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All
council,
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually
for
those
of
you
out
there
with
us
today
welcome
to
help
our
audience
follow
along
I'll
state.
Each
section
of
the
agenda
aloud.
We
are
streaming
live
on
our
virtual
engagement
hub,
which
is
accessible
through
the
virtual
engagement
hub
link
on
the
front
page
of
the
city's
website.
A
855-925-2801
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entering
the
code
9928,
we
are
also
broadcasting
live
on
the
city's
youtube
channel
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public
comment.
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join
the
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case
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4
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hanging
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same
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I
just
shared
and
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will
enter
you
back
in
the
speaker.
Queue
of
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agenda
item
I'd
like
to
ask
those
participating
tonight's
public
comment
to
follow
council's
rules
of
decorum.
The
rules
include.
A
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following
speakers
are
only
allowed
to
speak
one
time
during
the
public
comment
period
for
each
agenda
item
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person
may
speak
only
if
they
have
signed
up
to
speak
in
accordance
with
the
city's
procedures.
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substitutions
at
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not
allowed.
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speaker
is
allotted
three
minutes
to
speak
on
an
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item
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general.
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agenda
item
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to
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total
of
one
hour
for
public
comment.
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speaker
may
not
share
or
relinquish
any
remaining
time.
They
have
not
used
to
another
speaker.
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B
C
D
A
A
A
F
A
A
I
Hi
I'm
tracy
gray,
washington
from
west
asheville.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
statements.
It
is
with
humility
and
grace
that
I'm
speaking
with
you
representing
co-think
tonight,
pertaining
to
the
donation
to
co-think
an
item.
That's
listed
on
the
consent
agenda,
I'm
the
founder
of
coaching,
a
giving
circle,
grounded
in
social
change,
philanthropy
principles
and
we
were
founded
in
2014
and
are
led
by
african-american
latinx
leaders
in
asheron
western
north
carolina
that
are
committed
to
using
our
time,
talent
and
treasure
to
address
some
of
the
most
critical
issues
impacting
communities
of
color.
I
And
we
wanted
it
to
be
on
record
that
we
do
not
take
that
trust
for
granted
and
are
explicit
about
our
commitment
to
collaboration
and
not
competition.
We
can.
We
will
continue
to
support
organizations
and
groups
and
leaders
that
are
doing
a
heavy
lift
in
the
communities
and
collectively
working
to
collaborate
by
centering
racial
equity.
I
We
asked
questions
about
where
the
funds
came
from,
where
the
funds,
the
result
of
harming
community
were
the
funds.
The
result
of
harming
and
impacting
communities
of
color,
which
we
were
able
to
determine
it
wasn't
we
were
asked
that
the
funds
were
a
grant
donation
if
it
was
determined
that
it
was
a
grant.
I
Why
wasn't
there
a
public
process
that
was
implemented
to
ensure
equitable
access
to
this
fund,
and
we
also
were
able
to
determine
that
it
wasn't
a
grant
that
if
it
was
a
donation,
we
clarified
the
type
of
recording
reporting
that
would
be
required
and
what
we
were
prepared
to
present
to
ensure
equitable
reporting
process
practices
that
did
not
harm
co-thinks
or
were
overly
burdensome,
and
we
asked
for
feedback
regarding
a
donation
agreement
and
were
able
to
reach
agreement
at
the
several
exchanges
which
included,
removal
and
inclusion
of
several
components
to
ensure
equity
and
transparency.
I
A
And
I'm
sorry
there
wasn't
enough
time
for
for
the
caller's
comments,
but
miss
green
washington.
If
you
are
listening,
you
could
also
email
us
with
that
information,
and
that
would
be
very
helpful
and
we
are
excited
to
be
able
to
provide
these
two
grants
to
the
under
our
consent
agenda
tonight
to
code.
Thank
you
to
the
asheville
c
schools
foundation.
A
Okay,
we
we
have
no
other
folks
signed
up
to
speak
under
public
comment
under
this
item.
So
I'm
going
to
take
a
roll
call.
A
roll
call
vote
vice
mayor
smith,
councilwoman
kilgore,
here,
councilwoman
mosley,
aye,
councilwoman,
roni,
aye,
councilwoman,
turner,
aye,
councilwoman,
whistler,.
E
A
F
Yes,
I'm
just
going
to
introduce
tony
mcdowell
and
patricia
rosenberg,
and
they
will
provide
you
with
the
information
that
we
will
be
getting
from
the
auditor
and
a
response
from
staff
in
terms
of
our
next
steps
and
how
we
are
going
to
respond
to
some
of
the
findings
of
the
auditor
so
patricia.
I
think
you're
going
to
kick
us
off.
E
Sure
I'll
be
happy
too,
so
I'm
patricia
rosenberg,
I'm
the
internal
auditor
for
the
city
and
one
of
my
responsibilities
is
to
manage
our
financial
audit
contract
and
I'm
happy
to
introduce
to
you
robbie
bittner.
He
is
an
audit
partner
from
pb
mayors,
but
is
representing
rsm
tonight
and
he'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
that,
but
he's
here
to
give
you
an
overview
of
our
financial
audit
for
fytov,
thanks
for
being
here,
robbie.
J
Thank
you
patricia,
I'm
hoping
everyone
can
hear
me
okay,
and
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
pull
up
the
slides.
J
There
we
go
well.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
date.
The
date
on
here
was
the
date
we
presented
to
the
audit
committee,
but
if
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
slide,
the
first
thing,
I'd
like
to
say,
is
thank
you
for
allowing
rsm
to
continue
to
serve
the
city.
We
do
enjoy
working
with
everyone
there
we
really
enjoy.
When
we
can
come
to
the
city.
J
Unfortunately,
we
were
not
able
to
much
this
year,
but
we
hope
that
in
the
future
that
will
change
I'll
start
off
with
that
is,
as
patricia
mentioned,
I'm
a
partner
with
pb
mayors.
That
is
because,
as
of
december
1st
2020,
the
offices
in
morehead
city
in
new
bern
north
carolina
joined
pb
mayors
away
from
rsm.
J
We
are
still
a
full
alliance
firm
member,
but
just
to
clarify
the
opinions
for
the
current
year.
Audit
are
rsm
opinions
and
it
was
performed
under
all
our
rsm
guidelines,
so
moving
on
from
there
on
the
next
slide,
if
you
would
please
you
can
actually
go
ahead
and
go
too
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
financial
results
of
the
city.
J
The
first
thing
is
to
sort
of
break
down
the
financial
statements
as
a
whole,
the
comprehensive
annual
financial
reports
very
robust,
large
document,
starting
off
the
management,
discussion
and
analysis.
This
is
really
a
comparison
between
sort
of
what
happened
in
previous
year
and
then
also
some
budgetary
outlook
items.
J
Then
you
start
really
at
a
very
wide
level,
with
the
government-wide
financial
statements
and
as
you
move
through
the
fund
financial
statements,
the
notes
and
the
other
supplemental
information
you
really
narrow
down
to
get
to
the
nitty-gritty
details
and
then
followed
up
with
that
is
statistical
data
over
the
last
10
to
15
years
and
then,
finally,
the
compliance
section
where
we
report
you'll
see
our
reports
on
your
compliance
so
from
there
as
auditors.
If
you'll
move,
we
can
move
to
the
next
slide,
please
we
can
issue
four
different
types
of
opinions.
J
You
know
our
our
task
is
to
assess
whether
or
not
we
believe
that
your
financial
statements
are
fairly
presented
in
accordance
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
The
adverse
opinion
is
the
worst
that
you
can
receive,
stating
that
you
did
not
that
your
finished
stamps
are
not
presented
in
accordance
with
gaap.
J
We
can
issue
a
qualified
or
modified
opinion
which
is
really
an
except
for
opinion,
where
we
believe
everything
is
fairly
presented
in
accordance
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles,
except
for
one
place,
and
then
the
most
highest
level
assurance
we
can
provide
is
a
unmodified
or
clean
opinion
which
the
city
did
receive
a
clean
opinion
on
their
financial
statements
this
year.
J
If
you'll
move
on
to
the
next
slide,
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
general
fund
revenues
as
a
whole.
As
you
can
see,
avalorum
taxes
makes
up
the
majority
of
the
city's
general
fund
revenues,
along
with
other
other
taxes,
followed
by
intergovernmentals
down
with
charges
of
services
and
other
items
I
bring
that
up
and
to
the
next
slide.
J
J
J
While
that
looks
like
a
huge
drop
down
in
2020,
there
was,
of
course,
an
anticipated
drop
given
the
coven
19
pandemic,
but
also,
if
you'll,
move
to
the
next
slide.
I'll
show
you
that
the
city
is
still
well
above
the
average
for
similar
size
cities
and
statewide
when
it
comes
to
property
tax
collections,
and
just
so
you
know,
the
the
comparative
numbers
are
obviously
for
june
30th
2019,
since
they
have
not
released
the
2020
results
yet.
J
Statewide
from
the
revenue
side,
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
slide,
talking
about
expenditures,
as
with
most
municipalities,
public
safety
between
fire
ems
police
typically
covers
the
vast
majority
of
the
expenditures
of
of
the
city,
and
then
you
can
go
on
to
the
next
there
to
see
with
the
growth
of
those
those
expenditures
slowly
ticking
up,
but
as
you
can
see,
if
you
remember
back
to
the
revenue
sort
of
ticking
up
in
line
with
those
revenues
year
over
year.
J
Moving
on
to
the
next
next
slide,
we'll
talk
about
the
fund
balance,
and
this
is
you
know:
what
does
the
city
have,
that
they
that
they
can
hold
on
to
and
and
spend
in
future
years?
And,
as
you
can
see,
the
city's
fund
balance
is
growing
year
over
year
and
then,
with
the
next
slide,
we'll
show
you
that
the
unassigned
fund
balance,
which
is
the
amount
that's
really
truly
available
to
spend,
is
about
18
million
of
the
93..
J
These
are
everything
from
inventories
to
the
notes
payable
in
the
community
development
loan
program
restricted,
which
is
a
stabilization
by
state
statute.
It's
a
formula
driven
item,
that's
listed
out
in
general
statute
number
159,
and
then
you
have
committed
into
community
and
economic
development
and
then
assigned
to
various
projects
throughout
the
city
for
the
at
the
end
of
the
current
year.
J
The
next
slide
will
show
you
your
percentage
fund
balance
as
a
percentage
of
your
expenditures.
So,
as
you
can
see,
this
is
this
means
that
you're
not
the
city's
carrying
not
too
much
fund
balance
compared
to
how
much
they
spend
each
year.
So
it's
it's
spending
wisely
and
as
you'll
see,
that
number
fluctuates
year
over
year,
depending
on.
What's
in
the
budget,
similar
size,
cities
are
a
little
bit
higher
in
the
amount
of
unassigned
fund
balance
that
they
have,
but
as
but
statewide
is
significantly
higher,
but
that's
more
of
a
scale
based
on
magnitude.
J
We
will
skip
through
the
next
couple
of
slides
and
I'll
just
talk
about
them
all
all
at
one
time.
So,
as
I
mentioned
earlier
in
the
report
on
internal
control
and
compliance,
we
are
required
to
disclose
any
significant
deficiencies
or
material
weakness
and
internal
control
that
we
identify.
J
A
significant
deficiency
is
a
deficiency
in
internal
control.
That
is
a
is
severe
enough
to
warrant
attention
by
those
charged
with
governance,
but
not
necessarily
as
severe
as
a
material
weakness
and
a
material
weakness
is
a
deficiency
in
internal
control
that
either
has
or
has
the
high
potential
of
causing
a
material
misstatement
in
the
financial
statements.
J
We
did
have
one
material
weakness
in
internal
control
this
year
related
specifically
to
the
year-end
closeout
procedures
and
so
on.
The
next
slide.
Sorry,
and
with
that,
it's
really
a.
If
you
remember
a
couple
of
years
ago,
in
2018,
we
also
issued
a
similar
a
similar
deficiency
around
the
closeout
procedures.
J
So
moving
on
two
slides
from
there.
We
did
not
have
any
control
deficiencies
from
the
previous
year
to
update
you
on
so
that
sort
of
wraps
up
the
compliance
section
of
our
report
and
the
final.
The
final
piece
of
our
report
moving
on
to
the
next
section
is
what
we
call
our
auc
260
or
the
auditor's
communication
with
those
charged
with
governance.
These
are
required
communications
that
each
one
of
the
board
members
would
have
received
a
separate
letter.
J
I'm
just
going
to
hit
a
couple
of
high
notes
on
here
on
the
next
slide.
I
will
show
that
there
were
no
new
gasby
standard
implementations
this
year
due
to
covid
the
gatsby
granted
a
12-month
reprieve
for
all
standards,
except
for
statement.
Number
87,
which
received
an
8
18
month,
delay
we'll
move
on
down
one
more
slide
from
there.
We
did,
we
did
have
several
audit
adjustments.
These
are
all
related
to
the
year
and
close
out
that
we
had.
J
We
did
not
have
any
disagreements
with
management
and
the
only
significant
item
that
we
discussed
during
the
course
of
the
audit
on
the
next
page
is
related
to
specifically
the
year-end
closeout
and
primarily
related
to
the
turnover
that
was
occurring
at
the
city
during
that
point.
In
time
with
that.
That
concludes
the
presentation.
J
I
will
say
that
this
year
was
significantly
more
difficult
than
in
the
past,
not
because
of
the
not
necessarily
because
of
the
issues,
but
by
having
to
be
remote
all
the
time
you
know
coveted
19
really
affecting
everyone
around
throughout
the
whole
group,
and
I
do
really
want
to
thank
the
finance
department,
especially
those
that
are
there
now
that
stepped
in
and
really
got
the
ball
rolling
to
really
get
us
moving
and
get
it
to
where
we
get
to
done
so,
mr
mcdowell
and
your
team
and
then
patricia,
of
course,
as
you
all
stepped
in.
J
We
really
say
thank
you,
because
it's
not
easy
stepping
into
something
that
you're
not
fully
a
part
of
and
then
having
to
figure
out
how
to
get
it
to
the
end.
So
we
do
say
thank
you
to
that
and
from
there
I'd
be
glad
and
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
F
Thank
you,
mr
bittner.
If
there
aren't
any
questions,
I
think
we
can
turn
it
to
tony
for
him
to
respond
to
the
issues
that
were
raised,
and
I
also
want
to
echo
mr
bittner
before
I
turn
it
over
to
our
finance
director
comments
made
by
mr
bittner
in
terms
of
of
the
entire
finance
department
stepping
up
and
they
they
they
received
a
lot
of
work,
but
they
they
came
through
as
best
they
could,
and
mr
mcdowell
is
going
to
talk
about
how
we
won't
let
this
happen
again.
G
Well,
thank
you,
miss
campbell
and
thank
you
robbie,
as
you
mentioned,
we
I
stepped
in
in
late
december
and
early
january,
and
it's
been
I've
been
working
closely
with
you
and
your
team
since
then,
and
working
with
patricia
as
well,
and
I
really
enjoyed
work
working
with
you
all.
It's
been
the
first
time
in
about
five
or
six
years
that
I've
been
involved
in
working
on
the
comprehensive
annual
financial
report,
which
it
could
have.
L
G
Done
under
slightly
more
difficult,
slightly
different
circumstances
that
would
get
it
done
in
person
and
such
but
just
wanted
to
quickly
say
a
few
things
about
the
the
finding
that
that
rob
you
mentioned,
and
I
think
we
have
a
couple
of
slides
if
we
could
just
pull
those
up
I'll
run
through
those
quickly.
G
So,
just
to
kind
of
follow
up.
As
mr
bittner
mentioned,
there
was
one
material
weakness
that
was
identified
with
this
audit.
It
was
similar
to
a
material
weakness
that
that
they
identified
a
couple
years
ago,
and
it
relates
to
specifically
to
the
year-end
close-out
and
the
lack
of
documented
policies
and
procedures
around
that
closeout,
and
it
was-
and
it
was
really
magnified
this
year,
as
as
mr
bittner
mentioned,
by
the
turnover
in
the
finance
department.
G
And
if
you
go
on
to
the
next
slide,
we
did
have
significant
turnover,
the
city's
controller
and
financial
reporting
manager,
who
had
been
the
the
two
leads
on
the
on
the
audit,
the
last
couple
of
years,
both
left
during
the
the
summer
and
fall
of
2020,
and
so
that
created
some
significant
issues
and
as
you
then,
as
you
all
know,
finance
director,
barbara
whitehorn
also
left
as
well,
and
so
we
did
have
significant
turnover.
G
We
did
have
some
folks
who
stepped
up
in
financial
reporting
and
really
did
a
great
job
with
robbie's
team.
On
the
audit
and
I'd
like
to
mention
hollyoam
by
name.
She
was
one
of
our
accountants.
She's
only
been
with
the
city
for
a
couple
years,
but
she
really
stepped
up
and.
G
Much
of
the
audit
this
year
and
the
fact
that
we
got
over
the
finish
line
was
really
due
to
the
extraordinary
work
that
holly
did
to
get
us
there.
So,
but
we
we
are
taking
some
steps
to
identify
and
correct
those
weaknesses
that
that
were
identified.
Specifically
on
the
the
hiring
front.
We
have
filled
the
controller
position.
Our
new
controller
started
in
january
he's
a
former
assistant
finance
director
for
a
town
in
oregon,
he's
on
board
now,
and
it's
actually
moving
out
here
to
asheville.
G
G
We
do
still
have
some
some
vacancies
in
the
finance
department
and
we're
evaluating
those
vacancies
and
to
potentially
bolster
our
staff
in
the
financial
reporting
area
so
that
we
have
more
staff
involved
and
more
eyes
on
the
information
that
we're
submitting
next
year
and
then
we're
also
working
to
develop
some
checklists
and
guidelines
so
that
the
year-end
process
during
closeout
process
goes
more
smoothly
this
year
and
we're
able
to
provide
pb
mayors
with
the
data
in
a
more
timely
fashion
and
that
the
data
is
accurate
when
we
send
it
to
them.
G
Initially
we're
going
to
be
working
with
pb
mayors
to
make
sure
that
we
are
on
target
with
developing
that
guideline
or
developing,
that
checklist
and
those
guidelines
and
we're
also
exploring
the
possibility
of
contracting
with
an
outside
firm
to
help
us
develop
those
guidelines
as
well.
So
next
slide
please.
G
G
Happy
to
answer
any
questions
I
I
will
say
you
know
very
happy
to
hear
that
you
know.
Once
again,
we
had
an
unmodified
clean
opinion
on
our
audit.
I'd
also
like
to
mention
just
quickly.
G
We
have
been
out
in
the
debt
market
we're
actually
getting
radio
on
the
debt
market
here
in
the
next
week
or
so,
and
we've
been
having
meetings
with
the
local
government
commission,
as
well
as
with
moody's
and
standard
reports
over
the
last
couple
weeks
and
they've
asked
us
some
questions
about
our
audit
and
such
and
we've
gotten
very
good
feedback
from
them.
They've
been
been
very
complementary
of
our
overall
financial
management
and.
G
Able
to
share
some
of
the
reports
and
feedback
we
got
from
them
very
soon,
but
they
reaffirmed
our
current
debt
ratings
and
so
so
no
impact
or
no
change
to
our
debt
ratings
and
we
remain
a
triple
a
geo
bond
city.
So
thank
you
all
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
F
Thank
you,
mayor
and
again
good
evening.
As
soon
as
we
get
the
presentation
pulled
up,
this
is
going
to
be
actually
almost
a
summary
of
information
that
was
shared
at
your
retreat.
F
It
is
going
to
be
an
update
on
the
strategies,
kind
of
your
priorities
that
you
adopted
or
agreed
upon
in
2019.
As
you
know,
last
year
was
just
an
incredible
difficult
year.
We
didn't
do
a
lot
in
terms
of
providing
updates
on
progress
made,
so
we
elected
to
do
that
at
this
past
retreat
and
thought
we
would
share
it
with
the
community
as
well
tonight.
Next
slide,
please.
F
So
in
2016
you
all
this
was
definitely
before
I
came
here.
Council
adopted
a
vision
statement,
a
statement
that
essentially
encompassed
a
long-term
vision
of
our
lisa
10-year
vision
of
the
kind
of
community
that
you
wanted
asheville
to
be
within
this
time
frame.
F
This
vision
statement
has
actually
been
used
to
develop
policies
and
priorities,
and
it
is
something
that
we
frequently
go
back
to,
especially
as
it
relates
to
you
know:
staff
reports
we
make
linkages
and
so
forth.
Whenever
we
bring
things
to
council,
I'm
not
going
to
read
the
vision
statement.
I
was
extending
my
comments
so
that
you
all
could
can
read
the
statement
as
for
yourself,
but
next
slide.
F
If
you
take
that
vision,
statement
and
and
kind
of
summarize
it
into
strategic
kind
of
core
themes,
that
vision
statement
would
then
translate
into
this
framework
of
of
things
in
terms
of
the
kind
of
community
that
we
want,
asheville
to
be
equitable
and
diverse
transportation
and
and
accessible
accessibility.
F
I'm
sorry,
a
thriving
local
economy
connected
and
engaged,
well-planned
and
livable,
clean
and
healthy
environment,
a
quality,
affordable
housing
and
a
financially
resilient
city,
and
so
what
I
will
do
is
to
provide
you
with
the
strategies
that
are
included
under
these
core
themes.
Next
slide,
please
that
were
adopted
in
2019
and
there
were
12
that
you
all
agreed
to,
and
the
13th
was
one
that
we
thought
was
important
to
add,
because
it's
fundamentally
the
foundation,
the
core
services
that
we
provide
to
the
city,
not
that
these
others
aren't.
F
But
they
were
kind
of
special
or
more
strategic
initiatives
that
we
undertook
next
slide.
F
F
There
is
a
more
detailed
representation
and
accounting
of
of
our
accomplishments,
and
you
can
go
to
this
website
to
get
that
document,
and
it's
also
linked
to
tonight's
city
council
agenda.
If
you
want
more
detailed
information
next
slide,
please
so
what
I
will
be
doing
is
providing
you
again.
The
court
things
are
focused
areas
talk
about
the
strategy
which
it
relates
to
that
listing
of
13
strategies.
F
So
when
I
say
strategy
number
one,
it
will
link
to
that
list
of
the
13
strategies
underneath
this
kind
of
core
theme
so
strategy,
one
implement
phase
one
recommendations
of
the
transit
master
plan
just
quickly
in
terms
of
accomplishments.
F
F
Next
slide,
please,
under
quality
and
affordable
housing
strategy,
two
was
to
develop
a
strategy
for
lease
or
sale
of
city-owned
land,
incentivize,
affordable
housing
development,
and
I
know
with
the
issues
that
we
have
around
homeless
and
encampments,
which
kathy
ball
is
going
to
provide
you
with
a
little
bit
of
of
an
update
here
shortly.
F
This
is
an
incredible
challenge
for
not
only
the
city
of
asheville,
but
throughout
the
country.
I
think
asheville
has
taken
some
tremendously
aggressive
steps
to
try
to
address
this
issue.
We've
adopted,
you
all
adopted
the
policies
for
implementing
affordable
housing
in
the
city
on
land
that
happened
in
late
2019
and
we've
seen
results
of
of
of
that
policy.
Already
360
hillyard
will
be
opening
up
with
34,
affordable
units
with
the
affordability
extending
out
to
50
years.
That
will
happen,
hopefully
this
summer
of
2021.
F
next
slide.
Please-
and
so
I
know
these
strategies
are
not
going
to
be
numerically
in
order,
because
this
would
read
as
strategy
six
but
we're
trying
to
lump
it
under
these
key
things.
So
our
strategy
six
was
to
review
and
update
the
comprehensive
housing
affordability
strategy
again
with
trying
to
assess
whether
these
tools
are
encouraging
the
type
of
development
that
is
desired
in
our
community,
and
we
think
that
we
have
that.
F
For
the
most
part,
the
majority
of
the
units
that
have
been
built
in
our
community
are
below
the
60
percent
ami
and-
and
that
is
where
we
have
the
biggest
need,
and
we
think
that,
with
these
tools,
we
are
being
able
to
be
responsive
to
that
income
group,
not
to
say
that
we
have
cracked
this
nut,
because
it
is
huge
lee
difficult.
F
Please
and
so
I'd
like
to
ask
kathy
ball,
who
is
an
assistant
city
manager
and
is
coordinating
the
issues
around
homelessness
in
our
as
community,
relates
to
the
city
manager's
office,
so
kathy?
If
you
could.
F
N
I
do
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
update
council
on
the
work
that
staff
is
doing,
as
well
as
the
goals
around
homelessness,
as
indicated
in
your
budget
work
session.
We
know
that
this
is
a
issue
that
you
that
you
all
have
directed
us
to
work
on
and
we're
working
with
community
partners
on
as
well.
We
wanted
to
take
a
quick
opportunity
to
remind
you
of
what
our
goals
are,
as
they
pertain
to
to
working
with
our
homeless
individuals.
N
N
N
N
So
we
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
and
again
for
this
was
discussed
in
the
the
budget
work
session
as
it
pertains
to
funds
that
will
be
coming
up
through
the
american
recovery
plan.
We
have
a
short-term
solution
that
we're
working
on
with
our
community
partners.
N
N
And
lastly,
I
just
want
to
briefly
mention
you'll
hear
much
more
about
this.
We
are
working
with
the
county
and
other
non-profits
and
partners
on
a
long-term
solution
that
I'm
just
referring
to
as
a
path
to
stable
housing.
That
is
our
goal
again
for
all
of
our
homeless
folks,
we
we
do
have
a
moment
in
time.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
utilize
american
recovery
plan
funding
to
assist
in
kind
of
a
strategic
process
of
developing
a
community
emt
partnership
with
the
county,
a
crisis
care
center
and
a
low
barrier,
shelter
for
the
homeless
community.
F
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that
kathy
so
I'll.
I
will
continue
with
the
theme
of
an
equitable
and
diverse
community
strategy.
Three
is
to
expand
partnerships,
particularly
with
asheville
city
schools,
through
the
equity
collaborative
to
eliminate
disparities
in
access
to
quality
schools
and
other
educational
resources.
F
So
there's
been
a
number
of
things
that
we
have
been
able
to
accomplish,
and
I
would
say
a
lot
of
the
accomplishments
is
really
due
to
the
willingness
of
our
partners
to
partner,
and
so
our
efforts
with
the
the
equity
collaborative
which
actually
has
stopped
meeting
but
is
kind
of
morphing
into
a
new
initiative
called
united
for
youth.
That
united
way
is
spearheading
and
and
has
been
been
working
on.
We've
collaborated
on
the
creation
of
of
pods
within
our
community
centers.
F
We've
worked
with
the
housing
authority
and
provided
resources
to
help
with
broadband
connection
and
access,
and
you
know,
council
changed
their
whole
strategic
partnership
fund
requirements
and
program,
focus
on
eliminating
the
opportunity
gap
and
working
with
our
partners
to
do
that.
Next
slide.
Please
continuing
with
equipment
and
diverse
community
strategy.
Seven
would
be
to
develop
and
implement
a
strategy
based
on
the
nlc
report
to
foster
economic
mobility.
F
This
was
a
particular
or
specific
type
of
document
that
talked
about
a
number
of
strategies
recommended
throughout
the
country
that
a
lot
of
communities
we're
initiating
around
economic
mobility.
F
We
have
a
number
of
those
initiatives
that
are
currently
underway,
and
essentially,
economic
mobility
relates
to
essentially
trying
to
build
a
foundation
for
generational
wealth
and
we're
doing
it
through
a
number
of
our
home
ownership
programs
through
loan
programs,
specifically
targeting
minority
and
women
on
on
businesses
and
also
council.
F
This
past
fall
unanimously
adopted
a
reparations
resolution
next
slide.
Please.
F
The
next
thing
area
is
a
well-planned
and
livable
community
strategy.
Four
is
to
develop
specific
implementation
plan
and
schedule
to
amend
the
udl
and
ordinances
to
reflect
recommendations
in
the
comprehensive
plane.
Although
we
have
not,
I
guess,
develop
a
strategy
and
a
funding
mechanism
to
amend
the
entire
udl.
F
We
have
taken
a
few
steps
in
terms
of
some
key
regulatory
changes
that
are
needed,
like
regulations
related
to
new
hotel
development,
and
we
think
that
that
was
that
was
pretty
innovative.
We
are
getting
getting
calls
from
a
number
of
communities
around
the
public
benefits
table
that
you
all
adopted
related
to
hotel
development,
urban
centers
urban
place
rezoning,
that's
currently
underway.
We
hope
to
bring
that
to
you
soon
and
then
the
asheville
share
space.
F
As
a
result
of
the
the
pandemic,
we
had
to
to
relax
and
rethink
how
public
space
is
allocated
for
various
uses
in
order
to
support
businesses,
and
we
think
that
some
of
those
lessons
learned
will
carry
through
with
with
more
changes
to
our
unified
development
ordinance
next
slide.
Please.
F
Strategy
12
was
to
complete
some
corridor
studies
and
those
have
been
completed,
probably
not
probably,
but
they
haven't
been
through
the
adoption
process.
The
hendersonville
road
quarter
study
as
well
as
the
tunnel
world
quarter
study
a
lot
of
the
public
input
has
been
completed.
There's
some
additional
work
needed
to
finalize
the
reports
in
order
to
bring
those
to
council
for
action
next
slide.
Please.
F
Under
thriving
local
economy
strategy,
five
was
to
develop
a
business
inclusion
program,
and
we
are
so
pleased
that
you
all
took
action
in
october
to
adopt
that
policy.
F
It's
a
race
and
gender
conscious
policy,
that
is,
for
the
city
of
asheville,
to
increase
our
procurement
and
doing
business
with
small
and
minority
and
women-owned
businesses,
and
you
can
see
a
number
of
the
other
things
that
we
are
doing
in
order
to
support
implementation
of
that
policy.
The
policy
is
great,
but
we
need
to
put
it
into
action
and
we're
doing
a
number
of
things
that
I
think
are
setting
us
up,
for.
F
We
hope
success
and
not
only
success
for
the
city
of
asheville,
but
hopefully
with
again
minority
and
women
on
businesses
and
providing
them
opportunities
to
to
take
on
city
projects
next
slide,
please
so.
The
environment,
clean
and
healthy
environment
strategy
eight
was
to
reduce
municipal
carbon
footprint
by
four
percent
per
year.
80
total
reduction
by
2050.
F
I
think
one
of
the
most
important
initiatives
and
it's
one
that
you
all
actually
approved
as
part
of
the
consent
agenda
today
was
the
aggregated,
solar,
rfp
with
buncombe
county.
That's
a
collaborative
with
a
number
of
the
communities
within
buncombe
county
to
look
at
us
collectively
having
an
assessment
of
our
facilities
and
buildings
and
the
appropriateness
are
the
potential
for
us
to
have
solar
units
applied
to
roofs
and
a
number
of
of
other
things
related
to
the
use
of
solar
energy,
and
we
appreciate
you
all
approving
that
tonight.
F
F
We
went
through
that
process
with
tda
and,
as
you
know,
with
the
change
in
leadership
and
with
the
pandemic,
things
kind
of
came
to
a
screeching
halt.
We
are
still
working
with
the
leadership
of
bctda
and
we
will
be
working
with
them
to
try
to
understand
next
steps
next
slide.
Please.
F
You
all
have
gone
on
record
to
restore
the
state,
maintenance,
assistance
program
or
the
smap
program,
and
you
are
also
supported
legislation
to
conduct
a
referendum
on
a
quarter
cent
sales
tax
for
for
transit,
one
of
the
most
challenging
issues
related
to
transit
is
not
only
having
drivers
and
buses,
but
it's
the
ability
to
fund
those
services
and
we
have,
in
the
past,
been
funding
a
lot
of
our
transit
service,
either
through
federal
grants
or
through
just
local
revenue
and
general
fund
and
coming
from
a
city
like
charlotte,
who
has
a
very,
very
extensive
and
robust
transit
system.
F
F
We've
had,
as
I
said,
lots
of
outreach
meetings
and
are
are
still
considering,
certainly
moving
forward
with
the
quarter
cent
sales
tax
for
consideration
next
slide.
Please
and
we're
getting
close
to
the
end.
I
promise
you
a
financially
resilient
city
strategy.
13
again,
invest
needed
financial
and
staff
resources
to
address
maintenance.
New
construction
operational
needs
at
your
budget
session.
You
heard
about
particularly
our
unmet
capital
needs
of
being
700
million
dollars.
F
F
I
think
you
again
heard
a
lot
about
that
in
our
work
session,
when
we
introduced
the
concept
of
our
capital
improvement
program,
there's
a
lot
of
backlog,
there's
always
in
city
government,
there's
always
more
need
than
resources,
but
we
hope
that
we
are
able
to
with
laser
focus
on.
You
know
those
core
services
of
sidewalks
and
street
lights
and
and
kind
of
rethinking
and
re-looking
at
those
kinds
of
investments.
We
hope
that
we
will
be
able
to
accelerate.
F
One
of
the
things
that
I
think
we
can
definitely
celebrate
is
the
investment
in
the
river
arts
district
and
literally
the
transformative
thing
that
has
been
done
as
it
relates
to
an
investment
in
you
know:
public
amenities
and
I'm
gonna,
ask
stephanie
dahl
with
the
planning
department
if
she
could
come
on
and
provide
us
with,
and
some
update
on
a
real,
exciting
opportunity.
O
The
rad
tip
is
just
days
away
from
being
complete
and
this
work
and
the
much
larger
work
of
transforming
the
river
arts
district
so
that
it
looks
a
lot
more
like
the
wilma
dykman
riverway,
as
envisioned
in
our
adopted
plans
and
with
our
community,
would
not
have
happened
without
an
incredible
community
partnership
that
has
lasted
for
probably
a
dozen
years
now
so
we've
have
a
lot
of
the
community
at
large
has
a
lot
of
success.
Some
of
those
things
that
you
can
see
right
here.
O
It
includes
some
of
the
work
that
the
city's
done,
but
it
also
points
out
that
the,
for
instance,
the
river
arts
district
artists,
have
been
able
to
add
over
a
hundred
more
artists
to
their
district
in
the
in
the
past
10
years,
even
through
massive
change
and
construction
that
they're
doing
well.
One
of
the
things
I
think
that
our
community
is
most
excited
about
is
the
nine
acres
of
new
green
space
and
the
two
miles
of
greenway
that
have
come
online
at
a
perfect
time
during
our
long
tale
of
covid
recovery.
O
So
all
of
that
to
be
said
over
the
past
10
years
of
work,
it
took
a
village
and
it's
going
to
take
a
village
for
us
to
celebrate.
O
So
what
we've
decided
to
do
is
hold
a
month-long
covet
safe
celebration
that
we
are
crowdsourcing
and
depending
on
many
of
our
partners,
and
I'm
just
going
to
name
a
few:
randomly
connect,
buncombe,
unc,
asheville,
asheville,
b
city
asheville
on
bikes
the
weekend,
neighborhood
radar,
radba,
grind
coffee
and
about
10.
More
folks
are
going
to
produce
events.
Some
of
them
will
be
one-off.
O
Some
of
them
will
happen
reoccurring
during
that
month
and
I'm
gonna
ask
everybody
to
save
the
date
of
friday
april
23rd
at
noon,
where
we
will
have
an
opportunity
to
have
an
online
hour-long
opportunity
to
get
a
large
group
together
to
celebrate
and
talk
to
some
people
about
how
the
project
happened.
Thank
our
funders
and
maybe
listen
to
some
music
and
share
some
smiles.
F
Thank
you
stephanie
appreciate
that
next
slide.
Please.
F
And
so
I
said
earlier,
I
promise
you
we're
getting
to
the
end
where
we
we
are
getting
to
the
end.
One
of
the
themes
or
buckets
that
wasn't
a
part
of
your
13
that
was
identified
is
the
connected
and
engaged
community,
and
it
would.
F
F
Apd
launched
their
community
engagement
division
and
their
tip
to
apd
and
we've
had
a
relatively
good
success
with
that
with
that,
with
that
new
outreach
tool,
the
vast
monument
and
just
a
number
of
other
things
next
slide
so
going
into
your
2021-2022
council
priorities.
I
just
wanted
to
remind
the
public
that
this
is
where
we
are
what
you
all
have
committed
to
for
the
next
year.
F
F
It
was
really
really
important
for
me
to
share
with
you
all
those
13
to
also
reinforce
to
the
community
that
those
13
haven't
been
forgotten,
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
on
those
things,
but
we're
going
to
be
laser
focused
on
reparations,
employee
compensations
that
they
were
managing
public
safety
and
covert
relief
spending
and
trying
to
find
a
way
for
us
to
move
those
initiatives
the
same
way
and
with
the
speed
and
attention
that
we
moved
those
of
the
13
that
I
that
I
mentioned
so
with
that.
F
I
think
the
next
slide
is,
if
you
want
again
to
have
more
information
about
what
we
have
done
and
the
information
that
I
just
shared
with
you,
please
go
to
this
website
and
or
this
link,
which
is
also
attached
in
the
city
council
agenda
for
additional
information,
and
I
really
really
appreciate
your
attention.
As
I
said
earlier,
during
our
budget
work
session,
it's
been
a
long
day
for
you
all,
and
we
just
appreciate
what
you
do.
Thank
you
and
I'll
take
any
questions.
If
you
all
have.
P
P
I'm
a
little
upset,
so
in
the
in
the
light
of
all
the
work,
that's
been
done.
There's
a
shadow
and
I
just
have
a
couple
questions.
First,
so
for
our
neighbors
experiencing
homelessness,
who've
been
displaced
and
will
be
displaced.
Do
we
know
how
many
have
chosen
the
option
provided
for
temporary
housing.
F
I'm
gonna
ask
kathy
if
she
can
help
respond
to
that
question,
because
I
I
don't
know
ken.
N
Councilman
rooney,
we
do
not
have
an
answer
for
that,
we
offer
up
and
we
provide
information
about
locations
and
the
number
of
beds
that
are
available.
I
think
we
keep
that
information,
but
we
do
not
know
what
the
choice
of
that
individual
is.
A
But
we,
I
would
offer,
though,
kathy,
to
note
that,
when
we
were
meeting
with
homeward
bound
about
this
process
and
making
it
clear
to
everyone
that
there
are
how
there
are
shelter
options,
there
is
capacity
and
folks
are
choosing
not
to
to.
In
many
cases,
for
you
know,
for
the
shelter
option,
which
of
course
is
their
choice.
But
it's
not
a
matter
of
not
having
the
capacity
just
to
make
sure
that's
clear.
P
N
We
provide
them
information.
I
think
I
think
it
would
be
the
same.
As
I
said
before
kim
we
provide
them
with
information
about
shelters
that
are
available
and
all
of
those
are
located
downtown
and
we
we
hope
that
they
will
go
to
those
shelters.
That
is
our
goal,
and
that
is
the
encouragement
that
we
provide
to
them
because
they
they
are
in
proximity
to
all
the
locations
where
food
would
be
available
and
other
resources
that
folks
need.
F
And
as
we
as
we
said
at
the
it's
been
a
couple
of
presentations
ago,
we
know
we
don't
have
all
of
the
solutions
right
now
to
this
issue.
God
I
wish
we
we
did.
We
don't,
but
we
do
know
that
we
have
got
to
keep
people
safe
for
those
that
are
homeless
as
well
as
for
people
in
the
surrounding
neighborhoods,
I
think
I
can
sincerely
say
that
this
community
is
working
awfully
hard.
F
We
need
a
lot
more
resources
to
provide
what
kathy
just
presented
in
terms
of
all
of
the
other
types
of
shelters,
barbarian,
shelters
that
may
help
reach
more
people
kim,
I
think,
and-
and
we
know
that
that's
that's
a
missing
link
in
our
chain.
P
So
I'm
just
going
to
speak
for
myself,
because
we
have
a
reputation
of
being
progressive
and
welcoming
sorry,
I'm
really
upset
at
an
inclusive
place
and
we're
marketed
as
such.
P
We
also
have
such
visible
disparities
because
we
have
abundant
resources
and
we're
in
appalachia.
We
have
a
rich
history
of
taking
care
of
each
other,
the
really
rough
times
and
sharing
what
we
have.
So
I
just
want
to
express
that
I'm
embarrassed
that
we're
evicting
people
in
the
name
of
safety.
P
I
will
also
add
that
if
any
partners
or
compassionate
neighbors
who
have
ideas
for
solutions
and
want
to
participate
in
this
with
us,
we
need
more
people,
we
need
more
solutions
and
we
need
more
resources.
So
I
certainly
hope
folks
will
that
are
following
will
reach
out.
A
Much
okay.
That
concludes
the
presentation,
our
presentations
portion
of
the
agenda
and
I'm
gonna
move
to
the
unfinished
business
items.
Folks,
we
have
one
unfinished
business
item,
but
it
requires
two
separate
votes
regarding
the
2020-2021
annual
action
plan
and
before
we
have
a
vote,
we're
going
to
have
a
presentation
from
the
community
development
programs
director
paul
d'angelo-
and
this
is
really
just
because
this
is
kind
of
complicated
issue.
A
We
technically
had
the
public
hearing
on
it
with
the
presentation
at
the
last
meeting
and
we
took
public
comments,
we're
not
hearing
further
public
comment,
but
we
thought
it
would
be
helpful
to
have
paul,
come
and
kind
of
re-up
and
explain
this
one
again
before
we.
The
just
in
case
folks,
are
watching
interested
in
this
item.
Thank
you.
Paul.
K
K
Great,
thank
you
so
much
and
next
slide,
please
for
this
amendment
to
the
2021
annual
action
plan.
K
So
the
community
and
economic
development
department
is
seeking
authorization
for
the
city
manager
to
submit
an
amendment
to
the
2021
hud
annual
action
plan
to
the
u.s
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
authorizing
the
1.6
million
in
cdbg
community
development
block
grant
program,
income
from
the
sale
of
charlotte
street
to
be
used
to
purchase
65
ford
street
next
slide
and
a
few
summary
slides
here.
Regarding
some
funding,
the
city
of
asheville
receives
approximately
1
million
dollars
in
our
hud
city,
beachy
annual
allocation
for
our
community
partners.
K
The
city
can't
have
more
than
1.5
million
1.5
that
annual
allocation
or
our
spend
rate
on
may
1st,
which
is
our
time
on
this
test,
to
comply
with
hud
that
we
are
spending
these
dollars
in
the
community
in
a
timely
manner.
The
city
currently
has
approximately
two
million
dollars
in
allocated
cdbg
funds,
with
the
1.6
million
in
cdbg
program
income
from
the
sale
of
charlotte
street.
Our
balance
is
3.6
million.
K
City
staff
has
discussed
this
1.6
million
dollars
in
cdbg
program
income
since
late
fall
of
2019
because
of
the
large
dollar
amount
and
the
hud
time
in
this
test.
The
original
plan
was
to
close
on
the
charlotte
street
sale
after
may
1st
2020
to
provide
more
time
and
hence
more
options
on
how
we
could
spend
these
dollars.
K
Unfortunately,
with
covid
and
normal
real
estate
delays,
the
city
did
not
receive
the
1.6
million
proceeds
until
late
december
2020
and
early
2021,
and
immediately
began
communicating
with
city
management
about
spend
options
now
very
limited
with
the
timeliness
test
next
slide,
while
for
the
purchase
of
65
ford
street,
the
purchase
was
far
enough
along
in
the
process
with
council
approval
due
diligence
and
hud
environmental
work.
To
be
able
to
close
with
this
funding
on
or
around
april
23rd
2021.,
the
purchase
is
a
strategic
use
of
these
funds,
as
this
purchase
meets.
K
This
1.5
million
purchase
of
65
ford
street
invests
program
income
back
into
the
community,
with
the
intent
of
the
land
being
used
for
affordable
housing,
including
home
ownership.
This
land
purchase
is
an
eligible
use
of
cdbg
program.
Income
is
timely
to
remain
hud
compliant
and
frees
up,
affordable
housing
bond
dollars
that
are
less
restrictive
than
hud
dollars.
K
And,
lastly,
these
funds
were
accounted
for
in
the
fiscal
2021.
Hot
annual
action
plan
and
staff
has
been
working
in
tandem
with
hud
for
guidance
on
this
program,
income
and
diligently
to
move
this
funding
into
the
community
and
pass
the
time
on
this
test
next
slide,
and
with
that
I
hope
that
provided
a
summary
for
this
evening,
and
I
am
happy
to
take
any
questions.
A
All
right
council,
if
there
aren't
any
questions
on
the
this
again
as
I
mentioned,
needs
two
motions.
The
first
would
be
a
motion
to
adopt
a
resolution
to
amend
the
city's
2020
2021
annual
action
plan
to
the
us
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
That
seems
kind
of
general.
Is
that
the
there's
not
a
more
specifically
worded
motion
somewhere
that
I'm
not
looking
at
right
now?
Hopefully,
okay,.
A
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
adopt
a
resolution
to
amend
the
resolution
to
amend
the
city's
2020
2021
annual
action
plan
to
the
us
department
of
housing
and
urban
development.
A
P
P
We
have
an
obligation
to
invest
in
d
review
with
beaver
view
and
we
have
an
obligation
to
address
the
harms
of
urban
renewal
and
redlining
with
the
neighbors,
especially
the
black
community,
impacted
by
urban
neural
redlining.
So
we
can't
continue
harm
and
displacement
by
pushing
people
to
the
outskirts
and
outside
of
access
to
infrastructure
and
visibility
and
outside
of
the
city
school
system.
P
So
I
understand
I
hear
the
complex
situation
that
we're
in
here,
but
this
conversation,
I
don't
think,
is
over
yet
because
we
still
have
resources
to
address
and
we
still
have
issues
at
hand
that
are
overlapping.
So
I
will
name
that
I
hear
the
request
for
the
ashford
buncombe
community
land
trust
to
be
at
the
table
with
us,
as
we
continue
these
conversations
because
of
their
their
partnership
with
us
and
because
they're
guaranteed
permanent,
affordable
housing
is
a
part
of
their
mission
and
our
housing
crisis
is
worsening.
A
D
A
You,
okay
and
then
the
second
part
of
this.
I
need
a
motion
to
adopt
a
budget
amendment
to
increase
the
amount
of
the
fiscal
year.
2020
2021
community
development
block
grant
fund
budget
to
include
1.6
million
from
the
sale
of
city-owned
land
originally
purchased
through
the
urban
renewal
program
in
the
1970s.
Do
I
have
such
a
motion.
C
Just
a
quick
comment:
I
really
appreciate
the
extra
time
and
attention
to
explain
warren
creek
and
have
paul
here
tonight.
I
think
much
to
what
shanika
said.
You
know
there
is
some
background
here
and
I
just
wanted
to
share
in
that
and
say
thank
you
for
the
extra
information
so
that
we
could
communicate
it
properly
with
the
community.
E
N
A
A
Councilwoman
turner,
aye,
councilwoman
whistler
vice
mayor
smith,
I
myself,
I
and
councilwoman
kilgore
hi,
okay,
great!
Thank
you
all
right.
We
have
two
items
of
new
business
tonight.
The
first
is
a
resolution
approving
the
loan
modification
requested
by
mountain
housing
opportunities
to
allow
them
to
maintain
affordable
housing
conditions
at
61,
63,
65
and
67
annandale
6,
trinity,
chapel
and
280
merriman
avenue
by
extending
the
maturity,
dates
and
eliminating
yearly
interest
payments
in
exchange
for
an
additional
20-year
affordability
period
and
rent
restrictions
raised
to.
K
Thank
you
mayor
and
vice
mayor
good
evening
again,
city
council
and
city
management,
paul
d'angelo,
with
the
community
and
economic
development
department
to
talk
about
this
extended
maturity
date
for
mountain
housing
opportunity.
A
little
background
in
your
staff
report
this
evening
from
the
early
1990s
to
the
mid-2000s
mountain
housing
opportunity
was
committed
to
developing
smaller
scattered
site
rental
housing
for
some
of
the
most
low-income
households
in
asheville,
utilizing
section,
108
and
cdbg
loans
from
the
city
of
asheville
mountain
housing
acquired
and
renovated.
K
Each
of
these
loans
will
become
due
over
the
next
four
years
between
may
4th,
2000
and
march
15
2004,
the
city
of
asheville,
extended
five
loans,
two
mountain
housing
for
five
properties,
6163
annandale,
6567,
annandale,
65,
67,
annaldale,
separate
there.
Six
trinity,
chapel
and
280
merriman
mountain
housing
has
found
that
operating
cash
flow
from
older
renovated
properties
is
not
sufficient
to
pay
debt
service
and
build
replacement
reserves
for
future
capital
needs.
Due
to
the
high
maintenance
costs
associated
with
the
age
of
the
buildings,
the
property
is
currently
operated,
a
break-even
level
for
mountain
housing.
K
The
pandemic
has
exasperated
this
issue
due
to
some
tenants
and
ability
to
pay
rent
deferring
the
debt
will
allow
mho
to
build
the
necessary
reserves
to
maintain
these
aging
properties.
The
community
development
division
attempts
to
work
with
our
development
partners
who
wish
to
extend
their
affordability
periods,
add
additional,
affordable
units,
etc.
K
If
rents
are
raised
to
60
ami,
we
did
want
to
notate
that
this
would
apply
only
to
new
and
future
tenants
existing.
That
tenants
would
not
be
affected
by
this
increase
in
area
median
income
council
goal
of
affordable
quality,
affordable
housing,
and
this
was
passed
unanimously
unanimously
at
housing.
Community
development
committee
on
march
16th.
K
K
The
cons,
the
city
will
no
longer
earn
approximately
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
in
annual
interest
on
these
loans.
The
interest
is
receive
this
program.
Income
to
community
development
block
grant
funding.
Now
the
major
in
fiscal
impact
here
is
no
effect
on
the
the
general
fund
at
all,
and
you
have
a
suggested
motion
this
evening.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
and
james
dennis
with
mountain
housing
is
also
here
tonight.
To
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
A
A
We
don't
have
anyone
signed
up
to
speak
on
this
item,
so
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
ask
if
there
is
a
motion
to
adopt
a
resolution
approving
the
loan
modification
requested
by
mountain
housing
opportunities
to
allow
them
to
maintain
affordable
housing
conditions
at
61,
63,
65
and
67
annandale
6,
trinity,
chapel
and
280
merriman
avenue
by
extending
the
maturity
dates
and
eliminating
eliminating
yearly
interest
payments
in
exchange
for
an
additional
20-year
affordability
period
and
rent
restrictions
raised
to
60
percent
of
ami.
A
A
C
Councilwoman
one
quick
comment,
just
one
quick
comment
to
really
say:
I
really
appreciate
this
move
on
behalf
of
mho
for
coming
to
us
and
coming
up
with
a
creative
solution.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time,
effort
and
money
to
try
and
create
20
years
of
affordability,
and
I
think
this
is
a
great
solution.
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
them.
Thank
you.
A
A
You
made
them
well,
yeah,
okay,
guys,
I'm
sorry!
You
made
a
motion
okay,
so
it
passed.
Thank
you
very
much.
We,
our
last
item
of
new
business,
new
business
item
b,
is
regarding
boards
and
commissions,
and
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
vice
mayor
to
conduct
this
portion.
R
Thank
you.
We
met
for
boards
and
commissions
this
morning
and
we
have
made
the
following
recommendations
for
the
audit
committee.
The
boards
and
commissions
committee
recommend
the
reappointment
of
amy
kemp
in
in
the
cpa
seat
and
the
appointment
of
andrew
emery
for
the
vacated
seat.
Can
I
get
a
second.
L
R
R
For
board
of
adjustment,
the
boards
and
commissions
committee
recommends
wendy
tab
for
appointment
to
the
vacant
seat.
They
can
alternate
seat.
Is
there
a
second.
P
R
All
right
I'll
do
a
roll
call
vote
for
approval
mayor
main
heimer,
aye
councilwoman,
kilgore,
aye,
councilwoman,
rony,
hi,
councilwoman
mosley,
I
councilwoman
turner,
hi,
councilwoman
whistler.
I
and
myself
I
for
the
mountain
community
capital
fund
operating
committee.
The
committee
recommends
reappointment
of
both
eligible
members,
d,
williams
and
landsmith.
E
R
E
C
C
R
Right
for
the
public,
art
and
cultural
commission,
the
committee
rep
recommends
the
appointment
of
shirley
white's
eyes
to
be
appointed
to
feel
the
unexpired
seat
vacated
by
miss
watson.
Valeria
watson.
Is
there
a
second
second
all
right
with
the
motion
and
a
second
I'll.
Do
a
roll
call
vote
for
approval
mayor?
R
A
Okay,
okay,
okay,
thank
you.
We
have
the
informal
discussion
public
comment,
so
this
is
the
remaining
portion
of
our
agenda.
We
have,
I
think,
12
folks
signed
up
to
speak
and
so
I'm
going
to
read
some
instructions.
A
Staff
will
now
connect
live
calls
from
our
speaker
queue
for
informal
discussion
and
public
comment.
Again.
We
are
only
taking
callers
who
signed
up
in
advance
callers.
You
will
first
hear
staff
inform
counsel
that
you're
next
to
speak,
then
you'll
hear
an
automated
message,
letting
you
know
you're
unmuted
and
live
in
the
meeting.
You
may
begin
speaking
after
the
automated
message,
if
you
accidentally
drop
out
of
the
speaker,
queue
just
read
all
the
number
and
meeting
code
press
star
three
to
rejoin
the
speaker
queue.
I
Members
of
council
I'd
like
you
to
imagine
something
if
you
can
imagine
having
everything
that
you
owned
crammed
in
a
backpack
that
you
have
to
carry
around,
imagine
not
being
able
to
come
home
after
work
and
shower
wash
your
clothes
and
climb
into
your
warm
bed.
Imagine
the
state
of
your
mental
health,
knowing
that
you
have
no
financial
security
and
nobody
to
help
you.
This
is
what
our
houseless
folks
in
asheville
experience
every
day.
Now.
Imagine
that
you
finally
were
gifted
a
tent
in
a
sleeping
bag,
and
you
found
somewhere
quiet
to
set
it
up.
I
So
you
could
get
a
peaceful
night's
rest,
but
then
you
get
a
notice
that
everything
you
own
will
be
taken
from
you.
If
you
don't
leave
your
camp,
imagine
not
knowing
where
you'll
go,
but
knowing
that
wherever
you
go,
it
will
only
be
temporary
until
you
were
told
to
leave
again.
That
is
violence,
not
caring
for
one
another,
but
instead
removing
what
meager
possessions
they
own
and
uprooting.
The
tiny
amount
of
security
they
have
found
is
violent.
I
The
city
likes
to
claim
it
is
trying
to
help
our
houseless
community,
but
anyone
who
is
out
in
the
streets
actually
providing
aid
to
these
folks
knows
that.
That's
not
true,
our
shelters
are
at
capacity
and
they
cause
more
harm
than
they
alleviate.
Many
of
them
are
faith-based
and
required
someone
to
be
in
urgent
need
before
allowing
them
to
stay,
and
these
barriers
make
it
impossible
for
people
to
get
the
help
they
need.
Meanwhile,
the
city
is
actively
working
to
perpetuate
harm
against
these
folks
by
constantly
sending
the
police
to
harass
and
detain
them.
I
I
am
tired.
We
are
tired
of
having
to
beg
our
government
to
care
for
these
folks
to
address
the
root
of
the
problem
by
offering
housing
and
health
care
moving.
These
encampments
does
nothing
but
harm
our
communities.
I
am
tired
of
seeing
the
city
pandered
to
well-off
tourists
and
rich
white
homeowners.
What
we
are
witnessing
is
a
war
on
poverty.
As
someone
who
works
in
the
streets
to
provide
aid
to
my
community,
it
is
obvious
that
many
of
my
household
friends
suffer
from
ptsd
mental
health
problems,
addiction
and
abuse.
I
Many
of
them
are
unable
to
afford
even
the
basic
medical
care
they
need,
and
many
of
them
are
unable
to
work
a
steady
job
that
does
not
mean
that
they
are
worthless.
It
means
that
they
need
our
support.
We
need
to
be
investing
in
our
community
and
uplifting
those
who
need
that
support.
We
need
to
be
following
the
lead
of
places
like
austin
texas,
where
the
city
allocated
a
budget
to
buy
and
maintain
an
entire
hotel
to
serve
as
a
grounding
point
for
folks
suffering,
chronic
homelessness.
I
We
need
to
be
offering
these
folks
health
care
and
resources
so
that
those
who
are
able
can
lift
themselves
from
poverty
and
have
a
fighting
chance
at
obtaining
financial
security.
Many
coaches
have
said
that
a
team
is
only
as
strong
as
their
weakest
member,
and
that
is
also
true
for
communities.
When
some
of
us
suffer
all
of
us
suffer.
I
too
would
like
to
live
in
a
city
where
I
don't
have
to
walk
down
the
streets
and
see
folks
sleeping
in
unused
doorways,
but
I
don't
want
these
folks
to
be
hidden
or
swept
away.
I
I
want
to
know
that
they
are
being
cared
for
and
giving
a
chance
to
thrive,
but
I
will
not
sit
idly
by
and
wait
for
you
all
to
take
action.
I
will
continue
to
show
up
every
day
to
provide
my
community
with
the
support
that
they
need,
because
I
have
seen
what
is
possible
when
a
few
caring
souls
put
their
mind
together
to
overcome
the
oppression
that
the
state
perpetuates.
I
M
Yes,
good
evening,
I
I
really
do
I
really
can't
say
it
better,
that
than
victoria
just
said,
and
I
don't
have
much
to
add
other
than
really
just
letting
you
know.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
people
in
the
community
who
see
what's
going
on,
who
see
how
our
houseless
neighbors
are
being
treated
our
fellow
ashevilleians
and
just
how?
How
blatant
it
is
that
tourists
and
people
who
stay
in
hotels
are
on
the
minds
of
of
much
of
city
council
and
are
the
focus
and
really
like.
M
M
Knowing
knowing
that
there's
an
eviction
order
there,
and
it
seems
like
like
city
council's
goal-
is
to
is
to
eliminate
these
camps
and
that's
absolutely
heartbreaking
for
those
of
us
who
live
in
houses
to
just
to
just
think
for
a
moment.
If,
if
you
can
join
me
in
that
thought,
exercise
what
it
would
be
like
to
have
someone
show
up
and
say
you're
out
in
seven
days
I
mean
it's
to
call
it
destabilizing
is
an
understatement,
and
yet
this
is
what
is
being
inflicted
on
our
neighbors.
M
H
I
Greetings:
city
council
tonight
I'm
joining
my
friends
who
are
speaking
with
rage
and
compassion
to
advocate
for
our
houses
community,
whom
the
city
has
recently
given
very
little
options
as
to
where
they
can
safely
shelter
in
place
during
a
pandemic.
First
cdc
guidelines.
We
are
calling
for
an
eviction
moratorium
from
what
we're
hearing
all
camps
on
city
property
has
been
given
seven
days
to
move.
Surely
this
is
illegal?
How
is
it
possible
to
define
an
imminent
safety
concern
when
evicting
several
camps
at
once,
you're
creating
chaos
and
spreading
covid?
I
Furthermore,
it
should
not
be
any
non-profit's
job
who
is
dedicated
to
stable
housing,
to
evict
people
from
camps,
also
to
any
stably
house
person
in
asheville.
Who
may
witness
what
you
consider
to
be
a
quote
safety
concern
at
an
encampment.
I
beg
you
to
mind
your
damn
business
unless
you
yourself
are
willing
to
learn
how
your
gentrification
causes
harm
and
ask
folks
how
you
can
help
with
their
basic
needs.
Do
not
call
apd
and
do
not
use
the
asheville
app.
I
The
real
safety
concern
is
the
trauma
that
is
imposed
upon
them
when
cops
come
to
clear
them
out.
Evictions
are
violence.
City
aesthetic
is
not
as
important
as
basic
needs.
Housing
is
a
human
right
and,
with
a
third
of
your
police
department,
gone
most
of
the
equity-focused
budget.
Work
has
been
done
for
you
good
thing,
because
your
survey
was
taken
down
as
soon
as
the
defund
movement
began
to
give
input
that
four
million
dollars
worth
of
cop
salaries
could
be
redistributed
to
housing,
zoning
and
services
dedicated
to
our
houses.
Community.
I
From
the
interviews
the
human
relations
commission
has
had
with
various
community
leaders
we've
learned
on
average,
it
costs
fifteen
thousand
one
five
to
provide
housing
and
services
a
year
to
one
person,
as
opposed
to
fifty
thousand
five
zero.
We
spend
on
emergency
services
when
their
basic
needs
are
not
met,
it's
literally
cheaper
to
take
care
of
people
and,
furthermore,
no
community
leaders
recommend
that
cops
show
up
to
respond
to
concerns
with
encampments.
So
it's
a
good
thing,
so
many
cops
have
quit
so
that
you
can
invest
in
community
services
that
people
need.
I
Perhaps
you
can
help
homer
bound
pay
for
the
days
in
on
tunnel
road?
Until
then,
houses
camps
should
continue
to
take
up
space.
That
is
rightfully
theirs.
Your
short-term
solution
for
shuffling
them
around
is
abusive
and
likely
illegal
during
a
shelter
in
place.
So
we
demand
in
a
victim
nor
a
moratorium.
Now
and
and
in
the
wake
of
the
murder
of
dante
wright.
There
is
no
patience
for
cops
coming
in
to
carry
out
any
abuse
right
now
so
deep
on
apd
and
stop
the
evictions
or
you'll
be
held
accountable.
I
Hello
council,
I
took
some
time
to
find
the
cdc's
encampment
considerations
because
it
didn't
seem
like
anybody
actually
read.
Those
clearing
camps
can
cause
people
to
disperse
throughout
the
community
and
break
connections
with
service
providers.
This
increases
the
potential
for
the
spread
of
infectious
disease.
I
I
I
H
Q
So
when
I
hear
y'all
talking
about
the
crisis
of
people
being
unhoused
in
town,
it
sounds
like
most
of
you.
Council
members
are
at
a
loss
for
how
to
solve
it.
Perhaps
you
could
just
listen
to
those
of
us
who
have
actually
been
on
the
ground
actively
every
day
working
with
these
communities
in
crisis?
Q
Q
These
past
couple
weeks
have
been
a
showcase
of
the
inhumanity
and
cruelty
of
this
system.
Last
thursday
about
20
people
were
kicked
out
of
their
home
on
cherry
street
so
to
make
themselves
invisible,
because
their
very
existence
was
inconvenient
to
some
rich
karen
and
montford,
and
I
know
you
all
weren't
there,
because
you
don't
get
your
hands
dirty
by
directly,
creating
human
suffering
like
that.
No,
you
just
give
the
orders
and
keep
your
hands
clean.
Q
Now
the
same
type
of
removal
order
has
been
issued
for
aston
park.
Martin
luther
king
park,
the
river
and
potentially
every
other
park
you're
taking
away
everywhere.
These
people
have
to
go,
and
you
haven't
even
done
the
work
to
create
the
housing
for
these
neighbors
you
let
some
other
organizations
do
the
work
for
you.
Homeward
bound
spends
10
to
12
million
dollars
of
the
communities,
donations
to
house,
just
15
of
our
own
house,
neighbors
in
town,
and
then
you
call
it
a
day.
Q
Q
There
are
500
of
our
friends
and
neighbors
out
there
with
nowhere
to
go
and
they
are
getting
thrown
out
of
everywhere
that
they
try
to
exist.
Let
them
live,
let
them
exist.
Let
them
have
some
more
dignity
and
humanity
and
security,
because
if
you
continue
to
be
complicit
in
this
process,
it
will
be
nothing
short
of
you
declaring
war
on
the
poor
of
this
city,
and
that
is
a
fight
you
will
be
on
the
very
wrong
side
of
and
is
the
fight
you
are
not
going
to.
Q
I
Hi,
I
just
want
to
reiterate
all
that's
been
said
and
perhaps
add
a
couple
of
perspectives
as
well,
I'm
getting
to
the
end
of
social
degree.
I
have
one
semester
left
and
what
I
can
tell
you
is
that
the
number
one
determinant
of
a
space,
a
community
of
being
safe
is
the
ability
for
the
people
who
inhabit
that
space
to
have
stability,
so
by
continually
moving
people
and
forcing
them
to
use
resources
to
try
and
survive,
lose
resources
along
the
way,
etc.
I
You're
creating
the
violence
that
you
say
is
such
a
gigantic
issue,
and
also,
let's
get
to
that.
What
is
this
violence?
That
is
a
gigantic
issue.
If
you
don't
mind
my
asking,
I
never
heard
about
it.
What
is
violence?
That's
a
gigantic
issue
is
the
spread
of
covid.
I
If
we're
literally
talking
about
dollars
spent
to
minimize
harm,
someone
getting
coveted
and
having
the
inability
to
pay
for
medical
care
and
and
what
the
burden
that
that
has
financially
owned
a
community
is
significantly
more
than
simply
allowing
people
to
stay
where
they
are
and
mitigate.
You
know
this
violence
that
you
say
is
this
big
issue
that
I
just
don't
buy.
If
people
have
stability,
if
people
are
able
to
maintain
their
resources,
this
this
violence
doesn't
take
place
also
again
yeah.
I
What
greenleaf
said
we
don't
have
enough
shelters,
that's
a
lie,
and
also
a
lot
of
shelters
require
people
to
either
submit
to
like
religious
situations
that
are
uncomfortable
for
them,
or
perhaps
in
violation
of
their
autonomy
as
people
to
be
queer
to
be
non-religious
to
be
whoever
they
are
it
doesn't
it
has
these
curfews
that
are
just
like
really
inhumane
and
again
don't
allow
people
to
have
autonomy.
I
A
lot
of
them
don't
allow
people
to
smoke,
you
know
and
again
do
we
really
want
people
packed
in
shelters
during
covet,
even
if
that
was
a
valid
resource?
That
is
really
not
a
good
idea,
and
I
hear
you
guys
saying
that
you
are
working
on
alternatives,
but
until
you
have
them
right
until
you
have
alternatives
for
everyone
to
be
up
off
the
street,
this
doesn't
make
any
sense.
You're
just
moving
people
around
forcing
them
further
into
the
margins,
further
into
more
danger
and
again
spreading
covet
around
the
city.
I
I
just
don't
see
what
the
big
deal
is.
I
don't
know
why
you
can't
just
leave
people
be
allow
them
to
create
stability
yeah.
This
is
just
this.
Is
such
a
waste
of
resources?
I'm
ashamed
that
my
taxpayer
money
goes
to
this.
It's
really
embarrassing.
So
that's
why
I
have
to
say:
please
stop
just
stop
just
stop
doing
this.
Thank.
Q
S
Right,
hey,
I
just
wanted
to
okay
cool.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
I'd
heard
some
impatience
with
deborah
campbell,
not
acting
more
quickly
on
filling
the
vacancy
of
our
department
of
equity
and
inclusion.
S
I
just
wanted
to
remind
everybody
that
you
know
the
city
of
asheville
survived
for
eight
and
a
half
months
with
an
interim
manager
and
when
deborah
campbell
took
over,
we
had
an
interim
attorney
that
that
interim
ship,
I
guess,
was
about
six
and
a
half
months
and-
and
that
was
with
three
months
notice
when
robin
curran
left
and
then
a
month
after
debra
got
here.
She
had
you
know
an
interim
police
chief.
All
of
that
happened,
pre
coveted
pre-2020
and
everything.
S
So
I
know
that
people
are
anxious
for
that
process
to
get
underway,
but
it's
a
it's
a
lengthy
process
and
it
needs
to
be
done
with
great
care,
and
I
know
that
there's
just
a
tremendous
sense
of
urgency
in
the
community
for
all
the
things,
and
we
can't
do
all
the
things
right
this
second,
so
just
offering
some
hang
in
there,
everybody
energy
to
everybody
and
and
thanks
for
all
the
work
that
you're
doing.
Okay,
take
care.
B
Please
do
try
to
meet
them
and
develop
a
relationship,
and
also
I'd
like
to
comment
about
some
talk
of
raising
the
sales
tax.
You
know
that
sales
tax
is
the
most
regressive
tax.
There
is,
and
it
doesn't
really
hurt
high
income
people
or
middle
income
people
that
much,
but
it
does
hurt
the
poor
even
a
quarter
percent,
and
I
also
heard
that
you
were
talking
about
looking
into
the
food
tax.
That
is
even
worse,
everybody
needs
food
to
live,
and
food
stamps
is
not
enough
per
month
to
feed
a
person.
B
So
please
try
to
stay
away
from
sales
tax.
If
you
can-
and
I
suggest
that
you
open
up
public
lands,
there's
plenty
of
public
lands
here
and
that's
pretty
much
what
our
campaigns
are
doing
right
now,
anyway,
they're
trying
to
go
into
public
lands
and
they
get
torn
away.
That's
everything
that
they
own
is
in
those
tents,
and
when
somebody
comes
and
just
sweeps
it
away,
they
have
nothing.
They
may
not
have
friends
that
they
that
can
help
them.
They
may
have
lost
contact
with
all
their
friends.
B
One
day
I
was
walking
along
patton
avenue
and
I
saw
a
homeless
person
and
he
was
going
to
go
into
the
bushes,
and
you
know
it
must
really
be
bad
when
you
feel
that
you
have
to
go
around
like
you're
a
stray
animal
and
stay
out
of
pride
public
sight,
a
lot
of
people
are
camping
out
in
the
woods
where
nobody
will
find
them.
B
You
know
where
there
may
be
rats
that
will
crawl
around
on
them
or
it's
it's
just
inhumane.
The
way
we
treat
our
homeless
people
so
please,
and
also
I'm
not
familiar
too
much
with
the
ford
property
that
you
voted
on
tonight.
I
guess
it's
over
by
deaverville.
I
could
be
wrong,
but
have
you
actually
talked
with
the
people
in
beaverville
what
they
want?
A
H
H
A
Okay,
okay!
Well,
I
think
we're
gonna
adjourn,
then,
unless
I'll
talk
slowly
here,
just
in
case
you
tell
me
someone
saw-
we
do
have
the
second
meeting
in
this
month
of
april.
So
in
two
weeks
from
today,
all
right
with
that,
I'm
gonna
adjourn
the
meeting
all
right
all
right.
We're
turned
good
evening.