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Boulder City Council Meeting 7-13-23
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AI-read · unreviewed54 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personthrough infrastructure designed to help our community and natural disasters and to mitigate against climate change
we're also eager to be including strategies for climate ready Landscapes and flood resilient design
we're also eager to be including strategies for climate ready Landscapes and flood resilient design
the board approved a motion to draft a letter to the bvsd board of education
in the interim bvsd has been working to incorporate some of the recommendations that came out of the planning board hearing
staff could incorporate council's feedback from tonight into such a letter and provide that on to the school district
our lighting power use is 40 to 60 percent less than the 2021 energy code minimums
very little accessibility in terms of elevator access through those four levels this new building is accessible throughout
we've been able to reduce waste by about 60 percent with the processes on hand
we have a strong history of recycling Furniture through the building reuse of that
the majority if not all of the steel used in the building is recycled content
that's very difficult to meet the city of Boulder standards in terms of ADA access up it
as we already are near a high school that has a steep grade on a multi-use path that is Way Beyond Ada standards
a new home for the boulder Museum of Contemporary Art the project proposed consists of approximately
the community cultural plan is also relevant in this discussion it was adopted in 2015 and outlines Community priorities
the site is impacted by the 100 Year floodplain
supported a targeted update to the North Boulder sub-community plan and a subsequent Amendment to the Boulder Valley comp plan land use designations
several members felt a strong need for a robust TDM plan
in order to rezone the property the rezoning must be consistent with the policies and goals of the Boulder Valley comp plan
ended the nobo plan first following the land use map Amendment likely creation of one or more Flex Zone districts to accommodate the proposed project
which relate to arts and culture as well as the associated 2015 Community cultural plan
key issue number three is whether the council feels that on balance this project is consistent with the goals and policies of the Boulder Valley comp plan
if they're not providing permanently affordable units on site they'd be subject to the same inclusionary housing requirements as any other development
if they're not providing permanently affordable units on site they'd be subject to the same inclusionary housing requirements as any other development
we're not really looking at detailed TDM plans or anything like that
input especially the mobile home park because we're doing all these different
this input aligns with the boulder comprehensive plan North Boulder sub-community plan and cultural plan
these changes would enable the establishment of the boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and provide a building density
we submitted to planning War for a creative campus in North Boulder which includes a new home for bimoka
the museum being in lieu of our inclusionary housing
for a 765 thousand dollar Grant through a congressionally directed spending Bill through the Appropriations Committee
the mobile home park residents were as well as the tenants and Neighbors
it's the share parking throughout the site yes and I think we're at a 25 parking reduction
here they've told us that the top issues to them are housing affordability homelessness and to some degree there
and then addressing affordable housing and Human Services and also Public Safety
we have the potential for two competing ballot measures
priorities in Boulder including creating affordable housing providing services for the homeless
priorities in Boulder including creating affordable housing providing services for the homeless
Staffing our rec centers you know keeping our pay structure competitive for our employees
clear that we were going to zero out the 1.8 because doubling the Arts budget now
Arts funding has gone up about 117 percent
compared to the overall general fund which went up about 42 over that time
the criteria around the granting of grants in the last few years has shifted
which are the The CARE program um the uh day Center
The CARE program uh safe and manage public spaces being another
we are weighing the politics of having two competing ballot measures going for the same amount of money
the alternative is the one we're required to put on because the petition was certified
I also hear the business Community saying that businesses are leaving our community because of the homelessness crisis
whether or not they're prepared to zero out the rest of the general fund money
Rising rates of evictions more need for housing assistance basic needs assistance
if we quadruple the Arts funding from what it is now
the discussion regarding extending the midterm recruitment for the boards and commissions
where we are with the midterm recruitment process
does council wish to extend the mid-year recruitment period for those boards or commissions that did not receive any applications