Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
Here’s the agenda for Asheville City Council’s Tuesday meeting. Do we really need another parking study? The hottest agenda item appears at the end – a proposed moratorium on downtown building. Doubtful it will go anywhere, but you never know…
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation to be given by Vice-Mayor Davis
I. PROCLAMATIONS:
April 2008 as “The Great Asheville-Buncombe Clean Up Month”
II. CONSENT AGENDA:
A. Approval of the minutes of the formal meeting held on March 11, 2008 and the worksession held on March 18, 2008.
B. 1. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a grant from the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness.
2. Budget amendment to accept a grant from the North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness in the amount of $10,000.
C. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Utility Agreement with North Carolina Department of Transportation for the upgrade of a 18 inch water line to a 24 inch water line on Sand Hill Road.
D. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment agreement with the Corp of Engineers to provide professional services in preparing feasibility analysis for flood damage reduction.
E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment agreement with Brown and Caldwell to provide professional services in the facilitation and analysis of the Stormwater and Erosion Control Ordinance.
F. Ordinance to enact or change speed limits on Chunns Cove Road and Chunns View Drive.
G. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept donation and conveyance of real property off Louisiana Avenue from the Conservation Trust for North Carolina.
H. Resolution approving a four year lease with the Asheville Board of Alcoholic Control for property located at 167 Biltmore Avenue.
I. Budget amendment in the amount of $11,949.00 to appropriate revenue and budget expenditure accounts associated with Biltmore Farms funding for the removal of existing streetlights for the Biltmore Park Phase I development.
J. Resolution amending Council’s Rules and Procedures.
K. Resolution authorizing the Asheville City Council to support the Countdown to Zero initiative to end the euthanizing of healthy animals by 2012.
L. Resolution for the City of Asheville to adopt City Councils 2008 Goals.
III. Presentations and Reports:
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Public hearing to consider rezoning property located at 10 English Holly Court, 209 & 215 Oak Terrace Road and 10 Old Sardis Road, from Residential Single Family Medium Density District to Community Business I District. [documents]
B. Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit for the project known as Myra Place located at Myra Place and Old Haywood Road for 12 exceptional development units with 20% of total units being affordable and a request for a modification on rear setbacks. [documents]
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
VI. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Wireless Future Program.
B. Swannanoa Incorporation Discussion.
C. Resolution adopting the Downtown Parking Study prepared by Kimley-Horne.
D. Downtown Moratorium Discussion.
E. Boards & Commissions Appointments:
Board of Adjustment
Civic Center Commission
Community Relations Council
Film Commission
Sustainable Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment
Transit Commission
