City Council Work Session Agenda
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Roll Call
Announcements by Council
Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
Departmental Items
City Council Office
1. Resolution in Support of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Cities Appeal for the United Nations (UN) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
To adopt a resolution in support of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Cities Appeal for the United Nations (UN) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
City Manager's Office
2. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Family Childcare Homes Education Initiative
To authorize the City Manager to execute an ARPA subrecipient grant agreement with Durham’s Partnership for Children in an amount not to exceed $62,999.30.
3. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Reentry Housing Support
To authorize the City Manager to execute an ARPA subrecipient grant agreement with Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center in an amount not to exceed $644,000.
4. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Transitional & Independent Housing
To authorize the City Manager to execute an ARPA subrecipient grant agreement with L.I.F.E. Skills Foundation in an amount not to exceed $181,405.12.
Communications Department
5. Contract Amendment with Kontek Systems, Inc. to Provide Audio/Visual Enterprise Support for Broadcasting and Public Interaction of City Council Meetings
To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Kontek Systems, Inc. in the amount of $35,460 for a revised, total contract amount not to exceed $76,884.
Office of Economic and Workforce Development
6. Contract Agreement for Services with Made in Durham
To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Made in Durham to develop work-based learning opportunities for Durham youth and to support business engagement in developing career pathways in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
Transportation Department
7. First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Durham, Orange County, and Durham County Regarding Cost Sharing for Transit Plan Governance Study
To resolve that the City Manager be authorized to execute an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Durham County and Orange County regarding cost sharing for the Transit Plan Governance Study so the City will be reimbursed for up to a total cost of $145,667.68.
Presentations
City Manager's Office
8. [Affordable Housing Deep Dive Presentation on Durham Homeless Continuum of Care [25 Minutes]](https://cityordinances.durhamnc.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=566&doctype=1#mediaAndItemView "Read more details about this item")
To receive a presentation from the Community Development Department titled, “Durham Homeless Continuum of Care."
Transportation Department
9. [Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization FY2021-2022 Annual Report [15 Minutes]](https://cityordinances.durhamnc.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=566&doctype=1#mediaAndItemView "Read more details about this item")
To receive a presentation on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization FY2021-2022 Annual Report.
Public Hearings
City-County Planning Department
10. Zoning Map Change - 1311 NC Highway 54 West
To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motion(s):
Motion #1: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Commercial Neighborhood with a Development Plan (CN(D)), Falls/Jordan District - B (F/J-B) and establishing the same as Commercial General with a Text-Only Development Plan (CG(D)) prohibiting passenger terminals, utility centers, indoor recreation, conference center, electronic gaming, firing range - indoor, nightclub or bar, hotel, motel, and extended stay, bed and breakfast, commercial parking, payday lenders, self-service storage, vehicle sales and manufactured home sales, Falls/Jordan District - B(F/J-B); and
Motion #2: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by NCGS 160D-605.
11. Consolidated Annexation - Copper Run South
To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motion(s):
Motion #1: To adopt an ordinance annexing 'Copper Run South' into the City of Durham effective March 31, 2023; and to authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with D.R. Horton, Inc.;
Motion #2: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Office and Institutional (OI), Residential Suburban - Multifamily (RS-M), Residential Suburban - 20 (RS-20), Commercial General (CG), County Jurisdiction and establishing the same as Office and Institutional (OI), Residential Suburban - Multifamily (RS-M), Residential Suburban - 20 (RS-20), Commercial General (CG), City Jurisdiction; and
Motion #3: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by NCGS 160D-605.
12. Consolidated Annexation - Crescent Townes
To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motion(s):
Motion #1: To adopt an ordinance annexing 'Crescent Townes' into the City of Durham effective March 31, 2023; and to authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with Tri Pointe Homes Holdings, Inc.;
Motion #2: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Residential Suburban - 20 (RS-20), Major Transportation Corridor (MTC), Falls/Jordan District B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction and establishing the same as Residential Compact with a Development Plan (RC(D)), Major Transportation Corridor (MTC), Falls/Jordan District B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction; and
Motion #3: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by NCGS 160D-605.
13. Consolidated Annexation - Kemp Road Residential
To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motion(s):
Motion #1: To adopt an ordinance annexing 'Kemp Road Residential' into the City of Durham effective March 31, 2023; and to authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with Bethesda Association L.L.C.;
Motion #2: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Residential Rural (RR), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection District - B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction and establishing the same as Planned Development Residential 3.160 (PDR 3.160), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection District - B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction;
Motion #3: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Residential Rural (RR), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection District -B (F/J-B), County Jurisdiction and establishing the same as Rural Residential with a Text-Only Development Plan (RRD)), Falls/Jordan Watershed Protection District - B (F/J-B), City Jurisdiction; and
Motion #4: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by NCGS 160D-605.
Citizens’ Matters – To be heard at 1 p.m.
14 Phil Remmers
To receive comments regarding the development of dedicated bicycle paths in Durham / Chapel Hill - particularly between Duke University and UNC.
Settling the Agenda
Other Matters
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