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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, October 17, 2022

Regular meeting Contracts and procurementAppointments and personnelHousing and affordabilityWater and sewerGrants and outside fundingRezoningBudget and appropriationsLand conversion and large developmentAnnexationCivil rights and nondiscriminationDEI programsIntergovernmental agreementsRoads and transportationTransitBroadband and technologyFaith and cultural communitiesHealth and human servicesParks and recreationPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesStormwater and flooding

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Durham's council votes on an ordinance to create the city's first Social District, after a staff presentation on the plan. Four public hearings follow: rezonings at 4214 Fayetteville Road and on South Alston Avenue, and annexations of the Courtyards at Doc Nichols II and Kemp Road Residential developments, plus a vote to permanently close Water Street.

The consent agenda includes a $4,448,550 contract for Hydrostructures to inspect sewer outfalls in north Durham and a $1.1 million amendment for biosolids handling at the North Durham Water Reclamation Facilities. The council would also appoint seven people to city boards and commissions, repay $675,298 in stabilization funds to the state, and accept two HUD fair housing grants.

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  1. Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
  2. Recognition of 2022 Housing North Carolina Award
  3. National Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation
  4. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Proclamation
  5. 1Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (Discover Durham) - Mayoral App…
  6. 2Durham Housing Authority Board of Commissioners – Mayoral Appointment
  7. 3Workforce Development Board - Mayoral Appointment
  8. 4Durham Planning Commission – Appointment
  9. 5Recreation Advisory Commission - Mayoral Appointment
  10. 6Racial Equity Commission - Appointment
  11. 7Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee - Appointment
  12. 8Approval of City Council Minutes
  13. 9Request to Carryover Funding from Fiscal Year 2021-22 to Fiscal Year…
  14. 10Participatory Budgeting (PB) Durham Cycle III
  15. 11American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Durham: The City of Books
  16. 12Interlocal Agreement for Procurement of Buses, Bus Equipment and Parts
  17. 13Award of a Non-Professional Services Contract to Hydrostructures, Pro…
  18. 14Amendment #1 to Contract 18648, with EMA Resources, Inc. for Handling…
  19. 15Town of Cary-City of Durham Western Intake Partnership Water Treatmen…
  20. 16Contract with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for the City's Learning Mana…
  21. 17Amendment #3 to Contract with Iset Excelsior, LLC for Equitable Commu…
  22. 18Amendment #2 to Contract with the Durham Committee on the Affairs of…
  23. 20U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY23 Fair Hous…
  24. 21U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Special Enforcement…
  25. 22Durham Workforce Development Board, Workforce Innovation and Opportun…
  26. 23Durham Workforce Development Board, Workforce Innovation and Opportun…
  27. 25Contract with World Wide Technology, LLC for a Metropolitan Area Netw…
  28. 33Repayment of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Funds (Neighborhood…
  29. 24Presentation and Ordinance to Create a Social District
  30. 274214 Fayetteville Road - Zoning Map Change
  31. 28Consolidated Annexation - Courtyards at Doc Nichols II
  32. 29Permanent Closing of Water Street
  33. 30South Alston Avenue - Zoning Map Change
  34. 31Consolidated Annexation - Kemp Road Residential

Agenda items (34)

Contract or award · 11Appointment · 7Budget action · 5Public hearing · 5Proclamation or recognition · 4Minutes approval · 1Ordinance · 1
  1. Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communities
    The council recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month.
  2. Recognition of 2022 Housing North Carolina Award
    Proclamation or recognition Housing and affordability
    The council recognizes the city's 2022 Housing North Carolina Award.
  3. National Disability Employment Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
    The council recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
  4. Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    The council recognizes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
  5. 1 Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (Discover Durham) - Mayoral Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would reappoint Michael D. Page as the mayor's appointee to Discover Durham, the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau, through October 2025.
  6. 2 Durham Housing Authority Board of Commissioners – Mayoral Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelHousing and affordability
    The council would appoint Kimberly V. Williams as the mayor's appointee to the Durham Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, succeeding Nancy C. Westfall, through September 2027.
  7. 3 Workforce Development Board - Mayoral Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint Marshall Williams as the mayor's appointee to the Workforce Development Board, filling the seat Ari Medoff resigned, through June 2026.
  8. 4 Durham Planning Commission – Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint Stephen J. Valentine to the Durham Planning Commission, filling the seat Shaunda Luther resigned, through June 2025.
  9. 5 Recreation Advisory Commission - Mayoral Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    The council would appoint Kenneth Barnes as the mayor's appointee to the Recreation Advisory Commission, succeeding Rebecca Reyes, through August 2025.
  10. 6 Racial Equity Commission - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint Delvin M. Davis to represent Ward 3 on the Racial Equity Commission, filling the seat Nisha Williams resigned, through October 2024.
  11. 7 Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would appoint Desmond Gatling as an at-large member of the Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee, filling the seat Victoria Bright resigned, through June 2024.
  12. 8 Approval of City Council Minutes
    Minutes approval
    The council would approve minutes from five 2022 meetings: an August 24 special meeting, a September 6 regular meeting, a September 6 special meeting, a September 8 work session and a September 13 special meeting.
  13. 9 Request to Carryover Funding from Fiscal Year 2021-22 to Fiscal Year 2022-23, Amend Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget, Other Grant Project Ordinances and Internal Service Fund Spending Plans
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyStormwater and floodingTransit
    A budget ordinance would carry fund balance and encumbrances forward into fiscal 2023 and amend several grant ordinances, including a parks inclusion grant, a watershed protection grant, a Justice Department public-safety grant, two federal transit grants for battery electric buses, and a bulletproof vest partnership grant.
  14. 10 Participatory Budgeting (PB) Durham Cycle III
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    Staff would present the proposed scope for the city's third Participatory Budgeting cycle for fiscal 2023, and the council would vote to approve it.
  15. 11 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Durham: The City of Books
    Contract or award Grants and outside funding
    The council would authorize a $342,749.40 American Rescue Plan Act grant agreement with Book Harvest for the Durham: The City of Books program.
  16. 12 Interlocal Agreement for Procurement of Buses, Bus Equipment and Parts
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementIntergovernmental agreementsRoads and transportationTransit
    The council would authorize an interlocal agreement with the Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority and the Town of Chapel Hill to jointly procure buses, bus equipment and parts, at no cost to Durham.
  17. 13 Award of a Non-Professional Services Contract to Hydrostructures, Professional Association for the Sewer Outfall Inspection Program - North Project
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    The council would award Hydrostructures, Professional Association a contract of up to $4,448,550 to inspect sewer outfalls in north Durham, plus a $450,000 contingency fund, capping the total at $4,898,550.
  18. 14 Amendment #1 to Contract 18648, with EMA Resources, Inc. for Handling and Disposal of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Residuals and Biosolids
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    The council would amend the city's biosolids-handling contract with EMA Resources, adding a fuel surcharge and more solids removal and digester cleaning at the North Durham Water Reclamation Facilities, capping the contract at $2,129,997.65.
  19. 15 Town of Cary-City of Durham Western Intake Partnership Water Treatment Pilot Study Agreement
    Contract or award Intergovernmental agreementsPublic facilitiesWater and sewer
    The council would authorize a $9,000 agreement with the Town of Cary to run a bench and pilot testing study at the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility.
  20. 16 Contract with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for the City's Learning Management System
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    The council would authorize a two-year, $143,791 contract with Cornerstone OnDemand for the city's learning management system.
  21. 17 Amendment #3 to Contract with Iset Excelsior, LLC for Equitable Community Engagement
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementDEI programs
    The council would extend the city's equitable community engagement contract with Iset Excelsior through December, raising it to $92,000.
  22. 18 Amendment #2 to Contract with the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, Inc. for Equitable Community Engagement
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementDEI programs
    The council would extend a similar equitable community engagement contract with the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People through December, raising it to $85,000.
  23. 20 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FY23 Fair Housing Partnership Initiative Grant
    Budget action Civil rights and nondiscriminationGrants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    The council would accept a $15,000 HUD grant for the city's fair housing partnership initiative and adopt the grant project ordinance.
  24. 21 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Special Enforcement Effort Fund
    Budget action Civil rights and nondiscriminationGrants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    The council would accept an $8,000 HUD grant to fund special enforcement of the city's fair housing program.
  25. 22 Durham Workforce Development Board, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program Operations Contract Amendment #3 – Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    The council would add $250,000 to Eckerd Youth Alternatives' contract to run the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act youth program through June 2023, bringing the total to $930,000.
  26. 23 Durham Workforce Development Board, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act NCWorks One Stop Career Center Operations Contract – Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    The council would award Eckerd Youth Alternatives up to $100,000 to operate the NCWorks One Stop Career Center for program year 2022.
  27. 25 Contract with World Wide Technology, LLC for a Metropolitan Area Network Design
    Contract or award Broadband and technologyContracts and procurement
    The council would authorize a $179,454 contract with World Wide Technology to design a fiber network for the city's metropolitan area network.
  28. 33 Repayment of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Funds (Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant Number 11-N-2189) to North Carolina Department of Commerce
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsHousing and affordability
    The council would repay $675,298 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds to the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
  29. 24 Presentation and Ordinance to Create a Social District
    Ordinance
    Staff would present a proposed Social District, and the council would vote on an ordinance amending the Durham City Code to create one.
  30. 27 4214 Fayetteville Road - Zoning Map Change
    Public hearing Rezoning
    The council holds a public hearing on rezoning 4214 Fayetteville Road from Residential Suburban-20 to Office and Institutional with a development plan.
  31. 28 Consolidated Annexation - Courtyards at Doc Nichols II
    Public hearing AnnexationLand conversion and large developmentRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing the Courtyards at Doc Nichols II development, effective December 31, and a utility extension agreement with the developer, EPCON Communities. A related zoning change would move the site from county Residential Rural to city Planned Development Residential at 2.242 units per acre.
  32. 29 Permanent Closing of Water Street
    Public hearing Roads and transportation
    The council holds a public hearing on permanently closing Water Street and authorizing the city manager to sign the street closing plat.
  33. 30 South Alston Avenue - Zoning Map Change
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentRezoning
    The council holds a public hearing on rezoning land on South Alston Avenue from Office and Institutional to Planned Development Residential at 15.371 units per acre.
  34. 31 Consolidated Annexation - Kemp Road Residential
    Public hearing AnnexationLand conversion and large developmentRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing the Kemp Road Residential development, effective December 31, and a utility extension agreement with the developer, Bethesda Association L.L.C. Related zoning changes would convert part of the land to city Planned Development Residential at 3.160 units per acre and part to Rural Residential with a text-only development plan.

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