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City of Boulder City Council Study Session 1-8-19
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AI-read · unreviewed71 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a persononly a few short weeks ago you approved a process to acquire Xcel
we had reduced our greenhouse gas emissions in the community by 16%
commercial linkage fees I don't think I need to say much about that because we've completed that
Alpine balsam is sort of a sub set of this one and as you know
the transportation master plan is one that you've seen in study sessions on a number of occasions
flood mitigation and annexation is definitely on the
one is the budget resilience project this is a project where we have received
I'm not sure why we put mobile homes on separately from manufactured housing strategy
we have to still address Alpine balsam but I think some community planning may be
we could move on to the sub community plan in the east
I would give it equal to the sub area plan transportation plan and vision zero
the transportation master plan got it twelve for me but I feel like
they're happy by the fact that we're addressing Cu South flood mitigation we're including them
they asked us to allow them to stay involved in the Cu South flood mitigation work
second they would like the city to address the heat island effect and they had several
to look for surface areas that are less impervious to encourage tree planting and to encourage energy efficiency
of the fifteen thousand acres of agricultural land of the city manages or owns two thousand are considered degraded
we could even provide incentives to members of the community who want to replace
advocating for additional capital improvements within Boulder Junction hmm and including the the bridge
for some emphasis on the integration of TDM and parking strategies across communities
for some emphasis on the integration of TDM and parking strategies across communities
they mentioned were the preservation of existing affordable housing stock they mentioned tiny homes
and open space restoration and preservation of Cu South and that it's an important way
regarding floodplains regarding flooding floodplains and groundwater in addition to prioritizing floodplain preservation
University Hill commercial area Management Commission I believe that's with the another snazzy name
continued to pursue strategies to address transient presses presence such as increased police presence during weekdays
their big things this year is affordable housing housing for artists and including also studio
they're very pleased with the additional grant funds of 250,000 dollars and they applaud
they applaud the new Adu ordinance changes enacted by council and recognize that
they appreciated the commitment that council had given to maintaining their their budget level this year
looking at occupancy limits they say quote currently occupancy policies dictate the makeup of a household
and so perhaps at the Alpine balsam site to address homelessness which of course is an enormous topic
they have ways they feel we can keep working on the homelessness issues in town
to reduce parking minimums for both new and existing developments they want us to update or replace the neighborhood parking programs
they also wanted to say that they supported the implementation of the downtown retail strategy for 2019
improved pedestrian access between the Civic area and the commercial district and advocating for effective parking policies
continued implementation of retail strategy action steps including possible bid expansions and creation of affordable retail space
education of the citizens about the long term funding for the libraries maintenance
two questions for council related to your reports from your boards and commissions
the occupancy limits was yet again on their list of things that really like to delve into
the water resources advisory board has some of the most technically gifted people in Boulder who serve on our boards and commissions
because it pulled so many additional people out of the floodplain that was a balancing act
was to track Adu inquiries as well as applications and I thought that was
I like this whole idea about developing a urban heat island strategy and and they may want
likewise they want to conduct a stormwater management study and so this would be
I think I heard somebody say part of the mobile home strategy all the people have said
the Planning Department coordinates master plans in the CIP is that important link between infrastructure
or is a part of the annual CIP process I think it'd be great for us
it sort of dovetail with the climate commitment is that how you see those
so with that I'm prepared to wrap up the conversation on boards and commissions do you all want to stretch
the first topic homeless and homelessness strategy it's in my list
the effectiveness of the homelessness strategy that was adopted a year ago
a significant amount of our funding is currently going into preservation projects not just new
trying to define what is affordable commercial space and then once we have figured out what it is
that is part of the retail strategy that will be coming to council later in the year
see you South annexation we talked a little bit about that what else that's coming to Council
opportunity zones to include East Boulder sub-community plan and redraw boundaries
evaluating potential increase to inclusionary housing percentage in the opportunity zones
these are two items that were teed up from the comp plan process as future work plan items
we put something in the complan about this and it was very much keeping those balances in mind
the way that you geographically define that East Boulder area will be the first step to doing a sub community plan
it's gonna be a rezoning that's gonna come from the comp plan work plan because it's gonna create
make sure that all of our contract employees including the city custodial workers were paid a living wage
the owners of this mobile home park have not applied for annexation and it's not an enclave
the owners of this mobile home park have not applied for annexation and it's not an enclave
robust City supported eBay ebike rebate program in 2019 are you already on that
it's certainly something that would help decrease our greenhouse gas emissions
checking in on the towing ordinance you have a plan for that yep fantastic
it definitely is a budget item as well as and it's not an issue
during the hearing for the towing ordinance I made tons of to try and get people to come out
ballot measure question okay so we'll talk about it as an idea and see where you're on that one
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