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Regular Meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners' for June 2, 2020.
A
A
With
everything
we've
been
facing
over
the
last
12
weeks,
put
a
lot
of
stress
on
a
lot
of
people.
A
lot
of
us
don't
know
what
to
do,
don't
know
which
way
to
go,
but
tonight,
when
this
afternoon
was
like
to
sit
here
and
really
think
about
what
is
the
most
important
thing
here
in
the
United
States,
and
that
is
our
people
that
we
all
love
and
try
not
to
separate
a
party.
A
C
Those
that
would
care
to
bow
with
me
father.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
come
together
as
as
commissioners
as
friends
as
family
as
as
faiths.
We
ask
you
blessings
upon
the
businesses
evening
and
we
ask
your
your
healing
hand
and
your
your
touch
upon
the
family
of
George
forward
and
we
pray
for
our
city,
our
County.
We
pray
for
healing,
we
pray
for
comfort,
we
pray
for
a
loving
relationship
between
our
peoples
and
we
ask
that
you
would
bless
it
and
encourage
us
and
strengthen
us
and
protect
us
in
Christ's,
name,
Amen.
A
Is
there
any
item
on
the
agenda,
the
outcome
which
would
have
a
direct,
sustainable
or
readily
identified
financial
impact
for
any
board?
Member
also
does
any
board
member
have
a
financial
interest
in
any
public
contract
coming
before
the
board.
Today,
now
there
being
none
all
board,
members
have
the
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
Commissioner,
Chairman,
I,
barely
Newman
is
out
tonight
ill,
so
he
will
be
excluded
from
voting,
so
we
can
carry
on
from
there
and
also
are
they
anything
else
that
needs
to
be
added
to
the
agenda.
D
A
F
Well,
thank
you
very
much,
I
appreciate
being
part
of
your
agenda
under
good
news.
That's
a
great
start!
Isn't
it
and
Commissioner
Presley
appreciate
your
comments,
hard
to
even
find
the
words
to
describe
what
we
find
ourselves
in
so
I
think
the
more
we
can
learn
to
support
one
another,
the
better
off
we'll
all
be
so.
Thank
you.
I
know.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
time
this
evening,
probably
less
than
a
minute
per
page
for
the
PowerPoint
we
have
so
will
be
very
brief.
F
I
do
want
to
be
thankful
for
the
work
that
your
county
manager
ever
appender
and
her
assistant
DK
Wesley,
do
on
your
behalf
for
us
they're,
a
great
addition
to
our
board
of
directors
and
also
our
County
Commissioner
advisory
board,
and
that's
probably
one
of
the
reasons
why
Buncombe
is
our
favorite
out
of
the
22
counties
we
work
with.
Just
if
you
wouldn't
share
that.
Why
does
that
appreciate
it
you're.
F
F
We
going
okay,
it's
really
just
three
broad
brush
sections
to
our
agenda.
You
know
that
having
to
be,
of
course,
the
efforts
that
we
have
been
engaged
in
with
Buncombe
and
other
counties
around
the
pandemic,
then
you
know
something
that
we
spoke
to
you
about,
probably
at
length
last
year,
it's
really
just
the
entire
scene
in
relationship
to
funding
and
how
that
impacts,
services
for
York,
County
and
other
counties
and
then
finally,
a
little
bit
specifically
about
the
maintenance
of
effort
funding
specific
to
Buncombe
County.
F
C
F
Like
the
support
provided
network
providers,
it
has
been,
you
know,
an
incredible
challenge
for
us
as
I'm
sure
it
has
been
for
you
and
many
others
in
our
case,
to
make
sure
that
our
members
continue
to
receive
services.
And
for
that
to
happen,
it's
essential
that
providers
are
able
to
deliver
services
and
therefore
that
providers
are
able
to
remain
financially
viable.
F
So
that's
really
been
the
three
rings
in
the
target
that
we
have
worked
towards
for
the
past
several
months
and
been
in
almost
daily
communication
with
the
state
around
how
to
get
that
done
and
in
in
large
part.
That
involves
really
maximizing
the
flexibilities.
We're
kind
of
doing
all
the
break
glass
options
here,
things
that
we
would
never
do
for
a
lot
of
good
reasons
or
that
the
state
would
never
allow
us
to
do
that.
Just
increases
the
flexibilities
of
providers
to
keep
delivering
care
that
and
turn
down
the
money.
Spigot.
F
Yeah
I
mean
this
is
in
and
and
again
for
brevity's
sake.
You
know,
I,
guess
we'll
just
kind
of
keep
moving
here
pretty
quickly.
You
know
one
of
the
things
we
are
really
sensitive
to
in
in
these
situations
and
again,
our
situation
is
not
that
different
from
yours.
You
know
what
are
you
going
to
do
to
directly
impact
citizens
in
a
large
organization?
F
Video,
which
is
a
great
thing
believe
me,
that's
increased
access
to
thousands
of
individuals,
and
you
know
full
well
that
in
some
cases
there
is
an
adequate
coverage
and
and
this
and
that
the
other
thing,
but
before
that
people
don't
have
phones,
so
we
made
a
purchase
of
five
hundred
phones
and
distributed
those
through
our
provider
network
to
those
individuals
who
would
be
most
able
to
benefit,
and
you
know
it's
it's
something
small,
but
I,
hope
something
important
in
terms
of
impact
on
the
street.
For
folks.
F
Money,
so
much
of
this
is
about
money.
I
mean
there's
just
no
way
around
that
the
flexibilities
increased
in
rates
that
we've
just
done
across
the
board
because
of
the
additional
expenses
that
providers
have
whole
new
levels
of
service.
That
providers
can
receive
reimbursement
for
and
in
some
cases
those
will
be
in
place
on
next
year.
F
A
lot
of
the
discussion
and
in
fact,
I
had
a
call
a
virtual
meeting
this
afternoon
with
the
deputy
secretaries
around
the
specifics
of
how
long
or
all
of
these
flexibilities
going
to
be
in
place,
because
we've
had
to
really
turn
everything
inside
out
to
do
this.
When
are
we
going
to
stop
doing
it
and
what
kind
of
a
ramp
off
ramp?
If
you
will
we
have
for
that
for
individuals
and
for
providers
and
I
think
to
some
degree
that's
hinged
to
the
state
of
emergency,
both
for
the
state
and
the
federal
government.
F
F
You
know
our
own
feelings
that
we're
going
to
be
with
this
for
a
long
time.
We
don't
imagine
opening
our
facilities
and
we
have
essentially
three-
you
know
one
more
or
less
corporate
office
in
Ridgefield
down
behind
the
outlet
mall
and
then
to
other
you
know,
regional
offices.
We
don't
imagine
we'll
be
opening
those
until
probably
the
end
of
August,
and
in
that
regard
we
are
extremely
fortunate
because
there
are
so
many
people
whose
businesses
cannot
transition
to
a
virtual
environment.
F
So,
given
the
flexibilities
and
waivers
and
the
great
infrastructure,
we
have
in
terms
of
Technology
we're
very
fortunate.
The
third
bullet
there
and
I
don't
know
if
the
pointer
would
work
on
that.
But
the
third
bullet
we're
out
about
nine
point.
I,
don't
know
9
point
something:
net
new
in
funding
service
dollars,
our
actual
advance
has
been
a
little
over
a
million
dollars.
F
So
that
gives
you
some
idea
of
how
dramatic
our
reaction
has
been
to
the
need
to
push
funding
out
for
services
and
members
and
I
guess
our
good
faith
at
the
department
that
somehow
this
is
all
going
to
be
made
right.
It's
a
complicated
picture
and
I
guess
I
should
have
offered
this.
When
we
began
you
know
I,
we
don't
expect
people
to
understand
a
great
deal
about
our
business.
It's
fairly
complex
when
you
start
to
get
under
the
surface
and
we're
always
happy
to
come
back
for
a
work
session.
F
You
know
we've
done
that
with
several
counties
and
that
seems
to
be
the
best
kind
of
exchange
to
really
get
to
a
layer
of
you
know,
maybe
more
understanding.
So
if
you're
interested
in
that,
you
know
we'd
be
happy
to
do
that.
So
if
we
don't
run
out
of
time
with
me
yakking
here,
maybe
Larry
I'll
be
able
to
talk
a
little
more
about
that.
G
B
Good
evening,
commissioners
glad
to
be
with
you
here
this
evening,
so
there's
seven
entities
throughout
the
state.
The
next
slide
illustrates
you
can
see.
Valio
highlighted
our
net
new
costs,
so
we
we
did
this
on
behalf
of
a
solicitation
back
to
Raleigh
as
to
in
our
projections
and
everyone
else's.
It
looks
like
you
know:
net
new
costs
are
going
to
be
in
excess
of
80
million,
as
Brian
mentioned.
It
was,
you
know,
kind
of
a
handshake
deal
on
the
support
and
we
are
actively
engaged
in.
B
Hopefully,
some
reimbursement
talks
on
that,
but
the
duration
of
this,
this
projection
was
through
June.
So
you
know
we're
anxiously
awaiting
a
resolution
there.
The
next
slide.
Let's
talk
about
single
streams,
so
what
we've
been
talking
about
is
primarily
Medicaid.
The
other
part
of
our
our
support
is
to
uninsured,
and
you
may
have
heard
and
DK
is
obviously
heard
of
some
changes
we
had
to
make
to
some
of
our
services
as
a
result
of
ongoing
reductions
to
our
funding
of
what
we
call
single
stream
services.
B
You
can
see
the
services
impacted
on
the
second
bullet
Averell
health,
a
CT
we
had
to
make
some
adjustments,
there's
still
support
there,
but
modified
programs.
You
see
the
chart
through
FY
20,
we're
still
awaiting
word
of
our
single
stream
funding
for
next
year,
and
here
we're
going
to
hear
about
that
Monday
and
so
fingers
crossed.
You
know
just
like
you're,
going
to
entertain
a
budget
tonight,
we're
trying
to
finalize
a
budget
and
put
it
in
front
of
our
board
so
on
to
the
next
slide.
B
So,
as
I
mentioned,
the
budget
challenge
right
now
for
us
is,
it
has
slowed
down
the
timeline.
You
know
the
pandemic.
Has
slowed
everything
down,
things
took
a
back
burner.
We
did
get
some
information
on
our
per-member
per-month
rates.
We
are
essentially
a
public
insurance
company
or
Medicaid
for
certain
services,
so
we
collect
insurance
premiums
from
Medicaid
from
the
state.
We
didn't
get
a
draft
of
that
so
they're
not
finalized,
as
I
mentioned
single-stream
not
finalized,
and
then
our
ongoing
efforts
to
support
our
members
and
providers
related
to
the
pandemic.
B
Those
costs
related
to
reimbursements
are
still.
You
know
what
we
call
wild
cards
to
be.
Herman.
I
won't
go
through
this
in
detail,
but
just
for
your
information,
it's
a
scorecard
that
the
state
produces
and
if
you're
like
me
like
metric
Singh
traffic
lighting,
you
can
scan
the
page
and
see
that
via
is
in
the
green
and
normally
on
the
higher
end
of
the
scores
being
a
CFO
I'm
interested
in
the
solvency,
so
top
left
corner
we're
at
39
days
cash.
B
Current
ratio
of
2.1,
interestingly
2.0
is
supposed
to
leave
the
the
ceiling
for
current
ratio
for
DHHS
in
other
insurance
environments.
That
would
be
on
a
lower
end,
but
you
can
see
key
measures
vyas
at
a
hundred
percent
or
98
percent,
very
proud
of
those
numbers
and
what
we
do
for
the
22
counties
of
Western,
North,
Carolina,
specific
to
Macomb
County,
the
maintenance
of
effort
funds.
The
past
few
years
we've
received
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
support
primarily
targeted
to
two
services:
the
homeless,
the
hard
to
house
chronic
homeless.
B
Those
funds,
primarily
the
homeward
bound
total
of
two
hundred
seventy
eight
thousand
for
those
services,
and
then
the
other
is
for
the
Buncombe
County
Detention
Center
through
RHA
322,000.
That's
been
this
past
year.
I
know
with
your
budget
being
presented
a
night.
There's
dialogue
about
some
modifications
to
that.
But
whatever
that
outcome
is
were
resolved
to
address
the
needs
here
in
Buncombe,
County,
together
and
look
forward
to
next
year
and
beyond.
A
D
Commissioners,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
the
fiscal
year
21
recommended
budget.
The
budget
process
started
last
fall
with
all
department
heads
keenly
reviewing
their
budgets
and
their
operations,
a
revamped
capital
projects
and
a
newly
formed
information
technology.
Community
review,
departmental
submissions,
and
we
were
eagerly
anticipating
a
budget
process
where
we
could
focus
on
addressing
much-needed
infrastructure
and
staffing
needs.
D
However,
with
the
descent
of
kovat
19
in
our
country
and
our
community,
coupled
with
the
realization
that
this
crisis
will
be
long-term
with
significant
impacts
on
our
economy
and
our
revenues,
libri
visited
our
budget
planning
and
reduce
our
requested
budgets
by
25
million
dollars
or
7%.
This
budget
demonstrates
fiscal
responsibility
during
uncertain
and
unprecedented
times.
It
provides
funding
for
increased
public
health
and
public
safety
staffing.
It
establishes
funding
and
support
of
advancing
strategic
focus
area
goals,
as
well
as
maintaining
quality
services
for
our
community.
D
The
general
fund
budget
is
335
million,
six
hundred
and
forty
eight
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
six
dollars.
The
budget
is
balanced,
with
a
tax
rate
of
52
point
nine
cents,
which
we
have
kept
flat,
the
last
two
fiscal
years,
as
I
mentioned
it
events
that
boards
newly
adopted
strategic
plan.
It
provides
for
eleven
general
fund
positions
and
emergency
services
and
public
health.
It
reduces
overall
expenditures
by
1.1
percent.
It
manages
anticipated
revenues,
reduction
of
0.11%
and
overall
I
believe
it
continues
to
maintain
quality
services
for
our
citizens.
D
In
early
May,
you
adopted
our
new
five-year
strategic
plan.
This
plan
establishes
our
focus
areas
for
Buncombe
County,
our
community.
Our
outward
facing
focus
areas
are
educated
and
capable:
community,
environmental
and
energy,
stewardship
residents,
well-being,
vibrant
economy
and
the
foundation.
Our
operational
focus
areas
are
equity,
operational
excellence
and
resources.
In
addition,
you
defined
the
values,
our
core
values
for
our
organization
of
respect,
honesty,
integrity,
collaboration
and
equity.
These
values
will
govern
our
interactions
at
every
level
of
the
organization.
D
We
have
highlighted
budget
areas
for
each
priority
that
is
captured
in
the
fiscal
year
21
budget.
The
list
is
not
exhaustive,
but
it
does
capture
many
investments
that
were
already
aligned
our
newly
aligned
across
the
focus
areas
for
the
focus
area
of
educated
and
capable
communities
where
all
residents
thrive
and
demonstrates
resiliency
throughout
their
lives.
D
You
see
our
commitment
to
public
schools
and
our
Community
College
if
a
total
investment
in
education
across
welcome
County,
Schools,
Asheville,
City,
Schools
and
a
BTech
at
eighty
eight
point:
six
million
dollars
early
childhood
education
and
development
received
a
seventy
to
seventy.
Two
thousand
dollar
increase
for
a
total
of
three
million
six
hundred
and
seventy
two
thousand
dollars
in
in
existing
and
new
early
childhood
programming.
As
I
mentioned,
this
focus
era
is
all
residents
thriving
throughout
their
lives.
D
Therefore,
also
captured
in
this
area
is
funding
for
aging
services,
five
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
to
assist
their
seniors
to
remain
an
aide
safely
at
home.
The
environmental
education
and
stewardship
focus
area
is
to
provide
high
quality,
air
water
farmland
and
renewable
energy
for
future
generations.
D
D
In
addition,
we
are
recommending
two
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
for
acquisition
of
land
conservation
easements
for
the
focus
area
of
resident
well
being
defined
as
our
residents
being
safe,
healthy
and
engage
in
their
community.
We
are
investing
three
point:
nine
million
towards
justice,
services
and
1.3
million
for
funding
of
complementary
paratransit
transportation.
A
vibrant
economy
focus
era
is
robust
and
a
regional,
sustainable
economy
that
I
end.
D
Investments
span
across
internal
departments
such
as
as
well
as
allocates
funding
for
partnerships
that
underpin
successful
delivery
of
County
and
Community
Services.
You
see
eight
hundred
and
eighty
nine
thousand
dollars
for
strategic
partnership,
grant
funding.
Six
hundred
thousand
for
tipping
point
and
Isaac
Coleman
grant
funding
and
34,000
4
enhancements
in
cyber
security,
as
well
as
11
recommended
new
positions
in
a
general
fund
for
emergency
services
and
public
health
included
in
this
recommended
budget.
D
If
an
effective
date
of
January
1st
or
attend
general
fund
positions,
six
full-time
emergency
services,
paramedics,
three
full-time
telecommunicators
for
911
call
center
and
one
public
health
nurse,
beginning
July
1st
the
new
fiscal
year.
We
are
recommending
one
part-time
emergency,
medical
services,
medical
director
position,
one
full-time
safety
and
justice
challenge;
grant
funded
position,
since
this
is
grant
funded.
The
position
is
time
limited
and
will
expire
when
the
grant
is
complete
and
five
full-time
positions
in
a
solid
waste
disposal
fund.
D
D
My
recommendation
of
appropriate
and
eleven
point:
three
million
of
fund
balance
for
fiscal
year.
Twenty
one
maintains
a
fund
balance
policy
level
with
an
estimated
fund
balance
percentage
of
sixteen
point.
Six
percent
just
slightly
above
the
goal
and
the
policy
levels
that
you
set
as
a
board
at
fifteen
percent.
C
One
of
the
goals
that
we
had
where
we
started
was
farmland,
preservation,
I,
know
that
was
in
here
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
that
in
and
I
I
guess
under
the
term
environmental
is
where
that's
coming,
but
it
was
a
specific
goal
that
we
had
and
we
were
gonna
have
just
you
know.
It
was
just
something
we
were
going
to
work
on
over
the
next
X
number
of
years,
but
is
it
necessary
for
that
to
be
worded
in
there
or
not
farmland.
D
D
C
Not
seeing
it
anywhere
and
I
know
when
you
put
in
there
the
easements
that
that's
possible,
that's
par
as
part
of
it,
but
it
but
others.
Other
strategies
can
also
come
in
where
you
know.
If
we,
if,
if
there
was
an
area
where
it
did
make
sense
to
construct
or
build,
or
you
know,
we
wanted
to
preserve
that,
you
know
farmland
in
the
list
or
wherever
it
might
be.
I
just
don't
see
it
anywhere
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
in
there
correct.
D
These
are
just
a
title
of
the
focus
areas.
Well,
you
go
down
to
the
target
goals
beneath
is
when
you'll
see
the
farmland
preservation
of
sensitive
tracts,
the
hillsides,
that's
where
you'll
see
it
into
goal
sections,
but
I
can
recirculate
the
actual
document
for
the
strategic
plan,
but
these
are
just
the
titles
of
the
target,
arrows
and
they're
broad
in
nature,
but
when
you
get
into
the
targets,
you'll
see
the
farmland
is
in
there.
Alright
thank.
C
D
So
continuing
back
on
the
budget
and
the
actual
numbers
at
a
budget,
as
you
see,
general
fund
revenues
are
three
to
three
to
twenty
four
point:
three
million
dollars
ad
valorem
taxes
account
for
sixty
five
point:
four
percent
of
the
general
fund
revenues,
the
annual
growth
and
the
valuation
base
is
projected
to
be
1.4
billion
or
3.8
percent,
bringing
our
total
estimated
base
for
fiscal
year.
2021
to
forty
point:
five
billion
results
in
an
estimated
net
increase
in
revenues
out
of
loan
revenues
of
five
point:
nine
million
dollars
intergovernmental
revenues
account
for
thirteen
point.
D
D
D
The
largest
component
of
the
general
fund
is
funding
for
education
as
approximately
eighty
eight
point:
six
million
for
a
BTech
Buncombe,
County,
Schools
and
Nashville
schools.
I
am
recommending
a
1.1
percent
increase
to
funded
schools
and
a
flat
amount
to
a
BTech
to
their
fiscal
year.
Twenty
s
budget,
the
county's
calculated
unrestricted
growth
following
adjustments
for
pandemic
related
related
impact
to
revenues
is
one
point:
zero,
eight
percent,
and
that
is
the
formula
that
we
agreed
with
the
schools
that
we
would
share.
D
G
D
Three
point:
five
million
of
that
amount
is
to
relocate
the
fleet
services
complex,
but
you
plan
to
bring
forward
to
your
next
meeting
the
impact
of
fiscal
year.
Twenty
one
would
not
change,
but
I
want
that
to
be
a
separate
conversation
on
that
funding
and
the
overall
debt
would
not
change
in
21,
even
though
I
bring
that
forward
to
you
earlier
also
recommending
courthouse
and
Jill
repairs.
Totaling
1.4
million
debt
payments
on
these
funds
will
begin
in
fiscal
year.
Twenty
twenty
two
fiscal
year.
D
Twenty
one
impact
we
did
the
issuance
costs
of
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
also
included
in
the
budget,
is
one
point:
three:
seven
million
for
fleet
replacements,
that
is
24
sheriff's
vehicles
and
to
emergency
services
vehicles.
These
vehicles
would
be
financed
for
59
months,
just
under
five
years
and
the
fiscal
year.
Twenty
one
estimate
debt
payments
are
one
hundred
and
fifty
two
thousand
dollars
for
the
last
across
and
build-out
we
are
working
on
a
space
needs
and
design
plan.
This
will
be
presented
to
you
later
this
month.
D
D
D
D
Included
here
is
a
list
of
reference
documents
for
additional
information
associated
with
the
fiscal
year
21
recommended
budget.
These
are
available
on
the
county's
website,
and
individuals
can
go
and
look
at
our
a
budget
explore
and
look
at
the
details
and
line-by-line
details.
Okay,
the
public
is
invited
to
share
input
throughout
emails
and
by
phone
at
last
budget
work
session.
We
briefly
mention
allowing
citizens
to
come
in
person
to
attend
our
June
16th
public
hearing
meeting.
If
you
agree
to
allow
in
person,
we
can
establish
protocols
for
social
distancing
and
face
coverings.
D
So
that's
a
conversation
I
like
us
to
have
today
to
decide
how
we
want
to
structure
that
public
hearing
and
the
second
point
from
the
public
hearing
was
if
all
commissioners
are
going
to
be
in
person
at
that
meeting,
we
could
adopt
the
budget
at
that
meeting
or
we
can
have
a
special
meeting
on
the
23rd
so
that
the
two
points
are
late
for
us
to
clarify
tonight
and
if
there
are
any
questions
on
what
I
presented,
we
can
talk
about
those
as
well
again.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
for
present
the
21
budget.
D
So
the
guidance
at
this
point
is
still
10
in
the
room,
excluding
the
commissioners,
so
we
would
make
sure
our
seats,
and
we
would
make
sure
that
we
will
allow
one
person
at
a
time
to
make
sure
there's
no
more
than
ten
visitors.
Okay,
any
audience
at
a
time
and
they
would
require,
as
our
guidance
is
now
face,
governs
and
pop
in
a
public
setting.
So
they
would
require
to
have
their
face
coverings
as
well.
F
H
D
I
C
D
C
I
G
I
Sorry
I
would
I
think
good.
You
know
we,
we
would
have
Coco
comment
on
16th
thing:
we're
going
to
drop
the
budget,
so
it's
almost
like
we've
already
predetermined
what
we
were
going
to
do
and
before
him
here
public
comment
I'd
like
to
hear
from
the
public
first
and
then
be
able
to
go
back
and
see
if
there
should
be
something
we
change
and
then
come
back
to
23rd.
That's
that's
just
my
preference.
I
C
H
J
C
A
I
I
mean
I
think
we
got
a
plan
for
at
least
a
23rd
and
see
how
many
people
I
mean
I,
don't
want
to
come
in
here.
Thinking,
oK
we've
seen
the
budget
and
we've
listened
to
the
public
before
we
adopt
it,
and
then
we
adopt
as
soon
as
they
talk
it's
like
we.
We
need
to
graphs
what
they're
saying
so
before
we
just
up
and
say:
oK
we've
we've
heard
you
now
we're
just
going
to
adopt
it.
C
I
Not
gonna
be
uncomfortably
the
way.
Oh
I'm
saying
that
that
to
listen,
someone
speak
on
the
16th
and
then
go
into
an
adoption.
Are
we
fully
grasping
what
they're
saying
I
mean
we
can
grasp
it
and
say
yeah,
but
then
we
got
to
look
over
and
if
you
look
at
the
budget
at
65
pages.
So
if
someone
had
a
specific
issue,
it
gives
us
a
chance
to
highlight
it,
go
back
and
look
at
it.
There
would
be
just
to
sit
here
and
highlight
and
then
try
to
make
decisions
on
a
on
the
phone
there.
C
K
H
D
D
E
Yeah
because
it
could
be,
we
don't
have
that
much.
You
know
you
could
have
two
or
three.
We
don't
know
all
you
could
have
22
come
in,
but
all
the
same
thing-
and
you
know
we
so
I-
think
it
would
be
better
to
leave
it
open.
Where
we
can,
we
have
the
ability
we
can
either
approve
it
that
night.
If
we
have
a
lot
coming
in
and
move
it
to
the
23rd,
but.
A
C
C
You
know
the
the
core
services
I
think
there
there
are
some,
you
know
not
everybody
will
be
happy
with
with
the
budget,
but
nobody
ever
is,
but
to
keep
could
to
keep
the
right
flat.
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
a
you
know
that
you
know
until
cove
adhere
Buncombe
County.
What
was
in
a
really
good
spot
from
a
revenue
situation
from
a
sales
tax
situation
there
I
mean
the
budget
could
have
went
in
a
lot
of
directions.
We
could
have
done.
C
E
I'd
like
to
commend
the
staff,
because
I
think
you've
done
an
excellent
job
and
this
time
when
you
look
at
what
we
are
going
through
and
when
you
look
at
the
budget
we
have.
Hopefully
we
will
pass
because
he
could
be
a
lot
worse
in
a
lot
of
counties
in
the
state
would
love
to
be
where
we
are
now
plus.
When
you
look
at
what
we
have
come
through.
E
You
know
the
disaster
with
the
internal
problems
we
had
before
this,
but
I
can't
say
enough
about
what
the
county
and
come
in
you
all,
because
you've
done
a
good
job
in
doing
this
and
we're
keeping
the
budget
flat
and
when
you
really
look
at
it,
we're
continuing
to
give
the
same
level
of
service
and
that's
what
I
think
is
important.
Yeah
sure
you
can't.
We
can't
satisfy
everybody
simple.
What
we've
done
a
good
job.
D
B
D
A
L
L
No
I'm
not
a
job
with
this
thing,
so
really,
this
is
our
primary
funding
source
for
aging
services
in
the
county,
in
addition
to
some
County
dollars
that
Miss
Pender
mentioned
before
so
about
three-quarters
of
our
total
allegation.
Allocation
to
fund
aging
services
of
Buncombe
County
comes
through
the
federal
government.
It
goes
to
the
state
Division
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
and
then
is
sent
down
to
counties
to
be
appropriated
to
local
service
providers
to
meet
the
needs
of
those
60
and
older.
L
It
really
falls
in
line
with
our
strategic
priority
of
helping
citizens
to
age
in
place.
The
funding
allocation,
the
federal
funds
for
fiscal
year
21
is
1
million
five
hundred
and
six
thousand
one
hundred
ninety
two
dollars.
In
addition,
the
county
provides
a
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
county
funds
that
we
match
with
those
federal
dollars
to
sort
of
expand
our
services
to
the
aging
community.
L
The
be
OCC
has
some
responsibilities,
however,
in
the
allocation
of
these
funds
every
year
by
state
policy,
specifically
three
things
one,
we
need
you
to
approve
the
allocation
plan
for
how
the
dollars
will
be
spent
the
federal
dollars.
We
also,
you
are
required
by
policy
to
appoint
a
lead
agency
every
year
to
oversee
the
allocation
of
these
HCC
Viji
funds,
and
also
to
appoint
a
committee
to
serve
as
a
Block
Grant
Advisory
Committee,
for
these
funds.
L
This
is
a
little
bit
busy
I'm.
Sorry,
there's
not
much
way
to
get
it
any
any
bigger
and
still
be
on
one
page,
but
here's
the
actual
funding
plan
that
is
being
presented
to
you
from
the
allocations
committee
that
is
exists
today
and,
as
you
can
see,
we've
broken
it
down
by
the
federal
dollars
and
what
agencies
that
is
going
to,
in
addition
to
the
county
dollars
for
a
total
of
two
million
dollars.
789,
also
just
to
point
out
on
that.
L
Second
to
the
last
column,
just
to
explain
that
a
little
bit
the
committee
thought
with
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic,
as
you
can
imagine,
sort
of
the
last
quarter
of
this
year,
we
weren't
able
to
spend
all
the
dollars
as
they
were
allocated
because
some
of
the
service
that
we
fund
we're
not
able
to
operate.
This
is
a
population
that
we
are
encouraging
to
stay
home,
so
obviously
we're
not
running
congregate
meal
sites.
L
You
know
we're
not
running
Adult
Day
Health,
an
adult
daycare
during
this
time,
so
we
for
the
services
we
felt
that
could
be
impacted
in
that
first
quarter
we
held
back
25%
of
the
allocation
to
see
what
happens
with
the
money
and
then,
after
a
quarter
we
can
re-evaluate
if
those
agencies
are
spending
at
their
annual
rate.
We
can
just
we'll
just
add
it
right
back
in
if
they're
not
it
gives
us
the
flexibility
to
move
those
dollars
to
a
service
provider
that
perhaps
is
providing
more
services
in
relation
to
the
pandemic.
L
L
C
L
C
L
C
L
C
C
L
L
We've
met
with
Landis
KY
Regional
Council,
who
has
served
in
that
capacity
for
approximately
the
last
ten
years.
They
have
actually
encouraged
us
to
take
over
the
lead
agency
responsibilities
as
many
of
their
county
other
counties
that
they
serve.
Do
it
also
would
honestly
save
the
county,
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
County
dollars,
and
we
have
the
staff
to
to
accomplish
this
and
I
should
have
introduced
her
at
the
beginning
and
that
staff
member
is
Jennifer
Teague,
who
is
our
adult
and
aging
manager,
has
a
long
rich
background
in
aging
services
in
in
several
counties.
L
In
in
case,
you
had
questions
that
perhaps
I
could
have
answered
about
the
process
and
also
it
doesn't
really
take
Linda
Scott
out
of
it,
because,
as
the
area
aging
agency,
there
are
involved
in
this
service
by
state
policy,
so
they
still
would
actually
administer
the
contracts
to
these
agencies
for
the
hccb
dollars,
not
the
County
dollars,
and
they
also
do
the
program
monitoring
and
they
do
that
in
all
the
counties
in
their
region
and
and
of
course,
we
will
administer
the
County
aging
funds.
So
those
will
be
our
two
requests
for
this
evening.
A
I
E
M
Evening,
commissioners,
thank
you
for
reading
the
title.
That
was
a
long
one
apologize
for
it.
This
item
and
I
was
before
you
in
late
May
of
last
year.
So
annually
we
have
the
opportunity
to
make
rate
adjustments
to
our
existing
purchased
transportation
agreement
between
Buckham
County
and
the
city
of
Asheville,
and
that
agreement
allows
the
city
of
Asheville
to
purchase
transportation
services
from
the
county.
Part
of
the
tenants
of
that
agreement
are
that
we
wouldn't
charge
the
city
more
than
the
operating
contract
cost.
As
you'll
recall.
M
That
happened
over
that
time,
but
we're
at
a
point
that
we
can
propose
a
flat
rate
for
service,
because
our
contracts
were
bid
based
on
the
existing
service
that
we
provide
and
all
of
our
our
miles
are
billed
at
the
same
rate
by
the
operating
contractor.
So
what
we've
proposed
here
is
a
flat
rate
to
the
city
of
Asheville
of
two
dollars
and
28
cents
per
mile.
M
That
would
apply
during
all
service
hours
that
we
operate
this
service
on
their
behalf
and
also
the
elimination
of
a
10%
administrative
charge.
And
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
the
elimination
of
that
charge
is
is
basically
equate
the
operating
contract
rate.
With
the
rate,
we
will
this
city
with
the
understanding
that
the
county
continues
to
subsidize
additional
costs,
including
fuel
administrative
support,
because
we
do
all
of
their
eligibility
and
intake
for
any
new
customers
and
then
as
well
as
capital
vehicle
acquisition
or
any
other
equipment
that
we
purchased.
M
So
that's
how
we
subsidize
that
service
beyond
the
base
operating
cost.
There
is
a
table
provided
in
your
agenda
item
tonight,
which
shows
if
we
left
the
rate
unchanged,
what
that
cost
would
be.
The
new
proposed
rate
is
actually
a
reduction
in
what
that
anticipated
cost
would
be
to
the
city
we'll
be
subsidizing
that
service
slightly
more
than
we
would
normally
have
planned.
C
M
The
initial
agreement,
and
the
way
that
that
is
the
process
in
the
past
is
the
agreement,
is
on
the
city's
interest.
I
mean
it's
in
their
interest:
that
structuring
of
that
agreement
and
you'll
note
that
the
existing
transportation
agreement
also
doesn't
include
the
updated
rates,
so
they
have
taken
the
lead
on
updating
that
transportation
agreement
and
they
not
taking
the
steps
to
actually
modifying
that
agreement
from
their
side
and
providing
us
with
the
new
agreement.
That's
certainly
something
we
can
pursue.
There
are
ways
that
we
could
clean
this
up
with
our
rates.
M
The
tenant
that
it
provides
us
is
that
we
can
adjust
the
rates
as
long
as
we
provide
them
with
notice
of
that
rate
adjustment
and
the
guidelines
about
which
we
can
charge
a
maximum
rate
so
annually,
like
I,
said
last
year,
we
provided
that
new
rate
and
they
did
not
choose
to
provide
an
amended
contract,
but
that's
something
we
definitely
can
pursue
with
the
city.
Given
our
continuing
relationship.
C
So
I
think
of
the
commissioners
would
just
take
a
take.
A
look
at
that.
That
I
would
think
that
you
might
agree
with
me
that
that
should
be
I,
don't
know,
there's
any
changes
in
the
body
of
it
or
not,
but
it's
2013
and
again
I
would
think
it
would
be
good
to
have
some
of
the
newer
folks
that
are
in
those
positions,
a
newer
agreement.
J
D
C
D
D
A
A
Next
thing
up
is
no
so
yeah,
there's
something
to
new
business
wraps
right
and
ever
oh,
your
or
Brendan.
J
With
mountain
housing
opportunities
I've
written
in
a
memo
that,
if
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
review
it,
I
can
answer
any
questions.
In
short,
there's
a
real
estate
transaction
coming
up
and
the
county
is
contractually
obligated
to
sign
this
agreement,
so
it
can
go
forward
and
we
just
need
to
make
that
happen.
J
H
K
E
A
K
N
C
A
A
K
I
N
Evening,
Dave
mature,
so
first
I
was
just
like
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
for
you,
I
think
everyone
has
been
paying
attention
to
the
situation
we
were
facing
as
a
County
as
well
as
the
city
and
one
I
just
come
to
you
tonight
to
keep
us
law
enforcement
in
your
prayers
and
also
right
now
we
have
approximately
150
folks
gathering,
that's
four,
it's
being
peaceful,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
before
I
have
to
run
out
of
here
and
make
sure
that
I'll
be
there
for
the
community
as
well
as
the
city.
N
So
again,
thank
you
for
what
you're
doing
I
think
I
reached
out
to
each
one
of
you
at
some
point
over
the
weekend
and
so
again,
I
think
we
don't
have
to
have
a
serious
conversation
at
some
point
to
address
the
issues
that
are
before
us.
So
I.
Just
thank
you
for
your
time
this
evening
and
well
is
your
time
in
the
future.
So
thank
you
sheriff.
C
I
have
a
question
if
you
have
any
wood,
if
Liberty
to
say
that
you
know
in
the
last
couple
of
days,
maybe
particularly
last
night,
that
you
know
that
these
these
gatherings
start
out
peaceful.
Then
they
turned
into
something
other
other
than
other
than
that.
Do
you
have
any
any
comments
on?
You
know
the
people
of
the
city
and
how
you
know
what
happened
with
others
that
may
have
you
know
coming
in.
Yes,.
N
I
would
I
was
just
simply
say
that
last
night
in
particular,
we
had
a
situation
without
people
using
Horner's
to
fire
fireworks
and
our
law
enforcement
folks
who
were
standing
in
front
of
the
police
department
I,
would
tell
you
that
we
were
able
to
locate
one
in
the
rest
one,
and
he
was
his
address.
N
Address
was
listed
as
being
in
Georgia,
so
I
would
say
that
I
believe
that
a
lot
of
what
we're
seeing
is
not
necessary
from
our
folks
here
in
the
county,
and
so
tonight
I'm
sure
you're,
aware
that
the
city
is
a
the
curfew
and
so
I
would
ask
that
folks
stay
at
home
and
abide
by
the
curfew,
and
this
would
give
us
opportunity,
because
I
believe
people
have
basically
come
to
town
infiltrated,
Buncombe
County
with
their
actions,
because
a
lot
of
people
I
have
not
seen
here.
N
That
I
would
recognize
and
I
would
say
that
I've
been
in
this
community
for
quite
some
time,
and
so
I
will
tell
you
that
I
believe
is
people
coming
from
other
places.
That
will
come
to
our
County,
and
that
is
another
reason
that
we
asked
the
people
who
stay
at
home,
because
it
would
give
us
the
opportunity
to
expose
those
who
are
now
here
in
our
community
and
Mike.
Why
I
was
saying
bringing
the
havoc
and
chaos
that's
happening
within
our
county
and
city
thanks.
A
E
Yes,
you'll
be
we'll
be
getting
more
information.
Commissioners,
almost
instantly
I
think
the
press
release
is
going
out
now,
but
the
community
of
faith
in
our
community
in
Asheville
its
central
Methodist
First
Baptist,
my
church
Mount
Zion
a
lot
of
coming
together
at
noon.
Thursday
this
Thursday
in
front
of
central
United
Methodist,
so
that
the
people
within
the
city
and
county.
We
can
express
and
talk
about
things
that
are
going
on
locally
and
we
don't
have.
Hopefully
outsiders.
You
know
but,
and
we
will
have
control
they
have
the
speakers.
D
E
D
D
If
there's
any
questions
and
concerns,
this
went
out
public
yesterday
for
everyone
to
see
so
the
ones
that
did
not
get
any
funding.
They
are
all
we're,
so
I'm,
not
sure
if
you
will
have
any
calls,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
it
is
in
this
booklet,
and
it's
also
online
linked
to
this
agenda
item
as
well.