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Briefing of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on September 5, 2023. The briefing is a chance for Commissioners to review agenda items before the meeting. No motions will take place during the briefing.
B
Hopefully
he
is
all
right
so
good
afternoon,
assistant,
County,
Manager,
D.K
Wesley
I'm,
here
to
just
tee
up
your
next
update,
involving
the
pack
Square
visioning
project
with
us
remotely
is
Mitch
silver
who
helped
to
coordinate
and
do
this
work
also
with
us
in
person,
is
Steph
Monson
doll
from
the
city
of
Asheville,
the
urban
and
planning
design
director,
and
so
before
they
come
up
and
give
you
all.
The
update.
I
just
want
to
remind
you
all
about
the
work
that
happened
in
2020.
B
As
you
all
are
aware,
we
collaborated
with
the
Asheville
City
Council
on
the
Vance
Monument
task
force.
They
spent
a
little
over
12
weeks
determining
developing
a
recommendation
for
the
city
council
on
what
to
do
with
the
Vance
Monument.
Their
recommendation
was
presented
to
the
city
council
and
they
voted
to
make
the
decision
to
remove
the
advanced
Monument.
B
So,
in
the
spirit
of
collaboration
we
can
we
brought
a
recommendation
for
it
to
this
board
to
participate
in
the
visioning
process
for
What
will
what
that
space
will
look
like
in
the
event
that
the
monument
was
removed,
and
that
was
because,
during
the
process,
the
12
weeks
we
kept
hearing
during
that
process,
if
the
Vance
Monument
is
removed,
what
will
replace
it?
What
will
that
space
look?
There
was
a
lot
of
history
and
background
about
the
space,
and
so
the
community
kept
asking
those
questions.
B
In
addition
to
that,
they
were
asking
questions
about.
You
know
what
who
will
fund?
What
will
the
funding
look
like
for
replacing
this
area,
so
you
all
approved
County
staff
to
continue
to
work
with
the
city
of
Asheville.
In
addition
to
that
collaboration
with
the
city
of
Asheville,
you
all
provided
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
for
the
visioning
project.
B
That
effort
has
completed
and
Mitch
silver
with
McAdams
will
provide
an
update
on
that.
Stephanie
will
also
provide
some
additional
information
before
Mitch
joins
us.
We
were
also
hearing,
as
I
mentioned,
before,
what
the
funding
will
look
like.
Because
of
that,
we
continue
to
keep
our
ears
to
the
ground
on
on
external
funding
opportunities.
B
Steph
is
going
to
give
you
an
update
on
the
Mellon
Foundation
grant
that
the
city
of
Asheville
applied
for
and
received
it's
about
three
million
dollars,
and
it's
going
to
start
the
work
in
the
area
before
I
call
Steph
up
I
want
to
thank
our
County
staff
who
participate
in
this
effort.
We
have
participation
from
Catherine
cutshaw
from
special
collections
in
the
library
also.
Our
Cape
team
was
very
important
in
this
work
that
includes
Lillian,
govas,
Zakia,
Bill,
Rogers
and
Leonard
Jones.
B
When
we
talk
about
the
Grant
and
Steph
will
share
more
about
it,
Rachel
Nygaard
found
that
opportunity
and
she
spent
a
whole
lot
of
time
staying
connect
to
melon
Foundation.
They
were
inspired
by
the
work
that
was
happening
in
our
community
and
asked
us
to
apply,
and
so
the
city
of
Asheville,
because
of
course
it's
their
property
applied
or
the
lead
applicant,
and
so
we
have
some
funding
to
start
the
work
in
that
area,
so
I'll
pass
it
over
to
Steph
and
she'll.
Take
it
with
you.
C
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you.
County
manager
and
County
Board
of
Commissioners
I
want
to
start
off
by
underscoring
something
that
she
just
said,
which
is
that
this
project
was
made
possible
by
County
staff
participation.
It
really
elevated
the
project
and
we're
hoping
that
moving
forth,
that
we
can
continue
that
kind
of
collaboration.
C
So
next
slide
I'm,
going
to
start
with
the
end
in
mind
here
and
say
that
when
we
ask
our
community
for
input
on
items,
Buncombe,
County
staff
and
City
staff
am
I
using
this
I'm,
the
one
that's
doing
it
beautiful.
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay.
So
when
we
ask
our
members
of
the
community-
and
this
was
a
county-wide
project
for
their
input-
and
we
get
such
a
great
response,
it's
significant-
we
have
developed
consensus
on
items.
What
we
can
do
moving
forward
is
use
it
right.
C
So
part
of
that
looks
like
recording
that
kind
of
input
putting
into
a
plan,
and
in
the
city's
case
for
this
this
plan,
we
are
looking
at
adopting
it
so
we're,
starting
today
with
the
review
process.
Having
you
all
consider
this
item
and
hear
from
Mitchell
silver,
who
was
our
project
lead?
We
will
be
having
a
presentation
in
Asheville
City
Council
next
Tuesday.
C
And
it's
not
these
priorities
here.
But
the
three
ways
it
can
be
used
are
developing
the
planning
and
design
refinement
for
any
improvements
in
packs
where
Plaza
proper
up
top
that's
the
area
around
the
former
Advanced
Monument,
but
also
includes
other
places
that
did
not
seem
as
welcoming
and
inclusive
to
our
community.
C
It
can
be
used
for
a
program
we're
calling
sharing
our
stories,
which
is
a
partnership
with
Buncombe
County
Special
collections,
where
we
are
going
to
catalyze
their
existing
program
of
harvesting
oral
and
video
histories
by
pumping
in
new
materials
resources
and
additional
Staffing
for
two
years,
and
then
the
third
piece
is
community
planning
and
design
with
the
block
collaborative
as
they
look
to
create.
What
you'll
hear
about
in
this
plan
is
called
a
cultural
Corridor.
It's
really
improvements
that
help
better
identify
them
as
a
special
and
unique
place
in
our
community.
C
So
as
we
work
with
the
block
collaborative
the
first
thing
that
we're
going
to
do
is
hire
a
community
facility
facilitator
also
by
the
end
of
the
year.
We
plan
on
releasing
that
RFQ
for
designs
for
Pac
Plaza
and
then
we'll
be
looking
by
March
of
2024
to
complete
the
program,
requirements
and
scoping
for
sharing
our
stories
and
the
big
thing
for
the
next
three
years
is
that
we'll
need
additional
funding
through
partners,
and
you
can
imagine
who
some
of
those
are?
Maybe
the
TDA,
maybe
Parks
and
Recreation
trust
fund
local
state
government.
C
All
of
those
types
of
things
as
we
move
forward
and
making
those
places
more,
welcoming
and
inclusive.
So
I
am
now
going
to
turn
this
over
to
Mitchell
silver
and
Mitchell
silver.
Many
of
you
have
may
have
met
him.
He's
worked
in
our
community
before
he
has
a
great
background
in
both
being
the
former
planning
and
Urban
Design
director
for
the
City
of
Raleigh
for
many
years,
but
also
he
was
in
New,
York,
City
Parks,
commissioner,
and
he's
an
honorable
member
of
the
American
Society
of
Landscape
Architects
and
was
ahead
of
my
profession.
C
C
While
we're
waiting
on
him
I'm
going
to
get
started
with
a
presentation
in
the
essence
of
time,
saving
here
so
when
we
set
out
a
and
hired
McAdams
as
our
consultant
for
this
project,
we
said
that
there
were
five
purposes
that
we
needed
to
address
in
this
plan
and
I
think
you've
probably
read
through
all
these.
So
what
I'll
say
to
you
is
that
they
have
been
successfully
addressed.
We
did
go
through
all
of
the
questions
with
the
community
and
with
the
consultants
and
get
through
all
of
that.
C
C
C
So
block
collaborative
is
a
group
two
of
about
five
to
a
dozen
members
who
are
business
owners,
institutional
representatives
of
the
black
community
right
here,
two
blocks
away
and
they
have
been
working
together
for
the
past
couple
years
to
determine
you
know
what
they
would
like
to
see
in
the
future
as
far
as
re-knitting
themselves
back
into
pack
square,
but
also
the
East
End,
and
we
are
currently
developing
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
the
block
community
so
that,
as
we
move
forward
with
any
of
our
work,
it's
very
clear
on
the
front
end
how
how
the
money
will
be
used
and
what
kind
of
authority
in
a
level
of
collaboration
this
group
has.
C
D
C
C
D
D
D
Really
I
worked
under
the
guidance
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
our
entire
McAdams
team,
and
we
obtain
Community
consensus
for
a
vision
document
that
will
serve
as
a
guidebook
to
illustrate
how
the
bass,
Monument
site
pack
Square
Plaza
and
the
surrounding
area
could
be
redeveloped
in
the
future
to
be
more
Equitable
and
inclusive.
The
10
ideas,
you're
about
to
see,
were
developed
by
listening
to
the
community
in
order
for
the
city
and
county
to
have
an
implementable
guide
for
phasing
improvements
over
time.
D
The
heart
of
this
process
was
listing
and
public
engagement.
We
had
several
listening
sessions,
focus
groups,
open
houses.
It
was
so
important
that
we
hear
local
voices
so
that
we
can
co-create
a
vision
for
the
future
and
what
you're,
seeing
from
the
engagement
summary
are.
Some
of
the
themes
that
emerged
from
all
of
our
conversations
and
I
can
tell
you.
Those
stories
are
very
powerful
and
it
really
influenced
us
to
start
to
focus
on
a
plan
for
the
future
next
slide.
D
D
We
realize
that
pack,
Square
Plaza,
was
object,
centered,
a
monument,
a
fountain
benches,
but
it
wasn't
engaging,
and
so
what
we
heard
loud
and
clear
is
that
the
public
wanted
a
central
Gathering
place
where
they
couldn't
come
together
of
all
Races
to
get
excited
to
meet
one
another,
and
so
our
first
recommendation
is
really
to
improve
or
create
new
spaces,
in
the
plaza
for
civic
engagement
and
expression,
storytelling
oral
history,
public
art
really
essential,
Gathering
Place
you'll,
see,
on
the
left
hand,
side.
We
have
an
image
about
how
the
space
could
be
envisioned.
D
D
One
of
the
things
that
we've
noticed
is
that
people
really
Express
concern
about
navigating
Broadway
Street.
So
we
wanted
to
take
a
look
as
we
re-envision
pack.
Square
Plaza
is
how
do
we
make
that
transition
at
entrance
across
the
street
a
lot
easier
so
recommending
one
small
intervention
is
to
move
a
crosswalk
where
it's
currently
located
a
little
bit
further.
Since
now,
pack
Square
North
pack,
Square
Street,
will
be
closed.
This
gives
people
a
safer
and
more
easier
way
of
crossing
the
street
to
enter
the
new
reimagined
pack.
D
Square
Plaza
next
slide
another
design
idea.
We
recognized
that
the
decision
about
the
Vance
Monument
is
still
being
heard
at
the
North
Carolina
Supreme
Court,
and
so
we
have
a
couple
recommendations.
If
the
court
rules
the
monument
used
to
stay
or
it
can
go,
the
report
includes
some
ideas
about
what
do
we
do
with
this
space?
Should
the
Court
rule
one
way
or
the
other,
so
the
recommendations
looked
at
both
options
so
that
the
city
would
have
options
about
what
to
do.
D
D
There
are
these
attractive
kiosks
that
could
be
designed
to
really
activate
that
edge
with
food,
with
all
sorts
of
activities.
To
really
make
sure
this
is
now
a
people-centered
space.
Next
slide,
please
in
terms
of
number
five:
if
you
look
at
the
upper
left
hand
corner
there's
another
elevated
lawn
in
front
of
the
Biltmore
building.
This
is
a
city-owned
property.
Our
recommendation
is
to
take
this
space
and
create
a
meditation
Grove.
D
Not
next
slide,
please
in
terms
of
number
six.
This
one
is
so
key.
We've
recognize
that
the
street
in
front
of
the
Biltmore
building,
North
pack
Square,
should
be
closed
to
vehicular
traffic
and
create
that
additional
space
and
merge
it
in
with
the
plus
itself
to
make
it
a
lot
more
accessible.
This
is
a
key
recommendation
to
increase
the
size
of
the
space
itself
and
when
the
Biltmore
Plaza
ground
floor
is
activated
that
gives
the
space
more
place
and
space
for
people
to
enjoy
themselves.
This
is
not
a
critical
Street.
D
We
worked
out
how
access
could
be
made
to
the
building,
but
our
recommendation
is
to
close
off
North
pack
Square
to
vehicular
traffic
entirely
and
increase
the
size
of
the
Plaza
next
slide
in
order
to
make
southplex
Square
work,
we're
recommending
that
College
Street
be
converted
from
one
way
to
two-way.
Currently,
emergency
vehicles
travel
on
South
pack
Square.
This
often
interrupts
some
of
the
special
events
that
happens.
They
need
a
Personnel
to
make
sure
that
that
space
is
useful,
sub-special
events
and
that
the
emergency
vehicles
can
get
through.
D
Our
recommendation
is,
if
you
create
a
two-way
street
in
College
Street.
Now
you
can
use
South
pack
Square
for
more
activities.
It
would
be
a
shared
Street,
as
you
see
in
the
upper
image.
Traffic
emergency
vehicles
and
deliveries
can
still
use
it,
but
it
could
be
fairly
easily
closed
off
the
special
events.
Now
that
you
have
a
College
Street,
where
all
the
emergency
vehicles
can
now
be
relocated
from
South
pack,
Square
to
College
Street
next
slide,
please.
D
Now
there
are
a
series
of
recommendations
regarding
South,
Market,
Street
and
the
block
from
the
very
beginning.
We
understood
the
importance
of
block
played
in
pack
Square
Plaza,
but
in
downtown
in
general,
and
so
a
lot
of
attention
was
played
to
how
do
we
connect
the
block,
the
East
End
to
pack
Square
Plaza.
So
we
have
a
series
of
recommendations
about
how
to
make
that
happen.
We
heard
so
many
stories
about
the
pain
from
Erbert,
Newell
and
other
issues
that
affect
this
community,
so
we
really
pay
careful
attention
to.
D
First,
we
are
recommending
that
South
Market
Street
be
converted
to
a
cultural
Corridor
with
proposed
amenities.
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
there
are
a
number
of
Open
Spaces
that
will
start
to
connect
make
this
a
cultural
quarter
right
now,
they're
underused.
If
you
look
at
Market
Square
Plaza
today,
it
looks
more
like
a
parking
lot,
but
an
active
Street.
We
really
want
to
elevate
its
importance
to
establish
a
strong
connection
between
pack,
Square
Plaza
and
the
block
next
slide.
D
Please
us,
as
you
can
see,
from
the
images
at
the
side
you're
seeing
the
ymi
building
at
the
end
of
this
picture,
but
you
can't
see
it
because
it's
basically
covered
up
so
you'll
see
shortly
that
we're
going
to
come
up
with
a
series
of
recommendations
of
how
can
we
start
to
change
the
the
Aesthetics
the
importance
of
this
stream
by
really
redesigning
it,
so
that
there's
a
strong
connection
between
the
pack
square
and
the
block
itself
you're?
D
Looking
at
some
of
the
existing
conditions
on
the
right
to
show
you
how
narrow
the
sidewalk
is
and
how
large
the
street
is
and,
as
we
all
know,
is
currently
being
used
for
parking
for
the
municipal
building
next
slide,
so
we
want
to
First,
have
a
creative
Gateway
that
people
recognize
as
something
special
is
happening
down.
The
block.
D
The
image
you
see
was
inspired
by
a
woman
who
grew
up
right
near
the
block
and
as
it
just
really
inspired
by
her
father,
how
he
is
a
taker
down
the
block
and
walk,
and
so
this
is
going
to
be
we're
recommending
a
8
to
10
foot
sign
right
at
the
corner,
where
you
see
the
ymi
Institute.
That
is
a
way
of
just
showing
that
something's
very
special
and
they're
greeting
you
as
you
enter
South
Market
Street
next
slide
in
terms
of
some
quick
wins
in
the
short
term.
D
While
the
plan
is
evolving
and
we're
very
pleased
that
the
grant
will
help
facilitate
some
of
these
conversations
is
that,
right
now,
you
can
temporarily
put
kiosks
down
Market
Street
with
culturally
sensitive
amenities,
so
that
people
can
now
shop
from
pack
Square
to
the
block.
We
have
planters
that
will
make
a
safe
zone
for
pedestrians
and
the
vendors
to
be
able
to
show
some
of
their
very
creative
merchandise
and
hopefully
sell
it.
D
So
this
is
a
quick
win
that
could
occur
right
away
by
taking
parking
on
one
side
of
South
Market
Street,
while
emergency
vehicles
can
continue
having
their
way
to
get
through
the
street
next
slide.
Please
we
also
mentioned
in
terms
of
some
long-term
recommendations.
There
are
special
treatments,
you
can
add
on
facades,
the
deck
is
owned
by
a
private
owner,
but
we're
recommending
that
the
purse
may
be
open
to
paying
for
what
is
called
a
flex
facade.
D
So
now
the
entire
personality
of
the
street
will
change
next
slide
and
then,
finally,
there
are
a
number
of
these
private,
open
spaces
and
one
public
that
right
now
are
underutilized.
We
believe
we
can
work
with
some
of
the
private
owners
and
public
owners
to
see
if
we
can
reposition
some
of
these
spaces
to
really
add
a
lot
more
public
spaces
for
activation
for
the
block
itself
next
slide.
D
We
also
believe
there's
other
opportunities
for
Way
fighting
to
the
block.
This
was
along
Biltmore
Avenue
on
Eagle
Street,
there's
another
entrance
where
the
block
is
one
block
away
and
so
recommending
the
possibility
of
murals
of
being
placed
there.
If
you
look
on
the
left
side,
Lower
Side-
this
is
a
local
artist
in
Woodstock.
Georgia
did
a
lot
of
Storytelling
about
the
history
of
the
community.
D
It's
a
very
powerful
message
done
by
local
artists
and
we're
recommending
that
this
that
some
of
the
local
residents
in
the
block
work
with
some
of
the
property
owners
to
see
whether
this
could
be
accomplished.
We
also
noticed
on
Eagle
Street
that
there's
just
columns
with
stores,
but
no
one
noticed
that
they're
there
we
looked
at
Biltmore,
Avenue
and
recognized
there
are
these
beautiful
blade
signs
that
advertise
the
retail
establishments
that
are
there
we're
recommending
that
the
property
owner
of
these
commercial
establishments
see
whether
they
can
provide
blade
Steins?
D
What
it'll
add
an
attraction
but
number
two
it'll
advertise
exactly
the
stores
that
are
there
along
Eagle
Street
next
slide
a
tough
one,
but
it
was
loud
and
clear
from
the
community.
They
would
love
to
have
the
municipal
building,
be
it
be
an
asset
to
the
pack
square
area.
They
recognize
the
importance
of
the
police
and
fire
department,
but
they
feel
very
strongly
in
the
long
term
to
explore
whether
those
uses
can
be
relocated
to
another
site,
and
then
we
could
take
the
municipal
building
and
make
it
be
an
asset
to
pack
Square
Plaza.
D
By
having
what
you
see
here,
where
the
fire
trucks
are
loaded,
they
have
an
outdoor
space
with
possibly
restaurants
or
other
retail
type
uses,
so
it
really
now
complements
pack
Square
Plaza
and
that
the
police
and
fire
would
have
a
more
appropriate
location
where
they
can
be
located
again.
This
is
a
long-term
recommendation
next
slide
very
quickly.
In
terms
of
other
considerations,
we
recognize
that
there
are
many
elements
that
are
located
in
the
past
today
and
we're.
D
We
are
recommending
that
there
be
a
very
careful
study
to
see
those
that
need
to
be
removed,
relocated
or
recaptured
in
a
new
pack,
Square
Plaza.
You
should
do
this
by
performing
an
inventory
or
audit
of
the
memorials.
The
markers
and
storytelling
I
think
we
counted
well
over
two
or
three
hundred
throughout
the
entire
Asheville
downtown,
but
the
the
inventory
will
determine
exactly
how
many
there
are
and
where
they're
located
we'll
also
encouraging
the
city
participate
in
the
process
to
create
a
missile
Service
District
the
city
was
loud
and
clear.
D
In
the
the
last
chapter
of
the
report,
we
provided
that
guidebook
that
the
city
was
asking
for
with
different
phases
of
both
phrase.
One
phase
two
and
phase
three,
as
well
as
phase
four
and
within
it,
is
giving
them
clear
Direction
about
how
they
proceed
over
time
to
help
reimagine
and
redevelop
packed
Square
Plaza.
So
that
concludes
my
presentation
and
now
I'm
available
to
take
any
of
your
questions.
Thank
you.
A
F
Any
question,
maybe
I'll
start
with
a
question:
can
can
anyone
give
me
the
30
second
explanation
of
how
there's
a
lawsuit
surrounding
taking
down
a
monument?
That's
already
been
taken
down
what
that
means.
What
are
we
talking
about.
A
D
B
D
Model
and
then
there's
a
municipal,
Service
District
model.
We
understood
that
that
those
conversations
were
underway,
and
so
we
asked
the
city
to
participate
in
that
process.
Municipal,
Service,
District,
I'm
sure
you
all
know
how
it
operates.
But
the
question
is:
what
are
the
boundaries?
What
will
their
focus
be?
But
clearly,
if
you
want
pack
Square
Plaza
to
be
that
exciting
Dynamic
place,
that
it
can
be
through
programming
and
maintenance
and
minutes
and
management
that
it's
important,
that
you
do
have
an
entity
that
has
overseeing
tax
board
plaza
as
its
role.
D
There
are
different
kind
of
Municipal
service
districts,
I'm
familiar
with
some
that
actually
do
oversee
downtown
and
program,
and
some
do
not
so
that
was
part
of
the
conversation
we
recommended
to
the
city.
Please
explore
that
because
without
that
you
don't
want
to
spend
millions
of
dollars
in
the
square
and
they
don't
have
the
dollars
to
maintain
a
program.
It
I
think
that's
a
high
expectation.
The
public
said
the
same.
If
you're
going
to
build
it,
what
about
maintenance-
and
so
we
felt
the
municipal
Service
District-
would
be
the
best
approach.
F
You
know,
I'd,
say
further
that
I
think
I'm
I'm
becoming
increasingly
convinced
that
one
of
the
best
things
that
could
happen
for
the
economy
of
downtown
is
for
there
to
be
more
pedestrian
priority
streets
and
so
I
guess
I
would
just
straight
up
plead
with
City
Hall
to
reconsider
their
own
recommendations
from
their
own
multimodal
committee
that
recommended
doing
that
a
few
years
ago
to
revisit
that,
but
yeah
I
just
generally
think
this
is.
This
is
great
stuff.
A
H
Good
afternoon
Commissioners
and
County
Manager
we're
here
to
talk
to
you
today
about
an
exciting
topic
of
water
quality
in
Buncombe
County
So.
Today,
we're
going
to
give
you
an
overview
of
kind
of
some
of
the
data
behind
where
we
stand
with
water
quality
and
then
we'll
come
back
and
talk
about
your
generous
support
of
improving
water
quality
through
the
Clean
Water
fund,
so
the
the
kind
of
introduction
to
water
quality.
As
we
know,
it's
a
challenging
topic,
we
are
in
the
French
Broad
Watershed
and
that
is
beyond
Buncombe
County.
H
There's
five
counties
that
make
up
the
French
Broad
Watershed
and
the
French
Broad
flows
into
us
from
Haywood
or
excuse
me
Henderson
County
and
flows
into
Madison
County.
So
we
both
are
a
receiver
and
an
exporter
of
of
all
the
of
of
water,
and
so
what
we're
going
to
look
at
today
is
just
what
are
some
of
our
measures
that
we
take.
What
are
the
major
impacts
that
we
see
in
our
waterways
and
then
we're
going
to
talk
about?
Maybe
some
approaches
to
improving
that.
H
One
thing
that
I
want
to
note
is
that
sediment
in
and
erosion
are
our
biggest
contributors
to
impaired
Waters
oftentimes.
We
talk
about
fecal
coliform,
which
comes
in
the
form
of
septic,
can
also
come
from
livestock,
but
throughout
North
Carolina.
The
number
one
impaired
impairment
to
water
quality
is
sediment
and
erosion.
H
So,
with
that
I'd
like
to
introduce
Anne
Marie
she's
one
of
our
partners
at
eqi,
which
is
the
Environmental
Quality
Institute,
we
have
a
contract
with
them
to
do
water,
quality
monitoring
at
16
sites
in
Buncombe
County
and
that
pairs
with
a
myriad
of
other
partners.
That
you'll
see
to
be
comprehensive
in
what
we're
measuring
here
and
that's
also
a
complement
to
the
state
and
federal
agencies
that
do
water
quality
monitoring
through
the
Department
of
Water,
Resources
and
EPA.
So
without
further
Ado
Anne-Marie.
I
Hi
guys
so,
yes
I'm
the
director
of
the
Environmental
Quality
Institute
in
Black,
Mountain,
North,
Carolina
and.
I
So
I'm,
basically
going
to
show
you
dots
on
maps
all
right,
so
we
operate
this
program
called
the
volunteer
water,
Information
Network.
We
call
it
v-win,
and
this
is
a
program
that's
been
going
on
since
1990
throughout
Western
North
Carolina.
It's
volunteer
in
that
the
samples
are
collected
on
a
broad
Geographic
scale
by
volunteers
by
trained
volunteers,
and
then
the
samples
are
brought
to
our
lab
in
Black
Mountain,
where
we
test
them
using
certified
methods,
we're
State
Certified
and
our
staff
analyzes.
The
samples.
I
So
we
have
eight
different
tests
that
we
run
every
month
on
all
the
samples
that
we
get
turbidity
and
total
suspended
solids
are
our
measures
of
sediment
and
erosion
in
the
in
the
watersheds.
Orthophosphate,
ammonia
and
nitrates.
Are
our
indicators
of
nutrient
pollution
and
pH
alkalinity
and
conductivity
are
a
few
others
that
we
test
that
are
just
common
ecological
metrics.
I
The
data
uses
vary
depending
on
our
partner
organization,
that's
using
the
data,
so
it
could
be
things
like
red
flags
for
sudden
water
quality
changes
like
if
we
see
a
sudden
spike
in
nutrients
and
in
a
Asheville
stream,
we'll
get
in
touch
with
Metropolitan
sewage
district
and
see
if
they
can
see.
If
there's
a
sewer
line
break
or
something
like
that,
it
can
identify
bigger
septic
and
Sewer
failures,
supporting
grant
funding
for
restoration
and
conservation
projects,
which
is
a
big
one,
to
try
to
bring
money
into
the
area
to
support
improvements.
I
It's
it
helps
to
allocate
resources
for
erosion,
control
and
storm
water
runoff.
A
lot
of
groups
use
it
for
outreach
and
education
as
well
and
and
general
Community
stewardship,
especially
through
volunteerism,
and
increasingly
this
kind
of
collaborative
participatory,
Sciences
being
used
by
state
and
federal
agencies
as
well.
I
All
right,
so
we
monitor
more
than
Buncombe
County.
This
is
a
map
of
the
of
where
we
monitor
right
now.
So
it
goes.
We
have
six
different
river
basins
that
we
monitor
in
14,
different
Mountain
counties
and
that's
about
200
sites
per
month
whose
water
samples
come
to
our
lab
and
get
tested.
I
We
work
with
about
30
different
partner
organizations
such
as
Buncombe
County,
other
environmental
nonprofits,
local
governments,
Community
groups,
local
businesses
and
interested
individuals,
and
the
sites
are
chosen
by
our
partner
organizations,
because
we
don't
really
need
the
data
just
to
collect
data.
We
want
it
to
be
used
by
Watershed
managers,
and
so
you
can
see
here
is
the
map
of
all
those
different
basins
that
we
monitor
in.
I
This
is
some
of
our
bunkum
of
our
partners,
who
help
us
monitor
in
Buncombe,
County
and
just
outside
in
in
nearby
watersheds.
It
includes
Buncombe,
County,
Soil
and
Water
Mountain,
true
riverlinks
city
of
Asheville,
Ivy,
River,
Partners,
Mills,
River,
Partnership,
New,
Belgium,
Metropolitan
sewerage,
District,
the
Pigeon
River
fund
of
the
Community
Foundation
of
Western
North
Carolina,
and
then
also
some
smaller
Community
groups
that
have
kind
of
a
water
body
of
interest
in
their
neighborhoods,
as
well
as
the
volunteers
that
help
collect
our
samples.
I
And
so
here
is
a
map
of
our
monitoring
sites
in
Buncombe,
County
and
a
few
over
the
Border.
This
is
mainly
focused
on
the
French
Broad
River
and
the
tributaries
to
the
French
Broad
River,
the
ones
that
are
included
outside
the
borders
are
Mills
River,
which
its
water
supply
for
South,
Buncombe
County
and
it
and
we're
also
including
Cane
Creek,
which
starts
in
Buncombe
County
near
Fairview
and
then
goes
to
Fletcher
in
Henderson
County,
and
then
we're
also
including
sites
up
north
in
the
ivy
River
Watershed.
I
So
what
you're
going
to
see
on
the
maps
is
water
quality
ratings
and
it
goes
from
excellent
to
poor.
We,
we
take
this
data
that
we
collect
and
do
calculations
to
determine
where
it
lays
compared
to
all
of
our
other
sites,
and
so
this
is
using
data
from
2020
to
2022
the
past
three
years
of
data,
which
means
32
monthly
samples
per
site
for
those
eight
different
tests
that
we
run
and
it's,
and
so
the
dark
blue
is
excellent.
Light
blue
is
good,
going
down
to
poor
being
red.
I
And
I
want
to
draw
attention
to
a
few
a
couple
different
areas
that
I
think
are
worth
mentioning.
As
of
the
2022
ratings,
all
of
the
poor
sites
in
Buncombe
County
are
found
in
the
Leicester
Sandy
mush
area
and
then
what
the
Northwest
part
of
the
county.
I
Another
area
I'd
like
to
mention
is
urban
Asheville,
and
so
here
we
have
a
lot
more
kind
of
average
to
below
average
site
ratings.
We
have
a
lot
of
impervious
Services,
which
means
the
water
doesn't
drain.
It
runs
off,
it's
Swift,
it's
it's
warm
it's
polluted,
with
whatever
was
laying
on
that
surface
that
it
hit
and
it
it
leads
to
also
erosion
and
runoff
of
this
pollution,
and
so
that
is
something
that
is
actively
being
dealt
with.
I
All
the
storm
water
issues
in
Asheville,
but
it
also
has
to
do
with
aging
infrastructure
like
sewer
lines
and
sewage
leaks.
We
also
have
higher
levels
of
things
that
are
not
necessarily
a
problem
for
water,
but
they
are
indicators
of
human
contributions
to
the
water
quality.
I
I
The
best
water
quality
sites
are
Bent,
Creek,
Mills,
River,
big
Ivy
River,
so
bent
Creek's
down
in
the
south
of
the
county.
Big
Ivy
is
in
the
North
in
Bernardsville,
and
these
these
sites
are
heavily
forested,
don't
have
a
lot
of
impervious
surfaces
and
don't
have
a
lot
of
Agriculture.
The
worst
water
quality
streams
are
the
Newfound
Creek
South
Turkey
Creek
and
North
Turkey
Creek
out
in
Leicester.
I
I
You
can
see
coming
up
out
of
Hendersonville,
it's
pretty
average,
but
what
is
the
main
contributor
is
sediment
to
that:
lower
water
quality
Asheville
it
actually
improves
and
I
think
that
that
is
because
of
better
water
from
the
Swannanoa
River
coming
in
and
diluting
the
French
Broad
River
water.
This
is
taken
in
the
river
Arts,
District
and
I
believe
that
the
water
also
slows
between
the
two
sites,
and
so
some
of
that
sediment
is
dropping
out
of
the
water
column.
I
So
if
you
keep
going
north,
which
is
Downstream,
you'll
see
red,
which
is
poor,
and
that
is
going
to
be
because
also
of
sediment
but
increasing
nutrients
phosphorus,
especially
from
the
Metropolitan
sewage
District,
which
is
a
permitted
discharger
and
doing
great
work
honestly
and
then
from
then
on.
You
know
it
continues
to
be
degraded
after
that,
and
you
know
the
French
Broad
River
as
Jennifer
was
mentioning.
I
It
comes
out
of
Hendersonville
before
that,
it's
Transylvania
County
and
it's
not
we're
not
in
an
area
like
the
Mississippi
River,
the
Ohio
River,
where
it's
coming
from
States
and
states
away
from
like
an
uncountable,
seemingly
uncountable
amount
of
square
miles
of
land.
I
This
is
something
that
we
could
work
together,
regionally
to
improve
and
in
Buncombe
County.
Something
like
75
percent
of
our
waterways
are
Headwater
streams,
and
so
you
know
all
these
kind
of
smaller,
Springs
and
and
and
smaller
tributaries
are
really
worth
preserving
and.
I
So
kind
of
circling
back
about
some
of
what
I
already
mentioned.
These
are
examples
of
pollution
in
our
waterways.
Here
in
Buncombe
County,
the
top
right
is
point
source
pollution,
and
so
that's
coming
from
a
known
location
like
a
single
location.
Basically
it's
things
like
wastewater
treatment
plants,
things
that
are
permitted,
permitted,
dischargers
and
illicit
dischargers.
I
It
can
come
from
say
a
landfill
or
or
things
like
that.
This
is
the
North
Fork
of
the
Swannanoa
River.
It's
running
kind
of
murky
white
in
this
photo
and
I
believe
that
has
been
dealt
with
through
DEQ,
but
it's
an
example
of
something
that
we
see
in
in
what
we're
monitoring
kind
of
circling
clockwise.
I
We
see
issues
like
with
human
and
livestock
waste,
septic
failure,
sewage
line
breaks,
wastewater
treatment,
plant
failures
and
livestock
waste,
and
all
these
put
the
phosphorus,
the
nitrogen
that
limit
biological
growth,
which
is
when
they,
when
there's
too
much
nitrogen
and
phosphorus.
It
can
cause
things
like
the
harmful
algal
blooms
that
can
be
toxic
it
can.
It
can
cause
a
lot
of
problems
Downstream.
You
know
the
further
Downstream
the
French
Broad
River
is
a
water
source
drinking
water
source.
So
things
like
this
are
really
important.
It
can
also
cause
bacterial
problems.
I
Circling
around
to
the
more
urban
environment.
We
have
all
the
surfaces,
we
get
things
like
excessive
road
salt,
that's
something
we
commonly
see
in
the
in
the
winter
time
and
then
just
other
sources
of
urban
storm
water
problems,
and
then
the
top
left
is
Newfound
Creek
in
Leicester,
and
it's
just
demonstrating.
This
is
a
photo
that
was
taken
of
the
water
several
days
after
a
heavy
rainstorm,
and
it
just
takes
a
while
for
that
sediment
to
fall
out
and
be
pushed
further
Downstream,
and
you
don't
have
to
take
our
word
for
it.
I
The
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
also
tests.
They
do
some
testing
in
the
area
as
much
as
they
have
resources
for
and
every
two
years
they
they
either
add
or
drop
sites
from
their
What's
called
the
303d
listing
for
impaired
waterways,
and
so
these
are
sites
in
Buncombe.
These
are
waterways
in
Buncombe
County
that
aren't
have
impairments
as
of
2022.
I
Some
of
them
are
more
recently
added
and
when
I
say
recently
added
some
of
it
might
just
be
because
they
were
tested
by
DEQ
for
the
first
time,
and
that
might
be
what
made
them
go
on
the
list
for
the
first
time,
not
that
they're
necessarily
worse
than
they
ever
were.
But
what
you're
going
to
see
in
this
list
is
some
of
the
things
I've
already
been
talking
about
things
like
baycoat
Branch,
Town,
Branch,
Smith,
Mill,
Creek,
Ross
Creek.
I
I
There
are
a
lot
more
qualified
qualified
people
to
comment
on
that
than
myself,
but
I'm
really
impressed
with
the
work
that
Soil
and
Water
does
here
in
Buncombe
County
and
the
other
adjoining
counties
in
terms
of
working
with
farmers
and
landowners
to
provide
technical
support
and
tools
and
funding,
if
necessary,
to
make
improvements
on
their
land
and
to
facilitate
improved
water
quality
by
that
kind
of
assistance.
I
I
If
we
wait
for
state
and
federal
agencies
to
assist
and
and
make
progress,
I,
don't
I
think
that
it's
going
to
be
a
lot
longer
and
I
really
appreciate
you
guys
even
listening
to
this
and
being
here
and
making
the
decisions
that
you
have
to
make,
because
it
really
is
what
I
see
is
the
local
governments,
local
nonprofits
Community
groups,
individuals,
making
a
difference
in
this
region
and
Jennifer
said
I
could
put
in
a
plug
since
I
am
a
non-profit,
well,
I
run
a
nonprofit
I
am
not
the
end
non-profit,
but
for
one
thing,
I
would
say
so.
I
People
here
love
the
water
I
mean
you
guys
know
this.
We
put
our
kids
in
it.
We
put
ourselves
in
it.
We
drink
it
when
possible
and
and
people
want
to
get
involved,
and
so
I
would
recommend
anybody
who
may
be
listening
to
this
to
get
in
touch
with
whatever
non-profit
or
local
government
is
doing
work
near
your
community
and
and
just
do
what
can
be
done.
A
lot
of
it
is
fun.
You
meet
new
people
for
us
at
eqi.
I
We
have
two
programs,
one
is
the
chemical
monitoring
where
volunteers
will
go,
collect
the
water
samples
and
they
get
delivered
to
the
lab.
The
other
is
invertebrate
monitoring
where
we
get
to
put
on
waiters
and
take
Nets
and
go
out
and
actually
collect
the
invertebrates
in
the
Stream,
which
is
super
fun
and
I
highly
recommend
it
for
the
V
win
chemical
monitoring.
We
have
a
site,
we
have
sites
in
Cane,
Creek
and
Ashworth
Creek
in
in
Fairview
that
need
volunteers
right
now
and
then
for
the
invertebrate
monitoring.
I
We
have
a
workshop
coming
up
on
September
23rd
and
it's
going
to
be
located
at
UNCA
and
the
big
Ivy
Community
Center,
and
it's
super
fun
and
I
hire
really
I.
Think
everybody
should
come
if
anybody
needs
any
more
information.
You
can
visit
our
website
at
eqilab.org
or
contact
us
at
eqilab,
eqi,
eqilab.org
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Jennifer.
Who
knows
more
about
the
funding.
H
So,
thank
you
Anne-Marie
one
thing
I
wasn't
prepared
to
say,
but
since
you
generously
gave
a
plug
for
Soil
and
Water,
I
wanted
to
also
note
our
gratitude
for
the
budget
for
supporting
the
cost
share
program.
So
this
year
we
have
43
42
thousand
dollars
to
assist
landowners
with
implementing
projects
to
get
them
to
a
75
percent.
Cost
share
a
true
75
percent
cost
share.
So
all
of
these
things
together
help
us
make
improvements
on
water
quality,
so
the
Clean
Water
fund.
H
So
a
quick
recap.
The
whole
idea
here
is
that
we
improve
water
quality
in
Buncombe
County.
The
funding
that
was
allocated
generously
was
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
the
way
we
envision
this
grant
working
is
one
to
three
projects
so
Thirty
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
allocated
this
year
and
I'll
walk
you
through
the
timeline
in
a
minute.
The
one
thing
that
I
want
to
note
is
the
emphasis
for
this
is
construction.
H
It
is
implementing
projects
on
the
ground
projects
that
are
looking
that
are
interested
in
either
creating
a
new
plan
and
or
doing
some
more
water
quality
monitoring,
as
you
just
saw
from
Anne-Marie.
We
have
a
lot
of
monitoring.
We
have
a
lot
of
data,
we're
interested
in
using
that
data,
and
so
This
Clean
Water
fund
is
aimed
at
doing
that
at
actually
putting
projects
on
the
ground.
So
you
can
see
here
the
eligibility
nonprofits
government
agencies
cogs.
H
A
key
to
the
to
the
application
is
that
you
must
be
within
a
area
that
has
a
watershed
management
plan,
and
the
reason
for
that
is
those
are
projects
that
have
already
been
scoped.
We
clearly
know
the
impairment.
We
know
what
is
needed
in
terms
of
the
impairment,
there's
lots
of
ways
to
address
problems,
but
we
know
what
we're
actually
looking
to
achieve,
and
some
thought
has
already
been
put
into
that.
H
So
we
need
a
watershed
management
plan
and
then,
of
course,
we
are
looking
to
leverage
money,
that's
already
out
there
and
given
that
we're
working
with
other
government
agencies,
non-profits
we're
hoping
that
they'll
be
other
grants
and
and
money
allocated
to
help
leverage
these
projects,
even
though
30
to
100
000
sounds
like
a
lot.
Sometimes
these
water
quality
projects
can
get
can
get
pricey,
so
I
wanted
to
yeah
there
we
are
so
we
wanted
to
give
you
this
data
and
maybe
a
a
more
interesting
way
to
look
at
it.
H
So
you
can
see
that
each
of
your
commission
districts
are
outlined
in
the
yellow,
blue
and
green,
and
you
can
see
that
all
of
your
districts
have
a
watershed
management
plan
in
them
and
so
starting
in
the
Northeast.
We
have
the
ivy
moving
east
Southeast.
We
have
the
Swannanoa,
then
we
have
hominy
Creek
and
then
we
finish
in
central
Asheville
with
the
central
Asheville
Watershed
and
then
the
smithwell
Creek
Watershed
plan.
So
those
are
the
target
areas
for
this
first
round
of
funding.
H
I
will
note
that
what
we
just
heard
in
some
of
our
what
are
quality
challenges
is
that
we
need
to
work
on
need
to
work
on
a
plan,
perhaps
in
in
Newfound
Leicester,
and
there
is
currently
a
lot
of
work
happening
in
Cane
Creek
for
a
watershed
action
plan
that
just
hasn't
been
finished
yet.
So
that's
coming.
H
Timeline
so
the
the
application
opened
on
the
first
we'll
give
time
for
people
to
contact
me
with
questions
and
to
provide
written
questions
and
then
we'll
close.
The
application
on
October,
2nd,
we'll
then
get
to
work
evaluating
the
all
of
the
applications
that
we
receive
and
at
the
October
20th
meeting
of
the
energy
and
environment
subcommittee,
we
will
bring
those
reviews
to
the
team
to
take
a
look
at
and
then
the
the
November
7th
board
meeting.
H
They
will
bring
their
recommendations
forward
for
which
projects
they
think
are
best
for
funding
once
that
decision
is
made
we'll
get
to
work
in
November
Contracting
with
everyone
so
that
we
can
start
projects
in
December,
so
water
quality
projects
can
take
some
time,
particularly
if
there's
some
significant
permitting.
So
while
it
would
be
ideal
to
be
able
to
complete
this
all
in
one
fiscal
year,
we're
getting
a
late
start
so
we're
this.
This
round
will
be
through
June
of
2025.
So
we'll
carry
this
into
next
fiscal
year.
H
Should
this
pilot
be
highly
successful
and
we
decide
that
you
decide
that
the
the
Clean
Water
fund
is
a
worthwhile
project.
We
can
look
at
what
that
timeline
looks
like
going
forward,
but
for
this
one
we'll
have
until
the
June
2025..
A
Thank
you,
and
so
I'll
just
say:
Jennifer
did
you?
Okay,
I
just
want
to
say
so.
Buncombe
County,
Soil
and
Water
has
been
doing
great
work
in
this
area
for
several
years,
and
I
feel
that
this
these
strategic
projects
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
really
help
us
of
our
game
and
improving
water
quality
in
Buncombe
County.
So
I
appreciate
the
great
work
that's
being
done.
J
Good
afternoon,
commissioners,
my
name
is
Lacey
and
I
am
the
homelessness
program.
Manager.
I
am
excited
to
be
here
today
to
give
you
an
update
on
recent
work,
completed
by
the
homelessness
advice,
initiative,
advisory
committee
or
Hayek
I'm,
going
to
review
some
of
the
progress
that
they
have
made
within
the
last
quarter
and
I'm
also
going
to
update
you
on
the
work
of
the
work
groups
in,
in
particular,
the
shelter
work
Group,
which
has
completed
the
process
for
their
shelter,
Expansion
Project.
J
J
Earlier
in
the
summer,
at
their
July
meeting,
the
Hayek
approved
a
policy
addendum
to
the
coordinated
entry
interim
policy,
and
this
came
after
a
review
of
current
policies
and
procedures
for
prioritization
determined
that
the
policy
did
not
properly
account
for
the
needs
of
people
who
are
fleeing
domestic
violence.
So
previously
the
prioritization
was
by
length
of
time,
homeless
and
vulnerability
as
measured
by
the
vi
Spa
assessment
tool.
J
J
So
this
addendum
refines
our
coc's
policies
such
that
people
fleeing
domestic
violence,
are
prioritized
for
placement
into
rapid
re-housing
programs
based
on
their
danger
assessment,
Score
first
rather
than
length
of
time,
homeless
or
other
vulnerability.
Measures
that
are
captured
in
the
bi
spit
app
and
I
also
want
to
briefly
mention
that
Hayak
has
made
recommendations
for
our
coc's
ESG
funds
allocation
for
fiscal
year,
24.
J
ESG
or
the
emergency
Solutions
Grant
is
a
federal
fund
supporting
Street,
Outreach,
emergency
shelter,
homelessness,
prevention
services
and
Rapid
re-housing
support.
These
funds
are
administered
through
North,
Carolina,
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
and
our
COC
applies
for
the
funds
yearly.
J
So
this
year
the
total
ESG
funding
available
for
our
COC
is
a
hundred
and
twenty
seven
thousand
nine
hundred
and
four
dollars
and
at
their
August
10th
meeting
Hayek
approved
submission
of
funding,
requests
for
homelessness
prevention
and
Rapid
rehousing
for
both
help
mate
and
Homeward
Bound,
as
well
as
funding
for
emergency
shelter,
services
for
helpmate
and
the
Salvation
Army
of
Buncombe
County.
So
you
can
see
here,
helpmate
will
be
applying
for
around
forty
six
thousand
dollars
for
emergency
shelter
and
homelessness
prevention.
J
The
governance
work
group
was
tasked
with
drafting
a
new
Continuum
of
Care
Charter
for
our
COC.
They
completed
reviews
of
other
community
Charters
they've
compared
and
contrasted
board
committee
and
work
group
structures
of
peer
communities,
and
they
have
written
a
draft
of
a
new
Charter
for
rcoc
that
they
anticipate
presenting
at
Hayek's
upcoming
meeting
on
September
12th.
J
The
Outreach
and
encampments
work
group
was
tasked
with
drafting
a
comprehensive
encampment
resolution
policy,
as
well
as
coming
up
with
a
plan
for
Street
Outreach
collaboration
they've
reviewed
example.
Encampment
responses
example,
policies
from
other
communities
and
they
divided
into
teams
to
draft
the
sections
of
the
policy
they
are
going
to
be
presenting
at
Hayek
September
meeting
a
draft
of
policy
recommendations.
I
think
their
their
work
is
ongoing.
J
They
anticipate
that
they
will
present
a
draft
of
this
plan
for
centralized
access
at
the
September
meeting
and
then,
last
but
not
least,
the
shelter
work
group
was
tasked
with
formulating
a
strategy
to
increase
shelter,
bed
capacity
by
identifying
shelter,
expansion
opportunities,
they've
presented
a
plan
for
shelter
expansion
which
I'm
going
to
tell
you
more
about
and
they
presented
it
to
Hayek
at
their
July
27th
meeting,
and
this
expansion
plan
was
unanimously
approved
by
Hayek
so
and
before.
I
continue.
J
So
this
work
group
was
responsible
for
addressing
the
National
Alliance
recommendations
regarding
shelter
expansion
and
that
recommendation
was
that
our
communities
seek
to
increase
shelter,
bed
capacity
by
30
percent
or
95
beds,
so
that
includes
60
single
beds.
That's
bird
beds
that
serve
individual
adults
in
a
shared
setting,
25
enhanced
beds.
J
So
the
shelter
work
group
toured
local
facilities
to
understand
operations
and
identify
latent
capacity
within
existing
shelters.
They
also
conducted
interviews
of
shelters
that
were
identified
as
having
best
practices
by
the
National
Alliance,
and
they
did
that
so
that
they
could
have
some
assistance
in
developing
a
scoring
process
for
a
request
for
partnership.
J
They
released
a
request
for
interest
to
identify
potential
Community
Partners,
who
are
were
interested
in
collaborating
with
the
group
on
a
shelter
expansion,
and
they
received
seven
letters
of
interest
in
response
to
the
the
request
for
interest
of
those.
Seven
three
entities
were
encouraged
to
apply
for
the
request
for
partnership
once
that
request
for
partnership
was
created
and
published.
Three
proposals
were
received
from
Haywood
Street
respite
safe
shelter
and
the
Salvation
Army.
J
The
work
group
has
since
negotiated
final
budgets
and
finalized
the
request
for
1.75
million
for
15
months
of
expanded
shelter,
capacity
between
the
three
identified
applicants
and
so
a
little
bit
about
the
applicants
and
their
programs.
First,
we
have
Haywood
Street
respite
Haywood
Street.
Respite
provides
temporary
shelter
for
unhoused
individuals
who
have
recently
experienced
an
acute
Health
event
and
are
too
vulnerable
to
recover
on
the
streets,
but
not
sick
enough
to
require
ongoing
hospitalization.
J
So
as
part
of
this
shelter,
Expansion
Project
Haywood
Street
respite
is
offering
three
Beds,
which
are
actually
part
of
a
broader
expansion.
That's
going
to
be
coming
online
at
Haywood
Street
in
the
coming
months,
and
these
beds
are
considered
to
be
enhanced
because
they
offer
on-site
access
to
Medical,
behavioral
health
and
substance
use
treatment
to
those
who
want
them.
J
Next,
we
have
safe
shelter,
which
is
a
collaboration
between
Trinity
United,
Methodist,
Church,
Grace,
Episcopal,
Church,
Grace,
Covenant,
Presbyterian,
church
and
counter
flow
LLC
and
Grace
Episcopal
is
going
to
serve
as
the
fiscal
entity
and
employer
safe
shelter.
Staff
are
trained
in
creating
a
sense
of
safety
for
those
who
have
is
historically
avoided,
shelter
or
who
have
been
underserved
due
to
concerns
about
safety,
so
such
as
the
bipod
Community,
the
lgbtq
plus
community
and
families
with
children.
J
The
shelter
location
will
rotate
monthly
between
the
three
churches
and
these
locations
are
going
to
be
offering
multiple
small
rooms
for
for
the
shelter
which
makes
it
possible
for
the
shelter
to
offer
non-congregate
care
to
Residents
and
keep
the
number
of
guests
in
a
single
room.
Pretty
low,
safe
shelter
allows
will
allow
eligible
guests
to
enter
regardless
of
ID
vaccination
status
or
sobriety.
Their
staff
will
be
available,
24
7
to
quickly
accommodate
entry
and
exit
and
to
work
on
the
spot
with
First
Responders.
J
J
The
third
applicant,
the
Salvation
Army,
is
a
long-standing
community
partner,
providing
shelter
and
four
meals
daily
to
individuals
that
receive
their
services.
They
are
offering
20
new
beds
as
part
of
this
Expansion
Project.
In
addition
to
asking
for
some
assistance
with
sustainment
of
the
45
existing
beds
that
they
currently
have
in
operation,
they
have
demonstrated
the
ability
to
follow.
National
Alliance
recommended
best
practices
within
the
last
year.
J
J
The
Salvation
Army
is
very
eager
to
collaborate
as
part
of
this
project.
They
have
been
heavily
reliant
on
covid
funding
in
the
past
several
years
and
that
coveted
funding
is
now
coming
to
an
end
and
they're
facing
the
threat
of
the
closure
of
their
facility,
and
that
would
mean
a
loss
to
our
community
of
those
45
beds.
Currently
in
operation
as
part
of
our
coc's
ESG
application,
I
mentioned
that
they
are
going
to
be
applying
for
sixteen
thousand
dollars
in
annual
ESG
funding.
J
I
mentioned
earlier
that
Hayek
has
unanimously
voted
in
favor
of
this
Expansion
Project
recommending
1.75
million
to
fund
the
three
proposals.
So
Hayek
is
anticipating
that
the
additional
228
000
that
is
being
requested,
Beyond
The
Proposal
budgets,
would
allow
the
lead
agency,
which
is
the
city
of
Asheville,
to
negotiate
preservation
and
expansion
of
capacity
through
December
of
2024..
J
So,
as
a
review,
we've
included
a
comparison
of
The
Proposal
response
against
the
National
Alliance
recommended
bed
expansion.
So
you
can
see
that
these
proposals
give
us
a
pretty
good
starting
point
to
meet
the
recommendation
for
additional
shelter
beds.
But
there
is
a
balance
of
need
of
52
beds,
still
needed
immediately
in
our
community
to
meet
that
goal.
J
A
J
Well,
I
think
generally,
the
shelters
that
are
currently
in
operation
here
are
figuring
out
new
ways
every
day
to
collaborate
with
providers
in
the
community,
for
medical
and
behavioral
health
and
substance
use
treatment.
But
I
don't
think
that
that
they
all
have
those
options
readily
available
on
site,
whereas
Haywood
Street
has
those
options
available
on
site,
which
is
why
those
beds
are
considered
enhanced.
A
I
think,
thank
you
and
then
the
other
question.
Oh
looking
at
the
operating
cost,
the
Salvation
comparing
the
Salvation
Army
and
then
the
one
with
the
churches,
the
rotating
shelter,
there's
quite
a
difference
there
in
operating
costs
per
bed
about
double.
Can
you
speak
some
to
that
differentiation,
yeah.
E
Salvation
Army
obviously
has
some
carrying
costs
in
terms
of
operating
on
their
existing
site.
This
is
a
collaborative
effort
from
the
other
provider
in
terms
of
a
moving
shelter
location,
so
there's
a
lack
of
permanence
in
the
Sheltering.
E
It's
just
different
operating
models,
also
the
hours
in
which
they
operate,
24-hour
operations
versus
more
limited
hours
of
operations.
So
there
are
certainly
nuances
and
details
that
we
could
could
share
about
how
each
differ,
but
we
do
recognize
that
each
proposer
had
kind
of
their
own
cost
assessments
built
in,
and
that
is
a
point
for
just
to
recognize
that
the
shelter
work
group
did
go
back
and
negotiate
pricing
and
discuss
price
points
in
terms
of
the
services
that
they
were
going
to
be
able
to
access
at
each
shelter
recognizing.
K
K
So
the
history
of
I.T
and
collaborative
Public
Safety.
So
this
all
kind
of
starts
back
to
2002.
There's
an
original
sieges
agreement.
C
just
stands
for
criminal
justice
information
systems,
but
it
was
a
whole
lot
more
than
just
sieges
data
we
were
talking
about.
We
were
talking
about
fire
and
EMS
and
Public
Safety
in
general,
so
it
was
kind
of
misnamed
at
the
time.
But
honestly
there
was
a
lot
of
positives
that
came
out
of
that
agreement.
K
So
you
know:
County
IIT
has
been
supporting
APD
AFR,
a
couple
of
other
police
departments
and
some
County
Firefall
since
2002
in
various
capacities.
That
agreement,
though,
did
have
some
issues.
I
should
say
to
it
also
provided
the
framework
for
the
our
CDE
or
Central
data
entry,
folk,
that's
Master,
Name,
Records,
and
that
intake
process
as
well.
But
this
agreement
did
have
some
cons,
didn't
have
a
good
governance
model
for
decision
making.
K
The
cost
model
was
not
very
transparent
or
Equitable
again
at
the
2002
I
think
it
was
cutting
edge,
but
we've
outplayed
this
agreement.
A
little
bit
didn't
have
a
good
way
for
other
County
other
agencies
to
join
that
model.
With
that
static
cost
agreement,
and
not
the
last
one
here
not
really
having
strong
service
level
agreements,
what
was
the
county?
It's
role,
responsibility
or
agency's
roles
and
responsibilities
to
receive
service,
and
so
with
that
we
started
this
project
right
around
the
start
of
covid.
It's
been
a.
K
You
know
that
kind
of
put
a
little
bit
of
a
break
on
it
for
a
year
or
so.
But
it's
been
a
lot
of
work
between
the
agencies,
myself,
agency,
leaderships,
County
management,
Finance
folk,
all
coming
to
the
table
working
together.
What
is
this
model
going
to
be
that's
going
to
carry
us
into
the
future
around
sharing
data
sharing
software
systems
Etc.
K
So
what
are
we
trying
to
accomplish
here?
Well,
the
goal
of
this
agreement
really
is
to
leverage
a
single
set
of
technology
and
that
ultimately,
will
improve
Public
Safety
operations
we
believe
and
and
that
initial
and
recurring
costs
are
reduced
when
we
share
this
system
and
the
support
they're
of
it.
But
that
being
said,
we
have
to
have
formal
agreements
in
place
to
understand
roles
and
responsibilities,
expectations
Etc.
K
So
what
do
we
have
today?
We're
going
to
come
to
you
with
an
agreement
here
in
the
not
too
distant
future,
it's
between
the
county
and
all
the
different
agencies.
Out
of
that
is
it's.
K
Agreement
with
some
service
level
agreements
as
well
about
what
the
support
model
looks
like
it
represents
the
current
environment
for
sure
I
mentioned.
We
didn't
have
a
way
to
get
agencies
onboarded,
but
we've
gotten
Black,
Mountain
and
Weaverville
on
board
now
into
our
environment.
Woodfin's
been
around
for
a
little
bit,
so
those
agencies
are
now
part
of
this
model.
We're
looking
really
for
all
future
Public
Safety
agencies.
K
We
don't
have
them
all
today,
we'll
see
you
here
on
the
next
slide,
some
of
our
other
ones
like
Montreat
and
University
law
agencies-
they're,
not
quite
here
today,
but
we
think
we
have
a
model
to
get
them
on
to
if
they
want
to
be.
We
have
this
new
thing
called
the
PEC.
The
public
safety
interoperability
partnership,
executive
committee,
acronyms
inside
of
acronyms,
is
true
and
then,
most
importantly
for
me,
honestly,
we
have
service
level
agreements
now
right.
What
are
we?
What
are
we
supporting
at
what
cost
at
what
service
level
Etc?
K
K
Of
course,
we
have
lots
of
County
departments
that
exist
in
the
public
safety
sphere.
Ems.
Of
course
our
911
Center
pre-trial,
and
that
mentions
CDE
already
as
well.
All
fire
departments
are
part
of
this.
That's
awesome
and
then
that
I
mentioned
the
pack
again
that
the
executive
committee
and
it's
really
representation
from
each
of
those
agencies,
plus
myself,
plus
the
city
of
Asheville
I.T
director,
is
another
technology
voice
in
the
room.
K
We
do
have
intentions
of
bringing
on
two
community
members
into
this
group
as
well
in
2025,
and
then
you
also
see
some
representation,
not
eight,
not
all
18,
Fire
Chiefs,
but
Dennis
fragment
Chief
agnet
is
the
president
this
year,
the
association
so
he's
the
representative
and
then
the
other
law
enforcement
agencies
voted
internally,
who
would
be
their
representative,
but
the
PEC
meetings
are
open
for
all
agency
leaderships
to
come.
We
have
good
discussion,
we're
building
a
multi-year
technology
roadmap
of
where
we
want
to
be.
We
talk
about
policies.
K
We
talk
about
procedures,
we
talk
about
data
sharing,
we
talk
about
security
and
all
those
meetings,
and
while
this
agreement
is
we're
about
to
come
forth
to
you
guys,
we've
been
walking
the
walk
for
a
better
part
of
the
year.
Now
about
last
fall.
We
started
this
group
started
meeting
on
a
regular
cycle.
K
K
What
are
we
doing
here
in
I.T
right?
So
we
don't
support
everyone's
laptops
or
their
printers
and
things
like
that.
What
we
do
do
is
we
support
these
critical
Key.
Systems
I've
got
four
of
them
listed
here
right,
so
the
first
one
is
computer
Aid
dispatch.
This
is
our
911
system
right,
as
phone
calls
come
in
or
we
know
you
know
you
have
a
Consolidated
psap
right.
They
get
that
information.
They
see
the
situational
awareness,
they
have
protocols
that
they
follow
and
they
do
that
dispatch
to
all
these
agencies
that
are
at
scope
here.
K
Likewise,
that
9-1-1
information
gets
pushed
out
to
the
vehicles
and
the
responders
themselves.
These
are
these
MCTS
mobile
CAD
terminals,
so
those
are
like
in-vehicle
systems
that
we
support
the
RMS
system.
This
is
the
law
records
management
system.
So
these
are
your
arrested
or
your
warrants,
your
everything
from
inventory
of
of
of
of
guns
and
and
vehicles,
and
things
like
that
and
then,
when
we
support
the
jail
as
well
for
the
sheriff.
K
So
those
are
the
big
core
applications
that
we
support.
That's
the
data
sharing
and
interoperability
of
response.
The
Integrations
and
interfaces
is
another
big.
This
crazy,
looking
spiderweb
that
you
see
on
the
screen.
Those
big
circles
in
the
middle
are
those
core
systems,
but
we
send
data
to
all
other
kinds
of
systems.
Background
checks,
accidents,
submission
reports
over
and
over
and
over
lots
of
data
moves
through
a
lot
of
different
places
and
that
helps
with
that
interoperability.
K
Then,
of
course,
we
support
the
infrastructure
that
all
these
systems
live
on.
Our
CSO
is
involved
in
this
to
make
sure
we're
talking
about
cji
data
and
other
kinds
of
sorry,
Chief,
Information,
Security
Officer.
As
part
of
this
group
to
support
criminal
justice
information
right
background
checks,
we
have
FBI
data
SBI
data
do
I,
need
those
acronyms
filled
out
and
of
course
we
do
the
business
administration
as
well
right
financing.
In
fact,
another
big
part
of
the
business
thing
is
this
next
slide.
K
We
got
notified
a
couple
years
ago
that
our
main
vendor
that
supports
these
systems
has
gotten
bought
out.
In
fact,
it
was
originally
called
ossi
got
bought
out
by
sunguard
got
bought
out
by
Superion.
Now
it's
bottled
up
by
Central
squared
that's
a
15
year
old
system,
it's
end
of
life,
so
this
is
going
to
be
a
big
multi-year
effort.
This
PEC
group
is
is
kicking
this
thing
off.
We
are
meeting
with
Consultants
to
help
us
navigate
this
road
map.
K
We
have
a
capital
placeholder
already
out
there
today,
but
we'll
be
working
this
year
to
finalize
that
capital
budget
we're
going
to
be
starting
to
demo
new
systems.
Cad
is
the
priority
our
911
Center,
you
all
know
what's
going
on
there
and
we
think
some
technology
is
going
to
help
also
with
some
of
the
the
efficiencies
of
that
group.
So
you
see
it's
going
to
be
a
three
to
five
year.
K
So
what
are
our
next
steps?
I
know
the
city
of
Asheville
Council
has
already
approved
theirs.
They
did
late,
August
I,
think
the
other
municipalities
are
on
their
way
and
getting
those
done
so
we're
going
to
be
presenting
you,
those
agreements
here
in
the
next
either
next
meeting
or
the
one.
After
that,
we're
going
to
continue
our
piece
of
governance
meetings
that
we
have
and
we're
going
to
drive
this
core
systems,
migration,
project
and
I-
think
that's
it
short
and
sweets.
L
Do
have
one
question,
but
I
first
want
to
commend
you
and
the
I.T
staff
and
the
rest
of
County
staff
for
making
this
happen.
I
think
this
has
been
in
conversation
long
before
us
set
on
this
diocese,
but
it
was
one
of
the
first
fire
chiefs
meetings
I
attended
as
a
commissioner.
This
was
on
the
the
agenda.
I
vividly
remember
sitting
with
Vance
and
that
being
the
topic
of
conversation
in
early
2019.
So
thank
you
all
for
your
hard
work
for
getting
us
to
this
point
with
an
interlocal
agreement.
K
G
Oh
also
Echo
that,
thanks
for
for
your
hard
work
on
this
I
know
going
across
this
many
departments.
People
don't
see
how
important
it
is
for
these
systems
to
be
integrated,
but
when
you're
looking
at
pre-trial
when
you're
looking
across
fire
departments,
even
our
response
we're
having
conversations
about
what
folks
are
going
to
show
up
to
the
right
call
and
that
all
is
integrated
into
what
what
you're
doing
here.
So
I'm
thankful
for
that
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
a
final
proposal
on
that.
One.
K
Yes
and
no,
every
system
is
going
to
have
its
security
profile
right
and-
and
we
have
you
know-
a
security
team
on
staff
that
will
evaluate
the
vendor's
proposal,
we're
ultimately
responsible
for
securing
our
own
borders,
though
right
and
making
sure
everything
from
user
training.
It
all
starts
with
end
users
right
to
making
sure
we've
got
the
right
policies
and
protections
in
place.
So.
I
K
M
This
contract
that
we're
talking
about
so
pre-covered
Tim
and
I
met
with
we've
been
working
with
Lane
of
sky
on
several
different
initiatives
to
expand
Broadband
in
and
around
the
county,
and
we
at
the
time
we
met
with
a
gentleman
named
Lynn
Fortis,
who
runs
a
company
called
Milestone,
and
they
do
a
tower
management,
but
they're
also
specialize
in
helping
utilizing
those
Tower
resources
to
build
out
infrastructure
in
and
around
other
places
in
counties
and
jurisdictions.
Things
like
that
covet
happened,
kind
of
got
put
on
the
back
burner
a
little
bit.
M
We
had
other
other
things
to
worry
about
at
that
point,
but
then
we
circled
back
up
with
Lynn
and
talk
to
him
a
little
bit
and
we
put
out
our
RFP
last
fall.
We
had
two
respondents,
one
was
Milestone
and
we
chose
to
go
with
Milestone.
They
seem
to
be
the
best
fit
for
us,
so
just
want
to
give
you
a
little
context
of
what
what
this
is
really
all
about,
while
we're
here
today.
So,
let's
see,
if
I
can
find
the
right
button
there
we
go
so
the
goal
here
is
to
is
is
threefold.
M
First,
they
are
going
to
manage
our
existing
tower
sites.
I
have
a
slide
here
in
just
a
minute
that
kind
of
breaks
out
our
existing
tower
sites,
they're
going
to
manage
those
tower
sites,
leases
the
payments,
everything
and
then
they
will.
They
will
basically
cut
us
that
monthly
check
or
annual
check
whatever
it
boils
up
down
to
in
the
lease
agreement.
M
Secondly,
they
will
Market
tower
sites
to
third-party
service
providers
like
Verizon
at
T
people
like
that
that
are
looking
to
expand
their
coverage
in
the
areas
they
are
they're
eagerly
awaiting
the
execution
as
a
contract.
Let's
put
it
that
way,
they
have
said
that
they
have
people
really
interested
in
in
starting
to
get
some
work
done
on
this.
M
There
is
some
Revenue
generation
associated
with
this
and
I
have
a
number
here.
I'll
share
with
you
in
just
a
minute.
Again,
as
I
said,
there's
expansion
of
fiber
at
Verizon
and
at
T
look
to
go
out
in
the
to
the
tower
sites.
Obviously
they
they
have
to
build
the
infrastructure
out
if
they're
running
Fiverr,
that
provides
these
other
entities
to
potentially
provide
Broadband
services
to
underserved
areas
or
unserved
areas,
and
also
to
increase
the
service
provider's
coverage,
that's
also
a
benefit.
M
Okay.
This
is
a.
This
is
a
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
here
on
the
slide
here.
I
want
the
labor
Milestones
experience
here,
but
you
can
see
they
have
quite
a
quite
a
portfolio
here.
One
of
the
institutions
that
they
have
partnered
with
is
New
Hanover
and
they
they've
done
a
really
good
job.
There
I
got
nothing
but
positive
feedback
from
the
folks
that
are
working
with
them.
At
New,
Hanover
talked
to
several
different
entities
that
they've
worked
with
and
they've
all
been
glowing
reviews.
M
So
so
this
will
be
a
five-year
contract
with
three
five
year.
Extensions
know
what
we
pay
nothing.
Basically,
they
the
way
they
make
money.
Is
they
generate
funds
by
getting
more
people
to
get
on
our
towers,
and
they
get
a
percentage
of
that,
and
this
is
how
that
breaks
out
so
for
existing
Towers
they're,
basically
going
to
manage
our
existing
towers
for
10,
that's
roughly
what
they
get
10.
We
get
90
for
existing
Towers,
existing
carriers
on
those
Towers
for
existing
towers
and
new
contracts.
M
if
they
determined
that
it
would
be
great
for
us
to
build
a
tower
at
Lake,
Julian
I'm,
just
doing
that
after
as
an
example,
and
they
they
provide
all
of
The
Upfront
Capital,
they
construct
the
tower
they
they
take
care
of.
All
of
that,
and
basically
they
lease
the
land
from
us
for
that
we
get
40
percent
of
any
Revenue,
that's
generated
from
that
Tower
and
they
get
60
percent
Revenue
projection
a
big
shout
out
to
Matt
Baker
and
James
Shelton.
M
For
this
with
strategy
and
innovation,
they
helped
helped
us
derive
this,
but
conservatively
14
million
a
little
less
conservatively
21
million
over
the
next
21
years
is
what
we're
looking
at
potentially
generating
based
on
how
many
Towers
they
they
erect
and
how
many
carriers
they
get
to
co-locate.
M
It's
currently,
the
county
has
17
tower
sites,
seven
we
own
outright,
and
that
means
we
own
the
Tower
and
the
property.
Four
we
own
the
tower,
but
we
lease
the
property
and
they're
six,
where
we're
just
a
tent.
Just
like
anybody
else
and
there's
like
I,
said:
there's
potential
for
them
to
build
new
tower
sites
and
again
they
put
up
all
of
the
funding
for
that.
M
Next
steps
we're
doing
the
first
one
here
briefing
and
then
hopefully
we
can
execute
that
that
agreement
communicate
with
the
the
tower
stakeholders
and
we
currently
have
several
things
in
the
hopper
awaiting
this
execution.
For
example,
Broad
River
out
in
Garen
Creek
that
that
general
area
Verizon
is
they're
standing
by
to
execute
on
the
contract.
There
run
fiber
up
that
up
the
road
up
that
way
and
I've
been
giving
them
the
Heisman
a
little
bit,
because
I
want
to
I
want
to
get
get
us
to
execute.
M
This
I
feel
like
Milestone,
will
do
a
really
really
good
job
of
making
sure
we
maximize
Revenue
Generation
and
not
that
that's
what
this
is
all
about,
but
to
be
fair,
they
deal
with
carriers
every
single
day.
They
know
what
Market
rates
are
things
like
that?
If
it's,
if
it's
an
acceptable
market
rate,
so
they're
going
to
put
us
in
a
better
position
to
be
successful
around
them
and
again,
we
will
manage
the
Milestone
partnership
in
it
and
I
think
that
was
the
last
slide.
N
F
So
I
I
travel
a
good
bit
for
my
day.
Job
and
I
can't
help
but
think
when
I
come
home,
that
we
have
uniquely
bad
cell
service
and
cell
coverage,
I
don't
have
any
evidence
for
that.
I,
don't
know
if
that's
true,
but
is
this
going
to
improve
our
communities?
Could
it
improve
our
community's
coverage?
Absolutely.
M
Long
term,
it
certainly
could
absolutely
that's
that's.
The
goal
here
is
to
put
up
facilities
or
research
county-owned
properties
that
might
be
suitable
for
for
good
facilities
to
enhance
coverage
and
then
to
Market
that
to
those
providers,
I'm
not
sure
who
you
currently
use,
but
you
know
there's
definitely
definitely
several
providers
having
issues
in.
F
M
I
we
are
getting
ready
to
do
a
a
drive
study
actually-
and
this
is
centered.
This
is
not
really
related
to
this
topic,
but
we
are
we're
partnering
with
Waste
Pro
and
we're
going
to
put
some
devices
in
each
of
their
trucks.
Think
about
it.
M
Garbage
trucks
go
everywhere
in
the
county
right
and
we're
going
to
be
collecting
data
on
four
different
carriers:
ATT
Verizon,
T-Mobile,
U.S,
cellular
bandwidth,
signal
strength,
throughput
all
that
stuff,
and
then
we
will
come
back
analyze
that
data
and
determine
the
best
care
to
go
with
for
our
Public
Safety
vehicles
and
for
our
cell
Services.
Things
like
that.
The
city
has
already
completed
that
we
worked
with
them
a
little
bit
on
that.
There
were
no
definitive
winners
from
their
perspective,
but
I'm
hoping
we
get
a
little
bit
more
clear-cut
winter.
On
from
from
our
analysis.
M
N
That
I
have
a
pet
peeve
of
mine
is
with
the
these
cell
companies
and
all
they
don't
have
the
lines
now
as
they
go
away.
They
don't
have
the
maintenance
that
we
had
in
the
old
days,
but
it's
great
to
talk
about
what
we're
going
to
make.
But
my
concern
is:
how
do
we
control
the
costs
more
over
a
longer
period
of
time?
My
concern
is
you
know
why
don't
we
open
it
up
where
it's
more
competitive?