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From YouTube: City Council Meeting – February 28, 2023
Description
Regular meeting of the Asheville City Council.
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A
Welcome
to
the
Asheville
city
council
meeting
if
everyone
could
just
take
a
moment
to
silence
their
cell
phones,
we
also
have
a
sign
in
table
outside.
If
you
would
like
to
speak
at
any
point
on
the
agenda.
If
you
haven't
already
signed
with
speak
and
you
decide,
you
want
to,
please
just
make
your
way
out
into
the
hall
and
sign
up
to
speak,
and
it
will
populate
on
my
list,
which
I
don't
have
in
front
of
me
yet,
but
I
will
and
if
you
could
please
rise
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
A
A
Maggie,
can
you
tell
me
who
would
have
sent
the
sign-in
sheet?
Oh
you
have
it
in
front
of
you,
okay,
well,
you're
gonna
have
to
tell
until.
C
A
Okay:
okay:
tonight
we
we
I'm
going
to
hold
on.
Let
me
make
an
announcement
first
for
tonight's
meeting.
We
have
simultaneous
interpretation
available
for
our
Spanish-speaking
community
members.
If
you
would
like
to
take
advantage
of
the
service,
please
see
staff
at
the
check-in
table
and
they
will
provide
you
with
the
equipment
needed
and
that
announcement
will
now
be
made
in
Spanish.
A
Okay,
we're
we're
going
to
begin
with
our
consent
agenda
council.
Do
I,
have
any
questions
or
comments
regarding
the
consent
agenda
or
do
I
have
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda.
The
sage
I'll
move.
F
A
Okay
and
we
have
a
couple-
people
signed
up
to
speak
under
the
consent
agenda
and
the
first
person
is
Susan
bean
and
folks
speaking
tonight.
As
you
make
your
way
up
as
folks
speaking
tonight.
You'll
have
three
minutes
and
if
you'll
just
watch
the
lights
on,
the
lectern
green
means
go,
Orange
meets,
are
getting
close
and
red
and
the
buzzing
sound
means
stop.
G
Okay,
I
was
waiting
for
the
green
trying
to
follow
directions.
Hello,
my
name
is
Susan
bean
and
I
am
the
housing
and
transportation
director
at
Mountain,
true
and
I'm,
here
to
speak
in
support
of
the
missing
middle
housing
study
that
the
city
of
Asheville
has
proposed
as
an
environmental
advocacy
group
mountaintree
recognizes
the
undeniable
connection
between
the
built
environment
and
the
natural
environment.
G
How
we
build
in
our
cities
and
where
people
are
able
to
live,
has
a
tremendous
impact
on
our
Region's
farms
and
forests.
The
more
choices
that
people
have
about,
how
close
they
can
live
to
Schools
jobs
and
grocery
stores,
the
more
they
can
access
the
lifestyle
that
suits
their
needs
best
by
creating
more
housing
options
that
are
within
walking
distance
of
restaurants
and
bus
routes
and
Commercial
centers
people
will
be
better
able
to
age
in
place
or
decrease
their
commute
times.
G
This
kind
of
lifestyle
is
both
attractive
to
a
growing
population
and
also
benefits
the
environment
through
increased
Energy
Efficiency
and
decreased
carbon
emissions.
The
development
of
modest
sized
compactly
built
energy,
efficient
housing
within
walking
distance
of
jobs
and
services
is
one
of
the
best
things
that
we
can
do
to
fight
climate
change.
G
I,
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
the
city
of
Asheville
as
it
works
to
remove
barriers
to
missing
middle
housing
and
seeks
to
provide
more
housing
Choice
within
our
community
for
our
neighbors
who
need
places
to
live.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
tonight.
H
Foreign
Council
I
really
appreciate
the
translation
services
that
are
here
today.
I
I
wanted
to
speak
on
consent
item
C,
which
I
would
advise
that
you
pull
off
of
the
agenda
and
vote
on
separately.
It
is
called
the
funded
litter
and
cleanliness
program,
but
I
think
that
it
could
more
aptly
be
named
an
encampment
clearing,
contract
I
almost
missed
this
when
I
was
looking
over
the
consent
agenda,
but
this
is
a
half
a
million
dollars
in
funding.
H
We're
often
told
that
there's
a
trash
problem,
but
there
are
actually
no
places
for
people
to
put
trash
at
their
encampments.
There
is
no
offer
for
waste
pickup.
We
could
be
using
these
funds
to
provide
Sanitation
Services.
We
could
be
using
them
to
provide
warming
stations.
I,
don't
recall
the
National
Alliance
to
end
homelessness,
mentioning
anything
about
spending.
Another
half
million
dollars
to
bulldoze
people's
belongings
I
have
been
deeply
disappointed
by
how
the
arpa
fund
process
has
gone,
which
is
where
these
funds
are
coming
from.
H
We
have
little
to
no
transparency
in
that
department,
although
we
do
know
that
Sage
Turner
crossed
beloved's,
tiny,
Home
Project
off
of
her
arpa
funding
list
after
beloved,
put
out
a
petition
to
oppose
a
no
food
sharing
ordinance,
which
is
just
another
way
that
our
city
absolutely
attacks,
poor
people
and
every
chance
they
get
people
who
we
live
in
the
highest
cost
of
living
city
in
North,
Carolina
and
I.
I
feel,
like
this
item
has
no
business
on
the
consent
agenda,
as
I
say
over
and
over
again
about
items
that
are
on
our
consent.
H
Agenda
I
I
feel,
like
you
know,
our
anti-poor
policies
are
completely
out
of
control
in
our
city
and
we
could
actually
be
using
these
funds
to
help
each
other.
I
don't
know
who
named
this
this
consent
item,
but
I
would
love
to
see
a
breakdown
of
how
much
of
those
funds
are
going
to
be
used
to
to
bulldoze
to
bulldoze
people's
homes.
H
I
would
love
to
see
that
information,
it's
it's,
and
if
I've
heard
some
of
you
talk
about
going
on
like
a
ride
along,
sometimes
I
wonder
if
you
all
would
like
to
do
a
ride
along
to
an
encampment
clearing
and
look
in
the
faces
of
the
people
and
the
pets,
the
dogs
that
are
screaming
out
because
they
see
the
distress
that
their
owners
are
are
in
during
this
traumatic
process.
Thank
you.
A
We
do
not
have
anyone
else
signed
up
to
speak
under
the
consent
agenda
item.
We
have
a
motion
as
second
Council
any
other
questions
before
we
take
a
vote.
F
We
did
have
a
lengthy
discussion
at
the
pre-meeting
on
Thursday
about
item
C.
That's
on
the
consent
agenda.
It
was
fourth
from
the
bottom
in
the
arpa
equity
and
feasibility
scoring,
and
we
do
not
yet
have
future
funding
for
this
or
the
staff
for
it.
So
we
did
ask
some
questions
around
that.
Those
meetings
are
now
public
and
archived.
A
Yes,
I
I
I
heard
that
discussion
and
I
I.
This
Council
set
six
priorities
last
year
at
our
Retreat,
and
one
of
them
was
core
services,
and
specifically,
we
had
a
long
discussion
around
cleanliness
and
this
contract
is
one
of
not
there's
others
that
we
have
been
enhancing
around
cleanliness.
But
this
is
specifically
to
deal
with,
and
maybe
the
city
manager
can
expand
on
that
needle
waste
biohazards
and
those
sorts
of
things.
B
I
A
Thank
you
any
questions,
thanks
for
any
other
questions
or
comments
before
we
vote
all
right,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
that
is
our
consent
agenda.
We
do
not
have
any
presentations
and
reports
this
evening
and
so
we'll
see.
The
Exodus
here
of
the
consent
agenda
items
all
right,
we're
going
to
move
into
our
public
hearings.
We
have
a
few
public
hearings.
J
J
J
The
future
land
use
for
the
property
is
urban
Corridor.
No
change
in
that
designation
is
required
for
this
zoning
and
the
project.
The
rezoning
request
was
approved
at
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission
on
February
1st
regards
to
the
consistency
with
living
Asheville's
comprehensive
plan.
The
rezoning
is
consistent
with
the
future
land
use
of
urban
Corridor,
which
in
part
is
to
address
the
needs
of
commercial
development
along
major
thoroughfares
automobile
oriented
development
is
prevalent
within
this
district
and
a
wide
range
of
commercial
uses
is
permitted.
A
No
questions
you
were
so
thorough:
okay,
I'm,
gonna,
open
the
public
hearing
for
item
a
on
this
rezoning
and
then
I'm
going
to
close
it
because
no
one
has
signed
up
just
oh,
do
you
want
to
speak
about
it?
Bob
all
right
feel
free.
K
Mayor
I
I
think
will
the
mayor
members
of
council
I
I
thank
will
for
his
presentation.
This
is
about
as
straightforward
reasoning
request
as
you're
ever
going
to
see
and
and
the
straightforward.
The
requests
I've
ever
brought
to
the
council
I
have
a
presentation,
a
PowerPoint
presentation
which
I
emailed
to
Ms
Burleson,
but
she
didn't
get.
K
She
assures
me
it's
not
because
I've
been
blocked,
but
I
can
make
that
presentation.
If
you
want
to
see
it,
it
will
be
I'll,
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
I
would
like
to
just
take
this,
and
so
it
gets
entered
in
the
record,
as
always
unprepared
for
the
technology
to
fail
and
I
brought
hard
copies.
If
you
all
want
to
see
them,
but
unless,
unless
there
aren't
any
questions,
I'm
not
going
to
make
a
presentation,
but
I
would
point
out.
K
This
is
a
practical
matter
that
the
site
is
a
pretty
challenging
site
to
be
subject
to
two
different
zoning
classifications.
Is
it
makes
it
really
hard
to
do
anything
else
with
it
that
others
must
been
other
than
what's
there?
It
was
in
that
building
the
building.
That's
there
predates
the
Udo
is
back
in
the
1980s
I
think
it
was
built
and,
among
other
practical
difficulties
it
makes
it
makes
it
difficult
to
obtain
financing
to
to
make
any
kind
of
improvements
to
the
property.
So
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
L
If
there
are
no
more
comments
or
questions,
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion,
a
motion
to
approve
the
conditional
zoning
request
for
the
property
located
at
235,
Hendersonville
Road
from
Office
one
and
Highway
business
to
Highway
business
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
the
request
number
one.
It
prioritized
growth
and
development
within
the
designated
growth
area
and
number
two.
A
Thank
you
for
that
clarification,
all
right,
Council,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
Thank
you.
The
next
is
a
public
hearing
to
consider
rezoning,
43
Redfern
street
from
institutional
District,
slash
conditional
Zone
to
rm8
residential
multi-family,
medium
density
district,
and
we're
also
going
to
hear
from
Will
on
this
one.
J
Thank
you
mayor.
This
rezoning
petition
is
for
a
property
at
43
Redfern
Street,
similar
to
the
last
one,
is
a
straight
rezoning
to
change
the
underlying
zoning
of
the
property
which
you
can
see
here
outlined
in
red
in
West
Asheville,
just
south
of
the
West
Asheville
library
and
Community
Center
and
west
of
the
West
Asheville
Baptist
Church
about
a
quarter
acre
lot
with
a
single
family
house
on
it.
J
That's
per
the
existing
zoning
institutional
conditional
Zone
from
2004
for
uses
associated
with
the
West
Asheville
Baptist
Church,
and
the
rezoning
would
change
that
zoning
to
residential
multi-family,
medium
density
or
rm8,
which
is
what
the
property
was
formally
zoned
20
years
ago
and
would
be
the
same.
Zoning
as
the
surrounding
neighborhood
to
the
South
and
the
West
future
land
use
of
that
property
is
traditional,
neighborhood
no
change
and
that
destination
is
required.
J
A
I
can
make
a
motion.
Does
the
applicant
want
to
speak
on
this?
No
okay,
we
I
will
open
the
public
comment
and
close.
F
F
Move
to
approve
the
resounding
request
for
the
property
located
at
43
Redfern
street,
from
institutional
conditional
zoning
to
residential
multi-family,
medium
density,
RMA
and
find
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
the
that
the
request
one
promotes
zoning
policies
to
encourage
more
housing
and
two
preserves
neighborhood
identity
with
the
development
and
maintenance
of
housing
that
is
Affordable
to
a
wide
range
of
income
levels.
A
A
D
A
F
A
Opposed
all
right,
thank
you.
Next,
under
new
business,
we
are
taking
public
comment
on
the
fiscal
year.
2024
budget
priorities
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
the
city
manager,
and
one
thing
I
will
just
make
a
remark
about-
is
that
by
law,
cities
have
to
take
public
comment
on
the
Budget
prior
to
adopting
the
budget,
but
that
is
not
this
because
that
happens
really
close
to
when
we
vote.
This
is
an
additional
moment
of
public
comment
on
the
budget.
Take.
B
It
away
thank
you,
mayor
good
evening,
mayor
council
and
community
members.
A
title
Florida
is
going
to
be
giving
you
a
more
detail
well
and
actually
brief
presentation
before
we
take
public
comment
on
the
budget
tonight,
as
you've
kind
of
heard.
The
mayor
say
is
a
kind
of
a
milestone
moment
for
us
in
that
we
have
never
had
an
opportunity
for
public
input.
B
Public
comment
on
the
budget
process
of
this
early
I
want
to
thank
budget
staff
and
others
for
making
this
happen
and
to
the
community
for
encouraging
and
kind
of
nudging
us
in
this
direction.
So
before
Taylor
again
gives
his
brief
overview.
I
wanted
to
comment
on
an
article
and
numerous
emails
that
counsel
and
I'm
sure.
Probably
many
of
you
in
the
audience
have
received
about
the
public
input
process
and,
in
particular
comments
about
the
online
survey.
B
But
I
do
want
to
talk
about
kind
of
the
online
survey
and
the
process.
The
online
survey
has
been
up
since
February.
The
6th
and
I
think
it
may
have
been
reported
that
it
has
only
been
up
and
that
there's
only
public
comment
for
a
week
when
staff
checked
at
10
30
this
morning.
Regarding
participation
in
the
survey,
approximately
13
of
those
who
shared
their
race
identified
as
bypoc.
B
I
and
what
that
means
is
black
indigenous
and
other
people
of
color
I
want
also
specifically
to
respond
to
some
of
the
requests
that
were
made
to
do
additional
Outreach.
B
The
group
email
that
most
of
you
received
asked
that
the
city
extend
a
time.
Yes,
we
will
extend
the
time
by
one
week.
Will
you
consider
printing
paper
versions
of
the
survey
so
that
those
without
internet
access
can
participate?
Yes,
we
have
done
it
and
will
continue
to
make
printable
copies
of
the
survey
available.
B
Will
you
consider
Distributing
surveys
to
community
centers
in
historically
black
neighborhoods?
Yes,
and
we
have
delivered
printable
surveys
in
English
and
Spanish
that
are
available
at
our
recreation,
centers.
Well,
cape
in
the
office
of
equity
and
inclusion,
collaborate
on
a
plan.
Ensuring
input
is
gathered
from
communities
of
color
Yes.
We
have
done
so
and
will
continue
to
do
so,
but
we
have
a
challenge
for
you
community.
We
also
invite
you
that
are
in
the
audience
that
are
watching
to
share
their
survey
with
your
Networks.
B
B
M
M
So,
starting
with
our
process,
we
kind
of
start
that
off
internally
in
the
fall
staff,
identify
the
cost
to
deliver
existing
services
and
the
potential
costs
of
new
Investments
that
are
based
on
needs
and
goals
that
we've
identified,
where
we
are
kind
of
right
now
in
the
process,
is
we're
transitioning
into
where
we're
talking
a
lot
more
with
you
all
about.
You
know
what
your
priorities
are:
we're
trying
to
deliver
some
information
about
our
financial
context,
especially
personnel
and
revenue
projections.
Those
are
key
pieces
of
the
budget
process.
M
Then
we
get
into
April
and
May,
which
is
the
the
really
fun
part
where
we
have
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
how
to
fit
all
of
this
together.
That
kind
of
culminates
in
the
proposed
budget,
the
manager's
proposed
budget
in
May,
and
then
you
all
have
kind
of
an
opportunity
to
make
adjustments
to
that
proposed
budget
and
a
budget
hopefully
is
adapted
before
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
M
M
I
did
want
to
touch
briefly
on
some
prior
engagement
efforts
that
we've
done
and
I
won't
go
through
each
one
of
these
in
detail
necessarily,
but
we
have
tried
a
wide
variety
of
things,
ranging
from
in
fiscal
year
20
or
1920.
We
did
some
really
deep
dive,
Department
reviews
here
with
you
all
with
Council
every
Department.
We
did
that
over
five
sessions.
We
also
went
out
into
the
community
different
areas
and
had
some
presentations
and
did
an
online
survey
much
like
what
we
are
doing
this
year
in
fy21.
M
We
did
a
presentation
at
I'm,
pretty
sure,
every
single
board
in
commission
again
just
trying
to
provide
information
on
the
budget.
We
did
a
lot
of
work
in
that
year
during
for
reimagining,
Public
Safety
and
as
a
result,
we
allocated
some
funding
in
FY
22.
We
actually
had
a
consultant-led
process
that
engaged
both
some
public
in
Virtual
meetings
that
was
during
covid
and
also
our
staff.
Some
internal
Equity
discussions.
M
Our
guiding
principles-
and
this
is
something
that
Miss
Campbell
kind
of
brought
to
the
organization.
These
are
things
we
try
to
keep
in
mind
through
every
budget
process.
The
first
one
is
just
making
sure
that
we
have
the
resources
we
need
to
meet
the
service
delivery
expectations
in
our
community.
M
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
providing
those
services
at
a
good
value
to
our
to
our
customers
and
then
we're
also
trying
to
align
our
Resources
with
Community
Council
and
staff
goals,
and,
of
course,
you
all
will
be
discussing
this
later
this
week
at
your
retreat,
but
our
most
recent
our
current
year
budget,
the
priorities
that
were
set
for
that
are
again
listed
out
there.
I
won't
go
through
those
in
detail
did
want
to
spend
a
moment
just
talking
about
our
budget
structure,
so
our
total
budget.
M
We
don't
usually
talk
about
this
way,
but
we
have
our
general
fund,
which
is
where
most
of
our
services
are
provided,
like
Public,
Safety,
sanitation,
Street,
Maintenance,
a
variety
of
things,
and
that
piece
of
our
budget
is,
as
you
can
see,
overwhelmingly
funded
by
our
property
and
sales
tax.
Those
are
far
and
away
our
two
largest
revenues.
M
In
addition,
we
have
some
services
that
we
call
Enterprise
funds
that
are
primarily
based
off
of
their
fees,
our
largest
one
being
water,
and
you
can
see
that
utility
charges
being
the
overwhelming
majority
of
the
revenue
there.
Other
Enterprise
funds
include
Transit,
Civic,
Center
parking,
Street
cut
and
storm
water
I
think
I
got
all
of
them
on
the
expense
side.
And
again,
you
all
have
heard
me
say
this
more
than
once.
M
M
And
again
kind
of
wrapping
up
here.
Another
important
part
of
our
budget
is
our
capital
budget
and
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
draw
some
distinctions
between
that
and
our
operating.
First
of
all,
you
can
see
the
the
size
there
from
what
gets
adopted
annually
varies
pretty
dramatically
from
218.
That's
all
of
our
operating
funds,
218
million
to
31
million
on
the
capital
side.
M
What
we
Fund
in
those
two
places
operating
would
be
one
time
like
a
plan
or
a
study
or
services,
so
trash
collection,
again,
Public
Safety
things
like
that,
whereas
on
the
capital
side,
it's
buildings,
roads,
infrastructure,
water,
storm
water,
that
kind
of
thing
how
it's
funded
current
year,
revenues
on
the
operating
side.
Again,
mostly
taxes
are
in
the
case
of
Enterprise
funds
fees
for
the
services
rendered
on
the
capital
side,
most
of
that's
funded
through
debt,
issuances
bonds
and
then,
finally,
the
main
the
last
main
distinction
is
kind
of
the
timeline.
M
So,
as
you
all
are
aware,
we
adopt
an
annual
operating
budget,
so
every
year
you're
adapting
a
new
budget,
whereas
those
Capital
Capital
budgets
kind
of
last
over
multiple
years,
because
typically
those
projects
take
more
than
one
year
to
complete.
But
the
final
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
that
both
pieces,
both
the
operating
and
the
capital,
are
really
essential
to
our
service
delivery.
They're,
both
really
key
key
pieces.
M
So
in
summary,
community
and
Council
priorities
and
expectations
are
key
to
our
budget
development
process.
We
want
to
hear
from
our
community
what
their
interests
needs
are
because
we
want
to
be
able
to
meet
those
most
of
our
services
that
we
provide
are
funded
through
property
and
sales
taxes,
again,
those
being
our
two
largest
revenue
sources.
Employees
are
our
most
valuable
asset
again
the
thing
that
most
of
our
budget
goes
towards
and
then
finally,
Capital
Investments
are
on
a
longer
time,
Horizon
and
primarily
impact
future
annual
budgets.
M
And
what
I
mean
by
that
is
those
debt
payments
really
come
come
due,
if
you
will,
in
future
annual
operating
budgets
and
I
did
want
to
mention.
Miss
Campbell
mentioned
that
we
do
have
a
survey
for
folks
that
are
not
able
to
make
the
public
comment
tonight.
The
link
is
there.
The
QR
code
is
up
there
as
well.
F
At
our
briefing
on
Thursday,
one
of
the
things
that
came
up
is
that
we
might
include
future
Capital
Improvement
project
updates
on
the
construction
happening
in
this
building
to
have
a
better
understanding
about
how
that
fits
into
the
whole
puzzle
of
our
Capital
Improvement.
And
if
it's
on
timeline,
if
it's
on
budget,
what
we
can
expect
in
the
future.
A
Any
other
questions
comments
I'm,
going
to
open
the
public
hearing
that
okay,
we
have
a
number
of
people
signed
up
to
speak
under
this
item
and
again
just
follow
the
lights
on
the
I
think
we
will
have
time
to.
We
don't
have
to
shorten
it
or
anything.
I
think
we'll
have
time
so
so
just
follow
the
lights
on
the
lectern,
and
this
isn't
Maggie's
presentation.
This
is
our
first
Speaker
Sheila
surets
slide
so
that
are
up
on
the
screen.
C
C
C
Look
at
that,
and
that
is
still
there
as
I
saw
it
there.
The
other
day,
that's
my
nephew.
His
name
is
Zach
Bradley
and
he
went
in
with
his
North
vote.
Southern
Police
end
of
January
and
they
went
in
and
cleaned
this
mess
up
on
the
river
and
that's
his
boat,
and
that
and
he's
with
his
cousin
Luke
right
there
and
Zach
was
in
Transylvania
County.
He
loves
to
fish
and
and
his
cousin
lives
in
Henderson
County.
These
guys
love
to
fish,
they
volunteered
and
did
this
so
just
letting
you
know
so.
C
Do
you
all
know
what
this
means
this
confetti
graffiti
I
mean
is
all
over
the
town.
Do
you
know
what
these
numbers
mean
underneath
that
there's
one
person
on
Council
I'm
sure
knows
what
those
numbers
mean.
It
means
all
cops
are
B
all
over
the
city.
These
are
bridges
across
the
town.
Look.
This
is
constant
right
here.
Somebody
just
throws
a
mattress
here
in
front
of
this
business
the
other
day
and
guess
what
this
guy's
sitting
there
enjoying
it
he's
having
a
good
old
time.
Isn't
he
look?
C
We've
reached
world
news,
Nation
news,
oh
there's
and
here's
our
lieutenant
governor
Ben
questioned
about
the
violence
and
crime
of
Asheville.
Look
they're,
just
having
a
good
old
time
blocking
the
sidewalk.
Look
at
this
now.
Doesn't
that
look
lovely
coming
to
the
inside
of
Asheville
and
downtown
and
leaving
downtown
look
businesses
being
broken
into
smashed
into
see
that
light
it
needs
to
be
all
down
there.
There's
no
lighting
at
all.
It's
pitch
dark
I
watched
this
guy
here
get
caught
on
fire
two
weeks
ago.
C
Yes,
I
did
he
caught
himself
on
fire,
and
so
anyway,
there's
one
I'm
missing,
but
anyway,
right
here
see
this.
This
is
what
this
area
looks
like
at
all
times
where
you
want
to
fit
that
restroom.
It
is
dangerous
area
and
walk
down
there,
I'm
telling
you
it's
pitch
dark
at
night.
There
see
see
how
dark
it
is
that
bench
needs
to
go.
C
A
You
and
as
Mr
just
demonstrated
there'll
be
three
minutes
for
each
speaker,
so
that
was
perfect.
Please
watch
the
lights
on
the
left,
turn.
N
Hello,
I'm
Andrew
Clark
legislative
director
for
bettingfield,
title
chapter,
14,
Disabled,
American
Veterans
I'm
here
today
to
offer
some
words
for
informed
thought,
beginning
with
McCormick
field
for
more
than
just
a
place
for
a
game,
but
a
century-old
platform
for
American
celebration
and
opportunity
to
broadcast
Community
awareness.
The
game
is
an
expression
of
American
Science
through
talented
American
athletes
win.
Today,
95
percent
of
American
Youth
are
unable
to
meet
basic
military
Fitness
standards.
N
40
million
dollars
seems
like
a
small
investment,
especially
for
a
place
of
community
Gathering,
celebrating
the
great
the
Great
American
way
of
life
that
American
way
of
life
thanks
to
Veterans,
like
Charles
George,
whom
the
VA
is
named
in
honor
of
of
silly
to
brings
over
400
million
dollars
a
year.
In
addition
to
the
nearly
18
000
veterans
in
Malcolm
County,
bringing
additional
247
million
dollars
of
va
expenditure
for
every
one,
Federal
dollar
1.71
cents
is
contributed
into
the
local
economy.
N
With
that
I
say:
you're
welcome,
oh,
but
there
was
a
far
greater
price
paid
embedded
in
the
city
of
Asheville's
history,
a
history
of
four
Navy
vessels
named
after
it
the
first
one
commissioned
in
1920.
task
with
Patrol
in
Chinese
Waters.
Following
the
Japanese
attack
in
Pearl
Harbor,
the
USS
Asheville
was
destroyed.
No
survivors.
N
The
price
was
paid
on
September
1942
at
the
Asheville
City
Auditorium
160
men
joined
the
Navy
to
replace
those
that
crew.
The
second
USS
Asheville
escorted
convoys.
The
third
USS
Asheville
supported
during
Vietnam
conflict.
The
fourth
USS
Asheville
acted
today
and
serves
as
a
memorial
of
those
men
lost
to
see.
Well,
there
was
a
price
price
paid
and
a
promise
made
I
encourage
the
city
to
uphold
the
promises
made
to
those
that
carry
the
burdens
for
defending
the
American
way
of
life.
N
Pass
a
resolution
today
supporting
the
expansion
of
tax
exemption
for
veterans
past
the
resolution
today
supporting
tax
exemption
for
emergency
responders
past
the
resolution
today
supporting
North
Carolina
House
Bill
139
write
a
check
today
to
the
Charles
George
VA
Medical
Center,
to
help
programs
not
supported
through
federal
spending.
The
DAV,
American
Legion
and
the
VFW
have
been
a
means
of
support
for
America's
Heroes
for
over
100
years
will
continue
to
do
so.
For
many
generations,
the
disabled,
American
veterans
are
dedicated,
dedicated
to
a
single
purpose,
empowering
veterans
to
lead
high
quality
lives
with
respecting
dignity.
N
We
accomplish
this
by
ensuring
that
veterans
and
their
families
can
access
the
full
range
of
benefits
available
to
them.
Fighting
for
the
interests
of
America's,
injured,
Heroes
on
Capitol
Hill
and
educating
the
public
about
the
great
sacrifices
and
needs
of
veterans
transitioning
back
to
civilian
life.
We
can
be
reached
at
dav14.org
or
by
calling
828-367-0037
I
appreciate
the
time
and
yield
back.
O
Okay,
so
I'm
also
with
the
Asheville
Coalition
for
Public
Safety,
which
I
know
all
of
you
are
very
familiar
with
up
at
this
point
in
time.
We've
done
a
lot
of
work.
We
have
begged
appealed,
pleaded
cajoled
implored
solicited
for
you
to
take
action
to
make
Asheville
safer,
we've
been
doing
it
for
months.
O
We've
provided
research
and
data
to
all
of
you
in
making
the
case
for
building
up
the
Asheville
Police
Department.
Before
the
horrific
incident
of
George
Floyd,
we
had
250
officers
post
George
Floyd.
We
now
have
173
active
officers
with
only
143
available
for
solo
Patrol
in
patrol
cars,
which
puts
us
down
40
percent.
O
I,
don't
know
if
any
of
you
have
read
it.
One
of
the
highlights
that
I
saw
was
that
the
employees
of
Bouchon
downtown
only
leave
their
employee
at
night
with
a
gun
or
a
knife.
That's
how
afraid
they
are
for
their
personal
safety,
Merchants
downtown,
describe
it
as
being
descending
into
squalor
and
lawlessness.
Under
all
of
your
watches.
O
O
A
O
To
direct
my
comments
to
the
entire
room
into
the
entire
Council,
you
want
to
spend
thousands
of
dollars
for
a
new
bathroom
when
we
have
a
police
force
that
is
down
40
percent.
We
have
crime,
that's
on
the
rise
here.
It's
totally
incongruent
there
doesn't
make
any
sense.
I
want
to
thank
Sage
Turner
for
having
the
wherewithal
to
be
on
the
positive
side
of
this,
and
and
somebody
on
this
Council
should
call
for
Deborah's
contract.
A
Sir,
please,
okay,
thank
you
folks
for
folks
who
are
speaking.
Please
restrain
yourself.
Don't
point
at
us.
Just
make
your
comments
to
us.
These
are
policy
issues.
This
is
a
policy
making
body
the
manager
and
the
rest
of
these
folks
serve
the
manager
and
the
clerk
and
the
attorney
serve
at
our
pleasure.
So
there
are
cities
that
don't
allow
public
comment
to
say
someone's
name.
We
haven't
gone
that
far
but
you're
making
me
consider
whether
or
not
we
need
to
impose
that
rule.
A
So
with
that
in
mind,
the
next
person
signed
up
to
speak,
and
that
is
because
what
has
happened
to
public
comment
in
America
today
and
it's
not
in
a
good
place.
So
let's
try
to
restore
some
civility
to
this.
We
are
trying
to
hear
your
input
because
we
are
working
on
a
multi-month
process
of
adopting
a
budget
which
won't
happen
until
later
in
June
Joyce
ridgy
is
the
next
person
signed
up
to
speak.
Q
We
decided
to
retire
here,
build
a
house
and
stay
here.
I
work
in
a
boutique
downtown
on
Lexington,
and
my
husband
asked
me
to
join
this
Coalition
and
I
was
like
I'm,
not
joining
Coalition
I
don't
want
to
get
involved
and
he
and
he
said
well,
you're
downtown.
You
know.
If
something
happens
to
you,
don't
complain
to
me
well,
one
day
when
I
went
to
work
at
10
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
I
was
in
the
alley
getting
out
of
my
car,
that
was
against
a
brick
wall.
Q
A
homeless
person
came
up
to
me
and
cornered
me.
Here's
the
car,
here's
the
wall
and
cornered
me
and
said
Miss
I
need
some
money.
Can
you
give
me
some
money?
I
gave
him
money
just
to
get
away.
Then
this
was
last
year
when
he
asked
me
to
join
in
January.
This
happened
with
the
homeless
person.
Coming
up
to
me,
then
my
book,
when
I
work
in
the
store,
I
work
alone
or
my
boss
works
alone.
Most
of
the
stores
have
one
person
in
it.
You
keep
the
door
open.
Everybody
says
hello.
Q
This
gentleman
came
into
the
store
when
my
boss
was
talking
to
customers
and
said
you
have
any
work
for
me
and
she
said
no
I'm,
sorry,
I,
don't
it's
a
quiet
time
of
the
year,
a
half
an
hour
later
she
went
in
the
back
to
go
to
the
bathroom.
He
came
into
the
store,
went
behind
the
counter
reached
for
her
bag
and
stole
the
money
back
she's,
a
single
mother
with
the
child.
She
stole
700
for
her.
He
stole
jewelry
and
I'm
afraid
to
go
to
work.
Q
Q
Have
my
bear
spray
and
I've
never
done
anything
like
that,
but
I
I
don't
want
to
feel
unsafe
and
I
lived
in
New
York
City
for
33
years,
I,
never
not
felt
safe
during
the
day
or
walking
around,
because
there
was
always
police
around
and
I'm,
not
saying
there
are
thugs
in
the
police.
There's
thugs
in
the
government.
There's
thugs
there's,
but
there's
mostly
good
people,
and
if
it's
your
son
or
daughter,
that's
going
out
every
day
to
put
their
life
on
the
line.
E
Greeting
city
council,
first
off,
thank
you
all
for
your
service.
I,
don't
plan
to
yell
at
you,
I'm
the
co-chair
for
the
Asheville
Coalition
for
Public
Safety
I
didn't
actually
prepare
anything
because
I
didn't
think.
I
was
going
to
be
able
to
make
this
meeting
in
time,
but
our
core
mission
of
our
group
right
now
is
supporting
the
Asheville
Police
Department
and
we're
advocating
for
them
to
have
more
of
a
significant
increase
in
their
salaries,
analyzing
their
benefits
after
30
years
of
service.
E
What
that
means,
and
really
looking
at
cities,
nearby,
Asheville
Hendersonville,
Greenville
other
Metro
areas
and
finding
out
what
they're
paying
their
police
departments
you
all
have
heard
enough
of
how
expensive
it
is
to
live
in
Asheville
and
if
we're
to
get
the
42
percent
or
40
percent.
That
number
keeps
fluctuating
hired
back.
It
seems
like
that's
a
number
one
way
to
hire
back.
Our
Police
Department
is
to
to
give
a
good
increase.
E
My
husband
owns
a
business
where
he
knows
a
lot
of
the
downtown
business
owners
personally
he's
leased
to
many
of
them
for
over
20
years
he
had
a
business
across
the
street
from
a
Hope
on
Ann
Street
for
20
years
he's
seen.
The
ups
and
downs
of
the
downtown
I
grew
up
here.
I've
seen
it
I've
seen
the
city
when
it
was
boarded
up.
When
I
was
a
kid
I've
lived
in
major
cities,
I've
lived
in
Baltimore,
Seattle,
New,
York,
City
I
have
not
quite
witnessed
the
I
guess.
E
The
density
of
houseless
people
we're
seeing
downtown
you
know,
except
for
the
last
year
and
a
half
I
would
say
so.
You
know
I
know
you
guys
have
a
really
big
planning
session
coming
up.
I
know
you
guys
have
a
lot
to
think
about
the
police
department's.
Just
one
of
many
departments
you
guys
have
to
to
weigh
out
but
I'd
say
right
now.
From
my
perspective,
it's
a
priority.
One
other
thing:
I
just
wanted
to
say
was
that
our
group
submitted
a
follow-up
to
the
National
Alliance
to
end
homelessness
meetings.
E
Five
or
six
of
our
people
attended
it.
We
really
worked
hard
to
confer
and
send
that
follow-up
report
to
you,
and
so
hopefully,
maybe
one
of
you
all
could
send
back
to
Carol
Dermot
who
supported
it
and
put
that
together
for
all
of
us.
That
would
be
great
if
you
guys
could
respond
to
that.
That's
it!
Thank
you
for
your
service.
Thank
you.
A
No
erase
that,
okay
sure
all
right,
Grace
Baron.
H
Hi
again
so
I
appreciate
you
all
extending
the
deadline
for
the
survey.
I,
don't
know
if
that
comes
out
of
the
work
from
The
Gap
AVL
report
that
they
were
concerned
that
this
way
of
collecting
data
about
this
is
going
to
be
skewed.
I'm
reminded
of
Mr
Burke's
statistics
class
at
Asheville
High,
which
actually
comes
really
in
handy
at
City
Council
meetings.
The
last
time
it
was
because
the
police
made
up
fake
crime
data,
but
this
time
it
applies
in
something
called
self-selection
bias.
H
The
way
that
we're
doing
this
process
is
going
to
attract
very
specific
people
if
we
don't
have
total,
or
at
least
80
percent
participation
from
City
residents,
we're
not
going
to
get
a
true
picture
of
how
people
feel
in
the
community
and
those
are
the
most
privileged
are
going
to
have
the
time
to
organize.
There
are
people
in
the
city
who
are
really
just
struggling
to
survive,
so
they
may
not
be
able
to
come
to
a
four
o'clock
city
council
meeting
or
or
fill
out.
H
The
survey
which
I
would
also
like
to
address
one
of
the
questions
that
Community
safety
and
emergency
response
and
had
us
rate
that
well
I'm
very
concerned
about
Public
Safety
I,
have
consistently
been
concerned
about
Public
Safety.
My
concern
about
answering
this
question
is
that
I'm
worried
that
when
you
all
say
community
safety,
you
mean
more
police
and
Community.
Safety
does
not
mean
more
police
to
me
and
it
doesn't
mean
more
police
to
many
people
in
our
community.
H
We
have
you
know
this
40
percent,
as
these
other
folks
have
pointed
out,
we're
down
40
percent
of
our
Police
Department
10
years.
It's
before
we
can
fill
it
back
up
and
and
are
we
going
to
fund
the
police
department
at
a
full
rate
again
what
where's
the
extra
money?
What's
going
on
with
that?
We
don't
even
have
transparency
in
the
budget
to
know
where
these
extra
funds
are
from
those
40
of
missing
officers.
H
I
I
do
want
to
prioritize
safety,
and
so
I
would
suggest
that
we
address
root,
causes
of
harm
so
I.
Then
we
can
take
those
that
money
and
funnel
it
into
something
else.
According
to
the
John
Jay
research,
Advisory
Group
on
preventing
and
reducing
Community
violence
quote
Community.
H
Violence
is
more
prevalent
in
neighborhoods,
where
residents
face
severe
and
chronic
Financial
stress,
as
outlined
in
the
recommendations
of
the
covid-19
policing,
Project's
latest
report,
investment
of
funds
and
direct
support
and
community-based
safety
strategies
towards
adjust
recovery
instead
of
doubling
down
on
policing,
is
more
likely
to
produce
lasting
Public.
Safety
I
want
to
name
five
evidence-based
strategies
to
stop
violence
in
our
community
and
we
can
improve
the
physical
environment.
This
is
also
from
that
same
report.
We
can
strengthen
anti-violence
norms
and
peer
relationships.
H
I
know
there's
been
discussion
of
a
violence,
interactive
program
which
I
think
would
be
excellent,
engage
and
support
our
youth.
This
one
seems
like
especially
important
to
me
personally
and
yeah,
because
our
our
kids
are
in
trouble
right
now
for
sure
decriminalization
and
treatment
and
mitigating
Financial
stress
thank.
A
You
Vicki
meath.
R
Hello,
Council,
I'm,
Vicky,
meath
I
live
in
West,
Asheville
and
I
am
the
executive
director
of
just
economics.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
providing
an
opportunity.
This
is
really
a
historic
thing
for
Asheville
to
provide
opportunities
for
the
citizens
to
weigh
in
on
the
budget.
As
you
you
know,
even
before
your
retreat
I
really
appreciate
that
so
I'm
here
to
weigh
in
on
a
couple
of
priorities
for
just
economics
as
you
approach
the
budget,
the
first
of
which
is
living
wages.
R
Just
economics
is
a
long
time
living
wage
organization.
We
actually
lead
the
national
network
of
living
wage
certification
programs
across
the
country.
Tomorrow
we
are
about
to
announce
tomorrow
we
will
announce
our
new
living
wage
rate
for
2023
and
some
updates
to
our
program.
Our
living
wage
rate
is
based
on
the
idea
that
someone
could
afford
a
one-bedroom
apartment
somewhere
in
the
Asheville
metro
area
and
in
2023.
That
number
is
20
and
10
cents
an
hour
again
we'll
be
announcing
some
changes
to
our
program
and
that
update
tomorrow.
R
A
R
R
R
Additionally,
just
economics
and
our
butter
buses
together
group
has
long
time
advocated
for
some
some
changes
that
were
in
the
current
master
plan
and
two
budget
Cycles
ago
you
all
funded
evening
service
hours
and
increased
frequency
to
South,
Asheville
and
and
as
much
as
I
have
some
high
hopes
for
what
could
happen
with
a
study
with
the
county.
I
think
that
these
changes
cannot
wait
until
that.
R
That
study
is
completed
and
there's
some
recommendations
there,
so
we're
out
at
the
transit
center
all
of
the
time
talking
to
Transit
Riders,
and
we
consistently
hear
those
same
needs.
R
I,
just
real
quick,
I
I
live
in
West
Asheville
and
my
car
broke
down
this
winter
and
I
was
using
the
bus
and
I
have
six
buses.
I
can
take
in
an
hour
and
I
would
love
for
my
South
Asheville
neighbors
to
be
able
to
have
some
of
the
same
opportunities
that
make
the
bus
such
an
accessible
Transportation
source.
So
I
would
ask
that
you
consider
funding
those
two
improvements,
as
well
as
the
transit
study.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
And
Vicki,
if
you
could
follow
that
up
with
an
email
with
that,
that
would
be
great.
So
the
next
person
signed
up
to
speak
is
David
Rogers.
S
S
Policing
is
one
of
the
core
things
that
we
rely
on
you
to
fund
like
police
and
fire
are
important
to
the
citizens
of
Asheville,
and
if
it's
not
important
to
you,
hopefully
you'll
do
it
for
the
tourists
the
tourists
aren't
going
to
come
here.
If
we
don't
have
good
policing
and
that's
the
backbone
of
Asheville
right
now,
is
tourism
dollars?
S
I
really
hope
that
you
will
fund
them.
If
you
don't
support
them,
we're
not
going
to
have
good
police
and
I've
been
reading
more
and
more
about
this
as
good
police
leave.
We
have
to
hire
new
police
and
they're,
not
as
experienced
as
the
others,
so
you'll
have
lesser
policing.
You'll
have
more
first-year
policemen
versus
a
10-year
police
person.
S
I
hope
that
you
would
consider
taking
a
Ride,
Along
you'll
see
firsthand
what
it's
like
to
be
out.
There
talk
with
the
police
chief
about
setting
up
the
best
time
to
do
that.
I
was
really
perturbed
hearing
that
one
of
you
at
least
one
of
you-
did
not
support
the
police
with
bulletproof
vests
I
urge
you
to
complete
completely
support
them.
Bulletproof
vests
are
necessary.
If
you
go
on
a
ride
along
you'll
probably
want
to
bulletproof
vest.
Maybe
a
helmet
I
don't
know
again.
Please
support
the
police.
S
They
need
your
full
support.
Now,
maybe
increase
the
amount
that
you're
paying
the
current
police.
It's
unacceptable
to
us
as
Citizens
here
to
not
have
full
policing.
As
you
look
at
your
data,
going
forward,
I've
learned
that
we're
doing
self-reporting
the
police
can't
even
do
full
reporting.
So
your
data
is
going
to
be
skewed
in
the
wrong
way
like
it's
self-reported.
So
less
people
are
reporting
crimes,
so
you're
going
to
think
there's
less
crime.
It's
not
the
fact.
There
are
less
people.
The
police
aren't
collecting
the
reports.
It's
self-reported.
S
So
that's
because
they
don't
have
the
staff
to
do
it
because
they're
they
don't
they're
understaffed
I
didn't
really
prepare
a
full
speech
here.
I
would
be
more
articulate,
I
guess,
but
I
just
want
to
keep
re-emphasizing.
You
guys
need
to
fully
support
this
more
than
you
do.
Affordable
housing
I'm
here
that
every
week
in
the
Asheville
citizen
times,
where
is
your
support
for
the
police?
S
T
Yeah
good
evening,
everyone
great
to
see
all
of
you
and
your
smiles
I'll
make
it
short
and
sweet.
T
T
You
know
we
don't
care,
we
don't
care
if
you
have
transportation
to
doctor's
appointments,
whatever
the
case
may
be,
and
just
keep
the
promise.
Okay,
because
it's
very
important
and
when
I
saw
the
bicycle
Lanes
I
was
like
I,
don't
want
to
help.
So
that's
a
special
group
that
is
getting
that
done
and
because
of
that
disabled
veterans
getting
off
the
buses
have
to
stop
nigh
of
the
sidewalk.
T
You
know
disabled
veterans,
people
with
canes
people
with
disabilities
period,
so
that
doesn't
that's
that's
not
safety
and
that's
another
one
of
my
things
is
safety,
but
the
main
one
is
the
budget
and
I
appreciate
that
that's
on
the
table
this
year,
as
long
as
I've
been
in
Asheville,
it's
not
been
done
like
this,
so
that's
very
exciting
and
just
wish
that
put
money
in
there
for
the
people
that
work
in
all
these
places
downtown
the
restaurants
and
everything,
because
if
certain
people
disappear,
they
decided
to
leave
Asheville
because
of
everything
that's
going
on,
it's
not
getting
done,
it
will
be
a
ghost
town
and
there
will
be
no
tourist
here
at
all.
A
That
concludes
the
public
comment
of
for
folks
who
signed
up
to
speak
under
a
public
comment
for
the
fiscal
year
2023
budget
but
and,
of
course,
at
any
of
our
meetings.
Anyone
can
speak
under
public
comment
about
the
budget
if
they
wish
to,
and
we,
as
mentioned
already,
we
have
opportunities
for
input
around
the
budget.
For
for
those
of
you
who
came
here
tonight.
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
will
be
going
into
our
Retreat
Thursday
and
Friday
to
set
our
priorities,
and
so
it's
helpful
to
have
this
discussion
before
I
mean.
F
Just
a
confirmation
Deborah
you
mentioned
that
we're
going
to
be
extending
the
online
survey.
Can
you
confirm
the
date?
Is
it
now
the
10th
you.
F
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment
just
to
say
thank
you
after
eight
years
of
budget
advocacy
with
some
of
the
people
that
are
in
this
room,
one
of
the
big
things
that
we've
asked
for
is
instead
of
doing
the
input
last
when
we
can't
really
do
a
lot
to
change
the
budget.
That
leaves
us
feeling
like
the
input,
doesn't
matter
because
there's
nothing.
We
can
really
do
at
that
late
hour.
So
thank
you
for
being
willing
to
move
the
input
forward
and
to
try
new
tools
like
the
survey.
F
We
spent
a
lot
of
Staff
time
to
translate
it
into
Spanish
and
Russian
and
Ukrainian,
but
you
had
to
speak
English
in
order
to
find
it,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
that
on
Thursday
we
talked
about
how
can
we
Elevate
that
work
at
the
front
of
the
city's
website
and
immediately
saw
there
was
a
banner
at
the
top
that
it
just
seems
more
inviting
when
we
set
that
intention.
So
I
wanted
to
appreciate
that,
and
also
you
mentioned
for
printed
materials
to
distribute
I
heard.
F
You
say
the
community
members
can
call
the
community
engagement
manager,
Christina
Israel,
now
I
looked
up,
Community
engagement
manager,
Asheville
on
Google
and
at
the
staff's
page
that
has
Christina's
email
there,
which
is
neighborhoods
at
ashlandc.gov.
It
has
the
number
828-712-4229
you
don't
have
to
remember
that
just
Community
engagement,
neighborhoods,
Asheville
search.
It
goes
right
to
that
site
or
you
can
look
at
the
city's
website
to
do
the
survey.
So
thank
you
for
stepping
into
those
creative
spaces
and
looking
at
what's
possible
and
moving
Us
in
some
new
directions.
Thank.
A
Well,
and
just
one
point
of
clarification:
this
isn't
the
first
time
we've
done
early
input.
We
actually
did
a
year
where
we
did
a
road
show
and
we
went
around
the
town
and
made
presentations
and
got
public
input,
but
we,
but
but
we
haven't
done
it
this
way.
So
this
we
and
I
mean
honestly.
What
happens?
Is
you
get
a
big
turnout
at
the
first
one,
and
then
you
don't
at
the
subsequent
one.
So
this
may
be
a
more
effective
way
to
do
it,
plus
the
online
survey.
A
U
Thank
you
all
Bill.
U
Thanks
for
allowing
me
to
speak,
it's
an
off
agenda
topic.
I
was
misinformed
about
what
was
going
on
tonight,
but
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
developmental,
the
development
plan
and
infrastructure,
rollout
5G
in
particular.
U
I
the
the
plan
says
to
implement
it.
They
would
be
the
the
planners
would
be
implementing
local
resources
and
resources
of
businesses
and
I.
My
fear
is
that
I
can
see
too
easily
that
somebody
like
Verizon
will
come
in
and
say:
I've
got
a
deal
for
you,
that's
just
too
good
to
resist
and
5G,
rather
than
fiber
optic
cable
gets
rolled
out
to
all
communities,
including
our
our
own,
where
there's
going
to
be
a
transmitter,
a
stone,
throw
away
from
all
of
our
houses,
putting
out
bursts
of.
E
U
That
will
go
through
every
cell
in
our
body
day
and
night,
24
7,
when
we're
sleeping
bursts
of
energy
going
through
when
we're
working
in
the
yard
same
deal
as
a
as
a
physician,
I
I
can
see
that
the
problems
are.
U
You
might
ask,
why
do
I
care
about
this,
and
it's
the
fact
that
our
bodies
are
its
engine
is
electromechanical
just
the
way
the
5G
is
and
and
take,
for
instance,
a
hormone
or
an
enzyme
they
hook
to
their
receptor,
magnetically
and,
and
then
the
enzyme
system
produces
whatever
it's
going,
to
produce
insulin,
brain
transmitters
and
and
as
a
result,
if
we're
in
competition
with
these
5G
impulses
that
are
going
through
our
bodies,
that's
abnormal
we've!
U
A
V
Flowers
and
roses
this
time,
but
I
do
have
a
small
math
and
history
lesson.
Hopefully
the
tech
guy
has
this
on
for
the
viewers
at
home,
so
three-fifths
I'm
sure
that
you're
familiar
with
the
number
and
the
phrase
it
kind
of
has
a
dark
resonance
in
history.
Of
course,
I
am
referring
to
the
Three-Fifths
Compromise,
which
basically
enumerated
black
people
is
less
than
human.
That
group
in
the
1800s-
and
this
is
just
a
different
way
of
looking
at
the
same
math-
that
I
brought
you
last
week.
V
So
for
the
third
first,
four
years
of
the
Asheville
city
council,
there
were
nine
members
on
Council
and
the
next
88
years
there
were
36,
so
652
I
think
my
last
presentation
said:
653,
total
years
of
service
by
council
members
for
this
government,
governmental
body,
652,
total
years
of
service
by
Asheville,
City,
Council,
Members,
then,
and
only
56
total
years
by
black
citizens
turned
out
to
be
a
total
of
8.6
percent
black
representation
on
each
city
council
every
year.
V
Hopefully
that
makes
a
sense
I
guess
it
can
be
a
little
bit
confusing
and
if
we
take
the
average
number
of
City
Council
seats,
because
there
are
nine
for
the
first
four
years,
there's
been
7.9
city
council
members
on
this
body,
so
each
person
each
seat
represents
historically
14.1
percent,
I'm
sure
you're
all
familiar
with
the
14.29
that
you
currently
hold
as
a
one
representative.
So
if
you
take
8.46
and
figure
out
the
percentage
thereof,
we
subtract
the
years
of
service
from
2022
and
2020
back
to
2021.
V
What
we'll
find
is
that
we
had
8.2
percent
representation
on
city
council.
What
all
of
this
really
means
is
that
sometime
in
19
or
in
2022
during
the
service
of
councilwoman,
Smith,
Mosley
and
Kilgore,
the
representation
black
representation
on
city
council
finally
reached
three-fifths
of
a
person
here
on
city
council.
That
is
our
history
with
this
body.
It's
just
another
way
of
bringing
it
to
you,
and
so
you
know
congratulations
to
that.
V
I'm
kind
of
a
three-fifth
glass,
full
kind
of
person,
I'm
optimistic
that
this
historic
Council
will
be
able
to
do
some
historic
things
and
and
change
the
way
that
we
do
things
here
in
Asheville.
So
thanks
and
thank
you
for
your
strength
tonight
and
I'm
sorry
for
having
yelled
at
you
in
the
future
and
you're
you're
right
about
public
discourse.
So.
W
W
You
have
no
competition
and
I
stand
before
you
today
to
make
one
simple
ask,
and
that
is
to
prioritize
the
Asheville
Water
infrastructure,
above
whatever
your
Baseline
is
into
the
budget,
incorporate
the
Public
Health
crisis,
your
customers
endured
over
the
holidays
into
your
planning
and
into
your
budget.
I.
Don't
want
my
criticism
to
be
cast
towards
the
hard-working
folks
who
keep
our
systems
in
operation.
I
know
firsthand
how
hard
the
plant
operators
the
utility
employees
work,
because
my
day
job
is
to
design
and
consult
and
install
water
and
wastewater
infrastructure
exclusively
for
municipalities.
W
Thank
you.
I
think.
We
need
to
incorporate
the
fact
that
our
system
went
offline
and
I
know
for
a
fact.
Nobody
wants
our
systems
to
go
offline.
You
don't
want
it,
I,
don't
want
it.
Nobody
who
works
in
the
system
wants
it,
but
it
happens
and
how
you
plan
for
any
given
crisis
has
direct
consequences
on
the
public
at
large
and
I'll
use
myself
as
an
example,
my
husband
and
I
own,
an
auto
repair
shop
over
on
Sweeten
Creek
Road.
W
W
My
first
consideration
when
designing
a
water
treatment
system
is
to
protect
Public
Health
when
the
water
went
down
on
the
South
Side.
The
first
thing,
I
thought
of
was
the
hospital
and
the
assisted
living
facilities
on
Sweden,
Creek,
Road
and
I'll.
Add
that
I
also
don't
think
that
anybody
receiving
in-home
hospice
care
for
terminal
illness
should
have
to
go
a
week
without
water.
That
is
a
Public
Health
crisis.
W
I
urge
you
to
maintain
a
heightened
level
of
awareness
of
the
Public
Health
crisis
that
those
without
water
faced
over
the
holidays.
As
you
plan
for
your
next
fiscal
year,
I
do
not
envy
the
seat
that
you're
in
in
any
way
shape
or
form
when
it
comes
to
this
issue,
because
I
know
that
you
all
have
inherited
a
complicated
problem
and
part
of
which
has
to
do
with
the
history,
a
long-standing
history
with
the
water
departments,
funds
have
been
used
to
offset
debts,
which
means
maintenance
behind
schedule
and
on
a
good
day.
W
Water
infrastructure
for
most
municipalities
is
behind
schedule,
because
it's
out
of
sight,
it's
out
of
mind
it's
expensive.
It's
difficult
to
install
catching
the
system
up
to
the
unprecedented
growth
that
we've
seen
over
the
last
decade
should
be
a
top
priority.
We
have
undersized
lines
in
every
direction
which
stunts
economic
potential
for
small
and
medium-sized
businesses
and
it
underserves
the
residents
who
are
already
tied
to
our
system.
W
The
state
of
North
Carolina
is
on
the
verge
of
prioritizing
State
funding
for
removing
lead-based
pipes
from
the
ground.
Have
your
Grant,
Riders
and
Engineers
ready
to
capitalize
in
the
competitive
capacity
for
the
funding
as
politicians
I'll
end
quickly,
I
know
it's
easy
to
get
caught
up
in
projects
that
are
visible.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Sorry,
no,
it's,
okay.
We
need.
A
Okay,
cancel.
That
concludes
our
general
public
comment
and
we
don't
have
a
closed
session.
I,
don't
think
and
I
know.
Most
of
us
are
trying
to
get
we're
going
to
be
heading
over
to
here.
Speaker,
Ian,
C
Asheville.
So
with
that
we
are
adjourned.