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Boulder City Council · Special meeting

Special Meeting, Downtown Commercial District Meeting, and Knollwood Metropolitan District Meeting

January 8, 2026

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Call to Order and Roll Call

    Open Comment

      Summary report from the city of the response to the Public Service Power Shutoff (PSPS) event and windstorms

        Consent Agenda

        • 4AConsideration of a motion to approve the September 4, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
        • 4BConsideration of a motion to approve the September 18, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
        • 4CConsideration of a motion to cancel the January 15 th , 2026 Regular Meeting due to the Council retreat being scheduled for January 12 th – 13 th , 2026 and, convert the January 22 nd , 2026 Study Session to a Special Meeting
        • 4DREMOVED: Consideration of a motion authorizing staff to send a letter from the City Council to Xcel Energy
        • 4E​​Consideration of a motion to authorize the city manager to enter into a settlement agreement to resolve a claim asserted by Mary Joy Linfield for payment in the amount of $91,332.00​
        • 4FConsideration of a motion to approve and authorize the city manager to enter into the First Amendment to Agreement for the Lease of Use of City Fiber Option Cable between Office Partners, Inc., and the City of Boulder, in substantially the same form as Attachment A to this Memorandum
        • 4GConsideration of a motion to approve and authorize the city manager to sign the Governing Festival and City Services Agreement between the City of Boulder and The Sundance Institute and the City of Boulder Central Area General Improvement District (“Agreement“), in substantially the same form attached to this Memorandum as Attachment A, and to authorize the city manager to negotiate any amendments to the Agreement, including, but not limited to the addition of supplemental plans, exhibits, and any necessary documents to effectuate the Agreement
        • 4HConsideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 1371 affirming the commitment to supporting electric vehicle adoption while opting out of the Colorado EV Charger Permitting Model Code and other state standards.
        • 4IIntroduction and consideration of a motion to order published by title only and adopt by emergency measure Ordinance 8735 adopting Supplement 165 which codifies previously adopted ordinances, Appendix Council Procedures, and other miscellaneous corrections and amendments, as amendments to the Boulder Revised Code, 1981; and setting forth related details.
        • 4JConsideration of the following items related to a petition for an annexation of approximately 24.04 acres of land approximately located at 5399 Kewanee Drive and 5697 South Boulder Road, including 55th Street right-of-way (LUR2025-00003): 1. Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 1369 finding the annexation petition is substantially in compliance with Section 31-12-107(1), C.R.S., and setting a hearing to determine compliance with other state statutory annexation requirements, and setting forth related details 2. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8734 annexing to the City of Boulder approximately 24.04 acres of land generally located at 5399 Kewanee Drive and 5697 South Boulder Road and including portions of 55th Street right-of-way with an initial zoning classification of Public (P), and, for a portion of right-of-way, an initial zoning classification of Residential – Low 2 (RL-2) as described in Chapter-9-5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C. 1981; amending the Zoning District Map forming a part of said Chapter to include the property in the above-mentioned zoning districts; and setting forth related details
        • 4KIntroduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8736 rezoning approximately 65,122 square feet of land located at 5501 Arapahoe Avenue and adjacent rights-of-way from the Business - Community 1 (BC-1) to the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district as described in Chapter 9-5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C., 1981, and setting forth related details. (Case no. LUR2025-00016) AND Introduction, first reading and consideration of a motion to order published by title only Ordinance 8737 rezoning approximately 56,896 square feet of land located at 5505 Arapahoe Avenue and the adjacent Arapahoe Avenue right-of-way from the Business - Community 1 (BC-1) to the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district, and rezoning the adjacent 56th Street right-of-way from Industrial - General (IG) to the Mixed Use 4 (MU-4) zoning district as described in Chapter 9-5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C., 1981, and setting forth related details. (Case no. LUR2025-00016)

        Recess of the City Council to the Downtown Commercial District Meeting

          Meeting of the Downtown Commercial District Board of Directors

          • 6ACall to Order and Roll Call
          • 6BConsideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 319 of the City of Boulder Downtown Commercial District (formerly known as the Central Area General Improvement District) approving incentives offered to the Sundance Institute and authorizing the general manager to negotiate and execute a lease with the Sundance Institute; and setting forth related details
          • 6CAdjournment of the Downtown Commercial District Board of Directors

          Reconvene as the Boulder City Council

            Call-up Check-In

            Public Hearings

            • 9AConsideration of a motion to adjourn as the Boulder City Council and convene as the Knollwood Metropolitan District Board of Directors; and Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 4 appropriating money to defray the expenses and liabilities of the Knollwood Metropolitan District for the 2025 fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025; and setting forth related details and Consideration of a motion to adjourn as the Knollwood Metropolitan District Board of Directors and reconvene as the Boulder City Council Staff Time: 5 Min Council Time: 5 Min
            • 9BConsideration of the following items related to a petition to annex a property generally located at 915 5th Street with an initial zoning designation of Residential – Estate (RE) (LUR2024-00062): (A) Annexation of Annexation Area No. 1 (easterly 0.48-acre portion of land): (1) Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 1364, setting forth Findings of Fact and Conclusions regarding the annexation of approximately 0.48 acres of land generally located on the easterly portion of said property; AND (2) Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8728 annexing to the City of Boulder approximately 0.48 acres of land generally located on the easterly portion of said property with an initial zoning designation of Residential – Estate (RE) as described in Chapter-9-5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C. 1981; amending the Zoning District Map forming a part of said Chapter to include the property in the above-mentioned zoning district; and setting forth related details AND, IF ORDINANCE 8728 IS ADOPTED: (B) Annexation of Annexation Area No. 2 (westerly 0.48-acre portion of land): (1) Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution 1365 setting forth Findings of Fact and Conclusions regarding the annexation of approximately 0.48 acres of land generally located on the westerly portion of said property AND (2) Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8729 annexing to the City of Boulder approximately 0.48 acres of land generally located on the westerly portion of said property with an initial zoning classification of Residential – Estate (RE) as described in Chapter 9-5, “Modular Zone System,” B.R.C. 1981; amending the Zoning District Map forming a part of said Chapter to include the property in the above-mentioned zoning district; and setting forth related details AND, IF ORDINANCES 8728 AND 8729 ARE ADOPTED: (C) Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8730 granting consent by the City of Boulder to the inclusion of approximately 1.294 acres of land generally located at 915 5th Street into the Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Staff Time: 10 Min Council Time: 30 Min Applicant Time: 10 Min
            • 9CContinued second reading and consideration of a motion to pass with amendments Ordinance 8721 amending Section 4-20-43, “Development Application Fees,” Title 6, “Health, Safety, and Sanitation,” Title 8, “Parks, Open Spaces, Streets, and Public Ways,” Title 9, “Land Use Code,” Section 10-8.5-2, “Adoption of International Wildland-Urban Interface Code with Modification,” and Section 11-1-25.5, “Duty to Avoid Waste of Water and to Maintain Service Lines and Fixtures, B.R.C. 1981, related to landscaping, water conservation, and wildfire resilience; and setting forth related details Staff Time: 15 Min Council Time: 30 Min

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