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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, March 16, 2026

Regular meeting Public facilitiesBudget and appropriationsHealth and human servicesGrants and outside fundingAnnexationAppointments and personnelBonds and debtHousing and affordabilityRezoningRoads and transportationSolid waste and recyclingStormwater and flooding

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What's on this agenda

The headline items are two public hearings with real money attached: a hearing on the FY2026-27 budget and five-year capital plan, and a hearing on up to $136 million in limited obligation bonds for city projects. A third public hearing covers a zoning map change on Carpenter Fletcher Road. Council also considers an amendment to a $6.75 million ARPA-funded neighborhood stabilization grant for the Fayetteville Street corridor, removing St. Joseph's Historic Foundation as a fiscal agent.

The rest of the agenda is routine: annual reports from four boards and committees, a $587,642 drainage contract amendment, a five-year lease extension at the Golden Belt complex, a small property acquisition for a bike and sidewalk project, and ratification of ten festival and event contracts already underway.

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Agenda items (20)

Contract or award · 7Proclamation or recognition · 4Staff or committee report · 4Public hearing · 3Appointment · 1Procedural · 1
  1. Bleeding Disorder Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing Bleeding Disorder Month.
  2. 52nd Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing the CROP Hunger Walk, a fundraiser against hunger.
  3. North Carolina Cleaning Week Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing North Carolina Cleaning Week.
  4. Carolina Theatre Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Public facilities
    Ceremonial proclamation honoring the Carolina Theatre.
  5. 1 Durham Performing Arts Center Oversight Committee - Mayoral Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Appoints Scott F. Selig to the DPAC Oversight Committee, filling a seat left by Finesse G. Couch's term expiration.
  6. 2 Durham Workers' Rights Commission 2025 Annual Report
    Staff or committee report
    Receives the commission's 2025 annual report.
  7. 3 Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities 2025 Annual Report
    Staff or committee report Health and human services
    Receives the committee's 2025 annual report.
  8. 4 Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee Annual Report
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Receives the steering committee's 2025 annual report on the city's participatory budgeting program.
  9. 5 First Amendment to SD-2025-02 - Drainage Structure Improvements
    Contract or award Stormwater and flooding
    Adds $194,150 to a drainage structure improvements contract with White Oak Construction Corp., bringing the total to $587,642.
  10. 6 Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Residents' Financial Report
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    Accepts the city's audited financial report for the year ending June 30, 2025.
  11. 7 Acquisition of One Temporary Construction Easement and One Area in Fee Simple at 114 W. Cornwallis Road for the SW-45 Bike and Sidewalk Project
    Contract or award Roads and transportation
    Approves buying a small easement and a strip of land at 114 W. Cornwallis Road, for $92,625, for a bike and sidewalk project.
  12. 8 Second Amendment to the Professional Services Design Contract for the City Hall and Annex HVAC Project
    Contract or award AnnexationPublic facilities
    Adds $15,500 to a design contract with CMTA of Kentucky for the City Hall and Annex HVAC project.
  13. 9 Construction Contract for the Environmental & Street Services Yard Waste Repairs and Upgrades Project
    Contract or award Public facilitiesSolid waste and recycling
    Awards a contract up to about $4.8 million with contingency to Fred Smith Company for repairs and upgrades at the yard waste facility.
  14. 11 Ratification of Ten FY26 Festivals and Events Contracts
    Contract or award Grants and outside funding
    Ratifies ten already-underway contracts funding community festivals and events, from Fiestas en la Calle to the Iron Pour to Hayti Legacy Kwanzaa, totaling roughly $84,000.
  15. 10 Fourth Amendment to Extend Lease between City of Durham and LRC-GB, LLC at 807 East Main Street, Golden Belt Suite 2-300 for the Community Partnerships & Engagement Department
    Contract or award Public facilities
    Extends the city's Golden Belt office lease five years for $2.2 million, with an option for a further five-year extension at $2.78 million.
    • 807 E Main St · Lrc-Gb LLC · 0.71 acres · assessed $1,810,545
  16. 12 Amendment to Contract (#20910) with Hayti Promise Cdc/St. Joseph's and (#21481) for Fayetteville Street Corridor Neighborhood Stabilization Partnership Implementation
    Contract or award Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    Amends a $6.755 million ARPA-funded grant agreement for Fayetteville Street corridor neighborhood stabilization, removing St. Joseph's Historic Foundation as fiscal agent.
  17. 15 Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget and Fiscal Year 2027-32 Capital Improvement Plan
    Public hearing Budget and appropriations
    Public hearing to take comment on the upcoming year's budget and the five-year capital improvement plan.
  18. 16 Limited Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 A/B
    Public hearing Bonds and debt
    Public hearing and vote on an installment financing contract of up to $136 million to fund city capital projects.
  19. 17 Zoning Map Change – 1612 Carpenter Fletcher Road Two
    Public hearing Rezoning
    Public hearing on a zoning map change adjusting the commercial zoning classification on a Carpenter Fletcher Road property.
  20. Adjournment
    Procedural

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