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Regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on March 7, 2023. To review the full agenda visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
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I
would
like
to
read
the
ethics
reminder
to
the
board,
in
accordance
with
the
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
board.
All
County
Commissioners
have
a
duty
to
obey
all
applicable
laws
regarding
official
actions
to
uphold
the
integrity
and
Independence
of
the
office
to
avoid
impropriety
in
the
exercise
of
official
duties
to
Faithfully,
perform
the
duties
of
the
office
and
to
conduct
the
Affairs
of
the
governing
board
in
an
open
and
public
manner.
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A
Members
have
a
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
on
any
matters
that
are
voted
on
by
the
Board
of
Commissioners
at
our
meeting
this
evening,
I
want
to
announce
that
any
members
of
the
public
attending
the
commissioner's
meeting
this
evening,
who
parked
in
the
County's
parking
facility
or
who
utilize
public
transportation
to
attend
the
meeting,
can
give
validation
for
your
parking
or
Transit
passes
from
one
of
the
officers
who's
with
us.
This
evening
you
can
see
them
on
the
way
out
and
they
can
validate
that
for
you
Commissioners.
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A
All
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
We
now
come
to
public
comment
and
we
have
a
sign-in
sheet
which
one
person
signed
up
for
so,
if
any
other
member
after
we
ask
this
person
to
share
their
comments,
DD
style,
any
other
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
address
the
board
will
have
an
opportunity
to
do
so.
You
have
three
minutes
to
address
the
board.
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C
We
are
lucky
here.
We
already
know
where
water
can
soak
into
the
groundwater
to
keep
the
our
streams,
creeks
and
rivers
flowing
during
dry
times.
It's
the
mountains
sides
all
around
us
and
we
already
have
two
reservoirs,
but
the
people
keep
coming
and
the
scientists
say-
and
experience
is
beginning
to
show
that
the
extended
droughts
will
come
too
now
out
in
the
west.
They
store
up
most
of
their
water
in
the
snowpack
they
get
in
the
winter
they
get
what
the
weather
gives
them.
They
don't
have
control
of
that.
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Every
Mountainside
is
a
watershed
for
the
creeks
and
streams
that
feed
our
farms
and
rivers,
but
these
mountainsides
can't
soak
up
the
rain
water
if
they
are
covered
with
roads
and
houses.
Right
now,
with
the
impending
crisis
that
the
changing
climate
may
cause,
all
those
watersheds
need
the
same
protection
as
the
Watershed
that
fills
the
Bee,
Tree
and
Burnett
reservoirs
for
the
sake
of
those
that
come
after
us
keep
development
off
the
steep
slopes,
at
least
for
a
while.
Until
we
see
what
happens
with
the
climate
now,
I
know
you
are
probably
up
there
thinking.
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D
Good
evening,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
our
sobriety,
treatment
and
Recovery
teams.
This
evening
we
did
prepare
a
couple
of
slides,
but
really
I
just
want
to
Express
gratitude
to
the
county
and
for
supporting
this
program
week
in
2017.
We
came
across
this
opportunity
where
we
learned
about
sobriety,
treatment
and
Recovery
teams
model
out
of
Kentucky
and
really
just
had
a
vision
for
what
it
could
be
and
asked
for
some
funding
in
our
budget
requests.
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We
were
awarded
that
funding
and
then
we
started
to
build
and
we
were
able
to
build,
not
one
but
to
start
teams
made
up
of
each
team
made
up
of
three
star
social
workers
and
three
family
mentors
and
you
may
know
family
mentors
more
as
like
peer
support,
Specialists,
and
so
these
dyads
work
to
support
families
in
our
community
who
are
dealing
with
co-occurring
substance,
use
and
child
maltreatment
issues.
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So
since
2017
the
start
model
went
from
a
model
that
was
in
Kentucky
and
it's
grown
to
this
National
model
and
it's
actually
on
the
Clearinghouse
for
prevention
models
for
for
child
welfare,
and
so
we
in
Buncombe
County,
having
had
this
Vision
five
years
ago
or
so
are
the
only
county
in
the
state
of
North
Carolina
that
is
currently
doing
start
and
the
start
model,
as
this
slide
kind
of
walks,
you
through
Works,
to
ensure
child
safety
and
well-being,
prevent
and
or
decrease
out
of
home
placements
increase
parental
recovery
increase
parenting
capacity
and
family
stability,
reduce
repeat,
maltreatment,
improve
system
capacity
for
addressing
parental
substance
use
and
child
maltreatment,
and
so
we've
been
able
to
show
those
outcomes
in
our
local
with
our
local
teams
and
really
have
seen
a
lot
of
success.
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One
of
the
primary
impacts
has
been
a
total
reduction
of
the
number
of
chilled
children
in
our
foster
care
system
which,
as
you
know,
has
a
huge
ripple
effect
in
our
community.
So
this
just
walks
through
the
timeline.
We
have
been
going
through
the
certification
process
for
the
last
couple
of
years.
It
has
not
been
an
easy
process.
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I
want
to
Express
gratitude
for
the
team
that
has
been
working
on
that
really
led
by
Catherine
Watkins
she's
here
in
the
audience
today,
she's
the
program
manager
over
the
team
and
our
quality
assurance
teams,
I
mean
it's
really
been
just
a
huge
effort,
our
partnering
agencies,
family
preservation,
services
in
October,
Road,
and
so
just
so
grateful
for
all
the
work.
That's
gone
into
this
process,
and
then
these
are
just
some
of
the
outcomes
that
we
wanted
to
share
with
you.
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72
percent
of
the
children
either
not
being
removed
at
all
or
being
returned
to
their
parents,
and
we
received
exceeded
ratings
in
all
11
areas
of
the
certification
process,
so
very,
very
proud
of
that
work.
And
so
we
do
have
members
of
our
start
team
here
tonight
and
I'd
just
like
to
give
them
the
opportunity
to
stand
up
and
be
recognized.
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E
Thank
you
and
we
wanted
to
pause
for
a
moment
to
lift
up
some
really
inspiring
news
and
and
wonderful
recognition.
That's
been
received
by
Buncombe
College
Buncombe
County
colleagues
on
February
25th,
our
very
own
commissioner
Al
Whitesides
and
Sheriff
Quentin
Miller
were
honored
by
the
Dr
Martin
Luther
King
Jr
Association
of
Ashland
Buncombe
County.
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They
were
among
the
inaugural
recipients
of
the
John
Lewis
award,
which
honors
men
in
our
community
who
have
fostered
a
culture
of
inclusion
in
the
Asheville
Community
work
to
achieve
a
just
Society
for
the
disadvantaged
exemplified
a
non-violent
philosophy
in
pursuit
of
a
better
life
for
non-majority
people.
An
inspired
direct
action
in
the
cause
of
social
justice.
Sheriff
Miller
is
out
of
town
traveling
for
work
this
evening,
but
we
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
and
celebrate
these
honors
and
also
open
it
up.
If
you'd
like
to
share
any
thoughts.
Commissioner
right
side.
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On
the
same
night,
two
County
Employees
were
recognized
as
this
year's
recipients
of
an
award
from
Black
Wall
Street
Asheville's
annual
award
ceremony
Community
Development
specialist
Leonard
Jones
from
our
Cape
team,
was
recognized
with
the
community
leader
award
and
County
Manager
Avril
Pinder
took
home
the
community
history
maker
award.
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And
whereas
the
Buncombe
County,
Commissioners
and
Buncombe
County
residents
support
open
space
and
farmland
preservation
through
the
adoption
of
the
open
space,
Bond
referendum
in
part
to
permanently
conserve
farmland
for
continued
production
into
perpetuity,
and
whereas
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners
continue
to
support
the
establishment
of
conservation
easements
on
the
County's
highest
quality
farmland
and
empower
the
Buncombe
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District.
To
hold
these
easements
and
annually
monitor
them
to
ensure
no
further
development
occurs.
And
whereas
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners
understand
the
important
role.
Buncombe.
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County,
Farmers
and
agriculture
contribute
to
maintaining
a
strong
economic
base
in
Buncombe
County
and
whereas
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners
recognize
the
Buncombe
County
Farmers
produce
safe,
affordable
and
abundant
food
and
fiber
products
that
are
used
and
consumed
by
Buncombe
County
Citizens
every
day,
whereas
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners
desire
to
recognize
the
vital
role
of
Agriculture
and
the
unique
and
irreplaceable
value
that
farmers,
Foresters
and
other
agriculture
stewards
bring
to
Buncombe
County.
Now,
therefore,
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
hereby
resolves
and
declares
March
21st
2023
as
Buncombe
County
ag.
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Awareness
Day
signed
this
seventh
day
of
March
brownie
Newman,
chair
of
Buncombe,
County
Commissioners
and
before
I
hand.
This
over
to
Jackie
I,
just
want
to
say,
I
went
to
the
Owen
FFA
banquet
the
other
week
and
if
you
want
to
be
inspired,
definitely
attend
one
of
our
FFA
Banquets.
These
young
people
are
amazing
leaders.
They
are
doing
a
tremendous
job
and
there's
a
FFA
in
every
single
public.
High
school,
Asheville
and
Buncombe
so
definitely
find
out
more
about
that
and
get
involved
because
they're
very
impressive
and
it
will
it'll.
Do
your
heart
good.
I
Good
evening,
thank
you
all
for
having
us
up
here.
I
just
want
to
thank
Terry
for
sponsoring
us
and
for
you
guys
for
the
proclamation.
I.
Think
all
of
you
know
me
and
know
how
important
agriculture
is
to
me
and
we're
just
thankful
that
that
you
guys
recognize
that
Anna's
with
us
tonight
and
she's
handing
out
just
a
little
fact
sheet,
because
one
of
the
things
our
women's
group
does
is
we
try
to
educate
where
we
can
and
advocate
for
agriculture.
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So
I
always
try
to
bring
you
a
little
bit
of
information
that,
maybe
you
didn't
know
or
something
new
I
had
the
opportunity.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago
it
was
National
FFA
week,
so
we
looked
for
opportunities
to
go
into
all
the
high
schools
and
meet
with
their
FFA
chapters.
We
did
that
at
Irwin,
Owen
and
Inca
and
North
Buncombe.
We
went
to
an
actual
chapter
meeting
spoke
with
the
kids.
We
were
over
at
Asheville,
High,
Natalie
and
I
went
over
and
visited
at
Asheville
high
with
their
Garden
Club.
I
We
went
to
the
Owen
banquet.
I
met
with
the
teacher
out
at
Reynolds.
Tc
Roberson
has
a
new
AG
teacher
communicated
with
him
and
was
not
able
to
get
into
the
school
that
week,
but
he
is
interested
in
having
us
come
back
and,
as
you
know,
Farm
Bureau.
We
offer
some
local
County
scholarships.
So
that's
information
we
passed
on
to
the
kids.
I
did
tell
the
kids
at
Asheville.
I
I
I
While
our
Green
Space
is
important
that
you
especially
remember
the
farmland
and
the
working
Farms
when
you
allocate
that
money-
and
we
did
bring
you
know
our
jar
last
year
of
our
Century
Farms
and
I
am
pleased
to
announce
that
we
have
three
samples
to
add.
We
had
three
new
Farms
going
to
the
century
Farm
program
this
year,
so
we'll
be
adding
those
out
to
the
jar
when
we
leave
but
again.
Thank
you
all
all.
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B
Foreign,
so
this
is
the
review
of
zph
2022
number
40,
the
Mount
Carmel
rezoning
and
I
have
a
very
brief
PowerPoint.
There
we
go.
The
public
hearing
was
notified.
The
public
was
notified
of
this
hearing
on
the
following
dates
shown
on
the
slide
and
that
included
a
notice
in
the
Asheville
citizen.
Times
paper
notices,
mailed
to
Property
Owners
within
a
thousand
feet
of
the
subject:
parcel
a
physical
sign
posted
to
the
site
and
a
notice
on
the
County's
website.
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The
applicant
and
the
owner
of
the
property
is
Clyde
Motley
of
Locust
Grove
MHP
LLC,
and
he
is
here
tonight.
The
property
is
located
at
31,
Mount
Carmel
place,
the
total
size
is
1.1
acres
and
the
current
use
is
a
single
family
residence.
So
the
development
will
be
served
by
public
water
and
sewer,
and
you
can
see
a
area
of
the
parcel
there
with
the
star
in
the
middle
of
it.
B
B
Compared
to
the
existing
R1
District
rezoning,
the
property
to
R3
would
allow
for
smaller
lot
sizes
when
served
by
public
sewer
increased
the
density
from
10
units,
an
acre
to
12
units.
An
acre
allow
for
additional
types
of
uses
in
the
permitted
use
table
of
the
zoning
ordinance,
for
example,
manufactured
home
parks
or
an
allowed
use
in
R3,
but
not
in
the
current
R1
District.
A
A
All
right,
seeing
none
I'll
close
the
public
hearing
at
5,
27
pm.
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J
K
A
A
Okay,
we
have
an
old
business
so
moving
to
new
business.
The
next
time
is
a
resolution
approving
the
financing
improvements
to
the
Asheville
Regional
Airport,
with
the
proceeds
of
taxes
sent
bonds
to
be
issued
by
the
greater
astral
Regional
Airport,
Authority
and
Michael
frew
senior
staff
attorney
will
explain
this
item.
Thank.
J
You
Mr
chairman
Commissioners,
about
a
year
ago
the
greater
Asheville
Regional,
Airport
Authority,
asked
this
board
and
the
Henderson
County
Board
of
Commissioners
to
to
approve
its
first
set
of
bond
approvals.
That
was
185
million
dollars.
We
got
Mike
riesman
here
if
there's
any
questions
for
this,
but
this
is
the
second
tranche
175
million
dollars
for
expanding
and
modernizing
the
terminal,
expansion
of
the
lobbying
ticket
and
TSA
areas
and
other
new
Air
Traffic
Control
improvements.
A
All
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right
resolution's
approved
thanks
for
being
here
appreciate.
It
next
is
consideration
of
a
resolution
approving
the
agreement
for
additional
opioid
settlement
funds
and
authorizing
staff
to
execute
the
settlement
to
paperwork
and
Michael
free
will
also
present.
This
item.
J
Yes,
sir,
thank
you
again.
Mr
chairman
and
Commissioners.
It's
been
about
two
years
since
this
board
approved
the
Moa
regarding
the
first
opioid
settlement
of
funds.
That
agreement
was
16
million,
that's
coming
to
the
county,
16
million
177
777
dollars.
That
was
settlement
by
the
big
three
and
Johnson
and
Johnson
company.
This
was
in
addition
to
the
lawsuit
that
the
county
filed
along
with
many
other
local
governments
several
years
back,
and
this
one
was
against
the
the
pharmacies,
Teva
allergen,
CVS,
Walgreens
and
Walmart.
J
This
is
what
is
being
termed
as
the
wave
two
settlements
it
incorporates
and
uses.
The
same
framework
for
the
memorandum
of
agreement
in
this
settlement
package
is
over
15
years:
12
million
949
951
dollars.
This
is
an
additional
money
coming
to
the
county
under
the
same
terms
and
conditions
it's
being
recommended
to
the
county
by
the
Attorney
General,
as
well
as
our
national
Consortium
of
attorneys.
J
The
alternative
would
be
to
say
no,
in
which
case
it
would
be
just
cost
prohibitive
for
the
county
to
proceed
alone,
to
do
the
discovery
and
try
to
prosecute
and
get
awarded
any
further
damages.
So
I
would
recommend
that
the
board
approved
this
as
presented
and
authorized
the
county
manager
to
execute
the
settlement
documents.
There's
one
overall
for
the
the
amendment
to
the
memorandum
of
understanding
and
then
one
each
which
each
of
those
five
pharmacies
and
I
know
that
commissioner
Beach
Ferrar
knows
about
more
about
how
this
settlement
process
works.
E
Thank
you
very
much
just
briefly.
A
few
notes
on
this
again,
this
being
at
this
juncture,
is
sort
of
the
reflection
of
of
many
many
years
of
hard
work
from
from
many
different
folks
and
I.
E
Think
we
can
all
be
proud
that
Buncombe
County
has
been
a
leader
within
the
state
in
terms
of
being
engaged
in
the
litigation
and
also
in
terms
of
developing
the
kinds
of
services
and
programs
that
are
truly
making
a
difference
in
saving
people's
lives
and,
like
we
heard
from
the
Start
program
tonight,
helping
families
Stay
Together,
improving
outcomes
not
just
for
folks
in
recovery,
but
for
entire
families,
and
what
this
represents
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
to
do
more
of
that
work.
Moving
forward.
E
As
with
the
first
sort
of
authorization
process
we
went
through
in
the
first
settlement,
this
will
be
triggered
when
all
eligible
communities
in
North
Carolina
sign
on
so
I
believe
that
Buncombe
will
be
one
of
the
first
to
pass.
One
of
these
resolutions
in
this
wave,
which
is
fantastic
and
sort
of
helps,
get
the
flywheel
moving.
E
Ncacc
is
doing
an
in
art.
Kind
of
Association
of
County
commissions
is
doing
an
amazing
job
working
with
communities
across
the
state
to
make
sure
folks
have
the
support
they
need
as
they
assess
this.
But
we
are
certainly
hopeful
that,
just
as
with
the
first
settlement,
there
will
be
a
smooth
process
to
getting
to
full
sign
on
and
triggering
the
release
of
this
with
the
first
payout
of
funding
being
expected
to
come
in
late
2023
calendar
year.
E
This
also
happens
I
think
at
a
perhaps
we
could
say
serendipitous
time
because,
as
we
are
tracking
local
data,
particularly
around
overdose
deaths,
we
are
seeing
some
alarming
increases
in
the
number
of
folks
who
are
dying.
So
even
as
incredible
impactful
work
is
happening
to
prevent
overdoses
and
deaths.
E
We
are
still
seeing
record
numbers
of
folks
actually
dying
from
overdoses
within
Buchan
County
and
have
been
working
with
commissioner
Moore
and
commissioner
Sloan
and
and
staff,
and
have
talked
to
other
Commissioners
about
some
content,
we'll
be
bringing
to
the
March
21st
briefing
that
shares
some
updated
data
and
takes
a
deep
dive
on
what
we're
seeing
locally
and
also
shares
some
ideas
that
are
being
developed
around
how
we
can
have
some
very
targeted,
precise
responses
to
the
specific
goal
of
reducing
overdose
deaths,
which
of
course,
is
one
goal
among
many,
but
one
that
I
think
Rises
to
the
top
of
the
list
as
we
move
forward,
because
we're
seeing
those
numbers
move
in
exactly
the
wrong
direction
that
we'd
want
them
to.
E
So
that's
sort
of
the
only
framing
remarks
I
had
but
just
appreciate
once
again
that
and
in
every
step
of
this
work,
it
feels
like
folks
in
Buncombe.
County
are
ready
to
be
out
front
and
helping
set
the
pace
and
helping
support
and
encourage
other
communities
to
to
to
do
this
with
us.
L
Good
evening,
chairman
and
Commissioners,
the
request
that
we're
putting
forward
here
is
the
to
provide
just
that
more
comprehensive
support
for
the
joint
Asheville
Buncombe
Community
reparations
commission.
L
This
will
be
in
the
form
of
providing
additional
time
limited
research
capacity
for
Buncombe
County
Special
collections.
The
plan
for
this
year
is
to
provide
eighteen
thousand
dollars
roughly
to
be
transferred
from
the
diversity
Equity
inclusion
budget
to
the
Buncombe
County
Library's
budget
to
provide
for
that
and
then
funds
for
subsequent
time
will
flow
through
the
normal
budgetary
process.
M
A
The
next
item
is
consideration
of
a
budget
amendment
for
purchase
of
111,
Victoria,
Road
property
and
John
Hudson.
Our
budget
director
is
here
along
with
Dirk
Wilma,
the
ab
for
maybe
Tech
to
present
this
item
and
I
think
I
see
the
president
of
baby
Tech
with
us
as
well.
Thank
you
all
for
being
with
us
good
evening.
N
K
You
Mr
chairman
I,
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
this
is
a
project
that
really
began
over
15
years
ago,
with
Ray
Bailey,
who
had
talked
to
the
surgeons
and
the
owners
of
that
property.
We
had
worked
with
them.
They
presented
a
proposal.
Our
Board
of
Trustees
chose
to
pass
on
that
about
a
year
ago.
The
owners
then
sold
it
to
a
developer,
who
then
re-addressed
it
with
us.
It
became
a
much
more
attractive
project
for
us,
and
Dirk
is
going
to
give
you
the
details.
O
All
right,
I'll
briefly
here
this
property
is
at
111
Victoria
Road.
It
is
surrounded
on
three
sides
by
college
property,
including
the
as
shown
for
the
Ferguson
Center
for
Allied
Health
and
Workforce
Development
on
the
north
and
east,
and
then
on
the
South
Side,
the
Hemlock
Building
along
Oakland
Road.
O
O
O
and
the
Buncombe
County
General
Services
kindly
did
an
assessment
of
the
building
in
February
of
2022
and
determined
that
a
1.1
million
dollars
at
that
time
will
be
required
to
renovate
the
building
and
put
it
in
to
a
usable
format
so
between
the
2.7
million
dollar
appraisal
value
and
the
1.4,
as
well
as
the
inclination
of
the
owner
at
that
time,
to
want
to
charge
more
based
on
the
fact
that
the
appraisal
was
now
two
years
old.
O
We
more
or
less
turned
away
from
it
at
the
time,
however
oops
we
now
have
the
opportunity
to
to
work
with
the
developer,
who
will
purchase
the
property
demolish
the
building,
put
a
fence
around
the
pad
there
and
prepare
the
parcel
for
use
by
the
college
with
140
34
spaces
for
parking
until
some
future
time
when
we
can
determine
a
building
need
a
future
building
need,
so
it
seems
like
a
good
opportunity
to
to
pursue
it
at
this
point.
O
The
map
here,
which
is
difficult
to
read,
shows
that
the
building
up
at
the
front
being
fenced
off
there
would
be
a
tie-in
to
the
property
at
Allied
Health,
with
a
ramp
going
up
to
that
area
which
a
little
higher
it's
a
higher
excuse
me
elevation.
The
rear
of
the
property
is
now
a
fairly
steep
incline,
and
so
they
would
fill
that
area
and
be
able
to
extend
parking
out
into
that
area.
There
is
an
existing
sewer
line.
O
O
The
developer,
his
concept
is
that
the
cost
will
be
between
1
4.4
and
4.75
million
dollars.
That
would
include
the
acquisition
of
the
land
of
the
demolition
of
the
existing
building
fencing
around
the
building
site.
That
would
also
tie
in,
as
I
said,
to
the
other
Parcels
at
the
college
we
would
have.
O
Let's
see
pricing
includes
work
that
will
have
to
be
done
with
the
city
of
Asheville
in
order
to
provide
for
the
The
Fill
area,
as
well
as
the
displacement
of
some
trees
and
whatnot,
and
it
does
not
include
any
cost
related
to
the
existing
private
sewer
line,
which
is
a
college
College
matter
that
would
have
to
be
dealt
with
separately
and
that
amount
would
include
all
design
permitting
legal,
real
estate,
development,
related
fees,
and
we
are
asking
that
the
commission
approved
allocating
five
million
dollars,
no
more
than
five
million
dollars
for
the
total
cost,
because
we're
not
exactly
sure
what
it's
going
to
be.
O
But
we
would
have
to
come
back
and
get
more
if
it's
more
more
than
that.
So
we
do
have
a
250,
225,
000
contingency,
built
into
that
the
Buncombe
County
or
excuse
me,
the
the
college
trustees
approved
this
concept
on
February,
the
9th
and
the
joint
Capital
advisory
commission,
commission
or
committee
approved
it
on
February
the
16th.
So
it's
now
coming
to
you
and
then
ultimate
Lee
would
have
to
go
to
the
State
Board
of
community
colleges
for
approval
and
it's
April
meeting.
If
you
approve
so
are
there
any
questions.
A
A
All
right
there's
a
motion
in
second
to
approve
the
proposed
budget
amendment
for
purchase
and
Associated
work,
cap
for
Capital
Improvements
at
111,
Victoria,
Road
property,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
Thank
you,
Dr
Augusta.
Thank
you.
Dirk
appreciate
you
all
right.
Next
item
is
a
budget
amendment
for
ncem
stream,
restoration
and
stabilization
Grant
award.
N
North
Carolina
emergency
management
is
providing
two
million
dollars
to
help
address
debris
in
streams
and
rivers
left
by
tropical
storm.
Fred
These
funds
will
be
used
in
conjunction
with
other
funding
from
the
emergency
Watershed
program
received
last
year
to
contract
for
Professional
Services.
To
alleviate
these
issues,
the
funding
may
be
used
until
June
30th
2024.
I
A
All
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
right.
Thank
you
John,
and
we
have
one
other
proposed
budget
amendment
regarding
the
affordable
housing
feasibility
study
phase.
Two.
N
So
this
amendment
realizes
affordable
housing
program,
income
of
151
thousand
dollars,
along
with
twenty
nine
thousand
dollars
of
Prior
year
project
dollars
for
a
total
of
one
hundred.
Eighty
thousand
dollars
to
finance
phase
two
of
the
development
Finance
initiative,
DFI,
affordable
housing,
feasibility
study
and
Matt
cable
is
here
to
discuss
this
in
detail.
P
Good
evening,
Commissioners,
the
request,
as
John
indicated,
is
for
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollar
budget
amendment.
This
will
require
no
additional
County
funds
will
be
reallocating
prior
year,
unspent
and
existing
over
realized
program
income.
The
purpose
of
the
funding
is
to
provide
site
planning,
expertise
from
Architects
or
Engineers
site
preparation,
work,
including
surveys,
soil
samples,
environmental
testing
and
the
like.
P
We
are
also
requesting
the
identification
of
up
to
three
of
the
sites.
If
you'll
recall,
when
DFI
presented
at
your
last
briefing
in
February,
they
identified
four
potential
sites,
we're
seeking
your
feedback
and
identification
of
three
of
those
sites.
They
are
the
sites
reflected
on
this
slide,
the
Cox
avenue
sites
which
is
comprised
of
50
and
52,
the
Valley
Street
site
and
the
Woodfin
site.
A
Are
you
with
a
motion
and
second
to
approve
the
budget
amendment
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
The
budget
amendment
passes
and
I'll
make
a
motion
that
we
give
direction
to
staff
that
we
would
like
to
focus
on
the
Cox
avenue,
Valley
Street
and
Erwin
Hills
Road
properties
as
the
next
Focus
for
the
Redevelopment
of
County
and
properties
at
this
time.
Thank
you
further
discussion.
M
A
E
A
Opposed
all
right,
Commissioners,
that
includes
all
of
it
concludes
all
of
our
board
appointments.
We
do
have
a
couple
of
announcements
on
March
21st
at
3
pm.
The
County
Commissioners
will
hold
their
briefing
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville
on
March
21st
at
5
PM.
The
Commissioners
will
hold
their
regular
meeting
at
200
College
Street
in
downtown
Asheville.