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September 12, 2024 City of Boulder City Council Study Session
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AI-read · unreviewed44 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personwe're excited to bring forward the 2025 recommended Bud budget to you all this evening
talk about our overview for both the capital budget as well as the operating budget for the 2025 recommended budget
will help support additional programmatic Services related to rental assistance programing
as well as the minimum wage ordinance are of consideration when we're thinking about uh the fiscal impacts
this pie chart on the right is one way uh of looking at the 2025 recommended budget
the investments in the urban Rangers program as well as within the independent Police monitor
this is primarily driven by additional investments in affordable housing from 2024 to 2025
within the police department that focuses on holistic and non-traditional law enforcement approach to community safety
all of these programs focus on climate resilience the protection of Public Health
primarily driven by an 86% increase in arts funding with the recent passage of the Arts culture and Heritage
our Capital Improvement program uh supports over 200 capital projects across the six-year Horizon
common themes were unhoused populations and encampments arts funding downtown Vitality
livable themes were housing unhoused populations and encampments affordability affordable housing
for the office of the independent Police monitor uh this is increased funding to strengthen civilian review of law enforcement
there is $315,000 for eviction ition in rental assistance Services also known as Eis
ongoing funding for the expand program supporting those with disabilities and Grant funds
this funding is for the creation of a new immigration legal defense fund
experiments in public the experiments and public arts program event sponsorships
enhanced cultural vibrancy with within the downtown districts including University Hill and the downtown Pearl Street Mall area
the outdoor dining program began as a pilot program in 2020 with the rapid expansion of outdoor dining during the pandemic
$78,000 for increased ongoing funding to advance shared micromobility efforts including programmatic Outreach
the 150,000 for the outdoor dining program as well as 100,000 for experiments in public art
the 150,000 for the outdoor dining program as well as 100,000 for experiments in public art
knowing that the arts and culture office is planning on performing a cultural Plan update over the next year
in our current budget we have put in $3.5 million um in expectation of 1B funding into the affordable housing budget
to take a look at our plans for capital projects our funding availability
if our outcomes are preventing evictions we do have that information available on dashboard
I shared a very highlevel overview of our Capital Improvement program earlier in the presentation
engagement efforts um that have just begun um with the future of rec centers
this investment uh will results in the city's largest affordable housing project to date
the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation uh is included The Debt Service associated with this project is included in the operating budget
the main sewer improvements Phase 2 project is included in the six-year CIP for a total of 9.7 million
the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project is currently in the 90% design and permanent phase uh stage
without a strategy for Revenue approaches and tax renewals particularly in the buildup back after the pandemic
we will develop a ballot measure strategy for 2025 and 2026 and this effort will include
it's primarily the curb ramps at intersections which are not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
a lot of the Genesis of our work uh to consolidate services on Alpine ballson started almost a decade ago
and so that's been a lot of the consideration um going into Alpine Balsam
that has nothing to do with the impact that raising the minimum wage would have on particular business sectors
reevaluating opportunities to expand our uh Elevate Boulder
we are seeing more tons of trash we're seeing more encampments cleaned up
very interested in finding ways to increase and amplify the Elevate Boulder program
not even coming close to meeting a minimum uh a living wage um not to mention minimum wage
the other piece that I would love to lift up here is people with disabilities