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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, December 2, 2024

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What's on this agenda

Durham's council awarded a $20,355,978 construction contract to Moffat Pipe on December 2, 2024, to rehabilitate and replace utilities along the West Club Boulevard corridor, with $2,035,597 in contingency behind it. The same agenda carried a condemnation resolution taking an easement at 1025 Ninth Street for that project, and a $267,508.66 engineering amendment with Dewberry that pushes its design contract to $2,150,615.87.

Four public hearings closed the evening. Two were rezonings, Vivo Living Ivy Creek to Planned Development Residential and a Hillsborough Road parcel to Commercial Infill. One was a statutory vested rights determination for Davis Park Pod G, fixing its site plan expiry at December 2, 2029. The last would permanently close 2,899 square feet of the old Victory Lane cul-de-sac. Elsewhere on the consent agenda, the council took up $1,000,000 in federal recovery money for the Fayetteville Street corridor, accepted $750,000 from Durham County for digital equity work and $297,140 from the Department of Energy for rooftop solar at the W.D. Hill Recreation Center, and confirmed five appointments to the Civilian Police Review Board.

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  1. 1Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission - Appointment
  2. 3Approval of City Council Minutes
  3. 4Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June…
  4. 5Appointments & Reappointment to the Civilian Police Review Board
  5. 6ARPA Project – Fayetteville Street Corridor Planning & Infrastructure…
  6. 7First Amendment to ARPA Project – Multifamily Support & Supply (MASS)…
  7. 8First Amendment to ARPA Project – Durham Affordable Sustainable Homes…
  8. 9ARPA – Interlocal Agreement with Durham County to Support Digital Equ…
  9. 10Historic Preservation Fund Grant Project Ordinance
  10. 11Contract Renewal for FY25 Domestic Violence and Gang Reduction Agreem…
  11. 12Data Use Agreement Between the City of Durham and Harvard Kennedy Sch…
  12. 14Interlocal Agreement with Durham County for Joint Funding of the Low-…
  13. 15Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Sewer Vac Truck
  14. 16Condemnation Action to Obtain One Easement at 1025 Ninth Street for t…
  15. 17Condemnation Action at 407 Morreene Road for the Bicycle and Pedestri…
  16. 18Condemnation Action at 929 Morreene Road (SW-47)
  17. 19Resolution Accepting the US Department of Energy Energy Efficiency an…
  18. 212024 Third Quarter Crime Report
  19. 22Street and Utility Acceptances
  20. 23Amendment No. 2 to Professional Engineering Services Contract with De…
  21. 24Construction Award to Moffat Pipe Inc. for the West Club Blvd. Corrid…
  22. 25Resolution to Authorize an Application for Drinking Water State Revol…
  23. 26Amendment 1 to the Professional Services Contract with McKim & Creed…
  24. 32Authorization for Loan Assignment from Crescent Acquisitions, LLC for…
  25. 28Zoning Map Change – Vivo Living Ivy Creek
  26. 29Zoning Map Change – Hillsborough Road Commercial
  27. 30Statutory Vested Rights Determination – Davis Park Pod G
  28. 31Street Closing - Permanent Closing of 2,899 Square Feet of Victory La…

Agenda items (28)

Contract or award · 12Resolution · 5Public hearing · 4Appointment · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Budget action · 1Consent agenda · 1
  1. 1 Durham Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission - Appointment
    A youth appointment to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, filling a resignation, with a term ending August 31, 2027.
  2. 3 Approval of City Council Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Minutes of eight meetings from September and October 2024.
  3. 4 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
    The external auditor's annual financial report for FY2024, presented to the November 21 work session and formally received here.
  4. 5 Appointments & Reappointment to the Civilian Police Review Board
    Confirmation of four city manager appointments and one reappointment to the Civilian Police Review Board, all with terms ending June 30, 2028.
  5. 6 ARPA Project – Fayetteville Street Corridor Planning & Infrastructure Community Assistance Initiative
    A federal recovery subrecipient grant agreement with Fayetteville Street Planning Group, Inc. and United Way of the Greater Triangle, not to exceed $1,000,000.
  6. 7 First Amendment to ARPA Project – Multifamily Support & Supply (MASS), Durham Community Land Trustees
    An amendment to the recovery grant agreement with Durham Community Land Trustees for the Multifamily Support and Supply program.
  7. 8 First Amendment to ARPA Project – Durham Affordable Sustainable Homes (DASH), Durham Community Land Trustees
    An amendment to the recovery grant agreement with Durham Community Land Trustees for the Durham Affordable Sustainable Homes program.
  8. 9 ARPA – Interlocal Agreement with Durham County to Support Digital Equity Efforts
    Acceptance of $750,000 in Durham County recovery funds for digital equity work, with an interlocal agreement and a grant project ordinance superseding an earlier one.
  9. 10 Historic Preservation Fund Grant Project Ordinance
    Acceptance of a $25,000 2024 Historic Preservation Fund grant to pay for an architectural inventory survey and a National Register nomination for Emorywood Estates.
  10. 11 Contract Renewal for FY25 Domestic Violence and Gang Reduction Agreement with NC Administrative Office of the Courts
    Up to $286,342 to fund two assistant district attorneys and a legal assistant in the Durham district attorney's office working domestic violence and gang cases.
  11. 12 Data Use Agreement Between the City of Durham and Harvard Kennedy School
    A data use agreement giving Harvard Kennedy School researchers access to city employee personnel files, subject to limits set in the agreement.
  12. 14 Interlocal Agreement with Durham County for Joint Funding of the Low-Income Homeowner's Relief Program
    A joint agreement with Durham County covering up to $500,000 in program grants and $127,500 in administrative and outreach reimbursements for the Low-Income Homeowner's Relief Program.
  13. 15 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract – Sewer Vac Truck
    Contract or award Water and sewer
    Purchase of one sewer vacuum truck from Infrastructure Solutions Group of Mooresville for $588,637.92.
  14. 16 Condemnation Action to Obtain One Easement at 1025 Ninth Street for the West Club Boulevard Utility Rehabilitation and Replacement Project
    A resolution authorizing condemnation of part of 1025 Ninth Street for the West Club Boulevard utility project.
    • 1025 Ninth St · Poplin, Michael F; Poplin, Kenneth P · 0.20 acres · assessed $457,317
  15. 17 Condemnation Action at 407 Morreene Road for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Project (SW-47)
    A resolution authorizing condemnation of a fee simple area and an easement at 407 Morreene Road for the Morreene Road bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
  16. 18 Condemnation Action at 929 Morreene Road (SW-47)
    A resolution authorizing condemnation of a fee simple area and an easement at 929 Morreene Road for the same bicycle and pedestrian project.
    • 929 Morreene Rd · Partners Place Homeowners Association · 3.4 acres · assessed $100
  17. 19 Resolution Accepting the US Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Formula Funding
    Acceptance of $297,140 from the Department of Energy to install rooftop solar at the W.D. Hill Recreation Center, with a capital improvement ordinance amendment.
  18. 21 2024 Third Quarter Crime Report
    Staff or committee report Police and public safety
    The third quarter crime report, presented at the November 21 work session and formally received.
  1. 23 Amendment No. 2 to Professional Engineering Services Contract with Dewberry Engineers for the West Club Boulevard Corridor Utility Rehabilitation Project
    An additional $267,508.66 in engineering services, raising the contract to $2,150,615.87, with contingency raised to $159,409.78 and a ceiling of $2,310,025.65.
  2. 24 Construction Award to Moffat Pipe Inc. for the West Club Blvd. Corridor Utility Rehabilitation and Replacement Project
    A construction contract with Moffat Pipe, Inc. not to exceed $20,355,978, with a $2,035,597 contingency fund and a modification ceiling of $22,391,575.
  3. 25 Resolution to Authorize an Application for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants Study Grant Funding
    A resolution supporting an application for up to $500,000 in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund money to study emerging contaminants.
  4. 26 Amendment 1 to the Professional Services Contract with McKim & Creed for the NC 751 Sewer Outfall Improvements
    An additional $1,365,600 in engineering services, raising the contract to $1,528,300, with contingency to $152,700 and a ceiling of $1,681,000.
  5. 32 Authorization for Loan Assignment from Crescent Acquisitions, LLC for the Development of Sandy Ridge Villas
    Contract or award Housing and affordability
    The city accepts assignment of a $3.1 million loan for the Sandy Ridge Villas development, with authority for the manager to make non-material document changes that neither increase the city's obligations nor materially reduce its benefits.
  6. 28 Zoning Map Change – Vivo Living Ivy Creek
    A public hearing and vote on rezoning property from Commercial General and Office and Institutional, both with development plans, to Planned Development Residential 35.654, with the consistency statement N.C.G.S. 160D-605 requires.
  7. 29 Zoning Map Change – Hillsborough Road Commercial
    Public hearing Rezoning
    A public hearing and vote on rezoning property from Compact Design-Support 2 to Commercial Infill with a textual development plan, with a consistency statement.
  8. 30 Statutory Vested Rights Determination – Davis Park Pod G
    A public hearing on granting statutory vested rights to site plan D2200108, Davis Park Pod G, with the site plan expiring December 2, 2029.
  9. 31 Street Closing - Permanent Closing of 2,899 Square Feet of Victory Lane
    Public hearing Roads and transportation
    A public hearing on permanently closing the portions of the cul-de-sac that once formed the end of Victory Lane, 2,899 square feet in all.

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