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01.16.24 DMC PacketDOWNTOWN MANAGMENT COMMISSION January 16, 2024 4:00–6:00 p.m. Penfield Tate II Municipal Building, Room W-101 (The public will remain remote.) AGENDA I.Roll Call Secretary II.Procedural Items (5 minutes)Chair A.Approval of the November 14, 2023 Meeting Minutes III.Public Participation (0-10 minutes)Chair IV.Consent Agenda – Topics will not be discussed unless there are questions posed by the Commission. Please reference the consent agenda memo. V.Fund Financials– The fund will not be discussed unless there are questions posed by the Commission. Please reference the packet attachment. VI.Public Safety Update (15 minutes)Boulder Police Department VII.Downtown Boulder Partnership (DBP) Update (15 minutes)Bettina Swigger, DBP VIII. Matters from Staff (75 minutes)Staff A.Community Vitality Annual Work Plan B.Commutifi TDM-Wallet Pilot Program Update – Reegan Brown C.Commissioner Recruitment Efforts Update – Emi Smith IX.Matters from Commissioners (15 minutes)Chair A.Recap November DBP BID Board Meeting – Commissioner Trees X.Next Commission Meeting: 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2024 XI.Adjourn Chair Attachments: -Draft November 2023 DMC Meeting Minutes -Special District Boards and Commissions Consent Agenda – January 2024 -CAGID YTD Fund Financials -Commission Recruitment Memo -Commission Recruitment Flyer -Micromobility Program Flyer 1 2 CITY OF BOULDER BOULDER, COLORADO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING MINUTES Name of Board/Commission: Downtown Management Commission Date of Meeting: November 14, 2023 Contact Information Preparing Summary: Lisa Wuycheck, 303-441-3254 Board Members Present: Justin Kalvin, Susan Nuzum, Don Poe (Chair), Stephanie Trees (V-Chair) Board Members Absent: Staff Present: Cris Jones, Director of Community Vitality (CV) Kristine Edwards, CV Operations and Maintenance Senior Manager Samantha Bromberg, CV Senior Project Manager Reegan Brown, CV Senior Project Manager Lane Landrith, CV District Vitality Specialist Commander Michael Heath, Boulder Police Department Lisa Wuycheck, CV Executive Assistant Guests Present: Terri Takata-Smith, Downtown Boulder Partnership, Scott Oetting, Metropolis Type of Meeting: Regular The DMC meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m. A quorum was present for the conduct of business. Agenda Item 1: Roll Call Agenda Item 2: Procedural Items A.Approval of the September 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes •Kalvin motioned to approve the September 12 meeting minutes as presented in the packet. Second by Trees. The motion passed unanimously. B. Elections for Chair, Vice-Chair •Nuzum nominated Stephanie Trees as DMC chair and Don Poe as DMC vice-chair. Second by Kalvin. The motion passed unanimously. Wuycheck will ask the City Clerk’s office for clarity regarding the commissioners’ terms. C. Approval of Proposed 2024 DMC Meeting Dates •Kalvin moved to approve the suggested 2024 DMC meeting dates. Second by Nuzum. The motion passed unanimously. 3 Agenda Item 3: Public Participation Community member, Lynn Segal, attended the meeting remotely. Agenda Item 4: Consent Agenda Consent Agenda – Topics will not be discussed unless there are questions posed by the Commission. Please reference the consent agenda memo. DMC Responses: •Poe asked for more information regarding the RFP for the Affordable Commercial Program. Community Vitality Director Cris Jones said the program will be considered for properties within the Central Area General Improvement District (CAGID). Jones said CAGID dollars will be matched with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support the Affordable Commercial Program. Jones said City Council approved the program earlier in the year. Jones said the next step is to identify a community partner or an organization who works closely with the business community and is looking for property. Community Vitality Senior Project Manager Reegan Brown said the funds must be encumbered by the end of 2024. •Nuzum asked for a status update on the parking garage CIPs and the Outdoor Dining Program. Jones said staff is wrapping up the garage work projects and added that the next work is planned at the St. Julien Garage. Jones reported that the electronic lollipop signs are working, and the directional signs will be working soon. Kristine Edwards said there will also be upcoming work done at the Randolph Garage. •Jones said there are 25 participants in the Outdoor Dining Program. Brown discussed some challenges in the program which include obtaining required documentation from applicants and delays in the permit review process. She said staff is enhancing the City’s website, creating an Outdoor Dining pilot book, and hosting a workshop for interested businesses in January of 2024. The application period is open annually from February 1 to March 1. •Trees asked about the status of public art at the 11th Street garage. Matt Chasansky reported that work is scheduled to be completed in 2024. •Trees asked for an update on the Boards & Commissions Program Assessment Project. Jones announced that Coreflections, a consultant group hired by the city, will present their recommendations to City Council resulting from the project. The recommendations will be presented at a study session this week. He said there will be no vote at this time. Jones said Coreflections’ recommendations include reducing the commissioner term from 5 years to 2 years and changing the appointment of commissioners from City Council to the city manager. Trees commented that this change would increase neutrality. Jones said staff will follow up with the DMC and share feedback. Jones suggests a 2-year term with 3-term limit. •Trees asked if she could recruit for the empty DMC seat. Jones confirmed and reminded the commissioners this DMC seat is for a property owner/property rep. Agenda Item 5: Fund Financials Fund Financials – The fund will not be discussed unless there are questions posed by the Commission. Please reference the packet attachment. DMC Responses: •There were no questions from the commissioners. 4 Jones announced that Elliott LaBonte is the new CV Business Services Senior Manager. Agenda Item 6: Public Safety Update Commander Michael Heath provided a public safety update. He reported there has been a decrease in ‘person crimes’ and an increase in property crimes including motor vehicles. Health said the Boulder Police Department will increase theft prevention education for the public. Health reported Halloween went well in the downtown district. Health said 13 new officers will be on the street with three more officers to come. He said six officers are currently in the Academy. Health said two officers will be added to the Pearl Street patrol and will work later hours. He added that one officer was added to the encampment team. Health said, during the holidays, there will be an extra police presence downtown. DMC Responses: •Trees asked what time of the day most of the car thefts occur. Health said the most theft occurs from noon to 6 p.m. Health said staffing is based on data and calls for service. •Poe asked if the Downtown Boulder Ambassadors are tasked with monitoring the unhoused community. Terri Takata-Smith, VP of Marketing and Communications for the Downtown Boulder Partnership, said the Ambassadors are instructed to contact the police if they feel threatened. •Heath recommended reporting a crime directly to the police rather than online. •Nuzum asked about the status of enforcing Safe Zones. Jones said this will take resources, and the new Council will address the issue and determine prioritization. Agenda Item 7: Downtown Boulder Partnership (DBP) Update Terri Takata-Smith announced that DBP’s new CEO, Bettina Swigger, will start on November 27. Swigger will be present at the January DMC meeting. Takata-Smith said the DBP’s three boards may be combined. She said there are no 2024 DBP board meetings planned until after Swigger starts. Takata-Smith thanked staff and the DMC for Ambassador funding. She said, as a result, the Ambassadors will receive a $1/hour raise. Takata-Smith said the DBP conducted a touch-point survey with the community regarding the Ambassador program. She reported the survey results were positive. She said the Ambassadors can educate the public on rules, but they don’t have the authority to enforce rules. Takata-Smith announced the DBP and Boulder Police Department are working together on a pilot system for 1300 block public restrooms. She said doors will be remotely locked and unlocked, occupancy will be monitored, and substance use can be detected. The DBP is sending a letter to City Council in support of Ordinance 8590 to equalize zoning for business districts in Boulder. 5 Takata-Smith said the Boulder Social Streets events ended in September, and the holiday season kicks- off on November 19. She said Small Business Saturday is next week. Agenda Item 8: Matters from Staff A.Gateless Garages Update Community Vitality Senior Program Manager Samantha Bromberg reported the rollout of CAGID- owned gateless garages went smoothly. Facts and figures include the following. •20,000 people registered with Metropolis by using the $5 coupon prior to going live. •99.2% of permit holders transitioned to Metropolis by week 2. •There has been a small decrease in revenue in October, and this is most likely due to payment compliance with the gateless system. •Compliance for October is approximately 75%. •The citations were turned on in early November. Bromberg said survey results indicate 85.4% of respondents like parking in the garages and are enjoying the new platform. Jones said there have been 36,000 unique parking visits since October 1, and staff has only received a half dozen complaints to date. DMC Responses: •Kalvin reported the cameras have trouble reading temporary tags. Bromberg will bring that up with the team. •Trees congratulated staff on the success of gateless. Bromberg announced the next steps for garage projects. •Signage •Digital signage •Traffic calming •Parking Guidance System •Power washing and restriping Bromberg said staff is planning a review of all garages and parking products. She said this includes staff’s recommendation to discontinue the ‘Cash Pass’ product due to the Metropolis post payment system and the removal of the ticket system. The garage product update includes the following. •Subscription ($164.99/month in 2024) •20-Day Pass ($204.99 in 2024) •Cash Pass (10% discount for prepaid parking fees) 6 Bromberg said customers’ funds from cash passes can be credited to the Metropolis platform or refunded. Trees said, ‘DMC moves to adopt the staff recommendation for CAGID to eliminate the Cash Pass garage parking product.’ Second by Kalvin. The motion passed unanimously. B.DMC Commissioner Recruitment Questions Trees moved to accept the DMC-specific supplemental questions for commissioner recruitment without changes. Second by Nuzum. The motion passed unanimously. Agenda Item 9: Matters from Commissioners A.Downtown Boulder Partnership Meeting - Recap Poe attended the DBP board meeting and said safety issues were a big topic of conversation. He said the jail is full, and the city is working on a stronger alignment with the county and state. Poe reported the cameras mounted on downtown poles are working well. He said the cameras are live in the police vehicles. Poe said, when Denver does a sweep, criminals go to Boulder. Trees asked Poe if it was beneficial for Poe to attend the DBP meeting. Poe said the taxing district meeting is the best one for Trees to attend. Jones agreed. B.Response letter from Chris Hagelin, Transportation and Mobility, regarding the Lime Scooter Expansion Plan The DMC discussed the letter and requested access to data the City has received from Lime. DMC requested updates from Transportation and Mobility that will include providing data from Lime. Trees discussed a recent email she received from the Transportation Advisory Board asking the DMC for their personal support on an issue. Jones said commission business can’t be conducted over email. Jones said parking reform will be on 2024 work plan. Poe discussed a lack of parking spaces downtown. Trees said, due to Boulder’s climate, alternative modes of transportation all year round are not feasible. Agenda Item 10: Next Commission Meeting Next Commission Meeting: 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2023. Agenda Item 11: Adjourn DMC Meeting Kalvin moved to adjourn the meeting. Second by Poe. The meeting was adjourned at 5:59 p.m. 7 Attested: Approved by: ___________________ _____________________ Lisa Wuycheck Don Poe Board Secretary DMC Chair Date: ______________ Date: _________________ 8 City of Boulder Special District Board Consent Agenda University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission (UHCAMC) – January 9, 2024 Downtown Management Commission (DMC) – January 16, 2024 Boulder Junction Access District (BJAD) Commissions – January 24, 2024 Updates on Community Vitality work plan programs and projects for city special district boards and commissions. These updates are for informational purposes only and require no discussion or votes. Special District Updates University Hill General Improvement District (UHGID) - Hill Revitalization Efforts – Community Vitality staff is developing a project plan and timeline in coordination with other city departments to assess roles and responsibilities for implementing broad revitalization strategies. These include enhancing the district’s identity, better connecting it to the rest of the city and activating the district. On November 16, 2023, City Council voted to approve Ordinance 8590 amending Title 9, “Land Use Code”, B.R.C. 1981, to update the use table and use standards related to walkable neighborhood centers, including changes to the standards for restaurants, brewpubs and taverns within the Business Main Street (BMS) district and UHGID. The code change eliminates the unique standards for restaurants, brewpubs and taverns on The Hill and instead consolidates standards for the BMS district with other similar commercial or mixed-use districts that interface closely with residential areas. These uses will be allowed by right if they are under 4,000 square feet and close by 11 p.m. Alternatively, larger sites and/or later operating hours could be considered and allowed through the Use Review process. Additionally, the requirement for restaurants that “no less than fifty percent of the gross income from sales of food and drink of the establishment over any thirty-day period must be from the sales of food” has been removed. Per liquor licensing rules and like other commercial districts, the new requirement for restaurants on The Hill is that no less than twenty five percent of their sales come from food. •Central Area General Improvement District (CAGID) – Boulder Social Streets (previously called Downtown Streets as Public Space project) - The Boulder Social Streets project uses analysis and community feedback to reimagine downtown streets as welcoming spaces to gather, attend events and connect. The city, together with Downtown Boulder Partnership, hosted a series of free pop-up events this summer on 13th Street (between Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Boulevard) to test these ideas. Visit: BoulderSocialStreets.com to view the full list of events. At these pop-ups on 13th Street, city staff engaged with attendees and our wider community to learn what they like, what could be better and what else they would like to see as we plan for the future of downtown streets. Staff will go back to City Council in 2024 to discuss how this series of Social Streets pop-ups went and what we heard from the community as we plan for the future of this program. 9 •Central Area General Improvement District (CAGID) Garage Repairs and Improvements –The City of Boulder is improving public parking garages in downtown Boulder in 2024, which requires periodic partial and full closures of the garages. The projects include important maintenance repairs and improvements such as power washing and re-striping. Community Vitality staff are working with contractors, parking permit holders, commercial property owners and tenants to coordinate the schedule to ensure continued public parking garage access downtown while these projects are completed. •Central Area/University Hill General Improvement Districts (CAGID)/(UHGID) – Downtown and University Hill Ambassador Program – The ambassador program operates in the downtown, Civic Area and on University Hill. An ambassador may be reached via phone or text at 720-498-9601. •Boulder Junction Wayfinding Signage Project– This project aims to improve wayfinding and recognition of Boulder Junction as a distinct neighborhood and general improvement district (GID) within the Boulder community. City staff entered into an agreement with a vendor called e3 Signs, based out of Loveland, Colorado, to fabricate and install the signage. Installation is in progress for the signage in the Public Right-of-Way with anticipated completion in the first week of January 2024. Our next step will be to permit and install the signage on private property locations. We anticipate the private property signage to be complete by Spring 2024. City of Boulder Updates AMPS Implementation: Revitalizing Access in Boulder – New on-street pricing changes to align with performance-based pricing will go into effect January 2, 2023. Performance-based pricing uses data driven analysis to implement pricing changes based on demand, which is monitored and adjusted on an annual basis. Questions or comments: Samantha Bromberg, brombergs@bouldercolorado.gov. Affordable Commercial Program Development – City staff went to City Council for a Study Session on Aug. 10, 2023, to provide an update on the development of an Affordable Commercial Pilot Program. Staff received general support and direction from council on our recommendations. As a next step, staff will explore the option of bringing on a program administrator to develop a formal implementation and administration strategy for this type of program. Staff will begin conducting outreach and engaging with various community partners to develop an RFP, with the goal of entering into an agreement with a community organization in 2024. This effort will incorporate broad community engagement and the city’s Racial Equity Instrument in the development and implementation of the Affordable Commercial Pilot Program. Outdoor Dining Pilot Program - Boulder City Council voted to implement an Outdoor Dining Pilot Program based on feedback from the temporary outdoor dining expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The five-year pilot program provides year-round outdoor dining rules for 10 restaurants, brewpubs, taverns, breweries, distilleries and wineries. The program enables these businesses to offer more space to customers by expanding outside with more consistent, pre- approved infrastructure for the expansion areas. The program began Sept. 1, 2022, immediately following the expiration of emergency orders on Aug. 31, 2022, that allowed the temporary expansions. There are currently a total of 25 participating businesses. Community Vitality staff are working on program enhancements, including creating a Pilot Program Handbook outlining program details and rules for businesses as well as making updates to the website. Additionally, city staff will host an Outdoor Dining Workshop on January 23, 2024, from 12 – 4 p.m. at the Brenton Building. The workshop will be open to any interested businesses, giving them an opportunity to stop by to learn more about the program, ask questions and prepare their application materials. The application period for the program will reopen on Feb. 1, 2024, and end on March 1, 2024. Details and applications are found at: https://bouldercolorado.gov/services/outdoor-dining-pilot-program. Parking & Access Signage Refresh Project – City staff are working on a project to holistically replace outdated metered-parking signposts and pay-to-park signs across the community. Modernizing the signposts will allow city staff to ensure proper placement of regulatory signs and reduce future sign installation costs. Redesigning and replacing the pay-to-park signs will allow for more transparent communication of parking codes, increasing compliance, and providing a more seamless customer experience. The new signs have made their appearance across most city streets and the full installation is expected to be completed prior to the end of the year. 11 CENTRAL AREA GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CAGID)2019 Actual 2020 Actual 2021 Actual 2022 Actual 2023 Budget 2023 YTD Beginning Fund Balance10,938,346$ 14,894,148$ 14,650,058$ 17,357,776$ 20,781,431$ 20,781,431$ Sources of FundsProperty Tax1,284,714$ 1,293,197$ 1,333,187$ 1,381,857$ 1,448,932$ 1,487,899$ Parking Revenue7,141,719 4,346,569 6,018,037 6,055,246 6,340,244 4,186,501 Specific Ownership & TobaccoTx70,050 64,424 67,969 62,894 77,639 51,407 Leases, Rents and Royalties--343,000 482,540 496,000 156,000 Other Revenues63,773 82,911 70,419 64,588 - - Interest & Investment Earnings208,580 221,845 205,387 221,112 229,851 344,176 Transfers In1,613,285 1,146,104 971,104 968,819 - - Total Sources of Funds 10,382,122$ 7,155,050$ 9,009,104$ 9,237,055$ 8,592,666$ 6,225,983$ Uses of FundsPersonnel1,498,866$ 1,602,339$ 1,463,121$ 1,493,468$ 1,829,692$ 1,546,024$ Operating3,454,896 2,537,843 2,049,480 2,370,383 3,875,915 2,639,679 Debt Service827,193 836,839 827,883 829,682 844,600 844,600 Cost Allocation and Transfer330,541 335,218 335,218 324,155 420,471 420,471 Capital Improvement Program314,824 2,086,900 1,625,685 795,712 4,759,036 1,713,506 Total Uses of Funds 6,426,320$ 7,399,139$ 6,301,387$ 5,813,399$ 11,729,714$ 7,164,280$ Ending Fund Balance Before Reserves 14,894,148$ 14,650,058$ 17,357,776$ 20,781,431$ 17,644,383$ 19,843,134$ Ending Fund Balance After Reserves13,712,541$ 13,371,785$ 16,155,043$ 19,515,296$ 16,455,159$ 18,653,910$ $- $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,0002019 Actual 2020 Actual 2021 Actual 2022 Actual 2023 Budget 2023 YTD6400 CAGIDEnding Fund Balance Before ReservesTotal Uses of FundsTotal Sources of Funds12 INFORMATION ITEM MEMORANDUM To: UHCAMC, DMC, BJAD-Parking, and BJAD-TDM From: Community Vitality Department Dates: 2024 January GID Commissions Meetings Subject: 2024 Commission Recruitment Efforts EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City Clerk’s Office is collaborating with the Communications and Engagement Department to determine outreach methods for the current Boards and Commissions recruitment cycle. Applications are being accepted from December 18, 2023 through January 29, 2024 on the City’s website (Volunteer for a Board or Commission To Help Shape Boulder’s Future | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov). 13 2024 Boards and Commissions recruitment efforts: • Recruitment fliers will be distributed to staff, current commissioners, and to the community. • DMC Vice-Chair Don Poe will be featured on an ‘Inside Boulder News’ (e-newsletter) segment about serving on commissions in early January. • Week of December 18: o A press release o City of Boulder E-newsletter o Social media posts • Thursday, December 28: o Arts and Culture newsletter mention o Social media posts • City of Boulder website - The City is publishing temporary ribbons and videos on various web pages. The application process is on the City’s website on the recruitment page. • City of Boulder YouTube – Inside Boulder News • Somos Boulder Podcast 14 NEXT STEPS Monday, December 18 Begin recruitment (8 a.m.) for 6 weeks. Monday, January 29 Application deadline (midnight). Monday, January 29 Begin outreach to staff and Council Members on availability for virtual interviews (Feb. 13 thru 28). Tuesday, January 30 thru Thursday, February 1 •Process qualified applications that have not already been processed and prepare application packet. •Send applicants interview dates for signup. Friday, February 2 •Applications sent to council members. •Application packet published to external website. •Forwarded to board secretaries to distribute to board members and staff liaisons. Monday February 12 thru February 23 Virtual interviews Note: As directed by council during the 10/27/22 study session, only one council member will participate in each interview and staff will work to ensure the recordings capture only substantive content to make review more efficient. Recordings will be forwarded to Council for ing as they occur. Thursday, March 7 Regular Meeting Formal Appointments made at Council Meeting. TBD In-person/Virtual Orientation 15 16 17 18