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January 28, 2020
Asheville City Council Meeting
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A
A
D
A
E
I
just
wanted
to
call
out
one
thing
just
really
quickly
here
on
the
consent
agenda.
One
of
the
things
that
we're
gonna
be
doing
here,
which
is
item
I,
is
a
resolution
to
authorize
the
city
manager
can
iterate
through
the
inspection
agreement
with
the
d-o-t.
You
know,
basically
to
be
able
to
connect
a
neighborhood
and
in
south
Asheville
reinforce
community
to
a
lot
of
the
amenities
down
there.
Several
schools
Biltmore
park
right
now.
F
E
Also,
a
problem
as
it
relates
to
you
know
to
the
pollution
and
then
all
that
that
you've
got
to
do
with
with
cars.
So
it's
a
great
thing,
I'm
very
happy
for
it.
This
is
a
an
inspection
agreement.
The
idea
is
I
think
for
the
city
to
work
with
NCDOT
to
get
some
signalization
over
there,
so
that
we
can
have
a
safe
sidewalk
crossing
and
the
construction,
as
it
says
in
the
background,
is
scheduled
to
begin
in
spring
2020.
So
this
is
a
bond
project.
I
thank
the
city
for
moving
on
this
and
I
know.
A
G
Evening,
mayor
council,
those
of
you
in
the
audience
and
watching
online
over
the
last
several
council
business
meetings
as
part
of
my
manager's
report,
staff
and
I
have
been
sharing
information
on
key
projects
and
for
the
last
two
meetings
we
have
been
updating
you
on
council
priorities
that
you
identified
at
your
retreat
the
last
year
I'm
going
to
ask
David
if
he
would
come
up.
If
you
can
just
talk
change
this
slide
for
me
until
I
actually
call
on
you
to
present
this
so
this
evening.
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If
you
can
go
to
the
second
slide,
that'd
be
great.
So
this
evening
we
will
focus
our
report
on
your
key
theme
of
becoming
a
financially
resilient
city.
Investing
needed
resources
to
address
maintenance,
new
construction
and
operational
needs
I'm,
going
to
provide
an
update
on
some
of
the
capital
projects,
with
an
emphasis
on
progress
being
made
on
the
general
obligation
bond
initiatives.
G
I
will
then
transition
to
David
Melton.
Who
will
update
you
on
our
efforts
related
to
water,
maintenance
and
investments.
The
next
slide,
please,
as
you
may
recall,
the
geo
bonds
were
approved
for
funds
to
be
spent,
principally
in
three
areas:
transportation,
Housing
and
Parks,
and
this
list
is
an
example
of
some
of
the
categories
of
projects
that
actually
have
been
included.
In
terms
of
this
general
list,
we've
done
a
number
of
playgrounds,
outdoor
courts,
so
traffic
calming
bus,
shelters-
and
you
see
a
couple
of
images
of
those
slide.
G
G
And
you
can
see
those
that
are
in
design,
sidewall
project
streets
and
greenways,
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
the
lists
particularly
on
sidewalk
projects
are
numerous,
so
we
will
be
coming
back
to
Council
in
a
couple
of
months
with
the
number
of
those
projects
to
finalize
some
of
the
construction,
because
that
will
be
the
next
phase
that
we'll
move
to
next
slide.
Please
now,
although
I
spent
a
little
bit
of
time
talking
about
the
general
obligation
bonds,
there
are
a
number
of
other
capital
improvement
program
projects.
G
This
map
literally
represents
a
geographical
distribution
of
where
we
are
investing.
The
blue
dots
are
the
Bund
projects
and
the
red
dots
are
other
capital
improvement
projects,
and
the
purpose
of
this
map
is
really
to
show
you
how
geographically
dispersed
our
investments
are
they're
all
across
the
community.
Next
slide.
H
G
G
It's
on
that
side.
It's
not
on
this
side,
so
this
nifty
tool
that
we
have
is
how
you
can
stay,
updated
and
track
progress
on
our
projects.
We
are
truly
trying
to
and
the
reason
that
this
slide
is
entitled.
Transparency
is,
you
can
keep
abreast
of
and
updated
on
where
the
projects
are,
how
much
money
has
been
spent
where
they
are
in
terms
of
the
construction
process,
whether
they're
in
planning,
whether
they're
in
design
our
are
under
construction?
You
can
go
online
at
our
website
and
to
get
there
it
is
wwh
ONC
gov.
G
You
would
enter
capital
projects
in
the
search
bar,
and
this
will
give
you
again
what
has
been
budgeted,
what
has
been
spent
and
if
a
project
is
in
planning,
design
or
construction
phase,
you
can
also
track
information
by
the
specific
department.
Are
the
specific
project
like
water
infrastructure,
which
is
our
transition
into
David
Melton's
part
of
the
presentation?
I
know
that
there
have
been
a
lot
of
concerns
and
issues
around
our
water,
advisories
and
I
would
like
for
David
to
specifically
talk
one
to
go
ahead
and
get
to
the
next
slide.
G
I
Last-Minute
complaint,
this
time
tonight
as
a
department,
the
water
department
over
the
last
year
and
a
half
has
had
a
lot
of
activities.
Investment
activities
thus
affected
a
lot
larger
portion
of
our
water
system,
which
is
typical
when
you
move
to
the
larger
water
mains
and
the
bigger
infrastructure.
So
we
thought
it
was
time
to
step
back
and
do
some
communication.
I
The
good
news
is,
there
is
a
plan.
The
water
department
has
a
five-year
capital
improvement
plan
that
we
review
and
adjust
as
needed
annually.
The
capital
improvement
plan
is
where
we
incrementally
make
the
investments
out
one
and
water
master
plan
which
has
a
30
year
planning
horizon.
The
department
replaces
an
average
of
20
miles
of
water
lines
annually
through
capital
improvement
projects.
The
capital
investment
ranges
from
ten
to
twelve
million
dollars
annually.
In
addition
to
that,
staff
has
replaced
nearly
four
miles
of
water
lines
through
routine
maintenance
activities.
I
I
We're
comparable
to
most
large
municipalities,
statewide
in
terms
of
system
investment.
We
track
areas
of
need
through
our
GIS
technology,
our
asset
management
program
and
our
master
plan
information.
In
order
to
make
informed
decisions
on
where
to
invest
in
water
system
infrastructure.
The
city
has
been
proactive
as
a
municipality
in
terms
of
investment
and
progress
is
being
made
to
improvements
to
the
water
system,
but
this
this
is
a
balancing
act
in
terms
of
capacity
and
particularly
impacts
to
the
water
system.
I
More
maintenance
projects
can
often
result
in
more
impacts
to
our
customers
through
outages
and
the
potential
for
discolored
water
and
the
water
advisories
we're
unique
in
a
lot
of
ways
because
of
the
bog
topography
we
have
without
with
the
mountains,
and
our
topography
poses
additional
layer
of
maintenance
and
repair
challenges.
Because
of
this
topography,
our
water
system
is
under
much
higher
pressure,
which
leads
to
more
frequent
breaks
for
safety.
This
often
requires
us
to
shut
the
water
off
to
make
repairs
at
other
times.
I
We
have
a
couple
of
samples
here
of
water
projects
that
we
are
in
the
middle
of
or
completed
the
tunnel.
Road
water
line.
Installation
is
a
two
million
dollar
project
that
involved
installation
of
a
30
inch.
Water
main
were
a
24
inch
line
was
in
place.
Now
we
have
dual
lines
in
this
area,
which
is
the
main
artery
to
the
city,
and
they
were
heard
of
enhancement
projects.
We
replaced
approximately
20
miles
of
old
and
aging
water
lines,
and
that
was
completed
in
2019.
I
And
we
move
to
boil
water
advisories
once
the
water
goes
below
a
certain
pressure
and
when
we
have
to
cut
off
water
for
repair,
this
triggers
a
boil
water
advisory
to
the
affected
area,
although
this
is
required
by
the
state.
This
is
something
we
would
do
anyway,
as
best
practice
to
protect
the
health
and
safety
of
our
customers.
I
When
the
city
issues
of
old
water
advisory
notifications
are
required,
we're
constantly
evaluating
and
ingesting
how
and
when
we
notify
bottom
line,
Public
Safety
and
the
importance
of
notification,
particularly
keeping
in
mind
our
vulnerable
populations,
such
as
daycare,
residential
nursing
facilities,
is
paramount
in
these
decisions.
So
who
gets
an
alert?
The
person's
name,
who
is
on
the
combined
utility
bill
automatically,
is
enrolled
from
water
list,
but
it's
only
water
lowers
people
in
businesses
listed
in
white
and
yellow
pages
are
automatically
enrolled.
I
People
in
businesses
who
register
online
or
through
the
t11
system,
choose
general
emergency
notifications
and
or
water
notifications,
and
they
can
choose
the
method
they
receive
them.
You
can
receive
by
phone
call,
email
or
text
or
all
through
and
as
always,
we
encourage
everybody
to
sign
up
for
these
alerts,
so
they
can
stay
informed.
I
Water
visor
is
the
most
common
alert
that
we
put
out
as
water
department.
It
means
contamination
is
possible,
but
not
confirmed.
It
just
means
that
the
possibility
is
there
for
the
contamination
as
caution,
we
recommend
the
customers
vigorously
boil
water
for
at
least
one
minute
before
consumption
or
drink
bottled
water.
I
We'll
have
questions
also
of
how
do
we
know
when
both
water
advisories
have
been
lifted
so
once
test
firms-
and
these
are
laboratory
tests-
confirm-
will
contact
youth
away,
Villa
ler.
You
should
receive
a
lift
alert
through
the
same
method.
You
receive
the
ball
water,
advisory,
alert
phone
text,
email
or
all
advisories
and
lift
advisors
are
posted
on
the
city's
website.
We
have
updated
the
language
on
this
webpage
to
be
clear
or
you
can
call
the
customer
service
number.
Eight
two,
eight
two,
five
one,
eleven
twenty
two
for
information.
I
One
thing
I'm,
particularly
proud
of-
is
we
in
order
to
to
re-educate
our
customers
and
our
and
our
communities
and
to
help
our
restaurants,
Brewers
and
industry
partners
understand
and
manage
more
water
advisories.
The
city
is
already
working
on
a
partnership
with
Vulcan
County
Health
on
bull
water
advisory
education
will
be
doing
outreach
to
help
these
customers
better,
manage
their
businesses
during
boil
water
advisories.
I
D
Can
I
ask
you
a
question
about
that
sure.
I
know
that
during
some
of
these
four
water
advisories
that
we've
had
recently,
people
have
contacted
me
saying
that
they
tried
to
contact
the
Department
of
Health
to
find
out
more
information
and
there
wasn't
anything
on
the
Department
of
Health's
website,
to
which
I
said,
of
course,
not
because
it's
a
city
thing
not
a
can
anything
but
I'm
wondering
if,
in
this
partnership
is
there
a
way
for
the
county's
health
department
to
reflect
the
fact
of
the
existence.
The
boil
water
advisories.
D
I
I
So,
in
closing
we're
being
strategic
tracking
areas
of
vulnerability
through
our
GIS
technology
and
making
informed
decisions
on
where
to
invest
in
our
water
system.
We
understand
the
disruptions
to
the
system
impact
all
customers,
including
our
residents,
and
we
work
to
minimize
those
disruptions
as
much
as
possible.
Effective
management
of
communication
with
our
community
is
important
and
something
we
continue
to
refine.
B
E
Appreciate
for
something
appreciate
the
presentation
zepa,
thank
you
for
having
David
here
to
talk
about
it.
A
lot
of
the
a
lot
of
concerns
people
have
the
city,
and
we
do
is-
is
a
reliability
of
the
system
right
and
so
you've
talked
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
routine
stuff
that
you
all
been
doing.
Can
you
can
you
talk
in
a
little
more
detail
about
what
that
looks?
E
Like
so,
you've
talked
about
some
of
the
voter
saying,
there's
certain
areas
where
you
all
think
there's
vulnerabilities
here
that
you're
gonna
be
focused
on
in
the
plans.
How
do
you
all
monitor
that?
Is
there
sort
of
a
routine
thing?
You
guys
go
every
week,
every
every
little
while
you
know
I'm,
not
an
expert
in
this
area,
but
but
I
think
folks
out
there,
and
up
here
you
know,
need
some
reassurance
that
what's
happening
right
now
is.
Is
you
know
that
we've
got
a
routine
plan
that
folks
are
continuously
monitoring?
E
I
We
have
routine
there's
weekly,
there's
bi-weekly
and
there's
monthly
checks
on
places
that
we're
notable
that
it
something
happened
there
that
that
we
would
be
in
trouble
so
that
that
goes
on
routinely
as
well.
Also
we're
doing
the
risk
and
resilience
study
again,
that's
required
by
the
new
and
I
forgot
to
act
down,
but
it,
but
it's
basically
a
remake
of
the
2001
vulnerability
assessment
that
all
water
systems
and
other
agencies
had
to
do
as
well.
I
This
is
kind
of
the
updated
version
of
that,
so
we're
in
the
middle
of
that
too,
which
will
help
to
hopefully
help
further
point
us
out
where
we
can
get
these
routine
maintenance
checks
where
we're
check
facilities
on
a
regular
basis
and
I
so
far,
everything
lines
up.
Basically
what
we're
already
doing
now
when
it
comes
to
pipes,
that's
a
little
bit
tougher.
I
I
E
Sure
one
of
the
things
we
talked
about
with
some
of
the
difficulties
you
all
had
in
terms
of
kind
of
executing
any
faster
because
of
the
contractors
that
you
need
kind
of
similar
to
what
we're
facing
and
in
other
construction
projects.
For
folks
who
are
saying
you're
not
going
fast
enough,
why
can't
you
do
these
a
little
quicker?
Can
you
give
us
and
the
public
a
little
bit
of
sense,
of
what
you're
running
into
that
area?
Sure.
I
Sure
we
have
some
of
the
pool
is
definitely
with
amount
of
work.
That's
going
on
in
the
county
and
in
the
city
as
well.
The
contractor
pool
is
smaller
than
it
was
for
sure,
but
we're
at
a
point.
Capacity
was,
and
that's
part
of
the
balancing
act
that
I
was
talking
about
is
how
much
we
can
do
and
how
much
of
the
water
system
when
we
affect
and
one
time
and
how
much
stress,
are
we
putting
on
the
system
by
doing
these
projects?
I
E
I
E
H
A
Okay,
we
have
no
public
hearings
for
this
evening.
We
have
a
couple
of
items
of
new
business.
The
first
is
a
resolution
dissolving
the
energy
innovation
task
force
and
establishing
the
Blue
Horizons
Community
Council
for
the
purpose
of
achieving
the
community-wide
renewal
energy
goal
through
the
Blue
Horizons
project.
D
D
This
is
a
really
important
day
for
us
this
this
this
motion
and
this
presentation
represents
the
transition
of
three
years
of
work
being
led
by
the
city,
the
county
and
Duke
Energy
in
the
form
of
our
energy
innovation
task
force
that
this
council
approved
three
years
ago
to
to
a
new
a
new
phase
at
a
new
future
in
the
work,
and
we're
very
excited
about
that.
So
what
this,
what
these
slides
are
gonna
do
is
sort
of.
L
D
Gonna
get
up
and
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
structure.
So
that's
how
this
is
gonna
go.
So
if
you
remember
2016,
when
we
created
the
energy
innovation
task
force,
we
had
two
specific
goals
and
one
of
them
was
to
avoid
or
delay
the
construction
of
the
190
megawatt
peaker
plant
that
that
time
was
scheduled
to
be
built
by
Duke
Energy
in
2023
at
the
lake
Julian
site,
the
second.
So
that
was
the
short-term
goal.
The
second
more
long-term
goal
was
this
transition
to
cleaner,
affordable,
smarter
energy.
D
Future
I
am
well
I'll,
cut
to
the
chase
a
little
bit
or
you
know
weep.
So
we
declared
victory
on
the
short-term
goal
less
than
a
year
ago
and
again,
I
will
I
will
remind
folks
that
this
partnership
is
unique
in
the
country
in
terms
of
local
governments
working
with
a
regulated
monopoly,
and
there
is
not
another
example
anywhere
of
a
regulated
monopoly.
D
Redirecting
resources
away
from
new
fossil
fuel
infrastructure
into
into
other
programs
as
a
result
of
this
kind
of
partnership.
So
that's
that's
a
huge
huge
victory
for
us
and
we
should
embrace
that
next
slide.
Sam.
If
you
will
remember
again,
these
are
the
entities
that
we
pulled
together
as
part
of
the
energy
innovation
task
force.
There
were
environmental
groups,
there
was
a
solar
company,
there
was
the
Chamber
Mission
Hospital
built
or
farms
the
BC
TVA
New
Belgium.
It
was
a
very
diverse
group.
D
I
would
say
there
were
a
couple
of
folks
who
didn't
show
up
very
much,
but
for
the
most
part
these
groups
showed
showed
have
showed
up
regularly
for
the
most
part
at
monthly
meetings.
Over
the
last
three
years,
we
did
switch
to
every
other
month,
I
think
just
last
year
and
we've
just
had
great
participation
from
from
these
folks
and
then
I
will
also
mention
that
there
were
over
the
course
of
these
three
years.
D
There
were
three
at
least
three
different
working
groups
that
came
together
that
involved
members
of
the
task
force,
but
also
anybody
in
the
community
could
join
those
and
those
that's
where
a
lot
of
the
nitty-gritty
work
got
done,
that
that
bubbled
up
to
the
energy
innovation
task
force.
There
is
now
only
one
of
those
that
is
continuing
and
that's
the
the
tech
team.
We
call
it
the
tech
working
group
technology
working
group
and
they
they
they.
D
They
continue
to
do
their
work
and
and
will
continue
to
do
their
work
in
this
new
structure
that
we're
going
to
talk
about,
and
they
are
responsible
for
some
really
great
stuff.
That's
happened
to
keep
going,
so
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
the
eitf
has
done.
As
I
said
before,
we
eliminated
the
need
for
the
peaker
plant,
saving
all
of
us
a
hundred
million
dollars
that
would
have
been
reflected
in
our
rates.
D
We
through
this
in
part
because
of
the
support
shown
by
the
partners
around
the
table
in
the
EIT
F
Duke
Energy
got
to
microgrids
approved
by
the
North
Carolina
Utilities
Commission.
So
this
is
a
combination
of
solar
and
battery
storage.
One
is
it
Mount
Sterling
one
is
in
Hot
Springs.
Those
are
the
first
two
microgrids
in
the
state.
D
D
This
has
the
potential,
if
it,
if,
if
it
moves
from
a
pilot
program
to
a
full-fledged
program
in
the
state,
has
the
potential
to
really
transform
how
low-income
weatherization
works
through
this
program
and
Sam
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
This
is
a
program
through
which
Duke
Energy
would
pay
groups
nonprofits
that
are
doing
low-income
weatherization.
They
would
pay
them,
they
would
reimburse
from
them
for
the
materials
that
they
use.
In
doing
that,
weatherization
is
that
correct?
D
So
what
that
does
is
it
brings
down
the
cost
dramatically
for
the
nonprofit's
that
are
doing
the
work
and
it
allows
them
to
touch
many
many
many
more
homes
than
they
could
if
they
were
having
to
pay
for
all
of
that,
and
that
again
is
because
of
the
work
that
we've
done
in
our
community
on
low-income
weatherization.
The
other
one
is
about
cold
climate
heat
pumps
and
that's
a
technological
thing.
Suffice
it
to
say
we
need
to
have
them.
D
D
D
It
saves
Duke
Energy
and
their
for
us
a
lot
of
money
in
terms
of
reading
meters
and
and
all
of
that
and
Buncombe
County
was
in
line
to
get
ami
I,
don't
know,
maybe
two
or
three
years
from
now
and
because
of
our
partnership,
they
sped
that
deployment
up
here
in
Buncombe
County
also
directly
growing
out
of
this
partnership
is
the
I.
Don't
know
what
we're
calling
it
now.
D
I'm
gonna
call
it
the
Clean
Cities
initiative
for
now
Duke
Energy,
be
again
because
of
the
collaborate,
the
collaborative
nature
of
the
relationship
here
decided
they
wanted
to
try
to
work
with
other
cities
in
North
Carolina,
including
Asheville,
to
help
meet
these
healthy
Cities
meet
their
renewable
energy
goals.
So
we're
not
the
only
city
that
has
adopted
a
renewable
energy
goal:
Charlotte
Raleigh.
Obviously
the
county,
Buncombe,
County
and
Duke
started
realizing.
They
were
going
to
need
to
respond
to
this
somehow
and
get
in
the
game
and
again
to
some
degree
to
their
credit.
D
They
they
pulled
these
cities
together
and
said
we
want
to
help
you
reach
your
goals.
How
can
we
do
that?
And
so
there
is
now
a
statewide
partnership
that
our
staff,
a
sustainability
staff,
participate
in
working
with
Duke
to
figure
out
policies,
programs,
initiatives
that
will
help
cities
reach
their
renewable
energy
goals
and
then
the
last
thing,
one
of
the
last
things,
of
course,
that
we
did
as
the
eitf
was
to
launch
the
Blue
Horizons
project
a
little
about
two
years
ago
to
operationalize
and
and
really
launch
the
community
aspect
of
all
of
this
work.
D
But
again
just
you
know
this.
We
haven't
reported
back
on
this
with
with
great
frequency,
but
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
does
have
the
understanding
that
this
has
been
enormous,
ly
successful.
It
has
gotten
national
attention.
It's
the
National
Conference
of
Mayors
has
done
a
piece
on
it.
D
One
of
the
major
energy
funders
in
the
entire
country
has
done
a
piece
on
it:
brownie
and
a
brownie
Neuman
at
the
county
and
Jason
walls
from
Duke,
Energy
and
I,
frequently
get
calls
to
speak,
usually
regionally,
but
sometimes
nationally,
to
utility
groups
to
groups
of
local
elected
officials.
So
this
is
this.
This
effort
has
really
been
on
the
map,
and
so
I
say
that
just
to
say
well
worth
the
investment
that
we've
made
and
and
thanks
very
much
to
you
all
up
here
for
supporting
it
for
the
last
three
years
so
Sam.
A
M
D
J
Hi
everyone
I'm
similar
akiza's
I'm,
the
executive
director
for
Greenbelt
Alliance
and
with
a
local
nonprofit
tasked
with
and
contracted
with
to
do
the
day-to-day
implementation,
the
Blue
Horizons
project,
and
so
this
is
just
some
of
the
things
that
we've
accomplished
over
the
past
two
years.
We've
significantly
increased
the
participation
in
energy
efficiency
and
peak
demand
programs.
Our
area
is
actually
the
greatest
increase
in
energy
efficiency
activity
and
the
whole
state.
Based
on
information.
We
got
from
Duke
Energy
we've
had
a
big
focus
on
multifamily
energy
efficiency.
J
We've
actually
tripled
the
amount
of
participation
in
those
programs
in
the
area.
We've
weatherized
and
upgraded
over
480
low
income
homes
in
Asheville
and
welcome
County,
says
2016.
We
actually
did
200
last
year,
so
we're
rocking
on
that
one.
We've
created
partnerships
with
Creation,
Care,
Alliance,
waste
reduction
partners,
Q
action
opportunities,
Mountain
housing
opportunities
and
further
energy
efficiency
and
solar
in
churches,
multi-family,
housing,
retirement
communities
and
businesses.
We've
also
received
a
three
hundred
seventy
thousand
dollars
in
grants.
Three
hundred
thousand
of
that
is
for
the
weatherization
for
low-income
families.
J
Seventy
thousand
s
from
the
Community
Foundation
of
West
North
Carolina,
there's
also
been
some
money
from
Duke
Energy
to
do
home,
repairs
and
the
low-income
work
that
Julie
was
mentioning
as
well.
So
there's
been,
you
know
not
only
just
the
city,
support
and
county
support,
but
others
are
also
supporting
this
as
well.
N
I'll
be
most
expedient
on
this,
so
amber
Weaver
Office
of
Sustainability.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
some
time
to
talk
you
through
the
transition
and
what
it
looks
like
as
Julie
was
saying.
This
group
and
the
work
of
the
group
has
really
been
a
leader
in
what's
happening
nationally
and
when
we
were
thinking
about
the
transition
and
the
potential
of
the
transition
and
what
it
could
look
like.
N
We
continued
to
look
and
look
and
contact
our
counterparts
through
the
urban
sustainability
directors,
work,
Network
and
the
Southeast
sustainability
directors
Network,
and
we're
finding
a
lot
of
other
communities
doing
similar
projects
and
working
through
how
how
those
are
structured,
and
so
in
this
particular
scenario.
What
we're
proposing
here
and
what
we'd
like
to
see
is
that
the
energy
innovation
task
force
transition
into
the
Blue
Horizons
project
as
a
nonprofit.
N
That's
going
to
be
supported
through
funders
and
those
are
the
three
main
groups
that
were
originally
identified
in
the
partnership,
the
city
of
the
county,
as
well
as
the
utility,
the
some
of
the
positive
aspects
of
having
this
structure.
This
way
is
for
the
community
to
be
able
to
take
the
lead
on
what
it
is
they'd
like
to
see
in
a
two
that
enables
them
to
help
with
the
second
point
of
the
second
goal
of
the
energy
innovation
task
force,
which
is
to
provide
clean,
renewable
energy
for
Western
North
Carolina.
N
It
kind
of
helps
that
it's
not
going
to
be
as
bureaucratic
and
that
it
doesn't
have
to
follow
all
the
processes.
That
government
follows
so
again
providing
some
flexibility
and
some
fundraising
opportunities,
which
will
definitely
help
with
some
of
the
work
that
we
want
to
be
able
to
do
ooh
in
the
community
and
when
I
say
we
I
mean
the
Blue
Horizons
project
and
the
community
members
of
Asheville
I
won't
go
through
the
long
list
of
membership
just
due
to
time.
But
this
is
some
of
the
partnerships
and
the
members
that
have
been
identified.
N
N
There
will
continue
to
be
a
chair
and
a
vice
chair
and
voting
members
as
well,
and
then
you'll
have
your
non-voting
members,
which
is
City
and
staff
sustainability,
to
kind
of
help
as
resources
similar
to
the
role
that
we
presently
play
with
the
sustainability,
Advisory
Committee
and
then
also
the
working
groups.
The
working
groups
have
been
a
way
for
community
members
to
really
participate
and
get
down
into
the
nitty-gritty
of
what
they'd
like
to
see
come
out
of
the
work
from
energy
innovation
task
force.
N
But
now
the
Blue
Horizons
project,
scope
of
deliverables,
I
won't
go
through
them.
All
I
will
just
kind
of
highlight
some
of
the
things
that
we're
hoping
to
work,
hoping
that
the
Blue
Horizons
project
will
be
working
on
and
that
is
to
support
the
Kenny.
The
city
in
the
county
is
one
hundred
percent
renewable
energy
community-wide
goal,
which
is
important
again
community-led.
We
here
confirm
community
members,
often
on
what
they
would
like
to
see.
This
enables
them
to
do
that.
N
D
So
again,
the
the
two
motions
that
are
in
front
of
us
tonight,
one
is
that
the
first
one
is
just
dissolving
the
eitf
and
establishing
this
or
recognizing
the
creation
of
this
Community
Council.
That's
going
to
really
be
managing
implementation
of
the
community-wide
renewable
energy
goals.
So
that's
the
first
thing
and
then
the
second
thing
is
we
will
be
working
because
again
the
partnership
with
Buncombe,
County
and
Duke
Energy
remains.
We
will
be
working
with
Buncombe
County
to
issue
that
RFP
that
will
solicit
proposals
from
not
area
nonprofits.
That
would
be
interested
in
housing.
D
The
Blue
Horizons
project
going
forward.
It
lives
at
the
green
built
Alliance
now
and
has
since
it
was
created
two
years
ago,
but
we
and
there's
nothing
wrong
with
that
situation.
We
just
thought
that,
for
transparency
purposes,
it
made
sense
to
put
out
an
RFP
and
give
other
organizations
an
opportunity
to
apply
if
they
wanted
to.
So
those
are
the
the
two
actions
for
us.
So.
A
E
E
N
A
N
D
E
A
Any
other
questions:
okay,
okay,
we'll
take
public
comment
on
this
first
question.
If
there's
anyone
wishing
to
comment.
First
of
all,
let
me
just
say
a
couple
of
things:
one
is
Tanika.
Smith
is
out
tonight,
so
I
forgot
to
say
to
the
beginning
of
the
meeting:
that's
where
she
is
tonight.
The
other
is
when,
if
you
want
to
speak
on
on
a
topic,
you'll
just
raise
your
hand
and
I'll
recognize
you.
A
When
you
come
up,
you'll
have
three
minutes
to
speak:
Maggie
will
set
the
timer
and,
and
it
will
go
green
and
then
orange
and
then
red
with
a
buzzer,
and
that
means
stop
hey
Maggie.
Can
we
turn
the
light
off
on
the
and,
if
you'll
state
your
name,
and
we
had
a
new
idea
going
forward
about
speakers.
If
you
tell
us
where
you
live
like
a
feel
of
a
Nashville
or
live
in
Black,
Mountain
or
whatever
the
case
might
be,
so
we
know
where
you
live
all
right.
Anyone
wishing
to
comment
on
the
motion.
P
K
K
K
When
you
look,
when
you
look
up
at
the
child,
I
don't
have
any
idea
what
the
cool
communities
are.
Do
they
mean
cool
as
in
that's
awesome,
do
they
mean
cool?
It
has
in
temperature-wise?
Okay.
So
if
we
don't
get
Asheville
cooled
down
in
the
downtown
and
recapture
the
rainwater
build
a
character
forests,
big
el
electric
else
going
in
buses
cannot
go
through
because
of
the
traffic
and
I
understand.
People
have
to
park
downtown
if
they
work
downtown,
but
all
the
other
big
cities
have
a
train
or
an
L.
K
D
Cool
communities
is
actually
a
program
where,
through
which
groups
of
people
come
together,
sometimes
they
form
it
churches,
sometimes
they
form
in
neighborhoods.
But
it's
it's
groups
of
people
that
come
together
to
work
through
a
cool
communities
workbook
and
at
the
end
of
that
process
you
meet
weekly
or
you
know,
with
some
regularity
and
at
the
end
of
that
process.
The
idea
is
that
you
and
the
others
in
the
group
have
cut
your
energy
use
by
a
pretty
significant
percent.
D
D
Literally
amend
it,
I
want
it.
So
one
of
the
reasons
that
that
one
of
the
reasons
that
we're
eliminating
the
energy
innovation
task,
force
and
and
moving
this
work
to
sort
of
outside
of
government
is
to
create
some
flexibility
and
I.
So
I
want
to
be
clear
that
my
concern
is
that
if
we
are
creating
the
Blue
Horizons
community
council,
then
it
that
becomes
a
creation
of
the
city
and
therefore
bound
by
all
the
same
requirements
that
we're
now
trying
to
relieve
it
from
so.
D
A
C
A
E
B
C
H
A
N
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity
to
speak,
amber
Weaver,
the
office
of
sustainability.
I
wanted
to
offer
a
few
thoughts
on
the
city's
adoption
of
the
climate
emergency
resolution
in
2017,
Mayor
Esther
Mannheimer
reaffirmed
Asheville's
commitment
to
uphold
the
Paris
climate
agreement
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
and
while
world
leaders
have
recognized
the
urgent
need
to
combat
climate
change
by
signing
the
Paris
agreement,
the
city
of
Asheville
recognizes
the
need
for
a
new
strategy
to
address
climate
change.
N
Today,
the
city
Asheville
City
Council
is
the
first
community
in
North
Carolina
to
publicly
declare
a
climate
emergency
supporting
the
efforts
of
the
climate
mobilization
campaign,
the
sunrise
movement
and
extinction
Rebellion.
Without
with
adoption
of
City
Council's
declaration,
Asheville
joins
75.
Other
US
governments
representing
over
25
million
people,
with
a
total
of
1327
global
governments
representing
over
810
million
people
worldwide.
N
Declaring
a
climate
emergency,
is
a
critical
first
step
in
acknowledging
the
systemic
overhaul
needed
to
address
global
warming
through
the
work
of
the
sunrise
movement.
Extinction.
Rebellion
in
the
city's
sustainability
Advisory
Committee
here
are
a
few
highlights
with
a
Nashville's
City
climate
emergency
resolution.
The
city
declares
that
a
climate
and
ecological
emergency
threatens
our
city
region,
state,
nation,
civilization,
humanity
and
the
natural
world.
N
The
city
commits
to
an
equitable
and
just
citywide
mobilization
effort
to
reverse
global
warming
that,
if
met
with
all
necessary
financial
and
regulatory
assistance,
an
authorization
from
state
and
federal
authorities
would
in
citywide
greenhouse
gas
emissions
as
quickly
as
possible.
No
later
than
2030
City
Council
supports
staff
efforts
to
consolidate
the
various
separate
sustainability
goals
and
and
department
initiatives
into
an
updated
climate
justice
plan.
N
The
city
will
incorporate
the
climate
justice
justice
plan
into
the
comprehensive
plan
living
Nashville
and
all
other
plans
as
appropriate
through
the
city's
capital
improvement
plan
and
budget
process.
The
city
will
identify
projects
and
funding
needed
to
fulfill
the
city's
existing
100%,
renewable
and
carbon
reduction
goals
and
address
the
current
climate
and
ecological
emergency
beginning
in
fiscal
year.
21.
The
city
will
consider
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
the
assessment
of
the
CIP
project
request
and
provide
a
sustainability
impact
statement
for
all
new
CIP
projects
included
in
the
adopted
annual
budget.
N
Furthermore,
the
city
will
work
with
businesses,
land
development
and
other
private
sectors
to
identify
and
incentivize
effective
ways
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
meet
the
community-wide
100%
renewable
energy
goal.
I
encourage
all
of
our
community
members
to
read
through
the
climate
emergency
resolution,
there's
a
lot
more
to
it
than
what
I've
pulled
out
for
you
today.
F
A
F
Hi
everybody
I'm
glad
that
this
is
on
the
agenda
tonight.
My
name
is
Alex
lines
and
I'm.
A
member
of
sunrise,
Asheville
I've,
been
deeply
involved
in
this
process
for
many
months
and
I
helped
write.
This
version
of
the
resolution.
I
hope
that
City
Council
will
do
the
right
thing
tonight
and
pass
our
resolution
and
join
in
the
like,
amber
said,
hundreds
of
other
governments
across
the
world
that
have
passed
their
own
resolution
and
committed
to
transitioning
off
of
fossil
fuels
and
beginning
emergency
drawdown
efforts.
F
Just
this
morning,
I
heard
coverage
on
the
radio
about
the
glaciers
that
are
breaking
off
and
melting
in
Antarctica.
The
rate
at
which
the
glaciers
are
melting
has
doubled
in
the
last
ten
years,
and
the
amount
of
water
stored
in
the
glaciers
that
are
actively
melting
will
cause
at
least
10
feet
of
sea
level
rise.
F
We
are
used
to
hearing
about
climate
change
in
terms
of
melting
glaciers,
problems
that
seem
far
away
from
us
and
100-year
timelines,
but
I
know
that
climate
change
is
right
here
right
now
we
have
no
chance
of
reversing
the
melting
that
is
already
happening
and
I
know
that
it
will
mean
coastal
communities
in
North.
Carolina
will
be
forced
to
move
inland
I
know
that
it
means
the
Outer
Banks
will
disappear.
F
High
intensity
storms
will
become
more
frequent
and
dangerous,
and
poor
people,
especially
poor
people
of
color,
will
have
a
much
harder
time
clean,
safer
ground
than
those
with
wealth.
I
know
that
if
we
continue
on
our
current
path
of
business
as
usual,
we
won't
be
able
to
grow
food
in
much
of
the
southeast.
I
know
that
if
we
allow
climate
change
to
run
its
full
course,
the
world
we
will
soon
inhabit
will
be
unrecognizable
to
those
of
us
sitting
in
this
room
and
millions
of
people's
lives
will
be
put
in
jeopardy.
F
I
know
it
will
be
worse
for
people
of
color
and
I
know
that
what
we
do
in
the
next
ten
years
will
dictate
the
future
of
life.
On
this
planet
and
I
know
that
my
future
isn't
guaranteed
like
so
many
young
people
I
wake
up
with
the
burden
of
this
knowledge
every
morning,
I
feel
an
incredible
amount
of
responsibility
to
do
everything
I
can
to
change
the
path.
We
are
on
it's
clear
to
me
right
now
that
young
people
feel
more
responsibility
to
build
a
just
and
livable
future
than
most
of
our
government.
F
Q
Hi,
my
name
is
Reese
burns
I
live
in
West,
Asheville
and
I'm,
a
member
of
sunrise,
Asheville
I'd
like
to
first
thank
you,
City,
Council,
and
also
think
Stacey
for
hearing
our
fears,
our
hopes
and
some
of
our
ideas
for
a
more
just
and
safe
future
and
for
putting
this
resolution
on
the
agenda
tonight.
Of
course,
this
resolution
isn't
a
final
solution
and
it's
not
as
comprehensive
as
the
situation
today
would
truly
demand.
Q
Many
of
these
limitations
come
from
the
state
and
from
Duke
Energy,
and
so
I
would
like
to
also
encourage
city
council
to
please
join
other
municipalities
in
pushing
back
on
some
of
these
restrictions,
which
are
hindering
our
fight
for
a
livable
planet.
However,
this
resolution
is
a
solid
start.
Diverting
our
city,
state
and
nation
from
the
path
that
were
on
was
never
going
to
be
easy,
but
is
absolutely
necessary.
Q
I'm
one
of
the
many
youth
of
my
generation
debating
every
night,
whether
or
not
the
world
is
safe
enough
for
me
to
have
kids
and
I
just
hope
that
the
next
generation
never
has
to
consider
the
climate
when
choosing
what
to
do
with
their
lives.
I
hope
that
you
can
adopt
this
resolution
and
set
the
standard
for
what
a
small
city
can
do
to
combat
this
crisis.
I
appreciate
you
all
for
thinking,
bigger,
bolder
and
brighter
for
our
futures,
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
C
R
There,
my
name
is
Chloe
Moore
I
live
in
at
city
of
Asheville
and
I'm,
a
member
of
sunrise.
As
sunrise.
We
speak
to
the
urgency
of
the
climate
crisis
all
the
time,
but
tonight
I'd
like
to
view
our
current
position
through
the
lens
of
opportunity,
as
I
urge
you
to
adopt
the
climate
emergency
resolution,
we
can
use
the
mobilization
of
the
climate
crisis
as
an
opportunity
to
also
look
racism
and
economic
disparity
in
the
eye
and
say
that's
not
good
enough.
R
I
am
proud
that
this
climate
resolution
sees
the
people
of
Asheville,
who
are
most
often
overlooked
and
say
that's
not
good
enough
for
our
people,
I'd
like
to
read
that
acknowledgement
from
the
resolution
itself,
low-income
communities
and
communities
of
color
in
Asheville
and
Buncombe
County
have
been
historically
faced,
has
historically
faced
unfair
levels
of
displacement.
Violence,
discrimination
and
governmental
apathy
and
underfunding
currently
face
unequal
access
to
suitable
housing,
education,
health
services
and
healthy
food,
and
are
projected
to
be
more
heavily
impacted
by
the
effects
of
climate
change.
R
Due
to
a
lack
of
the
funding
and
resources
necessary
for
stability
and
resilience.
There
is
power
in
that
historic
acknowledgement
when
it
is
followed
by
commitment.
So
I'd
like
to
read
another
excerpt
from
the
resolution.
This
city
commits
to
keeping
the
concerns
of
vulnerable
communities
central
to
all
climate
program
planning
processes
and
to
invite
and
encourage
such
communities
to
actively
participate
in
the
development
and
implementation
of
the
city's
climate
change
mitigation
and
adapt
adaptation
efforts.
This
engagement
should
result
in
real
benefits
for
these
communities.
R
This
is
a
resolution
for
all
of
us.
Well,
it's
a
resolution
for
a
city
refusing
to
leave
people
behind
this
is
a
resolution
of
a
city
brave
enough
to
see
beyond
crisis
to
envision
a
safe
climate
for
all
of
us,
so
I.
Thank
you
for
being
about
to
pass
this
resolution
for
all
of
the
people
of
Asheville
know
of
Asheville
spaces.
So
thank
you.
I'd
also
like
to
say
that
I
would
solidarity
with
just
economics
and
their
push
for
even
more
evening
bus
hours.
Thank
you.
K
Yeah,
okay
I
want
to
clarify
something:
I'm
64
years
old,
I,
discovered
Asheville
when
I
was
19,
22,
21
and
22
I
have
never
forgotten
how
beautiful
Asheville
is.
I
went
out,
I
grew
up
in
Ohio
went
out
west
because
you
could
not
be
a
woman
who
loved
another
woman
in
small
towns
in
Ohio
at
that
time.
What
I'm
envisioning
for
Asheville
is
a
way
to
employ
literally
thousands
of
people.
If
we
get
an
L,
Electric
l's
from
Park
and
rides
in
four
five.
K
Six
different
parts
of
our
city
get
the
buses
to
bring
people
to
the
park
and
rides.
I
cannot
be
the
only
one
that
has
this
vision.
In
that
way,
we
could
provide
shade
for
the
downtown.
We
don't
have
to
rip
up
the
ground
to
provide
shade
and
we
can
provide
Gardens
up
there,
bike
paths
up
there
and
the
L.
That's
it
and
our
downtown
would
be
so
so
much
into
the
future.
It
would
it
would
people
would
enjoy
being
down
there
so
much
more
and
it's
not
just
climate.
K
S
S
We're
asking
for
a
resolution
to
amend
this
2019
2020
budget
to
acknowledge
that
there
are
bigger
cost
than
a
month
of
evening
service
hours
when
we
are
preventing
people
from
being
able
to
take
the
bus.
I
know
that
you
care
about
economic
mobility.
I
know
that
you
care
about
a
healthy
community.
I
didn't
know
that
you
care
about
environment
and
sustainability,
so
please
craft
a
resolution.
So
that
we
can
start
the
evening
service
hours
on
June
1st,
so
that
funding
isn't
the
barrier,
we
are
ready
to
celebrate
this
meaningful
action.
Thank
you.
Thank.
T
U
U
If
I
could,
though
this
took
a
little
longer
than
I,
might
have
hoped,
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
all
the
parties
who
assisted
in
bringing
forward
this
climate
emergency
resolution.
The
important
role
is
played
by
the
members
of
say,
C
amber
Weaver
and
the
Office
of
Sustainability
city
manager,
Deborah
Campbell,
along
when
the
mayor
and
members
of
council,
most
of
all
I'd
like
to
commend
the
sunrise
movement
and
its
members
for
encouraging
council
to
pass
a
climate
emergency
resolution.
Without
the
persistent
efforts
of
this
Bible
II
important
youth-led
movement.
This
resolution
does
not.
U
A
And
I
think
that's
a
good
point.
Brian
I
do
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
back
to
the
table
and
continuing
to
work
together
to
come
together
on
the
wording
of
this
resolution
and
I
know
it
took
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
on
a
lot
of
people's
part.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
and
I
know.
Council
does
as
well:
okay
ready
to
vote
all
those
in
favor.
Please
say:
aye
aye.
V
A
A
But
so
we
had,
we
have
obviously
heard
from
the
community
on
the
on
moving
ahead
with
the
transit
master
plans,
call
for
extended
hours
and
at
our
last
budget
work
session.
We
observed
how
we
don't
have
any
additional
funds
for
this
year,
but
in
recognizing
that
whenever
we
fund
the
next
step
of
our
transit
service,
there
is
a
lot
of
logistical
work
that
has
to
be
done
before
the
service
can
come
online.
So
in
the
hopes
of
accelerating
that
process,
looking
forward
to
a
fiscal
year
that
does
include
a
full
year
funding
for
extended
hours.
B
A
E
I
mean
respectfully
I
would
feel
more
comfortable,
since
this
is
totally
blind
citing
some
of
us.
Clearly,
you
all
have
someone's
been
having
conversations
about
doing
this
tonight.
Not
all
members
of
council
were
informed
on
this.
I.
Don't
have
an
issue
with
us.
Looking
at
things
right,
I,
don't
even
know
the
content
of
what
we're
talking
about
over
here
and
the.
A
B
E
A
A
That
is
gonna
get
everyone
we're
all
that,
because
I
think
we
have
I
think
what
we're
doing
is
a
fairly
moderate
step
here,
and
what
I
would
offer
is
that
we
discussed
this
and
put
it
on
our
next
agenda
in
our
formal
agenda
setting
process.
I
will
be
glad
to
do
that,
and
so
that
we
can
continue
this
okay,
okay,.
C
A
A
T
C
A
A
T
A
Right
I
appreciate
it:
okay,
all
right,
so
we're
gonna
get
there.
Don't
don't
you
worry
all
right
so
now
we're
to
the
portion
of
the
agenda
that
we
have
people
signed
up
to
speak
and
the
first
person
signed
up
to
speak
is
max
mandler,
and
this
is
four
items
that
were
not
on
the
agenda.
Please
state
your
name
and
tell
us
where
you
look.
W
Hello,
my
name
is
Max
Mandler
I
live
in
North,
Asheville
and
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
sunrise,
Asheville
I'd
like
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
tonight
and
for
the
work
that
you
did
with
the
climate
emergency
declaration
I'd
like
to
thank
Stacy
and
I'd
like
to
thank
you
all,
of
course,
for
voting
to
pass
it
as
someone
who
also
spent
some
months
working
on
this.
It
feels
really
good
to
push
the
envelope
and
to
get
something
like
this
done.
Doesn't
it
yes,
I'll.
W
So
that's
all
the
celebrating
I'm
going
to
do
right
now
and
I
would
urge
everyone
else
to
get
that
energy
that
we
have
and
put
it
into.
Looking
at
the
next
steps
right,
because
the
point
of
declaring
a
climate
emergency
is
setting
the
stage
for
where
we
are
at
and
where
we
all
agree.
We
are
at
not
only
on
the
planet
but
in
this
city
and
to
take
emergency
steps.
So
that's
where
we're
at
now
I'm
glad
we're
on
the
same
page.
I
also
have
a
question
as
to
the
disbanding
of
the
yet
TF.
W
W
So
I'd
like
to
thank
everyone
with
ideas
who
came
here
and
I
also
would
like
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
better
buses
and
say
that,
at
the
very
least,
the
first
step
we
can
do
is
to
make
public
transport
more
affordable
and
accessible
and
to
put
a
budget
amendment
extending
the
evening
hours
on
the
budget
for
this
fiscal
year,
and
that's
all
I
have
for
tonight.
Thanks
all.
Thank
you.
V
Meda
mayor
councilmembers
I'm
here
my
name,
is
bill.
Armed
saw
I
live
on
South,
French,
Broad
of
a
proud
regular
writer
of
the
S
four
bus
line
and
I'm
here
in
support
of
better
buses
together
and
just
wanted
to
kind
of
express
to
the
City
Council
how
service
workers
in
particular
benefit
and
will
benefit
so
much
from
extended
hours
if
you've
ever
had
a
meal
at
a
restaurant
or
had
a
drink
at
a
bar.
V
Here
you
know
how
hard
service
workers
work
and
for
so
many
of
us,
if
you
have
a
shift,
say
from
three
to
ten
you're
left
with
the
predicament
of
spending
an
hour
of
your
ten
eleven
dollars
an
hour
that
you
make
on
a
lift
or
an
uber
to
get
home,
because
there's
just
no
other
option.
There's
no
public
transit
I
mean
I'm,
one
of
the
lucky
ones,
I'm
relatively
hale,
and
hearty
I'm.
V
A
guy
I
can
walk
down
French
Broad,
which
is
fairly
dark
black
street
lights,
and
you
know
feel
okay
about,
even
if
I'm
exhausted,
to
feel
okay
about
the
the
commute
and
for
so
many
folks
who
ride
the
bus.
It's
just
not
really
a
realistic
possibility
and
the
the
change
it
would
make
the
benefit
would
bring
to
people's
everyday
lives
to
just
know,
to
have
the
security
that
you
have
a
way
home
after
you've.
V
X
Hi
Council
I'm,
Vicky
Meath,
the
director
of
just
economics,
and
we
have
our
butter
buses
together.
Campaign
I
want
to
first
say
that
tonight
after
Council,
we
are
going
to
be
walking
our
neighbor
home
to
the
South
French
Broad
neighborhood
last
year
in
2019,
there
40%
of
council
meetings
ended
before
the
last
bus
or
after
I'm.
X
Sorry
after
the
last
bus
left
for
that
neighborhood
65%
of
the
meetings
last
year
in
2019
ended
after
the
last
bus
left
for
the
klondike
neighborhood
up
in
North
Asheville
and
so
again
we're
asking
for
a
budget
amendment
for
evening
service
hours.
I
want
to
thank
Brian
and
Julie
for
speaking
with
me
today,
and
your
city
manager
and
I
am
here
to
say
that
I
want
to
just
publicly
acknowledge
that
just
economics
is
is
all
in
for
working
with
you
all
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
X
Amendment
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
efforts
tonight
to
try
to
move
that
forward
and
I
want
to
commit
just
economics
to
working
with
you
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks.
What
we
want
to
see
is
to
make
sure
that
this
is
fully
funded
in
the
next
budget
cycle.
We
want
this
to
happen
as
soon
as
possible.
We
have
made
that
known
and
and
I
just
want
to
offer
our
commitment
to
work
with
staff
as
much
as
possible
to
make
this
happen.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
L
L
Many
more
people
have
to
stand
out
and
are
left
out
in
the
cold,
because
there's
no
bus
to
wait
for
our
neighbors
heading
to
Oakley
have
to
make
sure
they
get
on
the
last
bus
heading
out
at
8:30
and
those
who
live
in
the
klondike
apartments,
as
mentioned,
would
have
to
be
at
the
Transit
Center
by
7:30
to
take
the
last
bus.
Sorry,
one
of
the
questions
I'm
asked
nearly
every
application
since
I
moved
here
is:
do
you
have
reliable
transportation?
L
L
That's
healing
and
I
hate
to
think
of
how
many
people
have
a
small
injury
or
something
much
larger
that
they
have
to
deal
with
and
walk
home
after
the
bus
has
stopped
running
I'm
asking
you
all
to
please
do
your
best
to
support
these
individuals
to
support
their
health
and
their
well-being,
and
please
pass
the
amendment
for
our
neighbors
and
for
community.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
L
Y
Good
evening,
mayor
city,
council
staff
appreciate
your
time
to
speak
tonight.
My
name
is
Jeff
Jones
I
live
in
Hawk
Creek
I
am
a
member
of
the
transit
committee.
I
am
an
affiliated
community
minister,
with
the
Unitarian
Universalist
congregation
of
Asheville
and
I
am
a
daily
bus
rider,
so
I'm
glad
to
be
able
to
speak
with
you
tonight.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
just
your
commitment
to
transit
last
year.
It
was
a
heavy
lift.
What
you
did
last
year
was
a
big
investment
in
transit
and
I'm.
Grateful
I'm
grateful
for
that.
Y
Y
Y
Y
I
am
also
I'm
here
with
a
friend
who
will
also
speak
tonight.
We
are
both
members
of
the
Unitarian
Universalist
congregation
of
Asheville.
Just
to
give
you
another
example,
because
we
think
it's
we
think
it's
a
limited,
but
it's
not
when
there
are
programs
late
at
night
at
the
in
the
evening
at
the
Unitarian
Universalist
congregation.
Y
Many
members
who
would
want
to
attend
don't
attend,
as
you
will
been
here
in
just
a
moment,
because
there's
no
bus
service,
home
I'm,
very
lucky
in
that
I
can
I
have
to
take
my
car
in
order
to
get
home
and
I
do
that.
But
not
everyone
has
that
choice
so
to
vote
for
the
extended
hours
the
beginning
in
June
or
July
I.
Don't
know
the
details.
I
hope
that
you'll
just
do
that.
I'm
gonna
wear
my
vest
to
be
safe
when
I
walk
home
tonight.
Please
vote
the.
O
O
The
bus
schedule
was
and
I'm
the
friend
that
Shep
was
talking
about
I,
go
to
the
Unitarian
Church
I've
been
a
member
there
76
and
generally
like
to
take
part
in
everything.
That's
going
on,
but
lately
I
hadn't
been
able
to
do
that
because
of
not
being
able
to
get
home
see
up
until
about
six
years
ago,
I
was
driving
now
I'm,
not
driving,
and
it's
made
a
big
change
in
my
lifestyle.
O
O
Another
thing
that
you
may
not
have
thought
about
is
whenever
you
took
and
started
the
new
schedule,
you
automatically
put
a
bunch
of
people
out
of
work
because
of
the
fact
that
the
out
evening
hours
that
are
already
there
we're
no
longer
in
place.
I
can
tell
you
from
experience
that
I've
walked
from
the
Brune
of
you
up
on
merriment
Avenue,
the
theater
up
there
to
College
Street,
because
I
missed
the
last
bus
going
up
Maryland
and
the
only
way
I
could
get
back
home.
M
Good
evening,
I'm,
Sara,
Benoit
and
I
live
in
West
Nashville
first
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
all
so
much
for
passing
the
climate
emergency
resolution.
I'm
very
excited
to
hear
about
that
and
I
also
just
wanna
say
thank
you
to
those
of
you
that
I've
seen
at
a
number
of
events
lately
regarding
climate
and
I,
especially
just
want
to
thank
councilman
Haines
for
walking
arm-in-arm
and
protests
with
me,
sometimes
as
well.
M
M
Not
only
do
we
need
to
get
the
people
that
live
here
out
of
their
cars
so
that
the
rest
of
us
can
stop
complaining
about
the
traffic,
but
we
also
need
our
actual
tourists
to
have
another
option
in
this
city
and
they
don't
they
are
driving
everywhere.
They
are
filling
up
spaces.
If
you
work
in
downtown.
Most
of
us
find
it
to
be
completely
disruptive
to
our
workday
to
even
have
one
meeting
in
downtown
and
it's
to
January.
M
So
I
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
learning
about
how
we
can
try
to
change
our
laws
in
North
Carolina
to
allow
our
community
more
flexibility
when
it
comes
to
resiliency
and
sustainability
and
equity,
and
all
the
things
that
we
keep
talking
about
so
I
just
want
to
encourage
you
to
all
think
about.
You
know
we're
the
first
people
to
pass
the
climate
emergency
in
North
Carolina,
the
first
city.
How
can
we
do
other
firsts
going
forward?
M
How
can
we
be
the
first
city
to
really
require
real
estate
developers
and
hotel
yers
that
want
to
come
here
and
make
money
off
of
us
to
start
building
truly
green,
green
and
sustainable
buildings
and
to
provide
truly
affordable
housing?
How
can
we
be
the
first
city
in
North
Carolina
to
protect
nature
and
the
rights
of
nature
and
the
right
for
our
water
and
air
to
be
clean?
How
can
we
let
go
of
the
past
and
move
towards
the
future?
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Z
Z
Oh
sorry,
I
live
in
Swannanoa,
so
I
would
like
to
say
that
we
are
standing
here
in
solidarity,
solidarity
today
with
just
economics
and
support
the
extension
of
bus
hours
for
those
citizens
who
do
not
have
access
to
cars
and
must
walk
home
every
day
in
the
dark
and
while
I'm
thrilled
that
we've
reached
an
agreement
with
Stacie
and
that
you
all
passed
the
climate
resolution
tonight.
Thank
you.
I
want
to
stress
that
it's
just
the
first
step
in
what
must
be
a
massive
mobilization
to
address
the
climate
crisis.
Z
We
must
not
grow
complacent
in
our
efforts.
Even
though
this
resolution
is
something
to
be
celebrated,
we
must
recognize
the
need
to
transform
our
entire
city
in
terms
of
transit,
food
access,
energy
production
and
consumption
and
prioritizing
those
communities
who
will
be
most
affected
like
the
black
brown
and
indigenous
communities
in
Asheville.
We
wish
this
resolution
could
be
even
more
comprehensive
and
progressive
than
it
is,
but
we're
under
limitations
by
the
city
and
by
Raleigh.
Z
We
hope
to
encourage
the
rest
of
the
state
to
take
note
as
to
what
we
have
done
here
and
to
be
a
leader
in
terms
of
confronting
climate
catastrophe.
We
must
encourage
and
foster
the
same
sense
of
urgency
in
surrounding
cities
and
throughout
the
state,
because
we
cannot
mitigate
this
crisis
alone.
We
are
calling
for
public
input
sessions
to
ensure
the
city's
accountability
and
the
implementation
of
this
resolution.
Z
The
public
must
be
able
to
give
input
and
push
our
officials
to
do
the
best
work
they
can
do
in
order
to
be
a
true
democratic
process,
we
must
also
actively
seek
out
funding
for
the
measures
called
for
in
the
resolution.
This
resolution
must
be
more
than
a
symbol
for
our
city.
It
must
be
an
active
first
step
to
a
series
of
serious
and
meaningful
climate
action
in
Asheville
I'm,
proud
to
be
supporting
this
resolution
and
the
steps
that
will
come
from
its
passing.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
F
AA
Hello,
my
name
is
soren
Pettersen
I
live
in
North
Asheville,
so
relatively
nearby
I
have
I,
don't
own
a
car
I
have
that
is
a
bit
of
a
luxury,
because
I
am
a
student
and
I
can
bike
to
school,
because
I'm
close
to
that
I
can
bike
almost
anywhere
in
Asheville
and
I
have
so
appreciated.
Having
that
ability,
and
especially
the
fact
that
Asheville
has
allowed
me
to
bike
on
the
sidewalks
when
I
don't
feel
safe
biking
on
major
roadways.
AA
So
so
the
need
for
by
the
banette
for
buses.
Not
only
is
there
because
it's
a
long
way
to
walk
or
it's
going
to
be
cold,
but
also
from
the
fact
that
you
know
there's
other
aspects
of
the
transportation
multimodal
that
just
aren't
up
to
the
standard
that
you
would
expect
as
someone
who
who
has
to
use
those
so
for
myself.
AA
AB
Hello,
my
name
is
clay.
Swan,
Davis
and
I
live
in
Asheville
sunrise
is
so
thankful
for
the
progress
that
we
have
just
made
tonight
with
City
Council.
However,
we
know
that
getting
here
is
only
a
first
step
and
that
dozens
of
other
actions
like
this
will
need
to
be
made
in
order
to
ensure
us
a
truly
sustainable
future.
This
is
basic.
This
provides
us
with
a
sturdy
foundation
in
which
we
can
live
up
for
every
environmental
action.
Asheville
has
to
come
you've
seen
with
your
own
eyes
how
many
people
are
willing
to
support
this?
AB
AB
We
need
to
start
solving
issues
like
systemic
racism
to
poverty,
to
edit.
The
do
not
believe
please.
I
am
begging
you
to
recognize
that
this
will
not
go
away.
That
sunrise
will
not
go
away.
Even
though
we
have
been
successful
with
this
resolution,
we
will
not
go
away
because
there
is
so
much
more
to
do.
AB
We
need
to
start
looking
for
more
funding
opportunities
and
we
need
a
budget
amendment
to
extend
service
hours
and
we
need
to
support
organizations
like
just
economics
and
better
buses
together,
both
of
which
we
have
seen
here
today
because
of
this
real
resolution.
We
are
only
at
the
beginning.
Thank
you
so
much
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
even
more
thank.
AC
Hi,
my
name
is
Jonathan
Wainscott
I
live
in
West
Asheville
now
for
20
years
right
across
the
river
from
mr.
Haynes.
You
can
see
his
house
well
from
my
back
porch
last
Monday
I
was
standing
on
my
back
porch
and
I
saw
plenty
of
emergency
responders
descending
on
a
traffic
accident
that
happened
on
Riverside
Drive,
just
north
of
the
train
trestle.
AC
This
has
been
an
area
that
we've
spent
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
on
a
river
Arts
District
transportation
improvement
project
for
years,
there's
been
a
problem
with
some
water,
that's
been
draining
or
coming
from
someplace
near
the
exit
or
the
entrance
ramp
to
the
highway
up
there.
It's
flowing
right
now,
I
drove
through
there
today
and
there's
still
water
flowing
on
them
on
the
road.
The
accident
was
said
to
have
been
caused
by
perhaps
speeding
and
there's
no
speed
limit,
sign
posted
on
the
northbound
lane
in
that
area.
On
the
other
side
of
the
road.
AC
It's
25
miles
an
hour,
so
anybody
traveling
northbound,
wouldn't
know
that
that's
a
25
mile,
an
hour
zone,
there's
no
speed
limit
sign
there.
Now
there
was
a
traffic
fatality
last
year
about
last
week,
one
day,
there's
still
water
flowing
out
of
the
onto
the
road.
The
city
has
said
I
think
to
the
Asheville
Citizen
Times
yesterday
that
this
is
not
a
water
line
break
which
was
a
few
years
ago.
AC
Here
the
road
is
soaking
wet
right
now
does
it
do
you
happen
to
know
what
the
temperature
is
supposed
to
get
down
to
two
there's
no
marking
for
this
danger?
The
water
is
flowing
up
against
a
dam
of
sorts,
which
is
the
railroad
tracks
that
pass
through
there.
It's
a
huge
pothole
in
the
road
in
the
northbound
lane
there
we've
spent
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
on
a
transportation
improvement
project
in
this
area.
You
know
it
well,
you
live
there
you're,
my
neighbor.
In
that
area.
We
have
a
fantastic
boat
landing.
AC
We
have
sculptures
and
brand-new
lighting
fantastic
parking
lot
in
what
used
to
be
a
beautiful
field.
We've
made
some
fantastic
improvements
to
our
transportation
there,
but
we
still
have
this
problem
that
the
city
knows
about
and
is
trying
to
play,
not
my
fault
with
and
somebody's
docked
as
a
lawyer
and
a
mother.
How
would
you
handle
this
if
this
happened
to
somebody
in
your
family
or
somebody
that
you
loved?
Would
you
settle
for
the
city's
excuse?