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City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, November 2, 2026 at 7:00 pm

Regular meeting Contracts and procurementWater and sewerEnvironment and sustainabilityHousing and affordabilityAppointments and personnelArts and public artBudget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingLand conversion and large developmentPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesSubdivision and site plans

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What's on this agenda

City Council holds a public hearing on Sunrock's proposed Camden concrete manufacturing plant and then takes two motions, one on its major special use permit and one on its major site plan. The agenda carries no detail on the site or the staff findings.

The consent agenda's largest item is a six-year, $7.78 million service and upgrade agreement with Motorola Solutions. It also carries a $1.57 million generator maintenance contract for the water plants, a five-year $760,374 office lease at Provident1898 for the economic development office, a condemnation to take a sewer easement at 1622 Crystal Creek Drive, and about $1.09 million in federal workforce grants. The consent agenda also holds the FY 2027-28 budget calendar and an Environmental Affairs Board appointment.

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Jump to an item (22 on this agenda)
  1. Call to Order
  2. Moment of Silent Meditation
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Roll Call
  5. Clyde Lensley McPhatter Day Proclamation
  6. Recognition - Team YL3C (Youth Lead Centered Created and Communicated)
  7. Announcements by Council
  8. Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
  9. 1Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board - Appointment
  10. 2FY 2027-28 Budget Development Schedule
  11. 3Service Agreement and System Upgrade Agreement with Motorola Solution…
  12. 4Proposed Lease at Provident1898 for the Office of Economic and Workfo…
  13. 5Eminent Domain Action to Obtain a Sanitary Sewer Easement at 1622 Cry…
  14. 6U.S. Department of Labor Grant Project Ordinances for WIOA Grants
  15. 7First Amendment to Contract with Eckerd Connects for WIOA Adult and D…
  16. 8Utility Extension Agreement with Durham Community Land Trustees Inc.…
  17. 9Service Contract Award to Gregory Poole Equipment Company for Generat…
  18. 12Consolidated Item - Sunrock Camden Concrete Manufacturing Plant Major…
  19. Other Matters
  20. Adjournment
  21. 10Durham Housing Authority - State of DHA
  22. 11Tree Canopy Assessment Presentation

Agenda items (22)

Procedural · 8Contract or award · 5Proclamation or recognition · 2Budget action · 2Staff or committee report · 2Appointment · 1Resolution · 1Public hearing · 1
  1. Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. Moment of Silent Meditation
    Procedural
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  4. Roll Call
    Procedural
  5. Clyde Lensley McPhatter Day Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Arts and public art
  6. Recognition - Team YL3C (Youth Lead Centered Created and Communicated)
    Proclamation or recognition
  7. Announcements by Council
    Procedural
  8. Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
    Procedural
  9. 1 Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnelEnvironment and sustainability
    Appoints Jefferson S. Crawford to an at-large seat through June 30, 2027, filling the vacancy left by Sandra D. Howell's resignation.
  10. 2 FY 2027-28 Budget Development Schedule
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    Adopts the calendar for building next year's budget, presented at the October 22 work session.
  11. 3 Service Agreement and System Upgrade Agreement with Motorola Solutions Inc.
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementPolice and public safety
    A six-year service and system upgrade agreement with Motorola Solutions, FY27 through FY32, for $7,777,420.27.
  12. 4 Proposed Lease at Provident1898 for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development
    Contract or award Public facilities
    A five-year, $760,374.48 lease for office space and memberships at 411 W. Chapel Hill Street, Suite C2, for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
  13. 5 Eminent Domain Action to Obtain a Sanitary Sewer Easement at 1622 Crystal Creek Drive for the WS-86 Project
    Resolution Water and sewer
    A resolution authorizing condemnation of part of 1622 Crystal Creek Drive for a sewer easement needed by phase one of the WS-86 water and sewer extension.
  14. 6 U.S. Department of Labor Grant Project Ordinances for WIOA Grants
    Budget action Grants and outside funding
    Recognizes two federal workforce grants: $562,936 for the employment training program and $527,750 for a First Step Act program that helps people returning from prison find work.
  15. 7 First Amendment to Contract with Eckerd Connects for WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
    Adds $160,000 for October 2026 through September 2027, bringing Eckerd Connects' contract to run adult and dislocated worker programs to $684,000.
  16. 8 Utility Extension Agreement with Durham Community Land Trustees Inc. to serve Alma Street Commons
    Contract or award Housing and affordabilityWater and sewer
    Lets Durham Community Land Trustees extend city water and sewer to its Alma Street Commons development.
  17. 9 Service Contract Award to Gregory Poole Equipment Company for Generator Maintenance
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    Routine maintenance and emergency repair of generators at Water Management plants and facilities, up to $1,572,174.45.
  18. 12 Consolidated Item - Sunrock Camden Concrete Manufacturing Plant Major Special Use Permit and Major Site Plan
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentSubdivision and site plans
    A public hearing and two votes on Sunrock's Camden concrete manufacturing plant: a major special use permit (case M2600001) and a major site plan (case D25003309). The agenda gives no site address.
  19. Other Matters
    Procedural
  20. Adjournment
    Procedural
  21. 10 Durham Housing Authority - State of DHA
    Staff or committee report Housing and affordability
    No action: the presentation was received at the October 22 work session.
  22. 11 Tree Canopy Assessment Presentation
    Staff or committee report Environment and sustainability
    No action: the presentation was received at the October 22 work session.

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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