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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Briefing (Nov. 5, 2020)
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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for Nov. 5, 2020. The purpose of the Briefings is for the board to discuss future agenda items and County business in an open, transparent manner. To view the agendas you can visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
A
Everyone,
let's
call
this
meeting
to
order.
Let's
take
a
quick
look
at
the
agenda.
I'm
gonna
get
a
covet.
19
update,
I'm
gonna
talk
about
the
s
jc
community
safety
initiative
have
a
follow-up
policy.
A
discussion
on
the
family
lead
policy,
get
a
cip
project,
update,
discuss
the
avidem
grant
of
msd
of
easement
to
msd
and
last
I
have
an
update
on
the
pratt
and
whitney
economic
development
announcement.
A
B
So
here
in
buncombe,
our
cumulative
case
count
is
4443
and
since
the
end
of
september,
the
new
cases
have
continued
to
increase.
You
may
remember
us
talking
that
in
through
the
summer
we
had
the
highest,
we
had
a
high
number
of
new
cases
per
day
around
40
to
45
new
cases
per
day
on
average,
and
we
saw
that
decrease
to
20
to
25
through
september
and
then,
as
we
approach
the
end
of
september
and
as
we
started
october,
we've
seen
that
new
case
per
day
average
increase
again
to
about
38
new
cases
per
day.
B
Now
we
continue
to
see
the
greatest
burden
of
confirmed
cases
in
our
25
to
49
year
olds.
They
that's
making
up
about
41
percent
of
the
laboratory,
confirmed
cases
about
20
of
our
confirmed
cases
are
in
65
years
and
older.
However,
that
age
group
makes
up
about
89
percent
of
our
code.
Covid
related
net
deaths
with
the
largest,
the
overwhelming
majority
within
that
being.
B
B
When
we
keep
that
distance
of
six
feet
or
more
between
us
and
when
we
add
the
face
coverings
and
hand
washing
hand
washing
often,
we
further
reduce
that
risk,
and
I
just
want
folks
to
remember
that
this
includes
when
we
are
with
people
we
may
know,
but
not
in
our
immediate
household.
So
when
we're
interacting
with
folks
in
our
neighborhood
in
our
social
circles,
we
still
need
to
maintain
face
coverings
in
six
feet
and
hand
washing
to
reduce
our
risk,
and
that
of
course
applies
when
we're
interacting
and
moving
about
our
community.
B
So,
based
on
our
weekly
testing
reports,
we
are
seeing
a
percent
positivity
of
about
four
percent.
Currently,
the
state
is
six
point:
six
percent.
This
percent
positivity
remains
below
five,
but
has
increased
in
the
last
few
weeks
and
is
consistent
consistently
between
that
four
and
four
and
a
half
range
in
the
last
few
weeks.
B
Our
testing
within
the
community
has
increased
since
the
summer.
Over
the
summer
we
were
averaging
about
four
thousand
tests
administered
per
week,
and
the
four-week
average
now
has
us
at
about
5
800
tests
per
week
and
to
date
the
community
as
a
whole
has
administered
more
than
one
over
a
hundred
thousand
covid
tests.
B
And
what
we've
done
here
you'll
see
the
actual
metric
over
to
your
left,
which
some
of
them
are
very
familiar
to
you,
others
less,
but
we
we've
monitored
them
over
time,
so
new
cases
per
100
000
population
per
week.
Typically
we
you
know,
we
talk
about
the
new
cases
per
day
on
average,
and
this
actually
is
a
metric
that
the
white
house
task
force
measures
across
jurisdictions.
B
The
percent
change
in
the
new
cases,
so
that's
just
a
derived
indicator
from
one
week
to
the
next.
Did
you
change
in
those
new
cases
per
100
000
population
per
week,
and
then
the
diagnostic
test
result
positivity
rate?
That's
the
percent
positivity
that
we've
talked
about
and
then
the
change
in
test.
B
000
population
just
allows
us
to
standardize
those
deaths
so
that
we
can
compare
across
jurisdictions
at
a
local
level
that
that
isn't
quite
as
meaningful
as
it
is,
if
you're
looking
at
them
in
a
for
the
entire
state
and
being
able
to
compare
and
contrast
across
jurisdictions
and
counties
and
the
percent
change
in
deaths
per
100,
000
population
and
the
last
two
are
in
terms
of
hospitalizations
percent.
Inpatient,
hospitalization
beds,
occupied
with
coven
19
and
then
percent
icu
beds
occupied
with
covet
19..
A
B
And
then
the
gradients
off
to
the
right
there
are
just
based
on
different
ranges
from
most
favorable
being
clearly
dark,
green
and
light
green
to
less
favorable,
being
your
red,
orange
and
red,
and
so
what
we've
done
here
is
put
where
you
see
the
the
value
column.
We've
put
our
local
buncombe
county
data
in
there
current
data,
and
so
you
can
see
that
our
new
cases
per
100
000
per
week
is
red.
B
Downward
we'd
probably
want
to
watch
that
for
another
week
or
so
to
be
sure,
and
the
percent
positivity
on
our
weekly
testing
report
is
at
four
percent,
and
you
can
see
that
puts
us
in
that
light.
Green
area
as
a
as
we've
mentioned
before
less
than
five
is
what
is
desired,
and
so
the
light
green
is
that
3.0
to
4.9
and
then
dark
green
would
be
the
less
than
three
percent,
so
we're
light
green
there
and
then
change
in
test
positivity.
B
We
saw
just
a
slight
decrease
which
puts
us
also
in
that
yellow
and
percent
positivity
from
last
week
to
this
week,
and
then
the
total
diagnostic
test
resulted
per
100
000.
we're
at
2095,
which
puts
us
squarely
sort
of
in
the
green
that
dark
green
and
that's
a
result
of
that
commitment
from
our
community
to
increase
access.
B
The
total
so
the
covet
deaths
per
100
000
population
per
week,
that
is
in
an
orange
area.
That's
1.9
again
that
that
metric
is
standardized
so
that
you
can
compare
it
across
jurisdictions
and
then
the
percent
change
in
deaths
per
100
000
is
at
35.7,
which
puts
us
in
red,
and
I
just
when
we
talk
about
small
data
sets
and
when
we
talk
from
week
to
week
about
new
coveted
related
deaths.
B
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
folks
understand
that
those
are
very
small
numbers
and
affected
greatly
by
any
aberration,
plus
or
or
minus,
and
so
I
just
want
to
use
some
caution
there
that
we
will
likely
see
because
of
the
small
data,
the
small
numbers
there,
the
small
absolute
numbers
there
that
that
data
metrics
could
change
change
quite
a
bit
from
week
to
week.
It's
it's
the
difference
between
having
two
coveted
related
deaths
and
having
four
right.
Small
numbers.
B
B
In
addition,
if
if
we
were
to
see
three
or
more
metrics
in
that
first
section
of
orange
or
red,
regardless
of
what
the
rest
of
the
group
looked
like,
recommendations
would
be
brought
to
the
board
of
commissioners
and
also
if
we
were
to
see
the
two
indicators
at
the
section
three,
which
were
the
hospitalization
pieces.
If
those
were
in
orange
or
red,
we
would
be
bringing
recommendations
to
the
board
of
commissioners
and
before
I
wrap
up.
B
I
just
wanted
to
show
this
infographic
that
the
north
carolina
department
of
health
and
human
services
put
together
is
just
another
reminder
that
when
we
use
our
face
coverings,
have
social
distancing
and
add
our
sanitizing
or
washing
our
hands.
We
have
the
lowest
chance
of
transmission
and
that
anything
other
than
that
increases
our
risk.
So
with
that
I'll
stop
and
ask
if
you
have
questions
or
feedback.
E
B
B
So
on
the
north
carolina
dashboard,
there's
a
when
you
look
for
the
filter
for
buncombe
county,
you
can
actually
see
for
new
cases
per
100
000,
so
you
can
see
that
actually
daily.
What
we
would
be
looking
at
is
that
week
to
week
trend
at
a
set
time
so
that
you
all
were
seeing
the
exact
same
thing
every
every
time.
B
Thank
you
great
question,
so
you
are
meeting
at
a
a
different
time
this
this
time
with
a
thursday.
So
ideally,
what
what
we
would
be
doing
is
the
data
would
be
pulled
on
monday
to
look
at
what
our
trends
are.
So
it
would
be
a
monday
to
monday
and
would
be
ready
for
present
presentation
to
you
all
on
tues
on
your
regular
tuesdays.
First
and
third,
now
we'll
be
updating
it
each
week,
but
you'll
see
it
at
these
community
briefings.
A
A
F
If
commissioners,
if
he
were
to
get
a
report
that
had
five
or
any
of
the
metrics,
that
would
let
out
three
or
two
in
the
other
sections,
we
will
be
making
sure
we
reach
out
to
you
if
it's
a
special
meeting,
but
you
would
be
involved
because
at
five
we
need
to
bring
some
recommendations
around
what
we
do
in
our
community
community
around
restrictions.
Or
what
does
that
look
like?
So
should
any
of
those
triggers
happen
we'll
be
reaching
out
to
the
commission.
G
A
C
B
A
I
think
I
think,
when
I
got
my
flu
shot
from
the
county.
I
think
if
someone
mentioned
it
there
that
or
maybe
it
was
somewhere
else.
I
forget
where
I
heard
this
from,
but
it
was
but
it
was
mentioned.
I
think,
because
of
the
way
the
flu
spreads
around
the
world,
and
so
it
starts
in
other
parts
of
the
flu
season
starts
in
other
parts
of
the
world
sooner
than
here.
A
That
there's
perhaps
some
sense
that
the
flu
season
is
maybe
not
it's
going
to
be,
as
maybe
it
won't
be
as
bad
this
year
as
in
some
years,
so
is
there?
Could
you
just
comment
on
that?
Did
we
know?
Do
we
have
some
tea
leaves
from
what's
happening
in
other
parts
of
the
world
to
give
us
a
sense
of
whether
aside
from
covid,
you
know
flu
might
be
bad.
You
know
typical,
or
you
know,
maybe
not
as
bad.
A
E
H
And
what
I
think
you
know
when
we
look
at
what's
happened
in
the
southern
hemisphere
and
why
the
thoughts
about
why
they
had
a
pretty
easy
and
mild
flu
season
is
because
there
was
a
lot
of
uptake
of
the
mitigation
strategies
for
covid
right.
They
had
a
lot
of
buy-in
on
face
coverings
and
social
distancing,
and
so
it
really
is
going
to
come
down
to
how
well
we
do
in
this
country
and
where
I'll
say,
the
numbers
on
covet
aren't
looking
so
great,
and
so
it
concerns
me
about
what
what
that
means
for
flow.
H
J
A
B
H
A
B
H
I
You
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
behalf
of
our
justice
services
department.
My
name
is
aisha,
shepard
and
I'm
a
community
development
specialist,
I'm
also
a
facilitator
with
the
safety
and
justice
challenge.
Community
engagement,
work
group,
so
I'm
here
today
to
talk
to
you
about
the
safety
community
safety
initiative,
which
is
heavily
informed
by
the
work
that's
occurred
with
the
safety
and
justice
challenge,
community
engagement,
work
group
and
our
safety
and
justice
challenge
racial
equity
work
group.
I
To
give
you
a
little
bit
of
background,
if
you
can
recall
back
in
2018,
buncombe
county
received
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
1.75
million
dollars
from
the
john
d
and
catherine
mcarthur
foundation.
The
goal
of
this
grant
was
to
reduce
buncombe
county's
jail
population,
while
also
addressing
the
main
drivers
of
our
jail
population.
So
looking
at
racial
disparities
and
also
increasing
community
engagement,.
I
I
Seven
of
those
victims
were
black
men
in
2019,
black
people
represented
6.3
percent
of
buncombe
county's
population,
yet
they
comprise
of
25
percent
of
the
jail
population
and
69
percent
of
gun
violence,
victims
covet
19
jail
reduction.
Efforts
led
dramatically
to
reduce
in
our
jail
population
by
40
percent
or
158
people,
while
both
black
and
white
people
were
released.
The
rate
of
disparity
within
the
population
increase
resulting
in
blacks,
representing
33
percent
of
the
average
daily
population
in
july
of
2020.
I
I
This
was
an
opportunity
for
community
to
bring
their
voices
into
this
space
and
talk
about
what
they
felt
like
were
important
issues
in
their
communities.
So
we
had
an
opportunity
to
go
out
to
barnardsville
big
ivy
community
center.
We
also
went
to
pisco
view
apartments.
In
asheville
we
went
to
asheville
middle
school
and
other
places.
I
I
I
They
also
there's
also
been
a
child
fatality
review
team
with
buncombe
county,
where
they
identify
gun
violence
as
a
growing
threat
to
the
health
and
youth
and
adults
in
our
community,
and
then
our
justice
resource
advisory
council.
Our
justice
leaders
passed
a
proclamation
declaring
racism
as
a
public
safety
emergency.
I
This
proposal
will
specifically
focus
on
community
safety
and
gun
violence.
There
is
an
amount
of
225
thousand
dollars
in
funding
from
the
safety
and
justice
challenge.
Grant
justice
services
are
seeking
proposals
for
community
organization
or
organizations
to
holistically,
promote
community
safety
and
reduce
gun
violence.
So
what
you
see
here
there
are
two
deliverables
that
we're
asking
from
organizations.
I
The
first
one
is
the
development
of
a
comprehensive
plan.
What
that
entails?
Is
that
we're
asking
a
community
organization
to
lead
our
government
officials
and
community
partners
through
a
strategic
planning
process
to
develop
a
comprehensive
plan
that
addresses
community
safety
and
reduces
gun
violence.
I
E
I
just
got
a
couple
comments,
so
I
appreciate
the
you
know
the
information
I
go
back
to
the
you
know
the
one
of
the
first
slides
it
has.
You
know
the
lack
of
jobs
resources.
You
know
some
of
the
root
causes
and
roadblocks
to
you
know
restoring
life
after
having
a
you
know,
criminal
record.
I
mentioned
some
of
that
before
in
the
last
meeting,
trying
to
elevate
that
conversation
a
little
bit,
so
I
hope
that
conversation
continues
to
be
lifted
up.
You
know,
people
that
you
know.
E
I
think,
and
you
know
the
best
way
that
you
can
change.
You
know
one
of
the
ways
you
can
help
change
someone's
life
is,
is
you
know,
one
is,
is
to
be
there
for
them
and
to
be
able
to
put
them
back
into.
I
don't
like
to
really
use
the
word
society,
but
put
them
back
into
just
a
normal
walk
of
life.
You
know
that
that
some
people
have
the
opportunity,
joy
and
others
may
not,
and
so
it's
good
work-
and
I
appreciate
you
bringing
this
to
us
today,
so
thank
you.
I
A
F
A
Great
well,
I
just
I
want
to
say
I'm
really
glad
this
is
happening.
Thank
you
for
all
your
work
in
this.
I
think
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
most
important
issues
that
we
don't
talk
about
enough
in
our
community,
just
the
the
lack
of
safety
that
so
many
families
experience
in
you
know
most
most
parts
of
buncombe
county
are
very
safe
places
to
live,
and
that's
great
but
they're.
A
A
I'm
glad
we
I'm
appreciative
all
the
folks
who
worked
on
getting
these
grant
resources
to
to
work
on
some
things,
but
I
hope
we'll
really,
even
though
we
don't
need
to
vote
on
this.
I
hope
we'll
all
really
look
at
the
ideas
that
come
out
of
this,
because
there
might
be
other
things
that
we
need
to
think
about
pursuing
right
above
and
beyond.
A
Whatever
these
grant
funds
are
able
to
support
in
the
short
term,
because
this
is
just
a
a
big
and
difficult
issue
that
we
really
need
to
be
committed
to
continuing
to
focus
on.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
the
ideas
and
look
forward
to
you
know
talking
with
the
sheriff
department
and
city
council,
the
police
department
and
community
groups
about
how
we
can
all
work
together
to
really
continue
to
to
address
this
important
issue.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
K
So
you
asked
at
the
last
gosh
I
think
it
was
two
commissioner
meetings
ago
that
I
go
back
out
and
get
some
more
data
and
present
it
back
to
you
and
the
questions
that
you
asked
me
was
that
do
the
counties
that
we
we
got
information
from,
do
they
offer
any
additional
leave
to
the
or
any
I'm
sorry
do
they
offer
family
care
in
addition
to
the
parental
leave?
What
is
the
number
of
weeks
they
offer
for
both
leaves?
Do
they
do
they
follow
the
fmla
combined
leave
practices?
K
And
the
responses
I
got
back
was
that
new
hanover
does
offer
parental.
They
do
not
offer
family,
they
offer
six
weeks
for
parental
leave.
They
follow
the
federal
fmla
regulation,
meaning
that
they
do
not
offer
additional
weeks
for
couples
that
are
married,
that
work
for
their
county
and
they
have
not
budgeted
for
any
additional
compensation
for
those
that
are
participating
in
those
leaves,
and
they
have
no
intention
of
increasing
that
benefit.
K
Wake
county
again
offered
parental.
They
did
not
offer
family,
they
have
a
slightly
higher,
they
offer
eight
weeks.
They
also
follow
the
federal
guideline.
When
it
comes
to
fmla,
they
did
not
provide
us
the
number
of
employees
that
participated
in
their
their
their
program.
They
have
not
budgeted
for
this
and
they
have
no
plans
on
increasing
that
benefit
either
mecklenburg.
K
They
offer
parental.
They
also
offer
family
it's
six
weeks.
They
follow
the
federal
fmla.
They
stated
that
266
employees
used
both
family
and
parental
leave,
and
since
I
this
afternoon,
actually
about
1
30,
I
received
some
more
information
from
mecklenburg
and
about
188
employees
are
using
the
parent
on
the
family,
leave
so
about
70,
30..
K
Okay,
they
did
not
budget
for
this
and
they
have
no
plans
on
increasing
durham.
They
offer
parental,
they
don't
offer
family,
they
offer
12
weeks.
They
follow
the
family
medical
leave,
as
stated
by
the
federal
government.
They
did
not
provide
me
the
number
of
participants
and
they
had
they
did
not
budget
and
they
have
no
plans
on
increasing.
K
So
the
recommendations
of
county
leadership
are,
and
before
I
say
that
when
we
looked
at
our
recommendations,
we
looked
at
this
through
the
equity
lens,
so
we
recommend
that
we
offer
both
parental
and
family
care
leave.
The
duration
is
eight
weeks
for
parental
leave.
Six
weeks
for
family
care
that
and
again
back
looking
at
the
equity
lens,
is
that
we
enhance
the
federal
fmla
benefits.
So
we
treat
both
married
couples
that
are
employees
for
the
county.
K
K
E
E
K
K
Right
now
we
don't
backfill.
When
someone
goes
out
on
leave,
they
usually
take
their
pto
and
if
they
don't
take
their
pto,
then
it's
it's
unpaid
leave.
There
is
some
overtime.
That's
occurred.
Some
departments
actually
have
built-in
salaries.
You
know
our
hhs,
some
of
our
social
media.
So
you
know
we
wouldn't
be
looking
at
incurring
any
additional
expenses
other
than
the
occasional
overtime
for
required
positions.
E
A
And
the
other
and
the
other
potential
budget
impact
would
be
that
over
time,
the
assuming
we
don't
ever
change
any
policies
on
this
that
the
amount
of
paid
vacation
would
be
quite
a
bit
more
because
right
now
people,
basically,
if
something
comes
up
where
they
they,
you
know,
they
have
a
family
situation,
comes
up
they
if
they
don't
have
enough
sick
days,
or
they
basically
need
to
use
vacation
days
to
deal
with
these
kind
of
things.
In.
A
A
I've
got
just
a
couple
of
that
might
turn
into
a
question,
but
there
might
just
be
a
comment.
I
appreciate
this
additional
analysis
and
the
thought
that's
gone
into
the
recommendation
and
I've
tried
to
you
know:
I've
tried
to
kind
of
dig
into
this
a
bit
more
and
do
some
more.
You
know
kind
of
get
up
the
learning
curve
a
bit
more
on
this,
because
this
is
not
an
area
where
I
have
a
lot
of
kind
of
pre-existing.
A
You
know
experience
or
expertise
or
knowledge
in
this
area.
So
you
know
I'm
very
supportive
of
I
think
the
general
direction
that
this
is
going
in.
I
don't
think
I
have
any
questions
about
the
the
parental
leave
piece.
I
think
that's
a
good
policy.
We
should
do
that.
I'm
open
to
the
exact
numbers
we
plug
in
there
in
terms
of
how
long
it
is.
A
I
think
the
general
recommendation
around
you
know
if
there
are
two
people
who
are
married,
who
both
work
at
the
county,
giving
them
the
same
benefits.
I'm
good
with
that,
and-
and
I
definitely
want
to
see
the
county-
adopt
a
family
medical
leave
policy
to
go
along
with
the
the
parental
leave
policy,
a
paid
family
leave
policy.
A
I
guess
the
the
questions
I
have
have
to
do
with
just
some
of
the
details
around
exactly
what
the
family,
medical
lead
policy
part
might
look
like
you
know,
as
I
was
just
spending
some
more
time
you
know
going
on
the
internet.
How
does
you
know
how
do
different
corporations
and
businesses
do
family
medical
leave?
How
do
other?
A
You
know
local
government
state
governments
like
how
is
this
done
around
the
country
and
part
of
what
I
was
you
know
just
impressed
by?
Is
that
there's
just,
of
course
a
broad
spectrum
of
different
ways
that
this
is
implemented
around
the
country?
So
it's
not
just
kind
of.
I
don't
think
it's
just
kind
of
you
know
either
we're
going
to
do
it
or
we're
not
going
to
do
it.
It
could
there's
a
lot
of
different
ways.
It
could
look
some
of
the
general
things
that
you
know.
A
A
You
know
that
key
important
time
in
a
family
for
a
family
together
and
it's
typically
compensated
at
sort
of
the
full.
You
know
full
rate
of
salary,
a
lot
of
places
that
do
family
medical
leave,
which
is
a
much,
although
that
is
clearly
like
a
much
smaller
group
of
of
of
employers
like
there
are.
There,
are
lots
and
lots
of
businesses
and
units
of
government
that
offer
parental
leave.
Like
that's,
become
a
pretty
sounds
like
a
pretty
mainstream
policy
in
most
companies
and
organizations.
A
They
offer
that
as
a
benefit,
but
family
medically
paid
family
medical
leave
is
a
much
less
common
benefit.
That's
offered
within
organizations
there's
a
lot
of
there's.
Definitely
a
movement
out
there
to
kind
of
promote
this.
For
all
the
same
reasons,
I
think
we're
interested
in
it
and
then
a
lot
of
different
ways.
They've
adopted
it
like,
but,
like
you
know,
like
the
state
of
california,
it
sounds
like
from
what
I
was
reading.
It
has
been
a
real
pioneer
in
this
area.
A
A
So
so
a
lot
of
places
that
have
adopted
these
policies
while
they
may
not
simply
replace
their
salary,
100
percent
for
lower
wage
workers
and
kind
of
middle
of
the
road
workers
they
they
do
fully,
pay
it
or
or
at
least
a
very
high
percentage
of
it.
But
it's
not
necessarily
an
automatic
just
you
take
this
time
off
and
you
get
your
salary
paid
as
if
you
were
working
so
anyway.
I
guess
I
just
wanted
to
just
sort
of
share
that,
as
I've
tried
to
understand
this
issue.
A
Better,
you
know,
I
feel,
like
there's
a
lot
of
different
models
out
there
for
how
this
could
be
adopted,
and
I
want
us
to
do
that.
But
in
a
way
I
sort
of,
I
think
I
think
this
is
an
important
decision.
I
think
whatever
we
adopt
here
is
going
to
have
it's
a
pretty
significant
new
benefit
to
offer
to
county
employees,
and
I
think
a
lot
of
people
will
use
it.
So
so
I
guess
I
just
am
expressing
that.
A
L
Mr
chairman,
so
I
also
make
sure
so
under
the
fmla
they
combine
the
leaves
for
married
couples.
Enhanced
benefit
says
allowing
same
benefit.
Is
that
what
you're
saying
that
you
think
of
married
couples?
They
would
both
get
whatever
the
weeks
are
correct:
okay,
okay,
that
was
one
of
the
concerns
I
had.
They
both
got
the
same.
L
The
other
thing
about
it
is,
I
mean
we
can.
We
can
keep
researching
and
researching
and
researching,
and
all
we're
doing
is
putting
off
something
for
our
employees.
I
if
we
were
have
to
do
something
in
the
next
two
weeks.
I
would
like
to
see
eight
weeks
for
both
parental
and
family,
because
the
thing
is,
though,
is,
I
think,
right
now,
overtime,
wise
are
non-exempt
get
80
hours
of
compensatory
time
off
before
we
start
paying
them
correct.
They
can
cash
that
out,
but
they
can
cash
that
out.
L
L
I
think
it
would
be
and
that's
why
I
would
like
to
settle
for
eight
weeks
for
both
parental
and
family,
and
let's
put
this
thing
because
all
we're
doing
is
we
keep
pushing
this
out.
We
can
keep
researching
and
researching
what
other
people
do,
but
let
people
start
researching
what
falcon
county
did.
Instead
of
us
researching
them.
Let's
say
hey:
this
is
what
they're
offering
in
buncombe
county.
L
E
A
I
just
I
think
it's
a
significant
decision.
I
think
looking
at
different
ways
of
doing
it
would
be
would
be
valuable.
I
mean
I
and
I'm
not,
and
I'm
not
saying
I'm
not.
I
wouldn't
land
exactly
where
we
are.
You
know,
but
I
do
think
that
there
are,
I
think
we
would
be
adopting
a
policy
that
would
be
definitely
a
huge
outlier.
You
know
I
don't
think
so.
So
correct
me.
A
K
A
In
mecklenburg,
county
just
adopted
their
policy,
so
so
we
can't
they
haven't
been
doing
it
long
enough
to
really
look
at
it
and
say:
okay,
based
on
how
mecklenburg
county's
done
this,
we
can
have
a
pretty
informed
sense
of
how
much
time
off
our
workforce
will
end
up
taking
to
utilize
the
benefit
right.
We
just
they've
been
doing
it
so
recently,
that's
a
question.
We.
K
A
Okay,
you
know
every
community
is
a
little
different,
but
this
is
another
local
government,
here's
how
they
did
it
and
and
here's
how
it
has
here's,
what
their
experience
has
been.
Here's
how
much
time
off
their
workers
took
to
utilize
this,
because
my
belief
is
that
compared
to
the
current
federal
policy,
where
you
take
time
off,
you
don't
get
paid.
This
is
going
to
be
significantly
significantly
more
utilized
than
the
current
policy,
because
you're
fully
paid
for
your
time.
The
time
you
take
off
so
there's
a
big
incentive
for
people
to
take
it.
A
K
H
A
I
mean
that,
could
that
could
very
well
address.
The
question
I
have
is,
if
we
could
sort
of
spell
out
here
the
kind
of
circumstances
that
we
want
people
to
be
able
to
take
this
benefit
and
use
it
great.
You
know,
but
if
there
was
more
definition
around
that
that
might
help
address
the
concern,
because
really
this
is
the
only
question
I
I've
got
about
it.
F
E
E
You
know:
bureau
of
labor
statistics,
survey,
etc,
top
bloomberg
companies,
100
companies
and
fortune.
You
know,
500,
there's,
there's
different
information
out
there
with
different
specifics
on
it.
If
you
want
to
search
businesses,
you
know
and
see
what
their
you
know
see
what
they
are
and
what
the
percentage
of
is
it
a
hr
benefit?
Is
I
mean?
Is
that
a
you
know
like
like
insurance
or
is
it
you
know
other
type
of
of
benefit,
but
I
mean
you
could
get
it
I
mean
you
could
get.
You
could
get
that
information,
probably.
K
A
A
M
Or
okay-
and
I
agree
with
commissioner
pendleton
here-
is
to
get
this
as
quick
as
we
can,
because
I
think
this
board
needs
to
decide
on
the
17th
before
a
new
board
comes
in
and
then
we've
got
a
bunch
of
new
questions
arising
and
putting
it
off
again.
So
I'm
kind
of
looking
at
the
recommendation.
The
h6
is
about
where
I
fall
at.
E
C
And
in
terms
of
where
I'm
at
I
appreciate
all
the
research
and
and
the
discussion
in
terms
of
where
I'm
at,
I
would
support
10
weeks
for
parental
leave,
basing
that,
on
you
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
research
on
that.
That
is
a
policy
that
has
been
sort
of
widely
implemented
from
the
federal
government
throughout
fortune,
500
and
100
companies
and
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
communities
as
well
and
12
weeks
is
kind
of
considered
the
gold
gold
standard-
and
you
know,
as
we
think
about
the
north
carolina
context
to
me.
C
10
weeks,
feels
like
a
way
to
really
respond
to
what
what
we
know
the
research
says
about
what
families
need
during
that
time,
while
at
the
same
time
kind
of
rolling
it
out
as
a
new
policy
that
we
have
to
learn
about.
So
that's
where
I
land
personally
on
the
parental
leave
side.
I
I'm
in
a
similar
place
on
the
family
leave
is
that
I
think
you
know
this
is
one
where
I
think
it.
C
C
I
think
and
then
additional
weeks
at
two-thirds
pay
based
on
sort
of
fairly
specifically
defined
criteria,
and
if
we
could
potentially
explore
a
model
like
that
where
there
was
layered
in
some
kind
of
criteria
around
income,
so
that
you
know
two-thirds
pay
for
someone
making
90
000
might
be
workable.
Two-Thirds
pay
for
someone
making
37
000
might
be
really
really
tough
to
get
by
on,
so
that
you
know
I'm
not
wanting
to
over
complicate
this,
but
but
really
do
agree.
C
This
is
a
sort
of
major
policy
initiative
that
will
be
rolling
out
and
will
become
a
model
that
people
will
look
at
locally
and
within
the
state,
and
I
think
if
we
do
have
an
opportunity
to
try
to
dig
a
little
deeper
and
this
the
conversations
we've
been.
Having
are
what
have
sort
of
really
prompted
this
set
of
questions.
C
You
know
two
months
ago,
I
had
a
very
different
set
of
questions
about
this,
but
just
to
summarize
that
I
would
be
ready
to
move
forward
with
supporting
10
weeks
of
parental
and
then
would
request
just
sort
of
some
some
additional
content
on
paper
from
staff
around
how
the
family
leave
policy
might
be
structured
and
would
be
open
to
anywhere
between
six
to
eight
weeks.
For
that.
E
N
Yeah,
I
think
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
state
this.
I
think
the
one
thing
I
want
to
be
really
cognizant
of
is
the
perception
and
how
this
is
received
in
the
community
at
large.
You
know
by
and
large
the
community
understands
that
there
are
some
positions
here
that
do
have
much
higher
salaries
than
others,
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
and
I
just
I
want
to
be
really
cognizant
from
a
transparency
and
accountability
to
our
taxpayers
that
we
are
really
being
thoughtful
in
the
additional
benefits
that
we
are
offering
to
our
employees.
E
J
J
J
You
know,
I
guess
I
come
from.
I
don't
know
how
they're
doing
it
now
I've
been
retired
10
years,
but
before
I
left
we
were
given
both
and
I
didn't
see
people
taking
advantage
of
it.
You
know
like
we
said,
because
what
we
did
when
we
first
put
it
in
place.
We
set
a
time
limit
on
it.
We
said
we'll,
try
it
for
one
year,
see
how
it
goes.
You
know
if
it's
abused
or
whatever,
but
people
did
not
take
advantage
of
the
family
leave
like
we
thought
they
would.
J
You
know
some
of
us,
but
no,
but
whatever
we
do,
I
think
we're
going
to
be
on
the
cutting
edge
and
I
think
it's
up
to
us
we're
one
of
the
largest
employees
in
the
county
to
set
the
example
and
to
do
it
right,
you
know,
but
to
do
it
right
now,
I'm
for
doing
both.
I
do
hope
we
can
bring
back
a
little
more
information
on
the
family
leave
now
the
parental
leave,
that's
pretty
cut
and
dried.
J
A
Can
I
ask
just
a
procedural
question,
regardless
of
so
first
of
all,
if
we
do
have
a
public
hearing
in
two
weeks,
we
could
vote
on
a
policy
that
night,
if,
if
the
commission
was
prepared
to
do
that,
right,
okay,
regardless
of
exactly
when
we
vote
on
it,
it
could
be
in
two
weeks
or
it
might
be
some
other
date
is.
Is
it
like?
Is
it
important
that
the
policy
go
into
effect
on
january
1st,
or
is
that
just
a
really
arbitrary
date
and
we
could
really
set
it
for
whatever
date
we
want.
A
A
F
G
L
F
O
L
A
Okay,
so
we
can
hold
the
public
hearing,
I
mean
what
I'm
hearing
is.
Everybody
wants
to
do
parental
leave.
Everybody
wants
to
do
paid
family
leave.
There's
nobody
there's!
No
one
up
here,
saying
we
don't
want
to
vote
on
a
paid
family
leave
policy
there.
There
are
some
questions
about
exactly
what
the
details
of
that
look
like,
but
we
could
go
ahead
and
hold
the
public
hearing
on
consideration
of
these
recommendations
or,
if
they're
tweaked
a
little
bit
based
on
some
of
the
discussion.
L
A
A
A
A
P
Mr
german
members
board
good
afternoon,
man
hope
everybody's
doing
well,
so
we
have
department
representatives
here
to
talk
about
some
capital
projects
and
give
some
updates
there
for
the
board
and
fortunately,
I'm
on
the
front
end
of
this
discussion.
Normally
trash
people
are
on
the
backing
of
processes.
So
I'm
appreciating
that
there's
a
list
mike's
if
you'll
queue
that
up
it'll
summarize
the
projects
that
are
going
to
be
discussed
here
today
and,
as
I
said,
we
can,
we
can
turn
through
to
the
solid
waste
subtitle
d,
vertical
expansion.
P
J
Q
P
P
P
This
is
a
good
description
of
the
overall
layout
of
our
subtitle
d
landfill,
and
this
permit
modification
essentially
gave
us
some
additional
air
space
by
increasing
our
side
slopes
from
four
to
one
to
three
to
one
angle,
slope
angle.
So
that's
something
in
the
solid
waste
business,
especially
lands.
We're
always
looking
for
ways
to
gain
capacity
and
to
extend
lives
of
our
active
landfills.
P
So
with
that
said
that
that
permit
modification
allowed
us
to
add
approximately
four
years
of
landfill
capacity
in
existing
sales,
one
through
six,
so
very,
very
cool
project.
It
actually
volumetric
wide
at
volumetric-wise
added
about
825
000
cubic
yards
so
substantially
increased
our
revenue
potential
for
that
asset
as
well.
P
In
this
talk
about
kicking
the
can
it
pushed
out
the
need
by
several
years
for
additional
landfill
capacity.
Now
we're
walking
back
up
to
that
can
again
and
we're
going
to
have
some
more
discussions
about
our
needs
coming
up
soon
in
the
fy
22
and
23
cycles,
because
we
are
going
to
need
additional
landfill
capacity.
P
So
when
you
think
about
I'll
do
some
countryboy
geometry
here,
so
our
existing
slopes,
as
you
can
see
from
the
picture
four
to
one
when
we
got
the
permit
modification,
we
went
to
to
three
to
one
so
going
here
to
here
in
our
industry.
That's
called
a
sliver
fill
because
you're
capturing
that
air
space
in
between
those
we're
blessed
to
have
the
staff
that
we
have
because
a
lot
of
landfills
don't
even
want
to
touch
a
project
like
this,
because
it's
tough,
but
we
have
the
right
people
to
tackle,
tackle
this
project.
P
We're
50
to
60
through
this
project,
we've
wrapped
around,
as
you
can
see.
This
is
to
the
left
of
the
picture,
is
the
north
facing
side
and
we're
approximately
halfway
through
the
the
sliver
field
at
this
time,
so
budget
is
used
for
this
project.
Obviously,
building
halt,
building
hall
roads,
raising
of
gas
well
infrastructure
for
our
collection
systems,
because
you're
changing
finish
grade,
you've
got
to
move
your
infrastructure
up,
so
there's
some
costs.
There
leachate
infrastructure,
slope
stabilization.
P
So
after
we
finish
get
you
get
a
vegetative
cover
on
the
waste
mass
and
and
obviously
some
stormwater
drainage
to
control
those
the
the
erosion
and
storm
water.
So
that's
that's
the
status
of
the
project.
We
anticipate
to
be
completed
by
end
of
year
2022
and
there's
some
there's
some
other
major
projects
and
initiatives
that
solidwise
is
looking
at
at
this
time,
including
the
landfill
gas
utilization.
P
P
The
purchase
of
power
agreement
with
duke
energy
is
coming
to
an
end,
the
10-year
term,
next
year
in
the
calendar
year,
so
those
conversations
are
happening
now,
we're
benchmarking
we're
looking
at
what
other
counties
are
doing
and
the
market
development
side
there
as
well.
But
it's
you
know
like
a
lot
of
industries.
People
are
they're
holding
tight
right
now.
P
Q
Q
I
wanted
to
brief
you
all
today
on
the
inca
recreation
destination
project.
Overall,
this
is
a
full
service
recreation
destination,
featuring
athletic
competition,
space,
agricultural
connections,
greenways
cultural
heritage,
engagement
and
enhanced
accessibilities.
At
this
point,
this
project's
been
funded
at
12
million
dollars.
The
funding
match
on
that
is
six
million
dollars
from
the
tda
4.8
million
dollars
from
federal,
highway
administration,
surface
transportation,
block
grant
and
an
additional
1.2
million
dollars
of
local
government
money.
Q
When
we
install
the
turf
we
have
at
this
point
commenced
design
of
the
turf
fields
and
our
new
multi-purpose
fields,
we've
engaged
topographic
studies
and
underground
utility
surveys,
we've
completed
geotech
study
on
the
sites,
and
we
have
site
design
and
construction
documents
to
30
percent.
We
also
have
electrical
design
coordination.
Q
H
Q
E
Let
me
just
comment
before
you
move
on.
I
mean
you,
you
you
mentioned
very
quickly
that
the
inca
heritage
trail
is
moving
forward
the
impacts
of
covet
it
could
that
it
might
not
have
ended
up
that
way,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
your
advocacy.
I
want
to
thank
the
community
for
that.
You
know
people
didn't
let
go
of
that.
That's
a
two
and
a
half
mile.
E
D
E
E
Q
H
G
G
The
thought
is
that
this
would
be
multi-use
development,
so
it
could
include
residential
commercial
recreational
purposes,
institutional
purposes,
things
of
that
nature.
The
rfq
does
request
specifically
recommendations
related
to
multimodal
transportation,
so
sidewalks
roads,
entrances
and
exits
to
the
property
that
rfq
went
out
on
the
street
last
friday,
we'll
be
on
the
street
until
11
20..
G
So
it's
a
three
week
rfq
as
a
reminder,
a
request
for
qualifications
is
different
than
rfp
requests
for
proposals,
so
no
cost
is
included
in
that,
but
we're
looking
forward
to
what
comes
back
in
terms
of
qualifications
and
we'll
proceed
we'll
bring
that
back
to
the
board
for
additional
discussion
as
required.
Any
questions.
A
E
So
a
lot's
changed
since
this
previous
discussion
about
what
this
property
could
be
used
for.
Some
will
challenge
this
board
to
be
very,
very
practical
when
it
comes
to
what
goes
here
as
far
as
investments
of
the
tax
dollars
for
the
county,
with
the
what
you're
getting
ready
update
is
on
it
it
it
totally
changes
that
property.
E
G
A
G
A
R
R
Films,
I'm
not
anti-clemson,
I'm
just
not
broke.
Oh,
that
was
a
good
recovery
good
job.
I
want
to
give
you
a
quick
update
on
a
project
that
we're
working
on
it's
to
fill
a
a
gap
in
our
public
safety
radio
coverage
in
the
garin
creek
area.
We
budgeted
about
a
million
dollars
for
this
project.
It
was
approved
I
think,
year
before
last.
We
did
several
site
analysis.
R
That's
that
top
one
we
completed
that
we
identified
an
existing
site,
which
is
a
state
viper
site
that
we're
able
to
locate
on.
So
we
don't
have
to
acquire
land.
We
don't
have
to
construct
a
tower,
so
our
goal
is
to
actually
come
in
well
under
budget
on
this
project,
because
our
initial
budget
allowed
for
the
acquisition
of
land
and
and
the
construction
of
a
tower.
So
if
things
go
the
way
we
plan,
we
look
to
save
money
on
this
project.
R
R
We
had
to
get
both
of
those
complete
before
we
could
actually
do
our
submittal
to
the
state
because
they
were
they
were
requiring
us
to
get
those
two
things
complete,
so
got
those
two
complete
now
we're
on
to
the
state
which
they've
already
given
us
tacit
approval.
I
don't
foresee
that
being
a
problem
and
then
once
we
do
that
we're
already
we're.
I'm
sorry
simultaneously
we're
also
getting
regulatory
approval
from
the
fcc
to
be
able
to
transmit
off
of
that
off
of
that
tower,
and
we
anticipate
getting
that
approval.
R
Our
initial
target
was
the
end
of
this
month
so
and
as
far
as
I
know,
we're
still
on
schedule
for
that,
once
all
the
legal
stuff
gets
done,
that's
when
we
actually
put
shovels
in
the
ground
and
start
doing
stuff,
so
I've
been
working
with
general
services
on
generators
pouring
concrete
pad
getting
the
the
necessary
equipment
that
go
along
with
that.
So
our
goal
is
to
be
up
and
running
by
the
end
of
q2
by
the
end
of
june.
S
Excellent
good
afternoon,
commissioners,
as
you
may
recall,
we're
doing
a
handful
of
solar
projects
you
may
have
heard
of
once
or
twice
so
not
a
whole
lot
to
update
you
on
the
last
few
weeks,
since
the
approval
of
the
funding
have
really
been
about
getting
the
agreements
in
place
to
get
ready
to
do
the
projects
how
to
get
mous
in
place
with
all
of
the
agencies.
Ap
tech,
asheville
city
among
county
schools,
et
cetera,
also
working
to
negotiate
the
actual
contract
with
with
mb
haynes.
All
that's
been
done
just
very
recently.
S
We
got
our
our
contract
executed.
So
right
now
we're
in
the
process
of
developing
interconnection
request
and
construction
schedule.
That
interconnection
request
is
really
sort
of
step
one
for
us.
We
really
need
that
to
get
done
for
a
lot
of
reasons
we
actually
you
know.
Of
course
we
have
to
request
permission
to
connect
to
the
grid
in
order
to
get
these
projects
done.
It
also
gives
us
that
opportunity
to
get
in
the
queue
for
the
rebates.
S
D
Much
good
afternoon,
commissioners,
I
think
I
have
eight
projects
today
that
we'll
be
talking
about.
First
one
is
three
building
exterior
project:
it's
basically
a
exterior
remediation
of
three
facilities
that
bunker
county
owns
this
facility
here
at
200
college
street,
the
detention
center
and
the
historic
portion
of
the
quartz
complex
project
does
similar
things
at
all.
D
Three
locations
basically
sealing
up
the
outsides
of
the
building,
prevent
water
infiltration,
repairing
things
like
failed,
sealant
joints,
mortar
joints,
broken
masonry,
painting
any
paintable
features
on
the
exterior
of
the
facilities
and
then,
finally,
when
we're
done
we'll
wash
them
all
and
get
them
looking
really
nice
this
facility,
I
want
to
mention
a
lot
of
the
work
during
this
scope
was
exploratory
in
nature.
We
knew
we
had
some
issues
on
the
exterior
building
with
water
infiltration.
D
The
other
two
facilities
works
pretty
much.
What
we
expected,
the
courthouse,
obviously
being
nearly
100
year
old
facility,
has
things
that
pop
up,
but
we
kind
of
expected
them
all
and
the
beauty
of
that
project.
We
combined
them
all.
It's
been
done
by
construction
manager
at
risk,
so
they
assume
the
risk
we're
not
going
to
go
over
budget.
In
other
words,
project
is
moving
along
and
we're
hoping
to
complete
it
by
the
end
of
the
year
next
year.
The
courthouse
project
will
obviously
be
the
the
most
lengthy
of
those
three
facilities.
D
We
can
make
sure
we're
utilizing
those
as
efficiently
and
effectively
as
possible,
and
another
portion
of
that
is
to
provide
a
master
plan
for
the
library
system
during
it.
Project
is
underway
and
scheduled
to
complete
in
march
of
21,
and
I
believe,
there's
a
a
briefing
just
for
this
project.
We're
trying
to
get
in
front
of
you
guys
on
in
january
is
what
we
decided
and
then
a
final
presentation
in
march,
east
asheville
library
replacement
project.
D
We
replaced
the
old
facility
there
with
a
new
one,
project's
underway
and
moving
along
really
fast.
I
don't
know
if
anybody's
had
a
chance
to
to
drive
by
there,
but
that
picture
in
the
top
left
was
last
week
and
if
you
go
today,
it
looks
completely
different
because
it's
painted
and
some
of
the
finished
grading
is
starting
to
happen,
and
it's
been
a
really
good
project.
D
The
new
transfer
station's
created
a
lot
of
traffic
out
there
and
it's
really
busy
for
county
employees
taking
their
vehicles
there,
the
sheriff's
department,
ambulances
and
that
sort
of
thing
to
get
repaired,
as
well
as
the
general
services
staff
there
and
there's
dana
already
left,
but
it
smells
really
bad
out
there
to
everybody
who's,
not
in
the
trash
business.
So
we're
also
looking
at
the
possibility
of
combining
the
other
two
divisions
of
general
services
being
building
maintenance
and
grounds
maintenance
at
that
facility
as
well.
D
D
E
D
Part
of
that
would
be
to
expand
the
evidence,
storage
area
and
that
will
allow
the
sheriff's
department
to
discontinue
the
use
of
storage
containers
for
evidence.
They'll
be
able
to
get
it
climate-controlled
secure
locations,
we'll
also
look
at
patrol
office
renovations,
adding
an
emergency
generator
to
the
building
and
then
other
security
upgrades
like
extended
in
the
fencing
and
that
sort
of
thing.
D
D
We
came
back
at
a
later
date
and
added
bringing
three-phase
power
into
the
inca
sports
park
to
that
as
well,
because
the
hvac
came
in
way
under
budget
and
we
weren't
really
expecting
that.
But
hvac
additions
are
complete
and
we're
just
awaiting
some
easements
and
then
the
three-phase
power
project
will
begin.
D
Repairs
for
libraries,
so
that
was
making
several
repairs
to
three
different
libraries.
One
was
replacing
the
chiller
at
pack
memorial
library.
That
portion
is
complete,
repairing
some
failed
windows
at
fairview
branch
library.
You
can
see
in
the
photo
where
they're
all
hazy,
that
portion's
complete
as
well
preparing
a
lot
of
wooden
trim
out
at
fairview
library
that
was
rotten
and
just
looked
really
bad,
and
we
have
completed
that
as
well
and
when
all
that's
finished,
painting
and
staining
the
exterior
at
fairview
and
north
branch
will
get
repainted
as
well.
Those
are
that's.
D
D
Roof
replacements
looking
to
replace
the
two
roofs
at
one
at
west,
asheville
branch,
library
and
the
other
at
94
cox
avenue,
which
is
the
tax
office.
Both
of
those
roof
systems
are
nearing
the
end
of
their
lives
and
starting
to
have
leak
issues,
and
we
had
originally
when
we
got
that
project.
We
kind
of
held
waiting
on
the
facilities
assessment
to
come
back
and
and
kind
of
be
the
driver
for
that.
D
D
F
O
And
max
might
have
a
map,
I'm
not
sure
this
is
property.
Several
years
ago
april
2017
this
board
granted
an
economic
development
agreement
to
of
autumn
technologies
that
properties.
Now
there
we
go
traded
names
to
black
mountain
center
for
research
and
technology,
in
that
the
company
committed
to
invest
twenty
million
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
create
551
jobs.
O
O
What
we're
here
for
today
is
to
let
you
know
that
november
seventeenth,
I
wanna
bring
to
the
board
easements
for
msd
and
water
line
easement
to
the
town
of
black
mountain,
we're
doing
that,
because
the
county
was
required
as
part
of
the
grant
process,
the
grant
funds
from
the
u.s
department
of
commerce
to
hold
the
title
to
the
area
where
the
easements
were
located
and
the
improvements
were
to
be
built.
So
that's
those
are
complete
now
and
have
been
accepted
by
msd
and
by
the
town.
O
A
G
What's
really
important
about
this
and
it's
been
said
before,
but
this
further
bolsters
asheville
buncombe
county
as
a
an
aviation
destination
in
the
southeast,
we're
with
ge
aviation
and
some
of
our
other
firms.
We're
really
on
the
map
for
this
type
of
work
and
this
skill
set
in
terms
of
the
project.
Here's
some
quick
details
pratt
whitney
will
construct
a
one
million
square
foot
facility
in
biltmore
park
west.
G
In
the
process.
They
will
create
800
new
jobs
in
our
community
and
they
will
invest
650
million
dollars,
almost
half
over
half
a
billion
dollars
in
our
community
in
business,
personal
property
and
facility
construction.
The
average
wage
of
these
jobs
is
sixty
eight
thousand
dollars,
which
is
about
thirty
two
dollars
and
seventy
cents
in
per
hour.
G
The
big
tagline
at
the
bottom,
I
think,
is
really
important.
This
aligns
to
the
the
board
of
commissioners
strategic
plan,
buncombe
2025,
specifically
around
the
areas
of
driving
higher
average
wages
in
this
community,
as
well
as
creating
additional
new
jobs
in
this
community.
So
it
furthers
that
that
commitment
that
this
board
has
created
in
the
strategic
plan
talked
a
lot
about
the
company,
but
you
know:
where
are
we?
Where
does
this
sit?
And
so
this
is
a
quick
diagram
to
show
you
kind
of
where
the
property
will
sit.
G
So
as
you're
going
down
I-26
south
towards
biltmore
park,
it'll
be
there
on
the
right.
Additionally,
you
can
see
that
there's
a
bridge
infrastructure,
that's
planned.
If
you
continue
looking
towards
the
right,
that
bridge
will
connect
the
property
to
our
brevard
road
right
around
where
the
the
arboretum
is
just
to
try
and
orient
y'all.
G
So
what
does
pratt
and
whitney?
Do
I'm
not
an
expert
on
aerospace,
but
I
do
want
to
share
at
a
high
level
kind
of
what
they're
they'll
be
doing
in
buncombe
county
and
specifically
they're
going
to
be
doing
work
to
support
their
gtf
geared
turbofan
engine.
Again,
I'm
not
an
expert.
What
I
can
tell
you
about
this
is
through
technology.
G
G
The
end
result
is
kind
of
on
the
left,
so
you
know
fuel
efficiency,
16
increase
less
nitrous
oxide
emissions
and
a
reduction
in
the
noise
footprint.
So
overall,
you
know
faster,
stronger,
cheaper,
quieter,
more
fuel
efficient.
This
is
the
future
of
engines.
If
you
ask
pratt
whitney-
and
we
believe
it
is
as
well.
G
So,
in
terms
of
you
know,
how
did
we
incentivize
pratt
and
whitney
to
to
come
to
buncombe
county?
These
are
the
terms
that
this
board
will
consider
at
the
november
17th
public
hearing.
So
from
a
performance
standpoint.
Pratt
and
whitney's
commitment
is
to
800
new
jobs,
650
million
dollars
in
investment
and
an
average
wage
of
sixty
eight
thousand
dollars.
G
G
We've
talked
high
level
about
the
impacts.
We
know
what
the
direct
jobs
are,
but
there's
other
impacts
of
this
project
that
are
important
to
to
talk
about
as
well.
You
know
so
the
800
jobs
is
a
great
number,
but
there's
a
number
of
indirect
and
induced
impacts
that
will
come
from
this.
You
know,
suppliers
that
work
with
pratt
and
whitney
there's
expected
new
payroll
associated
with
those
companies
that
will
will
move
here
or
support
pratt
and
whitney
the
tax
impacts
at
the
local
level.
G
The
construction
supports
at
the
bottom,
which
I
mentioned.
You
know
something
like
a
thousand
total
direct,
indirect
and
induced
jobs
just
from
constructing
the
facility,
some
one-time
tax
impacts,
ranging
from
1.3
million
at
the
local
level
to
almost
10
million
dollars
at
the
federal
level.
A
lot
of
benefits
that
will
benefit
our
region,
our
state
and
our
local
community.
G
In
addition,
you
know
a
key
part
of
this
for
pratt
and
whitney
to
have
800
jobs
in
buncombe
county
they're,
going
to
need
a
workforce.
That's
from
you
know,
buncombe
county,
to
see
that
through
they're
partnering
with
av
tech
for
customized
training,
so
that
folks
can
go
through
an
a
b
tech
program
and
be
able
to
go
to
pratt
whitney
for
employment.
G
G
The
final
aspect
is
the
reality
is
pratt
is
a
very
large
employer.
I
said
they're
a
fortune
39
employer,
and
so
we
expect
that
through
that,
there's
going
to
be
benefits.
When
we
talk
about
corporate
philanthropy
hiring
practices,
you
know
competitiveness
in
our
region,
the
impact
that
these
wages
will
have
on
other
employers.
A
So,
while
there's
an
incentive,
we
in
essence
have
a
mechanism
to
recoup
that,
through
the
actual
investment
and
equipment
which
they'll
be
paying
property
taxes
on
over
time,
so
we
expect
the
county
to
be
financially
made
whole
by
the
taxes
that
will
be
generated
by
the
project.
Over
time
I
mean:
is
that
right,
or
would
you
just
like
to
kind
of
share
any
kind
of
just
details
on
how
that
formula?
We
look
at
that
to
calculate
how
much
the
county
will
financially
benefit
from
it
from
a
taxpayer
standpoint.
G
Absolutely
when
we
look
at
a
deal
like
this,
we
look
for
the
county
to
recoup
its
incentive
spent
strictly
through
property
tax.
We
don't
count
sales
taxes,
federal
state
taxes,
we're
just
looking
at
how
our
buncombe
county
balance
is
paid
back,
and
so
we
we've
worked
through
those
cash
flows
and
and
believe
that,
as
if
all
goes
well,
this
is
a
10-year
deal
for
us
that
will
pay
out
so
very
positively.