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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, November 17, 2025

Regular meeting Appointments and personnelHousing and affordabilityTransitWater and sewerComprehensive planContracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHomelessness and shelterIntergovernmental agreementsParks and recreationPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationStormwater and flooding

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What's on this agenda

Durham's city council takes up a loan of up to $17 million for the first phase of The Villages of Hayti redevelopment, the affordable housing project on the former Fayette Place site, at its November 17 meeting. The council also holds a public hearing on permanently closing 229 feet of Hayti Lane east of Old Fayetteville Street and redesignating the land as a transit opportunity area in the comprehensive plan.

Consent items include an $8.5 million contract for South Ellerbe Restoration utility and drainage upgrades, a design-build contract worth up to $5.9 million for Carolina Theatre HVAC upgrades, a $313,750 increase to a homelessness coordinated-entry services contract, new procedures for city boards and commissions, and a $117,649 Department of Justice community policing micro-grant.

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Agenda items (12)

Consent agenda · 9Staff or committee report · 2Public hearing · 1
  1. 10 Durham Parks and Recreation FY2025 Annual Report
    Staff or committee report Parks and recreation
    The council receives the Parks and Recreation department's FY2025 annual report.
  2. 13 Source Water Resiliency & Response Plan Update
    Staff or committee report Water and sewer
    The council acknowledges an update to the city's water system risk and resiliency plan.
  3. 16 Public Hearing: Permanent Closure of Hayti Lane
    Public hearing Comprehensive planRoads and transportationTransit
    A public hearing on permanently closing 229 feet of Hayti Lane east of Old Fayetteville Street and redesignating the resulting parcel as a Transit Opportunity Area in the comprehensive plan.

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