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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, April 6, 2026

Regular meeting Appointments and personnelWater and sewerRoads and transportationBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementParks and recreationEquity and inclusionHistoric preservationLand conversion and large developmentRezoningStormwater and floodingTransitBonds and debtEnvironment and sustainabilityGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreementsSchools and education

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What's on this agenda

Durham's council takes up two rezoning public hearings: Preserve at Infinity, which would shift land out of low-density residential (with a utility extension agreement and Eno Watershed Overlay protections) into a planned residential/office development, and a second phase of the Top Golf Durham mixed-use project, converting industrial park land near I-40 to commercial use. The council also votes on a resolution to authorize condemnation of four parcels on E. Trinity Avenue for the Durham Rail Trail project, and on the sale of up to $218 million in utility system revenue refunding bonds.

The rest of the agenda is routine consent business: several board and commission appointments, a $650,000-plus contract for flashing beacons at school and trail crossings, NCDOT maintenance agreements for two road projects and the Durham Amtrak station lease, a bulk water-meter purchase, a contract amendment for a landlord-engagement housing program, and a batch of ordinances closing out completed capital improvement projects across water, stormwater, housing, and transit funds.

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Agenda items (26)

Contract or award · 7Appointment · 5Proclamation or recognition · 4Resolution · 4Staff or committee report · 2Budget action · 2Public hearing · 2
  1. CDBG Week 2026 Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Grants and outside funding
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing Community Development Block Grant Week.
  2. Fair Housing Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Equity and inclusion
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing Fair Housing Month.
  3. Realtist Week Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing Realtist Week.
  4. Black Maternal Health Week Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    Ceremonial proclamation recognizing Black Maternal Health Week.
  5. 1 Citizens Advisory Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Appoints Daniel W. Cole to the Citizens Advisory Committee, term to 2027, filling a resignation.
  6. 2 Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelEnvironment and sustainability
    Reappoints Lena G. Tonkin to the Environmental Affairs Board in the youth representative seat, term to 2027.
  7. 3 Durham Open Space & Trails Commission - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    Appoints Nicholas Montoni to the Open Space & Trails Commission representing Ward 1, term to 2028.
  8. 4 Durham Historic Preservation Commission - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelHistoric preservation
    Appoints Priest D. Willis as an alternate, at-large member of the Historic Preservation Commission, term to 2029.
  9. 6 Department of Water Management Contract Management Performance Audit
    Staff or committee report Water and sewer
    Council receives a performance audit of the Water Management department's contract management, approved by the Audit Services Oversight Committee in February 2026.
  10. 7 Interlocal Agreement for the Distribution of Sales Tax Between the City of Durham and Durham County
    Resolution Budget and appropriationsIntergovernmental agreements
    Ratifies a one-year interlocal agreement with Durham County for sharing sales tax revenue and authorizes the city manager to execute it.
  11. 8 FY 2026-27 Budget Development Guidelines
    Resolution Budget and appropriations
    Adopts guidelines to be used in developing the FY2026-27 budget and capital improvement plan.
  12. 9 Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee 2025 Annual Report
    Staff or committee report
    Council receives the 2025 annual report of the Mayor's Hispanic/Latino Committee.
  13. 10 Second Amendment to Contract 19650 with Housing for New Hope, Inc. for the Provision of Landlord Engagement Services
    Contract or award Housing and affordability
    Increases a contract with Housing for New Hope by $87,500 (to $537,500 total) and extends it to September 2026, for landlord-engagement services supporting housing placement.
  14. 11 Resolution Authorizing the Virtual City Auction
    Resolution Contracts and procurement
    Authorizes a virtual auction of city surplus property for May 17, 2026.
  15. 12 Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2026
    Budget action Bonds and debtWater and sewer
    Authorizes sale of up to $218 million in utility system revenue refunding bonds and related legal documents.
  16. 13 FY 2026 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Project Close Out
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsStormwater and floodingTransitWater and sewer
    A batch of ordinances closing out completed capital projects and reallocating unused funds across general, water/wastewater, stormwater, environmental services, housing, and transit CIP funds, totaling well over $150 million in project value.
  17. 14 Eminent Domain Action to Obtain Four Parcels at 515, 517, and 519 E. Trinity Avenue
    Resolution Parks and recreationRoads and transportation
    Authorizes condemnation of three properties on E. Trinity Avenue needed for the Durham Rail Trail project.
    • 519 E Trinity Ave · Cangas, George A; Cangas, Janice M · 0.20 acres · assessed $259,205
  18. 15 Preservation North Carolina Option to Purchase Home Security Life Insurance Building at 505 W. Chapel Hill Street
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementHistoric preservation
    Authorizes negotiating an option to sell a portion of the historic Home Security Life Insurance Building to the Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina for rehabilitation.
  19. 16 Construction of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) at School and Trail Crossings
    Contract or award Roads and transportationSchools and education
    Awards a contract to Dukelectric LLC (up to about $748,000 with contingency) to install flashing pedestrian beacons at school and trail crossings.
  20. 17 Maintenance Agreement with NCDOT for North Roxboro Street at Horton Road and Denfield Street Project
    Contract or award Roads and transportation
    Authorizes a maintenance agreement with NCDOT for a road project at this intersection.
  21. 18 Maintenance Agreement with NCDOT for the NC 54 and Hopson Road Project
    Contract or award Roads and transportation
    Authorizes a maintenance agreement with NCDOT for a road project at this intersection.
  22. 19 Amended and Restated Reimbursement and Lease Agreements Between NCDOT and the City of Durham for the Durham Amtrak Station
    Contract or award Transit
    Authorizes amended seven-year reimbursement and lease agreements with NCDOT for the Durham Amtrak station.
  23. 20 Purchase Contract - Ferguson Enterprises LLC of Virginia Water Meter Bulk Order
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    Approves a sole-source bulk purchase of water meters and transmitters from Ferguson Enterprises for about $934,000, for system standardization.
  24. 5 Human Relations Commission - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelEquity and inclusion
    Appoints a resident to fill a vacancy on the Human Relations Commission, term to 2027.
  25. 23 Zoning Map Change - Preserve at Infinity
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentRezoningStormwater and floodingWater and sewer
    Public hearing on rezoning land from Residential Suburban-20 (Eno Watershed Overlay) to a planned residential/office development with a utility extension agreement.
  26. 24 Zoning Map Change - Top Golf Durham Mixed Use Phase 2
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentParks and recreationRezoning
    Public hearing on rezoning industrial park land near the I-40 corridor to commercial general use with a development plan, for the second phase of the Top Golf Durham mixed-use project.

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