On the agenda: Durham meeting — Data Center (Jun 3)

Durham City-County Environmental Affairs Board

Agenda
June 3, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 p.m. | In person | City Hall Committee Room, 101 City Hall Plaza,
2nd Floor
I.

Call to Order and Roll Call

II.

Centering and Good News

III.

Adjustments to the Agenda

IV.

Approval of Minutes of May 6, 2026 meeting

V.

Announcements (including any Conflicts of Interest)
a. Next Meeting: August 5, 2026 – Virtual | Webinar ID: 886 7311 5658 |Passcode:
558458

VI.

New Business
a. Elections
i. Acceptance of Nominations
ii. Voting (Offices: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Historian, and At-Large)
b. Data Centers: Discuss EAB action on Planning Department’s proposed UDO
amendment
c. Status Update: Water Department report on City’s water supply amid ongoing
drought
d. Subcommittee Presentation: Presentation on the LU&P Subcommittee’s
activities in 2026
e. New Committee Reporting Policy: Discuss and adopt requirement that EAB’s
committees present their research, activities, and reports to the full board at
regular intervals beginning in August.
f. EAB Communications Policy: Discuss rule that all official communications on
behalf of EAB must be presented and approved by full Board. Discuss whether to
create limited exceptions to this rule.
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[email protected]

VII.

Open Floor - Public Comments

VIII.

Adjournment of Public Meeting

IX.

Work Session
a. Review and discuss the proposed Sustainable Decision-Making Framework
b. Discuss creating a small community engagement committee to help share
updates on City and County environmental and climate initiatives after new board
members are appointed to fill vacancies

2

Time:
Presentation
5

Subject

Presenter

Roll Call &
Welcome

Tom
Campbell

5

Centering and
Good News

5

Adjustments to
agenda, approval
of minutes,
announcements

Taylor
Price and
Tom
Campbell
Tom
May 6, 2026 Minutes
Campbell Next meeting: August 5, 2026, 6:00
– 8:00 p.m. virtual, webinar ID: 886
7311 5658, passcode: 558458.

15

Elections – offices Tom
to be filled for EAB Campbell
Executive
and staff
Committee

Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary,
Historian, and At-Large

15

Discuss action on
Planning
Department’s
proposed UDO
amendment
Status update on
the current state
of the City’s water
supply amid the
ongoing drought
Presentation on
the LU&P
subcommittee’s
work to date
Discuss and
adopt new

Document:

10

10

10

Time:
Qs

Tom
Campbell

Pre-Reads

Reginald
Hicks

David
Barron
and LU&P
members
Tom
Campbell

3

10

5

committee
reporting policy
Discuss EAB
communications
policy

Tom
Campbell

Open floor –
public comments

Work Session
Review and
discuss the
proposed
Sustainable
Decision-Making
Framework

Tom
Document: Draft Sustainable
Campbell Decision-Making Framework
& Taylor
Price

Discuss creating
a small
community
engagement
committee

Tom
Campbell

4