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February 27, 2025 City of Boulder City Council Mid Term Check-In
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AI-read · unreviewed87 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a persondo you have ballot measures in mind or what type of ballot measures are we talking about
we developed a multi-year b uh tax ballot measure framework for 2025 and 2026 with the 2025 ballot measures focused on
around the homelessness programs and innovations that we're focusing on for this priority is the high utilizer initiative the system evaluation
I'm here to provide an update on the economic development plan and program enhancements the Project's designed to develop strategies to support economic Vitality
we have worked with the financial strategy committee over the past uh four months I would say in looking at our tax ballot measure framework for 2025 and 2026
an affordable commercial Grant pilot program was recently launched providing $850,000 in Grants to help address a gap in the market for more affordable commercial space
the three areas around the homelessness programs and innovations that we're focusing on for this priority is the high utilizer initiative
I'm here to provide an update on the economic development plan and program enhancements the Project's designed to develop strategies to support economic Vitality
High commercial vacancy rates and the affordability of commercial space with more work to be done
addressing current economic challenges including High commercial vacancy rates and the affordability of commercial space
help address a gap in the market for more affordable commercial space and an opportunity for small businesses to thrive
given our communities Reliance on federal funding um and how are those changes being incorporated into the plan
Community Vitality is working closely with transportation and mobility department on uh Capital project to improve the medians along Broadway
the University Hill General improvement district and the two overlapping districts in Boulder Junction
we've also had our um mapping folks focused on mapping and expanded Wildland Urban interface or wooi area based on Ember cast modeling
I appreciate cool Boulder and um I'm just curious where that work is
Community Vitality is working closely with transportation and mobility department on uh Capital project to improve the medians along Broadway adjacent to the Hill district
the University Hill General improvement district and the two overlapping districts in Boulder Junction
while also building on visioning and policies associated with the Boulder Valley comprehensive Plan update
do you contemplate any changes to land use in the open space areas
advancing the outdoor dining pilot program with our team across departments to evaluate the long-term potential
support summer and fall activations in the commercial area adding public art and advancing
working closely with Parks and Recreation on the connection that's going to be facilitated by the Civic area in the planning process
we've also had our um mapping folks focused on mapping and expanded Wildland Urban interface or wooi area based on Ember cast modeling
the project manager of the family-friendly vibrant neighborhoods project um so this project is as you know
what was done as part of the Zoning for affordable housing project uh from 2023 um that seeks to expand housing choice
which is meant to explore Innovations in our affordable housing program uh the research includes examining our current inclusionary housing
the manufactured home park owners are ultimately liable for their water supply and liable for a number of other things
that was a topic that was raised in this process but is already programmed in our work plan in conjunction with our boards and commissions
the safe and managed public spaces team uh continued to make good progress in 2024 addressed over 1,000 encampments
all of the Capital Improvements that we are focused on uh related to The Vision zero action plan
another one is around Community preparedness efforts with Boulder Valley School District there was some intensive work with the district
what you also heard about related to building code and the Wildland Urban interface code
we have uh recently leveraged Human Services funding to support emergent needs in community in the areas of rental assistance and Sheltering
early results from our Elevate uh Boulder program the city's guaranteed income pilot project
implementing the East Boulder sub community plan with the recent adoption of form-based code
investing in maintaining a transportation system with an array of multimodal choices to reduce a vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions
you also received an update earlier this year related to our access management and parking strategy initiative
it was mandated that we enhance digital accessibility at the state level and so our team has been hard at work
the project manager of the familyfriendly vibrant neighborhoods project um so this project is as you
extreme heat we have many water conservation programs you heard a little bit about that this evening
Council adopted the ordinance on February 6th um to allow for implementation of the project
under this goal related to emissions reduction certainly our partnership with XL Energy and the work that we do
work on achieving more affordable and missing middle housing is ongoing work
the research includes examining our current inclusionary housing Pro program zoning regulations affordable housing financing structure
the summer of 2024 you all approved an updated energy conservation code with new incentives for reducing embodied carbon emissions
manufactured mobile home Community Support come on now he
the manufactured home park owners are ultimately liable for their water supply and liable for a number of other things
a potential creation of a downtown Development Authority could help accelerate Economic Development and public investment in alignment with our goals
years ago I think we did study what it would take to replace whale Water and Wastewater systems within the parks in the city
historic preservation process simplification and most recently building code simplification all will contribute to more predictable and efficient processes
we intend in April uh to come back to you with a a update both on agenda management processes as well as board and commission processes
first of all the comp plan update that it's going to be a really good opportunity to Define what we want out of those commercial centers
good example is the recent work that we're doing in East Boulder and think around 55th in arapo where our our subcommunity plan calls for
are we doing undergrounding of utility wires outside of shiaka or is it limited to the shiaka area
19th Street shiaka is on the list right now that's in design design um and that includes the power that goes up
funding to support emergent needs in community in the areas of rental assistance and Sheltering
accessible and connected goal addresses the many defin definitions of accessibility that's physical accessibility getting around the community
this focuses on three main focus areas off street parking standards Transportation demand management and on street parking management standards
we have two key projects in the pipeline this summer uh specifically the North 30th Street preliminary design project
key highlights there involve a lot of our digital accessibility work um it's the right thing to do and it was mandated that we enhance digital accessibility
the concept plan that was developed there was in partnership with the shyen and arapo tribes
in key initiatives around our community heat strategy uh to have the city and partners work to cool the areas of the city most impacted by extreme heat
we have many water conservation programs you heard a little bit about that this evening
sort of these two slightly differently worded emissions goals part of our work this year is going to sort of clarify
maybe have Sundance in which case they're going to have a stake and how we think about that area
looking at op opportunities to incorporate our environmental values into our city purchasing policies
the summer of 2024 you all approved an updated energy conservation code with new incentives for reducing embodied carbon emissions
a potential creation of a Downtown Development Authority could help accelerate Economic Development and public investment in alignment with our goals
historic preservation process simplification and most recently building code simplification all will contribute to more predictable and efficient processes
some of the Insight that you will give us both in April and in May uh will actually help them as they're creating their budget
when we're talking about our climate initiatives rarely do I hear Agriculture and regenerative agriculture in particular
as I currently see it Food Systems isn't really within the scope of what we are doing in climate initiatives
first of all comp plan update it's going to be a really good opportunity to Define what we want out of those commercial centers
the recent work that we're doing in East Boulder and think around 55th and arapo where our our subcommunity plan calls for
as you may recall as we uh re-entered into our franchise agreement with Excel we got some catchup money for undergrounding
one is on just the Elevate Boulder program it's not I don't need a response
and how we're monitoring and tracking and responding to different kinds of complaints whether it be for housing or employment
in the past several years our consultations have been largely closed door sessions working on updating memorandums of understanding
we have kind of a tribal working group Where We Gather with tribal Representatives quarterly
pedestrian safety um bike connectivity through downtown um because that scope has not yet been fully defined
maybe have Sundance in which case they're going to have a stake and how we think about that area
we have yet to kick off uh our budget process we're about to do that actually pretty soon
that is the time that we are sitting down and reviewing budgets and making decisions because we need to give that to you all in August
as Food Systems as I hear it being talked about isn't currently in our climate action work
is on just the Elevate Boulder program it's not I don't need a response
how we're monitoring and tracking and responding to different kinds of complaints whether it be for housing or employment or those kinds of things
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