November 13, 2025 City of Boulder City Council Study Session

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• Civic Area plan0:11:02at this moment

  What you see in this slide is focusing in kind of zooming in on the civic area itself.

• Sundance Film Festival0:12:01at this moment

  we will make sure we don't impact the inaugural Sundance Film Festival

• Disability access in city policy0:15:00at this moment

  we had a roll and stroll event for people experiencing disability, families with children experiencing disability and older adults

• E-bikes, scooters and shared micromobility0:20:00at this moment

  we'll have one path that's for the bicycles and and ebikes and those

• Civic Area plan0:26:01at this moment

  think about the renaming of the civic area similar to what we saw

• Downtown vitality0:33:01at this moment

  how do we ensure that we're maintaining the economic vitality in both places

• A downtown development authority0:34:00at this moment

  so much of what we might do with a DDA and all of these things

• Capital improvement program0:42:02at this moment

  just like we do with all capital projects, we'll have to look at cost estimating at the time of funding

• Downtown public safety0:43:00at this moment

  it's not going to have much meaning if we do not have effective uh public safety

• Downtown vitality1:00:01at this moment

  that there might be a cons a concern about competition

• Capital improvement program1:02:02at this moment

  aligning CIPs and of course they've got the 14th Street project

• Civic Area plan1:03:02at this moment

  how do we think about ways to bring people into the civic area other than by car

• Downtown public safety1:08:00at this moment

  there was a little bit of discussion about safety perception of public safety

• Downtown public safety1:09:03at this moment

  Is it is it safe to be in the civic area right now

• Local food and farming1:10:02at this moment

  especially as we think more about our local food systems

• Flood mitigation and stormwater1:11:01at this moment

  a space that can bounce back more easily after floods

• Flood mitigation and stormwater1:12:02at this moment

  because it's really designed with flooding in mind and with with being a part of that system

• Long-term finances and tax ballot measures1:12:02at this moment

  we're fulfilling our commitment to voters and in building all of this infrastructure

• Long-term finances and tax ballot measures1:13:00at this moment

  given how much of our budget still depends on sales tax

• Indigenous peoples, tribal relations and Indigenous arts1:17:02at this moment

  I would just love to see us really being thoughtful about both the indigenous and tribal

• Indigenous peoples, tribal relations and Indigenous arts1:18:01at this moment

  anytime we're talking about tribal and indigenous I just want to remind us all that we owe a debt

• Indigenous peoples, tribal relations and Indigenous arts1:19:00at this moment

  so that they have more agency and sovereignty when they're on their

• School enrollment and city-school coordination1:22:01at this moment

  curious if there's also partnership opportunities with Boulder Valley School District on some of the outdoor schools

• Zero waste, recycling and plastics1:22:01at this moment

  trash is on my mind and composting and recycling for some reason

• Homelessness1:39:00at this moment

  fully fund and protect the city's ability to reduce and prevent homelessness

• Climate action and emissions1:40:01at this moment

  making those upgrades more accessible and contributing to the city's climate goals

• Transportation master plan and safety1:42:01at this moment

  the language does still exist in policy item 67, furthering the city's vision zero action plan

• Water and wastewater capital projects1:46:01at this moment

  they provide lowinterest loans for local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects

• Human rights ordinance1:47:00at this moment

  we've added language which reflects our human rights ordinance

• Support for immigrant communities1:48:01at this moment

  to make sure that we're considering survivors of crime or domestic violence in our immigration language

• E-bikes, scooters and shared micromobility1:50:01at this moment

  to support measures to ensure that ebikes and micromobility devices are safely integrated into the transportation system

• Transportation master plan and safety1:50:01at this moment

  We've added language to our vision zero action plan

• Human rights ordinance2:05:00at this moment

  our commitment to anti-discrimination laws including gender expression and gender identity

• Water supply and drought2:13:01at this moment

  primarily the state is in charge of negotiating on the Colorado River

• Climate action and emissions2:35:01at this moment

  can we start with the climate change and climate and community resilience section

• Local food and farming2:44:00at this moment

  I would love to get some more um community and expert um feedback on on the agricultural front

• Valmont coal ash cleanup2:45:01at this moment

  the irony of the coal ash piece is not lost on me

• Local food and farming2:46:01at this moment

  there is a significant work that needs to be done on on our food systems

• Zero waste, recycling and plastics2:46:01at this moment

  whether that be for composting or housing

• Surveillance technology2:47:00at this moment

  I just really have have some concerns around um, yeah, data data security and cyber security

• AI and the arts2:55:01at this moment

  I know I'm hearing from our arts community around ownership and authorship copyright violations

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