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Regular Meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners from August 1, 2017.
A
A
All
families
were
asked
to
stay
in
their
homes
until
further
notice,
like
our
neighbors,
we
locked
our
doors,
while
the
local
police
and
other
officials
were
out
looking
for
this
person
over
the
past
week,
we
have
all
been
aware
of
the
manhunt
that
took
place
in
Buncombe,
Henderson,
McDowell,
County
and
other
parts
of
Western
North
Carolina
and
eastern
Tennessee,
which
finally
resulted
in
the
arrest
of
the
suspect.
Unfortunately,
the
life
of
a
beloved
member
of
the
Mills
River
community
was
lost
every
day.
A
We
benefit
from
the
commitment
of
the
men
and
women
who
serve
in
Public
Safety.
They
strive
to
keep
us
safe
in
our
homes
and
our
communities,
while
placing
themselves
on
the
front
lines
I'd
like
to
open
our
Commission
meeting
this
evening,
with
a
word
of
thanks
to
them
and
I'd
like
to
invite
all
of
us
to
take
a
moment
of
silence,
to
give
thanks
for
their
efforts
on
behalf
of
our
families
and
communities.
A
Thank
you
I'd
like
to
read
the
ethics
reminder
for
the
board.
Is
there
any
item
on
the
agenda
this
evening,
the
outcome
of
which
would
have
a
direct,
substantial
and
readily
identifiable
financial,
any
financial
impact
for
any
board?
Member
also.
Does
any
board
member
have
a
financial
interest
in
any
public
contract
coming
before
the
board
today,
there
being
none
all
board,
members
have
a
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
on
all
matters
that
come
before
the
board
this
evening.
A
We're
now
at
the
public
comment
period
of
our
board
meeting
the
time
limit
for
individual
comments
to
the
board
is
three
minutes.
If
your
time
expires,
you
may
leave
any
question
along
with
your
name
address
and
phone
number
with
the
county
manager
board.
Members
are
not
expected
to
comment
on
any
matters
during
public
comment.
This
is
your
chance
to
speak
to
us.
The
board
reserves
the
right
to
deny
public
address
on
subject,
matters
previously
presented
to
the
board
at
the
same
meeting.
A
B
Name
is
Weston
Hall
I
live
in
Black
Mountain,
that's
nepotism,
breeds
corruption
is
linked
to
sexual
harassment,
discrimination
and
loss
of
confidence
in
the
government.
It
goes
against
everything,
Buncombe
County
stands
for
and
their
good
practices
and
an
affront
to
Buncombe,
County
policy.
Article
1,
section,
5
and
8
does
not
promote
a
healthy,
safe,
well-educated
community
with
thriving
a
sustainable
quality
of
life.
It
does
not
lend
to
the
effectiveness
and
efficient
government
citizens.
Can
trust
ask
yourself?
How
would
you
like
to
work
under
such
a
system?
You
state?
B
Well,
there
have
been
no
complaints,
but
would
you
complain
and
to
whom
you
were
sexually
harassed
by
the
son
of
the
chief
of
your
department?
So
who
do
you
go
to
to
make
your
complaint?
The
chief,
the
board?
Firefighters,
do
not
complain
not
out
of
loyalty,
but
out
of
fear
of
their
job.
They
were
basically
gagged
by
the
system.
I
call
the
news
organization.
They
say
there
were
numerous
complaints,
but
no
one
wants
to
go
on
record
friends,
run
I'm,
sorry,
firefighters,
love
their
jobs
and
is
hard
to
come
by
a
position
with
large
number.
B
Applicants
is
competitive,
to
say
the
least,
with
the
nature
of
job
you
stay
and
to
lose
your
friends
colleagues
way
of
life
in
your
identity.
We
have
created
an
environment
of
fear,
does
Buncombe
County
support
such
an
environment?
The
answer
is
not
only
do
we
supports
us,
but
we
prop
it
up
with
tax
dollars
and
I.
Do
not
speak
of
simply
a
captain
with
the
son
of
a
firefighter
and
different
shift.
B
I
consider
it
to
be
a
chief
of
the
department
employing
a
family
and
direct
supervision
as
a
paid
Fire,
Department,
Scotland,
Fire
Department
employs
the
Chiefs,
wife,
daughter,
son
and
son-in-law.
They
say
it
is
necessary
for
manpower,
but
we
know
that
is
not
true
with
a
BTEC
cranking
out
thirty
to
sixty
qualified
firefighters
a
year.
Nepotism
is
indeed
breeze
discrimination
which
family
members
are
hired
and
promoted
on
birth
rights
and
not
by
qualifications.
B
It
is
also
lends
to
corrupt
corruption,
which
firefighters,
say
is
prevalent,
is
definitely
created,
a
hostile
working
environment
where
firefighters
are
silenced
from
speaking
to
leadership
because
of
repercussions
losing
a
career
that
we
all
love.
It
hurts.
Fellow
firefighters,
family
members
and
civilians
is
a
direct
attack
on
the
ethos
and
legacy
of
all.
We
work
to
preserve
previously
you
as
the
Commission
could
not
plead
ignorance,
but
no
longer
you
have
been
notified
and
you
must
act.
B
Obviously
this
is
an
NGO,
but
an
NGO
that
receives
tax
dollars
from
Buncombe
County
and
is
perceived
to
be
a
government
agency
by
the
community
I'm,
a
citizen
of
the
Buncombe,
County
and
I
do
not
want
my
tax
dollars
going
to
promote
such
a
hostile
work.
Environment.
Also
note
firefighters
in
Buncombe
County
rarely
receive
a
living
wage.
Thank
you
thank.
A
C
Nice
commissioners,
Brenda
Smith,
a
resident
of
Arden
apologize
I,
wasn't
able
to
be
at
the
last
meeting
to
say
this,
but
this
is
concerning
the
budget
and
I'm
just
going
to
read
the
email
I
sent
to
mr.
Burgess
for
the
citizen
times,
I
did
find
the
article
in
the
library
I
mentioned.
That
was
on
the
budget
meeting
on
the
budget.
The
comments
Oakes
are
here:
I
disagree
with
the
system,
time
statement
of
might
fire
being
a
penny
pincher
on
the
budget.
It
says
it
says
there
in
the
paper
robbing
Peter
to
pay
Paul.
C
In
my
opinion,
mr.
Pryor,
he
was
only
one
correct.
That's
what
a
budget
is
Timmy
pitching.
Where
can
you
save
these
dollars?
I
didn't
find
any
mention
in
Citizen
Times
art
of
article
about
the
EMS
not
approved
EMS
needed.
The
meat
is
needed
for
non-emergency
used
to
EMS
help
carry
my
mom
to
rehab
and
then
the
hospice
and
helped
a
fellow
employee
at
a
worksite.
In
just
a
few
weeks,
I
was
part
of
three
in
most
calls
one
extreme
emergency
at
word
to
non-emergency.
C
The
employer
was
only
saved
because
schoen
best
response
time,
I'm,
just
one
citizen
of
Buncombe
County
that
needed
three
imminent
EMS
a--'s,
the
other
I
understand
money,
transfer,
paid
teachers
coming
out
of
proposition,
13
I.
Believe
that's
what
was
said
out
of
a
BTEC
dollars
in
agree
with
mr.
Friars
abyss,
approval
of
EMS,
ma
BTech
dollars
being
taken,
I
felt
correct
and
that's
the
only
correct
vote
was
by
him.
C
I
found
no
reference
in
the
CM
a--
citizen,
Times
about
the
EMS
or
a
BTech,
so
in
the
future,
I
don't
plan
to
vote
on
any
propositions
that
the
money
can
easily
be
taken
for
any
use,
and
please
support
now
that
your
surplus
funds
to
give
that
money
back
to
EMS
I,
don't
want
the
calls
come
in
saying
I
apologize.
We
don't
have
an
ambulance
for
you
right
now.
That's
what
saved
that
employee
at
work
was
because
Kyle
on
the
sky,
one
was
so
fast.
Thank
you
for
listening,
Thank
You
mr.
Fryar.
C
D
I'm
Todd
Stimson,
we
are
presenting
a
resolution
to
Buncombe
County
Commissioners,
which
seeks
to
ensure
the
residents
and
citizens
of
bunkin
County
have
access
to
all
viable
medical
options
that
could
help
alleviate
symptoms
associated
with
debilitating
and
chronic
medical
conditions.
I
will
be
passing
this
cover
letter
to
you
and
then
another
person
will
be
presenting
the
resolution
to
you.
D
The
resolution
to
support
North
Carolina
medical
cannabis
Act
presents
the
possibility
of
significant
changes
not
only
to
Buncombe
County
residents,
but
citizens
and
races
residents
of
North
Carolina
citizens
have
become
more
knowledgeable
and
informed
of
the
benefits
of
medical
cannabis
in
a
wide
spectrum
of
issues
which
has
changed
the
current
league
legal
status
in
29
states
and
the
District
of
Columbia
DC.
We
urge
you
to
review
the
facts
of
the
resolution
and
support
it
to
put
it
on
the
agenda
for
vote
now
to
honor
the
faith
placed
in
you
as
a
representative
of
the
people.
D
Health
statement
does
not
have
a
position
on
the
legalization
of
medical
cannabis
as
such
mission,
health
neither
supports
nor
condemns
any
legislation
that
sleet
seeks
to
legalize
medical
cannabis
use
with
respect
to
doctor
Paulus
purse,
which
is
the
CEO
mission,
health,
personal
views
on
cannabis.
We
provide
a
few
in
this
letter
from
Mission
health
statement,
dr.
Paula
states.
By
way
of
background
many
assumed
that
cannabis
first
appeared
on
the
scene
in
the
1960s.
However,
history
tells
us
that
the
medical
properties
of
cannabis
have
been
recognized
for
centuries.
D
The
medical
use
of
cannabis
is
documented
in
Egyptian
popery
dating
back
to
1550
BCE.
More
recently,
nearly
two
decades
of
research
have
shown
that
cannabis
can
be
beneficial
in
alleviating
pain
and
other
symptoms
associated
with
array
of
illnesses,
including
glaucoma
cancer,
multiple
sclerosis,
anxiety
and
pain
control,
to
name
a
few.
In
fact,
quite
possible.
Broader
legalization
could
help
more
people,
unmanageable
pain,
find
relief.
It
could
even
have
a
positive
mitigating
effect
against
the
opioid
epidemic.
E
And
I
have
the
resolution
with
me.
My
name
is
Caitlin
Braden
and
I'm,
a
representative
with
yes
in
seek
cannabis,
we're
citizens
fighting
for
safe
access
to
safe
medicine,
and
we
do
feel
like
currently
with
the
opioid
epidemic
that
we're
fighting
and
not
just
Buncombe
County
but
North
Carolina
to
have
a
safe
alternative
choice
to
pain
pills
and
a
natural
one.
At
that
we
do
feel
like
that
could
curve
that
I
suffer
from
Crohn's
disease.
So
what
happens?
Is
my
intestine
will
become
inflamed
and
closed
where
I
can't
digest
food?
E
Hiv/Aids.
Multiple
sclerosis
scoop
coma
chronic
pain,
Crohn's
disease,
intractable
epilepsy,
PTSD
and
terminal
illness,
whereas
in
January
2017,
the
National
Academies
of
science
and
engineering
and
medicine
issued
a
report
entitled
the
health
effects
of
cannabis
and
cannabinoids
the
current
state
of
evidence
and
recommendations
for
research.
E
Six,
six,
three
zero,
five
zero,
seven,
which
describes
the
therapeutic
potential
for
cannabinoid
chemical
science,
whereas
the
County
Commission
seeks
to
ensure
that
the
citizens
of
Buncombe
County
has
access
to
all
viable
medical
options
that
could
help
alleviate
symptoms
associated
with
debilitating
medical
conditions
and
the
County.
Commission
hereby
supports
changes
in
state
and
other
laws
to
allow
authorization,
safe,
legal
access
to
medical
cannabis
for
qualified
patients,
grant
local
control
the
cities
and
counties
to
license
and
regulate
medical
cannabis
businesses
and
to
stop
the
persecution,
arrest
and
investigation
and
imprisonment
of
qualified
patients.
E
F
Hi,
my
name
is
Amanda
Krauss
and
I'm.
A
resident
here
in
Putnam
County,
live
in
West
Asheville,
and
really
grateful
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
all
about
legalizing
medical
cannabis
and
supporting
on
Buncombe
County.
Ironically
I
care
about
everything,
I'm,
quoting
a
froman's
remake
of
the
and
then
I
got
hi
song.
Our
culture
is
shifting
to
health
for
many
of
us.
That
means
being
present
for
our
experiences,
not
numbing
and
suppressing
them
with
side
effects
such
as
suicide.
That's
something
that
we're
struggling
today.
F
Many
citizens
are
afraid
of
taking
opiates
and
they
want
a
safe
alternative.
Our
society
needs
to
know
that
our
representative
support
our
best
interest
by
being
educated
about
the
truth
of
the
healing
properties
of
medical
cannabis.
I
spoke
with
a
lifelong
resident
of
Western
North
Carolina
today
picking
up
water
at
the
spring,
and
he
has
bone
cancer
in
both
of
his
knees.
But
not
all
of
us
can
afford
to
move
to
Colorado
like
this
guy
has
to
do.
F
Some
of
our
citizens
are
suffering
here
and
we
need
to
really
step
up
and
support
them
and
step
up
for
North,
Carolinians
and
say
here
in
Asheville.
We
really
want
our
the
best
interest
for
people
and
the
ability
to
reach
safe
access
for
cannabis
and
not
getting
on
illicit
market.
Not
I
spoke
to
a
woman
yesterday
who
says
she
can't
sleep
and
she's
tried
everything
and
she's
afraid
she
had
to
take
a
benzo
from
somebody
because
she's
like
afraid
to
try
it.
F
G
G
He
asked
PTSD
and
the
VA
has
done
everything
they
can
do
to
help
him.
I've
tried
to
teach
him
meditation
techniques.
People
have
worked
with
him
with
various
things
he
used
to
hear
those
explosions
when
the
mines
went
off
and
he
still
hears
them
every
night
which
causes
him
not
to
be
able
to
sleep
but
not
to
be
able
to
effectively
hold
down
a
job.
So
these
this
medical
use
of
cannabis
is
something
that
has
been
shown
to
prove
to
help.
People
like
that
I
also
had
a
guy
working
for
me
named
Roy.
G
G
H
We
obviously
do
have
a
major
problem
with
the
opioids
I
went
to
forum
on
Saturday
and
had
a
great
dialogue
with
many
people
there
and,
of
course,
brought
to
the
attention
of
the
folks.
You
know
these
studies
that
exist
that
demonstrate
other
communities
are
seeing
a
lot
of
success
in
curbing
opioid
addiction,
which
of
course
leads
to
crime
and.
H
I
got
my
tooth
pulled
the
other
the
other
week,
and
the
dentist
asked
me
if
I
would
like
some
opioids
with
that,
I
responded:
no,
how
about
some
frankincense
frankincense
cost
about
50
cents
or
$1,
and
it
could
have
effectively
treated
my
tooth
eight.
So
you
know
these
things.
Our
investigators
need
to
be
looking
at,
not
a
doctor,
Thailand
and
Todd
Stimson
and
those
types
of
folks.
H
My
father
has
PTSD
from
Vietnam
and
only
thing
that
helps
him
is
the
medical
campus.
You
know
the
veterans
are
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
my
father.
My
grandfather
was
a
sergeant
major
in
World
War
two,
and
this
is
not
what
we
fought
for.
We
fought
for
liberty
and
freedom
and
the
fact
that
we
have
to
have
a
centralized
source
for
medicine
that
really
isn't
even
tested
these
pharmaceutical
companies
test
themselves.
H
I
Good
evening
my
name
is
Terry:
Boyd
I
am
a
35
year
resident
of
Western
North
Carolina
I
have
a
background
and
medical
sells
in
the
medical
field,
but
today
I
am
a
cannabinoid
science
educator,
so
I
teach
patients
and
I
teach
the
medical
community,
the
science
behind
cannabis
and
hemp
and
why
it
works
so
I'm
here
today
to
speak
up
for
the
people
who
are
too
scared
to
speak
up
for
the
patients
and
the
medical
community.
That
supports
is
we
need
to
give
doctors
more
tools.
I
You
can't
expect
them
to
fix
the
issue
with
the
opioids
if
we
don't
give
them
anything
but
synthetic
pills
to
treat
pain.
So
I'm
here,
like
I,
said
to
speak
for
those
individuals
I
sent
jasmine
and
al
last
week.
An
email
with
some
statistics
for
different
studies.
I
won't
go
into
detail,
but
they
basically
have
to
do
with
how
the
opioid
deaths
have
declined
in
the
states
that
have
medical
cannabis.
I
In
the
first
year,
25
percent,
and
by
year,
5
between
33
and
50
percent,
decrease
deaths
from
car
accidents,
decrease
the
crime
rates,
went
down
and
there's
a
whole
confusion
out
there
with
a
lot
of
physicians.
That
thinks
that
that
the
use
of
cannabis
will
affect
brain
development,
and
that
has
been
proven
to
not
be
and
they're
still
misconceptions.
I
Based
on
what
Blake
Sagan
said
at
the
opioid
talk
the
other
night,
so
I'd
like
to
leave
you
with
this
salt
I
believe
education
is
the
key
and
if
everybody
could
take
the
time
to
just
open
their
minds
up
to
understand
the
basic
science,
the
basic
science
about
behind,
why
it
works.
It
doesn't
matter
whether
we're
Republican
or
whether
we're
Democrat
it
only
matters.
Now
that
you're
informed-
and
you
know
the
crime
is
not
the
patients
using
this
medicine,
which
it
has
been
longer
than
it
has
been
illegal.
I
J
Hi,
my
name
is
Todd
repellers
I
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
listening
to
us
today.
All
I
can
do
is
share
my
story
and
my
brothers
story.
I'm
62
he's
61.
He
lives
in
a
state
where
he
has
access
to
medical
cannabis,
he's
a
cancer
and
stroke
survivor
from
his
cancer.
He
had
muscles
taken
from
his
neck
and
he
is
in
chronic
pain.
He
went
back
to
work.
He
had
opioids
in
his
system.
He
couldn't
stay
awake,
he
couldn't
do
his
work,
so
his
doctor
suggested
this.
Now
my
brother
never
touched
marijuana.
J
J
J
If
I
had
access
to
this
medicine,
I
wouldn't
have
to
take
all
these
pills.
That
would
really
bad
side
effects.
I've
been
losing
hair
like
crazy
I.
Finally,
just
took
myself
off
one
of
my
medications,
my
hair's
not
falling
out.
There
are
so
many
things
that
have
happened
to
my
best
buddy,
with
all
this
medicine
I
have
to
take.
If
I
could
just
have
access
to
this
I
tried
it
when
I
was
home
with
my
brother,
it's
a
care
of
my
irritable
bowel
pain,
30
seconds
30
seconds,
and
we
don't
have
access
to
this.
J
When
I
have
panic,
attacks,
I
can't
get
a
medicine,
that's
been
it
fast
act
fast
I
had
a
panic
attack
when
I'm
sitting
in
my
brother,
he
gave
me
some
in
two
minutes.
It
was
gone.
I
didn't
have
to
go
to
the
hospital.
I've
had
to
be
hospitalized
through
these
things
because
of
my
disability.
I
can't
afford
that.
So
please
please,
please
support
this.
Thank
you.
A
K
Hello,
thank
you,
for,
let
me
speak.
I
will
take
a
bus
to
your
time.
My
name
is
Cindy.
Williams
and
I
haven't
been
a
resident
here
long,
but
from
the
time
that
we
got
here,
My
partner
and
I
we've
been
working
very
hard
to
become
contributing
members
of
your
community.
My
partner
is
a
painter
and
he
has
degenerative
disc
disease.
K
So
what
are
we
supposed
to
do
as
the
residents
of
Buncombe
County
to
help
him
continue
to
work
and
provide
for
his
three
children,
because
at
any
moment
he
could
be
in
so
much
pain
that
he
would
not
be
able
to
work
for
a
week
two
weeks
and
every
dollar
counts
when
it
when
you
have
children
I'm
sure?
All
of
you
know
that
so
I
stand
before
you,
hoping
that
you
will
put
this
on
the
agenda
to
be
a
consideration
here,
because
we
don't
have
anything
else.
Nobody
wants
to
help
us
help.
A
L
Well,
I
have
a
couple
of
questions,
but
before
I
get
into
my
questions,
I
have
a
personal
friend:
that's
smoking,
a
little
pot
right
now
for
cancer
and
I've
got
a
brother.
That's
an
alcoholic
and
alcohol
used
to
be
used
to
mix
medicine,
so
you
know
I,
don't
think
any
one
thing
is
the
solution
to
everybody's
problem,
be
it
marijuana
or
alcohol
or
beer.
We
always
create
problems
with
what
we've
got
so
anyway.
That's
just
my
comment
on
that,
because
I
have
a
question
and
I'm
going
to
be
looking
at
all
the
commissioners.
L
This
is
not
for
the
staff
I
want
to
see
which
commissioner
up
there
has
enough
concern
to
ask
some
simple
questions.
I
see
that
our
governor
has
now
increased
the
tax
credit
for
solar
energy
I,
see
that
we
have
a
member
of
our
board.
Promoting
solar
energy
and
I,
see
that
a
member
of
our
board
stated
that
he
named
everyone
that
his
particular
party,
if
you
notice
I'm
being
very
proper,
and
they
said
that
they
were
going
to
make
Buncombe
County
100%
renewable
energy.
L
Well,
folks,
there's
something
called
re:
cease
renewable
energy
credits
and,
if
you'll
look
at
the
legislation,
the
governor's
trying
to
pass,
let's
do
power,
purchase
more
and
get
more
renewable
energy
credits.
That's
a
way
to
sell
and
make
money
off
of
solar
power.
That's
not
known
through
tax
deduction
and
tax
rate
reduction
for
the
people.
It's
got
the
money
to
invest
in
solar
energy.
So
before
we
look
at
making
Buncombe
County
100%
solar
I
have
some
questions.
L
You
wouldn't
invest
money
in
the
projects
of
the
bank.
Without
you
know
what
the
return
is.
I
want
to
know
how
much
energy
Buncombe
County
consumes
on
an
annual
basis.
I
also
want
to
know
how
much
energy
the
city
of
Asheville
consumes
on
an
annual
basis
and
how
much
energy
each
of
the
schools
consumed
on
basis
and
then
I
need
to
know
the
square
footage
of
land
area
that
it
will
take
in
solar
panels
to
provide
that
much
energy.
L
That
question
is
essential
before
you
say
you're
going
to
make
Buncombe
County
100%
dependent
on
renewable
energy,
and
now
you
know
I'm
dead
on
you
don't
invest
in
something
that
you
know
the
cost.
You
don't
invest
in
something
unless
you
know
what
it's
going
to
require
and
then
you
need
to
address
what
you're
going
to
do
with
those
energy
panels
in
30
years
from
now,
because
I
remind
this
board,
there's
not
a
member
up
there.
L
That
was
present
when
I
stood
before
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
and
said
you're
going
to
have
problems
at
CTS.
Some
of
the
staff
probably
remembers
that
I
was
right,
then,
and
I'm
right
now,
with
my
questions
and
I'm
going
to
look
and
see
who
will
step
forward
and
have
the
forethought
to
answer
the
question.
Thank
you
very
much.
All.
M
M
What
you're
doing
but
I'd
like
to
see
this
put
on
television
for
everyone.
I
know
I,
do
it?
I
got
450
hits
on
both
meetings
on
two
weeks.
Apart
already
got
that
many
on
six
days.
So
it's
not
about
what
I
do
it's
about
what
you
do?
You
need
to
figure
out
a
way
to
transfer
this
to
a
video
in
the
workshop,
so
everyone
can
see
it
and
publicize
it
better,
make
it
more
transparent.
All
right!
That's
your
Kudo!
For
the
day
you
just
get
one
once
in
a
while.
M
We
could
we'd
walk
to
church
and
they'd,
be
10
or
12
hours,
15
those
and
we
didn't
have
to
worry
about
traffic.
We
was
tight
with
the
traffic.
Well,
it's
a
good
thing
about
that.
We
was
community
involved
community
church
community
about
everything
you
know
what
we
didn't
have
to
worry
about:
liquor
and
beer
and
all
the
other
things
the
bad
thing
we
do
have
to
worry
about
that
cause
on
Sunday.
There
wasn't
nothing
open
for
you
to
get
not
even
groceries
so
I'm.
M
Just
bringing
you
a
point
here
that
as
a
child,
that
meant
something
to
me
and
that's
the
reason
I
do
the
things
I
do
today
to
help
people
is.
My
life
was
good
and
I'd
like
to
see
everybody's
life,
improve
on
this
resolution
today
on
the
beer
sale
before
12:00
I
think
it
would
be
great
to
show
the
public
here,
even
though
it
might
sound
small,
it's
big,
it's
all,
not
only
just
showing
a
principal
here
of
what
should
be,
but
it's
a
safety
issue
as
well
a
safety
issue.
M
How
many
people
have
you
heard
about
on
the
news
that
went
and
within
a
two-hour
period
of
time
they
committed
crimes
that
they
wouldn't
probably
have
committed
if
they
hadn't
went
where
they
shouldn't
have
been?
This
is
just
pointing
out
a
little
example.
We
need
to
go
back
to
our
roots
here
in
Buncombe,
County
I'm,
not
ashamed
of
mine
I'm,
proud
of
it
I
think
we
need
to
do
something
for
the
good
of
the
people
voting
this
resolution
down
on
this
would
be
the
right
thing.
Thank.
A
A
N
Okay,
so
we
got
a
couple
of
different:
we
got
all
the
coaches
and
assistant
coaches,
all
of
them
up
here-
I'm,
sorry,
okay,
but
everybody!
That's
here.
You've
got
them
all.
Okay,
cool
all
right,
so
we've
got
two
different
awards.
So
what
we're
going
to
do?
I'm,
just
I'm,
going
to
read
them.
I'm
gonna
read
one
fully
and
then
I'm
gonna,
then
I'll
read
the
name
and
I'll
hand
them
to
Commissioner
Presley
and
he
can
give
them
to
the
ones
that
are
here
and
then
the
ones
that
are
not
here.
N
We
were
just
second
by
beginning
to
go
at
the
end
and
then
the
end
will
come
up
with
you.
Guys
and
y'all
can
get
a
y'all
get
a
picture
where
you're
at
and
you'll
have
all
the
commissioners
behind
you
also
alright.
So
this
is
this
is
a
repeat
from
last
year
right,
it's
back-to-back!
Am
I
right?
Okay,
so
this
is
six
and
under,
and
this
is
a
difficult
time
to
recognize
them,
but
we
didn't
want
to
wait
until
they
got
back
to
school.
N
We
want
to
go
ahead
and
do
it
so
Buncombe
County
Commissioners
recognize
an
honor
and
we'll
read
the
first
name:
addison
ball,
how
many
valley,
six
and
under
2017
state
Babe,
Ruth
softball
champion
all
these
read
the
same
on
behalf
of
the
citizens
of
Buncombe
County.
This
board
does
hereby
express
its
sincere
appreciation,
honor
and
pride
in
your
accomplishments.
As
a
member
of
the
hominy
Valley
six
and
under
softball
team
on
the
occasion
of
your
state
championship,
we
commend
your
dedication
of
time
and
hard
work.
Did
you
see
that
grin
right
there
as
well?
N
If
that's,
why
we
do
this
right
dedication
of
time
and
hard
work
that
resulted
in
victory?
You
have
brought
honor
to
your
counting
this
first
day
of
August
2017
Buncombe,
County,
Board
of
Commissioners
and
I'm,
going
to
read
every
name
so
you'll
know
they
are
brandy:
Newman,
chairman
Allen,
flawless,
Vice,
Chair,
Joe,
Belcher,
Commissioner,
Robert,
Pressley,
Commissioner,
jasmine
Beach
for
our
Commissioner
Mike
for
our
Commissioner
and
our
white
sized
Commissioner.
All
these
read
the
same
as
Edison
ball.
Here
my
girl
tell
him
Paisley
Clements
I
figure
y'all
going
to
move
Brenda
Connor.
Yes,
it
right.
N
A
A
O
Sir,
mr.
chairman,
commissioners,
at
least
a
year
ago,
this
board
approved
projects
for
city
school
system
at
Asheville,
high
IRB,
Jones
and
Randolph,
and
approved
the
budgets
and
the
project
in
April
this
year.
This
board
approved
to
proceed
with
those
projects
and
I
lost
my
spot,
but
what
this
does
is
I
simply
wanted
to
tie
the
loop
that
the
board
specifically
authorized
the
receipt
of
the
properties
at
IRB,
Jones
and
Randolph,
and
the
lease
back
of
those
properties
to
the
schools
during
the
period
of
construction
and
equipping
the
properties.
O
We
don't
believe
that
we
need
these
either
of
these
schools,
elementary
schools
as
financial
security,
so
this
is
a
regulatory
conveyance
to
make
it
easier
for
the
process
for
permitting
and
construction
and
to
wrap
up
the
project.
So
it's
just
a
pro-forma
matter
and
I
have
the
deeds
and
I
have
the
leases
and
they
all
check
out.
Okay,.
A
A
Thank
you
any
questions
for
many
commissioners
about
that
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
fruit,
are
there
any
questions
about
any
other
items
on
the
consent
agenda
this
evening,
if
not
I'll,
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
consent
agenda
with
the
addition
of
the
resolution
authorizing
acquisition,
improvement
and
lease
of
school
property
in
the
appointment
of
commissioner
mike
fryer
to
the
a
BTech
Board
for
a
four-year
term.
A
There's
a
motion
in
a
second
any
other
comments,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Thank
you
all
right.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
county
manager's
report
and
we're
going
to
get
an
update
from
Jim,
Holland
and
Lisa
EB
on
the
opioid
response
efforts
in
the
community.
Thank
you
clipping
with
us.
Q
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
work
that
we've
been
doing
in
Buncombe
County
across
Health
and
Human
Services
in
Buncombe
County
government
we're
working
using
the
existing
resources
we
have
in
the
existing
talent
within
our
community
to
address
this
public
health
crisis.
Some
of
the
partners
that
we've
been
working
with
our
Stacey
wood
who's,
led
with
the
communication
team
and
Ben
Atkins
County
PR
team
as
well
you'll,
see
a
video
of
theirs
just
shortly.
Dr.
blake
bacon,
with
Mae
heck,
has
been
spearheading
talks
within
the
community
to
get
the
word
out.
Q
Ellis
elio,
with
the
school
system,
sunrise,
recovery,
Ken
Raza,
our
Community
Engagement
Team
and
Child
Welfare
and
Health
and
Human
Services
staff,
as
well
as
the
leadership
of
Jim
Holland.
So
I
wanted
to
tell
you
that,
there's
a
lot
of
work
being
done
and
it's
being
done
within
the
resources
that
we
have
within
the
county.
Can
you
cut
the
PowerPoint
please?
This
is
a
picture
of
a
girl
that
was
in
the
front
line.
Q
Q
What
really
is
effective
is,
if
you
throw
out
a
thousand
pebbles
into
the
community,
and
each
one
of
those
pebbles
becomes
a
ripple
that
overlaps
and
galvanizes
the
community,
and
so
we're
trying
to
create
a
thousand
conversations-
a
thousand
pebbles
tossed
in
this
community,
where
we're
helping
the
community
to
understand
what
every
person
can
do
to
attack
and
address
this
epidemic.
So
it
starts
with
education
and
I'm
going
to
go
through
just
some
of
the
relevant
slides
that
we
have
in
a
speaker's
bureau
that
we've
developed.
Q
The
speaker's
bureau
is
an
easy
presentation
that
anyone
can
give
you
all
could
give
it
any.
Member
in
this
community
could
give
it
and
it's
just
getting
the
information
out
to
the
public
so
that
we
can
each
connect
the
dots
and
understand
how
we
can
make
a
difference.
So
the
first
thing
we
want
to
do
is
to
encourage
the
public
is
to
talk
to
your
children.
We
know
that
parents
who
talk
to
their
children
about
the
risk
of
opioid
addiction
are
50%
less
likely
to
use
opioids
and
to
become
addicted.
Q
So
we
want
parents
to
have
these
conversations.
We
want
to
arm
parents
with
the
ability
to
have
these
conversations
as
well.
We
want
people
when
they
go
to
their
physician,
to
be
informed
consumers
to
be
able
to
ask
their
physicians.
The
kind
of
questions
do
I
have
to
take
painkillers.
Is
there
another
way
that
I
might
alleviate
this
pain?
Do
I
need
to
take
the
full
regimen?
When
can
I
taper
off
and
start
taking
things
like
Tylenol
or
Advil,
so
we're
going
out
in
the
community
in
trying
to
educate
the
community?
Q
We
need
the
community
to
understand
if
they
don't
hear.
Anything
else
is
never
ever
share
your
medication.
Fifty
percent
of
those
that
become
addicted
to
opioids
get
that
medication
initially
from
family
or
friends.
So
just
making
sure
that
people
know
not
to
share
medication
is
really
important.
I've
done
it
in
my
family,
when
a
sister
comes
to
visit
and
she's,
not
feeling
well
with
the
toothache
I've
done
it,
and
none
of
us
should
be
doing
it,
we're
all
at
risk.
We
can
take
simple
steps.
Everybody
in
this
room
can
go
home
tonight.
Q
Count
the
painkillers
that
you
have
in
your
bed,
medicine-cabinet
be
aware
of
them.
Secure
your
pills.
Take
them
out
of
the
medicine
cabinet,
put
them
somewhere
that
other
people
can't
find
them
or
drop
off
your
unused
pills
at
the
prescription,
drug
drop-off
locations
located
there
and
then
ask
your
family
and
friends
to
do
the
same.
Get
the
word
out.
We
need
to
be
having
these
conversations
in
our
community.
The
other
thing
that
we
need
to
do
is
really
change
the
dynamics
of
this
conversation.
Q
The
disease
of
addiction
thrives
in
darkness
and
it
must
be
defeated
in
light,
and
we
do
this
by
really
understanding
that
this
is
a
disease.
It's
not
a
character
flaw.
It's
a
public
health
crisis
and
just
like
the
conversations
that
we
had
around
AIDS
took
it
out
of
darkness
and
moved
it
into
the
light
and
save
lives.
We
can
do
the
same
thing
in
our
community.
Q
I
just
had
a
neighbor
recently
who
lost
a
son
to
addiction
and
it's
happening
in
our
community,
and
we
need
to
know
how
to
get
people
connected
to
help
only
1
in
10
people
who
are
addicted
or
suffering
from
substance
abuse
disorder
actually
get
help,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
in
this
and
then
we're
also
working
with
the
medical
community
to
get
the
word
out.
We
developed
labels.
Q
These
labels
actually
are
put
on
prescription
painkillers
so
that
when
you
pick
up
your
prescription
now
it
will
have
this
black
label
on
it
that
warns
people
that
they're
highly
addictive.
We
created
a
number
of
these
that
will
be
kind
of
rotated
kind
of
like
the
tobacco
warnings
and
so
we're
using
that.
We
also
worked
with
May
heck
to
get
blister
packs
so
that
physicians
could
actually
hand
people
who
had
come
in
with
pain,
blister
packs,
with
a
dosage
of
advil
and
Aleve
am
I,
seeing
that
wrong
advil
and
tylenol
acetaminophen
and
ibuprofen
between
combinations.
Q
This
information
that
I
gave
you
is
just
a
very
quick
snapshot
about
the
kind
of
community
conversations
that
we
want
to
have.
We
have
scheduled
a
speakers
bureaus
where
we're
trained
training,
a
train,
the
trainer,
where
we're
training
people
to
actually
go
into
their
churches,
to
go
in
their
communities
to
have
these
conversations
handouts
over
there
with
the
dates
and
times.
If
people
want
to
come
to
these
meetings
and
get
trained
well
hand,
you
the
PowerPoint
and
send
you
on
your
way,
we're
also
willing
to
have
dr.
Q
Fagan
come
and
do
these
talks
with
you
or
have
other
members
of
our
staff
come
out
on
the
community
and
do
these
talks.
Dr.
Fagan
is
single-handedly
championing
this.
He
he's
already
been
before
school.
Let
out
this
year
he
had
two
trainings
that
he
did
with
teachers
and
he
is
more
than
willing
to
come
out
and
speak
to
any
community
organization.
Q
There
are
some
additional
steps
we
are
taking
to
address
this
epidemic,
we're
working
on
an
opioid
summit
and
we're
really
focusing
on
the
schools
and
we're
creating
kind
of
a
long
runway
of
planning
for
the
summit.
We're
doing
that
purposely
so
that
we
make
sure
that
the
kids
are
involved
in
the
process,
we're
using
existing
school
groups
to
help
them
get
involved
and
planned
the
conference.
So
the
kids
learn
about
planning
a
very
large
project
and
then
also
learn
about
the
opiate
opioid
epidemic
in
the
process,
and
hopefully
that
will
help
within
the
school
system.
Q
This
summit
will
be
involving
parents
with
their
kids,
as
well
as
other
community
members
again
to
foster
those
kind
of
conversations
that
we
know
make
a
difference.
We
have
settled
on
the
faith-based
summit
for
September
14th
at
6:30
at
the
AME
Church.
We
have
right
now
almost
60
churches,
black
white
brown
churches
in
our
community
that
are
willing
to
come
together
to
address
this
epidemic,
we're
hoping
to
pick
a
day
one
day
in
or
one
Sunday
in
our
community
that
we
can
have
sermons
across
the
community
on
this
topic:
we're
creating
community
religions.
Q
Listening
sessions,
we'd
like
to
work
with
Cathy
Hughes
and
the
Board
of
Commissioners
to
again
help
you
go
out
in
the
community
and
hear
from
community
members
and
do
education
as
well
continuing
the
physician
education
working
with
May,
heck
and
mission,
we're
developing
a
web-based
tool
kit
and
again
we're
doing
the
school
health
training.
So
that's
what
we're
up
to
right
now
and
then
Jim
Holland
is
going
to
talk
about
some
of
the
work
specific
to
Health
and
Human
Services.
R
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
commissioners,
just
to
update
you
on
a
couple
things
that
we're
doing
within
Health
and
Human
Services.
You
tasked
us
with
going
back
and
looking
across
the
nation
at
looking
at
best
practices
of
what
was
happening
and
looking
how
we
could
do
that
within
the
resources
that
we
have.
We've
done
that
and
just
to
update
you
in
a
couple
things
that
we're
doing
abba
house,
which
is
through
western
carolina
rescue
ministries.
R
They
have
built
a
14
bed,
14
bedrooms
for
pregnant
women
who
have
either
had
their
babies
or
are
working
towards
getting
their
babies
back
and
facing
addiction
that
is
still
on
track
to
open
September.
1St
Tammy
shook
and
her
staff
are
working
with
the
community
partners
to
work
out.
The
methods
by
which
it's
determined
who
goes
into
those
facilities
and
and
the
actual
protocol
that
will
be.
There
are
very
excited
that
that
process
is
moving
forward
and
that
it
will
be
ready
to
go
September
1.
R
R
One
thing
that
happen
in
the
legislature
this
year
was
the
strengthened
opioid
prevention,
missmiss,
strengthen
opioid,
misuse,
Prevention
Act
or
the
stop
act,
and
that
was
passed.
One
of
the
key
components
of
that
was
harm
reduction,
and
it
allows
now
governments,
with
the
exception
of
the
state,
to
use
resources
to
help
in
harm
reduction
strategies,
and
mainly
that
rests
with
syringe
exchange
programs
from
a
public
health
perspective
that
has
great
application
in
terms
of
reducing
the
in
the
incidence
of
particularly
hepatitis
C,
which
is
a
levels
right
now
in
our
community.
R
There
are
ups
and
there
are
positives
about
harm
reduction
strategies,
but
they're
also
challenges
related
to
that,
and
so
dr.
Jennifer
mullendore
is
working
with
a
group
in
the
community.
Both
law
enforcement,
as
well
as
harm
reduction
partners,
to
try
to
come
up
with
some
strategies
to
make
a
harm
reduction
strategy
work
both
for
the
people
that
are
suffering
addiction
and
also
the
communities
that
can
be
impacted
through
that.
R
One
of
the
other
things
that
has
happened
in
the
at
the
federal
level
is
that
North
Carolina
received
a
31
million
dollar
grant
to
specifically
help
treat
addiction,
as
well
as
some
prevention
strategies
that
money
15
million
dollars
a
year.
What
has
been
district
will
be
distributed
through
the
local
management
entity
by
a
health
and
be
used
mostly
80%
of
those
dollars
will
be
used
for
treatment
and
getting
treatment
on
the
ground
right
away.
I
wanted
to
just
show
you
a
couple
data
points
that
we
have.
R
This
is
EMS
overdose
incidents,
and,
while
you
see
the
different
colors
of
related
to
overdose,
it's
can
represent
suicides,
it
can
represent
overdoses
and
it
represents
chemical
dependency.
Overdoses
that
are
that
are
called.
It's
been
hard
to
tease
those
out,
and
when
you
look
at
those
do
we
see
a
pattern.
We
don't
really
see
a
pattern
in
terms
of
a
trend
going
up
and
down
I.
Think
anecdotally.
R
What
first
responders
tell
us
that
it's
more
of
an
indication
of
the
type
of
illegal
substances
that
are
in
the
community
and
based
on
the
strength
or
based
on
the
type
that
is
in
the
community
at
a
particular
time.
It
can
be
reflective
of
the
numbers
of
overdoses
that
are
there,
for
example,
fentanyl
or
the
derivatives
of
fentanyl
car
fentanyl,
which
is
the
elephant
tranquilizer.
That
has
an
impact
on
potential
overdoses
in
June.
R
We
thought
we
were
seeing
a
decline,
but
we
just
got
the
data
for
July
and
it's
it's
going
back
up
when
we
look
at
the
narcan
administration
again,
not
any
type
of
trend
that
we
can
see,
except
again,
that
anecdotal,
based
on
what
types
of
drugs
are
out
there
and
their
potency.
One
interesting
fact
is
that
we
had
look
wanted
to
know
are
the
people
that
be
that
we're
administering
narcan.
Are
we
administering
it
to
the
same
people
over
and
over
again,
when
we
look
through
June
of
that?
R
That's
about
a
hundred
and
fifty
nine
administration's
a
hundred
and
forty
six
of
those
were
unique
individuals
so,
for
the
most
part,
we're
not
seeing
the
same
people
back
over
and
over
again.
That's
that's
a
mixed
message
in
terms
of
what
the
impact
is.
It
is
saying
that
it's
it's
across
our
community.
P
R
S
M
R
S
N
So
just
a
couple
comments
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
both
of
you
for,
and
the
team
for,
the
follow
up
in
the
information
and
in
the
slide
presentation.
The
the
highly
addictive
banner
struck
me
I
think
it's
excellent
I'd
love
to
hear
or
future
fortune
on
that
how
people
are
participating
in
that
also
I,
don't
think
there
was.
There
was
pretty
close
to
almost
not
a
dry
eye
in
the
room
with
the
video
as
I
say.
N
Probably
all
of
the
people
in
the
audience
so
I'll
give
you
an
excellent
on
both
of
those.
It's
a
it's
a
tough
message,
but
it
was
delivered
very
well,
very
heartfelt
and
compassionate
and
I.
Just
it
was
very
moving
and
I
appreciate
that
also
was
part
of
a
safety
net
meeting
today
and
I'll
continue
to
follow
up
on
I'll
turn
his
ways
and
just
research
and
trying
to
find
out
why
citizens
in
Buncombe
County
are
affected
by
this
addiction
and
finding
ways
to
prevent
it.
I
learned
some
amazing
things.
N
Today,
home
tylenol
can
convert
into
morphine
for
some
people
with
they
go
pee
or
different
opioid
receptors.
They
have,
and
it
was
very
opening,
even
for
you
know,
for
little
children
and
how
medicine
doesn't
affect
everybody
the
same
way
it
was.
It
was
very
good,
so
hats
off
difficult
subject,
but
work
work
well
done
and
work
that
I
believe
will
save
lives.
Monken,
County
I
appreciate
it.
I.
S
Sent
an
email,
but
a
very
dear
friend
of
mine,
was
recently
a
mission
for
a
leg,
injury
and
he
was
in
the
IDI
and
he
had
a
very
perfunctory
exam
and
then
was
prescribed
18
days
worth
of
heroin
derivative
drugs
and
I
emailed
everybody
about
it.
But
I
want
to
say
it
in
public
again,
because
how?
How
can
we
combat
this
when
the
the
performance
of
the
IDI
seems
to
be
so
irregular?
S
In
one
hand,
we
hear
one
thing
and
then
you
know
when
you
have
these
conversations
with
people,
it's
so
disheartening
and
he
refused
and
didn't
it.
He
took
a
prescription
that
didn't
fulfill
it,
but
what
can
we
do
other
than
education
to
control
this,
because
clearly
mission
is
very:
it's
not
consistent
what
they
do.
I.
R
Did
raise
that
issue
with
a
representative
from
Mission
today,
as
a
matter
of
fact
and
I,
do
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
we
will
have
to
continue
to
do
is
to
continue
to
educate,
educate,
educate
around
that
message,
because
it's
it's
as
dr.
Fagan
has
said
here
before
that
is
ingrained
in
in
physicians
and
to
change
that
behavior
into
especially
in
an
emergency
setting
where
you're,
not
in
a
relationship
with
the
patient.
That's
even
more
critical
to
be
able
to
do
that,
and
so
I
think.
S
A
A
following
that
the
legislation
that
was
passed
through
the
legislature
this
year,
doesn't
it
regulate
the
number
two
opioid
or
highly
other
otherwise
highly
addictive
pills
that
can
be
prescribed.
Could
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
what's
in
that
legislation
and
how
it
to
what
degree
it
will
address
I
think
a
critical
concern
about
over
prescription
of
these
addictive
drugs.
There.
R
Are
there
are
some
of
the
things
that
it
does
is
it's?
It
puts
teeth
behind
the
Controlled
Substances
reporting
system
that
all
providers
are
to
use
when
they
prescribe
an
opioid
to
be
able
to
look
in
that
system
and
also
to
be
able
to
register
the
opiates
that
they
give
to
that.
It
also
does
limit
the
amount
of
prescriptions.
The
number
of
days
that
can
be
prescribed
to
ten.
It's
supposed
to
be
the
limit
that
that
have
said
this
takes
effect.
R
It
does
require
for
mid-level
providers
to
have
a
personal
consultation
with
the
physician
before
they
prescribe
an
opioid
so
that
they
do
make
sure
that
they're
consulting
and
that
the
physician
has
an
agreement
that
that
must
be
can
be
given.
It
does
again
provide
for
pharmacies
must
report
if
they
suspect
that
someone
is
abusing
either
shopping
around
for
different
medications
with
different
prescriptions
or
if
they
suspect
someone
is
using
inappropriately
they
are
required
to
report
and
pharmacies
or
require
have
financial
penalties
if
they
fail
to
report.
A
Do
you
think
that
you
know
when
we
first
had
I
think
one
of
our
earlier
presentations
about
this
problem?
You
know
there
were
some
numbers
shown
about
how
many
opioids
are
prescribed
in
Buncombe
County
each
year,
and
it
was
just
a
mind-boggling
number
I
think
was
over
10
million.
It
was
maybe
18
million,
or
something
like
that.
A
Do
you
think
that
is
it
possible
to
know
at
this
point
with
this
new
legislation
that
will
limit
the
number
of
pills
that
they
prescribed
if
that's
going,
to
be
really
effective
in
driving
those
numbers
down?
Because
just
you
know
this
is
a
really
complicated
problem,
but
just
when
you
see
that
many
of
these
really
addictive
tools
being
prescribed,
it's
really
simple
understanding.
R
Think
that's
an
open
question
as
to
how
that
happens.
You
know
if
I
think
back
to
dr.
Fagan
coming
here
and
saying
and
dr.
hardy
saying
it
takes
five
minutes
to
say
yes
and
25
minutes
to
say
no,
and
so
the
reality
is
that
prescribers
must
be
at
the
point
where
they
understand
the
consequences
and
being
able
to
help
people.
The
other
side
of
that
is
already
the
people
that
are
receiving
those
medications
if
they
are
addicted,
which
a
lot
of
those
folks
are
is
how
do
you
enroll
them,
or
engage
them
in
treatment?
R
And
how
do
you
provide
the
facilities
and
this
in
the
outpatient
or
necessarily
the
inpatient,
to
be
able
to
do
that
and
I
think
that
continues
to
be
a
dilemma
and
continues
to
be
a
struggle
with
the
medication,
assisted
therapy.
I
do
think.
There's
the
fact
that
you're
asking
about
it
that
it's
more
visible
than
it's
ever
been
I
think
does
put
pressure
on
both
providers
and
the
community
to
be
more
aware.
R
A
Last
question
on
this:
you
know
the
word
number
said
about
the
number
of
opioids
that
were
prescribed
in
Buncombe
County
and
I
can't
recall
what
all
the
different
sources
for
that
information
were.
Do
we
have
a
good
system
for
tracking
you
know
quantitatively,
those
numbers
over
time,
I
mean?
Will
we
be
able
to
see
you
know
this
year
next
year?
Will
we
be
able
to
see
how
those
trends
change
I'm,
hopefully,
obviously,
in
a
really
strongly
downward
direction?
A
R
One
example
of
how
accurate
we
have
it
is
the
state
website
that
had
that
information
and
got
so
much
attention
is
now
down
for
maintenance,
because
I
think
that
they
were
very
concerned
about
the
validity
of
what
they
were
showing
and
making
sure
that
that
information
was
actually
correct,
so
that
system
of
reporting,
both
in
the
CSRs,
as
well
as
looking
at
claims
data,
will
is
designed
to
help
do
that.
But
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
go
into
that
that
make
that
problematic
in
terms
of
getting
the
full
picture.
R
A
Appreciate
that
and
I
guess,
I
would
just
say:
I
hope
that
we
can
do
whatever
we
can
at
this
level.
You
know
here
in
Buncombe
County
to
advocate
for
really
getting
the
best
information,
that's
possible
on
that,
because
if
we
don't
have
that
information
and
if
we
can't
see
those
trend
of
prescriptions
going
down,
we're
losing
I
mean
everything
else.
We
do
all
the
best
education
and
all
of
the
best.
A
If
there's
that
many
of
these
highly
addictive
pills
being
prescribed,
the
reality
is
a
lot
of
them
are
just
going
to
get
in
the
wrong
hands
they're
going
to
be
misused,
so
we've
got
to
see
those
numbers
going
down.
Otherwise
we
know
we're
we're
just
saying
in
the
in
the
same
place,
and
the
problem
will
just
get
more
fitting.
R
N
So,
just
to
piggyback
on
what
you
said,
because
I
was
really
going
to
ask
the
same
question
and
so
I
guess
so
that
it
has
a
challenge,
it's
important
for
us
to
find
an
accurate
source
that
we
can
measure
this,
so
that
I
mean
I
like
what
I.
Like
the
you
know,
opioid
response
plan.
You
know
on
the
agenda
and
be
nice
to
see
it
coming
back
in
a
quarterly
my
opinion.
A
T
So
thank
you.
I
would
like
to
take
just
a
moment
to
thank
Commissioner
beech
Ferraro
for
joining
the
community
Child
Protection
team
last
year.
It's
really
it's
really
critical
to
have
a
cross-section
of
the
community
represented
on
our
teams
to
make
sure
that
the
work
we
do
is
transparent,
informed
and
comprehensive.
So
I'd
like
to
thank
her
for
joining
our
group.
Our
2016
annual
report
was
distributed
to
everybody
and
it
outlines
the
work
that
our
team
undertook.
T
T
T
You
can
also
see
that
we
performed
24
child
fatality
reviews
last
year.
This
is
emotionally
taxing
but
critically
important
work
that
our
team
undertakes.
Our
team
works
diligently
to
identify
address
gaps
and
barriers
and
deficiencies
and
community
services
or
resources
in
order
that
future
child
fatalities
can
hopefully
be
prevented.
And
finally,
we
did
perform
two
additional
case:
reviews
of
Health
and
Human
Services
active
cases.
Social
workers
are
able
to
bring
cases
to
our
team
for
discussion
and
review.
T
They
tend
to
bring
cases
where
their
efforts
have
been
unable
to
bring
unable
to
bring
about
change
in
the
family
due
to
barriers
and
accessing
resources,
or
a
lack
of
resources
in
our
community
or
abuse.
Neglect
or
dependency
has
been
substantiated
and
the
family
has
not
been
able
to
undertake
the
efforts
to
correct
those
situations,
because
our
team,
like
I
said,
is
a
cross-section
of
the
community,
we're
able
to
bring
new
insights
or
suggestions
that
the
DHHS
staff
may
not
have
been
aware
of
or
overlooked.
T
So
our
team
continues
our
important
work
in
2017.
We
look
forward
to
reporting
to
you
next
year
about
our
efforts
that
are
currently
underway.
Please
know
that
our
team
is
very
appreciative
of
the
resources
you,
the
commission
members
allocate
to
keeping
children
safe
in
our
community.
I
also
have
DHHS
back
here
that
sit
on
the
team
with
me.
If
you
have
any
additional
questions.
A
A
U
You,
mr.
chairman
commissioners,
so
the
packet
you
have
I
believe
has
about
six
documents
within
it,
so
I'm
going
to
just
quickly
go
through
each
one
of
those,
and
if
you
want
to
stop
me
somewhere,
then
I'd
be
happy
to
stop
and
we'll
discuss
whatever
you'd
like
to
discuss
there,
but
first
for
those
of
you
that
maybe
have
not
been
here
and
saw
this
process
before
or
saw
this
at
a
mother
understand
what
the
settlement
is.
U
Let
me
give
you
a
quick
little
snippet
on
that
as
that,
this
time
last
year,
this
board
gave
the
tax
collector
order
to
collect
for
the
2016
tax
year.
Now
we
come
back
as
part
of
the
statute
and
report
to
you.
The
settlement
on
that
charge.
To
say
this
was
the
levy
that
you
charged
us
to
collect.
This
is
what
we
collected,
and
this
is
the
percent
of
that.
So
that's
what
the
settlement
is
and
that's
what
this
document
will
give
you.
U
The
first
document
I
give
you
is
this:
what
we
call
the
snapshot
the
tax
year?
2016
snapshot
be
the
regular
levy
that
you
charge
to
collect
the
amount
that
was
collected
uncollected
and
the
percent
collected
and
I
will
say
that
we
are
very
proud
of
the
staff
there.
Ninety
nine
point:
eight
eight
percent
again
one
of
the
highest
collection
rates
that
Buncombe
County
has
ever
had.
We
continued
to
be
very
successful
there
and
improve
that
every
year,
so
they
deserve
lots
of
credit
for
their
hard
work.
U
On
that
also,
we
report
to
you,
the
vehicles
and
a
reminder
there
that
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Motor
Vehicles
collect
this
tax
for
us.
So
the
ninety
nine
point,
four
eight
percent-
is
not
something
that
we
are
directly
in
control
of
that
is
up
to
the
Department
of
Motor
Vehicles.
Okay,
that
gives
you
ended
up
in
a
toll
levy,
percentage
of
99.85%
for
2016,
the
next
document,
the
Buncombe
County
Narconon
office,
a
tax
collector.
U
The
next
document
is
the
fire
protection
and
hambulance
Rescue
Service
districts
2016.
This
will
give
you
each
district
as
it
is
taxed
and
the
percent
collected
within
each
one
of
those
districts.
The
next
one
is
the
North
Carolina
vehicle
tax
system
report.
This
gives
you
a
report
of
the
fiscal
year
end
in
June,
13,
June,
30
2017,
which
translates
to
the
other
report
of
the
ninety.
U
Ninety
eight
point,
four
eight
percent
collected
from
the
Department
of
Motor
Vehicles.
The
next
report,
for
you
is
the
insolvent
list
of
tax
bills.
This
comes
before
you.
The
general
statute
has
a
provision
which
gives
you
the
governing
body
the
option
to
relieve
the
tax
collector
of
the
duty
or
the
charge
to
collect
these
taxes
once
they
become
greater
than
five
years
old.
So
what
you
see
on
this
report
is
a
list
really
of
personal
property.
So
that's
important
to
know
this
is
personal
property.
It
is
not
real
estate.
U
We
do
have
means
of
other
ways
of
collecting
on
real
estate
up
to
ten
years,
but
personal
property.
We
ask
you
to
review
this
list
and
release
us
of
the
charge
to
collect
on
these.
You
see
there's
many
reasons
here,
but
there's
a
lot
of
businesses
here,
maybe
some
manufactured
homes
which
have
gotten
moved
down
the
county.
We
no
longer
can
locate
businesses
that
have
closed,
there's
no
longer
assets.
So
therefore,
there's
not
very
many
collection
remedies
left
once
the
assets
are
gone,
so
we
ask
you
to
approve
that
insolvent
list.
U
The
last
document,
then,
is
the
order
of
collection.
This
is
the
order
of
collection
to
the
tax
collector
for
this
year
of
2017,
so
that
gives
the
authority
for
the
tax
collector
start
to
use
the
remedies
in
which
they
feel
necessary
to
collect
the
tax
in
which
you
are
charging
us
to
do
any
questions
on
any
of
those
I.
B
G
U
A
Motion
in
a
second
for
their
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
all
opposed.
Thank
you
all
right.
The
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
in
consideration
of
an
ordinance
to
allow
the
sale
of
alcoholic
beverages
before
noon.
On
Sundays
at
licensed
premises
and
Mike.
Fruit
will
explain
the
ordinance
Thank
You.
O
O
It
simply
says
as
follows:
it
amends
the
chapter
153
a
particularly
to
counties.
It
says,
in
accordance
with
statutes
related
to
alcohol
sales,
accounting
may
adopt
an
ordinance
allowing
for
the
sale
of
malt
beverages,
unfortified
wine,
fortified
wine,
mixed
beverages,
beginning
10:00
a.m.
on
Sunday
pursuant
to
licensed
premises
permit.
So
it
could
be
at
10:00
a.m.
by
a
county
or
jurisdiction
or
city.
If
a
local
ordinance
is
passed,
allowing
us
such
it
doesn't
change
what
can
be
sold
or
how
can
be
sold
simply
moves
the
time,
if
allowed
from
noon,
to
10:00
a.m.
on
Sundays.
N
A
W
Hi,
my
name
is
Jeff
Gottfried,
I
own
the
farm
and
it's
an
event
center
in
Candler.
We
do
mostly
weddings.
We
do
about
80
weddings
a
year,
that's
from
April
through
the
end
of
December.
We
also
do
other
events
as
well
cooking
classes,
some
of
those
really
fun
things
that
people
love
to
do.
I
I
have
a
license
to
serve
alcohol.
I,
don't
drink,
I,
never
have
I,
didn't
know
anybody
that
even
drank
until
I
was
out
of
college,
so
I
I
feel
the
responsibility
of
doing
the
right
thing.
W
W
Money
is
not
not
the
number
one
issue
for
us,
it's
being
able
to
say
yes
to
our
guests
coming
in
for
a
destination
wedding.
If
they,
if
they
asked
that
question,
can
they
have
alcohol
on
a
Saeta,
Sunday,
brunch
and
I
have
to
say
no,
not
you
can't,
then
they
will
go
somewhere
else
wet
and
that's
a
lot
of
money
that
we
are
losing
for
Buncombe
County,
because
that
means
that
the
Baker's
won't
they'll
go
somewhere
else
to
have
their
wedding
or
they'll
come
down
into
town
in
Asheville
to
have
their
their
brunch.
W
L
Believe
it
or
not,
I
feel
sorry
for
you
all.
So
I'm
gonna
be
a
little
light-hearted
I
born
and
raised
here.
That
does
have
its
advantages.
I
remember.
When
moonshine
was
$3
a
gallon
everybody
made
a
little
bit.
Then
the
federal
government
says
man.
Look
at
all
the
money
you're
losing
my
granddad
used
to
holler
55-gallon
drum
of
liquor
from
up
in
Yancey
County
to
Lexington.
Avenue
got
$5.00
for
the
barrel
and
they
sold
it
for
a
nickel,
the
shot
you
figure,
how
much
money
the
bar
made?
L
L
I'm
dead,
serious
about
it
because
you
make
it
illegal
price
of
it
goes
up
opioids
you
have
to
get
it
through
a
prescription,
then
somebody
gets
it
and
they
get
an
extra
bottle
and
Thank
You
Brenda
mention
that,
because
they'll
go
out
and
they'll
sell
that
right,
if
they
don't
take
it
they'll
find
somebody
give
them
something
for
it.
So
the
best
way
to
find
out
how
much
opioids
are
moving
through
here
is
contact
to
see
unless
he
strokes,
Tobias
and
I.
Think
you
can
do
that
because
we
passed
federal
law.
L
M
Thank
You
veteran
memory
board
what
I
said
earlier:
I
I'm
gonna
stick
by
about
this
drinking
I
think
there's
an
issue
that
needs
to
be
looked
at.
If
you
need
to
move
it
up
to
the
state
legislature,
do
that
I
think
everybody
that
sells
alcohol
or
to
have
to
put
up
a
million
dollar
liability
insurance
if
something
happens
to
Patriot
or
anyone
else
and
I
think
that
hard
to
be
took
care
of
it's
the
state
legislature,
because
this
safety
issue
that
I
spoke
about
earlier.
It
certainly
is.
M
P
M
Not
going
to
tolerate
this
kind
of
stuff
businesspeople,
let
me
tell
you,
you
know
it's
all
about
greed.
If
a
neighbor
does
it,
they
want
to
do
it.
It's
the
old
saying
we
want
to
keep
up
with
the
Joneses
there's
something
more
to
life
than
keeping
up
with
the
Joneses
we've
talked
about
opioid
we've
talked
about
the
serious
things
that
DSS
deals
with.
We
need
to
think
logic
here.
These
things
keep
happening
because
all
of
these
little
laws
that
we
can
prevent
something
from
happening.
M
We
just
pass
it
on
and
say:
are
we
going
to
make
a
little
profit
on?
That
is
profit
talking
about
real-life
situations
being
solved?
We
need
to
think
about
the
long-term
future
of
what
we're
doing
just
because
it
City
Vice
or
does
it
don't
mean
we
do
it?
We
need
to
send
a
strong
message
here,
even
though
it
might
sound
simple
in
one
way,
send
a
message
to
the
people
that
we're
talking
about
your
kids,
we're
talking
about
safety.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
X
The
farm
my
daughter
got
married
there
very
nice
place,
I
love,
it
I
mean
I.
Just
can't
support
this
Sunday
morning,
alcohol,
I,
just
I,
don't
think
we're
talking
enough
money.
The
people
come
to
the
farm
or
any
of
our
other
Western
North
Carolina
vineyards
to
have
weddings
and
everything,
hopefully
after
a
Saturday
night
of
their
wedding
they're
staying
over
on
the
Sunday
that
this
is
not
going
to
really
break
anybody.
I
think
it
will
show
some
morals
to
maybe
make
the
place
even
more
presentable.
X
You
know
we
served
wine
and
alcohol
at
my
daughter's
wedding.
Very
little
was
drink.
You
know,
because
the
people
we
had
so
in
saying
that
you
know
I
I'm,
not
an
alcohol
drinker,
so
I'm
not
really
at
liberty
to
voice
my
opinion,
but
I.
Just
you
know,
felt
like
Sunday
morning
is
a
morning
that
you
feel
the
safest
on
the
highway
and
me
being
a
racecar
driver
over
the
years
and
safety.
X
P
Y
A
brief
comment,
I
planned
of
for
this
ordinance,
but
I
do
just
want
to
take
effect
because
we're
talking
a
lot
about
addiction
tonight
and
when
we
talk
about
addiction,
I
think
we
also
should
talk
about
alcohol
addiction
and
use
the
platform
to
just
sign
some
light
on
that
issue
as
well.
We
do
live
in
a
town
where
beer,
particularly
is
a
big
driver
in
our
economy
and
I.
N
So
I've
got
I've
got
a
couple
comments.
I,
don't
think
it's
going
to
shock
the
board
on
where
my
or
my
vote
falls
on
this
at
all
and
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
the
businesses
and
the
lady
that
spokes
just
it's
a
wonderful
business
and
you're
great
people.
So
there's
no
reflection
on
businesses,
but
I
do
believe
personally
that
that
there
are
erosions
into
times
and
into
family
time.
That,
for
me,
is
unacceptable.
N
This
is
one
of
them
where
I
would
rather
they're
personally,
but
personally
would
rather
there
be
no
sales
on
Sunday
any
at
all,
but
that's
not
the
way
it
is
when
it
comes.
You
know
below
12
I,
just
personally
can't
support
it
for
various
reasons,
but
no
reflection
on
the
businesses
or
those
that
have
their
certain
goals.
V
And
I
would
like
to
comment
before
we
vote.
I
agree
with
what
the
other
commissioners
have
said
and
I
agreed.
When
we
talk
about
families
and
being
responsible,
you
know
my
wife
and
I
just
celebrated
our
47th
anniversary
a
few
years.
A
few
days
ago,
my
parents
were
married
69
years
so
when
it
comes
to
family
values,
I
believe
in
that,
but
I
also
believe
in
being
fair
to
the
constituents
and
the
people
that
we
represent
in
Buncombe,
County
and
I
didn't
run
for
this
office
to
be
a
mall
policeman.
V
I
ran
to
make
sure
that
we're
fair
in
what
we
do
for
the
people,
and
you
know
some
things
we
cannot
dictate
in
America
I
tell
people
what
to
do.
I
mean
we
have
the
right
to
make
our
own
decisions.
I
might
not
agree
with
a
lot
of
them,
but
as
long
as
we're
legal
and
what
we
do,
you
know
that's
the
American
Way.
V
That's
why
I
fought
in
Vietnam
I
mean
I
believe
in
the
principles
you
know:
freedom
and
giving
people
the
right
to
choose
so
with
that
I
will
say
that
I
will
vote
for
this,
because
I
think
it's
only
fair
to
the
people
who
we
represent
the
businesses
so
that
they'll
be
competing
on
a
level
playing
field
young
with
the
businesses
in
Asheville
and
the
other
counties
and
I
agree.
You
know
when
you
talk
about
families
and
being
safe
on
the
highway.
V
P
N
N
Al,
you
just
said
it
right
or
would
be
punishing
a
certain
amount
of
people.
They
would
have
to
drive
further
to
be
able
to
do
the
same
thing
that
they're
going
to
do,
whether
you
say
it
or
not.
I
was
going
to
go
now,
but
now
I'm
probably
going
to
say
yes,
that's
a
hard
one
to
say,
but
that's
I
don't
want
to
punish
anyone
and
or
and
I
don't
and
I'm,
like
everybody
else.
N
S
O
S
A
O
A
L
O
P
Y
Y
A
Z
Mr.
chairman,
commissioners,
back
in
October
15,
we
set
a
budget
for
a
new
transfer
station
got
by
the
County
garage
set.
That
budget
at
two
point,
eight
point:
two
million
dollars:
we
hired
a
construction
manager
at
risk
to
help
us
guide
through
the
process.
As
far
as
costs
we
did
the
designed
in-house
for
an
architect.
Z
Z
Religions,
cost-saving
measures
like
the
scale
house,
we
will
buy
a
modular
and
physical
facilities.
People
would
basically
finish
off
the
interior.
Thought
could
be
some
savings
there,
but
we
had
opened
a
round
of
it's
one
round
of
bids
a
couple
months
ago,
which
basically
started
removing
the
trash.
Z
If
the
old
Honda
Creek
landfill
saves
an
old
city
of
Asheville,
landfill
and
happy
to
say,
that's
gone
quite
well
about
three
weeks
ago,
we
open
bids
in
the
next
phase
and
probably
had
was
there
wasn't
a
line
of
participative
participation
about
half
the
bids
we
had
to
re-advertise
again,
simply
because
we
didn't
have
three
bidders
to
open.
When
we
finally
opened
all
the
bids,
there
were
two
outstanding
parts
of
the
contract
that
really
jumped
out
as
being
high.
Z
One
was
the
concrete
work
was
about
a
million
dollars
over
and
the
site
work
was
about
a
half
a
million
dollars
over
so
right
now,
I'm
sitting
at
about
eight
point:
three
million
dollars
in
a
eight
point.
Two
million
dollar
budget
is
an
alternative
and
alternate
that
I'd
like
to
take
paved
in
the
parking
lot
at
the
at
the
counter
garage.
Z
Once
constructions
finished,
I've
got
to
buy
scales
and
then
I
have
to
buy
trailers
to
haul
the
trash,
because
we're
going
to
a
top-load
facility
like
say
we're
doing
value
engineering
but
I,
think
everybody's
read
this
everybody's
busy
and
the
prices
are
coming
in
more
or
higher
than
it
was
anticipated.
I
think
this
is
probably
the
first
time
in
my
career
growing
projects
for
the
county.
That
I've
had
to
stand
out
here
and
say:
okay,
I
need
more
money
now
I
guess.
A
A
S
L
N
A
P
A
M
A
X
A
X
N
S
N
A
A
Will
vote
on
the
motion
but
I
think
the
comments
we've
definitely
done
it
both
ways.
Sometimes
we
want
a
bigger
pool.
So
it's
the
pleasure
of
the
board
all
right.
Are
there
further
comments
on
the
motion,
all
right,
all
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
go
ahead
with
this
one
appointment
at
this
time,
we'll
if
it
does
pass,
we
will
continue
to
look
for
the
other
vacant
for
you,
so
it
doesn't
pass.
We
will.
A
U
U
A
Still
have
one
other
still
have
one:
we
solve
one
of
their
vacancies.
So
if
anybody
is
interested
in
serving
on
the
Civic
Center
Commission,
we
would
love
to
hear
from
you
and
it's
an
important
board.
It's
an
important
community
facility,
so
jewelry
is
so
help
spread
the
word
and
and
we'd
love
to
talk
to
you
all
right.
We
have
the
historic
Resources
Commission.
We
have
two
reappointments
Brian
Moffatt
and
Amanda
Warren.
A
Right,
the
second
all
right,
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
comments
on
the
motion
to
reappoint
all
in
favor.
Please
say:
aye
any
opposed
adult
homecare,
adult
care
home,
Community,
Advisory
Committee.
We
have
four
vacancies
one
applicant.
Would
someone
like
to
make
a
motion
for
camel
code
or
just
further
discussion
in
exact?
Second,
okay,
we've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed,
and
then
the
astral
Duncan
Sports
Commission.
We
have
one
vacancy.
We
have
one
applicant
Josh
O'connor
is.
V
Z
S
A
AA
A
Right
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
Thank
you
to
everyone.
Who's
put
yourself
forward
to
serve
on
these
boards
and
commission
that
we
appreciate
your
service
and
that
concludes
the
agenda.
The
published
agenda
on
August
15th
at
5:00
p.m.
we
will
have
the
next
meeting
of
the
Board
of
Commissioners.
Here
in
room
3
2
to
6
at
200,
College
Street
in
Asheville.