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City Council · regular
Boulder City Council Meeting 9-14-23
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sharing and management of the city-owned property in the Civic area that is basically between 9th Street and the 11th Street extended bike path
friendly towards see South being used for flood mitigation purposes that I wouldn't Advocate hard
the CU South they those were not Council committees in those instances
with both the Excel negotiations and the CU South negotiations to have a couple uh council members
next on our agenda we have the 2024 recommended budget discussion
there is a ballot initiative that is on the ballot in November called proposition HH which would reduce the the local Revenue
as we've outlined for Alpine Balsam is thinking ahead to potential Debt Service or partnership
the behavioral health or CARE program this is the non-law enforcement response program that program is in the process
as we continue looking at a long-term Financial strategy for the fund the next is our dedicated climate tax
General improvement district also known as Eugen owns one parking asset after the sale of a second asset
if voters approve the ballot item related to the 0.15 in November that would dedicate half of the current general fund sales tax
overall we have 141 141 million dollar proposal for 2024 that's almost uh a little over 900 million dollars
The CARE program was established as an ongoing program mid-year in 2023 with permanent staff of Peace managers
the affordable housing is a key theme in in the 2024 budget we have a total investment of 31.8 million
there's a total of 18.3 million included in the 2024 budget for the Alpine Balsam Balsam development
as well as affordable housing development for 144 or planned affordable units at that site
we're working with Boulder housing partners for this development
funding for permanently supportive housing vouchers to help with to help fund 48 local psh
for Parks and Recreation Outreach and inclusion of initiatives for people with disabilities
home repairs and improvements for manufactured home communities this focuses on community engagement efforts
this slide specifically focuses on the 1.5 million portion of the climate tax
also note Financial strategy committee did receive a request from downtown their
that is not currently in the recommended budget so that would have to be added in to the budget before first reading
managed by Boulder housing Partners it's being recommended to cash Finance this amount
the 2024 to 2029 CIP recommends an additional 13 million in appropriation for new projects in 2024
continued planning design and construction costs for renovations and retrofits needed at the East Boulder Community Center
the next project is schematic design scoping and construction for phase two of the Civic area project
Capital maintenance and Capital Improvements along the Pearl Street Mall in preparation for the 50th anniversary
redesign of key spaces to better serve users and business owners with a focus on activating the space
Energy Management which is a facilities program that focuses on the Strategic approach to the city's energy profile carbon emissions and renewable energy sources
the highlights include maintenance of parks Urban Tree canopy and natural land to ensure accessibility and safety
which invests in eviction protection and rental assistance through the fris fund
homelessness Services which is a program that supports the unhoused community Through the muni court programs
additional affordable housing support to continue increasing the pace at which we're able to do affordable housing projects
so the South Boulder Rec Center is the facility master plan calls out and as we are aware
increasing would we have salary increases related to living the living wage where we're matching the counties um living wage
so in recalculating it we'll move to that 22 44 an hour I think it is and that impacts about 200 employees
the living wage resolution that we're speaking of now does cover all but seasonal and temporary employees
the need is much greater than the resources available and and you heard that tonight
I'll also just mention that both are are certain care programs you know we had budgeted both of those programs
a top Council priority to help address the needs of our unsheltered adult homeless population