Votes at a glance: council authorizes CDBG‑DR submission, approves right‑of‑way closure, water rate phase and board appointments

At its meeting the Asheville City Council approved several formal actions on the consent and regular agendas. This summary lists each council action recorded in the meeting and the known outcome.

Votes and formal actions (selected):

• Authorization to submit the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) Action Plan to HUD. Motion to authorize staff submission was moved by a council member identified in the record as Sage and seconded (second not recorded). Council approved the motion by voice vote; HUD review follows. The plan would allocate about $225,010,000 across infrastructure, housing and economic recovery programs.

• Permanent closure of a portion of an unopened right of way connected to Morningside Drive (petition from Nicholson and Son). Staff recommended approval; council opened and closed the public hearing and approved the closure on a voice vote. The right‑of‑way segment connects near Coventry Circle and Brevard Road and would allow the applicant to consolidate and subdivide the parcel as presented in staff materials.

• Fees and charges manual amendment for FY 2025–26 (water rate adjustment, year two of a three‑year phase and a new fee for Memorial Stadium track rentals). Staff framed the water increase as year two of an adopted three‑year rate plan tied to cost‑of‑service findings and capital needs; council approved the ordinance by voice vote. The track rental fee was set at $15 per hour.

• Appointments and reappointments to quasi‑judicial and advisory boards. Council appointed James Warnell Jr. to serve as an alternate member of the Board of Adjustment (chair/staff recommended Warnell); the Civil Service Board reappointed Carol Goins and Carter Webb and reappointed Carol Goins as chair. Votes were taken and recorded as passed by voice vote.

Consent agenda: council amended and approved the consent agenda as described at the start of the meeting (the record shows the consent agenda was amended to delete two previous items and to proceed without item E until public comment concluded). A single consent item (item E) was pulled for public comment; after the public speaker the council approved item E by voice vote.

Notes on vote records: most votes in the transcript were taken by voice and recorded as "aye" or "any opposed?"; transcript does not record roll‑call tallies or named yes/no votes for these items. Where the mover or second was spoken, the transcript record notes who moved (for example, one motion was moved by "Sage"); detailed roll‑call outcomes were not published in the oral record excerpt.