May 7, 2026 City of Boulder City Council Meeting

Concept Plan Review and Comment on a proposed redevelopment at 1050, 1004, 990, 986, and 976 Arapahoe Ave. for permanently affordable senior housing.

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Declaration

to fix errors, clarify existing code, and amend certain height, use, form, and general land use code standards

Consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate application to relocate a building (Chestnut House)

Consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate application to relocate a building (Arapahoe House)

Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 1378 approving a Model Metropolitan District Service Plan

I wanted to express that cutting minimum wage is something serious

the main reason I'm here tonight is to urge you to place a residential vacancy tax on this year's ballot

yet the population has declined by 2,500 people, and we have lost over 5,000 BVSD students

would some council members pursue raising property taxes on Boulder residents

do not take FAA grants that would commit the city to maintaining the airport forever

We urge the city council to put a housing vacancy tax on the ballot

decided in a barely announced closed study session to move forward with dedicating 175 acres of city property to the FAA and the aviation industry forever

Current airport users have said they don't want growth at the airport, but under FAA rule, limiting any aspect of airport operations is disallowed

every relevant humanitarian institution on Earth has said that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza

Israel has killed over 800 people since the so-called ceasefire in October

I'm here to speak against cutting wages for tipped workers

I'm firmly against taking away the pool from the South Boulder Rec Center

I feel closing the pool at South Boulder rec center would be going against your own goals

I would like to talk about the possible closure

We can dramatically reduce our emissions simply by shifting some of our electricity use to times that are mostly from renewables

they can double their emissions compared to charging at 10:00 a.m. or when the wind is blowing at night

it forced 750,000 Palestinians off their land permanently with no right to return

a change to the tip credit is under consideration

moving towards uh more de- more affordable, more family-friendly family-friendly housing

unceded territory of indigenous peoples and tribal nations who have traversed, lived in, and stewarded lands in the Boulder Valley since time immemorial

Many indigenous people continue to experience systemic and individual discrimination

We appreciate the acknowledgement but the acknowledgement is not enough

comprehensive plan and how much uh, reparations and land back to indigenous peoples was not in there

we started talking about Flock or rather we've been hearing that concern about Flock in our communities

Our call-up check-ins are item number five on tonight's agenda

Item B is also a landmark alteration certificate application consideration to relocate a building

one, a timing question regarding perhaps some low-income housing tax credits as well as a demo permit

permanently affordable senior housing. The existing Presbyterian Manor building at 1050 Arapahoe Avenue would remain.

knowing how sensitive low-income housing tax credits are and demo and displacement, there's just a lot of those curiosities

historic preservation demolition approval is valid for one year and that's what it states in the code

asks whether the designation is in balance with the goals and policies of the Boulder Valley

Comprehensive Plan, which sets the a vision for a future development and preservation in the city of Boulder and Boulder County

If designated, the property will become Boulder's 222nd individual landmark, and future exterior changes will be reviewed through a landmark alteration certificate

It is a place in which we uh do some clarifying, some clean up, um some really sort of housekeeping things

the omnibus amendment includes clarifying a requirement for accessory dwelling unit or ADU utilities

major update of the ADU uh regulations in 2018 where we removed an explicit requirement that was in the land use code

related to corrections, cleanups, things like that, uh relocating some standards for service and vehicle uses

the access management and parking strategy, the amps project, specifically the parking ordinance that was adopted last year

when we don't have a parking requirement converting uh parking space to living space

the fact that tonight it was said in the um call up check-in for Presbyterian Manor that it could remain is telling

which would take the current thousand foot restriction for outdoor patios for breweries, and remove that restriction

This is not about maximizing building size or intensity. It's about accommodating a museum's basic functional needs

and so I'm really glad that we're fixing that and I hope it's in time for that family to be able to make that change

to fix errors, clarify existing code, and amend certain height, use, form, and general land use code standards

with amendments to remove size restrictions for outdoor patios of tap rooms, taste room tasting rooms, and breweries