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From YouTube: Environment & Safety Committee – August 22, 2023
Description
Regular meeting of the Asheville City Council Environment & Safety Committee.
Access the agenda and other meeting materials at the City of Asheville website: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/government/city-council-committees/environment-and-safety-committee/
Participate before and during the meeting on our public engagement hub: https://publicinput.com/J8773
A
Fantastic,
thank
you.
Allison
welcome
good
morning
everybody.
My
name
is
Maggie
Olman
and
I.
Am
the
chair
of
the
environment
and
Safety
Committee
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
our
August
22nd
remote
meeting.
All
council
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually
to
help
our
audience
follow
along
I'll
State,
each
section
of
each
other.
A
We're
streaming
live
on
our
virtual
engagement
Hub,
which
is
accessible
through
the
virtual
engagement
Hub
link
on
the
front
page
of
City
website.
We
also
have
an
option
for
the
public
to
listen,
live
High
phones
to
those
of
you
out
there
today
welcome
for
today's
meeting.
We
have
the
option
for
people
to
call
in
and
comment
live
during
the
meeting
to
call
in
and
comment.
Why
use
the
same
number.
A
855-925-2801
meeting
code
9477,
your
phone
will
be
muted
and
you'll
hear
the
meeting
live
at
this
point.
Speakers
will
need
to
push
star
3
to
enter
the
speaker
queue
I
will
now
do
they
roll
call
I'll
go
through
introduce
committee
members
and
staff
and
I.
Ask
you
to
come
off
me
and
say
a
quick
hello.
So
first
is
our
vice
mayor,
Sandra
Kilgore
good
morning,
everyone
as
well
as
councilwoman,
Shanika
Smith
good
morning,
our
city
manager,
Deborah
Campbell,
good.
D
A
F
A
I
E
A
A
Then
we
also
have
the
chair
of
our
sustainability
advisor
advisory
committee,
Tim
Orman
with
us
and
as
we
move
over
to
our
agenda,
he'll
be
kicking
us
off
in
just
a
minute.
So
before
we
get
into
that
the
beginning
of
our
agendas
for
this
committee,
we
start
with
the
public
comment.
A
So
do
you
have
any
public
comment?
I'm
expecting
actually
fetish
them
from
the
county
to
join
us
to
share
a
little
bit
about
air
quality.
We've
had
a
lot
of
concerning
air
quality
days
this
summer
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
she's
joining
in
the
beginning
or
the
end
that
hopefully
she'll
be
interview
soon.
So
do
you
have
anyone
in
the
queue.
I
C
A
Why
don't
I
move
to
the
approval
of
the
minutes?
Item
number
two
and
then
we
can
loop
back
another
minute
or
two
to
the
public
comment,
and
hopefully
it's
reloaded
okay.
So
then
that
is
there?
Anyone
who
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
July
25th
meeting
minutes
from
this
committee
is.
A
To
approve
our
minutes
from
last
month,
Allison,
how
would
you
end
the
public
comment?
We
could
also
move
on
to
item
three.
If
you
need
some
more
time,
let
me
know,
what's
best.
C
A
A
We
can,
let's
see
thanks.
J
Good
morning
this
is
Ashley
Featherstone
with
Asheville
Buncombe
air
quality
agency
and
I
wanted
to
join
this
morning,
just
to
pass
on
a
little
bit
of
information
about
these
vote
from
the
Canadian
wildfires
that
we've
been
experiencing
this
summer
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
guys
know
that
we
have
been
working
with
other
departments
here
at
the
county.
Our
agency
is
part
of
an
interlocal
agreement
with
the
city
of
Asheville
and
Buncombe
County,
and
we've
been
working
with
Health
and
Human
Services
had
a
meeting
with
them
and
Emergency
Services.
J
So
we
are
putting
out
a
lot
of
the
EPA
recommendations
about
what
to
do
when
air
quality
is
forecasted.
Code
Orange
I
wanted
to
point
out
that
sometimes,
when
it's
forecast
to
Code
Orange,
we
may
or
may
not
reach
Code
Orange.
So
please
check
your
current
air
quality
conditions.
Also,
we've
had
a
lot
of
questions
about
n95,
fasts
and
if
residents
should
consider
wearing
both
if
they're
going
to
be
outside
for
an
extended
period
of
time
when
we
are
Code
Orange,
and
that
is
something
that
is
worth
considering.
J
Epa's
first
recommendation
is
to
go
indoors
or
somewhere
where
there's
cleaner
air,
but
if
you
are
going
to
be
outside,
then
that
is
definitely
worth
considering.
There's
some
risk
for
people
that
have
breathing
conditions
and
they
might
want
to
check
with
their
doctor.
But
again,
we've
got
a
lot
of
information
on
our
website
and
please
feel
free
to.
Let
residents
know
that
they're
welcome
to
call
the
asheville.com
air
quality
agent
see
if
they
have
any
questions
and
check
the
most
up-to-date
conditions
on
epa's
air
now
website.
J
D
A
Thank
you
all
right.
Well,
let's
move
on
to
item
three,
our
sustainability
advisory
committee,
annual
update
as
the
public
knows.
We
are
building
in
updates
from
all
of
our
advisory
boards
and
committees
into
our
Council
committee,
so
that
we
have
good
two-way
communication
and
so
I
know
our
sustainability.
Director
Bridget
is
here
as
well
as
the
chair,
so
I'll
pass
it
over
to
y'all
so
that
we
can
learn
about
your
2022
work
in
your
2023
goals.
B
Thank
you
good
to
be
with
you
all.
Today,
I'm
Tim
Orman,
the
chair
of
Sac.
There
is
a
presentation
that
I
think
we're
going
to
be
reviewing.
H
B
B
Thank
you
Allison,
so
some
of
you
may
have
noticed
that
we've
changed
our
name
from
Stacy
to
SAC.
We
dropped
two
e's
and
that's
not
because
we're
not
focused
on
energy
and
the
environment,
but
rather
that
we've
expanded
with
the
a
focus
on
community
resilience
as
a
big
part
of
sac's
work.
So
next
slide
please.
B
B
The
next
slide,
please
so
just
some
examples
of
accomplishments
in
2022,
each
one
represents
a
different
Focus
area,
so
with
waste
reduction.
This
was
more
on
the
education
side,
conducting
the
Home
Food
waste
challenge
via
social
media
and
then
in
terms
of
clean
energy.
This
represents
an
example
of
partnership
where
we
collaborated
with
the
local
Audubon
chapter
for
reducing
light
pollution
for
migratory
Birds,
and
that
effort
resulted
in
the
proclamation
and
then.
The
third
example
is
policy.
Climate
resilience
supporting
the
development
of
the
mcap
municipal
climate
action
plan,
including
determining
prioritization
factors.
B
So
in
terms
of
policy
recommendations
for
2023
I'll
just
mention
briefly
two
of
them
and
and
we
can
open
up
for
questions
of
things
that
are
particular
interest
to
you,
but
the
municipal
climate
action
plan.
We
were
pretty
deeply
involved
in
that
with
the
consultant
team,
as
well
as
with
the
sustainability
Department,
helping
with
the
different
prioritization
factors
and
different
recommendations
that
went
into
that,
and
we
were
very
happy
that
it
was
adopted
and
then
also
just
mentioning
the
importance
of
the
solid
waste
management
plan.
B
At
this
point,
funding
has
been
approved
and
we're
looking
forward
to
that
in
the
next
year.
Next
slide.
B
B
So
we
have
a
a
combined
interest
in
the
importance
of
stormwater
and
green
infrastructure
in
terms
of
water
quality
and
Community
resilience.
So
we
have.
We
have
formed
a
partnership,
a
working
group
that
we're
calling
swag,
which
stands
for
stormwater
and
green
infrastructure,
we're
currently
working
with
the
storm
water
department
and
their
consultant
team,
providing
our
our
expertise
where
we
can
on
this
new
storm
water
utility
program
and
please
study,
and
then
the
second
one
I
wanted
to
highlight
is
the
climate
resilience
guide
and
a
lot
of
effort.
B
That's
going
on
kind
of
behind
the
scenes
to
support
that
update
of
the
climate
resilience
guide
and
then
our.
B
Think
we'll
open
it
up
to
questions,
so
those
are
just
some
brief
highlights
and
who
would
welcome
any
questions
if
you
want
to
dive
deeper
on
anything.
B
I
also
have
a
phone,
a
friend
on
the
line
Bridget.
If,
if
I
need
to
use
my
lifelines,
thank
you.
A
All
right,
I'll,
just
say,
hearing
kind
of
where
you
see
this
going
is
perfectly
timed
right
now,
because
we're
starting
today,
looking
at
our
work
plan
and
what
is
kind
of
in
the
queue
and
helping
prioritize
where
we
go
and
so
I
think.
That's
really
important.
I
personally
am
excited
to
hear
the
focus
around
storm
water
I.
A
Think
that
as
we
prepare
ourselves
for
changing
climate,
how
we
deal
with
flooding
and
increased
rain
and
storm
events
is
very,
very
important,
and
so
we
need
a
lot
of
creative
thinkers
on
how
we
can
do
that,
given
our
constraints
from
the
state,
so
I
really
think
appreciate
your
strategy
bloke
there.
Thank
you
so
much.
B
Thank
you
yeah.
One.
Maybe
final
point
to
make
is,
even
though
we
have
these
three
working
groups,
we're
intentionally
not
trying
to
be
siled
in
cases
where
it
makes
sense
to
work
on
Endeavors,
together
and
and
just
one
example.
Maybe
the
stormwater
green
infrastructure
and
Community
resilience
I've
been
talking
with
Bridget
about
how
you
know,
harvesting
rain
water
on
the
land
is
an
important
part
of
the
food
system
as
well,
so
we're
considering
how
these
different
areas
tie
together
anyway.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
for
your
service,
all
right,
number,
four
I
love
that
we're
seeing
the
municipal
climate
action
plan
phase
one
implementation
so
quickly,
I
think
it
was
just
the
spring
that
we
accomplished
that
plan
to
turn
around
taking
the
plan
and
vision
and
moving
it
towards
action,
and
the
quarter
is
really
fantastic.
We
can't
wait
and
I
love,
seeing
us
move
in
this
direction,
so
they're
not
owned
by
Bridget
to
share
with
us
this
informational
update.
E
Good
morning,
everyone
I'm
Bridget,
Herring
and
I
have
the
pleasure
to
serve
as
the
sustainability
director
for
the
city
and
excited
to
share
with
you
how
we
are
moving
this
plan
into
implementation,
so
again
the
municipal
climate
action
plan
and
that
acronym
is
mcap
as
we
refer
to
it
and
here
to
talk
about
how
we're
kicking
off
kind
of
this
big
plan
and
to
taking
it
down
into
phases
of
implementation.
So
this
is
just
the
first
step
on
a
long
journey.
E
We
can
move
to
the
next
slide,
so
the
good
news
is
is
that
implementation
is
underway.
As
a
reminder,
we
introduced
a
sequencing
table
into
this
document,
both
to
help
us
be
able
to
bring
in
new
ideas
that
ultimately
will
happen
as
we're
on
a
long
journey
and
that
the
field
evolves.
But
then
also
this
is
important
to
be
able
to
manage
the
staff
capacity
so
that
we
are
really
giving
the
effort
the
capacity
it
needs
to
be
able
to
be
successfully
implemented.
E
Some
of
these
activities,
you'll
see
here,
are
just
like
one
building
block
to
a
number
of
different
steps
that
we'll
take
for
implementation,
and
so
some
of
them
will
require
additional
support
and
that
might
be
through
a
policy
recommendations
to
city
council
that
might
be
through
fiscal
impacts
and
support
through
the
budget
process
and
then,
finally,
that
this
is,
you
know
an
organizational
wide
plan
that
will
be
implemented
by
many
departments.
So
I'm
going
to
go
through
a
number
of
priority
projects.
E
So
we
move
to
the
next
slide,
so
just
a
few
slides
to
recap
the
plan,
since
it's
fairly
new.
So
this
was
an
update
to
the
2009
sustainability
management
plan
to
include
the
additional
resolutions
around
climate
mitigation
and
adaptation
that
we've
had
since
that
time
and
trying
to
establish
a
road
map
that
really
drives
towards
progress.
E
And
then,
as
Tim
mentioned
in
his
Slide,
the
sustainability
advisory
committee
was
embedded
in
this
process
and
one
of
the
biggest
things
I
think
that
they
contributed
to.
It
was
determining
what
the
prioritization
factors
that
we
were
going
to
use
to
try
and
figure
out
what
actions
should
be
prioritized
and
those
were
impact,
feasibility
and
the
opportunity
to
advance
equity,
and
so
using
that
lens.
E
The
plan
highlights
22
high
impact
activities
and
if
we
go
to
the
next
slide,
these
activities
are
organized
into
three
goals:
sections
to
try-
and
you
know
level
up
this
information
to
make
it
easier
to
communicate,
because
that
was
another
goal
of
this
document,
and
so
really
thinking
one.
You
know
goal
one
is
about
the
physical
things
that
the
city
owned
operates
and
maintains
making
sure
they're,
sustainable
and
resilient.
The
second
goal
is
about
how
we
embed
sustainability
and
climate
considerations
into
our
decision
making
and
how
we
spend
and
utilize
our
resources.
E
So
one
more
recap
slide.
If
we
move
on-
and
this
is
the
sequencing
table
and
I
know
that
this
is
really
hard
to
read,
because
it's
a
screenshot
and
I
believe
it's
on
page
38
of
the
plan.
So
if
anybody
wants
to
look
at
it
at
home,
the
plans
posted
on
our
website,
but
this
basically
takes
all
22
activities
and
sorts
them
out
into
different
phases.
E
Whether
that's
planning
implementation,
development,
things
that
are
ongoing
and
we
imagine,
will
be
ongoing
for
the
the
duration
and
then
also
puts
them
down
into
trying
to
stagger
them.
And
we
looked
at
like
what
departments
would
be
heavily
involved
in
this
and
what
capacity
we
had
and
also
what
needed
to
get
started
today,
because
it
was
going
to
take
a
long
time
to
make
this
shift
to
make
this
investment.
And
so
all
those
things
went
into
building
this
implementation
table
and
again
really
trying
to
be
mindful
on
how
we
can
deliver
on
implementation.
E
So
this
is
a
lot
of
information,
not
necessarily
going
to
go
into
the
Weeds
on
each
one,
but
you
can
see
on
here
that
the
storm
water,
utility
assessment
and
fee
study-
you
know
that
we're
working
with
the
sustainability
advisory
committee
and
the
riverfront
Redevelopment
commission
to
try
and
support
so
I
think
that's
a
great
example
of
collaboration
of
when
our
advisory
boards
are
partnering
with
us
on
existing
work
that
we
have
at
the
table.
That
can
really
bolster.
E
E
So
the
next
slide
and
our
second
goal.
You
know
you
can
see
the
continuation
of
using
the
climate,
Justice
tools
and
our
project
management
process.
You
know
we're
continuing
to
look
at
our
state
level,
engagement
opportunities.
You
know
Duke
Energy,
recently
released
a
new
carbon
plan
that
will
be
engaging
on
and
trying
to
keep
our
fingers
on
the
pulse
of
what's
happening,
with
the
inflation
reduction
act
as
that
starts
to
unfold
and
how
those
opportunities
can
be
leveraged
in
our
community.
E
E
We
move
on
to
the
next
slide
here
in
our
goal.
Three,
you
know
we
have
some
examples
of
policy
so
looking
at
how
we're
using
the
fan,
Liu
funds
from
the
canopy
ordinance
you
know,
and
how
we
match
that
up
with
climate,
Justice
and
Equity
I
think
that's
an
exciting
opportunity
and
overlap
there,
as
well
as
really
thinking
about
how
we're
going
to
report
out
on
this
document.
E
So
really
trying
to
be
intentional
about
developing
metrics
methodologies
to
Gathering
that
data
that
can
be
consistent
and
maintained
by
the
organization,
no
matter
who
is
in
the
positions
that
might
have
access
to
that
information.
So
that's
really
an
important
priority
project
for
the
sustainability
Department
this
year
and
I.
Believe
that
concludes
my
oh
we'll
go
back
to
a
review
of
the
key
takeaways
in
the
next
slide.
So
again,
implementation
is
happening.
E
It's
going
to
happen
in
a
variety
of
different
ways
and
different
projects
with
different
departments
and
again,
depending
on
how
some
of
those
things
come
out.
There
might
be
some
policy
or
some
fiscal
recommendations
that
are
coming
your
way,
so
just
to
give
you
a
heads
up
on
that
and
with
that
I
will
take
questions.
A
Thanks
so
much
Bridget
I
have
a
sample
questions
lately,
surprise,
surprise,
but
I
don't
know.
If
any
of
my
colleagues
want
to
jump
in
first
or.
A
All
right,
I
will
I
will
get
a
skill
with
some
thoughts.
First
of
all,
I
love,
seeing
the
work
towards
reporting
metrics,
and
you
know
that
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
work.
I
understand
that
and
I
think
that
a
commitment
towards
that
helps
us
really
evaluate
the
productivity
of
certain
strategies
and
helps
us
say:
there's
a
million
things
we
can
do
or
what
was
What's
the
phrase.
We
can
do
anything
you
want,
but
we
can't
do
everything
we
want
right.
So
this
I
think
that'll
really
help
us
understand.
A
What's
going
to
be
the
most
impactful
that
meets
a
bunch
of
different
goals,
so
I'm
excited
to
see
that
and
then
I
had
just
some
questions
around
the
stormwater
fee
is
our
timeline
for
that
work.
That's
being
put
into
it
to
prepare
for
the
next
budget
cycle
and
that's
when
Council
will
kind
of
hear
some
of
the
the
updates
on
some
of
the
stormwater
thinking.
E
Yeah
I
would
want
to
diverse
in
my
partners
in
the
storm
Water
Division,
since
their
project
lead
on
this.
My
understanding
and
I
linked
the
project
page
to
this
in
the
presentation,
so
folks
can
go
and
get
that
information,
but
I
believe
it'll,
be
in
phases.
So
I
think
there'll
be
a
phase
of
recommendation
that
comes
to
you
for
fy25,
and
then
there
might
be
it
might
be
a
series,
so
it
might
not
be
completely
finished,
but
there'll
be
like
a
first
step.
Recommendation
is
my
understanding.
A
Great
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
I
also
was
curious
about
the
resilience
hubs.
I
didn't
see
that
in
this
first
year
plan,
but
I
also
know
that
we're
working
on
the
Parks
and
Recreation
master
plan
and
wonder
if
there's
dovetailing
with
those
two
or,
if
there's
a
reason,
why
we
aren't
coming
out
the
gate
to
pursue
that
strategy
in
Year
One.
E
Yeah,
so
the
reason
we
put
that
in
year,
three
was
we,
as
you
know,
with
resilience
hubs
one.
They
can
look
a
lot
of
different
ways
and
two
they
really
need
to
be
Community
Driven.
So
we
can't
say
the
city
of
Asheville
can
say:
here's
where
we
think
we
need
resilience
hubs
and
we're
going
to
upfit
them,
because
then
there's
a
chance.
E
E
So
we
can
help
lift
up
what
our
folks
want
and
need,
instead
of
us
trying
to
go
full
force
on
developing
a
plan
that
comes
strictly
from
an
operational
perspective
and
so
I
think
there
are
some
opportunities
that
we're
seeing
both
in
terms
of
the
climate
resilience
reboot
project
in
terms
of
the
community
outfit
project
that
our
Communications
and
public
engagement
department
is
doing
as
well.
E
As
you
know,
through
some
of
the
threads
of
the
parks
master
plan,
where
we
can
maybe
start
to
identify
where
in
our
community
that
those
Services
might
be
welcome
and
embraced
so
that
we
can
do
some
of
that
more
long-range
planning
and
not
jump
straight
to
implementation
on
the
solution
that
we
haven't
had
identified
by
our
community.
Yet
that's.
A
There's
a
lot
of
work
and
listening
and
I
just
I
see
this
Parks
master
plan
as
an
opportunity
where
we
are
going
to
be
doing
a
lot
of
listening
in
community
engagement
to
really
offer
that
as
a
consideration
to
see
what
people
are
thinking
because
I
I
I
anticipate
from
seeing
how
resilience
hubs
work
in
other
communities
that
our
community
centers
are
really
important.
Part
of
this.
This
approach,
if
that's
something
that
the
community
asks
for.
A
Yeah,
let's
see
and
I
had
one
more
question
is
I
forget
how
it
was
worded
in
the
plan
that
maybe
it
was
just
tracking
the
students,
federal
policy
and
acknowledging
that
there
is
a
big
funnel
of
federal
money
coming
to
local
communities,
so
maybe
not
for
today,
but
I
would
love
to
kind
of
a
hear,
an
update
on
Ira
opportunities
and
what
grants
we're
pursuing.
A
E
I
mean
I
think
the
short
answer
is
like
right
now:
there's
a
solar
for
all
opportunity
from
the
inflation
reduction
act
and
we
are
actively
pursuing
being
a
partner
on
the
state
application
for
that,
because,
as
you're
probably
aware,
a
lot
of
those
funds
are
structured
to
go
to
pretty
large
entities
and
then
to
flow
into
smaller
buckets,
and
so
we're
utilizing
that
strategy
for
both
the
solar
for
all
and
the
greenhouse
gas
reduction
fund
and
supporting
some
larger
organizations
being
able
in
our
state
to
be
able
to
bring
that
in
to
bring
in
opportunities
to
our
local
community.
A
E
I,
don't
have
any
specifics
to
share
with
you
today,
but
I
think.
The
comprehensive
facility
study
has
some
opportunity,
the
solid
waste
master
plan
and
the
utility
fee
study
for
sure,
and
then
you
know
the
canopy
ordinance
so
I
think
those
definitely
have
some
policy
opportunities,
but
I
would
say,
stay
tuned
for
how
those
unfold
and
shift.
E
Yeah
so
I
believe
Allison
is
pulling
up
a
presentation
for
this.
So
floating
solar
feasibility
study
is
a
joint
partnership,
the
Endeavor
that
we've
taken
on
with
Buncombe
County.
So
we
can
go
on
to
the
next
slide.
E
So
if
we
move
to
the
next
slide,
I
put
a
picture
in
here
so
that
we're
I'll
make
sure
we're
on
the
same
page
as
that.
We're
actually
talking
about
installing
solar
panels
on
top
of
the
water.
So
they
float
so
in
2022.
Buncombe
County
approached
the
city
and
Duke
Energy
to
explore
the
feasibility
of
utility
scale.
E
So
that's
a
large
scale
system
that
wouldn't
power
a
specific
building
but
would
go
directly
to
the
grid
and
you
know
Supply
power
to
a
large
sector
of
our
area
and
they
wanted
to
look
at
both
North
Fork,
Reservoir
and
Lake.
Julian
and
again,
this
is
to
support
City
council's
100
renewable
energy,
go
to
Power
City
operations
by
100
renewable
energy
by
2030
and
to
support
the
County's
community-wide
goal
to
power,
Buncombe
County
with
100
renewable
energy
by
2042..
E
So
moving
on
to
the
next
slide,
and
the
steps
that
we
took
to
get
here
is
that
Council
approved
an
interlocal
agreement
in
which
Buncombe
County
would
pay
for
any
feasibility
studies,
and
we
would
be
an
active
thought
partner
in
terms
of
running
down
through
the
the
challenges
that
might
exist
in
providing
access
and
and
all
those
other
good
things.
E
So
to
do
that,
we
first
compiled
a
list
of
like
primary
concerns
and
the
process
in
which
we
would
go
through
to
potentially
approve
a
project
like
this,
and
so
we
conducted
a
site
visit
with
the
conservation
trust
for
North
Carolina.
So
in
case,
you
all
aren't
aware
that
property
that
we
own
out
there
is
under
a
conservation
easement,
except
for
where
the
the
physical
buildings
are.
Those
are
outside
the
Eastman
area,
but
the
entire
Reservoir,
as
well
as
the
acreage
around
it
that
we
bought,
is
all
protected
under
that
conservation.
E
Easement
there's
also
a
number
of
concerns
in
terms
of
how
shading
the
reservoir
might
impact
the
water
quality,
both
in
terms
of
like
the
habitat
that
it
provides
as
well
as
also
our
designation.
So
also
for
those
of
you
who
aren't
aware,
The,
Watershed
and
the
reservoir
out,
there
is
has
a
tier
one
designation,
which
is
the
most
pristine
drinking
water
source
that
we
that
is
available
out
there,
which
I
think
is
a
great
thing
for
our
community
and
then
also
I'm.
E
So
what
we
found
is
that
this
is
not
a
great
site
at
this
time,
so
there's
some
infrastructure
challenges
and
barriers.
So
it's
five
miles
to
the
nearest
substation,
and
so
you
have
to
connect
this
power.
You
have
to
find
a
way
to
get
this
power
into
the
grid
so
that
it
can
go
elsewhere
right
and
Empower
our
homes
and
businesses,
and
so
that
would
mean
we
would
need
right-of-ways
amongst
quite
a
few
tracks
of
land
and
also
would
be
put
in
construction
into
space
where
there
is
currently
just
natural
property.
E
E
Energy
is
outside
of
that
scope,
and
so
the
way
that
so
there's
no
guarantee
that,
even
if
we
tried
to
revise
this
easement
that
they
would
approve
it,
but
the
guidance
that
was
given
is
that
there
would
have
to
be
a
public
benefits
that
was
directly
in
our
community,
that
this
project
would
replace
right.
E
So
if
there
was
another
forested
area
that
Duke
Energy
was
planning
to
clear
cut
to
build
a
power
plant
within
a
certain
region-
and
we
said
they're
willing
to
not
do
this
in
turn
for
installing
this-
that
we
could
make
that
public
benefit
argument,
but
it
has
to
be
on
some
kind
of
a
local
scale
right.
It
can't
just
be
like
the
public
benefit
to
North
Carolina,
by
putting
this
many
megawatts
of
clean
energy
on
the
grid.
E
It
has
to
replace
something
else,
and
it
has
to
be
somewhat
in
our
in
our
region
in
the
western
region,
so
you
know,
and
the
the
D3
Consultants
when
they
looked
at
the
design
and
the
feasibility
of
connecting
it
summarized
that
it
was
not
it
was.
It
was
not
feasible
at
this
time
for
the
cost
that
it
would
incur.
E
So
if
we
move
to
the
next
line,
so
what
are
we
going
to
do
now?
I
think.
The
good
news
is
is
that
the
Lake
Julian
site
looks
like
it
does
have
some
feasibility.
It
doesn't
have
some
of
these
challenges
and
has
some
opportunity
there,
and
so
the
county
is
still
pursuing
this
and
has
submitted
an
application
for
a
system
impact
study
and
then
again
we're
continuing
to
work
closely
to
be
a
partner
on
that
project.
E
To
kind
of
look
at
the
feasibility,
both
in
terms
of
getting
through
the
interconnection
process,
but
also
in
terms
of
what
are
the
fiscal
impacts
that
may
be
a
partnership
opportunity
might
be
able
to
support,
to
be
able
to
make
this
project
more
viable
to
and
it's
you
know
a
developer,
a
renewable
energy
developer
so
and
with
that
I
think
we're
just
going
to
recap.
E
So,
as
I
said,
the
North
Fork
Reservoir
is
not
a
feasible
project
at
this
time,
but
still
pursuing
utility
scale
floating
solar
at
Lake,
Julian,
again,
not
in
the
recreation
area,
but
in
the
area
that
Duke
Energy
owns
and
that
the
city
is
still
continuing
to
partner
with
the
county
to
see.
If
there's
a
way
that
we
can
coordinate
on
this
project
to
support
our
renewable
energy
goals
and
with
that
I'll
see.
If
there's
any
questions.
I
And
I'm
glad
that
you
did
know
in
the
report
is
horse
of
like
Julian
from
Project
is
the
study
that
would
actually
give
us
an
idea
of
the
of
the
physical
benefits
to
the
city
and
so
I'd,
be
you
know
really
interested
in
seeing
you
know
what
those
benefits
would
be
of
whatever
so
I'm
really
happy
to
see
that
we're
doing
that
study
to
see
so
looking
forward
to
it.
I
E
A
Yeah
we
appreciate
the
update,
I
guess.
I'll,
add
in
that
what
I
didn't
hear
is
that
North
I
didn't
hear
North
Focus
cork
is
impossible.
I
heard
it's
not
a
high
priority,
given
the
cost
of
acquired
land
and
the
effort
and
time
and
money
to
legally
consider
updating
the
conservation,
easement,
and
so
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
A
I
hear
that
and
I
want
to
have
like
a
little
asterisk
of
in
five
years
and
10
years
as
the
climate
crisis
exacerbates
and
escalates
like
those
that
feasibility
might
change
the
effort
required
to
address
this
might
look
different,
but
all
that
to
say
that
analysis
makes
a
lot
of
sense
that
it's
not
a
top
priority
to
pursue
now
and
a
really
hopeful,
like
Julian
project,
can
go
forward.
E
A
Okay,
we
will
move
on
to
our
806
of
the
agenda,
which
is
the
North
Carolina
Statewide
Mutual
Aid
agreement
with
our
division
of
Fire
Chiefs.
Take
it
away.
H
Good
morning,
everyone
again,
my
name
is
Jeremy
Naughton
I'm,
the
division
chief
of
Emergency
Management
for
the
Asheville
Fire,
Department
and
I
want
to
talk
to
you
today
about
the
North
Carolina
Statewide
Mutual,
Aid
agreements.
This
agreement
next
slide
please.
H
So
this
agreement
was
founded
by
a
task
force
that
was
put
together
through
the
association
of
County
managers
in
North
Carolina
and
the
league
of
municipalities
and
basically,
after
Hurricane
Fran
in
1996.
It
was
realized
that
there
was
no
uniform
agreement
among
cities
and
counties
to
assist
one
another,
and
so
from
that.
The
league
of
municipalities
and
the
league
of
County
Commissioners
developed
this
agreement
and
and
currently
from
then
until
now
has
been
managed
by
the
North
Carolina
divert
division
of
Emergency
Management.
H
They
are
the
repository
and
they
are
updating
that
agreement
with
all
of
the
municipalities
and
counties
in
North.
Carolina
next
slide,
please.
So
what
this
does
for
us
is.
It
gives
us
access
to
all
the
state's
response
capabilities
without
that
incurring
cost
for
us
to
purchase
and
maintain
and
ensure
that
inventory
of
of
resources.
We've
we've
utilized
this
and
I'll
talk
about
our
utilization
and
our
our
participation
in
that
in
just
a
second
but
many
resources.
H
There
are
unique
resources
that
are
out
there
in
North
Carolina
and
those
those
folks
that
own
those
resources
in
those
local
towns
and
communities
have
been
become
subject
matter:
experts
in
those
unique
resources,
so
it's
much
more
effective
for
us
to
share
when
it
comes
to
those
unique
or
scarce
resources,
and
this
is
the
agreement
that
allows
that
to
happen
so
by
us
participating
in
this
system.
It
provides
that
efficient
and
organized
assistance
among
governments.
H
Not
only
does
it
do
that
between
the
locals,
but
it
also
enhances
that
Master
reimbursement
and
better
record
keeping
when
it
comes
to
FEMA
or
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
agency,
in
our
work
and
our
participation
with
bringing
in
outside
resources.
Our
history
with
this
agreement
has
been
since
2000.
That's
when
the
current
agreement
that
we're
functioning
under
right
now
was
signed
and
North
Carolina
emergency
management
has
gone
through
a
lot
of
changes
since
the
year
2000
many
storms,
many
improvements
in
technology,
many
efficiencies,
as
well
as
a
few
changes
in
processes.
H
There's
folks
and
there's
divisions
within
that
organization
that
have
been
created,
many
that
speaks
to
recovery,
as
well
as
the
24-hour
watch
Center
that
has
had
some.
You
know,
General
statute
changes.
That's
made
that
agreement
that
we
signed
in
2000
a
little
dated,
so
the
the
agreement
that
we
have
now
is
is
up
to
date
and
including
all
that
and
next
slide,
please,
and
so
some
of
the
examples
that,
where
we've
received
Mutual
Aid,
obviously
hurricane
Francis
and
I
haven't
in
2004.
H
We
are,
everyone
remembers
how
devastating
those
storms
were
for
for
us
in
Western,
North
Carolina,
and
especially
in
Asheville
the
summer
of
2020,
the
civil
unrest,
coveted
19
and
tropical
storm
Fred,
most
recently,
some
of
the
situations
where
we
have
provided
assistance
to
our
other
local
communities
and
partners
on
a
regular
basis.
H
We
do
that
with
our
regional
response,
Hazmat,
which
is
a
state
resource
that
we
own
here
in
the
fire
department
and
responded,
but
as
well
as
pretty
much
since
you
know
the
2004,
the
major
hurricanes,
Matthew
Florence,
Dorian,
esis,
Ian
and
then
most
recently
Fred.
So
those
are
just
a
few
examples
of
where
we've
helped
and
then
obviously,
where
we've
received
help
and
one
thing
to
point
out:
there's
three
types
of
mutual
Aid,
there's
direct,
which
is
local
to
local,
Mutual
Aid
and
that's
what
happens.
H
That's
probably
the
most
that
occurs
the
most
often
on
a
on
a
weekly
daily
basis
between
locals
and
between
entities.
There's
the
state
coordinated,
Mutual
Aid,
which
is
that
where
we
put
requests
in
and
and
that's
where,
North
Carolina,
emergency
management
helps
us
with
documentation
and
coordinates
that
and
and
how
we
access
that
state,
coordinated,
Mutual,
Aid,
obviously
is
is
through
Buncombe
County,
so
that
you
know
those
statutes
says
in
166a
that
we
all
resources
are
kind
of
coordinated
through
the
county.
H
So
that's
our
pathway
to
receive
that
state,
coordinated
and
there's
the
last
type,
which
is
the
interstate
Mutual
Aid,
which
is
folks
outside
the
state
and
partners
outside
the
state
coming
into
our
jurisdiction
to
help
us.
H
So
those
three
types
and
and
the
last
two
again
are
coordinated
with
that
through
Buncombe
County
and
through
North
Carolina
emergency
management
for
for
those
resources
and
expectations
that
go
along
with
that
resource
request
next
slide,
please,
and
so
the
action
that
we
were
requesting
is
the
afd's
requesting
the
environment,
Safety
Committee,
to
vote
to
move
this
item
for
consideration
to
to
city
council
and
that's
kind
of
the
end
of
my
presentation,
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
related
to
this
agreement.
D
There
was
also
a
question
that
was
asked
in
terms
of
the
name
of
this
agreement.
We
have
included
a
response
and
a
follow-up
report
that
clarifies
why
we
have
to
stay
with
this
particular
title
of
mutual
Aid
agreement,
but
you
won't
see
that
information
as
part
of
the
follow-up
report
that
is
emailed
to
you
just
shortly.
Deborah.
D
Action
to
move
to
council
is
for
consideration
for
tonight's
agenda.
It's
on
tonight's
agenda.
D
C
A
Is
what
it
means
to
be
in
community
whether
it's
a
neighborhood
a
state
a
country
is
to
have
each
other's
back
when
we're
in
need
and
I.
Think
the
fire
department
has
I
mean
y'all,
just
came
back
from
Vermont
and
getting
care
when
care
was
needed,
so
I
see
no
problems
with
us.
Just
a
curiosity.
How
often
do
we
are?
We
asked
to
consider
updating
this
agreement?
H
That's
that's
a
great
question,
and-
and
actually
this
is
the
first
time
that
it
has
been
updated
in
a
long
time
and
again,
technology
and
things
have
changed.
Processes
have
changed,
organizational
charts
have
changed
and
that's
kind
of
the
reason
for
driving
this
request.
I
think
it's
more
technicality
based
because,
like,
as
you
said,
a
part
of
being
in
community
and
helping
each
other
out
is
the
genuine
intent
of
this
agreement
and
I
think
that's
still
intact
and
and
really
that's-
that's
stood
the
test
of
time.
H
So
I
think
it's
a
lot
of
different
things
and
some
aspects
of
just
changes
on
their
end.
That
that
require
this
and
just
making
sure
that
everyone's,
you
know,
still
engaged
still
involved
and
still
has
that
you
know
available
for
assistance.
K
I
have
a
thought:
I,
don't
know
how
to
formulate
it,
but
I'm.
Just
thinking
about
I'm,
just
gonna
throw
a
scenario
out
and
let's
just
say
that
we
we're
in
agreement
with
another
entity
and
we
use
their
resources
and
it
was
some
type
of
salty
equipment
or
something
happens
where
there
is
a
an
accident
or
fatality.
H
Yeah,
that's
a
great
question
and
a
part
of
this
Mutual
Aid
agreement
and
when
we
request
resources
from
each
other.
Obviously,
there's
workers,
comp
policies
and
and
procedures
and
different
policies
and
procedures
that
are
in
place
for
your
organization
and
typically
on
the
larger
events.
They're
managed
by
an
incident
management
team
and
in
embedded
in
that
team
are
various
components
that
that
help
manage
those
exact
things.
H
So
the
one
thing
by
being
managed
with
a
team
under
an
Incident
Commander
or
a
set
of
objectives
that
basically
they're
we're
not
going
to
be
put
in
a
situation
where
we
violate
our
own
policies.
But
at
the
end
of
the
day,
things
do
happen
and
these
incidents
do
occur
and,
to
a
certain
extent,
the
level
of
complexity
and
a
level
of
incident
that
it's
responding.
To
can
also
drive
that
that
response
and
and
and
you
know
when
injuries
do
happen.
There
are
procedures
in
place
that
cover
that,
on
a
larger
scale.
F
And
I'm
afraid
the
message
went
right
by
me,
so
if
I
you
could
send
it
again,
I
could
see
a.
K
F
Typically,
it's
going
to
be
on
us
if
we
were
getting
equipment
from
somebody
else,
and
we
we
assume
the
duty
for
that
we're
going
to
have
all
of
our
various
defenses
that
we
always
have
available
when
it
comes
such
as
governmental
immunity
and
how
proper
was
the
Reliance
on
this
equipment.
What
kind
of
knowledge
did
we
have,
whether
it
was
faulty
or
not,
but
we're
taking
into
our
own
hands
we're
asking
for
help,
and
if
we
get
something,
that's
not
not
perfect
and
we
use
it.
Injury
results.
I
A
Any
further
questions
I
can
actually
commotion
as
a
chair,
yeah
or
I'm
in
commission
that
our
committee
moves
this
item
to
a
consideration
by
city
council
this
evening.
H
L
Thank
you
all
good
afternoon
again,
I'm
Jamie,
Matthews
and
I
serve
as
the
assistant
to
the
city
manager.
L
L
L
L
L
So
just
as
you
know,
a
reminder
for
everyone
here
is
the
2036
city
council,
Vision
framework,
your
fiscal
year,
24
strategic
priorities
and
goal
statements
next
slide
and
the
scope
of
the
environment
and
Safety
Committee.
You
can
see
a
general
connection
with
overall
health
and
safety
of
our
environment.
Public
Health
through
access
to
food,
recreation
in
a
safe
environment
and
the
provision
for
Public
Safety
through
law
enforcement,
the
fire
department
and
Emergency
Services
next
slide.
L
So
the
work
of
your
committee
is
connected
to
the
framework
through
a
well-planned
and
livable
community,
clean
and
safe
and
healthy
environment
and
your
strategic
priorities
for
fiscal
year
24
and
to
improve
and
expand
core
Services
reimagining
Public,
Safety,
neighborhood
and
climate
resilience
on
your.
The
priority
goals
are
listed
here
too.
I
won't
read
them
all,
but
just
want
to
get
some
pause
for
a
minute
and
get
some
feedback
and
think
if
you
all
think
this
alignment
makes
sense.
L
All
right,
I'm
gonna
go
with
with
yes,
so
next
slide.
L
L
These
are
the
advisory
boards
connected
to
environment
and
safety.
You
have
you
all
have
heard
today,
from
sustainability,
advisory
and
on
some
of
the
projects
that
are
connected
have
gone
through
these
boards.
The
alignment
to
these
specific
boards
gives
you
all
the
opportunity
to
work
closely
with
these
boards,
make
sure
you're
aligning
your
priorities
and
the
priorities
of
the
boards
and
commissions.
L
This
is
not
exclusive.
There's
there
will
be
opportunities
to
hear
from
other
boards
and
there
will
be
overlap
next
slide.
L
So
looking
ahead
here
are
some
planned
items
that
will
be
coming
to
environment
safety.
You
there
are
things
here
that
you
already
have
been
hearing
about
and
working
on,
like
the
single-use
plastic
Emergency
Operations
plan,
Parks
master
plan
and
the
mcap,
which
we
heard
an
update
on
today
and
the
solid
waste
master
plan.
All
things
that
are
coming
to
you
all
that
are
part
of
our
organizational
work
plan
that
staff
prioritizes
based
on
your
priorities,
we'll
also
have
regular,
regular
updates
from
Public
Safety
and
the
advisory
boards
and
commissions.
L
Next
slide,
so
next
steps
we'll
take
any
feedback
that
you
all
provide
today
and
incorporate
it
into
a
plan,
and
we
can
come
back
to
you
all
if
needed,
staff
will
continue
to
provide
updates
as
well
as
advisory
boards.
L
And
again
we
can
come
back
with
any
revisions
based
on
questions
or
feedback.
You
all
give
us
today
next
slide
and
again
with
the
the
key
takeaways
you
know
really.
Our
our
overall
goal
is
to
better
connect
the
work
of
advisory
boards
and
commissions,
the
council,
committees
and
staff
with
you,
all's
priorities,
so
that
is
all
I
have
for
you
all.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
feedback
happy
to
to
take
that.
A
That's
a
couple
questions
one
is
on
the
advisory
boards.
I
didn't
see
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee
and
given
this
is
the
need
you
know,
environment
and
safety.
I
can
also
see
that
one
really
making
sense
to
be
connecting
with
Equity
engagement
also,
but
just
want
to
mean
that
that
I
know
that
we'll
want
to
kind
of
understand
it
here
from
them
at
some
point.
So
I
don't
know
how
you
want
to
manage
it,
it's
a
double
listing,
but
that
one
seems
like
a
what
to
connect
in.
A
And
then
a
question
kind
of
on
the
timing
and
it's
kind
of
soaking
in
after
PUD
earlier
this
month,
because
we're
seeing
this
awesome
work
plan
format
in
our
committees,
I'm,
seeing
like
the
work
plan
for
the
remaining
quarter
of
the
year
and
so
just
curious
about
the
timeline.
I.
Think
if
I'm
excited
that
we're
starting
to
take
this
format
and
institutionalize
it
everywhere,
but
it
is
our
work
plan
just
for
this
calendar
year.
Will
it
go
into
the
budget
season?
Do
we
know
when
our
Council
Retreat
is
just
kind
of
understanding?
A
The
duration,
because
there's
things
that
we
will
be
considering
around
after
we
have
more
budget
considerations
like
stormwater
fees
or
water
utility
fees.
That
I
feel
like
my
state
in
other
committees,
but
definitely
in
this
committee
as
well,
but
I
don't
see
any
work
planning
that
past
this
calendar
year.
So.
H
A
D
Is
an
iterative
process
and
we
are
trying
to
get
through
this
calendar
year
as
we
progress
like
in
October
November,
we
will
have
I
think
a
better
idea
of
the
things
that
potentially
could
come
to
the
committee
and
we
will
program
those
out
in
January
February
and
the
rest
of
the
talented
year,
but
this
is
supposed
to
be
an
annual
work
program
and
it
will
be
added
to
it.
It's
definitely
additive,
and
this
is
what
we
have
programmed
for
the
next.
D
You
know
several
several
months,
but
it
will
definitely
evolve
over
time,
extend
throughout
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
and
usually
our
Retreats
are
in
February
March
temporary,
so
that
we
can
get
a
little
bit
further
ahead
in
the
in
the
budget
process
and
having
dialogue
about
the
budget
process,
and
then
we
can
start
making.
You
know
we
hope
it
will
provide
you
all
contextually
with
we
got
this
much
money,
okay,
so
these
are
the
only
priorities
we
can.
You
know
we
can
have
for
for
the
year.
So
I
hope
that
responds
yeah.
A
I
think
that's
that's
super
helpful.
I.
Definitely
think
it
reminds
me
of
like
when
we
all
start
with
the
eight
week
calendar
for
Council,
like
you
just
gotta,
it's
a
new
system.
So
the
fact
that
we
can
see
the
Order
ahead
is
awesome
and
I
understand
the
amount
of
organizational
work
planning
required
to
be
able
to
say
hey.
This
is
what
we're
gonna
do
the
next
several
months,
so
I'm
just
excited
about
the
structure.
A
D
And
we
are
also
excited
about,
and
we
are
having
forgotten
that
we
are
doing
a
board
restructuring
assessment
and
Analysis,
so
we're
most
excited
about
having
that
connection
with
our
boards
and
being
able
to
provide
them
with
a
much
stronger
connection
to
council
priorities
and
for
for
staff,
so
we're
all
working
on
kind
of
the
same
things
at
the
same
time,
and
so
yeah
I
think
it's
going
to
be
very,
very
helpful.
We
hope
it
will
be
very
helpful
moving
forward
after
this
year,
we
will
assess
analyze,
we'll
get
feedback
from
you
all.
D
How
did
this
work
if
it
will
get
it
from
The
Advisory
boards,
in
terms
of
hopefully
a
little
bit
more
continuity
between
our
work
efforts.
A
That
brings
us
to
the
eighth
and
final
item
of
our
agenda,
which
is
our
second
round
of
public
comment
and
I've
seen
some
emails
flying.
It
sounds
like
that
caller
from
the
beginning
of
the
call
Simply
still
on
the
line,
so
we
can
hear
from
them
and
perhaps
there's
others
so
I'll
ask
Allison.
Could
you
help
us
with
our
closing
public
comment.
C
Yes,
Madam
chair,
we'll
I
will
connect
caller
now
ending
in
two
two
six
six.
You
are
unmuted
and
we
will
stay
on
the
line
if
there
is
a
delay
and
I
won't
start
the
clock
until
we
can
hear
you
talking.
G
Hey
it's
Grant
Milton
longtime,
Asheville
residence,
just
FYI
people
can't
run
the
YouTube
channel
this
cityvisual
YouTube
channel
and
talk
on
this
on
the
same
device.
At
least
I
think
I've
I've
used
it
with
my
desktop
that
way,
but
anyways
I
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
citizens
with
disabilities
were
emitted
from
these,
the
COA
climate
Justice
initiative
as
of
last
year,
and
it
seemed
city
of
Asheville
sticking
with
that
example
of
inadequate
inequity.
G
Yeah
Asheville,
African
Americans
you'll
find
when
we
start
peering
into
what's
going
on
with
citizens.
With
this.
This
adult
disabilities
in
Asheville,
Asheville,
African,
Americans
you'll,
find
have
are,
in
many
cases,
have
disabilities.
G
So
I
think
written
public
comment
was
missing
from
today's
meeting
documents
for
this
committee
yesterday,
I
assured
the
SF
San
Francisco
Chronicle
data
comparing
Asheville
and
Buncombe.
It's
really
it's
really
actual
when
you're
talking
about
illegally
manufactured
expensional
death
to
other
parts
of
the
nation.
G
Instead
of
postponing
the
bad
news
about
Asheville
organized
crime,
producing
psa's
public
service
announcements
using
the
CDC
tips
for
smokers
model
is
going
to
stuff
gears.
The
locating
the
fruit,
not
not
tons
of
money,
and
you
want
to
start
shifting
this
emergency.
This
is
an
emergency.
The
city
of
Ashland,
reimagining,
Public,
Safety
initiative
is
not
an
emergency
oriented
strategy.
Part
of
the
solution
is
more
focused
on
state
and
federal
federal
Partnerships
in
a
high
magnitude.
Casually
organized
crime,
narcotics
group
I,
am
about
system
thinking
when
the
dots
need
to
connect.
G
So
the
mayor's
Council
on
Public,
Safety,
I've
called
for
would
present
APD
updates
on
a
month
on
at
monthly
meetings.
Waiting
until
October
to
see
the
Asheville
crime
picture
is
too
late.
The
APD
crime
data
page
need
the
modern
strategic
communication.
Overall,
we
all
need
to
see
the
entire
actual
crime
picture
tomorrow
versus
just
what's
happening.
Downtown.
The
narcotics
arrests
are
a
huge,
loyal
and
APD
and
relate
to
Healthcare
System
mode,
the
actual
narcotics
arrest
and
organized
crime,
analysis
or
knees,
and
what
the
city
manager
APD
Chief
to
tell
all
of
us.
It's
wonderful.
G
A
A
Okay
Allison:
do
we
have
anyone
else
for
a
public
comment
today.