May 16, 2024 City of Boulder City Council Meeting

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• Public art and percent for art0:19:02at this moment

  the city of Boulder plans to erect a second sculpture at 17th Street and pearl

• Public art and percent for art0:21:02at this moment

  we also are very excited to share in the unveiling of the next sculpture on 17th and pearl

• The Israel–Hamas war and community dialogue0:36:02at this moment

  ask Boulder City Council to make a statement asking for a ceasefire in Gaza

• Flood mitigation and stormwater0:38:02at this moment

  I'm here to speak about the Gregory Creek uh flood mitigation plan

• Flood mitigation and stormwater0:39:01at this moment

  a very simple Dam that was put up by a few people was able to seriously change the outcome of the flood

• Flood mitigation and stormwater0:40:00at this moment

  we need to have a plan that talks about what we will do during the flood

• Boulder Municipal Airport0:41:00at this moment

  I'm asking City leadership to make a decision to keep the airport open

• Long-term finances and tax ballot measures0:44:01at this moment

  it is very good that you are considering putting on the ballot a measure seeking voter approval of paying councel

• City budget0:46:01at this moment

  perhaps the biggest budget hit would be to the general fund to fund airport maintenance and improvements

• Affordable housing policy0:47:01at this moment

  why are we building every single block in Boulder like we got five we got Gun Barrel two places of affordable housing

• Area III Planning Reserve0:47:01at this moment

  the planning Reserve is the perfect site available now with no FAA strings attached

• The Israel–Hamas war and community dialogue0:50:06at this moment

  appeal to those of you that have deemed it inappropriate for a municipal Authority in Colorado to weigh in on the US supported Israeli Siege of Gaza

• The Israel–Hamas war and community dialogue0:51:00at this moment

  this is the message being received by the people of Gaza from coloradans when politicians like you are content to remain silent

• Boulder Municipal Airport0:52:00at this moment

  many vocal community members on the airport topic have lived cohesively the longest with the airport

• Boulder Municipal Airport0:53:01at this moment

  the airport claps back that the noise abatement is quote voluntary and therefore no crime is committed

• Indigenous peoples, tribal relations and Indigenous arts0:55:01at this moment

  I'm gonna ask all of you to stop using Seven Generations uh rhetoric and also stop saying that you're un stoling land

• Homelessness1:01:03at this moment

  that joint meeting on homelessness that we went in um at the county hosted

• Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan1:13:01at this moment

  since we are going to be moving into um some big planning items particularly the boulder comprehensive plan

• Proposed Civic Area historic district1:27:03at this moment

  item D was about uh the disapproval of the designation for the Civic area historic district

• Boulder Housing Partners1:28:01at this moment

  4A is the concept plan review for a proposed Boulder housing Partners Redevelopment on 3.74 Acres

• Boulder Housing Partners1:29:01at this moment

  I'll just uh congratulate uh Boulder housing partners for moving forward on this it looks like a very promising project

• Energy conservation code1:34:00at this moment

  the energy code is the document that lays out the minimum Energy Efficiency requirements for new construction

• Climate action and emissions1:36:00at this moment

  this code is significant step towards achieving our climate action goals

• Energy conservation code1:41:01at this moment

  the next item I wanted to mention on our update is this new requirement for all electric new construction

• Parking and access management strategy2:13:02at this moment

  regulations that we could adjust our EV parking requirements at the same time if we felt like that was a desirable thing to do

• Accessory dwelling units2:36:00at this moment

  actually builds single family homes to 1,000 square ft so really that was aimed at accessory dwelling units

• Climate action and emissions2:49:02at this moment

  a step in the right direction for achieving Boulder's Target of carbon neutrality by 2035

• Healthy and resilient buildings2:51:00at this moment

  the results showed that high levels of benzene which is a carcinogen were present

• Healthy and resilient buildings2:54:00at this moment

  there's also no indoor air quality standards and so therefore when we have gas appliances inside our home

• Affordable housing policy2:56:00at this moment

  we run the risk of creating barriers to development for affordable housing and Commercial businesses

• Healthy and resilient buildings3:03:02at this moment

  gas cooking releases carbon oxide nitrogen dioxide ultrain particles

• Affordable housing policy3:05:00at this moment

  that might divert investment for more units of affordable housing or multif family housing

• Boulder Housing Partners3:05:00at this moment

  as Boulder housing Partners already expressed concern about in your document today

• Energy conservation code3:42:01at this moment

  moving to the all electric requirement is a very exciting step we need to not install new fossil fuel infrastructure

• Climate action and emissions3:50:02at this moment

  the greenhouse gas emissions is is quite small again comparatively I don't want to diminish that

• Heat, cooling and nature-based climate solutions4:05:00at this moment

  we also need to do our work on um Community perceptions and understanding about better and more holistic Landscaping practices

• Non-functional turf rules4:19:01at this moment

  I'm excited for a conversation around Turf I'm excited for a conversation around Lawns

• Heat, cooling and nature-based climate solutions4:35:00at this moment

  particularly with your nature-based climate solutions that moving towards a landscaping approach that does not require you

• Heat, cooling and nature-based climate solutions4:39:01at this moment

  that's the work that we're doing through Cole Boulder and the nature-based climate Solutions team

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