ASHEVILLE - City Council said it will move its Sept. 24 meeting to the U.S. Cellular Center in anticipation of heavy attendance.

Normally at City Hall, the 5 p.m. meeting will instead be in the second-floor banquet hall of the Cellular Center at 87 Haywood St. downtown, the city announced Sept. 17.

Two topics at the meeting are expected to draw high interest: a hotel moratorium and state-mandated council election districts.

With the moratorium, the council plans to hold a public hearing, then vote on the proposed year-long ban on new hotel construction. The unusual move comes as many residents express dissatisfaction about the fast-paced growth of tourism, especially in downtown.

In a separate issue, the council will hold two public hearings about amending its charter to thwart a state law changing Asheville's election system. The law, Senate Bill 813, forces the city to switch from an at-large system to one with districts in 2020. A final vote on the charter would come Oct. 22.

The meeting will be streamed on the city of Asheville YouTube channel and broadcast on Charter cable television Channel 193 as well as the city's website, ashevillenc.gov/service/watch-livestream-of-city-council-meetings/

One council member said he opposed the venue change.

Councilman Vijay Kapoor in an emailed newsletter said many people watch the meetings on television or online "and the video and audio quality will be nowhere near as good as when we are in City Hall."

Kapoor once opposed districts but has become their lone supporter on the council, saying he now thinks they will better represent neighborhoods.

For decades, all residents could vote for the seven council members, including the mayor.

But SB813 said five members must be elected from districts. Two, including the mayor, would remain elected at-large.

Kapoor has proposed a compromise, expanding the council to nine members. That would mean five district seats plus four at-large, including the mayor.

On Sept. 17, Kapoor suggested two more changes, an independent redistricting commission and term limits for the mayor and council.

Kapoor said he hadn't had a chance yet to talk to other council members about the two newest proposals.

Mayor Esther Manheimer, who has promoted an independent commission as a remedy to state-level gerrymandering, told the Citizen Times she would "fully support" a commission on the city level if Asheville is unable for some reason to stop the districts.

Unlike the districts issue, the council has so far unanimously supported the moratorium.