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From YouTube: Whats Up AVL! – Episode 26
Description
Do you know what the City of Asheville's Boards and Commissions are and how you can participate? Sarah Gross and Jerri Goldberg from the City Manager's Office join host Sam Parada on this episode of What's Up AVL! to tell you all about City Boards and Commissions!
B
Hello
Asheville:
how
are
you
doing
today?
My
name
is
Sam
ferrata
and
I'm.
Your
host
today
with
Jerry
Goldberg
and
Sarah
gross
very
happy
to
have
you
both
here.
So
why
don't
you
take
a
quick
moment
to
tell
me
about
yourselves?
What
do
you
do
for
the
city
and
maybe
a
little
bit
of
your
background?
If
you
want.
C
D
D
B
B
Relations,
commission
yeah,
that's
one
that
I've
been
to
I've,
seen
what
I
do
and
it's
different
than
like
city
council,
where
they
talked
about,
was
making
an
ordinance
so
that
you
cannot
be
either
fired
or
not
hired,
based
on
your
hairstyle,
for
example,
but
that
was
just
one
of
the
many
that
I
have
seen.
So
everyone
has
a
different
topic
and
people
from
the
public
get
to
sign
up
and
join
them.
C
Yeah,
so
that's
a
great
example
of
where
these
policy
ideas
can
can
be
born.
It
starts
at
the
committee
level
for
them
to
for
the
committee
to
have
these
discussions
and
eventually
get
to
the
point
where
they're
making
a
recommendation,
which
can
go
all
the
way
up
to
a
council
committee
and
then
city
council
for
adoption.
D
Sure,
well
so
there
are.
We
have
more
than
30
boards
and
commissions
here
at
the
city
of
Asheville.
We
have
a
lot,
especially
for
the
size
of
of
our
city,
but
that's
because
city
council
wants
an
Engaged
community,
so
how
you
can
get
involved
is
basically
go
to
the
website
at
Asheville,
nc.gov
and
just
search
for
the
clerk's
office
under
boards
and
commissions,
and
there's
a
listing
of
all
the
boards
and
commissions
that
city
council
appoints
to
there.
D
If
you're
interested
in
one
of
those
topics,
we
strongly
suggest
you
attend
one
of
the
meetings,
so
you
can
see
how
they
function,
how
they,
you
know
the
types
of
discussions
they
have
and
if
it's
truly
something
that
you
might
want
to
get
involved
in,
because
you
can't
always
tell
from
what's
written
on
a
page
in
our
description,
then,
if,
if
you're
interested
you
apply,
city
council
does
appointments
four
or
five
times
a
year
to
various
boards
and
commissions.
So
there
there's
a
listing
of
all
the
boards
that
have
openings.
D
D
Experience
for
most
of
the
advisory
boards,
no
some
of
the
quasi-judicial
there's
there
might
be
some
some
expertise
that
would
help
because
they
might
be
reviewing
development
plans
or
things
like
that
so
again,
not
necessarily
needed,
but
certainly
beneficial,
and
if
they're
looking
at
candidates
who
can
bring
some
expertise
to
that
border.
Commission
yeah.
C
D
We'll
give
you
that
yeah
to
whether
you
need
to
be
in
person,
I
wanted
to
just
expand
a
little
bit
that,
yes,
you
can.
You
can
provide
public
comment,
but
also
several
boards
have
task
forces
and
you
do
not
need
to
be
a
board
member
necessarily
to
serve
on
subcommittees
or
task
forces,
so
there's
other
ways
to
get
involved.
That
might
not
have
the
same
time,
commitment
or
length
of
commitment
that
serving
on
a
board
might
yeah.
C
Years,
most
well,
most
generally
three
years
summer,
two
years,
some
are
four
years
like
you
do
want
to
look
at
that
before
signing
up,
and
you
can
serve
two
consecutive
terms
you
do
not
have
to
so
and
then
I
guess.
Something
to
note
here
is
that
reappointments
are
not
automatic
count.
City
council
will
be
looking
at
all.
The
applications
got.
B
A
C
So
a
couple
ways
to
do
this:
all
of
our
boards
are
streamed
online,
so
AP
City's
YouTube
channel.
If
you
can't
watch
it
live,
that's
okay,
you
can
go
to
the
city's
YouTube
channel
and
just
watch
The
Archives.
So
it's
a
good
way
to
just
kind
of
follow
along
at
your
own
pace
for
public
comment.
You
have
the
opportunity
to
submit
before
the
meeting
so
that
could
be
in
writing
and
or
via
voicemail
and
all
those
are
submitted
to
the
full
committee
and
also
published
online
in
the
in
the
public
folder.
C
C
Or
we
are
working
towards,
and
just
recently
on,
June
20th
equity
and
engagement,
Council
committee
provided
direction
to
move
towards
hybrid
meetings,
so
this
is
really
exciting.
I
think
it
will
be
a
great
opportunity
for
more
accessibility
for
both
members
and
people
who
want
to
participate,
not
necessarily
serve
to
be
in
person
and
or
virtually
so
really
excited
we're
gonna
move
forward
with
that.
Yeah.
B
You
know
you
receive
emails
on
this
project
because
it
affects
the
bike,
bug,
population
or
the
youth
and
I
think
this
is
another
layer
of
how
do
you
participate
in
local
government
or
is,
and
you
get
to
choose
which
ones
you
want
to
be
a
part
of
you
don't
have
to
go
to
City
Council
and
see
it
through.
However,
many
topics
they
have
for
the
day
to
then
speak
for
three
minutes.
This
is
something
more
tailored
to
what
you
want
so
yeah.
Please
come
out
and
join
and
sign
up
to
be
a
board
member.
D
D
We
got
to
provide
input
to
the
Civic
Center
staff,
which
was
then
brought
to
council
and
the
city
manager's
office
back
at
that
time,
and
you
know
especially
when
it's
something
that's
that
there's
interest
in
and
you
see
it
play
out
in
front
of
you
and
you
knew
you
had
a
little
part
of
that.
It
was
extremely
satisfying
and
so
and
fulfilling
for
me
to
have
participated
in
that
way
on
in
in
the
city
that
I
love.
B
Yeah
and
that's
something
that
I
always
ask
people
who
come
into
the
show
or
I
try
to
ask
a
lot.
Is
you
know
we
work
in
City
governments
and
by
definition,
that
can
be
a
little
bit
slow.
Sometimes
there's
a
lot
of
I've
only
been
with
a
city
for
like
a
little
over
a
year
at
this
point
and
yeah
I
think
I.
B
Think
I,
I'm
I
can
say
this
with
confidence,
but
it's
not
for
lack
of
trying,
and
so
one
of
my
favorite
questions
to
ask
is
what
has
been
a
project
that
you
have
seen
to
fruition
or
what
has
been
something
that
you
have
seen
in
the
city.
As
you
walk,
and
you
say,
oh
look,
that
was
me,
I
made
that
happen
and
I.
B
D
Absolutely
do
I
think
Perhaps
Perhaps.
For
me,
another
board
that
I
served
on
was
the
Bell
Share
Board.
Now
belshare
is
no
longer.
2013
was
the
last
year
for
Bell
share,
but
every
year,
just
seeing
that
event
come
to
fruition.
Oh
my
goodness,
because
you
worked
year
round
for
that
as
many
as
our
all
of
our
boards
work
year-round
on
whatever
their
topic
is,
but
then
to
see
that
Festival
just
pop
up
on
Friday
morning
after
work,
you
know
and
it
seemed
to
kind
of
Pop
overnight.
D
It
was
pretty
amazing,
but
at
the
Civic
Center
you
know
the
Civic
Center
is
is
an
old
building.
Of
course
you
know.
Thomas
wolf
needs
needs
some
work
as
we
know,
but
it
was
renovated
several
years
ago
and
part
of
that
was
from
recommendations
that
came
from
when
I
was
on
the
Civic
Center
commission,
so
I
enjoy
going
and
and
participating.
D
Awesome,
it
really
is
so
and
I'm
sure
you
know
we
could
call
on
a
dozen
different
board
members
who
have
served
over
the
years,
and
many
of
them
would
have
similar
experiences
to
share
of
things
that
they've
seen
whether
it
and
it
could
be.
You
know,
even
a
a
right-of-way.
You
know
in
a
neighborhood
that
that
made
it
safer
or
or
something
like
that,
that
they
participated
in
bringing
that
to
council
and
making
that
change.
B
C
Well,
I'm
gonna
start
from
the
beginning
here
for
for
a
little
bit
of
clarification,
so
city
council
appoints
to
30
plus
boards
and
commissions.
Now
not
all
of
them
are
necessarily
managed
by
the
city.
Just
an
example.
There's
some
Regional
boards,
including
again
as
an
example
of
the
tourism
Development
Authority
city
council,
appoints
two
or
three
seats
to
that
board,
but
it's
not
managed
by
the
city.
C
So
that's
what
city
councils
are
pointing
to
the
city
itself
manages
about
20,
plus
a
majority
of
those
being
advisory
boards,
which
are
created
by
city,
council
and
and
mo
first
I,
be
willing
to
say
none
of
them
necessarily
have
a
an
expiration
date
or
so
they're
they're
standing
until
the
city
council
were
to
have
a
conversation.
So
some
of
our
boards,
including,
like
the
rec
board,
for
example,
goes
back
to
the
1960s.
D
B
C
C
You
have
another
step,
and
our
Council
committee
is
our
three
council
members
who
are
also
doing
policy
vetting
and
having
those
discussions
before
it
goes
to
full
console.
So
that's
a
natural
next
step
and
they're
not
all
doing
at
the
same
time.
It's
just
you
know
more
or
less
as
as
needed.
One
thing
that
does
happen
at
the
every
year
is
on
the
annual
reports.
So
all
of
our
boards-
I'm
sorry
excuse
me.
C
All
of
our
boards
and
commissions
are
asked
to
do
an
annual
report
that
goes
to
city
council
and
part
of
this,
is
you
know,
any
recommendations.
What
has
the
board
been
working
on?
What
are
some
of
the
things
the
board
wants
to
work
on,
and
this
gives
city
council
the
opportunity
to
kind
of
see
you
what
the
boards
are
doing
and
and
or
could
be
doing,
and.
C
D
If
I
can
add,
the
annual
reports
are
all
posted
on
our
website
and
that's
also
a
great
way
if
you're
considering
you
know
that
perhaps
serving
on
or
applying
for
a
border
commission,
that's
also
a
good
place
to
go
and
to
look
at
the
the
prior
annual
reports
from
that
board
to
see
some
of
the
things
that
they
have
worked
on
some
of
the
challenges
they
faced,
but
some
of
the
active
activities
they've
brought
forward
moved
up
as
well.
That's
a
really
good
place.
They're.
D
D
B
D
Yeah,
so
every
every
board
has
it.
It
depends
on
how
the
the
board
was
formed
and
or
amended
over
the
years.
So
one
board
could
have
nine
members,
one
could
have
15..
It
really
depends
on
on
the
board
itself,
but
every
board
does
have
a
chair,
and
the
chair
works
very
closely
with
the
staff
liaison.
Who
was
the
main
support
for
that
border
commission
to
lead
to
lead
the
meetings
the
chair
leads.
D
B
D
Is
a
commitment
you
know
and-
and
you
were
talking
about
things
moving
slowly
in
government,
you
know
and
and
I
I
can
speak
as
a
staff
member
I
don't
want
to
speak
for
Sarah
or
or
for
you
Sam,
but
that
can
be
very
frustrating
at
times
and
coming
from
non-public
sector.
You
know
this
is
the
first
time
I'm
working
in
public
government
it.
It
really
frustrated
me
a
lot
in
the
beginning.
D
Now,
however,
I
look
at
it
that
really
you
do
have
to
make
sure
that
you've
got
the
right
voices
at
the
table,
and
that
takes
time
you
know
and
and
I
think
the
city
is,
is
realizing
that
more
and
more
so
now
and
is
really
putting
in
the
work
and
the
effort
to
make
those
changes
to
make
sure
we're
we're
getting
to
those
who
are
missing.
From
the
conversations
thank.
B
You
for
bringing
that
up
because
that's
that's
the
whole
point
of
your
voice.
Your
choice
and
I
know
I
know
it's
not
perfect.
So
there's
a
lot
that
we
can
do
and
you
know
I
I
do
agree
with
you
part
of
me
and
you
give
me
a
couple
more
years
to
be
more
comfortable
with
it,
but
there's
been
so
many
instances
where
I
think.
Oh,
we
have
a
solution.
B
Let's
do
it
right
now,
but
at
the
same
time-
and
this
is
something
that
a
listeners
have
you
know
heard
before-
is
you
know
we
don't
want
to
just
give
you
a
service?
We
want
to
give
you
quality
service
and
we
know
that
there's
voices
missing
and
we
are.
We
know
that
it's
not
just
as
simple
as
inviting
you.
B
D
Your
agenda
a
little
bit,
though,
because
Council
has
just
recently
moved
to
we
used
to
have
monthly
appointments,
so
every
single
month
Council
was
looking
at
what
boards
had
openings
and
looking
to
appoint
to
those
boards,
and
now,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we're
doing
it
four
or
five
times
a
year,
and
the
purpose
of
that
was
we.
We
heard
you
know
from
the
public
a
few
things,
one
that
that
that
we
were
missing
people.
People
were
missing
from
the
conversation
so
and
two
that
the
boards
wanted
the
board
members.
D
D
There's
more,
we
can
and
should
be
doing.
Hybrid
is
the
next
step.
Absolutely
language.
Accessibility
is
another.
All
of
those
are
coming
to
fruition
with
capes.
You
know,
assistance
we're
working
on
all
of
that,
but
there's
more
that
can
and
should
be
done,
and
you
know
we
can
sit
in
our
offices
all
day
and
and
assume.
D
Let
us
know
what
that
is.
You
know
boards
at
Asheville.
Nc.Gov
is
our
email.
You
know
Sarah
and
I
get
it
b-o-a-r-d-s
at
ashrolenc.gov,
and
you
know
we
do
we
want
we
we
truly
do
want
to
know.
What's
key,
what's
stopping
you
you
want
to
you
know,
is
it
child
care?
Is
it
the
time
of
the
meetings?
Is
it
the
location,
Transportation.
D
Correct
what
what's
keeping
you
if
you
truly,
are
interested
in
and
want
to
have
your
voice
heard,
because
this
is
a
great
way
our
boards
and
commission
members
are,
are
you
know
the
best
voices
we
have
out
there
as
far
as
being
able
to
Target
okay?
What?
What
are
the
challenges
with
Transit?
What
are
the
challenges
with
human
relations?
Where
are
we
failing
and.
B
Large
population
here
in
Nashville,
I,
don't
know
places
I,
never
would
have
thought
yeah
and
sign
language
all
this
other
stuff
that
you
know
we
I
was
surprised
that
we
don't
have
it
yeah,
and
there
is
a
reason
too
that
we
don't
have
it
obviously,
but
now
that
we
know
that
it's
a
necessity,
let's
do
something
about
it.
Yes,
we.
B
D
B
D
B
Because
I,
don't
I,
don't
want
to
say
this
in
a
negative
way,
but
you
know
city,
council,
public
comments.
That's
only
three
minutes
exactly
and
you're
one
of
many
people,
speaking
on
a
multitude
of
topics
for
the
day
and
I,
don't
want
to
say
that
city
council
is
not
listening,
but
there's
only
so
much.
They
can
do
within
that
time
and
I
feel
like
these
boards
and
commissions
are
a
way
to
step
back
start
from
the
bottom
and
really
I.
Don't
know
smooth
out
your
advices
have.
D
D
It
is
not
right
a
single
policy
oops
as
I
hit
my
microphone
so
getting
involved
in
the
boards
of
commissions.
You
truly
you
learn
so
much
about
the
inner
workings
of
of
how
city,
council
and
city
government
and
a
city
manage
a
city
council,
LED
government
city
manager,
government
rather
functions,
I'm.
B
B
D
B
B
Thank
you
so
so
much
for
coming
today.
You
really
you
know,
I
I,
don't
want
to
say.
I
was
making
jokes
that
oh
yeah
explain
it
for
the
audience.
What
this
means
I
truly
learned
a
lot
today
from
what
you
told
me
and
I
hope
that
this
you
know,
topic
reaches
to
someone
who
will
apply,
and
you
know
hopefully
make
a
difference
in
Nashville
because
we're
all
in
this
together.
We.