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Council settles agenda and approves consent items and scheduled public hearings
Summary
At the close of the work session the council voted to settle the agenda and to include consent items 1–21, supplemental items 26–29 and public hearing items 22–25 on the upcoming meeting agenda; the motion passed on a voice vote.
During the work session the council voted to “settle the agenda,” moving consent items 1 through 21 and supplemental items 26 through 29, and to include GBA public hearings items 22 through 25 on the upcoming full council agenda.
The mayor pro tem asked for a motion to settle the agenda; a motion and second were recorded in the meeting, and the mayor called for “All in favor?” to which the council responded “Aye.” The manager then announced the settlement of the agenda and the council adjourned.
Items listed in the consent package and public hearings as read into the record earlier in the meeting included (as read by the clerk and manager): - Item 1: Recreation Advisory Commission mayoral appointment (City Clerk’s Office) - Item 2: Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee appointment - Item 3: Boards, committees and commissions annual attendance reports (pulled for discussion) - Item 4: Durham Workers’ Rights Commission appointment - Item 5: Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission appointments - Item 6: Housing Appeals Board appointments - Item 7: 2026 City Council meeting schedule (pulled) - Item 8: Central Square Technologies CAD to CAD cloud subscription contract (Emergency Communications) - Item 9: ARPA interlocal agreement with Durham County and MiFi distribution contract with Cellco Partnership/Verizon (pulled for questions) - Item 10: Sidewalk improvements professional services contract amendment - Item 11: Installment purchase contract Series 2025 (Finance) - Item 12: Cooperative group purchase contract (hazmat truck) - Item 13: Second amendment to project management consulting services with Turner and Townsend Heery LLC (pulled for discussion) - Item 14: Parking facility structural maintenance contract change order - Item 15: Yard waste repairs engineering services amendment - Item 16: Environmental and Street Services administration roof and envelope repairs design contract - Item 17: Street-closure resolution for Moveable City/Open Streets and Durham Holiday Parade - Item 18: FY26 transit grant project ordinances - Item 19: FY2026 Durham County transit work program funding agreements - Item 20: Purchase order for turbidimeters at the Brown and Williams Water Treatment Plant (pulled for questions) - Item 21: Professional services contract for waterline improvements - Supplemental item 26: Grant agreement with Durham Housing Authority for Forest Hills Heights relocation - Supplemental item 27: Loan commitment for 902 South Briggs Avenue redevelopment (Mosaic Development Group) - Supplemental item 28: Amendment to city loan with KB Carver LLC for Sandy Ridge Station - Supplemental item 29: Resolution approving multifamily housing facility (902 South Briggs Ave) and associated revenue bond financing (aggregate amount not to exceed $22,500,000)
The council’s motion to settle the agenda was approved by voice vote; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript. Several items had been pulled earlier and were discussed before the council returned them to the package for approval.
