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City Council · regular
Boulder City Council Meeting 10-5-23
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AI-read · unreviewed60 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personthe resolution also States the city acknowledges that those now living on these ancestral lands recognize that harm was done
we marked this year's indigenous people's day we recognized we must ensure ongoing work to acknowledge and address the past
reflecting on the indigenous presence in the Boulder Valley that has existed since time immemorial and learning about the violent colonization of indigenous lands
especially good for athletes and people with disabilities who may be isolated who may be experiencing significant trauma
there are a couple of big barriers at the boulder reservoir one is physical access there is a lot of opportunity to improve access at the reservoir
I'm going to speak a little bit about the process that's going on with the Civic historic district application
expenditure by the city of Boulder to reimagine the the Civic area in that RFP the application wasn't noted
I specifically appreciate the comments around accessibility it is a value for us that everyone has access
just were there questions on the Civic area historic district uh I think just one can we get the information on the eight or nine buildings
just were there questions on the Civic area historic district uh I think just one can we get the information on the eight or nine buildings
irrigated agricultural lands are the best opportunity for agriculture on open space and Mountain Parks
restoration complete restoration of 72 acres to agricultural production with another 290 acres in progress
as we're moving to more um regenerative agriculture models for some of these spaces will that naturally help out
one on Three F which is the police oversight um Boulder Revised Code 1981 in our packet there were two versions
ordinance 8582 tonight council is considering second reading of annexation ordinance
a small portion is in Area 3 which refers to land that may be annexed for preservation purposes
area 3 preservation uh and conveyance which states that area 3 portion will remain in its natural and rural State
staff and planning board found that the application compliance with State annexation statutes it meets the six contiguity requirement
the 2024 recommended budget uh is a $14.8 million budget across all funds
so think sales tax or property taxes coming in uh we have been able to make a lot of uh Investments
so that would mean 2A would not pass this November and then it would be allowed to expire at the end of 2024
including our crisis intervention teams both The CARE andert program our non-law enforcement and co- law enforcement response programs
funding for Home Improvements uh at uh within manufactured home communities
some significant Investments for Alpine Balsam utilities uh and transportation
Improvement program or CIP in 2024 the planned investment is 141 million 93 million over the course
continuing work with the financial strategy committee and the development of a long-term Financial strategy
looking at deferring uh spending on FAA related projects at the airport uh we believe
item number seven and again related to the FAA related project spending at the airport
if 2A doesn't pass and our original extension ballot measure goes on the ballot in 2024
we do still have to maintain the flood and drainage ways and um trash racks
cleaning up trash and debris that's in the flood and drainage ways
documented or undocumented mostly with mixed status families leing in Boulder working here
the city was going to build affordable homes for all the residents and the immigration status did not matter
please allocate funding for affordable housing that would really make a difference in our community
families with kids can receive rental assistance payments up to
especially now as we know climate change climate chaos is upon us our people need resources
people need a roof over their heads protection from the extreme heat heat and Winters
replace parking minimums with maximums to create more potential to add both to our tax base
affordable housing can mean different things in different contexts and to different people
and I've fallen that specifically about undocumented commune members not being able to access that housing
I have previously made a request that we um give some benefits to boards and commissions members
I did advocate for you know paying board and commission members as part of this last work plan
this is not an expansion of the program 103,000 that the downtown management commission um recommended
have employees that make less than 2244 this is the only one that came to my attention
that our ability to do a pilot and then stop doing a pilot is is limited
so long-term strategic thinking around uh uh more Capital campaigns not ongoing um operations
we lean on the downtown Boulder partnership and the business improvement district for the annual operations
to me this seems like something that is going to continue getting worse as our climate gets more volatile in the coming decades
there's also um for some of the uh underpasses a utilities function of flood conveyance
we would defer accepting the grants until after the community had decided whether we are moving forward with the airport
we know from research these encampment cleanup um programs don't help reduce homelessness
encampment removal is at best a temporary solution it doesn't address the root causes of homelessness
our point in time count shows only 171 people living unsheltered in our community
to try and reduce the amount of the costs of service access for rec centers
we put together recommended budget that we felt reflects Community needs and balanced a number of of needs
last year we we looked at um additional Arts funding uh during a a first adjustment in the new year
how do we think about our cash and L money it's to build affordable housing but is it also as important
we know that there is an increase specifically for the keep familyes housed program
any unused funds do go to fund balance at the end of the year
we have a lot more ebikes on paths and there's a you know just a lot