Asheville City Council Meeting May 10, 2022

City Hall photo with flag
City Hall

Asheville City Council will continue meeting in person at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2022  at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street.  

The Council meeting agenda is posted at this link.

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/N1258

Prior to the City Council meeting, City Council will be holding a boards/commissions restructuring work session beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, located at 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, N.C.

No public comment will be accepted at the work sessions.  Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person work session which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/C1401

Where to Watch

The City Council meeting will be streamed on the City’s YouTube Channel which can be accessed through the YouTube icon on the front page of the City’s website or through the City’s Virtual Engagement Hub also accessible through the front page of the City website.

The public can communicate with the Council by emailing them directly at any time –  ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov

In Person Comment

Persons wishing to speak live at the meeting will be required to attend in person and must sign-up at the door.  

To accommodate those who do not yet feel secure attending in person, or those  who have other barriers to participating in person, City Council will continue to accept remote comments via email or voicemail through the Engagement Hub until 9 a.m. the day of the City Council meeting.  Additionally, comments can be directly emailed to  Council at any time at ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov.

Presentations at the Meeting

For those wishing to make a slide or PowerPoint presentation at a formal meeting of City Council, the presentation must be submitted to Maggie Burleson at mburleson@ashevillenc.gov by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 9. 

Email/Voicemail Comments

To accommodate those who do not yet feel secure attending in person, or those  who have other barriers to participating in person, City Council will continue to accept remote comments via email or voicemail through the Engagement Hub until 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 10. Comments via email may be sent to: AshevilleCityCouncilMay102022@PublicInput.com 

Comments via voicemail may be left at  855-925-2801, meeting code 5616 

Parking Available in Civic Center Garage 

If you are attending the City Council meeting park in the Civic Center Parking Garage, free parking is available.  Please see this link for details

Covid Safety Guidelines 

City of Asheville buildings no longer require face coverings, in coordination with the lifting of the face mask mandate by Buncombe County. However, public health officials still strongly recommend wearing them, especially in crowded indoor spaces.

While the public is no longer required to wear face coverings in City of Asheville buildings, it is highly encouraged.

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