City Council Action Agenda from 12-14-21 formal meeting

Press release from Asheville City Council:

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.

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Please call the City Clerk’s Office at 259-5601 if you have any questions.

This regular meeting was conducted by use of simultaneous communication in which the following participated by
simultaneous communication: Mayor Esther E. Manheimer, Presiding; Vice-Mayor Sheneika Smith; Councilwoman
Sandra Kilgore; Councilwoman S. Antanette Mosley; 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

Motion adopting the 2022-23 Budget Calendar. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution adopting the 2022 City Council meeting schedule. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution approving the 2021 Records Retention & Disposition Schedule for General

Records Schedule for Local Government Agencies and Program Records Schedule for Local Government Agencies issued on October 1, 2021, by the N.C. Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept additional funds from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant from the Small Business Association and delegating the responsibility to execute any necessary agreements related to this grant to the City Manager. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with T.P. Howard’s Plumbing Company Inc. to demolish and replace existing large customer meter vaults with new installation sites. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a lease amendment with The Grind, LLC for City-owned property located at 8 River Arts Place. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the sale of one 2015 Freightliner Knuckleboom and one 2005 Freightliner Asphalt Patch Truck deemed surplus City personal property. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for and accept the 2022 BikeSafe grant from the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program. Adopted Unanimously Budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $5,000, for the 2022 BikeSafe grant. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to apply for and accept the U.S. Dept. of  Justice 2021 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant. Adopted 6-1 with Roney voting no.

Budget amendment in the City’s Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $76,873 for the 2021 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant. Adopted 6-1 with Roney voting no.

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept the 2021 Bulletproof Vest Grant from the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Adopted 6-1 with Roney voting no.

Budget amendment in the City’s Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $61,740 for the Bulletproof Vest Grant. Adopted 6-1 with Roney voting no.

Resolution authorizing the Purchasing Division to purchase three new buses for the Asheville Rides Transit System that includes transit accessories and features. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Buncombe County to accept funding for Code Purple emergency shelter. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a change order to the agreement with Asheville- Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc. to provide Code Purple emergency shelter. Adopted Unanimously

Budget amendment in the City’s Special Revenue Fund, in the amount of $80,000, to fund the change order, utilizing $40,000 in funding from Buncombe County and $40,000 from pay-go capital capital previously approved for affordable housing. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with EPIC Recruiting to create recruiting media, create a recruitment website, and strategize and market the City of Asheville and the Asheville Police Department to recruit exceptional police applicants. Adopted 6-1 with Roney voting no.

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a (1) contract renewal for the annual payments to Buncombe County for the Criminal Justice Information System/Centralized Data Entry (CJIS/CDE) interlocal agreement; and (2) a contract renewal or the annual payments to Buncombe County for the County
Identification (ID) Bureau interlocal agreement. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution authorizing the City Attorney’s Office to condemn nine waterline easements along Patton Avenue. Adopted Unanimously

Manager’s Report – Update on the American Rescue Plan Act Process. Heard report.

Public hearing to consider amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance regarding open space requirements and related amendments. – This public
hearing will be continued to February 8, 2022.

Adopted Unanimously

Public hearing to consider an amendment to Articles II and XVI of the Unified Development Ordinance to update definitions and regulations related to homestays. Motion carried 6-1 w/Turner voting “no”

Public hearing to consider the voluntary annexation of 99999 Sweeten Creek Road. Adopted Unanimously

Public hearing to zone 99999 Sweeten Creek Road to RS-2 Residential Single-Family Low Density District, and designation on Future Land Use Map to Parks/Open Space. Adopted Unanimously

Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance for the purpose of updating standards related to hotel development. Adopted Unanimously

Corridor Studies as Amendments to the Asheville In Motion Mobility Plan

Public hearing to adopt a Corridor Study for Hendersonville Road as an amendment to the Asheville In Motion Mobility Plan with the addition of ADA compliance as an identified need. Adopted Unanimously

Public hearing to adopt a Corridor Study for Tunnel Road as an amendment to the Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan with the addition of ADA compliance as an identified need. Adopted Unanimously

Public hearing to adopt a Corridor Study for Biltmore Avenue and McDowell Street as an amendment to the Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan with the addition of ADA compliance as an identified need. Adopted Unanimously

Public hearing to consider an amendment to the conditional zoning ordinance adopted on October 9, 2018 (Ordinance No. 4702) located at 511 Brevard Road Motion to Continue to 3-22-22
to remove a restriction on drive-through uses. Adopted Unanimously

Resolution to authorize a contract ratification to assign the real estate contracts for property on 148-150 River Ford Parkway to Shangri-La Industries, Inc. for Motion to Adopt Carried
the purposes of creating permanent supportive housing. 6-1 w/Mosley voting “no”

Resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into an American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funded agreement with Step Up on Second Street, Inc. in the total amount of $1.5 Million with $500,000 from ARPA funds and $1 Million to be identified from
another source(s) for the provision of three years of supportive services for future residents of permanent supportive housing at 148-150 River Ford Parkway. Motion to Adopt Carried 6-1 w/Mosley voting “no”

Resolution to authorize contract amendments with Five P Mountain, LLC and Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness for room nights and supportive services for current shelter participants extending the contract terms through March 31, 2022. Adopted Unanimously

Budget amendment in the Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $1,056,000 from American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funding to fund the grant agreement with Step Up on Second Street, Inc. for $500,000, the contract amendment with Five P Mountain, LLC for room nights until March 31, 2022, in the amount of $366,000 and the contract amendment with Sunrise Community for Recovery & Wellness for accompanying supportive services in the amount of $190,000. Motion to Adopt Carried 6-1 w/Mosley voting “no”