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From YouTube: Commissioners' Briefing (April 5, 2022)
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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for April 5, 2022. The purpose of the Briefings are to discuss business with County staff and agenda items for the upcoming Regular Meetings. No official actions take place during the Briefings.
A
The
agenda
we're
going
to
get
a
covert
update,
ferry
road
update,
talk
about
the
county
property
evaluation
proposal,
and
then
we
did.
We
were
planning
on
having
some
discussions
around
the
land
conservation
goals,
but
I
think
some
of
the
folks
who
requested
this
item
to
be
on
the
agenda
are
asking
that
it'd
be
on
the
next
agenda.
So
there's
a
bit
more
time
to
work
on
refining
some
of
the
numbers.
A
So
that's,
okay,
we'll
defer
that
to
our
next
briefing
meeting.
However,
I
did
want
to
ask
if
we
could
back
to
the
agenda
some
discussion
around
the
idea
of
the
county
retaining
a
lobbyist
or
government
relation
government
relations
firm
to
work
in
the
to
represent
our
our
county's
interest
in
the
general
assembly.
A
C
C
As
of
yesterday,
there
have
been
52,
259
total
confirmed
cases
of
covet
19
in
buncombe
county
since
the
pandemic
started.
Our
case
rate
has
remained
low
and
stable
for
about
three
weeks.
You
can
see
that
very
pronounced
peak
there
of
omicron
and
then
a
very
precipitous
decline,
and
now
we
are
at
very
low
levels
and
for
the
last
three
weeks
have
been
at
a
very
low
level
and
plateauing.
It
appears
at
a
very
low
level.
C
C
The
current
community
level
status
for
buncombe
county
remains
green
or
in
the
low
level.
This
marks
the
third
week
in
which
buncombe
has
been
at
a
low
community
level.
The
community
recommendations
at
this
time
at
this
level
are
to
stay
up
to
date
on
vaccines
and
get
tested.
If
you
have
symptoms
or
an
exposure,
I
did
want
to
note
that
the
north
carolina
department
of
health
and
human
services
did
successfully
transition
their
covid19
dashboard
to
a
weekly
update
and
that
began
on
march
23rd.
C
North
carolina
dhhs
has
begun
to
transition
their
data
dashboard
to
reflect
this
new
phase
of
the
response
and
has
a
more
has
more
of
a
focus
on
surveillance
and
monitoring
systems,
while
maintaining
some
of
the
original
components
such
as
the
case
rate,
the
hospitalization
data
and
the
vaccination
rates.
But
I
will
also
mention
that
those
original
components
will
begin
migrating
to
a
weekly
update,
beginning
april
6.
So
this
week
for
more
information
or
to
visit,
the
new
dashboard
folks
can
visit
covid19.ncdhhs.gov.
C
C
C
C
You
can
see
that
in
the
very
early
months,
when
much
of
our
efforts
and
much
of
the
efforts
across
the
state
were
centered
on
mass
vaccination
sites,
like
the
one
we
had
at
ab
tech,
we
saw
a
greater
disparity,
but
as
time
went
on
and
vaccine
providers,
including
ourselves,
began
to
focus
on
equitable
distribution
and
going
out
into
communities
out
into
neighborhoods
working
with
community
organizations
and
community
health
workers
and
with
schools.
We
see
that
gap
begin
to
narrow
between
our
african-american
population
and
our
white
population,
still
not
exactly
what
we
would
like
to
see.
C
But,
as
I
talk
further
in
in
the
slides
about
where
we
are
with
our
mobile
team,
that
is
the
hope
that
will
continue
as
we
hire
our
our
communicable
disease
and
infection
prevention,
mobile
team,
that
we
will
continue.
This
equity
focused
vaccine
effort
into
neighborhoods
into
communities
working
with
community
health
workers
in
historically
marginalized
communities,
low-income
communities
and
rural
communities.
C
The
second
graph
is
actually
showing
vaccine
as
a
function
of
ethnicity,
and
here
we
see
a
very
similar
start
with
a
disparity
between
non-hispanic
and
hispanic
groups
in
the
early
months.
But
again
as
equity-focused
efforts
began
to
be
implemented
and
relationships,
particularly
with
groups
like
the
mexican
consulate
and
healthier
together
were
established.
C
In
terms
of
the
testing
efforts,
the
state
testing
resource
starmed
has
migrated
all
of
their
testing
services
now
over
to
the
asheville
mall
site.
In
addition,
and
I
wanted
to
say
that
that
began
on
march
31st,
so
all
of
their
services
are
now
in
one
place
at
the
asheville
mall.
I
did
want
to
remind
everyone
that
the
federal
government
has
announced
that
households
can
receive
a
second
round
of
at-home
test
kits
for
free
from
their
from
their
federal
program.
C
And
just
a
reminder
for
folks
that
having
an
at
test
kit
is
one
way
to
help
continue
to
limit
the
spread
of
a
virus
to
others
through
quick
identification
and
then
limiting
your
contact
with
others
and,
as
we
locally
continue
to
integrate.
Many
of
the
cova
19
functions
like
like
I
mentioned
the
vaccine
clinic
integration
integrating
into
our
immunization
clinic.
C
Many
of
those
coveted
19
functions
are
now
being
integrated
into
our
normal
public
health
operations.
To
reflect
our
current
phase
of
the
response,
we
have
also
modified
the
ready
team
phone
line
to
match
that
current
need
and
in
that
demand
to
more
fully
transition
covered
19
calls
into
our
existing
clinic
function.
C
You
might
remember
that
the
ready
team
phone
line
was
established
early
on
in
the
pandemic.
I
believe
it
was
around
april
of
2020
to
address
community
members
questions
over
time
that
call
volume
has
decreased.
We
continue
to
have
ready
team
members
on
staff
that
do
address
covid19
questions.
They
support
our
communicable
disease
nurses
and
assist
with
covet
19
vaccine
immunizations,
but
staffing
staffing
needs
have
decreased
over
time
and
again
just
gradually
integrating
all
of
that
into
our
normal
public
health
operations.
C
So
we
began
migrating
all
calls
that
were
coming
into
the
ready
line
phone
line,
which
is
four
one:
nine:
zero,
zero,
nine
five:
that's
the
ready
team
line
to
our
existing
two
five
zero
five
thousand
beginning
march
21st.
So
if
folks
were
calling
the
0095,
it
was
automatically
being
forwarded
over
to
the
5000
and
we
were
answering
those
calls
and.
C
Transferring
them
appropriately
to
either
our
immunization
clinic
or
to
sometimes
our
economic
services
staff,
because
we
were
still
having
folks
call
about
covid
financial
assistance,
so
we
do
plan
to
discontinue
the
use
of
that
extension,
the
ready
ready
team
phone
line
due
to
the
low
usage
and
the
low
demand,
and
we
plan
to
discontinue
at
this
week.
This
means
that
we
will
integrate
cova
19
calls
into
our
normal
phone
operations.
C
C
C
So
folks
can
visit
the
website
that
I've
provided
on
the
screen
you
can
put
in
your
zip
code
or
your
city
and
find
a
test
to
treat
provider
in
your
area,
and
you
can
even
set
what
radius
you
want
it
to
look.
Look
for
so
as
we
were
testing
it
out
and
put
in
two
eight
eight
zero
one
and
just
used
a
ten
mile
radius.
C
C
C
C
So
one
last
reminder,
as
I
close
out,
that
this
is
national
public
health
week
and
our
hhs
director,
stoney
blevins,
will
be
acknowledging
this
week
at
your
regular
meeting
later
this
evening.
But
while
I
had
a
moment,
I
wanted
to
just
express
my
gratitude
and
respect
for
the
many
public
health
warriors
here
in
buncombe
county
and
across
our
state
and
nation
for
the
incredible
job
that
they
have
been
doing
and
continue
to
do
every
day.
C
Much
of
what
public
health
does
goes
unnoticed
daily,
but
it
is
vital
to
our
vibrant
and
growing
communities,
including
ours
here,
and
to
all
those
dedicating
themselves
to
public
health
service.
I
want
to
thank
you,
please
take
a
moment
this
week
to
think
about
the
ways
that
public
health
is
important
to
our
communities
and
to
our
future,
and
thank
you,
commissioners,
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
You
have.
D
I've
got
a
couple,
I
guess,
tests
to
treat,
questions
or
clarifications.
The
the
gis
link
that
you
sent
research
by
your
zip
code
is
awesome,
and
that's
so
optimistic.
It's
kind
of
like
just
seems
like
the
way.
The
way
out
of
this
the
way
to
live
with
this.
It
doesn't,
though,
tell
a
citizen
or
patient
very
well
what
to
do
so.
C
Sure
so
for
for
the
test
to
treat
it
can
happen
a
couple
of
ways:
if
you
take
an
at-home
test
and
it
comes
up
positive,
you
can
call
a
test
to
treat
provider
and
say
I've
taken
an
at-home
test
and
they'll
step.
They'll
talk
you
through
stepwise
of
whether
or
not
they'll
accept
that
at
home
test,
because
some
will
others
will
say
great.
I
want
you
to
come
in
and
we'll
do
an
assessment
and
we'll
retest
and
then
from
there
they'll
issue
the
prescription.
C
If
you
are
eligible
and
that's
appropriate
for
your
treatment
and
then
you
will
be
able
to
fulfill
like
fill
that
prescription
right
there
in
in
the
location.
So
for
folks
who
say,
I
just
have
symptoms
and
I'm
not
really
sure
you
can
find
one
of
those
test
to
treat
providers.
You
can
call
ahead
and
say:
I've
got
really
bad
symptoms.
C
C
D
C
C
E
Good
afternoon,
commissioners,
so
tonight
a
quick
update
to
you
on
the
ferry
road
project,
this
project.
As
you
know,
we
we've
been
in
our
public
engagement
phase,
and
so
today
we
want
to
share
with
you
some
initial
insights
from
that.
But
we
will
be
back
in
two
weeks
to
seek
additional
input
from
you.
But
this
is
our
initial
presentation
to
you.
E
E
Using
this
feedback
staff
are
asking
the
board
to
ultimately
make
a
determination
about
how
you'd
like
to
proceed
and
in
terms
of
how
you'd
like
to
proceed.
We'd,
like
you
to
narrow
it
down
to
a
specific
scenario,
or
at
least
some
elements
around
a
base
scenario
that
you
think
are
important
for
the
property
so
moving
forward
when
we
return
on
the
19th,
when
we,
when
I
return
on
the
19th,
we'll
ask
for
you
to
to
formally
choose
a
way
ahead,
but
this
is
just
sort
of
that
initial
presentation.
E
E
One
of
our
key
steps
was
a
neighborhood
meeting,
and
this
was
an
in-person
meeting
that
we
had
to
reschedule
based
on
covid
public
health
concerns,
but
we
targeted
a
hundred
parcels
around
the
ferry
road
site,
and
so
these
are
important,
because
these
are
folks
that
are
directly
impacted
by
anything
that
happens
on
the
site.
You
know
some
folks
in
in
some
cases,
have
lived
there
68
years,
adjacent
to
the
property
and,
of
course,
have
questions
about
the
future.
E
Additionally,
we
moved
into
a
stakeholder
engagement
phase,
and
so
our
stakeholders-
these
are
you-
know,
organizations
that
are
likely
to
have
an
interest
in
the
property
from
a
variety
of
perspectives,
and
so
we
specifically
looked
at
housing
organizations,
environmental
organizations,
recreate
recreational
and
economic
development
agents
organizations,
so
examples
of
who
those
could
be.
You
know:
mountain
housing,
habitat
for
humanity,
the
connect,
buncombe
different
examples
of
organizations
that
might
have
an
interest
in
where
this
property
sort
of
moves.
E
You
know
the
neighborhood
voice
directly
impacted
by
this,
the
organizational
voice
that
may
have
advocacy
or
other
concerns
related
to
property,
but
then
just
the
the
public
at
large.
Our
emphasis
throughout
this
engagement
has
been.
You
know,
let's
make
sure
we're
hearing
from
impacted
folks,
let's
hear
your
interests,
but
also
your
concerns.
E
E
You
can
see
there
is
a
qr
code
that
provides
a
link
to
the
survey
that
we
distributed
and
then
a
brochure
on
the
left
just
examples
of
how
we're
trying
to
communicate
the
public
input
page.
There's
a
hype
or
web
address
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
just
putting
it
in
there
for
those
that
haven't
seen
it
and
then
a
few
metrics
on
the
far
right,
and
this
is
across
our
different
platforms,
whether
it's
instagram,
facebook
or,
whatever.
E
You
know
over
20
000
impressions,
700
plus
engagements
200
plus
clicks,
so
we're
drawing
some
attention
across
these
different
medium.
Using
these
communication
strategies
and
just
wanted
to
mention
those
here.
We
have
an
example
of
what
the
community
survey
looks
like
I'm
not
going
to
spend
much
time
here,
just
wanted
to
include
it
as
a
snippet.
So
you
get
a
sense
of
what
that
looked
like
so
on
to
the
results.
E
The
results
today,
we're
going
to
present
in
those
same
engagement,
buckets
that
I've
already
presented
to
you.
So
the
neighborhood,
the
organizations
and
the
public
at
large
we're
going
to
lead
with
the
neighborhood,
and
here
you
know,
we've
got
our
key
themes,
so
by
no
means
is
this
meant
to
be
every
single
thing
that
I've
heard,
but
just
general
concepts
that
we
documented
in
our
neighborhood
sessions.
E
E
E
What
are
you
going
to
do
to
to
ease
the
transition
for
me,
so
very
practical
concerns
where
I
think
we
spent
the
majority
of
our
time
is
on
this
next
section,
which
is
infrastructure
and
in
general.
The
questions
here
are:
what
are
you
going
to
do
to
improve
the
existing
infrastructure,
which,
in
some
cases
you
know,
is
narrow,
aging
bridges
in
some
cases,
blind
turns?
What
are
you
going
to
do
about
that?
E
But
also,
if
you're,
bringing
additional
volume
additional
density,
what
are
you
going
to
do
in
terms
of
new
infrastructure,
because
the
the
belief
of
these
folks
and
I
would
stand
with
them
on
this?
The
existing
infrastructure
is
insufficient
and
specifically,
I'm
talking
about
road
infrastructure.
E
Additionally,
lots
of
concerns
about
the
density
of
the
development
and
the
impacts
of
that
density,
and
we
find
those
most
commonly
related
to
traffic.
You
know
brevard
road
in
particular
a
lot
of
activity
there.
So
what
can
we
do
to
impact
that,
but
also
impacts
to
the
environment?
You
know
this
is
a
site
that
doesn't
have
any
development
on
it
today.
E
I'm
additionally,
looking
at
storm
water,
you
know,
as
you
put
in
different
surfaces
than
what
we
currently
have
today
from
the
housing
perspective,
a
consistent
question.
You
know,
let's
assess
the
market,
do
we
really
need
certain
types
of
housing
stock
and
making
sure
we
do
that
before
we
sort
of
begin
the
development
process?
E
E
E
E
So
that's
a
quick
snippet
of
what
we
heard
from
the
neighborhood
again,
there's
more
feedback
I'd
be
glad
to
share
any
of
it
with
you
at
any
time.
But
these
are
the
key
themes
again.
I
would
if,
if
I
would
say
anything,
the
primary
questions
were
around
infrastructure,
but
also
making
sure
that
we're
being
considerate
of
those
that
have
lived
there
a
long
time
as
we
transition
to
our
next
slide.
E
We're
talking
about
stakeholder
organizations
a
lot
of
words
on
the
slide
I
apologize,
but
on
the
far
left
I
want
you
to
see
examples
of
the
attendees
that
participated
not
meant
to
be
comprehensive,
but
just
a
reminder.
Folks,
like
mho
habitat,
the
mpo,
the
chamber
mountain,
true
river
link,
connect,
buncombe,
asheville
on
bikes
and,
more
so,
a
good
smattering
of
representatives
in
our
community
with
different
interests.
E
The
key
themes
we're
going
to
touch
on
today
are
going
to
be
in
housing,
recreation,
sustainability
and
economic
development
and
I'll
just
give
you
a
flavor
of
what
we
heard
from
a
housing
standpoint.
This
was
echoed
loud
and
clear
by
just
about
everybody
as
many
different
types
of
housing
stock
as
possible.
When
I
say
stock,
you
know
single
family
versus
multi-family
versus
missing
middle
as
much
variety
as
possible,
but
additionally
as
much
variety
as
possible
when
it
comes
to
affordability,
so
really
stressing
the
need
for
mixed
incomes.
E
We
don't
want
this
to
be
a
place
of
just
certain
types
of
incomes.
We
want
to
have
the
mix
where
possible,
I'm
also
an
interest
of
a
mix
of
rental
and
home
ownership,
and
then
some
some
interesting.
You
know
comments
about
parking.
There
was
some
back
and
forth
on
this.
There
was
by
no
means
a
consensus,
but
the
input
was
don't
forget
about
parking.
E
E
From
a
recreation
perspective,
it
was
unanimous,
let's
conserve
as
much
of
the
site
as
possible.
Public
parks,
waterway
access,
but
begin
with
those
in
mind.
Don't
treat
the
greenway
as
an
afterthought.
You
know
think
of
it
on
the
front.
End
also
think
about
how
this
property
interacts
with
the
surrounding
communities
and
linking
those
were
possible
and
then
the
third
bullet
you
know,
consider
public
transportation
where
possible,
but
also
the
nature
of
the
site
and
potentially
its
car
dependency
from
a
sustainability
perspective,
pretty
unanimous
as
well.
Water
quality
we're
right
on
the
french
broad.
E
So
that's
some
input
from
the
stakeholders.
We
do
plan
to
re-engage
with
these
folks
as
we
move
forward
just
like
we
will
with
the
neighborhood,
so
I'm
sure
we'll
get
evolving
thoughts
from
the
public
at
large.
Again,
our
main
means
for
communicating
here
was
through
a
virtual
session,
but
also
our
survey.
So
a
lot
of
what
we're
seeing
is
coming
from
the
survey
so
from
the
site
goals
perspective.
Pretty
unanimous
top
two
goals
folks
want
to
see.
E
Sustainability
is
at
the
top
of
our
view,
and
so
that
could
be
through
preservation
of
the
property
it
could
be
through
water
quality,
different
ways,
inclusive
and
affordable
housing
at
52
are
really
important
to
survey
participants
preferred
scenarios,
you
know
concept
a
was
deemed
pretty
favorable
at
60
percent,
b
and
c
kind
of
coming
in
right
behind
it
at
40
preferred
land
uses
in
general.
You
know
green
space.
After
that
it
was
looking
at
housing
and
then
commercial,
and
then
this
final
bucket.
These
are
our
open
or
freeform
comments.
E
I
wanted
to
include
this
here,
because
y'all
filled
out
surveys
before
we.
We
provide
questions,
and
sometimes
people
don't
like
the
questions
you're
you're
asking,
and
they
don't
want
to
respond
to
those
necessarily.
So
they
give
you
comments
in
in
free
form
and
that's
okay.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
we
talked
about
this.
E
A
consistent
question
in
the
free
form
was
make
sure
you
consider
the
neighbors,
and
so
I've
you've
heard
me
say
that
multiple
times,
but
you
know
examples
of
folks
that
have
lived
in
this
community
for
a
long
time
so
make
sure
that
as
this
development
proceeds,
we
don't
forget
about
those
folks.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
I
relayed
that
today
also
a
healthy
balance
of
preserve
the
site
and
preserve
the
site,
meaning
you
know,
create
more
natural
space,
but
also
a
healthy
contingent
of
folks.
E
That
just
said:
leave
it
as
it
is,
it
should
just
be
a
park.
It
should
just
be
natural
that
type
of
thing
wanted
to
make
sure
you
heard
that
a
number
of
folks
even
gravitated,
towards
certain
scenarios,
because
they
said
I
if
I
could
pick
a
scenario
that
said,
do
nothing.
I
would
do
that,
but
absent
that
I
will
give
you
this
scenario,
which
was
concept
a
so
just
wanted
to
relay
that,
but
then
on
the
inverse
of
that,
a
really
strong
contingent
of
folks
saying
create
as
much
housing
as
possible.
E
So
I
think
we've
talked
about
this
since
the
beginning.
We
always
know
that
knew
there
would
be
some
conflicts
between
development
preservation.
You
know
creation
of
more
housing
and
not.
I
still
think
we
can
achieve
many
of
these
goals,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
heard
it
and
that
we
weren't
glossing
over
it.
So
so
not
quite
done,
but
again
as
we
move
to
next
steps,
we'll
be
back
on
the
19th
at
that
point,
I'll
be
asking
for
you
to
narrow
it
down.
E
E
You
know
again,
we
make
the
words
bigger
based
on
what
was
most
common
in
in
the
responses
to
the
questions.
You
can
also
see
in
yellow
some
big
questions
about
traffic.
Don't
think
we
should
be
surprised
by
that
over
to
the
right
impact
to
the
local
community,
but
again
housing
needs
at
the
top
left.
So
you
kind
of
get
a
sense
you
know
of
what
was
really
on
the
minds
of
folks,
as
they
were
responding
to
the
survey,
nothing
too
surprising
for
me,
but
wanted
to
make
sure
we
shared
it.
E
So
as
we
I'd
just
like
to
give
you
kind
of
a
quick
reminder
on
these
scenarios,
so
that
you
have
this
in
mind
as
you
as
you
think,
about
the
19th,
so
consideration
of
key
elements
for
this
project.
What's
the
appropriate
mix
of
housing
types
and
again
types,
meaning
single
family
versus
multi-family,
missing
middle?
What
are
our?
What
is
the
right
mix
that
we're
looking
for
from
the
commission
level?
E
Is
there
a
role
for
anchor
institutions?
Do
we
want
to
see
an
employer
or
an
educator
at
the
property?
What's
the
role
of
neighborhood
services,
you
know:
do
we
want
to
see
child
care?
Do
we
want
to
see
clinics
elder
care,
things
of
that
nature
on
the
site,
but
also
what's
the
role
of
natural
space?
What's
the
balance,
you
know,
what
do
we
leave
alone
and
what
do
we
develop?
E
We
won't
be
able
to
accomplish
all
of
these
things,
but
I
do
think
it
is
important
for
commission
to
have
a
sense
of
you
know.
What
are
what
are
your
priorities
as
we
look
at
these
specific
elements
so
quickly
the
scenarios-
and
I
will
not
walk
you
through
these
in
detail
again
concept
a
you
know.
In
this
scenario,
we
have
single-family
housing
and
employer
a
little
bit
of
multi-family.
E
As
we
move
to
concept
b.
We
continue
to
have
single
family
but
introduce
more
missing
middle,
no
multi-family
concept.
C.
We
really
begin
to
create
sort
of
a
center,
a
commercial
space
for
the
property,
but
again
think
of
commercial,
not,
as
you
know,
drive
through
or
fast
food
chains,
think
of
it
more
of
child
care
clinics
that
type
of
thing.
But
in
this
scenario
we
have
some
more
multi-family
as
well
as
the
missing
middle.
E
As
we
move
into
concept
d,
we
remove
single-family
housing,
really
emphasize
multi-family
additional
commercial,
hybrid
residential
concept
e.
We
really
sort
of
take
a
complete
different
page
out
of
the
book
and
focus
more
on
economic
development.
Industrial
uses
we've
heard
from
the
board
on
many
of
these
options
in
the
past
and
know
that
your
interest
isn't
in
concept.
E
is
an
example,
but
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
brought
that
to
the
public
just
so
they
had
an
opportunity
to
see
what
you
saw,
so
I
am
done
for
now.
F
F
F
G
So
when
I'm
looking
at
this,
it
kind
of
looks
like
from
the
feedback
that
the
concept
a
b
and
c
is
where
folks
are
leaning
and
those.
So
I
just
have
some
specific
questions
around
those
and
so
well.
First
question:
it
seems
like
that
southern
access
road
do.
We
know
anything
more
about
that,
because
that
seems
like
a
key
component
of
addressing
the
infrastructure,
especially
that
seems
to
be
a
big
concern.
Do
you
have
any
input
on
that?
At
this
point.
E
G
Thank
you
and
then
so.
Looking
at
those
three
concepts
when,
when
I
looked
at
the
number
of
units,
they'd
bring
in
so
concept
a
and
I
just
kind
of
took
the
average
of
the
number,
I
averaged
the
numbers
that
you
all
had
given
us
before.
So
looking
at
concept,
a
you
end
up
with
about
335
total
units
60
to
80
is
your
estimate
on
affordable
within
that
concept
b,
330
total
60
to
80
affordable.
B
G
Single
family,
housing,
missing
middle
and
multi-family,
and
then
concept
c
comes
in
around
445,
so
about
100,
more
total
and
instead
of
the
60
to
80,
affordable,
80
to
100,
affordable,
so
not
a
huge
increase
in
affordable,
but
but
some
increase
there,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
is
that
still
kind
of
where
we
are
with
those
numbers.
What
you're
thinking.
H
E
E
A
So
for
myself
I
hope
we
would
bring
an
open
mind
to
a
much
higher
percentage
of
affordability.
You
know
if
we
had
10
to
20
of,
like
all
the
developments
in
our
community,
affordable,
like
that'd,
be
nice
and
this
would
fit
in
but
like
mostly
it's
zero
right.
So
I
agree
we
need
like
a
like
a
diverse
mix
of
you
know
demographics
in
this
neighborhood,
but
you
know
we
don't
own
a
lot
of
property
and
the
projects
we
invest
in
that
do
affordable
housing.
A
You
know
it
takes
millions
of
dollars,
so
I
just
think
we
need
to
look
at
this
in
terms
of
how
we
we've
set
some
ambitious
goals,
and
this
you
know
we
have
50
acres
of
buildable
land.
We
didn't
make
sure
we
take
a
big
step
towards
meeting
a
number
of
those
different
goals
within
that,
so
I'm
open
to
doing
doing
more.
G
And
I
guess
one
more
question
just
while
we're
reflecting
on
this
over
these
next
couple
of
weeks,
so
with
the
retail
commercial
that
you
were
potentially
including
in
these
various
ones.
So
in
concept
a
it
looked
like
around
60
to
90
000,
and
I
think
that
was
recreation
based
that
was
square
footage
and
then
concept
c
was
25
to
40
000..
G
E
Sure
I
think
we
wanted
us
with
concept
day.
We
were
looking
for
a
scenario
that
kind
of
had
an
employer
that
kind
of
fit
the
area.
You
know
this
being
kind
of
a
recreation
destination
with
ben
creek
and
etc.
So
that
was
the
nature
of
that,
but
that
type
of
employer
light
industry
employer
an
anchor
employer
doesn't
necessarily
need
to
be
recreation
based
or
something
of
that
nature.
It
was
more
to
introduce
that
kind
of
concept.
H
And
commissioners,
one
thing
tim
said
that
I
want
to
point
out
here
is,
as
you
look
through
the
concepts
think
about
what
elements
you
like
and
then
we
can
actually
design
something
to
pull
out
the
elements
that
you're
looking
for.
So
you
don't
have
to
be
married
to
a
specific
concept,
but
the
elements
within
the
concept
thanks.
A
I
appreciate
that
in
some
ways
you
know
one
of
the
other
recommendations
coming
forward
on
that
date
is
going
to
be
to
hire
dfi
right.
To
kind
of
I
mean,
assuming
we
don't
just
make
it
all
into
a
park
which
again,
like
you
know,
I
mean
it's
not
an
unappealing
idea.
Don't
get
me
wrong,
but
considering
the
housing
needs
we
have
in
the
community.
A
I
don't
that's
not
what
I
would
support,
but
if
we
are
going
to
do
a
development
plan
here
on
part
of
the
property,
I'm
excited
about
dfi
being
able
able
to
help
us
with
that.
I
mean
it's
just.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
it
at
the
affordable
housing
committee
today
and
this
group.
That's
like
this
consulting
firm
that
comes
out
of
the
school
of
government.
A
Just
a
point
I
would
say
on
that
in
terms
of
because
ferry
road
is
part
of
it,
downtown's
part
of
it.
You
know
just
looking
at
the
what
I
like
about
what
equinox
did
was
just
sort
of
showing
these
development
footprints
on
the
property.
You
know,
here's
your
buildable
potential,
here's
areas,
we
recommend
you
know
preservation,
for
I
mean
in
some
ways
the
differences
in
terms
of
those
maps
are
really
not
that
different
between
the
different
scenarios.
So
I
mean
I
hope
in
some
ways,
maybe
we
don't.
A
A
You
know
development
opportunities
within
what
you
all
agree
is
you're
open
to
developing
here's,
here's
some
different
things
that
are
possible.
I
think
it'll
get
just
further
eliminated
as
they
are
able
to
dig
into
it
too.
So
I
don't
want
to
tie
their
hands
too
much
in
terms
of
the
latitude.
We
would
give
them
to
start
working
with
developers
on
different
specific
ideas,
other
questions
or
feedback.
I
All
right,
parker,
are
you
well
one
thing
that
I've
heard
and
not
going
to
five
miles
out
just
going
the
one
mile,
the
60
residents?
That's
in
there
is
they
want
to
make
sure
that
the
road
is
gonna.
You
know,
there's
three
different
scenarios,
I
guess
of
going
in
at
the
red
light
church
acquiring
land
from
benchmark
and
then
using
existence.
I
I
They
know
that
this
land
is
going
to
go
somewhere.
The
affordable
housing
deal,
I
think,
sounds
good
workforce
sounds
good
to
them.
What
they
are.
The
most
scared
of
that
I've
heard
is
that
the
county
will
just
say
we're
just
going
to
sell
the
land
and
they
are
scared
of
apartments
and
just
cramming
everything
in
there.
So
I'd
like
commissioners
to
really
think
about
what
the
people
that's
lived
there
50
60
years
or
thinking
about,
is
a
buffer
making
sure
this
land
is
not
sold
to
a
developer.
I
D
I
was
going
to
ask
a
similar
question.
I'm
hearing
from
the
same
folks,
robert
is-
and
I
hate
to
ask
tim-
a
public
opinion
interpretation
question.
But
I
guess
that's
what
I'm
going
to
ask
you
when
it
comes
to
concerns
over
infrastructure
and
the
road,
or
did
you
get
a
sense
of
because,
because
I
can't
tell
do
you
get
a
sense
of
like
are
folks
concerned
about
the
new
road?
That's
going
to
get
built
for
this
purpose
that
we've
kind
of
talked
about
the
different
scenarios?
Are
they
concerned
about?
E
E
You
know,
like
you,
can't
take
these
people
these
new
folks
into
our
community
on
this
existing
infrastructure,
because
it's
too
narrow
you
know,
there's
not
enough
right
of
way
that
type
of
thing,
but
then
there's
this
general
concern
that
isn't
just
here:
it's
all
across
town,
you
know,
there's
too
many
cars
traffic's
a
bear
interstate
26
that
type
of
thing,
so
that
that's
how
I
would
describe
it.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
Are
there
were
there
any
more
particular
ideas
for
besides
the
idea
of
like
you
don't
want
to?
If
you
did
a
more
significant
development,
you
don't
want
to
put
it
on
ferry
road.
You
would
need
the
new
road.
But
beyond
that,
like
other
specific
ideas
for
how
to
you
know
address
it,
I
mean
it's
it's
it's
too
bad.
A
When
that
road
was
widened,
that
there
weren't
sidewalks
built,
I
mean
in
retrospect,
that's
easy
to
see,
wouldn't
have
cost
much
more,
and
you
know
I
mean
some
of
the
folks
I've
heard
from
in
you
know
in
in
bent
creek
talk
about
it.
Maybe
could
you
build
a
sidewalk
now
right,
it's
about
a
mile
from
there
kind
of
back
into
town,
where
all
the
stores
and
stuff
are
I'm
sure
that
wouldn't
be
cheap.
You
know
retrofitting
is
a
lot
more
expensive
than
new,
but
I
guess
some
other
any
specific
ideas
like
well.
E
A
E
All
right
so
continuing
on
the
path,
but
this
time
not
on
my
own
matt
cable
will
be
joining
for
this
discussion
as
well,
so
master
planning
for
county-owned
properties-
and
you
know,
we've
just
engaged
in
a
discussion
about
the
ferry
road
property,
which
is
a
planning
exercise
and
what
we
realized
is
you
know
to
get
to
the
next
steps
to
really
make
this
site
successful.
We
needed
some
outside
expertise
as
well,
and
then
we
realized
hey,
there's
some
other
goals
we're
trying
to
accomplish
as
well.
E
But
one
example
is
the
buncombe
2025
strategic
plan,
but
also
our
racial
equity
action
plan
and
our
affordable
housing
goals,
and
so
in
those
plans
you
know,
commission
is
articulated
based
on
community
input.
What's
important
as
an
example
in
the
vibrant
economy
goals
we're
seeking
to
implement
land
use
strategies
that
encourage
affordable
housing
near
transportation
and
jobs,
I
mean
this
is
like
ferry
road.
In
a
nutshell,
right.
This
is
a
really
important
thing:
resident
well-being,
expand
and
maintain
cultural
and
recreational
assets.
E
Again
thinking
about
the
greenway
connectivity
that
could
come
through
a
ferry
road
property
for
the
racial
equity
action
plan
or
the
reap
improve
housing
outcomes
for
the
most
impacted
communities,
improve
wellness
and
recreation
outcomes
for
the
most
impacted
communities.
Again,
we're
seeing
you
know
these
goals
that
you've
articulated
we
could
potentially
meet
some
of
these
through
our
county-owned
property
and,
finally,
last
but
not
least,
affordable
housing
goals
increase
the
supply
of
affordable
housing.
E
This
is
an
arm
of
the
unc
school
of
government,
and
so
dfi
has
been
around
for
a
long
time
doing.
Project
mixed
use,
affordable
housing
projects
like
ours
since
at
least
2011,
and
you
can
see
in
the
map
on
the
bottom
left
of
those
little
dots
symbolized
projects
they've
conducted
all
across
the
state.
E
E
E
E
So
just
a
few
projects
in
our
backyard
that
they've
worked
on
also
done
some
really
big
impressive
projects
in
the
piedmont
durham,
in
particular
mixed
use,
development
project,
so
just
examples
of
the
kind
of
work
they've
done
from
the
question
of
why
dfi
three
buckets
to
think
about
here.
One
is
experience,
there's
the
timing
and
then
the
cost
efficiencies
from
an
experience
perspective
dfi
is
really
attractive
because
they
work
in
north
carolina,
they're
part
of
the
school
of
government,
so
they're
familiar
with
our
statutes.
E
They
know
our
limitations
and
because
of
that,
it
shortens
ramp-up
time
we're
not
going
to
have
to
teach
somebody
about
our
rules
here.
We're
not
gonna
have
to
teach
about
tax
credits,
they'll
be
able
to
sort
of
hit
the
ground
running,
in
fact,
they're
viewed
as
experts
in
the
fields
over
100
projects
across
the
state
and
70
communities
here
in
in
north
carolina,
but
also
for
us,
you
know
a
partner
like
someone
that
can
walk
side
by
side
with
us
throughout
the
process.
E
Additionally,
on
dfi,
because
they've
done
this
work
before
they
feel
in
the
case
of
ferry
road,
we
could
probably
get
to
a
solicitation
in
about
12
months
a
year
a
little
bit
longer
in
the
case
of
the
county
owned
properties
because
we're
at
a
different
state.
But
we'll
talk
about
that
more
from
a
cost
efficiency
standpoint,
because
we're
talking
about
ferry
road,
but
also
the
quote-unquote
downtown
properties,
there's
some
economies
of
scale,
and
specifically
you
know
when
dfi
starts
a
project
they
like
to
do
what
they
call
a
market
scan.
E
You
know
to
understand
what
the
housing
needs
are
in
the
community,
what
to
understand
what
land
use
types
are
scarce
and
and
the
like,
so
because
we
only
have
to
do
that
once
we're
we're
saving
a
good
amount
of
time.
I'm
also
a
good
opportunity
for
us
to
like
really
focus
on
buncombe,
for
once.
We've
done
a
lot
of
needs
assessments
across
the
community.
E
If,
if
that's,
what
we're
looking
for,
because
dfi
is
willing
to
put
some
skin
in
the
game,
but
also
developers
as
well
final
point,
is
you
know
having
someone
with
that's
done
this
before
sort
of
walking
side
by
side,
we
believe
we'll
be
able
to
trigger
the
right
expertise
at
the
right
time.
We
know
we're
going
to
need
engineering
and
architectural
experience
surveyors
as
we
proceed
down
this
path
and
we
believe
they'll
help
us
know
when
the
right
time
is
to
trigger
those
ass.
E
So
dfi's
role,
kind
of
at
a
high
level
and
matt,
and
I
will
kind
of
go
into
more
detail
about
how
that
could
differ
for
the
two
work
streams.
But
in
general
you
know,
dfi
is
going
to
provide
pre-development
feasibility
analysis
and
there's
some
examples
there.
The
first
one
is
site
analysis
on
the
ferrywood
project.
We've
kind
of
done
a
lot
of
that.
You've
already
seen
these
concepts
with
the
downtown
properties.
That
work
is
yet
to
be
done.
E
E
We
can
put
out
really
ambitious
goals,
but
there
is
a
cost
associated
with
those
things
and
we
need
to
know
what
those
costs
are
eyes
wide
open
as
we
proceed
so
building
those
pro
formas
revising
those
pro
formas.
That's
a
step
we
need
to
take
in
the
next
phase
to
understand
what
we're
really
talking
about
which
gets
to
the
next
bullet,
which
is
that
public,
private
partnership
modeling.
E
The
last
two
bullets
are
probably
the
most
important.
This
is
all
about
getting
into
a
development
agreement
and
bringing
developers
to
the
table
a
key
part
of
dfi's
approach
and
you'll
get
to
hear
about
it
when
they
return
on
the
19th
is
making
sure
that
we're
clear
as
a
local
government.
What
we
expect
in
the
solicitation
process
from
affordability,
recreation,
whatever
it
is.
E
What
do
we
want
that
way,
everyone's
competing
on
those
items
at
the
get
go
that
way
once
everyone
is
on
a
level
playing
field,
then
we
can
talk
about
what
are
sort
of
the
deal
points.
What
are
the
additions
that
make
a
project
go
from
good
to
great,
and
so
that's
an
exciting
part
of
the
process,
the
negotiation.
E
So
with
that
said,
we're
going
to
shift
quickly
into
ferry
road
and
then
I'll
stop
talking
and
invite
matt
to
take
the
reins
so
for
the
ferry
road
property
on
the
left.
You've
seen
this
picture
a
million
times,
I
won't
talk
about
it,
but
the
scope
of
work
for
dfi.
This
is
a
high
level
view
of
what
that
would
be.
The
cost
for
the
service
is
137
k.
This
can
be
split
over
two
fiscal
years
in
order
to
make
the
the
cost
a
little
bit
more
palatable.
J
J
These
maps
identify
kind
of
three
key
areas
on
cox,
avenue,
valley,
street
and
woodfin
street.
There
are
a
lot
of
caveats
with
these
properties
they're.
Currently
many
of
them
occupied,
so
a
number
of
factors
that
would
be
evaluated
in
assessing
any
of
these
sites
for
potential,
affordable
housing
use
and
also
how
to
deal
with
and
address
any
existing
uses
on
the
site.
So
that
would
be
part
of
that
consideration.
J
But
dfi
has
a
phased
approach
to
how
they
would
conduct
a
feasibility
study
and
ultimately
get
us
to
development
agreement,
which
is
the
ideal
scenario
as
we're
moving
to
actually
producing
affordable
housing
at
one
or
more
of
these
sites.
There
are
two
phases,
and
the
first
is
pre-development
and
opportunity
site
identification.
J
So
in
this
phase,
they're
going
to
be
looking
at
the
parcels
that
we
provide
that
are
county-owned
parcels,
any
sites
that
we've
identified
they're,
going
to
look
at
financial
feasibility,
again,
they're
going
to
be
touching
on
the
market
assessment
that
they're
conducting
with
the
ferry
road
project.
So
that's
part
of
that
economies
of
scale
that
we're
going
to
realize
and
then
gauging
public
interest,
which
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
in,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
feedback
already
stating
that
affordable
housing
as
a
general
goal
is
supported
on
that
community-wide
level.
J
The
big
key
here
is
the
identification
of
parcels
that
would
be
suitable
for
low-income
housing,
tax
credits.
So
that's
the
largest
non-kind
of
local
subsidy
of
funds
that
are
out
there
to
produce
affordable
housing
projects.
So,
while
site
selection
wouldn't
be
limited
there,
that's
going
to
be
kind
of
that.
First
tier
goal
is
if
we
can
identify
sites
that
county
owned
that
are
eligible
for
that
kind
of
funding.
J
They're
also
going
to
be
considering
how
county
offices
may
be
incorporated
into
owned
sites,
so,
if
they're
already
on
a
site,
how
do
we
incorporate
it?
How
could
that
be
used
elsewhere
and
kind
of
addressing
that
need,
because
that's
recognized
as
part
of
this
process
and
then
ultimately
prioritizing
the
sites
of
those
that
we
provide
and
requests
they
evaluate
and
prioritize,
which
are
the
most
appropriate
for
affordable
housing
and
make
some
site
recommendations,
so
we
should
ultimately
get
a
list.
You
know
from
highest
priority
site
to
least
appropriate
or
useful
site
for
affordable
housing.
J
At
that
point,
they'll
move
into
phase
two,
which
is
site-specific
to
pre-development
and
solicitation
of
development
partners.
So
from
that
list,
they'll
solicit
feedback
from
the
county
and
say:
okay,
these
are
the
sites
you've
identified.
These
are
the
sites
that
we
agree.
We
would
like
to
advance
towards
a
development
agreement
and
they'll
begin.
The
second
phase
and
the
first
part
of
that
is
assisting
and
soliciting
public
input
for
the
selected
sites.
So
we
recognize
ferry
roads
kind
of
gone
through
this
public
process.
J
But
if
we
have
identified
sites
there
will
definitely
necessarily
be
a
public
input
piece
about
the
specific
sites
that
have
been
selected
and
we'll
work
with
dfi
to
identify.
You
know
appropriate
processes
and
also
use
our
arsenal
of
our
tools
that
we
use
to
solicit
impact
public
input
and
and
solicit
that
at
that
point
in
the
process,
they
will
conduct
very
specific
site
constraint.
Analysis
they'll
prepare
the
financial
models.
J
They
would,
you
know,
ultimately
move
us
into
soliciting
the
development
agreements
to
negotiating
points
of
the
deal
with
a
developer,
getting
to
those
agreements
and
then
ongoing
support
until
they
close
the
financing.
So
they
will
be
continuing
to
support
the
county
through
all
steps
of
that
process.
J
So
this
is
particular
to
that
feasibility
scope,
so
the
properties
that
we've
identified
in
the
downtown
area
right.
This
is
the
methodology
for
you
know
in
this
case,
it's
like
it's
a
different
road,
because
phase
one
is
really
which
properties
are
we
talking
about,
and
then
phase
two
is
is
more
similar
to
what
you'll
be
looking
at
in
the
ferry
road
process.
If
that
makes
sense,.
J
And
so
for
this,
this
feasibility
study
the
cost
here.
So
you
do
see
some
cost
savings
in
this
portion
is
83
500
and
really
what
they're
not
having
to
duplicate
here
is
that
market
assessment
that
needs
assessment
piece,
which
is
part
of
the
overall
ferry
road
process.
So
that's
where
we
realized
some
savings.
J
The
period
of
performance
phase
one
is
estimated
to
take
around
four
months
phase
two
around
eight
months,
so
it's
about
a
year
and
that's
the
point
at
which
they're
really
engaging
in
the
development
agreement.
In
this
scenario
we're
looking
at
two
sites,
so
the
period
could
be
one
to
two
years
12
to
24
months.
If
we
need
to
phase
when
we
release
and
try
to
move
forward
on
development
agreements,
we'll
come
up
with
a
strategy
for
how
to
approach
two
separate
sites,
that's
going
to
be
the
most
advantageous
for
the
county
through
that
process.
A
A
Like
that's
the
question
right,
so
I
don't
think
we
necessarily
know
the
answer
to
that
yet,
but
we're
saying
in
phase
one
they
would
look
at
that
for
downtown,
but
I'd
like
for
them
to
look
at
that
for
ferry
road
too
get
their
input
on
it.
So
they
could
do
they
could
do
things
like
like
that
right,
even
though
I
don't
want
them
to
start
from
scratch.
Of
course,
with
all
the
planning
that
we've
already
done.
G
A
I
A
If
the
county
were
to
retain
a
government
relations
group
to
represent
buncombe
county's
interest
in
the
nc
legislature,
you
know
what
would
be
the
scope
of
the
work
for
that
group
to
do
part
of
what
prompted
this
is
that
you
know
I've
heard
some
feedback
from
some
of
our
legislators
that
hey
you
know.
Other
counties
and
cities
in
across
the
state
have
lobbyists
who
represent
them
in
the
general
assembly,
and
you
know,
and
their
view
is
that
they
get
a
lot
of
value
out
of
that.
A
So
I've
I've
heard
some
encouragement
that
the
county
considered
this
as
well.
The
city
of
asheville
does
have
a
group
that
represents
them
as
well,
so
the
staff
put
together
this
memo
that
just
kind
of
outlines.
You
know
here
different
public
policy
areas
that
obviously
a
lot
of
our.
We
have
a
lot
of
interest
in
and
and
specific
goals
around,
so
they
could
be
tasked
with
keeping
their.
A
A
You
know
the
basic,
I
think
the
basic
idea
that
I've
heard
in
terms
of
how
most
of
these
folks
work
is.
You
know
we
would
have
a.
We
would
go
through
a
process
to
select
a
firm.
You
know,
see
who's
interested,
select,
a
firm
and
then
we
would
have
a
contract.
So
you
know
this
would
be
a
new.
I
don't
think
the
county
has
done
this
before
that,
I'm
aware
of
maybe
in
the
distant
past
we
have,
but
not
while
I
think
any
of
us
have
been
here.
A
If
ever
so
it
would
be
a
contract.
We
could
of
course
monitor
it,
see
how
it's
going
see
if,
because
obviously
there'll
be
a
cost
associated
with
retaining
a
group.
So
we
could,
you
know,
try
this
out
for
a
while
to
get
a
sense
of.
Are
we
getting
our
a
good
value
out
of
this
service?
And
you
know
if
so,
hopefully
continue
it?
A
If
not,
we
could
you
know
discontinue
it,
but
anyway
it's
something
I
was
interested
in
the
commission
having
some
discussion
about
the
short
session
is
coming
up
soon,
so
if
we
were
going
to
do
something,
we
should
probably
you
know,
take
a
look
at
this.
Otherwise
the
opportunity
will
be
gone
for
a
year,
so
you
know,
in
addition
to
the
specific
kind
of
general.
I
think
these
general
categories
that
the
staff
outlined
here,
those
all
sound
good.
You
know
there
are
several
specific
issues
that
could
be
debated
in
the
legislature
this
year.
A
You
know:
we've
heard
ideas
around
reforming
the
county
hotel
tax
to
increase
the
percentage
of
funds
that
goes
to
community
investments
rather
than
just
television
advertisements
right
now,
we're
spending
like
25
million
dollars
just
on
television
ads
and
there's
broad
support
for
shifting
those
towards
more
community
priorities.
So
that
could
be
an
issue.
We
could
ask
a
group
to
help
advocate
for
in
the
legislature
this
year,
one
of
the
things
I
know
the
commission's
talked
about
in
the
past.
This
is
more
of
a
statewide
issue.
A
I
don't
think
it's
something
they
could
just
do
for
bunken
county,
but
you
know:
we've
talked
about
the
idea
of
expanding
the
homestead
exemption
act,
which
would
reduce
the
property
tax
burden
on
senior
citizens,
and
you
know
other
maybe
groups
within
the
community
that
are
particularly
burdened
by
property
taxes.
The
state
has
some
policies
on
that,
but
they
can
be
expanded
again.
I
don't
think
they
can
do
it
for
just
one
county.
They'd
have
to
do
it
for
all
the
counties,
but
it's
something
that
you
know
buncombe
county
could
could
advocate,
for.
D
A
Yeah,
so
those
are
just
a
couple
of
issues
that
might
might
come
up
for
discussion
where
we
could
have
a
bit
more
of
a
voice
if
we
had
someone
kind
of
working
on
this
for
us.
So
any
any
initial
there's
no
vote
on
this
today.
We
just
kind
of
wanted
to
have
some
discussion
about
it.
Any
initial
questions
or
thoughts
about
this
at
this
time
and
I'll
ask
the
staff
to
also,
let's
anything
else.
You
would
add
about
this
idea
at
this
time
that
I
didn't
touch
on.
H
No,
so
this
is
just
our
scope
of
work,
so
we
would
want
to
get
some
direction
around.
Do
we
release
an
rfp
and
select
someone
to
bring
forward
for
the
board
to
contract
with
those
specific
items
that
you
raise,
we
want
to
see
those
in
the
contract
but
broad
conversations
for
the
scope
and
then
more
narrow
focus
when
we
go
to
the
contract
phase,
if
the
board
directs
that
way,.
H
H
B
A
All
right:
well,
if
you
do,
you
know,
feel
free
to
let
avril
and
I
know
and
again,
if
we
are
going
to
do
this,
we
probably
should
do
an
rfp
soon
to
kind
of
get
some
specific
proposals
in
front
of
us.
So
we
can
have
more
specific
proposals
to
react
to.
I
think
you
know
the
different
firms
are
going
to
have
different
rates,
so
we
can
kind
of
see
who
who's
out
there.
That
would
be
interested
in
representing
buncombe
county
what
they
charge.
A
A
B
B
The
committee
also
took
an
action
step
today,
in
unanimously
passing
a
endorsement
of
the
commission,
us
fully
funding
the
pre-k
strategies
that
the
committee
had
previously
endorsed.
So
what
came
to
us
previously
was
an
endorsement
of
strategies.
What
comes
to
us
now,
as
the
committee
sinks,
its
teeth
into
funding
is
endorsement
of
the
commission
fully
funding
the
pre-k
expansion
strategies
that
have
been
proposed
so
just
wanted
to
share
that
breaking
news
from
our
early
childhood
committee.