Durham, N.C. - The Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on Monday, January 9, 2023, in Regular Session. Meetings are held in person with a hybrid option, inside the BOCC Chambers, located at 200 E. Main Street on the second floor.

Acting Chair Heidi Carter called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.

All attendees were led by Carter in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Clerk to the Board Monica Wallace Read the BOCC Announcements

DCo Public Health COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Hours - The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Durham County Department of Public Health, 414 E. Main St., has the following hours to get your free vaccination: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins welcome. All doses available. Please note, clinics are closed between 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. daily. Visit www.dcopublichealth.org/COVIDVaccines or call 919-560-9217 for more information.

National Opioid Settlement Survey - Durham residents, we need you! Staff and the Board of Commissioners need your feedback on how best to invest the National Opioid Settlement (NOS) funds of nearly $11.6 million over 18 years. A survey is posted at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XKYJ3XL. Public input is vital. Community listening sessions will be announced soon. Find out more at https://bit.ly/DCoNOSFeedback.

ACT Test Prep - Library Databases & Resources - Nervous about taking the ACT? Join South Regional Library on Wednesday, January 11 from 6-7 p.m. to learn about FREE library resources to help you practice and prepare. Registration required. You'll need: a Durham County Library card and 4-digit PIN, an email and password, personal computers are encouraged. Register at https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/9892541. Questions? Contact Sara Gibson at sgibson@dconc.gov.

Language Access Survey for Spanish-Speaking Residents - Durham County wants to identify areas for improvement in overall communications with Spanish-speaking residents. Please take a few minutes to complete the Language Access for Spanish-Speaking Residents Survey to share your opinion on how DCo can improve accessibility to our public services! Take survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZ6GMMJ.

Business and Personal Property Listing Forms - The Durham County 2023 annual tax listing forms will be mailed in early- to mid-January. Additionally, the Durham County Board of Commissioners has extended the regular listing period an additional month for 2023 to run through February 28, 2023. To be timely, listing forms should be returned to Durham County Tax Administration by February 28, 2023. Call 919-560-0300 for additional information.

LIHR Open Until March 31 - The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program is open for all eligible Durham County residents to apply. Residents can call 919-560-8192 to make a virtual appointment with a Department of Social Services LIEAP Specialists or apply online at: https://epass.nc.gov. The LIEAP Program ends March 31, 2023.

Parent & Family Advocacy and Support Training (PFAST) - Join the Durham County Cooperative Extension for a free virtual 8-week online course to help parents navigate the public school system. Come lunch and learn with us! Program runs on Thursdays, 12-1:15 p.m. from Jan. 26 to March 16. Please contact Sherrell Hicklen House at shouse@dconc.gov. To register please visit https://go.ncsu.edu/pfast2023 and for additional information, please visit https://go.ncsu.edu/pfastfaq.

Stay Up to Date with New Durham Comprehensive Plan - Durham is working on a new Comprehensive Plan, a long-range vision for our community! The Comprehensive Plan decides what can be built where in Durham. It decides what size and kind of homes can be built in what part of the City and County, where schools and businesses can be built, and where streets can run through. Our current plan is nearly 13 years old and Durham has seen a lot of change in that time, that change has benefited some residents while others have been negatively impacted. Please visit https://engagedurham.com/comprehensive-plan to learn how to be involved and sign up for updates!

Durham PreK Family Information Session - The 23-24 application season is almost here! Please register for the Virtual Durham PreK Family Info Session scheduled for Saturday, February 4th from 10-11am. To register please visit https://bit.ly/3FfrPPC.

Most DCo Offices Close for MLK Jr. Day - Durham County Government will close most of its offices on Monday, January 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. All offices will re-open with normal hours on Tuesday, January 17. To read about how these closures will impact certain Durham County Government services, please visit www.dconc.gov.

Please see the Board of Commissioners webpage for additional announcements.

Minutes

Commissioners approved the minutes of the December 12th, 2022, Regular Session.

A summary of the Consent Agenda follows

Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 23BCC00053 Public Health to Recognize $12,500 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health for Tobacco Prevention.

Nonprofit Grant Agreement Approval of $42,000 for Durham Congregations in Action to Operate a Food Security Microgrant Program

Budget Amendment No.23BCC00054 and Capital Project Amendment No.23CPA00013 Appropriating $349,810.00 of Sewer Utility Enterprise Fund's Unspent Restricted System Development Fee Funds and Transferring Those Funds to the HUB RTP Sanitary Sewer and Reclaimed Water Extension Project (SE058) to Cover the Cost of System Improvements and Project Cost Increases, as well as Authorize the County Manager to Execute a Contract Change Order with Pipeline Utilities, Inc., Increasing the Contract by $349,810.

Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 23BCC00055 to Recognize $225,000 in Environmental Enhancement Grant Program Revenue for the Neal Middle School Bioretention Project.

Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Durham, Orange County, and Durham County Regarding Cost Sharing for the Transit Plan Governance Study.

Amendment to the lease between Durham County and Thirumala Hospitality Durham, LLC extending the Rent Commencement to the earlier of 60 days after Tenant's opening for business, or September 1, 2023.

Interlocal Agreement for the 2022 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant with the County of Durham and the City of Durham.

Contract Amendment for Gaines Oil Company for Utilities Division.

Property Tax Releases and Refunds for December 2022.

Please see full agenda for a complete list of approved Consent Agenda Items.

Public Hearing

The Board held a public hearing to consider a Resolution requesting the North Carolina Department of Transportation Designate a Certain Portion of North Carolina Highway 751 and Cameron Boulevard from Kerley Road to Duke University Road and to be named Coach K Highway, in Honor of Coach Michael William Krzyzewski. Katie Lipe, Duke University, Assistant Director Duke-State Relations spoke during the Public Hearing presentation. Commissioner Nida Allam read the resolution. Following video salutes from Chair Howerton and Vice Chair Jacobs and comments from Commissioners, Board voted to approve the resolution unanimously and forward to the NCDOT. Read the resolution here.

The Board adjourned the meeting at 7:33 p.m.

Board meetings are cablecast live and rebroadcast on Durham Television Network (DTN) on Spectrum Channel 8. Replays are available on DTN along with AT&T U-verse Channel 99 and Frontier Communications Channel 70. Meetings can also be viewed on the County's YouTube channel. To view the agendas and recordings of the BOCC's Regular Session meetings, visit the BOCC's Website.

The next hybrid Regular Session is scheduled for Monday, January 23, 2023, inside the Commissioners' Chambers on the second floor at 200 E. Main St.

For more information about BOCC meetings, contact the Clerk to the Board's Office at (919) 560-0025 or email clerk@dconc.gov.