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County staff present consent agenda items including Naloxone reallocations and Tilley Farm easement
Summary
Durham County staff presented consent items for the October regular session, including reallocating $20,373 to Naloxone distribution, a $293,300 package to purchase a 25-acre Tilley Farm conservation easement (including $213,000 REPI funds), and a $14,470 design amendment to fix library interior leaks.
Durham County staff reviewed multiple consent items the board will consider at its October Regular Session, flagging updates on public health resources, land conservation funding and a facilities contract amendment.
Dr. Rodney Jenkins, Public Health Director, said staff proposed reallocating $20,373 of previously approved opioid settlement funds from a syringe project to a Naloxone project to meet rising local demand; he said two Naloxone-dispensing machines will be installed, one at the Main Library and another location to be determined. The proposed action would move existing opioid settlement dollars rather than request new funding.
Celeste Burns, Open Space and Real Estate Manager, described a capital amendment and fund transfer to support purchasing a 25-acre conservation easement on Tilley Farm from Wesley and Cristan Poole. The County would apply $213,000 from the Army National Guard’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program toward the $293,300 total package to protect a one-mile buffer around Camp Butner under an existing cooperative agreement.
Joel T. Jones, Project Manager, outlined a $14,470 amendment to a design contract with RND Architects for the Stanford L. Warren interior upgrades project to cover remediation of water intrusion caused by improper waterproofing; the change would bring the contract to a revised total of $242,669.
Staff also listed routine items with no questions, including an interlocal extension with the City of Durham for a Joint Crisis Communication Plan, a $6,000 public health budget amendment for electronic test ordering, a small MOA with Central Pines Regional Council for planning assistance, and revisions to the Historic Preservation Commission’s interlocal agreement. The board requested annual reports on the County’s sustainability plans and goals related to energy efficiency and renewable-energy rebate commitments.
The consent items were presented for review and will be scheduled for formal approval at the October Regular Session.
