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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Briefing (April 20, 2021)
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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for April 20, 2021. The purpose of the Briefing is to discuss County business and future agenda items in an open, transparent manner. No official actions take place during the briefings.
A
Let's
just
look
over
the
agenda
for
a
moment
we're
going
to
have
an
update
on
coven,
19
and
vaccination
efforts.
We're
going
to
get
an
update
on
the
solar
farm
project.
The
old
landfill
related
other
planning
efforts,
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
black
mountain,
moa
and
public
engagement
process
for
federal
relief
program.
A
Are
there
any
questions
about
any
items
on
the
cons
on
the
briefing
agenda
or
any
additional
items?
Folks
would
like
to
discuss
at
the
briefing
meeting
all
right
then
we'll
consider
this
the
agenda
for
today's
meeting.
Are
there
any
questions
about
any
items
on
the
agenda
for
our
regular
meeting
at
five
o'clock.
A
Okay,
just
one
item
I
wanted
to
maybe
just
touch
on
briefly
is
just
the
public
comment
process
for
the
meeting
tonight.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
folks
who
have
signed
up.
I
think
our
process
during
the
while
we've
been
doing
the
virtual
public
comment
over
the
last
year
has
been
to
take
public
comment
for
up
to
one
hour
and
we've
usually
have
you
know
far
less
than
that,
but
with
the
number
of
folks
who
signed
up
tonight,
it
would
likely
run
longer
than
that.
B
A
Okay
and
just
and
just
for
me
to
make
sure
we're
kind
of
all
thinking
about
this,
the
same
way
we'll
take
the
public
comment
during
the
public
comment
period
on
all
items
on
the
agenda,
and
then
we
won't
take
any
additional
public
comments
on
any
of
the
specific
specific
items,
because
we
don't
have
any
hearings
or
other
items
that
specifically
like
legally
require
comments
on
that
particular
item
at
that
time.
So.
D
E
Well,
just
in
reference
to
the
people
that
signed
up
a
lot
of
people
already
left
the
commissioner's
emails.
I've
seen
a
lot
of
those
that
have
come
to
everybody,
so
I've
seen
duplicate
names
on
there,
so
we
have
been
letting
individuals
know
that
they
can
make
comments
directly
to
the
commissioners
by
email.
E
I
can
also
send
out
a
list
of
the
individuals
who
all
register
for
public
comment
with
their
comments,
but
some
of
them
did
not
state
that
they
were
for
or
against.
They
just
said
they
wanted
to
comment
on
the
non-discrimination
ordinance,
so
we
have
no
way
of
telling
what
their
stance
is,
but
we
can
provide
that
information
to
the
to
the
board.
If
you'd
like
me,.
A
To
okay,
is
there
any
way
for
the
folks
who
have
signed
up?
We
don't
have
emails
and
stuff
like
that.
Is
there
any
way
to
let
folks
know
in
advance?
Hey
just
so.
People
are
aware
we're
going
to
take
comments
for
one
hour
and
we're
going
to
encourage
we're
going
to
require
folks
to
make
their
comments
within
two
minutes,
so
that
people
have
some
awareness
that
you
know
and,
of
course,
I'll
repeat
all
this
when
we
get
to
the
meeting.
A
E
A
A
F
A
A
Okay,
so
the
one
other
suggestion
I
wanted
to
make
is:
we
do
have
one
proclamation
tonight.
Could
we
go
ahead
and
do
the
proclamation
immediately
after
we
do
approval
of
the
consent
agenda,
and
in
that
way
we
could
do
the
proclamation
and
get
that
taken
care
of
then
we'll
have
the
long
public
comment
closed
session,
because
otherwise
that
proclamation
will
just
be
waiting
a
long
time.
E
A
Is
everyone
comfortable
with
that?
If
so,
when
we,
when
we
approve
the
agenda
tonight,
I'll
ask
that
we
move
that
item
ahead
of
public
comment?
Okay,
very
good,
then,
let's
move
on
our
first
stuff
update
at
the
briefing
is
on
code,
19
and
vaccinations
and
stacy
saunders
is
here
to
present
this
item.
G
G
30
new
cases
per
day
enter
our
public
health
workflow.
This
is
a
slight
uptick
from
the
last
three
weeks,
also
as
indicated
by
our
new
cases
per
100
000
per
week,
increasing
to
97
this
past
week.
This
week
and
today,
just
today,
we
added
about
14
new
cases
to
the
workflow
and
the
new
cases
per
100
000
for
today
went
to
94.
G
One
of
our
early
surveillance
indicators
actually
did
show
an
upt
up
tick
in
the
week
ending
april
10th,
which
was
then
followed
by
a
slight
uptick
in
those
new
cases.
Just
last
week,
at
the
end
of
last
week,
where
we
were
seeing
closer
to
30
cases
each
day,
while
the
overall
epi
curve
appears
to
be
relatively
flat,
there
is
evidence
right
at
the
tail
end
of
just
a
slight
uptick.
G
As
I
had
mentioned,
our
percent
positivity
has
remained
stable
over
the
last
week,
ranging
from
4.0
to
4.5
the
average
being
4.2,
and
this
has
been
stable
for
now
several
weeks,
three
or
four
weeks
now,
and
today's
value
is
4.1
percent.
This
indicator,
as
I
said,
has
showed
much
stability
over
time,
our
regional
hospitalization
those
continue
to
remain
low
and
have
seen
even
a
decline
in
the
last
week.
G
G
G
G
G
Thank
you
max
there.
You
go.
Thank
you.
So
you
can
see
that
covet-like
illness
just
coming
up
slightly
from
that
very
low
level.
The
week
ending
april
10th
and
then
the
percent
positivity
has
remained
very
stable
again
the
hospitalization's
starting
to
decline
even
further,
and
then
here
are
the
metrics
that
we
follow
each
week
and
report
to
you
report
to
you
all.
G
The
metrics,
monitored
weekly
continue
to
show
overall
stability,
our
new
cases
per
100
000
per
week
last
monday
was
72,
and
this
past
monday
was
97
as
indicated
as
I've
previously
indicated,
and
that
uptick
in
new
cases,
and
so
you
did
see
that
increase
the
percent
positivity
remained
well
below
five
and
remained
in
that
four
to
four
and
a
half
range.
Yesterday
it
was
4.1
when
we
pulled
the
data
for
the
week
to
week,
so
that
actually
saw
a
decline.
D
G
G
G
G
G
It's
been
a
concerted
and
a
collaborative
effort
between
health
departments
and
hospitals
and
community
health,
centers
and
pharmacies,
and
many
other
providers
within
this
region
to
have
us
standing
out
so
significantly,
and
so
many
thanks
for
their
efforts
and
yours
as
supportive
leadership
of
those
vaccine
efforts,
and
so,
as
of
yesterday,
our
state
has
administered
over
6.5
million
total
doses
of
vaccine.
This
translates
to
over
37
percent
of
the
population
receiving
at
least
one
dose
of
vaccine
and
just
over
27
percent,
now
receiving
their
full
complete
series
and
being
fully
vaccinated.
G
A
Stacey,
I'm
sorry,
I'm
sorry.
I
have
a
question.
I've
heard
those
numbers
of
like
they've
gotten
both
or
they've
gotten
one
and
it's
these
percentages.
I've
always
had
a
little
trouble
interpreting
that
so
like,
for
example,
in
buncombe
county
we've
had
43
percent
get
at
least
one,
and
then
31
percent
have
gotten
fully
vaccinated.
A
G
G
G
Even
with
the
vaccine
eligibility
opening
up
to
much
larger
groups.
We
are
not
seeing
the
same
surges
in
in
appointments
that
we
were
seeing
early
on
and
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
we've
seen
about
2
000
appointments
uptake
per
week
today
is
a
very
different
day
than
when
we
started
several
weeks
ago
and,
as
mentioned
early
on,
there
was
very
limited
supply
very
few
providers
in
a
very
eager
prioritization
group
of
our
75
years
and
older
who
wanted
vaccine.
G
G
Our
drive-through
sites
have
been
hugely
successful,
but
they
are
subject
to
weather
conditions
that
we
can't
control
and
we
have
had
to
cancel
those
very
quickly
due
to
hazardous
weather
that
was
coming
and
as
demand
has
decreased
from
our
early
days.
It's
time
to
merge
those
two
operations
into
a
one-stop
vaccine,
shop
at
ab
tech
and
so
beginning
may
10th
folks
will
be
able
to
get
their
first
and
second
doses.
G
Additionally,
on
beginning
april
28th,
we
are
implementing
a
walk-in
availability
for
folks
looking
to
get
their
vaccine
when
it's
convenient
for
them,
and
so
we
will
continue
to
offer
our
online
scheduler
for
those
who
want
to
make
an
appointment
and
have
that
confirmation
and
be
able
to
fast
track
them
when
they
come
into
the
a
b
tech
site,
but
will
also
accommodate
walk-in
walk-in
desire
during
our
vaccine
business
hours,
allowing
individuals
to
drop
in
at
their
convenience
and
get
their
vaccine
and
then.
Lastly,
the
cons.
G
If
you
have
not
received
your
vaccine,
please
roll
up
your
sleeve
and
protect
yourself
and
those
you
love.
We
had
a
large
uptake,
as
I
mentioned,
in
vaccine
among
our
65
year
olds
and
above
across
the
state,
to
the
tune.
That's
statewide.
It
was
71
percent
of
this
group
being
fully
vaccinated
and,
as
a
result,
we
have
seen
a
dramatic
decline
in
the
new
cases
among
that
group
and
so
proof
that
vaccines
work
in
stopping
the
spread
statewide.
We
are
seeing
spread
in
our
younger
populations
who
are
unvaccinated
here
in
buncombe.
G
When
I
pulled
the
numbers
for
last
week,
our
average
age
for
our
most
recent
cases
is
33
years
old,
and
so
please
do
your
part.
We
can
all
stop
the
spread
of
this
virus
that
has
taken
so
much
of
from
all
of
us.
So
please
help
get
us
back
to
the
things
we
love
every
arm.
Every
shot
is
a
step
toward
ending
restrictions,
ending
sickness
and
death
and
ending
this
pandemic.
So
please
check
out
buncomberready.org
or
myspa.nc.gov
to
get
your
vaccine
today.
B
I
don't
have
any
questions,
but
I
do
want
to
commend
the
staff
and
health
and
human
services
and
the
ymca
and
all
the
partners
in
the
community
who
worked
with
the
mexican
consulate
of
raleigh.
I
got
to
visit
the
site
last
week
and
it
was
really
incredible
to
see
what
was
happening
in
there
to
ensure
that
our
latinx
population
did
have
the
opportunity
to
receive
their
vaccine
so
incredibly
well
done
job
for
that
particular
community.
G
H
H
G
H
Just
just
because
mine
doesn't
have
habit
doesn't
mean
others
don't
so
I
shouldn't
make
those
assumptions.
Okay,
thank
you,
and
my
final
question
was:
I
recalled
dr
fauci
back
in
december,
mentioning
I
think
he
said
around
50
percent.
He
expected
and
he
was
pontificating
that
to
that
to
create
a
downward
pressure
on
case
loads
and
be
a
counterweight,
I
think,
was
the
phrase
he
used.
G
I
appreciate
the
question
and
I
don't
know
that
I'll
be
able
to
fully
answer
it
for
you.
I
can
just
use
the
example
of
our
over
65
population
as
a
really
good
example
for
that
the
more
our
population
gets
vaccinated,
the
more
likely
we
are
to
see
those
dramatic
declines
in
new
cases
within
those
populations.
They've
been
a
really
good
example
of
even
before
they
reached
70
percent
fully
vaccinated.
E
F
Good
afternoon,
commissioners,
good
afternoon,
all
right
got
quite
a
bit
to
get
through,
so
I'm
just
going
to
dive
right
in
I'm
here
to
give
you
some
updates
on
our
project
at
woodfin,
the
solar
farm
out
there,
as
well
as
all
the
rooftop
projects,
we've
got
going
on
and
some
general
updates
as
to
where
we
are
with
our
100
renewable
goal
and
hopefully
spark
a
little
discussion
that
that
can
help
lead
us
forward
the
woodfin
solar
farm.
I
know
everyone's
been
waiting
for
this
one
for
a
while.
F
Basically,
the
short
version
of
where
that
stands
is
that
everything
is
finished,
with
the
exception
of
one
item.
Unfortunately,
that
one
item
is
very
important
and
that
is
the
final
sort
of
seal
of
approval
from
the
utilities
commission,
something
called
the
certificate
of
public
convenience
and
necessity.
I
know
at
least
two
of
you
up.
There
know
exactly
what
that
is,
but
it's
it's
basically
the
final
stamp
that
says.
Yes,
you
can
build
this
solar
farm.
F
The
public
staff
that
works
for
utility
commission
had
some
concerns
about
the
overall
cost
of
building
that
solar
farm
on
the
landfill.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
pitched
as
a
potential
idea
to
allay
their
concerns
is
altering
the
lease
that
we
currently
have
with
with
duke
energy.
Our
current
lease
duke
pays
700
an
acre
essentially
for
leasing
that
space
for
from
us
and
in
return
they
sell
us
the
renewable
energy
certificates
very
below
market.
So
a
penny,
a
wreck
for
the
first
five
years,
dollar
erect
for
the
remainder
of
the
term.
F
Well,
we
pitched
an
idea
to
them
in
the
hopes
that
it
would
delay
some
of
their
concerns,
because
obviously
those
are
very
well
below
market
value
for
those
wrecks,
and
that
did
not
sit
well
with
the
public
staff.
So
we
said
well
what,
if
we
net
out
the
cost
of
the
lease
and
the
wrecks-
and
we
just
call
it
a
wash
so
that
we
wouldn't
necessarily
be
spending
any
money
to
build
the
solar
farm,
but
we
wouldn't
be
getting
the
revenue
from
that
lease
either.
So
we
pitched
that
as
a
concept.
F
There
was
a
hearing
with
the
utilities
commission
and
we
are
simply
waiting
at
this
point
for
their
thumbs
up
or
thumbs
down
on
that
cpcn.
So,
as
you
can
see
from
the
top
right
corner
there,
that
project
is
pretty
big
for
us.
You
know
it
gets
us
a
long
way
towards
reaching
our
renewable
energy
goal.
It's
25
of
the
goal,
so
we
are
very
anxiously
waiting
for
that
utilities.
Commission
decision,
unfortunately,
it
is
very
much
out
of
our
hands
at
this
point.
There
has
been
a
great
deal
of
public
support.
F
A
lot
of
letters
written
a
lot
of
folks
have
come
to
come
to
bat
for
the
county,
for
you
know
various
environmental
advocacy
organizations
and,
frankly,
duke
as
well,
you
know
it's
they're,
the
ones
that
are
going
to
own
and
operate
the
system.
So,
but
at
this
point
it's
it's
wait
and
see.
So
there's
really
not
a
whole
lot.
We
can
do
except
wait
for
their
decision.
So
any
any
particular
questions
about
that
issue.
F
F
A
One
of
these
certificates
from
the
state
utility
commission
to
be
you
know,
approved
since
all
that's
regulated
by
that
that
agency,
it's
usually
a
pretty
typical
process.
Part
of
the
reason
this
project's
kind
of
getting
looked
at
is
it's
sort
of
going
through
a
different
process
than
most
of
the
other
renewable
projects
around
the
state,
in
that
it
is
sort
of
part
of
this
process
whereby
you
know
number
of
years
ago,
duke
energy
committed
to
building
at
least
15
megawatts
of
solar
in
the
asheville
area.
A
As
part
of
a
larger
agreement
around
retiring
the
coal
plant
and
shifting
it
to
gas,
there
was
kind
of
this.
You
know
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
things
that
went
into
that
agreement,
which
the
utility
commission
approved
that
part
of
it
was
an
agreement
to
build
15
megawatts
of
solar
in
this
area,
recognizing
that,
with
the
topography
and
everything
with
our
area,
you
know
solar,
there's
not
been
as
much
solar
built
in
this
part
of
the
state
as
down
in
the
flat
parts
of
eastern
north
carolina.
A
So
for
those
reasons
it's
getting
looked
at
differently
than
kind
of
most
of
the
projects
around
the
state.
It's
part
of
that
larger
agreement,
and
I
think
that
everyone
involved
in
this
project
made
a
very
good
case
that
hey
utility
commission,
you
agreed
to
do
this.
This
was
explicitly
part
of
the
arrangement
you
know.
Building
a
new
gas
plant
was
not
exactly
the
most
popular
idea
in
buncombe
county,
but
people
felt
like
it
was
balanced
out
with
some
renewables.
A
So
so
anyway,
I
think
we
have
a
very
good
chance
of
getting
this
all
approved
by
the
utility
commission.
I
listened
to
the
meeting
that
they,
where
they
considered
this,
and
I
think
the
folks
from
duke
and
all
the
people
who,
from
the
county
and
everywhere
did
a
great
job
presenting
the
why
we
think
this
is
a
good
project
and
I
think
pointed
out
that
you
know
the
buncombe
county's
motivation
for
supporting
this
project
was
never
that
it
be
a
cash
generator
for
buncombe
county.
A
That
was
never
really
the
point
we
want
to
achieve
our
renewable
energy
goals.
We
want
to
do
it
in
a
way:
that's
responsive
to
taxpayers.
So
this
was
a
way
to
do
that.
But
you
know
just
generating
lease
lease
revenues
was
that's
never.
That
was
never
really
the
point.
So
I
think
the
concept
that
the
staff
are
pointing
out
is
a
way
whereby
we
can
still
get
this
project
done.
It
doesn't
cost
buncombe,
county
taxpayers
anything
and
we
meet
our
goals.
A
Sure
maybe
maybe
the
lease
revenues
don't
add
up
to
a
few
thousand
dollars
a
year.
But
again,
that's
really
never
why
we
got
in
this
particular
program
in
the
first
place.
So,
for
all
those
reasons,
I
think
it's
a
sound
approach
and
just
kind
of
wanted
to
share
some
of
my
thoughts
on
kind
of
the
context
for
where
this
is
getting
reviewed
by
the
state.
F
No,
I
appreciate
that.
I
I
agree
wholeheartedly
that
our
goal
is
never
to
draw
revenue
from
this
project.
It's
it's
to
help
us.
You
know,
install
renewable
energy
in
in
our
community,
you
know-
and
so
this
I
think
it's
got
a.
I
think
it's
got
a
good
chance
of
passing
as
well,
but
again
at
this
point,
we're
just
we'll
wait
and
see,
and
hopefully
we
get
some
new
good
news
pretty
soon.
Outside
of
that,
it
is
absolutely
ready
to
go.
A
Don't
anybody
here
tell
the
utility
commission
this,
but
it
will
probably
actually
still
you
know
from
a
county
standpoint.
You
know
this
is
a
big
multi-million
dollar
investment
in
the
system,
and
so
you
know
this
will
all
be
it'll,
be
new
property
tax
base
in
the
county.
So
at
the
end
of
the
day,
actually
there
are
some
still
some
good
economics
for
the
community
for
having
this
built,
in
addition
to
the
clean
energy
benefits
that
will
accrue
yep
so
absolutely.
F
Anyway,
yeah
and
and
just
as
an
fyi,
if
they
do
approve
that
sort
of
alternative
lease
arrangement,
I
will
have
to
come
back
before
you
all
to
get
that
officially
approved
so
cross.
My
fingers,
that's
what
I'll
be
here
doing
in
in
the
not
too
distant
future.
So,
okay,
so
phase
one
rooftop,
solar,
we've
got.
We've
got
39
solar
projects
contracted
at
this
time.
14
of
them
are
on
county
facilities.
The
total
contract
we
initially
signed
was
for
10.2
million
dollars.
F
The
panels
that
we
expect
were
no
longer
available
and
I've
been
learning
frankly,
the
hard
way
recently
that
that's
a
very
common
occurrence,
because
we
went
through
three
separate
versions
of
panels
and
each
time
we
said,
okay,
those
are
good
and
they're
they're
already
gone,
and
those
are
good
and
they're
already
gone,
so
they
were
selling
out
very
quickly.
So
once
we
found
some
that
worked,
we
just
said
yes,
please,
and
so
that
was
at
an
increased
cost
of
216
000
total
for
the
project.
F
It's
about
about
a
two
percent
increase
total
most
of
these
projects
are
in
the
duke
interconnection
queue
which
the
interconnection
application
process
is
exactly
as
exciting
as
it
sounds,
but
you
know
we're
basically
working
through
duke
approval.
That's
what
that
really
is
is
duke
approving
us
to
connect
these
systems
to
the
grid.
Essentially,
we
are
meeting
with
them
every
single
week
to
go
through
each
individual
project
and
its
status,
trying
to
expedite
this
process
as
much
as
possible,
but
it's
it's
a
three
to
six
month
process
for
every
single
project.
F
So
it's
it's
just
as
moving
as
quickly
as
we
can
and
actually
through
that
process
we
found
out
that
their
connection
portal
was
broken
and
that
everything
we
were
sending
them
they
weren't
receiving.
So
that
was
another
thing
that
sort
of
ended
up
dragging
our
feet
on
a
little
bit,
but
we
feel
like
we're
in
a
good
place.
Now
we
should
have
projects
ready
to
go
early
june.
F
Is
the
construction
start
date
for
our
first
bundle
of
projects,
and
actually
I
just
so
happened
to
have
a
really
good
connection
at
asheville
high
and
we
were
considering
doing
a
a
groundbreaking
ceremony
of
sorts
there.
So
keep
that
on
your
calendars.
If
we
could
we're
going
to
nail
that
down
as
soon
as
we
can
also
important
is
that
rebate
applications
have
been
submitted
for
these
projects
as
well.
So
obviously,
very
important
for
us,
you
know,
makes
it
that
much
more
cost,
effective
and
economical.
F
If
we
can
get
those
rebates
and
rebates
are
a
get
in
line
and
once
you're
in
line
you're
good
to
go,
and
so
we've
went
ahead
and
done
as
many
rebate
applications
as
we
can
for
those
projects.
The
total
rebates
for
all
projects,
if
we
were
to
receive
all
of
them,
was
a
little
over
two
million
dollars.
So
you
know
certainly
is
something
we
want
to
take
advantage
of.
F
If
we
can
and
again
top
right
corner,
you
can
see
that
the
the
the
projects
we've
got
on
county
facilities,
approximately
six
percent
of
our
100
renewable
goal,
any
questions,
okay,
so
100
renewable
goal.
Speaking
of
our
county
operations
goal
is
100
renewable
by
2030,
currently
that
20
megawatts
that
we
say
we
need
to
reach
our
goal.
F
Just
as
a
you
know,
it's
really
important
to
know
that
that's
a
bit
of
a
moving
target
and
part
of
the
reason
for
that
is
obviously
energy
consumption's
a
moving
target
in
general,
but
things
like
the
facility
study
could
have
a
significant
impact.
If
we
choose
to
get
rid
of
a
couple
of
the
buildings
in
our
portfolio,
then
we'll
inch
our
way
towards
that
goal
a
little
faster.
If
we
choose
to
build
more,
then
you
know.
Obviously,
then
then
we'll
have
more
renewable
energy.
We
have
to
get
to
reach
100.
F
I
won't
go
through
each
individual
one
here,
but
I
I
did,
I
guess,
want
to
show
you
essentially
this
green,
yellow
red
in
terms
of
viable
opportunities
we
have
in
the
near
future,
and
really
the
point
of
this
particular
slide
is
to
let
you
know
that
rooftops
alone
are
just
not
going
to
get
us
there
right.
That's
just
not
how
it's
going
to
work
for
us.
We've
got
about
16
projects
currently
in
the
hopper.
For
us.
That's
going
to
you.
F
Do
do
a
lot
for
us,
but
there's
not
a
whole
lot
of
projects
left
that
are
really
good,
viable
projects
on
roof
space,
so
I
can
go
through
any
of
these
if
you
like,
but
it
was
just
sort
of
an
you
know,
quick
overview.
There
are
some
buildings
that
make
sense.
There
are
some
that
need
new
roofs
and
maybe
then
they'll
make
sense.
That's
what
you
look
like
you
have
a
question.
Excuse
me,
yeah.
H
F
So
the
16
projects
are
well,
14
of
them
are
in
the
phase
one
projects
we
have
two
more
that
are
in
the
cip
for
22.
right
and
then
these
would
be
in
subsequent
years,
probably
23,
24
et
cetera,
correct,
okay,
correct,
depending
on
again
some
of
the
maintenance
scheduling
as
well
in
terms
of
well.
When
are
we?
What
do
we
do
for
a
new
roof,
for
example,
that
inca
library
has
10
years
left
on
the
warranty?
F
So
it's
not
great
to
necessarily
put
solar
on
something:
that's
going
to
need
a
new
roof
in
10
years
when
you've
got
a
30-year
asset
on
it.
So
you
know,
depending
on
when
we
can
get
those
on
the
schedule
for
roof
replacements.
You
know
that
sort
of
thing,
so
there
are
definitely
some
opportunities
more.
You
know
in
the
more
near
term,
but
we
also
need
to
space
some
of
them
out,
because
there's
there's
just
some
maintenance
that
needs
to
happen
on
some
of
these
buildings.
Thank
you.
F
There
is
a
lot
of
sifting
through
partial
data,
which
is
again
one
of
those
very
exciting
things
we
get
to
do
in
our
spare
time.
But
you
know
we're
really
just
trying
to
get
every
opportunity
we
can
to
determine
whether
or
not
we
have
parcels
that
make
sense
for
a
similar
type
of
project.
So
you
know
if
we
can
get
even
one
additional
similar
project
to
what
we've
got
going
with
and
it
goes
a
really
long
way
so
give
any
particular
questions
about
utility
scale.
A
Okay,
I
don't
have
any
questions
but
appreciate
you
sharing
information
about
this.
I
mean,
I
think,
that
it's,
I
think,
you're
right.
You
know
the
rooftop
won't
be
enough
to
get
us
to
our
goals,
so
we're
gonna
need
a
mixture
of
these
kind
of
you
know.
Solar
farms
and
rooftop
on-site
use,
so
that'll
make
sense,
and
you
know
I
just
think
that
it's
one
of
these
things
where,
like
we've,
seen
the
woodfin
project
right
we've
been
working
on
it
for
three
years
or
more.
A
I
can't
remember,
but
these
projects
take
a
long
time
to
plan
longer
than
they
should.
Yes,
one
of
the
things
as
a
state
in
a
country
we're
gonna
have
to
get
better
at
is
doing
these
things
faster
because
it
shouldn't
take
three
years
to
plan
frankly,
a
fairly
small
scale,
solar
farm
tied
into
you,
know
three-phase
power
lines
that
run
down
the
street.
That
should
be
in
other
countries.
A
It
doesn't
you
know
it
doesn't
take
that
long
and
it
shouldn't
take
that
long,
but
it's
the
system
that
exists
today
so
looking
at
these
other
kind
of
projects
is
going
to
be
important
and
they're.
My
experience
is
that
they're
all
challenging
and
they
all
have
issues
that
seem
impossible
to
resolve
and
and
some
of
them
don't
ever
get
resolved
you
know,
and
so
they
don't
all
work,
but
you've
got
to
be
working
on
them,
planning
on
them,
planning
them
and
and
then
and
then
many
of
them
do
work
out.
So
I'm.
E
A
We're
I'm
glad
we're
looking
at
that
and
it's.
I
know
it's
kind
of
new
territory
in
a
way,
but
it's
going
to
be,
as
we
think,
about
shifting
to
transit
transitioning
into
renewable
energy.
It's
just
part
of
the
work
that
we're
going
to
be
kind
of
living
into
more.
You
know
a
lot
of
cities
and
counties.
Well,
city,
mostly
cities.
You
know,
but
you
know,
run
their
own
electric
utilities.
There's
municipal
electric.
A
A
F
Another
sort
of
visual
representation
of
how
we're
trying
to
get
to
our
goal
and
again
I
think
this
is
really
meant
to
sort
of
point
out
how
important
those
sizeable
projects
could
potentially
be
in
getting
us
there
now
utility
scale.
Solar
is
obviously
sort
of
our
first
priority
again.
The
woodfin
project
is
just
such
a
great
example
of
you
know
local
government
and
community
and
utility
all
working
together,
and
so
we're
always
looking
for
more
opportunities
like
that.
F
But
there
are
also
you
know,
alternative
options
for
for
getting
us
to
that
goal,
and-
and
some
of
those
alternative
options
would
be
things
like
leasing,
roof
space.
It's
not
a
particularly
common
thing
and
part
of
the
reason
why
it's
not
common
is
that
if
you're
going
to
lease
a
roof,
you
know,
let's
say
a
large
commercial
or
industrial
customer.
F
You
know
you
need
a
hundred
thousand
square
feet
to
get
about.
One
megawatt
of
you
know
solar,
but
it's
mostly
because
the
economics
of
it
are
not
as
great
as
net
metered
systems,
so
a
cell
all
system
is
what
these
would
have
to
be
and
what
that
means
is.
Instead
of
powering
the
building
itself
that
it's
connected
to,
it
would
actually
just
plug
right
into
the
grid
and
power
and
send
power
directly
to
duke
energy
right.
F
So
duke
energy
sells
you
or
will
buy
that
power
at
a
very,
very
low
rate,
and
so
you
know
just.
I
gave
just
a
quick
example
of
like
a
similar
size
system,
one
that's
net
metered
versus
one
that
sell
all
the
payback
on
it
being
12
years
versus
almost
30
right,
so
the
economics
aren't
as
good,
but
at
the
same
time
it
was
something
that
I
think
was
a
lot
more
common
when
the
sell
all
rates
were
significantly
higher.
So
but
that
is
one
option.
F
Another
option
is
alternative
procurement
right,
so
third-party
ppas
are
not
allowed
in
north
carolina,
but
duke
energy
offers
programs
like
green
source
advantage.
Local
government
staff
all
over
the
state
meet
with
duke
energy,
actually
every
every
monday
afternoon
to
work
on
figuring
out
ways
to
make
this
type
of
program
better
and
more
applicable
to
us,
because
it's
not
a
great
program.
F
The
way
it's
currently
constructed
it's
very
expensive,
and
it's
really
there's
only
two
local
governments
in
the
state
of
north
carolina,
the
city
of
charlotte
and
durham
that
have
actually
opted
into
this
program.
But
the
way
it
basically
works
is
that
the
county
would
negotiate
with
a
large-scale
solar
developer
and
then
that
solar,
develop
developer
would
negotiate
with
duke,
and
we
would
essentially
own
the
wrecks,
receive
bill
credits
for
the
amount
of
energy
we
purchase.
F
But
it's
very
important
to
know
that
it's
a
premium
product,
you
know
so
we'd-
be
paying
administrative
fees
to
duke,
as
well
as
whatever
the
product
fee
ends
up
being
that
we're
trying
to
negotiate.
So
it
is
something
that
more
local
governments
are
looking
into
that
have
you
know
100
renewable
goals
like
what
are
these
alternative
procurement
methods
of
buying
renewable
energy
without
having
to
you
know,
have
it
installed
locally
or
on
your
own.
B
F
A
I
don't
have
any
other
questions
right
now.
I
guess
just
one
other
comment.
I
appreciate
the
updates
on
all
this.
You
know
and
at
the
one
of
our
recent
meetings
a
couple
meetings
ago,
we
talked
about
you
know
the
different
areas
of
policy
work
and
project
work
in
the
county,
where
we
might
want
to
have
different,
either
subcommittees
or
working
groups,
and
things
like
that-
and
this
was
one
of
those
areas-
you
know
energy,
maybe
energy
and
environment
or
related.
A
J
A
A
I
do
think
there's
important
coordination
opportunities
with
asheville,
so
I
think
we
need
to
have
some
mechanism
or
space,
or
maybe
it's
just
a
periodic
joint
meeting
or
something
like
that
that
we
schedule,
but
I
think
that
one
of
the
biggest
opportunities
is
for
the
county
to
not
just
work
in
our
own
buildings,
but
to
kind
of
provide
leadership
and
helping
other
public
sector
organizations
in
our
area
also
move
in
this
direction
as
well.
I
mean
the
last
rfp
we
did.
A
The
all
the
projects
we're
doing
on
county
buildings
are
great,
but
really
the
biggest
accomplishment
was
helping
the
schools
and
the
community
college
get
in
the
game
too,
and
that
wouldn't
have
happened
without
the
county's
kind
of
leadership
and
resources
on
that.
So
I
I
see
this
as
much
a
kind
of
around
convening
other
public
sector
partners
as
well.
A
A
You
know
one
of
the
limitations
of
when
we
only
have
committees
of
three
commission
members
is
that
those
members
can't
actually
talk
to
each
other
between
meetings,
because
people
talking
to
each
other
becomes
a
quorum
and
it
becomes
a
public
meeting.
So
in
some
ways
it
kind
of
actually
ties
our
hands
in
terms
of
being
able
to
spend
more
time
kind
of
working
on
on
how
to
advance
these
goals.
So
it
might
mean
that
we
need
to
have
a
couple.
A
You
know
maybe
some
number
of
residents
on
it
or
staff,
but
in
some
way
we
need
to.
We
need
two
people
to
be
able
to
talk
to
each
other
between
meetings,
because
that's
that
would
actually
be
a
step
backwards
in
some
ways,
so
I'll
just
share
those
thoughts
as
well
and
any
other
questions
or
comments,
while
we're
on
this
item
all
right
jeremiah.
Thank
you.
So
much
absolutely.
A
I
I
I
I
They
do
have
some
staff
that
can
perform
some
regular
residential
type
inspections
and
they
will
do
those.
They
are
asking
us
to
pick
up
the
other
areas
in
which
they
don't
have
the
certifications
and
the
staff
to
do
that.
So
that
would
be
the
majority
of
what
we're
addressing
under
this
updated
agreement.
We
would,
based
on
our
current
fee
schedule,
increase
the
per
inspection
or
per
trip
fee
from
forty
dollars
to
eighty
dollars.
I
I
And
I
also
included
just
the
excerpt
from
the
interlocal
agreement.
This
basically
outlines
the
type
of
inspections
they
are
asking
us
to
perform
the
timeline
in
which
they
would
like
us
to
perform
them,
and
then
it
outlines
the
responsibilities
of
both
the
county
from
a
billing
standpoint
and
the
town
of
black
mountain
from
a
payment
standpoint
in
how
we
would
resolve
those
when
on
a
monthly
basis-
and
that
is
brief.
But
that
is
it
and
I'll
be
glad
to
address
any
questions
that
you.
A
K
One
good
afternoon,
commissioners,
tim
and
don
are
here
as
needed
to
help
with
questions.
If
anything
comes
up,
but
I'll
carry
the
presentation,
I'm
rachel
nygard
strategic
partnerships
director.
Our
topic
is
local
fiscal
recovery
funds,
which
is
a
subset
of
the
american
rescue
plan.
The
slide
that
you
see
is
busy.
It's
got
a
lot
of
information
in
it,
but
we
wanted
to
include
this
information
because
it
really
helps
give
that
overall
context.
K
K
You
can
tell
from
that
timeline
from
the
name
and
also
from
the
eligible
uses
articulated
in
the
bill
that
the
intent
here
is
recovery
in
a
way
that
previous
funding
for
covid
or
coronavirus
has
been
more
specific
around
response.
So
this
is
around
a
longer-term
recovery
for
the
community,
both
from
covid
and
from
its
negative
economic
impacts.
K
We've
notified
you
before,
and
we
are
in
the
same
position
awaiting
guidance
from
the
united
states
treasury.
We
have
heard
from
the
federal
government
about
certifications
that
are
required
to
get
the
funding
in-house.
We
expect
the
first
half
of
that
funding
the
first
of
two
tranches
to
come
by
around
mid-may
we've
done
everything
that's
needed
in
terms
of
those
certifications
which
are
pretty
basic,
making
sure
we're
updated
on
our
system
for
award
management.
K
That
kind
of
thing,
so
this
guidance,
which
municipalities
and
states
and
counties
across
the
nation
are
awaiting
will
provide
clarification
around
how
exactly
these
funds
can
be
used.
In
some
cases
it
will
be
areas
where
the
bill
was
silent,
areas
where
we
need
more
clarification,
definition
around
capital
and
broadband.
K
We
are
coming
today
to
update
you
about
the
public
engagement
process,
which
is
slated
for
april
and
may
so
we're
kicking
that
off
and
we'll
give
you
some
more
detail
about
that
shortly
once
we
gather
that
input,
presumably
we'll
also
have
the
guidance
we'll
take
that
input.
Take
that
guidance
and
take
the
information
that
we're
learning
by
researching
all
those
other
provisions
of
the
american
rescue
plan
to
propose
some
areas.
Some
priorities
within
the
of
use
of
the
funds,
which
will
help
us
create
a
solicitation.
K
E
K
Not
ready
to
receive
those,
but
at
some
point
we're
looking
at
around
june
or
july.
We
hope
to
be
ready
to
do
that
through,
like
a
grant
or
rfp
style
process
where
we
communicate
the
priorities,
solicit
the
projects
and
gather
information
that
we
can
use
then
to
evaluate
those
priorities.
Those
projects
based
on
the
priorities
that
you'll
see
in
a
second
still
looking
to
establish
that
spending
plan
and
launch
launch
early
projects
by
the
early
fy
22.
K
K
K
Coordinating
with
other
governments
could
be
jurisdictions,
I
mean
the
the
towns
or
the
city
within
buncombe
county.
It
could
be
coordinating
with
regional
partners
or
even
with
the
state.
It
was
also
in
receipt
of
some
funds
from
the
state
and
local
coronavirus.
Fiscal
recovery
funds
and
they're
going
through
each
of
those
entities
is
kind
of
going
through
their
own
process
about
how
to
prioritize
and
deploy
those
funds.
K
K
K
H
K
E
H
K
K
A
That's
when
that's
when
we
would
solicit
proposals
like
we've
kind
of
gone
through
and
gotten
the
general
ideas,
and
then
we
say:
okay,
the
commission
says
yeah.
We
want
to
allocate
we've
gotten
guidance,
so
then
we
say
yeah
we
do
want
to
allocate.
You
know
five
percent
of
our
funds
towards
this
area.
Then
we
might
go
out
and
solicit
proposals
to
kind
of
like
program
that
kind
of
funding,
or
something
like
that
am
I
thinking
about
it
in
a
similar
way.
E
K
So
moving
ahead
at
the
priority
level
felt
felt
like
something
we're
really
confident
to
do
now
and
that
by
mid-may
we
can
look
at
what
those
priorities
are,
and
hopefully,
by
june,
be
ready
to
begin
soliciting
projects,
but
it's
all
been
a
pretty
evolving
situation.
So,
in
a
way,
that's
our
best
guess.
E
J
A
Right
and
and
right
now,
in
terms
of
the
solicitations
I
mean
some
people
might
come
in
and
say
hey.
I
really
think
you
should
fund
greenways
and
some
people
might
come
in
and
say
I
think
you
should
fund
like
this
particular
project
and
here's
how
it
would
work
so
it'll
be
both
sort
of
general
ideas,
as
well
as
like
there's
this
project
in
this
part
of
the
county
that
people
want
to
advocate
for
it'll
be
a
mix
of
those
kind
of
specific
and
general
feedback.
K
Yep,
so
the
survey
will
give
people
a
way
to
select
the
priority
category
greenways
is
is
reflected.
That
was
one
of
the
ideas
that
had
come
out
so
they'll
want
to
make
sure
they
choose
that
item,
if
it's
one,
that's
really
important
to
them,
and
then
there's
an
open
box
about
other
ideas
that
that
weren't,
specifically
included.
So
if
somebody's
got
something
very
specific
that
they'd
like
to
make
sure
gets
added,
that
survey
is
going
to
be
our
formal
mechanism
to
be
heard.
K
A
And
in
terms
of
commissioner
input
on
it
avril
do
you
want,
I
mean,
what's
the
best
way,
commissioners
have
ideas
or
we're
hearing
something
from
constituents,
and
we
can
encourage
people
to
do
the
surveys
right.
That's
insa
are:
are
you
and
rachel
kind
of
the
two
staff
people
who,
like
ideas,
could
be
funneled
to.
J
The
plan
would
be
yes,
they
can
send
them
to
rachel
or
myself
I'll,
prefer
them
to
go
ahead
and
send
them
to
rachel.
So
we
can
just
collect
them.
The
goal
would
be
when
we
once
we
have
the
scoring
criteria.
We
want
them
to
target
and
write
their
proposal,
so
we
can
score
them,
so
we
don't
want
them
to
really
send
them
in
before
they
can
see
that
criteria
it'll
be
helpful
for
them
to
really
write
the
proposal
based
on
getting
the
most
score.
J
We
can't
release
it
until
we
have
guidance
specifically,
so
so
they
are
sending
us
proposals.
Now
we
are
getting
proposals
now
and
we
will
hope
that
when
we
get
those
we
can
hold
those
and
then
when
once
we
put
the
rfp
out,
we'll
send
that
back
to
them
and
said
hey.
Would
you
structure
your
proposal
based
on
this,
so
basically
they're
doing
double
work
right
now,.
A
All
right
I
mean
I'll
just
one
other
comment
is
look,
so
we
had
our
affordable
housing
subcommittee
meeting
today.
Obviously,
that's
an
area
where
we
don't
have
guidance
on
what's
permissible.
There's
some
things
we
are
you
know
pretty
hopeful
will
be
fundable,
like
homelessness,
specific
work,
which
is
kind
of
spelled
out
as
an
explicit
goal.
Our
hope
is
that
it
comes
back,
very
flexible
and
like
affordable
housing.
More
generally
is
a
permissible
use
of
funds
in
which
cases
have
a
lot
of
specific
projects
that.
A
I
A
The
best
way,
if
we
want
to
get
more
information
on
some
of
the
other
pieces
like
like
homelessness
like
we,
you
know,
I
think,
we're
aware
of
several
really
good
projects
that
are
out
there.
That
proposals
have
already
been
made
to
the
county
just
to
play
a
financial
role
in
supporting,
but
if
there's
other
funds
out
there
potentially
for
projects
that
you
know
other
than
just
the
county
or
the
city,
how
do
we
learn
more
about
like
what
those
other
avenues
are?
A
K
E
E
K
Who
works
with
the
workforce
development
group
and
with
the
economic
development
coalition
to
really
enter
in
our
nonprofit
partners
to
kind
of
pour
through
and
figure
out
what?
What
the?
What
that's?
What
that
can
fund
same
thing
is
playing
out
on
education,
our
local
education,
the
lease,
I
think
it's
local
education
authority,
the
school
districts
will
be
in
receipt
of
significant
amounts
of
funds
as
well.
K
Some
of
their
funds
are
very
specific
on
what
they
can
be
used
for
safety
and
wi-fi,
and
some
of
it
is
open-ended
like
enrichment
for
students
and
social,
emotional
learning
and
terms
like
that.
So
they
too
are
going
through
the
process
of
deciding
what
can
be
funded
with
each
of
their
funding
sources
specifically
to
homeless.
We
have
a
staff
point
of
contact
within
health
and
human
services.
That's
that
kind
of
his
point
on
staffing
homelessness.
K
So
I
can
connect
you
in
that
direction
and
then
there's
a
committee,
the
asheville
buncombe,
homeless,
advisory
initiative,
or
something
like
that.
There's
a
there's,
a
city
county
commission
that
looks
at
utilizing
funds
and
so
hud.
The
housing
of
housing
and
urban
development
authority
will
pass
funds
to
our
local
entity.
That
manages
those
funds,
which
is
the
city.