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From YouTube: City Council Meeting – October 22, 2019
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October 22, 2019
Asheville City Council Meeting
A
A
The
first
item
on
our
agenda
is
the
deerfield
residents
appreciation
day
and
we're
gonna
we're
going
to
talk
about
that.
We
have
several
folks
here
representing
the
deerfield
retirement
community
and
we
we
at
the
city
and
all
of
the
residents
of
asheville,
are
the
lucky
beneficiaries
of
Deerfield's,
incredibly
generous
donation
of
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund
to
be
spent
on
affordable
housing
in
the
city
of
Asheville.
A
This
is,
to
my
knowledge,
the
first
type
of
gift,
the
first
gift
of
this
type,
I
should
say,
and
we
hope
it
is
the
beginning
of
a
new
trend
that
the
Deerfield
are
trendsetters
in
the
city
of
Asheville
to
to
show
that
we
need
more
than
just
government
partners
to
be
able
to
leverage
affordable
housing
for
those
that
live
in
Asheville.
So
if
the
folks
that
are
here
from
the
deerfield
retirement
community
would
meet
me
up
there,
we
have
a
proclamation.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
proclamation
that
we
would
that
I
will
read,
whereas
on
September
30th
2019,
the
Deerfield
retirement
community
donated
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
the
city
of
Asheville
in
support
of
City,
affordable
housing
needs
and
whereas
Deerfield
retirement
community
is
a
faith-based.
Nonprofit
is
open
to
all
and
provides
a
continuum
of
services
to
empower
residents
to
live
life
to
the
fullest
retirement
home
and
whereas
Deerfield
retirement
community
is
committed
to
maintaining
and
attractive
comfortable,
enriching
and
functioning
residential
environment
by
providing
for
the
highest
quality
and
housing.
A
Health
care,
security,
stimulating
activities
and
support
services
for
community
residents
and
whereas
Deerfield
retirement
community
has
a
long
history
of
helping
others
and
the
community
by
making
significant
philanthropy
contributions.
And
whereas
the
250
thousand
dollar
donation
from
the
Deerfield
retirement
community
to
the
city
of
Asheville
is
affordable,
housing
trust
fund
will
assist
in
the
development
of
affordable
housing
in
Asheville.
A
Now,
therefore,
is3
Mannheimer
mayor
bashful
do
hereby
proclaim
that
October
22nd
2019
be
proclaimed
Deerfield
residents,
appreciation
day
in
the
city
of
Asheville,
for
the
generous
donation
and
their
proactive
commitment
to
being
a
part
of
the
solution
to
addressing
the
city's.
Affordable
housing
needs.
A
A
B
In
existence
for
64
years
were
64
years
young
and
who,
as
as
you
said,
we
have
a
history
of
giving
back
to
the
community.
Our
community
was
very
moved
over
time,
as
we
have
learned
about
the
housing
crisis
for
affordable
housing
and
we
want
to
play
a
part
in
them
and
we
have
researched
and
done
a
lot
of
looking
at
that
we're
doing
some
other
things
in
that
area.
That
you'll
be
hearing
about,
hopefully
in
the
days
ahead.
A
D
Whereas
senior
suffrage,
the
2020
census
partner,
provides
educational
opportunities
leading
to
an
accurate,
accurate
census
count.
Residents
of
Asheville
used
the
census,
data
for
community
initiatives
benefiting
all
of
us
and
whereas
everyone
must
be
counted
in
the
census,
regardless
of
age,
resident
status
or
location,
and
whereas
federal
law
requires
that
all
information
collected
be
kept
confidential.
D
The
information
compiled
cannot
be
shared
with
law
enforcement,
the
courts
or
immigration
for
72
years,
and
whereas
the
census
is
the
basis
for
reapportioning
congressional
seats,
redistricting
and
distributing
billions
of
dollars
in
federal
funds
to
support
our
state
county
and
community,
vital
programs
and
whereas
seniors
suffrage
is
reaching
out
to
many
isolated
residents
might
not
easily
participate.
Many
barriers,
including
fear
mobility,
vision,
issues,
hearing
issues
and
computer
access
contribute
to
an
undercount.
E
He
said
a
lot
of
things:
I
was
gonna,
say
hello,
I'm,
so
happy
to
join
the
goal
of
an
all
resident
encompassing
census.
Did
you
know
that
at
least
there
are
at
least
50
ways?
This
data
will
be
used
if
you
did
not
get
your
copy
of
these
facts
out
there
when
you
came
in
to
get
it
when
you
go
out
because
it's
there
for
you,
our
state
also
use
these
statistics,
but
we
do
need
to
be
so
careful.
Apparently,
according
to
the
US
Census
Bureau
40%
of
children
were
not
counted
in
the
2010
census.
E
40%
also
remember
that
many
residents
may
fear
incarceration
or
deportation
if
they
open
the
door
and
speak
out,
we
can
reassure
them
that
Uncle
Sam
sensors
all
census
data
for
at
least
72
years.
No
one
can
get
it
not
ice.
No
one
can
get
six
hundred.
Seventy
five
billion
federal
dollars
are
in
the
fund
and
will
be
fairly
distributed
to
us
all.
We
need
to
help
each
other
remind
everybody
to
be
sure
to
be
counted.
A
A
A
G
A
A
A
H
You
very
much
just
shortly
well
she's
already
here,
Jessica
Marcy
will
be
up
to
give
us
an
update
and
when
I
say
us,
I
mean
council
and
the
community
and
update
on
the
implementation
of
a
partial
piece
of
the
first
year
transit
master
plan.
You
all
have
been
receiving
a
number
of
emails
about
the
transit
and
extending
hours.
H
We
know
that
that's
critically
important
to
the
community.
You
will
likely
hear
people
comment
on
the
extension.
We
would
love
to
extend
the
hours.
However,
we
don't
have
the
funding.
As
of
yet,
you
will
hear
Jessica
as
part
of
our
presentations
she's,
going
to
talk
about
the
two
actions
that
you
all
took
as
part
of
the
budget
process.
The
first
was
to
durak
configurations
and
all
those
things
that
were
associated
with
the
implementation
of
that.
H
The
second
piece
was
for
us
to
look
at
over
the
coming
months
to
determine
if
there
were
any
cost
savings,
but
also
for
us
to
determine
what
it
would
take
from
a
resource
and
capital
perspective
to
extend
the
hours
we're
going
to
provide.
You
excuse
me
the
presentation
on
that
entire
process
and
I
hope
that
the
community
will
understand.
We
are
working
as
hard
as
we
can
to
get
the
information
about
the
costs,
but
also
until
we
have
budget
projections
as
it
relates
to
any
savings.
H
We
cannot
commit
to
extensions
of
the
hours,
so
we
hope
again
by
maybe
January
or
February.
We
will
have
a
better
idea
as
to
whether
we
will
have
budget
savings
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Jessica.
To
give
you
an
update,
particularly
focusing
in
on
the
services
that
will
be
implemented.
January
2020,
Jessica,
hi.
I
This
is
definitely
too
small
to
see.
This
is
a
graphic
that
outlines
the
various
steps
that
we
are
taking
when
I
say
we
I
mean
both
city
staff
and
also
our
contractor
to
gear
up
for
the
January
2020
service
increase.
So
this
graphic
is
intended
to
show
you
sort
of
a
summarized
version
of
a
much
larger
task
eat.
So
we
have
been
working
diligently
to
make
sure
that
our
route
analysis
is
done.
Retiming
all
of
our
routes,
the
existing
ones
and
the
new
ones.
I
Part
of
what
we've
been
working
on
also
is
updating
our
maps
and
schedules,
and
we
selected
a
contractor.
We've
been
working
with
a
contractor
to
help
us
with
that.
On
the
contractor
side,
our
ATP
dev
side,
they
part
of
what
they
have
to
do
is
hire
a
lot
of
new
drivers
as
well
as
mechanics
and
as
I
mentioned,
the
customer
service
staff
that
they
have
agreed
to
hire
in
preparation
for
January,
so
their
process
of
hiring
has
already
started.
We
also
have
been
working
on
vehicle
procurement
back
in
the
August
meeting.
I
I
State
of
good
repair
is
and
then
and
then
finally
like
as
we
get
towards
the
January
5th
launch
date
with
that
we're
shooting,
for
we
will
be
doing
a
lot
of
public
outreach
and
we're
going
to
be
starting
that
actually
in
the
next
few
weeks.
But
the
public
outreach
will
be
everything
from
social
media
to
cards
that
we
will
hand
out
on
the
buses
that
will
alert
people
to
what
the
changes
are,
that
they're
going
to
see
whether
it's
added
frequency
or
or
the
schedule
might
be
shifting
a
little
bit.
I
I
To
speak
to
the
extended
hours,
we
are
still
monitoring
our
budget,
we're
only
two
and
a
half
months
into
this
fiscal
year.
So
we
will
continue
to
look
at
not
only
the
transit
budget,
but
the
city
budget
as
a
whole
to
see
if
there
are
any
savings
that
might
be
available
to
extend
the
hours
and
we're
also
right
now
working
on
the
cost
estimate
that
Deborah
spoke
to.
I
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
cost
estimate
we
come
to
you
guys
with
is
accurate,
and
so
we
are
working
with
our
ATP,
dev
and
and
internally,
to
make
sure
that
we
have
every
line.
Item
accounted
for
so
that
we
bring
you
a
great
cost
estimate
with
an
accurate
cost
estimate,
and
so
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
looking
at
are,
of
course,
that
cost
estimate
will
change
based
on
when
we
implement
service.
I
If
we
were
to
try
to
implement
service
July
1st
of
2020,
then
you
would
be
budgeting
for
a
full
year
of
that
anchor
if
it
were
October
or
January,
then
that
is
going
to
have
an
impact
on
the
budget.
Paratransit
is
a
piece
of
that.
A
small
piece,
but
there
is
a
paratransit
increase
that
would
be
part
of
our
cost
estimate.
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
not
any
significant
maintenance
impact
in
terms
of
the
contractor,
rhe
feed
of
needing
to
have,
for
example,
a
third
shift
of
maintenance.
I
If
we're
extending
later
into
the
evening.
Obviously
there
would
be
with
service
increase,
there's
a
staff
increase
for
our
ATP
dev,
and
that
would
likely
include
operators
dispatchers
additional
mechanics
it
would.
It
would
mean
that
we
would
have
our
transit
station
open
later
so
additional
security,
additional
customer
service
staff
and
then,
of
course,
fuel
increases,
so
we'll
be
calculating
that
based
on
current
fuel
costs
and
expected
usage.
That
would
go
along
with
that.
I
We
will
be
finalizing
our
operating
budget
estimates
to
implement
the
next
phase
of
the
first
year
of
the
master
plan,
and
we
will
have
those
estimates
to
you
by
December
and
then
again,
as
Deborah
mentioned,
we
will
continue
to
monitor
the
budget
and
determine
whether
or
not
we
have
any
savings
that
can
go
towards
that
I'm.
Happy
to
answer
any
questions.
J
Assuming
assuming
all
of
this
works
questions
where
to
get
the
funding
from
right
in
one
area
that
I
did
not
know
about
until
I
came
on
counseling
this
folks,
the
audience
who
may
be
advocates
may
already
know
this,
but
there
is
actually
an
ability
to
get
additional
funding.
That
does
not
require
the
state
legislature
to
do
anything
and
that
is
under
existing
state
law.
J
If
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
decided
to
vote
to
put
a
quarter
cent
sales
tax
on
the
ballot,
it
would
have
to
go
for
transit
expansion,
countywide
and
the
sales
tax
would
be
countywide
as
well.
That
money
could
be
used
for
expanding
transit
and,
in
my
mind-
and
you
know
realistically
looking
at
at
a
a
and
at
a
I
think
to
the
level
of
transit
expansion
that
we
need
to
have
in
this
county
and
of
the
city.
J
We
need
a
dedicated
source
and
in
all
seriousness,
that
is
really
the
only
way
that
the
numbers
are
going
to
work
in
order
to
have
I
think
the
level
of
transit
service
that
we
have
so
I
welcome.
The
folks
who
are
emailing
us
on
the
need
to
have
transit,
prioritize
transit,
but
if
you're
not
emailing
the
county
commissioners,
at
the
same
time,
you're
emailing
us
I
think
you're
missing
an
opportunity
to
advocate
for
what
we're
eventually
going
to
need.
Once
we
have
our
abilities
to
you,
know
operationalize
what
we
can
do
in
the
city.
K
Yeah
yeah
and
just
to
speak
to
that
I
mean
we
do
need
a
dedicated
source
of
funding
for
transit.
We've
said
that,
for
some
of
us
have
said
that
for
years,
we
probably
all
believe
that
and
and
the
county
tax
has
been
the
possibility
of
the
county
tax,
the
authorization
for
the
county
tax
has
been
in
place
for
a
number
of
years,
as
one
of
the
the
city's
transit
advocates
working
closely
with
other
transit
advocates.
K
Our
assessment
of
that
as
a
possible
funding
source
is
that
it's
really
not
a
possible
funding
source
at
this
time,
due
to
the
the
politics
in
the
county,
boat
condition
and
in
the
electorate,
and
given
the
fact
that
the
county
did
not
perhaps
do
what
they
should
have
done
with
their
last
special
tax
sales
tax.
So
we
think
the
the
assessment
of
the
ad,
because
is
that
that
is
not
a
great
option
for
us.
K
However,
we
are
not
giving
up
on
that
idea
and
even
though
it
does
require
legislative
approval,
we
we
actually
think
fighting
at
the
legislature,
for
this
is
easier
than
trying
to
get
the
county
to
do
it,
and
that
is
trying
to
get
the
city
authorization
to
do
its
own
quarter.
Cent
sales
tax
that
would
support
transit.
We
think
that
would
pass
on
a
heartbeat
and
that's
not
to
say
that
it
is
not
without
it's
not
it's
a
challenge.
It's
a
challenge,
both
administrative
Lee
at
the
state
level
and
legislatively
at
the
state
level.
K
L
K
L
I
I
I
will
add
that
if
we
were
to
try
to
start
the
next
extension
in
July,
it
would
be
challenging
for
staff
logistically
because
it
would
be
coming
kind
of
on
the
heels
of
the
January
1
not
impossible,
but
but
I
think
you
know.
As
Deborah
mentioned,
the
revenue
piece
of
this
puzzle
is
still
something
that
we're
waiting
for
and
we'll
be
waiting
for
a
few
months.
Yeah.
K
Well,
I,
you
know
we,
we
all
said
we
all
agreed
that
transit
was
our
number
one
priority
last
year.
I
think
it
can
my
guess,
as
it
continues
to
be
a
number-one
priority
and
I
hope
that
when
this
conversation
comes
to
us
in
December
that
we're
all
going
to
be
prepared
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
to
start
these
two
just
to
implement
these
extended
hours
as
soon
as
we
possibly
can
hope.
H
I'll
just
conclude
that
with
the
statement
that
not
only
is
it
a
priority
for
Council,
we
know
it's
a
priority
for
the
community
and
it's
definitely
a
priority
for
staff.
If
it
were
easy,
I
promise
you
it
would
have
been
done.
I
have
to
agree
with
both
Julie
and
BJ
in
terms
of
needing
another
source
of
funding,
whether
it's
the
state,
the
county,
doesn't
matter
to
us.
H
We
just
need
more
revenue.
It
is
so
difficult
to
try
to
build
the
kind
of
transit
system
that
we
want
in
this
community
on
the
backs
of
a
parking
fee
and
a
general
fund.
It
is
just
we
just
don't
have
enough
resources,
but
we
are
hopeful.
We
are
going
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
from
an
analysis
perspective.
A
D
A
Discussion
and
trying
to
keep
the
conversation
clear
and
with
movement
is
really
important
and
just
to
recap,
there
is
already
authorizing
legislation
that
allows
counties
to
hold
a
referendum
on
a
quarter
cent
sales
tax
for
transit.
It
has
to
be
authorized
by
County
Commissioners
in
that
County
to
put
it
on
the
ballot,
then
the
voters
countywide
have
to
approve
it.
A
Unlike
a
general
quarter,
cent
sales
tax,
which
Julie
alluded
to
with
reference
to
the
a
BTech
quarter,
cent
sales
tax,
a
quarter
cent
sales
tax
for
transit
is
confined.
It
must,
by
statute,
be
cent
spent
on.
Not
only
does
it
have
to
be
spent
on
transit,
but
it
has
to
be
spent
on
additional
transit
services,
so
you
can't
use
it
to
displace
what
you're
already
spending
money
on.
So
it
really
is
the
most
bang
for
your
buck.
A
So
there
are
some
hurdles
there,
but
I
think
we're
definitely
as
a
state
moving
in
a
direction
where
it
makes
more
sense
for
cities
to
have
this
option
as
well.
So
those
are
some
things
for
transit
advocates
to
think
about
in
terms
of
other,
we
need
to
push
for,
in
addition
to
additional
transit
services
here
in
the
city.
F
A
Right
I
have
a
motion
and
a
second
anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
the
motion
to
continue
item
a2,
December
10th,
all
right,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
Our
second
public
hearing
item
is
a
public
hearing
to
consider
conditionally
zoning
of
multiple
parcels
from
community
business
to
district
to
residential
expansion,
district
/
conditional
zone
for
the
development
of
a
hundred
and
30
unit
retirement
community,
located
at
213
long
Shoals
Road,
a
portion
of
403
for
24:44
39.99
and.
L
M
Thanks
mayor
members
of
the
council,
members
of
the
public,
as
was
stated,
this
is
a
request
for
a
conditional
zoning
from
cb2
to
residential
expansion
conditional
zone
for
new
development.
The
project
site
consists
of
multiple
parcels,
as
you
can
see,
on
the
exhibit
a
map
here
with
a
combined
area
of
approximately
six
point:
three
acres
with
frontage
on
long
Shoals
Road
and
overlook
road
extension.
This
is
in
South
Asheville.
M
The
you
can
see
the
zoning
on
either
side
is
also
cb2.
Community
Business,
there's
institutional
zoning
across
the
street
from
long
Shoals,
Road
and
then
to
the
south
side
is
Buncombe
County
zoning
and
that
is
Lake
Julian
Park
there's
a
variety
of
commercial,
residential
and
institutional
uses
along
the
corridor.
This
aerial
shows
there's
a
few
small
buildings
that
are
on
the
site
now
that
would
all
be
removed.
As
a
part
of
this
development,
the
applicant
is
proposing
a
130
unit
age,
restricted
residential
development,
there's
also
limited
Associated
uses
within
the
building.
M
Just
for
the
enjoyment
of
those
residents.
There's
a
single
building.
You
can
see
it
here
on
the
site
plan.
It's
a
single
building,
three
storeys
in
height,
we
hit
killer
accesses
in
two
locations.
The
primary
driveway
is
off
of
overlook
Road
extension,
and
then
there
is
a
secondary
driveway
proposed
from
long
Shoals
Road
that
provides
mainly
service
access
to
the
service
components
of
the
site,
as
well
as
a
few
small
parking
spaces.
M
These
there's
surface
parking
throughout
the
development
133
parking
spaces,
there's
also
a
few
about
30
that
are
in
single-story
detached
garage
structures.
The
proposal
includes
sidewalks,
along
both
Road
frontages
on
Long
Shoals
Road,
the
proposals
for
a
five-foot
grass
strip
with
a
10-foot
sidewalk
behind
it.
Ten
foot
with
four
sidewalks
is
the
requirement
of
the
expansion
district.
That
is
a
part
of
this
conditional
zoning.
M
This
corridor
is
also
of
the
future
Lake
Julian
Greenway
corridor,
so
putting
in
that
10-foot
sidewalk
is
also
aligned
with
that
that
goal
in
that
development
there's
a
small
bit
of
frontage
on
overlook
road
extension
with
a
10-foot
sidewalk
and
then
the
sidewalks
within
the
development
are
all
shown
as
five
foot
wide.
That
does
include
that's
included
in
a
condition
with
that.
You
saw
in
the
staff
report
all
of
the
required
landscaping
is
included
on
the
site,
as
well
as
open
space.
M
The
conditions
that
I
know
just
referenced,
there's
a
number
of
them
that
go
along
with
the
development.
The
residential
expansion
district
only
permits
a
single
driveway
access
and,
as
I
said,
there
are
two,
but
there
are
two
road
frontages.
The
staff
feels
that
that
is
appropriate
to
request
those
two
driveways.
Instead
of
just
one.
The
maximum
residential
density
for
the
expansion
district
is
twenty
units
per
acre
at
130
units.
M
They
are
at
twenty
point
five
six
units
per
acre,
so
it
we
round
up
when
we
get
to
0.5
so
technically,
just
above
the
maximum
density
allowed.
So
that's
a
condition
that
they've
requested
and
the
internal
sidewalks
I
mentioned-
are
five
foot
wide
they're
required
to
be
10-foot
for
the
district
they've
got
ten
foot
sidewalks
on
the
public
frontages
and
then
are
requesting
the
internal
walkways
to
just
be
that
five
foot
width
there's
also
a
condition
in
the
b1
conditions
list
that
customizes
the
signage
for
this
development.
Specifically
the
applicant
held
the
required
neighborhood
meeting.
M
The
project
has
been
approved
with
conditions
by
the
Technical
Review
Committee,
as
well
as
received
unanimous
recommendation
for
approval
by
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission.
Earlier
this
month.
No
public
comment
has
been
received
in
the
planning
department
other
than
just
general
inquiries
about
the
project.
It's
aligned
with
counsels
goals
and
the
living
actual
comprehend
plan.
The
future
land-use
category,
for
this
is
urban
corridor
and
it
anticipates
a
higher
density
residential
development.
A
M
J
M
M
N
Hello,
my
greetings
to
the
mayor,
City,
Council
and
administration.
My
name
is
Richard
Tranter
and
I'll.
Be
part
of
a
Cameron
presentation.
Team
tonight
with
me
also
is
Bob
Lewis
who's
director
of
development
for
Cameron
general
contractors.
Also
I,
would
like
to
recognize.
Pastor
King
is
with
the
Asheville
Pentecostal
Holiness
Church
who's.
One
of
the
principal
owners
is
here
also,
though
he
does
not
intend
to
speak
and
I
I
do
intend
to
be
very
brief,
because
the
staff
report
is
very
comprehensive.
N
She
was
a
good
advocate
for
your
community,
helped
us
to
understand
the
technical
requirements.
So
I
do
want
to
thank
her
for
that.
Well,
very
briefly,
cameron
general
contractors
is
a
developer
of
independent
living,
which
I
would
like
to
distinguish
from
assisted
living
or
skilled
nursing
care.
Independent
living
is
its
age-restricted
apartments
and
there
is
a
need
in
your
community
which
has
been
identified
by
cameron.
They
they
come
to
the
community
because
they
have
done
market
studies
and
so
they're
here
to
serve
your
existing
elderly
community
age
restricted
by
the
way
is
55
or
older.
N
Average
age
is
actually
about
80
years
old.
Typical
scenario
would
be
a
couple:
a
spouse
has
died,
they're
living
in
a
single-family
home,
and
this
is
the
first
step
in
transition
housing.
You
used
to
always
be
confronted
by
the
binary
choice
3040
years
ago,
I'm
61
I'm
thinking
about
my
grandmother's,
and
it
was
always
like
you
went
from
the
house
to
the
nursing
home.
What
has
happened
is
there's
this
evolution
and
housing.
That
is
very
good
for
communities.
N
It
can
takes
a
lot
of
the
anxiety
out
for
families,
so
what
you
have
is
independent
living,
which
are
they're
active
adults
and
they
move
because
they
don't
want
to
deal
with
the
chore
of
household
work,
security
reasons
and
they
want
to
socialize.
They
want
to
be
amongst
their
friends
there
about
80%
women,
so
men
were
20%,
just
one
logistics
on
that
and
and
the
idea
is
to
provide
services
to
alleviate
the
burdens.
You've
become
over
a
couple
of
facts.
N
I
just
want
to
throw
out,
because
we
have
had
great
success
for
most
communities
it
once
they
understand
our
concept.
We
are
not
seeking
tax
abatement
or
anything
that
we're
fully
taxable
it's
about
a
thirty
five
million
dollar
construction
project.
We
are
obviously
not
putting
any
drain
on
the
school
districts
as
long
as
we
keep
Charlie
Chaplin
out
of
there.
That's
a
gonna
understand
that
joke
a
little
bit
figure
very
vigorous
time
and
we
don't
put
any
impact
on
the
roads
about
half
the
residents
will
come
with
cars
very
quickly.
N
They
learned
they
don't
want
to
drive
because
they
don't
use
the
shuttle
and
they'll
go
in
groups
if
they
want
to
do
some
shopping
and
the
like.
So
it's
a
it's
a
low-impact
high
economic
benefit
to
the
community,
but,
most
importantly,
it's
serving
your
constituency
that
the
seniors
that
are
obviously
have
got
to
have
the
housing
that
they
need,
where
they
have
a
choice
either
to
stay
in
the
house
or
they
go
to
these
type
of
living
facilities.
N
O
Evening
mayor
members
of
the
council,
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
again
to
reiterate
Richards
comment,
we
have
identified
a
need
here
in
Nashville,
for
this
type
of
housing
and
camryn
general
contractors
builds
owns
and
operates
senior
independently
these
around
the
u.s..
We
currently
have
thirty
one
or
two
open.
We
have
one
over
in
Raleigh,
that's
one
of
our
most
successful
communities
that
we
have.
It
runs
100%
occupied
and
has
this
quite
a
waiting
list
has
for
quite
a
few
years
in
relationship
to
here.
O
We
have
one
in
Knoxville
Tennessee
we're
working
one
over
on
one
in
Greensboro,
getting
ready
to
start
construction.
There.
We've
got
one
going
in
Morrisville
in
the
Raleigh
area
also
and
over
and
wake
for
us.
So
we
have
again
have
identified
a
need
in
Asheville
for
this
type
of
housing
and
we're
here
to
answer
any
questions.
A
J
Just
a
couple
ones
in
terms
of
sort
of
sort
of
the
frontage
on
on
long
Shoals,
Road
I'm,
looking
not
up
here,
I'm
looking
at
what
we
have
in
your
packet,
looks
like
you've,
a
fair
number
of
trees
that
you're
gonna
be
putting
up
and
be
a
fair
amount
of
open
space
and
I
just
off
long
Shoals
Road.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
that's
gonna
look
like
in
terms
of
you
know
how
much
you
have
up
there
in
terms
of
the
trees
as
well,
that
you
guys
up
there
yeah.
O
As
far
as
the
landscaping
goes
again,
we
are
meeting
the
requirements
of
the
city
for
any
landscaping,
as
required
for
the
size
of
our
building
or
parking
lot
and
so
forth.
I
can
tell
you
with
the
construction
of
the
10-foot
sidewalk.
If
you've
been
to
this
site
right
now,
there's
a
five
foot
walk
and
there's
a
pretty
good
slope
right
off
the
back
of
the
sidewalk,
so
it
is
going
to
require
some
fill
in
there
to
accommodate
the
10-foot
walk
and
there's
a
couple
utilities
to
be
relocated.
O
We
will
probably
then,
behind
on
our
own
property,
put
a
retaining
wall,
because
we
as
a
building
will
sit
below
long
Shoals.
If
you
know
the
site
today,
it's
down
so
we'll
probably
be.
This
is
a
will,
probably
ten
foot
below
the
road
grade.
If
you
will,
you
asked
a
question
about
trees
remaining
trees.
To
be
honest
by
the
time
we
accommodate
all
of
the
site
development
requirements,
there
won't
be
a
lot
left
on
our
site,
but
we
will
be
required
and
we'll
at
back
as
to
the
landscape
requirements.
O
D
D
O
J
A
Any
other
questions.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Okay.
This
is
a
public
hearing,
so
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing.
If
you
wish
to
comment
on
this
product,
this
item
you'll
just
need
to
raise
your
hand.
You'll
have
three
minutes
and
you'll
need
to
state
your
name.
Anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
this
item-
okay,
I,
will
close
the
public
hearing
council
do
I,
have
questions
comments
or
motion.
J
I'll
make
a
motion:
okay,
good
I
moved
to
approve
the
conditional
zoning
request
for
the
project
notice,
Julian,
Woods
retirement
community
Community
Business,
one
to
residential
expansion.
District
conditional
zone
final
request
is
consistent
with
the
city's
adopted.
Comprehensive
plan
is
reasonable,
as
in
the
public
interest
in
that
one,
the
existing
future
land
use.
Category
herb
corridor
is
appropriate.
Supportive
of
this
higher
density
residential
use
to
the
project
provides
pedestrian
connections
along
Long,
Shoals
Road,
an
overlock
Road
extension
and
three.
J
The
proposal
is
aligned
with
strategies
to
found
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
regarding
activating
the
pedestrian
experience
supporting
the
Greenway
network
sighing
uses
along
corridors
that
are
supported
by
transit,
locating
residential
density
proximate
to
other
commercial
uses,
contributing
to
a
pitch
to
use
cold
war.
Second,.
F
A
Right
have
a
motion
in
a
second
all,
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
Okay.
Thank
you
all
right.
Folks.
That
concludes
our
public
hearings
agenda.
We
have
one
item
of
well
one
item
with
two
parts
of
unfinished
business:
these
are
the
district
elections
and
all
if
anybody
has
any
questions
of
the
city
attorney,
he
is
here
and
available.
I
have
you
have
Brad
and
so.
A
Comment
on
these
items
tonight
because
they
did
the
public
hearing
at
our
last
meeting.
So
this
is
for
our
final
vote
and
there
will
be
no
other
votes
necessary
for
these
charter
amendments.
So
the
first
is
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
of
Asheville
charter
to
provide
for
at-large
elections
for
the
members
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
City
Council.
In
other
words,
this
would
restore
the
charter
to
an
election
structure
without
districts.
Do
it
questions,
comments
or
emotion,
okay,
I,
move.
F
O
O
J
This
vote,
and
that
is
at
least
who
had
this
decision
over
with
after
a
few
more
minutes
and
folks
will
have
some
clarity
about
election
about
the
General
Assembly
I.
Think
most
folks
know
by
this
point:
has
the
ability
to
change
things
back,
I
hope
they
don't,
as
all
I
think
that'll
do
is
result
costly
litigation,
that'll,
be
a
waste
of
taxpayer
money
and
a
serious
distraction.
So
if
you
support
a
system
with
some
districts,
as
I
do
I
actually
think
the
best
way
of
going
about.
J
It
is
through
a
voter
referendum
that
our
charter
elapsed
as
long
as
you
get
a
petition
signed
by
15
percent
of
registered
voters,
this
city-
it's
a
high
bar
for
sure,
but
it's
not
impossible
from
my
own
opinion
and
again
I've
been
pretty
vocal
about
this
I.
Think
going
back
to
when
all
at-large
system
is
probably
the
worst
route
we
could
have
taken.
Well,
it
might
be
better
for
certain
council
members
individually,
I
think
for
the
city
as
a
whole
for
the
average
resident
for
minority
communities
seeking
better
access
to
the
Representatives.
J
J
Take
the
time
to
investigate
the
facts
and
I
think
that's
unfortunate.
I
do
want
to
take
a
moment
to
to
do
something
unusual
and
that
is
to
think
and
remember
the
public,
Jonathan
Wainscott.
At
a
time
that
you
took
analyzing
the
data
and
the
facts,
you
were
one
of
the
few
who
did
and
you
had
to
endure
people
criticizing
your
motives,
but
I've
listened
closely
and
it
never
once
did
I
hear
someone
contradict
a
statement
that
you
made.
J
J
Be
twice
the
turnout
when
I
was
elected
all
election
about
three
times,
people
who
have
never
voted
in
a
council
election
will
actually
probably
outnumber
those
who
have
in
that
Sears
election
and
to
those
who
support
this
action
tonight,
we'll
see
what
happens
next
year,
but
all
I
can
say
is
be
careful.
What
you
wish
for
you
just
may
get
it.
A
F
A
Okay,
Bryan
second,
and
so
this
is
the
a
motion
and
a
second
to
allow
the
primary
to
be
restored.
When
the
legislation
was
passed,
it
was
amended
on
the
House
floor,
which
removed
the
city
of
Asheville
as
primary,
and
this
will
restore
it
and
the
use
of
the
word
nonpartisan
for
whatever
reason
is
necessary
in
the
charter
amendment,
but
we
already
had
a
non
partisan
system.
So
that
is
not
a
change,
just
the
fact
that
we're
restoring
a
primary.
A
A
Opposed
all
right,
thank
you.
We
have
two
items
of
new
business
and
paul
d'angelo
is
gonna
handle
both
of
those
for
us
and
here
yes,
the
first
is
a
resolution
repealing
and
replacing
the
feet
grant
program
for
affordable
housing,
development
adopted
by
resolution
17
to
26,
with
a
new
standalone,
affordable
housing,
fee
rebate
program,
and
then
I
bet
you're
also
going
to
talk
about
the
resolution
amending
the
city
of
Asheville
and
ease
incentive
policy.
Thank
you.
Q
Good
evening,
mayor
city,
council
and
city
management,
holding
Angelo
with
the
Community
and
Economic
Development
Department
again
talking
tonight
about
updating
our
fee
rebate
policy
to
be
a
standalone
fee,
rebate
policy.
You
have
the
staff
report
in
front
of
you.
I
would
like
to
go
over
some
highlights
of
the
fee
rebate
policy,
whereas
community
development
of
work
with
stakeholders,
partners
and
other
members
of
the
community
to
talk
about.
Q
Taking
a
look
at
updating
this
policy
to
be
better
used
for
building
community
and
affordable
housing,
we're
proposing
a
50%
grant
rebate,
75
percent
or
a
hundred
percent
grant
rebate
for
50%
off.
We
would
ask
for
the
proposed
development
to
be
within
that
Nashville
city
limits
that
the
projects
are
individuals
in
the
household
at
80%
area,
median
income
for
20
years.
If
it's
an
ownership
project,
it
would
also
be
on
junk
80%
of
area
median
income.
Q
The
project
can
be
other
new
construction
or
rehabilitation
if
it
is
a
rehabilitation
of
redevelopment,
we're
asking
that
the
rebuild
units
match
one
for
one
with
the
area,
median
income
and
the
affordability
rate.
That
was
there
to
begin
with,
and
at
least
20%
of
the
units
in
the
development
must
be
affordable
for
the
grant
rebate
to
get
the
75%
fee
rebate
on
that
individual,
affordable
unit,
we're
looking
at
a
rental
project
where
60
servings
60%
of
the
area
median
income
for
individuals
and
families
for
20
years.
Q
Perhaps
alpha
homeless,
by
name
list
eligible
development
fees
for
rebate
for
affordable
housing
would
include
planning
and
zoning
site
development,
building
safety,
fire
and
water
service
connection
ineligible
development
fees
would
be
homeowner,
recovery,
re-inspection
or
resubmit
all
technology,
a
temporary
C
certificate
of
occupancy
or
Western
North
Carolina
air
quality
agency
with
this
affordable
housing
rebate.
We
like
to
combine
in
this
with
some
of
our
a
few
rebates,
particularly
for
sustainable
fee
rebates
for
single-family
homes.
Q
So
we
included
that
in
this
policy,
where
you
could
receive
a
100,
250
or
$500
fee
rebate
for
sustainability
for
a
single-family
home.
If
you
offer
a
level
of
energy
efficiency
from
Energy
Star
to
a
green
built
home
certified
if
you're
offering
solar
panels
with
the
individual
single-family
home,
you
could
get
$175
rebate
and,
depending
on
the
type
of
tree
protection
protection,
you're
doing
whether
that
be
a
new
tree
or
replanting
up
an
old
tree,
there's
also
the
possibility
for
rebates
there
as
well.
Q
This
goes
along
with
counts
of
goals
of
quality,
affordable
housing
and
an
equitable,
equitable
and
diverse
community.
It
has
been
through
committee,
and
you
see
the
pros
and
cons
as
part
of
the
staff
report.
We
did
want
to
point
out
a
couple:
fiscal
impacts.
The
water
service
connection,
fee
revenues
are
realized
in
the
water
resources,
Enterprise
Fund
and
cannot
be
used
to
incentivize,
affordable
housing.
Development
rebates
for
these
fees
will
come
from
general
fund
and
although
the
city
receives
revenue
from
these
fees
are
paid
by
developers,
the
rebate
typically
occurs
in
the
subscription
fiscal
year.
Q
After
the
project
is
completed
and
occupied,
it
could
be
a
little
lag
time
there
and
might
not
necessarily
offset
the
development
fees
in
the
same
year
that
the
rebate
is
applied.
There
is
a
budget
that
we
have
for
this
fiscal
year
for
fee
rebates
and
taking
a
look
at
how
this
would
be
used
at
the
future.
K
Have
any
questions
I
just
want
to
say
thanks
Paul
to
you
and
the
staff
for
continuing
to
be
creative
and
to
go
back
and
look
at
our
old
policies,
try
to
trying
to
make
them
better
and
more
effective
so
that
we
can
incentivize
more
people
to
take
advantage
of
them
and
so
for
the
thousands
of
people
who
are
out
there
watching
and
wanting
to
build,
affordable
housing.
Here's
a
new
policy
and
we're
about
to
do
another
one.
So.
A
R
I
am
David
Nutter
mm-hmm
I
believe
that
attracting
for-profit
private
sector
developers
to
build
affordable
housing
in
our
city
should
be
one
of
Asheville's
main
housing
goals.
They
are
invaluable
sources
of
money.
The
land
use
incentive
grant
program
we
have
had
since
2010,
as
thus
far
not
attracted
such
developers
in
any
number,
presumably
because
it
is
hard
to
follow
and
not
sufficiently
flexible
as
a
public-private
partnership
program.
Reasonable
amount
of
flexibility
on
both
sides
is
essential
in
negotiations
between
the
public
and
private
sectors.
R
The
amendments
you
are
considering
for
approval
will
remove
some
of
luigis
bugs
and
help
attract
developers
to
provide
affordable
housing
in
significant
amounts
over
significant
periods
of
time.
Just
to
mention
it.
Our
Luigi
program
is
what
we
call
synthetic
tax
increment
financing
in
which
we
substitute
grants
for
tax
abatements,
as
used
in
other
states,
because
north
carolina
does
not
allow
tax
abatements.
As
a
member
of
your
of
your
councils,
Greenway
committee
and
multimodal
transportation
commission
I
am
pleased
to
see
multimodal
paths
included
as
an
eligible
element
which
can
offer
additional
points
for
the
developer.
R
A
Q
Just
a
couple
highlights
from
the
policy
again
paul
d'angelo
Community,
Economic
Development,
a
few
highlights
with
this
policy,
where
we
did
really
reach
out
to
stakeholders,
developers
and
community
members
to
take
a
look
at
updating
this
to
see
if
we
could
perhaps
get
this
policy
and
this
program
were
used
in
the
community.
Every
five
points
versus
every
ten
points
equals
one
of
your
property
tax
abatement.
We
added
to
the
Mac
the
maximum
length
of
property
tax
grant,
which
would
be
20
years,
plus
one
minimum
of
20
years
of
affordability
versus
what
was
15.
Q
We
added
a
walkability
score.
We
did
at
points
for
serving
low-income
individuals
and
families
under
60%
of
the
area,
median
income,
an
additional
length
of
tenant,
affordability
and
updating
points
for
that
category.
Additional
points
for
accepting
tennis
based
Reynold
boundaries,
which
is
an
issue
we
have
in
the
community.
So
we
added
points
for
that.
Also
four
points
for
removing
individuals
from
the
homeless
by
name
list
which
is
part
of
our
continuing
care
grant
which
really
helps
our
scoring
system.
There
also
four
additional
points
for
locating
in
the
central
business
district
and/or
urban
centers
points.
Q
If
there's
a
brownfield
development
points
for
energy
efficiency
as
well
as
rehab
and
redevelopment,
we
did
also
looked
at
the
lenders
incentive
grant.
Luigi
is
that
if
it
comes
for
property
tax
abatement,
the
building
has
to
be
at
least
70%
residential,
and
we
also
added
points
for
universal
design,
as
well
as
building
outside
of
a
QT,
which
is
a
qualified
census
tract
those
are
our
lower
income
census
tracts
but
working
with
the
community
trying
to
not
concentrate
lower-income
or
moderate
income
and
encouraging
folks
to
build
in
neighborhoods
rich
in
amenities.
K
Q
J
J
Is
the
for
rehab
and
redevelopment
adding
language
at
a
bit
above?
A
one-to-one
ratio
of
redeveloped
we
had
C
units
must
be
targeted
at
the
same
area
of
median
income
as
original
units
and
I
think
this
was.
This
was
added
for
the
concern
that
you
know
you
have
something
like
a
little
home
community,
which
is
important
for
long
Shoals
Road
on
all
the
shoals
tonight.
But
this
is
in
a
situation
that,
if
you
do
something
like
that
and
oeg
grant
is
provided,
what
will
need
to
happen
is
a
one
to
one
basically
replacement.
J
A
L
A
C
S
Yes,
my
name
is
Daniel
DeWitt
I
live
in
Woodfin.
Thank
you
for
having
me
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
Sunrise
movement
and
the
climate
reality
project.
We
were
out
downtown
on
the
Friday
September
the
20th,
trying
to
push
for
a
climate
emergency,
and
we
can
tell
that
you
guys
are
pushing
for
a
lot
of
good
things,
and
it's
for
that
reason
that
we're
trying
to
push
for
a
little
bit
more
for
making
it
better.
S
We
need
to
recognize
that
this
is
an
emergency
and
we're
looking
to
leaders
to
really
frame
things
in
that
context
of
urgency.
We
look
at
the
duke
energy
bill
cooperation
and
they're
looking
for
carbon
neutrality
in
2050.
This
is
10
years
after
the
marine
biologists
say
that
all
the
fish
will
be
dead,
no
more
fish
in
the
ocean.
So
is
that
really
a
scale
that
we
can
embrace
and.
S
F
T
T
T
So
to
start
at
the
beginning,
there's
a
bus
stop
at
the
corner
of
Montana
and
Hanover
Street.
This
bus
stop
is
a
constant
problem.
The
problem
I'm
going
to
talk
about
is
heroin.
Heroin
is
all
over.
My
neighborhood
I
see
it
every
day.
I
see
guys
scoring
on
the
corner.
I
see
this
bus.
Now,
specifically
yesterday,
I
had
to
call
a
policeman
and
an
ambulance
because
there
was.
C
T
T
T
Are
at
least
nine
syringe
caps
in
this
photo
the
day
before
that
I
found
a
woman's
backpack
with
cosmetics
and
all
kinds
of
stuff
in
the
front
pocket
of
that
backpack
syringes,
tons
of
them
I
just
want
to
create
awareness
about
what's
happening
on
my
street
I
have
to
call
the
non-emergency
number
very
frequently.
I
have
a
dog
that
protects
our
home
today.
The
dog
catcher
shows
up
and
starts
telling
me
that
I
can't
really
have
my
dog
in
my
yard,
because
he's
on
a
line
I
get
it.
T
There's
a
law
against
dogs
being
left
on
lines.
That
makes
sense,
but
we're
scared
we're
very
scared.
Let's
talk
about
the
next
part
of
this
story.
A
man
named
Lamar
Kelly,
I'm,
a
musician,
that's
where
I'm
wearing
this
jacket
to
show
you
my
rock
and
roll
attitude.
Ok,
Saturday
night
I'm
playing
with
my
band
with
my
lovely
Joanne.
We
get
done
with
our
gig.
Her
sister
is
there
with
her
cousin
Britney
and
their
friend
Josh.
They
go
over
to
the
one.
Stop
the
quick
stop
gas
station!
T
That's
right
there
at
the
corner
of
240
in
Haywood
Road,
our
Street
Haywood
Road
is
our
street.
They
go
in
there
to
get
a
pack
of
smokes
God,
forgive
them!
Ok,
we
should
all
quit
by
now.
It's
2019
the
kid
comes
outside
he's
standing
there
for
five
minutes.
While
we
go
back
to
our
house
at
the
corner
of
Tanner,
oh
and
Hanover,
to
unload
our
music
here,
she
goes
back
to
pick
him
up.
I'm
walking
the
dog
for
five
minutes.
T
She
calls
me
and
says:
josh
has
been
stabbed
a
young
man
by
the
name
of
Lamar
Kelly,
who
I
suspect
is
on
a
gang
initiation.
Quest
comes
up
at
the
gas
station
jumps
out
of
his
car
and
stabs
my
friend
in
the
back
four
times.
I.
Just
don't
understand
guys.
This
isn't
the
Asheville
that
I
met
when
I
moved
here
six
years
ago
to
be
closer
to
my
sister
and
to
make
music
and
make
art
here.
I
think
that
there
is
a
blind
eye
that
is
being
turned
to
this
problem.
So
that's
why.
C
U
First
of
all,
just
thank
you
all
for
everything
that
you're
doing
to
keep
working
through
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
the
city
is
facing
I'm
here
tonight,
just
because
I
wanted
to
come
up
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
my
work
and
my
solidarity
with
the
Sun
Rise
Ashville
movement.
I
have
been
working
with
sunrise
on
and
off
here
in
town
for
the
last
few
months
and
I
participated
in
the
climate
strike.
U
You
know
I'm
44
years
old,
I
feel
like
I'm
sort
of
dealing
with
this
issue
of
the
fact
that
really
I
gave
up
a
long
time
ago
and
stopped
working
on
climate
issues,
because
I
felt
exhausted
and
I.
Don't
have
kids,
so
I
decided
I,
wasn't
my
problem
anymore,
and
it
took
a
lot
of
years
off
of
being
involved
in
that
part
of
it
and
I've
been
really
truly
inspired
by
the
youth
at
Asheville
high
and
also
the
youth
across
the
country
that
are
really
asking
us
to
take
a
different
look
at
things
and
I.
U
Think
in
North
Carolina
we're
making
some
really
big
strides
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
us
have
a
heart
towards
real
change
when
it
comes
to
protecting
the
land
that
we
love
so
much
and
really
looking
at
how
our
future
is
going
to
develop
over
the
few
years
and
so
at
the
same
time,
I
feel
like
what
we're
being
asked
to
do
is
really
rethink
the
way
that
we
live
our
lives
and
we
rethink
the
way
that
we
prioritize
things,
especially
when
it
comes
to
budgets
and
money
and
I.
U
Think
the
climate
crisis
and
the
issue
around
our
natural
resources
is
essentially
going
to
impact
everything
that
I've
listened
to
our
community
talked
about
over
the
last
year.
It
really
encompasses
everything
from
housing
to
transit,
to
employment.
I
just
feel
like
there's
so
many
things
that
are
affected
by
this,
so
I
just
want
to
really
support
the
people
that
I
know
are
coming
out
to
talk
about
having
our
city
declare
a
climate,
emergency
and
I
just
really
want
to
encourage
all
of
us,
especially
those
of
us
who
are
older.
U
I
know
it's
hard
to
think
about
changing
the
world
at
the
level
that
we
need
to
change
it
and
there's
lots
of
reasons.
If
I
let
see
wise
and
legally,
why
we
should
say
that
we
can't
do
what
I
think
the
youth
are
asking
us
to
do,
but
I
also
think
that
we're
at
a
point
we
can
no
longer
continue
to
use
that,
as
an
excuse
say.
Thank
you
so
much.
V
Hi
I'm
Sally,
Tim's
and
I'm
here
today,
okay
I'm,
here
today
with
the
sunrise
movement
Asheville,
a
month
ago,
500
Asheville
citizens
took
to
the
streets
to
demand
action
from
our
city
leaders.
You
have
ignored
them.
You
were
voted
into
office
to
represent
the
people
of
Asheville,
not
to
push
aside
their
very
real
concerns.
We
are
in
the
midst
of
a
crisis
and
your
inaction
is
forcing
youth
like
me
to
leave
school
and
work
to
come
fight
for
our
basic
right
to
a
future.
You
praise
yourself
for
your
new
sustainability
plan.
V
That
is
a
small
step
in
the
right
direction,
but
it
is
nowhere
near
enough.
This
new
plan
would
only
reduce
the
city's
emissions
by
one
percent
communities
of
color
in
Asheville
and
throughout
the
state
will
be
affected
more
drastically
and
first,
let
us
not
forget,
as
we
just
saw
the
14th
anniversary
of
Hurricane
Katrina
in
Louisiana,
that
75,000
black
residents
were
displaced
and
New
Orleans
is
still
facing
effects
from
the
storm.
We
will
not
be
spared
from
similarly
destructive
natural
disasters.
You
have
a
responsibility
to
the
people.
V
You
claim
to
care
about
to
take
action
against
the
climate
crisis.
As
energy
prices
rise,
it
becomes
harder
for
those
in
low
income
communities
to
keep
the
lights
on,
as
pipelines
are
tunneled
through.
Our
beautiful
state.
Indigenous
communities
are
threatened,
as
are
the
places
we
all
find
our
respite,
our
mountains
coasts
and
forests.
We
cannot
stand
idly
by
while
we
watch
our
homes
and
countless
lives.
Bear
the
brunt
of
a
crisis
that
we
have
the
power
to
stop.
V
Climate
migration
is
an
issue
that
will
only
increase
until
our
city
cannot
hold
its
inhabitants
as
more
storms.
Ravage
the
coasts
of
the
southeastern
United
States
displaced
people
will
turn
to
Asheville
a
beautiful
mountain
town
to
make
their
new
home,
and
when
housing
prices
rise
in
response
to
increased
immigration,
poor
and
working-class
people
will
not
be
able
to
stay
in
their
homes.
We
have
to
show
up
for
them.
Ashville
is
facing
two
things:
a
crisis
and
an
immense
opportunity.
V
Asheville
could
create
thousands
of
well-paid
and
equitable
jobs,
while
proving
that
our
city
has
the
integrity
and
efficacy
to
do
what
is
right.
Jobs
could
be
made
available
through
mass
transit
efforts,
locally
grown
food
and
agriculture
initiatives
and
just
transitions
to
renewable
energy
careers
change
is
frightening.
The
thought
of
changing
business
as
usual
is
scary
and
anxiety
inducing,
but
the
facts
of
what
will
happen
if
we
don't
do
so
are
so
so
much
worse.
The
climate
crisis
should
be
an
underlying
factor
in
every
decision
that
you
make.
V
The
science
is
clear:
I
am
tired
of
spending
what
are
supposed
to
be
the
best
years
of
my
life
fighting
for
the
chance
to
have
any
years
at
all
down
the
line.
I'm,
tired
of
the
inaction
and
lack
of
leadership
coming
from
Asheville
stop
relying
on
young
people
to
clean
up
messes
that
you
made.
We
must
change
now.
We
do
not
have
a
choice,
and
if
you
don't
act,
we
will
vote
against
you
in
2020.
G
G
As
our
elected
officials,
we
have
asked
that
you
begin
taking
immediate
action
and
addressing
the
crisis
with
the
urgency
it
requires,
but
it
has
been
over
a
month
and
we
have
yet
to
see
anything
sunrise.
Members
were
appalled
by
the
October
11th
energy
innovation
task
force
meeting
where
it
became
clear
that
city
and
county
officials
have
given
Duke
Energy
a
disturbing
amount
of
power
to
vote
on
a
government
board.
G
This
partnership
endorses
Dukes
2050
plan,
which
depends
heavily
on
dozens
of
new
fracked
gas
plants
and
the
completion
of
the
Atlantic
Coast
pipeline.
This
is
not
a
plan
that
we
can
celebrate.
We
refuse
to
stand
by
while
elected
officials
cozy
up
to
Duke.
We
didn't
elect
them
and
their
plan
is
a
death
sentence
for
my
generation.
G
G
We
spent
an
extensive
amount
of
all
our
volunteer
time,
preparing
a
climate
emergency
resolution
presentation
to
give
its
AC
last
week,
and
we
have
yet
to
hear
anything
about
processes
or
next
steps,
and
we
cannot
wait
for
you
to
take
action
until
it
feels
politically
favorable.
It's
clear
to
me
that
you
don't
want
to
talk
about
this.
You
made
that
even
more
evident
earlier
this
evening
by
refusing
to
hear
why
they
should
be
on
the
sent
agenda
to
be
clear.
I
don't
want
to
talk
about
this
either
I'm
tired
of
talking
about
this.
G
The
city
has
told
us
that
we
are
asking
too
much
and
that
we
need
to
be
patient,
but
we
cannot
be
patient
in
the
face
of
this
crisis.
This
is
not
a
time
for
bureaucracy,
and
this
is
not
a
time
to
spend
months
sitting
in
meetings
and
taking
this
discussion
down
the
line.
This
is
a
time
for
action
and
bold
leadership.
G
G
A
C
W
All
right,
I'm
Vicki
me
from
just
economics
and
I,
am
also
a
West
actual
resident
and
just
economics
has
a
better
buses
together
campaign.
Just
economics
has
spent
the
last
20
days
talking
about
transit
and
support
for
transit
and
better
transit
in
2020.
The
document
that
I've
provided
for
you
outlines
support
for
transit.
That
goes
beyond
my
face
and
some
of
our
members
that
you've
seen
over
the
years
to
illustrate
that
there's
a
wider
community
support
for
better
transit
in
2020
in
and
and
beyond.
W
I
want
to
first
respond
to
the
comments
by
Councilman
Michael
Kapoor
around
meeting
a
dedicated
funding
source
for
transit.
We
absolutely
agree
we
are
working
in
support
of
that.
We
have
been
talking
to
the
county.
We
have
been
talking
to
the
county
for
years
and
we
working
to
continue
to
talk
to
the
county
and
we
have
not
dismissed
the
quarter
of
some
sales
tax.
As
Julie
knows,
we
have
been
working
and
different,
multiple
fronts
to
see
if
that
can
come
to
fruition
at
some
point,
but
the
reality
is
that
that
won't
come
about
for
years.
W
It's
gonna
take
getting
it
on
the
ballot
and
then
getting
it
passed
before
we
see
any
type
of
funding
allocation
and
there
is
a
transit
master
plan
with
ten
years
worth
of
funding
requests
needed
to
to
advance
transit
and
build
a
type
of
system.
That's
really
going
to
work
in
this
community,
so
we
are
there.
W
We
understand
that
there
is
a
structural
deficit
at
the
city
and
that
the
challenge-
and
we
understand
the
challenge-
that
it
takes
to
overcome
that.
But
we
don't
want
to
see
this
mission
increase,
be
used
simply
to
prolong
the
community
conversation
that
needs
to
take
place
about
the
impact
of
tourism
has
on
our
infrastructure
and
the
lack
of
tax
revenue.
That's
created
for
that
and
the
increasing
community
need
that
comes
about
when
we
have
a
growing
city
without
the
corresponding
growth
in
high
wage,
paying
jobs.
H
W
The
graph
that
I've
included
in
the
handout
addresses
where
the
funding
could
come
from
in
the
fiscal
2021
budget,
with
estimates
that
I've
got
from
staff
and
taking
into
consideration
some
variables
in
the
numbers
that
we've
heard
and
that
we
understand
the
city
to
be
working
out
so,
for
example,
of
a
cost
of
paratransit
with
increasing
the
evening
hours.
That
cost
has
been
fluctuating
and
working
with
stuff
to
get
a
correct
number
on
what
that
will
actually
be.
W
We
will
see
in
the
next
budget
I'm
not
an
additional
2.2
million,
which
will
bring
us
up
to
a
total
of
five
million
annually
coming
into
the
budget
from
the
sale
of
mission
health
to
to
the
city,
and
our
hope
is
that
we're
going
to
spend.
We
know
that
there
is
a
that
1.2
will
turn
out
to
2.4,
because
we're
only
talking
about
six
months
and
2.4
would
be
needed
for
a
full
year
and
so
we're
talking
about
the
expansion
of
evening
hours.
W
What
would
that
take
so
the
second
little
bag
that
I
have
on
that
graph
is
showing
where
we
are.
The
blue
area
is
the
committed
allocation
from
the
mission,
funding
and
and
I
want
to
just
pause
and
say
and
I
understand
that
this
all
goes
into
the
general
fund.
But
it
goes
back
to
my
broader
point
about
this
increase
coming
from
Mission
and
spending
that
on
transit
and
then.
C
W
The
orange
illustrates
the
amount
that's
being
used
on
other
things
for
mission
or
to
cover
the
structural
deficit
at
the
city,
and
what
we're
asking
for
is
the
the
far
right
bar
and
to
increase
that
funding.
We
think
by
you
don't
need
hundred
thousand
to
a
million
again.
Some
of
those
numbers
have
been
a
fluctuating
based
on
what
we've
got
from
city
staff.
W
W
From
next
June,
we
wanted
to
lay
this
out
so
we're
talking
about
how
we
continue
this
funding,
because
this
funny
information
health
is
going
to
be
coming
in
every
single
year,
and
so
as
we
as
far
as
this
year
is
concerned,
you
know,
having
been
through
many
many
council
meetings
over
the
years.
I
understand
that
we
tend
to
see
unused
funding
around
mid-year
when
funding
we
have
budgeted
goes
on
spends.
W
We
know
that
it's
there,
which
we
expect
to
see
that
we'll
dedicate
that
funding
to
to
implement
evening
transit
service
in
this
fiscal
year
that
may
be
March,
8th
or
I'm,
not
sure
I'll
leave
it
up
to
staff
to
determine
when
that,
when
that's
feasible,
but
we
we
think
that
it's
important
to
do
that
this
fiscal
year
and
not
get
behind
on
this
transit
master
plan.
This
is
what
we
did
in
2009.
We
had
a
transit
master
plan.
W
We
started
getting
behind
from
the
get-go
and
I
think
that
we
are
committed
to
continually
working
with
the
city
where
we're
going
to
be
advocating
to
the
county.
We
are
advocating
to
the
county,
we're
going
to
be
continuing
to
look
at
additional
funding
sources
and
on
the
back
of
the
document
that
I
provided
you
I
provided
some.
W
So
the
front
side
is
kind
of
some
of
our
reasonings
over
our
history.
Where
we
think
the
money
comes
from
and
why
we're
asking
for
this
now?
Basically,
we
know
that
staff
is
already
talking
about
next
year's
budget
and
we
don't
want
to
wait
through
the
whole
budget
process,
because
we
know
that
until
that
application
is
made,
staff
can't
plan
for
it.
W
And
so
we,
you
know
our
hope
is
again
that
we
are
going
to
keep
working
with
you
to
make
sure
that
it's
funded
in
this
fiscal
year
on
the
back
side
is
some
of
what
we
kind
of
learned
and
heard
from
from
writers,
from
business
owners
and
from
community
members
over
the
last
20
days
about
why
it's
important
to
expand
funding
for
transit
and
expand
evening
service
hours
in
particular.
And
we
think
about
all
of
the
things
that
we
do
between
the
hours
of
8:00
and
10:00
p.m.
W
and
and
what
this
means
for
Economic,
Opportunity
and
mobility
for
a
lot
of
people
in
our
community
and
the
opportunity
for
community
members
to
participate
more
fully
in
in
in
our
community
and
yeah.
So
again,
I'm
not
ending
on
a
very
articulate
note.
But
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
are
going
to
continue
to
depress
on
this
until
there
is
a
budget
amendment,
we
think
that
it's
possible.
W
Y
Hello,
I'm
Rachel
glitter
sunday
over
Vanderbilt
apartments
and
I
came
not
really
intending
to
speak,
but
for
a
couple
things
in
the
meeting
I
wanted
to
comment
on.
Vijay
had
mentioned.
Having
a
quarter
cent
tax
added
in
the
Buncombe
County
area
to
fund
transit
and
Julie
recommended
Asheville
funding
system.
Y
I
see
sales
tax
is
a
regressive
tax.
As
you
all
know,
you
know
if
I
I
think
we
need
to
do
a
sales
tax,
it
needs
to
be
on
fuel
for
our
vehicles.
People
who
ride
the
bus
probably
don't
spend
as
much
money
on
fuel
as
the
rest
of
us,
so
I
suggest
a
half
cent
for
gasoline
and
diesel
fuel
in
our
area,
rather
than
just
across-the-board
sales
tax.
Y
Secondly,
the
people
are
going
to
build
the
apartments
on
long
Jones.
Road
I
was
talking
with
the
man
sitting
behind
me
and
I
asked
if
there
were
any
subsidized
housing
in
that
that
area
for
that,
these
apartments
are-
and
he
said,
no
I-
was
hoping
that
a
lot
of
apartments
are
being
constructed.
These
days
do
have
a
certain
amount
of
government
subsidized
rental
units
in
there.
So
as
this
development
continues,
I'd
like
to
see
that
our
council
people
and
our
staff
can
push
to
have
some
of
those
units
be
subsidized
units.
Thank
you.
Thank.
P
My
name
is
Mathilda
bliss,
definitely
been
seeing
a
convergence
issues
lately
and
I
think
there's
some
good
solutions
to
some
of
these
things.
Some
some
ways
to
take
down
multiple
issues
at
once,
which
makes
things
a
little
bit
easier.
So
we
have
a
climate
emergency.
It's
definitely
been
talked
about
tonight,
economic
hardship,
which
is
something
that
a
lot
of
us
definitely
face
here,
and
it's
really
infuriating
and
it's
really
really
hard
and
also,
as
alluded
to
in
a
another
comment,
fears
about
people
engaged
in
alternative
economies
and
who
are
using
drugs.
P
P
P
P
P
We
need
to
replace,
not
additional,
and
with
that
money
you
can
fund
transit
and
much
more.
So
another
thing
is,
you
know
the
our
is
providing
the
extended
service
hours
to
provide
access
to
a
and
NA
meetings
which
was
brought
up
in
the
budget
hearing
this
year,
which
seems
pretty
significant
in
this
case,
and
you
know
I
definitely
for
one
can
say
that
you
know
those
extended
service
hours
could
help
me
a
little
more
hopeful
in
connection
full
life
and
I'm.
P
P
600
service
hours
also
provide
access
to
employment
opportunities,
so
people
don't
have
to
engage
those
alternative
economies,
so,
as
consensus
builds
that
the
climate
emergency
will
bring
disastrous
consequences,
I
hope
you
remember
that
this
is
a
way
to
address
these
issues.
Community
keeps
us
safe.
Thank
you.
A
Z
F
Z
Ready
in
my
own
thanks
Maggie
for
the
extra
couple
seconds
and
I,
thank
you.
Mr.
Kapoor,
again,
I
came
out
tonight
to
adjust
some
things
that
were
said
at
Council
last
week,
but
I
prefer
to
to
leave
a
few
of
those
out.
Thanks
for
your
courage
again
to
speak
out
on
an
unpopular
position,
I
think
that
at
one
point
you
may
have
described
this
as
political
suicide,
and
you
know
thanks
for
thank
you
for
your
recognition.
Z
I'm
really
disappointed
in
the
rest
of
everybody.
I'm
really
disappointed
in
the
silence.
Some
of
you
have
taken
on
this
issue,
I'm
appreciative
of
the
grace
that
most
of
you
have
displayed
when
it's
come
to
withstanding
harsh
criticism.
I
disagree
that
this
is
over.
Certainly
not.
This
law
came
about
by
way
of
a
citizen
of
Asheville
going
to
their
legislature
to
get
the
representation
that
she
found
to
be
lacking
in
the
city.
It
was
not
a
republican-led
effort;
it
won't
be
a
republican-led
effort
to
reverse
your
reversal.
Z
X
Good
evening
my
name
is
Kim
Roni
I'm
here
as
a
bus
rider
an
advocate
with
better
buses
together
requesting
that
extended
transit
hours,
the
budgeted
through
an
amendment
in
this
budget
cycle.
As
you
know,
30%
of
our
bus
routes
end
by
8
p.m.
and
I
invite
each
of
you
to
consider
the
things
you
do
between
the
hours
of
8:00
and
10:00
p.m.
X
perhaps
that
you
would
be
at
the
grocery
store
an
evening
class
returning
from
an
event
at
your
kids
school.
The
narrative
ab
c--
news
this
week
that
fully
implementing
the
first
year,
the
transit
master
plan
would
have
required
increased
property.
Taxes
for
the
whole
city
is
false.
We
saw
600k
found
in
the
proverbial
couch
cushions
in
this
cycle,
and
transit
advocates
refused
to
be
pitted
against
$15
an
hour
for
firefighter
pay
an
urban
forester
position
or
the
housing
trust
fund,
all
of
which
I
was
terribly
surprised,
weren't
funded
either.
X
If
the
city
officially
acknowledged
a
climate
emergency,
we
would
be
planning
for
these
overlapping
issues
and
start
seriously
allocating
resources
from
environmental
justice,
equitable
access
and
economic
mobility.
That
would
greatly
improve
resilience
for
our
whole
city.
By
investing
in
our
next
generation
and
caring
for
our
planet,
I
am
weary
of
excuses,
constantly
moving
targets
and
misinformation,
a
new
day
of
collaboration
between
the
city
and
county
and
a
dedicated
funding
stream
will
ensure
growth
into
the
county
for
Asheville
Regional
Transit
in
the
future.
X
What
we
need
you
to
do
is
your
part
for
the
city
system
now,
because
transit
can't
wait,
we
were
told
in
June
during
the
budget
hearings
that
it
wasn't
the
funding.
That
was
the
capacity
that
was
the
issue.
Now
it's
the
funding.
We
now
know
that
paratransit
was
not
50%
of
the
cost
for
the
hours
so,
with
revenue
coming
in
from
property
taxes
due
to
the
sale
of
Mission
Hospital
we're
asking
to
ensure
a
network
of
accessible
evening
hours
includes
the
entire
system,
so
we
can
join
you.
Finally,
in
a
cause
for
celebration.
A
J
J
With
the
with
the
additional
expenses
that
are
in
there,
we're
not
looking
at
huge
amounts
of
money,
in
fact
we're
basically
spot-on
for
this
year
and
then
next
year
we're
starting
to
see
the
gap.
The
gap
exists
again
between
revenues
and
expenses,
and
that
is
including
what
we
already
have
right
now
with
the
with
the
transit
expansion
that
we've
already
agreed
to
do
now.
So
the
extent
there's
additional
mission
dollars
there,
they're
spoken
for
in
the
base
budget,
there's
not
an
additional
bunch
of
money.
That's
out
here
and
what
the
city
manager
said.
J
Know
you
can't
unless
you
want
to
lay
off
a
significant
number
of
employees
of
the
city,
you
can't
do
it
you're
not
going
to
find
the
money
in
in
the
you
know
in
the
couch
to
the
proverbial
couch
you're,
just
not
going
to
do
it.
The
only
way
to
do
it
is
to
get
some
type
of
additional
revenue
source
out
here
so
I
know
we're
gonna
be
having
this
conversation
over
the
coming
months
and
into
next
year's
budget.
J
But
I
would
strongly
encourage
folks
today,
who
were
talking
on
the
transit
issue,
who
were
talking
on
the
budget
issue
and
on
the
climate
changes
well
to
take
a
look
at
that
to
take
a
look
at
the
web,
the
hopefully
we
haven't
saved
somewhere,
but
it
will
give
you
a
better
sense
of
what
we
are
actually
projecting
our
budgets
to
look
like
in
the
coming
years.
Yeah.
F
K
And
I'll
just
add
on
to
that,
and
then
I've
got
one
other
thing.
You
know
my
conclusion.
After
hearing
the
presentation
at
the
Finance
Committee
meeting
today,
is
we
given
that
there
are
not?
We
are
not
authorized
to
do
any
other.
Any
new
sources
of
revenue
right
now,
I
think
the
only
option
if
we
are
to
do
all
of
the
things
that
we
want
to
do,
which
include
transit,
urban
forester
position,
urban
forestry
plan,
adding
a
person
essentially
a
recycling
person.
K
K
All
of
those
things
they're
there
they're
just
literally,
is
not
the
money
in
the
budget
now
or
coming
so
I'm,
just
going
to
go
ahead
and
plant
the
seed
right
now
that
I
think
we
need
to
be
talking
about
a
property
tax
increase
for
next
year
until
the
until
until
we
get
authorized
to
do
something
else.
That
is
our
only
option,
and
that
is
I
realize
for
some
people
that
is
going
to
present
a
conflict
around
affordability,
but
that's
a
conversation
we
just
need
to
have
so
I
will
be.
K
I
will
be
proposing
that
when
the
time
comes
that
are
appropriate
as
part
of
our
budget
process,
so
I
just
want
to
put
that
out.
There
I
also
want
to
just
respond
to
the
to
the
sunrise
folks,
just
again
so
people
don't
think
that
we're
not
doing
anything
at
the
SE
C
meeting
just
last
week,
I
think
everybody
on
say:
C
agreed.
Yes,
we're
in
a
crisis.
There's
no
doubt
we're
in
a
crisis.
The
question
is:
what
do
we
do
about
it
and
again,
I
will
say
that
Asheville
is
not
is
not
doing
nothing.
K
We
we
are
doing
more.
I
I
would
say
again
we
are
doing
more
than
any
city
in
North
Carolina.
On
this
we
are
farther
down
the
road
and
implementing
in
figuring
out
how
to
implement
our
hundred
percent
renewable
resolution
than
any
other
city.
You
will
not
find
another
city
in
the
entire
country
that
has
has
avoided
the
construction
of
a
one
hundred.
K
Ninety
megawatt
natural
gas-fired
peaker
plant,
working
in
partnership
with
the
city
and
our
utility,
a
regulated
monopoly
I,
would
also
say
since
on
the
point
of
Duke,
neither
the
city
nor
the
county,
nor
the
eitf
has
embraced
Duke's
goals.
That's
not
our
job.
Those
are
Dukes
goals.
Those
are
not
our
goals
and
working
in
partnership
with
them
doesn't
mean
that
we
have
embraced
them
that
we
a
seed
to
them
that
we
agree
with
them.
Nothing
like
that.
K
If
we
had
to
agree
with
everybody
that
we
ever
partnered
with
on
everything
that
they
believed
we
would
never
partner.
So
Duke
has
their
goals.
We
have
our
goals
and
in
fact,
to
the
degree
that
Duke
has
said
anything
about
our
goals.
They
have
said
that
their
job
is
to
help
us
as
one
of
their
major
customers
in
this
region
to
reach
our
goals,
and
they
have
taken
firm
steps
to
do
that.
K
The
I
will
also
point
out
again
that
the
resolution
commits
us
to
do
more
than
just
meet
our
own
energy
goals.
With
renewable
energy.
We
are
committed
to
supporting
the
county
in
their
goal
around
a
hundred
percent
renewable
for
the
community.
So
it's
not.
It's
just
simply
not
correct
to
say
that
our
goal
is
limited
to
just
the
city
operations
and
the
limited
emissions
that
that
represents,
and
finally,
I
think
we're
not
afraid
of
this
conversation.
We've
been
having
this
conversation
at
the
city
of
Asheville
for
10
years,
so
we're
not
afraid
of
it.
K
K
Think
when
that
comes
back
to
say,
see,
it'll
come
back
to,
say,
see,
there'll
be
discussion
there
and
then
it
will,
you
know
probably
eventually
get
to
us.
So
we're
not
I,
don't
think
anybody
up
here
is
afraid
of
this
conversation.
There
was
an
excellent
op-ed
this
weekend
by
councilman
young
about
climate
change,
we're
not
afraid
of
it.
We
just
have
and
and
I
you
may
not
like
this,
but
this
is
the
way
government
works.
We
have
a
process
that
we
have
to
go
to.
K
A
And-
and
you
know,
I
would
like
to
compliment
the
folks
involved
with
Sunrise
that
are
here
tonight.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
to
this.
You
know
it's
hard
for
us
old
people
to
hear
we
haven't
been
doing
anything
so
pardon
us
for
getting
defensive
at
this
time.
Last
year,
I
was
actually
up
in
New
York,
talking
about
investment
in
sustainability
and
Asheville
being
the
first
in
the
state
to
do
green
bonds
on
our
water
system.
So
you
know
I
echo,
Julie
sentiment
that
we've
been
trying
to
lean
into
this
conversation
for
a
very
long
time.
A
Julie
and
I
actually
participated
in
a
year-long
program
at
Duke.
Looking
at
this
at
a
state
level,
and
it's
very
clear
that
the
biggest
things
that
will
move
the
needle
are
car
driving
and
getting
the
state
to
mandate
a
renewable
mix
for
generation
in
our
state,
because
the
state
well,
if
you
could
do
it
at
a
federal
level,
but
at
the
state
level
the
statement
tells
Duke
what
its
generation
mix
has
to
be,
and
the
city
has
no
control
over
that.
A
So
if
you
know,
if
the
state
were
to
wake
up
tomorrow
and
say
the
route
the
portfolio
mix
for
generation
in
North,
Carolina
has
got
to
be
a
hundred
percent
renewable.
You
know
that
would
be
you
know.
So,
while
I
appreciate
the
effort
at
local
level,
because
I
do
think,
it's
really
important
for
local
governments
to
be
tuned
in
to
this
issue
and
be
leaders
on
this
issue,
and
we've
tried
to
do
that.
A
You
know,
unfortunately,
some
of
the
things
that
make
the
biggest
difference-
they're
gonna,
have
to
happen
at
a
state
level,
so
I'm,
assuming
sunrise,
is
also
engaged
on
a
state
level
of
the
legislature
and
I
would
be
glad
to
be
a
part
of
that.
I'd
be
glad
to
be
with
your
organization
if
you
ever
need
to
go
down
to
Raleigh
and
walk
the
halls,
I
actually
used
to
staff
of
public
utilities
committee
and
the
legislature
I'm
familiar
with
how
that
works
and
I
would
be
glad
to
do
that.
A
AA
I
move
that
Asheville
City
Council
go
into
closed
session
for
the
following
reason:
to
prevent
disclosure
of
information
that
is
privileged
and
confidential
pursuant
to
the
laws
of
North
Carolina.
Why
not
consider
a
public
record
within
the
meaning
of
chapter
132
of
general
statues?
The
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute,
143
318
11,
a
1.