August 6, 2026 City of Boulder City Council Meeting

the question of 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:

the question of authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of financing community recreation, safety infrastructure, and other capital projects

You benefit from those white folk that ate black and indigenous babies

instead invests in companies profiting from Israel's genocide, including Caterpillar, whose bulldozers

The city should give the money budgeted for the Fort Chambers Memorial to the tribes to do what they wish

It is also easily accessible for people who are handicapped.

Scott Carpenters's lot is always full and the handicap parking spaces are frequently full

Boulder's permanently affordable housing program has made homemanship possible for thousands of residents who would otherwise never have had that opportunity.

I am asking the city to examine whether the permanently affordable housing program has a policy gap

Refusal by the Western governments, that's you, to take action is allowing it to continue with impunity.

So it's Israel which must be sanctioned and isolated.

we know too that we are concerned about continued affordability

we didn't hold any tribal consultations in 2026 unfortunately and I was curious if planning has already begun

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

All right, I'm not seeing any. So, that wraps up our call-up check-ins.

We also continue to move forward with building consolidation at the Alpine Balsam site.

this evening we will start our discussion on the 2026 potential uh ballot measures and staff recommendations

we have shared forward our financial constraints the city has faced and the importance of the long-term financial strategy

In the 2026 budget to close a projected 7.5 million uh dollar shortfall, we implemented reductions

staff shared forward our financial landscape which is shared earlier is projecting a 6.5 million gap in our 2027 budget

improve accessibility for people with disabilities, and repurpose vacated offices for uh community

And for a commercial property value at uh a million, the annual increase would be uh just under 1,600 for the uh transportation maintenance fee.

So for the transportation maintenance fee uh that uh was approved by city council uh last year

Um, my next question kind of circles back to the DDA.

facilities uh energy impact uh and environmental impact uh as part of the um full uh capital improvement planning process

whether the first edition of the Sundance Film Festival will be included in the base year for the sales tax

we also request that the DDA plan of development fund a capital project at the main library

We need to make sure that if new money is raised, it is appropriated.

the city now needs a $650 million tax bailout in the recreation and safety bond

Simply put, the G model on the Hill does not work.

If you guys choose to ignore us and not include binding language protecting our existing amenities

User fees are obviously reduced when the pools or rec centers are not open.

But downtown should be the economic engine of Boulder. Instead, its contribution is eroding.

The arts blueprint was developed with input from nearly 2,000 community members.

It could also deepen efforts to develop the civic area, a major city priority

we've been exploring the best tools to address um and fund long-term necessary district improvements um especially on University Hill

I'm asking you to refer the DDA measure to the ballot and let the district electors decide.

both of which depend on that growth and were not consulted in the development of this proposed DDA until about a month ago

Over the past several years, Boulder has dealt with declining commercial activity, increasing vacancies, and growing economic pressures.

Downtown Development Authority recently invested more than 600,000 in large-scale public art installations that activate public spaces

last year, we finally caught a break with the Sundance Film Festival. Two weeks on a global stage during our bleakest economic season.

but we think that wildfire resilience improvements is more urgent

I think the timing is absolutely right to place ordinance 8763 regarding the downtown development authority on the ballot in November.

civic area. And if the hill is the brain of downtown and Pearl Street is the heart

The farmers market knows that putting money where your mouth is has consequences and impacts beyond the district

I would like to add a lap pool and a children's aquatic area as opposed to just the general what do we have aquatic?

recommended a new facility to engineer this 50-year-old building that was not built for accessibility.

I think instead we um did not reach out to all of our partners in a timely way, specifically the county, um the school district

have the time to finally engage with the school district, which schedule did not work for them to weigh in to the DDA

The Colorado River one-third of our water supply is under threat.

I just need us to really think deeply about the climate impacts that are already coming

our team has quantified the impacts for our water supply in the July 2025 water supply study

It is the continued item for the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan adoption.

So, the next condition relates to policy 79 municipal airport, which council needs to reconsider.

Planning board accepted this condition recognizing that the city has annexation policies in place that can address a land use change

The 2021 plan had section 2.38, importance of urban canopy and street trees and streetscapes, committing the city to regulations and programs.

that are part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan since March of 2025

Policy 79, the municipal airport. We supported the original planning board amendment to the draft language

has the following comments on the amendments to the draft Boulder Valley Comp plan

specifically the extreme heat component and the street c the street uh trees and the tree can comp uh canopy

specifically the extreme heat component and the street c the street uh trees and the tree can comp uh canopy

There um is information also included in policy 41 for nature-based urban cooling and heat management

the future of natural infrastructure section really speaks to that connectivity between um between our streets and right ofways but also urban tree canopy