City Council · Regular Meeting · January 21, 2025

>>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. BEHAVE. WELL, IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. NICE AND WARM IN HERE.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THE CHAMBER NOS OUTSIDE. IT IS EXTREMELY COLD. WELCOME TO CITY HALL. COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE GET INTO TE MAKING IN JUST A MOMENT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL START WITH A.

THANK YOU. I'LL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER F. >> IT'S OUR PRACTICE TO STAND F. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> MADAM CLERK. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

[ROLL CALL] >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL NOW PASS IT DOWN TO COUNCILMEMBER COOK TO START US OFF -- NO, I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A CEREMONIAL ITEM. I'LL PASS IT TO MAYOR PRO TEM FOR NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH

PROCLAIMATION. PROCLAMATION. >> I THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU TO AL WHO ARE WATCHING.

THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH. I'M HONORED TO CALL OUR FRIEND UP FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, CREATED IN IN 2002 BY THE HARVARD SCHOOL G PARTNERSHIP; JANUARY IS NATIONAS ATTENTION ON THE NEED FOR QUALID WHEREAS, THE GOALS OF NATF MENTORING, RECRUIT MENTORS, ANDT YOUTH; AND

; AND WHEREAS, QUALITY MENTORING EMPE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT . ; AND WHEREAS, QUALITY MENTORING EMPE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT . RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT E IMPACT ON A VARIETY OF ACADEMICD WHEREAS MENTORS SERVE A CRITICAE FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK AND SUCCM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORT YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL MENTORING MOD ENCOURAGE MENTORING AND RECRUITM

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LEONARDO WIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 2025S NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH IN THE CITY OF DURHAM AND URGE E CEREMONIES, ACTIVITIES AND PROG. WITNESS MY HAND AND THE CORPORAS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY 2025. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MR. MAYOR PRO TEM ASKED IF I HAD WORDS AND I SAID ALAYS. I HAVE COME MANY TIMES TO SHARE IN THE PROCLAMATION. ON BEHALF OF THE CHARLES HAMILTON HOUSTON FOUNDATION THANK YOU FOR DECLARING JANUARY

2,025 NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SUCCESS IS NOT LIMITED. OUR PROGRAMS HAVE A PRACTICAL FOCUS EQUIPPING BOYS AND WOMEN OF COLOR WITH SKILLS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO THE COMPETITIVE WORK FORCE. BY ALIGNING THE CURRICULUM WITH REAL WORLD DEMAND AND INDUSTRY TRENDS WE PREPARE THEM TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE JOB MARKET AND SECU SEC ECONOMIC SEY AND MOBILITY. WE ASK FOR THIS TO RECRUIT MENTORS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND ADVOCATE FOR WORK BASED LEARNING AND MENTORING WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES WHERE THEY APPLY ACADEMIC SKILLS TO DEVELOP THEIR IMPLORABLETY WHILE EXPLORING FOR CAREER PATHWAYS AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO CLOSE THE ACADEMIC, ACHIEVEMENT, AND MENTORING GAPS AND PROMOTE CRITICAL MENTORING TO SUPPORT BOYS OF COLOR.

I'D LIKE TO MENTION OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE MENTORING DOING GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. THE THOMAS MENTOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, SIDEKICK ACADEMY, DURHAM BOYS OF COLOR CORRELATION. THE YOUTH FOUNDATION. DURHAM PROUD PROGRAM.

BULL CITY BULLDOGS YOUTH FOOTBALL. EMILY KAY CENTER. THE KINGS PROGRAM OF DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE AR ARE QUEENS PROGRAM.

MY BROTHERS KEEPING, JUBILEE HOME. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK EN ENGINEERS. BOYS AND GIRL CLUB OF DURHAM. ORANGE COUNTY PROGRAM OF C DURH.

I AM ME GIRLS. INSPIRING MOMS RALEIGH DURHAM. WE ARE AMEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. YOUNG MALE ACHIEVERS.

TRIANGLE LEADER CITY CENTER. PROJECT BILL. THE WEST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. STRONGER TOGETHER.

SALVATION ARMY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. THE FORGIVEN SONS. AND BULL CITY WOOD SHOP. YOU WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS VIA E-MAIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>> I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT SPECIAL AMESSAGE. DERICK STANFIELD IS JOINING US AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION FOR THE STATEWIDE MENTORING RECOGNITION FOR NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH. THE CITY OF DURHAM AND OFFICE OF THE MAYOR IS THERE. ALL RIGHT, NOW I'LL PASS IT OVER

TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANKS TO THOSE WHO BRAVED THE SNOW TO JON US THIS EVENING AND EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME. IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING DAY OR TWO.

AN INTERESTING WEEK I'LL START BY JUST STATING THAT A DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS THING THAT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND. THERE WAS A CEASEFIRE ENTERED IN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND GAZA. THIS BODY JOINED OVER 100 OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNS TO REQUEST THAT CEASEFIRE ALMOST A YEAR AGO. THE ONE THAT WAS ENTERED INTO WAS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WAS PUT FORTH AROUND THAT TIME AS WELL.

I THINK WE AS A COUNTRY WHO SPENT A LOT OF MONEY SEND WEAPONRY TO ISRAEL HAVE ALOT TO ANSWER FOR IN THAT TIME. AFTER THE 460 SOME ODD DAYS WE HAVE SEEN A CEASEFIRE AND I'M GRATEFUL AID HAS BEEN ABLE TO START FLOWING INTO GAZA AND IT'S BEEN REALLY HEARTBREAKING TO SEE. JUST TO THINK ABOUT WERE WE WERE AND HOW WORRIED WE WERE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ESCAPED TO RAFAH. IT'S SO COLD OUTSIDE. I STATED THIS AT OUR WORKSESSION A WEEK AND HALF AGO. JUST A REMINDER, IF YOU ARE

UNSHELTERED OR KNOW PEOPLE UNSELL TERRED. DURHAM RUNS WHITE FLAG SHELTERS. THAT MEANS WE HAVE OVERFLOW CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE SHELTERS THAT WE DO HAVE. IF YOU CALL ENTRY POINT, YOU CAN GET IN.

M. ON NIGHTS WHERE IT'S UNDER 33 DEGREES. ALSO, I STATED THIS TOO AT THE LAST WORKSESSION. IF YOU ARE A RENTER IN DURHAM AND IN THE CITY LIMITS APPEARED THE LANDLORD IS NOT FIXING YOUR HEAT.

YOU CAN CALL NEIGHBOR IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. THEY WILL COME OUT AND DO AN INSPECTION. THE BOARD WILL HAVE AN EMERGENCY MEETING. IF THEY FIND YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY NEED, THE CITY WILL COME FIX YOUR HEAT AND CHARGE THE LANDLORD LATER.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THE CITY OF DURHAM OFFERS. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THAT DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT IS OBSCENE, TRULY. SO, IF YOU NEED TO TAKE USAGE OF THAT, PLEASE DO SO. ON THAT NOTE, I GUESS I'LL START TALKING ABOUT THIS AT EVERY MEETING.

IF YOU HEARD FROM ME YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT EVICTION COURT. IT SEEMS NOW I'M GOING TO EVICTION COURT IN THE SAME CAPACITY AS BEFORE BUT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE GETTING S MUCH MORE DYER IN A WAY I JUST, I CAN'T REALLY EXPRESS IF YOU ARE NOT THERE TO WITNESS IT. EVERY WEEK NOW IT FEELS LIKE ELDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY ARE FACING EVICTIONS. THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE OTHER SERVICES. THEY ARE AT THIS LAST LINE OF DEFENSE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE EVICTED AND

GOING TO DIE. I CAN NOT UNDERSTATE, HOW MUCH THOSE TWO THINGS ARE LINKED FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. HOUSING IS HEALTHCARE AND HOUSING IS LITERAL LIFE SAVING. IT'S JUST HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

I THINK WE ARE SEEING THIS NATIONAL TREND OF THINGS THAT FEEL V VERY AUTHORITARIAN AND FASCIST. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THINGS DIFFERENTLY. IF WE LOOK AT THIS NUMBER OF EVICTIONS CONSTANTLY OUR SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. WE NEED TO IMAGE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT. TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE HOUSING FOR

EVERYONE. I CAN NOT IMAGE HOW THAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT THE PUBLIC. PUBLIC HOUSING HAS IT'S OWN SET OF STIGMAS AND THERE WAS A PUSH FOR IT AND WE WALKED THAT BACK. HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE IS SOMETHING WE CAN IMAGE ANDS PUSH FOR.

WE WILL HAVE TO PUSH FOR IT OR WE'LL ALLOW ELDERS AND OTHERS TO BE ON THE STREET AND FACE TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES. SO, THAT'S MY SPILL ON THAT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY YESTERDAY WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. A LOT OF US WENT TO VARIOUS EVENTS.

I ATTENDED THE COALITION TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN DURHAM. IT WAS A SERIES WITH AMAZING PANELIST. I WAS REMINDED BY ELDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO THINK ABOUT THINGS

NOT AS A SORT AGE OF RESOURCES BUT MORE AS HOW WE USE THOSE RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THAT'S A STATEMENT ON WHAT WE'LL NEED TO LOOK AT OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. POTENTIALLY SOME. SO, IN KEEPING WITH THAT AND WHAT I HEARD FROM SOME OF MY CO-WORKERS ABOUT WANTING TO DIVE INTO THE BUDGETARY ITEMS.

I WILL REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING WORKSESSION TO GET A PRESENTATION ON FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING REGARDING HIV EPIDEMIC, SPECIFICALLY, THE MONEYS COMING INTO THE CITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WE ARE USING THOSE AND BEING MORE EFFECTIVE IN THAT. THAT'S A REQUEST COMING FORWARD ON THURSDAY, COLLEAGUES. I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN GETTING A PRESENTATION ON THAT. THOSE ARE MY ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BAKER. >> THANK YOU, DURHAM.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER COOK. I SUPPORT ALL OF THOSE. M.

AT DIFFERENT PUBLIC LIBRAIRIES. SO, BE SURE TO SHARE THAT. DR. KING SAID DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT.

HATE CANNOT DRIVE OUT HATE ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT. YESTERDAY WAS A DAY OF DAKNESS AND LIGHT. LOVE CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF DR. KING. A DAY OF DARKNESS USHERING IN THE NEXT PHRASE OF OLIGARCHY.

ACCORDING TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. THIRTY-FOUR% OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UNITES ARE MANAGED BY A COMPANY NAMED IN LAWSUITS FOR PRICE FIXING SCHEMES. THE NEW NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL SAD, WE WON'T STAND FOR LANDLORDS AND REAL ESTATE COMPANIES MAKING THE PROBLEM WORST TO LINE THEIR OWN POCKETS. THEY AR CARRYING OUT A LAWSUIT.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT. IF YOU WATCHED THE INAUGURATION. MR. BEZOS SAT IN THE FRONT ROW.

JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN GARNER, THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE IS ORGANIZING FOR A UNION ELECTION. THEY ACHIEVED 30% OF SIGNATURES WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO OF WORKERS TO TRIGGER A UNION ELECTION. THAT'S INCREDIBLY ENCOURAGING

AND I WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK AS THEY TAKE THEIR VOTES THIS FEBRUARY. SO, I'LL JUST FINISH HERE. I SHARED THIS QUOTE WHEN I SPOKE THE CELEBRATION OF OUR FORMER MAYOR BILL BELL IN THE STREET NAME CHANGE BILL BELL WAY. SOMETHING HE SAID BACK IN 2,007, ON MLK DAY.

I FIND THIS ENCOURAGING AND I CARRY IT WITH ME EVERYDAY IN THE CITY. WHOEVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOUR COLOR, LIFESTYLE, SEXUAL PREFERENCE. YOU HAVE A HOME IN DURHAM. WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE.

WE WORK OPENLY, PINPOINT PROBLEMS, AND FIND WORKABLE SOLUTIONS. A COMMUNITY THAT COMES TO THE TABLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER

CABALLERO. >> THANK YOU TO THOSE HERE. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY, NATIONALLY, AND LOCALLY. MANY CAN BE CONCERNED IN WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS.

I'D LIKE TO LIFT UP A LOT OF OUR -- WELL, LEFT UP WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IS STILL SUFFERING FROM THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE HELENE. A. THE DIRECT OUTCOMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. SOME FOLKS PAID ATTENTION TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND WE KNOW, THAT WILL CONTINUE.

I'D LIKE TO LIFT UP THE CITIES NAMED. I'LL KNOCK ON WOOD. I'M ACHICAGO HAS BEEN SITED AS F THE TOP CITIES FOR DEPORTATION.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THOSE FOR THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING. THEY HAVE ALSO STARTED TO DO ICE WATCH TRAININGS AGAIN. DURHAM PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE DURING TRUMP ONE AND THE COMMUNITY WAS ACTIVATED.

I'M CALLING ON DURHAM RECOGNIZE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH IMMIGRATION PRIVILEGE. IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. FOR US THIS IS MUSCLE MEMORY. WE ARE CALLING ON THINGS WE LEARNED BEFORE. I HAVE TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS ON THIS COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY ON HOW WE PROTECT

OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS. I THINK MANY FOLKS WERE SHOCKED AND NOT UNEXPECTED THAT ONE OF THE INITIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS IS CHALLENGING BITHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP IN A WAY, I THINK, MANY LEGAL SCHOLARS AND OTHERS WERE EXPECTING BUT NOT OUT THE GATE. AS ALWAYS, [SPEAKING SPANISH] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER FREEMAN. >> THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR STATING ALL OF THE OBVIOUS POINTS. I WOULDN'T REPEAT THEM AS YOU HAVE DONE THEM JUSTICE. I'D LIKE TO ADD FRESH OFF OF INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING

AND RACIAL ADVOCACY WORK. YESTERDAY'S DAY HIT ME WITH A DIFFERENT SPIN JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE -- VISITING AND WORKING WITH FOLKS IN MONTANA AND SEEING HOW INDIGENOUS AND BLACK FOLKS ARE WORKING SO CLOSELY TOGETHER. I KIND OF WISH WE HAD THAT KIND OF ORGANIZING IN PLACE HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT DOES HAPPEN.

I APPRECIATE THE EXISTING SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES. WE'LL NEED MORE CREATIVITY AND WHAT COMES NEXT. I LOOK FORWARD TO DIGGING INTO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I WILL SAY THAT.

I WILL COME IN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF HOPE WITH WHAT THE NEXT FEW YEARS LOOK LIKE. I A AM EXCITED. I KNOW WHAT THE YOUTH ARE DOING AND HOW THEY ARE SHOWING UP.

IT'S AMAZING FROM ARTS TO POEMS, LIKE, JUST THEIR CREATIVE THOUGHT PROCESS. I AM, I AM INVIGORATED BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN. I'M JUST EXCITED. I WILL KEEP IT LIGHT AND BRIEF.

I WILL SAY THAT JUST GETTING OFF THE PLANE AND GETTING HERE. I'M GETTING ON THE GROUND AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT'S THIS COLD HERE. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE SAFE ON THE ROADS. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE NORMAL WEATHER AND FOLKS WANT TO DRIVE LIKE THEY NORMALLY DO, PLEASE DO NOT.

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. BE VERY CAREFUL. I WILL SAY, FOR THE FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DID I HAVE CAN YOU DIFFICULTY IN THEMORNING TRYINGT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SCHOOLS AND NOT SCHOOLS. OUTSIDE OF THAT, I'LL PASS IT ALONG.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RIST. >> THANK YOU.

MR. MANAGER. SEEMS SO NEW. COLLEAGUES AND THOSE ALIGNED.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD AN ENJOYABLE MLK DAY. I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUE MR. MAYOR PRO TEM. HE WAS AT THE PRAYER LUNCH.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. GOOD TO SEE YOU OVER THERE. THESE ARE HEAVY TIMES. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS FROM EVERYTHING FROM GAZA, IT'S GREAT TO SEE A CEASEFIRE BUT THE LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION IS UNIMAGINABLE.

THE PICTURES FROM LOS ANGELES, THE DESTRUCTION THERE IS STAGGERING. AS COUNCILMEMBER BAKER SAID THIS OLIGARCHY IS VERY SCARY. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL DURING THIS TIME.

IT IS A HEAVY TIME. THIS MIGHT SOUND UNUSUAL. I'D LIKE TO GIVE MY REGARDS TO THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION. WE LIVE-IN A DEMOCRACY AND BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFER OF POWER.

I PROBABLY DISAGREE WITH EVERY MATTER OF POLICY. I'D LIKE TO SEND MY REGARDS. ON A LIGHTER NOTE. THANK YOU FOR THE MAYORS VEGAN JANUARY CHALLENGE.

FOLKS MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THIS, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY CLERK THAT PROVIDES DINNER FOR US EVERY MONDAY. THE RESTAURANT TODAY WAS PURE SOUL ON THE BOULEVARD. THAT'S A VEGAN SOUL RESTAURANT. THANK YOU TO PURE SOLE FOR SOULR PROVIDING DINNER TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL PASS IT TO MAYOR PRO TEM. >> THANK YOU I ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS MADE TONIGHT. WITH THE CITY WORK FORCES BUSY

PREPARING THE CITY FOR EXPECTED FORECASTED WEATHER. STATE WORKERS AS WELL TREATING THE ROADS. WHILE WE ARE SLEEP AND WARM, THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE OUT BRAVING THE ELEMENTS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE WORK FORCE.

ALL THOSE WHO CELEBRATED THE DREAM. SHOUT OUT TO THE PEOPLE OF RALEIGH AT THE PREFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR THE NOON DAY MEDICAL PROGRAM. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT. DURHAM HAD MANY EVENTS GOING ON.

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRECIPITATION FOR HOLDING UP LIFE DURING THE SEASON. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT

OUR CITY AND THANK YOU. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW YOU WILL SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. S.

CONFERENCE OF MAYORS GOING ON AS WE APPROACHED INAUGURATION WEEKEND. VERY PROUD TO JUST HAVE REINFORCED THE STANDING DURHAM HAS AMONG OUR PEERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHETHER IT'S HEART, GUARANTEED INCOME. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAUCUS WITH OTHER OFFICIALS THAT HAD GUARANTEED INCOMES INITIATIVES IN THEIR CITIES AND HOW HIGH REGARD DURHAM HAS HELD IN.

I AM MORE MOTIVATED TO COTFY OUR GUARANTEED INCOME HERE IN DURHAM. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. THERE ARE A LOT OF MEETINGS AND WORK.

SPLITTING UP THE MEETINGS. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE THERE AND SHARING THE WORK. FINALLY, I DO, WANT TO SAY, WE

ARE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. DURHAM IS DURHAM. WHILE WE ARE PREPARING OUR CITY FOR WHAT IS TO COME. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR EYE ON WHAT IS ALL READY HAPPENING WITH US.

I WANT TO LIFT UP THE NEED FOR A SERIECEASEFIRE IN DURHAM, IN THE STREETS. IN THE PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEXES AND DOWNTOWN. EVERY NIGHT THERE IS GUNFIRE AND THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE, OUR BABIES, AND OUR CHILDREN UNDER CONSTANT GUNFIRE. I ALWAYS WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE PRESSING ISSUES WE ARE I ELECTED TO DEAL WITH EVERYDAY HERE. I HOPE WE WILL IN 2,025 CONTINUE TO BRING ALL OF OUR VIGOR, INTELLECT, AND DISCOURAGE IN THE CITY EVERYDAY AND THAT'S GUNFIRE THAT HAS OUR CHILDREN SCRAMBLING.

ALL CHILDREN DESERVE TO SLEEP WARM IN OUR BEDS. IN PARTICULARLY OUR CHILDREN. THE ELECTED COUNCIL SHOULD DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY AND NOW. THANK YOU, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. >> ONE MORE THING.

>> GO AHEAD. >> IT WILL BE HELD AGAINST ME IF I DIDN'T SAY I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE BUCKEYES. THERE ARE MANY IN MY FAMILY THAT ARE FANS. I'D LIKE TO SAY YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. C. S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING AND THIS

YEAR, IT'S BEEN MORE THAN PASTIME LAST YEAR. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PLACES TO REPRESENT DURHAM. I HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY MY PEERS TO SERVE ON A FEW BOARDS. MAYORS AND CEOs FOR HOUSING.

REPRESENTING WELLS FARGO AS A MAYOR AND TALKING ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES AND GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. I'M ALSO ON THE PANEL FOR THE P3 PANEL WHERE MAYORS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMY. I'M ON A ROUND TABLE OF MAYORS AROUND SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WHEN I REALIZED I HAD BEEN SELECTED.

I KNEW I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS I NEEDED TO GO TO. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME. I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH OUR

LOBBYIST FIRM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT THEY WILL BE DOING FOR US IN WASHINGTON ALSO COLLEAGUES YOU WILL SEE CORRESPONDENTS ABOUT OUR LEGISLATURE ACTUALLY I E-MAILED YOU ABOUT LE LEGISLATUE REQUESTS. PLEASE RESPOND. >> BY FRIDAY, RIGHT?

>> YES. WE NEED TO GET THAT WORK UNDERWAY TO BE AS BEST PREPARED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, TALK ABOUT A DICHOTOMY. A DICHOTOMY WE EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY, ON MONDAY.

IT WAS AN INAUGURATION AND CELEBRATION OF REVERENT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HIS VALUES. IT WAS A DICHOTOMY OF BELIEFS AND IT WAS ALL IN A DEMOCRACY.

I HAVE NO CHOSE BUT TO BE HOPEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW, SOME FOLKS ARE DOOM AND GLOOM BECAUSE THEIR PREFERENCE DIDN'T WIN. SOME ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED BECAUSE THEIR PERSON WON THE NATIONAL ELECTION. LET ME STRAIGHT UP REMIND EVERYONE IN THE CITY.

THIS IS DURHAM AND WE HAVE ONE ANOTHER. THAT'S WHAT MATTERS MOST. NOW, WHAT WILL MAKE LIFE MISERABLE IF WE TIE OUR SHOE STRINGS TOGETHER AND TRY TO SPRINT ON THE GROUND. IF WE ARE TRIPPING OVER EACH OTHER AND NOT WORKING TOGETHER.

IF WE ARE UNREALISTIC HUE WE WORK TOGETHER LIFE WILL BE MISERABLE. WE OWE IT TO THE COMMUNITY TO RESORT INWARD. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER DICTATE THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE IN THIS CITY. I'M GOING TO RELY ON YOU AS YOU

SHOULD RELY ON ME. RELY ON ONE ANOTHER. THAT'S HOW I DEFINE COMMUNITY. AS COUNCILMEMBER RIST SAID, THERE ARE MANY THINGS POLICY WISE I DON'T AGREE WITH WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GET WHATEVER RESOURCES WE CAN GET. I LOOK FRWARD TO DOING THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF HOW DURHAM OPERATES. I WILL FOCUS HEAVILY HERE LOCALLY. I THINK WE HAVE DONE OUR PART IN MAKING A NATIONAL SPLASH.

THERE IS A LOOT MORE WE CAN DO LOCALLY. I LOOK FORWARD WORKING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD, WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE, WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON THE GROUND LEVEL. I'D LIKE TO SHOOTOUT DATES REALLY QUICK. JANUARY, I THINK IT'S, JANUARY

27TH, WE HAVE OUR POINT AND TIME COUNT. WE WALK THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND WE COUNT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNSELL SHELTERED. THAT NUMBER KEEPS GOING UP. THAT MEANS, WE NEED A STRATEGY, SO, AS WE DO THIS, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE GET REALLY EMOTIONAL AND SENSATION NAL IN THAT MOMENT.

THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE. SO, I INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND WITNESS THIS. AT THE SAME TIME, I'D LKE EVERYONE TO BE STRATEGIC AND COMMITTED TO FINDING A SOLUTION. THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT A REALITY.

THAT MEANS WE CAN'T GOVERN BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS. I SAW SOMEONE SLEEPING IN THE WOODS. DURHAM IS DOING NOTHING FOR HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S NOT ACCURATE.

AS WE ARE MAKING SURE WE REMAINENSIVE TO THE ISSUES IN THE CITY. I ALSO EMPLOY THAT WE ARE BEING REALISTIC IN HOW WE RESPOND AND STRATEGIC. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD FEEL WHEN I GOT THE NEWS -- WHENEVER THE NEWS WAS GOING TO COME ABOUT A CEASEFIRE. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD FEEL BECAUSE I REMEMBER HOW I FELT DURING THAT TIME HERE.

THAT WAS SOMETHING IT WAS JUST SOMETHING SO UNSETTLING. BECAUSE IT WAS LITERALLY LIES LIVESTAKEN A WAY ON TV. PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. WE POLITICIZED THAT.

I THANK GOD WE HAVE A CEASEFIRE. IT'S STOPPING THERE. IT'S STILL GOING ON MANY PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. WE CAN'T CHERRY PICK WHEN WE GIVE A DAMN AND WHEN WE DON'T.

WE JUST CAN'T. FROM AFRICA TO UKRAINE ALL THE WAY TO DURHAM. IF YOU CAN'T STEP-UP AND SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE LOSS OF LIFE HERE I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THIS. I'M ALWAYS GOING TO START HOME FIRST. I WIL ALWAYS JOIN YOU ALL OVR THE COUNTRY AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. BUT I SAY THAT TO THE FOLKS THAT

ARE OUT THERE THAT IGNORE ONE PART AND ADVOCATE ON ANOTHER. THE LOSS OF LIFE SHOULD NEVER BE POLITICIZED. I'M SO GRATEFUL, I PRAY THAT A CEASEFIRE SUSTAINS. IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLEX THEN WE COULD IMAGE ON A LOCAL LEVEL.

IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE STARTED. IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE CARRIED OUT THE WAY IT WAS. THERE WAS CARPET BOMBING. THERE WERE LIVES LOST ON BOTH SIDES AND LIVES NEVER THE SAME AGAIN.

THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT. I'M GRATEFUL THIS COUNCIL DID A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. I'M GRATEFUL I PLACED A STATEMENT OUT THERE THAT SPOKE ABOUT THE HOSTAGES AS WELL COMING HOME. I'M GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT JOINED ME FOR AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION AND TAKE A WHHOLISTIC APPROACH AND NOT EITR OR SIDE OF IT.

WE SPOKE ABOUT THE WHOLE PICTURE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THAT DID SAY DURHAM AND THERE. DURHAM AND OTHER PLACES. SO, WHEN I GOT THE NEWS THERE WOULD BE A CEASEFIRE AND IT WOULD HOLD.

IT'S LIKE ONE OF THOSE UNCOMFORTABLE, UNSETTLING MOMENTS YOU WAN TO CRY. YOU WANT TO CRY FROM JOY. YOU ARE LIKE, OH, MY GOSH. I'M GRATEFUL THAT HAPPENED.

NOW, WHAT MORE CAN WE DO AND HOW WILL IT NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE AND HOW TO STOP IT HERE. WHILE IN WASHINGTON I SPOKE TO MAYOR WASHINGTON. WE HEARD ABOUT A RAID. I WOULDN'T SPEAK ABOUT THE PLAN BUT IT'S UNFORTUNATELY CITIES HAVE TO PUT IN A PLAN TO HIDE PEOPLE. TO HIDE FOLKS FROM LIVING THEIR

DAILY LIVES. I WILL SAY ON THE RCORD, HERE. IT MIGHT SOUND GOOD TO A CERTAIN POPULATION THERE WILL BE RAIDS AND PEOPLE WILL BE TAKEN UP AND SHIPPED BACK TO WHERE THEY COME FROM. IT WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS LIKE YOU NEVER SAW BEFORE.

WE WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL IN DURHAM. IT WILL HURT OUR BUSINESSES. IT WILL TEAR FAMILIES AWAY. IT WILL TAKEAWAY JOBS.

WE WON'T TOLERATE THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING MY COLLEAGUES AND PEERS. EVERYONE IN THE CITY TO ENSURE, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I KNOW WE SHOULD BE PREPARED AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON A DAILY BASIS. MANY MAYORS AND I SPOKE ABOUT THAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HOW WE PLAN TO PREPARE. I EM MORE EVERYONE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF MOBILIZATION NEEDS TO HAPPEN JUST YET.

WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING. FIRST LET ME CONGRATULATE BURTON ELEMENTARY AS THE TOP MAGNET SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. I'M EXCITED FOR THOSE FOLKS OVER THERE. SPEAKING OF DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY ARE ON A TWO HOUR DELAY TOMORROW.

BURTON CAN CELEBRATE WAKING UP LATER TOMORROW. LASTLY, THE STATE OF THE CITY. THE STATE OF THE CITY IS COMING UP. IT IS FEBRUARY 18TH AT THE CAROLINA THEATER.

WE WILL HAVE A RECEPTION PRIOR TO AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. IT WAS A HUGE PRODUCTION LAST YEAR. IT WILL ACTUALLY BE BIGGER THIS YEAR. IT WILL BE BIGGER THIS YEAR. I AM SUPER SEX SITED.

PLEASE COME OUT. IT'S LIKE SOMETHING YOU NEVER SAW BEFORE. THE MAYORS VALID CRIME REDUCTION TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW I'M WORKING HARD TO COORDINATE OUR SYSTEMS FROM THE JUDGES TO THE DAs OFFICE, CHIEF OF POLICE, THE SHERIFF, THE ENTIRE PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATION.

I CAN'T, UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T PRIORITIZE ANYTHING ELSE OVER JUST IT SAFETY IN THIS COMMUNITY. I CAN'T. I WILL WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS. I WILL LET YOU KNOW MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS REFLECTIVE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND THAT'S PUBLIC SAFETY. I WENT TO SEE -- I DIDN'T WANT

ANY CAMERAS OR ANYTHING. I WENT TO SEE SOMEONE WHO HAD A CHILD TAKEN AWAY THROUGH GUN VIOLENCE. WHEN I WENT THERE TWO KIDS WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE PLAYING CATCH. I DROVE UP AND THEY FROZE.

WHEN I TURNED TO GO TOWARDS THEM THEY TOOK OFF RUNNING. I GOT OUT. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME AND I SAW THE BOYS PEAKING AROUND THE BUILDING. I SAID, HEY, YOU CAN COME OUT.

THEY CAME BACK OUT AND SAID, OH, WHAT'S UP. I ASKED WHY DID THEY RUN, I SAID YOU WILL GET KILLED OVER HERE. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. THAT WAS A THIRD GRADER AND FIFTH GRADER. I PLAYED CATCH WITH THOSE KIDS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I LEARNED WHAT SCHOOLS THEY WENT TO AND JUST YOU KNOW, THEIR LIFE

A BIT. IT'S UNREAL. I THEN WENT INSIDE TO SIT WITH THE MOTHER FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. SHE EXPLAINED HOW IT WAS WITH HER CHILD GETTING KILLED AND HOW HE WAS KILLED.

I SAID WAIT A MNUTE NEWT. LET ME SHOW YOU HO TO GET OUT OF HERE. I LEFT HER APARTMENT AND WE WENT BACK TO OUR NICE PART OF TOWN. THAT'S WHERE SHE'S LIVING AND WHAT SHE LIVES IN A DAILY BASIS WITH THE REST OF THOSE RESIDENTS.

I SAY TO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL AND ADMINISTRATOR IN THE CITY. EVERYONE THAT DOES SOMETHING WHETHER ELECTED OR HIRED. THAT'S NOT YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO INCREASE AND BETTER THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TE HCK YOU ARE DOING. THAT'S MY GOAL FOR THE COUNCIL AND WHAT WE TALK ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT MY FOCUS IS. WHILE WE CARRY OUT TH MEETING THEY ARE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW. I HOPE THAT STYS ON EVERYONES HEART LISTENING TO THE MEETING. NOW.

LET'S GET TO IT. MR. MANAGER, ON YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE THE PROUD GRANT ALTERNATIVES DOING BUSINESS AS

ECKARD CONNECTS. THE WORKSESSION HAS BEEN ATTACHED. PREVIOUS VERSIONS LISTED AN UPDATE AS BEING ATTACHED. THE UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED JANUARY 20 WORKSESSION.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM ATTORNEY. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM. THE CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE HAS NO PRIORITIES TONIGHT. >> WE HAVE NO BUSINESS TNIGHT.

>> I DIDN'T SEE THE LINK. THERE WAS A GBA ITEM FOR AN APPOINTMENT. HUE DO WE ADDRESS THAT? >> YOU WILL VOTE TONIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU WILL HEAR ME REPEAT MYSELF

TONIGHT. I HAD DENTAL WORK GOING ON. I'M TRYING TO PRONOUNCE WORDS CRICKETLY BUT THE LETTER S IS NOT COMING OUT. ITEM NUMBER TWO FISCAL YEAR 25CIP ORDNANCE AMENDMENT 2,024 GENERAL BOND REFERENDUM.

ITEM THREE. PURCHASE OF BREATHING APPARATUS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ITEM FOUR. INITIATIVES OPERATED BY THE CITY OF DURHAM GRANT FUNDS. CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO BRIDGE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. NUMBER SEVEN CONTRACT ST-334C. UTILITY LOCATE SERVICES 2,025. I'M EIGHT.

CONTRACT SW97 SIDEWALK REPAIRS 2,025. NUMBER NINE THE BIKE AND PED IMPROVEMENTS. NUMBER TEN CONTRACTU ENHANCE THE AGENDA WORK FLOW. CONTRACT WITH APPLICATION SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, LLC FOR RESOURCE PLANNING SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION. NUMBER 12. CONTRACT FOR VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

S FROM NUMBER 13 FEDERAL TRANSIT AGENCY SECTION GRANT PROJECT ORDNANCE. NUMBER 19 COOPERATIVE GROUP PURCHASE CONTRACT. HEAVY DUTY MOBILE AIR AND LIGHT SUPPORT TRUCK. NUMBER 20 AN ORDNANCE SETTING FILING FEE FOR CAN DID ITS TO TOMUNICIPAL OFFICE AT THE CITY F DURHAM. NUMBER ONE PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT, NUMBER FIVE PARTNER FOR REENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. NUMBER 14 ZONING MAP CHANGES

BRICKWORK. NUMBER 15 -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. NUMBER 15 BRICKWORKS. NUMBER 16 DAVID PARK WEST.

NUMBER 175 YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2025-2,030. PUBLIC NEEDS HEARING. PUBLIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT. SO, I HAVE PULLED, I HAVE SIGN-UPS FOR 14, 15, 16, 17, AN 18.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START. I'M SORRY, YEP. MAYOR PRO TEM. MADAM ATTORNEY IS RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA.

>> SO MOVED. >> CONSENT AGENDA. >> SO MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. >> MADAM CLERK.

PLEASE OPEN THE VOTE. PLEASE CLOSE THE VOTE. >> MOTION PASSES SEVEN-0. >> I JUST GOT YOUR NOTE. CAN YOU BRING THAT TO ME. COLLEAGUES I'LL MOVE NUMBER 171ST.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC NEEDS HEARING. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR WILLIAMS, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCILMEMBERTIONS. I'M REGINAL JOHNSON WITH THE CITY OF DURHAM. THE PURPOSE IS TO RCEIVE CITIZEN COMMENTS ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN DURHAM NEIGHBORHOODS AS IT RELATES TO THE USAGE ANDS RECEPT OF BLOCK GRANT CDBJ HOME PARTNERSHIP FUNDS. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE PREPARATIONS OF THE CITIES DRAFT FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR THE PERIOD COVERING FY2025-30. AND THE ACTION PLAN FOR

S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. NOTICE OF THE MEETING WAS PROPERLY ADVERTISED IN THE HAROLD SUN. DISTRIBUTED VIA THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND POSTED ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEBPAGE IN THE CITY OF DURHAMS WEBPAGE.

THERE IS A RECIPIENT OF CDBG, HOME, AND HOPPER FUNDS. THE CITY MUST HOLD TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS. THE FIRST MUST BE HELD EARLY IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE. THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD BE HELD IN MAY OR JUNE OF 2,025. THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO PUBLISH A DRAFT PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. IT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HUD BY

JULY 25, 2,025 OR AS APPLICABLE. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENTS HAS NOT LISTED THE ENTITLEMENT AMOUNTS. THE CTY EXPECT TO RECEIVE $2,002,000 IN CDBG FUNDS. 1 MILLION IN HOME CONCOERCION FUNDS.

1,030,000 IN HOPPA FUNDS. A SUMMERY OF COMMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WRITTEN COMMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED FROM CITIZENS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THEY WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO BOTH OF THE FINAL DRAFTS. THIS CONCLUDES MY B INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS. >> THANK YOU, YOU HEARD TH REPORT FROM STAFF. I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO

BE OPEN AND I'LL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE ONE SIGN-UP THAT'S VIRTUAL. DO WE HAVE MS.

CUNNINGHAM ONLINE. >> HI, I'M HERE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, I CAN. YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES.

>> COULD YOU SAY YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> I'M DR. HAYLEY CUNNINGHAM. >> DOCTOR, ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. >> YEAH, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DR. CUNNINGHAM. I SPECIALIZE IN TREATING AND PREVENTING HIV. MANY STRUGGLE TO TAKE THEIR MEDICATIONS AND COME TO CLINIC BECAUSE OF HOUSING, LACK OF

TRANSPORTATION. DESPITE HELPING FILLING OUT PAPERWORK THROUGH HOPPA I HAVEN'T SEEN MANY GET HOUSING. I'D LIKE TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN DURHAM. WE'D LIKE TO ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS WITH THOSE WHO HAVE HIV.

WE SECURE EQUITABLE FUNDING AND BUILDING CAPACITY WITH A FOCUS COMMITMENT TO BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES. WE HOSTED AN EVENT AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH YESTERDAY FOLLOWING THE MARCH. WE APPRECIATED CHELSEA COOKS SUPPORT. BEING HOMELESS WITH HIV DECREASES LIFE THAN SOMEONE THAT'S HOUSED. IN THE BEAUTIFUL PROGRESSIVE CITY OF DURHAM PEOPLE ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS AND DYING OF

AIDS. THE NUMBER IS UNCERTAIN BECAUSE NO ONE IS RECORDING THEM. EVERY SINGLE PERSON COUNTS. THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING.

S. DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE FUNDS ALONE AND THEY COLLAPSED SUNDAY THE LEADERSHIP FRAUD CONVICTION. WE HAVE ONLY 45 VOUCHERS TO SERVE DURHAM AND ONLY 20 HAVE BEEN UTILIZED. WE UNDERSTAND IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND LANDLORDS TO ACCEPT THE VOUCHERS.

THAT SHOULD BE A SIGNAL IT'S TIME TO CHANGE STRATEGIES. LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ACRA, COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION ARE TRYING THEIR BEST WITH LIMITED FUNDS AND WITHOUT A SEAT AT THE TABLE. SUPPORT AND PARTNER WITH THE COALITION TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN DURHAM AND INCLUDE US IN DURING THAT PERIOD OF DRAL ACTION PLAN. 1 MILLION OF FUNDS THIS YEAR

4 MILLION OF FUNDING REMAINING UNUSED. 5 MILLION WITH A NEW SYSTEM OF CARE TO BETTER COORDINATE SIR SERVICES AND SUPPORT THOSE WITH HIV. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THOSE ARE ALL OF THE SPEAKERS THAT I HAVE SIGNED UP. ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER? ALL RIGHT, LET THE RECORD REFLECT NO ONE ELSE EXPECTED TO SPEAK. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND MATTER BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES, CORRECT?

THAT'S THE FIRST OF TWO. >> THERE IS A MOTION HERE. >> OH. >> ONE MOMENT.

TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING WE ASK THAT YOU RECEIVE THE COMMENTS. >> OKAY. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION. WELL, WE TOOK ACTION THAT WAS NEEDED.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE LEGISLATURE ACTION. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO BACK-UP TO GBI ITEMS. NUMBER ONE, RIGHT.

NUMBER ONE IS THE DURHAM PLANNING COMMISSION. >> THAT'S CORRECT. HOW ARE WE VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT? >> AT THE WORKSESSION, I CAN GIVE YOU THE BREAKDOWN ON WHAT THE NOMINATIONS WERE.

THERE WAS NO MAJORITY. RAMSEY RICHIE RECEIVED ONE VOTE. MICHAEL J. YOUNG ONE VOTE.

CARY HAD TWO VOTES AND I DIDN'T HAVE COUNCIL FREEMAN'S VOTE. >> OKAY, SO, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE US TO VOTE. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO CALL-OUT NAMES OR . .

>> THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. >> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. I COULDN'T SUBMIT TE FORM BUT IT WAS FOR CAITLIN. >> THAT GIVES CAITLIN THREE VOTES AND THE NEXT, BEHIND THAT ARE EACH ONE VOTE.

SO IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO SHIFT THEIR VOTE -- >> SWITCH MINE TO COREY P. >> THAT WILL GIVE COREY TWO AND -- >> CAN I CHANGE MINE AS WELL. THE PERSON I VOTED FOR IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE. I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY FOR COREY P.

>> OKAY, THAT'S ONE, TWO. >> OKAY, COREY RECEIVED MAJORITY. IS THAT YOUR WISH? OKAY.

>> WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE. >> OKAY. >> YOU NEED TO VOTE TONIGHT. >> MOVE TO FILL A VACANCY.

>> SECOND. >> SO MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE

VOTE. ALL RIGHT, PLEASE CLOSE IT. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, ITEM, THE NEXT ONE IS ITEM FIVE, PARTNERS FOR REENTRY, OPPORTUNITIES AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS ITEM WAS MOVED TO GBA AND WE HAVE OUR OEWD OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT STAFF HERE. >> GOOD EVENING MR.

MAYOR AND MR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND MR. CITY MANAGER. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEFORE YOU THIS YEAR AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

COUNCILMEMBER, YOU MADE A REQUEST. THIS IS WITH THE DURHAM DEVELOPMENT BOARD. >> I HAD QUESTIONS AT THE

WORKSESSION. WE SPOKE BEFORE ABOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE PACKET. YOU SENT BACK THE FULL CONTRACT WE HAVE EXECUTED WITH ECKERD SOLUTIONS. MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE MEMO DONE WE SHOULD APPROVE THE SECOND YEAR OF THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT.

IT WAS VERY EYE OPENING. I WONDER WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THE SLIDES. >> UNFORTUNATELY NO. WE HAVE THE INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY, THIS WORK OF PROVIDING WORK FORCE TRAINING AFTER SEVERING TIME IS CRITICAL WORK. AS YOU KNOW. SO, I'M REALLY, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO MY COUNCIL BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN THE SUCCESS OF THE WORK TO PROVIDE CRITICAL WORK FORCE TRAINING SKILLS TO FOLKS SHALL -- WE WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME FINDING A JOB

AFTER SEVERING TIME. THIS IS CRITICAL STUFF. SHARE THAT INFORMATION SO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TO REACH THE GOALS OF 90 PEOPLE WE WANTED TO REACH WITH EMPLOYEE SERVICES WITH THE PROUD GRANT. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

AS A BRIEF BACKGROUND, JUST TO RECOUNT. THE PROUD PROGRAM IS A FEDERAL PARKING LOTNERSHIP. A UNIQUE FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW BOR AND JUSTICE. IT'S A NATIONAL PROGRAM.

IT WAS AWARDED TO SEVEN STATES. NORTH CAROLINA WAS AWARDED A GRANT HERE AS A RESULT OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THREE WORK FORCE BOARDS. THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, CAPITOL AREA, AND CAR TAR. THOSE THREE BOARDS AC IN COLLABORATION TO PUT AN FRP OUT AND SECURE A CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR THE PROGRAM. THAT IS THE CONTRACT WITH THAT

SERVICE PROVIDER ECKERD CONNECTS. THAT'S THE ITEM WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER T MY STAFF MEMBER MICHAEL LONDON WHO IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER TO PROVIDE THOSE STATISTICS. >> HI, GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

I'M MICHAEL LONDON THE LOCAL PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE DURHAM PROGRAM. CURRENTLY, WE ARE WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, ENHANCING THE PROGRAM WE HAVE LIKE 68 GUYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN PARTICIPATING THE FORKLIFT CERTIFICATION ALONG WITH 15 GUYS WITH THE SERVE SAFE CERTIFICATION. THE EFFORT TO REACH THE 90 IS MOVING IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION. >> I'M SORRY, YOU SAID THE TOTAL NUMBER WE ARE SEVERING IS HOW MANY? >> THE TOTAL NUMBER WE ARE

SEVERING IN THE DURHAM AREA IS 18. >> YOU SAID IT'S 58 ACROSS THE THREE WORK FORCE -- >> NO A CROSS THE THREE WORK FORCE IS 190. >> OUR GOAL IS 90. WE HAVE 18 OF THE 9.

ACTUALLY, IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES. SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A CHALLENGE IN DURHAM OF KNOWING WHO IS COMING BACK. YOU DON'T HAVE A HALFWAY HOUSE. SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE DATA IS NOT CLEAR TO YU ALL ABOUT WHO IS COMING BACK AND WE'D BE IN NEED OF SERVICES.

SOUNDS LIKE AN INFORMATION GAP OR LACK OF DATA TO KNOW HOW MANY ARE IN THE PIPELINE TO SERVE? >> THE 90 INDIVIDUALS THT WERE ADDED IN OUR ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS AN ESTIMATE -- >> THE 90, RIGHT. >> THAT WAS BASED ON OUR OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF LOOKING AT

RETURNING INDIVIDUALS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROUD GRANT ONLY COVERS THOSE EXITING FROM OUR FEDERAL FACILITY WHICH IS THE BUTNER FACILITY. THAT'S LIMITING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD BE APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE LOOKED AT HOW WE CAN BUILD PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS OTHER AREAS.

WE LOOKED AT VARIOUS WORK AROUNDS. DURHAM DOESN'T HAVE A FEDERAL HALFWAY HOME. WE DON'T HAVE INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO HALFWAY HOUSES RELEASED. THEY GO TO THE RALEIGH FACILITY OR GREENSBORO.

SINCE THE PROGRAM HAS INITIATED. WE HA HAVE DEVELOPED A PARTNERSP WITH OUR GREENSBORO PARTNER. THOSE WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO COME

BACK TO SURE DURHAM WE CAN PROVE SERVICES THERE. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MANY WILL SERVE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND WE APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION, WE FEEL CERTAIN WE CAN MEET THE 90 GOAL. >> THAT'S GREAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. REALLY CRITICAL WORK AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. HAVING THE INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING OUTCOME DATA AND HOW MANY GET EMPLOYED. THAT'S INFORMATION I HOPE WE GET IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS GREAT TOUGH THE AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU YO ALSO MUCH. >> MOVE NUMBER FIVE AS PUBLISHED. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. >> MADAM CLERK OPEN THE VOTE. PLEASE CLOSE THE VOTE. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 14. ZONING MAP CHANGE. 3,112 SOUTH ALSTON AVENUE.

>> THANTHANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'D LIKE TO SAY ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AND NOTICED WITH ACCORDANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW. A REQUEST HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY

75 ACRES LOCATED AT 3,112 SOUTH ALSTON AVENUE. IT'S OFFICES AND INSTITUTIONAL THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CHANGA TEXTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE AO ALLOW UP TO SEVEN TOWNHOUSE AND. THE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY DEE MAP.

THE PROPOSED OFFICE AND INE DESIGNATED PLACE TYPE DUE TO TH. THANK YOU, STAFF AND THE APPLIC >> THANK YOU, YOU HEARD THE STAFF REPORT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COULD BE SIM MEMBER COOK. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING.

JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. I'M CURIOUS WHY THIS WAS A DESIGNATION CHOSEN. I UNDERSTAND IT'S WITH THE TEXTURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WE ARE STILL OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL.

>> I CAN'T SPEAK WHY THEY CHOSE THAT ZONING DESIGNATION. THE UDO DOES ALLOW FOR TOWNHOUSE AND DETACH ROW HOUSES TO BE DEVELOPED THERE. >> THERE WASN'T A CONVERSATION WITH STAFF ABOUT THAT? >> NO.

WE HAD A PRESUBMITTAL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. HE EXPRESSED THIS WAS THE DIRECTION HE WANTED TO GO. LIKELY BECAUSE THE PARCELS TO THE SOUTH ARE ZONED THE SAME. >> OKAY. FOR SEVEN TOWNHOUSES OR DETACHED ROW HOUSE UNITS. WE ESTIMATE 0 CHILDREN, WHY IS

THAT? >> THE NEW FORMULA WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM DPS WE STARTED USING IN OCTOBER HAS GREATLY DECEASED THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF STUDENTS GENERATED BY TOWNHOUSES. THE GENERATION RATES WE HAVE SEEN HISTORICALLY FROM TOWNHOMES ARE SMALL. SEVEN IS NOT ENOUGH TO GET TO ONE EXPECTED STUDENT.

>> I FEEL LIKE I ASKED YOU THAT EVERY TIME BECAUSE IT SOUNDS UNREASONABLE TO ME WHEN I THINK ABOUT, PARTICULARLY, WHAT WE TALK ABOUT AS MORE AFORDABLE. >> UH-HUH. >> YOUNGER FAMILIES MIGHT MOVE INTO THOSE. CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT THE MINIMUM NUMBER IS BEFORE WE GET TO ONE.

>> I WANT TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY AROUND NINE, TEN. I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHAT THE RATIO IS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. I'LL PROBABLY KEEP ASKING THAT.

>> AS A REMINDER. THESE ARE COMING FROM DPS. THEY ARE THE HISTORICAL TREND

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THEY ARE RELIABLE THEN WHAT WE DEPENDED ON BEFORE. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME I DECLARE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. FIRST WE HAVE THE APPLICANT. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED? >> NOT MUCH AT ALL.

>> ALL RIGHT, 5 MINUTES. I'M MIKE KLINE. 1,704 STONE CLIFF DRIVE. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. I'M HERE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S JOINING US VIRTUALLY. THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO ADD TO ANDREWS INTRODUCTION IS WITH THE FIRST COMMITTED ELEMENT.

WE STARTED OUT WITH A GENERAL REZONES AND AFTER REVIEW, OUR PLANNING STAFF, AFTER THE MEETING WE WERE LEAD TOWARDS THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN. CONVERTING FROM GENERAL TO DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THAT WAS JUST TO RESTRICT THE SITE SO RESIDENTIAL VERSE RESIDENTIAL PLUS OTHER USAGES THAT ARE ALLOWED FOR OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL ZONING. THE ORIOLES CONDITIONS TWO AND THREE, THE EXCLUSIVE NORTHBOUND LEFT TURN LANE ON SOUTH ALSTON THAT CAME FROM NCDOT. THE 10-FOOT PATH FOR THE SITE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH

ALSTON THAT CAME FROM TRANSPORTATION AND THEN PLANNING ASKED FOR THE FINAL CONDITION FOR THE 30-FOOT TREE PRESERVATION BUFFER AT THE RARE. WE WERE ADMINNABLE TO THIS BECAUSE WE WANTED IT AT THE QUARTER. IN THE NOTES THERE IS ABOUT USAGE OF 3,116 AND 3,118 WHERE WE PROPOSED UP TO SEVEN UNITS ON THE APPROPRIATETY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU, YOU ARE THE ONLY SPEAKER I HAD FOR THAT ONE. LET ME ASK COUNCIL. LET ME DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS.

>> GOOD EVENING, I'D LIKE TO POSE THE SAME QUESTION I JUST ASKED AARON TO YOU. WHY, IN KNOWING YOU WANT TO DO A RESIDENTIAL. I'M CURIOUS WHY THE OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL WAS THE ONE YOU CHOSE. >> OH, I'M SORRY THIS SITE IS SPLIT ZONE OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL RURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL. THE HOUSING TYPE WE PROPOSED FOR THE SITE IS AN ALLOWED USAGE AND OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND IT FOR THE EN ENTIRETY OF THE SITE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HERE ALL RIGHT.. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCES AMENDING THE UNIFIED ORDNANCE. ESTABLISHING THE SAME AS OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

>> MOVED. AND SECONDED. OPEN THE VOTE. CLOSE THE VOTE.

>> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. >> ADOPT THE CONSISTENCY STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTE. >> MOVE TO ADOPT. >> SECONDED. >> MADAM CLERK OPEN THE VOTE.

>> PLEASE CLOSE THE VOTE. >> MOTION PASSES SEVEN-0. >> PASSES 70. >> NOW ITEM 16.

>> THIS IS FROM DAN JEWEL FOR SIX PARCELS OF LAND AND GENERALLY LOCATED IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY HOOVER ROAD TO THE WEST. S. HIGHWAY 70/I-85 TO THE EAST. AND EAST END AVENUE TO THE SOUTH.

THE CURRENT ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIAL LIGHT, AND RESIDENTIAL URBAN-5. 811. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REZONE THE PROPERTIES TO ALLOW UP TO 1,880 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND UP TO 49,500 SQUARE FEET OF NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY DESIGNATED MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE PLACE

TYPE MAP. 811 ZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGNATED PLACE TYPE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVE VAL NINE-ONE AT THE 2,024 MEETING. >> YOU HEARD THE STAFF REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? >> ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, I WILL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU WILL NEED? >> MAYBE 10 MINUTES.

>> ALL RIGHT PLEASE PLACE 12 MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. GOOD EVENING. I'M NEIL GOSH. I'M RPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER FOR THE REQUEST. I BELIEVE SARAH AND HARRISON

TUCKER ARE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT AS WELL AS DAN JEWEL. I HAD MY FIST CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PROJECT EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO TODAY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE WE ARE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE NUMBER OF CHANGES MADE TO THE PLANS. I HAVE TO GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR UNDERSTANDING DURHAM.

SPACECRAFT IS ACTIVE IN URBAN COURT BUILDING DENSE MIXED USE BUILDINGS. THIS INFLUENCES THEIR APPROACH TO THE PROPERTY. FOR STARTERS, THE FACT THAT THE SITE IS ALONG A BUS ROUTE IS OF IMPORTANCE TO THEM. THEY WERE SERVICED TO BUY I DON'T REMEMBER CREEK. THEY HAVE REGULAR SERVICE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ALSO ON SUNDAYS AND HOLES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE CR WOOD PARK ACROSS THE STREET WAS VEY IMPORTANT. ON THE OTHER HAND, NO SITE IS WITHOUT CHALLENGES. THIS USED TO BE A BRICK MAKING OPERATION I'M NOT SURE WHEN THEY STOPPED OPERATING BUT THEY OWNED IT EVERY SINCE. BECAUSE THE BRICK OPERATIONS THE AREA HAS STREAMS AND PONDS.

LOCATED NEAR AN ACTIVE RAILROAD TRACK PRESENTING IT'S OWN CHALLENGES AND EXISTING COMMUNITY WHETHER IT'S THE ESTABLISHED HOMES OR TRANSPORTATION TO THE NORTH. THEY HAVE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. FIRST THING TO NOTE WAS THEIR DECISION TO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT ON THE PORTION OF THE SITE. OUT OF 95ISH ACRES, THAT'S 23 ACRES OF AREA.

GRAPHICALLY, YOU CAN SEE ON THE PLAN, MOST OF THE NORTHERN SECTION IS OUSIDE THE BUILDING AND PARKING. THEY TRY TO DEVELOP DENSELY. THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW UP TO 1,180 UNITS. THAT HE SAYS ON 23 ACRES.

THEY WOULD LIKE FOR ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS BUT MORE AREAS SUITABLE FOR TOWNHOME STYLE UNITS. ALSO SOME MIXED USAGE BUILDINGS WITH RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM AND RESIDENTIAL UP TOP. WE ARE BUILDING UP AND NOT OUT. ANOTHER THING IS FOCUS ON WAK ABILITY. YOU CAN SEE IT SURROUNDS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. LIKELY THE MIXED USAGE BUILDINGS

IS TOWARDS ANDREW AVENUE. MANY ARE AROUND THE STREAM. THE PLAN COMMENCED TO HAVING 5,000 FEET. THEY FOCUS ON THE STREAMS.

WE DON'T WANT TO OVERLOOK THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITMENT. THIS IS A LARGER PROJECT. THIS IS A THE AMI LEVEL OF 30 YEARS. AT FULL BUILD OUT THAT'S 90 UNITS. LET'S BE CEAR, IF THIS PROJECT IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT'S 90 AFFORDABLE UNITS LOCATE NEXT TO A TRANSIT LINE IN A MIXED USAGE COMMUNITY WITH WALKING TRAILS. NEXT TO A WALKING PART AND STONES THROW AWAY FROM THE INDUSTRIAL PARK THIS IS A POSTER CHILD DEVELOPMENT STORY.

THIS IS A MIXED USAGE COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOT PERFECT BUT PRETTY CLOSE. BEFORE I CLOSE, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FEEDBACK WE HAVE SEEN. NO GETTING AROUND IT.

IT WILL IMPACT WETLANDS AND CROSS THE STREAM. THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. MOST IS ZONED INDUSTRIALLY. BY RIGHT.

MORE INTENSE USAGES ON THE SITE. DEFENDING BRICK SITES THE REALITY IS THE REALITY IS HAVING SIMILAR IMPACTS OR WORST. THEY CALL FOR CAR ROADS CROSSING THE STREAM AND IMPACTING WETLANDS. I'D LIKE TO NOTE THE STAFF WORK IS THE SEVEN% TREE COVER THAT'S

THE MINIMAL AMOUNT REQUIRED. THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT. AS POINTED OUT BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THERE ARE TREES THAT MUST BE PRESERVED.

THAT'S IN EXCESS OF SEVEN HAPPEN%. THE BUILDING AND PARKING EXCLUDES FAR MORE THAN SEVEN% OF THE CITE. THE STAFF REPORT SUGGESTED NO GREEN BUILDING TECHNIQUES ARE INCLUDED. THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMMITS TO EV CHARGING PLANS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NEW COMMITMENT. THOSE BUILDINGS DESIGNED TO MEET AT A MINIMUM. WE ARE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TONIGHT TO FARTHER STRAIGHTEN A STRONG PROJECT. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING YOUR FEEDBACK TOIGHT. I HOPE WE DO ONE BETTER THAT

VOTED NINE-ONE FOR RECOMMENDED APPROVE VAL OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. YOU ARE THE ONLY SPEAKER SO AT THIS TIME -- >> THIS IS FORMALLY A HEAVILY INDUSTRIAL SITE.

>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME. >> IAN KEMP. >> YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. >> I OWN PROPERTY JUST UP THE WAY.

A SMALL VACANT LOT. I WALKED DOWN A FOOT OF THE AVENUE. WHEN YOU GET TO THE QUERY. IT'S WHERE ALL OF THE WATER

RUNS. IT'S A DEAD POOL. NOTHING LIVES IN IT. I HAVE A SERIOUS CONCERN HERE.

I LOOKED AT THE AERIALS BRIEFLY, THE 1,983 AERIAL MAP SAID THIS IS THE BARROW PIT. IT IS A COMPLETE EXTRACTION PIT. I DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING DISCUSSION. I HAVE CONCERNS AND I THINK YOU SHOULD TOO ABOUT THE SITE.

I'M FOR DEVELOPMENT BUT THIS IS A CHALLENGE. AT THE LEAST, A PHRASE ONE AND PHRASE TWO SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS PIT. THE PIT IS UP AND THEN THE QUERY IS DOWNHILL. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS. YOU SHOULD TOO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. UM WE HAVE DONE A PHRASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS THAT DIDN'T INDICATE ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS.

WE DID NOT DO A PHRASE TWO. THE PHRASE ONE DIDN'T CALL FOR IT. SO, WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE POND THE BARROW PIT CREATED AND FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN OUR DECISION TO DEVELOP THE SITE. WE ARE AWARE OF IT AND STUDIED IT.

THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AND BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL. COLLEAGUES. >> THANK YOU. OH, DID YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON

THAT? >> IF YOU COULD SAY WHAT THE BARROW PITS ARE. I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS. >> WELL, THE BARROW PITS WERE AREAS THAT WERE USED FOR URBAN MATERIALS FOR BRICKS.

I DON'T RECALL WHEN THE LAST TIME THAT SITE WAS USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS LAST USED FOR. IT HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR MANY YEARS. THE OLD BOARD AND BRICK SITE.

>> ARE THERE HALLOW AR AREAS? DID THE PITS CREATE HOLLOW AREAS THAT WOULD CREATE PROBLEMS IF THE EARTH MOVED? >> IT'S ONE BIG BARROW PIT THAT HAS SINCE BEEN FILLED WITH WATER AND TURNED INTO A POND. IT'S NOT ITSELF HOLLOW BUT IT

WAS A DUGOUT AREA OF THE PROPERTY IF THAT MAKES SENSE. NOT NATURALLY OCCURRING IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> COUNCILMEMBER COOK. >> GOOD EVENING.

I WAS HOPING THAT YOU COULD TALK MORE ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITMENT. I HEARD THIS COULD BE 90 UNITS THAT SOUNDS GREAT. I'M JUST A BIT CONFUSED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I'S ONLY FIVE% 5 PERCENT OF THE APARTMENTS.

WHAT I'M SEEING IS WE ARE LOOKING AT A MINIMUM OF 100 TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS. TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GOT TO THIS IDEA OF 90 WHEN THE MINIMUMS ARE SMALL. WE COULD HAVE MORE TOWNHOMES THAN APARTMENTS.

>> WE COULD. WE REQUESTED PDR ZONING HERE. WE HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 1,180 UNITS. UNDER THE EDO THEY WILL HAVE TO SHARE 80% OF THE UNITS.

WE CAN'T DO 100 APARTMENTS AND THE REST AS TOWNHOMES. WE WILL NEVER HIT THE DESITY UNITS REQUIRED. THE MINIMUM OF 100 TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS IS MEANT TO ILLUSTRATE THERE ARE TWO UNNIT T TYPES. MOST ARE APARTMENTS. THESE FOLKS WOULD RATHER BUILD THEM ALL AS APARTMENTS. THE WAY THE SITE IS LAID OUT THETHIS IS MAKING MORE SENSE THN TRYING TO PUT APARTMENTS ON THE

BUFFER. THAT'S WHERE THE BUILDING WILL HAPPEN IN THAT AREA. >> THANK YOU. >> I MIGHT COME BACK.

THESE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. A LOT GOING ON IN THE PROJECT.

A BIG PIECE OF LAND. I WAS READING THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS. A LOT OF YESES AND THE YESES CONTAINED A LOT OF COMMENTARY. I'M PLEASED IT'S WITHIN OUR URBAN FOOTPRINT.

THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF LAND WITHIN THE URBAN FOOTPRINT. I HAVE SAD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, IF WE KEEP FIDELITY WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE URBAN FOOTPRINT. WITH THIS MANY LIVING UNITS. I SAW SOUTH OF 50,000

POTENTIALLY WALK ABOUT COMMUNITY DEPENDING ON WHAT GOES IN THE 50,000 SQUARE FEET. WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATION OF LEASES NOW BUT THE ANTICIPATION OF THE 59,540 SQUARE FEET. THIS WAS A COMMITMENT TO HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. TALK ABOUT THE DIVISION ON THAT AND HOW THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WENT AS WELL.

>> SURE, WITH THE NONRESIDENTIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, LET ME SAY A FEW THINGS. IT'S ANTICIPATED TO BE WITHIN A MIXED USAGE BUILDING. RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL AT THE BOTTOM AND LIVING SPACE UP TOP. MOST CARS WILL BE O THE MAIN

ROAD. I THINK MOST OF THE COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE WILL END UP IN A MIXED USAGE BUILDING. IT'S EASIER TO TELL YOU WHAT WOULDN'T BE THERE. WE ELIMINATED ANYTHING WITH A DRIVE-THRU.

NOW, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE WAY WE ARE SEEING RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL WORK RIGHT NOW, WHAT HAPPENS IS THE SPACES ARE SMALLER THAN THEY USED TO BE. IT'S UNLIKELY IT'S A GROCERY STORE. IT'S PROHIBITED. BUT A GROCERY STORE TAKES UP A LOT OF SPACE. IN A MIXED USAGE BUILDING YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A LARGE RESTAURANT. WE HAVE A FEW SMALLER, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF FIT ANN ARBOR STUDIO AND SOME SORT OF

SPECIALITY FOOD PLACE LIKE A DOUGHNUT SHOP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MAYBE A LARGE RESTAURANT AS WELL. THAT SEEMS TO BE MORE LIKELY WHAT WOULD GO THERE. AS YOU MENTIONED WE DON'T HAVE THE ENTITLEMENT OR END USER SIGN-UP OR EVEN IN MIND.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY AUTO ORIENTED WITH A DRIVE-THRU. NOTHING LIKE THAT. DRIVE-THRUS ARE PROHIBITED BY THE ZONING IF THAT HAPPENS. I HAD BEEN WORKING HERE ON MY OFFICE.

PATRICK WAS THERE AND MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD ALL OF THE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE VARIOUS MEETINGS WE HAVE HAD. IT IS WORTH POINTING OUT. IN THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS WE HAD

30 PEOPLE, TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. IT'S NOT THAT NOBODY CAME. I HAD SEVERAL PROJECTS I THOUGHT, MORE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE COME. A FAIR AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE COME.

THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEAR PROCESSOR THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. I HAD FOLKS CALL ME ABOUT THE PROJECT. IN FACT, I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW MANY YOU CALLED BUT MORE THAN ANY OTHER PROJECT. NOT THAT THE PHONE WAS RINGING EVERYDAY.

I GOT A NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE PROJECT. AT THE PLANNED COMMISSION MEETING. THIS SITE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE HOOVER ROAD APARTMENTS. THE DHA COMMUNITY. IT WOULD BE WISE FOR US TO DO MORE SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THAT COMMUNITY. WE TOOK THAT TO HEART.

WE HOSTED AN IN PERSON MEETING. SADLY, NO ONE CAME. SOME DID COE. NO ONE CAME.

NOW THE GOOD PART. WE ACTUALLY, PATRICK AND I WENT TO THE COMMUNITY DOOR-TO-DOOR AND HANDED OUT FLIERS FOR THE MEETING AND SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT. WE CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND I THOUGHT WE DID THIS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS BETTER ATTENDED THAN MOST OTHER PROJECTS. I THINK THE PLANNING COMMISSION GOT THIS ONE RIGHT.

THE I-OF THE INDUSTRIAL LIGHT, THIS IS ME. I'M IN THE AREA ALL OF THE TIME. I PREFER MORE RE RESIDENTIAL THN INDUSTRIAL. I'LL SUPPORT THE PROJECT.

I THINK THEY GOT IT RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> COUNSEL SEM M MEMBER BAKER.

>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS AND COLLEAGUES. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SITE IT'S INFILL AND INCREASINGLY AS WE DEL DEVELOP THEY WILL BE MORE CHALLENGING LIKE THIS ONE. FORMER INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE. I THINK THE SIGHT, THIS PROSOUTHEAST SAL IS ON THE BETTER SIDEOVER WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE.

IT'S CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE. FROM LARGE PROPOSALS I'D LIKE TO STRESS. THIS IS SO LARGE I DON'T WANT FOLKS TO FEEL RUSHED. GET YOUR QUESTIONS ASKED. THIS IS A BIG REZONING CASE. MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE

WITH IT. THERE ARE CHALLENGES TO THE SITE. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE LOCATION THE SITE IS IN AND THE BENEFIT TO REZONING IT FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S ONE BENEFIT.

YOU PROPOSED A VARIETY OF USAGES. THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL FOR IN THE AREA. THE DENSITY, I THINK IT MEETS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD THING.

CLUSTERING, THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE PROPOSAL IS A GOOD THING. SIXTY% AMI AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT'S A GREAT THING. TRAILS AND NOW THIS NEW COMMITMENT TO THE BRONZE EQUIVALENT OR HIGHER. THESE ARE GOOD THINGS WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF REWRITING DEVELOPMENT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THE NEW

ORDNANCE. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND ANTICIPATE WILL COME OUT OF IT WILL SET ASIDE SOME OF THE DESIGN AND BUILDING ORIENTATION AND SITE DESIGN AND ANXIETY I HAVE ON THESE CASES. THE CURRENT DOESN'T ADDRESS WHAT THEY SHOULD TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS CALLED FOR IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY IS IN THE MIXED USAGE NEIGHBOR HOOD.

IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED YOU CAN OPEN IT UP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CHARACTERISTICS ARE ON PAGE 190. SO, MR. GOASH. I WOULD FEEL, I THINK WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE IS MUCH CLOSER TO CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAN WE

TYPICALLY SEE. I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE COMMITMENT THAT GET THE DESIGN RIGHT AND INSURE THE DESIGN AND BUILDING ORIENTATION IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I HEAR YOU SAYING IT IS. ALSO, THIS IS THE REZONING CASE AND NOT A PROSE ACCESS OR APPROVAL.

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT, AGAIN, ONE DAY WILL BE IN THE NEW EDO THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY THERE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. COMMITMENTS TO TRANSIT ORIENTED AND PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THAT CAN TAKE, THAT CAN LOOK DIFFERENT WAYS. IT CAN LOOK DIFFERENTLY.

YOU KNOW, WE COULD LOOK AT SOME OF THE DESIGN DISTRICTS WITH VERY. THE COMPACT AND URBAN DIVINE. GOOD PROVISIONS IN THERE THAT CAN BE MADE AS COMMITMENT

VOLUNTARILY. THERE COULD BE MORE GENERAL COMMITMENTS. WE COULD SAY, COMMERCIAL IS PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED TOWARDS PUBLIC SIDEWALKS. COMMITMENT TO RATHER ALLEYS.

DWELLING UNITES. OUR HOUSING TYPETIONS WITH THAT SPACE IN THE BACKYARD. WHETHER YOU ARE THE ONES TO DEVELOP THOSE OR NOT. SO, THAT'S WHERE I'M HUNG UP.

THIS IS, I DO BELIEVE THIS IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT IS SO CLOSE. THAT DESIGN PIECE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WALKABILITY. DENSITY, TIE DRESSERVY, AND DESIGN. WE HAVE THE DENSITY AND DIVERSITY OF USAGES.

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO BE RIGHT. THIS IS A LARGE TRANSFORMATIVE SITE. THIS IS TRANSFORMATIVE IN THAT AREA. IT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.

I WANT US TO BE UP HERE, COMFORTABLE AND CAREFUL IN THE DELIBERATION AND QUESTIONING. THIS IS BECAUSE, THIS IS GOING TO HAVE LONG-TERM IMPACTS FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT ENTIRE PART OF OUR CITY. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THAT, I'D APPRECIATE THAT. >> YEAH, I APPRECIATE YOURFIED BACK ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, THE CHALLENGE IS TWOFOLD. ONE IS I THINK THEY HAVE AN IDEA SOME OF THE CONSENTS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE WHAT THEY WANT TO INCORPORATE. THE SITE, IT'S A SUBURBAN SITE.

WE KNOW WHEN THEY GET TO AN ENGINEERING STAGE THERE ARE CHALLENGING AREAS. GENERALLY SPEAKING. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A MIDPORTION OF THE PROJECT AND TOWNHOME PORTION OF THE PROJECT. THAT I WANT TO GROUP THE MID-RISE PORTION TO ALLOW THE RESIDENTS TO DIRECT STREET AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIS THE WORD WANT. HOW THE STREAK LAYS OUT WHERE THE PARKING IS HASN'T BEEN QUITE DESIGN. THE GOAL IS NOT TO HAVE ANY OF THE PARKING GARAGES FROM THE STREET AND FOR IT TO BE VERY MUCH LIKE AN URBAN ORIENTED DESIGN. IT'S NOT AN URBAN AREA. THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURES THEY TRY TO DEAL WITH AT THE SAME TIME. IN THE TOWNHOME PORTION WHERE POSSIBLE THEY WANT TO ORIENT DAR

GARAGES TO ALLEYS OR SECONDARY STREETS. IT IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN NOT ON THE GARAGE SIDE. THEY FACE EACH OTHER OR GREEN WAY. TO REDUCE THAT DOWN, IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT PERCENTAGE WILL MEET THE DESIRE.

I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WILL BE 100% OF THE UNITS BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK IT WILL BE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES AND INTO THE CONTOURS OF THE SITE. THAT'S THE CHALLENGE OF THAT. THEY HAVE DONE SOME, THEY PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO THIS AND PUT THOUGHT ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE DESIGN ASPECTS THAT DON'T SPEAK TO THOSE ITEMS.

THE WALKING TRAILS THE PERCENTAGE, THOSE ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO THE TYPE OF DESIGN THEY ARE GOING FOR. THIS IS A 95-ACRE SITE. NOT 95 ACRES OF DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU.

MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT FOR ALL OF THE REASONS WE SPOKE ABOUT. ACCESS TO TRANSIT AND MIX OF USAGES AND PATHWAYS YOU MENTIONED. EXCITING STUFF. YOU MENTIONED IN TERMS OF CHALLENGES.

THERE IS THE ONE INDUSTRIAL SITE STILL FRONTING ON HOOVER THAT WILL WOULD BE IN MIDDLE. HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THAT FROM A DESIGN BUT BUILDING PROSPECTIVE. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THAT. THAT IS A TRANSFER STATION IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT.

THAT SITE WELL WE BUTT IT DIRECTLY. THAT OPERATION DOESN'T USE ALL OF THE ACREAGE. THERE ARE PORTIONS THAT BUT UP THAT ARE NOT IN USAGE. IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY IT WAS SOLD TO THE CURRENT OWNER.

WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PREVIOUSOUS OWNER TWO YEARS AGO. WE MADE IT CLEAR, THEY ARE INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING A PORTION OF THE SITE THAT HASN'T BEEN USED. THE DISCUSSIONS DIDN'T COME TO LIGHT AND THERE IS A NEW OWNER AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. WE ASSUME, WE ARE HOPING OVERTIME THAT OPERATION WILL SEIZE AND SELL THE PORTION NOT USING. AND OPEN IT FO A DEVELOPMENT MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE ARE

DOING, WE HOPE. WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE THAT OPERATION NEVER SEIZES TO EXIST AND EXPANDS TO IT LIMIT ON THAT SITE. WE WILL HAVE THE BUFFER AND BUILD IT UP TO TRY TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF THE VISIBILITY TO AND IIO KNOW, SAY, SOUND THAT'S THE IDEA HERE. IT'S ZONED INDUSTRIAL.

THE MOST ROBUST BUFFER IN THAT LOCATION. IT'S THE PLAN THERE. THE SPACE ON OUR SIDE IS, YOU KNOW, HOW I MAKE A DEVELOPMENT. THERE WILL BE DEVELOPMENT NEAR THERE BUT WE WILL HAVE TO CREATE

AN EFFECTIVE BARRIER. >> CAN YOU TELL ME THE PRICE POINT ON THE APARTMENTS. WHAT IS THE RANGE ? >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE IDEA OF THE MARKET RATE OF APARTMENTS.

>> THEY ARE MARKET RATE. IT'S NOT COMING OUT THE GROUND YET. IF THEY WOULD BE TODAY IT'S THE MARKET RATE. >> I GOT YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT. I LOOKED UP SOME PICTURES FROM SPACE. >> IT'S GRASS. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I LOOKED UP THE RIGHT PROJECT. THIS WAS NOT, I ASSUME YOU HAVE AN ARCHITECT ON YOUR TEAM.

I BASICALLY FEEL LIKE DESIGN IS THAT FIELD. I THINK IT'S MORE SO AT THAT POINT WE GOT SO PICKY WITHIN THEIR UDO THEY SAID YOU COULD ONLY USE FOUR FACADES ON THE FRONT OF THEIR HOUSING. I KNOW THESE RANDOM DETAILS. WELCOME TO MY BRAIN.

I DON'T WANT TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. I WANT FOLKS TO DESIGN AND LET THE PROFESSIONALS DO THEIR JOBS. I TRY WE HAVE GOTTEN OVERLY FUSSY ABOUT THIS. SO, I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROJECT.

IT WILL BE INTERESTING. I THINK, YOU KNOW, FROM A LAND USAGE PROSPECTIVE WE HAVE SEEN IT WITH A FEW PROJECTS. THE LARGER SIGHTS WHERE THERE

WASN'T ANYTHING PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE. IT WILL GET REDONE INTO SOMETHING BETTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM IN DURHAM AND GLAD YOU CHOSE THEM. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILMEMBER COOK. >> THANK YOU, I WAS REVIEWING THE NUMBERS. I WAS JUST CALCULATING THE INCREASE IN STUDENTS ARE DRASTIC. I SEE WHAT HAS BEEN COMMITTED IS LESS THAN HALF OF THAT. I WONDER IF THERE IS ANY ENTRESS IN INCREASING THAT TO THE DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS >> I HAD PREVIEWED THIS CONCERN WITH MY CLIENTS.

IF YOU ALLOW ME A MOMENT THEY HAVE HAD TIME TO CONSIDER IT. >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL TALK TO THEM. >> THEY JUST CONFIRMED.

WE DOABLE IT. WE COULD DOUBLE TO 120,000. MR. CAIN IS WRITING SO I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT HE'S WRITING DOWN.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL FREEMAN. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FROM STAFF. CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW WATER

MANAGEMENT WOULD -- WATER RUNOFF WOULD OCCUR ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS WITH THE NEGATIVE ELEVATION AND POSITIVE ELEVATION WITH PROPERTIES NEARBY I CAN SPEAK IN GENERAL TERMS THERE WOULD BE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT REQUIRED. THEY WILL BE LOCATED AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF TE SITE TO CAPTURE THE WATER FROM THE HIGHER UP. I WOULD DEFER TO DAN IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SPECIFICS AS TO HOW THE PONDS ARE A SIZE. >> WHERE THE PONDS MIGHT BE?

>> I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THAT WAS DETERMINED AT THIS POINT. I'LL REFER TO DAN. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, THE SIGHT AN CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF THE SIGHT IT HAS THESE FUTURES. THEY EXIST IN THE LOW LYING A

AREAS. MAKING IT EASIER TO RETAIN THE WATER ON THE SITE. YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE INSIGHT ON THAT. >> GOOD EVENING.

DAN JEWEL. THAT'S CORRECT. THE SITE DRAINS NATURALLY OUT. WHICH HAVE DONE ENOUGH OF AN ANALYSIS TO PUT IN STORM WATER PONDS AND UNDERGROUND MEASURES.

WE CAPTURE THE RUNOFF SO IT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS. THERE WOULDN'T BE AREAS WHERE WATER SITS AND DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE AND BECOMES STALE. THIS SITE WAS TERRA FORMS 80 YEARS AGO. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE

TYPOGRAPHY WE DO. NATURE HEALS ALL WOUNDS. IT WAS PRETTY BARE AND PILES OF DIRT AND HOLES. WE WILL COMPLETE THAT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY, THESE INFILL PROJECTS ARE COMPLICATED AND CHALLENGING. SO, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID AT THE BEGINNING.

I DROVE THE SITE TODAY. IT NOT A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION. WHAT YOU DO IS SOMETHING I APPRECIATE THAT. >> I JUST WANT TO CONVEY. I SEE YOU SCRIBBLING NOTES. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE YOU TOOK A LOOK AT THE

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO, YOU KNOW, SITE DESIGN AND BUILDING DESIGN AND LAYOUT ORIENTATION. AS YOU MO FOREST FIRE WAR WIH THE PROJECT I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AND LOOK AT HOW TO ARRANGE ON THE TRICKY SITE THE BUILDINGS THAT THEY ARE PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT. YOU GET OFF THE BUS AND IT'S TRANSIT ORIENTED.

I WANTED TO CONVEY THAT. >> THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I SAY BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE.

DO THE BEST YOU CAN. DURHAM DESERVES GREAT QUALITY OF LIVING. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SITE. I THINK YOU HAVE A OPPORTUNITY

TO SHOW-OFF. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES, SIR, MR.

KING. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST TO CONFIRM FOR THE RECORD IF THERE IS ANY MOTION WHAT I HAVE AS TWO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM TONIGHT.

ALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL MEET THE BRONZE NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING STANDARD. >> THE APARTMENTS AND MIXED USAGE BUILDING. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS.

>> AND THAT THE DPS CONTRIBUTION WILL INCREASE TO $120,000. >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A UTILITY EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH BRICKWORK LAND LLC.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. >> OPEN THE VOTE. PLEASE CLOSE THE VOTE.

>> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ALL RIGHT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPTION A CONSISTENCY STATEMENT AS REQUIRED. 881 WATERSHED OVER LEAD DISTRICT BEAD. >> MOVED AS READ.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTE, PLEASE CLOSE TO VOTE. THAT WAS A LOT I MISSED. >> SECOND MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

LASTLY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT CONSISTENCY REQUIRED BY 16,705. >> MOVE >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTE.

PLEASE CLOSE THE VOTE >> MOTION IS PASSING UNANIMOUSLY. >> ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. THE GROUND IS COVERED WITH SNOW.

I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE TOO LATE. THOSE LEAVING BE SAFE. WE WILL TABL TAKE A FIVE MINUTER THE CAPTIONER TO REST HER HAND.

>>> LET'S BRING IT BACK PLEASE. BACK TO THE HUDDLE COUNCILMEMBER BAKER. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS. ALL RIGHT NUMBER 16.

ZONING MAP CHANGE. DAVIS PARK WEST. THIS THING LIVES ON THE AGENDA. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR; MAYO PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

847 ACRES AND LOCATED AT 350 AND 362 DAVIS DRIVE AND 900 MERRION AVENUE. THE CURRENT ZONING IS MIXED USE WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CHANGE THIS DESIGNATION TO AMEND TWO DESIGN COMMITMENTS ON THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 4, 2019. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO AMEND THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ALLOW FOR STRUCTURED PARKING AND OFFICE USES ON THE GROUND FLOOR, IN ADDITION TO THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, AS WELL AS FOR THOSE USES TO FACE INTERNAL TO THE SITE, AND NOT JUST EXTERNAL.

THE APPLICANT ALSO COMMITS TO SCREENING AND ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS ON THE PUBLIC FACING SIDES OF THE STRUCTURED PARKING AREAS. THE AMENDED LANGUAGE IS IN DESIGN COMMITMENTS 4 AND 5 AND IS SHOWN WITHIN BUBBLES ON THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE REQUIRES AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AS THEY ARE TECHNICALLY ZONING ACTIONS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVE ALAT THE NOVEMBER 120, 2,024 MEETING >> WE HEARD THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT THE CHANGES ARE SMALL. THEY DIDN'T REVIEW THE CHANGES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> CORRECT. >> I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR YOU OR THE APPLICANT.

THERE WOULD BE SOME USAGE INTERNAL NOT JUST EXTERNAL. HOW DOES THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING DESIGNATION? >> WITH THE PLAN? WE DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY THAT SPECIFIC. >> WE PRIORITIZE FACING THE STREET. >> WE PREFER FOR ACTIVITIES TO

BE FACING THE STREET TO HAVE ENTRANCES ON THE STREET. I DON'T BELIEVE THE REQUEST PROHIBITS THAT. THE INTERPRETATION IS THAT THEY ALL HAVE TO BE EXTERNAL. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME EXTERNAL AND SOME INTERNAL.

>> YEAH, MAYBE IN THE QUESTION WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. >> UH-HUH. >> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL DECLARE IT OPEN.

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED? >> 2 MINUTES. >> 3 MINUTES PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, PRO TEM.

I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH MORNING STAR LAW GROUP WITH CRAIG DAVIS PROPERTY. THIS AMENDMENT WAS TO AN APPROVED PLAN. WE NEED TO AMEND FOR DAVIS PARK WEST. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE THE ZONING ATTORNEY FOR JUST ABOUT

20 YEARS. 12B. THAT'S THE SECTION THAT GOVERNS THIS ITEM. 6 IS ZONING MAP CHANGES WITH DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND TYPICAL ZONING YOU HEAR AND CONSIDER.

I APPRECIATE THAT. WE ARE JUST DISCUSSING DESIGN TO THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE FOR THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. YOU APPROVED THE PLAN UNANIMOUSLY. THESE DESIGN COMMITMENTS WEREN'T DISCUSSED.

THE MAIN REASON FOR THE AMENDMENT WE ARE REQUESTING IS TO ADDRESS A MISUNDERSTANDING. LONG STORY SHORT, OUR PLAN APPROVED CALLED FOR RETAIL FURNISHES ALONG THE STREET OF DAVIS PARK WEST. THE FOLKS IN PLANNING SAID THAT

INCLUDED DAVIS DRIVE. OUR TEAM VIEWED DAVIS DRIVE AS A MULTILANE ROAD NO, SIR AT A STREET BUT MAJOR TH THOROUGH FA. WE WANTED OUR RETAIL SITES ON THE INTERNAL PART. IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO METAMART.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR PLANS. WE WANT TO AVOID BUILDING RETAIL SPACE TA THAT OPENS OUT ON DAVIS DRIVE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I TOOK 2 MINUTES AND 5 SECONDS.

>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE THE ONY SPEAKER I HAD SIGNED UP. AT THIS TIME I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AND BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL. COUNSEL MEMBER. >> SO YOU DON'T WANT TO SPACE

DAVIS DRIVE. DAVIS DRIVE IS THE SORT OF, WHATEVER, YOU ARE ASKED TO FACE EXTERNALLY TO DAVIS DRIVE BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WILL BE RETAIL FRONTAGES BUT ON THE INTERNAL STREET.

I HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE AROUND IT. WE ARE HAPPY HOW IT TUNED OUT. PUT A LOT OF TME INTO THAT. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS HAVE THE RETAIL SPACES ON THE TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED STREET THAT ALLOW VEHICLES TO COME IN AND PARK SO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS CAN THRIVE.

WE DON'T WANT A COFFEE SHOP FRONTING ON DAVIS DRIVE WHERE CARS GO BY. I USED TO RIDE MY BIKE THERE AND CARS ARE FLYING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED WITH

VEHICULAR ACCESS RETAIL AREA IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE. YES, SIR SIMILAR TO METAMONT. ANY OTHER COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO A ADOPT AN ORDNANCE BY TAKING PROPERTY OUT OF MIXED USE WITH A DEVELOPMENT PLAN >> SECOND.

>> MOVED AND SECONDED. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTE. PLEASE CHOICE THE VOTE. >> FIRST MOTION PASSES YOU PASSS UNANIMOUSLY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSISTENCY STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 6160D.

>> ADOPT CONSISTENCY. >> SECOND. >> PLEASE OPEN THE VOTE. PLEASE CLOSE.

>> SEVEN-0. >> NUMBER 18. PUBLIC HEARING ON ELLIS D. JONES AND SONS, INC.

>> I'M CHRIS DICKY WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WORK FORCE AND DEVELOPMENT. THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ELLIS JONES INCORPORATED. THEY PLAN TO REDO A 7,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT WAS A FUNERAL HOME FACILITY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED COMMUNITY SPACE. THE RENOVATION WILL SERVE TO PROMOTE THE REVITALIZATION AND

VITALITY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA. THE PROJECT WHEN COMPLETED HELP VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. POTENTIAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. TOTAL COST, PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IS 859,000.

COST IS 259,000. PRIVATE TO PUBLIC FUNDING. MOST OF THE PRIORITY IS INCREASING AND STRAIGHTENING THE STABILITY OF THE FACILITY. THIS IS A KEY STEP OF THE ASSESSMENT PAN BY CITY COUNCIL.

CALLING FOR UNDERUTILIZE BUILDINGS TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT AND STABLIZATION OF THE CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA. TRACKING THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT IS CHALLENGING SINCE IT'S HIGH RISK. THE PROJECT IS SEVERING AS

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS IN THE AREA. STAFF ENDORSES THIS PROJECT AS AN ASSET OF UNDER UTILIZED BUSINESSES. THIS ADDRESSED A MAJOR GOAL OF THE CITY'S UPDATED PLAN FY23. ONE OF THE SHEER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS -- EXCUSE ME.

THIS WILL LEAD TO BUILDING A BETTER DURHAM COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM OF STRATEGIES SUPPORTING BUSINESS STABLIZATION, BUSINESS SUCCESS PLANNING AND GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES. THIS IS BUILDING KEY PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCREASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CAPACITY AND PRESERVE THE WEALTH AMONG MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSEVERED RESIDENTS. WE ARE ONLINE WITH THE GOALS AD

OBJECTS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT. AT THIS TIME I'M OPEN FOR >> THANK YOU. YOU HEARD FROM STAFF. ANY QUESTIONS BEORE I OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC?

>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD AN INCENTIVE DEAL. YOU WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING SEPARATELY? >> SO, IT'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS. >> WE ARE TREATING IT AS A REGULAR HEARING.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANOTHER 24 TIME I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. >> THANK YOU MAYOR WILLIAMS AND PRO TEM. MY NAME IS NINA JONES MASON.

I'M FOURTH GENERATION FUNERAL DIRECTOR AT ELLIS D. JONES AND PROUD MEMBER OF THE LEGACY BUSINESS GROUP. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THIS LEGACY GROUP A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A VALUABLE RESOURCE FULL OF SUPPORT FOR OUR VERY SMALL BUSINESS.

IT CAME TO US THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO GROW OUR BUSINESS. WE HAVE A 4,000 CARE FOOT BUILDING IN 1,950. WE HAVE UPSTAIRS A FACILITY THAT US UNUSABLE IT'S SINCE THE 1,980s. MY FATHER AND GREAT GRANDFATHER. WE WILL RENOVATE THAT AND HAVE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT AND BRING IT

UP TO CODE. THIS INCELEBRITYIVE PROGRAM WOULD HELP US DO THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS. SO, WE STARTED THIS APPLICATION PROCESS AND HEP AND SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS. BEING APART OF THE LEGACY PROGRAM, IT HAS INTRODUCED US TO BE A LOT OF THINGS IN THE NC WORKS PROGRAM.

BLINKING JOBS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO DO MORE OF THAT. THIS WOULD CREATE MORE WORKSPACE THAN WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND BE ABLE TO ALSO HAVE MORE JOBS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE AND CREATING THE COMMUNITY SPACE THAT IN THIS VERY, NORTHEAST CENTRAL DURHAM HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. MANY OF YOU, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM DURHAM HAVE CHANGED A LOT.

CREATING COMMUNITY SPACE TO COME TOGETHER IN THAT AREA WOULD BE HELPFUL AND WE FOUND MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT. IN THIS WHOLE PROJECT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES THAT CANNOT ONLY HELP OUR BUSINESS BUT HELP THE COMMUNITY >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A SEAKER SIGNED UP AND THEN I'LL BRING IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. MAMS.

LATASHA. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THE FELLOW RESIDENTS OF DURHAM. I'M THE ONER OF INFINITY BRIDGES I STAND BEFORE YOU IN FAVOR AND ON BEHALF OF ELLIS D. JONES FUNERAL HOME. I HAVE WORKED WITH THEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO REIMAGE NOT ONLY WHAT THE NEXT SUCCESSION

PLAN IS FOR THEM BUT ALSO HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GROW. ELLIS D JONES AND SON IS NOT JUST A BUSINESS BUT LEGACY. IT'S THE BILL LAR OF STRAIGHT FOR FACTUALLIES IN THEIR MOST VENERABLE MANIMENTS PROVIDING CARE AND DIGNITY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BROTHER OR SISTER. THEY HAVE SEVERED.

WE HONOR THE LOVED ONE AND OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT MAKES ELLIS D JONES EXCEPTIONAL IS THE COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY OFFER RESOURCES AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE ENTERING THE END OF LIFE PLANNING AND MAKING SURE THERE IS A HEALING AND UNIT FOR THE FAMILIES. THE FUNERAL HOME HAS BEEN A MODEL OF PROFESSIONALISM

TREATING EVERY FAMILY REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND AND ECONOMIC STATUS. IT IS, PART OF DURHAM'S RICH HISTORY AND DIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE DEFINITELY CHERISHED OVER THE YEARS AND SUPPORT THESE TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS. AMONG THE FEW MINORITY FUNERAL HOMES LOCAL AND OWNED AND OPERATED IN DURHAM. FOR THIS, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON HOW THEY CAN TAKE THE SECOND FLOOR RENOVATION TO REALLY HELP THEM TO NOT ONY GROW BUT INCREASE THE STAFF AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THOSE ARE ALL OF THE SIGN-UPS THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME. I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AND BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

COUNCILMEMBER FREEMAN. >> I WANTED TO THANK AND APPRECIATE KNOWING WHAT ELLIS D. JONES HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR FOUR GENERATIONS. I KNOW, OVER THE TIME -- SINCE I LIVED IN DURHAM WHAT I ESPECIALLY POPS UP FOR ME IS HOW YOU RESPONDED DURING COVID-19.

YOU HELPED PEOPLE SAY FAREWELLS AND GOOD-BYE TO THEIR FAMILY. TO THE CONVERSATION WE HAD AROUND THE GUN VIOLENCE IN DURHAM. THERE IS NO REAL TANGIBLE REPORT THAT SHOWS HOW IMPACTFUL OUR LACK FAMILY OWNED FUNERAL HOMES

HAVE BEEN IN RESPONDING IN SOME OF THE MOST DYER SITUATIONS TO GUN VIOLENCE AND RO VIEDING THE CARE NECESSARY FOR THE FAMILY TO GET PAST OR MOVE FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO SAY, I WANTED TO EXPAND IN THIS SPACE AND SAY, THIS IS LIKE THE LEAST THAT WE COULD DO IN TRYING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. I KNOW THE WORK HAS NOT STARTED YET. THIS IS A BIT WE CAN CONSTART TO THREAD THAT NEEDLE ON.

I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. ESPECIALLY BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES THAT EXPERIENCED A DID I HAVE REN KIND OF HARDSHIP IN THE WAY OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY OCCURRED. I'LL LIKE TO LIFT THAT UP AND SAY THANK YOU. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND AMEN

TO EVERYTHING COUNCILMEMBER FREEMAN SAID. WHEN I ULTIMATELY AND FINALLY LEAVE THIS SEAT, PROBABLY ONE REGRET I'LL HAVE IS I DIDN'T HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THESE TYPES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS. THIS IS A POWERFUL TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL. WE GET TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS.

THEY ARE PERFORMANCE BASED. THE RECIPIENT HAS TO PUT SOMETHING UP AS WELL. YOU CAN'T HAVE A SEIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DNA OF DURHAM AND NOT TALK ABOUT THE FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS.

THIS FAMILY SEVERED DURHAM. I CAN NOT TELL YOU THE NUMB BIER OF STORIES I CAN PERSONALLY TALK ABOUT THEIR INTERVENTION AND INVOLVEMENT IN OUR RESIDENTS. I PROUDLY SUPPORT THIS AGREEMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER

ALMOST 100 YEARS OF IMPACT IN THE CITY OF DURHAM. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THE STUFF WE HEAR ABOUT AND DON'T HEAR ABOUT. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS MY FIRST INCENTIVE DEAL ON THE COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION FROM MR. DICKEY. I'D BE A TOUGH SALE ON ANY INCENTIVE DEAL. I HAVE HEARD OF THE USAGE AND ABUSE.

THIS IS A REALLY ISSUE. YOU WILL FIND WAY BACK WHENRY PORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. IN THIS CASE WE ARE NOT TALKING BILLIONS FOR APPLE. THIS IS A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD DEAL. IF THERE IS A CASE TO MAKE FOR THE CASH INCENTIVES. IT'S THE CASE OF A SMALL BUSINESSLIKE THIS WHERE WE BRING

VITALITY TO COMMUNITY THAT ARE UNDER INVESTED. I APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT IN NORTHEAST CENTRAL. THE FAMILY LEGACY BUSINESS AND CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL GROWTH. I V QUESTIONS AROUND THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT.

THAT'S MY QUESTION. WE GOT A TABLE FROM MR. DICK YOY AND STAFF. WE WANT TO CREATE JOBS.

AS I UNDERSTAND FOR THE POLICY TO GET CREDIT THEY HAVE TO BE LIVING WAGE JOBS. I READ THERE WILL BE FIVE JOBS CREATED IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> WHEN YOU FINISH. >> AS I READ THE TABLE SOUNDS LIKE THREE OF THEM ARE LIVING WAGE JOBS. TWO ARE NOT. AS I READ THIS, WE HAVE THREE JOBS CREATED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR THE SUM OF A QUARTER

MILLION DOLLARS. IS THAT PUBLIC FUNDS. >> LET ME EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION FUND. IT'S PART OF ECONOMIC POLICY.

IF YOU GO UNDER THE POICY. THERE IS A SPECIFIC SECTION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION GRANT. WHAT WE LOOK TO DO IS GO INTO AREAS AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT DOESN'T FOCUS ON JOB CRE CREATION.

JOB CREATION IS ANOTHER PART OF THE POLICY. WHEN FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION WE ASKED THE BUSINESS OWNER TO PROJECT WHAT JOBS WILL BE CREATED. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE INCELEBRITY -- INCENTIVE AGREEMENT IT'S ON THE WORK DONE TO THE BUILDING AND NOT JOBS WE SAY. WHAT WE DO ASK AS A PART OF THAT. SHE SAID EARLIER, SHE DOES HAVE

WORK EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH AN NC WORK CENTER. THAT WORK SEASON TER IN REFERENCE TO JOBS CREATED. THE ONLY THING IS GIVING US JOB DESCRIPTION, PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE AND WE WILL ASSIST HER IN TRYING TO FIND VIABLE CANDIDATES. THAT'S THE ONLY THING FROM A JOB GROWTH STANDPOINT.

THE FOCUS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR GRANT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS MORE CAPITOL INTENSIVE MRE THAN ANYTHING. >> I AM READING THE TABLE HERE ABOUT NEW FULL-TIME PERMANENT POSITIONS. NOTE ELIGIBLE JOB CREATION CONSISTS OF TWO FULL-TIME PERMANENT POSITIONS WITH SALARIES EQUAL TO THE LIVING WAGE. >> THAT'S PART OF THE TABLE. >> THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION YOU ARE LOOKING AT NOW IS AN ALL-INCLUSIVE OF ALL OF OUR GRANTS THAT WE HAVE. IF WE LOOK AT THE INCENTIVE

POLICY. A PERSON HAS TO FILL THIS OUT FOR FACADE GRANT NOT OPERATING NOW. INCENTIVE GRANT. IF WE DID A LARGE HOTEL DOWNTOWN.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GRANT. MORE MONEY AND WE ARE CREATING JOBS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND I'M GETTING OUT OF -- NOT MY LEAGUE BUT YOU WOULD CREATE THE JOB AND GIT A $1,500 INCENTIVE AND IF YOU RETAIN IT YOU GET A $2,500 INCENTIVE LATER. THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRANTS THAT THE OFFICE OF WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT HAVE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SENSE WE HAVE DONE JUST A JOB ONLY INCENTIVE. >> OKAY, SO, THIS IS BASED ON CAPITOL INVESTMENT AND NOT JOB CREATION. >> YOU MIGHT WANT A DIFFERENT

TABLE FOR THE DEALS CAPITOL AND NOT JOB CREATION. IT SAYS JOBS THAT ARE LIVING WAGE JOBS DON'T QUALIFY. I GUESS THE OTHER THING IS, IF THE ISSUE IS ABOUT CAPITOL INVESTMENT. ENTAL-- CAPITAL INVESTMENT THERA BUT FOR CALCULATION.

CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE BUT FOR CALCULATION YOUR DEPARTMENT DID. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE EXECUTIVE SUMMERY THE PROJECT OVERVIEW. THEY SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION AND GAVE US A PROJECT OVERVIEW. FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS WE WORKED WITH THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH OUR D DURHAM LEGACY PROGRAM. WHAT THEY DID WAS WORK TOGETHER IN REFERENCE TO THE USAGE OF FUNDS. I'M ABLE TO CALCULATE ONCE THAT

SUBMIT A PROJECT BUDGET TO ME. WHAT I CAN DO IS GO IN AND ASCERTAIN WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS APPLIED TO THE PROJECT. I APPLY THAT TO THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY. WHAT I CAN DO, WE CAN GO UP TO 50% OF THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES.

IN THIS CASE WE DIDN'T FOR EVERY DOLLARS THEY PUT IN THEY PUT IN THREE TO ONE INVESTMENT THAT WERE THERE. THAT'S HOW WE ANALYZE THE DEALS. WE LOOK AT THE POTENTIALALITY IN REFERENCE TO WHAT IS THERE. WE LOOK AT WHO THEY CAN HIRE IN REFERENCE IN TERMS OF A CONTRACTOR. I CAN RUN THIS PROGRAM FOR 20

YEARS. OF ALL OF THE PROGRAMS. WHEN THEY SAY THEY WILL USE A LOCAL CONTRACTOR, THEY DO. IT IS SMALL ENOUGH THY CAN CONTROL IT AND THEY HIRE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THERE.

THAT'S NOT REQUIRED OF THEM. >> I'M NOT SURE THAT ANSWERED THE BUT FOR QUESTION. THE PRINCIPAL, WITHOUT THIS INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY THIS INVESTMENT WOULDN'T HAPPEN. >> RIGHT.

>> I UNDERSTAND THE USAGE. I'M ASKING ABOUT THE BUT FOR PIECE. >> NORMALLY IN THESE DEALS WITH DO. THEY CAN ANTICIPATE WHAT THEY WILL DO BEFORE GOING TO THE BANK.

THE CITY IS FIRST IN. RARELY, CAPITAL ACCESS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM TO GET ACCESS TO CAPITAL. THE CITY STEPS IN AND LEVERAGES

THE PROGRAMS WHERE THE BANKS FEEL COMFORTABLE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. IT'D IS A GRANT AND WHEN THEY GO IN THE BANK CAN LITERALLY DO A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF LENDING AND WON'T FEEL LIKE THEIR ASSET IS EXPOSED. >> YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. I OTHER QUESTION FROM THE PUBLIC PROSPECTIVE, CAN YOU GIVE ME A SENSE.

IF THIS IS NOT AN INVESTMENT MADE FOR JOB CREATION. SO, IN TERM FOR THE PUBLIC DOLLARS. WHAT IS THE PUBLIC RETURN. HAVE YOU DONE AN ROA ON THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT.

>> THE PUBLIC RETURN, I THINK WHAT I HAVE SAID IN THE OVERVIEW HERE THE CITY INVESTED MONEY IN THE LEGACY PROGRAM. ONE OF THE SHEER INITIATIVES IS HOW DO WE PROTECT A LOT OF THESE LEGACY BUSINESSES OUT THERE. THEY ARE JUST GOING UNDER.

WHAT CAN WE DO AS A CITY. THEY GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE CAPITAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GET TO THE BUSINESSES. WE HAVE A GRANT PROGRAM WE PUT TOGETHER. THE CITY WINS BY HAVING BUSINESSES LIKE THIS IN THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF THE CITY.

IF THEY GO AWAY DURHAM WON'T EXIST. THIS IS NOT A QUANTITATIVE THING BUT QUALITATIVE THING GOING ON HERE. >> I WOULD LOE TO SEE MORE IN TERMS OF WHETHER IS IT TAX REVENUE AS A RESULT OR SOME KIND OF WAY TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY THE RETURN OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT IS. THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> WELL, I THINK WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE WITH. WHAT WE WILL SEE I CAN'T GIVE

YOU SPECIFICS IT'S TOO SMALL TO BRING IT OVER TO THE TAX OFFICE AND SAY WHAT THE ANTICIPATED. ON THE LARGER PROJECTS WE BRING IT OVER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF TAXES THAT WE WHEN DONE WE CAN SEE IT HAPPENING HERE. ONCE COMPLETED IT WILL INCREASE THE TAX BASE AROUND THE AREA. WE SOLIDIFY, THE MORE QUALITATIVE THING.

THE BUILDING REALLY NEEDS WORK AND ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE, YOU HEARD FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS ON HERE AND THE FAMILY HERE. THEY ARE BRINGING COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY CAN COME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. IF YOU LOOK INTO THE INCENTIVE

AGREEMENT THERE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, OKAY, THEY ARE OPEN. IT WILL BE PART OF A PROMISE NOTE. THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT HERE. >> THANK YOU, I'LL INTERVENE.

I NEED TO BRING IT TO A CLOSE. IT'S GETTING DANGEROUS OUTSIDE. COUNCILMEMBER RIST. WE THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONING.

COUNCIL JOHNSON PROPOSED TO YOUR LINE OF QUESTIONING. IT'S MORE OF A VALUE PROPOSITION. IT IS A POLICY. IT WILL BE HARD TO QUALIFY RATHER THAN QUANTIFY IT.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST HARD NUMBERS. THIS WAS THE COLLABORATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON AND MYSELF AT THE TIME. I ASKED FOR SOMETHING AND WE

MERGED IT INTO THIS LEGACY FOR A TIME AGO. WE SHOULD TALK MORE ABOUT IT. >> I UNDERSTAND THE THEORY. I THINK WE CAN DO MORE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS, TO MAKE SURE IN ADDITION TO THE FINE WORK THIS FAMILY IS DOING WE HAVE A BETTER CASE TO MAKE ABOUT THESE PUBLIC DOLLARS.

>> YEP, I'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER CABALLERO. >> THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING IT. THIS CONVERSATION HAPPENED IN VARIOUS ITERATIONS. THE LEGACY SPECIFICALLY BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND SHARED ECONOMIC PRO PROSPERITY. SOME OF THEM WILL BE MORE TRADITIONAL AND OTHERS WILL THINK IN THIS WAY OUTSIDE THE BOX. I'M GLAD THAT YOU BASICALLY GOT

A COORT AND COMMUNITY OF OTHER LEGACY BUSINESSES. THE VISION THE PREVIOUS LEADERS HAD ON HOW TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES CAME TO LIGHT AND YOU FELT YOU COULD COME AND ASK FOR THIS. I'M GLAD THOSE DECISIONS WERE MADE AND IT'S WORKING. I'D LIKE TO SE MORE OF THEM.

THIS IS MY FOURTH OR FIFTH MAX. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY IN DURHAM WHEN WE HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE ARE LEANING INTO THAT VISION OF COMMUNITY DONE A DIFFERENT WAY. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER -- I MEAN MAYOR PRO TEM.

>> JUST QUICKLY. WE ARE FED DUERIES. THERE ARE AGREEMENTS TO BRING MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO US. THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO THE

TYPE OF JOBS. THERE ARE INCENTIVES TO KEEP BUSINESSES HERE THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF THE FABRIC. THERE ARE CERTAIN BUZZWORDS HERE THAT ENEMIES O THIS TYPE OF STUFF WOULD PICK U ON. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS READ AS EQUITY.

THIS IS PART OF OUR EQUITY PROGRAM. THE REASONS THEY CAN'T PAY A LIVING WAGE OUT THE GATE IS BECAUSE GOVERNMENT DID THINGS IN THE PAST TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PUT THEM IN THE POSITION THEY COULDN'T DO IT. FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO COME AND BEHAVE AS IF NONE OF IT HAPPENED HAS BEEN PART OF THE PRBLEM. THIS IS PART OF DURHAMS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS HISTORIC AND SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES.

YOUR QUESTIONS ARE CORRECT COUNCILMEMBER. IT AIN'T THAT KIND OF DEAL. THIS IS NOT APPLE OR GOOGLE.

THIS IS PART OF THE DNA OF DURHAM IF WE ARE LUCKY THEY WON'T BE ONE OF THE STORIES STORIES WASRUNOUT. KEEP THAT ENERGY. WE ARE FIDUCIARIES. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, AGAIN, THREAD THE NEEDLE.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THE REVERSE CONVERSATION AND DIAL IN ON HOW MUCH RACISM IMPACTED BLACK BUSINESSES AND HOW IT'S HAPPENING WITH COMMISSION. I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WILL RISE MORE AND MORE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND ATTACKS ON PROGRAMS WILL COME FROM LINES OF QUESTIONS LIKE WE HEARD TONIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE

PREPARED IN A BETTER WAY. I APPRECIATE THE LINE OF QUESTIONING. THIS IS QUESTIONING THAT SHOULD BE -- THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MERITS OF WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS EXACTLY DRIVING ME TONIGHT.

THIS HAS TOBE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. WE ARE NOT DOING THE REPAIRIVE WORK IN THE WAY WE SHOULD. WE MAKE THESE KIND OF -- MAKING STUFF FIT IN A BOX IT DOESN'T BELONG THAT'S PART OF THE ISSUE. OF THE NEXT YEAR COMING BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GO AWAY. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL, NO MORE

COMMENTS, GOOD. I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER. THIS IS PART OF THE RENOVATION PROJECT. ALL RIGHT, I DIDN'T GIVE COMMENT I DIDN'T GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU CAN EXPAND YOUR CAPACITY AND SERVICES YOU PROVIDE IN MANY WAYS. I THINK WE'LL DO MORE PROJECTS LIKE THIS AND OTHER TYPES AS WELL. COUNCIL I JUST TEXT YOU. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE VOTE.

PLEASE CLOSE THE VOTE. >> MOTION PASSES SIX-ONE WITH COUNCIL RIST VOTING NO. >> I'LL PASS IT OVER BEFORE WE LEAVE TO MANAGER FERGUSON. I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE ON A TWO HOURS DELAY.

THEY WILL BE CLOSED. IT'S A NICE COVERING OF SNOW WITH TEMPERATURES AT 21 DEGREES. >> DURING THE LAST 30 MINUTES I HAD COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF. WE ANNOUNCED A DELAYED OPENING FOR CITY HALL TOMORROW.

M. WE WILL ANNOUNCE SERVICE CHANGES FOR SOLID WASTE. THEY WILL BE CLOSED BRIEFLY. THEY DID PRETREAT OUR STREETS WITH BRINE. AT THESE TEMPERATURES BRINE IS

INEFFECTIVE. DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE TREATED IT IN EVERY WAY WE CAN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ICY IN THE MORNING AND DELAYED OPENING IS IN EFFECT. WE WILL MONITOR CONDITIONS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

I WANTED TO GET THAT OUT NOW. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TAMPA IS GETTING THAT ANNOUNCED THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS TO EXEMPEMPLOYEES AND MEDIA. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I ROAD MY BIKE SO IF I COULD GET A RIDE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

IT'S 9:41. M. WE ARE ADJOURNED