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July 23, 2026 City of Boulder City Council Special Meeting
- Date
- Series
- special
- Status
- past
- Starts
- 18:00
- Sources
- Laserfiche: 4 files; PrimeGov: 3 files (meeting 172); YouTube playlist; YouTube's automatic captions
- 1.Call to Order and Roll Call
- 2.Consent Agenda
- A.Consideration of a motion to approve the May 7, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
- B.Consideration of a motion to approve the May 21, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
- C.Consideration of a motion to approve the city manager entering into a intergovernmental agreement with Boulder County and the City of Louisville regarding the agreement to operate a joint office of disaster management
- D.1. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8758 submitting to the electors of the city of Boulder at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question of authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of financing community recreation, safety infrastructure, and other capital projects; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details;
- 3.Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only
- 4.Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only
- 5.Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only
- E.Consideration of a motion to authorize the city attorney to appoint Jerome A. DeHerrera as Special Counsel to investigate and, if necessary, prosecute complaints #2026-005CCC and #2026-006CCC related to alleged code of conduct violations filed pursuant to Section 2-7-8, “Expectations,” B.R.C. 1981; and setting forth related details
- F.Consideration of a motion to hold the July 30, 2026 City Council Special Meeting in-person
- 3.Public Hearings
- A.Consideration of a motion to approve the continued operation of the airport in accordance with Boulder Revised Code 1981 sections 11-4 Airport Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 220 Min Total Time: 240 Min
- B.Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) Adoption: Consideration of one or more motions to: (1) approve or amend conditions of approval to the BVCP update made by the Planning Board; and (2) approve or amend conditions of approval to the BVCP update made by the Board of County Commissioners; and
- 4.Discussion Items
- 5.Debrief
- 6.Adjournment
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AI-read · unreviewed28 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personConsideration of a motion to approve the continued operation of the airport in accordance with Boulder Revised Code 1981 sections 11-4
authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of financing community recreation, safety infrastructure, and other capital projects
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) Adoption: Consideration of one or more motions to
authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of financing community recreation, safety infrastructure, and other capital projects
item 3A as the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan adoption and 3B as the continued operation of the airport consideration
to give feedback on a on one of the ballot measures
Item 3A is the first public hearing on tonight's agenda and it is the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan BVCP adoption
we are obliged to continue to use the airport until 2040
since there's a capital improvement plan on record with C dot, I do want to clarify because there have been some questions about the CIP
likely that if we chose this route, we would be closer to the $26 million deficit rather than the $7 million deficit
So if operating at a deficit is kind of an industrywide reality, we've already been operating at a deficit
I build scientific instruments that measure greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide
The measures feed the measurements feed the world's longest running airborne greenhouse gas record
Tonight's presentation was crafted to convince you that you must take FAA grants, but that's just not true.
The next question compares the CIP, the capital improvement plan submitted in November 2025
the CIP that's officially documented preceded our time. It's a static document
particularly if council tonight considers putting a measure on the ballot as a way to keep faith with the petitioners
Install tail number cameras for billing. It's a short ROI and our fee capture rate jump dramatically.
I support airflight, but I certainly don't support it in Israel and Palestine
airports can easily pivot to camera technology if legislation were ever to pass that outlaws the current method of monitoring
evidenced by the withdrawal of the 2024 ballot measure due to strong opposition
The airport occupies 175 acres of scarce land in a city desperate for protected open space
Boulder has committed to steep science-based climate targets and our community greenhouse gas emissions dash dashboard tracks our progress
I want to like do even more for wildfire and flood mitigation from the airport and solar and other technologies
We have area 3 planning reserve, which our comp plan has been negotiating for quite a while.
We have area 3 planning reserve, which our comp plan has been negotiating for quite a while.
the current threat to onethird of our drinking our water supply from the Colorado River
When $1.7 million is on the table and budget season's coming up in September
Recording
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