
housing
project,
that's
on
the
south
slope
very
close
to
transit,
very
close
to
Mission
Hospital
schools
grocery
it's
a
it's
a
great
project.
So
if
there's
further
conversations
or
questions
that
come
up
as
project
continues,
I'm
available
or
to
answer
those
thank
you.
W
Dixie
Dearman
West
Asheville
resident
1,
1
3,
Clinton,
Avenue
I'm,
calling
in
reference
to
your
upcoming
meeting
tomorrow,
agenda
item
4b,
the
collier
woods
proposed
development
I'm
very
much
against
you
guys,
running
headlong
and
to
rubber-stamp
tributes
application
for
a
quote:
affordability,
grant,
unquote,
land
use
incentive,
grant
to
tear
down
and
ruin
the
destroy
the
last
force
and
potential
public
green
space
and
on
the
south
slope
neighborhood.
It's
outrageous
stop
the
madness.
This
is
no
time
to
run
headlong
with
bad
practices
and
to
continue
to
ignore
and
impede
public
input.
An
outcry
against
this.
I
A
Thank
You
counsel,
unless
you
have
any
questions
or
comments,
it
will
need
to
repeat
the
same
process.
We
did
with
the
last
public
hearing
item,
which
is
to
have
a
motion
to
recess
the
public
hearing
to
consider
a
land
use
incentive
grant
for
tribute
development,
Collier,
Avenue
apartments
to
June
nights
for
final
action,
I.
O
A
A
A
A
Kapoor
hi
Councilwoman
Mayfield,
hi,
Councilwoman,
Smith
I,
not
Suleman
young
and
myself
as
mayor
hi,
okay,
item
C.
The
next
public
hearing
item
is
there's
a
request
to
continue.
This
item.
Do
I,
have
a
motion
and
second,
to
continue
the
public
hearing
of
item
C
to
June
9th.
This
is
to
amend
the
2019
2020
annual
action
plan
to
allocate
funds
to
help
prevent,
prepare
for
and
respond
to
code.
19
again,
please
I
need
your
microphone
and
make
a
motion.
Oh.
A
A
Kapur
I
councilwoman
Mayfield
aye
Councilwoman
Smith
I
council
may
be
honored
all
right
and
myself
I
all
right
item.
D
I
need
a
motion
to
continue
public
hearing
item
D
2
July
28th
be
considered
if
this
is
to
consider
an
amendment
to
a
previously
approved
conditional
zoning
at
137
Broad
Street
from
Community
Business
one
to
compete,
Community
Business,
one
conditional,
Zone,
two
included
adjacent
parcel
for
the
construction
of
a
new
mixed-use
building.
So
do
I
have
a
motion
to
continue
this
item
and
called
July
21
2020.
This.
M
J
A
Myself,
I
and
then
finally,
the
next
hearing
item
the
item.
A
on
our
public
hearing
agenda
I
need
a
motion
to
continue
this
item
to
June
23rd.
This
is
an
item
to
consider
an
amendment
to
the
unified
development
ordinance
to
update
open
space
requirements.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
continue
this
item
to
June
23rd.
B
A
Kapoor
aye
Councilwoman
Mayfield
aye,
that's
a
long
expense.
I
come
in
I,
myself,
I.
Okay.
That
concludes
our
public
hearings
agenda.
We
have
one
item
from
new
business
on
the
agenda
tonight.
Again,
staff
will
be
presenting
virtually
so
we'll
need
to
be
changing
the
screen.
So
we
can
all
see
the
presented
information
and
the
staff
presenting
this
is
a
resolution
approving
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
loan
for
restaurant
Court
rental,
community
Boetticher,
Vista
LLC.
Again,
if.
A
Comment
on
the
item
live.
You
can
call
in
so
I'm
going
to
read
the
phone
number
again.
The
phone
number
is
eight
five,
five,
nine
two
five,
two
eight,
oh
one
and
you'll-
want
to
enter
code.
Eight,
nine
one.
Four
again
remember:
there
is
a
bit
of
a
lag
between
the
time
that
you'll
see
it
on
your
computer
or
on
the
teaching
versus
what
you're
hearing
on
the
phone
the
phone.
You
will
experience
in
real
time
all
right
and
remember
when
you
call
it
in,
you
only
depress
the
asterisk
key
and
item.
O
Q
Thank
You
mayor
and
good
evening,
again
paul
d'angelo
with
the
community
development
department
here
for
the
kind
of
second
part
of
the
to
restaurant
court
request.
This
is
a
request
from
Kirk
booth
and
boquete
revista
LLC
for
a
1
million
dollar
Housing
Trust
on
loan
for
the
40,
affordable
units
that
we
discussed
earlier
at
two
restaurant
court
to
go
over
this
staff
report,
just
reminding
that
since
2009
mr.
Q
boost
has
completed
nine,
affordable
housing
projects
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
Asheville,
resulting
in
136,
affordable
units
and
a
recent
partnership
here
with
Clayton
Homes
for
modular
building.
That
would
happen
here
at
two
restaurant
court.
The
developer
seeks
a
1
million
dollar
Housing
Trust
Fund
loan
and
as
a
reminder
with
the
land
use
incentive
grant
that
we
discussed
earlier
at
two
hundred.
Eighty
nine
thousand
units
will
be
made
available
to
qualified,
affordable
housing
residents,
as
well
as
citizens
possessing
rental
assistance.
M
D
B
Hey
just
a
question
this
this
is
Glen
just
procedurally
can
we
approve
this
when
we
haven't
yet
approved
the
development
Brad.
G
Vice
mayor,
I
can
mention
that
and
Paul
may
be
able
to
add
some
additional
context,
but
this
particular
item
is
only
for
the
award
of
the
Housing
Trust
Fund,
which
is
tied
directly
to
the
proposed
development.
If
the
other
item
was
not
then
approved,
the
development
itself
would
no
longer
be
viable
as
currently
proposed,
and
therefore
there
would
be
no
Housing
Trust
Fund
applicable
to
this
particular
development,
and
if
any
new
development
came
up,
it
would
have
to
resubmit
for
consideration
for
any
additional
subsidies.
G
A
A
A
A
A
A
All
right,
thank
you
is
everyone
voting
on
this
item.
Okay,
this
now
we've
reached
the
portion
of
thank
you.
Paul
I
can't
see
you
more
my
screen,
but
thank
you
wherever
you
are,
we've
reached
the
portion
of
the
agenda
of
informal
discussion
of
public
comment.
Staff
do
have
an
atomic
component
for
informal
discussion
and
public
comment
mayor.
I
X
X
I've
not
known
if
it
was
gunshots
and
it's
increasing
and
I
have
called
the
police
a
number
of
times,
but
I
cannot
pinpoint
where
they're
coming
from
and
I'm
wondering
if
there
isn't
some
way
for
us
to
have
surveillance
with
Google
Maps
or
something
so
I
will
be
interested
to
hear
what
solutions
you
are
able
to
come
up
with.
Thank
you
for
all
the
hard
work
you've
been
doing
bye-bye.
N
Good
evening
my
name
is
Kim
Riley
first
I
want
to
share
gratitude
for
your
service
and
our
staff
and
hope
or
good
help
for
your
loved
ones.
Second,
after
significant
conversation
in
our
community,
it
must
be
said
that
we're
long
overdue
and
recognizing
the
need
to
pay
our
firefighters
$15
an
hour
donor.
N
We
currently
violating
Sue's
own
living
wage
policy,
we're
setting
an
example
that
our
frontline
and
center
workers
are
not
valued
or
even
wanted
to
live
here
in
our
community,
as
it
has
been
named
that
living
outside
of
Asheville
is
perceived
as
a
benefit
of
the
job.
Surely
that
is
not
the
message
we
want
to
send
to
our
first
responders
or
any
potential
recruits
who
have
always
dreamt
of
being
a
firefighter
in
their
town.
I.
N
Ask
you
to
please
support
the
Asheville
firefighters
and
the
AIFF
local
three
three
two
and
their
fight
for
a
$15
an
hour
wage
floor.
Third,
in
the
past
six
years
of
budget
seasons,
I
have
witnessed
this
created
input
made
available
through
our
boards
and
commissions.
A
critical
part
of
our
process
ensures
public
participation
and
community
oversight.
We
are
missing
invaluable
input
of
our
volunteer
commission
members
during
this
year's
budget
process,
as
well
as
additional
public
comment
opportunities
provided
during
these
meetings.
N
Please
support
efforts
to
return
boards
and
commissions
to
virtual
meetings,
especially
those
that
would
provide
impact
on
cares.
Act
funding.
We
hear
just
two
weeks
away
from
the
only
public
hearing
available
for
our
next
budget
before
it's
passed.
Lastly,
we
need
a
creative
way
to
ensure
public
engagement
in
this
year's
budget
process,
and
myself
have
experienced
being
declined.
N
A
option
for
public
comment
in
this
meeting
due
to
an
error
when
I
was
the
only
one
in
the
queue
which
solidifies
my
original
suggestion,
that
we
need
a
two-week
survey
or
other
way
to
engage
the
public,
perhaps
using
the
gear
process
used
for
the
noise
ordinance.
Otherwise,
a
continuous
budget
may
be
needed,
as
we
count
on
you
to
enter
into
this
agreement
of
our
tax
spending
to
support
our
priorities
and
shared
values.
Thank
you.
Y
W
Y
Y
There
is
no
no
reason
to
continue
the
three
opening.
It
is
horrific.
More
and
more
and
more
people
are
going
to
die.
Tourists
are
going
to
come
to
our
city
and
take
it
back
to
where
they
live.
Tourists
are
going
to
come,
in
fact,
our
central
workers
and
the
folks
who
were
not
deemed
essential
but
are
now
forced
to
go
back
to
work
in
this
tourist
economy.
Y
It's
awful
I'm
really
really
begging,
begging
council
to
consider
to
stop
the
reopening
go
back
to
the
central
businesses
only
with
masks
and
protective
gear,
parental
workers,
shutting
down
eager
travel,
providing
accessible,
testings
and
masks.
We
know
from
what
we've
seen
in
other
countries
that
this
is
the
only
way
to
halt
the
pandemic,
give
direct
funds
for
hardest
hit
communities.
Y
We
know
that
our
black
and
brown
citizens
and
immigrants
citizens
are
dying
at
a
faster
rate,
and
there
is
no
reason
that
we
can't
cut
budget
such
as
police
or
staff
salaries
or
tourism
tourism
boards
to
give
money
to
those
who
are
hardest
hit
and
opening
hotels
for
our
homeless
community,
not
just
in
hotels
that
are
miles
and
miles
away
from
the
areas
where
these
folks,
actually
you
know,
live
but
but
in
downtown.
There's
just
no
reason
to
not
help
people
at
this
moment
and
no
more
eviction
enforcement's.
It
is
just
it's
ridiculous.
Y
P
Hi,
my
name
is
Nina
Hart
and
I
live
in
Nashville
on
Wellington,
Street
and
I
am
not
commenting
on
and
I'm
commenting.
This
is
an
open
comment,
because
there's
no
agenda
item
for
this
I
am
calling
about
the
nightly
mortar
rounds
that
have
been
going
off
in
east-west
Asheville
and
I've
lived
here
for
six
years,
and
while
this
has
been
an
occurrence,
sometimes
sometimes
the
last
few
months
of
quarantine,
it
has
been
escalating
is
awful.
Is
waking
us
up
twice
a
night,
usually
going
off
at
around
10:00
and
also
around
1:00
a.m.
P
Affects
children,
animals
via
elderly
and
people
with
PTSD,
so
we
are
trying
to
get
answers.
Evidently,
in
there
and
more
resources
delegated
to
this
issue
over
here
officer,
Sonya
said
it
might
be,
because
there
is
that
it's
going
on
in
Pisgah
view,
although
we
share
it
from
other
directions,
and
so
many
of
us
might
take
issue
with
the
fact
that
it
is
only
coming
from
Vince
Camuto.
P
O
My
name
is
Christopher
Asheville
North,
Carolina,
181,
Wellington
Street,
calling
to
solicit
resources
to
help
Kabaddi
fireworks
that
are
happening
near
our
house
and
causing
all
kinds
of
disruption,
pretty
sure
if
launched
area
is
fairly
close
to
Michigan
Road
off
of
Haywood,
just
very
disruptive,
obviously
causing
all
kinds
of
trouble
and
kids
sleeping
and
dogs
and
putting
old
people
and
how
the
people
with
mental
illness
at
risk.
So
if
you
could,
please
put
some
resources
towards
stopping
this
this
activity.
Thank
you.
Alright,.
L
A
Right
that
concludes
our
agenda.
For
this
evening,
oh
I
did
I'm
sorry
I'm,
remembering
we
didn't
get
a
bunch
of
collars
that
talked
about
hearing
fireworks
or
something
like
that
in
West
Asheville,
and
we
do
have
our
deputy
chief
bond
Stark
I,
understand
with
us
here
this
evening,
who
might
be
able
to
speak
to
that
concern,
and
chief
W
Dumas
are
you
on?
Are
you
on
virtually.
S
S
I
am
good
evening.
Astrid
Police
Department
has
been
very
busy
during
this
long
holiday
weekend
and
the
start
of
phase
2,
as
the
community
starts
coming
outside
in
downtown.
We
are
very
aware
of
the
fireworks
two
weekends
ago.
We
had
four
calls
for
fireworks
this
holiday
weekend.
We
had
68
calls
for
fireworks,
most
for
almost
half
of
them
were
on
Memorial
Day
into
the
morning
of
Tuesday.
S
S
These
are
not
static,
displays.
These
are
individuals
that
are
going
out
in
the
community
lighting
the
fireworks
and
then
running
before
they
actually
go
off.
Historically,
when
we've
done
enforcement,
it's
almost
always
juveniles
that
we
catch
doing
these,
and
obviously
we
don't
want
to
start
over
policing
neighborhoods
for
nonviolent
crimes.
S
So
we
have
taken
approach
of
instead
of
focusing
on
enforcement.
We've
focused
on
deterrence
in
education
and
we've
done
this
by
lately,
we've
increased
patrol
and
we've
had
the
housing
units
focusing
down
on
the
Pisgah
view
area
to
talk
to
residents
in
the
community,
we've
increased
our
education
through
the
Housing
Authority
and
through
social
media.
S
Just
this
afternoon
we
put
some
media
tweets
out
about
the
dangers
of
fireworks
and
exactly
what
is
illegal
firework
and
what
is
an
illegal
firework
and
we're
working
with
the
management
community
to
help
educate
the
community
next
door,
crime,
prevention
officers,
social
media,
and
we
continue
to
we're
continuing
to
monitor
the
calls
to
see
if
they
decrease
or
increase
as
historically.
These
calls
decrease
after
the
holidays
over.
D
I'll,
just
this
is
Julie
I'll
just
add
that
I
did
speak
with
David
Nash,
the
director
of
the
housing
authority
earlier
today
about
this,
and
he
had
was
not
aware
of
the
magnitude
of
the
problem.
I
guess
people
are
calling
the
police
and
and
not
the
housing
authority,
which
is
which
is
he
confirmed
the
right
thing
to
do,
because
you
all
are
the
ones
who
can
respond
immediately,
but
he
did
also
mention
to
me
that
they
have.