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A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
city
council,
okay
hold
on
one
second
we're
having
a
little
technical.
A
Okay,
an
extra
speaker
in
here
making
noise
all
right
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
esther
mannheimer,
I'm
the
mayor
of
asheville
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
continuation
of
the
july
28th
city
council
meetings
again
because
we're
conducting
city
council
meetings
virtually
the
state
of
north
carolina's
legislation
that
applies
to
virtual
meetings
requires
that
we
actually
vote
on
public
hearing
matters
after
the
public
hearing
itself.
So
we
have
the
public
hearing
on
all
the
matters
that
were
voting
on
tonight.
A
A
A
B
A
A
First,
I'm
going
to
introduce
our
vice
mayor.
Vice
mayor,
gwen,
whistler.
A
A
City
manager,
deborah
campbell
good
evening,
city
attorney,
brad,
branham,
hello,
everyone
and
our
city
clerk,
maggie
burleson,
hello,
everyone,
okay,
and
if
you
could
all
stand
virtually
and
say
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
A
A
A
The
first
is
a
vote
on
an
amendment
to
a
previously
approved
conditional
zoning
at
137,
broad
street,
from
community
business,
one
to
community
business.
One
slash
conditional
zone
to
include
an
adjacent
parcel
for
the
construction
of
a
new
mixed
use.
Building
can
I
get
a
motion
and
a
second
for
this
amendment.
B
Mayor
this
is
julie,
mayfield,
I'm
happy
to
make
a
motion.
I'm
move
that
we
approve
the
conditional
zoning
amendment
request
for
the
properties
located
at
135
and
137
broad
street
from
cb1
and
cb1cz
to
cb1cz
for
the
construction
of
a
new
mixed-use
building
and
find
that
the
request
is
reasonable
is
in
the
public.
Interest
is
consistent
with
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
and
meets
the
development
needs
of
the
community
in
that
traditional
corridor
future
land
use
category
of
the
living
asheville
comprehensive
plan
anticipates
a
mix
of
uses,
as
included
in
this
development.
B
F
This
is
councilman
forward.
Second,.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
council,
I'm
gonna,
do
a
roll
call
vote
on
this
motion.
Vice
mayor,
whistler,
hi,
councilman
beans,.
D
B
A
And
me
aye:
okay:
next
we
have
a
vote
on
a
resolution
authorizing
submission
of
the
community
development
block,
grant
and
home
investment
partnership
back
funds,
annual
action
plan
for
for
fiscal
year,
2021
to
the
u.s
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
Do
I
have
a
motion
and
a
second
for
this
resolution.
B
Madam
mayor,
I'm
happy
to
make
a
motion
for
this
as
well.
I
moved
to
adopt
the
resolution
authorizing
submission
of
the
city's
annual
action
plan
for
2020
to
2021,
to
the
u.s
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
and
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
sign
all
contracts
or
agreements
required
for
the
implementation
of
the
consolidated
annual
action
plan.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
again
I
will
conduct
the
required
roll
call
vote.
Vice
mayor,
whistler,
aye,
councilman,
haynes,.
D
G
A
Councilwoman
smith,
aye
councilman
young,
all
right
and
myself,
I
okay.
Next
we
have
a
vote
on
conditionally
rezoning
property
located
at
61
innovation
drive
from
commercial
industrial
district
to
institutional
district,
slash
conditional
zone
along
with
a
change
in
the
future
land
use
map
from
industrial,
slash
manufacturing
to
employment,
slash
anchor
institution
center.
Do
I
have
a
motion
on
a
second
for
this
conditional
rezoning.
F
Yeah,
madam
mayor,
this
is
councilman
kapoor.
I
move
to
approve
the
conditional
zoning
request
for
the
property
located
at
61.
Innovation
drive
from
commercial
industrial
to
institutional
conditional
zone
with
an
amendment
to
the
future
land
use
map
of
the
living
asheville
comprehensive
plan
from
industrial
manufacturing
to
employment
anchor
institution
center
and
find
that
the
request
is
reasonable
is
in
the
public.
Interest
is
consistent
with
the
city's
comprehensive
plan
and
meets
the
development
needs
of
the
community.
In
that
one,
the
request
allows
for
longer
phasing
for
use
of
temporary
buildings.
F
Two
the
use
is
appropriate
in
the
underlying
zoning
district
and
is
already
in
operation
three
site
improvements
such
as
sidewalk
and
dedication
of
a
greenway
easement
provide
valuable
amenities
and
four.
The
proposed
change
to
the
future
land
use
of
the
living
asheville
comprehensive
plan.
Better
aligns
with
the
use
of
the
property.
A
D
A
A
A
Finally,
we
have
before
us
a
vote
to
adopt
the
fiscal
year,
2020
2021
annual
operating
budget,
let's
go
ahead
and
get
a
motion
and
then
and
then,
if
anyone
has
comments,
I
know
some
of
you
have
comments
regarding
this
item.
E
A
Okay,
so
I'm
just
to
be
clear:
we
had
a
lot
of
discussion
the
other
night.
This
is
the
proposal
that
was
before
us
for
the
public
hearing
on
july
28th,
a
proposal
that
is
the
budget
for
the
fiscal
year,
2021
annual
operating
budget
and
allocates
only
the
first
three
months
of
funding
to
all
departments.
D
I
I
would
please
okay,
so
let
me
last
night,
some
folks
erected
a
banner
in
my
yard,
calling
for
me
to
defund
the
apd.
I
know
this
happened
to
other
council
members
as
well,
but
again
I
want
to
reiterate
my
conviction
for
both
defunding
and
demilitarizing
the
apd.
D
I
also
recognize
that
for
many
people
upon
hearing
the
word
defund
fearfully,
they
hear
it
as
a
call
for
abolishing
apd
and
police
forces
across
the
nation.
While
there
is
understandably
a
rapid,
growing
movement
for
police
abolition.
Defunding
is
a
proactive
attempt
to
bring
an
absolutely
necessary
overhaul
to
policing
without
starting
from
scratch.
D
At
our
meeting
two
nights
ago,
I
say
that
I
would
be
voting
against
the
three-month
budget
plan
because
it
did
not
contain
an
apd
hiring
freeze.
While
I
feel
strongly
that
this
should
have
been
included.
I
do
not
wish
to
see
the
full-year
budget
proposed
at
the
conclusion
of
the
public
comment
approved
here
tonight
and
will
be
voting
to
support
the
interim
budget
as
proposed
by
the
city
manager.
C
To
I
continue
to
believe
that
we
should
adopt
a
fully
allocated
yearly
budget
and
amend
the
budget
for
solutions
around
public
safety
as
they
are
identified
and
developed.
I
read
all
of
my
emails.
I
listen
to
all
of
my
voicemails
and
I
listen
to
all
the
public
comment
about
public
safety
always
but
specifically
about
public
safety
spending.
C
C
In
june,
I
agreed
to
an
interim
budget
because
I
hoped
that
our
community
would
rally
around
the
process
to
divest
and
invest.
I
hope
that
our
community
would
understand
that
this
process
will
be
ongoing,
require
creativity,
require
require
resources,
and,
most
importantly,
would
require
time.
However,
all
that
I've
heard
is
to
defund
apd
by
50
immediately
my
hopes
have
not
played
out.
C
C
C
C
A
E
C
We
will
make
them
concerned
that
we
will
push
the
budget
to
the
brink.
They
will
wonder
what
deal
will
have
to
be
made
to
get
the
majority
of
council
to
agree
on
a
budget.
All
of
this
will
be
distracting
time
consuming
and
frustrating
rather
than
having
our
staff
do
all
that.
I
want
them
to
be
working
on
the
goal
of
finding
ways
that
apd
can
discontinue
work
that
they
don't
need
to
be
doing.
I
want
them
finding
solutions
that
work
for
asheville,
not
for
los
angeles,
not
for
new
york,
not
for
minneapolis.
A
F
Councilman
kapoor,
so
so,
just
before
I
start,
I
want
to
thank
you
all
again
for
the
for
the
kind
resolution
that
you
gave
me
on
tuesday,
given
that
this
is
likely
to
be
my
last
official
meeting
unless
we
call
an
emergency
one
next
week,
which
is
always
possible,
given
how
things
have
gone
over
the
last
two
and
a
half
years.
F
I
I'd
like
to
use
some
of
my
time
here,
not
only
to
say
some
thank
yous
and
goodbye
remarks,
but
also
do
it
in
the
context
of
the
budget
vote
because
it
really
encapsulates.
You
know
my
my
time
here
on
council.
So
first
off.
Let
me
let
me
thank
my
family
for
putting
up
with
the
time
and
that
this
position
has
taken
me
away
from
them
both
physically
as
well
as
mentally.
Second,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you,
my
fellow
council
members,
for
serving
you
know
the
public.
F
F
F
F
G
F
Important
votes,
I
think,
on
this
council
and
the
ones
that
I
am
most
proud
of
were
those
that
were
authorizing
the
hiring
of
both
of
you.
I.
F
Hope
that
the
residents
of
this
city
realize
how
absolutely
lucky
they
are
to
have
you
on
a
saturn
note.
I
want
to
apologize
to
the
the
family
of
derrick,
lee
jr,
derek
was
12
years
old
and
a
rising
7th
grader
at
valley
springs
middle
school
when
he
was
shot
and
killed
on
july,
1
2018,
which
is
a
little
over
two
years
ago.
F
F
We
will
name
the
playground
after
derrick
and
lee
walker
heights
once
it's
completed,
but
I
know
that
a
small
soloist
to
his
grandparents,
reverend
talbert
mrs
tolbert,
to
his
brother
darius
and
to
derek's
parents.
I
do
hope
one
day
to
read
that
his
killer
or
killers
have
been
caught,
so
his
family
can
find
some
peace.
F
Let
me
now
move
on
to
the
to
the
budget
and
specifically
to
what
happened
on
the
council
meeting
on
tuesday,
which
I
think
is
a
microcosm
of
what
is
happening
in
the
city.
So.
F
In
tune
in
to
the
seven
and
a
half
hour
meeting,
or
almost
seven
and
a
half
hour
meeting,
let
me
recount
some
of
the
the
relevant
highlights
for
you.
Our
city
manager,
deborah
campbell,
provided
an
update
on
the
30
60
90
day
plan
to,
in
her
words,
quote
reimagine
public
safety
in
asheville.
F
After
ms
campbell's
presentation,
councilwoman
mayfield
talked
directly
to
advocates,
who
were
advocating
quote
defunding
the
police,
where
she
expressed
support
for
real
change
while
explaining
the
reality
that,
just
because
things
aren't
happening
exactly
the
way
they
want
them
to
or
as
fast
as
they
want
them
to
that
it
doesn't
mean
the
city
that
it
doesn't
mean
the
city,
doesn't
care
or
isn't
committed
to
making
real
change.
She
also
shared
her
experience
and
her
advice.
F
As
an
advocate
who
lobbies
governor
of
government
officials
quite
successfully,
I
may
add,
and
later
on
in
the
meeting,
councilwoman
mayfield
was
attacked
by
callers,
who
said
that
her
words
were
condescending
and
outrageous
as
if
she,
as
an
elected
official,
should
not
demonstrate
the
responsibility
of
speaking
to
the
issues,
especially
when
she
was
trying
to
find
common
ground
to
move
towards
what
these
folks
say.
They
want
later
councilman
mayfield
apologized
for
a
choice
of
words
but
julie.
F
You
had
absolutely
no
reason
to
apologize
and
I'm
sorry
that
I
didn't
speak
up
at
the
time
to
say
so.
Nothing
you
said
was
offensive.
The
only
mistake
that
you
apparently
made
was
that
you
didn't
say
what
was
in
100
agreement
with
them.
We
are
elected
officials.
We
have
the
right,
and
indeed
the
obligation
to
speak
our
minds.
F
F
Effort-
and
I
think
we
all
know
that
organized
groups
have
every
right
to
do
this,
but
I
think
we
would
be
making
a
mistake
if
we
took
public
comment
to
mean
that
everyone
in
the
city
wanted
an
immediate
50
defining
of
the
police
department.
There
were
two
other
things
in
public
comment
that
struck
me
in
particular.
F
First,
there
were
many
callers,
nearly
all
of
whom
were
white
by
the
way
who
said
that
they
were
speaking
for
the
quote
community,
who
were
incredulous,
that
we
weren't
doing
what
the
quote
community
wanted
again
as
if
there
were
no
other
people
in
this
community
who
had
a
different
view
from
these
callers.
So
what
does
that
mean?
If
you
have
a
different
view,
are
you
not
considered
part
of
the
community
or
or
does
it
mean
that
if
you
have
a
different
view
that
your
view
doesn't
count?
F
I
am
always
skeptical
of
people,
whether
they're
on
the
right
or
the
left,
who
say
they
are
speaking
for
the
quote
community
or
the
quote:
people
implying
that
those
who
see
things
differently
are
the
quote
other.
Maybe
it's
because
I
grew
up
a
brown
child
of
immigrants
in
the
south
and
I'm
particularly
attuned
to
this
kind
of
language.
I've
heard
it
a
lot
here
in
asheville
during
my
time
on
council.
F
The
second
thing
that
struck
me
was
a
particular
comment
directed
to
mayor
mannheimer
and
councilwoman
mayfield,
angrily
chastising
them
for
somehow
putting
themselves.
It
quote
in
front
during
the
reparations
discussion.
I
have
no
idea
what
this
caller
was
talking
about.
Each
council
member
has
a
right
to
speak
on
any
matter
that
we
are
deliberating,
and
every
council
member
made
comments
on
the
reparations
vote
again.
It's
the
problem
of
trying
to
silence
or
intimidate
people
from
actually
being
part
of
the
conversation.
F
These
signs
had
a
bigger
message
than
to
just
innocently
advocate
for
a
budget
vote
tonight
that
gives
cover.
This
was
a
message
that
we
know
where
you
live.
This
was
done
to
intimidate.
Think
about
that
an
anonymous
sign
with
her
name
on
it
shows
up
in
front
of
the
house
of
our
first
african-american
city
manager.
F
All
this
brings
us
to
tonight's
vote
on
the
budget.
The
key
question
we
have
in
front
of
us
is
whether
to
allocate
funding
for
essentially
three
months
of
operations
or
for
the
full
year.
There
is
no
disagreement
that
the
budget
should
be
revisited
in
september,
based
on
recommendations
from
the
reimagining
public
safety
effort.
There
is
no
disagreement
that
city
council
has
the
right
to
amend
the
budget
at
any
time
and
could
specifically
amend
the
budget
in
september
when
the
reimagining
public
safety
recommendations
are
enhanced.
F
Only
allocating
three
months
of
funding
during
a
pandemic
and
a
fiscal
crisis
is
irresponsibly
risky
and
will
only
delay
the
other
critical
work
that
council
and
staff
need
to
do,
including
developing
and
implementing
the
reparations
plan
addressing
the
advanced
monument
filling
my
council
seat
and
responding
to
any
other
emergencies.
That
may
come
your
way,
not
to
mention
addressing
the
backlog
of
items
that
have
been
delayed
due
to
coving.
F
This
is
going
to
be
hard
enough
on
you
and
staff
without
having
a
budget
hanging
over
your
head
and
it's
also
an
election
year.
There
is
no
guarantee
that
you
will
come
to
a
consensus
on
my
replacement,
which
may
result
in
a
deadlocked
vote
on
the
budget
and
a
hasty
careless
defunding
of
the
police,
which,
which
is
exactly
what
one
group
wants,
but
I
not
on
council,
but
one
group
calling
for
this
and
I
suspect,
very
few
of
the
residents
of
asheville
truly
do.
F
F
Furthermore,
as
council,
as
vice
mayor
whistler,
said-
and
I
agree,
we
are
not
going
to
have
a
plan
to
cut
apd's
budget
by
50
in
september.
We
all
know
that
you
will
likely
need
to
lay
off
over
100
officers
to
do
that.
Passing
a
three-month
budget
with
no
realistic
chance
of
making
this
happen
is
going
to
once
again
set
expectations,
sky-high
and
fall
short.
F
It
will
be
a
repeat
of
tuesday
all
over
again
fellow
council
members,
if
you
believe
that
passing
a
three-month
allocation
is
the
right
thing
to
do
for
this
city,
I
absolutely
respect
that.
I
absolutely
do
but,
but
if
you
are
doing
this
because
you
think
doing
so,
will
gain
the
respect
or
trust
of
the
same
people
who
monopolize
the
public
comment
on
tuesday
and
who
have
engaged
in
a
pattern
of
intimidation
against
anyone
who
isn't
100
in
agreement
with
them.
Please
think
again.
F
They
have
made
it
clear
that
they
will
accept
nothing
less
than
laying
off
half
of
our
police
department
and
they
do
not
care
whether
there
is
a
backup
plan
or
not.
They
have
told
you
that
they
told
us
that
for
hours
on
tuesday,
please
do
not
reward
this
kind
of
behavior.
It
needs
to
stop
now.
It
is
the
reason
why
we
are
where
we
are
right
now
know
that
there
are
many
more
people
out
there
who
are
looking
for
us
to
do
the
responsible
thing.
F
A
Okay,
I'm
gonna
just
throw
in
my
two
cents
here
before
we
vote
and
like
a
lot
of
the
other
talkers
tonight,
I
have
just
a
couple
of
comments:
I've
prepared.
First,
I
want
to
thank
the
public.
I
want
to
thank
the
council
and
I
want
to
thank
the
staff
for
working
so
hard
as
we've
moved
through
this
budget
process.
A
I
mean
that
I
can
recall,
and
although
we
have
been
talking
about
one
area
of
the
budget
in
this
process,
I
do
want
to
highlight
that
we
are
passing
a
a
full
budget
tonight,
and
that
includes
a
lot
of
things
that
haven't
gotten
a
lot
of
tension
during
this
budget
cycle,
but
that
normally
do
good
things
such
as
transit
and
construction
of
roads
and
sidewalks
enhancements
to
parks
and
greenways
economic
development,
affordable
housing,
a
partnership
with
homeward
bound
to
serve
those
experiencing
homelessness
and
much
more
so
there's
a
lot
of
good
things
in
this
budget.
A
Despite
the
the
economic
crash
we've
experienced
as
a
city
due
to
covet
and
the
loss
of
sales,
tax
revenue
there's
still
much
to
celebrate
in
this
budget,
you
know,
as
has
been
stated
already
and
just
to
reiterate,
I
do
feel
like
this
council,
despite
our
clashing
from
time
to
time,
does
agree
on
the
idea
of
divesting
and
investing
in
an
impactful
responsible
way
that
will
be
meaningful
to
our
community
when
it
comes
to
the
police
budget,
I
I
think
that,
for
all
our
differences,
there
is
general
agreement
that
we
want
to
see.
A
Policing
in
our
community
how
we
get
there,
how
fast
we
get
there.
What
that
looks
like,
I
think,
that's
the
part
that
we're
struggling
with
and
how
that
how
that
will
work.
This
is
going
to
be
really
important
work.
It's
going
to
be
really
hard
work,
as
gwen
mentioned,
it
takes
an
incredible
amount
of
staff,
time
and
resources
to
do
this
for
it
to
be
impactful
beyond
our
terms
in
office.
A
I
think
it
needs
to
be
thoughtful.
It
needs
to
include
the
community,
it
needs
to
be
transparent,
and
that
is
not
something
that
happens
overnight.
That
is
something
that
takes
time.
You
know
we
have
gotten
a
lot
of
emails
that
have
said
something
along
the
lines
of
it's
been
two
months.
Why
haven't
you
done
this
already?
A
You
know
and
we're
talking
about
a
30
million
dollar
budget
for
policing
and
a
department
that
employs
around
250
people
and
that's
why?
Because
it
takes
it
takes
a
long
time
to
figure
out
how
to
change
and
then
how
to
move
in
that
direction.
We
all
know
that
that
is
true.
We've
been
here
a
long
time
and
we
know
how
this
works.
This
is
this
is
more
like
turning
a
battleship
and-
and
it
just
takes
an
incredible
effort
to
make
that
make
that
happen.
A
But
I'm
I'm
committed
to
this
work,
and
I
know
you
all
are-
I
know
our
staff
is.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that's
so
heartening
is
that
this
isn't
just
lip
service.
I
know
that
our
staff
is
really
committed
to
and
believes
in
looking
at
these
different
ideas
and
changes
and
wants
to
explore
them.
This
is
a
city
where
we
are
lucky
to
have
fantastic
staff.
A
So
many
times
they
brought
us
ideas
that
are
innovative
and
cool
and
interesting
and
and
we've
had
to
do
the
less
hard
work
of
just
supporting
that
effort.
So
so
we
are
really
lucky
in
that
way.
A
You
know,
and
I
do
want
to
say
that
it
is,
I
think,
that's
true.
It
is
not
realistic
in
september
september
22nd,
when
we
vote
on
an
amendment
to
this
budget
to
fund
the
rest
of
the
year
that
we're
going
to
see
a
proposal
from
our
city
manager
that
includes
a
defunding
of
the
police
department
or
even
a
50
percent
cut
to
the
police
department.
I
mean,
I
think
we
know.
A
You
know
I've
had
some
dialogue
with
books
in
the
community
and
they
recognize
that.
That's
true
and
I
think
people
will
say,
but
I
want
to
push
you
so
I'm
going
to
keep
using
this
language
around
defund
the
police
or
or
reduce
the
funds
by
50,
because
you
know,
if
I
don't
keep
messaging
it
in
that
way,
then
we
won't
get
any
movement
at
all.
A
So
I
I
mean
I
hear
how
the
campaign
works
on
that,
and
I
know
that
we're
committed
to
getting
there,
but
I
also
know
that
we're
not
you
know
for
anyone
out
there
who
thinks
that
we're
going
to
see
a
budget
presented
to
us
that
has
us
defunding
the
police
by
50
september
22nd
is
is
not.
That
is
not
realistic.
A
You
know
most
mayors
in
north
carolina
were
we
have
weak
mayors
in
north
carolina.
We
do
not
have
strong
mayors
in
north
carolina
and
most
mayors
don't
even
get
to
vote.
So
I'm
one
of
the
unusual
mayors
that
votes
on
every
item
on
the
agenda.
That
is
very
unusual,
I'm
not
just
a
tiebreaker
mayor
which
is
which
is
generally
what
happens
and.
G
A
You
know
I'll
tell
you
what
tugs
at
me
when
we're
faced
with
a
deadline.
It
is
july
30th
and
we
need
a
budget.
I
mean
legally,
we
need
a
budget,
we
have
to
have
a
budget,
we
don't
have
a
choice
of
not
having
a
budget
or
we
have
a
government
shutdown,
and
what
tugs
at
me
is
my
responsibility
to
this
community,
and
I
hear
what
councilman
kapoor
is
saying,
and
I
hear
what
councilwoman
what
vice
mayor
whistler
is
saying,
and
I
I
unders
I.
A
I
am
deeply
concerned
that
we
we
are
going
to
set
us
ourselves
up
for
possibly
an
insurmountable
challenge
since
september
22nd,
but
I
have
tried
to
talk
to
everyone
to
understand
this
path
forward
and
that
folks
on
this
council
are
committed
to
getting
to
a
solution
by
september
22nd,
and
you
guys
have
reassured
me
that
we're
gonna
be
together
in
this
and
we're
gonna
get
there,
and
I
trust
you.
I've
worked
with
you
guys
for
a
long
time,
and
I
really
like
working
with
you
and
I
think,
we're
good.
A
You
know,
I,
I
think
that
it's
my
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
operate
as
a
city
that
our
staff
we
can
pay
our
staff.
We
can
still
pick
up
the
garbage.
We
can
still
make
sure
the
water
comes
out
of
your
faucet
when
you
turn
it
on
that.
The
basic
services
that
you
need
and
count
on
as
a
community
will
continue
to
be
there.
A
A
In
place
was
our
manager,
gonna
have
a
city
that
she
could
keep
running
and
money
to
do
it
with.
So
you
know
I,
and
at
the
end
I
I
want
us
to
be
successful.
I
care
a
lot
about
this
city
and-
and
you
guys
do
too,
and
so
that
makes
me
feel
comfortable
in
making
this
decision
today.
A
D
A
Councilman
kapoor,
nay
councilwoman,
mayfield,
hi,
councilwoman
smith,
hi,
councilman,
young
and
myself,
I
okay,
we
have
passed
the
annual
budget
and
we
have
funded
city
operations
for
the
first
quarter
and
we
will
now,
as
it
already
has
been
explained
extensively
by
the
manager,
continue
with
the
community
engagement
process
around
the
budget
and
revisit
the
budget.
The
plan
is
that
it
will
be
back
before
council
for
a
vote
on
september
22nd.
A
So,
thank
you
all
right.
Folks.
We
do
have
a
closed
session
this
evening.
We
will
go
into
closed
session
and
I
do
need
a
motion
and
a
second
to
move
into
closed
session.
You
know
what
hold
on
I'm
sorry.
I
got
all
wrapped
up
vj.
A
This
is
our
last
meeting
with
you
and
it
has
been
a
real
pleasure
to
serve
with
you.
I
I
have
really
enjoyed
it
and
we're
going
to
miss
you
a
lot
and
we
miss.
We
really
wish
you
the
best
in
your
next
chapter.
G
I
know
that
asheville
city
council
go
into
closed
session
for
the
following
reasons:
to
prevent
disclosure
of
information
that
is
privileged
and
confidential
pursuant
to
the
laws
of
north
carolina
or
not
consider
a
public
record
within
the
meaning
of
chapter
132
of
the
general
statutes.
The
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
general
statute,
section.
G
143-318-10E
and
to
establish
or
instruct
the
city's
staff
or
negotiating
agents
concerning
the
position
to
be
taken
by
or
on
behalf
of
the
city
and
negotiating
the
price
and
other
material
terms
of
a
contract
or
proposed
contract
for
the
acquisition
of
real
property
by
purchase,
option
exchange
or
a
lease.
The
statutory
authorization
is
contained
in
north
carolina
general
statute,
section
143-318-1185.
A
Okay,
very
long
motion:
we
have
a
second
by
gwen
whistler
maggie,
I'm
gonna,
take
a
roll
call
vote
on
the
closed
session
motion.
Vice
mayor,
whistler,
aye,
councilman,
haynes.