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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Regular meeting Housing and affordabilityContracts and procurementWater and sewerAppointments and personnelGrants and outside fundingRezoningRoads and transportationAnnexationBudget and appropriationsIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesCivil rights and nondiscriminationEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceFire and EMSHealth and human servicesParks and recreationSolid waste and recyclingStormwater and flooding

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What's on this agenda

Durham's city council takes up a large consent agenda of contracts and grants alongside three land-use public hearings. The consent items include several committee appointments, a $2 million interlocal agreement funding Durham Tech's street and right-of-way upgrades near its new Health Sciences Building, a $24.2 million construction amendment for Fire/EMS Station 19, cooperative purchases of police and patrol vehicles and rear-loading trash trucks, and multiple HUD/CDBG and ARPA grant actions tied to Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation's Southside and Fayetteville Street Corridor revitalization work. Also on consent: sewer and watershed-protection contract amendments with CDM Smith, funding for a conservation easement in the Davis watershed area, and a bike-lane design contract amendment for downtown Durham.

The council will hold public hearings on three land-use cases: consolidated annexation of the 'Brittmore' development with a rezoning to residential use, a zoning map change to allow the Andrews Chapel Apartments project, and consolidated annexation of the 'Trenton Road Assemblage.' Each involves an annexation or rezoning ordinance plus a required state-law consistency statement. As an agenda rather than minutes, the document does not report how these items were ultimately decided.

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Agenda items (33)

Contract or award · 11Procedural · 10Appointment · 3Budget action · 3Public hearing · 3Proclamation or recognition · 1Consent agenda · 1Resolution · 1
  1. Call to Order Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. Moment of Silent Meditation
    Procedural
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  4. Roll Call
    Procedural
  5. Oath of Office – Governor Appointee – Dorothy Browne
    Procedural Appointments and personnel
  6. Durham Anti-Sweatshop Ordinance 25th Anniversary Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationContracts and procurement
  7. Announcements by Council
    Procedural
  8. Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
    Procedural
  9. Consent Agenda
    Consent agenda
  10. 1 Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Appoints Paula Cruz to the Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee, term expiring October 1, 2027.
  11. 2 Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelBudget and appropriations
    Appoints Ezra Greene to the Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee representing youth, term expiring June 30, 2026.
  12. 3 Affordable Housing Implementation Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelHousing and affordability
    Fills a vacancy representing Durham Housing Authority property residents on the Affordable Housing Implementation Committee.
    Referred back to staff
  13. 4 Interlocal Agreement with Durham Technical Community College for Street and Right of Way Upgrades
    Contract or award Intergovernmental agreementsPublic facilitiesRoads and transportation
    Authorizes up to $2,000,000 to Durham Tech for street and right-of-way improvements near its new Health Sciences Building.
  14. 5 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Planning Grant, Grant Project Ordinance
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordability
    Adopts a $158,755 HUD Continuum of Care planning grant ordinance for FY2025-2026.
  15. 6 Contract for Third Party Administration of Workers' Compensation and Liability Claims
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    Contract with CorVel Enterprise Claims for workers' comp and liability claim administration, not to exceed $630,000 over three years.
  16. 7 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Patrol Vehicle Up-fitting
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPolice and public safety
    Contract with Dana Safety Supply to up-fit 40 patrol vehicles for $610,317.20.
  17. 8 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Full-Sized Rear Loaders
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementSolid waste and recycling
    Purchase of five full-sized rear-loading trash trucks from Amick Equipment for $1,958,832.50.
  18. 9 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract - Police Vehicles
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPolice and public safety
    Purchase of 40 patrol vehicles from Clinton Automotive for $1,985,902.
  19. 10 Fire & Emergency Medical Services Station 19 Project GMP Amendment
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsFire and EMSPublic facilities
    Sets a guaranteed maximum price of up to $24,181,880 with Samet Corporation for construction of Fire/EMS Station 19, including contingency funds.
  20. 11 HUD Grant Project Resolution and Grant Project Ordinance Amendments for HOME and CDBG
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    Accepts a $500,000 HUD grant for Southside redevelopment and amends several years of HOME and CDBG program ordinances to recognize program income.
  21. 12 First Amendment to ARPA Subaward Agreement with Hayti Promise CDC/St. Joseph's Historic Foundation
    Contract or award Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    Amends an ARPA subrecipient agreement (up to $3,245,000) with Hayti Promise Community Development Corporation, removing St. Joseph's Historic Foundation as fiscal agent.
  22. 13 Amendment to Contracts with Hayti Promise CDC/St. Joseph's for Fayetteville Street Corridor Neighborhood Stabilization
    Contract or award Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    Amends grant agreements (up to $6,755,000) for the Fayetteville Street Corridor Neighborhood Stabilization Partnership, removing St. Joseph's Historic Foundation as fiscal agent.
  23. 14 Interlocal Agreement Reauthorizing the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsRoads and transportation
    Reauthorizes the joint city-county Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
  24. 15 Second Amendment to Agreement for Design of Downtown Durham Bike Lanes with Mead & Hunt, Inc.
    Contract or award Roads and transportation
    Adds $151,000 to the Mead & Hunt design contract for the Downtown Durham Bike Lanes project, bringing the total to $444,000.
  25. 16 Durham County Open Space Davis Conservation Easement Watershed Project - Authorization to Fund
    Budget action Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceParks and recreationStormwater and floodingWater and sewer
    Authorizes $117,500 from Watershed Protection funds for a conservation easement project.
  26. 17 Contract Amendment No. 1 with CDM Smith for High Pressure Zone Improvements (Phase I)
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Increases the CDM Smith engineering contract for water system High Pressure Zone Improvements by about $1.75 million.
  27. 18 Contract Amendment No. 2 with CDM Smith for Sewer System Evaluation Survey Services
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Increases the CDM Smith engineering contract for sewer system evaluation survey services by about $2.1 million.
  28. General Business Agenda - Public Hearings
    Procedural
  29. 20 Consolidated Annexation – Brittmore
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    Public hearing on annexing the 'Brittmore' development, a utility extension agreement with Tri Pointe Homes, and rezoning the property to Planned Development Residential.
  30. 21 Zoning Map Change – Andrews Chapel Apartments
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityRezoning
    Public hearing on rezoning land from Residential Suburban-10 to a Planned Development Residential district for the Andrews Chapel Apartments project.
  31. 22 Consolidated Annexation – Trenton Road Assemblage
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    Public hearing on annexing the 'Trenton Road Assemblage' and a utility extension agreement with MRED, LLC, with corresponding zoning district changes.
  32. Other Matters
    Procedural
  33. Adjournment
    Procedural

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