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August 9, 2016
Asheville City Council Meeting
A
B
D
B
Have
a
motion
and
a
second
to
approve
the
consent
agenda?
Is
there
anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
the
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right
tonight.
We
do
not
have
any
presentations
and
reports
under
public
hearings.
We
have.
The
first
item
is
the
Geo
bond
referendum.
But
first,
why
don't
we
move
item
B?
This
is
a
public
hearing
to
consider
an
amendment
to
chapter
7
of
the
Code
of
Ordinances
to
establish
requirements
for
utility
substations.
B
Right
we
have
a
motion.
A
second
is
there.
Anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
the
motion
to
continue
item
beyond
the
public
hearings
agenda
until
September
6,
no,
okay,
thank
you
and
on
that
item
that
concerns
utility
substations.
This
will
give
us
an
opportunity
to
have
some
more
community
conversation
earning
the
substations
plan
for
downtown
Nashville
all
right
item,
a
general
obligation
bond
referendum.
I
have
a
note
here
for
my
city
clerk
that
says:
I
must
read
and
keep
in
order.
This
very
long
paragraph
so
am
I
too,
should
I
read
it
all.
B
First,
okay,
all
right!
This
is
a
public
hearing
on
bond
order
authorizing
the
issuance
of
32
million
of
general
obligation,
transportation,
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
North
Carolina
to
to
an
adoption
of
transportation
bond
order
without
change
or
amendment
and
direct
the
city
clerk
to
publish
notice
of
adoption
of
the
bond
order
entitled
bond
order
authorizing
the
issuance
of
32
million
of
general
obligation,
transportation,
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
North
Carolina.
B
Housing
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
North
Carolina
public
hearing
on
bond
order
authorizing
17
million
of
general
obligation,
Parks
and
Recreation
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
North,
Carolina,
6,
adoption
of
Parks
and
Recreation
bond
order
without
change
or
amendment
and
direct
the
city.
Clerk
to
publish
notice
of
adoption
of
the
bond
order
entitled
bond
order
authorizing
the
issuance
of
17
million
of
general
obligation,
parks
and
recreation
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville.
B
B
B
C
B
Okay,
so
we
have
already
considered
these
bonds
several
times
and
there's
been
presentations
made
about
what
makes
up
the
each
of
the
bond
packages.
The
first
one
is
the
transportation
bond
in
the
amount
of
32
million,
and
you
can
see
on
the
screen
the
actual
question
that
will
appear
on
the
ballot
for
voters
in
November
to
consider
when
they
go
to
cast
their
vote
and
the
question
will
be
whether
or
not
they
want
to
approve
it.
B
And
what
we
learned
from
our
bond
counsel
is
that
we
cannot
because
of
the
tight
wording
of
the
of
the
bond
question
and
the
and
the
process
we've
already
been
through,
but
that
if
we
wanted
to
consider
allocating
some
funding
and
I
think
staff
is
suggesting
about
a
million
dollars
to
rent
due
to
make
some
renovations
to
the
downtown
transportation
center.
We
could
do
that
within
our
CIP
putt
budget
at
a
different
time.
All
right,
so
I've
got
that
okay,
so
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing
on
the
transportation
bond.
F
All
the
three
vodka
poses,
which
was
not
to
be
competitive
in
nature-
I
rise
to
stay
in
here,
is
an
inconvenient
truth
about
this
so-called
public
hearing.
The
fact
is,
I
believe,
you've
already
determined
this
map.
In
reality,
all
this
I
believe
is
merely
window
dressing
by
the
City
Council,
in
collaboration
with
certain
unelected
city
staff,
to
foist
a
poorly
planned
and
unnecessary
pie
in
the
sky,
110
million
dollar
financial
burden
upon
the
city
and
its
residents
for
years
and
years
to
come.
F
At
least
you
have
advised
the
public
that
in
no
uncertain
terms
that
these
bond
issues
will
legally
require
the
city
to
impose
and
collect
all
the
increased
property
taxes
that
will
be
necessary
to
pay
for
the
hundred
ten
million
dollars
an
interest
in
principle
that
will
come
do
every
year
on
this
110
million
dollar
debt
for
years
to
come,
and
so
those
in
asheville-
and
there
are
many
who
rent
their
properties.
All
these
tax
increases
will
certainly
be
passed
along
to
them
as
well
and
rent
increases.
F
Ironically,
under
the
guise
of
spending
taxpayers
money
for
affordable
housing,
you
will
in
fact
be
creating
more
unaffordable
housing
for
those
are
a
paying
high
rents
in
order
to
live
in
a
straight.
In
the
meantime,
those
private
contractors
and
private
equity
interests
who
will
be
investing
in
and
receiving
and
using
the
money
to
construct,
interoperate,
so
called
affordable
housing
will
be
laughing
all
the
way
to
the
bank
in
the
entire
774
million-dollar
bond
package.
F
However,
based
upon
what
I
have
thus
far
observed
as
to
how
this
matter
is
being
railroaded
under
the
cover
of
the
so-called
public
information
programs,
a
biased
public
poll
that
failed
to
mention
fundamental
facts
and
now
the
so-called
hearing
I
believe
any
attempt
at
this
time
and
in
this
forum
to
discuss
the
possible
legal
impairments
that
could
well
invalidate
these
bond
daughters
would
only
fall
upon
deaf
ears.
Thank
you
and.
G
Good
afternoon
evening
my
name
is
Betty.
Council
I
am
involved
in
in
the
community
african-american
community
as
an
activist
and
with
stop
the
violence.
Chevrolet
express
asheville,
eagles
basketball
league
racial
equity
institute
planning
committee
I,
just
like
to
say,
I'm,
not
real,
familiar
with
everything
about
the
bond,
but
should
it
passed?
How
am
I
too
strongly
proposed
and
recommend
that
since
13,
plus
percent
of
Asheville's
population
is
african-american,
you
at
least
a
lot
thirteen
to
twenty
percent
of
the
money
you
from
the
bond?
G
B
Okay,
I'm
going
to
close
the
public
hearing
on
this
item
and
we're
going
to
entertain
a
motion
in
just
a
moment.
I
did
I
did
want
to
just
add
a
couple
of
points
of
clarification.
There
was
originally
a
public
safety
bond
package
and
the
council
decided
not
to
move
forward
with
that.
Public
safety
is
a
priority
of
the
city
and
almost
half
of
our
budget.
Every
year
our
general
fund
budget
is
allocated
to
public
safety
and
we
as
a
council,
keep
that
as
a
priority
every
year.
B
When
we're
looking
at
spending
money,
we
just
made
the
decision
that
it
was
an
appropriate
forum
for
a
bond,
but
that
it
was
always
important
for
us
to
prioritize
it
as
a
council,
and
the
other
thing
I
would
mention
is
that
it's
my
understanding
that
cities
cannot
use
general
obligation,
bonds
for
teachers
and
schools.
We
wish
we
could,
but
we
we
can't
do
that.
B
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clarification
and
in
terms
of
the
fiscal
impact
of
the
total
bond
package,
which
is
a
74
million
dollars,
the
implication
is,
equates
to
4.1
sense
in
property
taxes
and
what
that
means.
For
a
home,
that's
valued
at,
for
example,
two
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
dollars
that
would
meet
an
annual
tax
implication
of
a
hundred
and
ten
dollars
per
year.
If,
if
it
were
necessary
to
raise
taxes
to
meet
the
debt
service
for
these
bonds,
the
maximum
that
I'm
telling
you
what
the
maximum
would
be
and
that's
4.1
sense.
B
If
we,
if
we
see
growth
in
revenues
or
in
property
values,
it
may
not
be
necessary
to
raise
taxes
to
to
pay
for
to
raise
additional
taxes
to
pay
or
these
bonds.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clarifying
comment.
We
have
been
presented
about
information
at
other
meetings,
but
since
this
is
our
final
meeting
on
the
bonds,
I
wanted
to
just
provide
that
information
and.
E
H
A
motion
and
Robin
eyes-
you
might
just
read
exactly
what's
right
here-
that
is
there
for
you:
I,
moved
to
adopt
without
change
or
amendment
and
direct
the
city
clerk
to
publish
notice
of
adoption,
as
prescribed
by
the
local
government
bond
Act.
The
bond
order
entitled
bond
order
authorizing
the
issuance
of
32
million
dollars
of
general
obligation,
transportation,
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
North
Carolina.
E
B
I
Good
afternoon,
mayor
and
council
I'm
Greg
boerum
with
children,
first,
memories
in
schools
of
buncombe,
county
and
I
was
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
bond
before
you
for
affordable
housing
or
organization,
and
the
success
equation
initiative
that
we
convened
to
address
issues
around
child
and
family
poverty
have
had
an
opportunity
to
review
the
housing
bond
proposal
and
we're
very
encouraged
and
pleased
by
your
continued
focus
on
trying
to
make
housing
affordable
to
more
families
in
our
community.
We
do
support
the
bond.
I
We
do
have
a
few
things
that
we
would
like
to
raise
up
as
you
consider
this
bond
as
well
as
when
the
money
comes
in
and
going
forward.
First
of
all,
in
accordance
with
the
year
2036
vision
statement
on
diversity,
we
would
really
encourage
the
city
to
share
data
around
how
the
proposed
bond
will
forward
your
goals
on
racial
equity
in
housing
and
economic
mobility.
Think
that's
an
important
goal.
We
all
raised
in
your
2036
plan.
This
would
be
a
great
opportunity
to
to
show
how
you're
going
to
start
analyzing
important
issues
along
those
lines.
I
Those
would
be
for
house
households
with
incomes
around
thirty
percent
of
area,
median
income
and
below
that's
a
tough
place
to
be,
we
know,
but
we
think
that
the
city
has
done
a
lot
to
have
to
come
in
at
sixty
percent
I
think.
Hopefully
we
can
find
some
ways
to
look
even
even
lower,
also
around
the
goals
of
homeownership.
I
We
would
ask
that
the
city
look
at
ways
that,
when
that
money
is
available,
that
we
can
address
closing
the
racial
wealth
gap
along
learnership
lines
in
the
city
and
finally,
the
Housing
Trust
concept
that
was
in
the
initial
outline.
I
don't
know
if
that's
still
being
considered,
we
do
support
that
of
it
again.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
bond
funds
are
flexible
and
not
locked
down
in
case
developers.
Don't
show
up,
you
can
do
that.
I
J
Good
evening,
city
council,
my
name
is
Timothy
Sadler,
and
I
also
want
to
speak
in
favor
of
the
housing
bond
and
kinda
echo,
some
of
what
greg
had
to
say
in
terms
of
looking
at
creative
ways
that
we
can
encourage
home
ownership
and
particularly
as
pertains
to
racial
inequality
in
our
community.
So
just
would
ask
for
any
creative
thinking
around
ownership
and
helping
address
equity.
J
D
Very
excited
about
this
and
the
other
Bondish
bong
questions
we're
going
to
see
on
the
ballot
here
at
this
dais.
We
hear
from
people
all
over
the
community
who,
let
us
know
what
issues
they're
facing
in
their
neighborhoods
and
in
their
lives,
and
this
council
has
been
doing
its
level
best
to
meet
those
needs.
What
these
bond
questions
allow
is
for
the
people
of
Asheville
to
decide
whether
to
accelerate
towards
those
aspirations
that
they've
communicated
to
us
and
if
they,
if
they
choose
to
do
so,
we'll
be
right
there
with
them.
D
I
moved
to
adopt
without
change
or
amendment
and
direct
the
city
clerk
to
publish
notice
of
adoption,
as
prescribed
by
the
local
government
bond
Act.
The
bond
order
entitled
bond
order
authorizing
the
issuance
of
25
million
of
general
obligation,
housing
bonds
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
North
Carolina.
A
B
A
B
Alright
I
will
close
the
public
hearing
I.
You
know,
I
will
note
on
the
polling
data
that
we
looked
at.
One
of
the
interesting
results
that
we
saw
was
that
within
the
african-american
community
in
Asheville,
eighty
percent
supported
the
Parks
and
Rec
question
I
thought
that
was
very
interesting.
There
are
some
really
great
projects
in
this
bond
package
that
I
think
are
especially
important
to
our
african-american
community,
including
the
second
and
last
phase
of
the
Wesley
grant
Center.
So
this
is
a
real,
exciting
package,
and
with
that
do
we
have
a
motion
to
sure.
E
I'd
be
happy
to
make
a
motion
and
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
to
remind
people
that
there
may
be
arguments
on
both
sides
of
this
there's.
Certainly
our
arguments
on
both
sides
of
any
of
these
bonds,
but
the
point
of
presenting
it
to
the
people
of
the
city
to
vote
on
is
to
let
us
have
a
debate
about
this
from
now
until
then.
So
the
question
of
whether
people
support
it
tonight
or
not,
is
not
the
question.
E
The
question
is:
can
we
have
a
discussion
about
this
going
forward
and
and
let
people
in
the
community
decide
whether
we
want
to
take
on
this
obligation
and
make
these
improvements
now
or
not?
So
what
we're
doing
as
a
council
is
handing
it
to
the
citizens
of
the
city
and
asking
you
to
make
a
decision
about
our
future
I
move
to
adopt
without
change
or
amendment
and
direct
the
city
clerk
to
publish
notice
about
adoption,
as
prescribed
by
the
local
government
bond
Act.
E
B
Opposed
right,
we
have
one
final
item
on
here.
We
need
we
have
to
consider
a
resolution
setting
a
special
bond
referendum
and
directing
the
publication
of
notice
of
a
special
bond
referendum
and
notification
of
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Elections.
This
I
need
to
hold
a
public
hearing
on
this
item
as
well.
This
is
where
we
put
put
the
issues
on
the
ballot.
Yes,.
B
D
B
H
C
A
C
C
H
H
A
C
Great
so
again,
thank
you
for
all
the
applications,
not
not
just
the
people.
We
interviewed
that
we
had
like
eight
applications,
so
we
really
appreciate
all
the
citizen
involvement
and
keep
trying
keep
applying
and
go
into
these
meetings,
so
we'll
get
hold
of
the
candidates
tomorrow
morning
and
tell
them
right.
A
C
B
All
right
at
we
were
at
the
public
comment
phase
of
our
meeting,
but
at
first
I
wanted
to
just
let
everyone
know
that
our
next
council
meeting
will
be
September
six.
Our
second
meeting
in
August
is
cancelled
and
our
first
meeting
in
September
is
moved
up
a
bit.
So
if
there's
anyone
wishing
to
participate
in
the
public
comment
period,
please
let
me
know
you
have
three
minutes.
K
March
with
mayock
will
have
its
first
open
streets
event
on
sep
tember
18th
from
one
until
five
in
the
afternoon.
Open
streets
is
a
worldwide
concept
where
streets
are
closed,
to
allow
walkers
and
bikers
to
move
around
safely.
It
allows
people
to
rethink
the
purpose
of
Street,
not
just
for
motorized
vehicles,
but
for
all
people,
open
streets
events,
but
healthy
activities
and
community
building.
K
Some
activities
planned
our
buncombe
county
partnership
for
children
doing
their
pup
adventure,
playground,
connect,
buncombe
is
doing
a
greenways
mural
project
with
Photovoice
Buncombe
County
Special
Olympics
will
be
there
with
an
activity
with
their
special
olympians.
Asheville
design
center
will
be
there
doing
community
engagement
activities,
and
today
we
have
more
than
25
partners
who
are
hosting
healthy
activities
and
25
businesses
and
organizations
that
are
physically
located
along
the
route.
That
will
welcome
people
while
mehak
is
the
organizing
group.
We've
had
tremendous
cooperation.
K
In
fact,
this
is
a
collaboration,
a
partnership
among
many
nonprofits,
and
we
are
looking
for
more
partners
both
as
sponsors
act
as
activity
partners.
Who
will
will
help
open
streets
be
successful.
It's
supposed
to
around.
Specifically,
we
are
in
need
of
more
funding
partner
who
helped
open
streets
obtained
liability
insurance
in
order
to
apply
with
the
city's
insurance
requirements.
K
City
staff
we've
been
working
with
them
have
suggested
several
groups,
but
we
get
to
be
successful,
so
we're
hoping
to
procure
insurance
and,
given
that
this
event
will
be,
will
not
have
any
alcohol
associated
with
it
and
very
it's
very
family-friendly.
We
are
hoping
to
find
a
partner
without
too
much
difficulty
more
exploring
several
routes
at
this
time.
K
So
we
want
to
encourage
you
to
put
September
18th
on
your
calendars
and
spread
the
word
about
this
healthy
community
building
activity
that
we're
hoping
to
see
happen
for
the
first
time
hope
of
see
ash
will
join
organizations
around
the
globe
and
doing
these
successful
events.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration.
Thank.
M
Afternoon
my
name
is
piercing
thing:
a
resident
he's
a
spittle
and
I'd
like
to
start
by
thanking
you
all
for
your
service
in
your
leadership
and
I'd
like
to
offer
you
an
opportunity
to
expand
that
service
and
leadership
to
the
world
stage.
I
would
like
to
ask
you
all,
as
my
representatives
to
sign
on
to
a
letter
that
honors
the
International
Day
of
natural
disaster
reduction
coming
up.
M
This
falls
on
up
to
over
12
with
my
entire
life
in
the
southeast
and
the
beautiful
forests
of
this
region
of
kept
me
from
wanting
to
live
anywhere
else
the
world.
Knowing
that
the
great
outdoors
is
what
a
few
steps
from
my
own
door
has
grounded
me
and
given
me
a
sense
of
community
and
a
sense
of
pride,
not
only
do
these
forests
offer
monumental
recreational
opportunities,
but
they
provide
our
community
with
innumerable
benefits.
M
The
outdoor
recreation
industry
contributes
730
billion
dollars
annually
to
the
nation's
economy,
and
our
own
city
relies
heavily
on
the
immense
economic
support
that
comes
from
ecotourism
and
outdoor
recreation.
Our
forests
also
offer
ecosystem
services
that
should
not
go
unnoticed
or
undervalued.
Flood
prevention,
wildlife,
habitat
clean
drinking
water,
temperature
regulation
and
clean
air,
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg,
the
economic
benefits
of
maintaining
standing
forests
and
wetlands
far
away
the
value
of
forest
is
timber
or
his
fuel.
M
Buncombe,
County
and
Asheville
are
lucky
enough
to
be
somewhat
safeguard
from
natural
disasters,
but,
as
we
see
year
after
year,
storms
are
becoming
stronger
and
more
regular
were
not
immune
to
natural
disasters,
and
many
of
our
neighbors
have
lost
their
livelihoods,
their
homes
and
their
lives
from
severe
weather
events,
the
European
Union's
current
bio
energy
policy
is
created.
A
new
and
frenzied
demand
for
trees
from
the
South
European
power
companies
are
converting.
Our
native
southern
forests
into
wood
pellets,
and
our
southern
forests
are
now
the
largest
source
of
wood
pellets
in
the
world.
M
Considering
their
importance
to
our
region,
we
cannot
afford
to
stand
idly
by
and
watch
as
our
greatest
cultural
resource
and
greatest
protection
from
natural
disasters
is
decimated,
whether
they're
attenuating
floods,
holding
back
landslides,
slowing
storm
surges,
quelling,
wildfires
or
weakening
hurricanes
forests
play
a
pivotal
role
in
protecting
our
lives
and
our
economy.
As
the
European
Union
creates
its
new
with
bio
energy
policy,
we
have
a
chance
to
show
the
EU
that
we
value
our
trees
most
when
they're
in
the
ground.
M
In
signing
this
letter
a
letter
that
will
be
released
on
the
International
Day
of
natural
disaster
reduction,
you
will
stand
with
our
forests
and
demonstrate
the
European
officials
that
you
value
these
incredible
resources
and
everything
that
they
do
for
us.
Thank
you
for
your
time
for
your
support.
Thank
you.
N
Named
it,
that
is
because
all
the
mistakes
that
the
council
has
made
last
eight
years
you
have
taxed
and
taxed
and
feed
us
to
death.
If
you
pass
a
74
million
dollar
bond
you're,
not
telling
the
people
the
truth,
you
got
36
million
of
it.
It's
an
interest,
you're,
the
08
e
million.
Do
the
numbers
I've
been
in
business
on
my
life?
There's
one
thing
politicians
might
lie,
but
numbers
never
lie.
N
You
are
going
to
tax
people.
Now
you
sit
there
and
proclaim
that
you're
for
those
poor
people
that's
bull.
This
affects
poor
people
worse
than
rich
people.
Now
rich
people
get
tax,
they
can
afford
it.
These
poor
people,
you
got
people
up
to
your
salaries
over
200,000
a
year.
You
know
the
average
person
and
average
in
Asheville.
N
That's
wrong.
The
average
person
makes
28,000,
but
you've
got
people
up
here
all
over
this
government
making
over
200,000
that's
very
wrong.
Now
anybody
out
there
that
votes
for
this
you
are
going
to
be
taxed
according
to
180
million
with
interest
the
next
ten
years.
All
you
got
to
do
is
look
at
this
council
lake.
They
don't
have
any
money.
You
have
nothing
in
your
savings
account
you've
depleted
it.
You
are
down
to
actually
only
what
the
state
makes
you
keep
by
long.
N
C
J
It
is
one
week
from
Friday
and
then
Saturday
as
well,
so
the
nineteenth
and
twentieth
of
August,
hemp
x,
asheville,
is
happening
at
highland
Brewing
Company
and,
as
many
of
y'all
have
heard
me
say,
I
regard
hemp
as
the
love
child
of
economic
development
and
Environmental
Protection,
because
it
works
hand-in-hand
with
both
of
those
topics,
and
we,
of
course,
are
at
a
real
turning
point
with
em.
Here
in
North
Carolina
we
have
a
pilot
program
being
developed
and
working
with
several
organizations
here
in
the
community.
J
We
get
four
times
as
much
paper
pulp
three
to
four
times
as
much
paper
pulp
very
Curt,
with
the
hem
as
treat
so
I
would
encourage
all
of
council,
not
a
mayor
to
potentially
make
an
appearance.
Our
festivities
kick
off
at
twelve
o'clock
each
day,
both
friday
and
saturday,
and
I
hope
a
few
or
many
of
y'all
can
make
it,
and
certainly
those
watching
on
TV
as
well.
Thank
you
very
time.
Thank.
D
Quickly,
I,
don't
know
how
many
people
got
to
attend
leaf
downtown,
but
this
was
another
fantastically
successful
event:
the
organizers,
a
lead
partnered
with
city
of
Asheville
and
all
the
other
partners
that
came
together
for
this
and
when
the
rain
started
falling
on
saturday
at
about
four
o'clock,
maybe
real
sentimental
for
Belle
share,
but
it
also
just
struck
me
what
a
what
an
appropriate
and
spirited
successor
this
is
22
felt
sure
so.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
leave
and
everybody
involved.
E
Business
owner
my
lifetime,
basically
except
for
a
brief
stint
as
a
newspaper
men
and
as
a
person
who
now
makes
less
than
twenty
nine
thousand
dollars
per
year.
I
think
our
taxes
are
an
amazing
bargain
and
that's
why
I'm
willing
to
continue
to
support
city
efforts.
I
just
wanted
to
stick
that
in
I've.
H
H
B
L
The
law
that
makes
the
information
privileged
and
confidential
is
north
carolina
general
statute,
143,
that's
3,
18
point
10,
a-3
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute,
143,
that's
3,
18,
point
11
a-1,
and
also
to
consult
with
an
attorney
employed
by
the
city
about
matters
with
respect
to
which
the
attorney-client
privilege
between
the
city
and
its
attorney
must
be
preserved,
including,
but
not
limited
to
a
lawsuit
involving
the
following
parties.
State
of
North
Carolina
in
the
city
of
Asheville
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute.
143.