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The action agenda is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the council meeting and any decisions that were made. For detailed information on this meeting, please either view the video of the meeting or the minutes of the meeting – both which can be found at http://www.ashevillenc.gov/council/meeting_materials.htm. This agenda does
not provide action on ceremonial or non-substantive matters.THIS ACTION AGENDA IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
Authority to carry out actions related to any council decision should be obtained through normal departmental procedure.Please call the City Clerk’s Office at 259-5601 if you have any questions.
Present: Mayor Esther E. Manheimer, Presiding; Vice-Mayor Sheneika Smith; Councilwoman Sandra Kilgore; Councilwoman S. Antanette Mosley (remote); Councilwoman Kim Roney; Councilwoman Sage Turner; Councilwoman Gwen C. Wisler; City Manager Debra Campbell; City Attorney Brad Branham; and City Clerk Magdalen Burleson
ITEM AND SUMMARY ACTION
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with East
Asheville Youth Activities Booster Club Inc. for Charlie Bullman Park on 719 New
Haw Creek Road in Asheville, N.C. Adopted UnanimouslyResolution directing the City Attorney to formally intervene in the N.C. Utilities Commission Docket E-100, Sub 179 of Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan. Adopted Unanimously
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Pyatt Heating &
Air for the Public Works Chiller Replacement Project. Adopted Unanimously
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute contract amendments with WeaverCooke Construction for the City Hall Elevator Modernization Project. Adopted Unanimously
Resolution authorizing the City Manager execute an agreement with SEPI Engineering & Construction Inc. for the Airport Road Sidewalk Design Project. Adopted Unanimously
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Creech &
Associates, PLLC for the overall Comprehensive Facilities Study. Adopted Unanimously
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Brightly Software
Inc. for Capital Predictor Software with supporting Facilities Condition Assessment. Adopted Unanimously
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Haynes Industrial,
a Division of MB Haynes Corporation, for the Shiloh Community Center HVAC
Modernization Project. Adopted UnanimouslyResolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with
Terracon Consultants Inc. for additional engineering services for the Municipal Building
Capital Repairs & Restoration Project. Adopted UnanimouslyResolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the McAdams Company for community engagement, planning and urban design for the Pack Square Improvements Project. Adopted Unanimously
Budget amendment, in the amount of $111,000, in the Special Revenue Fund for
the Pack Square visioning process utilizing General Fund appropriations of $81,000
and Buncombe County contributions of $30,000. Adopted UnanimouslyResolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Blanchard,
Miller, Lewis & Isley, P.A. for government relation services. Adopted UnanimouslyResolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Addendum to the 2019 Tax
Collections Agreement with Buncombe County to change the method of electronic
funds deposit. Adopted UnanimouslyResolution authorizing the City Manager to extend a General Services Agreement
with Bio-Nomic Services Inc. for the Water Treatment Plant Sludge Removal Project. Adopted UnanimouslyOrdinance authorizing assignment of the franchise agreement between the City of
Asheville and the Education and Research Consortium of the Western Carolinas,
LLC to ERC Broadband LLC. Adopted UnanimouslyManager’s Report – Employee Recognitions Heard Report
Public hearing to consider a Land Use Incentive Grant for Hilliard Flats LLC for development on 217 Hillard Avenue. Adopted 5-2 w/Mosley & Smith voting “no”Public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Operating Budget. Public Hearing Held
Boards & Commissions: (Council to determine who, if any, to interview)
– African American Advisory Committee Appted Diamond Sloan Couch
– Airport Authority Reappted Brad Galbraith
– Air Quality Agency Reappted Joel Storrow
– Audit Committee Clerk to Re-Advertise
– Civic Center Commission Reappted Yvonne Cook-Riley
– Historic Resources Commission Reappted Sara Groce; Clerk to Re-Advertise
– Homeless Initiative Advisory Commission Appted Jessica Supik
– Human Relations Commission Reappted Brandon Oliver & Harvey Dean Harold; Appted Alma Adams & Christopher Boyd; Clerk to Re-Advertise
– Multimodal Transportation Commission Reappted Randy Warren
– Neighborhood Advisory Committee Reappted Elizabeth Likis-Werle; Appted Elyse Marder
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