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Regular City Council Meeting

City of Durham · Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, August 18, 2025

Regular meeting Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoningAppointments and personnelBonds and debtGrants and outside fundingParks and recreationBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planPolice and public safetyStormwater and floodingTransit

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Durham's city council had a regular meeting Aug. 18 with a long consent agenda of board appointments, contracts and housing loans, followed by four land use public hearings: the Walltown Small Area Plan, a rezoning called Fayetteville Flats, a rezoning at 4218 South Alston Avenue, and a rezoning for a warehouse near US 70.

Consent items included a $26.5 million installment purchase financing, a $1.34 million hazmat truck purchase, a $2 million increase to the city's loan for the 902 S. Briggs Avenue redevelopment paired with up to $22.5 million in housing revenue bonds, and an increase to the city's Sandy Ridge Station affordable housing loan to $7.449 million. No minutes were available for this meeting at the time of writing, so the outcomes of these items are not reflected here.

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Jump to an item (13 on this agenda)
  1. 1-2,4-6Board and Commission Appointments
  2. 3Boards, Committees, Commissions, and Taskforce FY 2024-2025 Annual At…
  3. 11Installment Purchase Contract, Series 2025
  4. 12Cooperative Group Purchase Contract - Hazmat Truck
  5. 18FY26 Transit Grant Project Ordinances
  6. 26Grant Agreement with Durham Housing Authority for Forest Hill Heights…
  7. 27Loan Commitment for 902 S. Briggs Avenue Redevelopment - Mosaic Devel…
  8. 28Amendment to City Loan with KB Carver LLC for Sandy Ridge Station Pro…
  9. 29Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for 902 S. Briggs Avenue
  10. 22Walltown Small Area Plan and Place Type Map Amendment
  11. 23Zoning Map Change - Fayetteville Flats
  12. 24Zoning Map Change - 4218 South Alston Avenue
  13. 25Zoning Map Change - 303 US 70 Warehouse

Agenda items (13)

Contract or award · 4Public hearing · 4Budget action · 2Appointment · 1Staff or committee report · 1Resolution · 1
  1. 1-2,4-6 Board and Commission Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    Council was scheduled to appoint members to the Recreation Advisory Commission, Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee, Durham Workers' Rights Commission, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, and Housing Appeals Board.
  2. 3 Boards, Committees, Commissions, and Taskforce FY 2024-2025 Annual Attendance Reports
    Staff or committee report Appointments and personnel
    Council was to receive annual attendance reports for its boards and commissions and authorize the clerk to begin removing members who failed to meet attendance requirements.
  3. 11 Installment Purchase Contract, Series 2025
    Budget action Bonds and debtBudget and appropriations
    Council was to approve an installment purchase financing not to exceed $26.5 million.
  4. 12 Cooperative Group Purchase Contract - Hazmat Truck
    Contract or award Police and public safety
    Council was to authorize purchase of a hazmat truck from Sutphen Corporation for up to $1,343,865.47.
  5. 18 FY26 Transit Grant Project Ordinances
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingTransit
    Council was to adopt FTA grant ordinances for transit planning (5303), capital (5307), and bus and bus facilities (5339) funding, and authorize the related grant agreements.
  6. 26 Grant Agreement with Durham Housing Authority for Forest Hill Heights Relocation Activities
    Contract or award Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    Council was to authorize a grant of up to $564,143.99 to the Durham Housing Authority for relocation assistance to Forest Hill Heights residents.
  7. 27 Loan Commitment for 902 S. Briggs Avenue Redevelopment - Mosaic Development Group
    Contract or award Housing and affordability
    Council was to increase the city's loan commitment to Mosaic Development Group for the 902 S. Briggs Avenue redevelopment by $2 million to a total of $7,987,880, cut the interest rate to 1%, and revise the project's affordability mix.
  8. 28 Amendment to City Loan with KB Carver LLC for Sandy Ridge Station Project
    Contract or award Housing and affordability
    Council was to increase the city's affordable-housing loan for the Sandy Ridge Station project from $6,845,000 to $7,449,000 and revise affordability terms tied to a pending HAP contract for 31 units.
  9. 29 Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for 902 S. Briggs Avenue
    Resolution Bonds and debtHousing and affordabilityLand conversion and large development
    Council was to approve financing the 902 S. Briggs Avenue housing project with multifamily housing revenue bonds of up to $22.5 million.
  10. 22 Walltown Small Area Plan and Place Type Map Amendment
    Public hearing Comprehensive planParks and recreation
    A public hearing was scheduled on adding the Walltown Small Area Plan to the Durham Comprehensive Plan and reclassifying certain properties from Established Residential and Neighborhood Service Area into Recreation and Open Space and Community Institution place types.
  11. 23 Zoning Map Change - Fayetteville Flats
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    A public hearing was scheduled on rezoning the Fayetteville Flats property from Residential Urban-5 to Planned Development Residential at a density of 22.449 units per acre.
  12. 24 Zoning Map Change - 4218 South Alston Avenue
    Public hearing Housing and affordabilityLand conversion and large developmentRezoning
    A public hearing was scheduled on rezoning 4218 South Alston Avenue from Residential Urban-5(2) and Office and Institutional to Planned Development Residential at 41.408 units per acre.
  13. 25 Zoning Map Change - 303 US 70 Warehouse
    Public hearing Land conversion and large developmentRezoningStormwater and flooding
    A public hearing was scheduled on rezoning a Residential Suburban-8 property to Industrial Light for a warehouse project near US 70, within the Falls/Jordan watershed protection overlay.

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