Public Hearing on Proposed 2026 Quarter 2 Budget Amendment Requests

June 25, 2026

36 votes, 8 not unanimous
17 agenda items

Votes

Motion	Result	CL	ML	AS
2.a · to approve the 2nd quarter budget amendments, less Request No. 4. Item No. 4 of the 2nd quarter budget amendment requests was voted upon separately. Public Hearing on Proposed 2026 Quarter 2 Budget Amendment Requests	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.a.4 · to approve Request No. 4 from the quarter 2 budget amendment requests. Request #4: General Fund 101	passed 2-1	Y	N	Y
2.b · to approve directed grants to Boulder Valley School District and St. Vrain Valley School District of $1.2 million each, with a total of $2.4 million. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · to approve $800,000 for both Boulder Valley School District and St. Vrain Valley School District, and to amend the language of the proposal to remove "clinical" from the recommendation and specify that the funds are to be designated for mental and behavior health services. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · to give staff direction to develop a plan for Warner House that works with the High Utilizer Group to understand the population that is served and bring the request back in the capital projects proposals of the upcoming budget process for the Board of Commissioners to review how to fund the capital repair and temporarily reserve $750,000 a year of operations of the future facility that would be matched by other revenues. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · to approve a direct allocation to Rocky Mountain Equality of $250,000 for Mental and Behavioral Health services. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 2-1	N	Y	Y
2.b · to approve a direct allocation of $750,000 to Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE) Longmont. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · to approve the Competitive Funding Request No. 4 and change the amount to $2 million. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · to approve Competitive Grants in the amount of $1 million for youth prevention and early intervention services. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · Amendment: Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · Amendment: Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.b · to approve $1 million for Competitive Funding for youth prevention and early intervention services. Update on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to amend Policy 102 to strike "American Indian" from the title, and add City and County support in the first two sentences as discussed within the official record. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to amend Policy 103 to remove "County". Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to amend Policy 16 to include an additional last sentence, "the City may provide limited service for health and safety reasons." Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to strike pages 14 through 17 of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to amend the last paragraph on page 15 to say "These policies successfully limited sprawl and protected open space" and remove the rest of the sentence. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to strike the last paragraph on page 15. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-1	Y	N	Y
2.c · to amend the last paragraph on page 16 under the 1990s section to remove "There was growing recognition in the community that earlier growth limits, while effective at preserving open space, had also contributed to rising housing costs and increased traffic from commuters who worked in Boulder but lived elsewhere, due in part to affordability issues. In response," Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-1	Y	N	Y
2.c · to strike pages 14-17. (This motion was withdrawn) Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to strike pages 14 through 17. (Commissioner Levy changed her vote from No to Yes) Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to amend page 41 to add "federally" before recognized tribes. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to edit Policy 82 as amended by the City of Boulder to say, "the city and county support" at the beginning of the paragraph and add "prioritizing" before "middle housing and middle-income opportunities". Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to accept all proposals as presented on the Planning Board slide as presented on the official record. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to support item no. 5 on Planning Board slide (no. 13). Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to reject item no. 7. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	unknown 0-0
2.c · Amendment: Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to amend item no. 8 on Planning Board slide (no. 13) to say, "if motor vehicle parking is provided, it will make efficient use of land and minimize the amount of pavement." (This motion was withdrawn) Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	unknown 0-0
2.c · to amend the last sentence on item no. 8 on Planning Board slide (no. 13) to say "Any parking or transit stops must make efficient use of land and minimize pavement." (This motion was withdrawn) Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	unknown 0-0
2.c · to accept the amendments as presented on item no. 8 on Planning Board slide (no. 13). Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to not accept Policy 27. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-1	N	Y	Y
2.c · to accept Policy 53 as amended. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 3-0	Y	Y	Y
2.c · to give the Planning Commission direction regarding the amendment as proposed to page 116, Rural Class, as presented on slide no. 14, that the language needs to be rewritten. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-1	N	Y	Y
2.c · to accept the recommended changes for Policy no. 79 on page 69. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-0, 1 abstain	Y	A	Y
2.c · to move Area 2 Neighborhood 1 designations into rural lands designations. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-1	Y	Y	N
2.c · to approve the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update draft as recommended by staff, subject to additional conditions of approval and amendments as discussed and contained within the official record. Public Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update	passed 2-1	Y	N	Y

Agenda

Call to Order

9:00 a.m. Morning Session

2.aPublic Hearing on Proposed 2026 Quarter 2 Budget Amendment Requests▶ 0:00:44
passed 3-0 to approve the 2nd quarter budget amendments, less Request No. 4. Item No. 4 of the 2nd quarter budget amendment requests was voted upon separately.

Request #1: General Fund 101

Request #2: General Fund 101

Request #3: General Fund 101

Request #4: General Fund 101

Request #5: Road and Bridge Fund 111

Request #6: Road and Bridge Fund 111

Request #7: Dedicated Resource Fund 117

Request #8: Dedicated Resource Fund 117

Request #9: Sustainability Sales and Use Tax Fund 136

Request #10: Capital Expenditure Fund 141

Request #11: Emergency Services Sales Tax Fund 151

Request #12: Fleet Services Fund 175

Request #13: Recycling Center Fund 199

Request #14: Recycling Center Fund 199

2.bUpdate on Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax request - continuation of request presented at the Public Hearing on Thursday June 18, 2026▶ 0:04:05
passed 3-0 to approve directed grants to Boulder Valley School District and St. Vrain Valley School District of $1.2 million each, with a total of $2.4 million.
passed 3-0 to approve $800,000 for both Boulder Valley School District and St. Vrain Valley School District, and to amend the language of the proposal to remove "clinical" from the recommendation and specify that the funds are to be designated for mental and behavior health services.
passed 3-0 to give staff direction to develop a plan for Warner House that works with the High Utilizer Group to understand the population that is served and bring the request back in the capital projects proposals of the upcoming budget process for the Board of Commissioners to review how to fund the capital repair and temporarily reserve $750,000 a year of operations of the future facility that would be matched by other revenues.
passed 2-1 to approve a direct allocation to Rocky Mountain Equality of $250,000 for Mental and Behavioral Health services.
passed 3-0 to approve a direct allocation of $750,000 to Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE) Longmont.
passed 3-0 to approve the Competitive Funding Request No. 4 and change the amount to $2 million.
passed 3-0 to approve Competitive Grants in the amount of $1 million for youth prevention and early intervention services.
passed 3-0 Amendment:
passed 3-0 Amendment:
passed 3-0 to approve $1 million for Competitive Funding for youth prevention and early intervention services.
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2.cPublic Meeting on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update▶ 2:12:08
passed 3-0 to amend Policy 102 to strike "American Indian" from the title, and add City and County support in the first two sentences as discussed within the official record.
passed 3-0 to amend Policy 103 to remove "County".
passed 3-0 to amend Policy 16 to include an additional last sentence, "the City may provide limited service for health and safety reasons."
passed 3-0 to strike pages 14 through 17 of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update.
passed 3-0 to amend the last paragraph on page 15 to say "These policies successfully limited sprawl and protected open space" and remove the rest of the sentence.
passed 2-1 to strike the last paragraph on page 15.
passed 2-1 to amend the last paragraph on page 16 under the 1990s section to remove "There was growing recognition in the community that earlier growth limits, while effective at preserving open space, had also contributed to rising housing costs and increased traffic from commuters who worked in Boulder but lived elsewhere, due in part to affordability issues. In response,"
passed 3-0 to strike pages 14-17. (This motion was withdrawn)
passed 3-0 to strike pages 14 through 17. (Commissioner Levy changed her vote from No to Yes)
passed 3-0 to amend page 41 to add "federally" before recognized tribes.
passed 3-0 to edit Policy 82 as amended by the City of Boulder to say, "the city and county support" at the beginning of the paragraph and add "prioritizing" before "middle housing and middle-income opportunities".
passed 3-0 to accept all proposals as presented on the Planning Board slide as presented on the official record.
passed 3-0 to support item no. 5 on Planning Board slide (no. 13).
unknown 0-0 to reject item no. 7.
passed 3-0 Amendment:
unknown 0-0 to amend item no. 8 on Planning Board slide (no. 13) to say, "if motor vehicle parking is provided, it will make efficient use of land and minimize the amount of pavement." (This motion was withdrawn)
unknown 0-0 to amend the last sentence on item no. 8 on Planning Board slide (no. 13) to say "Any parking or transit stops must make efficient use of land and minimize pavement." (This motion was withdrawn)
passed 3-0 to accept the amendments as presented on item no. 8 on Planning Board slide (no. 13).
passed 2-1 to not accept Policy 27.
passed 3-0 to accept Policy 53 as amended.
passed 2-1 to give the Planning Commission direction regarding the amendment as proposed to page 116, Rural Class, as presented on slide no. 14, that the language needs to be rewritten.
passed 2-0, 1 abstain to accept the recommended changes for Policy no. 79 on page 69.
passed 2-1 to move Area 2 Neighborhood 1 designations into rural lands designations.
passed 2-1 to approve the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Major Update draft as recommended by staff, subject to additional conditions of approval and amendments as discussed and contained within the official record.

1 vote is not tied to an agenda item; see the table above.