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November 21, 2024 City of Boulder City Council Metting
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AI-read · unreviewed43 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personstarting a small business as a immigrant and minorities was not easy there were challenges along the way
the design Advisory board and the boulder urban renewal Authority both expressed concerns at the planning board meeting
I'm asking for City Council Members to speak up about the genocide that is happening in Gaza and pass a ceas fire resolution
there's not only an increase in bike thefts but also increasing bike value per bike stolen
what you'll also see in the deck is a deep dive on ebike the last month um what we've seen
I'm speaking tonight on homeless encampments along Boulder Creek and homeless campfires the current system is not working
we suggest that the system remove encampments more frequently which is to tag on Monday respect the 72 hours
so we urge that there be immediate more frequent removal of encampments to prevent homeless campfires
I hope that Boulder will join other cities including Chicago in passing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
the bureau Board review was limited to the urban renewal plan
for those who came to ask us about a ceasefire resolution I appreciate you continuing to draw attention to the actions of the Israeli government
there's a difference between ebikes and road bikes or more traditional bikes and um I'm hopeful that our policy framework
just on the supplemental Appropriations to the 2024 budget and lifting up that um we we've dedicated Another $500,000
I'm generally supportive of these um uh adjustment to base supplemental Appropriations but I would like to know
our first call up check-in this evening is item number 4A and that is a consideration of a site review Amendment
some of the compliance changes we need to do for state law regarding um adus
some of the compliance changes we need to do for state law regarding um adus
that can be met by payment of an increased um affordable housing linkage fee
all right so is anyone interested in making a motion to call this project up
check-in item 4B for a landmark alteration certificate application to modify the front Dormer and entry of the house
uh recycle materials throughout construction and Beyond uh and to maintain policies and procedures
I did have a question about um the environment section which I appreciated having the recycling component mentioned
and how we recycle and and take care of the um not just the Earth but also the people
we have enough constraints on our budget with the city of Boulder we can't even afford hotel rooms for the homeless
the continued public hearing to consider a motion to find that there is interest in considering a service area expansion into Area 3 planning Reserve
so onethird of our water supply was not even considered in this conversation
so related to uh the uh the Water Supply in Colorado River um I believe that we did provide some clarifications
another area that was not addressed at all was local agriculture
we're saying we don't have enough money for a South Boulder Rec Center
what I don't think we have is that kind of middle income housing
what the water tradeoffs are going to be in our community and also with our neighbors
we pursue area three and we start with the words it's going to be affordable housing
similar to how we started the affordable housing which then became the familyfriendly vibrant neighborhoods
how this plugs into the overall comp plan update is that again the planning Reserve would be one option
the community need study of how we will actually do that work as part of the comp plan update
the service expansion plan AKA area plan can be modified or tweaked down the road after we then pursue the annexation process
by incorporating the need study into the comprehensive plan it gives us an opportunity
one of the things that the climate science is pretty clear about is that we need to build more compact space efficient communities
aren't consistent with a a a serious approach to um getting our arms around our climate future in a responsible way
Area 3 might be part of it and I think we should be exploring that but my starting point
both Agriculture and habitat to me are as professionalized as water and energy
we find that there is interest in considering a service area expansion into the area 3 planning Reserve as part of the 2025 major update
we have food security issues that are going to continue to exacerbate so I just wanted to lift those