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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, November 18, 2024

Regular meeting Contracts and procurementWater and sewerStormwater and floodingAppointments and personnelHousing and affordabilityPublic facilitiesRezoningAnnexationBudget and appropriationsCivil rights and nondiscriminationEnvironment and sustainabilityGrants and outside fundingRoads and transportationTransitEconomic development incentivesFees and utility ratesHealth and human servicesParks and recreationPolice and public safetySubdivision and site plans

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Durham's council set a guaranteed maximum price of $21,860,400 for rebuilding the Durham Station transit center on November 18, 2024, bringing the construction manager at risk contract with the Samet and W.C. Construction joint venture to $21,950,402 with a further $962,151 in contingency. It also bought 12.2 acres on Junction Road for $2,000,000 for a GoDurham Access maintenance facility.

Five public hearings closed the meeting, four of them about the city's edge. Three were consolidated annexations, Constitution Drive right-of-way, Doc Nichols Towns and Tri-Creek, each bringing land into the city with a utility extension agreement and a rezoning from county to city jurisdiction; two of them sit in the Falls/Jordan watershed overlay. The other two were rezonings, Vivo Living Durham on the I-40 corridor and an expansion for Caring House. The consent agenda doubled the city's Spanish interpretation contract to $270,000, awarded $1,172,653.10 for polymer system work at the Brown water treatment plant, and accepted a $175,000 community policing development micro-grant.

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  1. 1Durham Open Space & Trails Commission - Appointment
  2. 2Durham City-County Appearance Commission - Appointments
  3. 3Human Relations Commission - Appointments
  4. 4Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee - Appointment
  5. 5FY 2025-26 Budget Development Schedule
  6. 6Contract Modification with Language Service Solutions, LLC for Spanis…
  7. 7Durham Station Transit Center Improvements Project - Guaranteed Maxim…
  8. 8Proposed Acquisition of Property for the GoDurham Access Maintenance…
  9. 9Design-Build Services Contract with Columbarium Planners, Inc. for th…
  10. 10ARPA - Bridging Business Opportunity and Equity Project
  11. 11Janitorial Services Contract for the Durham Armory
  12. 122024 Community Policing Development Micro-Grant Grant Project Ordinan…
  13. 13Street and Utility Acceptances
  14. 14Stream Vegetation Management Contract with Ripple EcoSolutions, LLC (…
  15. 15Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Inspections (SD-2024-09)
  16. 16Contract Amendment No. 3 for SD-2021-06 Municipal Separate Storm Sewe…
  17. 17Contract Amendment No. 1 for SD-2023-01 Drainage Structure Access and…
  18. 18Contract with Parkmobile, LLC, for Pay-By-Phone Mobile Payment Servic…
  19. 19Fellowship Placement Agreement Between the City of Durham and FUSE Co…
  20. 20Award of Construction Contract to Carolina Civilworks Inc. for Brown…
  21. 21Consolidated Annexation – Constitution Drive Right-of-Way
  22. 22Zoning Map Change – Vivo Living Durham
  23. 23Consolidated Annexation – Doc Nichols Towns
  24. 24Consolidated Annexation – Tri-Creek
  25. 25Zoning Map Change – Caring House Expansion

Agenda items (25)

Contract or award · 13Public hearing · 5Appointment · 4Budget action · 2Consent agenda · 1
  1. 1 Durham Open Space & Trails Commission - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    An at-large appointment to the Open Space and Trails Commission with a term ending June 30, 2026.
  2. 2 Durham City-County Appearance Commission - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Two appointments to the City-County Appearance Commission, filling a resignation and a termination, with terms ending April 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026.
  3. 3 Human Relations Commission - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelCivil rights and nondiscrimination
    Two appointments to the Human Relations Commission filling resignations, with terms ending June 30, 2025.
  4. 4 Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelBudget and appropriations
    An at-large appointment to the Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee with a term ending June 30, 2026.
  5. 5 FY 2025-26 Budget Development Schedule
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    Adoption of the calendar for building the FY 2025-26 budget.
  6. 6 Contract Modification with Language Service Solutions, LLC for Spanish Interpretation and Translation Services
    Contract or award Civil rights and nondiscriminationContracts and procurement
    A second amendment adding $150,000 to the city's Spanish language access contract, raising it to $270,000.
  7. 7 Durham Station Transit Center Improvements Project - Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilitiesTransit
    A guaranteed maximum price amendment with Samet Corporation and W.C. Construction Company, a joint venture, capping construction at $21,860,400 for a revised construction manager at risk contract of $21,950,402, with $962,151 in contingency and a modification ceiling of $22,912,553.
  8. 8 Proposed Acquisition of Property for the GoDurham Access Maintenance Facility
    Contract or award Public facilitiesTransit
    Purchase of about 12.2 acres at 730, 734 and 740 Junction Road from Omni Builder Group Corp. and Home-Kim/HK Windows, Inc. for $2,000,000, for a GoDurham Access maintenance facility.
  9. 9 Design-Build Services Contract with Columbarium Planners, Inc. for the Beechwood Cemetery Columbarium Project
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilities
    A finding that design-build is in the city's interest for a columbarium at Beechwood Cemetery, a $17,500 preliminary design and preconstruction contract, and authority to amend for construction up to $157,500, for $175,000 in all with $5,000 contingency and a $180,000 ceiling.
  10. 10 ARPA - Bridging Business Opportunity and Equity Project
    Contract or award Economic development incentivesGrants and outside funding
    A federal recovery subaward to Infinity Bridges, Inc. not to exceed $400,035.
  11. 11 Janitorial Services Contract for the Durham Armory
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPublic facilities
    A janitorial contract for the Durham Armory with Top Notch Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning, LLC, not to exceed $129,000.
  12. 12 2024 Community Policing Development Micro-Grant Grant Project Ordinance
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingPolice and public safety
    Acceptance of a $175,000 community policing development micro-grant and the ordinance appropriating it.
  1. 14 Stream Vegetation Management Contract with Ripple EcoSolutions, LLC (SP-2025-03)
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementEnvironment and sustainabilityStormwater and flooding
    A stream vegetation management contract for $76,111 with a 15 percent contingency of $11,417, capped at $87,528.
  2. 15 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Inspections (SD-2024-09)
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementStormwater and floodingWater and sewer
    A storm sewer inspection contract with Vision NC, LLC for $229,900.
  3. 16 Contract Amendment No. 3 for SD-2021-06 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Inspections
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementStormwater and floodingWater and sewer
    A one-year renewal with Duke's Root Control, Inc. for $371,600, bringing the contract to $1,510,150.
  4. 17 Contract Amendment No. 1 for SD-2023-01 Drainage Structure Access and Stabilization
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementStormwater and flooding
    An additional $183,827 with White Oak Construction Corp of N.C., bringing the contract to $557,796 and the ceiling with remaining contingency to $613,891.
  5. 18 Contract with Parkmobile, LLC, for Pay-By-Phone Mobile Payment Services
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementFees and utility ratesRoads and transportation
    A contract with Parkmobile for pay-by-phone parking payments.
  6. 19 Fellowship Placement Agreement Between the City of Durham and FUSE Corps for Treatment Plant Energy Efficiency
    Contract or award Environment and sustainabilityWater and sewer
    A $180,000 agreement with the nonprofit FUSE Corps placing an executive fellow to work on treatment plant energy efficiency.
  7. 20 Award of Construction Contract to Carolina Civilworks Inc. for Brown Water Treatment Plant Dewatering Polymer System Modifications
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    A construction contract not to exceed $1,172,653.10 with $117,265 contingency and a ceiling of $1,289,918.10.
  8. 21 Consolidated Annexation – Constitution Drive Right-of-Way
    Public hearing AnnexationWater and sewer
    A public hearing on annexing the Constitution Drive right-of-way, a utility extension agreement with Southland Associates, Inc., and moving the property from county to city Residential Suburban-20 zoning, with a consistency statement.
  9. 22 Zoning Map Change – Vivo Living Durham
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityRezoning
    A public hearing on rezoning property from Office and Institutional within the I-40 major transportation corridor to Planned Development Residential 53.390, with a consistency statement.
  10. 23 Consolidated Annexation – Doc Nichols Towns
    Public hearing AnnexationHousing and affordabilityRezoningStormwater and floodingWater and sewer
    A public hearing on annexing Doc Nichols Towns, a utility extension agreement with Milan Realty, LLC, and rezoning from county Residential Rural to city Planned Development Residential 5.555, both inside Falls/Jordan Watershed Overlay District B, with a consistency statement.
  11. 24 Consolidated Annexation – Tri-Creek
    Public hearing AnnexationHousing and affordabilityRezoningStormwater and floodingWater and sewer
    A public hearing on annexing Tri-Creek, a utility extension agreement with Marsh & Partners, LLC, and rezoning from county Residential Rural to city Planned Development Residential 3.768, both inside Falls/Jordan Watershed Overlay District B, with a consistency statement.
  12. 25 Zoning Map Change – Caring House Expansion
    Public hearing Health and human servicesHousing and affordabilityRezoning
    A public hearing on a rezoning for the Caring House expansion, moving the property from one Planned Development Residential designation to another, with a consistency statement.

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