 Leonardo any folks you'd like to come up are welcome to join you on there family come on brother president brother chapter president as well are you ready council members thank you it's my honor to present Leonardo when Williams are ready all right ready raise your right left hand on the Bible raise your right I Leonardo Williams I Leonardo Williams have read have read understand and subscribe understand and subscribe to the code of ethics to the code of ethics of the city of Durham the city of Durham and do hereby solemnly swear do hereby solemnly swear that I will support and maintain that I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina the Constitution and laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith not inconsistent therewith and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully and impartially and impartially discharge the duties of my position discharge the duties of my position as city council member of the city of Durham as city council member the city of Durham so help me God so help me God congratulations thank you congratulations council member and also thank you for brightening our evening with those sweet little ones always appreciated and finally our last swearing in will be of mayor elect Elaine O'Neill and by chief district court judge you can bring as many people up as you like there's plenty of room this half a term y'all repeat after me I Elaine O'Neill Elaine O'Neill have read have read understand understand and subscribe and subscribe to the code of ethics to the code of ethics of the city of Durham of the city of Durham and do hear by and do hear by solemnly swear solemnly swear that I will support that I will support and maintain and maintain the Constitution the Constitution and laws and laws of the United States of the United States and the Constitution and the Constitution and laws and laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith not inconsistent therewith and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully and impartially and impartially discharge the duties discharge the duties of my position of my position as mayor of the city of Durham as mayor of the city of Durham so help me God so help me God let's see the ring let's see the ring congratulations madam mayor and our mayor elect and councilmember elect can come and take their seats on the dais and I will and I will turn the gavel over to madam mayor and everybody here we go first of all I just like to give on and praise to my lord and savior Jesus Christ for this night and I'd also like to give on and praise to those that sit with me and those that have come before me on this particular platform and we would allow at this time for our newly elected and re-elected council members to have remarks and I would start with councilwoman DeGiorno Freeman first thank you thank you I appreciate the opportunity to just say welcome and to thank you all for being here this evening I'll keep my remarks brief I'll keep my remarks brief as I want to make sure that at the moment is not held by me I'm grateful to be here I'm grateful to be serving and I look forward to getting to work we have a lot to do around housing we have a lot to do around the gun violence and I I'm just ready to get there let's go let's get to work thank you councilman middle sir madam mayor no elect just madam mayor thank you so much and congratulations on taking the gavel I want to just thank the people of Durham tonight for the high honor and privilege of serving again for saying yes and this is a privilege on our worst day it is an honor to be in these seats even on the most challenging day and I want to thank the people of Durham for allowing us to take up this mantle once again I want to acknowledge just a few folks in my family some that have come down from Brooklyn my my beloved sister Charlene my father's namesake and eldest brother Benjamin James Middleton junior my youngest brother in partner in crime Lloyd Middleton I want to acknowledge members of my church abundant whole christian church who have given me the grace and the leeway to do this work I want to thank members of my fraternity who came out tonight alpha phi alpha fraternity still celebrating their founders day I want to particularly acknowledge the presence we're so honored to have our immediate past international general president of alpha phi alpha Dr. Everett Ward in the building tonight I want to thank you brother president for being here on behalf of brothers worldwide we thank you for the leadership you provided our great noble house to our chapter president brother revan dr. Jerome washington for being here as well and all of you tonight we stand on the threshold our celebration will be very short because tomorrow morning we've got a lot of work to do but never have we had a greater convergence of opportunity with talent in this mayor in this council in this staff we have never been better poise to face the problems and challenges that face our city so i'm going to go to sleep tonight very excited but we're going to wake up tomorrow morning to work may god bless each of you god bless you madam mayor may god forever bless and protect our city darn thank you now I know how to turn the mic on thank you what an honor it is uh today is an example of the souls the hard work the commitment to one another today is an example of what it looks like when we all come together for a greater purpose and it's an honor to be the outcome of that it's an honor to sit amongst these my colleagues it's an honor to be here with the first african woman african-american woman mayor of this city dorm does it big and tonight we see that i want to thank my family and for you all who don't know i'm from eastern north carolina i'm from halifax county i'm from hobgud scotland neck infield i'm from the places that not many people know about and tonight it feels good to be an example of my hometown and to be a product of the bull city so i thank you all i think also who gave me the permission to be here tonight and i want to ask my wife and son to stand up chef's waley azea my mother yolanda my mother my family thank you all so much my fraternity there she is i i want to thank my brotherhood alpha-phi-alpha and thank you durham you did this you did this i'm ready to work i'm not going to sleep tonight so thank you everybody and i my colleagues i'm so looking forward to working with each of you thank you everybody thank you my campaign team you're outside watching but thank you to my campaign team thank you to justice urls chief justice chief district court judge my sister pat evans judge hall judge ride hard for swearing us in tonight i happen to know a little bit about something about the work that they do and could not be more grateful to have had them administer our oaths of office tonight would not be possible but without the voters of durham whether you voted for me or not our city is always better off when our residents diverse voices and experiences are represented in our political process the energy of our voters the depth of our issues and our commitment to building a city that works for all continue to set durham apart as a model city in north carolina and across this nation i want to thank my campaign volunteers who were the engine for this historic victory from every phone call made to every door knocked to every poll covered we could not have done it without each of you our campaign volunteers are unsung heroes and i'm grateful for your support and the chance to acknowledge you publicly this evening i also want to thank all the candidates who ran for election this year running for office is no easy task and i know that each of us ran because we believe we have something to offer in this city and making it a better place to live work learn and play when we choose to run it not only affects us as individuals but it affects our families friends colleagues as you all know i was born and bred in the bull city and i have a very large family many of my family members are here tonight and i must thank them for their support of my campaign not only must i thank them for their support but i have to thank them for always having my back whether it was when i decided to go to law school run for judge or serve as interim dean of my law school nccu school of law my family has prayed with me and for me counsel me and giving me the grace to make mistakes and become a better person along the way i want to thank my friend male steve shul you entrusted me to lead the racial equity task force and could not have been more gracious and supportive during this transition four years as mayor six years as city council member four years as member of the board of education and a lifelong commitment to progressive values and making Durham more equitable may assure we salute you and i wish you the best in your next chapter as i think about Durham i think about the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead i'm truly motivated by how much we can and will accomplish when we work together to make Durham a city that works for all of us we will leave no one behind the challenges we face today are not new and we'll take some time and effort to solve block by block street by street and neighbor to neighbor we will leave no one behind the vision of Durham that listens to and cares for every citizen regardless of your zip code a city where we are all safe a city that offers living wages and affordable housing for all families a city where no one must hide in the shadows and where we all embrace the future a future where no one is left behind we must make every neighborhood safe parents should not have to worry if their children are safe while playing at the neighborhood park our elderly residents should not have to live in fear of bullets coming through their homes and our students must be able to go to school and learn in a safe environment enough of the guns enough of the shootings enough of the killings we pride ourselves on being an inclusive city and we walk in the footsteps of the visionary Mary i stand with all of our families our lgbtq families and friends i want you to know that you are loved you are seen and you are cherished i look forward to making our city in an even more vibrant place for all no matter who you love or how you identify we will leave no one behind i also want to take a moment to shine a light on our immigrant neighbors who have chosen to make Durham their home as mayor i will work to increase access to government programs and services that reduce barriers for immigrant and refugee families i will also continue to work with local law enforcement officials to maintain Durham status as a sanctuary city we will leave no one behind the voices of our young people unnecessary for moving our city toward a sustainable future full of opportunities we need to create a healthy youth ecosystem with youth driven solutions our youth have been through a lot and we need to support them with educational recreational physical and behavioral health services while also fostering community and a sense of belonging i want you young people our children our future to see that Durham loves you needs you and will help you build a future where you can thrive we cannot and will not leave you behind the last two years have brought brought unprecedented public health and economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic we've had more than 36,000 cases of COVID-19 and have tragically lost nearly 300 of our residents to this deadly virus my heart my thoughts and my prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those that we have lost as your mayor i will work with our county and city officials to assure that we that our response to this pandemic continues to be driven by science and data we also have seen many of our local businesses impacted by this pandemic while we continue the good work the city and county have started we will also seek additional resources to help Durham businesses get back on their feet Durham is a resilient city our resilience is an asset but it can it is not the solution to some of our community's most pressing challenges we cannot rest developing Durham's specific solutions to Durham's issues is necessary if we want Durham to be a thriving city tomorrow and for the next 150 years i've had a lot of comments up here but i'm not going to talk about all of them but we know the issues of affordable housing and those issues where we can leave no one behind before i conclude though i have to thank my mentor former bill bill for his advice support and continued dedication and service to Durham while i'm the first black woman to hold the position of mayor of the city of Durham there was one that was one first and we heard her voice tonight i give honor to Sylvia Krikoff mayor Sylvia Krikoff i also must acknowledge the black woman who has served on the Durham city council before me because without them there is no me i want to take a moment to call each of them by name carlin Thornton my friend and colleague former colleague judge carlin johnson Peggy Watson Borden pastor Shirley Caesar Diane Wright my classmate of hillside high school Angela Langley my soror Cynthia Brown Brenda Burnett Tamara Edwards Mayor Jacobs Mary Jacobs my friend and sister Jacqueline Wagstaff my friend and sister Cora Cole McFadden the honorable Jillian Johnson the honorable D. Gerona Freeman and Miss attorney for Netta Austin who i believe is also in the audience i also look forward to working closely with my sorrow city manager Wanda Page that i've known for many years city attorney Kimberly Ray Bird and who's been so helpful to me so far our city clerk Donna Shriver and all of my colleagues on this city council i may be the first black woman of Durham but i certainly want to be the last woman to sit in this seat it's my job to make sure that this city has room for its powerful young girls and boys our immigrant families our LGBT community and residents of all faiths so that they too can lead our city one day that's what happens when we leave no one behind our challenges are significant and i want the people of Durham to know no matter where you live what language you speak or who you love we will include you as we come together to make Durham a better city for all of us in the years to come when we look back at all of the things we accomplish when we tell the stories about the things we created and the love we foster we will be able to say we built this and we left no one behind this is the Durham we know and love and it's waiting for us to seize it now let us get to work everybody i've asked an able person to consider and he accepted the task and the job of me and pro tem that will be councilman mark anthony middleton he stands willing ready and able and i will ask and entertain a motion at this time so moved second all right i am would like to ask for a voice vote since it has been moved and properly set all in favor would you please say aye aye aye all those opposed have the same right hearing none passes unanimously congratulations all right ladies and gentlemen at this time we would take a brief recess and then we will come back with the city council meeting for tonight i'm sorry to interrupt mayor o'neill um there is a oath that needs to be taken all right thank you yes thank you judge ronhardt and thank you okay y'all know i'm on a learning curve i am ma'am all right repeat after me i i more anthony middleton mark anthony middleton have read have read understand understand and subscribe and subscribe to the code of ethics to the code of ethics of the city of derm of the city of derm and do hereby and do hereby solemnly swear solemnly swear that i will support that i will support and maintain and maintain the constitution the constitution and laws and laws of the united states of the united states and the constitution and the constitution and laws and laws of north carolina of north carolina not inconsistent they're with not inconsistent they're with and that i will faithfully and that i will faithfully And impartially and impartially discharged the duties discharged the duties of my position my position is mayor pro 10 as mayor pro 10 of the city of Durham The city of Durham. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations, mr. Mayor All right, we will return at 8 o'clock. Thank you so much Thank Okay, so let me tell you let me ask you this now About what now I've looked over all of this Thank you Questions like that keep me standing man. I appreciate it. You got it any time. Thank you So we can so I Can All right, everybody we are now back in session As they say at the courthouse And I would like to see if we have any announcements from council members Any announcements from council members Thank you, madam mayor. I just wanted to take another moment and say thank you all And i'm grateful this evening to be on the new on the dais with you all and i'm looking forward to the work I just wanted to take a moment and just Just acknowledge world aids day did pass and we normally would have a proclamation But acknowledging that the Organizational meeting would probably take too long and trying to keep it as slim as possible I do just want to take a moment and just Acknowledge those that have been lost to hiv and aids Are those who are living with hiv now and trying to survive with aids? Thank you. Thank you Thank you so much Anyone else? All right, we will move now to our priority Items and I first would like to recognize our city manager for any priority items Good evening Madam mayor elaine o'neill Mr. Mayor pro tem mark anthony middleton and members of the Durham city council I do have one priority item For you this evening. It is agenda item number 18 Which is a consolidated annexation item? 2211 page road attachment number 21 was revised to update page numbers That is all I have for you this evening Thank you Madam city manager I now recognize our city attorney for any priority items Good evening. Mayor anneal. It's good to be with you this evening. Mayor pretend middleton And members of the Durham city council The city attorney's office has no priority items this evening Thank you And I now turn to our city clerk Good evening. Mayor o'neill For any pro tem middleton and council members The city clerk's office has no priority items this evening Thank you so much Our second agenda Order of business would be the consent agenda The next order of business is is that is the consent agenda and the consent agenda consists of items That the city council has previously considered in a work session All items on the consent agenda may be approved by a single vote of the council Items may be removed from the consent agenda by a council member or member of the public And those items will be considered separately at the end of the meeting tonight. I will now read Those items number one the approval of city council minutes Number two fiscal year in 2021 inventory performance audit october 2021 number three affordable housing implementation committee report number six amendment an extension Of the interlocal agreement with the capital area metropolitan planning organization For the triangle bikeway implementation study Number seven construction contract award to carolina civil works ink for the 2021 water and sewer point repair project Number eight october 2021 big report number nine cooperative group purchase contract five automated refuse trucks Number 10 the ninth amendment The ensignment agreement for the Durham athletic park operating agreement That has been pulled by the public and will be heard at the end of the meeting number 11 The u.s. Department of housing and urban development fair housing grants number 12 The u.s. Department of housing and urban development partnership initiative funds number 13 Memorandum of understanding was built to last innovations lab ink for organizational planning deliverables number 14 janitorial services contract with top notch carpet and upholstery cleaning LLC for the Durham armory number 15 Debris management contract award with drc emergency services LLC number 16 Debris monitoring contract award with tetra tech And that will conclude The items on the consent agenda At this time I would all entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda So moved with the exception of item 10 So moved madam mayor second It has been moved By councilman a councilwoman. I'm sorry leader honor freeman. It has been seconded by councilwoman jillian johnson And now we will call For the question and the vote Madam clerk if you would open the vote Please close the vote Madam clerk The motion passes seven zero Thank you all I made it through the consent agenda everybody All right now we will move To our public hearing And we will start first With item 18 And consolidated Anxation item 22 11 page road And we are here to hear from our staff tonight. Thank you so much for being here Awesome. Good evening. Yes in person. Good evening. Madam mayor O'Neill Mayor pro 10 middleton and honorable councilmembers. I'm alexander cahill with the planning department I wanted to say congratulations to each of you on your historic election and or reelection looking forward to your leadership Uh, we would like to say for the record this evening that all planning department hearing items have been advertised And our notice in accordance with state and local law And affidavits of these notices are on file in the planning department Staff did receive a request for utility extension agreement of voluntary annexation and initial zoning map change From private landowners warren mitchell and david Durham And this is for one parcel of land totaling 10.15 acres and located at 22 11 page road This annexation petition is for a continuous expansion of the existing corporate limits The current zoning is residential rural And the applicant proposes to change this zoning designation to office and institutional with a development plan This is to facilitate the construction of 67 townhouse units Uh, a reminder that townhouses are in allowed use in the oi district per unified development ordinance section 4.33 The properties are currently designated office on the future land use map The proposed office and institutional development plan zoning is consistent with this flum designation And if this proposed zoning and annexation are approved tonight The request would become effective on december 31st of 2021 The associated zoning request was heard by the planning commission october 12th 2021 Which failed to recommend approval of the application by a vote of seven to five At the planning commission's recommendation hearing on october 12th The applicant proffered a financial commitment to the dedicated housing fund in the amount of 16 750 dollars Which can be seen in text commitment section of the development plan in attachment 11 As a reminder three motions are required for this application The first is to adopt an ordinance and annexing the property into the city and entering to a utility extension agreement The second is to approve the zoning ordinance and the third is to approve the consistency statement Thank you for your time this evening. The applicant is here as well and staff is available to answer any questions You have heard the report from staff And i'm now going to declare this public hearing open First are there any questions for staff from members of the council? going to ask for indulgence from our public tonight And all of our Vocal in the audience as you well know, this is my first meeting and also councilman's Williams first meeting Both of us have done a lot of reading Over the last couple of days, but we have not yet Had an opportunity To meet with the different departments In the city we will begin that on tomorrow and that will Go through the next week or so We are also scheduled to go to school In the next couple of weeks as a former judge for 24 years i take very seriously How and what i know and don't know before i make a decision I am not comfortable at this point Without having the benefit of talking to the experts in the city And also being educated By the experts at UNC To make decisions on this first night about issues That affect and will affect Durham citizens for a long time So i'm going to ask for your indulgence And ask that this matter You put back on The agenda For january 3rd That will allow for councilman Williams and i To have our training And also For us to attend school At the university of north carolina chapel hill With the institute of government And i would like To entertain Emotion in this time So i would ask if our My fellow council colleagues Would consider and concur With that request At this time and to continue this matter until january 3rd No objections madam mayor Thank you all Thank you all so much Thank you for asking So this matter will be held open until january 3rd And we will come back at that time And i am sure at that time i will feel more comfortable after we have had the opportunity to to sit with our city staff and and Also with the faculty over the institute of government to learn more about the jobs that we have Undertaken So now we will move To item 19 Which is a zoning map change at 518 martin luther king jr. Parkway And We will now ask To hear from our staff Thank you. Good evening. Mayor o'neill. Mayor prof. Melton And is it council members i'm dating cultural of the planning department This is a request for a zoning map change that was received from Wendy randston of culture jewel towns pa for one parcel located at 518 martin luther king jr. Parkway Tolling 9.651 acres The site is presently zoned commercial general or the development plan or cgd Is within the city's jurisdiction and within the suburban development here The applicant seeks to change the zoning designation of the site to residential suburban multifamily with the development plan or rsmd For up to 173 apartment units Property is currently designated commercial on the future land use map or flume As seen in the attachment for and if the zoning is approved Staff recommends a change of the flume to designate the property's medium high density residential The planning commission at their october 12th 2021 meeting voted seven and five in favor to recommend approval of this request Uh, there are two motions required to approve the zoning map change item Motion one would be to adopt an ordinance for the zoning request and motion two Would be to adopt a consistency statement as required by ncgs 160d dash 605 Except for the future land use map staff determines that this request is consistent with 16 of the 17 analyzed community goals and objectives of the comp plan All three of the retained policies from the 2005 comprehensive plan and other adopted ordinances and policies And thank you very much and staff and the applicant team could be available for any questions You have heard the report from staff And i'm now going to declare this public hearing open First are there any questions from for staff from members of the council? Once again I would ask that this batter Be considered for continuation to december the 20th I do believe that we have two speakers here And I will ask your indulgence once again to please allow us to Get a little get more familiar with what we are tasked to do We take these jobs very seriously And I want to make sure that we've had the opportunity To learn as much as possible Before we take your vote so I would ask my council colleagues if they will concur With our request to have this matter continued To december 20th. Thank you all madam mayor. I just have a clarifying question We will have two or more of these also in december 20th. So I just want to Yeah, we don't have any open nevermind Thank you all so much for that I appreciate it Now we are at Other matters and we have to go back to the moment We will now return back to item number 10 That was pulled from the consent agenda That matter being titled the ninth amendment Assignment agreement for the Durham athletic park operating agreement Madam mayor On the item that was pulled from the consent agenda is actually item number 19 And there was a typo it was a typo there Madam mayor also the the the cards that are numbered incorrectly because of that typo as well So just to we'll work out the glitches. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, madam clerk Then we will return for a vote on item number 10 Which is the ninth amendment The assignment agreement for the Durham athletic park Operating agreement and a madam mayor. I'll move approval of the item second It has been moved by councilman Reese and seconded by councilman Middleton And now we will call for the question We will ask our clerk to open the vote And now we will ask our To close the vote The motion passes seven zero Thank you all so much Well, are there any other matters that will come To our attention this evening It started so full and now it's so lonely I've never had this happen before if not That first meeting On december the 6th and all of our lives have changed Is now adjourned At 8 29 Wow You're going to bang the gavel and i'm going to bang the gavel we never banged the gavel Thank y'all colleagues Yeah, that was that was we'll get it straight First night