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From YouTube: Board of Commissioners' Regular Meeting (Nov. 16, 2021)
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Regular Meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for November 16, 2021. To view the meeting agenda, future meeting agendas, or previous meeting recordings, you can visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners or view the playlist on YouTube.
A
A
I'd
like
to
announce
that
any
members
of
the
public
who
are
attending
this
meeting,
who
parked
in
the
county's
public
parking
facility
or
who
use
public
transit
to
travel
to
the
meeting,
can
get
validation
for
your
parking
pass
or
transit
pass
from
one
of
the
sheriff's
officers
that
is
with
us
this
evening.
You
can
see
them
on
your
way
out.
A
A
Does
any
board
member
have
a
financial
interest
in
any
public
contract
coming
before
the
board?
Today,
there
being
none
all
board,
members
have
a
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
on
any
matters
voted
on
by
the
county
commissioners
at
our
meeting
this
evening,
commissioners,
are
there
any
questions
about
any
items
on
the
consent
agenda.
A
A
If
your
time
expires,
you
can
leave
any
question
along
with
your
name
address
and
phone
number
with
our
county
manager
board.
Members
are
not
expected
to
comment
on
any
matters
during
public
comment.
This
is
the
chance
for
the
public
to
speak
to
the
board
and
for
us
to
listen.
The
board
reserves
never
mind
on
that
point.
A
One
other
item
I
just
wanted
to
mention
through
our
sign-in
sheet.
I
see
a
lot
of
folks
have
signed
up
to
speak
to
the
issue
about
the
low
barrier
shelter
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
everyone
know
you're
welcome
to
do
that.
The
lowberry
shelter
is
not
on
the
county
commissioner's
agenda
tonight.
We're
not
going
to
be
voting
on
any
approval
or
disapproval
of
the
proposed
city,
low
barrier,
shelter.
A
Nor
are
we
voting
to
approve
or
disapprove
any
funding
for
that
facility.
So
it's
not
on
the
agenda
this
evening.
It
doesn't
mean
the
commission's
for
it
or
against.
It
is
simply
not
on
the
agenda
for
this
meeting,
but
if
you're
here
for
public
comment
you're,
you
are
allowed
to
speak
to
that
issue
or
any
other
issue.
You
would
like
to
address
to
the
board.
A
A
If
you
just
come
over
to
the
podium
and
you'll
get
a
green
light,
when
you
start
an
orange
light
will
come
on
when
you've
got
30
seconds
left
and
then
you'll
get
a
yellow
light
and
then
you'll
get
a
red
light
when
you're
three
minutes
is
up-
and
I
would
ask
everyone
to.
Please
discontinue
your
comments
once
your
time's
up,
because
we
want
to
give
everyone
the
same
amount
of
time
to
speak
to
the
board.
Thank
you.
B
Okay,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
and
first
I
want
to
say
that
I
am
not
unsympathetic
with
people
that
are
having
different
problems
in
their
life.
I
spent
about
30
years
teaching,
unemployed
and
underemployed
people
job
skills,
so
I
know
some
of
the
issues
that
are
there
I'd
like
to
speak
tonight,
because
I
think
that
the
low
barrier,
shelter
that
is
going
to
be
or
wants
to
be
placed
at
the
ramada
inn
is
not
a
bad
idea,
but
it
is
not
appropriate
for
that
particular
location.
B
It's
immediately
adjacent
to
the
homes
of
between
a
thousand
and
eleven
hundred
people,
it's
very
close
to
an
elementary
school
and
it's
in
a
thriving
commercial
area
and
it's
badly
affecting
all
of
those
places.
I'm
I'm
in
an
apartment
that
is
just
several
hundred
yards
from
the
ramada
inn.
We
have
people
coming
down
the
hill
running
around
the
cops
have
been
there
arresting
people
we
find
feces
and
trash
in
our
parking
areas.
B
B
I
recently
wrote
an
email
to
all
of
you
saying
that
there
has
been
notice
in
the
in
the
press
about
how
police
activity
in
the
area
has
not
gone
up
and
really
the
things
that
are
really
degrading.
Our
quality
of
life
are
things
that
happen
so
quickly
that
it's
not
appropriate
to
call
the
police
by
the
time
you
report
somebody
that's
having
sexual
intercourse
on
your
own.
It's
over
9-1-1
isn't
going
to
be
there,
but
by
the
time
you
call
somebody
to
complain
about
people.
B
C
We
have
learned
no
more.
At
the
first
meeting
we
asked:
how
will
this
be
funded,
exactly
how
much
security?
What
are
you
going
to
do
about
the
folks
wandering
over
over
to
oakley
elementary
and
they
said,
call
the
police?
Well,
that's
all
well
and
good,
but
we
don't
have
any
place
to
call
because
they
need
to
get
staffing
and
that's
going
to
take
years.
C
We
have
a
problem
and
it's
not
a
nimby
problem.
It's
a
problem
that
the
behavior
of
folks
who
go
into
these
shelters
need.
They
need
counseling,
there's
not
mental
health
counseling
in
north
carolina
since
the
state
legislature
years
ago,
removed
that
under
the
state
umbrella
and
now
it's
left
up
to
the
private
sector
and
they're
all
up
to
their
eyeballs
in
patients.
C
So
right
at
the
present
moment,
we
have
no
answers
on
who
will
be
providers
for
alcohol
addiction,
drug
addiction,
mental
health
problems.
We
also
have
asked
if
you
buy
this
and
you
get
the
funding
to
do
it
exactly.
What
will
you
do
with
the
folks
who
refused
your
help
and
just
wanted
a
warm
place
to
sleep
with
their
puppy
dog
and
their
girlfriend,
and
they
said
well,
we
have
to
put
them
back
out
into
the
community,
so
that
means
they
get
turned
back
out
into
river
ridge
area
and
oakley
area
hall,
creek
area.
C
Where
we're
already
having
a
problem,
we
also
have
asked:
how
will
you
fund
this
if
it
goes,
as
you
think
it
might,
and
miss
ball
as
much
as
two
weeks
ago
was
in
a
meeting
of
course,
she's
now
leaving
asheville,
but
deborah
campbell?
The
city
manager
was
the
only
person
after
a
two-minute
pause
that
came
up
with
the
idea
that
well,
we
can
apply
for
federal
grants.
Well,
we
all
know
how
that
goes.
C
D
D
D
I
have
noticed
syringes
on
the
stairway.
I
have
noticed
syringes
in
the
parking
lot
and
the
people
who
have
the
businesses
there
will
attest
to
this.
So
my
question
is,
or
my
statement
is
common
sense-
would
say
that
you
don't
disturb
situations
that
are
profitable
well
established
and
a
boom
to
the
community
and
replace
or
to
turn
and
end
into
what
will
not
be
exactly
a
homeless
shelter,
but
it
will
invite
more
drug
trafficking
and
an
unpleasant
situation.
E
Hi,
my
name
is
kim
I'm
the
property
owner
of
river
ridge
business
center,
and
I'm
here
for
the
women,
the
children
and
the
seniors.
I've
worked
very
hard
over
the
last
20
years
to
create
an
atmosphere
that
people
feel
comfortable,
walking
and
enjoying
our
property.
I
encourage
children
to
come
to
after-school
programs
and
we
have
about
400
children.
I
don't
know
if
that's
that
should
be
the
main
thing.
You're
thinking
about
400
children
are
within
a
thousand
square
feet
of
this
ramada
inn.
E
That's
little
kids
running
around
when
you're
asking
for
low
barrier
asking
for
you
don't
know
what
their
history
is.
You
don't
know
if
they're
violent,
you
don't
know
if
our
children
are
safe
anymore
without
the
ids.
Without
a
history
check,
I
cannot
guarantee
their
safety.
That
would
be
on
you
guys,
if
you
guys
let
this
go
through.
This
is
very
dangerous,
very
dangerous.
I
have
provided
women,
children
and
seniors
a
safe
place
to
walk
and
roam,
and
now
it's
taken
away.
F
F
I
just
turned
60
earlier
this
earlier
last
week
and
I
put
a
lifetime
of
practice
and
effort
into
creating.
What's
now
a
business,
that's
nationally
renowned
for
helping
all
walks
of
life
have
a
better
life
through
a
traditional
martial
arts
practice
included.
In
our
current
about
500
families,
we
were
at
720,
pre-coveted
and
building
back
to
that
are
currently
over
350
kids.
We
run
an
after-school
program
as
well
that
picks
up
from
20
different
elementary
schools.
F
It's
really
important
to
us
to
place
these
kids
in
an
environment
where
they're
they're
in
an
atmosphere
where
all
those
things
are
promoted
and
not
in
an
atmosphere,
that's
counter
to
that
and
unsafe
and
scary.
In
any
way,
I
can
say
that
since
the
homeless
population
has
occupied
the
ramada
that
we've
had
an
increase
in
negative
activity.
That's
been
really
scary
to
our
kids
and
families
in
the
form
of
the
following.
F
F
There
would
not
have
been
time
to
have
gotten
the
police
to
have
helped
with
that
situation.
This
was
an
immediate
situation
that
was
happening
right
then
I
get
to
my
work
between
7
a.m
and
8
a.m.
Every
morning,
I'd
say
about
20
of
the
time
I
met
with
somebody
sleeping
on
our
sidewalk.
We
found
human
feces
on
the
front
and
back
doors,
and
we
regularly
have
people
walking
out
our
space.
F
G
Good
evening,
commissioners,
my
name
is
nick
partial
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
great
cliff
capital
and
ownership
of
river
ridge
apartments.
We
have
been
at
the
assets
since
2015
and
also
are
involved
in
the
meadows
apartments
and
reserve
at
asheville
to
combine.
We
have
over
a
thousand
units
invested
in
this
community
and
asheville
as
a
whole
if
you're
not
familiar
with
river
ridge,
it
is
a
quiet
and
normally
peaceful
environment.
It's
situated
on
48
acres,
which
has
beautiful
amazing
mountain
views
and
even
has
the
river
right
along
it
beginning.
G
In
may
of
this
year,
the
ramada
inn
began
operating
as
a
homeless,
shelter.
River
ridge
has
not
been
the
same:
quiet
and
peaceful
community
that
we've
been
accustomed
to
the
past
six
years
surrounding
merchants
and
residential
communities
have
reached
out
with
us
with
similar
concerns,
including
concerns
over
escalating
crime,
drug
dealing
and
drug
waste,
auto
break-ins,
loitering,
petty
crime
and
more
that
they
are
also
experiencing.
G
Our
management
team
has
documented
more
than
50
known
incidents
specific
to
ripper
ridge,
directing
early
directly
related
to
our
the
ramada
project.
Since
may
1st,
we
are
very
familiar
with
the
drug
bust
and
related
murder,
charges
that
were
associated
with
the
ramada
n
and
gives
us
grave
concern
over
the
project.
G
Great
cliff
takes
health
and
safety
of
our
residents,
vendors
and
onside
team
very
seriously,
beyond
the
extreme
amount
of
time
that
these
issues
have
required
for
many
of
our
team.
River
ridge
has
taken
at
our
own
significant
cost,
expanded
security
patrols
by
private
security
services,
expanded
and
enhanced,
led
lighting
around
the
community
and
are
exploring
remote
cameras
and
additional
fencing
for
the
property.
G
Our
neighbor
verde
vista
has
already
installed
fencing
around
their
entire
community.
We've
invited
asheville
police
out
on
multiple
occasions,
including
to
our
resident
meetings,
to
share
their
best
practices
and
ideas.
Generally
speaking,
the
apd
has
stated
they
recognize
the
problems
but
are
way
understaffed
and
unable
to
assist
the
community
in
the
way
it
is
needed.
G
We
had
a
conversation
with
lucy
crown
who
works
with
the
city
of
asheville
as
the
greenway
planner.
We
plan
on
having
conversations
about
improving
the
greenway
and
including
trails
onto
our
property.
Unfortunately,
she
was
not
even
aware
that
the
city
of
asheville
was
pushing
for
this
process
and
for
the
ramada
to
be
so
close.
Importantly,
we
are
not
against
the
shelter
for
the
homeless,
greg
cliff
and
our
property
management
team
own
and
manage
low-income
housing
all
types
throughout
the
carolinas.
G
H
H
I
don't
think
this
is
an
appropriate
location
for
the
ramada
inn,
low
barrier,
shelter,
and
I
know
what
that
is
by
the
way.
My
background
is,
I
was
a
rn
and
I've
cared
for
many
people
that
are
well
from
all
walks
of
life,
and
I
was
a
businessman
and
also
the
police
department
here.
Why
add
to
their
burdens,
because
we
all
understand
what's
happening
now,
right
that
out
of
227
police
officers,
which
would
be
their
maximum
capacity?
H
H
H
Okay,
when
grown
men
are
exchanging.
You
know,
packets
or
whatever
you
see
they're,
giving
things
back
and
forth.
That's
a
drug
deal
in
my
opinion,
especially
when
it's
the
same
place
and
when
these
people
don't
get
on
the
bus
when
the
bus
comes
by,
they
don't
get
on
the
bus,
they're
still
staying
there.
The
other
day.
H
I
was
waiting
for
my
order
and
again
I
see
that,
and
so
I
drove
by
the
guys,
there's
a
guy
with
a
jacket
over
his
head
seated
on
the
ground,
shooting
up
right
at
the
walmart
shopping
center,
and
I
was
just
appalled,
I'm
from
atlanta
georgia,
so
I've
seen
a
little
bit
in
my
life
and
to
wrap
it
up
here.
Tourism
is
important
to
asheville
security
safety.
People
like
that,
I
think,
there's
a
lot
better
uses
for
these
funds,
children's
education,
the
police
force.
I
mean
I
think
I
could
hire
policemen.
H
I
I
So,
instead
of
repeating
these
things,
let
me
instead
speak
to
a
structural
question,
and
that
is
the
way
that
the
advocates
in
the
city
government
have
gone
about
promoting
the
idea
of
having
a
homeless
low
barrier
homeless,
shelter
at
the
ramada,
and
I
can
understand
their
possible
viewpoint.
Certainly
there's
a
decrepit
ramada
inn.
I
I
I
I
Well,
we
don't
hear
much
of
that
sort
of
thing
from
the
people
who
are
advocating
for
it.
We
don't
hear
why
they
want
it.
When
they're
asked
questions
as
one
of
the
other
speakers
mentioned
about
details,
it's
very
often
things
like
when
they're
asked.
Well,
how
are
you
going
to
manage
some
particular
aspect
of
it?
It's
well,
that
is
to
be
worked
out
with
the
management
company
that
we
will
hire,
because
we,
the
city,
are
not
in
the
business
of
running
in
such
a
place.
I
We're
going
to,
and
we
have
created
a
request
for
proposal
for
this.
Have
a
company
come
in
and
they
will
run
it
and
we'll
have
to
figure
that
out.
Then
I
would
like
to
suggest
to
you
that,
before
approving
funds
for
this
kind
of
a
request
that
you
look
very
closely
at
the
motivations
behind
it
and
what
what
they
intended
to
accomplish
and
how
it
will
be
done
over
any
particular
period
of
time.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you.
I
am
doug
horn.
We
own
the
river
ridge
shopping
center.
We
have
28
active
businesses
there
that
pay
taxes,
property
tax
sales,
tax,
provide
goods
and
services
to
the
community
and
you've
heard
all
the
severe
problems
we've
had.
It's
been
a
nightmare.
We've
had
to
hire.
Off-Duty
police
we've
had
to
call
the
asheville
police
department
many
times.
They've
arrested
a
lot
of
people.
We
had
people
in
the
dumpsters,
we've
had
all
kinds
of
human
waste
on
the
property
we've
had
needles.
We've
had
you've
heard
all
these
things.
J
Let
me
just
say
that
we
we've
researched
other
communities
and
we
don't
know
of
any
city
that
owns
a
shelter.
I
think
new
york
city
has
13
shelters,
they
don't
own
any
of
them.
They
contribute
to
faith-based
or
charity-based
shelters.
The
knoxville
doesn't
have
a
shelter.
Louisville
kentucky
doesn't
have
one
durham.
K
J
One
of
the
sunrise,
ladies
mentioned,
does
not
own
a
shelter,
it's
faith-based.
The
the
cost
of
this
is
not
only
the
initial
cost,
it's
the
fix
up
cost
of
the
hotel
and
then
the
operating
cost
and
the
liability,
the
lawsuits
that
will
come
because
of
this.
The
appraisal
on
the
ramadi
inn
was
3.6
million
early
this
year
it
went
to
8.6,
it
went
up,
5
million
the
city
of
asheville
contracted
for
9.7.
J
J
What
we,
what
we
need
is
a
like
michael
woods,
who
runs
an
accountability,
shelter
on
patton
avenue
check
with
him.
He
has
another
property
that
he
has
volunteered
to
the
city
of
asheville
that
he
could
set
up
an
accountability,
shelter
where
you
check
the
people
out
at
7
30
to
come
back
at
4,
30
and
a
drug
test,
an
alcohol
test.
If
they
don't
pass
the
test,
they
don't
get
back.
In
the
average
person
stays
at
the
western
carolina.
Shelter
has
saved
10
to
15
million
10
to
15
000
after
nine
months.
J
L
Good
evening,
first
of
all
just
want
to
recognize
a
tough
situation
that
this
body
is
in
and
also
the
city
there's
obviously
a
problem
here
in
this
community
with
homelessness
and
it's
getting
worse,
it
seems
every
week.
I
just
want
to
say
I
don't
want
to
repeat
much
of
what
you've
heard.
I
just
want
to
give
you
my
quick
story.
I
grew
up
here.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
beverly
hills
went
to
reynolds
high
school
moved
away.
L
I've
been
gone
for
a
long
time
and
I
decided
to
return
a
year
ago
to
just
be
in
town
to
help
my
mom,
who
still
lives
in
beverly
hills
and
just
in
the
last
year
I've
seen
things
deteriorate.
She's
had
some
crime
on
her
property
for
the
first
time
ever
the
males
being
stolen
from
mailboxes
on
her
part
of
beverly
hills,
and
I
do
a
lot
of
walking
around
river
ridge
mall
since
I
live.
I
live
at
river
ridge
apartments
and
I've
seen
a
lot
of
the
things
that
you've
heard
testified
here
too
tonight.
L
I
just
want
to
say
that
all
of
y'all
are
smart,
good
people
or
you
wouldn't
be
in
the
position
that
you're
in,
and
I
just
appeal
to
you
to
not
put
the
shelter
in
this
location.
It's
just
not
a
good
idea
with
the
amount
of
homes
that
are
right
behind
it,
and
I
will
say
in
the
last
year
I've
seen
the
riverage
marketplace
rebound
from
covid,
it's
vibrant
again
and,
as
you
know,
the
cafeteria
is
reopened
and
the
homeless
shelter
is
going
to
have
a
negative
impact
on
those
businesses.
M
M
and
we're
finally
getting
a
little
better
now,
and
this
thing
I'm
afraid
that
it
might
push
us
to
close
the
store
down.
I
mean
you
know
some
of
our
customers
are
afraid
to
come
down
to
my
store
because
of
homeless
people.
You
know
walking
around
and
sometimes
they
are
screaming
for
no
reason
and
stuff.
So
please
reconsider.
I
mean
you
know
our
live
livelihoods.
N
Hi
joe
rafael,
with
horned
properties,
I
manage
river
ridge
marketplace
shopping
center.
For
mr
doughorn
who
spoke
earlier,
I
won't
rehash
the
problems
that
we're
having
there
that
started
in
april
once
the
city
started
using
the
vermont
inn
for
a
temporary
lobaria
shelter,
but
I
would
like
to
point
out
that,
generally
on
these
kind
of
projects
we
talk
like
this
is
something
that's
going
to
be
happening
in
the
future,
but
this
is
for
for
the
residents
and
tenants
at
river
ridge.
This
is
a
nightmare
scenario.
N
N
At
least
it's
not
been
made
permanent,
but
it
really
isn't
a
victory
when
it
just
gets
delayed
and
we're
still
dealing
with
these
same
issues
every
day,
and
it
really
came
to
a
head
a
few
weeks
ago,
when
we
had
the
first
murder
over
there
in
our
community
tied
directly
to
the
vermont
inn
and
again
it
just
the
situation
keeps
getting
worse.
So
you
know
that's
it.
I
know
we're
not
you're
not
discussing
this
matter
tonight,
but
it's
so
important
to
the
people
there,
the
residents,
the
tenants
and
their
life,
the
life.
N
You
know
their
livelihood,
that
you
know
we
couldn't
run
the
risk
of
it
of
not
showing
up
if
it
were
going
to
be
on
the
gen,
and
there
was
some
confusion
on
that
end
and
part
of
that's
my
fault.
I
do
apologize
for
anyone
who
came
expecting
the
vote
to
be
tonight,
but
it's
so
important
that
we
have
no
choice
but
to
continue
to
continue
to
continue
to
come
to
these
meetings
until
it
is
voted
on.
But
thank
you
for
your
time.
O
O
The
homeless
people
go
car
to
car
in
the
drive-through
and
knock
on
windows
at
the
mcdonald's
drive-thru
asking
for
money
and
implicitly
threatening
our
customers
that
you
picture
yourself
in
a
drive-through
at
mcdonald's
and
somebody
pounding
on
your
window
and
asking
you
for
money
and
if
you
don't
give
it
to
them,
then,
what's
going
to
happen,
I've
personally
been
threatened
physically.
When
I
tried
to
get
them
out
of
the
drive-through
they're
laying
on
the
sidewalks
in
the
morning
when
people
come
to
work,
we
clean
up
used
heroin
needles
every
day
in
the
parking
lot.
O
O
It's
becoming
increasingly
difficult
to
provide
that
when
our
employees
come
to
work
lots
of
times
in
the
dark
early
in
the
morning
and
they're,
physically
threatened
by
homeless
people,
we've
had
multiple
multiple
problems
with
broken
windows
and
let's
face
it,
they're
all
drugged
out
of
their
mind.
They
don't
even
know
where
they
are,
and
so
we
are
asking
you
to
use
common
sense
and
rejecting
this
proposal.
O
We
do
not
want
as
an
employer.
We
do
not
want
our
employees
threatened
by
these
people
and
who's
looking
out
for
their
interests
whose
work
look,
who's,
who's
work,
who's,
worried
about
the
interest
of
our
employees,
they're
coming
to
work,
trying
to
make
a
living
supporting
their
families
do
they
deserve
to
be
threatened
every
day,
verbally
abused.
O
We
do
not
want
the
homeless
people
in
our
places
of
work
and,
and
just
like
you
don't
want
them,
threatening
your
family
and
your
places
where
you
live.
We
don't
want
them
threatening
our
employees,
so
we're
asking
you
use
common
sense
and
rejecting
this
proposal
once
and
for
all
and
to
help
protect.
Our
investments
are
the
homeowners
and
the
business
owners
and
the
property
owners
there.
You
don't
want
that
in
your
neighborhood.
We
don't
want
it
in
our
neighborhood.
P
P
We
have
never
seen
as
many
problems
as
we
have
today
with
the
drug
addicts
like
we're
talking
about
urinating
in
front
and
camping
in
front
of
our
stores
in
the
back
of
our
stock,
where
our
docks
are
living
in
cardboard
boxes
on
our
docks,
we
have
to
run
them
off,
so
we
can
get
our
trucks
in
unload
our
trucks
we
used
to
have
all
of
our
customers
used
to
be
walkers
in
the
mall
used
to
do
exercise
in
the
mall,
no
more,
they
feel
unsafe.
Just
walking
around.
P
Q
Q
Q
In
the
past
six
months,
our
car
has
been
broken
into
we've.
Had
we
have
to
now
keep
everything
locked
in
the
basement.
We've
had
multiple
things
stolen,
our
children's
bikes,
leaf
blowers,
lawn
equipment
and,
unfortunately,
when
we
called
the
police
because
of
the
staffing
problem,
they
said,
we
can't
help
you
and
they
said
you
you're
you're,
welcome
to
file
a
report
online
for
your
insurance,
but
honestly
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
so.
Q
Also
when
I
I've
let
my
my
pets
out
middle
of
night
three
o'clock
in
the
morning,
I
see
people
wandering
up
our
street
and
nobody
should
be
wandering
up
the
street
at
three
o'clock
in
the
morning
there
that
nothing
good
is
going
to
happen
there.
So
my
family
are
big.
Supporters
of
homeward
bound
always
have
been
my
extended
family.
Also.
Q
Q
People
which
I
know
is
a
you
guys
are
in
a
difficult
situation,
but
you're
you're
putting
kenneling
onto
a
fire,
and
I
think
it's
just
nothing.
Nothing
good
is
going
to
happen
when
this
population
has
increased.
I
think
it's
it's
misguided
for
a
low
barrier,
shelter
wrap
around
services,
it
was
fully
fully
supported
and
there
were
measures
taken
to
ensure
the
safety
of
the
community.
Q
R
Well,
I'm
going
to
have
to
throw
the
mask
out
and
I'm
going
to
have
to
throw
out
the
cherokee
deal
about
native
americans,
because
what
I've
heard
tonight
number
one
you
all
better
keep
coming.
That's
the
reason
they
ain't
voting
on
it.
You
can't
come
one
time
get
up
and
talk
and
they'll
never
come
back.
There's
one
thing:
people
like
that
understand
in
the
city
council-
and
you
know
what
it
is:
votes
votes,
votes
folks,
so
you
better
be
back.
R
R
You
will
not
solve
the
drug
problem
with
needles
and
government
programs
you'll
only
solve
it
with
an
emotional,
hard
experience
and
notice,
I
didn't
say
christian
or
this
or
that
or
the
other,
but
it
has
to
have
an
emotional
experience
to
solve
the
drug
problem.
You've
already
heard
the
wrap
around
let
the
non-profits,
let
the
religious
organizations
handle
this.
That's
what
you
do
the
truth.
Is
you
got
a
guy
built
a
motel,
he
melted
for
every
dime.
It
was
worth.
He
can't
now
fix
it
back
up
to
standard
to
keep
his
franchise.
R
It's
going
to
cost
more
it'd,
be
better
to
build
a
new
one
and
he's
found
some
non-profit.
That's
going
to
give
him
9
million
dollars,
for
it
he's
going
to
come
out
smelling
like
a
rose
and
you
all
are
going
to
end
up
taking
the
brunt
of
it,
and
the
city
of
asheville
will
be
fine
with
that,
because
that
solved
some
of
their
problems.
R
Just
like
you
all
on
the
consent
agenda
have
to
take
over
the
9-1-1
calls
for
the
police
in
asheville.
How
are
they
going
to
take
them?
They
can't
who
are
you
going
to
call
next
step
is
going
to
be.
The
sheriff's
department
will
be
having
to
take
the
police
department
over
because
they've
lost
102
cops
folks,
not
60,
some
102.
R
So
I'm
telling
you
right
now,
you
better
remember
what
I
said
and
you
better
stay
on
and
you
better
go
to
the
city
with
twice
this
group.
You
can
find
it
if
you
all
value
your
community-
and
I
don't
know
about
you.
I
was
born
and
raised
here
and
that's
why
a
lot
of
people
move
here,
because
it's
a
wonderful
place,
but
it's
going
to
hell
in
a
handbasket
folks.
R
I
don't
know
any
other
way
to
say
it
and
if
you'll
notice,
most
of
them
sit
up
there
with
their
heads
down
and
looking
at
something
else.
They
don't
like
what
I
say,
because
I
shoot
straight
and
I
don't
back
down
and
I'll
continue
to
shoot
straight
for
every
day,
but
avril.
I
hate
to
say
this,
but
thank
you
for
missing
me
last
me
and
don't
let
anybody
get
you
in
trouble
for
that?
Okay,.
A
A
A
A
S
S
One
of
the
answers
was
stunning
to
me.
The
question
was:
are
you
going
to
accept
sexual
offenders
at
the
shelter?
Their
answer
was
we
don't
know
oakley
elementary
and
the
oakley
library
are
nine
tenths
of
a
mile
in
walking
distance
from
the
ramada.
Would
you
want
your
children
at
oakley
elementary
with
the
ramada
shelter,
as
it
is
currently
being
run?
S
A
T
Name
is
denise
knapp,
my
husband
and
I
moved
here
in
1982
with
domino's
pizza,
so
we
brought
domino's
pizza
to
the
area.
I've
had
merle
norman
cosmetics
for
35
years.
We
have
rented
from
mr
horn
for
probably
30
something
years
of
that
I
want
to
personally.
Thank
you,
mr
horn.
I
want
to
thank
mickey
ray
our
sheriff
and
I
want
to
thank
brian
robinson
for
everything
they
are
doing
in
our
shopping
center
to
keep
the
homeless
off
of
our
customers
and
out
of
our
doors.
T
T
T
I'm
worried
about
the
kids
there's
a
lot
of
kids.
There
there's
oakley
elementary
school
right
across
the
street.
Do
you
want
your
kid
approached
by
a
pedophile
with
his
penis
hanging
out?
Is
that
what
you
want
in
asheville?
Do
you
want
tourism
to
go
down?
You
want
taxes
to
go
down.
You
want
money
to
go
down
in
asheville,
that's
the
direction
we're
headed.
T
U
I
have
lived
in
oakley
for
13
years
and
have
watched
it
grow
from
just
a
neighborhood
into
a
thriving
caring
community
of
working-class
citizens.
Up
until
recently,
I've
always
felt
safe
in
my
home,
walking
to
the
library
which
you
just
saved.
Thank
you
and
pl,
and
playing
with
my
two
young
boys
at
the
park.
In
the
past
couple
of
months,
the
theft
and
disturbances
have
been
unsettling.
U
I've
had
to
purchase
security
cameras
and
no
longer
allow
my
kids
to
play
alone
in
our
front
yard.
There's
constantly
vagrants
walking
around
the
neighborhood
a
ring
camera
caught
someone
trying
to
steal
shoes
off
my
neighbor's
porch.
In
the
middle
of
the
day,
I
recently
found
a
bag
full
of
pornographic
material
500
feet
from
my
home
on
the
side
of
the
road.
U
This
is
not
the
type
of
neighborhood
in
which
I
want
my
kids
to
grow
up
at
a
community
meeting
on
october
5th
kathy
ball
stated
that
the
residents
issues
are
so
severe
that
they
are
not
suitable
for
congregate,
housing.
Yet
city
council
doesn't
seem
concerned
with
them
congregating
across
the
street,
from
oakley
elementary
school.
U
The
fact
that
the
city
began
the
process
of
purchasing
the
ramada
without
input
from
the
community
goes
against
the
20-year
vision
that
they
created,
saying
that
they
strive
to
create
a
connected
and
engaged
community.
They
stated
that
city
government
is
transparent,
but
when
starting
this
process
they
were
very
opaque.
Ms
ball
stated
that
annual
operation
costs
will
be
about
2.5
million
dollars.
Should
the
city
be
awarded
these
coveted
funds?
Who
will
cover
that
cost
once
the
coveted
relief
is
gone,
if
the
shelter
is
full?
Where
do
the
rest
of
the
unsheltered?
U
Go
I've
emailed
city
council
multiple
times
and
have
only
received
two
responses,
neither
of
which
addressed
my
concerns
or
answered
any
questions.
The
lack
of
background
checks,
sobriety
and
curfews
is
extremely
concerning.
Ms
ball
used
the
excuse
that
they're
already
here
to
combat
the
notion
that
the
shelter
will
draw
more
homeless
in
that
is
not
a
responsible
answer
because,
as
I
mentioned
before,
when
these
individuals
with
severe
issues
follow
that
beacon,
where
will
they
go
if
the
shelter
is
full?
U
So
far,
two
murders
have
been
connected
to
the
ramada
and,
while
I
know
that
the
people
arrested
were
not
shelter
residents,
they
were
drug
dealers
catering
to
the
drug
addictions
of
shelter
residents.
That
was
something
ms
ball
specifically
stated
that
they
were
concerned
about,
and
it's
already
happening.
The
funds
you
are
awarding
would
greatly
benefit
the
small
businesses
in
the
area.
It
could
help
the
stretch
thin
first
responders
go
to
teachers,
wages
and
school
supplies
to
help
thousands
of
kids
who
are
behind
due
to
lack
of
in-person
instruction
from
the
pandemic.
U
The
funds
could
enhance
parks
so
as
to
create
a
community
where
children
grow
up
safe
and,
in
turn,
stay
to
raise
their
own
kids
in
the
same
neighborhood.
A
neighborhood
that
is
not
safe
is
not
a
neighborhood.
Our
children
and
community
need
to
feel
safe,
walking
to
that
library
that
you
so
wonderfully
save.
So
I'm
respectfully
asking
that
these
funds
be
used
in
a
much
more
productive
way.
Thank
you.
V
V
A
V
A
V
W
W
W
I
I
don't
know
if
you
all
have
thought
about
this,
but
there's
plenty
of
businesses
up
out
there
at
river
ridge.
Are
you
afraid
to
lose
that
tax
base
too
I'd
like
to
see
this
restored
to
what
it
was
ten
years
ago
or
even
two
years
ago,
it's
not
a
safe
place
for
kids.
My
sister
is
the
church
secretary
at
oakley
baptist
church
she's
had
the
called
the
police
several
times.
W
W
A
A
A
R
V
V
V
Are
they
bad
ministers?
Are
there
bad
priests?
Yes,
are
they
priests
and
ministers
that
need
not
step
back
into
pulpit?
Yes,
are
there
priests
and
ministers
that
should
be
charged
criminally?
Yes,
we've
seen
that
in
buncombe
county
with
some
of
the
priests,
but
that's
less
than
two
percent
of
the
priests
and
ministers,
my
sister's
a
school
teacher.
V
V
If
I
wanted
a
job
with
buncombe
county
and
I
was
going
to
be
on
a
job
affecting
the
community
working
in
a
community,
but
you
looked
on
my
facebook
page
or
you
looked
on
my
twitter
page
or
you
looked
on
my
whatever
other
apps.
They
are
out
there
and
you
see
where
I
said
most
of
the
ministers
and
priests
are
pedophiles.
V
I
should
not
be
hired.
You
wouldn't
hear
me
and
you
shouldn't
hire
me
if
I
had
that
view
out
on
the
internet,
but
you
have
hired
someone
who's,
just
as
biased
against
law
enforcement
and
that's.
I
miss
rachel
edens,
and
I
brought
some
of
her
tweets
tonight
that
I'm
going
to
read
right,
quick
what
she
says
about
law
enforcement.
V
They
are
murdering
more
than
individuals,
they
are
murdering
our
communities,
the
chauvin
trail
and
the
right
murder
have
me
nearly
incapacitated.
These
men
were
my
brothers
and
I'm
breaking
under
the
weight
of
my
grief.
Second
page,
how
can
how
anyone
can
put
a
six-year-old
child
in
a
squad?
Car
like
a
criminal
is
beyond
reason,
unless
we
admit
the
psychopathic
nature
of
white
supremacy,
dehumanizes
blackness
down
to
our
children.
V
I
do
not
know
these.
How
these
people
sleep
at
night,
page
three,
I
drove
past
the
police
cruiser
on
my
way
to
walgreens
and
had
a
screaming
panic
attack
at
sight
on
site.
You
tried
driving
the
speed
limit
and
between
the
lines
while
pleading
god,
please
don't
make
me
die
today.
That's
what
black
folk
live
with
every
single
day
next
page,
what
if
actually
they
were
good
cops?
V
V
No
next
page,
I
can't
imagine
watching
white
people
think
they
are
making
progress
with
days
of
remembrance
for
george
floyd.
It
highlights
the
fact
that
many,
if
not
most,
white
americans,
just
realize
that
black
lives
are
in
constant
danger
on
may
25th
every
single
day
at
least
one
black
person
murdered
by
the
police
lie.
That
is
not
true
and
white.
Supremacy
could
and
should
be
remembered,
and
why
is
there
no
brianna
taylor
day
of
remembrance
next
page,
the
police
continue
to
murder
us
with
what
seems
an
upticks
in
chauvin
conviction.
V
White
americans
only
paid
attention
to
george
floyd,
because
white
americans
only
paid
attention
to
the
lynching
of
george
floyd
because
they
were
at
home
and
needed
something
to
do
on
breaks
from
bacon,
bread
and
waiting
for
their
back
order,
copies
of
kenda
and
diangelo
the
fop
president.
As
our
members,
our
board,
we
call
miss
edmonds
to
resign
if
she
will
not
resign.
We
call
on
this
board
to
terminate
her
to
be
openly
biased.
V
How
would
you
expect
any
member
of
the
buncombe
county
sheriff
department
to
respect
anything
that
she
would
say
or
take
anything
that
she
would
say
seriously?
How
would
this
community
phil?
How
could
they
look
at
her
and
she's
the
one
that's
supposed
to
be
over
taking
making
the
community
better
with
this
open
bias
put
out
on
her
twitter
page
so
tonight
we
call
for
her
termination
for
this
buncombe
county
commissioners
do
what
it
takes
to
have
her
terminated
from
the
position
she's
in.
Thank
you.
A
A
X
For
all.
Now.
Therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
on
the
16th
day
of
november
2021,
the
buncombe
county
board
of
commissioners
does
hereby
proclaim
november
2021
as
native
american
heritage
month,
a
time
to
celebrate
the
rich
and
diverse
cultures
of
indigenous
people.
To
raise
awareness
about
our
shared
history.
To
recognize
that
truth
must
come
before
reconciliation
and
to
acknowledge
the
important
contributions
that
native
americans
have
made
to
our
community
and
our
nation,
signed
by
chairman
of
the
board.
Brownie
newman.
Y
This
proclamation
is
a
positive
direction
towards
truth
and
reconciliation
for
the
native
americans.
One
my
grandfather,
my
family
and
over
13
000
enrolled
members
of
the
eastern
band
of
cherokee
indians,
as
well
as
the
citizens
of
buncombe
county,
should
be
proud
of
wait,
oh,
which
means
thank
you
in
cherokee,.
Z
Whereas
during
the
month
of
november,
buncombe
county
health
and
human
services
will
continue
to
focus
on
children
who
need
permanent
adoptive
families
and
honor
families
who
have
adopted
children
as
well
as
those
who
work
to
address
the
impacts
of
childhood
trauma
through
safe
and
stable
forever
homes
that
meet
the
unique
needs
of
children
in
foster
care.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
proclaimed
by
the
board
of
commissioners
for
the
county
of
buncombe
as
follows
that
the
month
of
november
2020
be
2021,
be
proclaimed.
Z
Adoption
awareness
month
in
buncombe
county
that
all
citizens,
community
agencies,
religious
organizations,
businesses
and
others
be
encouraged
to
celebrate
adoption
and
honor
adoptive
families
by
increasing
their
awareness
of
the
issues
of
adoption
and
helping
to
focus
attention
on
the
need
for
adoptive
parents
and
the
children
who
are
waiting
for
permanent
homes
that
this
proclamation
be
effective
upon.
Its
adoption
adopted
the
16th
day
of
november
2021
and
signed
by
chairman
brownie
newman.
Z
Thank
you
to
our
department
of
health
and
human
services
staff
to
each
of
you
who
are
working
tirelessly
to
ensure
that
children
in
buncombe
county
find
their
safe
forever
homes
and
to
all
of
those
adults
who
have
signed
up
to
be
foster
parents.
That
is
a
huge
and
significant
commitment
that
you
have
each
made
and
we're
really
proud
to
honor
the
work
of
you
all
this
evening.
A
AA
AA
Neighborhood
engagement
will
begin
mid-january
in
addition
to
the
neighborhood
engagement
staff,
along
with
our
consultants
at
equinox,
will
hold
discussion
with
stakeholder
organizations
to
gather
input
from
experts
in
affordable
housing,
environmental
sustainability
and
the
outdoor
recreation
space.
We
will
share
that
input
in
phase
two
continues
with
the
water
commissioners.
A
AB
AC
The
vast
majority
of
those
others
were
people
who
who
applied
in
that,
as
they
talked
with
the
caseworker
realized,
they
were
over
income
and
they
just
withdrew.
At
that
point,
we
did
have
other
people
who
lived
outside
of
buncombe
county
apply,
and
then
there
was
a
few
that
the
homeowner
didn't
follow
up
with
us
about
requested
information,
not
many,
and
what
I
will
say
is
if
those
of
those
homeowners,
if
they
didn't
follow
through
and
they
come
back
to
us
before
we
close
the
program
out
we'll
reopen
those
applications.
They
provide
the
information.
AC
As
you
can
see,
the
county
had
allocated
300
000
for
the
homeowner
grant,
city
of
actual
150,
000
and
town
wood
from
15
000
and
what
we
had
spent
through
november
9th.
We
had
159
600
left
for
the
county,
eight
hundred
left
for
woodfin
and
113
400
for
the
city
of
asheville
and
just
goes
to
show.
We
183
of
those
applications
were
people
who
actually
lived
in
the
city
of
asheville,
only
21
for
woodfin
and
then
468
total
for
buncombe
county.
I
figure
when
I
did
the
percentages.
AC
Let
me
tell
you
what
I
did,
because
we
denied
so
many
cases
for
people
who
were
already
receiving
a
tax
exemption
and
we
did
those
up
front
and
what
I
mean
is
applications
came
in.
We
ran
every
one
of
those
applications
through
the
tax
department
to
see
whether
or
not
they
were
already
receiving
an
exemption
before
we
ever
even
touched
the
case,
and
there
was
a
as
of
november
9th.
AC
We
had
a
fat
over
a
thousand
remaining
so
about
845,
more
approvals,
so
we're
estimating
at
that
point
that
we
need
about
253,
000,
more
needed
to
fund
the
applications
that
existed
and
we
only
had
159
000
left.
So
the
ask
was
for
a
hundred
and
twelve
thousand,
we
were
I'm
projecting.
We
would
spend
about
412
000
at
that
point
as
of
november
9th.
Let
me
go
back.
I
didn't
that
cutoff
for
applications
was
yesterday.
AC
AC
And
we've
learned
a
lot.
My
my
other
thought
would
be
that,
sometime
after
first
of
the
year
as
we
wrap
up
the
program,
we'd
like
to
come
back
and
do
a
summary,
maybe
february
or
so
with
possible
suggestions
on
ways
that
we
can
even
improve
the
program
for
next
year.
If
the
commissioners
decide
to
run
the
program
again,.
X
AC
People
were
very
appreciative,
very
appreciative
of
the
opportunity,
a
lot
of
the
most
of
the
folks
that
I
spoke
with
were
elderly
and
they
may
have
been
over
income
for
the
elderly
exemption,
but
would
qualify
for
the
homeowner
grant.
Their
income
was
somewhere
between,
say
the
31
000
for
elderly
exemption
and
the
42
000
for
the
homeowner.
That's
interesting
so,
and
I
spoke
with
some
people
that
were
five
dollars
over
for
the
elderly.
Exactly
those
kinds
of
things.
AC
AC
As
you
remember,
we
have
two
two
pots
of
rental
assistance,
rental
and
utility
assistance
dollars,
era,
1
and
er
82,
and
just
a
quick
to
make
it
fast
era.
1.
You
can
help
folks
for
up
to
12
months
worth
of
assistance
and
that's
either
reared
you're
going
forward.
Er
82.
You
can
help
people
for
up
to
18
months
worth
of
assistance,
either
rearranged
or
going
forward,
and
people
can
get
a
combination
of
both,
but
in
any
they
cannot
exceed
18
months.
If
you
it's
not
like,
you
can
lock
12
on
top
of
18.
AC
So
you
cannot
go
past
18,
regardless
of
which
pot
of
money.
As
you
remember,
we
had
about
7.1
million
service
dollars
for
era1.
We
have
about
5.3
million
for
era
2.,
and
then
we
finally
did
get
the
cdbg
grant
released
and
we're
using
those
dollars
for
mortgages.
We
had
a
a
list
of
people
who
were
waiting
for
that.
Just
remember.
AC
So
far
with
era,
one
we're
right
at
a
little
over
5.7
million
dollars
and
er
a2
a
little
bit
over
330
000,
and
we
spent
almost
64
000
in
cdbg
already,
and
we
just
started
that
program
about
a
month
ago.
If
that
and
we
have
another
571
thousand
dollars
that
are
pending
payment,
it
means
that
we've
approved
them
and
committed
the
payment.
We've.
AC
But
let
me
also
so
you
understand
we're
running
these
programs
concurrently,
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
difference
in
the
definition
of
who's
eligible
for
er,
a1
and
era
2..
So
we
start
with
ero1.
If
they
don't
meet
that
definition,
we
will
look
at
them
as
era
2,
to
see
whether
or
not
we
can
help
them
that
way.
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AE
AC
AC
Without
adding
staff-
and
it's
been
a
we've,
been
borrowed
and
stole
from
program
staff
and
and
that's
been
hard
on
all
staff
and
everybody's
stepped
up.
You
know
our
food
assistance
case
loads,
increased
49
since
the
beginning
of
pandemic
and
medicaid
has
increased
33,
so
everybody
has
really
stepped
up
in
the
economic
services
division.
They
really
care
about.
The
residents
of
this
county
and
and
they'll
do
the
work
to
make
sure
that
that
safety
net
benefits
are
there,
and
I
really
appreciate
them
very
much.
A
AF
AB
Yes,
thank
you,
so
chairman
newman
related
to
the
presentation
and
the
information
based
on
the
spending
assumptions
for
buncombe
county
you
as
a
board
in
the
fiscal
year
2022
adopted
budget
had
set
aside
the
300
000
towards
the
program,
but
anticipation
of
the
additional
applications.
We
are
requesting
an
additional
150
thousand
dollars
to
be
appropriated
from
fund
balance
to
be
available
for
the
remainder
of
the
program
applications
to
be
funded
again.
If
those
dollars
are
not
fully
expended,
they
would
fall
through
to
fund
balance
and
be
unspent.
AF
M
D
A
K
Though
it's
taken
a
considerable
amount
of
time.
I
think
the
excitement
comes
mostly
from
the
fact
that
this
agreement
will
position
our
911
call
center
up
for
additional
success,
but
also
help
us
to
serve
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
people
in
our
community
with
me.
Today
is
brooke
hazlitt,
who
is
the
9-1-1
division
manager?
K
Brooke
provided
invaluable
subject
matter
expertise
also
dr
lee
creighton
from
strategy
and
innovations
department,
john
hudson
from
the
budget
department,
melissa,
reichman
from
human
resources.
Of
course,
kurt
euler
from
legal
also
to
a
couple
of
our
department
heads
who
provided
support,
taylor
jones
from
emergency
services,
as
well
as
sharon
burke
from
human
resources.
K
K
Before
moving
into
the
major
terms
of
the
agreement,
just
want
to
kind
of
provide
a
view
of
how
we're
currently
arranged.
We
currently
provide
dispatch
services
for
asheville
fire
through
analytical
agreement.
If
you
approve
this
agreement
on
tonight,
we
will
maintain
services
for
asheville
fire,
but
then
also
expand
services.
K
Dispatch
services
for
asheville
police
asheville
police
is
currently
co-located
at
our
irwin
hills
road
facility.
So
this
consolidation
will
provide
consistency
and
leadership
processes.
Proceed.
Excuse
me,
procedures
that
support
a
true
team
environment
which
in
turn
cultivates
collaboration
and
partnership
to
the
main
goal,
which
is
public
safety.
K
K
K
Finally,
one
of
the
benefits
of
consolidation
is
the
opportunity
to
standardize
protocols
where
it
makes
sense
and
where
it
doesn't
adversely
impact
operations
for
any
of
our
responder
agencies,
so
so
that
those
decisions
can
be
made
with
advisement
and
feedback
from
those
agencies.
The
agreement
also
establishes
a
communications
and
steering
committee.
K
That
committee
will
remain
active
as
long
as
the
cost
share
is
implemented.
So
you'll
see
here
that
there
are
eight
members
to
that
committee,
including
leadership
from
the
county
from
the
sheriff's
office,
from
both
the
city
of
asheville,
police
and
city
of
asheville
fire
and
then
there'll
be
representation
from
amongst
each
of
our
municipal
law
enforcement
agencies
and
fire
and
county
fire
departments.
K
K
They
will
review
and
make
recommendations
to
the
department
director
on
the
budget
that
will
be
submitted
to
the
county
manager
for
consideration
and
they'll
resolve
any
questions
or
issues
that
come
up
with
regards
to
how
staff
is
is
operating
at
the
center.
They
will
not
be
responsible
for
the
actual
creation
of
the
budget.
Of
course,
just
like
any
other
department,
the
county
manager
will
be
presenting
a
recommended
budget
for
your
consideration
on
an
annual
basis,
won't
be
responsible
for
the
actual
operations.
Neither
any
hiring
firing,
selection
or
performance
review
for
staff
or
departmental
leadership.
K
So
an
agreement
is
attached
to
your
agenda,
so
you'll
be
able
to
read
that
if
you
haven't
in
great
detail,
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
take
the
budget
amendment.
But
what
we'll
be
asking
tonight
is
that
you
approve
an
interlocal
agreement
regarding
9-1-1
dispatch
with
the
city
of
asheville,
also
approve
a
budget
amendment
that
transfers
and
increase
the
current
year
911
budget
by
about
1
million
dollars,
we'll
add
24
positions,
and
you
see
the
positions
listed
listed
here
and
establish
a
departmental
budget
with
respect
to
holding
staff.
Harmless.
We're.
K
Also
asking
that
you
approve
a
resolution
to
waive
the
required
12-month
probationary
period
for
property
interest
for
staff
from
the
city
that
have
been
with
the
city
for
12
months
or
more,
and
then
also
waive
the
required
four
and
a
half
percent
increase.
After
six
months,
we've
evaluated
salaries
and
we
will
be
bringing
over
staff.
Some
staff
will
be
actually
making
a
little
bit
more
than
what
they
make,
but
it's
in
line
with
our
pay
scale
and
their
experience.
So
that
is
all.
A
AE
K
That's
correct:
we've
already
started
a
really
accelerated
recruitment
process.
We
started
that
with
the
job.
Fair
and
9-1-1
staff.
Leadership
is
already
working
to
get
those
positions
filled
as
soon
as
possible.
This,
I
guess
the
safety
net
there
is
that
the
city
will
provide
additional
staff
support
for
up
to
six
months.
What
we
hope
will
happen
is
that
we'll
get
those
positions
to
the
level
where
we
need
them
to
be
for
minimal
staffing
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
january.
First,
okay,.
X
AF
A
I
just
want
to
reiterate
again
appreciation
for
everyone
working
on
this.
I
think
I
was
on
the
asheville
city
council
like
15
years
ago,
when
the
staff
of
the
city
and
the
county
were
not
even
located,
I
think,
physically,
in
the
same
building.
They
were
in
different
parts
of
the
community
and
some
folks
back
then,
and
I
take
no
credit
for
it.
It's
not
an
initiative.
I
spearheaded,
but
some
folks
started
the
process
of
thinking.
A
This
is
really
the
final
step
to
really
bring
all
the
different
folks
together
to
create
the
best
model
for
how
we
can
deliver
this
critical
service
to
the
people
of
bunking
county
in
the
most
efficient
way
possible.
That
will
make
a
difference
in
getting
help
to
people
who
need
it,
no
matter
what
that
kind
of
help
is
so
thank
you
to
the
county
manager
and
dk
and
everyone
you,
everyone
who's
worked
on
this.
We
really
appreciate
this.
It's
complicated
and
requires
a
lot
of
cooperation,
and
so
it's
exciting
to
see
us
moving
this
ahead.
M
AB
Z
M
E
A
AB
Who
has
received
a
grant
for
the
expansion
of
the
post
overdose
response
team.
This
will
provide
mobile,
suboxone
suboxone
administration
and
serve
as
a
24
7
access
front
line
bridge
to
care.
So
the
request
today
is
to
establish
five
grant
funded
positions.
That's
four
grant
funded
community
paramedics,
one
peer
support
coordinator,
as
well
as
the
startup
vehicle
and
equipment
costs
for
six
months
of
the
of
the
mat
pilot
program.
A
AF
A
A
AB
AB
So
this
is
related
to
the
second
grant
that
has
been
awarded
through
dogwood
health
trust.
This
is
496
472
to
fund
collaborative
planning
for
substance,
use
disorder
and
behavioral
health.
These
dollars
will
support
two
grant
funded
positions
for
two
years
to
plan
for
the
upcoming
opioid
settlement
dollars.
M
A
AD
As
you
stated,
I'm
rachel
nygard
and
I'm
here
this
evening
to
speak
with
you
about
the
recovery
funding
awards.
This
is
the
coronavirus
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
funds
that
buncombe
county
has
received
through
arpa.
The
american
rescue
plan
act
as
usual
I'll
cover
a
little
bit
of
background,
so
anyone
listening
tonight
has
the
framing
and
understanding
of
the
funds.
We'll
talk
about
the
process
that
buncombe
county
has
followed
since
first
learning
about
these
funds.
AD
AD
AD
AD
A
reminder
around
the
parameters
that
have
been
set
for
us
by
the
federal
government
on
the
uses
of
these
funds.
These
are
related
to
recovering
from
kofit
19
and
its
negative
economic
impacts.
We
can
use
funds
towards
public
health,
negative
economic
impacts,
services
to
disproportionately
impacted
communities,
premium,
pay,
infrastructure,
revenue,
replacement
and
fund
administration,
and
there
are
examples
there
that
we've
talked
about
in
previous
sessions
together
that
are
included
here
in
the
slide
deck
as
reference.
AD
So
the
process
that
we
followed,
I
mentioned
back
in
the
spring.
It
was
march
when
the
funds
were
when
the
american
rescue
plan
act
was
signed
into
law
and
the
funds
were
approved,
began
with
board.
Priorities
went
out
to
community
input
to
gather
information,
community
sentiment
as
well
as
actually
a
accompanying
survey
went
to
county
employees
around
input
on
the
sentiment
around
use
of
funds.
AD
AD
Commissioners
tonight
we're
bringing
you
this
potential
list
of
additional
awards.
This
was
put
together
based
on
individualized
feedback,
as
we
gathered
in
information
and
input
from
each
of
you
about
the
projects
you'd
like
to
see
funded
and
at
what
levels
and
together
it
adds
up
to
a
slate
of
another,
roughly
a
milli,
11
million
dollars
of
awards.
This
is
11
million,
35,
000
and
four
dollars
again
spread
across
those
categories
in
public
health.
AD
During
the
august
31st
session,
I
read
the
names
and
amounts
of
the
projects,
so
I'll
do
that
again.
Now,
under
public
health,
we
have
rha
health
services
and
buncombe
county
community
paramedic
collaborative
awarded
at
1.3
million
and
174
873
respectively,
in
the
negative
economic
impacts.
Category
we
have
asheville
area
arts,
council,
50,
000,
asheville,
museum
of
science,
130
000
babies
need
bottoms,
50,
000,
eagle
market
street
development,
corporation
375
thousand
built
alliance,
250
000
mountain
biz
works,
mountain
community
capital
fund,
1
million
250
000
the
arc
of
buncombe
county
50
000
we
give
a
share.
AD
AD
Ninety
two
thousand
four
hundred,
I'm
not
reading
the
names
of
the
projects
as
I
go,
but
they're
listed
on
the
slide
and
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
read
more
information
will
be
able
to
view
a
full
copy
of
each
of
these
proposals
on
buncombecounty.org
recovery
funding.
So
continuing
with
the
services
to
disproportionately
impacted
communities.
AD
We
have
habitat
for
humanity
at
one
million:
six
hundred
thousand
buncombe
county
home
repair
at
400,
000
mountain
child
advocacy
center
at
262,
500,
mountain
housing
opportunities
at
forty
five
thousand
two
hundred
thirty
one
and
the
mediation
center,
which
I'll
call
out
is
a
collaborative
application.
That's
the
lead
entity,
their
proposal
or
their
recommended
or
potential
excuse
me.
Their
potential
award
amount
is
1
million
and
then
we've
got
one
project
in
infrastructure
related
to
internet
access,
atlanta,
sky,
regional
council
for
445
000.
AD
AD
So
the
items
of
housekeeping
and
business
that
occur
on
the
staff
side,
once
buncombe
county
commissioners
adopt
these
awards
for
any
that
are
economic
development
allocations.
We
do
have
some
additional
steps
that
we
follow
to
stay
in
alignment
with
state
statutes,
including
public
notice,
public
hearing
and
an
additional
authorization
vote.
AD
AD
For
short,
we
call
this
the
arpa
flexibility
bill.
This
is
a
federal,
a
piece
of
federal
legislation
that
has
passed
one
of
the
two
chambers
past
the
u.s
senate
and
essentially
modifies
the
existing
structure
for
the
recovery
funding.
This
coronavirus,
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
funding.
If
this
passed
would
be
able
to
be
used
for
more
spending
categories-
and
we
would
also
have
more
flexibility
with
spending
time
frames,
an
example
of
a
spending
category
that
gets
added
is
general
government.
AD
AD
Speaking
of
infrastructure,
when
we
put
these
slides
together,
this
had
passed
the
house
and
senate
and
yesterday
was
signed
into
law
by
the
president.
So
we
do
now
have
an
infrastructure,
investment
and
jobs
act
that
it
has
been
passed
and
it
includes
investments
both
reauthorization
of
existing
programs,
as
well
as
new
investments
for
a
number
of
different
types
of
programs,
including
transportation,
water
power
and
energy,
environmental
remediation,
public
lands,
broadband
and
resilience.
So
that's
pretty
open-ended.
AD
There's
a
link
by
the
way
at
the
bottom
of
these
slides
for
anyone
who
wants
to
follow
along
and
really
likes
to
dig
in
and
look
at
a
lot
of
detail
on
the
legislative
analysis
side.
But
we
called
out
a
few
items
here
that
the
county
can
look
at.
That
would
be
potential
ways
that
we
as
a
entity
might
be
able
to
draw
some
funding
down
from
this
bill
toward
projects,
transit,
greenways,
weatherization,
cyber
security,
carbon
reduction
and
broadband.
AD
So
there's
not
a
one-to-one
match
for
all
of
those
categories,
with
proposals
that
are
sitting
in
the
arpa
hopper.
If
you
will
right
now,
but
knowing
that
we're
going
into
additional
potential
award
rounds,
this
funding
can
help
us
tailor
what
seems
like
the
best
fit
for
recovery
funding
versus
what
might
be
a
great
fit
for
the
infrastructure
funding
and.
AF
AD
Will
stay
tuned
as
this
all
unfolds,
some
funding
will
come
to
local
communities
directly
from
the
federal
government.
Some
will
go
through
the
state.
Some
will
come
as
formula
funding,
sort
of
automatic
grants,
and
some
of
it
will
be
competitive,
grant
opportunities
that
localities
can
apply
for
so
it's
a
real
mix
and
we'll
keep
our
eye
on
it
and
keep
you
posted.
A
A
I
would
again
like
to
thank
our
staff
for
helping
work
with
the
commission
really
closely
on
evaluating
the
many.
You
know
more
than
100
proposals
that
came
into
the
county,
both
internally
generated
proposals
from
county
departments,
as
well
as
a
much
larger
group
of
community
developed
proposals
that
came
to
us.
A
So
also
thanks
to
all
the
organizations
in
the
community
who
took
time
to
share
their
ideas
and
speak
to
us,
and
it
was
a
very
difficult
set
of
decisions,
because
the
amount
of
requested
requests
we
received
and
really
compelling
proposals
greatly
exceeded
the
amount
of
funds
that
we
have
to
allocate
during
this
round
of
funding.
As
the
staff
have
said,
we're
going
to
get
the
second
half
of
this
funding
in
the
spring
of
next
year,
so
there
are.
A
A
This
has
required
a
lot
of
time,
many
meetings,
many
conversations
and
thoughtful
consideration
from
the
commissioners
around
all
these
different
proposals
we
had
and
to
be
able
to
arrive
at
the
decision
point
to
make
these
investments
this
evening
I
know
there's
you
know
I
don't
want
to
kind
of
share
my
own
thoughts
on
all
of
these,
but
just
just
a
couple
of
the
projects.
I
would
just
kind
of
highlight
as
examples
of
what
this
is
going
to
mean
for
the
community.
A
You
know,
we've
got
these
two
outstanding
proposals
from
mountain
biz
works
and
the
eagle
market
street
development
corporation.
That
will
be
investing
significantly
to
help
develop
more
locally
owned
businesses,
with
a
focus
on
minority
business,
development
and
expansion
in
buncombe
county,
both
using
really
innovative
strategies
for
small
business
loans
and
equity
investments
into
the
people
in
our
community
who
have
ideas
for
how
to
create
new
jobs
and
create
new
opportunities
in
buncombe
county
and
working
with
these
really
strong,
proven
partners.
A
Just
as
a
small
example
of
the
many
different
kinds
of
great
projects
that
are
included
in
this
list
of
funding,
so
thanks
to
everyone
who
helped
bring
us
to
a
set
of
difficult
decisions,
but
but
I
think,
really
exciting
investments
for
our
community.
That
will
make
a,
I
think,
all
along.
We
wanted
to
be
able
to
say
we
could.
AG
A
All
in
favor
of
the
motion,
please
say:
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right
rachel.
Thank
you
so
much.
We
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
and
onward
with
all
of
these,
and
so
the
and
just
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
next
steps.
So
this
the
staff
will
be
working
on
contracts
with
the
different
organizations
and
then
all
of
the
economic
development
items.
We
will
hold
a
separate
hearing,
as
required
for
the
economic
development
proposals.
A
A
A
All
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
all
right,
then
we
come
to
the
strategic
partnership
grants
committee.
We
discussed
this
at
our
last
meeting
and
interviewed
these
really
good
candidates,
but
we
were
not
able
to
achieve
a
minority.
I
mean
a
majority
decision
on
this
tara
schultz
and
ray
on
chandra
both
had,
I
think,
three,
three
votes
of
support,
so
we
were
at
an
impasse.
AG
AE
AH
A
AH
That
we're
not
on
the
agenda
but
need
to
be
considered
or
give
some
direction
on
how
we
need
to
move
forward.
The
first
item
is
for
the
comprehensive
planned
steering
committee
a
couple
of
meetings
ago.
There
was
a
question
about
rob,
thomas
and
him
not
being
living
no
longer
in
the
county,
and
that
was
confirmed.
So
there
needs
to
be
consideration
on
replacing
him
on
the
comp
plan
steering
committee
at
the
time
when
we
did
interviews
for
all
of
the
individuals.
AH
We
still
have
that
ranking
system.
If
that
needs
to
be
sent
back
out
to
the
commission
or
if
we
need
to
open
it
back
up
for
application,
it's
just
dependent
upon
what
we
wanted
to
do
and
I
think
there
was
just
to
throw
it
back
out
there.
There
was
some
questions
about
diversity.
The
last
time
this
discussion
came
up
so.
AH
A
A
A
I
think
we
can
look
at
the
existing
list
of
applicants,
but
I
would
suggest
we
also
open
it
up
to
see
if
anybody
else
is
interested
in
applying.
So,
let's
all
encourage
someone
to
apply.
If
you
know
someone
is
interested,
rob
was
one
of
the
african-american
folks
serving
on
the
board,
so
it
would
be
great
to
to
recruit
some
other
minority
candidates
for
this
vacancy.
A
AH
Thank
you
for
the
direction
sure
the
next
topic
or
the
next
board
is
the
avaya
health
board.
Previously
the
commissioners
decided
to
let
a
county
manager
pick
a
destiny
for
this
particular
board
to
represent
the
county,
but
looking
forward
and
with
some
help
from
some
staff.
That
position
actually
needs
to
be
a
commissioner
in
their
bylaws.
A
A
Q
A
A
A
On
december,
7th
at
3
p.m,
the
commissioners
will
hold
their
briefing
meeting
at
200
college
street
room
326
in
downtown
asheville
on
december,
7th
at
5
p.m.
The
commissioners
will
hold
a
regular
meeting
at
200
college
street
room
326
in
downtown
asheville
on
december
9th
at
noon.
The
commissioners
will
hold
a
budget
retreat
at
ab
tech
at
9,
genevieve
circle,
asheville,
north
carolina,
28801.