City Council - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Meeting Date
- September 24, 2026
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Thursday, September 24, 2026
32 items on the agenda.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Announcements by Council
Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
Public Comment Period
Karen Boswell
To receive comments from Karen Boswell.
Citizens Advisory Committee - Appointment
To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Citizens Advisory Committee with the term to expire on June 30, 2029. (Due to the resignation of Kayla Rudisel)
Durham Board of Adjustment - Appointment
To appoint a resident to fill one (1) vacancy on the Durham Board of Adjustment representing Regular Member with the term to expire on June 30, 2028. (Due to the resignation of Brian S. Godfrey)
Renewal Contract for State and Federal Lobbying Services
To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the Contract for State Lobbying Services with Checkmate Government Relations, LLC, in an amount not-to-exceed $480,000; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the Contract for Federal Lobbying Services with The Ferguson Group, L.L.C. (Washington, D.C.), in an amount not-to-exceed $346,000.
FY 2025-26 Fourth Quarter Financial Report
To receive a report on the FY 2025-26 Fourth Quarter Financial Report.
Cooperative Group Purchase Contract– Change Order to Three (3) Custom Pumper Fire Trucks
To authorize the City Manager to execute a change order contract with Sutphen Corporation of Amlin, OH for the requested change order modifications in the amount of $119,044.11.
Eminent Domain Action to Obtain One Temporary Construction Easement at 710 W. Cornwallis Road for the SW-45 Bike and Sidewalk Project
To adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Condemnation of a Portion of 710 W. Cornwallis Road for the SW-45 Bike and Sidewalk Project.
Eminent Domain Action to Obtain One Temporary Construction Easement at 3414 Hillsborough Road for the SW-52 Sidewalk Project
To adopt a Resolution authorizing the Condemnation of a Portion of 3414 Hillsborough Road for the SW-52 Sidewalk Project.
Amendment 2 to Structural Maintenance Improvements for Parking Facilities - Design Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
To authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment 2 to Design Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $143,800 for a revised, total contract amount not to exceed $815,600; To maintain a contingency fund for the contract in the amount of $43,300; and To authorize the City Manager to execute modifications to the Owner-Engineer agreement provided the total cost of the contract does not exceed $858,900.
Consultant Contract for Compensation and Classification Study
To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for conducting a comprehensive compensation and classification study with Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $399,700.
Approval of Amendments to the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Bylaws
To approve the proposed amendments to the Citizens Advisory Committee's (CAC) Bylaws.
Application for Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Grant
To authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program grant through the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund in the amount of $15,000,000.
Utility Extension Agreement with Set Up Now Investments, LLC to serve Fern Street Lots
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with Set Up Now Investments, LLC to serve Fern Street Lots.
Utility Extension Agreement with Family Building Company II LLC to serve 2629 Harvard Avenue Lots
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with Family Building Company II LLC to serve 2629 Harvard Avenue Lots.
Utility Extension Agreement with Rafael Darrell Lopez Lopez and Alona Perov to serve 1900 and 1902 Angier Avenue
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with Rafael Darrell Lopez Lopez and Alona Perov to serve 1900 and 1902 Angier Avenue.
2026 Second Quarter Crime Report [25 minutes]
To receive a presentation on the 2026 Second Quarter Crime Report; and To receive the 2026 Second Quarter Crime Report.
Consent to Contract Assignment – Neighborhood Compass Data Portal (Contract No. 19116) from Neighborhood Data Works to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
To authorize the City Manager to execute the Consent to Contract Assignment for the Neighborhood Compass Data Portal, Contract No. 19116, transferring all rights and obligations from Neighborhood Data Works to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with no change to the total contract not-to-exceed amount of $581,624.45. However, due to dissolution of Data Works as a nonprofit entity we will pay the remaining balance of $243,010 to UNC-CH.
Triangle Region Transit Survey Funding Agreement
To resolve that the City Manager is authorized to execute the Funding Agreement for the Triangle Region Transit Survey for a not to exceed sum of $262,770.
Interlocal Agreement for Bus Mobile Ticketing Software and Hardware
To resolve that the City Manager is authorized to execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Raleigh for the procurement of bus mobile ticketing software and hardware.
Purchase Contract with Gillig, LLC for Eight Buses for GoDurham
To authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase contract with Gillig, LLC for five (5) new 40ft low-floor diesel buses in the amount of $803,691 per bus and three (3) 40ft battery-electric buses in the amount of $1,311,645 per bus for a total not to exceed of $7,953,390.
Contract Amendment 6 to the Professional Engineering Services Contract with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. for the East Durham Water and Sewer Rehabilitation and Belt Street Regional Stormwater Improvements Project
To authorize the City Manager to execute Contract Amendment No. 6 to the East Durham Water and Sewer Rehabilitation and Belt Street Regional Stormwater Improvements Project with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. in the amount of $339,446 for a revised, total contract amount not to exceed $9,534,423.75; To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to the East Durham Water and Sewer Rehabilitation and Belt Street Regional Stormwater Improvements Project, provided that the total contract amount including contingency funds does not exceed $10,098,995.23.
Construction Award to T.A. Loving Company for the Elizabeth Street Water Replacement Project
To authorize the City Manager to execute the Elizabeth Street Waterline Replacement Project with T.a. Loving Company in an amount not to exceed $11,480,500.00; To establish a contingency fund in the amount of $1,155,750.25; and To authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute modifications to the Elizabeth Street Waterline Replacement Project provided that the total contract amount including contingency funds does not exceed $12,636,250.25.
Consolidated Annexation – MIS Durham Headquarters Two
To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motions: Motion 1: To adopt an ordinance annexing 'MIS Durham Headquarters Two' into the City of Durham and to authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with DTM Properties of Durham, L.L.C.; Motion 2: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of the Industrial Light, Falls/Jordan District – B Watershed Protection Overlay, county jurisdiction and establishing the same as Industrial Light, Falls/Jordan District – B Watershed Protection Overlay, overlay, city jurisdiction; and Motion 3: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by N.C.G.S. Sec. 160D-605.
Consolidated Annexation – 3815 Wake Forest Highway
To conduct a public hearing to receive comments and consider the following motions: Motion 1: To adopt an ordinance annexing '3815 Wake Forest Highway' into the City of Durham and to authorize the City Manager to enter into a utility extension agreement with Accord Holdings, LLC; Motion 2: To adopt an ordinance amending the Unified Development Ordinance by taking property out of Commercial Neighborhood, Residential Rural, Residential Suburban-20, Falls/Jordan Watershed Overlay District B, county jurisdiction and establishing the same as Planned Development Residential 18.410, Falls/Jordan Watershed Overlay District B, city jurisdiction; and Motion 3: To adopt a Consistency Statement as required by N.C.G.S. Sec. 160D-605.