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Regular Meeting – December 15, 2009 – 5:00 p.m.

Council Chamber – City Hall Building

The following has been set as the tentative agenda for the December 15, 2009, regular meeting of the City Council. Information regarding City employees is governed by N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 160A-168 – Council does not consider personnel matters in open session. At the conclusion of this agenda the meeting will be open for the presentation of other matters by members of Council and the public. Public comment will not be taken on items as to which no Council action will be taken at this meeting, including those items listed as reports or presentations or as discussion items. When Council action is anticipated as to any matter, it will be placed on a Council agenda for consideration and public comment will be taken at that time.

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation to be given by Vice-Mayor Newman.

I. PROCLAMATIONS:

- Recognitions:

– Asheville High School Quarterback Brandon Whiteside

– Asheville High School Debate Team

– City of Asheville Employees

II. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. Approval of the minutes of the formal meeting held on November 24, 2009; and the organizational meeting held on December 8, 2009. [documents] [documents]

B. Resolution amending the Fees & Charges Manual for permitting Precious Metal Buyers through the Asheville Police Department. [documents]

C. Ordinance authorizing the Asheville Police Department to access the State Bureau of Investigation’s Division of Criminal Information Network database for criminal history checks involving applicants for precious metal permits with the City and to conduct background checks on employees who work for dealers required to get said permit. [documents]

D. Budget amendments, in the amount of $12,707 for Senior Opportunity Center and in the amount of $12,706 for the Harvest House, from the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services through the Senior Center General Purpose Funding, for the Senior Opportunity Center. [documents]

E. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an interlocal agreement with the City of Hendersonville for emergency water purchase. [documents]

F. Resolution authorizing the Mayor to convey a utility easement to Progress Energy for an extension of power lines to serve Asheville Housing on Walton Street. [documents]

G. Resolution adopting the 2010 City Council meeting schedule, including the City Council annual retreat on January 8-9, 2010, at Warren Wilson College in Canon Lounge. [documents]

III. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS:

A. H1N1 Preparedness for Community Update

B. Housing Authority Report on Recovery Act/Energy Efficiency Projects [documents]

C. Economic Stimulus Package Update [documents]
* Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act loan assistance from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund for the Dingle Creek Stormwater Improvements
* Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the agreement with the Clean Water Management Trust Fund to reduce the amount for the Dingle Creek Stormwater Improvements
* Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Blue Ridge Grading for the Dingle Creek Stormwater Improvements
* Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept subgrantee funds via the N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources from the N.C. Diesel Emissions – Economic Recovery Grant Program to support the purchase of 5% biodiesel (B5) fuel for the municipal fleet for one year
* Budget amendment, in the amount of $30,000, accepting the subgrantee funds via the N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources from the N.C. Diesel Emissions – Economic Recovery Grant Program to support the purchase of 5% biodiesel (B5) fuel for the municipal fleet for one year
* Resolution authorizing the City Manager sign a contract with Landmark Landscapes for the Downtown and Gateway Streetscapes Project

CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING TIME LIMITS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:

· APPLICANTS HAVE UP TO TEN MINUTES TO COMPLETE A PRESENTATION.

· ELECTRONIC PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO AGENDA ITEMS WITH PRESENTATION MATERIALS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY CITY STAFF, APPLICANTS, OR ORGANIZED OPPOSITION.

· INDIVIDUALS HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL.

· A PERSON REPRESENTING A GROUP OF THREE OR MORE PERSONS (NOT INCLUDING THE SPEAKER) PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER HAS UP TO 10 MINUTES TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.

· PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR ANY ITEM MAY NOT EXCEED ONE HOUR.

· ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE PROVIDED IN HARD COPY AND/OR WRITTEN FORM.

IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

A. Public hearing to consider a resolution permanently closing Hamilton Circle, a portion of Brooklet Street and a portion of Hamilton Street. [documents]

B.1. Public hearing to consider an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance regarding changes to the sidewalk ordinance. [documents]

2. Resolution amending the Fees & Charges Manual to allow developers eligible for the fee-in-lieu of construction to pay 50% of the fee if sidewalk is only required on one side of the street. [documents]

V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

A.1. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with H & M Constructors for the construction of the Recreation Center at Livingston Street Park. [documents]

2. Budget amendment, in the amount of $1.83 Million, to increase the budget to support the construction of the Recreation Center at Livingston Street Park. [documents]

B. Request from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority to waive street closure permits and street cut permits associated with the installation of the Wayfinding Project. [documents]

VI. NEW BUSINESS:

A.1. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a construction contract with Carolina Specialities Construction, LLC for the William DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant Backwash Lagoon Project and a change order increasing Brown and Calwell’s agreement for said project. [documents]

2. Budget amendment, in the amount of $93,410, from the Allen Mountain Tank Upgrade Project, for the William DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant Backwash Lagoon Project. [documents]

B. Status of Masters Park Plan. [documents]

VII. INFORMAL DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC COMMENT:

VIII. ADJOURNMENT.

BOARD/COMMISSION VACANCIES: Board of Adjustment; Civic Center Commission; Community Relations Council; Downtown Commission; Energy & the Environment Committee; Firemen’s Relief Fund; Greenway Commission; Metropolitan Sewerage District Board; Riverfront Redevelopment Commission; Transit Commission; and Tree Commission. Deadline is Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Call 259-5601 for an application form.