Durham commissioners approve consent agenda, accept $15 million FAA grant and multiple budget and contract amendments

The Durham Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on May 13 to approve the meeting's consent agenda, which bundled budget ordinance amendments, capital project funding and a set of contracts and procurement actions.

Vice Chair Nimasheena Burns moved to approve the consent agenda; Commissioner Heidi Carter seconded the motion, which carried 5-0.

Notable items approved

- Acceptance of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant Offer No. 3-37-0056-066-2024 in the amount of $15,000,000 to the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA).
- Capital Project Amendment No. 24CPA00024 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 24BCC00096: Appropriation of $1,875,250 of Sewer Utility Fund balance to the Chin Page Road Lift Station, Force Main, and Outfall capital project to fund $1.4 million in pre-construction services with Garney Companies, Inc., and pay a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan fee.
- Approval to enter a contract with Info-Tech Research Group in the amount of $432,000 to implement the next phase of the county ERP system selection.
- Approval of contracts and purchases related to the Board of Elections facility renovation including a contract amendment with RND Architects (additional $90,402) and furniture/equipment purchases with a total budget of $609,817.11.
- Departmental budget ordinance amendments recognizing various grants and awards, including modest amounts for Library coronavirus recovery funds ($70,819.40) and Duke Energy program funds for Social Services (two items totaling $40,568.39).
- Approval of purchase of vehicle equipment for the Sheriff's Office ($322,929.64) and other procurement actions listed in the consent agenda.

The consent agenda packet included item numbers and ordinance references for record-keeping (e.g., 24BCC00095, 24BCC00098, 24BCC00099, 24BCC00100, 24BCC00101). Board members did not pull any items for separate discussion during the meeting.

Procedural follow-up

After approving the consent agenda, the Board adjourned into Closed Session to discuss economic development incentives and later reconvened and adjourned the regular session at 9:28 p.m.

The minutes record the approvals and the board's unanimous votes; individual department implementation steps and contract execution authority were delegated to county staff as noted in each item.