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Joint City-County Planning Committee Meeting

January 7, 2026 · Durham, NC
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-01-07 (PDF, 2 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.durhamnc.gov ↗
Confidence: 95%
High

Attendees

Wendy Jacobs (Chair, Board of County Commissioners)
Nate Baker (Vice Chair, City Council)
Javiera Caballero (Mayor Pro Tempore)
Sarah Chagaris (Planning Commission Chair)
Matt Kopac (alternate)
Dr. Mike Lee (Board of County Commissioners)
Stephen Valentine (Board of County Commissioners)
Michelle Burton (Board of County Commissioners (alternate))
Sara Young (Planning & Development Director)
Claudia Hager (County Manager)
Bo Ferguson (City Manager)
Curtis Massey (Deputy County Attorney)
Aarin Miles (Senior Assistant City Attorney)
Bo Dobrzenski (Assistant Planning & Development Director)
Earlene Thomas (Assistant Planning & Development Director)
Scott Whiteman (Senior Planning Manager)
Robin Schultze (Principal Planner)
Lisa Miller (Principal Planner)
Austin Bowman (Senior Planner, Parks & Recreation)
Jai Butts (Planner)
Chris Peterson (Sr. Business Systems Analyst)
Joanne Gordon (Clerk)
✓ Present: 22/22

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

#3

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Call to Order

Meeting called to order

#2

Announcements

Introduction of new committee member and staff

#3

Approval of the Minutes

Approval of minutes from December 3, 2025

#4

City and County Managers' Priority Items

No priority items

#5

Election of Officers

Election of Chair and Vice Chair

#6

Access to Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation

Presentation on public parkland access

#7

New UDO Update

Update on new UDO project

#8

New Business/Other Business

Request to focus on UDO updates at March meeting