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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Regular Meeting (Oct. 19, 2021)
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To view the meeting agenda, you can visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
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So
what
I
wanted
to
suggest
is
that
for
folks
who
are
here
who
want
to
make
public
comment,
if
you
want
to
address
those
items
or
any
other
items
on
the
agenda,
you're
welcome
to
do
that
during
the
general
public
comment.
If
you'd
like
to
wait,
if
you're
interested
in
those
items
and
want
to
wait
till
we
get
to
them,
we'll
also
open
up
an
opportunity
for
public
comment
then,
but
you
can't
speak
at
both
of
them.
You
need
to
choose
one
or
the
other.
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I
just
share
your
name
and
where
you
live,
when
you
come
up,
you'll
get
an
orange
light
when
you
have
about
30
seconds
left
and
a
red
light
when
your
time's
up
when
your
time
is
up,
please
do
a
discontinue
your
comments
at
that
time.
We
want
to
give
everyone
the
same
amount
of
time
to
speak
to
the
board
board.
Members
are
not
expected
to
comment
during
the
public
comment
period.
This
is
the
chance
for
the
public
to
speak
to
the
board.
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C
Since
you
gave
my
name
I'm
from
north
bunker
and
I
hate
to
be
first,
I
like
to
be
last
because
I
have
a
degree
in
solid
waste
and
wastewater
engineering,
which
means
I
know
how
to
treat
human
waste
and
I'd
like
to
be
the
cleanup
person,
but
I
won't
be
able
to
do
that
today.
I
have
some
meetings
I
have
to
go
to,
but
I
want
to
read
the
phrase
to
you
all.
I
want
you
to
think
about
it.
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I
want
you
to
think
about
what
I'm
saying,
and
I
bet
some
ears
perked
up
when
I
start
reading
this.
Our
community
deserves
respect
and
dignity
under
the
law
in
every
part
of
life.
We
also
deserve
to
be
represented
by
elected
officials
who
uphold
their
oath
of
office
to
serve
their
entire
constituents.
C
I
agree
with
that.
100
percent
the
entire
constituents,
not
a
selected
group,
not
a
pointed
board
that
agrees
with
what
you're
trying
to
do.
You
need
diversity
to
get
both
sides
of
the
coin.
Folks,
and
you
don't
do
that,
you
don't
point
people
to
committees
that
disagree
with
you,
you
hand
pick
them
so
they'll
rubber
stamp.
What
you
want
to
do
and
you
give
them
the
responsibility
for
your
responsibilities,
so
you
don't
have
to
make
tough
decisions,
and
I'm
talking
to
all
of
you,
folks,
hey
the
lights,
went
out.
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C
I
know
for
a
fact
I
talked
last
week:
asheville
has
lost
over
a
hundred
police
officers,
even
their
detectives
and
we're
looking
at
spending
money
on
libraries
and
creating
ways
to
go
out
and
educate
people
and
we're
looking
at
forming
an
equity
committee.
So
we
can
give
people
more
and
more
and
more
and
every
time
you
do
that
and
every
time
you
do
something
to
build,
affordable
housing.
Guess
what
you
have
to
increase
your
taxes,
which
what
does
that
do
that
makes
it
less
affordable
to
live
here.
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C
That's
a
big
term
folks
equal
and
we
can't
tell
people
what
to
believe
and
expect
them
not
to
tell
us
what
they
believe,
and
that
is
a
hypocritical
approach
and
it
will
get
you
nowhere
and
every
time
you
do
that
you
are
hurting
the
people
that
you're
trying
to
help
because
the
average
person
doesn't
come
up
here.
Don't
even
look
at
the
county
commissioner's
meeting
and
they're,
not
paying
attention,
and
so
you
keep
on
going
like
you're,
going
keep
on
digging
that
hole.
You'll
have
no
money
for
reparations
at
all.
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Systems
like
these
do
not
focus
on
health
promotion
care
or
preventative
care.
They
fail
to
prevent
patients
from
becoming
sick
because
they
profit
from
sick
care
and
significantly
raise
the
portion
of
country's
gdp
being
spent
on
health
care
as
local,
public
schools
and
av
tech
incur.
Millions
of
dollars
of
costs
for
electric
utilities
and
duke
energy
continues
to
predict
increases
in
electricity
rates.
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It's
a
way
to
show
students
that
you
care
about
our
future
by
protecting
the
planet
which
will
inherit,
and
it
saves
money
which
can
be
put
towards
improving
public
education.
It's
an
opportunity
for
students
to
learn
about
renewable
energy
in
their
communities
and
how
it
works,
and
it's
simply
the
ethical
thing
to
do
if
we
know
that
using
a
non-renewable
energy
using
non-renewable
energy
is
only
a
band-aid
solution
and
not
a
long-term
fix
to
the
ongoing
crisis
of
climate
change
and
rising
electricity
costs
in
our
schools.
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Hello,
my
name
is
corey
mcveigh
and
I
live
in
asheville.
I
am
a
student
at
unc
asheville,
where
I'm
the
climate
analyst
for
the
office
of
sustainability
for
unc
asheville,
and
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
women's
cross
country
and
track
and
field
teams.
I
graduated
from
ac
reynolds
high
school
in
2018,
so
I
am
a
proud
graduate
of
the
buncombe
county
schools
system.
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F
F
So
thank
you.
There
is
a
buzz
of
excitement
on
our
campus
right
now
as
we're
starting
the
preliminary
projects
of
getting
solar
put
on
some
of
our
school
buildings,
and
I'm
really
excited
to
continue
to
empower
students
to
advocate
for
their
futures,
for
increased
resiliency,
for
renewable
energy
and
for
climate
solutions.
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G
I'm
sure
you
guys
remember
that
as
well
as
I
do
with
the
first
vote
on
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy-
and
I
want
to
thank
our
wonderful
students
now.
Corey
evidently
has
been
around
for
that
time,
but
a
lot
of
students
break
my
heart.
Have
graduated
and
gone
off
and
althea
is
about
to
go
to
spain.
You
know
so
our
young
people
are
movers
and
shakers.
G
G
So
she's
saying
I
speak
before
you
today,
because
I
really
believe
that
sustainable
change
has
to
be
local,
I'm
about
to
graduate
high
school
hoping
to
accept
in
a
college
where
I
can
begin
to
get
higher
education
and
make
a
difference.
But
I
need
your
help.
We
need
your
help.
We
need
you
to
pass
this
feasibility
study
and
to
hopefully
result
in
putting
solar
on
each
and
every
one
of
our
public
schools.
G
It
will
have
direct
implication
of
my
generation
and
all
generations
to
come,
and
this
will
be
a
precedent
for
progressive
climate
change
that
will
show
asheville.
We
really
do
care
and
finishing
as
me,
judy
maddox.
I
just
want
to
say
that,
oh
my
gosh,
your
resolution
in
the
summer
of
2020
for
the
10.3
million
dollar
bond
was
just
knock
your
socks
off
and
I
think
what
you're
doing
right
now
for
feasibility
and
each
and
every
school.
It's
like
yay
team
go
proud
of
you,
yay.
H
Good
afternoon
folks,
I
was
here
last
time
I
enjoyed
it
so
much
you
guys
were
so
respectful.
I
wanted
to
come
again.
You
know,
I'm
a
businessman
in
asheville.
I
live
in
black
mountain
for
this
most
edge
almost
in
chimney
rock,
and
I
came
today
about
the
solar
issue,
and
I
want
to
congratulate
you
folks
on
getting
that,
because
that
is
a
great
thing.
That
is
a
step
forward.
H
The
thing
I
want
to
emphasize
on,
though,
is
the
county
buildings
with
all
the
antiquated
electronics,
heating
and
air
conditioning
within
the
building.
Okay.
So
let's
take
an
example:
if
you
have
a
75
monte
carlo,
is
it
going
to
be
as
efficient
as
a
newer
vehicle
today?
No,
it
was
designed
differently,
so
even
with
all
the
solar
power
you're
still
going
to
have
antiquated
devices
in
all
these
county
buildings
that
are
going
to
pull
off
that
solar
grid.
H
Now
one
of
the
benefits
is,
I
worked
with
a
private
company
before
the
company,
I'm
with
now
and
they've
done
exactly
what
you're
doing
they
made
their
whole
facility
solar
and
it
worked
great
and
you
got
to
see
the
discounts.
You
got
to
see
how
many
homes
you're
powering
within
the
community,
but
as
we
replaced
everything
with
led
lights,
is
it
we
replaced
the
internal
equipment
with
more
efficient
equipment?
H
Then
you
started
seeing
more
of
an
investment
on
your
return.
So
you
know
that
kind
of
concerns
me.
You
know
any
foundation,
you
got
to
start
from
the
ground
up,
so
I
realize
there's
probably
grants
involved.
This
is
something
you
know
that
is
a
push
across
the
united
states,
I'm
happy
we
got
it,
but
we
really
need
to
focus
on
the
ground
up.
We
have
school
buildings
that
are
leaking.
H
We
have
school
buildings
that
have
air
conditioning
units
and
so
forth
that
are
from
the
70s
and
80s.
So
you
compare
that
to
newer
geothermal
units
that
are
cost
effective.
It's
going
to
help
everyone
in
the
long
run.
There's
also
ways
I
know
covet
and-
and
disease
has
been.
You
know
rampant,
and
you
know
it's
a
big
issue
on
both
sides.
H
H
You
know
you
can
put
any
kind
of
icing
on
top
of
a
cake,
but
when
you
get
that
icing
off
and
you're
still
with
a
cake,
that's
three
or
four
years
old-
you
don't
want
to
eat,
it
looks
pretty,
but
I'm
just
saying,
update
the
facilities
internal.
We
got
old
facilities,
I'm
not
saying
they're
bad,
I'm
saying
they're
great,
I'm
for
the
environment,
let's
just
start
working
from
the
ground
up,
and
you
know.
I
would
just
appreciate
that,
because
I
see
it
every
day,
I've
saw
it
through
several
companies.
H
A
A
I
At
five
o'clock
in
the
morning,
something's
got
to
be
done,
and
then
I
have
people
trying
to
break
in
my
house,
knocking
on
my
back
door
and
the
sheriff's
department
comes
and
life
and
our
seniors
are
not
safe
and
that's
not
fair
to
the
people
that
has
worked
their
guts
out
for
this
city.
This
state
and
this
country
to
be
treated
that
way
and
a
lot
of
our
seniors
are
doing
without
food.
But
yet
you
see
the
homeless
get
six
and
seven
hundred
dollars
a
month.
A
A
A
J
Name
is
gloria,
michael
and
I'm.
I
live
in
black
mountain
and
I'm
just
wanting
to
say
that
all
this
equality
stuff
going
on,
I
I
feel
rejected
and
some
people
are
getting
equality
and
some
people
are
not
like
they're
accepting
like
me
and
we
have
to
wear
these
masks
and
I
last
week
last
time
I
was
here,
I
took
a
headache
and
I
couldn't
wear
it
and
now
she
made
me
put
it
on
again
just
coming
in
here
and
talk,
and
so
I
hope
we
need
to.
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A
Thank
you
all
right
and
was
mckenna
james
here,
all
right,
that's
everyone
who
signed
up
all
right.
Thank
you
all.
Thank
you.
Everyone
who
took
time
to
come
speak
to
the
board
this
evening.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
under
good
news
is
buncombe.
County
honored,
with
icma
certificate
of
distinction
and
performance
management
and
rafael
baptista
from
strategy
and
innovation
will
explain
this
item.
K
What
this
means
is
we're
one
of
the
top
50
local
governments
in
the
entire
world
for
an
icma
for
performance
management.
This
certificate
is
a
recognition
of
this
counties
and
this
forest
commitment
to
transparency,
strategic
planning,
performance
management
and
data,
informed
decision
making
and
budgeting.
Last
year
only
two
north
carolina
local
governments
received
this
honor.
So
this
is
definitely
a
very
big
honor
for
us
and
something
we're
really
excited
about.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
support
and
all
the
efforts
to
get
us
this
place.
Thank
you
all
right.
L
A
A
North
carolina
has
a
recognition
called
the
order
of
the
longleaf
pine,
which
is
the
highest
honor
that
is
given
to
residents
of
north
carolina
for
their
service,
to
the
public
and
to
the
community,
and
so
yesterday
evening
two
members
of
our
community
were
recognized
with
the
order
of
the
longleaf
pine
by
governor
roy
cooper,
jean
bell
and
county
commissioner
al
whitesides,
and
I
had
the
great
honor
of
introducing
al
at
a
special
event
where
this
was
announced,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
here
this
evening.
Congratulations
again
to
al.
A
M
A
All
right,
it
was
a
great
event
and
congratulations
as
well
to
jean
bell,
another
fantastic
servant
in
our
community
and
and
both
al
and
gene,
of
course,
continue
to
to
give
so
much
to
buncombe
county.
So
congratulations
and
thank
you
all
right,
next
up
under
presentations.
The
next
item
is
an
update
on
the
buncombe
county
sports
park
and
peyton
o'connor.
A
Our
recreation
services
director
is
here
to
present
this
information,
we're
not
voting
on
any
item
on
this
this
evening,
but,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
will,
if
there
are
other
folks
who
would
wish
to
comment
on
this
item,
we're
happy
to
to
take
further
public
comment
on
it
this
evening.
Thank
you
for
being
here
peyton
great
job
on
the
presentations
earlier.
N
For
management
of
the
bunker
county
sports
park
so,
generally
speaking,
a
use
agreement
authorizes
a
vendor
which
is
typically
a
youth
league.
The
ability
to
program
a
county-owned
space
in
exchange
for
maintenance
and
upkeep.
This
allows
the
operator
to
operate
their
own
athletic
league
host
tournaments,
recruit,
tournaments
and
rent
space
to
other
organizations.
N
Under
these
agreements,
the
county
has
typically
authorized
a
certain
number
of
use
days
to
host
its
own
events.
The
use
agreements
generally
apply
to
athletic
fields
or
other
specific
spaces
within
a
larger
county
park.
For
example,
we
have
the
soccer
fields
at
the
buncombe
county
sports
park
for
the
baseball
fields
at
charles
d,
o
and
ponds.
N
N
It
offsets
the
county's
cost
of
staffing
via
external
programming,
and
it
creates
opportunities
for
expanded
funding
availability
through
engaging
public
private
partnerships
for
county
properties,
thus
further
offsetting
major
capital
improvement
costs.
It
reduces
liability
on
the
county
by
transitioning
sports
programming
to
another
entity,
and
it
also
creates
opportunities
for
economic
development
within
the
county.
N
When
we
look
at
buncombe
county
sports
park,
I've
put
together
some
additional
figures
on
what
it
would
cost
if
we
were
to
get
rid
of
a
solution
where
we
use
a
use
agreement
to
manage
the
park
and
take
over
as
a
county
facility
completely
so
I've
labeled
those
deferred
cost
considerations.
This
first
slide,
which
I'll
account
for
again
shows
the
cumulative
cost
of
equipment
for
maintenance
of
both
a
synthetic
turf
field
and
a
natural
grass
field.
N
That's
important
because,
as
we
finish,
the
turfing
project
at
the
bunking
county
sports
park,
we
are
going
to
have
both
of
those
types
of
fields
in
the
same
facilities
that
would,
and
that
will
require
us
to
have
both
of
these
equipment
sets.
So
I
just
wanted
to
spend
some
time
on
that.
As
I
explain
the
further
cost.
N
As
a
rough
kind
of
unit
of
estimation,
we
estimated
that
each
of
those
individuals
would
make
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
the
total
cost
of
eighty
one
thousand
dollars.
Five
hundred
and
forty
two
or
eighty
one.
Five
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand
dollars
accounts
for
both
that
salary
and
their
fringe
benefits.
So
going
down
line
by
line.
N
We
would
have
a
570
000
cost
or
employment,
an
annual
cost
of
maintenance
for
those
synthetic
fields
which
will
have
three
synthetic
fields
at
a
cost
of
seventy
seven
thousand
dollars
each
per
year,
that'll
come
in
just
over
half
a
million
dollars
and
then
the
annual
cost
of
maintenance
for
our
natural
grass
fields
is
five
fields
at
an
estimated,
fifty
thousand,
but
fifty
seven
thousand
dollars
coming
in
at
right
around
four
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
that
means
our
annual
cost
with
a
very
generous
estimate
is
one
point:
five
million
dollars.
N
N
N
They
don't
consider
reimbursable
costs
associated
with
running
soccer
programs,
concessions,
uniforms,
youth
league
registrations
and
the
actual
budget
demand
in
terms
of
annual
capital
needs
will
be
considerably
higher
on
program
based
on
programming
design.
So
in
addition
to
the
cost
that
it
would
require
to
operate,
those
facilities
that
I
just
went
over.
We'd
also
have
to
have
line
items
for
purchase
of
additional
items
that
are
reimbursable
costs
that
go
through
that
soccer
program
as
well.
N
We
would
have
additional
infrastructure
costs
that
would
need
to
be
incurred,
including
the
ability
for
the
accounting
to
accept
credit
card
payments
and
online
registration,
which
would
create
new
demands
in
other
departments,
and
this
would
just
be
a
variation
from
the
types
of
registration
that
we
currently
use
today
and
require
more
specialized
software
packages
that
we
have
in
house
right
now.
The
county
would
like
would
likely
need
to
reassess
this
insurance
cover
to
accommodate
the
new
operational
model.
N
N
So
currently,
at
the
buncombe
county
sports
park,
the
use
agreement
authorizes
asheville,
buncombe
use
soccer
association
also
referred
to
as
abysa
rights
to
program
fields,
one
through
seven
of
the
buncombe
county
sports
park
and
buncombe
county
sports
park.
Excuse
me
for
the
typo
it's
referred
to
as
bcsp
for
youth
and
adult
soccer
programming.
A
bysa
under
this
agreement
shall
not
unreasonably
restrict
other
users.
N
Currently,
the
buncombe
county
maintains
the
common
areas
of
bunking
county
sports
park.
That
includes
the
playground
the
roads
going
in
and
out.
The
restrooms
et
cetera
the
county
reserves
up
to
12
coordinated
special
events
each
year,
and
those
are
events
that
would
interfere
with
abyssa's
field
use
and
abyssa
under
this
agreement
handles
all
maintenance
of
the
fields,
including
irrigation
fertilization
and
planting
schedules,
and,
along
with
an
enhanced
mowing
schedule.
N
We
believe
that
this
process
will
create
an
open
process
to
solicit
proposals
for
the
operation
of
the
bunking
county
sports
parks,
athletic
fields.
The
request
for
proposal
will
seek
an
arrangement
that
runs
parallel
to
the
current
agreement,
meaning
we're
looking
for
something
that,
generally
speaking,
is
the
same
as
what
we
have
already
had.
We
don't
want
to
see
any
detrimental
impacts
to
level
of
service
both
at
our
facility
and
to
recreation,
athletic
recreational
athletics
within
buncombe
county.
N
N
As
part
of
this
process,
we're
going
to
seek
to
minimize
disruption
to
residents
in
terms
of
programming
and
opportunity,
availability
we're
going
to
ensure
that
the
fields
are
operated
by
a
non-profit
entity
for
a
larger
community
purpose.
What
we
don't
want
to
happen
is
for
a
for-profit
entity
to
to
bid
on
these
feds
yields
and
then
bid
it
out
based
on
highest
volume,
users
highest
lease
or
field
retail.
They
can
get.
So
we
want
to
have
that
community
process,
community
availability
and
the
ability
to
foster
community
recreation
leaks.
N
N
N
Our
first
listening
session
will
be
a
virtual
session
that
will
be
held
october
27th
at
7
pm.
Our
second
session
will
be
november,
2nd
at
12
15
pm
and
we'll
also
provide
opportunities
for
individuals
to
provide
written
comment
online,
as
well
after
we've
collected
that
feedback
and
had
an
opportunity
to
incorporate
it
into
the
rfp
we're
hoping
to
let
an
rfp
by
november,
the
15th
of
2021
and
the
due
date
for
that
rfp
will
be
january
3rd
2022..
N
A
A
A
O
O
For
us
to
be
able
to
use
the
fields,
then
that
agreement
means
absolutely
nothing
because
they
are
a
dictatorship.
At
that
point
they
basically
decide
once
the
county
says:
okay
you're
in
control
of
this,
and
let's,
let's
be
honest
with
it-
the
grass
over
there
does
not
look
like
the
tourist
field.
Okay,
it's
it's
fertilized.
It's
seeded!
It's
mowed!
Okay,
it
it
there's
weeds
everywhere.
You
know,
but
it's
mowed.
So
you
can't
see
all
that
the
tourist
feels
green.
It
looks
beautiful,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
money
put
into
it.
O
So
some
of
the
figures
I
felt
like
are
just
obscured
correct,
but
if
it's
a
dictatorship,
so
they
basically
get
to
choose
what
kids
get
to
play
on
those
fields.
They
have
a
choice
of
what
sport
kids
should
have
a
choice
of
what
sports
they
want
to
play,
whether
it's
flag
football,
whether
their
parents
don't
have
the
money
to
bring
them
to
abyssa.
O
You
know
three
times
a
week,
two
hours
of
practice
or
they
don't
make
the
hfc
team
because
they
have
three
kids
or
they
have
one
working
single
mom.
You
know
they
can
only
do
practice
one
time
a
week
that
we
should
have
choice
of
different
organizations
and
groups.
You
know
that
dictate
for
these
families
and
if
abyssa,
does
all
the
scheduling,
but
yet
their
organization
grows.
O
Why
would
they
want
to
let
other
people
use
the
fields
so
we're
going
to
build
them?
A
massive
complex
we're
going
to
put
artificial
turf
in
it,
we're
going
to
light
it
up
for
them
and
then
we're
going
to
say
you
have
total
control
over
this
facility
that
all
the
taxpayers
paid
for
and
other
kids
can't
use
it,
and
I
mean
the
whole
inca
area.
That's
a
that's
a
beautiful
thing
that
they
built
for
us
for,
for
everybody
and
kids.
Need
that
I
mean
I
I've.
O
A
P
P
Yes,
on
the
internet,
yeah,
okay,
yeah
yeah,
that's
fine!
I
just
I
wanted
to
point
out
a
few
things
and
I
just
it's
not
gonna
make
sense
if
it's
not
there
in
front
of
you
so
so
on
slide.
Three
there's
a
comment
about
offsetting
the
county's
costs
for
operation
of
athletic
facilities
as
one
of
the
benefits
to
the
county,
and
I
just
want
to
point
out
that
this
is
something
that
the
county
can
very
easily
gain
from
abyssa
part
of
your
current
use.
P
P
P
Based
on
who
you
give
this
this
field
used
to
and
what's
happened
for
the
last
10
years,
is
the
the
county
gave
that
to
abyssa,
at
the
detriment
of
all
the
other
sports
organizations
who
aren't
able
to
use
it?
And
that's
really
what's
happened,
offsets
the
county's
cost
of
staffing
via
external
programming.
I
think,
and
an
additional
comment
below
about
reducing
liability
on
the
county
by
transitioning
sports
programs
to
another
entity
like
all
throughout
this.
I
think
one
of
the
big
divisions
or
something
that
that
peyton
is
pointing
out
is
well
okay.
P
We
can
either
give
this
use
agreement
to
somebody
or
we
can
start
our
own
sports
program,
and
I
don't
think
those
are
the
two
options
there.
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
other
options
in
between
from
from
having
a
maintenance
organization
who's
just
there
to
maintain
fields,
and
then
the
fields
get
rented
out
at
a
fee
to
county
residents
to
some
sort
of
shared
agreement
with
different
organizations.
Lacrosse
soccer
flag
football,
like
you
mentioned.
P
I
think
there
are
some
other
options
there.
They
don't
have
to
be
all
this
crazy
stuff,
where
you
guys
are
funding
uniforms
and
volunteers
and
ref
fees
and
all
this
stuff,
like
that,
that's
what
shield
does
that's
what
abyssa
does
we
don't
need
another
organization
to
do
that?
We
just
need
soccer
fields
where
we
can
participate
right
on
slide.
Four.
P
Again,
all
of
this
stuff,
I
think
the
same
thing
I'm
going
to
stick
over
I'm
skip
over
that.
I
really
feel
like
you
guys,
all
right
I'll
leave
it
right
there.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
do
have
all
of
these
notes.
I
have
three
more
pages
worth
of
comments
on
the
remainder
I'm
happy
to
either
like
leave
them
or
send
you
give
them.
A
Q
Good
evening,
thank
you
appreciate
you
all
letting
us
speak
so
yeah,
I'm
a
proud,
asheville
shield,
parent
I've
got
three
young
kids.
I
do
live
in
fletcher
buncombe.
I've
been
an
athlete
all
my
life.
I've
participated
in
the
asheville
lacrosse
club
team
for
about
20
years.
I've
been
here
about
25.,
I'm
here
tonight
to
talk
about
the
kids
right.
Q
Q
Q
The
original
intention
of
both
of
these
complexes,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
was
about
inclusivity
in
allowing
all
people
in
the
community
have
access
to
them.
I
understand
the
user
agreement
first
of
all,
which
is
completely
inaccurate.
If
you
look
on
page
three
and
I
just
caught
a
glimpse
of
it-
and
you
can
check
it
right
now,
but
the
line
item
on
the
right
where
it
says
three
fields
at
77,
grand
quick
math
is
250,
not
564,
000.
It's
in
that
line
item
so
at
the
core.
Q
It's
not
even
an
accurate
balance
sheet,
but
once
again
it's
about
the
kids.
Why
should
my
kids
not
have
access
to
those
fields,
your
the
user
agreements
being
run
like
a
business,
and
I
am
a
business
person?
Okay,
I
have
been
for
25
years.
I
understand
it
may
be
cost
effective
for
the
county
to
outsource
some
of
this
to
a
business.
That's
great.
Another
line
item
in
the
proposal
spoke
to
the
fact
that,
where
you
know
whoever
gets
the
use
agreement
should
allow
all
people
access.
Q
Q
Q
R
So
I'm
basically
following
along
in
their
footsteps
as
a
parent
at
shield,
I
live
in
black
mountain
and
I
want
to
know
how
one
organization
is
favored
over
the
other.
The
john
b
lewis
soccer
complex
is
under
the
city
of
asheville
and
the
buncombe
county
sports
park
is
under
buncombe
county
and
both
are
utilized
by
abyssa,
which
is
also
hfc.
R
R
We
have
one
field
available
to
practice
on
and
the
other
main
soccer
club,
which
is
abysa,
has
17
fields,
and
this
includes
county
and
city
of
asheville
parks
and
three
county
schools,
which
my
child
attends.
One
of
them
buncombe
county
sports
complex,
is
19
acres
coded
as
a
city
park,
but
not
afforded
for
use
for
shield.
The
total
value
is
803
000,
which
is
exempt,
which
means
the
city
does
not
have
to
pay
taxes
on
the
land,
but
the
citizens.
Taxes
are
used
to
pay
the
expense.
R
R
R
R
It
said
that
the
floods
would
require
1.1
million
cleanup
with
the
city
of
asheville,
taxpayers
would
cover
the
875
000
of
that
cost
and
hfc
would
pay
200
000,
I'm
a
taxpayer.
My
875
000
is
a
part
of
that
taxpayer
money.
I
want
to
point
out
that
your
mission
statement
is
to
provide
effective
and
efficient
government.
Our
citizens
can
trust
your
core
values
are
integrity,
collaboration
and
equity,
and
your
community
focus
area
is
engaged
in
their
community.
R
R
S
Good
evening
my
name
is
brian
tompkins,
my
two
sons
now
12
and
14,
started
in
abyssa
when
they
were
six
years
old
but
have
played
with
the
shield
club
for
the
past
three
years.
We
now
we
have
now
experienced
both
clubs
and
are
so
thankful
that
we
have
choices
for
our
kids
soccer
development
due
to
family
dynamics,
financial
aspects
and
scheduling
issues.
We
found
that
as
our
kids
aged
the
abyss,
a
program
just
didn't
meet
our
needs.
S
Unfortunately,
as
you've
heard
from
others
here
tonight,
there
have
been
instances
where
shield
has
not
been
able
to
obtain
access
to
fields
for
training
which
sidelines
any
children
not
enrolled
in
the
abyssa
program.
This
brings
me
to
my
first
point
that
no
matter
the
direction
the
commission
takes
on
this
tonight
or
takes
on
this
issue,
a
system
of
fairness
and
unbiased
scheduling
must
be
implemented
to
ensure
that
different
options
for
athletic
field
usage
and
activities
will
be
available
to
all
families
of
buncombe
county.
S
From
my
experience,
I
have
watched
as
abyssa
has
used
the
power
of
their
contract
with
the
county
to
do
their
best
to
squeeze
out
any
potential
competition
to
their
business
by
not
working
in
good
faith
to
allow
usage
of
the
buncombe
county
fields,
though
I
am
here
tonight
to
ask
the
commission
to
hold
off
on
issuing
a
rfp
until
a
better
idea
is
developed.
I
know
that's
a
tough
sell
if
the
commission
chooses
to
issue
a
new
rfp
and
select
a
new
contract
in
2022.
S
The
commission
has
an
obligation
to
its
citizens
to
ensure
that
the
new
contract
has
adequate
oversight,
direction,
checks
and
balances
to
provide
an
equal
playing
field
to
all
potential
users
of
the
buncombe
sports
park.
Facilities
from
abyssa
property
signs
that
are
posted
on
the
fields
to
a
direct
web
link
to
abc
abyssa's
internet
site.
On
the
buncombecounty.org
website,
giving
this
much
control
to
any
contractor
is
unfair
and
un
and
his
preferential
treatment
at
taxpayers,
expense
that
should
cease
in
peyton
o'connor's
presentation.
S
A
benefit
of
the
use
agreement
is
that
it
creates
opportunities
for
recreation,
leagues,
to
leagues,
to
be
seeded
and
grow
under
the
past
contract
and
with
abyss
and
total
control
of
scheduling
and
without
adequate
oversight.
This
was
a
fallacy
at
best,
but
I
believe
it
is
possible
that
the
commission
chooses
to
if
the
commission
chooses
to
end
preferential
treatment
for
second
party
contractors
and
focuses
on
ways
to
benefit
all
citizens
of
the
county.
S
As
much
as
this
sounds,
I
do
not
blame
abyssa.
They
were
only
doing
what
they
were
allowed
to
do.
For
that
reason,
though,
I
implore
the
commission
to
make
decisions
in
this
matter
that
will
create
a
program
of
impartiality
and
fairness
and
field
scheduling
that
provides
structure
for
proper
oversight
of
second
party
contractors,
managing
public
facility
usage
and
develops
measures
that
ensures
the
county
is
properly
administering
the
functions
of
its
public
parks.
T
Good
evening
again,
commissioners,
I
am
kristy
bivens.
I
am
a
mom
of
three.
I
am
a
local
business
owner
here.
We've
been
here
for
13
years,
I'm
also
president
of
asheville
shield.
Please
please
hear
me
and
understand
that
I
am
not
here
pointing
fingers
at
just
another
organization,
as
they
have
just
done.
What
they've
been
allowed
to
do?
I'm
not
just
advocating
for
asheville
shield,
I'm
advocating
for
our
community.
T
We
have
an
abundance
amount
of
organizations
who
have
nowhere
to
go.
We
by
no
means
are
we
saying
we
need
this
entire
soccer
field.
Three
nights
a
week
you
could
host
and
rent
to
my
club
and
to
a
homeschool
group
and
into
a
lacrosse
group
all
in
the
same
day,
and
the
stress
that
peyton
has
you
know,
made
us
aware
of
that.
There's
high
demand-
and
maybe
you
guys
are
a
decade
behind
okay.
While
that
may
be
a
little
bit
true,
the
stress
that
you
guys
hear
or
the
recreation
department
hears
would
actually
decrease.
T
If
there
was
a
different
scheduling
method
in
place.
There
are
different
organizations
that
could
come
together
and
use
this
huge
complex
all
in
one
day
and
it's
just
not
being
allowed.
So,
as
I've
stated
to
you
guys
before
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
my
club
specifically
and
my
club's
league
that
we're
affiliated
with
have
been
denied
use
of
this
complex
for
seven
years,
seven
years.
So
I
ask
you:
how
do
you
know
how
we
were
denied?
T
How
who's
told
you
did
you
know?
Did
you
know
that
carolina
champions
league
has
tried
for
seven
years
to
bring
tournaments
here,
and
I
just
about
guarantee
you
that
the
amount
of
revenue
that
that
would
bring
to
your
fields,
if
you
would
allow
that
rental
or
abyssa,
would
allow
that
rental
would
help
cover
the
cost?
For
you
guys
to
employ
a
couple
of
new
employees,
and
I
don't
understand,
I
know
that
I
was
told
you
guys
already
have
north
buncombe
soccer
field.
You
have
carpen,
you
have
cane
creek.
The
county
knows
that.
T
Why?
Why
do
we
need
new
equipment
to
mow
another
complex?
I
I
don't
know,
I'm
not
the
expert
here,
I'm
not
a
ground
maintenance
person,
but
if
we're
already
mowing
some
of
our
county
fields,
why
can
we
not
move
that
same
complex?
Just
something
that
crossed
my
mind
and
look?
We
are
not
asking
you
guys
to
manage
activities
on
the
fields,
we're
recommending
that
you
guys
help
oversee
this.
Let's
create
a
committee
that
everybody
that
wants
to
use
these
fields
and
then
a
county
employee
helps
facilitate.
T
A
M
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
michael
rachikov
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
the
asheville
buncombe
use
soccer
association,
also
known
as
abyssa
abysa
and
buncombe
county,
have
been
partners
in
providing
soccer
programs
to
residents
for
more
than
35
years
over
the
course
of
our
relationship.
M
Annually,
asheville
buncombe
youth
soccer
association
provides
for
the
needs
of
more
than
3
200
recreation,
soccer
players,
one
thousand
one
hundred
competitive
level,
soccer
players,
youth
soccer
players,
three
hundred
adult
recreation,
soccer
players
and
one
thousand
two
hundred
adult
competitive
soccer
players
in
2019.
Through
all
of
our
programs,
we
served
more
than
7
000
unique
participants.
M
M
M
In
april
of
2018,
we
received
a
request
to
use
buncombe
county
sports
park
for
shield
summer
camps.
We
facilitated
that
request.
In
august
2018,
we
reviewed
a
request
to
use
buncombe
county
sports
park
for
soccer
practices.
We
told
them
that,
due
to
the
flooding
at
jbl,
there
was
no
space
available,
doug
west.
The
person
who
made
the
request
replied
to
my
explanation.
By
saying
I
was
afraid
of
that.
M
U
We
should
improve
the
system
moving
forward
so
that
requests
and
scheduling
can
be
reviewed
in
a
transparent
and
equitable
manner
when
it
comes
to
managing
natural
grass
fields,
overuse
and
plain
and
wet
conditions
impair
the
ability
to
maintain
competition
quality
play
surfaces
over
the
last
five
years.
Abysa
has
approved,
requests
and
facilitated
games
and
tournaments
for
more
than
a
dozen
organizations
outside
of
abyssa.
U
We
deny
requests
when
they
would
displace
local
abyssa
in
b
and
abasa.
The
adult
league
soccer
programming
we
cancel
programming,
including
our
own,
when
play
will
jeopardize
future
field
quality.
These
tough
decisions
are
required
to
fulfill
our
contractual
obligations
to
the
county
and
to
fulfill
our
promise
to
local
soccer
players
and
sports
tourism
partners
moving
forward.
We
believe
the
rfp
process
will
be
open,
fair
and
transparent,
regardless
of
which
organization
is
awarded
the
next
contract.
It
should
be
remembered
that
buncombe
county
sports
park
was
built
to
serve
our
local
soccer
community.
U
U
A
Thank
you,
lisa.
Are
there
any
other
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
speak
on
this
item
all
right?
Thank
you
appreciate
everyone
who
took
time
to
come
out
and
share
your
perspective
on
this
with
us
this
evening,
commissioners
or
anything
again,
there's
no
vote
this
evening.
This
is
just
sort
of
an
informational
and
discussion
item.
Are
there
any
questions
or
comments?
Miss
tinder.
V
I
cannot
safely
wear
a
face
mask.
I
spent
the
first
year
of
the
never-ending
pandemic,
trying
to
wear
one,
and
I
got
horrible
side
effects
such
as
migraines
seizures
nausea
and
I
even
fainted
once
while
practicing
on
the
organ.
I
got
the
chronovirus
vaccine
with
hope
that
I
wouldn't
have
to
wear
a
mask
anymore.
V
V
V
A
friend
of
mine
once
said
that,
if
you
want
to
be
liked,
you
must
show
love
to
those
around
you,
as
jesus
would
do
by
using
mandates,
coercion
and
threats.
You
are
not
showing
love
to
the
people
of
buncombe
county.
You
also
discriminate
against
the
disabled,
a
violation
of
the
americans
with
disabilities
act.
Would
jesus
want
you
to
treat
people
this
way?
I
don't
think
so.
Therefore,
I
kindly
ask
that
you
make
masks
optional
today,
especially
to
those
who
got
vaccinated.
W
W
L
Please
note
that
this
is
a
tentative
schedule,
so,
if
you
want
us
to
come
back
before,
we
release
our
fear
to
talk
about
community
listing
sessions,
we
can
add
those
items,
but
these
are
the
big
bullet
points
that
we
would.
The
the
action
of
the
board
would
be
the
vote.
Double
water
contract,
yes
ma'am.
I.
W
Think
this
has
been
very
helpful
discussion.
I
appreciate
community
members
who
shared
their
perspective
today.
I
would
like
to
hear
that
after
that
community
listening
session,
it
seems
like
it's
been
a
good
ten
years
plus,
since
our
community
has
kind
of
had
a
forum
in
which
to
discuss
these
issues,
and
it
would
just
be
helpful
to
get
a
a
sense
of
of
the
kinds
of
requests
and
and
issues
that
are
coming
up
in
that
process,
maybe
at
a
briefing
or
something
we
could
get
an
update.
A
I
mean,
I
think,
that
I
think
the
concerns
have
been
well
articulated
and
and
the
staff
are
well
aware
of
them-
and
I
mean
there's
a
lot-
that's
going
great
about
this
and
I
think
the
abyssa
is
to
be
commended
for
doing
a
lot
of
great
stuff
on
these.
You
know
on
these
these
recreational
field
assets
they
bring
a
lot
of
joy
to
so
many
people.
We
understand,
there's
some
groups
who
feel
like
the
process
hasn't
been
great
for
them.
A
It's
a
finite
amount
of
property.
None
of
these
issues
are
easy
to
resolve,
but
I
think
if
there
is
a
way
to
potentially
resolve
some
of
them
in
a
different
way
going
forward,
especially
with
some
of
the
different,
you
know,
field
resource
resources
that
will
be
there
that
might
create
some
more
capacity.
I'd
love
to
hear
ideas
about
about
that.
A
The
I
guess
that's
the
one
other
question
I
have
is
just
in
terms
of
the
the
process,
because
this
is
a
long-term
agreement
and
I
think
we'll
try
to
get
this
as
good
as
we
can.
You
know
at
the
decision
point
that
is
made,
but
I
just
also
wonder
if
there
is
some
type
of
I
mean
I
I
think
you
make
a
good
case
for
why
this
kind
of
use
agreement
has
a
lot
of
advantages.
A
Peyton
in
your
presentation,
but
it
is,
you
know
it
is
still
a
public
asset
and
when
you
kind
of
create
you
know
it
is.
I
don't
mean
this
in
a
I
don't
it
sounds
harsher
than
what
I
will
mean
it
to
be,
but
it
is
kind
of
a
monopolistic
kind
of
model
right
where
one
group
gets
this,
this
management
authority,
as
well
as
the
responsibility
that
goes
with
it,
but
a
lot
of
times.
A
I
think
in
governments,
where
you
have
some
kind
of
exclusive
use
agreement,
it's
beneficial
to
have
some
type
of
ongoing
oversight
so
that
there
is
an
opportunity,
for
you
know,
for
oversight
and
input
on
that
on
a
kind
of
more
ongoing
basis,
rather
than
once
this
is
voted
on.
You
know
we
don't
check
in
again
for
many
years
into
the
future.
So
I
just
wonder
about
maybe
some
some
kind
of
model
for
how
that
can
be
incorporated
into
the
new
agreement.
A
You
know,
we've
got
a
recreation
board,
maybe
there's
some
ways
that
some
of
these
questions
can
you
know
they
could
provide
some
oversight.
I
don't
know
I'm
just
kind
of
thinking
out
loud
a
bit,
but
those
are
some
of
the
thoughts
I've
had
about
this.
As
I've
been
listening
to
the
concerns
and
questions.
X
X
X
You
know
look
at
what
we've
gotten
into
with
garbage,
but
that's
another
issue.
I
won't
go
there,
but
I
really
think
we
need
to
look
at
this
and
I
would
like
to
see
the
rfp
and
a
lot
before
this
goes
out
because
I'm
concerned
when
we
start
limiting
when
we
have
public
property
or
public
fields
and
we're
limiting,
who
can
use
them
and
we're
all
the
taxpayers,
that's
the
issue.
X
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
process
is
open
and
fair,
and
you
know
I'm
not
knocking
the
way
it
is
now
because
they
have
the
agreement.
The
county
agreed
to
the
agreement
we
signed,
but
this
is
time
for
us
to
rethink
this
agreement
and
to
look
at
it
and
seriously.
I
I'm
concerned
about
that
10
years.
That's
a
long
time!
X
Yeah
we
don't
need,
I
mean
five
years
would
be
more
than
enough.
I
would
think
and
two
when
the
county
starts
completely
walking
away
from
this,
and
I
know
we're
looking
at
it
on
the
financial
side
of
it.
But
when
I
look
at
the
finances,
you
know
I'd
like
to
look
at
that
closer
question,
because
you
know
when
you
start
talking
about
cutting
grass
a
lot
of
what
we've
got
in
there.
X
I'd
like
to
see
it
close
and
justify-
and
I
agree
with
what
someone
said
I'd
like
to
see
their
figures
over
the
last
10
years-
just
to
know
exactly
what
this
is
costing
us,
because
that
would
help
us
do
some
things
different
and
you
know
I'm
one.
I
don't
like
to
see
us
make
the
same
mistakes
over
and
over
again.
Y
Yeah
I
just
looking
at
the
dates
here
of
the
27th
of
october
and
the
2nd
of
november,
the
community
listening
session.
I
would
like
for
us
to
somehow
put
it
back
on
the
agenda
around
the
16th
of
november
for
us
to
get
called
up
on
what
we're
hearing
before
the
january.
I
don't
want
to
go
november
and
december
and
let
this
get
on
the
back
burner
and
then
get
surprised
again.
M
W
Just
one
more
quick
question:
when
you
come
back
for
that,
can
we
get
just
sort
of
a
inventory
of
other
recreational
facilities
where
field
space
is
available,
yeah
and
sort
of
just
a
understanding
of
if
and
how
those
those
fields
are
available
for
rental
space
or
leasing?
Anything
like
that
that
would
help
in
terms
of
just
understanding
the
kind
of
bigger
picture.
A
A
Z
Z
You
never
know
what
we'll
find
don't
give
you
that
look
avril
anyway,
so
I'm
going
to
run
through
the
general
fund
budget,
actual
expenses,
revenues,
the
solid
waste
fund
budget
actual
as
well
so
general
fund.
We
had
a
total
amended
budget
with
appropriate
fund
balance
of
349.7
million.
The
total
amended
budget
without
the
appropriate
fund
balance
is
334.6
million,
total
year-to-date
actual
was
351
million
dollars.
So
excluding
the
appropriate
fund
balance.
We
are
at
104.9
percent
for
our
revenues.
Z
You
can
see
the
graphical
representations,
the
gray
line
is
the
actual.
The
blue
line
is
the
annual
budget
and
the
gold
line
is
the
prior
year
date
for
most
categories.
We
were
exceeding
the
revenue
budgets
to
give
you
a
breakdown
of
this
so
permits
and
fees.
We
are
exceeding
it
by
1.4
million
dollars.
This
is
a
result
of
building
permits
and
inspections
and
recording
fees
that
actually
just
came
in
higher
than
we
anticipated
local
occupants
local
option.
Sales
tax
was
6.9
million
dollars
higher
than
what
we
anticipated
consumer
spending.
Z
Z
Other
taxes
licenses
was
a
million
dollars.
The
d
dex
ice
taxes
was
higher
than
anticipated
and
then
ad
val
taxes.
This
was
additional
collections
and
the
way
it
was
budgeted
was
at
99,
but
the
actual
collections
were
99.65,
which
makes
a
significant
difference:
restricted,
intergovernmental
inner
fund
transfers
and
investment
earnings
were
all
down
compared
to
budget
a
lot
of
that
had
to
do
with
coveted
related
items,
especially
the
investment
earnings,
where
we
saw
interest
rates
just
plummet.
Z
All
right
moving
on
to
the
expenditures
expenditure
by
functions,
so
this
is
how
we
budget.
So
we
have
general
government,
public,
public
safety,
economic
and
physical
development,
human
services,
education,
culture
and
recreation
and
then
other
finances
and
sources,
and
then
debt
total
budget
was
349.7
million.
Z
Total
actual
expenditures
was
332
million,
so
we
came
in
at
94.9
percent
of
budget.
If
you
look
at
our
historic
average
we're
usually
around
95
96
percent
of
budget,
you
can
see
general
government
coming
in
quite
a
bit.
Less
public
safety
coming
in
quite
a
bit
less
looking
at
the
category
by
are
looking
at
the
expenditures
by
category
so
salaries,
operating
expenditures,
program,
support
debt
service
transfers.
That
sort
of
thing
you
can
see
that
we
are
coming
in
under
budget
in
every
category.
Z
That
is
the
same
case
for
benefits.
It's
making
positions
are
driving
that
operating.
We
had
5.7
million
dollars
under
budget
and
this
is
travel,
training,
maintenance
and
repairs,
as
well
as
contract
and
professional
services,
and
if
you
want
any
specific
information
on
those
categories,
I'm
happy
to
provide
that
with
you.
For
you
program,
support
came
in
3.7
million,
and
this
is
a
lot
of
it
is
unspent
funds
across
economic
development,
dss
and
the
pre-k.
Z
Z
Those
are
what
comprise
the
available
fund
balance,
so
those
total
90
million
dollars,
90.5
million-
excuse
me
fiscal
year,
2021
year-end
unassigned
fund,
balance
of
75
million
is
22.6
of
total
general
fund
expenditures
and
transfers
for
our
policy.
The
maximum
fund
balance
policy
is
20,
so
we
have
that
range
where
we
want
it
to
be
15
to
20,
so
anything
over
20
is
going
to
be
transferred
over
to
the
capital
programs
fund.
Z
Z
looking
at
fiscal
year
21
for
revenue
for
solid
waste,
you
can
see
that
once
again,
solid
waste
did
a
tremendous
job.
Just
gangbusters
there
we
had
a
budget
of
10.8
million.
Did
you
take
out
the
appropriate
fund
balance?
It
was
10.4
million
years
of
the
actual
was
11.985
million.
That's
114.7
percent
of
budget,
excluding
the
appropriate
fund
balance.
Z
W
W
Z
W
Z
W
Z
W
Z
AB
W
W
Z
L
So
that
22.
that's
the
number
it's
not
audited
yet,
but
we
feel
these
are
pretty
close.
So
that's
what
we
talked
a
lot
about
estimated,
but
yeah
they're
pretty
close,
but
that
is
the
number
that
we
go
into
the
next
year's
budget
conversation
around
and
when
we
sit
down
to
talk
about
what
are
we
gonna
fund
to
don's
point?
You
can
pay
go
a
lot
of
things.
Then
that's
what
you
look
at.
If
also
on
that
number
we
have
not
taken
out
the
the
rollovers
and
carry
forward
is.
Is
that
gone
from
there.
W
Okay,
so,
throughout
this
year
as
well,
I
think
is
the
piece
I
was
interested
in.
Okay,
so
that's
just
helpful.
I
think
information
as
we
think
about
some
of
the
major
policy
questions
in
front
of
us,
is
that
you
know
this
is
one
one
place.
We
could
be
thinking
about
funding
some
initiatives
if
we
were.
L
In
that
direction,
yes,
and
as
we
have
talked
over
and
over
again
about
being
struck
to
the
balance
so
we're
looking
at
this
is
like
your
savings
account
sure
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
funds
available
for
any
emergency.
So
you
want
to
set
some
of
that.
Aside
and
after
that,
then
you
have
funds
available
and
we've
talked
a
lot
about
using
fund
balance
for
one-time
expenditure.
So
yes,
if
there's
things
you
wanted
to
fund
that
are
one
time
not
ongoing.
You
can
do
that.
B
L
A
A
There
are.
You
know
the
state
hasn't
approved
a
budget,
yet
we've
we've
expressed
to
the
schools
that
if
the
teachers
get
a
pay,
raise
we're
going
to
match
it
locally,
so
there's
a
number
of
different
obligations
right
that
are
going
to
be
likely
showing
up
at
our
door
as
well.
That
will
change
that.
Will
that
will
where
some
of
these
available
funds
will
be
requested.
So
but
there
are
some
good
opportunities.
So
it's
a
it's
a
very
positive
report.
Thank
you.
X
AC
Z
Just
I
can't
get
enough
of
this
stuff:
okay,
the
first
quarter's
not
nearly
as
exciting
for
fiscal
year,
22.
I'm
going
to
cover
the
same
information,
but
there's
not
a
whole
lot
of
detail
to
go
into
because
we're
so
early
in
the
year.
The
total
amended
budget
with
appropriate
fund
balance
is
365.3
million.
Total
year-to-date
actual
is
42.9
million
we're
at
11.8
percent
of
budget,
that's
about
where
we
were
this
time.
Last
year,
looking
at
the
expenditures
by
function,
we
have
365.3
million
and
total
actual
year
day,
73.9
million
and
we're
22.
Z
22
20.2
percent
expended.
If
you
compare
it
to
last
year,
it's
trending
about
the
same,
and
if
you
look
at
it
on
the
categories
you
can
see
this
year
compared
to
last
year,
it's
up
a
little
bit,
which
is
to
be
expected.
As
we
have
higher
prices.
We
have
the
cpi.
All
those
sorts
of
things
are
in
this
new
budget.
Z
Looking
at
solid
waste
revenues
right
now,
the
sales
and
services
is
actually
below
where
it
was
last
year.
Talking
with
dain
it's
it's
hard
to
say
why
it
would
be
down,
but
it
just
is
what
it
is.
It's
one
of
those
things
we
will
keep
an
eye
on
total
amended
budget
is
12.7
million
for
solid
waste
and
then
total
actuals
are
2.4
million.
So
it's
at
19.2
percent
of
budget
for
revenues
and
then
on
the
expenditure
side,
12.7
per
budget,
1.4
million
of
actual
at
11
11.1
percent.
Z
A
AB
A
AB
AB
A
All
right
we're
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
this
matter
at
6,
45
pm.
Are
there
any
members
of
the
public?
You
wish
to
comment
on
this
pressing
matter
this
on
this
clerical
error
that
is
before
us
today.
They
blame
the
computer
glitch.
Okay,
all
right,
we'll
close
the
hearing
at
6
46
pm.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
two
resolutions.
J
A
L
Do
have
a
couple
of
of
updates,
sir
first
from
our
election
services
office,
voting
for
weaverville,
woodfin
and
woodfin
water
and
sewer
is
underway.
Early
voting
started
october
14th
and
will
go
through
septem
saturday
october
30th
on
the
30th,
we'll
open
additional
sites
in
woodfin
and
in
first
time
ever
in
the
town
of
in
woodfin.
We'll
have
voting
sites
as
well
election
day
is
november.
L
In
our
comprehensive
plan
update
last
week,
we
did
a
soft
kickoff.
Our
staff
did
a
soft
kickoff
for
the
comprehensive
plan.
On
monday
october
11th
we
hosted
a
soft
kickoff
with
several
stakeholders
in
attendance
and
then
throughout
the
week
we
had
online
interviews
with
several
community
stakeholders.
L
We
plan
to
bring
back
to
you
and
outline
our
public
outreach
at
a
briefing
soon
coming
up
shortly.
We'll
have
a
briefing
of
our
public
outreach
plan,
but
as
a
reminder
for
you
and
our
community,
you
can
keep
up
to
date
on
the
comp
plan
efforts
throughout
our
dedicated
comp
plan
website.
We
have
a
comp
plan,
2043
website,
as
well
as
a
newsletter
that
we
encourage
folks
to
sign
up
on,
so
they
can
keep
up
to
date.
What's
going
on
on
our
comp
plan,
but
mostly
tonight
we
have
a
reparations
community
committee
update.
L
As
you
know,
the
commission
adopted
a
resolution
to
participate
with
the
city
on
the
community
reparations
process.
Tonight
we
are
joined
by
deborah
clark,
jones
she's,
the
president
of
tequity,
that's
an
llc
that
the
firm
was
recently
awarded
a
project
managed
management
services
for
the
city
of
asheville
operations
project
ms
jones
and
our
company
brings
over
30
years
of
experience
in
enterprise
program
management,
analytics
and
planning.
L
AD
AD
AD
AD
Just
a
little
bit
about
tequity.
We
are
a
management,
consulting
firm
specializing
in
strategic
planning,
project
management
analytics
and
have
done
quite
a
bit
of
work
over
the
past
30
years
on
equity,
related
initiatives,
as
ms
pender
just
mentioned,
and
asheville
specifically,
we
worked
on
an
ncdot,
actually
led
an
ncdot
project
focused
on
building
the
capacity
for
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
to
do
more
business
with
the
department
of
transportation
that
project
covered
31
counties
in
western
north
carolina.
AD
The
july
14th
resolution
by
the
city
of
asheville
speaks
to
the
charge
of
the
city
manager
to
establish
a
new
commission
and
power
to
make
short
medium
and
long
term
recommendations
that
will
make
significant
progress
towards
writing
that
harm
that
systemic
racism
has
caused
and,
of
course,
buncombe
county
and
your
resolution.
On
august
4th.
You
spoke
to
the
appointment
of
representatives
to
as
well
as
fully
participating
in
that
new
community
reparations
commission
being
established
by
the
city,
and
I
will
go
into
more
detail
about
that.
AD
So,
just
a
little
about
the
role
of
the
project
management
support
team,
we
are
in
place
to
support
the
work
of
the
community
reparations
commission
and
that
support
takes
the
form
of
building
out
project
management
infrastructure.
These
are
very
complex
topics,
very
involved
analyses
that
will
need
to
be
made,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
commission
members
have
all
of
the
support
that
they
need
in
order
to
generate
quality.
AD
AD
We
also
feel
that
it's
important
to
formalize
community-wide
affiliations
with
organizations
or
individuals
that
want
to
support
the
commission's
work
in
a
whole
host
of
different
ways
and
we'll
touch
on
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
educating
the
entire
community
as
we
move
along.
The
only
way
this
project
is
successful
is
for
it
to
be
a
collective
community
effort,
and
so
we're
excited
about
the
immersion
of
information
across
the
entire
community,
and
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
institutional
institutionalizing.
AD
Rather,
this
knowledge,
we
see
this
as
capacity
building
for
the
community,
and
we
want
to
use
that
capacity
in
the
actual
implementation
efforts
that
will
follow,
as
well
as
applying
it
to
other
projects
other
future
projects
just
very
quickly.
When
we
look
at
the
project
management
team
itself,
we
are
quite
fortunate.
I
believe
that
we
have
built
a
dream
team
of
local
facilitators
and
liaisons
for
each
of
the
five
topic
areas
that
we
will
be
taking
a
deep
dive
in
that
includes
criminal
justice,
economic
development,
education,
health
care
and
housing.
AD
We
have
also
partnered
with
rti
to
provide
some
additional
impact
analyses.
We
want
to
take
a
select
number
of
the
recommendations
that
the
commission
brings
forward
and
take
a
deeper
dive
to
examine
the
prospective
impact
if
the
investments
are
made
in
those
recommendations,
what
the
benefit
will
be
to
those
impacted
by
systemic
racism,
and
so
rti
will
be
partnering
with
us
with
us
on
that
the
project
phases
themselves.
There
are
eight
we're
actually
in
the
second
activity,
which
is
the
formation
of
the
community
reparations
commission.
AD
The
other
activities
include
research
on
the
front
end
and
that
research
will
be
reparations
more
generally.
Looking
at
what
has
happened
across
the
nation
for
one,
what
lessons
we
can
learn
from
other
municipalities
and
other
areas
that
have
actually
invested
in
reparations
for
whatever
reason,
and
we
will
also,
as
I
just
mentioned-
we
will
be
taking
a
deep
dive
into
each
of
those
five
areas:
understanding
the
disparities,
but
also
understanding
what
policies,
programs
and
practices
have
contributed
to
those
disparities.
AD
We
originally
had
thought
that
this
project
would
probably
conclude
in
april
of
2023,
but
the
commission
members
will
be
driving
the
final
timeline,
as
the
city
manager
has
stated
on
multiple
occasions
in
in
our
meetings.
We
do
not
want
to
sacrifice
quality
for
a
project,
this
critical
to
the
community,
and
so
we
will
be
providing
more
of
those
final
dates
once
the
commission
is
actually
seated
some
of
the
milestones
to
date.
Of
course,
the
contract
for
project
management
services
was
awarded
september
14th.
AD
AD
So
we
are
looking
at
appointing
25
members
for
the
community
reparations
commission
and
there
are
two
categories
of
appointments.
The
first
is
from
the
impact
that
neighborhoods
themselves.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
those
neighborhoods
most
impacted
by
urban
renewal
gentrification
have
the
opportunity
to
name
the
representatives
that
they
want
to
serve
on
the
commission.
AD
It's
important
that
we
also
just
described
this
third
area
of
involvement.
It
is
not
a
seat
on
the
commission,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
those
in
the
community
that
want
to
support
this
effort
have
an
opportunity
to
do
so,
and
so
we
will
be
soliciting
forms
and
interest
forms.
I
should
say
from
both
individuals
and
community
based
organizations
that
that
express
an
interest
in
supporting
the
work
that
support
can
take
a
number
of
different
forms:
research,
data,
personal
testimonies,
etc,
but
we
just
don't
want
to
set
any
limits
on
that.
AD
So
just
looking
at
the
schedule
actually
today
this
evening
we
are
sharing
a
draft
of
the
nomination
and
application
process
and
forms
for
public
comment.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
community
has
an
opportunity
to
chime
in
to
see
if
they
have
any
concerns
about
the
approach.
That's
being
taken
any
revisions
that
we
need
to
make.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
community
is
in
the
driver's
seat
around
this
effort.
AD
This
public
input
period
will
last
for
two
weeks.
The
deadline
for
that
input
will
be
november
1st
we
are
also
during
this
time
frame.
We
will
be
working
with
the
various
neighborhood
organizations,
including
a
few
ad
hoc
nomination
committees,
for
those
neighborhoods
that
do
not
have
a
formal
association
or
organization
just
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
in
place
for
them
to
bring
those
nominations
forward.
A
A
A
AD
Also,
training
around
cultural
competency
is
another
question,
so
we
made
every
attempt
to
be
comprehensive
so
that
there
is
the
right
level
of
information
to
make
those
final
decisions,
but
we
will
certainly
be
looking
to
make
revisions
during
this
two-week
period
and
that
might
be
an
area
that
we
can
explore
a
bit
more
as
well,
so
definitely
look
forward
to
hearing
more
comments
and
suggestions
in
that
area.
Okay,
thank
you.
B
Yes
and
I
have
a-
and
it
actually
may
be-
a
question
for
a
county
manager,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
It
was
very
helpful
and
I'm
curious
since
we
just
hired
rachel,
edens
who's,
the
chief
equity
and
human
rights
officer,
I'm
interested
to
hear
how
you
see
that
role
tying
in
with
this
commission
in
the
work.
Can
you
speak
to
that.
X
AD
Absolutely,
and-
and
our
hope
is
that,
with
the
information
sessions
that
we
will
be
conducting-
that
we
will
be
able
to
get
some
good
feedback
on
that,
but
also
make
whatever
adjustments
we
need
to
make
to
ensure
that
everyone
feels
that
that
they
have
the
opportunity
to
participate,
and
that
is
something
that
we're
concerned
about
not
only
in
the
application
and
the
nomination
process
and
the
public
input
survey
that
we're
doing.
One
of
the
questions
is:
is
this
understandable?
AD
Is
it
confusing?
And
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
that,
but
one
of
the
questions
or
some
of
the
questions
that
we're
also
asking
as
a
part
of
both
the
nomination
and
the
application
forms
we
want
to
understand
if
there
is
a
additional
support
that
individuals
might
need
in
order
to
fully
participate.
AA
Good
parker,
I
just
got
a
question
for
perhaps
lamar
or
or
avril
in
the
spirit
of
this
january
february
appointment
deadline.
I
see
that
we're
going
to
publish
the
the
links
for
the
application
packages
on
november
15th.
It
takes
us
a
while
to
get
applicants
and
then
find
the
time
to
interview
all
of
them,
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
can
open
that
up
earlier
to
obtain
applications
from
the
public
and
potentially.
AD
Right
so
currently
the
the
ability
to
submit
an
application.
We
are
projecting
november
15
through
december
22nd
to
to
submit
those.
You
know
we
could
probably
look,
and
that
would
really
probably
be
at
the
discretion
of
both
clerks
offices
on
when
that
review
might
start.
I
think
right
now
we
have
the
january
and
february
time
frame
for
for
that
review
process,
but
still
have
some
latitude
there
as
well.
L
Okay
and
parker,
we
really
want
to
make
sure
the
community
understands
the
application.
That's
why
you're
having
those
input
sessions
and
clarifying
that
so
to
open
it
earlier,
might
be
a
little
bit
tight
for
us
to
do
that,
but
we
have
two
months
when
it
closes
in
december.
You
have
january
and
february,
so
I
think
that
we
should
be
able
to
get
if
there's
going
to
be
interview
process
or
any
of
that,
I
think
we
should
be
able
to
fit
that
into
that
two-month
process.
L
A
A
AE
The
total
budget
needed
for
the
three
year
term
is
618
000,
which
is
where
you
see
the
grant
budget
amendment
request
to
establish
in
our
grants
project
fund
the
needed
portion
from
the
county.
I'm
sorry,
the
additional
portion,
that's
needed
from
the
county
to
round
that
out
for
the
three
years
is
156
446
dollars
the
fiscal
year.
2022
cost
from
the
general
fund
is
thirty,
nine
thousand
one
hundred
and
twelve
dollars.
AE
The
subsequent
year
matches
will
be
requested
in
the
corresponding
year's
budget
cycles,
as
transfers
from
the
general
fund,
so
the
other
budget
amendment,
so
the
general
fund
budget
amendment
is
a
request
to
transfer
the
fiscal
year.
2022
amount,
totaling,
39,
112
dollars
and
as
an
appropriation
from
fund
balance.
A
AE
C
AE
AE
So
the
request
is,
if
you
will
recall,
from
the
fiscal
year
2022
budget
cycle,
you
appropriated,
750
000
in
total,
towards
conservation
easements,
and
in
this
particular
request
we
are
asking
to
use
a
portion
of
that
already
appropriated
funding
for
eight
specific
farm
or
acreage
projects.
So
I
am
going
to
turn
it
over
to
one
of
these
fine
folks
to
give
you
some
more
details
around
the
specifics.
AF
All
right,
thank
you.
I'm
ariel
zeip
farmland
preservation
coordinator,
so
like
jennifer
mentioned,
the
buncombe
county
ag
advisory
board
has
evaluated
these
farmland
preservation
projects
they've
been
on
their
list
and
after
meeting
and
discussing
them,
they've
put
forward
these
eight
projects,
totaling
in
455,
acres
of
farm
and
forest
land.
AF
So
these
projects,
basically
the
ag
advisory
board,
ranks
them
on
a
variety
of
different
priorities:
agricultural
soils,
proximity
to
conserved,
land,
size
of
property
and
development
pressure
are
just
a
few
to
name,
but
basically
this
transaction
costs
request
would
complete
these
eight
projects,
as
well
as
allow
for
easement
purchase
for
three
three
farm
tracks.
That
would
be
able
to
use
as
match
for
grant
applications.
AF
AF
AF
Yeah,
absolutely
so.
The
coal
family
farm
that
commissioner
wells
mentioned
is
a
project
on
a
working
farm
in
the
newfound
valley.
It
is
a
century
farm
which
means
it's
been
in
the
family
for
over
a
hundred
years,
and
this
project
as
a
whole
would
protect
acres.
That's
all
contiguous
farmland
in
the
newfound
creek
watershed,
so
the
newfound
creek
watershed
is
one
of
our
priority
watersheds
in
buncombe
county
and
meaning
that
we
it's
a
priority
for
us
to
protect
the
water
quality
in
that
cat.
AF
X
B
A
I
just
want
to
say
thanks
to
everyone,
who's
involved
in
this,
like
the
amount
of
public
benefit
that
is
resulting
from
this
really
modest
level
of
county
investments
is
really
incredible.
So
I
really
want
to
express
her
appreciation
to
all
the
landowners
who
were
involved
in
contributing
who
could,
probably,
if
they
were
thinking
purely
about
their
own
financial
interests,
could
probably
make
other
choices
that
are
really
thinking
ahead
about
the
county
and
the
community
and
the
land
that
they
love.
C
A
Next
up,
we
come
to
two
resolutions
that
are
being
recommended
to
the
county
commission
from
our
environmental
and
energy
committee,
and
jeremiah
roy
will
help
us
but
jeremiah
or
do
you
want
me
to
do
you
want
me
to
get
started?
Okay,
we
didn't
compare
notes
before
this.
That's
totally
fine,
I'm
happy
to
kick
us
off
and
we
also
have
maggie
allman,
who
is
one
of
the
new
members
of
our
energy
and
environment
working
group,
who
is
here
as
well,
and
we
discussed
both
of
these
resolutions
at
our
last
meeting.
A
The
first
resolution
regarding
the
clean
vehicles,
as
we
discussed
at
our
briefing
meeting
two
weeks
ago,
is
in
support
of
a
policy
that
our
county
manager
and
her
staff
developed
and
are
already
implementing
on
an
administrative
level.
So
it's
really
not
a
new
policy
for
the
county.
It's
basically
an
opportunity
for
the
county
commission
to
express
our
strong
support
for
this
policy
and
to
make
sure
and
by
the
county,
adopting
it
as
well.
It
means
that
it's
a
permanent
policy.
A
AG
AH
AG
For
you
all
one
is
that
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time,
thinking
about
how
to
wisely
invest
tax
dollars,
and
then
the
second
is
experience
rolling
up
my
sleeves
in
asheville
in
buncombe
county
to
pursue
clean
energy
goals
for
our
community
and
through
all
of
that
experience,
I
want
to
lift
up
something
that
I
hear
a
lot
that
climate
change
is
so
big
and
so
overwhelming
is
anything
we
do
actually
going
to
make
a
difference
and
here's
what
I
say.
I
say
that
it
is
a
huge
global
challenge
and
the
negative
impacts
are
local.
AG
Just
a
couple
weeks
ago,
six
folks
died
in
crusoe
north
carolina
and
a
hundred
folks
needed
to
be
emergency
evacuated
due
to
extreme
flooding
from
extreme
weather,
and
so,
if
we
aren't
going
to
act,
no
one
is
we
have
to
take
action.
Climate
change
is
here,
that's
why
I
am
just
so
proud
to
be
part
of
a
conversation
to
pursue
these
resolutions
to
recommend
these
resolutions
to
y'all
today.
AG
What
I
love
about
these
resolutions,
too,
is
that
they're
just
sensible
they
make
good
business
sense.
It's
good
operations
for
an
organization,
the
first
the
resolution
for
solar
on
schools.
It's
the
right
call
to
ensure
the
lights
stay
on
for
our
kids
when
we're
facing
power,
outages
and
we're
facing
energy
demand.
AG
AG
The
second
resolution,
as
brownie
was
saying,
is
really
to
codify
an
existing
excellent
practice
that
you
all
are
leading,
and
I
just
want
to
lift
up
it's
a
national
practice
and
I
think
folks
think
electric
vehicles
they
think
of
a
prius
from
15
years
ago.
These
things
are
powerful
folks,
they
can
run,
they
can
run
operations
for
us,
and
so
y'all
leaning
into
clean
energy
vehicles
is
also
sensible
and
the
vehicles
have
arrived
at
a
place
where
it
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
fully
expand
to
that.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
AG
A
We
will
very
soon
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
not
letting
me
forget,
commissioner,
why
don't
we
take
up
the
the
solar
on
public
facilities
and
education
facilities
first
and
then
we'll
do
the
vehicle
one
second,
but
let's
go
ahead
if
there
are
any
other
members
of
the
public
who
have
not
spoken
on
this
early.
If
you
spoke
earlier,
you
already
had
a
chance,
but
you
haven't
spoken
we'd,
welcome
your
to
hear
from
you
now
regarding
either
of
the
resolutions.
AI
AI
AI
AI
AI
A
A
The
design
of
the
buildings,
not
every
single
facility
is
all
is
necessarily
an
appropriate
fit
for
solar
right
now.
If
the
roof
needs
to
be
replaced
in
a
few
years,
probably
makes
more
sense
to
wait,
put
the
new
roof
on
in
a
few
years,
and
then
that
might
be
a
great
time
to
put
solar
in
so
we're
looking
for
which
ones
are
feasible
from
a
technical.
A
A
So
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
great.
We
now
come
to
the
resolution
regarding
the
clean
vehicles,
which
again
is
already
existing
county
administrative
policy.
Just
a
couple
comments
on
this.
This
does
not
you
know,
require
the
county
to
purchase
only
small,
tiny
vehicles
for
all
of
our
different
needs.
Basically,
all
the
departments
look
at
what
kind
of
vehicle
they
need.
In
some
cases
it
might
be
a
truck
in
some
cases.
A
It
might
be,
you
know,
a
heavy
vehicle,
but
for
each
class
of
vehicles
that
are
purchased
it
directs
that
we
seek
out
the
cleanest
vehicles
of
that
class
of
vehicle.
So
I
think
it's
a
very
sound
policy
and
there's
many
great
new
options
coming
forward
from
the
marketplace
that
present
great
options
in
a
large
range
of
different
classes
of
vehicles.
B
A
All
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
Thank
you
all
again
for
coming
forward
maggie
thanks
for
staying
with
us.
We
appreciate
it
took
a
little
longer
to
get
here
than
I
thought,
but
we
I'm
glad
glad
you're
here
all
right.
We
come
to
board
appointments.
Commissioners,
we've
got
two
applicants.
We
interviewed
earlier
today
for
the
board
of
adjustments
for
one
position.
I
just
started
on
mr
presley
side.
Let's
just
go
down
and
kind
of
identify.
D
U
A
AC
A
AH
AH
A
A
A
Would
be
debbie
lane
and
miriam
mckim
mckinney
from
the
board
of
equalization,
because
there's
two
spots
from
board
of
equalization
and
there's
only
two
applicants
and
then
the
other
one
would
be
deborah.
I
mean
brenda
mills
representing
the
equity
sort
of
perspective,
so
those
would
be
the
three
that
we
could.
We
could
go
ahead
and
appoint
them
and
then
interview
the
remaining.
B
A
All
in
favor,
please
say
I:
I
any
opposed
all
right,
we'll
schedule
interviews
with
the
remaining
applicants.
We
appreciate
everyone's
interest
in
serving
on
this
keith.
Thanks
for
being
here
all
right.
I've
got
a
couple
of
announcements
on
november,
2nd
at
3
p.m.
The
commissioners
will
hold
the
briefing
meeting
at
200
college
street
room
326
in
downtown
asheville
on
november,
2nd
at
5
pm.
The
commissioner's
regular
meeting
will
be
held
at
200
college
street
room
326
in
downtown
nashville.