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City Council · regular
Boulder City Council Meeting 12-1-22
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AI-read · unreviewed50 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personthe federal government passed the Americans with Disability Act the Ada which underscores the values of equal access and equal opportunity for people with disabilities
the city of Boulder strives to exceed the requirements set forth in the Ada and to create a welcoming and supportive Community
thank you for recognizing International Day for persons with disability for your support with the people with disabilities
I'm going to comment on the homeless shelter strategy from 2017 written by uh your predecessors
talks about criminalization of homeless people and your testimony here or status for the homeless strategy
an encampment encampment along a pathway blocking a public way near Canyon and Broadway
founding member of Boulder's police oversight panel resigns in protest
I'm here to talk about 6 500 Arapahoe annexation uh and so first I wanted to make a quick clarification
the scooter involved is similar to the lime rental scooters around the city
including e-bikes e-scooters e-skate boards any other motor-powered device devices that are powered by throttle
it's just stunning that something like that could happen how can you allow ldrc to to to just okay a demolition like that
The Academy of 311 as affordable housing for 95 seniors they were able to opt out of that
bvsds buses to take the students there is no sign of a Good Neighbor policy
speaking of the Boulder Valley comprehensive plan which is supposed to be used by the city of Boulder and Boulder County
city will pay fees right but he was not actually paid as a staff member correct he was not paid by bvsd
to tie back to the sustainability framework of improving the fiscal ability to maintain our plantings and increase the resilience of the Urban Tree canopy
our call up and check-ins are item number four on tonight's agenda
it would just add that the applicant actually wants us to call it up
2021 Senate Bill 21 260 established greenhouse gas reduction targets for state and Regional Transportation plans
voluntary for now changes to our land use and parking management strategies
the latest intergovernmental panel on climate change report lists increasing density as critical for saving the planet
our new East Boulder sub-community plan actually meets a lot of these requirements already
we're anticipating a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to increasing the number of people who make trips closer to home and work
you may remember that our East Boulder sub-community plan addressed this issue directly and we're anticipating
we started with a long list of projects from our transportation master plan
these projects are also of high value to not only the can but our transportation master plan goals of creating low stress connections
to discuss arpa again our third tranche of spending and our last adjustment to base of our budget for this year
those are typically scheduled twice a year in May and November
what this budget adjustment proposes to do is appropriate approximately 7 million in funding
inflationary costs related to capital projects that includes the North Boulder library branch 2.3 million needed to complete that project
we provided a large Grant to Boulder housing Partners to improve high-speed internet access
that provides access to over 300 affordable housing units across the BHP sites
progress currently 11 sites are complete or nearing completion that provides access to over 300 affordable housing units across the BHP sites
we provided direct Arts industry support in areas such as programs for artists and venue safety and vaccine check funds
the scope of work that we now have in place includes setting up the project design supporting and guiding the implementation
the infrastructure has been completed on on Ponderosa when we purchased the property
250 000 for continued implementation of the outdoor dining pilot and part of those funds will be used to help more local small businesses participate in the pilot
two hundred and twenty thousand dollars to implement programs such as special events and interactive public art
would include 380 000 to create more affordable commercial spaces
we did hear the testimony of members of the community who were talking about some of the organizations and the need for General operating support
the need for rental assistance other financial assistance food security all things that are being increasingly experienced by community members
my understanding the people who live in the parks in these mobile home parks they do not own the land they're leasing the land
there was a line item it was a line item for 380 thousand dollars for more affordable commercial spaces
for the venue affordability fund we've had that it's pretty long standing and um we get dozens of applications
homeless losing their housing having to be hoteld and a spike in rental assistance demands
really important time to inject uh Financial resilience to the lowest income households
a hundred thousand dollars of the two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars plus actually three million dollars allocated for the guaranteed income pilot program
used to develop and Implement special events interactive public art and other programs to activate and increase the number of visitors
CU South exists today as an annexation agreement that we get to hold to protect 2300 people's lives
he stood up the entire campaign and said I am supporting the CU South annexation against every indication