WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.000 00:00:08.109 --> 00:00:10.109 judge is 00:00:12.470 --> 00:00:14.470 >> good evening, we would like 00:00:14.940 --> 00:00:15.922 to call the durham city council meeting to order. 00:00:16.156 --> 00:00:18.156 Want to welcome all of you here this evening. 00:00:20.531 --> 00:00:22.125 Just take a moment of silent meditation, please. 00:00:43.391 --> 00:00:45.656 [Moment of silence taken.] >> ask Councilman Clement to 00:00:46.891 --> 00:00:48.391 lead us in the pledge. >> all rise. 00:01:06.344 --> 00:01:08.344 [Reciting U.S. Pledge] 00:01:09.344 --> 00:01:12.780 >> ask the clerk to read the roll, please. 00:01:13.344 --> 00:01:15.344 Call the roll. 00:01:32.266 --> 00:01:34.500 [Roll call] >> ok. 00:01:35.359 --> 00:01:37.359 We have one proclamation that we 00:01:37.703 --> 00:01:39.234 would like to present this evening. 00:01:39.844 --> 00:01:42.609 It is a proclamation honoring charles quick. 00:01:48.781 --> 00:01:50.781 I will ask charles, he and 00:01:51.781 --> 00:01:53.812 rhonda stellar to join us, please. 00:02:01.531 --> 00:02:03.234 Hey, charles. Doing well. 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:06.620 Doing well. 00:02:06.531 --> 00:02:08.531 Not sure [Inaudible]. 00:02:09.141 --> 00:02:11.734 It is really -- tonight is almost about our young people. 00:02:14.780 --> 00:02:16.672 a good way to start it off is by honoring a young man that 00:02:16.781 --> 00:02:18.781 excelled in sports. 00:02:19.312 --> 00:02:21.312 Proclamation is presented to 00:02:28.688 --> 00:02:31.160 charles quick and it reads... Honoring charles quick whereas, the city of durham supports 00:02:31.160 --> 00:02:33.125 special olympics which provides people with intellectual disabilities a gateway to 00:02:33.125 --> 00:02:35.266 empowerment, competence, acceptance and joy; and whereas,on July 20, 2010 00:02:35.266 --> 00:02:37.656 powerlifter charles quick of durham, north carolina won the 00:02:38.703 --> 00:02:40.703 gold medal at the special 00:02:41.625 --> 00:02:43.797 olympics usa national games in nebraska with a deadlift of 00:02:52.812 --> 00:02:54.812 270.1 pounds; 00:02:56.750 --> 00:02:58.160 [Applause] . 00:02:59.160 --> 00:03:00.750 And that's not it. And whereas,he also won three 00:03:01.688 --> 00:03:04.422 silvers in the squat, bench and combined events; being one of the 50 athletes representing 00:03:04.750 --> 00:03:06.750 north carolina at the special 00:03:10.266 --> 00:03:12.359 olympics usa national games; and whereas,charles having a 00:03:12.766 --> 00:03:14.766 special love for M.C. Hammer 00:03:16.906 --> 00:03:19.297 [Chuckling] Broke out in a dance after receiving this prestigious award 00:03:19.297 --> 00:03:21.531 -the " gold" . Now, therefore, I, william v. " bill" 00:03:21.531 --> 00:03:23.906 bell, mayor of the city of durham, north carolina, do 00:03:23.906 --> 00:03:25.906 hereby congratulate charles 00:03:28.641 --> 00:03:30.438 quick for being the gold medal winner at the special olympics 00:03:31.484 --> 00:03:34.453 usa national games and hereby urge all citizens to take 00:03:34.578 --> 00:03:37.219 special note of this observance. Witness my hand and the corporate seal of the city of 00:03:37.219 --> 00:03:38.922 durham, north carolina, this 16th day of August 2010. 00:03:44.656 --> 00:03:46.310 I would like to present this to charles. 00:03:48.328 --> 00:03:50.328 If he has any comments or 00:03:50.406 --> 00:03:52.406 [Inaudible]... 00:04:07.484 --> 00:04:09.219 [Applause] >> thank you. 00:04:10.953 --> 00:04:12.953 This award means a lot to me. 00:04:16.922 --> 00:04:18.359 i thank my parents for everything. 00:04:20.594 --> 00:04:22.156 And I thank all of you for support. 00:04:24.940 --> 00:04:26.940 So thank you for presenting this 00:04:26.234 --> 00:04:28.234 award to me. 00:05:05.109 --> 00:05:07.109 [Applause] 00:05:07.703 --> 00:05:09.780 >> good evening, I'm evelyn scott. 00:05:11.141 --> 00:05:13.484 I along with my staff have kim moss and quincy meyers. 00:05:15.250 --> 00:05:18.250 We would like to acknowledge the students who will be serving on 00:05:24.219 --> 00:05:26.219 the 2010-2011 durham youth 00:05:30.625 --> 00:05:32.625 commission. 00:05:32.797 --> 00:05:35.310 >> as your names are called, please come forward and line up 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:04.000 for the induction ceremony. 00:06:06.310 --> 00:06:08.310 Kevin armstrong, russell 00:06:09.310 --> 00:06:11.310 barringer, monica bullock. 00:06:13.969 --> 00:06:15.969 William cagle, alex catotti, 00:06:16.844 --> 00:06:18.844 danielle chris, dominique cross, 00:06:24.109 --> 00:06:25.484 kayla a. Daniels, kayla n. Daniels. 00:06:26.391 --> 00:06:28.391 Ask us if we are going to be 00:06:28.812 --> 00:06:30.812 challenged with that. 00:06:32.656 --> 00:06:34.656 Tatiana deberry. 00:06:35.156 --> 00:06:37.156 Lee eton. 00:06:40.625 --> 00:06:42.625 amber flowers, jasmine faust, 00:06:44.172 --> 00:06:46.172 davita guthrie, kimberly 00:06:50.969 --> 00:06:52.969 guthrie, jacquet laheart. 00:06:58.453 --> 00:07:00.453 Isaiah, courtney, takeen, 00:07:04.453 --> 00:07:06.453 maduson, edgar, alexis, kelly 00:07:09.594 --> 00:07:11.594 lavine, rachel Mcgurd, troy 00:07:18.141 --> 00:07:20.141 miller, frederick mowling, 00:07:21.406 --> 00:07:23.406 derrick rhodes, jana roberts, 00:07:26.547 --> 00:07:28.547 sha cora roary, brittany salom, 00:07:33.188 --> 00:07:35.188 laura sidel, Mckyla shaw, portia 00:07:36.484 --> 00:07:38.484 taylor, the staff evelyn scott, 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:41.891 quincy meyers and myself kim moss. 00:07:48.328 --> 00:07:50.328 won't you welcome the 2010-2011 00:07:50.625 --> 00:07:52.625 durham youth commission. 00:08:00.516 --> 00:08:03.219 [Applause] While we're lining up and 00:08:04.578 --> 00:08:06.578 getting ready for the clerk to 00:08:09.422 --> 00:08:11.219 come forth to induct the 2010-2011 youth commissioners, 00:08:11.625 --> 00:08:14.453 we would also like to inform the public that we will be opening 00:08:16.250 --> 00:08:18.250 the new durham teen center on 00:08:19.797 --> 00:08:22.703 August 25th, located at 1101 cornell street. We're excited about this. 00:08:23.797 --> 00:08:25.797 we're asking that all teen comes 00:08:25.906 --> 00:08:28.375 and visit us between the ages of 13 and 17. 00:08:28.375 --> 00:08:30.375 Thank you. 00:08:32.609 --> 00:08:34.609 >> let me acknowledge the 00:08:39.719 --> 00:08:42.484 presence of du-juan langly who brought forward the idea of 00:08:43.578 --> 00:08:45.578 having a youth commission to us. 00:08:49.484 --> 00:08:51.484 let us give him an applause. 00:09:01.109 --> 00:09:03.109 [Applause] 00:09:40.109 --> 00:09:42.578 [Induction]. >> congratulations. [Applause] 00:09:43.812 --> 00:09:45.812 >> let me share a little bit 00:09:46.219 --> 00:09:48.344 about the teen center and the role that these young people 00:09:49.141 --> 00:09:50.750 paid in making it happen. Good night. 00:09:51.453 --> 00:09:53.281 They're anxious to get out of here. I understand. 00:09:54.281 --> 00:09:55.750 Let me tell you. [Chuckling]. 00:09:56.953 --> 00:09:58.953 As you know, they're an advisory 00:09:59.156 --> 00:10:01.156 committee to the council. 00:10:05.234 --> 00:10:07.672 So one of our coffers with council, they expressed they 00:10:07.672 --> 00:10:10.000 wanted a teen center. It is happening for them. 00:10:11.641 --> 00:10:13.109 We really appreciate their involvement. 00:10:14.969 --> 00:10:16.406 Let's give them another round of applause. 00:10:20.953 --> 00:10:22.953 [Applause] 00:10:23.281 --> 00:10:26.156 >> we also want to acknowledge the parents and friends and 00:10:26.453 --> 00:10:29.188 relatives that came out to support the young people. 00:10:30.594 --> 00:10:32.594 That is very, very important, as 00:10:34.953 --> 00:10:36.953 I'm sure you know. 00:10:38.359 --> 00:10:40.359 Let me ask, first, are there any 00:10:41.766 --> 00:10:44.172 comments by council members? >> recognize mayor pro tem. 00:10:45.234 --> 00:10:47.141 >> I failed to recognize a former youth commissioner. 00:10:48.609 --> 00:10:50.609 would you stand up, please? 00:10:50.734 --> 00:10:52.734 She's sitting right there. 00:10:54.547 --> 00:10:56.547 She's now in college where? 00:10:57.750 --> 00:10:59.750 At spell 00:11:01.547 --> 00:11:04.391 man in atlanta. If the parents want to stand, 00:11:13.940 --> 00:11:15.703 please do that. Parents? 00:11:15.703 --> 00:11:17.703 Ok. 00:11:19.620 --> 00:11:21.620 Thank you so very much. 00:11:22.641 --> 00:11:24.641 [Applause] 00:11:24.844 --> 00:11:27.703 >> city manager for priority items? >> thank you Mr. Mayor, this 00:11:28.375 --> 00:11:29.750 evening, we have two priority items. 00:11:30.516 --> 00:11:32.516 agenda item 13, which is just a 00:11:33.160 --> 00:11:34.922 correction of what is listed on your agenda. 00:11:37.156 --> 00:11:40.620 It says 2010 first quarter summary crime report. 00:11:42.940 --> 00:11:43.922 That should say second quarter summary crime report. 00:11:44.531 --> 00:11:46.531 Number 14, public hearing to 00:11:46.797 --> 00:11:49.234 consider improvements on thompson road and east garrett 00:11:49.500 --> 00:11:51.703 and hardwick avenue. I would request the first motion 00:11:52.328 --> 00:11:54.609 on the item be referred back to the administration, but the 00:11:55.172 --> 00:11:57.780 second and third motion remain on the agenda. 00:11:58.734 --> 00:12:01.469 So the item itself will remain, we'll just need to clarify when 00:12:01.672 --> 00:12:03.672 we get to that point. 00:12:05.281 --> 00:12:07.875 After the priority items are completed this evening, I would 00:12:09.922 --> 00:12:12.781 like to request the floor back to introduce one other item. 00:12:14.984 --> 00:12:16.984 >> you heard the city manager's 00:12:18.328 --> 00:12:20.328 priority order. 00:12:20.469 --> 00:12:22.469 Properly moved and seconded. 00:12:23.641 --> 00:12:25.500 Madam Clerk, open the vote. Close the vote. 00:12:28.234 --> 00:12:30.766 >> passes 7-0. >> recognize the city attorney 00:12:30.875 --> 00:12:33.234 for any priority items. >> thank you, Mr. Mayor. 00:12:33.969 --> 00:12:35.969 no priority items. 00:12:38.844 --> 00:12:41.750 >> likewise, Madam City clerk, do you have any priority items? 00:12:41.750 --> 00:12:43.953 >> no priority items. >> I turn it back to the city 00:12:43.953 --> 00:12:46.156 manager. >> I would like to make a 00:12:46.391 --> 00:12:48.391 special announcement this 00:12:48.484 --> 00:12:49.984 evening and followed by a brief presentation. 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:54.000 This week, durham government 00:12:54.562 --> 00:12:56.562 television, dtv 8 is celebrating 00:13:00.562 --> 00:13:02.562 a milestone nap -- milestone. 00:13:02.844 --> 00:13:04.844 That is the 100th episode. 00:13:04.906 --> 00:13:06.875 40 years ago, it started as a way to keep the public inform 00:13:07.547 --> 00:13:08.906 said about happenings at city hall. 00:13:11.281 --> 00:13:13.906 Today, it continues to focus on city council meeting topics, it 00:13:14.750 --> 00:13:16.750 has expanded the original scope 00:13:17.953 --> 00:13:20.719 by covering major city events, employee recognition and much more. 00:13:20.953 --> 00:13:23.656 I know you have seen some tremendous improvements in the 00:13:24.188 --> 00:13:25.859 quality of the programming in recent times. 00:13:27.500 --> 00:13:29.891 I would like to recognize beverly thompson, director of 00:13:30.328 --> 00:13:32.938 public affairs and all of the public affairs staff for this 00:13:33.469 --> 00:13:36.310 great accomplishment and introduce beverly to have a few 00:13:38.172 --> 00:13:40.844 more comments. [Applause] 00:13:41.516 --> 00:13:43.516 [Applause] 00:13:45.547 --> 00:13:48.312 >> thank you manager bonfield, mayor, Madam Mayor pro tem, city 00:13:48.312 --> 00:13:50.312 council members. 00:13:50.781 --> 00:13:53.656 I would like to call my staff forward, please, for a bit of 00:13:54.620 --> 00:13:56.250 recognition that is well deserved, I think. 00:13:58.188 --> 00:14:01.156 i will recognize them quickly. Senior public affairs 00:14:03.734 --> 00:14:06.672 specialist, amy blalock, who has hosted city hall from day 1. 00:14:07.438 --> 00:14:09.438 She took the challenge to 00:14:10.172 --> 00:14:11.703 produce and host the show enthusiastically. 00:14:12.438 --> 00:14:14.672 Every two weeks, she presents government news in an 00:14:14.844 --> 00:14:17.203 interesting and fun way, that makes you want to watch. 00:14:18.219 --> 00:14:21.780 I might add that she's changed a bit since the show began, as you 00:14:22.344 --> 00:14:24.344 will see in a few minutes. 00:14:29.656 --> 00:14:31.891 Then we have vivian cruz o o-doherty o-doherty. 00:14:32.594 --> 00:14:34.859 She's the newest person to join. She does it all. 00:14:36.469 --> 00:14:38.469 She edits, produces, directs, 00:14:38.828 --> 00:14:40.828 she might be short, but when 00:14:41.438 --> 00:14:43.234 she's in charge, she's large. Ok? 00:14:45.844 --> 00:14:47.844 In less than a year she's taken 00:14:49.203 --> 00:14:52.172 dtv 8, our shows and our council meetings to another level. 00:14:54.812 --> 00:14:57.453 Our producer, robin kinzie and sandra keener who schedules the 00:14:57.453 --> 00:14:59.312 many interviews necessary for the show. 00:14:59.922 --> 00:15:02.312 Finally, I would like to recognize the video production 00:15:03.470 --> 00:15:05.859 specialist, tony ferrell and brad bolds. 00:15:06.922 --> 00:15:09.688 Tony has a tv news background where his focus is to get the 00:15:10.828 --> 00:15:13.438 shot and make it look good. Brad shoots in a more film kind 00:15:15.310 --> 00:15:17.310 of style, where the lighting and 00:15:17.562 --> 00:15:20.266 sound has to be pretty close to perfect for him, together they 00:15:22.641 --> 00:15:24.750 make beautiful music for dtv 8 to give us what we need when we 00:15:24.750 --> 00:15:26.750 need it. 00:15:26.781 --> 00:15:28.812 As you see by the short video presentation, we're going to 00:15:31.484 --> 00:15:33.484 take a look back at a hundred 00:15:33.812 --> 00:15:35.812 shows of city hall this week and 00:15:36.891 --> 00:15:39.422 a hundred city council meetings. Finally, before we go to, that i 00:15:40.859 --> 00:15:43.453 would like to say thanks to you, our audience for watching. 00:15:44.594 --> 00:15:47.391 It has really been a blast presenting the show. We had a good time. 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:50.000 Hopefully you have enjoyed 00:15:56.938 --> 00:15:58.938 watching government tv at work. 00:16:05.188 --> 00:16:07.188 [Applause] 00:16:07.453 --> 00:16:09.453 >> ok. 00:16:10.470 --> 00:16:11.891 Viv is going to make it work again. [Chuckling]. 00:16:19.297 --> 00:16:21.297 >> hello, I'm amy blalock, 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:24.531 welcome to city hall this week, dedicated to keeping you 00:16:25.531 --> 00:16:27.734 informed about what's going on at city hall. 00:16:28.266 --> 00:16:30.266 >> hold that thought amy. 00:16:30.500 --> 00:16:32.500 I'm beverly thompson, director 00:16:33.780 --> 00:16:35.780 of office of city affairs and 00:16:35.750 --> 00:16:37.750 executive producer of city hall. 00:16:37.781 --> 00:16:40.484 It is my pleasure to host the special edition marking the 00:16:41.844 --> 00:16:43.844 100th episode of this program. 00:16:44.219 --> 00:16:47.156 When we began back in January 2006 it was our first 00:16:47.859 --> 00:16:50.391 attempt at bringing in depth news coverage to you. 00:16:51.797 --> 00:16:53.797 As the 100th episode approached 00:16:54.234 --> 00:16:56.469 we wanted to take a quick look back at the stories we brought 00:16:57.969 --> 00:16:59.969 to you over the years since and 00:17:01.310 --> 00:17:03.578 help us producing better and better programming, to keep you, 00:17:07.875 --> 00:17:10.281 the residents of durham in the-know about durham. 00:17:11.906 --> 00:17:14.516 Take a look back over what has shaped durham today and this news program. 00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:51.141 >> durham sure has changed a lot in four years. 00:18:51.875 --> 00:18:53.875 That is 100 city council 00:18:54.688 --> 00:18:56.953 meetings and 100 city hall shows, it is our privilege to 00:18:57.484 --> 00:19:00.160 bring you each and every episode of city hall this week. 00:19:01.547 --> 00:19:04.188 On behalf of our team, thank you for watching and be sure to join 00:19:06.562 --> 00:19:09.359 us for the next 100 episodes for an inside look of what is going 00:19:09.594 --> 00:19:11.594 on at city hall. Back to you amy. 00:19:12.594 --> 00:19:14.594 >> I'm amy blalock, thank you 00:19:15.438 --> 00:19:16.875 for joining us for "city hall this week." 00:19:27.781 --> 00:19:30.719 [Applause] >> thank you. >> I have one more item, 00:19:33.688 --> 00:19:35.688 Mr. Mayor, if I could call on 00:19:35.953 --> 00:19:37.953 ted vorheese, deputy manager to 00:19:38.656 --> 00:19:40.656 call on a group of employees 00:19:41.734 --> 00:19:44.234 we're proud of for recent heroic actions. >> thank you city manager, 00:19:44.766 --> 00:19:46.766 members of city council. 00:19:46.828 --> 00:19:48.438 I'm ted vorheese, deputy city council. 00:19:49.940 --> 00:19:51.940 Tonight, we recognize four of 00:19:53.172 --> 00:19:55.500 our city life guards for their heroism and action in saving the 00:19:56.438 --> 00:19:58.438 life of one of our citizens. 00:19:59.844 --> 00:20:01.844 If I could read a couple of 00:20:01.984 --> 00:20:04.109 words about that, we'll have them step up here to be 00:20:04.109 --> 00:20:06.109 recognized. 00:20:06.547 --> 00:20:08.547 all of the four life guards 00:20:09.953 --> 00:20:11.953 being honored received their 00:20:14.156 --> 00:20:16.156 initial certification in dpr. 00:20:16.766 --> 00:20:18.891 Two guards, torel and felice ia -- 00:20:19.266 --> 00:20:22.310 thank you for the correction. I was told otherwise, they were 00:20:24.297 --> 00:20:26.297 students in dpr's aquatic 00:20:27.266 --> 00:20:29.844 school. Torel in 2009 and felicia in 00:20:29.844 --> 00:20:31.844 2005. 00:20:32.281 --> 00:20:35.141 It is an annual program offered free of charge to students 00:20:35.688 --> 00:20:37.688 during spring break week. 00:20:38.719 --> 00:20:40.922 Ms. May began her employment as a 14-year-old basket attendant 00:20:42.391 --> 00:20:44.453 and now at age 20 the aquatics facility manager at the long 00:20:44.453 --> 00:20:46.453 meadow pool. 00:20:48.156 --> 00:20:50.500 i'm very proud of the entire dpr aquatic staff, but especially 00:20:51.203 --> 00:20:53.938 these four who recently saved a young girl's life. 00:20:56.266 --> 00:20:58.266 So if I could have philip 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:06.160 hoover, torel spires, matthew 00:21:07.938 --> 00:21:09.312 palontonio and felicia May, step forward. 00:21:10.344 --> 00:21:12.344 You can lineup right there. 00:21:12.953 --> 00:21:15.422 On thursday, August 5th, a 9-year-old female camper from 00:21:17.125 --> 00:21:19.125 the holton career and resource 00:21:19.328 --> 00:21:22.266 center suffered a seizure in the long meadows swimming pool. 00:21:24.188 --> 00:21:25.766 She lost consciousness and submerged. 00:21:26.891 --> 00:21:28.891 Life guard philip hoover recognized the victim and 00:21:29.438 --> 00:21:32.141 entered the water. Joining the effort were torel 00:21:34.875 --> 00:21:36.875 spires and matthew, a kwautic 00:21:37.266 --> 00:21:39.312 facility manager felicia May called ems. 00:21:40.160 --> 00:21:42.160 The child was properly removed 00:21:42.780 --> 00:21:43.516 from the water using a backboard. 00:21:46.516 --> 00:21:49.484 She remained unconscious but was breathing. ems arrived and transported her 00:21:50.719 --> 00:21:52.719 to the hospital. 00:21:53.359 --> 00:21:56.940 The little girl regained consciously and kept overnight for observation. 00:21:57.310 --> 00:21:59.310 She was released the next day. 00:21:59.625 --> 00:22:02.000 She suffered no injured and returned to the camp on monday. 00:22:02.531 --> 00:22:05.620 For their heroism and quick action, we would like to thank 00:22:06.797 --> 00:22:08.797 the following four staff 00:22:11.547 --> 00:22:13.547 members, philip hoover, torel 00:22:23.781 --> 00:22:26.328 spires, matthew palantonio and felicia May for their heroism in 00:22:26.328 --> 00:22:28.328 this situation. 00:22:28.594 --> 00:22:30.594 Thank you very much. 00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:38.500 [Applause] 00:22:40.234 --> 00:22:42.234 >> we'll be providing you with a 00:22:42.797 --> 00:22:45.500 letter thanking you for your service. We appreciate it. 00:22:46.641 --> 00:22:48.641 It was a tough summer out there, 00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:09.000 with you y'all stuck with it. 00:23:12.672 --> 00:23:14.672 >> recognize Councilman Clement. 00:23:15.938 --> 00:23:17.938 >> thank you, Mr. Mayor. 00:23:20.780 --> 00:23:22.780 First of all, I want to join 00:23:23.875 --> 00:23:25.875 with others in congratulating 00:23:30.156 --> 00:23:32.156 and thanking manager tom bon 00:23:34.359 --> 00:23:36.359 field, transportation director 00:23:37.953 --> 00:23:39.953 mark aaronson and their 00:23:41.234 --> 00:23:43.234 respective staffs for what I 00:23:46.266 --> 00:23:48.266 thought was a splendid team 00:23:49.906 --> 00:23:51.906 effort manifested this morning 00:23:53.375 --> 00:23:54.875 in connection with the durham connector. 00:23:58.160 --> 00:24:00.281 It was a wonderful program. Beautifully executed. 00:24:01.750 --> 00:24:03.750 And I was just delighted to be 00:24:07.359 --> 00:24:09.359 part of the spectator process. 00:24:10.297 --> 00:24:12.297 We have come a long way in 00:24:13.922 --> 00:24:15.922 durham, and I appreciate the 00:24:17.938 --> 00:24:19.938 efforts manifested by the city 00:24:20.672 --> 00:24:22.672 of durham, north carolina 00:24:23.906 --> 00:24:25.906 central university, duke 00:24:27.344 --> 00:24:29.344 university and the other teams 00:24:30.780 --> 00:24:32.172 that have coalesced their considerable resources to 00:24:33.812 --> 00:24:35.812 produce what I thought was a 00:24:36.750 --> 00:24:38.750 fantastic endeavor. 00:24:39.312 --> 00:24:41.312 Thank you for allowing us to 00:24:43.328 --> 00:24:45.328 participate as spectators. 00:24:45.484 --> 00:24:47.484 It was obvious, Mr. Manager, you 00:24:47.859 --> 00:24:50.391 and your team along with duke university, north carolina 00:24:52.266 --> 00:24:54.266 central university and other 00:24:55.766 --> 00:24:57.766 agencies did a wonderful job 00:24:58.766 --> 00:25:01.438 with this durham connector program. 00:25:06.609 --> 00:25:08.609 And my rotary club lunch this 00:25:09.484 --> 00:25:11.484 morning at 12:00, there was 00:25:12.780 --> 00:25:14.780 considerable discussion about 00:25:20.391 --> 00:25:22.391 what the durham connectionor -- 00:25:22.562 --> 00:25:25.188 connector program can do to facilitate the transportation of 00:25:26.828 --> 00:25:28.266 durham citizens throughout this area. 00:25:31.172 --> 00:25:34.310 So again, Mr. -- tom, I want to again thank you and mark 00:25:34.766 --> 00:25:36.766 aaronson and your respective 00:25:37.547 --> 00:25:40.344 staffs for a job well done. Thank you so much. 00:25:43.188 --> 00:25:45.188 >> thank you Mr. Clement. 00:25:49.750 --> 00:25:52.688 >> I have another come in, if I May. >> Councilman Clements. 00:25:56.940 --> 00:25:58.940 >> on a more somber note, and 00:25:59.328 --> 00:26:00.734 this is just expression of my concern. 00:26:01.891 --> 00:26:03.891 I don't know how many of you 00:26:08.266 --> 00:26:10.266 have -- in reading in the herald 00:26:12.780 --> 00:26:14.780 sun, starting sunday, the series 00:26:16.484 --> 00:26:18.484 of articles concerning durham 00:26:26.391 --> 00:26:28.391 public schools. 00:26:30.562 --> 00:26:32.562 I hope we can marshal our 00:26:32.625 --> 00:26:35.234 considerable resources, Mr. Mayor, manager, colleagues, 00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:45.500 how we can help our schools. 00:26:47.470 --> 00:26:49.484 Many of the activities and outcomes which impact on our 00:26:50.312 --> 00:26:52.578 schools have a direct relationship with what we as a 00:26:53.780 --> 00:26:55.780 member -- as a city council have 00:26:55.781 --> 00:26:57.781 to do as part of our core 00:26:58.470 --> 00:27:00.391 subjects, our core responsibilities. 00:27:04.797 --> 00:27:06.797 And I just hope thursday at our 00:27:10.625 --> 00:27:13.500 worksession we can gather our resources and thoughts and what 00:27:17.766 --> 00:27:19.766 we can do to assist our schools. 00:27:20.938 --> 00:27:22.938 our schools need our help. 00:27:23.844 --> 00:27:25.844 And I just couldn't sit here 00:27:26.812 --> 00:27:28.812 tonight with these series of 00:27:30.188 --> 00:27:32.188 articles appearing in our 00:27:34.547 --> 00:27:36.160 newspapers without saying something. 00:27:37.625 --> 00:27:39.625 Durham needs to be concerned 00:27:40.359 --> 00:27:42.266 about what happens in our schools. 00:27:43.703 --> 00:27:45.703 Our city council needs to be 00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:48.531 concerned as to what goes on. Because what goes on in our 00:27:51.844 --> 00:27:53.844 schools impacts what goes on in 00:27:55.734 --> 00:27:57.734 our community, and the role we 00:27:58.938 --> 00:28:00.938 play as council people in 00:28:01.953 --> 00:28:03.953 shaping those roles. 00:28:04.781 --> 00:28:06.781 So I'm hopeful that a part of 00:28:07.312 --> 00:28:09.328 our meeting on thursday and the worksession, Mr. Manager and 00:28:10.859 --> 00:28:12.859 Mr. Mayor, colleagues, that we 00:28:13.391 --> 00:28:15.391 can take some time to talk about 00:28:16.594 --> 00:28:18.125 what we can do to assist our schools. 00:28:20.531 --> 00:28:21.938 i'm not here to lambaste our schools. 00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:26.000 I have a granddaughter who is a 00:28:27.578 --> 00:28:29.578 student at one of the schools 00:28:32.375 --> 00:28:35.780 cited in the stories. Four generations of my family 00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:41.160 have gone through durham public schools. 00:28:42.359 --> 00:28:44.359 so we have a lot at stake in 00:28:45.562 --> 00:28:47.797 terms of what the outcomes of our school system. 00:28:49.922 --> 00:28:51.922 And I would hope that my 00:28:52.469 --> 00:28:54.469 colleagues would on the council, 00:28:55.234 --> 00:28:57.234 along with staff will take a 00:28:57.766 --> 00:28:59.766 look at this and see what we can 00:29:01.812 --> 00:29:04.281 do to be a part of the solution. We don't want to be a part of 00:29:04.641 --> 00:29:07.160 the problem, we want to be a part of the solution. 00:29:08.406 --> 00:29:10.406 We just can't afford to sit here 00:29:11.984 --> 00:29:14.922 and just ignore it. Because as council people, we 00:29:16.281 --> 00:29:19.125 have a direct role to play in our school system, even though 00:29:19.422 --> 00:29:21.422 we don't fund them. 00:29:21.922 --> 00:29:24.859 We don't fund the school system. but we certainly are concerned 00:29:27.938 --> 00:29:29.359 about what goes on in our classrooms. 00:29:31.328 --> 00:29:33.328 So I would hope, again, I'm 00:29:33.703 --> 00:29:36.172 being repetitive, thursday at the worksession, we can talk 00:29:38.469 --> 00:29:40.469 about what we can do to assist 00:29:42.641 --> 00:29:44.641 our schools in helping us 00:29:45.688 --> 00:29:48.391 facilitate our objectives as a city council. 00:29:49.453 --> 00:29:51.453 Thank you, Mr. Manager and mayor 00:29:53.422 --> 00:29:56.219 for allowing me to make these comments. Thank you so much. 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:01.000 >> howard, I, appreciate your 00:30:03.969 --> 00:30:05.969 comments, and I had not intended 00:30:06.500 --> 00:30:09.438 to say anything publicly about this issue. 00:30:10.781 --> 00:30:12.781 I shared a conversation with the 00:30:13.203 --> 00:30:15.203 city manager just last week 00:30:17.470 --> 00:30:19.470 during one of our weekly 00:30:21.470 --> 00:30:23.470 meetings, and for me, there are 00:30:23.750 --> 00:30:26.281 two things that hold the city back from really being the great 00:30:28.922 --> 00:30:30.922 city that I think it can be. 00:30:32.940 --> 00:30:33.453 One has to do with the issue of crime. 00:30:34.531 --> 00:30:36.531 We will hear a report this 00:30:37.203 --> 00:30:39.203 evening from the police chief. 00:30:40.641 --> 00:30:42.641 And the other has to do with the 00:30:43.641 --> 00:30:45.672 performance of our school systems. 00:30:46.906 --> 00:30:48.906 i said over and over again, I 00:30:49.172 --> 00:30:51.172 said it publicly, that I don't 00:30:52.453 --> 00:30:54.453 think any grants of local 00:30:56.281 --> 00:30:58.281 government helps define a city 00:30:58.719 --> 00:31:01.453 or county more than a school system. Not the city council, not the 00:31:02.156 --> 00:31:04.656 county commissioners, but the school system. 00:31:07.188 --> 00:31:09.188 but I'm also aware that the 00:31:09.797 --> 00:31:11.797 school system has somewhat of a 00:31:14.620 --> 00:31:15.438 burden that it can't bear by itself. 00:31:16.141 --> 00:31:18.734 I saw the articles appearing in the herald sun. 00:31:19.812 --> 00:31:22.438 I didn't know the articles when I had shared this with the city 00:31:22.438 --> 00:31:24.438 manager last week. 00:31:24.938 --> 00:31:27.719 I read an article in the "news and observer." 00:31:29.750 --> 00:31:32.312 quite frankly, I hadn't paid a lot of attention in terms of 00:31:34.156 --> 00:31:36.281 what was occurring over in wake county other than the fact I 00:31:36.750 --> 00:31:39.250 heard the issues that were going on. But it really wasn't an issue 00:31:40.828 --> 00:31:43.531 that I really tried to involve myself deeply with in trying to 00:31:45.766 --> 00:31:47.766 understand what the issues were. 00:31:50.969 --> 00:31:52.969 but as I saw the ard -- article 00:31:53.844 --> 00:31:55.844 in the "news and observer" -- in 00:31:55.906 --> 00:31:58.906 fact, I carried it around in my brief case. They reported on the outcomes of 00:32:00.219 --> 00:32:02.219 the school systems in this area. 00:32:03.780 --> 00:32:05.780 They reported on wake county, 00:32:07.516 --> 00:32:09.516 durham, chatham, johnson, orange 00:32:11.922 --> 00:32:14.531 county, chapel hill, carver school system. 00:32:14.766 --> 00:32:16.766 What stood out and struck me is 00:32:16.969 --> 00:32:19.938 they were looking at three things. They were looking at the 00:32:20.625 --> 00:32:22.625 achievements in terms of whether 00:32:24.310 --> 00:32:26.310 they met expectations, exceeded 00:32:27.000 --> 00:32:28.734 expectations or did not meet expectations. 00:32:29.906 --> 00:32:32.641 the two parameters that really caught my eye were the 00:32:34.375 --> 00:32:37.160 percentage of students that were grade level in each one of the 00:32:38.453 --> 00:32:40.453 school systems. 00:32:40.719 --> 00:32:42.719 And the second parameter that 00:32:43.953 --> 00:32:45.953 caught my eye was the percentage 00:32:46.594 --> 00:32:48.594 of students that were on free 00:32:50.188 --> 00:32:52.188 and reduced lunch, which as the 00:32:52.625 --> 00:32:54.891 article in the "herald sun" spoke about today is somewhat a 00:32:55.906 --> 00:32:57.938 measure of the poverty in the school system. 00:32:59.234 --> 00:33:01.234 It just stands out where durham 00:33:01.703 --> 00:33:03.703 is compared to wake county. 00:33:04.734 --> 00:33:06.781 I think wake had 153 schools in the system. 00:33:07.375 --> 00:33:09.375 I think about 26 of the 00:33:09.547 --> 00:33:11.547 schools -- what they did, they 00:33:11.688 --> 00:33:14.547 gave you the percentage of students at free and reduced 00:33:15.422 --> 00:33:17.922 lunch and they also gave you the percent avenlg students that 00:33:18.953 --> 00:33:20.953 were grade level. 00:33:22.797 --> 00:33:25.422 I think what the students are at grade level has a lot to do with 00:33:26.688 --> 00:33:29.562 the achievements and needs. My interpretation if you are at 00:33:31.234 --> 00:33:33.375 grade level, you are accomplishing what you are doing 00:33:33.875 --> 00:33:36.875 at whatever grade you are in. If you look at those parameters, 00:33:37.172 --> 00:33:39.172 I decide to look at the number 00:33:42.984 --> 00:33:44.312 of kids, at 70%, 2078% of grade level. 00:33:45.219 --> 00:33:47.219 And look at how many of those 00:33:48.781 --> 00:33:50.781 students, those schools had 55% 00:33:51.391 --> 00:33:52.922 or more of students on free and reduced lunch. 00:33:54.188 --> 00:33:56.188 Then I looked at the number of 00:33:56.953 --> 00:33:59.625 students that were 80% or greater on grade level, and I 00:34:00.734 --> 00:34:02.734 decided to look at how many of 00:34:03.940 --> 00:34:05.940 those schools had students that 00:34:05.406 --> 00:34:07.406 were 35% or less of free and 00:34:07.641 --> 00:34:09.641 reduced lunch. 00:34:10.766 --> 00:34:12.672 As a direct correlation, it was inversely proportional. 00:34:13.312 --> 00:34:15.312 The higher the percentage of 00:34:15.516 --> 00:34:18.470 kids on free and reduced lunch, the lower number of percentage 00:34:21.812 --> 00:34:23.812 of kids on grade level. 00:34:24.812 --> 00:34:26.812 And it doesn't mean to me you 00:34:27.940 --> 00:34:29.953 can't teach kids who are on poverty level to get them on 00:34:30.797 --> 00:34:33.625 grade level, but that is how it shows up. you look at the number of 00:34:36.797 --> 00:34:39.266 schools that durham county has I think there are 49 schools. 00:34:40.766 --> 00:34:42.766 If I remember correctly, 00:34:43.406 --> 00:34:45.969 probably 80 or 90% of those schools has students that were 00:34:47.438 --> 00:34:49.438 free and reduced lunch, which 00:34:51.203 --> 00:34:53.203 speaks to the poverty level that 00:34:53.781 --> 00:34:56.750 durham is experiencing in the school system, versus wake. 00:34:57.719 --> 00:34:59.844 You go to orange county, for example, you look at the number 00:35:02.484 --> 00:35:04.484 of students that were below 35% 00:35:04.828 --> 00:35:06.828 in chapel hill-carver, none of 00:35:08.310 --> 00:35:09.859 the school his poverty levels greater than 35%. 00:35:11.938 --> 00:35:13.938 All of the students -- most of 00:35:14.938 --> 00:35:16.328 them are 70, 80, 90% on grade level. 00:35:18.469 --> 00:35:21.375 To me -- I don't think that is necessarily mind boggling, but I 00:35:22.609 --> 00:35:25.780 did see some schools, for example, over in chatham county 00:35:25.641 --> 00:35:27.641 where you had students that were 00:35:28.750 --> 00:35:30.750 at high percentages of students 00:35:31.781 --> 00:35:33.781 that were -- that had free and 00:35:34.219 --> 00:35:36.219 reduced lunch, but you also saw 00:35:36.719 --> 00:35:38.562 that 70 to 80% of the kids were on grade level. 00:35:39.453 --> 00:35:42.620 So to me, that says that somewhere, something, somebody 00:35:42.188 --> 00:35:44.188 is doing something, addressing 00:35:45.125 --> 00:35:47.125 the issue of poverty and still 00:35:48.234 --> 00:35:49.594 keeping kids at grade level or above. 00:35:50.938 --> 00:35:52.938 I'm not suggesting that, you 00:35:53.938 --> 00:35:55.375 know, that can't be done in durham. 00:35:56.375 --> 00:35:59.203 But I think that, you know, we really need to come to grips 00:35:59.375 --> 00:36:02.344 with what our expectations are when you have that number of 00:36:04.141 --> 00:36:06.141 schools, at that high percentage 00:36:07.625 --> 00:36:09.719 of poverty and you see them not being at grade level. 00:36:10.453 --> 00:36:13.453 We have to find a solution to that. Otherwise, we will keep going 00:36:14.891 --> 00:36:17.859 year after year of beating ourselves against the head 00:36:18.688 --> 00:36:21.266 because we're not as good as wake or chatham when they don't 00:36:22.625 --> 00:36:25.500 have the same issues we deal with in durham. That is what the community has 00:36:25.797 --> 00:36:28.766 to come to grips with. I plan to have this conversation. 00:36:29.203 --> 00:36:31.375 I told the manager I would have this conversation in private 00:36:31.906 --> 00:36:33.906 because we meet monthly with the 00:36:34.780 --> 00:36:36.281 present of the schools, sheriff, school board, county 00:36:36.578 --> 00:36:37.906 commissioner just to talk about it. 00:36:38.750 --> 00:36:41.160 Since you raised it publicly, I will make my comments here. 00:36:42.281 --> 00:36:43.781 I still intend to have that conversation. 00:36:44.688 --> 00:36:47.516 It is not that it can't be done, but there were schools in durham 00:36:48.422 --> 00:36:50.422 that had higher percentage of 00:36:51.310 --> 00:36:53.310 kids on free and reduced lunch 00:36:53.422 --> 00:36:55.422 and they were -- I think some of 00:36:56.125 --> 00:36:57.766 them went 70% above grade level. very few. 00:36:59.672 --> 00:37:01.469 Wake county is an entirely different issue. 00:37:02.500 --> 00:37:04.906 I see the issue being fought over in wake county. 00:37:05.344 --> 00:37:07.344 They're trying to send kids to 00:37:08.672 --> 00:37:10.812 schools based on their socioeconomic issue and it seems 00:37:11.719 --> 00:37:13.109 to be working to a certain extent. 00:37:15.625 --> 00:37:17.625 True, they don't have the same 00:37:17.719 --> 00:37:19.719 higher percentage of poverty 00:37:20.940 --> 00:37:22.484 levels as we do in durham, but it seems to be working. 00:37:24.953 --> 00:37:26.328 How do we deal with the issue of poverty? 00:37:27.359 --> 00:37:30.620 Are we willing to put resources where they need to be put. 00:37:30.359 --> 00:37:32.359 Those schools where you have the 00:37:32.969 --> 00:37:35.438 high percentages of free and reduced lunch versus schools that don't. 00:37:35.734 --> 00:37:38.609 I agree. It is not the city's responsibility. 00:37:39.406 --> 00:37:41.406 i think as the mayor of the 00:37:43.406 --> 00:37:46.109 city, as a leader in this city, we need to speak out where it is 00:37:46.109 --> 00:37:48.109 appropriate. 00:37:48.844 --> 00:37:50.281 It is not bashing the school system. 00:37:50.859 --> 00:37:53.625 It is saying we need to come to grips with what we are dealing 00:37:56.125 --> 00:37:58.391 with and how we approach it instead of keep beating 00:37:58.953 --> 00:38:01.328 ourselves up when we don't do as well as wake or other schools 00:38:01.328 --> 00:38:04.940 when they have a different set of circumstances, in my opinion, 00:38:04.734 --> 00:38:06.734 that the teachers and principals 00:38:07.297 --> 00:38:09.297 have to deal with when they try 00:38:10.500 --> 00:38:11.906 to educate the students in our community. 00:38:13.547 --> 00:38:16.281 So I welcome that conversation. But I think it has got to be 00:38:17.160 --> 00:38:19.470 done in the sense of really opening eyes of what we are 00:38:19.470 --> 00:38:21.470 dealing with. 00:38:21.719 --> 00:38:24.422 we are dealing with a different situation than other school 00:38:25.281 --> 00:38:27.250 systems are in the terms of the population of what they're 00:38:29.953 --> 00:38:31.953 having to educate. 00:38:32.940 --> 00:38:35.000 If there aren't anymore comments, we will move on to the consent agenda. 00:38:35.656 --> 00:38:37.656 The consent agenda consists of 00:38:39.940 --> 00:38:41.940 items that May be approved with 00:38:43.766 --> 00:38:45.766 a single vote. 00:38:47.500 --> 00:38:50.109 If an item is pulled by a member of the council or a member of 00:38:50.312 --> 00:38:52.312 the public, we address that 00:38:57.656 --> 00:39:00.547 issue at the appropriate time. 1. Mortgage loan portfolio quarterly report, fourth quarter fy 2010. 00:39:00.891 --> 00:39:03.719 3. Amendment to contract for durham police department master facility program 00:39:06.940 --> 00:39:08.266 4. Revision to the city's compensation and classification 00:39:08.266 --> 00:39:10.266 system 00:39:11.562 --> 00:39:13.562 6. American recovery and 00:39:14.297 --> 00:39:16.766 reinvestment act of 2009 (Arra) Contract st-247, 2010 street improvements (U-5151) 00:39:25.781 --> 00:39:28.141 7. Section 319 non point source pollution control grant project ordinance-ncdenr 00:39:32.219 --> 00:39:33.656 8. Emc unified storage lease agreement 00:39:36.594 --> 00:39:38.891 9. Annual support and license agreement for munis software 00:39:42.156 --> 00:39:44.156 10. North carolina department of transportation (Ncdot) Municipal 00:39:44.234 --> 00:39:46.562 agreement and utility agreement for south miami boulevard road 00:39:46.703 --> 00:39:48.703 widening project (U-4011) 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:55.406 11. Engineering contract for water reclamation facilities master plans project. 00:40:01.609 --> 00:40:03.344 13. This item can be found on the general business agenda. 00:40:07.281 --> 00:40:08.781 13. 2010 first quarter summary crime report. 00:40:16.620 --> 00:40:18.266 We'll hear later. 14-15. Those items can be found on the general business 00:40:18.266 --> 00:40:20.266 agenda-public hearings. 00:40:24.266 --> 00:40:26.266 move the consent agenda. 00:40:26.969 --> 00:40:29.547 Item is properly moved and seconded. 00:40:29.547 --> 00:40:31.781 Madam Clerk, open the vote. Close the vote. 00:40:31.781 --> 00:40:33.781 >> passes 7-0. 00:40:35.812 --> 00:40:38.719 >> item 13. 2010 second quarter crime report. 00:41:15.922 --> 00:41:17.922 second quarter. 00:41:19.625 --> 00:41:21.625 >> good evening, Mr. Mayor. 00:41:22.953 --> 00:41:24.953 Mayor pro tem, council members, 00:41:27.328 --> 00:41:29.328 city manager, city attorney. 00:41:30.310 --> 00:41:32.172 This is the police department's 2010, second quarter report. 00:41:35.406 --> 00:41:37.547 The quarterly report covers our department's six performance 00:41:37.547 --> 00:41:40.470 measures. Violent crime, property crime, 00:41:41.781 --> 00:41:44.344 part one index crime, clearance rates, response times for 00:41:45.547 --> 00:41:47.547 priority call one, priority one 00:41:47.750 --> 00:41:50.625 calls and staffing levels. The executive summary also 00:41:50.625 --> 00:41:52.625 includes information about 00:41:53.281 --> 00:41:55.125 significant arrests and other accomplishments by the police 00:41:59.328 --> 00:42:01.266 department in the second quarter. 00:42:02.969 --> 00:42:04.969 Violent crime was up 4% during 00:42:05.359 --> 00:42:07.359 the first six months of the year 00:42:07.609 --> 00:42:09.203 compared to the same time last year. 00:42:09.703 --> 00:42:11.703 18 homicides so far this year, 00:42:14.160 --> 00:42:16.780 as compared to 16 on this date last year. 00:42:16.250 --> 00:42:18.250 Arrests have been made in nine 00:42:18.453 --> 00:42:20.453 of the 18 cases and a 10th case 00:42:20.578 --> 00:42:23.281 was cleared by the suspect. In addition homicide 00:42:23.281 --> 00:42:26.219 investigators have cleared four homicide cases from prior years 00:42:27.625 --> 00:42:29.719 and had an arrest warrant out on a fifth cold case. 00:42:31.656 --> 00:42:33.453 At least two rape cases in the first six months occurred in 00:42:34.422 --> 00:42:36.940 prior years but reported in 2010. 00:42:37.000 --> 00:42:39.000 Five were domestic cases several 00:42:39.531 --> 00:42:41.531 others involved acquaintances. 00:42:42.000 --> 00:42:44.641 Robberies were down by 5% during this period and we're at a 00:42:45.344 --> 00:42:47.344 three-year low. 00:42:47.609 --> 00:42:49.609 the percentage of robberies 00:42:51.453 --> 00:42:53.453 committed with firearms dropped 00:42:57.453 --> 00:42:59.453 from 50% in 2009 to 58% in 2010. 00:43:00.219 --> 00:43:02.219 The reports are based on the 00:43:02.594 --> 00:43:05.620 number of victims rather than incidents. 00:43:09.234 --> 00:43:12.000 we had 254, involving 438 victims. There were 35 individuals 00:43:12.406 --> 00:43:14.828 mentioned in the executive summary who were arrested for 00:43:15.672 --> 00:43:17.310 violent crimes during the second quarter. 00:43:17.969 --> 00:43:19.969 As of this morning, the majority 00:43:23.172 --> 00:43:25.172 of them, 77% remain in jail. 00:43:25.641 --> 00:43:28.160 Property crime increased by 7% compared to the first six months 00:43:28.188 --> 00:43:30.984 of 2009. we continue to have break-ins 00:43:33.470 --> 00:43:35.359 and thefts involving metals and appliances. 00:43:35.922 --> 00:43:38.391 In one case, mentioned in your executive summary. 00:43:39.422 --> 00:43:41.859 Officers found numerous stolen appliances in a garage in 00:43:41.859 --> 00:43:43.859 district 2. 00:43:44.620 --> 00:43:46.620 They were told the items would 00:43:46.438 --> 00:43:49.310 be sent to honduras. There were numerous arrests 00:43:49.766 --> 00:43:52.375 involving metal thefts. Burglary suspects are often 00:43:52.844 --> 00:43:55.375 multiple offenders. 23 individuals who are suspects 00:43:56.470 --> 00:43:58.844 in three or more burglaries that occurred during the first six 00:43:59.312 --> 00:44:01.312 months of 2010. 00:44:02.470 --> 00:44:04.470 We are continuing to do several things to combat property crime 00:44:05.750 --> 00:44:08.688 and using crime data to target areas where property crime is recurring. 00:44:09.516 --> 00:44:11.516 Officers are adjusting patrols 00:44:11.625 --> 00:44:13.625 to focus on these areas. 00:44:14.422 --> 00:44:16.422 We of course continue to 00:44:21.310 --> 00:44:23.940 encourage our residents to form neighborhood watch groups and 00:44:24.938 --> 00:44:27.641 encourage our residents to call 911. Many property crime arrests are 00:44:28.780 --> 00:44:30.780 made by patrol officers as a 00:44:31.203 --> 00:44:33.203 result of the 911 calls. 00:44:33.484 --> 00:44:35.484 Index crime was up by 6% during 00:44:35.812 --> 00:44:37.812 the first six months of 2010. 00:44:38.781 --> 00:44:41.391 This is driven by increases in aggravated assault and property crimes. 00:44:42.953 --> 00:44:45.688 We now have put together a new unit, the warrant squad and we 00:44:46.562 --> 00:44:49.188 believe that this will help us make arrests in both violent and 00:44:49.188 --> 00:44:51.188 property crimes. 00:44:51.891 --> 00:44:54.891 the squad which is made up of one corporal and three officers 00:44:56.906 --> 00:44:58.906 has served 691 warrants during 00:44:59.438 --> 00:45:02.203 its first month of operation and attempted to serve almost 400 more. 00:45:03.172 --> 00:45:06.109 During the month of July, the durham police department as a 00:45:08.516 --> 00:45:10.516 whole served 1379 misdemeanor 00:45:10.781 --> 00:45:13.453 and felony warrants. the year-to-date numbers of 00:45:14.470 --> 00:45:16.470 course are preliminary. 00:45:16.422 --> 00:45:18.516 The F.B.I. Rates are the most recent available for the city 00:45:19.359 --> 00:45:21.359 the size of durham. 00:45:21.891 --> 00:45:24.297 We're above the F.B.I. Clearance rates in all categories. 00:45:26.938 --> 00:45:29.328 Our violent crime rate is 47% and the clearance rate for 00:45:32.562 --> 00:45:34.562 property crimes is 24%. 00:45:36.875 --> 00:45:38.875 there were 6,496 priority one 00:45:40.312 --> 00:45:42.781 calls for service from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010. 00:45:45.250 --> 00:45:46.578 We keep the statistics by fiscal year. 00:45:47.281 --> 00:45:49.688 Our target average response time is 6.5 minutes. 00:45:52.922 --> 00:45:55.219 We met that goal with a 6 minute, six second response time. 00:45:55.219 --> 00:45:57.656 Bless you. Our goal is to respond to at 00:45:58.500 --> 00:46:00.500 least 52% of our priority one 00:46:00.766 --> 00:46:02.766 calls in under five minutes. 00:46:04.310 --> 00:46:06.310 We met that goal with 53%. 00:46:07.203 --> 00:46:09.203 We also have installed automatic 00:46:09.469 --> 00:46:11.703 vehicle locators in our cars within the past month and still 00:46:11.703 --> 00:46:13.703 in the early stages. 00:46:14.312 --> 00:46:16.844 we have found them to be very helpful with officer safety. 00:46:17.609 --> 00:46:19.609 Just last week an officer called 00:46:20.156 --> 00:46:22.156 out with a foot chase on a 00:46:22.625 --> 00:46:25.125 weapon violation and 911 used the automatic vehicle locators 00:46:27.391 --> 00:46:29.797 to locate him and quickly send back up. 00:46:30.656 --> 00:46:32.656 Staffing at the end of the 00:46:34.328 --> 00:46:35.859 second quarter was 96% with 21 vacancies. 00:46:38.672 --> 00:46:40.406 Civilian staffing is at 94% with seven vacancies. 00:46:43.531 --> 00:46:46.141 We started a new blet class with 25 rookie officers coming to the 00:46:48.281 --> 00:46:50.281 city of durham with a total of 00:46:51.781 --> 00:46:53.781 34 officers in the class. 00:46:55.281 --> 00:46:57.656 We have recently released a third year bull's-eye report 00:46:58.516 --> 00:47:00.359 that showed significant results in several areas. 00:47:01.391 --> 00:47:03.391 The third year of bull's-eye 00:47:03.484 --> 00:47:05.484 ended July 31, 2010. 00:47:05.922 --> 00:47:07.859 The full report is included in your summary. 00:47:08.500 --> 00:47:10.500 Among the most significant 00:47:10.859 --> 00:47:12.938 statistics are the ones shown on this slide. 00:47:14.266 --> 00:47:17.266 Violent gun crime is down 57% in the bull's-eye area. 00:47:20.312 --> 00:47:22.312 shots fired calls are down 50% 00:47:22.844 --> 00:47:24.984 in the bull's-eye area as well as the one thousand-foot buffer 00:47:24.984 --> 00:47:26.984 area. 00:47:27.516 --> 00:47:29.516 Drug calls, these are not 00:47:30.312 --> 00:47:32.312 including officer-initiated 00:47:32.625 --> 00:47:34.156 calls are down 31% in the bull's-eye area. 00:47:34.656 --> 00:47:37.940 These results could not have been possible without the hard 00:47:39.620 --> 00:47:41.234 work of our employees and many partners in this area including 00:47:41.234 --> 00:47:44.310 the community. Several city departments and 00:47:44.438 --> 00:47:46.938 economic development has also been an important factor in the 00:47:49.500 --> 00:47:52.469 success of bull's-eye. This slide provides a graphic 00:47:52.609 --> 00:47:55.547 representation of the difference of violent crime in the area 00:47:56.203 --> 00:47:59.109 before and after bull's-eye. the graph on the left with the 00:48:00.812 --> 00:48:02.812 large red area shows the heavy 00:48:04.470 --> 00:48:06.470 cluster of gun crime calls and 00:48:07.188 --> 00:48:09.156 bull's-eye from May 2006 through April 2007. 00:48:09.781 --> 00:48:11.953 Just before the bull's-eye initiative was launched. 00:48:12.297 --> 00:48:14.297 The graph on the right shows the 00:48:14.359 --> 00:48:16.859 same area during the third year of the bull's-eye project. 00:48:18.297 --> 00:48:21.203 note that there are no red hot spots in this area and there are 00:48:23.438 --> 00:48:25.438 no hot spots like that anywhere 00:48:28.469 --> 00:48:30.469 in the city. 00:48:31.109 --> 00:48:33.172 This graph shows a steady downward trend in violent gun 00:48:34.470 --> 00:48:36.453 crimes reported in the bull's-eye area. 00:48:38.391 --> 00:48:40.391 The bar on the left shows 180 00:48:40.625 --> 00:48:43.625 violent gun crimes between May 2006 and April 2007 before 00:48:43.859 --> 00:48:45.859 bull's-eye was started. 00:48:46.188 --> 00:48:48.188 The bar on the far right shows a 00:48:48.266 --> 00:48:50.266 number of violent gun crimes, 80 00:48:51.940 --> 00:48:53.940 in the third year of bull's-eye. 00:48:57.406 --> 00:48:59.641 This is a 57% drop. It is important to discuss crime 00:49:00.938 --> 00:49:03.547 trends on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly basis in 00:49:04.141 --> 00:49:06.780 making adjustments in dealing with certain issues. 00:49:06.250 --> 00:49:08.250 It is also important to take a 00:49:08.375 --> 00:49:10.609 look at a 10-year trend involving violent crimes, 00:49:13.219 --> 00:49:15.750 property crimes and overall index crimes in durham. 00:49:16.250 --> 00:49:18.688 The overall crime rate for the past 10 years in durham has been 00:49:20.922 --> 00:49:22.891 a trend of decreasing crime, despite a few upticks. 00:49:25.000 --> 00:49:27.000 As you can see, violent crime 00:49:27.828 --> 00:49:29.828 per 100,000 residents was down 00:49:30.406 --> 00:49:32.406 27% since 2000. 00:49:33.375 --> 00:49:35.375 Property crime per 100,000 00:49:35.812 --> 00:49:37.812 residents is down 33%. 00:49:39.203 --> 00:49:41.219 Index crime per 100,000 residents was down 32% since 00:49:41.219 --> 00:49:43.219 2000. 00:49:43.781 --> 00:49:45.781 This is a photo from the 00:49:46.578 --> 00:49:48.578 national night out event at lake 00:49:52.125 --> 00:49:54.125 mar apartments inspect -- 00:49:56.500 --> 00:49:58.500 apartments, this was one of 93 00:49:58.891 --> 00:50:00.891 events held August 3rd. 00:50:00.938 --> 00:50:02.359 We gave away school supplies and bookbags. 00:50:03.969 --> 00:50:05.969 This is the fifth year of the 00:50:06.620 --> 00:50:08.906 event and it has gotten bigger and better. The police department kicked off 00:50:10.781 --> 00:50:12.781 the police athletic league 00:50:16.470 --> 00:50:18.470 program, pal, officers served as 00:50:19.812 --> 00:50:22.188 volunteer teams and they placed third. More than 140 youth 00:50:22.188 --> 00:50:24.188 participated. 00:50:24.984 --> 00:50:27.984 We would like to expand the program and include soccer and 00:50:28.656 --> 00:50:30.656 wrestling programs, of course 00:50:30.859 --> 00:50:32.859 budget permitting. 00:50:33.203 --> 00:50:35.203 Thank you. 00:50:35.531 --> 00:50:37.531 >> let me ask if there are 00:50:38.375 --> 00:50:40.375 comments or questions by members 00:50:40.500 --> 00:50:43.375 of council. Councilman Woodard. 00:50:44.609 --> 00:50:46.160 >> chief, thank you for the report. 00:50:50.470 --> 00:50:52.312 i was looking through the bull's-eye report. 00:50:52.781 --> 00:50:54.781 I guess one question I heard 00:50:55.812 --> 00:50:58.422 from a number of citizens and neighborhoods, a concern that 00:50:58.984 --> 00:51:01.922 crime that May have been occurring in the bull's-eye area 00:51:03.594 --> 00:51:06.310 has moved, disbursed out to other neighborhoods, 00:51:06.234 --> 00:51:08.469 particularly those close by. i know you probably heard that 00:51:08.469 --> 00:51:10.469 concern as well. 00:51:10.969 --> 00:51:12.969 Do we have any data that will 00:51:14.531 --> 00:51:16.172 either confirm for us or disprove that notion? 00:51:17.406 --> 00:51:19.406 >> I would have to go back to 00:51:19.609 --> 00:51:22.344 the crime analysis unit to find out if they would have data 00:51:23.719 --> 00:51:26.547 reference to that. From what we see so far, that 00:51:27.109 --> 00:51:29.109 has not been the case. 00:51:29.719 --> 00:51:32.625 That is not to say that one individual hasn't moved out of 00:51:33.281 --> 00:51:36.156 the bull's-eye area and gone somewhere else, not that that 00:51:36.219 --> 00:51:39.125 might not be a trend. >> you are seeing some increase 00:51:39.797 --> 00:51:42.940 over this period that you are reporting on. 00:51:44.000 --> 00:51:46.000 >> we're not saying the 40% 00:51:46.203 --> 00:51:48.906 increase or the negative side. we have 50% drop in gun violence 00:51:49.297 --> 00:51:51.297 in the bull's-eye area. 00:51:52.344 --> 00:51:54.344 We're not seeing a 50% increase 00:51:54.578 --> 00:51:57.141 in the rest of the city. >> well, I understand that. 00:52:00.406 --> 00:52:02.953 I do see an increase in homicides, in property crime and 00:52:02.953 --> 00:52:04.953 those things. 00:52:05.578 --> 00:52:08.359 >> the homicides that we have aren't indicative of the 00:52:09.453 --> 00:52:12.359 bull's-eye area at this time. As far as it being a result of 00:52:13.953 --> 00:52:15.734 us dealing with the bull's-eye. >> ok. 00:52:17.766 --> 00:52:19.766 I will follow-up, thanks. 00:52:21.297 --> 00:52:23.297 >> other questions? 00:52:23.500 --> 00:52:25.266 Again, I know I have gotten one card on this. 00:52:26.375 --> 00:52:29.780 We don't have public comments on general business agenda items. 00:52:32.312 --> 00:52:34.641 what I will d suggest is chief lopez Dr. Allison had a 00:52:34.641 --> 00:52:36.641 question. 00:52:36.922 --> 00:52:39.422 And victoria peterson has a question. So if you could speak with them 00:52:40.547 --> 00:52:42.470 after the presentation, I would appreciate it. 00:52:45.188 --> 00:52:46.922 >> thank you. >> [Inaudible]. 00:52:48.620 --> 00:52:50.620 >> Dr. Allison, I wish you would 00:52:50.328 --> 00:52:52.359 respect the decorum. >> [Inaudible]. 00:52:53.859 --> 00:52:55.859 >> well, all I'm saying -- I 00:52:56.297 --> 00:52:58.641 will not get public comment it's general business item, I do it 00:52:59.766 --> 00:53:02.578 for you, I will do it for everybody else. 00:53:08.470 --> 00:53:10.470 >> [Inaudible]. 00:53:10.422 --> 00:53:13.250 >> let me say, I will not get into that Dr. Allison. 00:53:14.984 --> 00:53:16.984 We will not have general 00:53:19.188 --> 00:53:21.188 comments on the agenda. 00:53:22.359 --> 00:53:25.156 I probably jumped out a step by saying ask to speak to the chief 00:53:25.422 --> 00:53:27.594 because I saw you sign up for the item. 00:53:28.500 --> 00:53:30.297 Are there any other comments by members of council? 00:53:30.703 --> 00:53:32.234 If not, thank you, chief. thank you. 00:53:34.875 --> 00:53:36.875 We will move to general agenda 00:53:38.469 --> 00:53:40.469 business hearings, items of 00:53:41.609 --> 00:53:44.250 assessment, number 14. Priority item by the city 00:53:44.484 --> 00:53:45.844 manager, first item referred back. 00:53:47.391 --> 00:53:49.391 I would ask the staff person to 00:53:49.484 --> 00:53:51.484 present this item on assessment. 00:53:54.984 --> 00:53:56.984 who is doing that? 00:54:10.938 --> 00:54:12.938 >> Mr. Venable? 00:54:14.938 --> 00:54:16.344 >> good evening, council, I'm ed venable. 00:54:17.250 --> 00:54:19.250 Item 14 is for the ordering of 00:54:19.344 --> 00:54:21.688 petition improvements. Valid petitions were received 00:54:22.750 --> 00:54:25.359 for all the improvements. Recently, the thompson road 00:54:26.484 --> 00:54:28.156 petition for sewer is no longer sufficient due to several 00:54:28.750 --> 00:54:31.156 property owners removing their names from the petition. 00:54:31.531 --> 00:54:33.531 Therefore staff is recommending 00:54:34.859 --> 00:54:36.859 that the thompson road sewer 00:54:37.000 --> 00:54:39.406 main and out fall petition be deemed null and void and project 00:54:39.406 --> 00:54:42.310 not be ordered. The two remaining petitions 00:54:42.406 --> 00:54:45.780 should go forward. Therefore, staff recommends that 00:54:46.938 --> 00:54:48.938 city council adopt a resolution 00:54:51.516 --> 00:54:53.516 ordering the east geer sewer 00:54:53.812 --> 00:54:56.780 service and hardwick drive improvement and not adopt a 00:54:58.359 --> 00:55:00.359 resolution to order the thompson 00:55:00.859 --> 00:55:02.859 road sewer improvements and 00:55:03.310 --> 00:55:05.219 refer thompson road back to staff. >> ok inspect is a public 00:55:05.219 --> 00:55:07.594 hearing. The public hearing is open. 00:55:08.328 --> 00:55:11.000 I would ask first, are there questions by members of the 00:55:12.828 --> 00:55:15.500 council of staff report? Again, this is a public hearing. 00:55:16.641 --> 00:55:18.641 i ask if there is anyone in the 00:55:18.703 --> 00:55:21.375 public that would like to speak on this item, this being a 00:55:22.344 --> 00:55:24.344 public hearing matter. 00:55:24.375 --> 00:55:26.609 Let the record reflect no one in the public asked to speak on 00:55:26.609 --> 00:55:28.609 this item. 00:55:29.609 --> 00:55:31.160 The matter is back before the council. 00:55:31.953 --> 00:55:34.516 Properly moved and seconded. Madam Clerk, open the vote. 00:55:35.250 --> 00:55:37.250 close the vote. >> passes 7-0. 00:55:41.391 --> 00:55:43.500 >> move to item 15. 15. Text amendment to the unified development ordinance 00:55:43.500 --> 00:55:46.172 (Udo)-bicycle parking requirements and alternative pedestrian plans (Tc1000001) 00:55:52.703 --> 00:55:55.375 >> good evening, Mr. Mayor, members of city council. 00:55:57.281 --> 00:55:59.172 i'm steve medlin with the durham city council planning depend. 00:55:59.953 --> 00:56:02.160 I would like to certify that proper notification has been 00:56:02.953 --> 00:56:05.470 carried out with the udo divisions and affidavits have 00:56:05.891 --> 00:56:07.891 been completed and are part of 00:56:08.156 --> 00:56:10.156 the case file should they wish 00:56:12.125 --> 00:56:15.310 to be reviewed. This text change, bicycle 00:56:15.969 --> 00:56:18.266 parking requirements and alternative parking plans will 00:56:18.703 --> 00:56:20.391 address a series of recommendations that were 00:56:22.310 --> 00:56:24.310 submitted by the bicycle and 00:56:24.672 --> 00:56:26.234 pedestrian division of the planning department. 00:56:26.844 --> 00:56:28.844 These are in the following 00:56:30.609 --> 00:56:32.609 sections of 3.7.4. 00:56:33.312 --> 00:56:35.641 6.1.1. 8.1, 10.3.1. 00:56:37.891 --> 00:56:39.891 .3 and 12.4.3 and 13.6. 00:56:40.750 --> 00:56:43.594 The proposed ticket amendments will establish bicycle parking 00:56:44.594 --> 00:56:46.797 standards for specific uses, clarifying strengths and 00:56:47.125 --> 00:56:49.125 standards for design of bicycle 00:56:49.734 --> 00:56:52.620 parking areas and clarify the intense statements of several 00:56:54.672 --> 00:56:56.672 udo sections and to establish a 00:56:57.438 --> 00:56:59.938 validity and amortization period for different plans. 00:57:00.531 --> 00:57:03.406 Planning department is recommending approval and planning commission recommended 00:57:06.160 --> 00:57:08.906 a vote of 12-0 on May 12th. Last monday evening, the board 00:57:09.781 --> 00:57:11.781 of planning commissioners 00:57:12.516 --> 00:57:14.516 adopted this by a vote of 5-0. 00:57:15.422 --> 00:57:17.828 >> you heard the staff report. This is a public hearing. 00:57:18.984 --> 00:57:20.531 i declare the public hearing open. 00:57:21.219 --> 00:57:23.219 First, let me ask if there are 00:57:23.234 --> 00:57:24.625 any questions by members of the council. 00:57:25.562 --> 00:57:27.562 I have dan cleaver that has 00:57:28.620 --> 00:57:30.672 signed up to speak on this item, this being a public hearing item. 00:57:30.906 --> 00:57:32.906 You have three minutes. 00:57:33.734 --> 00:57:36.500 >> good evening, I'm dan cleaver, I am with durham's 00:57:36.938 --> 00:57:39.875 bicycle and pedestrian advisory commission. I'm the chair of the development 00:57:40.703 --> 00:57:42.703 review subcommittee. 00:57:42.906 --> 00:57:45.375 I don't really have much to add except we enjoyed working with 00:57:45.984 --> 00:57:47.375 the planning department in this process. 00:57:49.422 --> 00:57:52.125 They have been helpful in walking us through for us what 00:57:54.359 --> 00:57:56.766 is an unfamiliar process. Secondly, we believe that this 00:57:58.422 --> 00:58:01.297 text amendment will be a step forward in improving biking and 00:58:01.766 --> 00:58:03.766 walking in durham. 00:58:04.940 --> 00:58:05.969 Lastly, we humbling urge you to approve this text amendment. 00:58:07.344 --> 00:58:09.344 I would be happy to answer any 00:58:09.812 --> 00:58:12.203 questions from the commission's perspective. Thank you. >> you're welcome. 00:58:12.609 --> 00:58:14.609 Are there any questions? 00:58:14.703 --> 00:58:16.703 If not, is there anyone else 00:58:17.312 --> 00:58:18.641 that would like to speak on this item? 00:58:19.844 --> 00:58:22.688 This item being a public hearing matter? let the record reflect no one 00:58:23.719 --> 00:58:25.781 else wanted to speak on this item. I declare the public hearing 00:58:25.781 --> 00:58:27.781 closed. 00:58:27.797 --> 00:58:29.359 The matter is back before the council. 00:58:30.940 --> 00:58:32.766 Properly moved and seconded. Madam Clerk, open the vote. 00:58:33.310 --> 00:58:35.469 Close the vote. >> passes 7-0. 00:58:36.940 --> 00:58:38.940 >> let me ask, are there any 00:58:38.172 --> 00:58:39.531 other items to come before the council? 00:58:40.906 --> 00:58:43.703 If not, the council is adjourned at 7:58 P.M. 00:59:07.422 --> 00:59:09.422 thank you.