Durham City Council May 20, 2024

0:00 Stream starts
1:49 Open
2:25 Call to Order
3:10 Moment of Silent Meditation
3:25 Pledge of Allegiance
3:53 Roll Call
4:20 Announcements by Council
18:15 Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
20:33 Consent Agenda (one vote for Items 1 - 17, 19 -34, 42 & 43) [passes unanimously]
General Business Agenda
31:43 35. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Proposed Budget And Fiscal Year 2025-30 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
General Business Public Hearings
1:35:33 37. Permanent Closing Of A 479 Linear Foot Portion Of Dacian Avenue [passes unanimously]
1:40:11 39. Consolidated Annexation - Fayetteville Road Multifamily
2:10:26 Break / Recess
2:22:30 40. Zoning Map Change - 4917 And 5005 Chin Page Road (passes unanimously)
2:27:11 41. Consolidated Annexation - Virgil Road Assemblage (continues after break / recess)
4:24:03 Break / Recess
4:32:41 continue 41. Consolidated Annexation - Virgil Road Assemblage (passes 4 - 3)
5:00:55 44. Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Grant Project Ordinances for FY 2023-2024, FY 2020-2021 and FY 2017-2018 (passes unanimously)
5:04:25 45. Revision To 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule (passes unanimously)
PULLED ITEMS
5:05:54 4. Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau (Discover Durham) - Mayoral Appointment (passes unanimously)
5:11:30 9. City-County Planning Department FY 25 Work Program (passes unanimously)
5:15:46 10. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds - Resolution Providing Approval Of A Multifamily Housing Facility To Be Known As Sankofa Landing In The City Of Durham, North Carolina And The Financing Thereof With Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
5:19:30 20. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Revenue Replacement Project - Fayetteville Street Corridor Improvements (passes unanimously)
5:48:15 21. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Fayetteville Street Corridor Improvements (passes unanimously)
6:02:00 Other Matters
6:08:22 Adjournment
Welcome to the Durham City Council meeting for May 20, 2024.
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[@MisforMicah]

Just a shoutout to whoever it is that adds chapter markers to these meetings every week. It makes it so much easier to watch through them

[@MM-jf1me]

Thank you so much for the detailed description with time markers!

[@williamm.andrews7354]

They need to fix Lakewood and Roxboro St

[@williamm.andrews7354]

We need some more housing!

[@klevene1]

Durham has been ruined by development. To add insult to injury, Durham leaders have been terrible at improving city schools, roads, parks with all of this new tax revenue. Why do all of the surrounding counties have better facilities? Makes no sense.

[@ConstellationCommunication]

Give Fayetteville street those much needed funds. This is ridiculous!! 😢

[@CityofDurhamNC]

@ConstellationLady Both agenda items regarding Fayetteville Street were passed unanimously by Durham City Council. You can learn more about the project at www.durhamnc.gov/4405/Fayetteville-Street-Corridor.

[@ConstellationCommunication]

@@CityofDurhamNC all I know is the couple have been getting up there for years asking for much needed improvement for quality of life for that area…. and it keeps getting shot down. The city of Durham should honestly be ashamed of themselves. Wow.

[@CityofDurhamNC]

@@ConstellationCommunication We understand and empathize with that the feeling. It's a long time waiting for this area. Apologies also, the link provided is regarding the Fayetteville Street transit corridor not the ARPA funding as discussed in the meeting. The point of contact for the ARPA funding of Fayetteville Street is Summer Alston, Special Project Manager, Office of Economic and Workforce Development. She can be reached at [e-mail]. You may want to review the May 9 Work Session where they discussed the 20. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Project - Fayetteville Street Corridor Improvements and 21. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Revenue Replacement Project - Fayetteville Street Corridor Improvements - kzbin.infoznQ70-9h31s?si=5miuY2eMiRZpNOeS&t=7665

[@ConstellationCommunication]

@@CityofDurhamNC thank you for responding sincerely. I truly feel the community needs to be made aware of situations like this. Perhaps even ask why this area is constantly being ignored? I do live in the community so is there someone else that could take another look at this?? I’m very concerned for this area and the people living in it. There is no other area of Durham (that also has a hospital so close to such degeneration). Thanks again for the info. Please encourage your leaders to revisit this topic and advocate harder for this area it’s starting to look like perhaps Durham has deemed this area as a “throw away” area.

[@CityofDurhamNC]

@@ConstellationCommunication We appreciate you looking out for your neighborhood. We'll share these comments with Summer Alston but you may want to contact City Council directly with with your concerns. It might mean more coming from you the resident (versus social media). You can email the City Council at [e-mail].