2026-11-10 - City Council (formal meeting) Meeting

Summary

Built from the posted agenda only (Spanish version also posted); no minutes or video recorded yet. Items may change after posting.

No proclamations, presentations, public hearings or unfinished business.
Consent agenda of 13 items, led by a $30,375,000 transfer from the CDBG Fund for Azalea and French Broad River Park recovery (CDBG-DR Project Agreements, Azalea Parks Recovery Design) and a Historic Parks Recovery construction contract (Historic Parks Recovery Construction Contract).
Installment financing of up to $11,500,000 for vehicles and equipment (CIP Vehicle and Equipment Financing).
Speed limits of 20 mph proposed on Roberts Street and West Haywood Street and 25 mph on Choctaw Street (Roberts Street and West Haywood Speed Limits).
NCDOT items for the I-26 Connector: two property and easement conveyances and an amended betterments reimbursement agreement up to $6,952,453 (I-26 Connector property conveyance).
Bid specifications with preferred alternates include Malvern Hills Park (Malvern Hills Park contract amendment).
New business also covers appointments to the ABC Board, Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission and Board of Electrical Examiners (no applications received for the Electrical Examiners).
A Council Worksession on Policy, Finance and Infrastructure precedes it at 3:00 PM: 2026-11-10 - Council Worksession on Policy, Finance and Infrastructure Meeting. The briefing was held on November 5.
No formal Council meetings are planned for November 17, November 24, December 1 or December 15 (preliminary calendar). A tentative draft agenda exists for December 8, including a conditional rezoning hearing at 2 Hendersonville Road, the fiscal 2026 audit and a waterline construction contract; it may change.

Agenda

Consent:

A. Approve combined minutes: October 22 worksession, October 27 formal meeting, October 27 special meeting, October 29 special meeting.
B. Resolution: City Manager lease with RiverLink Inc., 91 Riverside Drive.
C. Resolution: malt beverages and unfortified wine at the Lovely Asheville Annual Fall Festival, November 14-15.
D. Resolution: installment financing contract with TD Equipment Finance for CIP vehicles and equipment, not to exceed $11,500,000.
E. Budget amendment: transfer $30,375,000 from the CDBG Fund to the General Capital Projects Fund for Azalea and French Broad River Park recovery.
F. Resolution: contract with Black and Alm Construction LLC for Historic Parks Recovery (Riverside Cemetery, Montford Park), change orders up to contingency, with a budget amendment (amount not captured).
G. Ordinance: 20 mph on Roberts Street (West Haywood to Lyman) and West Haywood Street (Roberts to Riverside Drive); 25 mph on Choctaw Street.
H. Resolution: automatic passenger counter software and equipment for Asheville Rides Transit, Urban Transportation Associates.
I. Resolution: ratify the November 2026 NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division grant application, Smith Mill Creek Greenway feasibility study.
J. Resolution: preferred alternates in bid specifications (Malvern Hills Park, Shiloh Community Center, Fire Stations 8 and 9, East Asheville Police Resource Center, Tempie Avery Community Center, Walton Street Park).
K. Resolution: convey City property at 53 Birch Street, Westover Drive and Courtland Place to NCDOT (I-26/I-240 interchange, I-2513B Parcel 393).
L. Resolution: permanent drainage and utility easements to NCDOT, I-2513AC Parcel 030.
M. Resolution: amend contract with Universal Security Guard Association Inc. for security at Water Resources and Parking Services.

New Business:

A. Resolution amending the NCDOT reimbursement agreement, not to exceed $6,952,453, for bicycle, pedestrian and aesthetic betterments, I-26 Connector (I-2513) Sections B and D.
B. Boards and Commissions appointments: ABC Board, Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission, Board of Electrical Examiners.

Sources

Agenda (English): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MAQmUdV3btrbxWPmQEt4r2PWX3MHyaXAhl__icTHXgg/edit
Agenda (Spanish): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FxMcEUXkJ9VMG3kSWcUAvK6aGzoM5Q4dx1Sho-Mu0jc/edit
Agenda index: https://www.ashevillenc.gov/government/city-council-agenda/
Draft 8-week calendar (preliminary): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hANYKs5eYavc7u2ZOC6k0nrhdgc0DmwN1Ch-7JC8ImA/edit
Video: will be livestreamed on the City of Asheville YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2QG4OKWo8tQ-h3fAwxr4eg); video not yet available.