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A
If
you
parked
in
the
civic
center
deck,
you
can
get
a
parking
sticker
from
the
sign
in
table
to
be
able
to
park
free,
so
you
can
get
out
yeah,
okay,
everyone's
looking
for
that,
and
if
you
want
to
speak
on
any
item
on
this
very
short
agenda,
please
remember
to
sign
up
at
the
desk
when
you
walked
in
and
follow
those
procedures.
A
A
Maggie
good
job
making
sure
we
had
a
flag
last
time
we
didn't
have
a
flag.
We
just
looked
at
the
corner.
Okay,
I
need
a
motion
to
allow
councilwoman
whistler
to
participate
remotely.
She
is
here
in
our
high-tech
system
using
this
cell
phone
and
a
microphone,
so
she
is
still
quarantining
after
covid,
so
she's
right
at
the
end
of
that,
and
we
have
a
motion.
A
All
right,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
Okay,
all
right
from
here
on.
We
will
have
to
roll
call
vote
because
we
have
one
member
attending
remotely.
A
A
D
This
is
kim:
is
it
possible
that
we
could
have
a
presentation
on
more
information,
for
is
it
item
f,
just
like
what
that
means,
because
it's
so
important
that
we
have
support
for
our
first
responders.
A
F,
the
that's
about
the
meeting
schedule
for
sorry.
A
Okay,
sorry
change.
Do
we
have
anyone
here
who
can
speak
to
item
e,
which
is
a
resolution
authorizing
the
city
to
apply
for
a
grant
and
sign
all
necessary
documents
if
awarded
from
the
u.s
department
of
justice,
law
enforcement
and
mental
health
and
wellness
act,
grant
2022
for
a
wellness
coordinator
position
in
the
asheville
police
department?
Sure,
yes,
look
at
him!
Okay,
can
you
can
you
come
up?
Please.
A
E
So
good
evening,
so
this
this
grant
is
was
opened
march
22nd,
it's
got
a
quick
deadline,
so
it
closes
on
april
27th
the
grand
deadline
for
grants.gov
and
then
the
full
closures
is
april
29th.
So
that's
why
we
wanted
to
move
so
quickly
on
it
and
it
wasn't
to
public
safety
first,
because
we
really
got
to
move
fast
to
meet
the
deadline.
E
It
is
175
000
for
two
years
and
it
is
for
a
there's,
there's
two
things
that
the
grant
covers,
which
one
is
a
could
be
programs
or
coordinator
positions,
which
is
what
we
are
seeking.
The
other
one
is
for
training
for
peer
support
and
other
such
mental
health
programs.
E
So
the
coordinator
position
would
essentially
oversee
mental
health
and
wellness
for
our
officers.
Our
current
peer
support
program,
the
chaplains
program,
our
embedded
behavioral
health
clinicians,
which
have
done
a
wonderful
job
not
only
for
the
police
department,
but
also
for
the
fire
department
and
then
also
conduct
suicide
prevention,
training
and
just
oversee
our
overall
mental
health
and
wellness
program
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
consistent
and
everyone
is
speaking
to
each
other.
E
So
it's
good
to
have
a
coordinator
position
to
make
sure
that
none
of
our
officers
slipped
through
the
cracks,
especially
now
during
this
time,
when
it's
so
important
for
our
first
responders
and
officers,
mental
health
to
be
looked
at
and
making
sure
that
not
only
the
officers
are
taken
care
of,
but
also
their
families
are
seeking
services
and
being
taken
care
of
well
because
what
impacts
us
also
impacts.
Our
families.
A
All
right,
I'm
going
to
do
a
roll
call
vote,
councilwoman,
mosley,
aye,
councilman,
turner,
hi
vice
mayor
smith,
aye
myself,
I
councilwoman
whistler
hi,
okay,
councilwoman
kilgore.
I
am
councilwoman
roney
hi,
all
right
yeah
did
we
have
public
comment?
No,
I
didn't
have.
A
B
D
B
This
presentation
will
be
a
part
of
the
the
manager's
report
right:
okay,
we
actually
you
see
on
the
agenda
officially
two
items,
but
we
actually
have
three
items:
we're
going
to
have
beth
beagle
and
if
I
butchered
your
last
name
beth,
I
apologize
update
on
boards
and
commissions
and,
secondly,
we're
actually
going
to
have
brenda
mills
director
of
equity
and
inclusion,
give
her
an
opportunity
to
introduce
introduce
her
her
staff.
G
G
All
right
for
some
background,
we've
been
hearing
from
current
and
past
board
members
city
staff,
city
council,
members
that
the
current
system
isn't
as
efficient
or
fulfilling
as
it
could
be.
The
city
is
also
experiencing
more
operational
issues
that
are
affecting
transparency
and
overall
consistency
among
boardwork.
G
All
right,
where
are
we
now?
The
proposal
that
is
posted
online
and
that
has
been
presented
thus
far,
is
not
a
final
product.
It
is
very
much
a
draft
proposal
that
will
continue
to
evolve
as
we
have
more
conversations
to
date,
we've
held
two
focus
groups,
one
with
chairs
and
vice
chairs,
and
one
with
community
stakeholders.
G
G
G
G
We
have
also
extended
an
invitation
for
a
working
group
we're
in
the
process
of
getting
a
volunteer
working
group
together.
We've
already
had
a
handful
of
participants
from
the
workshops,
but
we
hope
to
extend
the
invitation
to
the
wider
community.
By
the
end
of
this
week,
the
working
group
will
have
an
opportunity
to
work
collaboratively
to
inform
the
proposal.
G
And
finally,
next
steps
we're
hoping
to
get
the
working
group
together
in
april
to
start
the
initial
conversation
and
start
a
work
plan.
Then
in
may
we're
coming
back
to
you
all
for
a
work
session
where
we'll
go
into
a
deeper
dive
with
council
into
the
proposed
system
and
any
community
feedback
we've
gotten
thus
far.
G
B
The
only
thing
that
I
would
add
is
I
just
wanted
to
thank
glenn
whistler,
who
has
been
kind
of
the
representative
from
from
council
that
has
supported
this
initiative
so
great
greatly
appreciate
it.
Gwen
sorry
you're
not
here
today.
B
D
The
boards
and
commission
members,
especially
those
of
you
who
are
volunteering.
Your
input
is
so
invaluable
to
me,
as
a
council
member,
I
couldn't
possibly
know
all
of
the
things
that
you
bring
to
the
table
with
your
lived
and
professional
experience,
and
so
I
was
speaking
for
me
personally.
I
very
much
value
the
work
that
you.
H
Do
afternoon,
mayor
and
council,
my
name
is
brenda
mills,
I'm
your
director
of
equity
and
inclusion,
and
it
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
my
three
new
staff
people.
We
have
been
fully
staffed
since
the
first
week
of
february,
marcus
kirkman
came
to
us
december.
13Th
stand
up
marcus
and
he
is
our
training
consultant.
H
Marcus
has
a
military
background
and
then
he's
had
a
consulting
firm,
doing
training,
specifically
working
down
in
mecklenburg
county
with
the
sheriff's
department
and
other
agencies.
So
we're
really
delighted
to
meet
him
and
then
mr
darien
blue,
I
do
mix
their
names
up
by
the
way
I'll
be
pointing
to
one
and
the
other
one
will
be
looking
at
me.
He
came
to
us
via
greenville,
via
florida.
H
H
So
you
gotta
you
gotta,
love
it
right
and
then
elena
schmidt,
who
we
stole
from
the
nature
center
at
parks
and
rec,
interviewed
actually
for
marcus,
kirkman's
job
and
when
she
came
in,
we
all
said.
Are
you
thinking
what
we're
thinking
we
said
yeah?
So
what
I
did
is
they
all
have
the
same.
Titles,
equity
and
inclusion.
Consulting
markets
leads
in
training
and
consulting
dairy
and
leads,
and
outreach,
and
community
engagement
and
elena
leads
with
data
analysis,
and
she
is
the
liaison
for
our
human
relations
commission
and
so
elena.
H
We
interviewed
her
and
she
was
awesome.
She
knocked
it
out
the
park,
you
know
if
anybody
needs
how
to
interview
lessons
this
young
lady.
She
came
to
the
interview.
All
of
them
did,
but
she
came
to
the
interview
knowing
she
was
going
to
have
an
interview
you
ever
just
met
people
like
that,
it's
not
very
often,
and
when
she
came
the
second
time
she
knocked
it
out
of
the
park.
So
she
joined
us
february
7th.
We
have
already
begun,
if
you
remember
correctly
back
in
2
17-18,
when
we
had
our
first
director.
H
Part
of
our
work
was
to
work
internally,
so
we've
started
to
do
a
lot
of
that.
Marcus
has
already
hit
the
ground
doing
training
with
our
internal
staff.
It
has
been
very
well
received
by
our
internal
staff
darian
every
place
I
go,
I
hear
he's
been
or
they're
texting
me
and
saying
he's
great
and
then
elena
she
came
in
these
folks
just
met
each
other
all
each
other
december
and
february.
They
work
just
like
a
seamless
team
without
I'm
sure
they
fight.
They
just
don't
tell
me,
but
they
are
great.
H
H
Literally
deborah
asked
me
about
it
and
I
said
finish
your
vacation
I'll
think
about
it,
and
I
did
and
I
prayed
a
lot-
and
you
know
I
told
this
to
a
colleague
of
mine
the
other
day.
Sometimes
it's
your
season
to
be
here
the
only
things
that
brenda
mills
can
do,
and
so
I
will
do
that
and
I
will
be
here
to
support
this
city.
I
love
this
city,
I'm
going
to
retire
here
dire
here.
Unless
my
marbles
go
in
another
direction
and
my
family
has
to
come
and
get
me.
H
Think
what
what
is
so
amazing
is
that
these
folks
come
back
and
say
man
you're
respected
in
the
community.
Well,
that
takes
a
lot
of
work.
It
takes
a
lot
of
relationship
building
and
I
thank
good.
I
thank
all
the
community
for
all
their
support
and
we're
just
getting
it
all
of
you
as
council
is
our
support.
So
we
really
appreciate
what
you're
doing
so
anyway.
Now
that
the
retirement
issue
is
over,
I'm
gonna,
I
am
going
to
introduce
the
laminar
merit.
C
I
I
All
right
got
it
so,
as
you
all
are
aware,
we
have
all
25,
commission
members
and
seven
alternates
seated.
Our
project
team
is
currently
meeting
with
the
commission
doing
one-on-one
or
onboarding.
I
We
are
going
over
our
proposed
dates
and
times
for
the
initial
commission
meeting,
as
well
as
providing
them
some
information
from
specific
sections
from
the
onboarding
guide,
we're
asking
them
as
asking
them
if
they
have
any
additional
support
that
they
need
from
us,
as
well
as
additional
questions,
and
we
are
looking
to
have
the
initial
commission
meeting
the
last
weekend
in
april
or
first
weekend
in
may.
I
will
say
that
I
put
out
a
doodle
poll
to
the
commission
yesterday
and
it
looks
like
april.
I
So
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
talking
about
or
sharing
with
the
commission
briefly
during
our
onboarding
sessions,
are
sections
of
the
onboarding
guide,
purpose
and
background
the
commission
charge,
as
well
as
some
statements
of
commitment.
Some
documents
they'll
need
to
be
signing
off
on
and
the
roles
of
the
commission
and
its
members.
I
Our
preliminary
agenda
topics
for
the
initial
commission
meeting
will
again
include
the
onboarding
guide,
we'll
do
a
deeper
dive
on
the
onboarding
guide.
We'll
also
have
legal
there
to
answer
any
questions
that
the
commission
may
have
we're
going
to
discuss
the
election
of
the
chair
and
the
vice
chair
as
well.
The
upcoming
meeting
schedules
we're
going
to
try
to
get
those
in
place,
as
well
as
the
project
plan
phases.
What
community
engagement
looks
like
and
any
issues
or
questions
regarding
public
comment,
the
final
agenda
will
be
developed
after
onboarding
sessions
haven't
concluded.
I
The
reparations
project
team
will
work
with
the
chair
and
the
vice
chair
of
the
commission
to
facilitate
commission
meetings,
support
its
work,
ensure
the
commission
members
have
the
information
they
need
to
develop
recommendations,
and
I
would
like
to
take
this
time
to
introduce
our
team.
I
know
that
there
are
some
who
are
attending
virtually,
and
I
do
have
one
team
member
here
with
me
and
I
will
introduce
her
as
well.
Deborah
clark
jones
is
the
senior
project
manager
with
over
30
years
of
experience
in
project
management,
community
outreach
and
analytics
again.
I
I
am
salam
anaya
merit.
I
am
the
assistant
project
manager
on
the
team
and
also
the
liaison
and
facilitator
for
the
criminal
justice
impact
focus
area.
I've
spent
over
25
years
working
in
the
criminal
justice
field
in
california,
louisiana
and
savannah
georgia,
and
most
recently
buncombe
county
tara
brown
is
the
economic
development
facilitator.
On
the
team
for
over
15
years,
tara
has
worked
through
local
government
and
non-profits
to
build
inclusive
economic
development.
She
has
designed
and
implemented
programs
to
support
asset
building,
affordable
home
ownership
and
entrepreneurship
in
underserved
communities.
I
Tyshawn
johnson
is
our
team
facilitator
for
housing.
Taishan
has
over
nine
years
of
experience,
working
in
the
field
of
facilitation,
equity,
community
engagement
and
grassroots
advocacy.
His
background
includes
nonprofit
work
related
to
facilitation
of
equity,
focused
initiatives,
local
government
work
related
to
equity
and
management,
grassroot
advocacy,
deon,
green
green
lee
jones,
who
is
here
dion?
Would
you
like
to
stand
up
for
us
putting
their
on
the
spot?
She's
going
to
wave
is
a
recognized
leader
in
health
care
and
service
and
serves
as
the
healthcare
facilitator
on
the
project.
I
And,
lastly,
but
not
least
dr
ramirez
lavender
earned
her
doctorate
in
education
policy
with
the
concentration
in
urban
education
from
michigan
state
university.
In
her
scholarship,
lavender
has
researched
and
worked
across
issues
issue
areas,
including
organizational
culture
policies
and
program
implementation.
She
is
the
education
facility
facilitator
on
our
team.
I
A
Sorry,
okay:
here
we
have
it
so
we
we
already
appointed
our
members
to
the
commission,
but
we
also
needed
to
appoint
our
alternates
and
it's
tiffany
doubleo
and
assandu
mcpeters.
J
A
B
And
so
mayor
that
encountered.
That
concludes
my
presentation
for
the
manager's
report.
For
this
evening,.
A
A
A
Okay,
have
a
motion,
and
a
second
and
I'll
need
to
do
a
roll
call
vote
I'll
go
this
way.
This
time,
councilwoman
rony,
aye,
councilwoman,
kilgore,
aye,
councilwoman,
whistler,
aye,
okay,
myself,
I
vice
mayor
smith,
aye,
councilwoman,
turner,
aye
and
con
mosley
aye.
Thank
you,
okay.
So
that
concludes
our
our
agenda.
So
we're
gonna
move
into
the
public
comment
portion
of
our
our
meeting.
The
final
portion
of
our
meeting
and
I
do
have
a
few
people
signed
up
to
speak.
A
The
first
is
oh
and
under
this
portion
of
the
agenda,
while
maggie's
turning
off
the
presentation
speakers,
you
will
have
three
minutes
to
speak
and
I
believe
maggie
will
be
keeping
track
of
the
time
with
her
timer.
So
we'll
just
hang
on
to
a
second.
The
first
person
signed
up
to
speak
is
jack.
Logan.
K
Miss
mayor
and
deputy
mayor,
I
recall
meeting
y'all
some,
while
back
I'm
the
founder
of
put
down
the
guns.
Now
young
people
organization,
we
educate
children
and
teens
across
the
united
states,
we're
national
partners
with
project
child,
safe,
the
national
shooting
sports
foundation
and
mcdonald's.
The
purpose
of
me
being
here
tonight
in
july
of
2018,
there
was
a
12
year
old
child
that
was
cold
blooded
murdered.
He
was
innocent,
derek
lee
jr.
I've
been
emailing
some
of
y'all
because
I
did
not
know.
Y'all
was
new,
been
elected
here.
K
I'm
annoyed
at
the
chief
of
police,
y'all
went
out
and
hired
this
man
to
come
here
on
the
top
of
his
agenda
mayor.
He
had
an
innocent
child
that
was
murdered.
Not
one
time
has
he
gone
to
the
mother,
to
the
father
to
the
grandparents
we
drove
I
drove
from
greenville,
but
forget
about
me
driving
up
here
we
met
at
the
city
hall
with
some
detectives.
K
His
excuse,
then
he
was
still
transitioning
to
asheville,
but
those
days
have
passed
he's
still
yet
to
meet
with
them.
We
stood
over
there
at
lee
walker
heist.
We
because
was
under
the
misunderstanding
that
y'all
was
gonna,
have
a
an
announcement
about
that
park.
There
was
a
detective
came
over
there.
K
He
was
very
rude
to
them
and
he
I
went
as
far
as
we
got
talking
about
the
black
white,
racial
elected
officials
and
pastor
darian
blue,
sits
to
my
left.
I
told
him.
We
had
good
black
elected
officials
that
speak
out
against
crime
and
support
law
enforcement,
and
he
said
he
didn't
believe
it,
and
I
I
gave
him
names
that
you
know
more
or
less.
He
was
putting
down
the
black
elected
officials
here
in
asheville
and
that
wasn't
good
to
me.
K
K
It's
the
duty
of
the
chief
to
go
meet
with
that
mother
and
that
father
and
those
grandparents
mayor
he's
not
too
high.
You
took
you've
been
very
you've,
been
very
nice
you're
in
the
the
mayor
pro
team.
I
think
the
lady
over
there.
I
think
that's
y'all,
been
very
nice
about
this,
since
it
happened,
y'all
hired
him
to
do
a
job
and
his
duty
is
to
do
a
job
for
the
people
in
the
city
of
asheville,
and
I
thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
C
I've
attended,
one
focus
group
and
two
workshops,
and
I've
signed
up
for
any
additional
workshops
that
they
may
have
and
most
of
the
feedback
that
I've
attended
has
been
about.
90
percent
negative
I've,
given
a
lot
of
thought
about
the
proposal
for
a
more
strategic,
efficient,
inclusive
system,
and
I
have
some
good
ideas
that
I
will
propose.
If
another
working
group
is
formed,
every
citizen
should
have
the
right
to
participate
on
issues
that
concern
them.
C
I
did,
and
I
do,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
fantasy
going
on
with
the
amount
of
boards
and
commissions
the
current
structure
is
proposing.
I
believe
this
is
a
slash
and
burn
method.
I
have
researched
a
lot
of
the
cities
with
the
population
that
we
have
in
asheville,
and
I
found
that
the
minimum
amount
of
boards
and
commissions
about
20-
and
so
I
know
that
four
is
probably
the
least
amount
we're
thinking
about.
C
C
I
have
worked
with
many
of
the
city
staff
and
they're
great,
including
brenda,
who
is
highly
entertaining
and
I'm
all
for
whatever
the
city
needs
to
make
their
life
easier,
and
I
do
know
that
on
the
urban
forestry
commission
that
we
don't
always
need
a
liaison.
Although
I'm
grateful
for
the
liaisons,
we
have
to
answer
all
the
technical
questions,
but
lots
of
boards
and
commissions
can
be
run
on
their
own,
take
notes
and
then
maybe,
let's
say
every
other
month-
have
reports
given
to
the
liaison,
as
opposed
to
taking
about
staff
time.
C
So
I've
got
four
years
on
the
ufc
and
one
year
on
knack
and
I've
seen
the
pitfalls
on
some
boards
and
commissions
and
the
strengths.
So
I'm
going
to
continue
to
involve
myself
and
I'm
hoping
that
you
listen
to
all
of
us
that
are
on
the
boards
and
commissions,
because
we
all
have
good
feedback
and
all
that
I
have
talked
to
are
concerned
about
the
amount
of
reduction
that
this
is
going.
So
I
appreciate
the
time
listening
and
thank
you.
L
Hello,
I'm
just
speaking
as
a
resident,
not
as
a
board
member,
a
commission
member.
The
currently
unclear
roles
and
responsibilities,
unclear,
workflow
and
connection
to
council
management
and
operational
limitations
and
disconnection
of
board
work
are
the
issues
that
I
think
the
boards
are
facing
that
we're
seeing
and
I
think
training
is
necessary
to
move
that
forward.
I
think
have
any
of
you
all
not
been
on
a
board
or
commission.
L
I
know
you,
I
think,
you've
all
pretty
much
been
on
a
board
or
commission
and
know
the
kind
of
work
and
the
volunteer
hours
it
takes
and
how
much
passion
is
there
and
they're
critical
in
empowering
our
community
and
our
city
has
been,
has
benefited
for
decades
from
the
people
who
have
come
through
and
worked
on
those
commissions,
including
all
of
y'all,
and
it's
a
way
for
people
to
feel
empowered
and
move
there,
and
if
they
want
to
do
more
in
the
city
government
they
can
move
up
and-
and
that's
something
I
think
is
important
and
plus
it
gives
a
lot
more
time
for
the
community
to
speak
to
the
boards
and
commission
members
having
more
of
them.
L
So
I'm
a
big
supporter
of
the
current
boards
and
commissions
and
I'm
also
a
supporter
of
training,
more
recruitment
and
more
support.
The
our
I'm
not
gonna
speak
about
arc,
but
the
I
attended
two
focus
groups.
I
watched
one
and
I
attended
the
second
one
and
there
was
a
lot
of
feeling
that
there's
a
lot
of
important
work.
That's
done
here
that
I'm
afraid
is
going
to
get
lost.
I
support
bottom-up
government
and
I
think
that's
what
I
hope
is.
L
A
Thank
you.
The
next
person
signing
to
speak
is
jonathan
wainscott.
M
Hello,
it's
a
privilege
to
address
this
historic
council.
I
don't
know
if
I've
actually
said
historic
council
in
person,
so
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
say
that
I
just
wanted
to
reflect
on
some
previous
historic
councils,
specifically
that
of
wilhemina
bratton,
who
joined
council
in
1982.
She
was
the
first
black
woman
to
serve
on
council
and
did
so
by
way
of
the
appointment
in
a
vacancy
that
was
opened
up
and
she
then
went
on
to
be
the
second
longest
serving
black
representative
on
city
council.
M
She
was
the
first
person
to
serve
with
she
served
on
the
first
council
to
see
two
female
council
members
and
then
in
1989.
She
served
with
gene
ellison
who
then,
together,
served
on
the
first
council
with
two
black
members,
and
one
of
the
biggest
initiatives
that
they
saw
through
was
to
push
forth
a
referendum
in
the
city
of
asheville.
That
would
change
the
way
that
we
selected
the
mayor
prior
to
that.
M
In
that
year
he
took
the
highest
number
of
votes
and
it
was
customary
for
city
council
to
appoint
the
person
who
won
by
the
largest
margin
to
be
the
mayor.
But
in
that
year
they
passed
and
we
waited
30
more
years
to
have
our
first
black
mayor,
terry
bellamy,
who
was
the
longest-serving
black
representative
on
council
with
14
years.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
wilhelmina,
bratton
and
gene
ellison
for
their
historic
change,
expanding
democracy
for
everybody
in
asheville
and
wonder
if
history
will
rhyme
with
this
historic
council
as
well.
So
thank
you.
J
Are
we
going
to
get
an
update?
Is
there
any
space
on
the
interwebs
or
somewhere
that
we're
collecting
all
this
feedback
from
boards
and
commissions
work
sessions?
Am
I
missing
it?
How
can
I
read
some
of
this?
Yes,
okay,
project,
page,
okay,
thank
you.
N
In
many
ways,
I
haven't
seen
changes
in
how
apd
operates,
although
I'm
really
excited
to
see
the
equity
and
inclusion
department
fully
staffed
on
our
reparations
committee
starting
to
work,
but
I
don't
think
we
can
ignore
the
focus
of
those
protests
which
was
police
violence
and
what
happened
at
those
protests.
Police
were
violent.
N
Based
on
what
I
read
today
about
division
chief
joyce,
joy,
ponder's
settlement
statement
for
discrimination
within
our
fire
department.
I'm
guessing
the
city
doesn't
need
any
more
legal
trouble.
However,
I'm
highly
encouraged
that
the
person
who
is
maimed
here
in
the
protest
is
fighting
back.
This
is
an
image
of
someone
who
is
blinded
by
a
projectile
from
an
apd
officer.
N
The
officer
perpetrator
is
also
now
suing
the
city
saying
they
were
not
trained
with
these
dangerous,
less
lethal
weapons.
The
same
officer
was
named
as
officer
of
the
month
for
his
conduct
during
these
protests.
Where
were
these
images
in
the
police
after
action
report.
N
This
is
another
person
whose
skull
was
fractured
by
asheville
police.
During
the
protest
as
an
attendant
of
these
protests,
I
was
baffled
by
the
indiscriminate
and
brutal
use
of
these
weapons.
I
think
it's
long
past
time
we
revisit
banning
them
from
our
city,
as
other
cities
have
done,
and
I
certainly
do
not
want
to
be
purchasing
this
dangerous
arsenal
of
weapons
with
my
tax
dollars.
I
reckon
I
recognize
I'm
not
the
first
person
to
speak
about
this,
but
I
don't
think
we
can
forget
it
because
it
like.
N
N
Here's
another
injury
of
somebody
who
needed
stitches
in
their
leg.
We
do
these
brittle
things
and
then
we
call
them
safety.
This
is
not
what
safety
looks
like
to
me.
Apd's
latest
tactics
include
false
charges
amongst
people
who
are
trying
to
exercise
their
first
amendment
rights,
the
folks
who
are
serving
or
suing
the
city
deserve
to
be
compensated.
A
The
last
person
I
have
signed
up
to
speak
is
doug
brown
and
hold
on
well
yeah.
Thank
you.
O
Honorable
mayor
and
city
council,
why
I
have
three
wives
for
you
tonight:
merriman
avenue,
police,
recruiting
and
taxes.
Why,
in
sam
hill,
are
we
taking
four
lanes
on
merriman
avenue
and
cutting
them
down
to
two
driving
lanes?
We've
got
21
500
cars
a
day.
That's
over
140
000
cars
a
week
going
down
there,
the
police
aren't
for
this.
The
businesses
aren't
for
this.
The
city.
The
residents
are
the
businesses
and
residents
aren't
for
it.
O
O
If
we
ask
the
people
of
beaverville,
largely
a
retired,
beaver
lake
and
north
asheville,
largely
a
retired
community,
would
you
like
a
bike
lane?
These
people
aren't
going
to
use
a
bike
lane?
Their
biggest
concern
is
whether
an
emergency
vehicle
is
going
to
get
down
merriman
in
time
to
be
any
good
to
them,
and
you
knock
it
down
to
two
lanes.
O
O
We
need
to
do
that,
but
we
spent
250
000
almost
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
to
do
that
when
the
first
thing
we
need
to
do
is
dear
city,
council,
mayor
and
mrs
campbell
management,
too
lace
up
your
high
top
converse
and
march
down
there
to
the
police
department
and
talk
to
those
officers
get
to
know
them
understand
them.
Start
a
dialogue,
create
a
bridge
and
clean
up
the
toxic
environment
that
existed
after
the
riots
when
protests
become
violent
and
they
destroy
private
property.
O
That's
a
riot
and
get
to
know
these
people
and
and
get
a
better
environment
going
in
there.
Otherwise,
the
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
of
tax
money
that
we
have
spent
is
going
to
just
not
even
have
a
fighting
chance,
no
one's
going
to
want
to
come
into
an
environment
where
they're
not
feeling
supported.
So
why
lace
up
your
shoes
and
let's
get
down
there
and
let's
make
amends
and
get
a
better
working
experience
and
finally,
taxes
taxes.
O
O
What's
going
on
with
gas
pumps,
we're
killing
our
workforce
to
raise
a
family
of
four
in
asheville
is
already
expensive,
and
if
you
are
on
social
security
and
retired
and
live
in
your
home,
your
property
taxes
going
up
means
you're,
driving
them
out
of
the
city
for
pete's
sakes,
why
don't
we
have
wise
stewardship
of
our
tax
dollars
so
that
we
don't
have
to
raise
taxes,
I'm
doug
brown
and
I'm
asking
questions
for
pete's
sakes.
Let's
get
it.
A
Okay,
that
is
the
last
person
we
have
signed
up
to
speak.
Did
you
want
to
say
something
all
right?
Anybody
I
I
will.
I
will
offer
that
there
is
not
a
proposed
tax
increase
this
year
in
the
budget,
as
you
heard
during
the
budget
work
session
earlier
today,
but
thank
you
and-
and
that
was
an
inaccurate
statement-
that
taxes
have
not
gone
up
every
year
for
the
last
seven
years,
but
I
understand
when
you're
running
for
office,
you
can
say
all
right
all
right.