CAN Board Meeting Minutes January 9, 2006

Present: Mayor Terry Bellamy, City Manager Gary Jackson Heather Rayburn, Five Points; Grace Curry, Grove Park Sunset; Marianna and Bill Bailey, Viewpoint; Jennifer Long, Louisiana and Brucemont; Mike Lewis, Grace; Vice-President Barber Melton, Haw Creek; President Chris Pelly, Haw Creek; Judy Williamson, Shiloh; Norma Baynes, Shiloh; Shad Waters, Shiloh; Reid Thompson, Five Points; James Judd, Chunns Cove; Stephen Huzdile, Kenilworth; Joe Minnicozzi, West Asheville; Shirley Schultz, Montford; Carol Ali, Greater Louisiana; Marilyn Hastings, Montford, Secretary Tom Rightmyer, Norwood Park.

1. Welcome and introductions

2. Neighborhood reports

Grove Park – Sunset

Revisiting

plan, adopted 1999, two years of work, little implementation, some resistance from businesses.

Grove Park Inn January 18 invitation to discuss plans -

Five Points – met with Chris Peterson developer of Deal Motor site

Six Staples execs to meet with neighborhood representatives, landscaping and public art project to soften design and billboards. Is sign legal? Too high, too large.

Council members Newman and Cape will participate in part of the meeting.

Redwood Forest traffic calming has helped some, slow in beginning because hard to get a contractor to bid, work being done by a start up company.

has been following up with DOT, crosswalks promised but no time line as yet. Neighborhood is continuing to press DOT.

Kenilworth Heights – developer’s new plans 66 residential lots on 65 acres – 8 acres pulled out, may be condominiums. No green space designated as yet. Now being reviewed by city planning dept. Houses to be 3 to 4K in size with much land clearing.

Shiloh working on plan, petitions for traffic calming for condominium development by residents. New officers – Shad Waters new president, present at meeting.

3. Committee updates

Technology – James Judd (committee of one) working to improve website

Neighborhood Outreach will meet soon.

Legislative Affairs – Chair Barber Melton had productive meeting with Planning Director Scott Shuford.

Working on revisions of hillside ordinance.

Barber has met with legislative delegation on WNC wide issues. Short term rentals a continuing problem; ordinance to be considered March

Conditions on zoning need to be made clearer and known to public; Shannon Tuch to follow up on this.

County has set up meetings for public input – all locations way outside the city. (All sites on wells.) County is doing land use plan. CAN input needed. Gary Jackson said he had heard from Wanda Green, county administrator, that omission of city was an oversight and such a meeting will be planned.

Smart growth – city staff working on fine-tuning application to Asheville’s unique situation.

Plans to meet quarterly with CAN representative.

Neighborhood Congress Committee – Spring one day meeting – neighborhood meetings and city wide issues. End of April, maybe at Asheville Middle School. Support for concept and encouragement Mike Lewis moved and Barber seconded motion

1. Planning & Zoning update – discussion of WalMart hearing and zoning process.
2. Greenlife update – meetings for mediation with Mayor and with city attorney pending. Issue of use of street residential or commercial? Does renovation over 50% end grandfather of loading area? Need to enforce UDO as written, admit staff errors when they are made.
3. City Council public comment meeting 6 pm Thursday, January 12, Randolph School, Montford Explain strategic goals and discuss them in smaller groups to identify additional community goals and report three highest priority goals.

4. Other business - Appreciation to Mayor Bellamy and Manager Jackson for their presence and help with our discussion.

5. Adjournment - I have a new laptop computer, wrote this during the meeting and sent it out when I got home after the meeting. Tom Rightmyer