City Council Minutes - 07.24.25 - Special Meeting

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Virtual Via Zoom Thursday, July 24, 2025

MINUTES 1.

Call to Order and Roll Call: Mayor Brockett called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Council Members present:

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Adams, Benjamin, Brockett, Folkerts, Marquis, Schuchard, Speer, Wallach, Winer

Consent Agenda A. Consideration of a motion to amend the Council Rules of Procedure Sec. II. Communication with Council, Sec. IV. Council Meeting Agenda and Sec. XVI. Rules of Decorum AND Introduction, first reading, consideration of a motion to order published by title only and adopt by emergency measure Ordinance 8709 amending Section 2-1-2, “Council Meetings,” B.R.C. 1981, to update open comment format and rules to improve meeting functionality REMOVED from consent agenda and voted on separately after the vote of the remaining items were taken. B. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8710 submitting to the electors of the city of Boulder at the general municipal coordinated election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.3 percent Community, Culture, Resilience, and Safety Sales and Use Tax beyond the current expiration date

of December 31, 2036, in perpetuity, to build and maintain capital improvement projects and use up to 10 percent of the resulting tax revenue to fund a grant pool for non-profit organization projects, to be authorized as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details AND IF DESIRED Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8711 submitting to the electors of the city of Boulder at the general municipal coordinated election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the question of authorizing the increase of debt to build and maintain capital improvements, with the proceeds thereof to be used for capital improvement projects in the city of Boulder as set forth in the ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details C. Consideration of a motion to approve the sale of approximately 250 square feet of the City of Boulder’s Lousberg Open Space property to John P. Barberis and Kathryn A. Medici-Barberis to resolve a boundary and encroachment issue pursuant to the disposal procedures of Article XII, Section 177 of the City of Boulder Charter and conditioned on approval of the boundary adjustment by Boulder County Community Planning and Permitting D. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8702, amending Section 2-2-11, “Traffic Engineering,” B.R.C. 1981, updating the definition of Traffic Engineer to implement components of the Citywide Strategic Plan Livable and Accessible and Connected Strategies; and setting forth related details E. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8706 amending Chapters 6-14 “Medical Marijuana” and 6-16 “Recreational Marijuana” B.R.C 1981, to allow co-location for both Medical and Recreational marijuana businesses; and setting forth related details F. Third reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8696, amending Title 9, “Land Use Code,” B.R.C. 1981, to modify off-street parking requirements and amending Chapter 2 of the City of Boulder Design and Construction Standards (D.C.S.), originally adopted pursuant to Ordinance 5986, to modify standards for motor vehicle and bicycle parking, and setting forth related details Motion Motion to APPROVE consent agenda items B-F

Made By/Seconded Speer / Schuchard

Vote APPROVED 9:0

A. Consideration of a motion to amend the Council Rules of Procedure Sec. II. Communication with Council, Sec. IV. Council Meeting Agenda and Sec. XVI. Rules of Decorum AND Introduction, first reading, consideration of a motion to order published by title only and adopt by emergency measure Ordinance 8709 amending Section 2-1-2, “Council Meetings,” B.R.C. 1981, to update open comment format and rules to improve meeting functionality Council member Speer made a motion and council member Winer seconded the motion. The motion was approved with vote of 8:1. NAY: Adams 3.

Matters from the City Manager A.

Manufactured Housing Strategy Review Molly Tayer, Housing Policy Senior Project Manager, provided a presentation and answered questions from Council. Kurt Firhaber, Housing and Human Services Director, and Chris Douville, Deputy Director of Operations for Utilities answered questions from Council.

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Advancing Key Economic Development Policy Initiatives Mark Woulf, Assistant City Manager, Reegan Brown, Community Vitality Senior Project Manager and Jennifer Pinsoneault, Economic Vitality Manager, provided a presentation and answered questions from Council.

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Discussion Items

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Debrief

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Adjournment There being no further business to come before Council at this time, by motion regularly adopted, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Brockett at 7:59 p.m. Approved this 6th day of November 2025.

APPROVED BY:

______________________________ Aaron Brockett, Mayor ATTEST:

________________________________ Elesha Johnson, City Clerk