Agenda: City Council · Regular Meeting · February 19, 2026

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Registration is not required to provide written comments to City Council.Written comments can be submitted here by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Work Session. | Call to Order | | Roll Call | | Announcements by Council | | Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk | | Administrative Consent Items | | City Clerk's Office | | 1. Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities - Appointment | | To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities with the term to expire on August 1, 2027. (Due to the resignation of Velu Karicheti) | | 2. Durham Historic Preservation Commission – Appointment | | To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Durham Historic Preservation Commission representing At-Large with the term to expire on September 1, 2028. (Due to the term expiration of Rakeem U. Chambers) | | Departmental Items | | Budget and Management Services Department | | 3. FY 2025-26 Second Quarter Financial Report | | To receive the FY 2025-26 Second Quarter Financial Report. | | 4. Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation (BCPI) Grant Budget Ordinance | | To adopt the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University Grant Budget Ordinance; and To authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreement with the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University and other documents required or appropriate in order for the City to receive the grant. | | City Clerk's Office | | 5. Mayor’s Council for Women 2025 Annual Report | | To receive the Mayor's Council for Women 2025 Annual Report. | | Environmental and Street Services Department | | 6. Contract BR-11 National Bridge Inventory Structural Repairs 2026 | | To authorize the City Manager to execute a construction contract for BR-11 NBI Structural Repairs 2026 with Beluca LLC in the amount of $674,025.00; To establish a contingency fund in the amount of $134,805.00; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to BR-11 NBI Structural Repairs 2026, provided that the total cost of the contract together with all modifications does not exceed $808,830.00. | | Finance Department | | 7. Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2026 | | To adopt a Resolution directing an application to the Local Government Commission for its approval of a Utility System Revenue Bonds not to exceed $218,000,000; requesting Local Government Commission approval of the financing; and certain related matters; and To authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute other associated legal documents as necessary to complete this transaction and to make changes to any of the legal documents prior to execution, so long as the changes are consistent with the intent of the agenda item memo and the existing versions of the documents. | | 8. 2025 Equal Business Opportunity Program (EBOP) Annual Report, Participation Goal Review and Ordinance Extension | | To receive the 2025 Equal Business Opportunity Program Annual Report; and To approve the minority and women underutilized business enterprise (MWUBE) participation goals found in Attachment 3; and To adopt an Ordinance to extend the sunset of the current Ordinance to Promote Equal Business Opportunities in City Contracting, Chapter 18 of the City Code known as the Equal Business Opportunity Program (EBOP), until March 31, 2028. | | 9. Interlocal Agreement with Durham County for Joint Funding of the Low-Income Homeowner’s Relief Program (LIHRP) | | To resolve that the City Manager be authorized to execute an interlocal agreement with Durham County for the Low-Income Homeowner’s Relief Program (LIHRP); and To approve that the interlocal agreement with Durham County is not to exceed $500,000 in program grants and $127,500 of administrative and outreach cost reimbursements. | | 10. Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 A/B | | To adopt a resolution authorizing the negotiation of an amendment to an installment financing contract not to exceed $136,000,000; authorizing the filing of an application with the Local Government Commission for its approval of the amendment; conducting a public hearing concerning the amendment; and providing for certain other related matters thereto; and To authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute other associated legal documents as necessary to complete this transaction and to make changes to any of the legal documents prior to execution, so long as the changes are consistent with the intent of the agenda item memo and the existing versions of the documents. | | Parks and Recreation Department | | 11. 2025 Recreation Advisory Commission Annual Report | | To receive the 2025 Recreation Advisory Commission Annual Report and Attendance. | | Police Department | | 12. 2025 Fourth Quarter Crime Report \[20 Minutes\] | | To receive a presentation on the 2025 Fourth Quarter Crime Report; and To receive the 2025 Fourth Quarter Crime Report. | | Technology Solutions Department | | 13. Contract with geoConvergence LLC to Implement ArcGIS Indoors | | To authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract for ArcGIS Indoors Implementation Services with geoConvergence LLC in an amount not to exceed $367,500. | | Water Management Department | | 14. Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) - Meter Transition Project (Phase 1 – 7) Contract | | To find it is in the best interest of the City to conduct a sole source procurement of water meters from Ferguson Enterprises, LLC for the standardization or compatibility within the City of Durham Water system in accordance to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-129(e)(6). To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a purchase and installation contract with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC for the purchase and delivery of water meters in the amount of $57,402,451.90 and installation services in the amount of $26,041,608.54 for a total purchase and installation contract of $83,444,060.44; To establish a contingency fund in the amount of $ $8,344,406.04 for a total purchase and installation contract value not to exceed $91,788,466.48; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to the purchase and installation contract for the AMI Meter Transition Project with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, provided that the total contract amount including existing contingency funds does not exceed $ $91,788,466.48. | | Presentations | | Community Partnerships and Engagement Department | | 15. [Participatory Budgeting Cycle IV Winning Projects \[25 Minutes\]](https://cityordinances.durhamnc.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=730&doctype=1#mediaAndItemView "Read more details about this item") | | To receive a presentation providing an overview of Participatory Budgeting Cycle IV, including the process, voting results, and next steps for project implementation. | | Finance Department | | 16. [2025 City of Durham Disparity Study Update \[15 Minutes\]](https://cityordinances.durhamnc.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=730&doctype=1#mediaAndItemView "Read more details about this item") | | To receive a presentation by Miller3 for an update on the 2025 City of Durham Disparity Study progress. | | Water Management Department | | 17. [Western Intake Partnership Project Update \[25 Minutes\]](https://cityordinances.durhamnc.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=730&doctype=1#mediaAndItemView "Read more details about this item") | | To receive a presentation regarding the Western Intake Partnership Project. | | Citizens’ Matters – To be heard at 1 p.m. | | 18. Maria Zaharatos | | To receive comments from Maria Zaharatos. | | 19. Kristin Emery | | To receive comments from Kristin Emery. | | Settling the Agenda |

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