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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Briefing (Feb. 16, 2021)
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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for Feb. 16, 2021. The purpose of the briefing is to discuss future meeting agenda items and County business in an open, transparent manner. It takes place at 3pm on the first and third Tuesday of each month just before the Commissioners' Regular Meeting at 5pm.
B
B
So
some
of
the
data
you
see
in
here
is
slightly
different
than
some
of
the
the
today's
data
that
I
just
provided
you,
but
for
consistency's
sake,
we
do
it
monday
to
monday,
and
so
this
table
looks
very
different
than
it
did
just
several
weeks
ago,
when
I
presented
to
you
and
while
our
incident
rate
or
our
new
cases
per
100,
000
per
population
remains
high.
It
is
still
in
the
red
area.
B
B
Additionally,
our
percent
positivity
at
the
time
of
the
metrics
were
pulled,
was
4.6,
and
this
is
now
within
the
green
areas
indicating
that
the
percent
positivity
is
at
or
below
five
percent,
which
is
where
we
want
to
be.
That's
that
desired
spot,
and
you
heard
me
earlier
say
that,
as
of
today,
it's
4.1
percent
so
even
lower
than
when
the
metrics
were
pulled,
and
so
this
indicator
continues
to
fall
as
well
and
is
trending
in
a
much
better
direction
than
previous
weeks.
B
It
was
probably
right
before
yeah
just
right,
then,
because,
right
as
we
were
getting
into
mid-november,
we
were
starting
to
get
into
the
sixes
and
right
before
the
surge
we
were
at
eight
and
at
the
peak
of
our
surge
we
were
at
12.5
percent.
Okay,.
D
Stacy,
I
also
noticed
that
our
test
numbers
have
fairly
significantly
decreased.
Can
you
speak
to
do
we
think
people
really
aren't
sick
or
they
not
getting
tested
so.
B
What
you're,
seeing
there
and
I'll
go
into
in
just
a
little
bit
more
that
what
you're
seeing
we're
still
we
still
have
an
average
of
about
8
658
tests
per
week.
So
what
you're,
seeing
there
is
a
decline
from
what
we
were
having
at
the
surge
so
around
the
surge.
We
were
seeing
10
thousand
tests
a
week
that
came
back
down
to
about
eight
and
last
week
we
did
see
just
around
seven
thousand.
B
So
it's
coming
back
down
to
what
we
were
seeing,
pre-surge,
but
still
very
high
levels
of
testing,
because
at
this
point,
what's
recommended
is
somewhere
around
2000
to
2500
per
100
000.
So
we've
we
have
consistently
been
way
above
that
so
hard
to
say
I
would
you
know
I
will
say
that
the
numbers
did
come
down
a
little
bit
this
week,
but
that's
in
comparison
to
the
three
weeks
three
to
four
weeks
prior,
which
were
just
at
the
end
of
the
surge
as
well.
B
And
then
you'll
also
see
that
the
coveted
19
deaths
per
100
000
population
still
in
the
red
area
at
2.7,
but
did
also
see
a
significant
decrease
and
I
always
put
an
asterisk
there
when
I
talk
to
you
about
that,
because
that
is
still
based
on
a
really
small
data
set
from
week
to
week
and
is
subject
to
variation
because
of
that
small
data
set
and
then
the
last
set
of
data.
B
There
are
the
local
hospital
system
data,
including
the
inpatient
hospital,
the
inpatient
hospital
beds
with
covet
19,
which
continues
to
decline
as
well
and
is
now
at
6.4
percent.
You
might
remember
that,
just
a
few
weeks
ago,
that
was
around
15
percent
and
our
percent
icu
beds
occupied
with
kova
19
is
now
at
15,
which
was
at
19
just
last
week.
B
So
our
trends
are
moving
in
the
I'm
in
better
spaces.
But
I
did
want
to
take
this
time
to
caution
everyone,
especially
those
who
are
listening
to
us
as
part
of
the
community
briefing,
that
this
does
not
mean
that
we
can
stop
practicing
the
three
w's
that
we
continue
to
wear
our
mask.
We
continue
to
wash
our
hands,
we
continue
to
keep
our
distance
and
that,
please
don't
allow
the
the
things
that
you
see
in
the
table
to
let
you
have
a
false
sense
of
security
that
you
can
start
to.
B
Let
your
guard
down
now
is
the
time
that
we
have
to
continue.
If
we
want
to
continue
these
trends,
we
have
to
continue
to
be
committed
and
dedicated
to
the
three
w's
and
limiting
our
interactions,
and
so
I
do
just
want
to
remind
folks
to
please
do
their
part
so
that
this
table
can
look
more
green
than
it
did
several
weeks
ago,
and
now
this
is
a
good
time
to
turn
to
vaccine
rollout
and
north
carolina.
Department
of
health
and
human
services
has
been
revising
and
updating
their
dashboard.
B
So
the
same
dashboard
where
cases
and
testing
information
is
they've,
now
added
a
vaccination
tab
there,
and
I
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
of
that
information
with
you
since,
at
times,
you've
shown
some
interest
in
some
of
the
data
that
they're
showing
there.
So
as
of
yesterday,
north
carolina
department
of
health
and
human
services
is
reporting
over
1.6
million.
B
Total
doses
have
been
administered
with
1.1
million
of
those
being
first
doses
in
the
remaining
portion
being
second
doses,
and
you
can
see
that
dhhs
is
reporting
that
over
100
of
the
first
doses
have
been
administered
and
that's
due
to
those
extra
doses.
So
it's
a
little
bit
more
than
100
percent.
B
Based
on
what
we
received
and
as
I
mentioned
as
a
board,
you've
asked
in
the
past
about
the
federal,
the
long-term
care
facility
federal
program,
the
federal
vaccination
program
and
north
carolina
department
of
health
and
human
services
has
that
data
on
its
website,
as
well
and
of
the
first
doses
received
the
program
has
administered
72
of
those
doses
and
just
a
reminder.
We
did
find
out
that
the
program
was
allocated
doses
based
on
100
occupancy
in
the
facilities
and
the
reality
is.
That
is
not
always
true,
and
I
was
I'm
sorry.
B
B
B
And
this
is
again
on
the
north
carolina
department
of
health
and
human
services
dashboard.
This
is
showing
the
vaccine
administration
by
county
across
the
state
and
for
buncombe
county,
including
all
vaccine
providers,
not
just
health
and
human
services
and
our
partners,
but
all
vaccine
providers
over
37,
700,
total
doses
have
been
administered,
and
our
next
slide
will
break
this
down
a
little
bit
further.
B
B
Buncombe
county
as
a
county-wide,
including
all
vaccine
providers,
has
administered
37,
733,
total
doses
with
20
a
little
over
26,
000
being
first
doses
in
the
remaining
portion
being
second
and
then
buncombe,
county
health
and
human
services.
As
a
vaccine
provider
has
administered
over
21
000
with
over
15,
600
being
first
doses
and
just
over
5600
being
second
doses.
So
the
second
doses
are
starting
to
to
catch
up.
B
And
so
we
continue
to
run
our
first
dose
operations
primarily
out
of
a
b
tech
and
due
to
current
vaccine
allocations.
We
are
currently
scheduling
a
little
over
500
appointments
a
day
at
that
site,
and
we
continue
to
provide
our
second
doses
at
reynolds
high
school,
which
is
the
photo
that
you
see
here.
B
An
equity
event
was
planned
and
implemented
on
february
13th
at
the
ymca
here
downtown
and
over
330
vaccinations
were
administered
at
the
event
and
second
dose
event
is
planned
for
about
four
weeks
from
that
time,
and
I
want
to
thank
commissioner
sun
for
showing
up
and
coming
to
see
the
event.
It
was
very
well
done.
It
was
very
well
attended,
folks
were
very
appreciative,
all
all
of
us,
including
volunteers
and
recipients,
and
this
event
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
partnership
and
collaboration
of
several
committed
and
dedicated
partners.
B
And
so
I
want
to
thank
chosen,
ymca,
buncombe,
county
appalachian,
mountain
community
health,
a
bipa
western
north
carolina,
medical
society
and
other
volunteers
for
their
assistance
in
the
planning,
scheduling,
individuals
transporting
greeting
controlling
traffic,
vaccinating
and
a
whole
host
of
other
duties
and
jobs
that
happen
at
a
vac
site,
and
these
partners
were
critical
to
our
success
and
on
behalf
of
our
covid
19
response
team.
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
their
hours
and
efforts
in
this
very
successful
event.
B
Our
first
doses
in
the
county
have
been
administered
to
our
african-american
population,
with
less
than
3
percent
being
administered
to
our
latinx
population,
and
these
two
groups
make
up
about
six
percent
and
seven
percent
respectively
of
our
general
population,
and
currently
I've
said
this
before.
Currently
our
our
current
groups,
don't
innately
lend
themselves
to
equity.
So
it's
really
important
for
us
to
have
intentionality
about
that.
B
I
did
want
to
include
this
data
as
well
regarding
percent
of
vaccine
to
buncombe
county
addresses
versus
non-um
or
out-of-county
addresses,
and
so
our
vaccine
invent
our
vaccine
database
that
the
state
is
using
allows
us
to
see
that
the
overwhelming
majority
about
93
percent
of
that
all
vaccines
that
we
have
administered
as
health
and
human
services
are
to
individuals
with
a
bunch
of
county
address.
The
remaining
7
percent
is
to
individual
or
to
individuals
who
whose
addresses
are
outside
of
buncombe
county
and
of
that
seven
percent.
B
That's
a
combined
percentage,
so
six
percent
of
that
is
north
carolina
counties
with
the
overwhelming
majority
of
it
being
our
surrounding
counties
about.
One
percent
is
folks
who
have
an
address
that
is
out
of
north
carolina,
so
just
additional
information
for
folks
and
just
an
update
on
the
wait
list.
B
So
please
disregard
that
one
and
then,
as
a
reminder,
our
current
groups
are
group,
one
healthcare
workers
that
are
being
vaccinated
and
group,
two
individuals
who
are
65
years
and
older
and,
as
you
are
aware,
new
developments
in
the
north
carolina
vaccination
prioritization
plan
have
occurred.
In
the
last
week
last
week,
governor
cooper
announced
that
group
three
could
begin
february,
24th
with
pre-k
to
12
school
staff
being
eligible
for
vaccination.
At
that
time,
and
the
remaining
group,
three
frontline
essential
workers
would
be
eligible
beginning
march
10th.
B
B
If
you
will
and
two
looking
at
a
hybrid
model
where
it
would
be
continuing
groups,
one
and
two
working
off
the
wait
list
and
incorporating
group
three
pre-k
to
12
schools,
with
with
providing
a
set-aside
of
no
more
than
one
tray
of
vaccine
to
school
staff
each
week
from
our
baseline
allocation
and
at
this
time,
our
cova
19
vaccine
planning
group
needs
direction
from
the
board
as
to
how
you
want
to
proceed
with
those
contingency
plans.
Now
that
the
state
has
provided
phase
group,
3
movement.
B
So
it
for
pfizer,
that's
9.75,
that's
typically
what
we've
been
receiving.
Most
of
our
transfers
have
been
moderna,
which
comes
in
100s,
okay,.
A
E
A
Okay,
so
just
to
just
to
kind
of
repeat
that
back
make
sure
we're
hearing
it
right,
so
one
approach
would
be
starting
on
february
24th,
when
the
state's
plan
allows
pre-k
up
to
12th
grade
school
employees
and
to
to
be
eligible,
one
tray
would
be
allocated
for
that
group
around
9.75
or
maybe
closer
to
a
thousand.
A
Since
you
can
maybe
squeeze
a
few
extra
out
of
some
of
them,
it's
a
little
bit
less
than
half,
and
so
then
the
other
half
of
the
vaccines
would
continue
to
work
through
the
current
groups,
one
and
two,
the
waitlist
that
we
have
today.
So
we
would
continue
to
wait
kind
of
work
through
that
wait
list
and-
and
that
would
be
the
plan,
at
least
for
several
weeks,
that
it
would
take
to
work
through
that
pre-k
and
k-12
group.
A
We
probably
don't
have
an
exact
number
at
this
point
of
exactly
how
many
people
would
be
eligible
for
and
would
want
to
receive
the
vaccine
at
that
time,
but
the
assumptions
it
would
take
at
least
several
weeks
at
that
rate
to
kind
of
work
through
a
lot
of
that
list.
Does
that
sound?
That's
correct.
A
C
B
B
Remember
you're
remembered
correctly:
a
few
weeks
ago,
the
state
said
now
we'll
start
telling
you
three-week
projection
like
a
three-week
allocation,
letting
you
know
what
you're
going
to
get
that
notification
is
is
expected
to
come
to
today
or
early
tomorrow.
Okay,.
C
B
C
B
You're
correct
that
I
believe
it
was
secretary,
cohen
cohen.
Maybe
last
week's
briefing
had
mentioned
that
the
federal
administration
had
indicated
a
five
percent
increase
in
allocation
to
the
states,
and
I
don't
remember
the
exact
amount
she
said,
but
it
was
a
few
tens
of
thousands
that
it
would
equate
for
north
carolina.
So
I
have
until
we
get
that
allocation
for
the
three
week
baseline.
I
won't
know
what
that
looks
like
yet.
A
B
That's
correct,
so
we
do
know
that
last
week
the
walgreens
in
north
carolina
did
start
as
part
of
the
federal
program
in
buckham
county.
I
believe
it
was
six
or
eight
different
walgreens
in
various
parts
of
the
county
and
each
one
of
those
stores
is
receiving
roughly
100
doses,
so
that
is
more
vaccine
and
more
access.
And
then
we
do
have
a
few
of
our
fqhcs
and
other
community
partners
who
are
receiving
small
doses
as
well
anywhere
from
100
to
300
doses.
B
Our
hospital
is
continuing
to
get
about
300
doses,
I
believe,
and
then
health
and
human
services
has
been
getting
the
vast
majority,
which
is
1950
so.
C
A
Well,
I'll
just
jump
in
I
mean
I
think
I
think
the
scenario
that
you
described
sounds
very
positive
in
terms
of
being
able
to,
you
know,
begin
getting
some
vaccinations
to
the
school
employees
who
have
been
made
eligible
by
the
state
plan,
but
also
allowing
us
to
simultaneously
continue
to
work
through
the
group
of
older
residents
and
the
folks
who
are
on
the
waitlist.
So
to
me
it
sounds
like
a
very
kind
of
balanced
approach
towards
pursuing
both
of
those
important
vaccination
goals.
D
I
was
really
curious
what
the
recommendation
was
going
to
be,
because
I
have
to
tell
you
all
when
you
know
there
was
community
conversation
about
putting
our
65
plus
community
on
hold
in
favor
of
teachers
and
school
personnel.
That's
a
really
difficult
decision
to
make
that.
How
do
we
tell
someone's
grandmother
that
she
has
to
wait
and
I'm
going
to
share
an
anecdotal
story?
D
The
gentleman
said
I
don't
have
to
live
in
fear
of
dying
from
covet
19
now,
and
so
when
I
take
that
and
those
heartbreaking
stories,
and
I
balance
it
with
the
importance
of
returning
our
school
children
back
to
school
and
thinking
through
that
in
terms
of
equity.
I,
like
this
compromise.
It
feels
like
a
yes
and
we
can
do
this.
D
It
feels
like
maybe
best
case
scenario
for
us
at
this
point,
but
when
we
look
at
you
know,
we
talk
about
summer
loss
with
our
kids,
we're
now
talking
about
year-long
loss
of
education,
year-long
plus
for
our
kids.
We
know
we
have
kids
living
in
situations
where
they
don't
have
internet
connectivity.
D
And
we
don't
want
to
forget
those
kids.
We
talk
about
making
sure
that
we
have
an
equity
plan
for
vaccinating
folks,
but
we
also
have
to
ensure
that
we
have
an
equity
plan
for
our
children
moving
forward,
and
I
want
to
be
sure
that
we
talk
in
terms
of
school
personnel
that
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
It
really
is
easy
to
talk
about
our
teachers,
which
are
incredibly
important,
I'm
not
saying
they're
not,
but
we
also
have
custodians
cafeteria
workers,
bus
drivers,
who
are
often
in
lower
income
brackets,
who
are
very
susceptible
and
vulnerable.
D
So
I
don't
want
to
forget
that
population
when
we
talk
about
returning
folks
to
the
classroom
that
it's
all
school
personnel,
instructional
assistants,
everyone
that's
involved
in
that
face-to-face
engagement
and
the
second
or
I
guess
my
third
point
on
this
is
we
know.
Nathan
ramsey
was
here
recently
talking
to
us
about
the
impact
that
coven
19
has
had
on
jobs
and
job
loss.
D
I
also
know
that
parents
who
are
seeking
education
have
had
to
reduce
their
own
classes,
they've
had
to
drop
out
of
seeking
their
degrees
to
take
care
of
their
children,
which
then
prevents
them
from
completing
their
degrees,
so
they
can
get
into
the
workforce.
So
it
feels
like
we're
just
in
this
really
tragic
cycle,
and
where
do
we
get
back
on
it
in
terms
of
moving
our
community
forward?
D
This
feels
like
the
right
step
that
we
are
not
saying
that
anyone's
grandparents
great-grandparents
cannot
be
vaccinated,
we're
not
putting
them
on
hold,
but
rather
seeking
to
find
that
compromise,
and
I
think,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
really
have
to
do
this
to
take
care
of
our
children
and
the
unknown
impacts
that
coveted
19
has
on
our
school-aged
children
that
we
know
that
teenagers
are
susceptible
to
spreading
it.
We
don't
want
them
to
infect
their
classroom
teachers
and
also
not
knowing
what
the
long-term
health
impacts
on
our
children
are
of.
D
Coven
19.,
so
I
know
I've
gone
on
a
lot
about
this.
I
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
it
before
this
afternoon,
particularly
as
you
know,
the
commissioner's
representative
on
the
hhs
board,
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we're
fulfilling
what
we
said
we
were
going
to
do
with
our
community,
so
I
recommend
the
plan
that
you've
put
forward
and,
to
sum
it
up,
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
good
compromise.
E
Commissioner,
edward
you've
just
said
very
eloquently,
so
many
other
things
that
I
think
have
been
part
of
discussion.
So
I
I
want
to
say
thank
you
and
I
am
in
agreement
on
so
much
of
that,
and
I
think
you
know
every
time
we
have
to
make
a
decision
like
this.
It's
a
hard
one
and
the
nature
of
that
is
that
there
are
some
people.
E
It
doesn't
work
for
and
there's
other
people
it
does
work
for,
and
I
think
this
is
another
one
of
those
moments,
but
I
think
you're
so
right
to
lift
up
that.
You
know
children
have
not,
thank
goodness,
been
a
high
risk
population
when
it
comes
to
the
transmission
of
this
virus
or
becoming
very
sick
because
of
it
for
the
most
part,
but
they
have
borne
an
extraordinary
burden
that
I
think
has
often
gone
unnamed,
and
there
was
something
circulating
on
social
media
this
week.
E
Kind
of
talking
about
how
our
kids
are
sort
of
are
some
of
our
superheroes
right
now
and
and-
and
this
feels
like
a
moment
to
really
help
return,
some
normalcy
and
stability
and
and
in
so
many
cases
kids
are
just
struggling.
It's
not
just
about
normalcy
and
being
able
to
see
their
families,
it's
about
the
safety
and
security
that
school
brings
and
and
and
everything
that
school
personnel
do
to
make
that
happen,
and
also
how
them
being
vaccinated,
helps
us
ensure
a
continuity
once
things
do
reopen.
E
So
I
appreciate
the
hard
and
thoughtful
work
that
went
into
this.
I
I
know
no
part
of
this
is
easy.
It
won't
be
easy
till
it's
over,
but
I
I
also
would
share
share
that
perspective
and
and
support
this
from
an
equity
perspective
and
also
around
the
continuity
of
learning.
Once
we
do
reopen,
we
don't
want
to
have
to
shut
back
down
right
away,
so
I
think
everything
we
can
do
to
support
this
transition
for
kids,
families,
parents
and
school
personnel.
H
I
And
I
too
agree
with
the
plan.
I
think
I
can
talk
with
this
too.
I
think
it's
an
excellent
way
to
do
it
and
a
good
compromise
and
we
take
care
of
everybody,
but
I
also
would
like
to
make
sure
that
we
communicate
to
the
people
who
had
the
second
shot,
that
they
need
to
keep
doing
the
you
know
the
mass
washing
hands
and
the
distances
I
was
talking
to
a
friend
of
mine
who
had
the
second
shot.
I'm
glad
he
called
me.
I
I
Oh,
but
let's
make
sure
everybody
understands
that
until
we
get
to
you
know,
we've
got
months
to
go
yet
before
we
can
do
that,
but
as
far
as
the
playing
with
the
schools
we've
got
to
do
it
and
I
think
it's
critical
that
we
make
sure
the
teachers
and
staff
do
get
the
vaccination
yeah
and
we,
I
think
we
have
a
good
compromise
here
in
making
sure
that
everybody,
because,
if
we're
going
to
open
the
school
safely,
we've
got
to
do
that
and
I
don't
think
parents
a
lot
of
parents
won't
feel
won't
be
comfortable
until
they
know
that
the
teachers,
the
staffs
all
of
them,
have
been
actually.
D
I
B
To
do
to
do
the
three
w's
and
we're
still
working
out
those
pieces
about
what
does
it?
What
does
it
look
like
to
then
prioritize
within
that
group
and
reaching
out
to
school
leadership
and
other
leaders
within
that
group
to
say
what
is
what's
important
and
have
them
help
decide
that
so
more
to
come
just
early
on
in
planning
pieces.
C
B
Yeah
our
initial
thoughts
about
it
would
be
that
they
would
come
to
a
b
tech
and
that
we
would
be
looking.
We
had
already
started
planning
for
frontline
essential
workers,
knowing
that
they
may
need
different
hours
than
what
we've
been
doing.
Our
current
hours
really
work
for
our
over
65
population,
which
are
at
typical
sort
of
bankers
types
of
hours,
but
we
early
on
recognized
for
frontline
essential
workers
that
that
was
not
going
to
be
quite
as
conducive
for
their
work
schedules
if
they
were
truly
front
line.
B
A
Right.
Thank
you
for
all
your
comments
and
questions
related
to
this
and.
C
A
You
for
bringing
this
forward
stacey
is
there
more
to
the
presentation
or
other
questions.
B
That's
it
after
your
discussion,
it
sounds
like
the
desire
of
the
board
is
to
pursue
and
continue
planning
and
implementation
of
a
hybrid
model
for
one
and
two
and
including
phase
group
three
for
pre-k
to
12.
A
I
think
that's
right,
that's
what
I'm
hearing
is
that
the
recommendation
to
allocate
one
tray
of
975
for
the
for
the
education
personnel
here
I
hear
a
lot
of
support
for
that.
So
keep
us
posted.
We
know
that
these
numbers
are
changing.
We
obviously
hope
we
hope
this
vaccine
supplies
continue
to
grow,
which
will
help
us
work
through
the
existing
wait
list
faster
too.
So,
thank
you
for
all
the
work
on
this.
A
I
I
I
just
want
to
share
that.
I'm
getting
a
lot
just
so
much
positive
feedback
from
members
of
the
community.
A
Many
many
compliments
and
appreciation
to
all
the
county
and
related
partners
who
are
doing
a
great
job
over
there.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
A
All
right
next
up
is
the
discussion
about
the
ppa
agreement
and
waste
stream.
Evaluation
and
dane
peterson
is
here
to
help
us
with
this.
Yes,.
K
K
We
have
had
a
10-year
agreement
with
duke
energy
in
a
purchase
of
power
agreement
and
that
that
agreement
expires
this
this
november,
so
we're
we
have
been
in
our
are
currently
in
discussion
with
duke
regarding
new
energy
pricing
rate
structures,
and
what
we
know
at
this
point
is
we're
anticipating
a
significant
reduction
in
in
pricing
of
electricity
sales
and
energy
energy
credit
revenues.
K
So
this
is
a
more
of
a
simplistic
diagram
of
how
landfill
gas
moves
through
the
process
and
ultimately
ends
up
on
the
power
grid
as
renewable
energy.
So
to
the
left
is
the
the
diagram
of
our
bioreactor
msw
landfill.
You
can
see
the
yellow
piping
network
that
is
attached
to
a
mechanical
blower
system.
We
we
put
a
vacuum
on
the
system,
creating
a
pathway
for
the
gas
to
pull
through
to
a
gas
conditioning
skid
and
then
from
there.
K
So
here's
a
picture-
this
is
my
photography,
so
it's
it's
not
real
great,
but
it's
a
pretty
good
description
of
actual
picture
on
the
far
left.
You
can
see
our
candlestick
flare.
That's
the
highest
point
with
that
pipe
coming
up
and
in
the
middle
is
the
gas
conditioning
skid
that
I
mentioned.
That's
where
the
the
raw
landfill
gas
is
pulled
through,
and
there
are
some
conditioning
ailments
that
excuse
me
that
the
gas
goes
through
before
it's
sent
into
the
the
grayish
white
box
to
the
right.
K
The
that
the
generator
set
is
is
contained
inside
of
that
box,
and
this
this
engine
is.
Is
it's
not
real,
similar
to
what's
in
your
vehicle
in
the
parking
lot?
This
is
a.
This
is
a
major
motor.
It
is
a
v20
62,
liter
engine
wow,
and
so
I
know,
commissioner
presley
would
appreciate
that
it's
it's
big,
it's
sophisticated
and
it's
an
engineered
system
and
just
to
give
an
indication
of
cost.
You
think
about
a
spark
plug.
This
is
a
v20
engine.
One
spark
plug
costs
750
to
replace.
K
So
that's
just
that's
just
an
indication
of
the
expenses
for
this
system.
K
So,
as
you
look
towards
the
end
of
this,
this
calendar
year
in
november
and
this
fiscal
year,
the
projections
to
the
right
of
the
dash
line
are
where
we
anticipate
to
be
with
energy
pricing.
Revenues
with
renewable
energy
credits
and
also
the
red
line
is
where
we
anticipate
expenditures
to
be
on
an
annual
basis.
K
So
the
there
is
a
dramatic
change,
as
you
can
see,
from
the
graph
with
revenues
actually
coming
in
under
proposed
expenditures
following
this
year
and
this
this
current
agreement,
the
next
graph
says
essentially
the
same
thing.
It
just
depicts
it
a
little
differently
to
the
left.
You
can
see
the
historical
annual
averages,
with
revenues
being
over
expenditures
by
about
208
thousand
net.
L
K
So
we
we've
been
looking
at
this
for
a
while
in
the
solid
waste
department
and
doing
studies
trying
to
benchmark
against
where
other
municipalities,
how
they're
approaching
this,
because
there's
a
lot
of
agreements
across
the
state
and
across
the
country
that
are
coming
coming
to
an
end.
So
you
know
everybody's
looking
to
see
what's
the
what's,
the
best
use
of
their
gas
long
term.
K
So,
looking
at
that
study,
we
know
we
have
some
constraints
and
a
lot
of
that
is
location
based.
You
know
we
think
about
where
the
landfill
is
located,
we're
not
in
close
proximity
to
like
a
commercial
or
an
industrial
type
use
facility
where
our
gas
could
be
used
as
a
direct
input,
source
of
energy
for
steam
or
electricity
whatever
that
might
be,
we
just.
We
don't
have
that
very
close
to
us.
K
Our
landfill
gas
flow.
So
with
the
amount
of
landfill
material,
that's
been
landfilled.
To
date,
we
actually
have
what
the
industry
would
consider
a
little
bit
lower
flow
gas.
So
you
look
at
some
of
the
major
major
projects
across
the
country.
The
volumes
of
gas
flow
are
substantially
higher
than
what
we
have
currently
at
our
landfill,
so
that
is
a
that
is
another
item
to
note
again
the
location
to
utility
gas
pipeline,
where
some
markets
have
opportunity
to
tie
directly
into
a
utility
gas
pipeline.
K
It
is,
it
is
pretty
far
and
snaky
to
get
to
where
the
where
the
utility
gas
line
is
and
a
lot
of
private
property
ownership
separating
us.
So
those
are
some
of
the
constraints
and
obviously
very,
very
expensive
to
invest
in
some
of
the
different
types
of
uses
for
gas,
large
capital
investments
for
those.
K
So
talking
about
next
steps
with
this
process
we're
going
to
continue
the
conversation
with
duke
regarding
pricing,
and
that's
at
the
point
in
the
presentation.
I
would
look
to
board
members
if,
if
you
know
folks
that
work
at
duke
energy,
if
you
could
be
in
there
in
their
ear
in
their
arm
a
little
so
if
you
can
get
us
some
help
to
support
this
project,
that
is
certainly
mutually
beneficial.
So
we
would
appreciate
any
any
assistance
with
that.
K
So
we're
going
to
bring
this
back
we'll
establish
the
structure
of
the
tournament
agreement.
We
feel
like
with
the
avoided
cost
structure.
This
gives
us
a
little
more
flexibility,
looking
at
an
annual
term
agreement
compared
to
locking
down
rates
for
a
for
a
longer
term
like
a
10-year
term,
where
right
now
to
me,
that
is
some
assumption
of
risk
at
rates
that
are
not
very
favorable
right
now.
K
K
A
This
year
and
the
okay,
I
don't
have
any
I've
got
questions,
but
I'll
hold
them
for
another
time
because
we've
got
other
stuff
to
get
to.
But
thank
you
for
the
thank
you
for
the
overview.
K
K
H
K
Not
exactly
where
our
numbers
are,
but
that's
an
idea
of
the
output
on
the
back
end
that
we'll
be
able
to
bring
to
you
and
show
you
what
that
composition
is.
K
So
organic
study
update
it's
important
to
note
that
studies
have
happened
in
the
area
in
the
past.
As
recently
as
2015,
there
was
a
joint
effort
from
the
city
and
the
county
to
evaluate
the
city
of
asheville's
residential
waste
stream.
So
we've
got
some
good
baseline
data
from
that
study
and
we're
looking
to
augment
and
update
that
study
with
a
comprehensive
look,
because,
while
we've
got
a
lot
of
visibility
into
that
study
with
asheville's
residential
stream,
we
want
to.
K
K
And
potential
outcomes
you
know,
diversion
and
reducing
greenhouse
gases
are
critical
priorities
for
our
department
as
we
align
ourselves
with
with
the
strategic
plan
moving
forward.
So
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
construction.
There's
a
lot
of
development
in
buncombe
county
projection
show
that's
going
to
continue.
So
what
are
what
are
some
ways
that
we
can
develop
this
program
to
help
divert
cnd
material
away
from
landfill
use?
C
K
C
K
It's
it's
around
600,
650
scfm
so,
and
that's
that
is,
that
is
high
end.
So
that's
about
the
flow
we're
receiving
right
now.
Thank
you.
Yes,
sir,
and
up
one
more
real,
quick.
We
want
to
take
this
opportunity
talking
about
diversion
and
reduction
of
greenhouse
gases.
We've
got
our
newest
team
member
here
with
us.
This
evening
we
have
cassie
lohmeyer
joining
our
team
as
a
recycling
coordinator.
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
chance
to
introduce
her
to
the
board.
We're
very
excited
to
be
bringing
cassie
on.
K
F
I
look
forward
to
discussing
and
engaging
with
you
all
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
supporting
the
solid
waste
department
and
creating
a
positive
impact
on
the
county,
the
community
and
the
environment.
Thank
you.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Cassie
we're
excited
to
have
you
on
the
team.
It's
a
great
group.
We
have
so
we're
glad
to
have
you
as
part
of
it
dane.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation
and
is
there
anything
else
we
need
to
know
for
now.
K
M
These
are
communities
in
which
we
have
identified
as
areas
in
which
our
citizens
can
identify,
and
you
can
identify
to
better
understand,
median
change
and
median
value
change
so
on
the
map.
M
That
was
a
18
percent
median
change
for
the
county
on
the
community
map
in
which
was
in
our
previous
slide.
The
median
percent
change
was
a
range
of
four
percent
to
27
percent
across
the
county,
and
the
median
value
change
was
twenty
thousand
to
ninety
two
thousand
nine
hundred
dollars
and
value
change.
The
sales
assessment
ratio
changed
from
84
percent
now
to
99
level
of
assessment.
M
I
provide
you
with
this
just
so
you
can
see
some
of
the
more
urban
areas
and
the
more
densely
populated
areas
and
where
they
have
some
of
the
value
changes
and
the
first
grid
on
your
left,
you
can
see,
is
residential
properties
with
a
population
of
between
1
000
and
3
000
per
square
mile,
and
you
can
see
there
that
includes
most
of
our
central
business
city
of
asheville.
East
asheville
are
more
populated
areas
within
the
city
and
give
you
a
breakdown
of
what
those
median
changes
were
for
those
areas.
M
As
we
move
to
the
right,
we
go
to
medium
density,
which
is
500
to
1000
in
population
per
square.
Mile
again
you
see
that
change,
median
change,
what
to
16.7
percent
and
then
low
density,
which
is
mostly
our
rural
areas,
less
500
and
population
per
square
mile,
16.3
change.
So
it's
just
another
way
of
looking
at
the
data
to
see
where
the
larger
changes
may
have
been
located
and
compare
it
to
our
more
and
less
dense
areas
within
the
county
population.
M
So
the
preliminary
commercial
results
we
have
over
70
commercial
property
classes
and
I
don't
display
them
all
here.
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
what
we
can
identify
as
the
top
ten
and
also
show
that
that
was
a
18
median
change
also
and
those
top
10
commercial
which,
as
you
see,
includes
the
hotels,
apartments,
restaurants,
warehousing
banking,
medical
and
industrial
and
then
a
15
median
change
over
the
70
commercial
property
classes.
M
We're
now
in
the
appeal
process
and
the
appeals
you
can
submit
an
appeal
in
writing
and
mail
to
the
assessor.
That's
where
we're
at
now
is
in
the
informal
process
to
complete
it.
You
can
complete
a
any
citizen
can
complete
that
appeal.
You
have
a
few
options
of
getting
that
to
us
and
how
to
handle
that
you
can
complete
the
form
in
which
we
mailed
you
and
dropped
that
in
a
drop
box,
or
you
can
mail
that
to
us
at
155,
hillard
avenue,
and
we
will
receive
that
there.
You
can
submit
your
appeal
online.
M
We
have
some
great
tools
online
now
for
our
citizens
to
work
through
to
help
with
the
appeal.
Also
answers
a
lot
of
questions
about
your
property
and
provide
you
comparables
for
your
property.
You
can
make
a
virtual
appointment
with
our
appraisers
online.
So
if
you
go
to
buncombecounty.org
myvalue2021
on
that
website,
you
can
submit
your
appeal.
You
can
make
a
virtual
appointment
there
at
the
same
time
and
request
a
site
visit
from
your
appraiser.
M
If
you
feel
that
someone
that
you
would
like
for
someone
to
come
and
virtually
see
actually
physically
see
your
property
and
review
that
with
you,
what
happens
after
the
2021
reappraisal
is
complete
2000
after
the
2019
board
of
commission's
resolution,
establish
a
four
year
reappraisal
cycle.
So
from
this
point
forward,
unless
something
changes,
then
we
will
stay
on
a
four-year
cycle.
M
The
2020
that
would
be
2025
would
be
the
next
reappraisal.
Unless
the
2019
resolution
is
rescinded,
we
will
continue
to
analyze
the
real
estate
market.
As
we
move
forward,
the
sales
assessment
ratio
will
be
submitted
to
the
north
carolina
department
of
revenue
measure,
the
level
of
assessment
quarterly
and
the
appraisal
staff
will
start
working
on
what
could
be
the
2025
reappraisal
after
we
complete
the
2021
appeal
process.
M
So
I
put
here
my
contact
information
not
only
for
you
but
for
those
citizens
who
may
be
watching
us
that
if
they
have
questions,
I
highly
encourage
all
of
our
citizens
to
reach
out
to
us
and,
however,
they
feel
comfortable,
whether
that
be
a
phone
call,
whether
that
will
be
online.
We
have
live
chat
online.
If
they
go
to
our
website
website.
They
can
talk
to
an
appraiser
immediately
online
and
get
some
of
their
questions
answered
schedule.
An
appointment
go
ahead
and
file.
Your
appeal
ask
for
a
virtual
appointment.
M
Everything
can
be
done
there,
but
these
are
contacts
here
even
directly
for
me,
if
you
have
quite
any
citizen
that
has
a
question
that
wants
to
contact
me
directly
or
is
welcome
to
do
so.
My
email
is
here
and
my
direct
line
and
the
telephone
line
for
the
appraisers
or
again
buncombecounty.org,
slash
myvalue
2021
is
the
best
place
to
get
the
information
that
anybody
wants
as
far
as
filing
an
appeal,
seeing
more
information
about
your
property
and
how
to
move
forward.
E
Mr
miller,
thank
you
so
much
to
you
and
your
staff.
I
know
you
all
are
working
probably
around
the
clock
right
now.
Is
there
any
way
at
the
level
of
sort
of
community
and
communications
that
we
can
really
push
this
information
out,
so
it's
very
accessible
to
folks.
It's
amazing
that
there's
so
many
channels.
People
can
get
help
and
questions
answered,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
folks
know
that's
out
there.
E
So
that
was
one
question
and
the
second
was,
if
you
could
just
I
know,
time
is
short,
but
if
you
could
just
very
briefly
highlight
the
categories
of
people
who
would
be
eligible
to
apply
for
assistance,
should
they
not
be
able
to
afford
their
their
tax
once
it's
finalized.
M
Absolutely
so
anyone
we
that
the
elderly,
what
we
determine
is
the
elderly
exemption
and
there's
a
few
options
for
the
elderly
and
disabled
65
years
or
older,
with
an
income
not
to
exceed
31
500
per
year
can
apply
for
that,
and
that
is
the
greater
of
25,
000
or
50
percent
of
your
assessed
value
that
you
would
not
pay
tax
on.
M
So
if
you
any
of
our
citizens,
feel
like
they
qualify
for
that,
I
encourage
them
to
call,
and
even
even
if
you
think,
you're
on
the
borderline
and
maybe
don't
know,
call
and
let
our
staff
kind
of
consult
with
you
about
what
counts
as
income,
what
doesn't
count
as
income
and
if
we
can
get
you
qualified.
So
we're
happy
to
do
that
at
any
time
with
anyone
so
dis,
disabled
is
a
if
you're,
totally
permanently
disabled
and
still
stay
within
the
income
requirements.
M
A
L
So
today
we
wanted
to
provide
you
with
an
overview
of
current
trends
for
a
few
of
our
major
revenues,
as
well
as
request
as
a
request
for
consideration
for
funding
of
some
of
the
higher
priority
items
that
were
postponed
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic
and
not
included
in
the
fiscal
year.
21
adopted
budget,
however,
are
important
for
addressing
staffing
needs,
safety
and
operational.
L
L
L
L
L
The
green
line
is
our
estimation
for
establishing
a
sales
tax
budget
for
fiscal
year
21
when
so
much
was
still
uncertain.
This
green
line
with
the
black
triangles
represents
the
actual
sales
tax
collected
to
date.
You'll
remember,
we
have
a
three
month
lag,
so
we
won't
know
the
december
sales
tax
until
march.
L
Any
questions
on
sales
tax,
so
moving
on
to
deed
stamp
excise
tax,
a
reminder
that
deed
stamp
tax
is
collected
as
a
result
of
property
sales
and
transfers.
The
county
collects
100
of
the
revenue.
We
then
pay
approximately
49
percent
of
the
amount
collected
to
the
state
as
their
share,
and
then
the
county
retains
approximately
51
percent.
As
revenue
the
chart
on
the
left
will
depict
the
gross
month
two
month,
trends
for
fiscal
year,
19,
20
and
year-to-date
21
and
on
the
right
will
be
the
total
amount
collected
as
revenue
for
each
fiscal
year.
L
Fiscal
year,
19
is
reflected
in
blue
for
the
month-to-month
trends.
The
spike
in
january
of
2019
was
the
sale
of
mission
hospital
and
for
a
total
amount
of
revenue
in
fiscal
year,
2019
of
6.1
million
fiscal
year
20
is
depicted
in
orange,
so
the
monthly
trend
is
there
for
a
total
amount
collected
of
5.3
million
the
budget
for
fiscal
year,
21
was
set
at
4.8
million
again
with
uncertainty
around
the
pandemic
and
its
impact
on
property
sales.
L
We
were
working
to
establish
the
budget
for
recommended
budget
in
april
and,
as
you
can
see,
if
you
look
at
the
trends
in
orange
for
april
and
may
we
were
trending
under
what
fiscal
year
2019
was
so
we
established
a
4.8
million
dollar
budget
fast
forwarding
to
fiscal
year
21.
L
Through
january
we
have
collected
3.9
million
if
these
trends
stay
this
strong
and
if
we
experience
similar
month-to-month
trends
you're
on
track
to
collect
more
than
the
budgeted
amount,
we
will
bring
back
a
budget
amendment
request
to
you
in
march,
as
we
will
need
to
make
adjustments
for
the
expense
and
revenue
budget.
As
we'll
need
additional
budget
to
pay
the
state
their
49
share,
so
we
just
wanted
to
highlight
those
three
revenue
trends
in
particular
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
L
L
So,
as
I
had
mentioned
during
the
fiscal
year,
21
budget
development
cycle
departments
had
presented
requests
that
the
county
manager
would
have
originally
recommended.
But
in
our
efforts
to
reduce
expenditures
to
meet
what
we
thought
would
be
revenue
shortfalls,
there
were
items
that
were
postponed
and
we
committed
to
bring
back
to
you
all
these
items.
L
L
So
what
I
want
to
focus
on
is
the
latter
four
and
we
are
bringing
these
items
to
you
for
review
and
consideration
for
you
to
think
about,
and
then
we
would
plan
to
bring
the
formal
request
back
to
you
at
your
march,
2nd
meeting.
L
So
the
first
request
is
personnel,
and
that
would
be
for
an
evidence
and
property
technician.
It's
a
full-time
position.
We
would
request
that
it
would
be
able
to
begin
effective
april.
The
1st
this
is
a
position
that
would
ensure
sufficient
staffing
to
support
the
chain
of
custody
and
operations
for
the
sheriff's
office.
L
L
Standards,
the
third
set
of
personnel
would
be
a
request
for
eight
part-time
library
assistant
positions
again
with
an
effective
begin
date
of
april
the
first.
These
are
positions
on
that.
The
library
director
and
staff
in
review
would
be
positions
to
address
minimum
staffing,
in
particular
branches
for
security
reasons,
so
that
there's
multiple
staff
in
a
in
a
location
at
a
time
to
where
there's
not
just
one
individual
working.
L
L
I
will
further
note
that,
with
some
of
the
savings
that
we've
been
able
to
achieve
for
salary
and
benefits,
so
the
federal
cares
act.
Money
we've
been
able
to
cover
some
of
our
emergency
services
and
public
health
personnel
with
federal
monies.
So
we
do.
We
have
achieved
some
salary
and
benefits
savings.
So
what
we
would
do
if
you
approve
these
positions,
we
would
ask
that
we
use
lap
salary
to
cover
those
positions
in
the
current
fiscal
year
we've.
L
A
So
so
understand
we're
not
going
to
be
voting
on
any
of
this
today.
This
is
sort
of
informational
presentation.
I
do.
We
do
have
two
other
items
on
our
briefing
agenda,
which
I
believe
we
can
get
through,
but
we
probably
need
to
kind
of
move
on
to
them.
So
I
understand
this
is
going
to
be
back
on
the
agenda
for
further
discussions.
A
If
folks
have
questions,
it
might
be
helpful
to
just
kind
of
talk
to
some
of
the
staff
you
know
offline
as
well
get
questions
answered
so
that
we
can
get
through
our
agenda
tonight,
but
unless
there's
any
like
burning
questions
that
folks
want
to
ask
right
now:
okay,
all
right!
Thank
you.
So
much
jennifer
all
right
next
up
is
a
discussion
of
the
ferry
road
property
and
economic
development
updates,
and
tim
love
is
here
to
talk
us
through
these.
J
J
Good
afternoon,
commissioners,
I
will
be
brief.
Just
a
few
economic
development
updates
for
you
today,
as
is
our
practice.
We
preview
the
items
coming
to
our
next
board
agenda,
so
these
are
items
you'll
see
in
on
the
march
2nd
agenda
with
that
said
three
items:
first,
there
are
two
public
hearings
and
then
a
discussion
of
new
business
related
to
ferry
road
property
in
terms
of
public
hearing
number
one.
This
relates
to
borg
warner,
which
is
a
local
company.
J
In
july
of
28
july
28th
of
2020,
they
announced
that
they
had
chosen
buncombe
county
for
their
expansion
project
for
those
that
are
unaware,
borgwarner
produces
propulsion
systems.
Specifically,
you
know
they
make
things
that
make
vehicles
move.
J
The
art
implant
currently
employs.
500
people
manufactures
vehicle,
turbo
and
emission
systems.
Their
expansion
here
locally
excuse
me
is
62.25
million
dollars
in
capital
investment,
which
is
a
pretty
sizable
expansion
locally.
They
are
not
creating
new
jobs
here
in
buncombe
county
instead
they're
retaining
the
existing
500
jobs
and
then
anticipating
100
jobs
from
other
u.s
locations.
J
Average
wages
are
right
under
25
dollars
an
hour
at
24.85,
based
on
the
economic
development
policy.
The
proposed
incentive
for
your
consideration
on
march
2nd
during
the
public
hearing
that
would
be
460
thousand
dollars,
so
I
won't
go
beyond
that.
That's
kind
of
the
preview
of
that
item
for
the
coming
public
hearing
on
march,
2nd
a
public
hearing
number
2,
another
economic
development
agreement.
This
relates
to
the
system
logistics
corporation
again,
a
local
company
based
in
arden.
J
They
announced
january
11th
of
2021,
so
earlier
this
year
that
they
would
like
to
expand
in
buncombe
county
system
logistics.
They
produce
material
handling,
solutions
for
warehouses,
distribution
centers,
particularly
for
food
and
beverage.
So
think
about.
You
know
automated
picking
machines
things
moving
around
pallets
and
in
a
warehouse.
J
J
The
proposed
incentive
based
on
our
policy
would
be
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
again
this
is
for
consideration
at
our
coming
public
hearing
on
march,
2nd.
Those
are
the
two
public
hearings.
I
will
talk
more
about
them
again
on
march
2nd,
but
at
this
point
I'd
like
to
transition
into
my
next
step
slide,
which
talks
about
the
public
hearings
on
march
2nd.
J
We
will
notice
this
public
hearing,
which
is
a
requirement
in
statute,
so
tomorrow
we'll
post
a
notice
which
is
required
ten
days
in
advance
of
the
public
hearing,
so
that'll
occur,
but
as
a
reminder
march,
2nd
is
the
formal
vote
of
this
board
on
those
two
economic
development
agreements.
J
Shifting
gears
a
little
bit
no
public
hearing
required
for
this
one,
but
it
will
be
new
business
on
the
coming
agenda
on
march
2nd.
So,
as
many
are
aware,
the
county
owned
property
near
ferry
road.
This
was
previously
going
to
be
used
for
an
economic
development
expansion,
but
that
did
not
come
through.
J
That
said,
in
october
of
last
year,
our
staff
put
out
an
rfq
to
secure
vendors,
to
conduct
an
analysis
of
the
ferry
road
property
with
the
specific
intent
of
multi-functional
usage
and
to
provide
scenarios
to
this
board
for
consideration
not
to
move
forward
just
to
consider
what
could
be
done
on
this
property.
So
the
rfq
was
out.
In
october,
we
received
seven
bids.
We
went
through
an
evaluation
process
and
have
selected
equinox
to
perform
this
work.
J
We've
got
a
contract
that
has
tacitly
been
developed
and
agreed
to
and
we'll
bring
that
before
you
at
the
march
2nd
meeting
key
considerations
in
this
contract
are
the
scope
of
services.
So
it's
a
phased
approach
and
there's
decision
points
and
optional
tasks.
The
reason
I
say
this
is
because
we've
structured
it
so
that
at
the
end
of
phase
one,
if
the
board
isn't
liking
what
they're
seeing
doesn't
desire
to
move
forward
with
additional
discussions,
we
can
end
the
work,
so
there's
not
a
requirement
to
proceed
through
the
additional
two
phases.
J
So
at
the
end
of
phase
one
there's
a
very
specific
deliverable
for
the
board's
consideration
and
then
we
can
move
from
there
as
we
proceed.
If
there's
additional,
you
know
depths
that
we
want
to
get
into
in
terms
of
maybe
grading
or
utilities.
There's
optional
tasks
also
built
in
and
we
structure
that
way
so
that
we
don't
have
to
continually
come
back
to
the
board.
To
ask
for
some
of
these
tasks
really
important
in
this
we've
asked
equinox
to
specifically
emphasize
environmental
and
natural
resource
assessments,
so
this
is
a
large
piece
of
property.
J
J
Additionally,
as
you're
aware,
this
site
is
incredibly
challenged
from
a
transportation
standpoint,
and
so
we've
asked
them
to
dig
deep
onto
what's
possible
there
and
what
would
be
needed
for
multiple
points
of
egress
things
like
that,
and
maybe
most
importantly,
what
are
the
options
for
mixed-use
development
and,
in
particular,
alignment
with
the
bunkum
2025
strategic
plan?
So
what
does
it
look
like
if
there's
a
affordable
housing
or
density
on
this
property?
What
does
it
look
like
with
recreational
opportunities
since
we're
right
there
on
the
french
broad
river?
J
Last
point
and
critical
to
this
is
involvement
of
the
community
and
public.
In
this
process,
so
we've
built
in
throughout
the
process
opportunities
to
solicit
input
from
the
community
and
public.
It
is
throughout
the
phases.
However,
I
want
to
be
clear.
You
know,
as
we
progress
through
the
phases,
there's
a
need
for
more
public
input
than
at
the
early
stages.
What
we'd
like
to
bring
before
the
board
is
some
community
input,
but
not
a
full-blown?
J
J
J
C
J
J
A
A
You
so
much
tim,
you
know,
I
appreciate
the
update
and
it
sounds
like
a
good
plan.
You
know
I
mean
it's.
I
think
I
think
it's
it's.
Obviously
it's
a
really
interesting
piece
of
property
with
the
french
broad
river-
and
you
know
anybody
who's
lived
around
here-
knows
it's
kind
of
a
beautiful,
a
piece
of
property
with
a
lot
of
those
kind
of
natural
resource
outdoor
recreation.
You
know
the
greenway
potential
stuff
like
that
is
all
seems
pretty
self-evident.
So
I'm
glad
they're.
A
All
the
information
on
is
like
how,
in
terms
of
how
usable
is
the
property,
if
you
were
going
to
use
it
for
some
of
the
mixed
use,
affordable,
housing
type
purposes
as
well,
on
the
parts
of
the
property
where
that
might
be
appropriate
or
feasible.
So
anyway,
it
sounds
like
a
good
plan
and
I
look
forward
to
getting
more
details
as
it
moves
forward
absolutely.
J
A
You
all
right,
very
good,
all
right.
The
last
item
is
a
discussion
of
conservation
easements
and
an
overview
of
existing
work
being
done
in
this
area
and
ideas,
and
commissioner
terry
wells
has
asked
us
to
put
this
on
the
agenda
for
discussion
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you,
commissioner,
wells.
H
H
A
lot
of
the
biden's
administration
announcement
of
the
30
by
30
conservation
plan
and
with
north
carolina's
commitment
to
farmland
preservation
with
the
awareness
that
agriculture
and
tourism
are
two
of
north
carolina's,
main
economic
drivers,
conservation
ties
in
directly
to
helping
to
secure
these
important
industries
for
buncombe's
future.
We
are
well
positioned
thanks
to
the
commissioners
listening
to
our
community
and
making
land
conservation
a
strategic
priority,
as
well
as
adopting
our
farmland
protection
plan
and
because
we
have
an
energetic
and
dedicated
staff
who
are
passionate
and
committed
to
this
work.
H
H
Let's
see
here,
we
go
here
are
some
of
the
buncombe
county
facts
and
you
can
see,
as
I
mentioned,
the
30
by
30
national
conservation
plan.
That
plan,
if
you're
not
familiar
with
it
already,
is
to
conserve
30
of
all
u.s
land
and
water
resources
by
2030,
and
this
is
an
ambitious
plan
and
we
do
not
have
any
time
to
waste
in
pursuing
this
common
purpose.
H
So,
let's
ensure
that
we
do
our
part
in
boncom
county
to
help
with
this
goal,
to
secure
clean
air,
clean
water,
healthy
communities
and
food
supplies
for
future
generations-
and
you
can
see
here
some
of
the
specifics
that
we
have
been
able
to
already
accomplish
here
in
buncombe
county.
We
have
about
13
percent
of
buncombe
county
land
conserved,
and
that
includes
all
federal
state,
county
municipal
and
private
lands.
H
And
they'll
talk
talking
specifically
about
some
of
the
projects
that
buncombe
county
has
been
instrumental
in
helping
with,
since
they
first
started,
helping
in
2005
that's
75
projects
and
serving
more
than
8
000
acres
of
land,
and
I
think
one
of
the
really
important
things
here
to
know
is
showing
the
the
commitment
of
the
landowners,
because
this
is
all
voluntary.
So
all
these
landowners
have
chosen
to
do
this
on
their
own
and
that's
with
them
donating
more
than
33
million
dollars
worth
of
value
of
their
land.
To
this,
that
is
a
really
strong
commitment.
H
And
then
I
specifically
chose
to
look
since
2014,
because
that's
when
I
came
on
the
ag
advisory
board
around
that
time-
and
I
feel
like
looking
at
it
since
that
time
really
helps
us
have
a
looks
at
some
specific
projects
we
can
initiate
and
leverage
the
county
funding,
because
the
projects
we're
able
to
do
now
relate
very
much
to
the
projects
we've
been
doing
since
2014.
H
So
that's
why
I
chose
to
focus
on
that
date
and
what
we're
able
to
do
here
is
you
can
see
that
we're
leveraging
for
every
dollar
the
county
is
investing
we're
bringing
in
around
ten
dollars
and
that's
a
pretty
good
return
on
investment
there
that
we're
bringing
into
the
county
with
that
money.
The
and
the
money
that
the
county
is
typically
putting
in
is
transaction
cost.
So
that's
the
appraisal,
fees
and
the
survey
fees.
H
So
that's
typically
what
the
county
is
doing
and
then
we
are
able
to
bring
in
these
other
funds
from
state
federal
and
private,
and
then
I
think
it's
really
important
to
also
look
at
what
these
funds
are
able
to
do
that.
We're
bringing
in
because
they're
actually
helping
with
the
building
a
resilient
food
system
and
also
public
benefit.
H
For
example,
there
is
a
farmer
who
is
able
to
convert
to
doing
pasture-raised
beef
and
so
now
they're
able
to
sell
to
the
local
market
increasing
their
revenue.
They
were
also
able
to
fence
all
the
cattle
out
of
streams
which
has
those
benefits
conserve
a
lot
of
soil.
So
there's
there's
multiple
layers
of
benefits.
When
you
do
this.
H
Also
one
of
the
things
that's
really
a
challenge
for
farmers
is,
if
they're
having
to
rent
land,
because
it's
really
hard
to
plan
for
the
future
and
to
be
to
know
that
you
can
count
on
that
if
you
don't
own
the
land.
So
in
this
case
one
of
the
farmers
did
own
some
land,
that's
the
land
they
put
into
our
conservation
easement.
Then
it
allowed
them
to
be
able
to
purchase
the
land
that
they
had
been
renting
for
many
years,
securing
that
farm
now
and
for
future
generations.
H
Also,
some
of
the
farms
are
diversifying
with
agritourism.
This
is
such
a
key
enterprise
in
north
carolina
and
it's
also
providing
great
public
benefit,
because
now
there's
they
have
on-farm
activities.
There's
events
there's
some
of
the
farms
that
are
doing
educational
activities
as
well
and
obviously
it
also
provides
a
local,
healthy
food
source.
All
of
this
has
great
public
benefit,
and
then
I'm
really
excited
that
we're
getting
ready
to
do
a
pilot
project
with
carbon
sequestration,
carbon
farming
and
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
potential
coming
with
that,
and
so
that's
another
reason.
H
Additionally,
so
there's
the
conservation
easements
that
are
focused
specifically
on
the
farms,
but
those
aren't
all
the
conservation
easements
that
are
being
done.
We
also
work
to
protect
water
and
open
space,
and
that
also
provides
a
great
public
benefit,
so
you
can
see
that
we're
prioritizing
land
around
the
watersheds
to
ensure
safe
water
supply
and
then
there's
also
key
projects
to
help
with
healthy
recreational
activities.
H
You
know
that,
obviously
you're
aware
of
river
link
and
a
lot
of
what
they're
doing
so.
That's
some
important
work,
also
water,
the
recreational
activities
around
water,
sports
and
fishing,
and
we
have
quite
a
bit
of
excitement
about
trying
to
work
on
improving
some
streams
to
have
trout
fishing.
So
that's
definitely
something
we've
been
talking
about
and
then,
of
course,
improving
our
air
quality.
That
is
something
from
having
grown
up
here.
H
It
also
helps
increase
carbon
sequestration
with
large,
intact
forests,
which
are
bottled
to
help
mitigate
climate
change,
conserves
diverse
plant
and
wildlife
for
a
balanced
ecosystem
and
benefits
us
all
with
the
beauty
that
surrounds
us,
which
I
don't
think
should
be
underestimated,
because
it's
why
so
many
of
us
choose
to
stay
here
and
while
many
others
also
choose
to
come.
This
all
directly
impacts
our
overall
quality
of
life
and
attracts
visitors
who
value
our
natural
resources.
H
H
So
how
do
we
do
this?
So
obviously,
staff
resources
are
vital.
We
have
a
wait
list
that
is
growing
and
I
had
a
meeting
with
farmers
last
week
and
they
were
really
touting
this
program
and
there's
a
lot
more
interest.
We
already,
I
think,
have
a
wait
list
of
our
farm
projects,
of
maybe
at
least
30
farms
already
and
and
there's
more
that
are
interested
in
this.
So
we
definitely
need
to
increase
our
staff
capacity
to
be
able
to
do
this.
H
We
also
want
to
work
on
increasing
the
economic
viability
of
farms,
because
it
is
great
that
we're
conserving
the
farms,
but
it's
also
important
that
they
can
stay
economically
viable,
and
so
that's
part
of
the
work
that's
going
on
here
as
well,
because
there's
the
the
farm
heritage,
trail,
expansion
and
we
ariel
did
a
great
job
and
was
recognized
nationally.
I
believe
with
that
last
year.
H
Some
of
you
probably
remember
that
and
that
when
we
did
that
project
that
was
focused
in
northwest
buncombe,
county
and
she's
been
getting
lots
of
calls
and
emails
and
interests
from
all
over
the
county
and
wanting
to
expand
that
and
she's
ready
to
go.
She
just
needs
some
more
capacity
with
that
and
then
also
she
she
has
doggedly
pursued
this
visit
nc
farm
apps.
I
think
working
on
that
for
two
years.
H
So
also
just
so.
You
have
a
little
bit
of
an
understanding
there,
there's
the
ag
advisory
board
and
the
land
conservation
advisory
board,
and
so
these
two
boards,
we
we've
been
having
a
couple
of
meetings
collaboratively
lately
and
we
really
feel
like
we
can
prioritize
and
have
better
strategy
working
together
and
having
them
in
one
department
where
ariel
will
be
supporting
them
right
now,
they're
spread
out,
there's
one
in
planning
and
one
with
the
ag
and
land,
and
so
I
think
that
may
have
caused
some
confusion
in
the
past
too.
H
H
Oh,
I
know
there's
a
few
more
things
there
so
basically
also
a
really
important
thing
to
note,
with
ariel's
work,
so
she's
doing
the
conservation,
but
then
we
also
monitor
those
so
there's
an
annual
monitoring
visit.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
beyond
them,
and
just
so
you
know
it
usually
takes
two
years
to
get
one
of
these
projects
completed
so
there's
the
initiating
and
then
it
is
an
ongoing
project
to
actually
bring
it
to
completion.
H
H
And
so
looking
at
the
strategic
plan
and
thinking
about
okay,
how
can
what
can
we
do
so?
We
talked
about
having
the
staff,
but
then
also
I
took
those
numbers
and
I
looked
at
those
numbers
since
2014
and
kind
of
averaged.
You
know
how
many
acres
are
we
protecting
per
conservation
easement?
How
many
could
we
possibly
do,
and
so
with
this
investment-
and
this
isn't
in
addition
to
the
current
budget,
this
would
be
including,
what's
currently
already
in
the
budget.
H
So
I
think
this
would
be
in
about
about
500
000
in
addition
to
what
was
budgeted
last
year.
So
we
would
anticipate
about
18
projects
initiated
annually
approximately
70
over
by
the
course
of
2025,
and
that
would
be
an
additional
6
000
acres
and
for
me
I
really
believe
in
setting
goals
and
I
like
showing
the
community
measurable
results.
So
that's
why
I
wanted
to
work
on
this,
and
so
we
have
something
we're
shooting
for,
and
we
can
have
you
know
with
our
transparency
and
say
that
this
is
what
our
goal
is.
H
This
is
what
we're
doing
and
really
show
them
that,
and
so,
then,
would
be.
Basically,
that
would
increase
our
total
land
up
to
14
of
buncombe
county
with
this
additional
six,
which
doesn't
sound
like
a
huge
jump.
But
the
thing
is,
it
shows
our
county
commitment
and
it
shows
that
we
value
this,
and
then
this
can
be
leveraged
to
encourage
more
partnerships
and
investments
from
others
in
the
community
as
well.
So
I
really
feel
like
we
can
take
the
lead
on
this
and,
I
think
is
really
a
great
thing.
H
We
obviously
know
that
this
speaks
to
the
preserved
farmland
environmentally
sensitive
tracts,
but
I
also
wanted
to
just
point
out
that
doing
this
work
actually
speaks
to
three
of
our
four
focus
areas
in
our
strategic
plan,
so,
additionally,
also
the
greenhouse
emissions,
which
I
mentioned,
the
carbon
sequestration
that
ties
in
directly.
It
also
very
much
expands
and
maintains
cultural
and
recreational
assets,
as
well
as
that
conservation
being
one
important
strategy
of
balanced
growth.
Speaking
of
our
land
use
strategies
and
everything
with
that
as
well.
H
So
I
say,
let's
be
bold
and
visionary
with
this,
and
because
our
natural
resources,
so
the
decisions
and
investments
that
we
make
now
are
going
to
impact
us
for
generations
to
come.
And
then
the
reality
is
that
our
natural
resources
feed
us
both
literally
and
figuratively,
and
it
is
imperative
for
our
community's
health
that
we
lead
on
this
opportunity.
So
I
I
hope
that
we
will
lead
and
bring
our
community
together
for
this
common
purpose,
which
is
actually
part
of
a
bigger
national
purpose
as
well.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much,
commissioner
wells.
Commissioners.
Are
there
any
initial
questions
about
the
presentation
and
the
programs
that
we're
working
on
or
any
of
the
ideas
that
were
before
again?
Obviously
we're
not
voting
on
any
of
this
tonight.
This
is
all
part
of
just
sort
of
our
discussion
as
we
look
ahead
to
the
budget
prioritization
process
that
we'll
be
going
into,
and
this
will
be
part
of
that
overall
discussion.
So
any
any
questions
for
now.
C
I
have
a
couple
questions:
okay,
this
first
of
all,
this
is
really
cool
and
exciting.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
terry
and
impressive.
I
wanted
to
hear
more
about
either
now
or
through
email
or
whatever
wanted
to
hear
more
about
the
carbon
sequestration
pilot
program.
I
think
I
heard
mentioned
in
your
presentation
and
then
also
to
learn
more
about
the
clean
water
source
protection
easements
that
you
mentioned,
which
I
assume
aren't
shown
in
the
conserved
lands
map.
That's
a
different
they're
different
easements.
Am
I
understanding
that
correctly
riparian
zone
easements
of
some
kind.
G
N
And
just
to
point
out
sorry
just
to
point
out
also
those
are
often
smaller
plots
of
land
smaller
acreage
and
they
cannot
and
even
though
they're
extremely
important,
they
can
get
lost
in
the
shuffle.
And
so
we
really
want
to
encourage
that.
We
think
about
those
types
of
plots
of
land,
even
though
they
might
only
be
a
couple
of
acres
and
then
just
to
respond
to
your
question
about
the
carbon
farming.
N
The
soil
and
water
foundation
has
brought
to
us
the
opportunity
to
get
trained
in
with
the
comet
tool
and
carbon
farming,
and
so
some
of
the
staff
at
soil
and
water
are
getting
trained
currently,
and
our
goal
is
to
work
through
a
demonstration
site
this
year
and
to
roll
that
out
into
a
program
next
year
for
farmers
across
the
county
or
producers
across
the
county
is
pretty
in-depth.
It's
very
it's
whole
farm
planning,
but
it
really
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
understand
the
benefits
and
impacts
that
agriculture
brings
to
our
county.
C
E
You
anticipated
my
questions,
but
I
am
excited
about
future
discussions
and
just
a
moment
to
say
thank
you
to
all
for
the
incredible
work
and
terry
for
the
the
the
vision
and
and
the
and
the
boldness
of
that.
I'm
very
excited
about
this
and
really
look
forward
to
future
discussions
and
how
we
can
move
move
this
into
reality.
So
thank
you
all
for
your
leadership.
This
is
really
critical
work.
A
All
right,
I
don't
have
any
initial
questions
either,
but
I'm
glad
we
took
some
time
to
discuss
this.
I
know
we've
discussed
it
briefly
at
some
of
our
other
meetings,
there's
always
so
much
on
the
agenda,
but
I
think
this
is
definitely
one
of
it's
definitely
one
of
the
concerns
that
I
think
you
know
is
just
so
widely
shared
by
the
people
in
the
community
they
want
to.
You
know
the
question
parker
was
asking
earlier
to
their
planning
aboard.
You
know,
candidates.
We
know
the
community
is
going
to
grow.
A
We
know
this
is
an
attractive
place
to
live.
It's
a
free
country
and
people
are
going
to
move
here
right
so
and
there's
good
that
comes
with
that.
But
there's
also
you
know.
Development
of
this
yeah
there's
also
development
pressure,
and
so
one
of
the
best
things
we
can
do
is
preserve
some
of
the
best
of
what
we've
got.
You
know,
while
it's
still
here
so
this
is.
This-
is
really
important
and
there's
good
foundations
to
build
off
of
that
are
already
working
so
so
scaling
it
up.
A
Some
is
something
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
support
for.
So,
thank
you,
terry
look
forward
to
talking
further
as
we
move
this
all
ahead
and
further
discussions
as
we
get
into
the
budget.
You
know
we
know
there'll
be
a
lot
of
hard
decisions
to
make
there,
but
this
I'm
glad
that
this
is
this
is
in
the
mix
of
what
we're
looking
at
all
right.
Commissioners,
we've
concluded
just
barely
above
time,
so
let's
just
take
a
real
short
break
and
then
we're
going
to
come
back
and
start
our
regular
five
o'clock.