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September 11, 2025 City of Boulder City Council Study Session
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AI-read · unreviewed46 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personAs mentioned, uh the 2026 budget shortfall, we identified a 7.5 million shortfall in the general fund if left unressed.
These include the transportation maintenance fee at 2.25 million which has been long studied as a sustainable funding source for transportation maintenance
And finally, it incorporates a single family housing expansion or impact fee for a total of $400,000.
It also incorporates speed on greed photo enforcement consistent with the city's vision zero goals, traffic safety goals at a total of 2.6 million
For the citywide budget, which is the top line here, there's a 11.6% year-over-year decrease.
Data demonstrated that while the care program responded to an average of less than one call per day
Under the livable goal, there is a proposed realignment of city services to advance the recently updated homelessness strategy
The city will utilize $275,000 from a one-time balance in the eviction prevention and rental assistance services fund
In addition, the city will support efforts to end unsheltered homelessness by allocating funding for the building home program
$26.9 million to support several housing projects in 2026, including the 3,300 Penrose project with 113 affordable units.
preparation for implementation of the arts blueprint in early 2026. $45,000 onetime funding for the arts blueprint.
There is over $2.4 $4 million in arts funding for cultural events, operating arts grants, public art installations
where this team spends 90% of staff time on wildfire response and mitigation efforts such as prescribed burns or wildfire training
In alignment with the economically vital goal, the budget proposes funding for Sundance Film Festival preparation and the ambassador program.
to homeowners for wildfire mitigation, and $123,000 of support for the realignment of a fire rescue community risk reduction specialist
continuation of the downtown ambassador program providing hospitality, safety, and cleaning services within the business improvement district
continuation of the downtown ambassador program providing hospitality, safety, and cleaning services within the business improvement district
There is a proposed $59,000 reduction to the parkto park shuttle operations based on usage data trends since the shiitakqua access management plan
So, this next section will focus on an overview of the six-year CIP as well as share forward examples of major capital project investments
across the six-year horizon will support uh 173 capital projects for a total plan spending of 789.5 million across the six-year horizon
the storm water fund will support across the six-year horizon upper Goose Creek
the water utility fund will support the transmission uh system repair project
So for the 2026 through 2031 capital improvement program, there is $1.7 million in 2026 and $3.5 million in total budget
For the Civic area phase 2 project, there is $3.5 million in 2026 and $18 million in total project budget for park renovations
improving safety and longevity of the structures used by downtown visitors, residents, and businesses
forest thinning and vegetation management within the wildland urban interface and on open spaced lands for wildfire resilience
It focuses on the coordination of tax ballot measures within broader city financial planning
staff advanced the long-term financial strategy in 2025 by developing a multi-year ballot measure strategy framework for 2025 and 2026.
the single family housing impact fee that would help to offset affordable housing needs
the implementation of speed on green cameras, supporting vision zero safety uh traffic safety goals
as we explore things like DDA or possibly um I know metro district has been something on your mind
as we explore things like DDA or possibly um I know metro district has been something on your mind
and reduced uh staffing associated with uh the care program
we developed the multi-year ballot measure strategy framework considering what other potential taxes might be on the ballot
we're moving the bridge house from a contract to the competitive grant process
At this point in time, the general fund is not uh contributing uh to support uh airport operations.
the recommended budget brought forward to city council this evening
there has been over 10 years of intensive community process around the idea of a transportation maintenance fee
elevate boulder I just you know I almost didn't want to mention it but because I was looking for it
And so the 2026 recommended budget does not incorporate uh city funding uh for Elevate Boulder.
Does this mean that there's going to be less funding in 2026 for other eviction prevention?
and reduce other support um that would go toward uh rental assistance.
if we decided not to do um the impact fee on single family home expansion um after all
It's slated that would actually go to fund balance to fund future years affordable housing.
the transportation maintenance fee it really is I get that it's been around for 10 years or so
it tends to be those things that are more humans human services focused and the elimination of Elevate Boulder