Council heard calls for fire station security upgrades, a racial equity critique of the LDC, and an update on the 505 West Chapel Hill Street redevelopment.
A Local 668 representative told council that personal vehicles at more than a third of Durham's fire stations have been broken into in the past year, costing members $250–$350 per window, and asked the city to install perimeter fencing or mobile security systems and reimburse repair costs.
Developer Scott Harmon contended that proposed infill standards requiring new construction to match existing neighborhood setbacks and heights lock in a century-old zoning map that historically shifted housing burdens onto Southeast Durham along race and class lines.
General Services staff and a six-member volunteer working group — coordinating with Preservation NC, Durham Can, HRNA, and Perkins and Will — delivered findings on the city-owned site following a charge issued at the December council meeting.
Victoria Peterson told council she had repeatedly asked the city manager for an itemized report on how the $10 million managed through the St. Joseph Historical Foundation as fiscal agent was spent, and had not yet received a response.