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Regular meeting of the Black Mountain Board of Alderman from January 14, 2019. To view the agenda, or future meeting agendas, please visit townofblackmountain.org.
A
B
Pray
God
of
our
city.
There
is
no
better
way
to
begin
this
time
than
by
voicing
our
Thanksgiving
for
a
new
year
of
service
and
citizenship
in
this
beautiful
city.
We
thank
you
for
these
mountains
in
these
valleys
that
we
drive
cycle
and
hike
through
day
by
day.
We
thank
you
for
our
local
businesses
that
bring
joy
and
financial
blessings
to
local
families
and
to
those
who
visit
from
far
away.
We
thank
you
for
our
schools
and
the
students,
faculty
administration
and
other
staff
who
create
such
excellent
places
of
learning.
B
We
thank
you
for
our
retreat,
centers
and
camps
which
provide
rest,
relaxation
and
recreation
to
thousands
of
individuals
every
year.
We
thank
you
for
our
local
churches
and
nonprofits,
who
offer
ministries
of
compassion
and
mercy
to
the
least
of
these
among
us,
and
we
thank
you
for
this
city
government
and
all
its
leaders
and
servants
who
work
tirelessly
to
promote
the
common
good
in
this
place.
As
we
gather,
may
we
be
open
to
each
other's
ideas
and
beliefs.
May
we
respect
our
differences?
B
May
we
grow
in
understanding
each
other's
motives,
maybe
find
patience,
strength,
compromise
and
shared
purpose
as
we
seek
to
be
faithful.
Stewards
of
this
city
guide,
our
hearts
and
minds
and
a
spirit
of
fairness,
right
thought
and
speech.
May
all
that
we
say
and
do
in
this
place
reflect
your
call
on
all
of
us
to
love
our
neighbors
as
ourselves
fill
our
conversations
with
your
grace
and
truth
and
part
your
wisdom
upon
this
time
and
on
these,
your
children,
I
meant.
A
Okay,
the
only
announcement
that
I
have
is
just
two
folks
who
may
not
realize
that
Fred
McCormick's
mother
passed
away
and
he
is
part
of
our
flight.
Mountain
family
he's
wondering
one
of
the
guys
who's
involved
in
almost
every
fabric
and
things
going
on
the
town,
the
schools
and
we
wish
and
pray
for
his
or
his
peace
and
just
like
for
y'all
to
think
about
him
and
have
him
in
your
thoughts
and
prayers.
All
right.
We
have
proclamations
and
awards
and
the
first
Proclamation
that
we
have
is
honoring
dr.
Martin,
Luther,
King
jr.,
whereas
dr.
A
Martin,
Luther,
King,
jr.,
inspired
millions
of
people
to
participate.
Nonviolent
protests
to
support
the
ideals
of
equality
for
all
and
was
motivating
factor
behind
the
civil
rights
movement.
It
had
his
goal:
the
creation
of
a
society
tolerant
of
all
races,
cultures
and
nationalities,
and
whereas
the
ideals
of
dr.
King
and
a
black
man's
commitment
to
human
rights
are
worthy
of
reflection
and
serve
as
a
reminder
that
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
all
members
of
our
community
is
a
responsibility
of
every
citizen.
And
whereas
the
celebration
of
dr.
A
King's
birthday
is
intended
as
a
time
for
all
Americans
to
reaffirm
their
commitment
to
the
basic
principles
that
underlie
our
constitutional
equality
and
justice
for
all,
whereas
the
town
of
Black
Mountain
encourages
all
citizens
to
rededicate
themselves,
to
the
principles
of
respect
for
human
rights
and
freedom,
a
belief
in
non-violence
of
commitment
to
improving
our
community
through
community
service
and
volunteerism.
Now,
therefore,
I've
Don
Collins,
mayor
of
town
of
Black
Mountain
on
behalf
of
the
Board
of
Aldermen
and
the
Citizen
Black
Mountain,
wish
to
honor
and
do
hereby
proclaim.
Monday
January
14
2009
as
dr.
A
Martin
King
jr.
Day,
the
town
of
Black
Mountain,
will
honor
dr.
King
at
the
29th
annual
Swannanoa
Valley
Prayer
Breakfast
Saturday
February
9
2009
teen
8
a.m.
at
Camp
North
walls,
Black
Mountain
has
hosted
the
local
Martin
Luther
King,
jr.
moral
corporation
and
and
each
year,
scholarships
awarded
to
local
recipients
who
have
applied
and
made
it
through
their
selection
process.
The
challenge
that
the
scholarship
posed
include
critical
thinking
and
compassionate
actions
and.
A
Tickets
for
those
can
be
purchased
online,
with
the
Black
Mountain
Martin
Luther
King
at
web
site,
and
if
I
having
trouble
finding
word,
get
tickets,
they
can
get
in
touch
with
Angelo,
Carlos
showers.
Any
of
us
will
be
glad
to
tell
you
and
it's
$15,
okay,
all
right
recognition
of
achievement.
We
have
two
presentations,
be
Magnus
by
mr.
Rob
Austin.
C
The
airport
ladies
and
gentleman,
thanks
on
behalf
of
chief
Bremen,
who
couldn't
be
here
tonight,
I'd
like
to
present
two
recognitions
of
achievement
for
two
of
our
command
staff
personnel,
have
attended
some
extra
additional
training
and
I'll
explain
a
little
bit
of
that.
But
can
I
have
the
tenant,
Joe,
Kidd
and
sergeant
Chris
state
step
up.
C
Congratulations
to
lieutenant
kid.
He
is
a
recent
graduate
of
the
North
Carolina
justice,
Academy
management
development
program.
It's
a
very
intensive
course
of
study
over
eleven
month
period,
Joe's,
attended
training
and
leadership,
budgeting
management,
critical
incident
management
and
ethics
and,
among
other
things,
very
intensive.
Only
a
select
few
people
get
to
attend
this
course
and
are
chosen
by
the
Justice
Academy
itself.
C
C
Affairs,
disciplinary
actions:
again
it's
a
very
intensive
program.
Six
weeks
long,
chris
learned
a
multitude
of
things
on
how
to
progress
his
career
to
the
next
step.
Again,
a
very,
very
big
accomplishment.
Lieutenant
Kidd
had
over
500
hours
of
training
this
past
year
with
the
management
development
program
sergeant,
Staton
had
over
300
hours
of
training
in
a
six
week
period
for
the
Blue
Ridge
Leadership
Academy.
C
On
November
14th,
at
about
7:30
p.m.
police
dispatch,
received
a
phone
call
from
one
of
our
local
hotels
about
a
person
who
was
possibly
overdosing
on
some
type
of
drug
officer.
Burst
was
the
first
one
to
respond,
may
found
location
made
entry
into
the
hotel
room
found
the
subject
unresponsive
through
his
quick
actions.
He
administered
a
drug
that
we
carry
called
narcan.
That's
an
anti
overdose
reversal.
C
His
actions
and
using
his
narcan
and
narcan
is
something
that
we've
just
gotten
here
in
the
last
year.
So
I
know,
we've
done
a
couple
of
why
saving
awards
and
I'd
like
to
present
Joe
with
one
as
well.
His
actions
did
save
the
life
of
someone
who
was
suffering
from
a
drug
overdose.
We
initially
got
these
narcan
units
for
for
us
to
carry
because
the
dangers
associated
with
the
Police
Department
fire
response
so
forth,
and
we
abused
it
about
three
or
four
times
on
non-citizens
within
the
community.
C
A
E
I'm
Gary
Biggers
I
live
at
207,
East,
College
Street,
and
that
slipped
me
directly
across
the
street
from
the
trailer
that
had
the
tree
fall
on
it,
and
my
wife
and
I
were
the
first
ones
to
arrive
at
the
scene
of
that,
and
it
was
probably
more
tragic
or
could
have
been.
Then
you
can
imagine
I've
been
every
meeting
for
20
years.
This
is
the
first
time
I
felt
any
need
to
make
a
comment
and
I
want
to
thank
the
rescue
people
and
the
firemen,
the
policemen.
It
was
truly
a
dangerous
situation.
E
We
had
to
realize
that
this
child
was
trapped
just
within
an
inch
of
being
crushed
by
this
tree,
and
we
had
unbelievable
response.
There
must
have
been
30
emergency
vehicles
parked
up
and
down
East
College
Street,
and
they
seem
to
do
everything
right.
They
were
calm.
They
were
thoughtful
about
what
they
were
doing.
Everybody
worked
as
a
team
I've
seen
so
many
instances
of
the
guys
coming
in
here
and
saying.
E
We've
had
all
this
training
for
this,
and
this
is
this
and
then
when
you
see
what
how
that
payoff
can
happen,
even
if
this
would
only
happen
once
a
year,
it's
truly
worth
it.
So
I
will
never
complain
about
any
taxes
to
get
it
emergency
so
and
there
are
responders
from
all
over
Buncombe
County
West
Asheville
there
were,
there
were
probably
40
at
least
rescue
people,
firemen
policemen
and
it
was
handled
in
such
an
amazing
way
for
an
hour
and
a
half.
E
Nobody
really
knew
if
they
were
gonna
successfully
pull
this
off
and
they
did
so
I.
Just
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
and
say
you
guys
have
a
great
emergency
response
at
Black.
Mountain
has,
if
you
really
need
it
they're
there
and
they're
there
in
numbers
and
they're
well-trained.
So
thanks,
oh
yeah
read
the
little
bully
and
he
finally
got
out
of
the
hospital
that
evening
and
came
home
talking
to
him.
We
said
well,
a
tree
fell
on
you
and
he
said
not
tree
didn't
fall
on
me.
A
tree
fell
on
the
house.
F
F
Our
town,
public
service
crews
work
tirelessly
in
an
effort
to
keep
necessary
roads
clear
for
emergencies
which
the
governor
had
declared
it
was
and
holding
a
town
meeting
for
Monday
night
after
more
snow
Sunday
night
was
not
a
move
to
encourage
the
transparent
that
you
claim.
If
attendees
to
that
meeting,
listen
to
stay
off
the
roads,
then
the
town
alderman
should
also
have
listened.
F
Shame
on
you
for
holding
a
meeting
when
no
one
could
come
to
listen
to
the
authoritative
device
that
would
attend
what
business
was
so
urgent
that
it
couldn't
keep
for
a
later
date.
Even
the
town
clerk
couldn't
come
because
of
where
she
lived,
and
you
had
to
drive
to
someplace
else
to
get
Jennifer
to
do
your
minutes.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Wider
community
I
came
to
you
in
October,
along
with
Bob
McMurray
chamber
of
commerce
and
pearl
hall,
to
invite
the
community
and
the
council
to
a
celebration,
a
celebration
of
the
one
hundred
and
twenty-fifth
anniversary
of
the
founding
of
the
town
of
Black
Mountain,
and
the
hundredth
anniversary
of
the
building
of
the
current
Andy
Andrews
Visitors
Center,
originally
built
as
the
Klaudia
McGraw
coffee
house.
Tonight.
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
the
outcome
of
that
day.
It
was
a
glorious
day.
It
was
a
Chamber
of
Commerce
kind
of
day.
G
People
come,
it
was
great.
The
community
pulled
together,
aldermen
were
there.
We
learned
new
stories
about
the
community.
Black
Mountain
Bistro
refreshments
were
served,
volunteers
baked
cakes
that
Claudie
McGraw
had
baked,
and
yes,
Fred
McCormick
was
the
part
of
that
celebration
as
well,
and
we
are
so
fortunate
here
in
black
men
and
the
Swannanoa
Valley
to
have
our
own
local
newspaper
and
I
urge
all
of
us
to
support
it
by
subscription.
G
This
wasn't
on
my
plan
to
say
tonight,
but
we
need
to
support
the
Black
Mountain
News
not
just
purchase
it
on
the
day,
but
to
support
it
by
writing
letters
of
the
to
the
editor
for
the
Asheville
Citizen
time,
thanking
them
for
the
work
that
the
staff
and
fred
and
christy
and
lynn
all
do
in
making
that
a
real
part
of
our
community
we're
very
fortunate.
We
shouldn't
lose
that.
Thank
you.
F
Mary
and
I
talked
about
this
before
the
meeting,
but
if
you
had
bought
a
paper
or
gotten
it
by
subscription
for
the
last
year,
three
weeks
while
Fred's
been
handling
his
mother's
illness
and
her
death,
you
realized
what
a
lack
the
paper
had
of
information
about
the
town
of
Black
Mountain,
because
most
of
what's
been
in
the
Black
Mountain
News
for
the
last
three
weeks
has
been
pertaining
to
Asheville,
etc,
and
it's
just
rehashed
actual
caper
news,
so
without
Fred
and
our
staff.
Here,
that's
what
our
Black
Mountain
News
would
look
like.
F
H
The
third
form
is
a
combination
paid
and
volunteer
fire
service.
We
have
21
volunteers,
11,
part-time
20
volunteers
who
in
2018
we
protected
some
54
square
miles
of
Fire
District,
which
includes
the
town
of
Black
Mountain,
as
well
as
the
East
Buncombe
Fire
District.
These
funky
Fire
District
consists
of
Montreat
Ridgecrest
and
some
of
Swannanoa.
So
when
you're
seeing
some
of
these
reports
and
you're,
seeing
where
it's
city
versus
rule,
the
rule
is
actually
what
we
consider
the
east
Buckham
Fire
District,
whereas
the
city
is
the
talented
black
mountain.
H
H
H
H
First,
exposures
in
lost
for
building
fires,
we
had
three
million
23600
exposure,
1.4
million
of
that
was
in
the
city.
1.6
was
in
the
rural
area
for
a
loss.
We
had
220
thousand
five
hundred
dollars.
Eighty
five
thousand
been
in
the
city
and
136,000
being
the
rule.
Also
in
a
state
North
Carolina.
They
had
a
record
of
fire
fatalities
in
the
state
with
a
hundred
and
thirty
three.
Unfortunately,
we
were
victim
of
the
those
statistics
we
had
the
first
fire
death
since
1995
occurred
in
January
of
2018.
H
We
had
no
fire
related
injuries
that
actually
required
medical
attention.
However,
there
were
some
minor
that
we
dealt
with
at
the
scene
as
far
as
our
fire
prevention
activities.
We
did
seven
hundred
and
seventy-six
annual
business
inspections,
34
residential.
We
had
four
hundred
and
sixty
four
fire
prevention
activities
for
a
total
of
twelve
hundred
and
seventy
four.
H
As
far
as
our
people
hours,
we
had
thirty
five
thousand
six
hundred
and
thirty
two
and
a
half
people
hours
on
calls
was
twenty
four
thousand
two.
Seventy
three
we
had
ten
thousand
five
hundred
and
ninety
eight
training
hours
and
seven
hundred
and
sixty
one
and
a
half
of
extra
duty
hours.
The
extra
duty
hours
is
the
time
that
the
volunteers
come
in
and
spend
extra
time
as
well
for
attending
meetings
and
doing
standbys
at
the
station
beyond
calls
and
training.
H
H
We
had
field
days
at
the
schools,
both
the
primary
and
elementary
school
we
reached
six
hundred
and
forty
students.
We
participated
in
the
Montreat
parade,
the
fourth
of
July
celebration.
We
did
fire
prevention
in
the
schools
in
October.
We
also
reached
the
same
six
hundred
and
forty
students
for
the
two
schools.
We
did
a
standby
on
Church
Street
on
Halloween
and
we
reached
about
2,000
people
there.
We
had
open
house
in
October
as
well,
and
we
reached
about
1200
people.
There
we
participated
in
the
town
hall
day.
H
We
also
participated
in
the
deck
of
the
trees
that
the
mana
Vista
does,
every
year
too,
money
for
heating
assistance,
and
this
year
twenty
seven
thousand
seven
hundred
and
sixty
one
dollars
was
raised
for
that.
During
the
dekhta
trees,
we
had
a
fire
department,
kids
Christmas
party.
We
also
assisted
the
police
department
with
wrapping
and
delivering
of
the
Christmas
cheer
program.
We
also
did
CPR
training
throughout
the
Black
Mountain
and
we
talked
45
people
how
to
do
CPR
in
Black
Mountain.
We
also
had
station
tours,
and
that
was
several
several
times.
H
We
also
said
so
long
to
a
good
friend,
Steve
Jones,
actually
retired.
He
was
our
fire
chief.
We
thank
him
for
his
38
years
of
service
and
dedication
to
the
Black
Mountain
Fire
Department
and
to
Buncombe
County.
He
also
opted
to
stay
on
as
a
volunteer,
so
you
may
still
see
him
responding
to
your
house
being
a
teeny
given
time.
H
J
J
We
celebrated
just
last
year,
though,
as
most
of
you
know,
no
doubt
the
50th
anniversary
of
the
library,
so
what
we've
been
really
focusing
on
part
of
it
voluntarily
part
of
it
involuntarily
is
revitalization
of
the
physical
plan
of
the
library
and
a
lot
of
this.
Some
of
this
is
doing
with
fire
safety.
J
That's
something
that
his
that
fell
into
kind
of
a
difficult
state
in
the
last
couple
years,
but
now
has
really
been
revitalized
and
we're
focusing
on
revitalizing
the
the
landscaping.
As
you
know,
it's
been
there
over
50
years
now
and
a
lot
of
these
plants.
You
know
they're,
their
lifespan
is
starting
to
really
show
they're
being
challenged.
So
you'll
see
some
improvements
and
additions
and
so
forth
on
the
front
of
the
library
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
mostly
you'll,
there
see
removal
and
I'm
sure
some
people
will
say.
J
Well
goodness
that
looks
awfully
there
and
it
will
but
we're
gonna
get
some
other
stuff
and
put
more
landscaping
in
in
terms
of
like
a
circulation
so
forth.
Over
120,000
materials
in
general
recirculate,
including
books
course
CDs,
DVDs
and
audio
books.
The
digital
library
is
increasing
and
in
its
in
its
number
in
selection
and,
of
course,
it's
free
to
download
a
lot
of
the
ebooks
and
audiobooks.
J
As
long
as
you
just
have
your
library
card,
15,
over
1,500
new
library
cards
were
issued
in
the
previous
year
or
the
night
2018
close
to
90
thousand
visitors,
6500
adults
and
children
participate
in
the
storytime
and
special
events
that
you
guys
know.
We
do
for
kids
and
our
new
librarian,
who
is
actually
here
with
us
Melissa
Presley.
J
She
stated
that
they
had
approximately
thirty
thousand
reference
questions
come
in
to
the
library
I'm
sure,
so
them
they
don't
like
they
ask
if
they
have
a
fax
machine,
as
you
can
use
or
ebert.
If
you
can
vote
there
when
voting
is
already
finished,
but
anyway,
she
and
I
would
like
to
say
a
great
thank
you
to
you
guys
to
folks
that
are
involved
with
the
Friends
of
the
library
and
that's
about
it.
Looking
forward
to
a
good
a.
L
Mr.
mayor
and
board
citizens
I'm
the
new
chair
so
I'm,
the
least
experienced
person
up
here
and
I
beg
your
patience
with
me.
I
emailed
Angela,
our
report
and
I
was
thinking
that
they
would
be
handed
Frenette
copies
of
this.
But
okay,
so
you
have
a
printed
copy.
What
we
have
is
a
little
really
short
two-minute
video
just
really
quickly
summarizing
what
we
did
both
in
2017
and
2018,
because
may
2017
or
may
28th
is
when
we
were
going
to
present
our
2017
report,
but
may
28
teams.
L
M
L
So
we
also
had,
as
you
may
know,
his
roof
petard.
Here
our
we
had,
we
have
five
members,
we
formerly
had
seven
and
we
were
reduced
to
five.
We
had
five
and
right
now
we
have
three
brand-new
members,
so
we
had
our
chair
moved
to
another
country.
We
had
various
things
go
on,
so
we
now
have
a
nice
core.
Everyone
comes
to
every
meeting
and
I
feel
like
we're.
Gonna
have
a
good
rapport
for
y'all
next
year.
Any
questions.
Thank
you.
N
So
item
a
you:
have
adoption
of
minutes
of
December
10th
2018
regular,
excuse
me
agenda
session
minutes,
December
10th,
2018,
closed
session
minutes
and
December
14th
2018
regular
session
minutes.
You
also
have
a
resolution
operation
authorizing
funding
for
the
governors
highway
safety
program.
This
is
a
funding
pot
that
the
police
department
can
go.
After
specifically
for
this
funding
request,
it
will
be
seventeen
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
that
we'll
be
seeking
from
the
governors
highway
safety
program,
which
is
a
little
less
than
half
of
the
cost
of
a
new
police
vehicle.
O
A
In
favor
any
opposed,
that's
the
five!
Oh
all
right!
There's
some
comments
and
I
don't
see
anyone
who
signed
up
there's
some
comments
for
unfinished
or
new
business.
Is
that
correct
all
right,
we'll
go
on
done
finish
business,
an
agreement
problem
so
clarkson's
with
water
for
the
city
of
Asheville?
Continuing
our
discussion.
N
P
So
I
have
a
little
handout
with
the
board,
and
some
of
you
may
have
seen
some
of
these
numbers
before
on
the
first
page
just
shows
us
the
last,
what
five
or
six
years
and
our
actual
water
revenues.
Now
these
we
have
different
revenues
in
the
water
department.
This
is
by
far
our
biggest
one,
and
this
is
the
this
water
revenue
is
based
on
when
people
are
turning
on
their
faucets
at
home.
P
We
have
other
kind
of
fixed
revenues,
there's
a
tap
fee
when
people
sign
up
there's
late
fees,
if
people
don't
pay
on
time,
there's
different,
there's
an
MSD
fee
that
we
collect
from
MSD
for
doing
some
of
their
billing
for
them,
but
this
is
actual
actually
based
on
water
usage
and
Larry
had
asked
about
this
specifically
and
I'm,
showing
you
I
guess
six
years
worth
of
budgeted
rate
increases
now
the
last
five
years
of
those
have
just
been
two
percent
per
year.
In
fact,
one
year
was
only
one
percent
fiscal
year.
P
Eighteen
next
to
the
next
to
the
the
budgeted
rate
increase
I'm,
showing
you,
the
year-to-year,
totals
in
actual
water
revenues
in
a
lot
of
ways.
They
kind
of
correspond
like
one
year.
It's
a,
we
budgeted
a
two
percent
increase
and
actual
water
revenues
increased
by
two
point.
Nine
eight
percent
one
year
is
a
bit
of
an
outlier.
Last
year
we
only
budgeted
a
one
percent
rate
increase,
but
revenues
went
up.
P
Almost
four
percent
and
I
did
a
little
bit
of
research
on
this
today
and
I
and
I,
don't
know
while
we
sold
a
half
a
million
gallons
or
we
build
a
half
a
gill,
a
million
gallons
per
month
in
extra
water
in
fiscal
year,
18
than
we
had
in
fiscal
year
17.
So
the
water
revenues
that
they're,
based
on
the
rate,
people
pay
but
they're,
also
based
on
how
much
water
is
being
used.
P
I,
don't
exactly
know
why
we
used
a
half
million
gallons
for
a
month
where
we
build
that
much
to
the
to
the
entire
town,
but
but
we
did
but
but
over
over
the
long
haul
you
can
see
our
average
budgeted.
Ray
increase
has
been
a
2.1
7%
per
year,
and
revenues
have
increased
a
little
bit
higher
than
that
at
two
point,
six
three,
and
that
might
just
be
because
we're
a
growing
city
and
we
have
more
water
users.
So
you
would
expect
revenues
to
increase
more
than
the
rate
increase.
Would.
Q
P
Right
now,
the
average
citizen
in
Black
Mountain
pays
about
$30
a
month
toward
their
water
bill.
Now,
if
anyone's
confused
by
that
number
about
half
of
what
you
pay
to
the
town
of
Black
Mountain,
the
town
ends
up
paying
to
MSD.
It's
actually
more
than
half
that's
about
fifty
five
percent.
So
if
your
water
bill
is,
you
know,
$50,
the
town
is
probably
getting
twenty
two
of
those
dollars
and
MSD
is
getting
28
of
those
dollars.
P
The
average
resident
residential
customer
is
using
about
thirty
five
hundred
gallons
a
month.
You
know,
there's
certainly
a
lot
of
variability
in
that
you
have
families
of
five
or
six.
Then
you
have
you
know
single
individuals,
so
not
everyone's
bill
is
going
to
be
at
thirty
five
hundred
gallons
a
month,
but
you
know
we
know
how
much
water
we
sell
in
a
month
and
we
have
thirty
five
hundred
customers
and
we
sell
almost
15
million
gallons
or
we
build
almost
15
million
gallons
of
water
per
month.
Now
some
of
those
are
commercial
accounts
as
well.
P
The
second
page
show
you,
you
know.
We
have
an
agreement
with
Asheville
right
now,
where
we
purchased,
where
we
are
allowed
to
purchase
almost
two
hundred
thousand
gallons
a
day,
two
hundred
thousand
gallons
per
day
of
water
from
Asheville,
and
for
the
right
to
do
that.
We
have.
We
have
total
fixed
costs
of
five
thousand
dollars
and
the
water
costs
about
the
actual
water
that
we
purchased,
probably
costs
another
eight
or
nine
thousand
per
month,
and
that
that's
for
a
capacity
charge
of
two
hundred
thousand
gallons
per
day.
P
Now,
with
some
of
the
changes
that
are
going
on
in
the
we're
gonna
be
taking
over
600
new
water
accounts,
the
of
item
properties
is
going
to
at
least
be
putting
in
twenty
five
thousand
gallons
per
day.
Those
600
new
accounts
will
use
close
to
a
hundred
thousand
gallons
per
day
of
water,
and
that's
that
that's
averaging.
P
The
the
three
thousand,
the
three
thousand
gallons
of
three
thousand
gallons
or
so
per
day,
so
we're
going
to
need
to
increase
our
capacity
from
Ashville
and
the
second
page
sort
of
shows
you
that
for
each
50
thousand
increment
that
we
go
up,
our
fixed
cost
alone
to
Asheville
goes
up
almost
$1,000
for
each
50
thousand
increment.
Now
our
variable
cost
will
go
up
as
well,
because
we
also
will
be
paying
for
that
extra
water.
P
So,
let's
see
in
the
third
page,
I
just
sort
of
the
public
service
directors
CIPD
from
our
last
budget,
and
we
budgeted
a
little
four
hundred
thousand
in
capital
work
for
the
water
department
in
the
in
the
upcoming
five
or
six
years.
The
director,
if
you
add
up
all
the
capital
projects
he
would
like
to
get
going
on,
that
tone
was
over
three
million
dollars.
So
some
of
the
big
ones
are
like.
We
have
a
bad
water
line
that
runs
down
Monterey
Road
and
then
there's
also
a
big
water
line
on
highway
9.
P
To
accommodate
some
of
these
I
think
it's
it's
become
sort
of
clear
that
rate
increases
are
probably
going
to
be
higher
than
the
average
two
percent
the
last
couple
of
years
for
each
percent
of
rate
increase
for
the
average
residential
customer
that
increases
their
monthly
bill
about
40
cents.
So
it's
not
a
ton
of
money,
but
if
you
you
know
so,
we've
averaged
a
2
percent
increase,
that's
really
less
than
a
dollar
for
most
of
you
on
your
water
bill.
P
A
higher
water
rate
increase
than
we
have
in
the
past
to
pay
for
some
of
the
water
fund
is,
what's
called
an
enterprise
fund.
The
fees
that
we
collect
are
supposed.
They
are
intended
to
pay
for
what
we're
the
expenses
of
that
fund.
There's
no
tax
dollars
that
go
in
the
water
that
are
used
in
the
water
fund,
so
it
so
happens
now
that
we
have
many
capital
projects,
we're
also
expanding
the
system.
P
Would
that
allow
us
to
for
us
to
fund
the
projects
that
the
board
feels
is
necessary
in
the
next
couple
of
years,
or
what
sort
of
rate
increase
and
I
can
also
give
you
some
some
rate
studies
of
some
neighboring
communities,
Asheville
weaverville
Montreat,
just
the
last
time
we
did
that
I
think
was
two
years
ago
and
Asheville
I
think
was
the
second
lowest
or
I'm.
Sorry,
black
Black
Mountain
was
the
second
lowest
water
rate
per
thousand
gallons
used
of
the
five
or
six
communities
in
our
in
a
neighborhood.
I
Well,
the
purpose
of
asking
you
to
you
know
asking
for
some
financial
information
is
so
we
would
have
an
idea
of
the
comfort
level.
Then
we
can
have
in
purchasing
additional
water.
We
don't.
We
have
a
comfort
level
when
we
know
that
there's
a
customer
on
the
other
end
for
the
fixed
cost.
But
what
we
need
to
know
from
you
and
Josh
is:
how
much
can
we
budget
for
excess
capacity?
I
P
We
don't
have
that
precise
number
yet
and
I
can
I
can
continue
to
work
with
that.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
the
revenue
side
of
it
is
quite
simple
really
because
we
kind
of
know
what
these,
what
new
residential
customers
are
going
to
use
its
the
expense
side
of
it
like
the
maintenance
and
repair
on
these
new
lines,
whether
jamie
is
going
to
need
a
man
or
two
more
what
you
know
when
we
take
on
600
new
accounts.
I
Understand
all
that
yeah,
but
we
can't
make
the
decision
on
this
water
purchase
agreement
until
we
can't
wait
till
the
spring.
For
you
to
come
out
with
budget
numbers.
We
need
that
not
we
need
to
have
an
idea,
but
but
I
would
say
we
know
if
Jamie
needs
additional
staff,
then
that
just
has
to
be-
or
we
can't
have
a
water
system.
It's
not
going
to
work
so
that
that
you'll
hat
we'll
have
to
find
that
if
he
needs
additional
employees,
but
what
we
don't
have
to
fund.
P
Know
we
want
to
know
that
number
well,
the
it
as
long
as
right
now,
right
now,
where
we
have
a
capacity
that
we're
able
to
buy
two
hundred
thousand
gallons
a
day
and
vote
for
the
last
eight
months
or
so
we've
averaged
150,000.
So
we
have
that
kind
of
50,000
of
50,000
gallons
per
day
that
we're
really
not
using
well
and
if
we
keep
it
somewhere
in
that
neighborhood
the
at
the
additional.
P
P
I
The
gallons
gallons
per
day,
as
in
the
agreement
as
it's
written
now
and
that
would
be
and
that's
to
be
effective,
beginning
June,
1
2020.
So
that
covers
the
avada
m--
company,
which
is
you
mentioned.
I've
heard
the
number
35
and
then
I
heard
I
thought
I
heard
a
number
thirty,
five
thousand
a
day,
250
a
day,
I.
I
We
wait.
We
need
to
nail
that
number
day
because
we
just
have
to
have
it
for
this
agreement.
We
need
to
know
what
their,
what
their,
what
they're
aiming
for
and
then
what
they're
looking
at,
maybe
just
a
couple
of
years
down
the
road,
but
the
other
thing
is
Ron.
Can
we
can
we
were
you
thinking
it
needed
to
be
in
100,000
gallon
a
day
increments
or
I
grabbed.
D
I
M
K
M
I
P
D
P
I
I
I
Then
and
then
we
already
have
a
little
Buffalo
yep
and
we
have
a
little
buffer,
perhaps
with
the
bottom,
but
you
don't
know
true
and
but
then,
with
the
other
provisions
that
one
has
written
in
there
and
as
long
as
we're
revisiting.
This
is
bringing
it
every
year
anyway,
yeah.
Would
it
be
the
food
into
your
mindset
and
yours
Josh
and
yours
Ron?
Were
they
were
in
pretty
good
shape
as
far
as
planning
for
future
capacity.
D
I'm
a
thing
so
I'm
hearing
from
Asheville,
we
don't
have
to
plan
ten
years
down
the
road
you're
three
years
down
the
road
you
find
out
that
you
know
industry's
going
wild
and
what
are
you
just
going
up
pretty
quickly?
We
might
wind
up,
spend
more
money
down
the
road
yeah.
This
sounds
like
now:
ash.
It's
got
40
million
a
day
capacity
and
not
approaching
it.
So
it
doesn't
look
like
we
have
to
worry
about
paying
for
what
we're
not
using
so.
I
P
P
M
M
I
P
I
I
B
D
A
O
We
have
a
couple
of
contracts
for
you
tonight
and
the
first
one
is
the
Flat
Creek
green,
ray
Greenway
repair
contract
for
some
construction
oversight
from
headwaters
engineering.
I
brought
some
numbers
to
you
right
before
the
holidays
about
how
much
it
would
cost
approximately
to
make
that
repair
of
around
seventeen
thousand
dollars.
And
you
ask
me
to
go
back
and
see
if
we
could
check
on
how
much
construction
oversight
would
cost.
M
A
I
A
O
K
O
Is
welcome
to
chime
in
I
know
that
he
is
very
well
versed
in
minutiae
of
this
contract
as
it
took
a
lot
of
work
to
get
it
to
you
tonight,
but
I'm
happy
to
tell
you
that
it
is
the
preliminary
design
and
engineering
contract
with
michael
Baker
international
to
get
us
to
project
bid
with
the
green
way
and
the
talents
portion
of
this
contract
is
20%
of
the
total
cost.
You
remember
this
as
a
DoD
funded
and
that's.
Why
gets
complicated
the
towns
portion
of
this
cost
is
almost
150,000
dollars
and
Ron.
D
Don't
have
a
lot
to
add
now
the
twist
of
this
contract.
The
reason
ticks
at
all
long
is
it
came
to
us
a
michael
Baker
like
these
other
contracts,
our
money,
our
deal,
this
one
involves
federal
money
and
those
of
you
dealt
with
a
federal
contract.
We've
got
that
overlay
of
all
the
requirements
the
contract
has
to
contain
all
those
things
are
in
there
now,
but
there's
this
just
as
an
contract.
This
is
this.
Money
won't
build
anything,
but
this
is
the
layout.
I
I
O
O
O
Yes,
we
have
talked
about
being
able
to
do
that.
Yes,
I,
don't
know
exactly
how
long
the
time
for
construction
I
mean
design
would
be
for
this
borough
only
we
will
be
having
a
new
meeting
now
if
this
is
right
calls
it.
All
of
our
documents
are
in
one
place
and
approved
by
d-o-t,
with
the
consultant
to
iron
out
all
expectations
for
timing,
and
that
will
involve
all
of
you,
and
that
is
that
watch
that
calendar
and
bike
that
would
be
very
soon.
A
D
O
This
text
amendment
is
pretty
straightforward
and
the
ordinance
currently
it
gives
the
staff
the
option
to
issue
a
warning
letter
before
sending
a
Notice
of
Violation
for
a
zoning
infraction
and
we've
just
changed
it
so
that
barring
a
dangerous
or
life-threatening
situation,
we
will
always
send
a
warning
letter.
So
it's
consistent.
I
I
A
M
O
We've
talked
about
this
before
that
the
General
Assembly
were
repealed.
The
town's
ability
to
issue
privileged
privileged
licenses
for
businesses,
and
occasionally
we
are
coming
across
some-
some
expired
language
in
the
ordinance.
So
this
is
simply
removing
some
references
to
a
business
license
privilege
that
we
cannot
actually
issue.
N
A
D
O
This
is
a
an
effort
to
create
some
consistency
with
noticing
requirements
and
several
sections
of
the
ordinance
actually
12
to
be
exact,
where
we
are
given
the
latitude
to
set
our
own
noticing
requirements.
We
have
made
an
effort
that
they
are
the
same
at
every
opportunity,
so
you
will
notice,
there's
also
some
minor
Corrections
throughout
the
ordinance.
A
A
O
One
there
are
a
few
changes
that
are
to
take
place
in
this
text.
Amendment
one
is
that
in
the
staff
report
that
we
provide
to
you,
the
Planning
Board
and
also
to
you
for
the
right-of-way
closures,
is
to
include
comments
from
the
fire
department.
That
request
has
come
up
a
couple
of
times.
We
want
to
make
sure
everybody
has
that
also.
O
D
As
stated
agenda
meeting,
I
have
a
problem
or
question
or
recommendation
on
a
couple
of
items
on
the
first
page
of
the
ordinance.
If
you've
got
it
in
front
of
you
at
the
bottom,
under
the
Planning
Board's
activities,
it
says
a
notice
of
the
request
and
pursuant
review,
the
plan
board
should
be
sent
to
all
property
owners
within
200
feet.
Other
questions
by
the
way
person.
My
concern
with
that
is
the
statute
says
that
you
give
notice
to
adjoining
property
owners
a
my
concern
about
enlarging.
D
That
scope
is,
should
there
be
a
court
battle
over
a
street
closing
there's
a
a
court
history
or
case
law
history
behind
that
statute?
That
tells
you
what
happens
when
we
enlarge
to
200,
then
you
don't
have
that
basis.
To
look
back
to
oh
and
I
have
some
suggested
language
on
the
change
of
that,
taking
you
back
actually
to
the
statutory
requirement
and
I
would
suggest
that
that
sentence
be
changed
to
notice
of
the
request
and
the
meeting
of
the
meeting
of
the
Planning
Board
to
review.
D
The
request
shall
be
sent
to
all
owners
of
property
adjoining
the
section
of
street
proposed
to
be
closed
and
that's
just
back
the
statutory
language
on
the
second
page
of
that
proposed
or
accordance
amendment
there's
language
about
what
notice
will
be
given
by
before
the
meeting
comes
to
you,
the
public
hearing
keep
in
mind.
The
statute
does
not
require
this
to
go
to
the
Planning
Board
at
all.
That's
something
this
ball
party
has
done,
so
we
got
a
little
flexibility
there,
but
it
didn't
want
it.
D
Enlarge
it
and
create
prom
places
we
can
step
in
a
whole,
but
on
the
second
page,
this
is
where
you
you
do
have
to.
You.
Have
the
meeting
where
you
adopt
a
resolution
of
intent
to
close
I,
don't
like
that
language,
because
what
it
really
is
is
just
a
call
for
a
public
hearing,
but
the
statute
calls
it.
You
have
to
adopt
that
resolution
so
and
again
it
says
within
feet.
I
would
suggest
that
last
sentence
be
job
item.
D
Seven
on
the
second
page,
be
changed
to
staff,
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
resolution
of
intent,
as
required
by
statute
to
all
owners
of
property
adjoining
the
section
of
street
proposed
to
be
closed,
then
get
you
back
to
the
statutory
requirement
and
doesn't
enlarge
that
notice
requirement
and
open
doors.
That's
my
suggestion.
K
A
D
Q
Well,
I
certainly
understand
Ron's
thinking
and
bringing
the
amendment
back
to
reflect
the
statute.
However,
I
would
say
that
my
personal
feeling
and
belief
is
that
the
process
works
better
when
more
people
are
notified
and
made
aware
and
can
participate
and
by
having
the
200-feet
I
think
that
may
not
always,
but
will,
in
some
cases,
call
out
other
parties
more
access
to
that
to
that
hearing
and
I'm,
not
in
favor
of
changing
it.
Because
of
that,
let.
D
That
way
when
it
came
to
you
for
the
resolution
intent-
and
it
was
a
street
closing
that
looked
like
you-
wouldn't
have
effect
on
more
people
than
just
the
adjoining
property
owners,
it's
in
your
discretion
to
do
it.
I
don't
want
to
be
a
requirement,
because
that
opens
those
doors
but
I.
Think
it's
a
discretionary
thing
for
this
board.
We
don't
create
problems
and
you
reserve
that
ability,
if
you
apply
that's
the
second
option.
A
F
M
M
O
M
R
A
A
N
I
I
N
Anyway,
February
we
may
be
looking
at
a
larger
bill
of
two
or
three
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Some
of
that
would
be
golden
leaf
funding,
so
it
won't
all
be
federal
funding,
but
just
just
so
you're
aware
that
that
that
is
a
possibility
and
then
for
February
second,
which
is
a
Saturday
at
12:30,
we'll
hold
our
strategic
planning
session,
where
the
Board
of
Aldermen
will
determine
some
of
their
goals
and
priorities
for
our
upcoming
budget
later.
K
R
Just
want
to
echo
some
of
the
comments
that
have
already
been
made
about
our
public
service
staff:
police,
fire,
water,
Public
Safety,
you
guys
are
going
a
heck
of
a
job,
keep
up
the
good
work
in
the
events.
What
we've
had
with
the
snow
and
ice,
this
situation
of
the
tree
falling
on
the
house,
flooding
I,
think
I'm
standing.
B
I
A
Rushed
to
death
with
death
that
he
had,
but
our
folks
and
Police
Department
got
together
and
took
donations
and
raised
money
and
bought
that
youngin
new
clothes,
new
Star
Wars
toys
to
play
with
and
presented
him
to
him
up
there
and
Public
Safety
Building
gave
him
a
tour
of
the
police
department
in
the
fire
department
and
those
guys
just
go
unsung,
sometimes
for
the
things
that
they
do,
there's
not
their
duty
or
responsibility.
They
do
it
because
that's
who
they
are
so
like
to
thank
them
for
that
I.