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Home My WebLink About7 - PLAN-Boulder County News & NotesPLAN-BOULDER COUNTY NEWS ~ NOTES JANUAAYIFEBRUARY Annuai dinner PLAN-Boulder County's amual meehng and gala dwner event w~ll take place on Sun- day, Feb. 10, 2002 az the Mesa Laboratory of the Naaonal Center forAtmosphenc Research atop Tabie Mesa The evemng beguis wrth a social hour az 5 p m(ao hour e~rLer than m the past) fea- tunng refreshmenu and a chance to cazch up with old fnends and meet new ones. Dmner will be at 6 p.m. Dunng the annual meehng poruon of the evemng, we w~ll take a bnef look az PBC's acnv~hes of the past yeaz and scan the hon- mn for the issues that will occupy us m 2002. Membe~ w~ll be asked to vote on the slaze of new PBC board members and officers We ~r•~µll honor several individuaLs and two orga- ~~, cauons w~th the PLAN-Boulder County actuevement award. And the evemng will be capped by our dmner speaker, Ed Perlmutter Dinner speaker: We are exc~ted to have as speaker the president pro tem of the Colo- rado Senaze, Ed Perlmutter, givmg us some mside views of the legislaave session With the Democreuc ~arty holdu~g a ma~onry (sLm though rt may be), Ed cunendy serves as vice- chazrman of the Pubhc Po~cy and Plazwng Comm~ttee, a posmon thaz has enabled Ivm to effecnvely represent envuonmental mter ests Dunng the 2001 sess~on he worked ciosely wuh orgamzauons mtemsted m re- sponsible growth. He sponsored ma~or gow[h management bills dunng the regular legisla- ^ve sess~on and played a ma~or role on gowth issues m both of the spec~al sessions called by the govemor. Senator Perlmutter is a parmer in the law Eum of Berenbaum. Wemshienk & Eason, P.C. m Denver, where he specialues m bus~- ness ceorguuzanons and commesial I~uga- aoa He was bom m Denver and recerved both tus undergraduate and law degrees from the Umvezsity of Colorado He hves m Golden w~th tus wife, Deana, and three daughters Pinnacle Towers The PBC board conhnues to wazch closely the proposal of Pmnacle Towe~, Inc ro lo- caze tall relevis~on transmisston towers on Eldorado Mountam on a site m 7efferson County ~ust 200 feet south of the Boulder County line The company recendy subrrut- ted a pared-down plan (for one mstead of three giant towers} and tned to pezsuade the Iefferson County Commiss~oners to bypass any review of the new plan by theu plan~ung commission. The Jeffeison comaussioners w~sely rofused to bypass the rev~ew PBC will represent its members az the plannmg rnm- m~ssion and counry comaussioner heanngs when the revised proposal comes up for re- view m February Board retreat The PBC boazd met Dec. I at the Mead- ows Branch of the Boulder Pubhc Irbrazy for a four-hour sess~on All PBC members were mvrted to audi[ the meeaug ~th most of the board members leading busy profess~onal lives and some of them also servmg on city and county boazds aad commissions, they have nme for only one regulaz boazd meet- mg per month. The retreai was set up as a chance to spend some qualrty nme loolnng mto the long-range mternal issues they do not have Rme for az regulaz meeangs to what kmd and how many issues PBC should mvolve rtself m. If we resmct our- selves too much we will not have any mflu- ence over some issues that are important to our nussion and the values expressed by our membership and m our statement of purpose On the other hand ~f we are mvoived m too many issues we may lose some of our effec- uveness and cteate a vtuaaon where some issues are undeistood by ~ust one or two boazd members, whose views may not accurately reflect those of the enhre boazd and member stup But whatever we do, wherever we go, we must conhnue to respect the values and goals of our members. PBC's history anchocs us to envuonmental and qualrty-of-hfe val- ues, wluch will be as mnaze to people of fu- ture generehons as they are to us Thus, m~s- sion dnR equazes to loss of relevance Wise use ot PBC resources "We also need to thmk about our effec- hveness and wise use of our Iwuted resources If we were to l~st all the issues we've been mvolved m dunng 2001, how many of those can we say were successes for us~ How many remain unresolved~ And how many d~d we lose~ How many cesources did we put into each~ We need to grve moce thought to these factors S~mply producmg posiuon stace- menu, wnung leuers or speakutg at meenngs usually dces not accomphsh very much Some issues requue a sustazned effort usmg a van- ety of suazegies on many fronts in order for us to prevazl. Others s~mply mvolve speak- mg to the nght pezson or group az the nght ame How much should we put mto each ~s- sue~ We may need ro pnonnze our issues and efforts, wtuch underscores the underlymg quesvon how do we pnonaze our values and voals~ "Strange Pohacal Bedfellows" will be the topu of fvs speech. Ed wil] share }us mstght mto what happened on growth management dunng prev~ous legislanve sessions and whaz we can anucipate in the future, given eust- ~""+q and lilcely memberslup m the legislature "'a~de will tell us of some of the negohaUOns among the vanous pohacal interests and the demands and trade-offs that aze a pazt of a legslanve session. The memo Chau Bmce Bland wrote m proposmg the retreat lays out some of its ob- ~ecnves How many issues are too many? "Smce its incepUOn, PBC seems to have slowly been mcreaswg the number of issues we take up From mfotmal conversaaons with several boazd members «is apparent to me that there are some differences of opimon as '"fhese ace important issues that take con- s~derable cLscuss~on and thought to sort out T'here simply is not adequate ame to deal wuh them at a regulaz boazd meeung The mtemet can be useful for prei~mmary d~scusstons of [hese issues but ~s not an adequate subsnmte for the sense of focus and qualiry of tivnlung thaz a face-to-face, unincecrupted meehng pro- duces " (conanued ~nsede) Full board attendance Respondmg to the cail of the chau, all boazd members but one attended the retreat ([he only one no[ present was m Europe at the hme) T'he issues discussed were pretty much as ouUmed 6y Bruce in tus proposal. There was considerable d~scussion of PBC's purpose and the types of ~ssues we should take on. It was dec~ded that the mis- ston descnbed m our statement of purpose and revealed by our lustory best represented the lund of concems we should conanue ro be mvolved m These aze env~mnmental, land use, growth, and good govemment ~ssues A review of our present acuvmes produced agreement among the boazd that all were ap- propnate for us. But the 6oazd dtd divide somewhaz on the issue of affordable housmg. Everyone agreed affordable housmg is desu- able, but there was nat total agreement as to what should be done to acfveve U The boazd concluded that although housmg needs should be considered carefiilly and cauhousiy, tlns ~s, for PBC, a borderLne issue Member m- pu~ on ttus rop~c would be very helpful The crucial issues Thc boazd also ident~fied the ccucial is- suc. that wilt need close attenaon m the monthti ahead.l'hese ~nclude• the Open Space and ~loun[am Pazks vstor Plan, Boulder Counry's Site Plan Review, the Boulder Val- Icy Comprehensive Plan, the C~ty of Boulder Transportahon Master Plan update, South Boulder Creek flood plam issues, redevelop- ment m the Boulder Valley Regional Center, growth/sprawl legislahon, makmg cormec- nons w~th otfierregionaS commusuaes, reach- mg out m the younger generaaon, and enhanc- m~ commumcanon with our memberslup. Communication a two-way street Bruce Bland addresses the issue of com- mumcaaon with our membe~ m the follow- mg commumque As a dynamic, civically mvolved orgaru- zauon composed of acnve, thoughtful mem- bers and a committed, hazd-worlung boazd, PBC necessanly deals wtth a w~de vanety of usues m the quest for env~ronmental qual~ty, envaonmentally-sensiave land use plazuung, growth control and good government To be effecave on these tssues we need a lot of m- formanon and discussion among ourselves ro ensure thaz we all understand the issues, the opaons, the nade-offs, and the long-term con- sequences T(us requues good two-way com- mwucaaon between boazd and memberstup Boazd members need to know what mem- bers' posibons are on the ~ssues we deal with, especially on the more controvecsial issues Membecs also conmbute important mfonna- hon, and reveal overlooked issues or unno- aced oppotmmties m the boazd. This has hap- pened numerous ames th~s yeaz alone and has made us a more effecave orgamzauoa The boazd welcomes the astute and enegenc paz- ucipanon of our members Sinulazly, PBC members need to know whaz issues the board is takmg on and what the board's stand u on each ~ssue The boazd's acnvmes, decisions and pohcy statemena must be congruent w~th the values and goals of the memberstup and the stazement of pur- pose wluch guides PLAN-Eoulder. By stay- mg uiformed and achve, members can help pronde daec~on aad msight ro assist the board m effecMg desued outcomes The present boazd is very much aware of this commumcauon need and we are always looku~g for ways to commumcate more ef- fecavely. Those of us on the board want to hear from you, and we want you to know whaz we are doing T'here aze seveial means cur- rently available to the PLAN-Boulder boazd and members for sta}nng m rouch w~th one another Board to membership communicadon • The PBC newsleuer: Th~s ~s the board's mazn mode of infomung members of our ac- avmes Please tead it carefully and let us know ~f you have quesuons or concerns • The PBC Web s~te The site (http // bcn boulder co uslplanboulder) contaws a 3ot of mformanon about our orgazuzanon and what we are domg Cument and past newslet- ters ean be found there as well as pos~uons, lecters, pohc~es and commentary on a w~de vanety of ~ssues. The Web site ts updated fre- quendy and is easy to use Our thanks to Neal McBumett for vuhally sethng up the Web s~te and to Lmda Cornett for further refimng and muntaining it • Boazd agendas by e-mail Finahzed agendas for each boazd meeung aze sent out several days pnor to the meepng via e-ma~l to any member who wanu them. If you would Iilce to be mcluded on tlvs Lst, please send your name and e-mail address to bruce_2uC~hotrnazl com • Announcements at Fnday luncheons Frequently boazd members attendmg the Fn- day meeungs announce important unfoldmg events • Attendance at boazd meehngs Members aze always welcome and encoureged to at- tend board meehngs. ' Member to boerd communicatlon A • Phomng and e-mazlu~g boazd memb~~,,,.J Members are encouraged to phone or e-mail mdividual board members Our phone num- be~ and e-mazl addresses aze pnnted m the newsletter and aze also on our Web s~te The home page of the Web site wntams a lu~c la- beled "Contact the PBC Boazd," allowuig you to type a message which will go to the boazd. • Respondmg to boazd agendas by e-mazl For those who receive boazd agendas by e- mail (see above), it is easy to comment on any agenda ~tem by s~mply tumng the reply hnk on your e-mazl account and wntrng a message. Your message will be recerved by the chau who will forwazd it to the rest of the boazd • Open dtswss~ons az Fnday luncheons Open discuss~on sess~ons are scheduled az the Fnday luncheons approximately every other month. Tlus is an oppommrty for members to razse and discuss the issues that concern [hem most. Notes from [hese fomms aze com- piled and sent to all boazd membe~ In addi- aon, severa( boazd members aze present aL each luncheon and aze always glad to discir~~"~ any ~ssue mformally wrth members "" Two-way commumcanon is ~mportant to a spinted hazd-wodung group like PBC Please let us know if there are addiuooal modes of commumcauon we should be con- sidenng And, thanks for your mvolvement~ (From Bruce Bland, chau) Dues increase The aanual dues of PLAN-Boulder County have remazned flaz for 10 yeazs now, while all azound us expenses have nsen shazply The result rs thaz our dues mcome has become msuffic~ent ro cover our normal expenses. Our new rates appear on the re- newal coupon on page three of Uus newslet- ter The mcmase only bnngs our dues mto balance with those of most of our fellow or- gazuzauons There is no doubt that our hazd- workmg board and volunteers produce a large and effecnve bang for your dues buck It is convement to renew your member- slup when makmg your annual dumer reser~^"~* vanon You can also renew by usmg the co~.„„ pon on page 3 of tlus newsleaer Your renewai will be good for the calendar yeaz 2002. ~ ~~~ FRIDAY NOON MEETING SCHEDULE Jan. 4 No meeting - Umversity Club not ava~lable Jan 11 Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Chazlotte Houston Cluef Deputy County Clerk and Recorder Lmda Flack Boulder Mayor W~ll Toor TOPIC - T'he mazl-m balloang expenence, warts and all Jan. 18 A1 Bartlett, professor ementus of phystcs, CU TOPIC - Sustaznabihry Buzz word or a legmmate fundamental concepc~ Jan. 25 Matt Jones, wildLfe biologist, city Open Space and Mountam Pazks TOPIC - The concepts gmdmg the new vtsitor plan for OSMP Feb 1 M~ke Weil, duector of envuncunental affa~rs, city of Boulder TOPIC - The outlook for Boulder's energy future Feb 8 Graham B~llmgsley, Boulder County land use duector TOPIC - The county's new flood plun development regulauons and thev effect ~ , on the Umversrty's plans Feb. 15 Jecuufer Kesler, plant ecologist, Boulder County Pazks and Open Space TOPIC - The Walker Ranch fire, one yeaz later a sLde presen[anon Feb 22 Open discussion : Join PLAN-Boulder : Send ttus form with your check ro PLAN-Bwlder County ' PO Box46S2 : Boulder CO 80306 : NnmE . • AODRE55 • : ~.~.~ • : PHONE : . E-MAIL . ~ Annual dues (new or cenewal) _• ^ Regulaz $25 per yeaz : P~'~ ^ Household $35 per yeaz ,`; ^ Sustawmg' S50 per yeaz , ; ^ Studen[ or linuted mcome SIS per yeaz ; : Enclosed S ; :............................: ti _. _ . Friday ~oon meetings - - x:_~~ . ~ _ ~,.. ~ - The~pabHc is welcoine to attead., ~ . ~~, <'~^t~-°~`33t °. ~~r; ~~~ „_ -, ~ , _ - ~ ;:^t- ^+~r'~`..~'~~`-µ'"'-~:.ti'".w's,=~`- a..: "~ .' ~ ^ .. Univeisttg Club, Broadwap at Euclid _ : `.rt. . ±~+4 n~4'(ti. '_ ,.. ~~. _ _ - : fl .z ,. ' ... _ .. _Lnnch (optional) at noon• ~ , - soup, sala~ roll, chcese tray, and beverage -$6 Drink only (eacept water) - $1S0 _ _ ~ ~ Program:12:15-1:Z0 p.m. , ~ . , Bike, walk or take the Sldp, Hop or RTD. If yom m~st drive, parloag is available at the carpark on Euclid. ,~ Friday nooa meetings co-chairs: ~ -nf _ - _ $8Cfl ~'IIC~.-~-~7-~~~ SIIIIC~~SjIOt.CO1QP8dd.Cf~II Marp Fran Myer's - 363-444-9044, myers~mf@coloiado.edu ~ ~ ~ ` - - ~~ -_ . ~- _ 3 yF'P~p'9. Q ~ ~ ° ~ m O ~~Q~~3H~ ~ l6Ltl-9UE08 O~ ~ap~nog L6L Xo9 Od s~aqwaW o~ alnqulsia asBald p~eo8 tiosinPy uoi;ea~~aa ~g s~~ed ~ap~no8 ,~~~~~~I'lll~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ll'll~~~~~ll'i"II 9£ I # x~d I ZO£080J'~ap~nog ~`dd a8zlsod S fl Q.LS S2IS2Id PLAN-Bov~.nex Covrrrx soaxn Acting chair: Bruce Bland, 303-499-8612, biuce_2u@ho~l.com Seccetary: Jane Greenfield, 303-444-9492,~wg39@attbi com Treasurer. Brad Snyder, 303-494-7326, fax same, snyderbC qwestnet Pro~ams co-chair: Sara Michl, 303-447-2206, suuchl@spotcolorndo edu Archives: Janet Roberts, 303-442-7446, fax same, ~anetsroberts @earthUnk.net Matt Appelbaam, 303-499-8970, fax 303-499-2124, matt_appelbaum@i2 com David Cook, 303-442-3256, cookdw2l @cs.com Gwen Dooley, 303-447-0582, fax same Linda Andes Georges, 303-543-9404, fa~c same, andesgeorges@hotmail com Crystal Gray, 303-449-9680, crystal_boulder@hotmazl com Claire Levy,303-494-2244,fax 303-543-7276, cblevyl@msn com Nea! McBurnett, 303-494-6493, neal@bcn boulder co us Beth Pommer, 303-444-2545, pommerco@aol com Ricky Weiser, 303-530-]037 ~FF-BOARD: Programs co-chair: Mary Fran Myers, 303-44~4-9044, myetsmf@colorado edu Newsletter editor: Pat Cahn, 303-543-9417, fax same, pcahn@eaRhnetnet Newsletter design/production: Caroline LitNefield 90£OS O~ `aaa~nog Z894 xog ~c~p asod x.i..vno~ aaa~nog NV'Id .~w, Member records: Paul Bailey, 303-449-7779, e-fax 630-566-3774, pbazley@esn com Oral Listory projeM: Guy Errickson, 303-A48-5828, pbcoh@yahoo com Web page: Linda Cornett, 303-875-8610, Icornett2@attbi com PLAN-Bodder Comty Oral History e-mail address: pbcoh@yahoo com Issues of concern in 2001 • Open space acquismon, preservanon and use, city and county • Affordable housmg and mixed-use development • Boulder Valley Comprehensrve Plan update • Crossroads / BVRC azea redevelopment • Econom~c stabihty for the city of Boulder, a suateg~c plan • Transn and transportauon, city, counry and US 36 • Waste management countywide plan • South Boulder Creek fiaod study • Greenways Master Plan update and preservaaon of other npanan comdors, mcludmg imganon duches • Four Mile Creek flood study / CDUMP update • S[azewide "sman growth° and ana-sprawl ~mnanves Visit PLAN-Boulder on the Web at http://bcn.boulder.co.us/planboulder ~