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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Meeting - 1/14/2014
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The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners' held their continued meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Agenda topics included:
Resolution Making Certain Findings of Fact, Approving a Contract Amendment and a Notice of Extension to a Deed of Trust and the Delivery Thereof and Providing for Certain Other Related Matters
Community Services Block Grant Program Application for Community Action Opportunities
The Board's next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 4:30 at 200 College Street, Room 326.
A
Like
to
call
the
continued
meeting
from
january
seven
to
order,
since
we
have
already
had
our
preliminaries
we'll
get
right
into
business.
The
first
matter
before
us
today
is
a
public
hearing
on
the
resolution,
making
certain
findings
of
fact
approving
a
contract
amendment
and
a
notice
of
extension
of
data,
trust
and
delivery
thereof
and
providing
certain
other
capital.
A
B
Mr.
chairman
commissioners,
she
said
I
could
go
first
for
just
a
minute
if
I
didn't
take
long
tonight,
you
are
going
to
hear
about
several
several
projects
that
have
been
many
months
in
the
planning
process
and
we
are
real
cognizant
to
the
need
to
build
our
future
without
increasing
our
current
cost,
and
we
very
much
focused
on
that.
So
many
of
the
projects
that
you
have
before
you
tonight
come
with
some
unique
funding
sources,
sales,
tax
least,
revenues,
things
that
that
will
pay
for
the
the
projects
that
you
have
to
consider.
I.
B
Think
of
each
of
you
think
about
your
own
mortgage
or
each
of
us
think
about
our
own
mortgage
and
most
of
us
do
get
a
mortgage
for
our
house.
We
go
in
and
we
have
a
mortgage
payment
in
it's
the
same
amount
for
the
for
the
entire
loan
period
to
30
years,
but
with
public
debt
we
have
to
do
what's
called
even
principal
payments,
so
you
start
out
with
a
high
payment
and
the
payment
does
decline
over
time,
which
has
been
very
helpful
for
us
as
we
projected
the
impact
of
these
projects
on
our
budget.
B
So,
with
finances
help
I've
analyzed
our
long-term
debt
payments
and
we're
able
to
accomplish
this
debt
without
our
overall
general
fund
mortgage
payment
going
up.
That's
not
not
easy,
but
we've
been
able
to
do
that.
It's
taken
a
lot
of
work
on
the
project,
cost
reductions,
capitalized
interest,
shifting
projects
start
times,
and
this
financing
also
helps
us
lower
future
issue.
Car
issue
costs
on
future
projects
that
we're
asking
you
to
approve
that'll
start
a
few
months
from
now.
B
I
do
think
we're
bringing
you
a
well
thought
out
plan
and
works
for
our
citizens
today,
as
well
as
for
our
future,
and
the
needs
that
we
have
I
want
to
thank
each
of
you
for
your
patience
for
your
support
for
your
feedback
as
we've
navigated,
some
fairly
interesting
waters,
to
bring
you
these
recommendations
on
the
projects
that
you
have
before
before
you
tonight.
You
were
very,
very
instrumental
and
lowering
the
cost
of
these
projects,
and
we
do
appreciate
that
you
have
a
combination
of
things
in
front
of
you
tonight.
B
You
have
the
debt
issue
and
you
also
have
some
cleanup
budget
amendments.
You
know
we
have
part
of
the
project
budgeted
and
now
we're
budgeting
the
rest
of
it
or
our
vice
versa.
So
you
do
have
some
budget
amendments,
but
what
we're
really
focused
on
or
not,
is
the
loan
documents
and
Donna's
going
to
share
with
you
what
we
are
borrowing,
how
much
in
for
what.
C
Thank
you,
dr.
Greene,
mr.
chairman
members
of
the
board,
if
I
look
tired
or
if
I
have
a
few
more
gray
hairs,
that's
why
it
was.
It's
been
a
challenge
getting
here
today.
It
was
an
exciting
challenge.
I'm
not
sure
why
the
room
is
not
full
that
they're
not
interested
as
as
we
are
in
in
these
matters.
But,
okay,
if
you
will
start
the
presentation.
C
Today
we
are
requesting
the
approval
of
122
million
dollars
worth
of
funding
for
multiple
projects,
we're
also
requesting
that
we
refund
to
outstanding
bond
issuances,
I'm
going
to
go
through
each
of
these
projects
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
repayment
plan
along
with
each
of
them.
When
talk
about
our
debt
position,
then
I'm
going
to
summarize
all
the
documents
that
you
have
before
you,
including
those
very
confusing
budget
amendments,
and
then
you
can
hear
from
the
public
on
all
of
these
projects.
C
If
you
look
at
the
list
of
projects
going
down
the
left-hand
side
of
that
page
and
then
across
the
top
of
the
page,
are
their
funding
sources
for
each
of
those
projects,
starting
at
the
top,
you
have
Isaac
Dixon
elementary
school.
The
general
fund
is
going
to
pay
18
million
dollars.
The
school
Capital
Commission
fund
is
going
to
pay
3
million
dollars
for
a
total
project
cost
of
21
million.
C
The
public
safety
facility
classroom
is
going
to
be
paid
for
from
the
community
college
capital
fund,
a
B,
Tech,
Community
College
parking
deck
is
also
going
to
be
paid
for
with
the
community
college
capital
fund,
the
multipurpose
building
the
allied
health
building
in
seven
million
dollars
and
41
million
dollars
respectively,
both
paid
for
out
of
the
capital
fund
for
the
community
college.
The
economic
development
project,
28.5
million-
has
a
lease
payment
source,
so
the
the
lease
payment
on
that
building
from
the
company
will
pay
the
debt
service
payments.
C
The
public
safety,
complex,
renovations,
2.5
million
dollars,
will
be
paid
for
from
general
fund
sources
bottom
line.
The
general
fund
is
responsible
for
20.5
million
out
of
the
122
million
the
public
school
capital
fund,
3
million
the
community
college
fund,
70
million
the
economic
development,
lease
payment
fund,
28.5
million
any
question
about
the
projects
or
the
funding
source.
B
B
E
They
brought
on
the
parking
deck
and
now
building
and
and
halide
building
and
brought
it
down
and
figured
out
a
way
to
to
make
it
work
where
it
came
out
to
benefit
the
people
of
buncombe
county
of
73
million
if
I
think
numbers
still
right.
So
that's
a
that's.
A
savings
from
orbiter
they're
coming
out
with
a
great
deal
overall.
C
We
also
request
to
refund
our
certificates
of
participation
that
were
issued
in
2006
for
a
total
savings
of
about
six
hundred
and
fourteen
thousand
dollars
over
the
life
of
that
long.
The
secondary
funding
that
we
bring
tonight
is
the
project
development
financing
the
series
2008
that
financed
the
woodfin
downtown
development
for
a
projected
savings
of
3.6
million
dollars
and
I'd
love
to
have
a
drum
roll
here.
C
This
is
our
prize
graph.
This
shows
the
general
fund
debt
outstanding.
After
issuing
these
limited
obligation,
bonds
and
as
you
can
see,
it's
a
it's
a
slope
like
Wanda
said
in
her
presentation
earlier.
This
takes
some
work.
This
takes
some
forward-thinking
and
some
very
creative,
some
very
creative
ways
to
do
projects.
C
So
before
you
start
your
public
hearing,
you
have
a
lot
of
documents
before
you
tonight.
You
have
the
for
the
for
budget
amendments.
That
is
exactly
what
Wanda
said:
we're
closing
some
projects,
we're
taking
some
projects
off,
we'll
put
we're
finalizing
the
projects
that
you're
going
to
approve
tonight.
C
C
You
have
three
documents
that
are
authorizing
the
issuance
of
the
limited
obligation,
bonds,
placing
a
lien
on
the
allied
health
building
at
a
BTech
just
to
serve
as
additional
security
for
the
loan.
You
have
an
escrow
agreement
which
provides
for
an
escrow
agent,
and
that
is
for
the
refunding.
We
will
pay
the
escrow
agent.
The
escrow
agent
will
pay
the
bonds
off
we'll
pay
the
bondholders
off.
C
You
have
a
preliminary
official
statement
and
it
is
preliminary
that
is
the
statement
that
will
go
to
potential
bond
buyers
as
well
as
the
rating
agencies,
and
then
you
have
a
purchase
contract
which
includes
the
letter
of
representation.
It
represents
the
agreement
between
the
county
and
the
underwriter
for
the
sale
of
these
bonds
and
underwriter
is
the
one
that
takes
takes
the
risk.
If
these
bonds
do
not
sell
the
underwriter
agrees
to
buy
those
bonds.
I
do
not
foresee
that
to
be
a
problem.
C
We
also
give
you
the
opportunity
to
go
ahead
and
authorize
Asheville
middle
school
tonight
and
not
to
exceed
amount
of
forty
point.
Five
million
does
not
obligate
you
to
build
it
or
to
borrow
the
money
for
it.
What
it
does
is
save
us
time
and
administrative
expense
somewhere
in
the
future.
Should
you
decide
to
build
it,
and
should
you
decide
to
borrow
to
build
it,
that's
totally
up
to
you,
but
we
think
it's
a
it's
a
good
step
to
take
so
that
we
can
save
time
and
costs
in
the
future
exit.
B
C
C
F
C
A
C
A
G
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
member
of
the
board,
you
know
I
would
appreciate
some
housekeeping
on
your
agenda
on
your
public
hearing
down
here.
If
you
read
this,
it
says
resolution
making
certain
find
in
fact
approve
a
contract
amendment
and
notice
to
be
exchanging
to
a
deed
of
trust
and
Olivia
there
of
providing
for
certain
other
related
matters.
Now.
Can
you
tell
me
what
that
is
without
even
knowing
anything
if.
G
Ought
to
be
clear
what
it
says
so
that
we
understand
it
without
having
to
go
research
it
you
know
so
much.
Just
I
think
it'd
be
good.
It
confuses
people
they
might
not
show
up
here,
because
they
don't
understand
that
thing.
So
just
it's
been
up
here
before,
but
anyway,
I'll,
maybe
tech
I
think
you've
done
a
good
job
of
looking
at
that
figures
and
all
still
we
now
the
woods
yet.
We've
got
plenty
more
on
the
Inca
side
to
look
at
and
but
on
the
school
capital
for
the
city.
G
A
concern
that
I
have
is
we're
giving
some
leeway
for
the
staff
to
do
some
things
to
try
to
save
time
and
money.
But
on
the
other
hand,
we
had
a
hearing
to
talk
about
it,
but
I
hadn't
heard
anything
back
after
that
hearing
in
regard
to
the
community,
what
to
found
out
how
this
is
going
to
reduce
it
and
they
never
come
back
to
talk
to
the
commissioners
that
I
know
of
I
think
it's
all
been
staff
driven
and
to
me
thinking
about
refinancing
at
a
later
date
to
do
some
things.
G
That's
not
a
bad
idea,
but
we
need
to
be
hearing
from
the
people
that
left
here.
That
said,
we
want
to
build
this
big
exotic
project
and
then
come
back
to
talk
about
what
they're
going
to
do
that
I,
don't
remember!
Of
and
I
might
be.
You
know
one
hair
short,
but
I
appreciate
it.
If
you
could
look
into
that
because
that's
a
big
project
and
we
certainly
appreciate
the
support
to
city
schools
are
getting
because
they
deserve
it
and
long
overdue.
G
The
other
thing
is
borrowing
money.
It
sounds
great
when
you're
looking
at
the
debt
service
and
all
this,
it
sounds
good
to
the
reasonable
person.
Thinking
about
you
know,
but
when
you're
looking
at
credit
cards,
you
know,
Enron
is
a
good
example.
We
can
borrow-
and
we
can
borrow
particularly
for
a
long
time
and
we
can
do
a
lot
of
things.
But
is
it
the
right
thing
to
do
in
the
long
term?
A
A
B
We
are
asking
that
you
do
it
a
not
to
exceed
on
asheville
middle
school,
so
we
can
go
ahead
and
get
that
in
our
planning
and
not
have
to
come
back
to
the
board,
but
understanding
we
would
not
bar
the
funding
until
July
first,
and
that
way
we
have
this
wrapped
up
and
where
we
are
ready
to
go
then,
with
all
the
financing.
Okay,.
B
B
Know
some
people
prefer
that
territory,
what
I'm
asking
you
to
go
ahead
and
do
is
to
adjust
the
documents
to
say
that
we
it's
not
to
exceed
40
and
a
half
million
dollars
which
to
address
mr.
Rice's
question,
which
is
down
from
the
4748
millions
they
brought
in
a
number
of
months
ago.
A
lot
of
good
works
been
done
on
that
project,
but
that
way,
we've
got
everything
wrapped
up
and
we
can
move
on.
B
B
A
B
Actually,
that's
true
and
isaac
dixon
in
the
middle
school,
both
we
do
borrow
the
full
amount
and
they
pay
the
debt
service
on
the
difference
between
what
we've
committed
to
and
in
the
the
cost,
and
we
will
bring
you
an
mou
on
that,
because
we
are
working
on
on
that
piece
of
it.
That
would
be
the
only
outstanding
document
at
this
point.
B
A
Other
any
members
of
the
public
wish
to
be
heard
if
not
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
at
552.
Is
there
a
motion
to
adopt
the
resolution,
then
we'll
have
some
further
discussion
and
comments
motion
by
Vice,
Chair
frost?
Is
there
a
second
second?
Would
that
include
adding
the
provision
at
the
middle
school?
Thank
you
and
that
time
with
you,
awesome.
Okay,
I've
been
a
motion
by
Vice
Chair
for
all
second,
by
Commissioner
King.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
comments
among
the
board.
E
H
Comments
I'll
just
make
a
couple
comments:
I
appreciate
the
work
that
everyone
I
mean.
Obviously
they'd,
be
tech
projects
or
a
big
part
of
this
I
just
want
to
echo
the
comments
that
were
made
before
a
lot
of
lot
of
folks
have
worked
hard
on
this,
and
so
for
the
staff
and
county
commissioners
who
have
been
real
engaged
in
that
project.
Just
want
to
say,
you
know,
thank
you
for
the
work.
That's
gone
into,
that
it's
going
to
be
a
great
project
for
the
future
of
a
BTEC
and
I.
H
The
the
and
I
think
thanks
are
also
owed
to
the
Past
Commission's
that
have
helped
the
county
get
into
a
really
strong
position
in
terms
of
the
credit
rating
of
the
county,
which
allows
us
to
make
these
substantial
investments
at
a
remarkably
low
borrowing
rate.
So
we
get
a
lot
of
value
for
the
taxpayers,
and
the
past
commissioners
deserve
a
lot
of
credit
for
being
putting
us
in
a
position
to
to
access
these
funds
at
among
the
lowest
rates
of
any
any
government
in
the
country.
Except.
Thank
you.
A
F
A
A
I
G
I
Just
set
the
tone
Oh
with
that,
my
name
is
Kerry
Gibson
I'm,
currently
the
interim
economic
development
department,
director
with
community
action
opportunities
I'm
here
tonight
to
present
to
you
our
work
plan
as
part
of
receiving
the
community
services,
Block
Grant
funding
stream.
That's
a
federal
funding
stream.
We
don't
receive
any
County
dollars
to
run
this
program
simply
to
be
in
accordance
with
the
North
Carolina
Administrative
Code
I'm
here
tonight,
to
tell
you
how
those
dollars
are
going
to
show
up
being
spent
in
Buncombe
County
in
terms
of
what
their
overall
mission
is.
I
So
I'm
not
sure
how
many
of
you
this
evening
are
actually
familiar
with
our
agency,
but
we
are
a
community
action
agency.
We
were
founded
in
nineteen
sixty
four
via
the
Economic
Opportunity
Act,
and
we
work
with
citizens
in
Buncombe,
County
mcdowell
in
Madison
County,
through
this
funding
stream,
the
CSBG
funding
stream
in
order
to
essentially
target
services
to
communities
to
help
folks
get
out
of
poverty.
I
Some
of
the
programs
that
we
run
that
you
may
be
familiar
with.
Certainly
our
head
start
program.
Life
works,
which
is
what
I'm
going
to
speak
with
you
about
this
evening.
Also
weatherization.
We
do
a
parenting
class
for
parents
who
have
either
had
and
identified
incident
of
abuse
and
neglect
occur
or
who
are
hoping
to
gain
some
skills
to
head
off
any
incidents
from
occurring
in
the
future.
I
Now
you
may
be
curious
about
those
three
criteria,
but
what
we
know
from
the
literature
and
the
data
of
you
is
that
children
who
live
in
poverty
in
a
home
where
there's
an
unrelated
caretaker
and
they
are
under
the
age
of
five-
are
more
likely
to
be
harmed
and
often
die
as
a
result
of
child
maltreatment.
So
we've
partnered
with
the
county
through
the
North
Carolina
children's
trust
fund,
to
be
able
to
target
services
to
those
high-risk
families.
We
also
administer,
what's
called
the
accountable
results
for
community
action
AR
for
CA
database.
I
So
essentially
everything
that
we
do
at
our
agency,
because
we
are
a
community
action
agency
and
also
because
we
are
recipients
of
this
community
service
block
grant
fund.
Everything
that
we
do
is
driven
by
what
we
call
the
Roma
principles,
which
is
the
results,
oriented
management
and
accountability
principles.
So
if
you'll
see
them
there,
I
believe
you
also
have
them
in
front
of
you
in
your
packet.
Essentially
everything
that
we
do
needs
to
be
coming
back
to
the.
So
what
can
we
answer?
The
so?
What
of
our
services
and,
ultimately,
those
six?
I
So
what
questions
show
up
there
on
your
slide,
so,
ultimately
the
service
that
we
provide?
We
need
to
make
sure
that
low-income
people
are
becoming
more
self-sufficient,
that
the
conditions
in
which
low-income
people
live
are
improved,
that
low-income
people
own
a
stake
in
their
community
that
partnerships
among
supporters
and
providers
to
low-income
people
are
achieved,
that
agencies
increase
their
capacity
to
achieve
results
and
that
low-income
people,
especially
vulnerable
populations,
achieve
their
potential
by
strengthening
family
and
other
support
systems.
I
So
also
as
part
of
receiving
these
dollars,
not
only
are
we
required
to
present
our
work
plan
on
our
budget
to
the
commissioners
for
comment.
We're
also
required,
at
the
beginning
of
every
three
year,
funding
stream
to
hold
public
hearings
in
the
counties
where
we
have
our
services
occurring.
So
we've
held
bar
public
hearings
in
Buncombe,
Madison
and
mcdowell.
Our
buncombe
public
hearing
was
held
on
December,
the
third
and
what
we
asked
in
that
forum
is
okay,
consumers
of
our
services
community
partners,
members
of
our
community.
I
What
do
you
see
are
the
primary
causes
of
poverty?
What
do
you
see
is
the
barriers
to
self-sufficiency
and
within
that,
how
do
you
see
that
our
services
can
help
to
remove
some
of
those
barriers
and
those
obstacles
so
consistently
and
again
this
year?
These
are
the
themes
that
come
up:
a
lack
of
living,
wage
employment
opportunities,
a
lack
of
employment
skills
held
by
the
person
seeking
a
job,
that's
very
different
from
the
next
one,
which
is
a
lack
of
limited
educational
and
vocational
training.
I
What
we've
heard
consistently
from
employers
is,
even
though
someone
may
have
a
technical
skill
set
if
you're
coming
out
of
a
condition
of
poverty,
especially
generational
poverty,
you're,
probably
not
going
to
be
coming
with
some
of
those
softer
skill
sets
that
you
are
I
may
take
for
granted.
So
we
incorporate
that
into
our
overall
service
delivery.
I
We
also
have
heard
from
our
partners
and
understand
that
a
lack
of
affordable
standard
housing
certainly
is
a
contributor,
a
contributor
to
being
in
poverty,
limited
access
to
transportation
and
childcare,
the
increased
costs
around
energy
and
food
and
unmet
health,
be
it
mental
or
physical
health
needs
that
can
impact
someone's
ability
to
seek
and
maintain
employment,
so
I'm,
assuming
that
none
of
these
are
surprises
to
anyone
sitting
here
today.
So
having
identified
that
these
are
the
barriers
that
these
are
the
obstacles
to
people
living
in
a
thriving
condition
of
self-sufficiency.
I
We
set
our
long-range
goal
for
our
next
three-year
plan,
so,
ultimately,
by
the
end
of
June
in
2017,
we
hope
to
decrease
by
50
or
more
the
number
of
families
that
are
currently
at
or
below
that
one
hundred
percent
of
poverty
threshold
in
Buncombe
County.
We
also
proposed
that
we're
going
to
have
a
five
percent.
Excuse
me,
a
five
dollar
return
on
investment,
so
for
every
one
dollar
of
our
CSBG,
the
community
service
block
grant
funding
that
we
invest.
I
D
I
So
the
selected
strategies
of
how
we're
going
to
go
about
and
do
this.
Ultimately,
our
life
works
model
is
built
around
a
case
management
framework.
We
don't
call
our
case
managers
case
managers,
because
we
believe
that
people
aren't
cases.
So
we
have
life
coaches,
who
coach
our
customers
through
identifying
what
their
goals
are.
We
are
very
family-centered.
We
have
our
program
objectives
that
we
have
to
meet,
but
we
engage
our
families
and
partners
in
that
process.
I
Tell
us
what's
working,
for
you
tell
us
what
your
challenges
are:
here's,
how
we
can
support
you
in
that
and
then
there's
a
shared
accountability
that
moves
through.
So
we
do
that
through
working
directly
with
our
customers.
We
do
it
through
advocating
with
different
community
partners,
private
public,
all
across
the
board.
We
do
not
want
to
duplicate
services.
We
do
not
provide
direct
services
per
se
in
terms
of
counseling
housing,
things
of
that
nature
we're
a
holistic
program.
I
So
moving
forward
again,
just
in
how
the
coaches
do
that
they
guide
and
support
to
help,
remove
the
obstacles
and
barriers
each
customer
when
they're
enrolled
into
the
program
they
develop
their
own
individualized
action
plan
with
their
life
coach.
That
is
monitored
every
two
weeks
in
partnership
between
the
customer
and
the
coach
to
make
sure
that
the
initiatives
that
were
so
that
we're
bringing
forth
the
opportunities
that
we're
we're
creating
for
our
customers
to
make
sure
that
those
are
clearly
aligned
with
the
barriers
that
they've
identified
again
it
my
favorite
saying
is
the
so.
I
So
in
terms
of
our
holistic
approach
you
can
see
here,
even
though
we
are
a
program
whose
primary
mission
is
to
help
folks
become
self-sufficient
and
ultimately,
what
we
know
is
having
employment
or
a
source
of
consistent
in
is
what
allows
people
to
at
least
rise
over
that
federal
poverty
threshold.
We
don't
believe
that
money
in
and
of
itself
is
the
only
factor
that
contribute
towards
poverty
that
contributes
toward
poverty.
I
What
we're
really
seeing
through
the
work
with
our
customers
is
that
if
you
are
lacking
in
resources
in
these
other
domains,
so
if
you
don't
know
where
you're
going
to
sleep
every
night,
if
you're
worried
about
where
your
next
meal
is
going
to
come
from,
chances
are,
if
we're
holding
you
accountable
to
going
to
a
training
program
at
a
BTech
you're
likely
not
going
to
be
able
to
achieve
that
outcome,
because
you
have
some
of
these
other
unmet
needs.
We
don't
want
to
set
anyone
up
to
fail.
I
We
recognize
that
moving
out
of
poverty
is
not
easy
and
it
takes
a
long
time.
So
we
assess
people
as
a
whole
person.
Where
are
you
coming
in
terms
of
your
strengths?
Where
are
you
coming
in
terms
of
your
challenges?
The
areas
where
we
identified
needs?
That's
where
we
will
pour
our
resources
in
if
customers
are
coming
in
and
they're
thriving
or
stable
in
certain
conditions,
then,
certainly
that's
not
where
we're
going
to
target
our
work
with
them.
I
So
through
our
work
and
you'll
see
this
also
in
the
information
that
you
have
the
outcomes
that
we
are
challenged
with
achieving
or
around
these
areas,
so
securing
and
retaining
sustainable
employment,
many
of
our
customers
can
get
a
job
a
day,
but
it's
the
keeping
of
that
job.
So
some
of
those
coaching
skills
around
how
to
how
do
you
navigate
conflict
when
that
arises?
How
do
you
show
up
every
day?
I
How
are
you
accountable
to
what's
expected
of
you,
so
some
things
again
that
you
and
I
might
take
for
granted
that
show
up
in
our
program.
We
also
have
specific
targets
set
around
helping
folks
to
achieve
educational
or
training,
related
outcomes
to
obtain
and
maintain
standard
housing,
to
build
self-esteem
and
a
strong
work
ethic,
and
also
to
reduce
dependence
on
public
benefits.
J
I
You'll
see
in
this
slide
here
the
reported
outcome
measures
again.
This
is
for
all
three
of
our
counties,
because
when
we
make
our
final
application
to
the
Office
of
Economic
Opportunity,
they
ask
us
to
combine
everything
into
one.
You
can
see,
though,
here,
where
the
targets
are
broken
out,
for
the
number
served
for
buncombe,
going
back
again
to
the
idea
of
this
results-oriented
management
and
accountability.
We
set
these
targets
by
analyzing
our
data,
so
it's
not
just
as
my
granny
would
say,
throw
spaghetti
at
the
wall
and
see
what
sticks
we.
I
We
use
our
real
numbers
to
tell
us
the
story
to
see
how
we
need
to
project
that
was
a
little
tennessee
coming
out
there
yeah.
So
how
are
we
going
to
do
this?
What
money
are
we
going
to
do
it
with,
and
so
this
was
not
a
sneaky
snake
diversion
on
my
behalf,
but
apparently
the
slide
that
I
sent
to
Kathy
did
not
open,
so
the
budgets
like
again
I'm,
not
asking
you
for
money.
Okay,
that's.
I
We
have
our
own
way
of
doing
things,
but
you'll
see
in
the
information
that
I've,
given
you
the
breakout
of
what
those
dollars
actually
look
like
in
Buncombe
County.
So
the
total
allocation
that
we've
been
awarded
for
moving
into
1415
is
525
thousand
four
hundred
and
sixteen
dollars
for
what
I
want
you
to
hear
for
fiscal
year
that
we're
currently
in
we're
operating
at
about
392,000.
So
when
we
got
this
allocation,
we
were
really
excited
and
started
to
think
about
in
terms
of
our
targets
in
our
capacity.
How
could
we
use
this
increase?
I
So
we
looked
at
what's
the
smartest
use
of
those
dollars
that
we
could
have
you'll
see
in
the
and
I
again
apologize
for
not
having
it
here,
but
in
the
packet
in
front
of
you,
our
client
services,
line-item
we've
been
able
to
double
that
right
now,
we're
at
about
fifty
two
thousand
dollars
that
we
can
provide
an
supports
for
our
customers.
So
now
we're
at
110.
When
we
received
the
American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
the
ARA
dollars,
we
were
able
to
partner
with
several
local
employers,
Mission
Hospital
being
one
to
say.
I
If
you
hire
our
customers,
who
are
highly
skilled,
highly
trained,
highly
motivated
and
who
come
with
a
support
system,
we
will
reimburse
you
for
the
first
three
months
of
their
employment
at
a
living
wage
rate.
If
you
agree
to
keep
them
on,
certainly
barring
no
performance,
you
know
problems.
At
the
end
of
that
three
months
we
were
able
to
secure
people
an
entryway
into
a
living
wage
employment
position
because
we
could
reimburse
with
those
dollars.
We
found
that
to
be
successful.
I
I
So
that
concludes
the
formal
piece
of
the
PowerPoint
here,
you'll
find
in
your
packet
the
work
plan,
the
proposal.
Everyone
should
have
that
and
again
this
number
on
the
front,
the
724
133.
That's
the
number
that
we're
being
allocated
for
all
three
of
our
counties
to
serve,
but
you've
got
the
specific
breakdowns
of
what
that
looks
like
for
Buncombe
County.
Here.
I
F
I
It's
coming
out
of
the
the
site
or
the
sapé
I
believe,
depending
on
what
come
on
where
you're
from
so
that's
the
small
area
income.
Poverty
estimate,
that's
where
that
new
number
is
coming
from.
So
the
the
federal
government
allocates
a
large
and
actually
a
directive
just
came
out
today
about
the
the
community
service,
Block
Grant,
the
entire
federal
block
that
then
comes
down
to
the
states.
I
So
our
state
administrator
is
the
Office
of
Economic
Opportunity,
which
is
housed
in
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
and
then
the
Office
of
Economic
Opportunity
breaks
out
the
North
Carolina
allocation
to
all
of
the
counties.
So
that's
the
number
get
and
we're
told
make
this
work.
Okay.
J
A
quick
questions
is
your
focus
mainly
on
you.
Can
you
could
break
that
down
into
two
groups,
those
that
really
that
just
are
going
to
need
a
safety
net
pretty
much
from
now
on?
It
sounds
like
what
you're
working
with
are
people
who
who
can
help
themselves
and
get
out
in
it,
letting
the
numbers
look
good
here
so
so
is
that
the
main
focus
of
this
program
to
help
those
people
become
self-sufficient?
Yes
and.
I
That's
a
that's
a
really
good
point,
so
we
are
fortunate
in
Buncombe,
County,
more
so
than
some
of
our
other
surrounding
counterparts
to
have
a
pretty
resource-rich
service
area.
In
many
ways
we
know
that
the
Buncombe
County
Health
and
Human
Services.
You
know
there's
emergency
assistance
available
for
folks
through
food
stamps
through
Medicaid
through
short-term
Evelyn
ABC
cm.
I
You
know,
there's
other
community
providers
that,
if
you're
just
looking
for
an
immediate
fix,
we
are
fortunate
to
have
somewhat
of
a
system
that
can
support
that,
because
we
can
only
serve
a
limited
number
of
folks
in
our
program.
What
we're
looking
for
in
terms
of
a
successful
customer
is,
are
you
able
to
move
through
that
crisis?
And
are
you
not
at
so
much
of
a
crisis
on
all
of
those
domains
that
if
we
hold
you
accountable
to
this
standard
of
employment,
are
you
going
to
be
able
to
get
there?
So
so?
I
J
I
see
here,
you
know
the
statistics
that
you've
got
from
buncombe,
Madison
and
mcdowell
and
and
how
they
do
in
two
different
jobs
and
different
wage
brackets
and
so
forth.
What
what
is
the
once
you
get
them
to
that
point.
Do
you
have
any
statistics
own
if
they're
able
to
maintain
that
or
they
return
to
their
program
or
we.
I
J
I
Had
13
people
it
rise
above
the
federal
poverty
level
and
we
count
them
as
rising
if
they've
maintained
that
employment
for
at
least
90
days
or
more
so,
yes,
we
do
track
and
we're
not
a
program
that
once
you
go
over
that
poverty
threshold,
you
have
to
be
exited.
We
can
continue
to
keep
you
in
our
program
to
provide
those
wraparound
services.
So
we
have
long-term
data
to
report
as
well.
I
J
J
I
I
Year
we
have
about
a
third
of
that
enrollment
to
drop
out
of
our
program,
for
whatever
reason,
some
of
that
is
they
move
out
of
the
service
area.
Some
of
it
is
they
decide.
You
know
what
this
program
isn't
for
me,
I'm,
not
in
a
place
where
I
can
make
these
changes.
They
say
that
to
us
others.
We
have
that
conversation
with
them
that
right
now,
life
works
is
not
the
best
program
for
you,
but
we're
here.
If
you
need
to
come
back
so.
I
I
F
F
I
A
I
E
A
Announcements,
the
board
will
hold
a
retreat
January
28,
beginning
at
three
p.m.
at
the
first
floor
conference,
room
at
200,
College,
Street
and
downtown
Asheville.
Our
second
regular
meeting,
January
21,
has
been
cancelled.
The
next
regular
meeting
of
the
board
will
be
februari
for
beginning
at
four
thirty
in
room
326
at
200,
College
Street
in
downtown
Asheville
county
offices
will
be
closed
for
Martin
Luther
King
holiday
on
Monday
January.
A
Commission
meetings
can
be
seen
on
bc.
Tv
charter,
cable,
channel,
192,
ATT,
uverse,
channel
99,
live
on
buncombe,
county
TV
192
and
on
buncombe
county
org
during
the
meetings
or
online
anytime
at
buncombe
county
org.
Do
we
have
a
need
for
a
closed
session
tonight
no
closed
session?
Okay?
Is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn
I
move.