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Boulder City Council Meeting 8-18-22
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AI-read · unreviewed42 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personabout the discussion on day service and navigation center there is some concern
and 8a the living wage update if that has amenable council so that sounds good
am here to talk about decriminalization of psychedelics in the past 10 years research has shown that psychedelics
denver has decriminalized psilocybin and a review panel by denver city council reported quote decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms in the city
also be speaking on the topic of decriminalizing visionary plants and fungi such as the psilocybin mushrooms dmt containing plants
this is sustained by a lack of real financial accountability and transparency for example it took a couple of years
criminalizing the poor souls who cannot afford a home is not the solution
the police data on the impact of more police and city staff dedicated to this issue in boulder
stop the insanity stop throwing money at the police budget and start funding the root causes
that shows that hiring more police will not affect crime rates stop the insanity
ordinance 80 43 regarding the annexation of cu south be repealed is inadequate the problem is the word regarding
is that something that that there are five people that do want to add that to the work plan
so i'm not personally uh probably going to advocate for us to add this to our work plan
allowing for boards and commissions and the city council members to attend meetings virtually or in person
who will be making that determination as to a public health concern that permits a virtual meeting
referendum on cu south in the hotline packet you received section five the safety clause was changed as you requested
so that all the ballot measures will be finally adopted or finally considered and and potentially adopted on september 1st
this is amendments to the climate tax that are recommended by staff after we looked at it more carefully
eliminate the limitation on undergrounding to high risk areas a limitation a limitation on financial assistance for low-income utility customers
the ordinance just annexes the cu south property when the ordinance does a whole lot more than just annex the property
authorizing the city council to replace the existing utility occupation tax and climate action plan excise tax with a new climate tax
so just to provide some history on june 21st council considered the annexation petition for the annexation
the applicant is requesting annexation by petition the annexation must also meet the policies
the annexation must also meet the policies of the boulder valley comprehensive plan
50 percent of the new units are deed restricted affordable units i would just note that the applicant receives a credit
the proposed affordable housing provided at time of redevelopment satisfies that requirement for community benefit
the zoning that we designate must be consistent with the comp plan the boulder valley comprehensive plan
i'm the inclusionary housing program manager and i also do the negotiations for affordable housing and annexations
the size restriction on the home is intended to make sure that very very large homes are not built on the market
the more higher end that we have the more wealth and equity we have and the more homeless people in every corner
i don't know specifically what this annexation's about but like i say it has anything to do
as set forth in the comp plan there are economic and environmental and social benefits when we annex
our existing emergency orders for outdoor dining are scheduled to end on august 31st
spots on the 1100 block of the pearl street mall on the 1200 block
our outdoor dining program comes to a complete stop is that correct or not correct
everybody's concerned about the the liquor you know becoming a dry outdoor dining town it's going to be upsetting
this discussion was really triggered by last year's passage of house bill 1162 known as the plastic pollution reduction act
reducing disposable plastics remains a community priority we continue to get emails and petitions occasionally to ban certain plastic items
you know that recent climate tax poll that we did of uh voters right show that climate is a top issue
getting rid of plastic bags just completely as well as single-use plastics
it would also be amazing to talk with the center for people with disabilities um just because
eight a is the living wage update to be presented by council member