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April 18, 2024- 11:00 a.m. (Public comment is not accepted at worksessions) Remote AGENDA
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Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.13 this will be a remote meeting which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/w2402
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FORMAL MEETING Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, N.C. AGENDA
Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/w2402
Hearing Loop technology for assistive listening is available in Council Chambers.
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Pledge of Allegiance
I. Proclamations:
– April 2024 as “Less Plastic Asheville Month“
– May 12-18, 2024, as “National Police Week” and May 15, 2024, as “Peace Officers’ Memorial Day”
II. Consent Agenda:
A. Approval of the combined minutes of the agenda briefing worksession held on March 21, 2024; the formal meeting held on March 26, 2024; and the budget worksession held on April 9, 2024.
B. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Rock Creek Grading Inc. for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Vance Gap Slide Repair Project, and authorize the City Manager to approve any right-of-way acquisitions necessary to complete the project. Documents
C.1. Resolution for City Council to accept a grant from the N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality – Division of Water Infrastructure for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Grant for Stormwater Asset Inventory and Assessment Services Project, and authorize the City Manager to sign all of the appropriate documents. Documents
2. Budget amendment, in the amount of $400,000, for the Stormwater Asset Inventory and Assessment Services Project.
D. Ordinance authorizing the City of Asheville Compliance Division of the Development Services Department to demolish an abandoned single family home at 158 S. French Broad Avenue, Asheville, NC. Documents
E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or its designee, to apply for the U.S. Dept. of Energy Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds to purchase electric vehicles for the City’s fleet. Documents
F. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Leica Geosystems Inc. for the current renewal and an additional two years of optional renewals for continuing the maintenance, service, and subscriptions for the Asheville Police Department’s Leica RTC 360 Laser Scanner contract. Documents
G.1. Resolution for City Council to accept the United States Department of Justice 2023 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance grant and authorize the City Manager to sign all of the appropriate agreements. Documents
2. Budget amendment, in the amount of $83,673, in the City’s Special Revenue Fund, for the 2023 Edward Byrne Justice Grant.
H.1. Resolution for City Council to accept the 2023 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant from the United States Department of Justice and authorize the City Manager to sign all of the appropriate agreements. Documents
I. Resolution for City Council to authorize the City staff to apply for the 2024 Office of Community Oriented Police Services (COPS), U.S. Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement and Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Grant. Documents
J. Resolution for City Council to authorize the City staff to apply for grant funds from the Office of National Drug Control Policy for the 2025 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) grant on behalf of the Asheville HIDTA branch. Documents
K. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to a contract with Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Hickory, NC, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville. Documents
L. Budget amendment to the HCCA Operating Fund in the amount of $200,000 to reflect updated Fiscal Year 2023-24 revenue and expenditure projections. Documents
M. Ordinance amending Article III, Chapter 2, Division 2 and Article II, Chapter 11, Section 11-32 of the Asheville Code of Ordinances to expand the Commission’s duties and functions to include advising on Department of Community and Regional Entertainment Facilities matters and to change the name of the “Civic Center Commission” to the “Community Entertainment Facilities Commission” to better reflect the Commission’s expanded role. Documents
N. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Friends of the Western North Carolina Nature Center. Documents
O. Budget amendment, in the amount of $56,000, from donations from the Donald Ross Society Foundation and facility management fees for capital improvements at the Asheville Municipal Golf Course. Documents
P Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a interlocal joinder agreement to join the North Carolina CLASS Investment Pool. Documents
Q. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend a contract with Sitework Studios for Nasty Branch Greenway construction drawing and specification revisions; and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders up to the contingency amount. Documents
R. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with Pack Square Property, LLC for real property located in the Jackson Building Complex at 22 S. Pack Square, 14 S. Pack Square and 8 Market Street for office space for the Asheville Fire Department administrative operations displaced due to upcoming construction at Municipal Building. Documents
S. Resolution ratifying a change order with Chonzie, Inc., in relation to the Vance Monument removal. Documents
T.1. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with J. Bartholomew Construction for the Western North Carolina Nature Center Gateway to the Appalachians Project. Documents
U. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply to the Federal Transit Administration Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program for the purchase of fifteen (15) biodiesel 30’ buses with associated transit technology equipment and accessories, to purchase an upgraded fare payment system, including upgraded fareboxes for all existing buses with obsolete systems, and a new administrative billing system and associated farebox servicing equipment for the transit garage. Documents
V. Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 105-381. Documents
III. New Business
A. Resolution allocating Housing Trust Funds to specific affordable housing projects. Documents Presentation
B. Resolution approving recommendations for Strategic Partnership Grant program awards and authorizing for City Manager to execute grant agreements. Documents Presentation
IV. Presentations and Reports: None
V. Public Hearings:
CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING TIME LIMITS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to revise the cottage development standards. This public hearing will be continued to June 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.
B. Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to revise the flag lot standards. This public hearing will be continued to June 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.
C. Public hearing to consider conditional zoning of 767 New Haw Creek Rd from RS-4 Single-Family Medium Density to Residential Expansion – Conditional Zone for the purpose of building 95 new single-family housing units. This public hearing will be continued to June 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.
D. Public hearing to consider a Business Improvement District. Documents Presentation
VI. Unfinished Business
VII. Informal Discussion and Public Comment
VIII. Adjournment
Maggie Burleson, City Clerk 828-259-5601
DRAFT 8-week agenda – CONTAINS PRELIMINARY ITEMS THAT CHANGE FREQUENTLY. This draft 8-week agenda is updated every Tuesday. Please contact City Clerk Maggie Burleson at mburleson@ashevillenc.gov if you have questions.
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