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October 9, 2025 City of Boulder City Council Special Meeting
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The transportation maintenance fee proposed for Boulder has been thoroughly vetted and recommended by two community working groups
the TMF would allow for an additional 50 ADA pedestrian ramps and other safety treatments to be constructed
Primary concerns though were on the residential side could include the impact on lowincome residents or affordable housing.
we exempted mobile homes as one of the first steps.
the current revenues are structured in a way over this six-year capital improvement program that supports nine capital projects
a majority of the proposed maintenance fee revenue goes towards pavement maintenance because that is a clear critical underfunded need
Boulder's transportation system is essential to achieving our climate goals.
it's about $5 per month for most homeowners with an exception for mobile homes.
I'm clearly going to be voted down on this, but I'd like to at least propose uh an exemption for affordable housing.
to allow we not just exempt manufactured homes?
We need a knot of five to move forward with direction. about whether to investigate inclusionary or affordable housing as an
staff identified a budget shortfall of 7.5 million in the general fund if left un unbalanced and unressed
So focusing on an overview of the 2026 recommended budget, this graph compares the city's adopted budgets from 2019 through the 2026 recommended budget.
the citywide budget, which is this top line on the graph, is an 11.6% decrease, primarily driven by slowing operating growth
the 2026 budget proposes reducing the community assistance response and engagement or care program uh resources 3 FTE
Incorporated into the 2026 operating budget are also realignments associated with homelessness to uplift the city's homelessness strategy
the city will support efforts to end unsheltered homelessness by allocating funding for the building home program
preparation for finalization and implementation of the arts blueprint in early 2026
arts funding in 2026, a year-over-year increase of 27% is proposed for cultural events, operating arts grants, public art installations
arts funding in 2026, a year-over-year increase of 27% is proposed for cultural events, operating arts grants, public art installations
a realignment of a portion of the fire rescue wildland unit or 7FT that comprise that unit to be supported by open space revenues
arts funding in 2026, a year-over-year increase of 27% is proposed for cultural events, operating arts grants, public art installations
identifying all planned capital improvement uh projects and their estimated costs over a six-year period
that will support fuel mitigation efforts along ditch corridors and performing forest thinning and vegetation management
investments for civic area phase 2 project with 3.5 million in 2026 and 18 million in total in the total project budget
supporting nine capital projects with the existing CCRS tax
the long-term financial strategy builds upon the recommendations of the blue ribbon commission reports
coordination of tax ballot measures with within broader city financial planning including alternative funding mechanisms
removing uh fee ordinance section for the administrative parking uh reduction fee as approved previously by city council
as well as amending the transportation maintenance fees section to correct a rounding error on on the annual fee
in case of the civic area, we know that we've had a maintenance issue for years
are we thinking about coordinating earlier to um align the taxing strategy across the different entities
open space uh has in fact $3.75 million of um funds that are going to go towards uh wildfire resilience
we also have to consider the upcoming needs of Sundance
75% of voters approved 2A dollars with the understanding that those dollars are going to artists and arts nonprofits
I just appreciate the fact that with Sundance coming to town, it's the shiny object that everybody's excited about
I'm here tonight to speak in support of Elevate Boulder, the city's guaranteed income pilot program that will come to an end in December.
I'm speaking as a participant in the Elevate Boulder basic income pilot program.
so that we can run another um round of the Elevate Boulder program
it would um add a new sales tax to increase significantly the funding for uh mental health and behavioral health services
the more significant needs that people um often talk about in our community is specific to the unsheltered
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