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Regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on August 1, 2023. To review the full agenda visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
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B
B
I
would
like
to
read
the
ethics
reminder
to
the
board,
in
accordance
with
the
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
board.
All
County
Commissioners
have
a
duty
to
obey
all
applicable
laws
regarding
official
actions
to
uphold
the
integrity
and
Independence
of
the
office
to
avoid
impropriety
in
the
exercise
of
official
duties
to
Faithfully,
perform
the
duties
of
the
office
and
to
conduct
the
Affairs
of
the
governing
board
in
an
open
and
public
manner.
B
B
C
Part
two
hello,
I'm
Andrew
Clark
legislative
director
for
Bedingfield,
scheidle,
chapter
14,
Disabled,
American
Veterans
speaking
here
today
on
behalf
of
those
that
served
this
great
nation
and
defend
our
freedom
and
encourage
elected
representatives
to
invest
in
those
that
make
defend
and
protect
the
American
way
of
life
fueled
by
the
U.S
economy.
Disabled
American,
Veterans,
Chapter
14
is
dedicated
to
a
single
purpose:
empowering
veterans
to
lead
high
quality
lives
with
respecting
dignity.
C
We
accomplish
this
Mission
by
ensuring
that
veterans
receive
the
full
range
of
their
benefits,
advocate
for
veterans
and
educate
the
public
on
the
great
sacrifices
and
accomplishments
of
veterans.
Returning
back
to
civilian
life,
making
up
the
U.S
economy
and
includes
Industries
involving
talented
American,
music
artists,
music,
the
Veterans
Affairs
uses
for
medicine
to
heal
veterans,
music.
C
According
to
the
Federal
Reserves
multi-billion
dollar
touring
artist,
who
sang
the
national
anthem
a
decade
ago
on
Capitol,
Hill
and
vocals,
are
described
as
that
of
a
goddess
bombs
bursting
in
air
Land
of
the
Free
Home
of
the
Brave.
The
United
States
of
America's
national
anthem
has
a
special
meeting
to
DAV
chapter
14,
because
all
of
our
members
have
been
injured
or
ill
while
answering
a
nation's
call
home
of
the
brave
thanks
to
the
indestructible
and
ever
determined
American
Spirit
demonstrated
by
dav-14
member
Robinson,
a
Purple
Heart
recipient
from
the
Iraq
War
20
years
ago.
C
His
Convoy
was
ambushed
blinded
by
shattered
glass
and
crashing
into
a
barrier.
Waking
up
days
later,
thanks
to
Army
Medics,
removing
the
shattered
glass
from
his
eyes,
the
scars
from
his
face,
still
oozing
and
healing,
as
he
lost
half
his
teeth
and
still
returned
to
the
front
lines
to
serve
out
nearly
four
more
months
of
a
13-month
tour,
a
price
was
paid.
C
A
promise
was
made
I
encourage
the
representatives
to
invest
in
music
and
art
programs,
invest
in
veterans
and
invest
to
to
those
that
make
defend
and
protect
the
American
way
of
life
in
closing,
I
will
leave
you
with
a
recent
quote
from
the
greatest
CEO
of
multiple
American
businesses.
Elon
Musk
quote.
We
should
be
proud
to
be
American.
I
certainly
am
end
quote:
Disabled
American,
Veterans
Chapter
14
can
be
reached
at
dav14.org
or
by
calling
828-367-0037
I'm
proud
to
be
a
disabled,
American,
Veteran
and
I
yield
back.
D
Greetings
Commissioners:
this
is
the
first
time
I've
come
and
spoken
to
you
in
person
I.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
It's
a
lot
of
meetings
and
time
you
give
to
our
community.
Today.
I
represent
the
Asheville
Coalition
for
Public
Safety,
which
we
normally
speak
at
Council
meetings.
We've
come
to
make
a
few
points
today
to
you
all.
We
can
all
agree
that
misdemeanors
should
not
be
severe.
There
should
not
be
severe
sentencing
for
that.
D
However,
there's
a
growing
level
of
vagrancy
crimes
such
as
theft,
vandalism,
break-ins
and
squatting
that
is
occurring
all
over
our
city
on
all
of
our
major
corridors.
All
the
way
out
into
the
county
tourism
is
down,
as
cited
in
the
AVL
Watchdog
article
recently
by
11.
It's
well
known
that
Asheville
is
now
an
unsafe
City
with
an
outsized
vagrancy
population,
we're
concerned
about
the
jail
reduction
grant
our
jail
is
currently
losing
employees.
We
need
to
properly
compensate
our
correctional
officers,
just
as
we
do
for
entry-level
police
in
both
the
city
and
the
county.
D
Our
basic
infrastructure
is
in
Jeopardy,
which
could
ultimately
impact
our
local
economy,
and
it
is
San.
Francisco
comes
to
mind,
as
businesses
are
now
pulling
out
of
their
downtown.
The
Asheville
Coalition
for
Public
Safety
is
aware
that
violent
offenders
are
being
let
out
versus
minor
crimes,
and
I
could
cite
several
examples.
The
APD
continues
to
make
us
aware:
repeat:
offenders
need
more
accountability.
Addicts
will
persist
unless
a
boundary
is
set.
D
We
have
to
ask
how
it
helps
our
city
to
allow
addicts
to
set
up
camps
do
drugs
wherever
they
want,
leave
their
needles
all
over
our
parks
and
City
people
in
recovery
and
I
know
because
I've
been
in
Al-Anon
for
15
years,
are
the
strictest
on
not
enabling
and
will
tell
you
not
to
allow
panhandling.
So
we're
asking
the
County
Commissioners
to
ask
the
staff
to
please
join
the
city
in
drafting
a
panhandling
policy
to
work
in
conjunction
with
both
the
APD,
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
the
D.A
and
a
concerted
effort.
D
We
are
also
continuing
to
ask
for
competitive
compensation
for
the
correction
officers,
all
the
entry-level
officers,
so
that
we
can
compete
with
other
cities.
The
shark
has
jumped
the
tank
in
Asheville
and
the
Asheville
Coalition
for
Public
Safety
is
asking
for
common
sense
leadership
between
the
major
governmental
entities.
We
are
asking
for
you
to
consider
the
legacy
of
Asheville
long
after
you
are
serving
in
the
positions
that
you
are
in
now.
Thank
you.
E
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
stand
before
you
today,
as
a
representative
of
the
Asheville
Coalition
for
Public
Safety,
a
group
of
concerned
citizens
who
value
Public
Safety
and
fully
support
our
police
and
Sheriff's
departments.
We
commend
the
Asheville
city
council
for
their
efforts
in
crafting
panhandling
ordinances
to
address
homelessness
and
Public
Safety
standing
strong
in
the
face
of
opposition.
Today
we
urge
you
to
join
forces
with
other
local
groups
and
leaders
to
extend
these
efforts
to
Buncombe
County
panhandling
ordinances
are
essential
for
our
constituent
safety.
E
While
we
understand
the
desperation
some
panhandlers
face,
aggressive
panhandling
poses
risks
to
drivers
and
pedestrians
and
public
panhandling
can
create
the
perception
of
insecurity.
We
need
a
balanced
approach
that
respects
the
rights
of
those
experiencing
homelessness
while
ensuring
Community
safety.
E
We
can
learn
from
other
cities
like
Portland
and
Denver,
who
have
successfully
reduced
panhandling
through
Supportive
Housing,
Mental,
Health,
Services
and
job
training.
Let's
address
the
root
causes
of
homelessness,
to
create
a
safer
and
more
compassionate
community
data
from
various
cases
across
the
United.
States
justifies
panhandling
ordinances
by
crafting
regulations
that
address
aggressive
panhandling
and
it's
an
impact
on
Public
Safety.
We
can
work
towards
a
safer
Community.
We
also
recognize
the
importance
of
the
jail
reduction
act,
but
must
be
cautious
not
to
compromise
Public
Safety.
E
Reducing
incarceration
based
solely
on
numbers
can
have
unintended
consequences,
I.
Think
as
we
have
we,
as
we
have
seen,
we
need
a
balanced
approach
that
ensures
Public
Safety
while
addressing
the
root
causes
of
incarceration
as
the
Coalition
for
Public
Safety.
We
call
upon
you
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners,
to
work
together
with
the
Asheville
city,
council
and
other
leaders,
let's
craft
panhandling
ordinances
that
prioritize
Public
Safety
and
create
a
community
that
cares
for
all
of
its
members.
E
Thank
you
for
your
attention
and
consideration
and
I
know
this
wasn't
on
the
agenda,
but
we
felt
like
because
of
what's
going
on
with
city
council
and
their
consideration
of
updating
ordinances
and
adding
to
them
that
it
might
not
be
a
bad
idea
for
everybody
to
be
working
together,
so
we
thought
we'd
bring
it
to
your
attention.
Thank
thanks.
B
F
My
name
is
Helen
Hyde
I
live
on
the
south,
French
Broad
neighborhood
and
I.
Just
would
like
to
reiterate
the
crime
and
vagrancy
that
happens
in
this
neighborhood.
We
had
a
fire
in
the
Delta
house
downstairs
broken
into
the
house,
was
broken
into
and
a
fire
sit
in
the
basement:
220
South,
French,
Broad
afar
on
the
front
porch.
These
are
all
vagrant
people
who
are
either
homeless
or
just
taking
advantage
of
the
folks
in
the
public
housing
units
and
the
Very
Chapel
was
broken
into
a
no
fire
in
the
basement.
F
We
cannot
avoid
you
know
the
gentleman
my
neighbor
at
160,
South,
French
Broad
was
broken
into
he.
He
answered
the
door
for
and
gave
them
a
bottle
of
water,
and
he
ended
up
in
Mission
hospital
with
his
head
bashed
in
in
his
own
home,
and
he's
lived
in
this
house
for
almost
50
years.
I,
don't
think
that's
right!
We
can't
let
folks
in
and
out
of
the
jail
this
gentleman
who
did
it.
He
was
in
jail
for
the
longest
time.
Then
he
was
back
out
they
let
him
back
out
7
11.
F
He
was
arrested
again
in
the
same
spot.
It's
the
same
people
back
and
forward
backwards
and
forwards.
What's
the
point,
and
why
should
the
citizens
always
take
the
brunt
of
it?
So
please
consider
your
different
policies
and
do
things
that
work
for
everybody
in
the
neighborhood.
I
really
appreciate
it,
and
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
B
All
right,
thanks
to
everyone
who
took
time
to
come
out
and
speak
during
public
comment,
we
appreciate
it
appreciate
it
all
right.
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
under
good
news
is
the
National
Association
of
counties.
2023
Achievement
Award
for
Buncombe
County,
NC,
racial
Equity,
training
series
and
Dr
noriel,
Armstrong
I.
Think
is
here
for
this
item.
Thanks
for
being
with
us.
G
Our
racial
Equity
training
series
was
awarded.
The
national
I
mean
Achievement
Award
from
the
national
counties,
National
Association
of
counties
which
was
founded
in
1935
and
a
unifies
county
officials
to
advocate
for
County
government
priorities
and
federal
policy,
making
promote
exemplary
County
policies
and
practices,
nurture
leadership,
skills
and
extend
knowledge
networks
to
optimize
County
and
taxpayer
resources
and
cost
savings
and
enrich
The
public's
understanding
of
County
government
and
also
for
2023.
G
We
were
received
the
achievement
award
for
our
training
based
off
of
The
Innovation,
effective
County
government
programs
and
strengthening
the
subjects
of
our
residents
and
the
racial
Equity
training
was
completed
by
our
meaningful
engagement
meaningfully
engaged
Equity
team.
Our
meet
Team
within
the
equity
inclusion
work
group
they
put
in
over
100
hours,
working
on
this
training
and
so
far
around
400
County
employees
have
attended
this
training,
and
so
it
was
a
true
honor.
B
H
So,
first
for
some
background
per
North
Carolina
General
statute.
The
purpose
of
the
state's
child
fatality
prevention
system
is
to
assess
their
records
of
all
deaths
of
children
from
birth
to
age
18,
who
are
North
Carolina
residents
at
the
time
of
their
deaths,
as
well
as
selected
cases
in
which
children
are
being
served
by
child
protective
services.
H
And
the
goal
of
these
record
reviews
are
to
develop
a
community-wide
approach
to
child
abuse
and
neglect
to
understand
the
causes
of
childhood
deaths,
to
identify
gaps
and
deficiencies
in
Service
delivery
and
to
make
and
Implement
recommendations
for
laws,
rules
and
policies
to
prevent
future
child
death
abuse
and
neglect.
And
so
the
statute
divides.
This
work
into
two
teams.
H
The
second
team
is
the
child,
fatality
prevention
team
and
this
team
reviews
the
records
of
children
from
birth
to
age
18
who
died
as
a
cause
from
a
cause
other
than
child
abuse
or
neglect.
And
again,
it's
important
to
note
that
fatalities
are
reviewed
in
the
calendar
year
following
the
year
of
death.
So
in
2022,
we've
reviewed
the
deaths
of
children
who
died
in
2021.
H
and
I'm
going
to
share
some
data
from
those
fatality
reviews
in
a
few
slides
in
our
County
like
most
counties
in
the
state.
These
two
teams
are
combined
into
one
also
Outland
outlined
in
the
statute,
is
the
role
of
the
board
of
County
Commissioners
related
to
the
local
team.
So
first
you
are
to
receive
this
annual
report
from
the
team.
H
Two
deaths
were
due
to
extremely
pre-term
deliveries
and
both
sudden
unexplained
infant
deaths
were
categorized
as
undetermined
after
autopsy,
but
both
involved,
unsafe,
sleep
environments,
so
I
would
say
when
we
look
at
all
of
these
deaths.
Some
of
these
are
definitely
preventable
right.
So
we
had
to
death
due
to
Suicide.
The
unsafe
sleep
is
preventable.
Accidents
are
often
preventable,
but
things
like
cancer.
Things
like
birth
defects,
things
like
sometimes
pre-term
deliveries,
even
with
the
best
medical
care
and
interventions,
are
not
preventable
and
so
I
think.
H
This
slide
shows
the
2021
child
fatalities
by
race
and
ethnicity,
so
you
can
see
that
six
of
the
children
were
black
non-hispanic,
including
four
infants,
an
infant
defined
as
less
than
one
year
of
age.
We
had
13
white
non-hispanic
children,
including
six
infants
and
then
one
child
who
was
categorized
as
other
non-hispanic
and
Buncombe
County
Public
Health.
H
We
followed
the
infant
mortality
disparity
ratio
as
part
of
our
community
health
improvement,
work
and
I
will
just
say
that
2021
was
the
first
year
that
the
North
Carolina
Center
for
Health
statistics,
which
is
where
who
sends
us
the
packets
of
fatalities.
We
are
to
review
that
was
the
first
year
that
they
added
a
multi-race
category
for
for
deaths,
and
so
they
have
recommended
essentially
we're.
We
now
have
different
categories,
and
so
we
can't
necessarily
compare
2021
data
and
data
moving
forward
to
data
from
prior
years.
H
So
we
have
that
caveat,
and
then
the
other
thing
I
would
say
is
when
we
look
at
infant
mortality.
We
look
because
these
deaths
are
very
rare.
We
look
in
five-year
time
periods
to
increase
the
number
to
try
to
make
it
more
statistically
significant
and
enable
comparisons,
and
what
I
would
say
is
the
2017
to
2021
Buncombe
County.
Infant
mortality
data
is
based
on
less
than
10
deaths
of
black
infants
during
that
time
period
and
and
per
the
by
estheticians
and
epidemiologists.
H
When
you
get
to
less
than
10
deaths,
that
number
becomes
unstable
and
again
there's
some
caveats
and
concerns
about
interpretation
of
that
number.
But,
let's
just
say
we
look
at
what
is
the
infant
mortality
ratio
between
black
and
white
infants
in
Buncombe
County
for
2017
to
2021,
and
that
number
was
2.2,
which
means
that
black
infants
were
2.2
times
more
likely
to
die
before
their
first
year
of
Life
compared
to
white
babies,
and
that
when
we
look
at
what
we've
been
tracking
years
ago,
we
were
up
three
four
being
the
infant
mortality
ratio.
H
We
were
able
to
get
it
down
to
1.42
the
last
five
year
period.
Again,
knowing
that
there's
some
there's
some
caution
to
be
taken
with
this
number
we're
at
2.2,
so
we're
kind
of
not
not
where
we
want
to
be
clearly
and
so
work
needs
to
continue
on
addressing
infant
and
maternal
Health,
especially
in
our
black
population,
and
so
something
that
we
will
work
on
with
our
community
health
improvement
work.
H
H
And
when
we
review
desks,
we
don't
just
review
desks
and
move
on.
We
are
asked
as
a
team
to
determine
were
there
any
system
problems,
any
gaps
in
Service
delivery,
lack
of
resources,
lack
of
knowledge
that
might
have
led
to
that
death
and
and
therefore
potentially
could
be
remedied
to
prevent
future
similar
deaths
and
so
out
of
the
deaths.
We
reviewed
one
of
the
system,
problems,
which
is
a
system
problem.
H
Following
these
recommendations,
often,
when
we
review
infant
deaths
related
to
unsafe
sleep,
you
will
find
in
the
in
the
primary
care
provider
records
that
this
was
discussed
and
the
parents
said
yes,
my
baby
sleeps
on
their
back
in
a
crib.
But
that
wasn't
the
case
right
during
that
time
that
led
to
their
death
and
so
really
having
a
dialogue
where
parents
and
caregivers
feel
able
to
be
honest
and
able
to
talk
about.
Why
is
it
that
I
have
trouble
following
these
recommendations
and
hopefully
problem
solve
with
a
provider?
H
H
If
you've
been
following
the
news,
you
know
that
youth
suicide
has
become
a
more
significant
issue
in
our
community
over
the
last
year
to
two
years,
and
so
the
the
recommendation
from
the
team
was
to
really
collaborate,
have
Partners
collaborate
to
promote
public
awareness,
about
the
issue
of
used
suicide
and
on
May
17th
of
this
year
our
team
sponsored
a
used
Suicide
Prevention
Community
conversation,
which
pulled
together
representatives
from
a
variety
of
community
agencies
that
serve
youth.
It
was
a
great
turnout.
H
And
our
recommendation
was
for
you
all
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
to
consider
allocating
fiscal
year.
25
funds
for
the
development
and
implementation
of
an
evidence-based,
voluntary
nurse
home
visiting
program
such
as
families
connect
in
Durham
County
for
all
Buncombe
County
families
with
newborns.
So
some
counties
like
I,
mentioned
Durham
County.
H
We
see
deaths
from
unsafe
sleep
across
the
socioeconomic
Spectrum
across
racial
and
ethnic
color
colors,
so
it
it
would
be
again
a
voluntary
service
but
would
be
Universal.
So
our
nurse
Family
Partnership
program
is
not
Universal
right.
They
have
a
limited
caseload
and
it's
really
focused
on
families
with
maybe
the
highest
risk
right.
We
have
care
coordination,
nurses
that
work
with
Medicaid
families
and
some
uninsured,
but
this
would
be
an
across-the-board
service.
So
we
think
this
service
could
be
beneficial
for
child
health.
H
We
think
it
could
be
beneficial
for
maternal
Health
right
assessing
for
postpartum
depression.
It
could
definitely
help
with
Child
Abuse
Prevention.
It
could
help
with
these
safe
sleep
interventions.
We
could
have
somebody
actually
looking
at.
Where
does
this
child
sleep
right?
Is
there
a
safe
sleep
environment
in
the
home
and
really
connecting
families
with
needed
resources?
H
So
I
know
we
just
started
this
fiscal
year,
but
we
start
planning
for
Budget
really
early
and
so
we'd
encourage
this
to
be
considered
and
then,
finally,
as
I
mentioned
before,
the
board
is
to
appoint
specific
members
to
our
team
per
statute.
And
several
years
ago
the
Board
of
Commissioners
appointed
a
representative
from
the
mountain
Child
Advocacy
Center
as
one
of
the
five
additional
members
to
our
team.
H
The
employee
who
had
been
appointed
recently
left
their
position
with
the
agency,
and
so
our
team
is
requesting
that
the
Board
of
Commissioners
officially
appoint
Colleen
Burnett
as
the
new
representative
from
the
mountain
Child
Advocacy
Center
on
the
team,
she's
a
Child,
Abuse
Prevention
specialist,
and
that
expertise
is
very
valuable
for
our
team
during
our
reviews,
and
so
that
will
come
up
later
in
your
agenda,
and
that
is
my
presentation.
Are
there
any
questions.
H
J
K
B
L
One
quick
one,
sir
I
do
want
to
introduce
to
you:
Chloe
Donahue
Chloe
joined
Buncombe
County
as
the
new,
affordable
housing
Bond
project
manager
last
month,
so
she's
been
with
us
for
a
while,
and
she
actually
accepted
a
job
several
months
before
that.
But
we
waited
for
her
to
come
work
for
us.
She
recently
completed
a
three-year
dual
master's
program
in
city
and
urban
planning
and
health
behavior
at
a
University
of
North
Carolina
at
Chapel
Hill.
L
As
part
of
her
education.
She
pursued
a
certificate
in
natural
hazard's
resiliency
and
sought
to
better
understand
climate
resilient
approaches
to
affordable
housing,
while
serving
as
a
climate
resiliency.
Fellow
with
the
North
Carolina
Office
of
Recovery
and
resiliency
prior
to
her
Graduate
Studies
Chloe,
worked
in
both
local
government
and
state
health
policy
in
North,
Carolina,
building
skills
and
project
management,
Coalition
building
and
Grant
Administration.
L
B
B
All
right
welcome
to
the
team.
Chloe
works
so
glad
to
have
you
here
all
right.
Thank
you.
Avro
all
right
under
new
business,
consideration
of
approval
of
annual
property
tax
settlement
for
fiscal
year
2023
in
order
of
collection
to
the
tax
collector
for
the
current
fiscal
year
from
Jennifer
Pike
tax
collector
will
help
us
with
this
item.
A
A
A
As
of
June
30th
2023,
the
collected
rate
for
regular
property
tax
was
99.78
percent
of
Annette
Levy
in
the
amount
of
228
million
477
928
dollars
that
left
an
uncollected
amount
at
June
30
of
495
thousand
one
hundred
forty
dollars
compared
to
the
June
30
of
the
last
fiscal
year,
a
99.7
percent
collected
and
535
879
dollars
and
collected
couple
of
additional
notes.
Here,
we
managed
approximately
2700
payment
arrangements
in
the
most
recent
fiscal
year.
A
A
I
B
B
M
M
We
did
come
before
the
Commissioners
at
the
July
18th
briefing,
but
just
to
recap,
we
do
have
three
projects
that
are
currently
slated
to
receive
bond
funds.
These
are
the
Highway
251
section
and
Beaver
Dam
Creek
sections
of
the
Woodfin
Greenway
and
the
Inca
Heritage
Trail
The
Greenway
bond
funds
will
be
needed
to
complete
these
three
projects
and
after
their
completion,
we
will
open
an
application
window
for
new
project
proposals
to
compete
for
the
remaining
funds.
M
M
Sorry,
okay,
thank
you
all
right.
These
project
proposals
will
be
evaluated
using
the
criteria
you
see
on
the
screen.
Now
we
have
a
set
of
qualifying
criteria
and
a
set
of
weighted
criteria.
The
qualifying
criteria
are
to
be
answered
as
a
yes
or
no
question
and
project
proposals
must
answer
yes
to
all
four
in
order
to
move
forward
for
consideration,
so
these
projects
will
be
asked
if
they
leverage
the
bond
funds
with
other
funding
sources.
Can
they
be
completed
within
the
timeline
restriction
of
the
bond
being
that
seven
year
timeline?
M
Do
they
have
a
feasibility
study
completed
and
are
they
geographically
located
within
Buncombe
County?
If
a
proposal
answers
yes
to
all
four
of
these
criteria,
they
will
then
be
scored
using
the
weighted
criteria.
These
criteria
are
scored
on
a
scale,
so
projects
that
better
meet
a
given
Criterion
will
receive
a
higher
score
for
that
item.
These
are
connectivity
weighted
at
19
environmental
impact
weighted
at
19
percent
feasibility
at
18.
M
Accessibility
at
14
identified
as
county-wide
need
opportunity
or
priority
at
nine
percent
equity
at
nine
percent,
leveraging
of
bond
funds
and
project
costs
at
eight
percent
and
safety
at
four
percent.
A
quick
note
that,
as
you
can
see,
both
feasibility
and
leveraging
of
bond
funds
are
included
in
both
the
qualifying
and
the
weighted
criteria
for
feasibility.
Even
if
two
projects
have
a
feasibility
study
completed,
that
does
not
mean
they
are
both
able
to
be
completed
at
the
same
efficiency
and
timeline,
given
things
like
topography
or
stakeholder
support.
M
So
we
wanted
to
be
able
to
give
higher
scores
to
those
projects
that
can
be
completed
in
an
efficient
manner
and
for
leveraging
of
bond
funds.
We
wanted
to
be
able
to
give
a
higher
score
to
projects
that
bring
a
greater
number
of
other
funding
to
the
table.
Additionally,
including
them
in
both
sets
allows
us
to
give
a
greater
emphasis
to
those
two
items
and
focus
on
projects
that
we
can
get
done.
M
This
criteria
was
shared
with
both
the
parks,
Greenways
and
Recreation
Advisory
board,
and
the
environmental
and
energy
stewardship
subcommittee,
and
both
boards
did
Express
support
for
the
criteria
with
that.
Our
requested
action
is
that
the
commission
does
vote
to
adopt
the
criteria,
but
if
there's
any
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
this.
I
B
O
Sure,
where
the
presentation
is
oh,
all
right,
all
right,
so
down
payment
assistance
real
quickly.
How
does
that
work?
Or
what
does
that
look
like
it's
an
additional
loan
that
helps
a
qualified
borrower
fund,
a
down
payment
for
purchasing
a
house?
Currently
Buncombe
County
has
about
1.1
million
dollars
in
existing
County
down
payment
loans.
The
loans
are
fully
deferred
and
it's
zero
percent
interest
individual
borrows,
do
not
make
any
payments
towards
the
loan.
Loans
are
only
repaid
when
property
sells
or
is
refinanced.
O
They
make
no
monthly
payments
towards
those
loans.
A
quick
example
is
a
Habitat
for
Humanity
homeowner.
Without
County
DPA
loan
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
that's
a
pretty
average
amount.
They
typically
have
a
primary
primary
mortgage
with
somebody
else.
Maybe
it's
Habitat
for
Humanity
and
the
homeowner
has
a
DPA
along
with
the
county.
No
monthly
payments
towards
the
principal
principal
or
and
or
interest
are
required
as
it's
fully
deferred,
and
if
the
homeowner
sells,
the
DPA
loan
is
paid
off
and
just
similar
to
a
primary
mortgage.
O
So
this
request,
right
here
out
of
that
1.1
million
dollars,
is
to
take
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
those
existing
DPA
loans
and
transfer
them
to
MHO.
We've
done
this
a
couple
times
in
the
past.
We
did
this
in
2012
we
transferred
about
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
worth
of
loans,
along
with
about
seventy
thousand
dollars
worth
of
capital,
to
establish
the
Buncombe
County
Capital
fund
at
MHO
MHO
holds,
and
we
did
it
again
in
2017
with
a
hundred
and
two
thousand
dollars
of
DPA
loans.
So
we've
invested
about
779
thousand
dollars.
O
So
in
2022
those
funds
that
779
000
grew
to
almost
a
million
dollars,
using
a
shared
appreciation
model
that
MHO
deploys
and
I'll
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
more
in
a
second.
So
how
can
MHO
do
this?
It's
a
Community,
Development
Finance
Institute
a
cdfi.
They
basically
operate
like
a
bank.
They
have
two
different
divisions:
one
does
development
one's
basically
acts
like
a
bank,
so
the
benefits
of
this
MHO
can
redeploy
the
funds,
that's
down
payment
assistance
once
they're
paid
back.
O
So
MHO
shows
D
DPA
funds
as
an
asset,
and
this
allows
them
to
receive
additional
funding,
grant
funding
from
the
U.S
treasury.
So
if
they
have
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
loans,
they
can
leverage
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
U.S
treasury
and
just
like
the
county.
Mho
offers
fully
deferred
no
interest
and
no
fees.
So
basically
nothing
changes.
O
O
Just
going
back
to
that
quick
example,
MHO
would
now
be
the
lender
in
case
this
was
approved
and
these
transferred
mhob
the
lender
and
they
would
hold
those
DPA
loans.
The
terms
would
also
transfer
nothing
changes
there.
They
don't
charge
additional
fees,
there's
nothing.
You
know
addition
to
what
is
already
existing
and
then
again
when
the
homeowner
sells
or
refinances
the
property.
The
DPA
loan
is
paid
back
and
then
MHO
is
required
to
use
those
funds
for
another
DPA
loan.
O
So
the
request
here
tonight
is
to
assign
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
Buncombe
County
held
down
payment,
assistance,
notes
and
deeds
of
trust
to
Mountain
housing
opportunities.
I
do
have
a
representative
from
MHO.
If
you
would
like
to.
If
you
have
any
questions
for
me
or
for
that
representative.
I
N
Hi,
so
MHO
has
been
operating
a
down
payment
assistance
program
since
around
2007.
we
use
federal
state
and
local
money
to
offer
deferred
zero
percent
interest
loans
to
people
at
80
percent
or
below
area
median
income
and
they're
really
just
Gap
financing.
They
can
use
it
for
required
down
payment,
they
can
use
it
to
cover
closing
costs
or
even
just
to
fill
a
small
cash
gap
between
what
their
lender
can
qualify
them
for
and
the
actual
cost
of
the
home.
N
It's
just
that
extra
push
for
a
ready
buyer
that
doesn't
have
quite
enough
Capital,
but
can't
afford
anything
else
in
their
monthly
payment,
and
we
are
a
cdfi
which
means
we
do
have
access
to
U.S
treasury
Capital.
But
you
have
to
have
match
money
in
most
years
and
it
can't
originate
at
a
federal
level,
which
means
we
have
to
be
able
to
get
our
hands
on
some
form
of
funding.
N
We
can
show
where
these
funds
are
being
leveraged,
and
so
we
came
to
Buncombe
County
for
the
first
time
in
many
many
years
asking
if
there
was
any
way
to
infuse
some
Capital
into
this
program
that
we
could
then
use
to
see
if
anything
would
be
available
at
the
U.S
treasury
level.
In
the
past,
we've
had
a
lot
of
success
using
Buncombe
County
funds
to
leverage
U.S
treasury
funds
so
far,
but
that's
sort
of
the
nature
of
what
we
do.
P
N
Do
you
mean
to
answer
that?
Well,
you
have
on
these
original
loans
right,
so
you
do
have
an
in-house
down
payment
assistance
funds
for
a
more
specific
tailored
lower
amount.
But
you
don't
by
reassigning
this.
It
allows
us
to
access
more
Federal
money
to
infuse
into
Buckingham
County.
So
it's
a
chance
to
use
the
money.
You've
already
invested
once
to
then
access
a
chance.
Q
B
R
R
We
are
required
to
align
with
State
Standards
when
it
comes
to
fire
code,
scheduling
of
inspections
and
how
we
perform
those
inspections.
That
schedule
has
to
be
adopted
by
your
governing
body
and
then
submitted
to
the
Office
of
the
State
Fire
Marshal
and,
above
anything,
we
want
to
prevent
life,
loss
and
property
preservation.
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It
included
their
recommendation
for
a
major
overhaul
of
this
ordinance.
A
lot
of
the
language
in
the
original
ordinance
was
written
in
1994,
so
you
can
imagine
the
population
and
development
changes
since
then
and
where
we
have
to
align
with
the
statutes
are
our
periodic
inspections.
Our
fire
investigation
standards,
there's
a
lot
of
language
on
page
one
about
the
duties
of
the
fire
marshal
that
has
to
be
in
there
remediation.
R
We
asked
for
a
change
in
remediation
penalties.
They
hadn't
been
updated
since
2007.,
and
that
is
barcode
violations
that
a
business
just
refuses
to
work
with
us
on
refuses
to
help
us
on
and
we're
just
unable
to
collaborate
with
them.
We
also
have
the
new
open
burning
section,
which
many
of
you
I'm
sure
have
heard
from
your
constituents.
R
Not
substantive
up
substantive
updates,
I
apologize
are
some
language
changes.
When
the
ordinance
was
written.
There
was
no
such
thing
as
email.
Now
we
deliver
all
our
inspections
from
by
email
and
listen.
Customer
specifically
request
a
paper
copy
and
again
the
remediation
penalties,
one
hundred
dollars
to
five
hundred
dollars.
That
is
a
severe
penalty,
that
is,
a
life
endangerment
penalty,
a
blocked
exit
fire
alarm
system,
not
working
sprinkler
system,
not
working
and
25
to
100
dollars
for
other
violations.
That's
things
like
emergency
lights,
exit
lights,
just
not
maintaining
their
safety
equipment.
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Appendix
D
is
what
it
takes
to
get
a
fire
truck
to
a
commercial
or
multi-family
residential
building.
As
you
know,
we
are
topographically
challenged
in
this
area
and
I'll,
be
honest
with
you.
Appendix
D,
in
its
entirety
is
what
we
need
to
ensure
that
the
fire
departments
can
access
these
buildings
they're
building.
We
we've
already
worked
we're
planning
a
lot
on
this
I've
already
had
a
challenged.
R
Before
I
start
with
some
of
these
bullet
points,
what
is
legal
to
burn
right
now
will
still
be
legal
to
burn.
Tomorrow
morning
it's
been
illegal
to
burn
trash
and
synthetics
and
furniture
and
clothing
that's
been
illegal.
Since
1974.,
we
are
not
asking
for
a
new
band
to
burning
anything.
We
are
just
putting
some
common
sense
requirements
and
trying
to
align
with
some
of
the
other
counties
that
I've
read
their
ordinance.
R
If
you
adopt
this
ordinance,
any
part
of
this
ordinance
will
be
superseded
by
chapter
4-1900,
that
is
the
air
quality
ordinance
Ashley's.
Here
she
can
address
specific
questions
to
that
ordinance.
It
is
set
by
the
air
quality
of
board
that
is
appointed
by
our
commissioners
and
again,
it
remains
illegal
to
burn
anything
unnatural.
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R
R
It
wasn't.
Code
enforcement
was
lacking,
but
if
you're
going
to
do
a
bonfire
for
a
public
event,
Football
game
homecoming
church
event,
you
have
to
have
the
fire
department
there.
Some
fire
departments
do
charge
for
that.
I
can't
speak
to
all
of
them.
Some
of
them
have
standby
fees,
recreational
fires.
R
The
recreational
fire
is
is
typically
less
than
six
feet
in
hot
and
it's
not
contained
in
a
pit
or
a
device,
and
it's
attended
as
a
public
event,
and
it
requires
fire
supervision
where
we
see
these
the
most
and
commissioner
Newman
or
chairman
Newman
I'm,
not
picking
on
your
alma
mater
Warren,
Wilson
I
go
out
there,
seven
to
eight
times
a
year.
They
have
a
great
sense
of
community
at
that
school
and
they
want
to
have
recreational
fires.
I
just
met
with
the
president
again
last
week.
R
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R
R
These
must
be
15
feet
from
a
structure,
especially
your
neighbor's
structure,
and
if
you
build
a
fire
pit,
that's
10
feet
around.
It
has
to
be
25
feet
from
the
structures
that
is
just
preventing
conductive
heat
from
damaging
house,
damaging
siding,
and
it
must
be
constantly
attended
until
it
is
extinguished
around.
R
A
little
bit
just
another
thing:
I
want
to
touch
on
about
an
improved
container.
We
have
a
concert
venue
in
the
county.
They
have
three
fire
pits
that
are
50
square
feet
in
size,
but
that
is
an
approved
container.
It
is
surrounded
by
three
and
a
half
feet,
concrete
walls
and,
on
top
of
those
concrete
walls,
is
36
inch.
Safety
railing,
I,
deemed
at
an
improved
container,
there's
no
way
to
fall
into
that
without
purposely
jumping
into
it.
R
R
They
get
there
there's
nothing
wrong,
but
we
also
get
calls
to
go
out.
A
residents
build
a
fire,
it's
10
feet
from
the
neighbor's
house.
The
siding
is
warm
to
the
touch
that's
going
to
be
deemed
a
dangerous
fire.
It
may
be
within
the
size
compliance,
but
you
can't
damage
your
neighbor's
property,
that's
just
being
good
citizens.
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R
R
It
just
it
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
a
lot
of
wrangling
with
ordinance
and
usually
getting
law
enforcement
involved
and
with
this
ordinance
update,
that'll
help
air
quality
as
well
as
Fire
Marshal's
office
and
our
servicing
fire
districts
and
protect
our
citizens
again.
I
ask
you
to
approve
the
ordinance
updates
and
revisions
if
you
approve
that
tonight,
we're
going
to
do
a
public
education
campaign
with
our
cake
team,
Cassie
and
I
have
been
sitting
back
there
talking
about
that
this
evening.
R
He
made
sure
we
got
that
study
done,
got
our
roadmap
to
follow
his
leadership.
His
guidance
and
I
am
absolutely
appreciative
of
our
County
management,
Keisha
Wesley
and
Avril
Pender
they've
supported
me
as
I
went
through
this
ordinance
process.
This
is
not
something.
That's
happened
in
a
few
days
or
a
few
weeks.
I've
worked
on
this
for
eight
months.
S
S
R
Ways:
okay,
Ashley,
when
it
turns
Code
Orange,
the
air
is
unhealthy,
such
as
we've
had
with
Wildfire
smoke.
Issues
of
burnt
ban
I
enforce
that,
along
with
them,
along
with
our
fire
departments.
The
other
way
is,
when
atmospheric
conditions
become
too
dangerous
to
allow
open,
burning.
I.
Think
we've
had
two
or
three
days
of
that
this
year,
I'm
talking
about
warm
temperatures,
low
humidity
and
transport
winds,
I
read
a
fire
weather
forecast
every
morning
at
805
on
my
computer.
R
That
gives
me
the
smoke
dissipation
rates,
the
transport
winds,
humidity,
levels
projected
humidity
levels
and,
of
course
it's
green
right
now,
so
it
it
would
be
rare
this
time
of
year,
but
unfortunately
we
call
October
through
December
Fire
season.
That's
our
Wildfire
season
so
and
the
other
way
is
the
North
Carolina
Forest
Service
has
authority
to
issue
a
burn
ban,
but
theirs
issued
by
regions.
S
R
100
weather,
based
again,
it's
humidity
transport
winds,
the
danger
and
the
speed
in
a
fire
could
spread
I'm,
not
as
educated
I
guess
as
I
should
be
on
Ashley
she's.
Here,
she'll
answer
any
question
and,
and
then
the
state
ban
is
based
on
the
same
things,
what
we
call
fire
weather-
and
you
asked
me
a
question
the
last
time
and
I
apologize
for
not
giving
you
a
proper
answer,
or
at
least
I
didn't
feel
like
I
did
rental
properties
if
you
own
property
a
and
you
rent
that
property
to
this
citizen.
R
I
First
of
all,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
detail
and
because
I
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
work
going
into
this,
and
thank
you
for
just
sharing
all
those
details,
because
this
is
something
that
some
folks
have
gotten
a
little
confused
about
with
it.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
for
taking
us
through
this
and
I
just
want
to
really
one
of
the
key
things
that
I
took
away
from
this
is
that
all
outdoor
burning
must
be
constantly
attended.
Correct.
Yes,.
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I
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T
I
Okay,
thanks
for
clarifying
that
I
had
missed
that
point
and
then
just
while
you're,
both
there
I
think.
My
final
question
is
so
with
the
the
part
where
it
was
talking
about
the
chapter
four
section:
1900
actual
Buncombe
air
quality
agency
code
will
prevail
over
the
fire
prevention
and
protection
code,
and
so
can
you
kind
of
elaborate
on
why
you
decided
to
do
the
wording
in
that
way,
going
forward.
R
U
Good
evening,
land
of
sky
is
the
Fiscal
Agent
for
Distributing
funding
from
the
federal
Home
and
Community
Care
block
grant
land
of
Skies
ask
Buncombe,
County,
Health
and
Human
Services
to
administer
funding
specific
to
the
provision
of
adult
in-home
aid
services.
This
budget
amendment
accepts
244
364
dollars
of
the
grant
funding
from
Land
of
sky
for
HHS
to
subcontract
for
those
services
in
fiscal
year
24..
U
I
U
I
guess
I
will
improvise
so
so
adult
in-home
Aid
is
it's
a
program
that
is
subsidized
by
federal
and
state
funding
and
also
supplement
with
local
funding,
but
is
providing
it
in-home
aids
for
folks
who
are
60
or
over
to
help
them
remain
in
their
home.
So
it
may
be
something
like
helping
them
clean,
keep
their
home
clean
or
get
to
appointments
or
some
such
so.
That's
that's.
The
program.
U
I
I
do
know
that
traditionally
those
positions
have
not
been
paid
at
the
higher
end
of
the
salary
schedule,
and
so
there
has
been
some
issue
with
recruiting
folks
to
to
be
in
homemades
and
and
so
with
hhs's
experience
in
having
done
this
Contracting
before
I.
Think
this
that's
the
purpose
of
why
the
land
of
sky
was
interested
in
HHS.
Administering
the
funding.
V
Thank
you
and
I
must
confess
I'm
pinch
hitting
as
well
our
manager
who
is
going
to
be
here
tonight
couldn't,
but
in
general,
in
homemade
funds
we
have.
Typically,
this
is
typically
been
contract
out
to
one
of
our
local
aging
providers.
So
then,
the
elderly
cities
would
contact
that
provider
to
get
the
in-home
Aid
Services
going.
The
actual
AIDS
themselves
are
usually
provided
by
in-home
made
corporations.
You
know
where
they're
hiring
and
they're
running
the
scheduling,
those
kind
of
things.
This
year
we
lost
our
provider.
V
When
we
went
through
a
committee
to
distribute
the
funds,
our
local
provider
could
not
do
it
this
year,
so
HHS
was
asked
if
we
would
administer
those
contracts,
so
our
goal
will
be
to
work
ourselves
out
of
this
job,
but
it's
really
stand
in
the
Gap
kind
of
measure.
We
do
need
those
services
to
continue.
V
These
are
elderly
folks
who,
if
they
could
get
a
little
bit
of
help
at
home,
they
can
avoid
rest
home
or
nursing
home
placement,
so
I
suppose
the
question
that
there
probably
will
be
coming
to
us
or
to
our
contract
provider,
to
get
connected
to
these
Services.
Although
we
will
not
be
employing
the
actual
AIDS
through
Buncombe
County.
I
B
B
B
B
I
B
B
B
Q
Q
Q
We
also
are
learning
how
to
properly
dispose
of
Lithium-ion
batteries,
which
are
quite
a
fire
hazard,
and
so
I
more
will
be
forthcoming,
just
in
Communications
about
about
the
dangers
of
of
not
disposing
of
those
properly
and
the
fires
that
occur
around
those.
So
we
just
missed
Fire
Marshall
Tipton,
probably
sharing
more
with
us
about
that
in
the
future
as
well.
K
Our
early
childhood
committee
kicked
off
sort
of
our
new
our
new
fiscal
year
of
work
and
has
have
launched
a
sort
of
multi-installment
Deep
dive
under
Workforce
Development
issues
which
began
today
with
a
panel
of
some
of
our
grantees
and
we'll
continue
over
our
next
several
meetings
and
invite
anyone
who's
interested
to
join
us.
But
we're
really
trying
to
dig
in
on
some
of
the
really
specific
Dynamics
related
to
Workforce
Development
challenges,
which
is
one
of
the
greatest
limiting
factors
on
our
ability
to
fully
enroll
existing
facilities
or
grow
new
ones.
So
good
stuff.
S
Maybe
one
quick
update
for
the
group
from
the
housing
subcommittee,
you
know
kind
of
at
the
end
of
today's
meeting.
We
discussed
where
we're
at
with
our
goals.
The
staff
kind
of
keep
us
updated
fairly
regularly
on
our
goals,
and
so,
if
you
recall,
I
think
was
it
two
years
ago
now
that
we
that
we
created
the
affordable
housing
goals
related
to
rental
housing,
different
categories
of
Ami,
affordable,
homeownership
goals,
a
couple
other
kind
of
subcategories
of
goals,
and-
and
we
are
on
track
to
meet
all
of
them.
S
I
think
I
would
characterize
the
one
exception
being
home
ownership,
which
is
a
smaller
quantity
goal
that
were
perhaps
a
little
bit
behind
schedule
on
meeting
that
that's
I,
guess
I
would
say
optimistically
that
we
could
get
it.
You
know
we
could
get
there
because
the
goal
is
more
modest,
so
yeah
that
was
all
great
news.
S
I
think
the
discussion
kind
of
ended
that
we
will
all
continue
to
have
in
the
years
to
come,
is,
is
you
know,
within
interest
rates,
so
high
construction
costs
up
just
makes
things
more
challenging
in
our
budget
more
challenging
and
reaching
our
2030
kind
of
end
goal
on
those
goals
more
challenging.
So.
B
All
right
great,
we
have
a
couple
of
announcements
on
August
15th
at
3
pm.
The
County
Commissioners
will
hold
their
briefing
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville
on
August
15th
at
5
PM.
The
County
Commissioners
will
hold
their
regular
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville
Mr
free
there's,
not
a
need
for
an
additional
closed
session
agreement.
Is
there
a
motion
to
adjourn?