Agenda: Durham City Council · Regular Meeting · January 8, 2026

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Registration is not required to provide written comments to City Council.Written comments can be submitted here by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Work Session. | Call to Order | | Roll Call | | Announcements by Council | | Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk | | Administrative Consent Items | | City Clerk's Office | | 1. MAYOR'S HISPANIC/LATINO COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENT | | To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee with the terms to expire on October 1, 2027. (Due to the addition of Board Members) | | 2. PARTICPATORY BUDGETING STEERING COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENT | | To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee representing Youth with the term to expire on June 30, 2026. (Due to the resignation of Asa Bjorn Gerend) | | 3. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENT | | To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Affordable Housing Implementation Committee Representing Resident from Durham Housing Authority Properties with the term to expire on October 19, 2026. (Due to the term expiration of Angela D Vicklewis) | | Departmental Items | | City Manager's Office | | 4. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR STREET AND RIGHT OF WAY UPGRADES | | To resolve that the City Manager be authorized to enter into an agreement with Durham Technical Community College to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 enabling Durham Technical Community College to execute physical improvements to the 1600 block of Lawson Street (east & west between Bacon & S. Briggs Ave.) and other right of way improvements in association with the construction of a new Health Sciences Building on the Durham Technical Community College Campus. | | Community Safety Department | | 5. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PLANNING GRANT, GRANT PROJECT ORDINANCE | | To adopt the FY 2025-2026 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Planning Grant, Grant Project Ordinance in the amount of $158,755. | | Finance Department | | 6. CONTRACT FOR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY CLAIMS | | To authorize the City Manager and/or his designee to negotiate and execute a contract with CorVel Enterprise Claims, Inc., for workers' compensation and liability claim administration services not to exceed $630,000 for a three-year period. To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to the CorVel Enterprise Claims, Inc. contract provided that the total contract amount does not exceed $630,000. | | Fleet Management Department | | 7. COOPERATIVE GROUP PURCHASE CONTRACT – PATROL VEHICLE UP-FITTING | | To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Dana Safety Supply of Greensboro, NC for the up-fitting of forty (40) patrol vehicles for a total amount of $610,317.20. | | 8. COOPERATIVE GROUP PURCHASE CONTRACT – FULL-SIZED REAR LOADERS | | To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Amick Equipment Company, Inc. of Lexington, SC for the purchase of five (5) full-sized rear loaders for a total amount of $1,958,832.50. | | 9. COOPERATIVE GROUP PURCHASE CONTRACT - POLICE VEHICLES | | To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Clinton Automotive LLC of Clinton, NC for the purchase of forty (40) patrol vehicles for a total amount of $1,985,902. | | General Services Department | | 10. FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STATION 19 PROJECT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT | | To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Amendment to the construction manager at risk (CMAR) contract with Samet Corporation for construction of Fire & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Station 19 project, provided the total construction cost does not exceed $23,305,588, for a total, revised CMAR contract amount of $23,430,088; To establish a contingency fund in the amount of $751,792; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to the CMAR contract, including both preconstruction and construction services, provided the total contract amount, together with all modifications, does not exceed $24,181,880. | | Housing and Neighborhood Services Department | | 11. HUD GRANT PROJECT RESOLUTION (GPR) FOR CPF AND GRANT PROJECT ORDINANCE (GPO) AMENDMENTS FOR HOME AND CDBG | | To adopt a Resolution accepting the FY2024 Community Project Funding (CPF) Grant totaling $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be used for eligible costs in support of Southside Phase III and Phase IV revitalization; To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2024-2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the HOME Program Income actualized through June 30, 2025 totaling $206,775.34 for a total appropriation of $1,247,081.79, the same being Ordinance #16428; To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2024-2025 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the CDBG Program Income actualized through June 30, 2025 totaling $55,877.44 for a total appropriation of $2,058,637.44, the same being Ordinance #16427; To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2023-2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the HOME Program Income actualized through June 30, 2024 totaling $326,737.13 for a total appropriation of $1,643,772.13, the same being Ordinance #16323; To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2023-2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the CDBG Program Income actualized through June 30, 2024 totaling $66,090.34 for a total appropriation of $2,104,961.34, the same being Ordinance #16136; To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2022-2023 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the CDBG Program Income actualized through June 30, 2023 totaling $59,827.06 for a total appropriation of $2,137,021.06, the same being Ordinance #16089; To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2020-2021 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the CDBG Program Income actualized through June 30, 2021 totaling $230,420.28 for a total appropriation of $2,274,418.28, the same being Ordinance #15777; and To adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2019-2020 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant Project Ordinance (GPO) to recognize the CDBG Program Income actualized through June 30, 2020 totaling $134,170.41 for a total appropriation of $2,122,283.41, the same being Ordinance #15703. | | Office of Economic and Workforce Development | | 12. FIRST AMENDMENT TO ARPA/CORONAVIRUS STATE LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS SUBAWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF DURHAM AND HAYTI PROMISE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/ST. JOSEPH’S HISTORIC FOUNDATION, INC. | | To authorize the City Manager to execute a first amendment to the ARPA subrecipient grant agreement with Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation to remove Saint Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc. as fiscal agent in an amount not to exceed $3,245,000; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and make subsequent modifications to the amended ARPA subrecipient grant agreement with Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation, so long as total grant funds do not exceed $3,245,000. | | 13. AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT (#20910) WITH HAYTI PROMISE CDC/ST. JOSEPH’S AND (#21481) FOR FAYETTEVILLE STREET CORRIDOR NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION | | To authorize the City Manager to execute a first amendment to the ARPA Revenue Recovery subrecipient grant agreement with Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation to remove St. Joseph's Historic Foundation, Inc. as fiscal agent and change the funding source, in an amount not to exceed $6,755,000; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and make subsequent modifications to the amended grant agreement with Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation so long as total grant funds do not exceed $6,755,000; and To authorize the City Manager to execute a first amendment to the Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation, City of Durham, and Preserving Home, Inc. (Formerly Rebuilding Together Of The Triangle, Inc.) agreement for Fayetteville Street Corridor Neighborhood Stabilization Partnership Implementation to remove St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc. as fiscal agent. | | Transportation Department | | 14. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REAUTHORIZING THE DURHAM BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMISSION | | To resolve that the City Manager be authorized to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Durham County to reauthorize the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission. | | 15. SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT #3 TO MASTER AGREEMENT #18928 FOR DESIGN OF DOWNTOWN DURHAM BIKE LANES (TIP BL-0028) WITH MEAD & HUNT, INC. | | To authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment #2 with Mead & Hunt, Inc. for the design of Downtown Durham Bike Lanes Project (TIP BL-0028) in the amount of $151,000, for a revised total contract amount of $444,000; To establish additional contingency funds of $18,000 along with the original unused contract contingency of $26,000, increasing the total contract contingency amount to $44,000; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to the Supplemental Agreement with Mead & Hunt, Inc., provided that the total contract amount, including existing contingency funds, does not exceed $488,000. | | Water Management Department | | 16. DURHAM COUNTY OPEN SPACE DAVIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT WATERSHED PROJECT - AUTHORIZATION TO FUND | | To authorize the expenditure of $117,500 from the City's Watershed Protection funds for the Durham County Open Space Davis Conservation Easement Watershed Protection Project. | | 17. CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CDM SMITH INC. FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE ZONE IMPROVEMENTS (PHASE I) PROJECT (CONTRACT NO. 17539) | | To authorize the City Manager to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to the High Pressure Zone Improvements (Phase I) project with CDM Smith Inc. in the amount of $1,749,302.20 increasing the total contract amount to $2,771,602.20; To amend the existing contingency fund of $102,230 by an increase of $94,749.72 for a revised, total contingency fund of $196,979.72; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to High Pressure Zone Improvements (Phase I), provided that the total contract amount including contingency funds does not exceed $2,968,581.92. | | 18. CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CDM SMITH INC. FOR THE SEWER SYSTEM EVALUATION SURVEY SERVICES PROJECT (CONTRACT NO. 15785) | | To authorize the City Manager to execute Contract Amendment No. 2 to the Sewer System Evaluation Survey Services project with CDM Smith Inc. in the amount of $2,123,100 increasing the total contract amount to $5,771,100; To amend the existing contingency fund of $225,000 by an increase of $33,701.16 for a revised, total contingency fund of $258,701.16; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to Sewer System Evaluation Survey Services provided that the total contract amount including the existing contingency fund does not exceed $6,029,801.16. | | Presentation | | Planning and Development Department | | 19. [NEW UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) UPDATE\[45 MINUTES\]](https://cityordinances.durhamnc.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=723&doctype=1#mediaAndItemView "Read more details about this item") | | To receive a presentation regarding the New Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) project and provide any necessary direction to staff. | | Public Hearings | | Planning and Development Department | | 20. CONSOLIDATED ANNEXATION – BRITTMORE | | To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motions: Motion 1: To adopt an ordinance annexing 'Brittmore' into the City of Durham 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 Residential Rural, Falls/Jordan District B Watershed Protection Overlay, county jurisdiction and establishing the same as Planned Development Residential 4.313, Falls/Jordan District B Watershed Protection Overlay, city jurisdiction; and Motion 3: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by N.C.G.S. Sec. 160D-605. | | 21. ZONING MAP CHANGE – ANDREWS CHAPEL APARTMENTS | | To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motions: Motion 1: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of Residential Suburban-10 and establishing the same as Planned Development Residential 32.680; and Motion 2: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by N.C.G.S. Sec. 160D-605. | | 22. CONSOLIDATED ANNEXATION – TRENTON ROAD ASSEMBLAGE | | To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motions: Motion 1: To adopt an ordinance annexing 'Trenton Road Assemblage' into the City of Durham and to authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with MRED, LLC; Motion 2: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Residential Suburban-20, Falls/Jordan District B Watershed Protection Overlay, Major Transportation Corridor I-40 Overlay, county jurisdiction and establishing the same as Residential Suburban-20, Falls/Jordan District B Watershed Protection Overlay, Major Transportation Corridor I-40 Overlay, city jurisdiction; and Motion 3: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by N.C.G.S. Sec. 160D-605. | | Citizens’ Matters – To be heard at 1 p.m. | | 23. DALE MCKEEL | | To receive comments from Dale McKeel. | | Settling the Agenda |

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