Durham City Council March 20, 2023 (Livestream)

0:00 Stream starts
1:16 Open
1:58 Call to Order
2:32 Moment of Silent Meditation
2:50 Pledge of Allegiance
3:27 Roll Call
3:53 Announcements by Council
7:10 Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
8:11 Consent Agenda (Items 1 & 3 - 13) [Approved by Vote: 7/0]
12:22 16. Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget and FY 2024-2029 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) [Public hearing only. No vote taken.]
50:29 17. Consolidated Annexation - Wesley Downs [Approved by Vote: 4/3]
1:29:43 18. Consolidated Annexation - Shady Grove Assemblage [Approved by Vote: 4/3]
2:09:13 Break / Recess
2:21:28 19. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment- Simplifying Codes for Affordable Development [Continued to the May 1, 2023 Council meeting].
2:41:49 20. Development Agreement - Novel University Hill [Approved by Vote: 7/0]
2:50:55 21. Public Hearing on and Approval of the HOME-American Rescue Plan (ARP) Allocation Plan [Approved by Vote: 7/0]
3:01:05 22. FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan “Needs” Public Hearing [Public hearing only. No vote taken.]
3:05:50 Other Matters
3:06:00 Adjournment
Watch the regular Durham City Council for March 20, 2023 at 7 p.m. on the City of Durham's KZbin, Facebook & Twitter accounts. It will also be on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV via the free Boxcast app. And it's also on Spectrum channel 8, Frontier channel 70 and AT&T U-verse channel 99 in Durham, North Carolina. Finally, it can also be on Boxcast.TV To view the full agenda, visit DurhamNC.gov/AgendaCenter
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[@Spookyhelix]

Such powerful public speakers from 14:40 through 49:39! Public safety is paramount, especially in a rapidly growing area like Durham / the Triangle. The solidarity between Bike Durham members and HEART supporters is what community is all about. 💪I hope we can invest in more positive resources like the HEART program, safe transit and pedestrian walkways for every citizen to utilize!

[@bradhightower564]

With respect to the pro tem's question about revenue. Is there a way to get substantial revenue without using property taxes? How about sales taxes on certain goods and services (beer, wine, and liquor sales, gasoline, etc.

[@buddyruski]

I've been thinking about the same thing. Seems like the city needs a lot more staff to handle the exponential growth happening here.