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Boulder City Council Study Session 10-23-18
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AI-read · unreviewed32 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personAND JUST TO REMIND FOLKS OF THE POSITIONS THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ON A STATEWIDE AND LOCAL MATE MAY BALLOT MEASURES
WE ALSO ON TRANSPORTATION MEASURES WE VOTED AS A COUNCIL TO OPPOSE
IN SUPPORT OF THE MILL LEVY INCREASE FOR THE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
ADDRESSED NOT ONLY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BUT ALSO ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CATEGORY WE HAVE DASH BOARDS FOR BOTH THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY REDUCTIONS AND ZERO WASTE AS WELL
WE WILL HAVE TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS THAT WE'VE SAVED IN THE PAST THIRTEEN YEARS
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ACHIEVING THE GOALS IF WE DO FORM A LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY
ONE UM REALLY TANGIBLE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE PONDEROSA MOBILE HOMES PROJECT
THAT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO IN MOBILE HOMES CARS ARE TRADITIONALLY VERY LEAKY
AND IT'S SHOCKING TO SEE HOW HIGH THE FOOD SYSTEM IS ON THE LIST OF TOP TEN
THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN GROWS OUT OF THE FOUNDATION OF OUR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK IN THE BOULDER VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IT'S A CRITICAL NEW POLICY AREA FOR THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN UPDATE
VISION ZERO IS SITUATED AS YOU CAN SEE VISION ZERO IS OVER ARCHING ACROSS ALL THE TMP FOCUS AREAS
WITH BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IMPLEMENTING A NEW VISION ZERO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
AND INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE MASTER PLAN SO TO ELIMINATE FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURY COLLISIONS IS THE TOP VISION ZERO GOAL
YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DEVICES NOW THAT ARE KIND OF ON THE PATH
NO IT'S LIKE E BIKES A LOT OF OTHER BIKES YOU CAN
A COUPLE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INVOLVING PROTECTED INTERSECTIONS
WE ALSO NEED TO UPGRADE THE EIGHTY TO EIGHTY EIGHT STANDARDS
DOING A SIGN MARKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TREATMENT WHETHER RAMPS ARE ALREADY
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE REGIONAL HOUSING STRATEGY
CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF SCOOTERS AND BIKES SHARE THOSE TEND TO DEPLOY IN AREAS
WE'RE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT THE TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE FEE
IS THAT A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT IN TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE COST TEN MILLION DOLLARS
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT EXPAND AND ENHANCE OUR SYSTEM
VERSUS A TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE FEE OR UTILITY FEE FOR SOMETHING LIKE PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE
SO THESE BALLOT MEASURES SHOULD INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME
LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON CITY OWNED LAND
COUNCIL HAD NOT PROVIDED ENOUGH CLARITY AND GUIDANCE TO THE BOARD
MAYBE THERE ARE WAYS THAT THE PROCESS COULD BE SMOOTHED WITH PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
WE'RE ALSO NOT JUST IF IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING
ON MOBILE HOME STRATEGY AND HAVING JUST GONE TO A BIG GROUP MEETING