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Regular City Council Meeting

City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, March 21, 2022

Regular meeting Contracts and procurementAnnexationAppointments and personnelBonds and debtBudget and appropriationsEthics and transparencyGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreementsLand conversion and large developmentPolice and public safetyRezoningRoads and transportationSubdivision and site plansWater and sewer

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Durham City Council holds a public hearing on annexing the Carver Street Assemblage and rezoning it to Planned Development Residential 7.000. A linked motion would authorize a utility extension agreement with Kelley Development Company. The council also opens its FY2022-23 budget process, with a hearing on the coming budget and the FY2023-28 Capital Improvement Plan. A third hearing covers TROSA's Main Campus Expansion, a special use permit and site plan for the recovery program's campus.

The consent agenda includes two appointments to the City-County Appearance Commission and a $356,142 grant to ACRA for affordable rental preservation. It also includes a $1,431,150 contract for Bragtown sidewalk improvements. A $150,000 increase would bring the city's communications consulting contract with moss+ross LLC to $300,000. A $170,745 interlocal agreement would continue the Gang Reduction Strategy with Durham County.

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Agenda items (11)

Contract or award · 4Public hearing · 2Proclamation or recognition · 1Appointment · 1Staff or committee report · 1Resolution · 1Ordinance · 1
  1. March for Meals Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    The council will proclaim March as March for Meals Month.
  2. 1 Durham City-County Appearance Commission - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The council would reappoint Thomas J. Flynn and appoint Leah F. Selvy to the Durham City-County Appearance Commission, both with terms expiring April 1, 2025, after Flynn's term expired and Lyn McClay resigned.
  3. 2 Audit Services Oversight Committee - 2021 Annual Report
    Staff or committee report Ethics and transparency
    The council would receive the Audit Services Oversight Committee's 2021 annual report.
  4. 3 ACRA Fitts-Powell Affordable Rental Preservation Grant Agreement
    Contract or award Bonds and debtGrants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    The council would authorize a grant agreement with ACRA worth up to $356,142 in Affordable Housing Bond funds for the Fitts-Powell affordable rental preservation project, including $15,000 to relocate tenants temporarily during the work.
  5. 4 Amendment #1 to Contract #17648 with moss+ross LLC for Communications Consulting Services
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    The council would extend the city's communications consulting contract with moss+ross LLC by 18 months and add $150,000, funded with Dedicated Housing Funds, bringing its total value from $150,000 to $300,000.
  6. 5 Durham City-County Interlocal Agreement for Continuation of the Gang Reduction Strategy
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safety
    The council would authorize an interlocal agreement with Durham County worth up to $170,745 to continue the Gang Reduction Strategy.
  7. 6 Resolution Authorizing the Virtual City Auction
    Resolution
    The council would adopt a resolution authorizing a virtual city auction for April 3, 2022 at 6 p.m.
  8. 7 Contract SW-87, Bragtown Sidewalk Improvements 2022
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementRoads and transportation
    The council would award a $1,431,150 contract to SA Hauling & Utilities, LLC for the Bragtown Sidewalk Improvements 2022 project, set up a $71,557.50 contingency fund, and let the city manager negotiate change orders up to a total of $1,502,707.50.
  9. 10 Public Hearing on the FY2022-23 Budget and FY2023-2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
    Public hearing Budget and appropriations
    The council holds a public hearing to take comments on the developing FY2022-23 budget and FY2023-28 Capital Improvement Plan.
  10. 11 Consolidated Annexation - Carver Street Assemblage
    Ordinance AnnexationRezoningWater and sewer
    The council holds a public hearing on annexing the Carver Street Assemblage into Durham effective March 31, 2022, and on a utility extension agreement with Kelley Development Company, LLC. A companion ordinance would rezone the property from Residential Suburban-20 and Residential Urban-5 to Planned Development Residential 7.000, and the council would adopt a required consistency statement.
  11. 12 Consolidated Item - TROSA Main Campus Expansion
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plans
    The council holds a public hearing on TROSA's Main Campus Expansion, considering a major special use permit (case M2100001) and a major site plan (case D2100306).

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