August 20, 2026 City of Boulder City Council Meeting

to be used by the Housing Authority of the City of Boulder, d/b/a Boulder Housing Partners (BHP), to finance the construction of permanently affordable rental housing in Boulder

authorizing the execution of a public approval certificate allowing the Housing Authority of the City of Boulder, d/b/a Boulder Housing Partners, to issue multifamily housing revenue bonds

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

Consideration of a Landmark Alteration Certificate application to relocate an accessory building at 1733 Canyon Blvd., an individual landmark

submitting to the electors of the city of Boulder at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026

remove item 3D, which is consideration of two items related to a petition to annex a property at 1275 Cherryville

the Israelis who you refuse to divest in, the Israeli genocidal maniacs, because that's what they are

So they're attacking everything and you guys do nothing, not even pass a damn ceasefire resolution

trying to bring more surveillance technology like accent instead of doing a permanent moratorium and any kind of surveillance

The massacre in Gaza has gone out for almost 35 months now. Dozens of different people have spent hours at this microphone

Ordinance 8666, also known as family-friendly vibrant neighborhoods, invites developers to place highdensity college student housing in residential neighborhoods

there's a proposal for a 5,100 square foot student rental with 12 bathrooms on a very small lot

requesting a temporary pause on high density permits in wildfire fire ignition zones

put a pause on all ordinance 866 projects in the wildland urban interface overlay zone until we can better understand the impact of evacuation

500 or 50 for transportation maintenance fee

approval of these things on five public hearing measures at one meeting and then Boulder Valley comp plan as well

then we will then be talking to council about a variety of home hardening and wildfire mitigation efforts

so we have put a pause. We actually will be announcing something more wholesome in a press release soon

the pause is a pause on the RFP we remain uh using the cameras on a month-to-month basis with our provider

we have the words and other capital projects. What does and other capital projects mean exactly?

I want to remind everybody here that the polling for this ballot measure was not good

Are we pulling the money from affordable housing funds to cover the cost?

We need more transparency in our budget. Our budget is not easy to read.

as in the only way you're going to get your pool is if you say yes to this ballot measure

ultimately I cannot vote against this ballot measure because as one council member said, I don't really have a better idea right now

a lot of CIP projects in particular community has interest in

get into a level of financial analysis that we simply did not have before

we would be able to update our rec centers and um create a public safety building

what does it look like when on your ballot you have um five or six different taxes

I can confirm that there is no affordable housing fund monies that is going towards the construction or planning of the western city campus

how that money that's coming from BHP going to Alpine Balsson that it is in fact for housing

Our call-up check-ins are item four on the agenda tonight. 4 A is the consideration of a landmark alteration certificate application

They're very near each other, but they are two separate projects, North 30th and South 30th Street Safety Improvements Project

It is in support of the 2014 and 2019 transportation master plan

check that our project is consistent with all the prevailing Boulder Valley comp plan principles and policies

consistent with all of the prevailing transportation master plan vision zero and safety goals

I do have some concerns of an extreme heat and that corridor in particular

this represented an opportunity for new investment in the downtown at a time when we've seen uh sales tax revenue and commercial property value softening

starting with affordable commercial space, the owner has to maintain at least 2,000 square ft of affordable leasable space

a one-time $100,000 donation uh to a foundation for on-site public art um that will follow our standard public art process

the developers are committed to working with visit Boulder and major cultural event organizers s such as the Sundance Film Festival

they have been clear um certainly in the leadup um to the Sundance Film Festival about the need for for downtown hotel rooms

would be generated at the hotel including accommodations tax those would be either general fund

I had questions about how water was considered. So just the back of the envelope for a hotel

regarding our water supply that's inclusive of the severe option

the Spruce and Broadway lot structured is not accessible nor approximate if you need uh truly handicap parking

We're thrilled about Sundance. We hope to benefit from merchandise, but as a small business

There is a trend in cities to eliminate minimum parking requirements

I'm concerned about accessible parking. I disagree with the statement in the parking spy that there's enough combined excess capacity

which includes two spark parking spots for those with disabilities

Having a hotel instead of a parking lot will also increase activity of foot traffic downtown benefiting our local businesses

there was no affordable housing that was ever approved or built without extensive community input

they were they are subject to our normal development review process

They contribute to climate change more than any other land use in our thing other than maybe oil and gas

thinking really extending our our thoughts about um micromobility and I'm not suggesting pedicaps

whether Boulder will have enough water for our children's children's children

although I appreciate the proposals 10% above our energy code

I don't believe that's going to be sufficient for the um mega climate crisis and chaos

these covenants, the affordable commercial space, public accessible space, arts and cultures, diversity, energy performance