The Durham City Council hears emotional testimony about deadly and dangerous crashes on Guess Road and other state-maintained corridors, including a petition from concerned neighbors, then turns to how bond-funded repaving, traffic calming, and an updated joint city–county bike and walk plan will guide future safety investments. 7mins
Original Meeting
Video Notes
2:25 p.m. update: The Work Session has now resumed with video and audio now working properly. Thank you for your patience!
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2:10 p.m. update: Audio has now been restored to all of our broadcast and livestream feeds. Work Session will resume once the City Council returns from their Closed Session. Thank you for your patience.
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1:45 p.m. update: The Work Session is now in recess while we reboot our video system, which we hope will restore audio to our broadcast and livestream feeds. This will take approximately 20-30 minutes. Thank you for your patience.
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1:20 p.m. update: We are troubleshooting audio issues now. Please standby and thank you for your patience.
Welcome to the City Council Work Session for January 22, 2026.
Agenda: https://www.durhamnc.gov/AgendaCenter/City-Council-4
How to participate: https://www.durhamnc.gov/1345
Contact the City Council: https://www.durhamnc.gov/1323
NOTE: Comments left on this livestream will not be read or entered into the meeting record.
Call to Order / No Audio
Roll Call / No Audio
Announcements by Council / No Audio
Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk / No Audio
Closed Session / Audio Troubleshooting
Administrative Consent Items
Citizens’ Matters
Pulled Items
9. Second Amendment to Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Durham to Procure and Install Security Equipment
10. Contract with Peregrine Technologies, Inc to Procure an Operations Management Platform for Durham City Police
Presentations
12. Digital Equity Plan Update [30 minutes]
13. Falls Lake Nutrient Strategy Rules Overview Presentation [20 Minutes]
Settling the Agenda
Other Matters
Adjournment
David Bradway
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Council Member Baker used a discussion of bond-funded street repaving to thank recent public commenters, confirm that projects would incorporate traffic-calming and NACTO-aligned designs, and underscore the need to shift Durham away from auto-centric development toward safer, more connected streets for multiple travel modes.
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