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Briefing highlights: lead testing contract, stormwater recovery contracts and $7.2M FEMA budget amendment
Summary
Staff summarized key consent items to appear on the April 28 agenda: a not-to-exceed contract to provide free lead testing (up to 10,000 tests), stormwater design contracts totaling over $2.6M funded by FEMA Public Assistance, and a $7.2M budget amendment combining $5.1M FEMA funds and $2.1M insurance proceeds to advance recovery projects. No votes were taken at this briefing.
Assistant City Manager Ben Woody walked council through several consent items and recovery investments that will appear on the April 28 agenda.
Woody described Item D: a small budget amendment (just over $8,700) that reimburses Code Purple service providers who stayed open during a February winter storm. He then described Item E, a not‑to‑exceed contract to provide free lead testing for all City of Asheville water customers; staff said the contract could provide up to…
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