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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, November 7, 2022

Regular meeting RezoningWater and sewerAnnexationAppointments and personnelSolid waste and recyclingContracts and procurementHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentBonds and debtBudget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityFaith and cultural communitiesGrants and outside fundingPublic facilitiesStormwater and flooding

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Durham's council takes up close to $22 million in revenue bonds to finance the Cedar Trace Apartments. It also weighs a $5.3 million construction contract with Dellinger, Inc. for the Celeste Circle sewer lift station. It holds four public hearings on annexations: 1110 Old Oxford Road, 5202 Leesville Road, and the Junction and Ferrell and Wilkinson Estates tracts. Each pairs the annexation with a rezoning from county to city jurisdiction. A fifth hearing would rezone the Greater Love Worship Center site from office and institutional use to light industrial.

The consent agenda appoints Nadera A. Salaam to the Board of Adjustment, John V. Brown Jr. to the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Valon Alford to the Citizens Advisory Committee. It also carries a $261,631 stormwater grant to the Ellerbee Creek Watershed Association and three refuse-truck purchases totaling about $2.1 million. Council members also take up a resolution backing Duke graduate students' right to organize a union. Separately, they consider a social district that would let Downtown Durham Inc. manage where people can carry alcohol downtown.

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Jump to an item (20 on this agenda)
  1. Ceremonial Items
  2. 1Durham Board of Adjustment - Appointment
  3. 2Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau (Discover Durham) – Joint City-Co…
  4. 3Citizens Advisory Committee - Appointment
  5. 4September 2022 Bid Report
  6. 5Participatory Budgeting Process Performance Audit September 2022
  7. 6American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Green Stormwater Infrastruc…
  8. 7Zoning Map Change - Dearborn Drive Multifamily Motion Correction
  9. 8Approval of a Multifamily Housing Facility to be known as Cedar Trace…
  10. 9Construction Award to Dellinger, Inc. for the Celeste Circle Lift Sta…
  11. 10Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – One (1) "Roto Pac" Automated Re…
  12. 11Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Two (2) "Sidewinder" Automated…
  13. 12Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Two (2) "Roto Pac" Manual Load…
  14. 14Presentation, Ordinance Amendment and Selection of a Designee to Crea…
  15. 23Resolution in Support of the Right of Duke Graduate Students to Organ…
  16. 18Consolidated Annexation Item – 1110 Old Oxford Road
  17. 19Consolidated Annexation - 5202 Leesville Road
  18. 20Consolidated Annexation - Junction and Ferrell
  19. 21Consolidated Annexation - Wilkinson Estates
  20. 22Zoning Map Change - Greater Love Worship Center

Agenda items (20)

Contract or award · 5Public hearing · 5Appointment · 3Staff or committee report · 2Ordinance · 2Resolution · 2Proclamation or recognition · 1
  1. Ceremonial Items
    Proclamation or recognition
    The council reads three proclamations: Family Court Awareness Month, the mayor's monthly civic virtue, and Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
  2. 1 Durham Board of Adjustment - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint Nadera A. Salaam to a regular seat on the Board of Adjustment, succeeding Michael C. Retchless, with the term running through June 2025.
  3. 2 Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau (Discover Durham) – Joint City-County Representative Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint John V. Brown Jr. to the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau board, representing visitor features or entertainment, succeeding Lillian Lois Deloatch.
  4. 3 Citizens Advisory Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint Valon Alford to the Citizens Advisory Committee, succeeding Levon Barnes, with the term running through June 2024.
  5. 4 September 2022 Bid Report
    Staff or committee report Contracts and procurement
    The council receives a report on bids the city manager acted on in September 2022.
  6. 5 Participatory Budgeting Process Performance Audit September 2022
    Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
    The council receives a performance audit of the participatory budgeting process, approved by the Audit Services Oversight Committee on September 26, 2022.
  7. 6 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Green Stormwater Infrastructure Installations
    Contract or award Environment and sustainabilityGrants and outside fundingStormwater and flooding
    The council would authorize the city manager to sign an ARPA subrecipient grant agreement with the Ellerbee Creek Watershed Association for up to $261,631.30 in green stormwater infrastructure.
  8. 7 Zoning Map Change - Dearborn Drive Multifamily Motion Correction
    Ordinance Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    The council would correct a previously adopted motion rezoning the Dearborn Drive property from Residential Urban-5 to Planned Development Residential 19.978, and adopt a required consistency statement.
  9. 8 Approval of a Multifamily Housing Facility to be known as Cedar Trace Apartments in the City of Durham, North Carolina with the Financing thereof with Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
    Resolution Bonds and debtHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentPublic facilities
    The council would adopt a resolution approving the Cedar Trace Apartments multifamily housing project and financing it with revenue bonds of up to $22,000,000.
  10. 9 Construction Award to Dellinger, Inc. for the Celeste Circle Lift Station Project
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    The council would authorize a $4,836,340 construction contract with Dellinger, Inc. for the Celeste Circle lift station, plus a $483,634 contingency fund, capping the total at $5,319,974.
  11. 10 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – One (1) "Roto Pac" Automated Refuse Truck
    Contract or award Solid waste and recycling
    The council would authorize a $445,259.18 contract with Transource, Inc. of Kernersville for one automated "Roto Pac" refuse truck.
  12. 11 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Two (2) "Sidewinder" Automated Refuse Trucks
    Contract or award Solid waste and recycling
    The council would authorize a $799,311.54 contract with Transource, Inc. for two automated "Sidewinder" refuse trucks.
  13. 12 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Two (2) "Roto Pac" Manual Load Refuse Trucks
    Contract or award Solid waste and recycling
    The council would authorize an $891,722.24 contract with Transource, Inc. for two manual-load "Roto Pac" refuse trucks.
  14. 14 Presentation, Ordinance Amendment and Selection of a Designee to Create and Manage a Social District
    Ordinance
    Staff would present a proposed downtown social district, and the council would amend two ordinances on alcohol possession and open containers to allow it. The council would also authorize the city manager to negotiate an agreement making Downtown Durham Inc. the district's designee.
  15. 23 Resolution in Support of the Right of Duke Graduate Students to Organize a Labor Union
    Resolution
    The council would adopt a resolution backing the right of Duke graduate students to organize a labor union.
  16. 18 Consolidated Annexation Item – 1110 Old Oxford Road
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing 1110 Old Oxford Road into the city effective December 31, with a utility extension agreement with M.M. Fowler, Inc. The land would also be rezoned from county Residential Suburban-20 to city Commercial General with a development plan.
  17. 19 Consolidated Annexation - 5202 Leesville Road
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing 5202 Leesville Road effective December 31, 2022, with a utility extension agreement with Beazer Homes, LLC. The land would be rezoned from county Residential Rural to Planned Development Residential 5.441 under city jurisdiction.
    • 5202 Leesville Rd · no matching parcel on file
  18. 20 Consolidated Annexation - Junction and Ferrell
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing the Junction and Ferrell tract, with a utility extension agreement with Scannell Properties #515, LLC. The land keeps its Industrial Light zoning but shifts from county to city jurisdiction.
  19. 21 Consolidated Annexation - Wilkinson Estates
    Public hearing AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing the Wilkinson Estates tract effective December 31, 2022, with a utility extension agreement with LTB Developers, LLC. The land would be rezoned from county Residential Rural to Planned Development Residential 3.885 under city jurisdiction.
  20. 22 Zoning Map Change - Greater Love Worship Center
    Public hearing Faith and cultural communitiesRezoning
    The council holds a public hearing on rezoning the Greater Love Worship Center property from Office and Institutional to Industrial Light.

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