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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2026

Regular meeting AnnexationPublic facilitiesRezoningWater and sewerGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreementsRoads and transportationTransitAppointments and personnelBroadband and technologyBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementFire and EMSParks and recreationPolice and public safetyState legislative agenda

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What's on this agenda

The biggest items on this Durham council agenda are a $37 million construction contract for the Williams Water Treatment Plant basin improvements, a preconstruction contract for the Durham Rail Trail, and four separate annexation and rezoning public hearings that bring new development into the city (Bella Ridge, Patterson Hall, Morgan Farm, and a tract on NC 751 Highway). Council will also vote on its 2026 legislative priorities ahead of the NC General Assembly's short session.

Most of the rest is routine: grant acceptances (a $25,000 No Kid Hungry grant, a $138,000 cybersecurity grant, an FTA bus grant), utility extension agreements for two properties, a purchase contract for ten diesel buses for GoDurham, a 10-year lease for an arts pavilion, and a fiber contract amendment with Duke University.

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Agenda items (27)

Contract or award · 10Proclamation or recognition · 4Public hearing · 4Budget action · 3Resolution · 2Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1Presentation · 1Procedural · 1
  1. National Poetry Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing National Poetry Month.
  2. National Tennis Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing National Tennis Month.
  3. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Awareness Day.
  4. Carolina Theatre 100th Anniversary Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Public facilities
    Ceremonial proclamation marking the Carolina Theatre's 100th anniversary.
  5. 2 Approval of City Council Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Routine approval of minutes from a backlog of meetings dating to January and February 2026.
  6. 3 Durham Workers' Rights Commission - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Appoints Teonah M. Applewhite to the Durham Workers' Rights Commission, filling a seat vacated by Ryan Wang's resignation.
  7. 4 Grant Budget Ordinance accepting a Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Grant
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Adopts a budget ordinance to accept a $25,000 grant to fight childhood hunger.
  8. 5 Approval of the Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
    Resolution Intergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safety
    Adopts the county-wide emergency operations plan that covers Durham's participation in regional hazard mitigation.
  9. 6 Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Durham and the County of Durham to Fund Community Solutions Consulting Work on the Homeless Strategic Framework
    Contract or award Health and human servicesHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreements
    Authorizes the city manager to sign an agreement with Durham County to jointly fund consulting work on the city's homeless strategic framework.
  10. 7 ST-332C Pavement Condition Study Presentation
    Presentation Roads and transportation
    Staff present results of a citywide pavement condition study and the pavement asset management program.
  11. 8 Proposed 10-Year Lease with Liberty Arts, Inc. for Arts Pavilion at 505 Rigsbee Avenue
    Contract or award Public facilities
    Authorizes a 10-year lease with Liberty Arts, Inc. for the Liberty Arts Pavilion on Rigsbee Avenue.
  12. 9 Durham Rail Trail Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Contract with Balfour Beatty Construction / Holt Brothers Construction, a Joint Venture
    Contract or award Parks and recreationRoads and transportation
    Awards a preconstruction services contract, not to exceed about $330,000 with contingency, for the Durham Rail Trail project.
  13. 10 Interlocal Agreement for Fire & Emergency Medical Services Station 19
    Contract or award Fire and EMSIntergovernmental agreementsPublic facilities
    Authorizes an interlocal agreement with Durham County to jointly plan, design, and share a fire/EMS station in southern Durham County.
  14. 11 Utility Extension Agreement with Jason Jones to serve 102 N Maple Street
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Authorizes a utility extension agreement to serve a single property on N. Maple Street.
    • 102 N Maple St · Jones, Jason Carl · 0.30 acres · assessed $105,300
  15. 12 Utility Extension Agreement with Zelightisred, LLC to serve 2502 Angier Avenue (BuildSense HQ)
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Authorizes a utility extension agreement to serve the BuildSense headquarters on Angier Avenue.
  16. 13 Third Amendment to the Contract with Duke University for City Fiber
    Contract or award Broadband and technology
    Amends the city's fiber contract with Duke University, adding $426,899 for a revised total near $6.8 million.
  17. 14 FY 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) Grant Project Ordinance and Authorization to Execute Memorandum of Agreement
    Budget action Grants and outside funding
    Accepts a $138,059 state cybersecurity grant and authorizes the related agreement.
  18. 15 Federal Transit Administration Bus and Bus Facility Grant Project Ordinance
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingPublic facilitiesTransit
    Adopts a grant project ordinance for FY2025-26 FTA bus and bus facility funding.
  19. 16 Purchase Contract with Gillig, LLC for Ten Diesel Buses for GoDurham
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementTransit
    Authorizes purchase of ten new 40-foot diesel buses for GoDurham at a total cost of about $8 million.
  20. 17 Service Contract with Palmetto Underground Solutions LLC for the 2026 Lead Service Line Inventory Field Verifications Project
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Authorizes a contract, up to $1.08 million with contingency, for field verification of lead water service lines.
  21. 18 Award of Construction Contract to PC Construction Company for the Williams Water Treatment Plant Basin Improvements Project
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Awards a construction contract for basin improvements at the Williams Water Treatment Plant, totaling up to $40.8 million with contingency.
  22. 25 Legislative Priorities for the 2026 Short Session of the N.C. General Assembly
    Resolution State legislative agenda
    Council adopts its legislative priorities to advocate for at the state legislature's 2026 short session.
  23. 21 Consolidated Annexation – Bella Ridge
    Public hearing AnnexationHousing and affordabilityRezoning
    Public hearing on annexing the Bella Ridge tract and rezoning it to Planned Development Residential at Starlight Homes' request.
  24. 22 Consolidated Annexation – Patterson Hall
    Public hearing AnnexationHousing and affordabilityRezoning
    Public hearing on annexing the Patterson Hall tract and rezoning it to Planned Development Residential at M/I Homes' request.
  25. 23 Consolidated Annexation – Morgan Farm
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoning
    Public hearing on annexing the Morgan Farm tract into the city at M/I Homes of Raleigh's request, with the underlying Residential Rural zoning unchanged.
  26. 24 Consolidated Annexation – 9415 NC 751 Highway
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoning
    Public hearing on annexing a NC 751 Highway tract into the city at Seven Five One Investments' request, with the underlying Residential Rural zoning unchanged.
  27. Adjournment
    Procedural

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