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From YouTube: Boards & Commissions Committee – March 14, 2023
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Regular meeting of the Asheville City Council's Boards & Commissions Committee.
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A
Good
morning,
I'm,
councilwoman,
Roney
and
I'm,
filling
in
for
vice
kilgore's,
chair
of
the
boards
and
commissions
committee
today,
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
to
the
March
14th
2023
remote
meeting,
all
Council
committee
members
and
staff
are
participating
virtually
to
help
our
audience
follow
along
I'll,
say
to
each
section
of
the
agenda
aloud.
We're
streaming
live
on
our
virtual
engagement
Hub,
which
is
accessible
through
the
virtual
engagement
Hub
link
on
the
front
page
of
the
city
website.
A
A
855-925-2801
meeting
code
9478,
your
phone
will
be
muted
and
you'll
hear
the
meeting
live
at
this
point.
Speakers
will
need
to
push
three
or
Star
3
to
enter
the
speaker
queue
once
again.
That
number
is
855-925-2801
meeting
code
9478
and
you
will
need
to
press
star
3
to
enter
the
speaker.
Queue
I'll
now
go
through
and
introduce
all
the
committee
members
and
staff
who
are
participating
virtually
Council
and
staff
as
I
call
your
name.
A
A
A
C
A
D
So,
first
up
for
appointments,
we
do
have
the
Asheville
area,
Riverfront
Redevelopment,
commission.
There
is
one
vacancy
and
it
must
be
a
business
or
property
owner
within
the
riverfront
District.
A
Okay,
I'll
go
for
the
role
called
vote,
then
councilwoman
internet,
Mosley,
aye
and
myself
I.
The
motion
passes
unanimously
for
recommendation
of
Joseph
Hackett.
Next
we
go
to
the
audit
committee.
There
are
two
vacancies.
A
D
We
have
we
have
one
applicant,
Debbie,
evanchik
and
I
apologize
if
I
am
not
pronouncing
that
correctly.
Debbie
is
a
retired
CPA,
which
is
eligible
for
a
CPAC,
both
seats
that
are
opening
that
are
open
right
now.
Both
vacancies
must
be
CPAs.
A
retired
CPA
is
eligible.
I
do
point
out,
though,
that
she
also
does
not
live
within
the
city,
but
again
that
is
up
to
your
discretion.
A
A
There
is
some
business
experience
and
representative
on
the
commission
already,
but
after
reading
all
of
the
applications
I
noticed
that
bill
Cooney's
application
has
extensive
planning
infrastructure,
cost
assessment,
public
engagement,
experience
that
seems
to
be
meeting
some
of
the
skill
loss
of
previous
previous
and
current
appointees,
so
Wonder
I'm
not
prepared
to
second
the
appointment
of
both
of
the
business
owners,
but
I
do
think
it
would
be
appropriate
to
recommend
one
to
the
council
and
maybe
have
a
deeper
Council
conversation.
B
I'm
inclined
to
lean
into
the
chair's
recommendation,
so
if
you
want
to
hold
off
for
all
for
both
until
the
vice
mayor
returns,
I'm
happy
to
do
that.
So
as
of
today,
I
am
only
at
this
time
ready
to
vote
for
both,
as
recommended
by
the
chair.
A
Okay,
since
we
don't
have
a
second
and
that
motion
will
have
failed,
I
will
make
a
motion
to
recommend
Nur
Edwards
to
the
city
council,
so
that
we
can
at
least
have
one
recommendation.
A
Then,
since
we
don't
have
a
motion
that
is
going
to
get
across
with
a
vote
for
today,
we
can
defer
to
the
full
Council
for
this
discussion.
D
A
We
do
have
work
groups
making
reports
to
the
Hayek
that
are
meeting.
Some
of
them
are
meeting
weekly,
so
I
know
there's
a
great
deal
of
work
going
into
that
effort.
The
multimodal
Transportation
Commission
is
next.
D
A
A
good
question,
Jerry
I,
think
I
would
be
inclined
to
keep
the
Homeland
homeless
initiative
advisory
committee
open
because
if
there
are
recommendations
that
come
from
Hayak
we'd
like
to
imagine
have
that
door
open
instead
of
closed.
D
A
I
understand
this
is
for
the
bike
and
pedestrian
interest
and
Elise
does
serve
on
the
neighborhood
advisory
committee,
but
had
asked
that
the
multimodal
be
their
top
priority,
and
so
I
did
circle
around
with
Elise,
as
well
as
I've
heard
that
they
might
have
heard
from
staff
as
well
and
understand
that
Elise
would
like
to
join
as
a
second
neighborhood
liaison.
A
A
C
D
Thank
you,
Sarah
I
am
going
to
start
us
off
on
this
presentation
and
what
will
what
we
will
be
looking
for
upon?
Completion
of
the
presentation
is
a
vote
of
support
from
this
Council
committee,
all
right
Sarah,
if
you
can
go
ahead
and
hit
the
first
slide,
so
what
we
are
proposing
is
to
move
from
a
the
current
monthly
appointments
process
to
doing
appointments
four
to
five
times
a
year.
D
I
would
like
to
also
offer
up
that
before
we
present
this,
we
did
go
to
the
Deni
office
for
an
equity
assessment.
They
did
not
have
concerns
and,
in
fact
indicated
support
for
the
change,
some
of
the
perceived
benefits
and
outcomes
that
we
expect
from
the
administrative
standpoint.
It
will
be
more
efficient
in
terms
of
our
staff
time.
D
It
will
also,
though,
build
more
time
in
for
board
chairs
staff
and
Council
to
actually
review
applications,
thereby
enabling
them
to
make
a
more
thoughtful
recommendations
and
appointments
with
the
extra
time
that
we
expect
built
in
the
months
when
we're
not
doing
the
appointments,
we
plan
to
bring
extra,
regular,
scheduled,
trainings
and
expand.
Our
Outreach
effort
hurts
next
slide,
please.
D
So
the
monthly
schedule,
as
it
is
right
now,
as
we've
noted
many
times
in
the
past,
is
pretty
staff
time
intensive.
It
doesn't
allow
for
really
robust
or
diverse
or
targeted
Outreach
either.
In
addition,
the
quick
turnaround
limits
the
input
from
board
chairs
members
and
Liaisons.
Typically,
the
process
allows
a
one-week
turnaround
from
the
application
deadline
to
council
consideration
of
appointment,
and
in
that
time
we
have
to
process
all
the
applications
get
them
out
to
the
boards
at
chair
and
Council
and
then
request
their
recommendations
to
come
in.
D
So
it's
a
really
squish
time
frame
as
I
like
to
say
it,
and
it
really
limits
the
time
to
review
and
to
vet
applicants
and
also
it
it
limits
the
applicant's
ability
to
perhaps
participate
and
engage
in
meetings
prior
to
their
applying.
So
this
would
allow
allow
more
for
that
next
slide.
D
As
it
currently
stands,
we
would
plan
and
and
the
time
schedule
is
tentative
and
it's
built
to
be
flexible,
but
we
would,
we
would
schedule
appointments
four
times
a
year:
January
April
June
and
October
Planning
and
Zoning
commission
and
the
Buncombe
County
tourism,
Development
Authority,
would
remain
separate
and
with
their
appointments
in
August,
and
that
is
because
those
appointments
usually
require
essays
and
or
interviews.
D
So
it's
a
more
robust
interview,
process,
appointment
process
and,
as
noted
previously
in
the
off
months,
we
would
provide
regularly
scheduled
trainings
for
new
and
prospective
board
members
for
board
chairs
for
staff
Liaisons,
and
we
can
conduct
more
robust
Outreach.
We
can
actually
Target
and
see
who's
missing
from
the
table.
What
boards,
perhaps
don't
have
the
expertise,
the
diverse
representation
that
we
might
want
to
have
on
certain
boards
and
then
we
can
try
and
and
Target
our
Outreach
efforts
to
recruit
those
applicants
to
to
the
process
next
slide.
D
So
the
current
proposal
this
this
slide
here
demonstrates
the
additional
time
that
would
be
built
in
for
advertising
and
for
the
review
recommendations
Outreach
period.
So,
as
you
can
see,
currently
we
have
approximately
19
days
and,
and
it
ranges
from
15
to
20,
but
in
this
instance
19
days
from
when
we
advertise
to
the
deadline
of
the
applications,
we
get
the
applications.
The
deadline
hits
and
we
get
two
days
to
send
it
out
to
the
chair
and
Council.
D
Recommendations
are
due
two
days
later:
vinyl
materials
and
everything
else
then
follows
so,
as
you
can
see
it's
a
very
short
time
frame
with
a
proposed
start.
What
we
would
have
is
is
a
minimum
really.
The
first
one
is
only
47
days,
but
as
we
go
to
the
next
cycle,
the
the
summer
cycle,
or
actually
it
would
be
the
fall
cycle,
it's
actually
building
it
into
more
than
60
days.
D
The
the
turnaround
from
what
we
do
then,
with
the
applications
still
would
only
be
two
or
three
days,
because
we
don't
need
a
whole
lot
of
time
for
that.
But
here's
where
the
difference
comes
in
the
recommendations
would
be
due
32
days,
enabling
most
commissions
and
boards
to
have
a
meeting
within
that
period
that
one
month's
time
frame
for
those
that
meet
monthly
and
for
those
that
don't
meet
monthly.
It
allows
more
time
to
get
out.
However,
the
board
chair
decides
to
do
their
recommendations.
D
So
a
lot
more
time
is
built
in
there
expanded
Outreach
with
a
two-month
advertising
time.
We
most
definitely
would
hit
most
monthly
deadlines
for
any
media
that
might
come,
and
at
this
point
we
don't
have
a
paid
media
schedule,
but
that's
not
to
say
that
may
not
come
down
the
line,
but
we
would
hit
media
deadlines
to
at
least
get
in
one
month
of
whether
it's
radio
or
print
it'll
also
allow
us
to
work
with
cape
on
testing
and
trying
other
language
tools
that
they
are
working
on
right
now.
D
So
that'll
allow
us
to
to
bring
more
diverse
representation
again
to
to
our
boards
and
commissions,
some
of
the
organizations
print
and
radio
I'm
not
going
to
go
on
to
they're
they're
there,
but
by
targeting
who,
by
really
looking
at
who
is
present
and
on
our
current
boards
and
commissions.
We
can
then
see
really
who
is
not
present.
Who
is
missing
from
those
conversations
and
then
we
can
Target
the
Outreach
where
we
think
we
can
get
them
and
we
can
and
Sarah
will
touch
on
this
in
a
little
bit.
D
Look
at
whether
we're
hitting
that
whether
we're
getting
the
the
applicants
that
we
hope
to
so
Sarah
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Sarah.
Now,
yeah.
C
And
one
of
the
other
benefits
that
we
would
hope
to
bring
to
the
table
with
this
revised
appointment
schedule
would
be
regular
training
opportunities
with
the
hope
of
creating
a
cohort
or
of
sorts
of
new
members
and
offer
training
after
the
month
of
appointments
again
to
create
that
cohort
tentatively
we'd
be
looking
at
February,
July
and
November
to
have
trainings
I
highlighted
July
here,
because
that
could
possibly
be
the
first
big
training
that
will
offer
maybe
a
pilot
before
just
to
test
what
it
looks
like.
C
All
right.
So
that's
the
proposal
in
a
nutshell.
What
this
could
look
like
as
far
as
the
proposed
timeline.
As
you
may
recall,
at
the
February
meeting,
this
was
first
introduced.
We've
been
keeping
connecting
with
board
chairs
and
staff
to
make
sure
they're
aware
of
this
proposal,
and
today
we
are
asking
this
committee
to
vote
of
support,
noting
again
that
this
does
not
need
to
go
to
full
Council
and
if
it
were
to
be
supported
today
and
following
the
March
April
session,
we
would
send
out
the
vacancy
flyer
tomorrow.
C
After
the
appointments
are
made
tonight,
which
would
include
April
and
our
summer
cycle
vacancies.
April
would
look
the
same
while
we
transitioned,
so
we
don't
want
to
catch
anyone
off
guard.
So
we
would
still
make
appointments
regularly
for
April,
but
we'd
also
be
already
advertising
for
the
June
appointments.
So
that
would
be
our
first
quarterly
one
and
come
back
to
make
those
appointments
in
June
on
June
13th.
C
So
we
can
see
what
that
looks
like
so
measuring
impact
in
a
year
or
so
so
after
the
four
Cycles,
we
hope
to
come
back
and
kind
of
do
measure
what
the
applications
look
like.
What
the
trainings
look
like,
how
many
people
attended
and
really
get
some
feedback
about
how
this
felt
how
this
is
working.
So
in
a
year
we
hope
to
come
back
and
just
kind
of
weigh
and
have
the
discussion.
Is
this
something
we
want
to
do
permanently
or
where
can
we
make
changes.
A
Thank
you,
Sarah
and
Jerry
I
had
a
couple
thoughts
internet.
Do
you
want
to
weigh
in
here?
Okay?
First
of
all,
it
does
seem
like
through
the
restructure
or
realignment
of
our
boards
and
commissions.
We
are
listening
to
what
some
of
the
feedback
is
coming
up
and
like
how
we
could
support
our
boards
and
commissions
our
advisory
boards
volunteers.
More
fully
in
doing
this
important
work,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that.
A
I
appreciate
the
return
to
equity.
101
training
I
was
able
to
participate
in
that
as
an
Advisory
Board
volunteer.
A
Also,
I
I
really
appreciate
that
you're
hearing
part
of
that
Outreach
part
that
we've
worked
on
for
a
couple
years.
I
know:
I
looked
at
the
urban
news
deadline
and
their
deadline
is
last
Friday
of
each
month
for
publication.
There
is
more
time
needed
for
translation,
so
when
we're
considering
hola
Carolina
and
JM
Pro
there,
it
will
just
create
more
of
a
window
for
that
too.
So
thank
you
for
making
that
effort
and
naming
that
work.
A
C
I
I
would
recommend
that
we
hold
this
time
and
for
the
time
being,
just
to
see
if
anything
comes
up
as
far
as
emergency
appointments
and
or
board
news
changes,
but
we
would
cancel
if
there
is
no
No
Agenda
items
yeah.
So
we
would
we'd
cancel
well
in
advance
if
we
knew
that
there
was
no
agenda
items.
B
C
That
that's
maybe
how
it
falls.
I
just
wanted
to
keep
the
opportunity
if
there
was
a
board,
were
to
change
their
ordinance
that
there
is
the
avenue
to
come
to
boards
and
commissions
committee.
That,
as
we
know,
is,
is
rare
but
to
have
that
opportunity,
but
it
would
likely
Fall
that
we
we
only
meet
for
appointments.
It's.
A
C
A
I
know
we're
getting
some
feedback
around
concern
about
the
equity
and
inclusion
and
the
demographics
of
who's
able
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
I
know
through
the
realignment
we're
looking
at
what
are
some
of
those
barriers
to
participation
are,
for
example,
if
we
have
meetings
in
the
morning,
there
may
be
the
built-in
child
care
of
having
children
at
school.
A
But
if
we
move
things
into
the
evening,
we
don't
have
as
much
affordable
child
care
opportunities,
so
that's
creating
a
barrier
for
some
folks
to
participate
in
evening
meetings
and
especially
late
afternoon,
right
as
kids
are
getting
out
of
school,
so
I
know
that
we
still
have
a
ways
to
go.
I
do
think
when
it
comes
to
making
that
intentional
effort
around
Outreach.
This
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction,
so
I'm
prepared
to
report
or
to
support
it
Antoinette.
A
And
just
affirming
for
anyone
who's
following
this
conversation
that
this
decision
would
go
through
the
boards
and
commissions
committee
vice
mayor,
Kilgore,
isn't
here
today,
but
I
am
prepared
to
take
the
roll
call
vote,
so
we
can
move
forward
with
this
new
effort,
so
Antoinette
Mosley,
hi
Kim,
Roney
I,
so
it
passes
this
unanimously.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
And
I'll
just
say:
thanks
to
those
who've
been
emailing
in
comment,
because
that
is
also
part
of
the
public
record
and
it
is
engagement,
that's
appreciated,
and
with
that
we
shall
adjourn.