{ "site": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com", "docs": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/llms.txt", "generated": "2026-11-08T13:14:18.902Z", "dataUpdated": "2026-11-08", "voteNote": "official: true means the vote is from BoardDocs or published minutes. official: false means a language model read it from the meeting transcript; treat it as unverified.", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "bodyName": "Boulder City Council", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "kind": "regular", "title": "Regular Meeting", "headline": "Council refers the bond, vacancy tax, and firefighter charter measures to the ballot but ties 4-4 on the downtown development authority, killing it.", "voteCount": 11, "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174", "api": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/api/meetings/boulder/174.json", "transcript": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174/transcript.txt", "durationSec": null, "sources": { "agenda": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1002&meetingId=174", "minutes": null, "video": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY", "audio": null }, "summary": "Council held a long public hearing on five ballot ordinances and then a Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan session. Council sent four measures to the November ballot: a $400 million recreation and safety bond (amended to name a lap pool at South Boulder Rec Center), a residential vacancy excise tax, a firefighter collective bargaining charter amendment, and a debt limit charter change. A motion to refer the downtown development authority to the ballot failed on a 4-4 tie after hours of public testimony split between downtown business support and opposition over funding diversion and lack of community engagement. Council also resolved most remaining conditions on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update in three unanimous votes. Public comment covered the Fort Chambers/Sand Creek Massacre memorial design, Israel/Gaza divestment, Spruce Pool, and HOA affordability in permanently affordable housing.", "summarizedBy": { "model": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001", "date": "2026-09-21" }, "items": [ { "number": "1", "title": "Call to Order and Roll Call", "section": "Call to Order and Roll Call", "summary": "Council took roll call with all eight current members present and confirmed a quorum.", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=80s", "attachments": [] }, { "number": "2", "title": "Open Comment", "section": "Open Comment", "summary": "Eleven speakers addressed open comment, covering the Fort Chambers memorial design, Israel/Gaza divestment, Spruce Pool repairs, HOA costs in permanently affordable housing, and unsanitary shelter bathroom conditions.", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=134s", "attachments": [] }, { "number": "3A", "title": "Introduction, first reading and consideration of a motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8753 vacating and authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed of vacation for a portion of an access easement generally located at 900 Walnut St. (LUR2025-00052)", "section": "Consent Agenda", "summary": null, "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=3668s", "attachments": [ { "title": "900 Walnut St First Reading Memo", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=78be3e02-a215-425a-99ac-1c30598fcbd8", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/78be3e02-a215-425a-99ac-1c30598fcbd8.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment A Proposed Ordinance 8753", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=60d239f6-df6e-4c2c-9aff-67231cf4c597", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/60d239f6-df6e-4c2c-9aff-67231cf4c597.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment B Proposed Deed of Vacation (900 Walnut)", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=597eda6a-ce26-46c1-9762-fde1163c7e4a", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/597eda6a-ce26-46c1-9762-fde1163c7e4a.txt" } ] }, { "number": "3B", "title": "Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8771 authorizing and approving acquisition of property interests for the North 30th Street Project by negotiation and purchase or through the power of eminent domain; and setting forth related details", "section": "Consent Agenda", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [ { "title": "Agenda Memo", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=0a1f9060-8eb5-447c-bfa2-334f0d4d7887", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/0a1f9060-8eb5-447c-bfa2-334f0d4d7887.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment A - Proposed Ordinance 8771", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=4ae6e358-03f9-4c4b-bbb1-e7af42d84d4d", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/4ae6e358-03f9-4c4b-bbb1-e7af42d84d4d.txt" } ] }, { "number": "3C", "title": "Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8772 authorizing and approving acquisition of property interests for the South 30th Street Multimodal Improvements Project by negotiation and purchase or through the power of eminent domain; and setting forth related details", "section": "Consent Agenda", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [ { "title": "Agenda Memo", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=be79dbdd-6d6b-46ed-ba2a-35e62ee964d2", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/be79dbdd-6d6b-46ed-ba2a-35e62ee964d2.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment A - Proposed Ordinance 8772", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=005e3330-3684-49fb-ad4d-04553b4b8100", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/005e3330-3684-49fb-ad4d-04553b4b8100.txt" } ] }, { "number": "4A", "title": "Outside City Utility Permit request for the property located at 1098 Cherryvale Rd. 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LUR2026-00022)", "section": "Call-up Check-In", "summary": "Council did not call up the outside city utility permit for 5083 Cottonwood Dr.", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=3740s", "attachments": [ { "title": "5083 Cottonwood Dr - Out of City Utility Permit", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=1dd2c486-9793-47e2-affb-f75d536e859b", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/1dd2c486-9793-47e2-affb-f75d536e859b.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment A - 5083 Cottonwood Dr - Vicinity Map", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=c9f07b17-4ba3-4026-ba44-82d1fcf55dea", "textUrl": null }, { "title": "Attachment B - 5083 Cottonwood Dr - Improvement Location Plat", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=04e814ae-3fc7-4ec3-8c15-fb5d7cc061b5", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/04e814ae-3fc7-4ec3-8c15-fb5d7cc061b5.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment C - 5083 Cottonwood Dr - Utility Connection Plan", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=f1723662-236c-4d09-9bad-c7067e5cde4e", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/f1723662-236c-4d09-9bad-c7067e5cde4e.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment D - 5083 Cottonwood Dr - Out of City Utility Agreement Signed by owner", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=e016834e-226c-4b11-b1e4-d9703e5f1203", "textUrl": null }, { "title": "Attachment E - City of Boulder & Boulder Valley Water and Sanitation District (BVWSD) 1982 Settlement Agmt", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=1b8d2fa7-fb69-45cf-acd7-1d51dbeaa24c", "textUrl": null } ] }, { "number": "5A", "title": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "section": "Public Hearings", "summary": "After a lengthy public hearing with over 60 speakers, council referred four measures to the November 2026 ballot: the recreation and safety bond (amended to name a lap pool), the vacancy excise tax, the firefighter collective bargaining charter amendment, and the debt limit charter change. A motion to refer the downtown development authority failed on a 4-4 tie.", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=3848s", "attachments": [ { "title": "Agenda Memo", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=2c8756c6-4de2-4196-92ef-d7c59ed1bec7", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/2c8756c6-4de2-4196-92ef-d7c59ed1bec7.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment A - Proposed Ordinance 8758", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=79ba0716-5fe4-4b8f-b396-cc1c12153b3d", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/79ba0716-5fe4-4b8f-b396-cc1c12153b3d.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment B - Proposed Ordinance 8759", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=7db99c8c-331e-41b6-bb06-3660c43bc922", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/7db99c8c-331e-41b6-bb06-3660c43bc922.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment C - Proposed Ordinance 8761", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=0dfc9da2-a7ea-45a0-abe1-132e87231572", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/0dfc9da2-a7ea-45a0-abe1-132e87231572.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment D - Proposed Ordinance 8762", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=27bd71b0-7c19-4ea3-a532-75cc517207c5", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/27bd71b0-7c19-4ea3-a532-75cc517207c5.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment E - Proposed Ordinance 8763", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=1256a6a9-3c67-4917-a427-10b8ae155dbf", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/1256a6a9-3c67-4917-a427-10b8ae155dbf.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment F - Draft CityDDA Letter of Intent", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=13871979-f974-47fd-92dd-bef79287bf0f", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/13871979-f974-47fd-92dd-bef79287bf0f.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment G - Draft Plan of Development", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=ed69cd68-0f80-4a58-ab2a-e41a013f61c5", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/ed69cd68-0f80-4a58-ab2a-e41a013f61c5.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment H - Additional DDA Information", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=a71c976a-2470-4734-b5d3-1419716a24ff", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/a71c976a-2470-4734-b5d3-1419716a24ff.txt" }, { "title": "Attachment I - Project Descriptions for Bond", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=0b11a712-0b7c-4343-a25d-79673c6dd0ac", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/0b11a712-0b7c-4343-a25d-79673c6dd0ac.txt" }, { "title": "Ballot Item Addendum for 5.A. August 6, 2026", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=9f698cae-5a15-4bf5-822a-f96451002f26", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/9f698cae-5a15-4bf5-822a-f96451002f26.txt" }, { "title": "Revised Attachment A - Proposed Ordinance 8758", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=aa8e1b31-0072-4139-88a9-3d0690c6cea4", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/aa8e1b31-0072-4139-88a9-3d0690c6cea4.txt" }, { "title": "Revised Attachment D - Proposed Ordinance 8762", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=d755253e-3327-4886-bd77-389c15e7db65", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/d755253e-3327-4886-bd77-389c15e7db65.txt" } ] }, { "number": "5B", "title": "CONTINUED: 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 (3) approve or amend recommended amendments to the BVCP update made by the Planning Board, County Planning Commission, and Board of County Commissioners. Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 40 Min", "section": "Public Hearings", "summary": "Council resolved the remaining conditions and amendments on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update in three unanimous votes, accepting most changes from planning board and the Board of County Commissioners, including reclassifying county urban-edge land to rural and removing the plan's history section.", "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=4630s", "attachments": [ { "title": "Matters Memo", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=8247dd06-475f-4f11-a0ae-9e37f64f680a", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/8247dd06-475f-4f11-a0ae-9e37f64f680a.txt" }, { "title": "Attchment A - BVCP Amendment Tracking_260722", "url": "https://bouldercolorado.primegov.com/viewer/preview?id=0&type=8&uid=2b5a0c81-12f4-451f-a146-da75d3337e2d", "textUrl": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/docs/boulder/2b5a0c81-12f4-451f-a146-da75d3337e2d.txt" } ] }, { "number": "6", "title": "Matters from the City Manager", "section": "Matters from the City Manager", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [] }, { "number": "7", "title": "Matters from the City Attorney", "section": "Matters from the City Attorney", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [] }, { "number": "8", "title": "Matters from the Mayor and City Council", "section": "Matters from the Mayor and City Council", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [] }, { "number": "9", "title": "Discussion Items", "section": "Discussion Items", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [] }, { "number": "10", "title": "Debrief", "section": "Debrief", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [] }, { "number": "11", "title": "Adjournment", "section": "Adjournment", "summary": null, "videoUrl": null, "attachments": [] } ], "votes": [ { "id": "boulder:174:t1", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t1", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=3660s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "3", "itemTitle": null, "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Adopt the consent agenda (items 3A-3C, first readings of easement vacation and eminent domain ordinances for 30th Street projects).", "movedBy": null, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=3660s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t2", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t2", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=14002s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Adopt Ordinance 8761, submitting a charter amendment for firefighter collective bargaining to the November 2026 ballot.", "movedBy": { "slug": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=14002s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t3", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t3", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=14880s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Amend Ordinance 8758 to replace the phrase 'aquatics amenities' with 'lap pool' in the South Boulder Rec Center bond description.", "movedBy": { "slug": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer" }, "secondedBy": { "slug": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett" }, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=14880s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t4", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t4", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=15295s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Adopt Ordinance 8758, as amended, submitting a $400 million general obligation bond for recreation, safety, and capital projects to the November 2026 ballot.", "movedBy": { "slug": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer" }, "secondedBy": { "slug": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin" }, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=15295s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t5", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t5", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=15561s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Adopt Ordinance 8759, submitting a residential vacancy excise tax to the November 2026 ballot.", "movedBy": { "slug": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 7, "no": 1, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "no" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=15561s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t6", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t6", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=15656s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Adopt Ordinance 8762, submitting a charter amendment to change the city's debt limit calculation from assessed value to actual value, to the November 2026 ballot.", "movedBy": { "slug": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=15656s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t7", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t7", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=18300s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Amend the DDA ballot motion to require community engagement on the plan of development and IGA before finalizing, while still referring the DDA to the November 2026 ballot.", "movedBy": { "slug": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "failed", "tally": { "yes": 4, "no": 4, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=18300s", "warnings": [ "confidence medium" ] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t8", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t8", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=18308s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5A", "itemTitle": "1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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; 2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8759 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 raising taxes in the city of Boulder by the adoption of a Vacancy Excise Tax imposed on homes that are occupied for 183 days or less per year, with such amount to increase annually in accordance with the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index to support general city services; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 3. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8761 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 amending the Boulder Home Rule Charter to add a new Section 73, “Collective Bargaining for Firefighters,” creating a charter guaranteed right for full-time fire department employees to bargain collectively; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 4. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8762 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 an amendment of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to modify the calculation of the city’s debt limitation, as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details; 5. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8763 (1) determining the necessity of establishing the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, and (2) submitting to the qualified electors of the proposed Boulder Downtown Development Authority at the Regular Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 3, 2026, the question concerning the formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority and a ballot issue to waive applicable revenue and spending limits in the city of Boulder, Colorado, declaring the necessity for an election on November 3, 2026, concerning the formation of such authority pursuant to Colo. Const. Art. X, Sec. 20 and statutory revenue limitations for such authority, allowing the city to pledge tax increment funds on behalf of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority, determining organizational aspects of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority board; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 165 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Adopt Ordinance 8763, submitting formation of the Boulder Downtown Development Authority to the November 2026 ballot.", "movedBy": { "slug": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "tied", "tally": { "yes": 4, "no": 4, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "no" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "no" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "no" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "no" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=18308s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t9", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t9", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=21020s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5B", "itemTitle": "CONTINUED: 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 (3) approve or amend recommended amendments to the BVCP update made by the Planning Board, County Planning Commission, and Board of County Commissioners. Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 40 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Approve the remaining planning-board conditions of approval to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update.", "movedBy": { "slug": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=21020s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t10", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t10", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=21151s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5B", "itemTitle": "CONTINUED: 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 (3) approve or amend recommended amendments to the BVCP update made by the Planning Board, County Planning Commission, and Board of County Commissioners. Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 40 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Approve the remaining Board of County Commissioners conditions of approval to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update.", "movedBy": { "slug": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=21151s", "warnings": [] }, { "id": "boulder:174:t11", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/boulder/votes/174-t11", "official": false, "source": "transcript", "sourceUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=21259s", "meeting": { "body": "boulder", "id": "174", "date": "2026-08-06", "title": "Regular Meeting", "url": "https://politics.boulderhopkins.com/meetings/boulder/174" }, "item": "5B", "itemTitle": "CONTINUED: 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 (3) approve or amend recommended amendments to the BVCP update made by the Planning Board, County Planning Commission, and Board of County Commissioners. Staff Time: 20 Min Council Time: 40 Min", "coveredItems": [], "motion": "Approve the remaining recommended amendments to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update made by the county planning commission, Board of County Commissioners, and city council.", "movedBy": { "slug": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer" }, "secondedBy": null, "outcome": "passed", "tally": { "yes": 8, "no": 0, "abstain": 0, "absent": 0 }, "votes": [ { "member": "taishya-adams", "name": "Taishya Adams", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "matt-benjamin", "name": "Matt Benjamin", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "aaron-brockett", "name": "Aaron Brockett", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "rob-kaplan", "name": "Rob Kaplan", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tina-marquis", "name": "Tina Marquis", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "ryan-schuchard", "name": "Ryan Schuchard", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "nicole-speer", "name": "Nicole Speer", "vote": "yes" }, { "member": "tara-winer", "name": "Tara Winer", "vote": "yes" } ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=21259s", "warnings": [] } ], "topics": [ { "topic": "november-2026-ballot", "item": null, "summary": "City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde and budget officer Charlotte Huskey presented the five 2026 ballot measures: the $400 million recreation and safety bond, the vacancy excise tax, the firefighter collective bargaining charter amendment, the debt limit charter change, and the downtown development authority. Staff said the bond addresses a decades-old facilities backlog first documented in a 2021 facilities plan, not recent mismanagement.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "nuria-rivera-vandermyde", "charlotte-huskey" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=3892s" }, { "topic": "november-2026-ballot", "item": null, "summary": "Tina Marquis asked staff to compare tax impacts across three 2026 measures. Staff said the recreation bond would cost about $200 a year on a $500,000 home and $400 on a $1 million home, the county early-childhood mill levy would cost about $78 and $163, and a 5,000-square-foot commercial property would pay an $800 transportation maintenance fee.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "tina-marquis" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=5507s" }, { "topic": "city-budget", "item": null, "summary": "Charlotte Huskey said city revenue has grown 3.3 percentage points slower than expenses in recent years, forcing a hiring freeze and 5% operational cuts in 2025 to close an $8-10 million shortfall, and reductions in 2026 to close a $7.5 million shortfall. She said the 2027 budget faces a projected $6.5 million gap in the general fund.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "charlotte-huskey" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=4359s" }, { "topic": "airport", "item": null, "summary": "The Board of County Commissioners revised its condition of approval on Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan policy 79, the municipal airport policy, to remove language that would have obligated the county to a degree it was not prepared to commit to. Planning board accepted the county's revised language and council reaffirmed it as part of the third BVCP motion.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "sarah-horn" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=19320s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Economic development manager Regan Brown said the DDA would let downtown and University Hill capture growth in property and sales tax within the district to fund revitalization, citing the Moxy Hotel on the Hill as an example of catalytic investment. Consultant Brad Segal of Progressive Urban Management Associates said no Colorado city council has rejected a DDA in the last 10 to 15 years.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "regan-brown", "brad-segal" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=4958s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Downtown Management Commission chair Don Poe, business owners including Andrew Shoemaker, Dakota Sypher, Erica Dahl, and Boulder Chamber president John Tayer testified in support of the DDA, saying downtown sales tax and property values have declined for years and the DDA is the only tool combining dedicated funding and governance.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "don-poe", "andrew-shoemaker", "dakota-sypher", "erica-dahl", "john-tayer" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=7096s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Opponents including Margaret Lamont Pfeiffer, Suzanne Bott, Rachel Peterson, Mike Mills, and Daniel Howard of the Sierra Club argued the DDA would divert sales and property tax growth from open space, transportation, library, and school funding for up to 30 years, with only about 2,200 electors deciding for the whole city.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "margaret-lamont-pfeiffer", "suzanne-bott", "rachel-peterson", "mike-mills", "daniel-howard" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=9660s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Council split 4-4 on referring the DDA to the ballot. Matt Benjamin, Rob Kaplan, Aaron Brockett, and Tara Winer supported it as the only tool to reverse declining downtown revenue; Ryan Schuchard, Nicole Speer, Taishya Adams, and Tina Marquis opposed it, citing insufficient community engagement, lack of a specific investment plan, and impacts on dedicated funds.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "matt-benjamin", "rob-kaplan", "aaron-brockett", "tara-winer", "ryan-schuchard", "nicole-speer", "taishya-adams", "tina-marquis" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=20160s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Boulder Public Library District trustee board president Sylvia Werba and trustee Bonita Duran said the library was not consulted on the DDA until May 2026 and asked for a dedicated library board seat, a required intergovernmental agreement within 100 days of formation, and a guaranteed minimum share of property tax increment.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "sylvia-werba", "bonita-duran" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=7213s" }, { "topic": "public-safety", "item": null, "summary": "Boulder Association of Firefighters president Brian Marin said the union negotiated the collective bargaining charter amendment directly with city leadership instead of pursuing a signature petition, calling it a win-win that gives firefighters a guaranteed seat at the table.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "brian-marin" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=12976s" }, { "topic": "housing-and-land-use", "item": null, "summary": "Henrietta Gregorio, a permanently affordable homeowner, asked council to direct housing staff and the Boulder County home ownership program to study whether rising HOA dues are undermining the permanently affordable housing program's affordability assumptions.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "henrietta-gregorio" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=1147s" }, { "topic": "housing-and-land-use", "item": null, "summary": "In the BVCP review, staff presented a Board of County Commissioners condition to change all neighborhood-one future land use designations in planning area 2, the urban edge outside city limits, to rural lands. Planning board accepted the change, noting the city's annexation policies can address land use later; council approved it.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "sarah-horn" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=19613s" }, { "topic": "housing-and-land-use", "item": null, "summary": "Planning board proposed narrowing the neighborhood-one urban design language in the BVCP to prevent it from being read as supporting larger existing-neighborhood setbacks instead of the compact housing envisioned for neighborhood one; council accepted the change.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "sarah-horn" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=19518s" }, { "topic": "housing-and-land-use", "item": null, "summary": "Planning board reaffirmed a revised version of BVCP policy 82, housing diversity and supply, after the county removed a reference to itself, leaving it a city-only policy on middle-income housing affordability; council adopted the planning board version.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "sarah-horn" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=19518s" }, { "topic": "housing-and-land-use", "item": null, "summary": "Tara Winer proposed restoring 'near transit' language to a BVCP future-of-housing passage on multi-unit buildings in neighborhood one, arguing it should limit where such buildings are appropriate; a straw poll showed only her in support, so the change did not move forward.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "tara-winer" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=17141s" }, { "topic": "fort-chambers-sand-creek", "item": null, "summary": "Paula Palmer of Right Relationship Boulder said OSMP's interpretive design for the Fort Chambers site omits any physical representation of the fort itself, despite council's prior direction, and that the Arapaho tribal representative also does not understand the design's approach.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "paula-palmer" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=438s" }, { "topic": "fort-chambers-sand-creek", "item": null, "summary": "Bridgette Mark, a PhD candidate speaking for Right Relationship Boulder, said the interpretive design cites settler fear 34 times as the reason for forming the militia that carried out the Sand Creek massacre, uses sticks to depict Native people, and asked council to direct OSMP to revise the design with Cheyenne and Arapaho representatives.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "mark-wallach" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=996s" }, { "topic": "fort-chambers-sand-creek", "item": null, "summary": "Taishya Adams said she had requested additional information on the Fort Chambers site beyond what staff and Right Relationship Boulder provided, and asked that a coming meeting with Ernest House Jr. include correspondence back to council and coordination with CU Boulder on tribal consultations.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "taishya-adams" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=1697s" }, { "topic": "antisemitism-and-gaza", "item": null, "summary": "A speaker said she received a suspension until December for being cut off while raising Palestinian issues during open comment and criticized the mayor and most of council over the city's response to the Gaza war.", "quote": null, "speakers": [], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=309s" }, { "topic": "antisemitism-and-gaza", "item": null, "summary": "Evan Rabbitz said Boulder invests in companies including Caterpillar and BAE profiting from the Gaza war and criticized the Fort Chambers memorial plan as historically inaccurate. Rob Smoke and James Duncan also called for the city to divest roughly $38 million from companies tied to the war, citing UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "evan-rabbitz", "rob-smoke", "james-duncan" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=590s" }, { "topic": "antisemitism-and-gaza", "item": null, "summary": "Taishya Adams asked staff for an update on a May 2026 inquiry about Caterpillar's oil and gas investments and other vendors' investments in private prisons, tobacco, and firearms that may conflict with city investment rules. Staff said it was not picked up as a council priority but came up during budget preparation.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "taishya-adams" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=1745s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Nicole Speer asked why the Age Well West Center should be co-located with the North Boulder Rec Center rather than stay at its current site. Staff said the existing building's underground mechanical systems are failing and constant leak repairs make renovation impractical, while co-location supports multigenerational programming.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "nicole-speer" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=6466s" }, { "topic": "downtown-and-economy", "item": null, "summary": "Matt Benjamin asked whether listing South Boulder Rec Center first among the six bond projects meant it was the top priority for construction sequencing. Staff said all projects are priorities and sequencing will depend on factors like cost escalation, not the order listed.", "quote": null, "speakers": [ "matt-benjamin" ], "videoUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEDC8XNYEvY&t=5898s" } ], "publicComment": [ { "theme": "Support for the downtown development authority", "count": 22, "summary": "Downtown and University Hill business owners, the Boulder Chamber, Downtown Boulder Partnership, arts and farmers market representatives, and a hospitality trade group said the DDA is a proven, needed tool to reverse declining downtown sales tax and rising vacancies." }, { "theme": "Opposition to the downtown development authority", "count": 12, "summary": "Residents, the Sierra Club, and some board members argued the DDA would divert sales and property tax growth from open space, transportation, the library district, and schools, with too few electors deciding for the whole city and too little community engagement." }, { "theme": "Binding language to protect South Boulder Rec Center amenities", "count": 10, "summary": "Residents and swim team families asked council to add enforceable ballot language guaranteeing the lap pool, gym, and other core amenities in any South Boulder Rec Center rebuild, saying the current 'such as' language is not binding." }, { "theme": "Israel, Gaza, and divestment", "count": 5, "summary": "Several open comment speakers called for the city to divest from companies tied to the war in Gaza and criticized the Fort Chambers memorial and the city's handling of pro-Palestinian speech." }, { "theme": "Fort Chambers and Sand Creek Massacre memorial design", "count": 3, "summary": "Speakers from Right Relationship Boulder said the OSMP interpretive design omits the fort itself and frames settler fear as the massacre's cause, and asked council to direct revisions with tribal representatives." }, { "theme": "Spruce Pool preservation", "count": 3, "summary": "Longtime swimmers asked the city to keep Spruce Pool open with full summer hours, describing it as an accessible, quieter alternative to Scott Carpenter Pool." }, { "theme": "Support for the residential vacancy tax", "count": 3, "summary": "Speakers cited high polling support for the vacancy tax and asked council to prioritize it as a housing affordability tool even if other measures are dropped." }, { "theme": "Library district inclusion in DDA planning", "count": 2, "summary": "Library district trustees said they were not consulted on the DDA until shortly before the vote and asked for a board seat and a guaranteed revenue-sharing agreement." }, { "theme": "Affordable housing HOA costs", "count": 1, "summary": "A permanently affordable homeowner asked the city to study whether rising HOA dues are eroding the program's affordability guarantees." }, { "theme": "Shelter sanitary conditions", "count": 1, "summary": "A speaker described unaddressed biohazard conditions in a shelter bathroom and asked the city to clarify jurisdiction with the county and OSHA." } ], "warnings": [] } }