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9-29-25 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
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AI-read · unreviewed42 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a persontalking about the South Boulder Rec Center, that's disruptive, isn't it?
every cent I have for climate change, because that's the biggest thing coming down.
The best example is the IGA with Augusta Valley School District.
you have formal approval over the capital improvement program and expenses and improvement direct fund
tonight, you are going to make a recommendation on the operating budget, and then per the charter
And then our third project is Civic Area, and that's received about $18 million.
if CCRS is approved by the voters this November, it extends the, collection of that tax in perpetuity
So the bond is already included in the ballot language that's appearing on the ballot this November.
I'm fairly certain that there are two items related to CCRS on the ballot.
we are factoring in, cost escalation for increases to minimum wage and living wage
We have received a multi-year grant for our YSI program that provides mobile rec programming at manufactured home sites
Another proposal is decreasing the mobile security cameras that we have from 2 to 1 for a 6-month period.
we have about 120,000 hours worked every year, within a dollar of minimum wage
And then with Sundance coming, there's an intention to put more permanent cameras downtown.
Collectively, this adds up to just under $2 million, and that's the CIP out of the Permanent Park and Recreation Fund.
So, next steps with the budget itself, there was planning board last week
we're keeping these flat for a standard recreation center membership
Our standard rec center membership for the three rec centers is not an increase.
would anyone like to make a motion to recommend the 2026 City Manager's recommended budget
to recommend the 2026 2031 Parks and Recreation Department Capital Improvement Program
being a major update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.
we'll start really high level here, what is a comprehensive plan, right?
where ultimately annexation in many instances is encouraged, but could be considered.
And then the Area 3 Planning Reserve, which is just north of town.
Those really are helping to inform the development of the Boulder Valley Comp Plan.
Besides petitions from landowners, is there another vehicle where we decide to pull that into the city limits?
an amendment to the Boulder Junction Phase 2 area, the East Boulder Subcommunity plan.
I deal with a lot of land use codes, and honestly, the easiest thing about the Boulder Current Land Use Code is the current designation.
if you think about the East Boulder subcommunity plan, kind of that
You know, more 100 extreme heat days, like 100 degree or overheat days
Or, more floods, more severe flooding, and being able to, you know, incorporate swale or storage for water in certain parks
Or energy infrastructure, more power outages? What if the parks wants to incorporate
We know climate change is going to get worse, and it's going to be more extreme heat, more extreme weather
We know climate change is going to get worse, and it's going to be more extreme heat, more extreme weather
climate initiative is emerging, which involves things like heat islands
And mostly, we know, you know, we're sort of focused on flooding.
Or, urban agriculture, like, at some point in time, am I wrong on that?
Population growth, major densification, major skill growth, the event, and annexation.
Does it have a climate function? Does it have a new recreation agility climate function?
so you all share these with the tribe.
Is there also a way to just, like, rephrase civic Area Phase 2 update for people
because who knows what Central Park or the Civic Area are.