Item 2 02.06.2020 PB Summary minutes
CITY OF BOULDER
PLANNING BOARD ACTION MINUTES
February 6, 2020
1777 Broadway, Council Chambers
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PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bryan Bowen, Chair
David Ensign
John Gerstle
Sarah Silver
Peter Vitale
Harmon Zuckerman
PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Lupita Montoya
STAFF PRESENT:
Hella Pannewig, Assistant City Attorney
Cindy Spence, Administrative Specialist III
Jim Robertson, Comprehensive Planning Manager
Chris Ranglos, Planner I – Comprehensive Planning
Mike Calderazzo, Fire Chief
Devin Billingsley, Senior Budget Analyst
Holger Durre, Deputy Fire Chief
James Hewat, Senior Planner – Historic Preservation
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair, B. Bowen, declared a quorum at 6:01 p.m. and the following business was conducted.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by J. Gerstle and seconded by S. Silver the Planning Board voted 6-0 (L. Montoya
absent) to approve the January 23, 2020 minutes as amended.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No one spoke.
4. DISCUSSION OF DISPOSITIONS, PLANNING BOARD CALL-UPS / CONTINUATIONS
A. CALL UP ITEM: 1777 Broadway; Floodplain Development Permit (FLD2019-00211); Civic
Area Artwork. This decision may be called up before Planning Board on or before February
6, 2020.
The item was not called up.
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5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
A. AGENDA TITLE: Public Hearing and Recommendation to City Council for Acceptance of the
Boulder Fire-Rescue Master Plan and Action on the Proposed Amendment to the Boulder Valley
Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) Boulder Fire-Rescue Master Plan Summary.
Staff Presentation:
C. Ranglos and M. Calderazzo presented the item to the board.
Board Questions:
C. Ranglos and M. Calderazzo answered questions from the board.
Public Hearing:
No one spoke.
Board Comments:
Key Issue #1: Is the master plan consistent with the goals, policies and growth projections of the
BVCP?
• The board agreed with staff’s assessment.
• H. Zuckerman commended the fire work force for having a more diverse work population than
Boulder as a whole and would welcome the master plan making a point of having diversity
valued within the work force.
Key Issue #2: Does the master plan outline BVCP service standards and a plan to meet them in the
future?
• J. Gerstle agreed that the master plan does outline service standards and a plan to meet them but
demonstrating how those service standards result in meeting the actual desired outcome in terms
of lives saved would be useful for comparison. It could show the actual benefit.
• S. Silver supports the plan and it puts Boulder on the path to meet national standards. She
suggested using metrics regarding how communities are evaluated by a national body could
satisfy J. Gerstle’s request.
• B. Bowen mentioned the Comp Plan has a goal of six minutes for a response time. He said
obtaining the vision plan of getting fire medics on the trucks would be a huge advantage.
Key Issue #3: Are the capital needs and funded sources outlined in the master plan?
• S. Silver recommend to encourage City Council accept the action and vision plans outlined in
the master plan.
Motion:
On a motion by B. Bowen seconded by H. Zuckerman the Planning Board voted 6-0 (L. Montoya
absent) to recommend to City Council acceptance of the Boulder Fire-Rescue Master Plan.
Friendly amendment by H. Zuckerman to add policy language that celebrates the diversity of BFR’s
workforce and commits to maintaining a commitment to such diversity. B. Bowen accepted. The board
voted 6-0 (L. Montoya absent).
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On a motion by B. Bowen seconded by H. Zuckerman the Planning Board voted 6-0 (L. Montoya
absent) to approve of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, Boulder Fire-Rescue Master Plan
Summary.
On a motion by S. Silver seconded by B. Bowen to recommend City Council approve this plan and
support the action plan and vision plan. 5-1 (J. Gerstle opposed, L. Montoya absent).
• J. Gerstle said that given the various budget issues the city is currently dealing with, the City
Council needs to understand the trade-offs clearly. He does not feel comfortable making the
recommendation to City Council regarding the approval to support the action plan and vision
plan without clearer understanding of the actual benefits associated with the plans.
• P. Vitale disagreed that there are trade-offs being made currently in the budget and that there is a
need to quantify the cardiac arrest survival rates of human life against the numbers of the Preble
Jumping Mouse.
• S. Silver said that we would want a fire department that is keeping up with our growth and needs
of the city and has the staff, technology and equipment to do so. She would like the City Council
to know that this board supports the expansion of the department.
6. MATTERS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD, PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND CITY
ATTORNEY
A. AGENDA TITLE: Update on the Chautauqua Sustainability and Resilience Strategy
Staff Presentation:
J. Hewat presented the item to the board.
Board Questions:
J. Hewat answered questions from the board.
7. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Planning Board adjourned the meeting at 8:12 p.m.
APPROVED BY
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Board Chair
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DATE
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