City Council Regular Meeting October 5, 2026

At the October 5, 2026 Fayetteville City Council regular meeting, council advanced several procurement and capital-project items. Unanimously, it authorized staff to progress the Cross Creek downtown channel improvements from 15% to 30% design using funds already in the budget, coordinate with property owners, CSX and Fort Bragg, and pursue grant funding. The study estimated Concept 7A at more than $46 million; the combined benefit-cost ratio for Concepts 7A and 9A was 1.34. Council also unanimously selected P2 of NC, doing business as Pivot Parking, as the recommended next parking management provider, with service to begin no later than January 2027, subject to contract approval and execution at a future meeting. The parking RFP drew five proposals; contract terms include detailed performance reporting and maintenance responsibilities. Staff cited estimated parking equipment costs of about $160,000–$170,000 over the first two years and roughly $20,000 annually thereafter, with final equipment needs still to be assessed.

Council unanimously directed staff to issue an RFP for completing the elevator at the downtown Hay Street parking deck and return with updated costs and a funding source. It also unanimously authorized pursuit of interim recycling services and partnerships, an RFP, and longer-term transloading feasibility; no additional amount was approved, and staff said recycling has a separate fund. Council approved up to $25,000 for E. Smith High School’s Thanksgiving Day parade participation and challenged Cumberland County and the school system to contribute matching support. The watershed update estimated about $1.4 billion for more than 430 proposed solutions citywide, with 16 projects in design or construction. Public comments opposed the proposed data-center zoning pathway and raised concerns about surveillance technology; no related policy decision or procurement award was recorded in the provided transcript.