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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Regular Meeting (March 17, 2020)
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March 17, 2020 Meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. To view the meeting agenda you can visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
A
Okay,
okay
I
mean
if
people
have
been
a
busy,
alright
we're
just
gonna
move
ahead.
If
it
happen,
if
it
starts
rolling,
we'll
hush,
but
otherwise,
let's
just
move
on
I.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
this
evening.
Let's
begin
our
meeting
with
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance,
please
rise
and
join
us
in
the
pledge.
A
As
we
hold
our
Commission
meeting
this
evening,
our
community,
our
country
and
nations
across
the
world
are
facing
a
historic
challenge.
In
the
past
week,
formal
health
emergencies
have
been
issued
by
the
state
of
North
Carolina,
Buncombe
County
and
for
our
country,
all
public
schools
have
been
closed,
and
today
all
restaurants
have
been
ordered
closed
as
well,
except
for
takeout
services
and
deliveries.
A
Thank
you
all
right.
We
have
a
couple
of
announcements
before
we
get
started
actually.
First,
let
me
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.
A
Is
there
any
item
on
the
agenda,
the
outcome
of
which
would
have
a
direct,
substantial
and
readily
identifiable
financial
impact
for
any
board?
Member?
Does
any
board
member
have
a
financial
interest
in
any
public
contract
coming
before
this
board
today,
there
being
none
all
but
all
board.
Members
have
a
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
on
any
matters
voted
on
by
the
board.
At
this
meeting.
A
Okay,
we
come
to
the
agenda
and
there's
a
couple
of
items
that
we
need
to
add
and
a
couple
that
need
to
be
taken
off.
The
staff
have
requested
that
we
add
two
new
business
items
to
the
agenda.
First,
designating
deputy
funniest
officers
and
second
suspending
certain
policies
during
local
state
of
emergency.
A
There's
some
materials
I've
been
given
to
each
of
us
about
each
of
these
two
items.
Is
there
any
objection
to
adding
these
two
items
for
consideration
this
evening,
all
right
by
Unanimous
Consent
those
will
be
added
and
then
two
items
to
which
we
can
remove
from
the
agenda.
First,
we
had
consideration
of
an
emergency
declaration
on
the
agenda
from
when
we
scheduled
the
meeting
more
than
a
week
ago,
but
as
things
were
unfolding,
its
chair
I
made
the
decision
to
go
ahead
and
issue
the
emergency
declaration
on
Thursday.
A
So
there's
no
need
for
the
emergency
declaration.
It's
been
in
effect
since
then.
So
we
can
remove
that
item
and
we
also
you
know
in
the
spirit
of
not
holding
public
forums
that
are
likely
to
draw
large
crowds.
We
also
decided
to
defer
for
now
discussion
about
the
hotel
occupancy
policy,
an
issue
of
a
lot
of
community
interest,
but
we
felt
like
we
need
to
have
that
discussion,
but
now's,
not
the
right
time
to
do
it
in
this
type
of
format.
A
B
A
All
right
are
there
any
questions
about
any
items
on
the
consent
agenda.
Are
there
any
questions
from
any
members
of
the
public
about
any
items
on
the
consent
agenda?
All
in
favor
of
the
motion,
please
say:
aye
hi
any
opposed
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much
all
right
under
presentations.
Our
first
item
is.
C
A
A
D
D
D
We
have
conducted
our
case
investigation,
we've
notified
all
the
close
contacts
and
those
people
have
been
issued,
their
quarantine
orders
and
their
guidance
for
what
to
monitor
for
and
how
to
reach
out
to
the
appropriate
chemicals,
II
staff
or
healthcare
providers.
Should
they
develop
symptoms,
and
so
again,
if
individuals
have
not
been
contacted
by
our
staff,
they
are
not
considered
a
close
contact
and
do
not
need
to
take
any
action
beyond
what
we
are
telling.
The
general
public.
D
In
terms
of
testing,
today
was
the
first
day
that
we
offered
community
testing
in
Buncombe
County,
led
by
Buncombe
County,
Health
and
Human
Services.
We
had
two
test
sites
and
actually
they're
still
going
on
as
we
speak.
So
we
have
our
test
site
at
Biltmore,
Church
about
35,
Clayton,
Road
and
Arden,
and
as
a
5
p.m.
they've
conducted
28
tests,
they've
seen
more
people
than
that,
but
they're
screening
people
making
sure
they
have
symptoms
or
mainly
symptoms
of
kovin
19
and
meet
the
criteria
for
testing.
D
And
then
the
other
site
is
at
UNCA
and
they've
conducted
60
tests
and
it
sounds
like
things
are
going
smoothly
at
both
sites.
As
long
as
we
have
testing
supplies,
those
sites
will
remain
open
until
6
p.m.
today
and
then
will
reopen
tomorrow
morning,
at
10
a.m.
and
in
terms
of
the
number
of
testing
sites
elsewhere
in
the
county.
I
know
that
our
community's
nurses
have
have
done
12
tests.
So
far
since
this
started
and
I
would
say,
community
providers
have
probably
done
over
80
tests.
So
there
are
lots
of
opportunities
in
our
community.
D
It
looks
like
for
people
to
obtain
testing
if
they
meet
criteria
so
again,
I
encourage
people
if
they
have
a
health
care
provider
and
they
have
symptoms
so
fever
and
coughing
or
difficulty
breathing.
They
need
to
call
their
health
care
provider
first.
If
they
don't
have
a
health
care
provider,
then
they
can
certainly
come
to
one
of
our
community
testing
sites
or
go
to
an
urgent
care
and
then,
if
they
don't
again,
if
they,
if
they
have
questions
or
concerns,
they
can
call
the
state
hotline
or
they
can
call
our
community's
staff.
D
F
Good
eating
fluctuate
so
of
public
health.
Emergency
preparedness
coordinator,
I
just
want
to
step
through
a
quick
timeline
of
what's
happened
since
Thursday
when
we
declared
a
local
state
of
emergency.
So
on
Friday
we
established
our
partial
immerged
Operations
Center
on
Saturday
governor
Cooper
via
executive
order,
closed
schools
statewide
for
two
weeks
on
Sunday,
we
convened
emergency
planning
committee
at
our
EOC
to
help
assist
Buncombe
County
welcome,
county
and
city
school
systems
preparing
for
that
closure.
F
F
We
continue
operations
with
our
EOC
and
the
two
days
it's
been
fully
activated.
We've
made
a
lot
of
ground
covered
a
lot
of
ground,
but
get
some
really
great
progress.
What
we're
looking
at
next
is
drafting
supplemental
orders
for
the
governor's
executive
order
locally,
to
look
at
closing
and
restricting
gyms
pools,
spas,
entertainment
venues
and
any
other
social
setting
where
groups
could
potentially
congregate
within
six
feet
for
extended
period
of
time
and
meet
our
close
contact
criteria.
A
So
there
have
been
media
advisor
events
held
at
noon
for
the
last
couple
of
days,
increasing
from
the
previous
schedule
of
the
once
a
week.
Events
that
have
been
held
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks
is
it
the
staffs
intent
to
continue
the
noon.
Briefings
I.
Think
they've
been
they've
been
very
well
received.
I've
gotten
lots
of
positive
feedback
from
members
of
the
community
about
how
substantive
and
informative
they
have
been.
So
what's
the?
What
is
the
plan
for
kind
of
community
updates
going
forward?
Yes,
sir?
So.
F
We
will
continue
to
have
those
midday
noon:
media
availabilities,
starting
Thursday-
those
will
be
virtual
format,
so
we
won't
be
no
longer
having
those
in
this
room,
but
they'll
be
virtual.
We're
increasing
our
capacity
to
push
that
out
to
media
and
the
public
in
real-time,
but
those
will
continue
throughout
this
whole
endeavor.
Okay,.
A
F
G
Like
to
say
something
in
my
time
as
a
public
safety
official
in
this
county,
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
the
county
staff,
mainly
the
emergency
management
side
and
then
the
budget
side.
But
the
last
two
days,
I've
actually
been
sitting
over
there
in
the
EOC
helping
train
our
staff
in
the
incident
management,
team
and
I
just
want
to
say
how
preached
if
I
am
of
this
staff
of
Buncombe
County.
G
You
folks
are
great
and
to
to
put
in
the
hours
you're
putting
in
to
make
sure
that
that
we're
doing
what
is
right
and
what's
best
for
our
citizens,
I'm
very
proud
to
say,
I
am
a
Buncombe
County
resident,
knowing
that
we
have
that
type
of
leadership
and
that
type
of
commitment
in
a
room
that
can
come
together
for
the
betterment
of
the
citizens.
When
you
think
of
government
a
lot
of
people,
think
of
elected
officials
when
I
think
of
government,
it's
the
men
and
women
who
live
this
every
day.
G
They
go
to
work
for
this
this
county
and
they
are
making
decisions
and
to
hear
today
that
we
are
ahead
of
the
curve
with
some
of
our
other
counties
as
far
as
our
unified
command
system
and
all
that
it
is
great
some
of
these
folks.
It
was
new
as
to
how
this
works,
but
they've
sit
there
and
they've
went
to
training
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
personally.
G
I
pray
every
night
that
something's
going
to
happen
to
this,
and
this
is
going
to
get
away
from
our
country,
but
I'm
also
going
to
pray
every
night
for
the
people
who
serve
our
citizens
and
I'm
very
proud
of
each
and
every
one
of
you,
who's
been
sitting
in
that
room
and
I
will
be
won't
be
there
tomorrow,
but
I
will
be
there
Thursday
and
Friday
right
there
with
you
again.
So
thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
Thank
you.
A
A
H
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
commissioners,
this
should
be
fairly
simple
city
of
Asheville,
inadvertently
paid
nine
hundred
fifty
dollars
in
excise
tax
when
they
closed
and
sold
a
piece
of
property
off
Hilliard
Avenue
near
Clingman,
and
the
closing
the
attorney
just
as
a
matter
of
course
deducted
the
excise
tax
from
the
city's
half
of
the
ledger.
Cities
and
counties
don't
pay
excise
tax,
so
they
would
like
that
back
and
the
Board
of
Commissioners
is
authorized
to
refund
an
overpayment
of
excise
tax.
Following
a
hearing
and
that's
what
we're
here
for
this
evening,
all.
A
A
C
Do
have
one
sure,
on
our
pre
meeting,
scheduled
for
earlier
today
that
we
canceled
I
had
a
presentation
on
paid
family
leave.
That
right
now
is
very
appropriate
at
this
time,
I'll
late
to
ask
Sharon
Burke
or
how
Human
Resources
to
come,
and
just
present
that
an
abbreviated
form
for
you
to
understand
what
we're
looking
at
sure.
I
C
A
J
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Can
you
hear
me
sure
all
right,
let's
see
here,
I
won't
start
off
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
is
at
the
same
level
when
we
talk
about
Family,
Medical
Leave
or
the
Family
Medical
Leave
Act.
So
if
you
bear
with
me
I'm
just
going
to
do
some
recap
first
and
then
I'll
take
you
forward.
So
when
we
look
at
family
medical
leave
covered
employee
employees
begin
with
those
employers
that
have
more
than
50
employees.
J
Those
employees
need
to
have
been
an
employee
for
more
than
one
year
for
the
employer
and
they
need
to
have
worked
in
the
last
twelve
months
at
least
1,250
hours.
If
they've
done
all
that,
then
what
the
paid
family
or
the
Family
Medical
Leave
Act
does
is
it
provides
job
protect
for
those
employees?
It
is
unpaid
right
now
for
12
full
weeks
and
they
can
take
those
12
four
weeks
either
in
a
continuous
bank
or
it
can
be
done
intermittently
throughout
the
growing
calendar
or
a
fixed
period.
J
So
this
isn't
this
isn't
unique
to
Buncombe
County.
This
actually
started
a
little
over
almost
a
year
ago,
so
the
state
of
North
Carolina,
the
office
of
personnel
they
actually
in
September,
opted
to
put
in
a
parental
leave
program
and
here
the
income.
Here's
the
information
on
that
and
they're,
basically
offering
eight
weeks
for
the
birth
of
a
child
and
four
weeks
for
bonding
and
a
new
with
a
newborn
for
an
adoption.
I
should
say,
then
the
federal
government
back
in
December
they
actually
enacted.
J
J
So
what
I'm
proposing
to
you
today
is
the
ability
for
us
to
enhance
our
current
policy
in
the
ordinance
that
would
allow
us
to
offer
six
weeks
for
paid
family
leave
and
that
would
include
providing
a
hundred
percent
of
the
employees
salary
for
those
six
weeks
either
intermittently
or
in
a
continuous
block.
The
employee
must
at
least
meet
those
qualifying
events,
meaning
that
they
have
to
have
been
an
employer
employee
for
at
least
12
months
that
that
period
of
time
cannot
exceed
in
regards
to
paid
family
leave
for
more
than
six
weeks.
J
It
is
important
that
I
let
you
know
that
there
is
a
potential
long-term
cost
for
this
okay,
so
we
are
looking
at
offering
six
weeks,
which
would
be
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
I'm.
Sorry,
six
hundred
and
forty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
one,
and
that
is
projected
and
what
we
did
was
we
looked
at
2019
figures
and
so
assuming
that
every
year
is
exactly
like
2019.
This
could
potentially
be
what
our
liability
would
be.
J
However,
I'd
like
you
to
consider
if
we
use
or
if
we
put
this
policy
together
and
we
used
intermittent,
leave
and
continuous
blocks,
so
we
give
the
employee
the
the
flexibility
of
caring
for
their
family
member.
However,
they
need
to
carry
for
that
family
member.
We
also
allow
that
family
member
in
some
of
the
other
policies
that
we
researched,
one
of
the
things
that
we
found
was
that
some
of
the
policies
only
allowed
for
one
family
member
I.
Ask
that
you
allow
that
employee
to
have
some
flexibility.
J
So
if
they
need
to
care
for
a
child,
they
can
take
home,
they
can
care
for
the
child
or
if
they
need
to
care
for
an
elderly
parent,
they
also
have
that
ability
to
all
within
those
six
weeks.
Okay,
they
would
not
exceed
those
six
weeks,
I
should
say,
and
then
what
I'd
ask
is
that
you
allow
me
to
revise
our
vacation
policy,
and
this
would
help
mitigate
some
of
those
expenses.
I
just
mentioned
a
few
minutes
ago.
J
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
put
a
hold
the
temporary
hold
on
their
ability
to
sell
or
cash
out
during
that
that,
one
year
after
the
family,
medical
payout
or
a
family,
a
paid
family
benefit
is
being
used
and,
while
I
did
say,
I'd
like
to
have
this
affect
of
July
1st,
when
I
created
this,
it
was
way
before
kovat,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
you
know
in
in
the
circumstances
that
are
happening
right
now.
If
you
would
consider
you
know
making
it
effective
sooner
than
that,
that
would
that
would
be
great.
A
J
I,
just
it's.
My
conclusion
is,
is
just
that
when
you
look
at
paid
family
leave
one
of
the
the
benefits
for
paid
family
leave.
Is
it
really
does
help
our
employees?
You
know
they
they
are
more
invested
and-
and
you
know,
when
you're
looking
at
being
a
leader
in
Buncombe
County,
this
just
makes
sense
all.
J
A
K
K
I
know
we're
trying
to
move
forward,
but
as
we
move
forward
in
this
discussion,
if
we,
if
we
might
just
have
some
presentation
about
the
whatever
data
might
exist
about
the
essentially
the
benefits
that
an
employer
realizes
through
the
employee
retention
and
recruitment
that
that
a
policy
like
this
would
enable
us
to
do
so
see,
we
can
certainly
look
at
the
projected
price
tag
on
the
one
side.
But
if
there's
any
kind
of
projections
around
what
we
might
also
save
in
terms
of
the
quality
of
candidates,
we
could
attract
and
and
retain.
K
That
would
I
think
just
be
helpful,
as
we
think
about
this,
but
I'm
personally
just
very
excited
to
see
this
generally
speaking,
but
it
also
couldn't
be
more
timely.
I
know
a
lot
of
Buncombe
County
employees
are
wrestling
with
exactly
the
same
questions
that
everyone
in
our
community
is
right
now,
which
is
how
do
we
move
forward
during
this
time
and
the
more
I
think
we
can
directly
support
our
employees,
but
also
help
show
what's
possible
in
this
moment.
I
I
have
a
quick
question
for
clarification.
First,
thank
you
for
your
time
in
putting
this
together,
I'm
excited
that
we're.
Finally,
taking
a
look
at
it,
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
where
the
additional
costs
are
coming
from,
because
we're
just
paying
people
their
normal
salary.
Unless
we're
looking
at
the
projected
costs
incurred,
coming
from
the
fact
that
they're
not
taking
unpaid
leave
so.
M
I'll
be
glad
to
add
to
that
I'm.
So
you
are
correct
in
that
in
the
current
moment
or
for
the
current
budget.
The
salaries
are
budgeted,
however,
at
the
time
that
an
individual
would
be
taking
leave
so
they're
taking
their
own
leave.
So
it
is
decreasing
the
available
balance,
and
so
it
becomes
a
deferred
liability.
M
B
J
C
The
twelve
weeks
is
FMLA
to
Federal
Rule.
They
still
get
12
weeks.
What
we're
saying
right
now,
those
twelve
beats
are
unpaid
unless
they
have
time
on
the
books.
What
we're
recommending
is
that
we
pay
for
half
of
that.
They
still
get
twelve
weeks.
They
can
take
up
all
your
recommend.
We're
gonna
pay
for
six
weeks,
yeah.
E
And
I
think
that
one
I
think
it's
a
great
I
think
it's
a
great
thing.
You
know
where
people
are
impacted
is
particularly
on
the
lower
pay
scales.
Where
I
mean
they
need
that
I
mean
you're,
trying
to
make
a
decision,
whether
you
take
care
of
your
child
or
or
you
get
the
money,
and
what
I
see
that
this
does
I.
Think
six
weeks
is
great.
You
know
it
takes
that
anxiety
away,
allows
him
to
be
a
better
team.
Member
and
a
better
you
know,
parent
or
whatever.
The
need
is
so.
J
A
N
A
It
does
cost
a
lot
of
money
and
to
me
it's
like
I
think
creating
a
really
really
good
paid
family
leave
policy
is
so
much
of
a
better
policy
than
being
able
to
just
pay
for
unused
vacation
days,
but
which
also
has
a
budget
price
for
the
county,
so
I
think
kind
of
creating
this
really
generous.
You
know
supportive
paid
family
policy,
but
looking
at
maybe
maybe
not
keeping
the
monetization
of
paid
family
unused
vacation
days
is
something
I'd
be
interested
in
considering
as
part
of
this
discussion
as.
C
Part
of
this
discussion,
that
is
part
of
the
budget,
the
personal
ordinance
and
we
are
looking
at
a
rewrite
of
the
personal
ordinance
and
that
we're
going
through
those
lists
of
things.
What
we
were
proposing
tonight
is,
if
you
do
participate
in
the
six
weeks
paid.
You
didn't
turn
around
and
sell
that
week,
vacation
in
that
one-year
period,
so
it
was
a
temporary
restriction
of
it.
I
guess.
A
Okay,
so
I
guess
I
would
just
like
to
put
on
the
table
that,
as
we
look
at
all
these
different
kind
of
personnel
issues
that
we
I'm
gonna
probably
advocate
for
just
discontinuing
the
whole
pay
for
unused
vacation
days,
and
maybe
that
frees
up
some
more
money
to
look
at.
Maybe
adding
a
little
more
to
this
or
just
takes
them
to
help
the
the
kind
of
the
I
mean
it
could
allow
us
to
create
a
great
paid
family
leave
policy
with
perhaps
a
very
little
actual
net
physical
cost
to
the
county.
C
A
So
I
would
just
ask
that
we
kind
of
refresh
all
those
numbers
in
the
interim
county
manager
was
here,
George
wood.
We
did
change
the
policy
and
I
was
supportive
of
it,
but
as
I
recall
at
that
time,
when
we
looked
at
it
the
difference
between
just
reducing
it
or
discontinuing,
it
was
actually
quite
significant,
and
we,
you
know
so
we
could
have
saved
quite
a
bit
more
money
for
other
personnel
benefits
if
we
took
that
a
digital
step.
C
Is
we
will
do
that?
Well,
you
did
announce
that
you
were
going
to
trim
back
from
unlimited.
There
was
a
rush
so
to
speak,
so
everybody
went
ahead.
Could
sell,
went
ahead
and
did
it
at
that
time,
so
the
difference
is
not
as
much
anymore,
but
we
pulled
those
numbers
for
you.
Embryos,
guys
right,
yeah,.
A
I
would
also
just
give
a
shout
out
to
my
colleague
here
jasmine
for
being
a
really
consistent
voice
for
this.
So
thank
you
for
thank
you.
You
know
I
mean
there's
always
a
lot
going
on.
Resources
are
always
too
finite,
but
thanks
for
continuing
to
just
keep
us
looking
at
this
and
for
other
commissioners,
who've
spoken
up
for,
but
I'm
glad
we're
glad
we're
focused
on
all
right.
C
A
Thoughts
would
be
I,
think
we're
trying
to
get
away
from
doing
personnel
policies
in
the
budget
itself
right
so
I'm.
Definitely,
you
know
I
think
we
should
vote
on
it
as
a
standalone
matter.
Both
of
these
kind
of
issues
or
standalone
matters
that
we
talked
about.
I
do
think
that
well,
I,
don't
know.
I'm
I'm,
open
I
mean
I,
anticipate
the
next
very
short
period
of
time
in
front
of
us.
A
It's
gonna
be
very
busy
right,
so
I
don't
want
to
pile
on
things
that
we
could
potentially
take
up
a
little
bit
later,
while
we're-
maybe
in
kind
of
the
you
know,
the
time
that
we
need
to
be
most
focused
on
this
Cova
19
response,
but
but
definitely
before
the
budgets
adopted.
So
that's
kind
of
that's
my
high-level
thoughts,
commissioner
Shaw's
any.
E
G
E
I,
what
I
would
say
is
that
if
it
is,
if
you
have
the
day,
if
you
have
the
the
data-
and
you
can
bring
it
back
to
us-
I'd
say
this
I'd
say
the
sooner.
The
better
would
be
my
opinion
as
long
as
you've
already
done
the
work
you
know,
that's
one
thing
that
we're
talking
about
is
six
weeks.
You
know
what
you've
presented
tonight.
I
think
we
could
probably,
if,
if
you've
already
done,
the
work
I
think
as
far
as
us,
acting
on
it
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
delay
it.
I
would.
A
A
O
You,
mr.
chairman,
members
of
the
Commission,
so
we
have
reached
a
unified
agreement
with
medic
and
the
CEO
of
medic
Kermit
Holley
and
myself
to
actually
that
the
franchise
agreement
expire
at
the
end
of
the
month
and
then
start
working
towards
a
convalescent
franchise
for
the
future
and
he's
going
to
put
that
forward
to
us.
E
G
O
They
were
running
about
200
calls
a
month,
so
we
started
talking
about
that.
What
we're
looking
to
do
is
bring
up
utilization
of
the
fire
departments.
More
I
have
a
higher
concentration
in
the
convalescent
cause
three
medic
and
actually
do
some
roadside
deployment,
and
things
like
that
here
in
the
CD.
O
As
we
look
at
you
know
everything
that's
going
on
now
to
actually
kind
of
enhance
and
get
that
response
out
and
then,
when
the
last
fire
department
is
going
to
step
up
and
provide
some
additional,
but
as
we
move
forward,
you
know
there
may
be
additional
requests
based
on
what
we
see
and
how
this
plan
works.
Okay,.
A
P
Good
evening,
commissioners,
as
we
know,
there
are
requirements
under
general
statute
159
as
far
as
what
we
have
to
do
with
pre
audits
of
contracts
and
all
those
sort
of
things
I've
been
up
here
and
I've
talked
to
you
about
this
before
I
am
the
finance
officer.
Jennifer
Burnett
is
our
only
deputy
finance
officer
that
can
do
the
same
thing.
I
do
in
my
absence.
P
In
light
of
the
declaration
of
this
emergency
and
the
potential
that
one
both
of
us
could
be
incapacitated,
I
thought
it
would
be
prudent
to
have
a
resolution
that
would
be
temporary
during
the
emergency
declaration
to
appoint
a
few
more
of
my
finance
staff
as
finance
officers
and
those
are
listed
out
in
the
resolution
and
by
position
so
it'd
be
the
assistant
finance
officer,
my
business
officer
at
the
disbursement
manager,
my
accounting
and
reporting
manager
and
my
procurement
manager
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
about.
The
resolution.
D
B
A
H
What
is
different
about
Register
of
Deeds
is
that
administrative
leave,
the
county
manager,
can
close
public
facing
areas
of
county
facilities,
but
the
register
deeds
hours
are
set
by
the
commissioners
of
any
given
County.
So
in
this
situation,
we're
doing
several
things
for
about
nine
years
now,
there's
been
a
policy
and
in
fact
authorized
by
state
law.
H
The
commissioners
at
the
time
of
Peru
moved
policy
whereby,
before
any
deed
is
recorded
with
the
Register
of
Deeds,
they
have
to
go
by
the
tax
office
and
get
a
certification
that
the
taxes
that
are
no
delinquent
taxes
on
that
parcel.
So
the
idea
here
is
to
suspend
that
policy
for
the
duration
of
the
local
declaration
state
of
emergency,
just
to
allow
the
skeleton
staff
to
work,
to
make
it
less
less
legwork
for
people
and
to
promote
online
services
in
ear.
According
as
part
of
that,
mr.
H
Risinger
has
worked
with
our
providers
under
ear,
according
and
they'll,
waive
their
normal
fees
and
annual
licenses
to
get
that
going
so
it'd
be
easy
to
set
up
and
easy
to
do.
Most
deeds
and
land
records
are
now
recorded
in
that
fashion,
and
that
will
continue
the
only
thing
that
must
be
in
person
or
marriage
licenses
in
his
office,
and
this
would
also
cover
that
they
need
to
call
and
make
an
appointment
in
advance
and
they
can
come
and
get
that
done.
The
next
item
on
here
is
daily
deposits.
H
The
general
statutes
require
that,
when
there's
cash
on
hand
of
500
all
of
any
amount
that
they
be
deposited
daily
into
a
financial
institution,
the
statute
allows
the
commissioners
to
waive
that
up
to
$500.
So
once
you
accumulate
$500
in
any
point
of
cash
collection
and
county
business
than
it
would
be
required
several
years
ago,
this
board
approved
the
limit
at
$50,000.
Excuse
me
idea
here
is
just
ask
that
that
limit
be
increased
to
500
dollars
per
cash
on
hand,
maintained
the
policies
adopted
by
finance
director
and
just
proceed
on
that
basis.
H
Again,
just
less
foot
traffic
down
to
the
bank
and
less
work
with
the
public
in
line
with
what
we're
doing,
maybe
the
most
important
part
for
the
register.
Deeds
is
that
this
would
this
resolution
would
close.
The
in
person
would
close
the
doors
of
the
business
for
in-person
traffic,
except
for
the
marriages,
as
I
indicated,
all
others
would
be
done
through
a
recording,
online
and
dropboxes,
and
mr.
Risinger
is
here.
If
there's
any
questions
in
particular,
but
that's
the
substance,
just
those
three
things
for
the
duration
of
the
emergency.
Alright,.
E
E
L
L
E
L
That
so
this
is
in
line
with
the
current
policy.
That's
happening
with
all
of
their
departments
right
now.
This
is
something
that
we
didn't
want
to
do,
but
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
us,
as
leaders
at
Buncombe
County
to
step
up
and
say
that
we've
got
to
start
shutting
things
down.
These
are
our
policies
we
started
putting
together
a
couple
weeks
ago,
and
we
decided
that
it
was
important.
L
E
A
All
right,
Thank
You,
mr.
Risinger,
is
there
a
motion
on
this
item.
I'll
move
all
right.
There's
a
motion,
the
second
to
suspend
certain
policies
during
a
local
state
of
emergency,
any
further
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
Thank
you!
So
much
yep!
Thank
you.
Okay!
H
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
commissioners,
this
is
another
item,
requires
no
action
of
the
board
at
this
time.
As
you
know,
what
we've
been
doing
lately
last
year
or
two
is
to
bring
forward
to
the
board
on
a
quarterly
basis,
settlements
that
have
occurred
either
through
the
authority
delegated
the
small
claims
committee
up
to
$30,000
or
other
matters
that
this
board
is
authorized
settled.
We
thought
it'd
be
best
to
bring
this
one
four,
because
two
are
on
the
list
that
appeared
rather
large
one
we
disclosed
in
public
several
months
ago.
H
The
200
thousand
dollar
settlement
with
rad
builders
and
the
other
is
the
settlement
of
the
Michelle
smiley
estate.
Lawsuit,
miss
smiley,
passed
away,
October
17,
methamphetamine
overdose
in
while
in
custody
at
the
jail.
That
was
a
two
million
dollar
settlement.
It's
become
public
knowledge
of
the
county
paid
for
it
says
four
and
forty
three
thousand
seven
hundred
seventy
seven
dollars
in
the
document,
but
the
county
did
pay.
It's
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
self
interfered
with
tension,
the
other
being
outside
attorneys
fees.
A
Q
Commissioners,
thank
you.
The
year
2020
has
brought
a
substantial
change
to
the
way
we
deal
with
16
and
17
year
olds
in
our
criminal
justice
system
in
North
Carolina.
We
recently
became
the
last
state
in
the
Union
to
agree
that
16
and
17-year
olds
should
not
be
treated
as
adults
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
Q
These
children
will
be
treated
as
children
and
how
that
case
is
processed
in
the
juvenile
system.
When
all
other
efforts
fail,
our
court
systems,
law
enforcement
and
schools
across
the
state
are
coming
to
the
conclusion
that
students
are
harmed
even
with
the
slightest
contact
with
our
courts,
while
there
will
in
evident
inevitably
be
some
students
who
will
require
court
action
systems
across
North,
Carolina
and
the
nation,
or
making
for
all
making
efforts
to
reduce
student
involvement,
with
course,
unless
absolutely
necessary.
Q
In
keeping
with
these
efforts,
Buncombe
County
through
the
courts,
schools
and
law
enforcement
has
developed
a
school
to
justice
partnership.
This
school,
the
Justice
Partnership,
is
a
group
of
community
stakeholders,
including
school
administrators,
the
law
enforcement
community
court
system
actors,
Juvenile
Justice
personnel
and
others
that
develop
and
implement
effective
strategies
to
reduce
law
enforcement.
Intervention
in
school-based
misconduct,
oftentimes
ministers,
misconduct
issues
are
addressed
through
exclusionary
discipline
practices
such
as
suspension,
expulsion
and
referrals
to
the
criminal
justice
system,
but
research
shows
that
these
responses
are
harmful
and
counterproductive.
Q
In
North,
Carolina
youth
of
color
are
more
than
2.5
times
likely
to
be
referred
to
juvenile
court
and
1.5
times
more
likely
to
be
placed
in
secure
and
then
white,
youth,
black
students
or
26
percent
of
the
overall
student
population,
but
receive
about
57%
of
these
suspensions.
They
are
more
than
four
times
as
likely
to
be
suspended
or
expelled
as
their
white
counterparts.
Students
with
disabilities
are
13%
of
the
overall
student
population,
but
receive
just
short
of
24%
of
short
term
suspensions
and
22.5%
of
long
term
suspensions.
Q
They
are
more
than
twice
as
likely
to
be
suspended
as
students
without
disabilities.
Boys
are
roughly
half
of
the
total
student
population,
but
receive
about
7
and
3%
of
short
term
suspensions
and
80%
of
long
term.
Suspensions
contact
with
the
justice
system
correlates
with
higher
recidivism
contact
with
the
juvenile
justice
system,
increases
the
likelihood
that
youth
will
reel
Finn
in
North
Carolina
juvenile
recidivism
status
shows
an
overall
juvenile
Vasudha
vism
rate
of
42
percent
that
rate
increased
to
53
percent
when
juveniles
were
adjudicated
in
our
juvenile
court
system.
Q
Additionally,
youth,
whose
cases
were
closed
with
no
formal
action,
no
court
action
had
a
recidivism
rate
of
just
31.5%,
substantially
below
the
overall
rate
race
of
reoffending
increase,
with
a
deeper
involvement
in
our
criminal
justice
system.
For
example,
confinement
in
a
juvenile
facility
increases
the
probability
that
youth
will
be
real
rest
it
as
an
adult
specifically
37.6%
of
youth,
who
were
confined
to
a
detention
for
Senate
detention
center
or
Youth
Development
Center
were
subsequently
re-arrested
as
adults.
The
arrest
rate
drops
to
about
nineteen
point
two
percent
for
youth
who
were
never
confined.
Q
Disinformation
that
I
just
relate
to
you.
The
statistical
information
came
to
us
in
2019
from
a
two
kid
that
was
distributed
by
the
Chief
Justice
of
the
North
Carolina
Supreme
Court.
After
much
collaboration,
we
have
reached
here
in
Buncombe
County.
What
we
believe
is
a
workable,
albeit
a
fluid
document
which
I
believe
consummates.
The
relationship
between
the
stakeholders
and
students,
I,
say
fluid
document,
because
we
have
agreed
to
meet,
at
least
by
annually,
to
review
our
progress
and
tweak
this
agreement
as
needed.
Q
This
is
something
we've
worked
on
here
in
Buncombe,
County,
on
and
off
for
about
three
years
and
we're
having
a
signing
ceremony
tomorrow
with
all
of
the
people
that
we
need,
who
we
believe
should
sign.
This
document
I
talked
to
the
county
manager.
She
believed
that
we
should
bring
this
before
the
Commission,
although
it
doesn't
require
any
action
on
your
part.
Q
We
are
asking
chairman
Newman
to
sign
on
to
this
document
as
a
show
of
support
from
this
body,
and
we
believe
that
this
is
a
great
show
of
support
for
our
students
here
in
Buncombe
County,
and
we
think
it'll
make
a
real
difference
in
how
our
students
are
treated
for
in
school
misconduct.
Thank
you
for
the
time.
Q
A
You
so
much
judge
Hill
I
was
I
was
asked
to
sign
this
letter.
A
lot
of
other
local
officials
have
signed
it,
I'm,
very
supportive
of
it
and
I
just
thought.
It
would
be
good
for
the
whole
Commission
to
be
to
just
hear
the
information,
because
I
think
it's
it's.
A
lot
of
good
work
is
being
done
here,
but
also
just
to
confirm
that
the
board
is
supportive
of
this.
So
I
think.
I
R
Q
A
D
A
P
Good
evening
again
so
CLA
Clifton
Larson
Allen
has
provided
the
county
with
the
engagement
letter
and
our
audit
contract
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
on
it.
The
engagement
letter
outlines
the
scope
of
services
same
as
previous
two
years.
This
will
be
the
third
year
of
a
contract.
Contract
price
is
128
thousand
two
hundred
ninety
five
in
their
original
proposal.
P
Three
years
ago,
they
estimated
that
the
cost
would
be
about
120
mm,
so
they
weren't
too
far
off.
Considering
the
amount
of
work
they've
done
for
us
I
think
that's
an
actual
reasonable
cost
for
the
audit,
and
as
soon
as
we
get
this
sign,
then
we
will
start
working
on
getting
them
scheduled
getting
them
in
here
and
away.
We
go
again.
A
All
right,
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
to
approve
the
FY
20
2008
contract
engagement
letter
with
Clifton
Larson
LLP,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
sir.
Next
up
is
a
resolution
in
support
of
North
Carolina
Department
of
Transportation
projects
slated
for
construction
and
Tim's
its
Tim.
Let
presenting
this
or
Michael
through
my
crew.
H
Mr.
chairman,
commissioners,
generally
when
the
Department
of
Transportation
is
expecting
to
do
construction
in
a
County
jurisdiction,
they
asked
that
the
local
board
approve
and
just
give
their
okay.
Please
proceed
with
the
construction
project,
so
this
one
is
for
construction
of
the
acceleration
lane
at
us
74
a
at
exit
53
a
from
I-40.
H
They
want
to
put
in
1
million
two
hundred
eighty
eight
thousand
dollars
with
provements
for
that
acceleration,
lane
they're
planning
to
put
in
a
roundabout
at
Cane
Creek
Road
in
Mills
Gap
Road,
and
that
would
be
a
1
million,
nine
hundred
1778
dollar
project
and
finally,
the
third
project.
A
left
turn
lane
at
NC
191
in
Brevard,
Road
they're,
looking
to
put
a
right
turn
lane
off
Brevard
Road
onto
Clayton
and
a
right
turn
lane
off
Clayton
on
to
provide
Road
and
also
put
in
a
traffic
signal.
So
that's
just
over
a
half
million
dollars.
A
A
Those
type
project-
okay,
well,
I,
don't
if
we
might
just
be
able
to
kind
of
look
into
that
I
think
these
are
fine
projects
but
I
just
did
you
know
my
since
serving
on
the
NPO
there's
just
dozens
of
projects
that
happen
all
the
time
that
are
like
the
instead
normally
don't
come
to
the
board.
So
just
anyway,
I'm
just
asking
the
question:
if
we
could
we'll
look
into
that,
try
to
understand
what
what
the
criteria
are
from,
why
that
one
they
bring
some
and
not
others,
and
what
the
plan
is
going
forward.
Yeah,
okay,.
E
A
H
Mr.
chairman,
commissioners,
about
25
years
ago,
the
County
Commissioners
conveyed
up
this
property
27
Chatham
Road.
It's
in
that
knot
of
neighborhood
between
Merriman,
Avenue
and
UNCA.
In
that
deed.
To
the
gentleman
it
was
a
non
warranty
deed
at
the
time
he
was
a
good
taxpayer
for
over
25
years.
He
recently
passed
away.
His
sole
heir
is
trying
to
sell
the
property
now
and
they
found
a
glitch.
H
A
M
Good
evening,
chairman
commissioners,
again
in
response
to
our
public
health
needs
and
following
last
week's
declaration
of
the
local
state
of
emergency,
we
are
bringing
forward
to
you
a
request
to
amend
the
general
fund
budget
in
preparation
for
expenditures
specific
to
addressing
public
safety
and
health
of
our
community.
Our
initial
proposal
was
for
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
as
increases
to
the
general
fund
budget.
I
will
outline
for
you
so
as
of
today
necessary,
associated
expenditures
or
obligations
for
items
or
services
total
about
a
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars.
M
These
items
are
for
such
purpose:
purchases
for
personal
protective
equipment,
takeout
containers
for
school
meal
sites,
some
additional
contract
services
for
emergency
coordination.
So
those
are
some
of
the
types
of
expenditures
that
we
can
continue
to
anticipate
to
need
to
purchase
the
finance
director
and
I
had
a
conversation
earlier
at
a
minimum.
We
would
recommend
$500,000
the
plan.
You
can
see
it's
generalized,
so
you
adopt,
if
you're,
if
you'll
remember
that
you
adopt
your
budget
at
a
functional
level.
Our
initial
proposal
split
funding
at
that
highest
level.
M
So
at
the
function
that
enables
us
the
ability
to
move
budget
within
that
function
to
the
areas
of
spending
your
highest
areas
of
spending.
Initially,
we're
anticipated
to
be
in
your
public
safety
function
and
your
Human
Services
function.
We
had
further
discussion
with
the
county
manager
today
and
I
would
recommend
that
we
additionally
split
some
of
that
funding
to
our
general
government
function,
so
our
general
services
department
resides
there
or
IT
just
so
that
it
grants
them
the
opportunity
to
go
ahead
and
expend
necessary
dollars
and
have
funding
available
in
those
functional
areas.
A
M
R
K
In
the
event,
there
are
some
folks
tuning
in
I'm
not
sure
if
there
are
or
not
out
there,
but
if
we
could
have
maybe
just
a
word
or
two
miss
Pinder
about
just
the
broad
general
types
of
things.
You
think
these
my
expenditures
might
go
to
support
in
the
days
and
weeks
to
come.
Just
just
I
think
we
briefly
just
had
an
opportunity
to
visit
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
this
afternoon,
and
the
caliber
of
work
underway
is
tremendous
and
I.
K
Think
many
of
our
community
members
would
be
heartened
by
that
and
have
some
of
their
most
immediate
questions
answered
just
knowing
the
level
of
preparation
that's
happening
and
knowing
that
the
kinds
of
things
that
funds
like
this
will
be
directed
towards
in
terms
of
the
comprehensiveness
of
planning
and
and
and
just
to
acknowledge,
particularly
our
fellow
commissioner,
who's,
doing
double
duty
right
now,
and
thank
you
for
your
for
your
leadership
in
both
those
capacities.
The.
C
Type
of
things
as
Jennifer
mentioned
would
be
protective
equipment.
We
need
masks,
we
need
gowns,
we
need
cleaning
equipment,
so
we
have.
We
have
found
a
contractor
that
can
supply
those
so
we're
buying
those
in
bulk,
we've
also
partnered
with
our
school
systems,
and
they
need
some
supplies
as
well,
and
since
there's
no
state
budget
in
plant,
we
are
holding
that
now.
In
case
we
do
get
reimbursement
so
we're
looking
at
supplies
to
help
deliver
meals
to
our
community.
C
We
also
talked
in
contractors,
as
we
mentioned
before,
we
have
not
set
up
an
EOC,
so
we're
training,
and
we
had
to
bring
some
trainers
into
fire
departments
up
in
this
out,
but
you're
also
brought
in
the
EOC
managers
well
to
help
with
some
of
that
helps
on
time
for
guidance,
so
professional
services
would
be
one
thing.
We're
looking
at
the
other
thing
that
we're
looking
at
standing
up
are
places
that
we
can
have
and
house
indigents.
C
B
G
G
A
Just
add
there
since
I
think
you
know
this
is
this
is
an
unprecedented
public
health
challenge
that
we're
facing
a
lots
at
stake.
I
think
you
know
how
we
respond
now
is
gonna,
make
a
real
difference
in
how
it
plays
out.
So
if
there
are
other
needs,
I
think
you
know
I
think
I
speak
for
everyone
when
saying
come
to
us
and
tell
us
what
you
need
to
mount
the
most
effective
response
that
we
can
provide
to
protect
public
health
and
safety
and
and
also
to
just
help
to
this,
the
residents
of
our
county.
A
You
know
we're
gonna
get
through
this,
but
I
think
the
things
we
do
will
determine.
You
know
how
well
we
get
through
this
and
how
quickly
we
get
through
this.
So
there
are
gonna,
be
things
that
we
are
gonna
need
to
do
that
that
we
don't
even
know
about
yet
reckless
we've
never
faced
this
particular
kind
of
challenge.
So
as
it
as
the
plan
takes
greater,
you
know
shape,
and
we
know
what
the
needs
are.
Let
us
know
you
know
we
can
reconvene
this
commission,
we
have
a
meeting
every
other
week.
A
Is
our
regularly
scheduled
meeting,
but
we
can
convene
this
commission
as
needed
if
there
are
additional
resources
that
are
needed
between
now
and
our
next
regularly
scheduled
meetings.
So,
just
just
let
us
know
what
we
can
do
to
you
know:
to
put
the
resources
into
into
the
things
that
need
to
be
happening
up.
Thank.
A
They're,
even
if
they're
you
know,
some
of
these
are
gonna,
be
very
much
outside
of
the
kind
of
core
governmental
services
that
were
used
to
investing
and
we're
gonna
need
to
do
things
that
are
that
are
likely
different
than
we've
done
before.
So,
let's
not
be
constrained
by
just
sort
of
how
we've
always
done
things
before.
In
light
of
how
unique
this
challenge
is.
Thank.
C
A
N
A
M
Yes
and
I
do
believe
the
first
one
that
was
on
is
on
your
agenda,
references
to
particular
amounts
that
have
been
awarded
as
grants
from
the
dogwood
Health
Trust.
The
first
one
is
in
the
amount
of
twenty
one
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
in
support
of
the
2020
census.
These
dollars
will
be
used
to
purchase
community
center
kiosks
across
Buncombe
County,
in
an
effort
to
increase
participation
in
the
census.
M
The
second
award
is
eighteen
thousand
three
hundred
dollars
to
recreation
services,
to
support
retrofitting
and
enhancing
inclusive
multi-generational
play
space
at
the
Charles
E
Owen
park
and
Swannanoa.
So
we
are
requesting
to
the
ability
to
accept
those
grants
and
then
to
be
able
to
establish
the
budgets
relative
to
those
grants
in
one
in
the
grants
fund,
the
21600
dollars
for
the
US
Census
and
the
grants
fund.
Tim
love-
who
is
not
here
this
evening.
A
M
Not
so
we
put
that
in
the
grants
fund,
it
enables
him
to
across
fiscal
years
if
he
has
a
need
to
make
the
purchase
of
those
kiosk
in
one
year,
one
fiscal
year
or
the
other,
and
then
in
conversation
with
Josh
O'connor.
He
is
going
to
make
every
effort
to
expend
those
funds
and
to
put
all
of
all
of
these
into
play
in
the
current
fiscal
year.
And
so
we
are
requesting
that
amendment
to
the
general
fund.
All.
K
M
S
Thank
you
so
much
for
hearing
this
and
for
having
me
I,
don't
know
if
the
PowerPoint
is
up
or
not.
I
can't
see
it,
but
I
will
just
start
talking
so
really
happy
that
Buncombe
County
is
leading
on
so
many
public
health
fronts
right
now,
and
one
of
them
is
going
to
be
hopefully
safe,
syringe
disposal.
S
So
in
2019
we
received
a
harm
reduction
grant
there.
It
is
and
we
started
our
disposal
efforts.
So
we
installed
16
bathroom
units
at
various
locations.
We
gave
syringe
handling
training
as
part
of
a
harm
reduction
training
to
over
400
community
members,
and
we
distributed
information
via
brochure
and
through
bus
ads
all
across
the
city
and
county.
There
were
22
buses
that
had
ads
up
for
six
months
and
we
also
purchased
six
large
disposal
kiosk,
which
we
have
not
yet
installed
and
is
the
content
of
today's
meeting.
S
So
we
did
a
lot
of
research
on
what
other
cities
were
doing,
because
no
city
in
North
Carolina,
as
far
as
I,
can
see
outside
of
the
Cherokee
reservation,
which
is
not
a
city
but
has
instituted
community-wide
disposal
programs.
But
a
lot
of
other
cities
across
the
country
have
so
New
York
City
to
Toronto's
in
Canada,
San,
Francisco,
San,
Diego,
Buffalo,
New,
York,
Atlanta,
Georgia,
and
because
of
all
the
needle
needle
litter.
S
We
thought
we
should
engage
in
this
as
well,
so
community-based
disposal
units
reduced
needle
litter
by
95
percent,
and
this
is
research
out
of
Montreal
Canada
within
200
meters,
or
that's
two
hundred
yards
like
a
football
field
of
that
unit.
I
consulted
personally
with
Erie
County
New
York,
which
has
the
largest
number
of
kiosks
up.
S
So
it
took
us
about
a
year
but
we're
here
where
we
have
a
city
county
mou.
Now
we're
going
to
donate.
The
proposal
is
to
donate
these
six
units
to
the
city
of
Asheville.
The
reason
we're
going
to
do
this
is
to
waive
the
coinsurance
to
install
them.
The
city
of
Asheville
will
actually
install
and
maintain
the
units,
but
we
will
replace
them
if
needed
and
we
will
oversee
the
collection
of
those
units.
S
So
a
lot
of
research
also
went
into.
Where
should
these
units
go?
There's
only
six
of
them
and
we
have
a
lot
of
places
in
the
county
that
need
these.
But
this
is
a
pilot
program
that
we
hope
to
expand,
given
the
success,
so
we
got
input
from
most
importantly
Green
Works,
which
is
doing
this
on
a
regular
basis
and
the
Drug
Enforcement
Agency,
which
knows
where
all
the
hot
spots
are
the
APD
liaison
there
sergeant
Escobar
was
the
one
who
helped
us
identify
some
of
these
locations.
S
We
also
worked
with
Ashe
ville
city,
sanitation
and
Public
Works,
Greg
Schuler,
for
some
recommendations.
We
received
a
request
by
Pisgah
View
community,
because
some
of
their
children
were
getting
stuck
with
needles
and
I
did
personally
stakeholder
engagement
at
deeper
view
and
Pisgah
view
to
make
sure
that
they
would
be
okay
with
these
units.
On-Site
I
also
went
around
to
all
of
the
businesses
over
the
holidays,
on
Haywood
Road,
all
of
the
restaurants
and
in
downtown
Asheville,
to
distribute
naloxone
kits
and
personal
disposal
units
for
their
areas
and
I
engaged
with
the
business
owners.
S
When
I
went
there
to
ask
what
they
would
think
of
these
units,
being
there
I
will
say,
every
single
business
owner
is
in
support
of
these
units
being
up
most
business
owners
do
not
want
it
on
their
property.
So
this
is
why
it's
great
that
we
have
this
collaboration
with
the
city
of
Asheville
to
put
it
on
city
property.
S
Lastly,
we
were
awarded
through
a
random
conversation.
I
had
with
somebody
at
dogwood
a
safe,
syringe
collection,
grant
of
twenty
four
thousand
three
hundred
and
sixty
four
dollars.
It
started
in
at
the
very
end
of
February
and
that
part
of
this
time
has
been
trying
to
find
a
contractor,
because
part
of
the
grant
is
to
sub
Award
for
collection
and
we've
identified
that
subcontractor
as
sunrise
recovery
and
wellness,
as
they
also
staff
our
SSP.
So
this
will
be
part
of
syringe
services
for
the
county.
S
The
grant
covers
those
endpoint
disposal
bins,
which
we
will
put
up
there.
96
gallon
tubs,
just
like
they
have
at
the
transfer
station,
we'll
have
two
of
them
at
forty
Cox
near
the
loading
station.
They
won't
be
public
access.
That's
where
our
sub
award
agency
will
come
in
to
assist
people
in
that
disposal.
S
How
are
these
six
units
doing
our
people
using
them
we're
going
to
weigh
the
needles?
At
the
end,
point
collection,
we've
already
purchased
the
the
weighing
mechanism
for
forty
Cox
and
then
we've
just
updated.
The
website
for
Buncombe
County,
org
slapback,
slash
safer,
we'll
update
it
again
once
they're
installed,
we
had
hoped
installation
would
be
in
April,
that's
what
the
city
committed
to,
but
again
with
kovat
19.
All
things
are
potentially
delayed,
but
we're
hoping
to
get
them
up
as
soon
as
possible.
S
The
next
steps,
like
I,
said
continued
community
engagement.
We
do
need
to
identify
two
other
locations.
I
think
we
have
one
identified
through
the
county
park
system,
but
we
really
need
to
put
one
up
on
South,
Tunnel
Road
and
it's
very
difficult.
There's
no
city
property
near
that
bridge.
There's
no
County
property
I've
talked
to
Walgreens
pharmacy
Ingles.
Pharmacy
pharmacies
in
a
lot
of
these
cities
are
where
we
work
together
with
for
this
effort,
but
their
corporates
keep
saying
no,
so
that
the
stores
want
them.
S
Corporate
national
says
no
I've
talked
to
the
mental
health
agencies
on
Tunnel
Road.
Anybody
has
any
suggestions,
let
me
know,
but
I'm
saving,
one
of
those
units
for
South,
Tunnel,
Road,
uh-huh
and
and
then
we
begin
contracting
process
which
has
already
started
those
negotiations.
We
have
an
intern
from
Warren
Wilson,
also
working
on
a
needs
assessment
of
rural
Buncombe
County,
because
none
of
the
locations
right
now
are
identified
for
rural
Buncombe
and
we
need
to
know
what
what
their
needs
are
right
now.
He
they
have
switched
to
virtual
a
virtual
needs
assessment.
S
E
S
S
E
I'd
like
to
know
what
you
know,
conversations
you're
having
around
that
yeah
and
I
think
at
another
time.
You
know
we
really
need
to
continue
to
look
at
you
know
what
are
we
doing
to
to
help
those?
You
know
that
you
know
don't
want
to
use
those
needles
anymore
that
and
to
reduce
the
scale.
The
problem
with
you
again
is
a
that's
its
code
with
19
on
its
own
right,
yeah.
S
E
N
S
Haywood
Street
congregation
has
agreed
to
have
it
outside
of
their
church
on
the
city
sidewalk
forty
Cox
Avenue
for
the
Health
Department
we're
going
to
encourage
people
who
use
needles
for
any
reason
to
use
these
units
Haywood
Road.
We
couldn't
actually
find
a
place
on
Haywood
Road,
but
there's
an
easement
on
State
Street
near
Haywood
Road,
and
that's
not
directly
in
front
of
any
business
Pisgah
View
Apartments
and
again
they
had
requested
one
specific
to
children
getting
stuck
and
then
how
many
Creek,
Park
and
I
believe
those
are
ones.
E
You
know
State
Street,
for
example.
What
will
we
be
doing
to
make
sure
that
the
residents
know
that
there'll
be
one
okay,
that
caused
State
Street's
a
unique
Street
I
mean
it's
got
a
you
know
a
little
bit
each
it's
been
there
forever.
You
know,
and
just
there's
just
a
slice
of
you
know
all
kinds
of
different
yeah.
D
E
S
Yeah
West
Asheville
is
definitely
a
particular
situation.
I've
been
to
the
West
Asheville
Business
Association
meeting
and
talked
with
a
lot
of
the
business
owners
there.
We
do
intend
to
present
there
again,
also
open
to
presenting
at
the
West
Asheville
Neighborhood
Association
and
I've
spoken
with
the
West
Asheville
library
about
potentially
hosting
an
event
there
just
to
educate
the
public.
Like
I
said
when
I
went
around
to
the
businesses
on
Haywood
Road,
they
were
very
open
to
it
and
wanting
it
there.
S
S
R
R
G
S
Yeah
I
mean
if
this
pilot
is
successful,
which
I
anticipate
it
being
and
they're,
not
very
expensive,
they're
two
thousand
dollars
each
and
like
I,
said
the
city
has
waived
the
coinsurance.
So
it's
really
no
extra
cost
to
us.
I've
even
talked
with
our
subcontractor
about
the
fact
that
the
units
will
probably
expand
in
the
future
and
there
they
have
twenty
hours
a
week,
so
they'll
be
able
to
collect
four
more
units.
So.
E
E
E
I
think
the
neighborhoods
are
going
to
want
to
want
to
know
that
and
and
I'm
assuming
the
information
is
out
there
from
these
other
places
that
have
used
those-
and
you
know,
is
it
possible
to
find
communities
that
are
similar
to
West
Asheville
in
these
other.
You
know,
you
know
larger
cities
or
whatever,
and
you
can
bring
that
information
back
to
us.
Maybe
some
time
yeah.
S
I
will
say:
I
had
a
lot
of
phone
conversations
with
Erie,
County
and
and
Buffalo
has
also
different
suburbs
and
areas
around
the
city
and
some
like
West
Asheville,
the
ELMO
district
they
still
live.
There
is
one
of
them
and
really
by
partnering
with
the
pharmacies
is,
is
where
they
got
their
best
bang,
because
then
they
can
sell
it
as
universal.
Syringe
disposal,
which
it
really
should
be
anyway
right.
So
I
have
been
reaching
out
very,
very
strongly
to
pharmacies
and
I'm
really
trying
to
find
a
willing
partner.
On
that
end,
Thanks.
A
B
A
I
A
D
A
Opposed
all
right,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
great
work
on
this
project.
We
do
look
forward
to
hearing
more
about
it.
I
think
it's
gonna,
do
a
lot
of
good
I
I
mean
I,
hear
from
people
just
we
all
do
all
the
time
about
just
yeah
cuz
we're
not
doing
this,
as
in
someone's
yard,
it's
on
the
sidewalks
in
the
playground.
So
this
is
this
scrape.
A
We've
got
a
number
of
appointments
to
make,
let's
just
start
from
the
top
on
our
list
as
they're
published.
The
first
is
the
African
American
Heritage
Commission,
and
we
have
one
vacancy
and
we
had
two
excellent
applicants
for
this
board.
I
think
I'd
like
to
just
start
down
on
Amanda
side
and
just
if
we
just
go
through
and
just
identify
which
applicant
you're
supporting
okay.
A
I
A
Opposed
he
was
our
only
out
looking
for
them
all
right.
Next,
we
come
to
the
downtown
Commission.
Here
we
have
four
applicant
well,
first
Ruth
summers
is
up
for
a
reappointment,
so
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
reappoint
Ruth
summers.
Thank
you
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
all
right,
so
Ruth
summers
is
appointed.
Now
we
have
one
other
vacancy
and
three
three
applicants
for
that.
One
position
so
again,
I
start
on
that.
N
K
A
I
believe
mr.
Moffat
got
four
in
miss
edge,
got
three,
so
do
you
that
sound
curriculum
are
okay,
great!
Thank
you,
everyone!
All
right!
Now
we
come
to
the
land
conservation
advisory
board,
and
here
we
have
six
applicants
for
three
vacancies.
So
here
I'd
like
to
ask
each
Commissioner
to
identify
the
three
members
that
you
would
like
to
a
point
and
again
we'll
add
them
all
up,
and
whichever
of
the
applicants
receives,
the
most
levels
of
support
will
be
our
person.
So
let's
go
back
over
and
we'll
start
on
your
site
Amanda.
A
A
Alright
I
believe
that
Robert
Turner
or
April
he
sacker
and
Jacob
Heisman
each
received
four
or
more
votes.
Is
that
consistent
with
your
count,
I've
got
I've
got
Robert
Turner
at
six
April.
He
sucker
at
I
have
five
that
maybe
she
got
more
than
four
in
Wiseman
at
four.
Is
that
consistent
with
yours,
Lamar?
Okay,
alright,
so
Jacob
Wiseman
April,
he
Sakura
Robert
Turner
all
got
majority
support:
okay,
historic
Resources,
Commission.
A
N
G
R
A
A
R
With
chairman
members
board,
I
see
I'm
the
only
one
to
know
crap,
that's
a
private
citizen
out
there,
the
rest
of
her
staff-
that's
amazing,
isn't
it
anyway,
judge
hill
brought
up
some
very
good,
interesting
news
for
the
last
three
years
he's
been
working
on
and
the
school
system
and
all
this.
But
let
me
tell
you
interested
in
fact
and
I'm
not
talking
about
fiction
or
fake
news.
What
he's
presenting
is
not
only
used
to
me.
It's
new
news
or
I
mean
it's
old
news.
R
R
If
we're
going
to
clean
up
the
cysts,
the
school
board
over
the
city
and
the
county
needs
to
get
their
act
together,
number
one.
We
got
teachers
coming
out
of
college
and
we
got
the
Buncombe
County
full
of
them
and
nothing
personal
about
them
in
a
personal
way.
It's
a
business.
They
do
not
know
how
to
handle
kids
period.
R
They
know
how
to
read
a
book:
that's
it.
They
know
how
to
teach.
They
know
how
to
do
that.
They
don't
know
about
kids.
Special
education,
kids
is
a
different
subject.
A
lot
of
these
kids
that
are
going
out
are
expressing
these
kids.
He
gets
some
good
facts,
but
the
problem
with
the
facts
that
he
give
is
not
really
all
together
the
facts.
The
fact
is,
they're
more
of
these
kids,
all
over
than
any
that
he
is
numbering
they're
much
more
in
the
system.
R
A
A
that'll,
be
our
pre
meeting
and
tuner
College
Street
ream
3:00
to
6:00
that
same
day,
April
7th
at
5
p.m.
the
piano
commissioners
will
hold
our
next
regularly
scheduled
meeting
at
200,
College
Street
room
three
to
six
we'd
ever
need
for
a
closed
session.
I
believe
that's
still
the
case.
Okay,
mr.
fruit,
can
you
I'd
talk
to
us.
H
About
yes,
sir
one
item,
mr.
love
was
able
to
scare
up
a
little
bit
of
information
from
d-o-t,
okay,
there's
five
types
of
projects
that
fall
into
the
criteria
that
require
local
government
support,
so
those
are
those
with
public
access
funds,
small
construction,
statewide,
contingency
economic
development
and
high
impact
low
cost
projects.
These
three
projects
fall
into
the
high
impact
low
cost,
which
is
relative.
There
were
over
$250,000
thinking,
they're
open
to.
If.