Attachment G_04.21.26 Draft Planning Board Meeting Minutes

CITY OF BOULDER PLANNING BOARD ACTION MINUTES April 21, 2026 Hybrid Meeting A permanent set of these minutes and an audio recording (maintained for a period of seven years) are retained in Central Records (telephone: 303-441-3043). Minutes and streaming audio are also available on the web at: http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/ PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Laura Kaplan, Chair (virtual) Claudia Hanson Thiem, Vice Chair ml Robles (virtual) Maxwell Lord PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Kurt Nordback Mark McIntyre Mason Roberts STAFF PRESENT: Charles Ferro, Development Review Senior Manager Amanda Cusworth, Internal Operations Manager Chandler VanSchaack, Principal Planner Brad Mueller, Director of Planning & Development Services Hella Pannewig, Senior Counsel Chris Douville, Deputy Director of Operations for Utilities 1. CALL TO ORDER Acting Chair, C. Hanson Thiem, declared a quorum at 6:00 p.m. and the following business was conducted. 2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION James Pollock (in person) 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES There were no minutes to approve. 4. DISCUSSION OF DISPOSITIONS, PLANNING BOARD CALL-UPS / CONTINUATIONS There were no call up items. 5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS A. AGENDA TITLE: Public hearing and consideration of a recommendation on a petition to annex approximately 43.194 acres of land generally located within the Spring Valley Estates

Subdivision, including properties along Linden Drive, Cholla Court, Spring Valley Road, and Cactus Court and rights-of-way into the City of Boulder with an initial zoning designation of Residential Estate (RE) (case no. LUR2023-00001). Staff Presentation: C. Van Schaack presented the item to the board. Board Questions: C. Van Schaack, C. Douville, H. Pannewig answered questions from the board. Applicant Presentation: Carolyn Steffl, attorney for the Spring Valley Mutual Water Association presented to the board. Public Participation: Lynn Segal Board Discussion: (01:13:44) KEY ISSUES 1. Is the annexation petition in compliance with state annexation statutes? 2. Does the annexation request comply with applicable state annexation statutes? 3. Is the proposal consistent with city’s annexation and other Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) policies? 4. Is the initial zoning of Residential – Estate (RE) appropriate for the subject property? M. Lord agreed with key issues 1 and 2. He believes the area fits the BVCP policies and is already established as eligible. It adds to the community with community members being willing to pay to update water infrastructure in the name of protecting their neighbors in the event of a wildfire. He also agreed with the zoning. L. Kaplan agreed that the annexation petition is compliant, the annexation request complies with applicable state annexation statutes, and it is consistent with Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan policies. She agreed with the initial zoning of residential estate. She thanked the community regarding the wildfire discussion and stated that bringing the community into the city will benefit the residents and the city as a whole. Ml Robles agreed with all the four key issues. She appreciated the discussion about community benefit and the risk of potential wildfires. She proposed changing the language of “preliminary” cost estimates to “final” cost estimates for the property owners. She doesn’t want to see tax payers carrying the burden of extra costs. C Hanson Thiem did not have any concerns about key issues 1 and 2. She did have some concerns about locking in a 50 year old development pattern when the land use strategy is shifting but isn’t going to request any changes. She said she agrees mostly with the consistency of the BVCP policies but thinks there could be enhanced fire mitigation by asking the properties to come into faster compliance and wanted to propose an additional motion to flag that for city council. (01:28:16)

L. Kaplan made a motion, seconded by C. Hanson Thiem to recommend to City Council approval of the proposed annexation of approximately 43.194 acres of land generally located within the Spring Valley Estates Subdivision, including properties along Linden Drive, Cholla Court, Spring Valley Road, and Cactus Court and rights-of-way, with an initial zoning designation of Residential – Estate (RE) pertaining to case number LUR2023-00001 subject to the recommended additional terms and conditions as provided for in Attachment C to the staff memorandum, and to adopt the staff memorandum as findings of fact. Planning Board voted 4-0. Motion Passed. (M. McIntyre, K. Nordback, M. Roberts absent) C Hanson Thiem made a motion for Planning Board to further recommend that City Council request the annexation proposal be revised to include additional terms and conditions to support wildfire mitigation and bring annexed properties into substantial compliance with WUI landscaping codes adopted in 2025. There was not a second to the motion. The board asked further questions and discussion with each other and L. Kaplan proposed different language. L. Kaplan made a motion, seconded by C. Hanson Thiem Planning Board further recommends that staff work with the applicants to include reasonable high-value, low-cost fire mitigation measures in the terms and conditions. Planning Board voted 4-0. Motion Passed. (M. McIntyre, K. Nordback, M. Roberts absent) 6. MATTERS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD, PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND CITY ATTORNEY A. Planning Board Liaisons Staff shared that the only requirement by code is to designate an ex-officio for Housing Advisory Board. M. Lord volunteered to be the ex-officio for Housing Advisory Board. C. Hanson Thiem will be the back up. L. Kaplan volunteered to be a steady presence attending DAB meetings even if it is not an official role. She noted that K. Nordback has also expressed interest in DAB. She will coordinate with K. Nordback to see who will be primary and who will be back-up. B. Retreat subcommittee / retreat agenda planning L. Kaplan and C. Hanson Thiem volunteered to participate on the retreat subcommittee but would also check with their fellow board members that were absent. 7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK 8. ADJOURNMENT The Planning Board adjourned the meeting at 8:17 PM.

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___________________ Laura Kaplan, Board Chair _______05/05/26____ DATE