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Board of County Commissioners on 2026-07-13 5:00 PM - Regular Session

Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-07-13 5:00 PM - Regular Session
Monday, July 13, 2026

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsEconomic development incentivesContracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesPublic facilitiesPolice and public safetyWater and sewerAppointments and personnelBonds and debtCivil rights and nondiscriminationElections and districtsFire and EMSHistoric preservationHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreementsLitigation and settlementsTransit

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Durham County commissioners' July 13 meeting centers on a public hearing for a $15,450,000 performance-based economic development award to AbbVie Inc. for "Project Glass," a new manufacturing campus at the Parmer Edge site expected to create about 734 jobs and invest $1.295 billion over five years -- AbbVie's first major North Carolina investment. The award is structured to be funded entirely by the new tax revenue the project generates and is contingent on annual verification that AbbVie meets its job and investment commitments. The board also honors Dr. Virginia Williams, one of the 'Royal Seven' who staged a 1957 sit-in at the Royal Ice Cream Parlor predating the Greensboro Woolworth's protests, with a resolution ahead of a civil-rights award she is set to receive.

The consent agenda is heavy with contracts and grants: $6,078,556 in bond funding to start a new Animal Shelter capital project, $2,494,682 to purchase six new ambulances, a $2,364,862 mental health and substance-use services agreement with Alliance Health, a $1,258,760 animal services contract with the Animal Protection Society of Durham, a $548,681 grant to Urban Ministries of Durham, $200,000-$250,000 economic development and workforce contracts with Downtown Durham Inc., the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce, and Made in Durham, and a $75,000 interlocal agreement funding University of Pennsylvania consulting on a joint city-county violence reduction plan. Only the agenda was available, not minutes, so outcomes and any public comment on the AbbVie hearing are not recorded here.

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Agenda items (31)

Consent agenda · 20Procedural · 5Closed session · 1Minutes approval · 1Proclamation or recognition · 1Public hearing · 1Appointment · 1Discussion item · 1
  1. 26-0376 Closed Session
    Closed session Litigation and settlements
  2. Opening of Regular Session - Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. Agenda Adjustments
    Procedural
  4. 26-0381 Announcements
    Procedural
  5. 26-0380 Minutes: June 22, 2026 Regular Session
    Minutes approval
  6. 26-0365 Resolution Honoring Civil Rights Icon Dr. Virginia Williams
    Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationHistoric preservation
    Resolution honoring Dr. Virginia Williams, a participant in the 1957 Royal Ice Cream Parlor sit-in ('the Royal Seven'), ahead of her receiving the International Civil Rights Center & Museum's 2026 Sit-In Participant Award.
  7. 26-0377 Citizen Comments
    Procedural
  8. 26-0322 Capital Project Amendment 27CPA001 - $1,500,000 for Collection System Rehabilitation Capital Project (SE051)
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsWater and sewer
  9. 26-0323 Capital Project Amendment 27CPA002 - $8,895,562 PAYGO Funds for Multiple Capital Projects (HVAC, roofs, parking, stadium, rail trail, and more)
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsPublic facilities
  10. 26-0346 Budget Ordinance Amendment 27BCC001 - $30,000 Grant from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry for the Public Health Dental Division's Operation Blue Bridge Initiative
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
  11. 26-0352 Purchase of Six Ambulances through SAVVIK Cooperative ($2,494,682)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurementPolice and public safety
  12. 26-0355 Contract with Stryker for EMS ProCare Services ($186,264.08)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurementFire and EMSPolice and public safety
  13. 26-0359 FY27 Transit Work Program Special Q1 Amendment
    Consent agenda Transit
  14. 26-0360 Budget Ordinance Amendment 27BCC005 - $150,000 for Cooperative Extension's NCDSS Welcome Baby Program
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
  15. 26-0361 Budget Ordinance Amendment 27BCC002 - $17,500 from NC State's 4-H Program for Kids Voting Activities
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsElections and districtsGrants and outside funding
  16. 26-0363 Capital Project Amendment 27CPA005 - $6,078,556 in Limited Obligation Bond Funds for a New Animal Shelter Capital Project
    Consent agenda Bonds and debtPublic facilities
  17. 26-0364 Capital Project Amendment 27CPA004 - $388,191.84 for the Utilities Administration Building Capital Project
    Consent agenda Public facilitiesWater and sewer
  18. 26-0366 FY27 Contract with the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce for Small Business Support Services
    Consent agenda Economic development incentives
  19. 26-0367 Agreement with Alliance Health, Not to Exceed $2,364,862, to Manage Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services
    Consent agenda Health and human services
  20. 26-0368 Amendment to Real Estate Management Agreement for the Shoppes of Hope Valley Shopping Center
    Consent agenda Public facilities
  21. 26-0369 Service Contract with Animal Protection Society of Durham, Inc. ($1,258,760)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
  22. 26-0371 FY27 Contract with Downtown Durham, Inc. for Economic Development Services ($200,000)
    Consent agenda Economic development incentives
  23. 26-0372 FY27 Contract with the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce for Business Recruitment and Expansion ($225,000)
    Consent agenda Economic development incentives
  24. 26-0373 Grant Agreement with Urban Ministries of Durham ($548,681)
    Consent agenda Grants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordability
  25. 26-0374 Durham City-County Interlocal Agreement ($75,000) to Fund University of Pennsylvania Consulting on the Joint City-County Violence Reduction Plan
    Consent agenda Intergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safety
  26. 26-0375 FY27 Contract with Made in Durham for Workforce Development Services ($250,000)
    Consent agenda Economic development incentives
  27. 26-0378 Purchase of Goods Contract with Carolina Business Interiors for Furniture for Project Build at Shoppes of Hope Valley ($172,119.82, plus $8,606 contingency)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
  28. 26-0370 Public Hearing to Consider a Performance-Based Award for Project Glass with AbbVie Inc.
    Public hearing Economic development incentives
    Public hearing on a $15,450,000 performance-based economic development award to AbbVie Inc. for a new manufacturing campus ("Project Glass") at the Parmer Edge site, expected to create about 734 jobs and invest $1.295 billion over five years -- AbbVie's first major North Carolina investment. The award would be funded by the new tax revenue the project generates and paid only after annual verification of job and investment commitments.
  29. 26-0382 Board and Commission Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  30. Items Pulled from the Consent Agenda
    Discussion item
  31. Adjournment
    Procedural