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From YouTube: Whats Up AVL! – Episode 12
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On this episode of What's Up AVL!, host Sam Parada introduces his colleague, Kristina Israel, Community Engagement Manager for the City of Asheville, as they discuss Neighborhood Matching Grants and how the City can help you finance your neighborhood project.
A
Good
afternoon,
Nashville
welcome
to
what's
up
Asheville
at
wres
Radio
100.7
FM,
a
radio
show
discuss
in
projects
and
initiatives
of
the
city
of
Asheville
I.
Am
your
host
semperata
communication
and
public
engagement,
specialist
with
the
city
of
Asheville
and
today's
guest
is
another
colleague
of
mine,
also
from
Cape
Christina
Israel
Community
engagement
manager
for
the
city,
and
although
we
work
for
the
same
Department
of
responsibilities
are
very,
very
different.
So
Christina.
B
B
So
good
to
be
here
with
you
yeah,
so
public
engagement
is
something
that
happens
all
over
the
city
and
so
my
division.
As
part
of
our
communication
and
public
engagement
Department,
we
really
tend
to
focus
on
Asheville's,
neighborhoods
and
so
right
now
we
have
an
open
position.
If
anyone
who
is
listening
might
be
interested
in
applying
they
can
via
the
city's
website.
So
we
have
an
open
position
for
a
neighborhood
services,
specialist
and
I'm
filling
that
role
currently
I
just
started
with
the
city,
actually
I'm,
still
very
new
I
started.
B
A
B
Time
in
the
field
is
probably
40
percent.
Okay
of
of
my
time,
right
now
and
I
know
that
there's
opportunity
for
it
to
be
more
than
that
I'm,
just
as
people
get
in
touch
with
me,
then
I
realize
oh
okay.
Well
now
I've
been
invited
to
go
to
this
neighborhood
association
meeting,
so
people
are
slowly
finding
out
about
me
and
me
about
them
and
that'll
increase
over
time
and.
B
A
This
project
is
just
mostly
a
financial
help
for
neighborhoods
to
meet
the
Necessities
that
they
require.
So
the
series
involvement
goes
as
far
as
requests
as
granting
the
money,
and
you
know
just
keeping
an
eye
on
the
neighborhoods
making
sure
that
they
are
following
up
with
a
project
that
they
decided
on
partaking
I.
B
Would
say
it's
more
than
just
the
city
actually
becomes
very
involved
in
the
grant,
depending
on
the
complexity
of
the
projects
that
the
that
the
neighborhoods
are
asking
for
funding
there
have
been
a
few.
So
this
is
the
second
round
of
of
applications.
The
first
round
back
in
the
fall
of
2021,
we
did
see
applications
for
maybe
smaller
scale
projects
that
involved
like
capacity
building
for
the
neighborhood
association.
B
We
also
saw
very
large
sort
of
infrastructure
level
projects
that
neighborhoods
really
felt
would
greatly
increase
their
quality
of
life
and,
in
some
cases,
safety
that
have
required
a
lot
of
support
from
City
staff
and
departments,
and
that's
a
really
great
part
of
this
program
is
that
we're
we're
asking
neighborhoods
to
get
together
decide
on
a
project,
decide
on
what's
important
to
you.
Agree
upon
that
apply
work
together.
B
B
A
C
A
B
Yeah,
so
when
folks,
when
a
project
is
accepted
and
approved
to
receive
funding
their
neighborhood
receives,
or
the
neighborhood
leaders
receive
an
agreement
that
they
sign
with
the
city,
they
have
a
year
from
the
date
that
they
sign
that
agreement
to
complete
their
project.
That's
the
terms
of
the
agreement
and
there's
also
a
stipulation
in
the
agreement
that
if,
for
some
reason,
the
project
goes
over
a
year,
that's
okay,
you
know
we're
not
trying
to
hold
people's
feet
to
the
fire
and
our
you
know
be
be
too
demanding.
B
B
It's
you
know
once
we
finally
get
your
agreement
together
and
everybody's
on
the
same
page,
you've
got
a
year
and
again,
I
think
it
really
just
goes
back
to
what
the
project
is
so
like,
for
example,
Oakley
last
year
they
actually
applied
for
two
projects
that
were
funded
and
one
was
a
capacity
building
for
their
neighborhood
association.
They
had
a
beautiful
logo,
designed
they
had
t-shirts
made
and
Banners
and
brochures
and
things,
and
then
they
sort
of
launched
their
new
brand,
their
new
logo
at
a
neighborhood
block
party
that
was
held
in
June.
B
Their
second
part
of
their
program
was
for
their
tree,
Keepers
Association,
and
they
worked
with
an
arborist
and
did
a
whole
oak
tree
campaign
that
had
an
educational
component
for
the
community
and
so
the
nature
of
their
project
was
they
wanted
to
launch
everything
by
that
neighborhood
block
party
date?
That
was
their
deadline
yeah.
A
B
A
B
And
that's
a
big
function
of
myself
or
The
Neighborhood
Services
specialist
is
to
facilitate
that,
and
you
know
we
we
realized
last
year
during
I-
wasn't
here
for
this,
but
they
their
team
realized
last
year
that
you
know
for
groups
applying
for
permits.
How
much
sense
did
it
make
for
them
to
be
using
grant
money
to
pay
the
city
a
permit
fee?
So
we
have
addressed
that
this
year
and
as
far
as
our
process
goes
in
talking
with
our
our
friends
in
in
the
development
services
division
who
handle
the
permitting.
B
You
know,
they've
they've
made
clear
that
we
can.
We
can
Implement
a
process
for
waiving
those
fees
and
we
can
sort
of
make
it
implied
the
level
of
importance.
Yes,
hey.
This
is
a
permit
for
a
neighborhood
matching
Grant
project.
You
know
as
far
as
like,
let's
be
timely
about
this
makes
sense.
Yeah.
B
A
B
Yeah
and-
and
we
have
to
sometimes-
we
have
to
get
creative
in
thinking
about
how
a
project
like
restoring
a
fence
could
be
related
to
Neighborhood
safety,
but
it
doesn't
take
long
to
live
in
a
neighborhood
where
maybe
there's
an
underutilized
piece
of
shared,
or
you
know,
property
that
maybe
has
become
a
magnet
for
trash,
and
then
it
becomes
a
magnet
for
other
bad
things
to
happen.
Right.
A
B
Know
when
a
neighborhood
is
beautiful
and
well
kept,
and
it's
obviously
going
to
be
a
benefit
to
everyone
who
lives
there
and
who
visits
there
and
then
there
have
also
been
projects
that
were
part
of
like
the
Altamonte
resident
Association
worked
with
the
residence
Council
through
the
housing
authority
to
fund
improvements
to
the
community
room
at
Altamonte
apartments.
That
was
a
community
room
that
just
it
was
an
underutilized
resource
because
it
there
there
wasn't
really
much
to
do
there.
B
A
C
A
B
A
B
B
Less
complex
examples
we
can
go,
we
can
go
with
a
park
example.
So
the
first
thing
we
would
want
to
know
is
who
owns
that
property?
Because
if,
if
a
neighbor
like
maybe
the
the
property,
doesn't
look
like
it's
being
used,
but
technically,
if
a
neighbor
owned
the
property,
then
we
wouldn't
really
be
able
to
do
anything
with
it.
So,
but
let's
give
you
know,
let's
make
it
easy
and
say
that
it's
a
strip
of
property
that
the
city
owns
So.
If
the.
B
B
So
we,
you
know,
I,
think
this
is
a
good
time
for
me
to
point
out
that
I
don't
want
to
discourage
anybody
with
any
idea
from
applying
for
anything
honestly
as
long
as
it
is
within
the
requirements
of
the
grant.
We
we
want
to
hear
from
people
what's
important
to
them,
and
sometimes
this
neighborhood
matching
grant
program
is
a
gateway
for
them
to
do
that,
so
that
maybe
they
come
to
us
with
just
a
hugely
audacious
idea.
We
don't
want
to
just
shut
the
door
and
say
no,
that's
that's
too
much.
B
A
Absolutely
love
that
process
because
in
my
mind,
up
until
now
my
idea
was
that
I
come
to
you
with
a
project
that
cannot
be
done.
What's
the
worst,
that
you
can
say
it's
no,
but
you
just
proved
me
wrong
in
that
aspect,
because
you'll
stay
involved
and
continue,
you
look
at
the
possibilities
of
what
we
can
potentially
do.
A
B
A
great
question:
thank
you
for
asking
that,
because
it's
I
am
getting
requests
from
individuals
who
are
not
part
of
a
neighborhood
association
either
because
they
may
not
live
in
an
area
of
the
city
that
has
a
formal
neighborhood
association
or
they
do
live
in
an
area
that
has
one.
But
they
don't
know,
and
it
is
like
one
of
the
very
first
requirements
that
you'll
see
if
you
visit
the
grant
page
on
the
city's
website,
that,
yes,
the
the
application
for
the
grant
has
to
come
from
either
an
association,
HOA
organization,
residence
Council.
B
Any
of
those
entities
that
represent
the
neighborhood
and
the
reason
that
that
that's
really
important
is
that
you
might
have
as
an
individual
like
an
amazing
idea,
but
you're
gonna
have
to
get
your
whole
neighborhood
on
board.
With
that
amazing
idea
and
really
building
the
you
know.
Capacity
together
to
work
on
the
project
is
important
because
you
know
if
we
do
approve
the
grant.
B
That's
just
the
beginning
of
the
work
for
you
and
your
neighbors,
and
so
a
big
part
of
that
process
is
also
in
the
beginning,
is
getting
pledges
from
your
neighbors,
and
you
can
do
that
electronically.
You
could
do
it
on
a
neighborhood,
Facebook
group
or
next
door,
or
you
could
go
door-to-door
or
whatever,
but
you
know
we're
going
to
need
it
on
paper
that
folks
are
going
to
commit
to
supporting
the
project
with
their
with
their
time.
Okay,.
A
B
So
lived
in
an
area
that
didn't
have
a
neighborhood
association.
This
could
be
applying,
for
the
grant
could
be
a
really
good
opportunity
to
form
a
neighborhood
association,
and
we
can
help
you
with
that.
So
the
neighborhood
services,
we
we
take
the
neighborhood
registration
forms
from
folks.
People
will
send
us
a
map
of
what
they
you
know
want
their
boundaries
to
be
it's
a
process,
but
it's
not
it's
not.
A
B
Happy
to
say,
I'm
very
proud
to
save,
and
this
is
work
that
my
colleague
Tom
Downing
did
in
finance
prior
to
my
coming
on
board.
He
he
realized
early
on
this
was
originally
meant
to
be
a
reimbursement
Grant,
so
the
neighborhood
would
front
the
funds
for
the
expenses
and
then
submit
receipts
to
the
city
and
then
get
reimbursed,
and
that,
if
you
want
to
do
it
that
way,
you
can,
if
you
don't,
have
the
financial
capacity
to
do
that.
B
We
acknowledge
that
not
everybody
does
and
that's,
okay,
and
so
those
neighborhoods
that
that
want
to
just
you
know,
receive
funds
up
front.
They
can
they
just
are
going
to
send
us
a
budget
worksheet
that
outlines
their
estimated
costs
as
they've
gotten
quotes
from
different
service
providers
or
they've
done
their
research
about
how
much
supplies
are
going
to
cost
or
whatever
send
us
that
pricing
quote
breakdown
as
a
re
as
a
request,
and
then
we
will
issue
them
a
check
and
then
they
can
send
us
the
receipts
afterwards.
Right.
A
A
That's
what
we
at
the
city
have
been
working
for
some
time
now,
making
sure
that
every
service
is
Equitable
for
everyone,
and
this
really
opens
the
door
to
having
a
more
engaged
Community,
not
only
with
the
city
but
within
themselves.
I
can
see
fundraisers
Happening
by
The
Neighborhood
that
wants
to
work
on
a
new
I.
Don't
know
whatever
your
mind
takes
you
whatever
project
you
have
or
idea,
please
submit
it.
Reach
out
to
Christina
Israel
she'll
be
more
than
happy
to
help
you
and
get
started.
A
B
A
B
Ahead,
you
can
certainly
email
me
if
that
works,
for
you
it's
my
first
initial
and
last
name.
So
it's
k,
I
s
r,
a
e
l
at
Asheville
NC
dot.
Gov
is
my
email
address.
If
you're
curious
about
this
program,
you
can
also
just
give
me
a
call.
My
number
is
828-712-4229
and
I
look
forward
to
speaking
with
you.
That's.
A
Neighborhood
matching
grants.
Well,
you
heard
from
Christina
Israel.
Thank
you
so
much
I
was
a
pleasure.
Speaking
with
you
and
learning
more
about
this.
You
know
the
the
the
there's
so
much
the
city
has
to
offer,
and
we
just
don't
know,
because
it's
just
a
plethora
of
projects
of
a
project,
and
you
know
we're
always
here
for
you.
A
We
just
love
the
if
you
became
more
involved
with
us,
so
that
we
can
really
show
you
what
it
is
that
we're
here
for
just
before
we
end
the
show
I
would
like
to
give
a
little
shout
out
to
two
other
initiatives
the
city
has
going.
One
of
them
is
your
voice,
your
choice.
We
talked
about
this
a
couple
episodes
back
with
dawa
your
voice.
Your
choice
is
a
way
for
you
to
engage
with
us
better
through
our
website.
You
can
find
us
on
Asheville
nc.gov
at
the
very
top.
A
There
is
a
engagement
tab
that
you
can
click,
and
it
will
take
you
to
this
very
short
survey
that
we
created
to
send
you
information
about
the
things
that
matter
to
you.
The
topics,
so
please
go
ahead
and
check
that
out.
Sign
up
get
more
involved
with
the
projects
for
hosting
and
we'll
be
able
to
hear
your
voice
and
ideas
on
what
it
is
we're
doing,
and
the
other
shout
out
I
have
for
you
today
is
for
art
in
the
heart,
which
is
a
initiative
by
the
city
to
revision.
A
What
pack
square
plus
is
going
to
look
like
in
the
near
future,
we're
hosting
artists
to
come
and
show
us
what
they
believe
the
voice
of
Asheville
should
be,
and
we
are
given
stipend
for
this.
So
if
you
know
any
artists
or
you're
an
artist
yourself,
please
apply.
You
can
also
find
us
on
the
website,
Asheville
nc.gov
and
sadly
that
is
all
the
time
we
have
for
today.
A
I
wish
we
could
spend
more
time
going
over
any
more
projects
or
hypothetical
scenarios
and
what
it
is
you
can
do
to
engage
more,
but
thank
you
for
listening
and
please
don't
forget-
to
participate
in
the
different
projects
that
we
have
here
at
the
city
and
stay
informed
about
the
latest
news
visit
our
website
at
Asheville
nc.gov
to
learn
more
about
our
different
departments
and
what
we
can
do
for.
You
also
follow
us
on
social
media.
We
do
post
some
press
releases
and
important
information
that
might
interest
you
and
yeah.
Thank
you.