10.03.24 City Council Agenda
M ayor
Aaron Brockett
Council M e mbe rs
Taishya Adams
Matt Benjamin
Lauren Folkerts
Tina Marquis
Ryan Schuchard
Nicole Speer
Mark Wallach
Tara Winer
Council Chambers
1777 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
October 3, 2024
6:00 PM
City M anage r
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde
City Attorne y
Teresa Taylor Tate
City Cle rk
Elesha Johnson
AGE NDA FOR T HE REGULAR MEET ING OF T HE
BOULDER CIT Y COUNCIL
1.Call to Order and Roll C all
A.M useum of Boulder 80th Anniversary D eclaration presented by
M ayor Brockett
10 M in
B.Indigenous Peoples' D ay Declaration presented by Council M ember
F olkerts
10 min
2.O pen C omment
3.Consent Agenda
A.Consideration of a motion to accept the S eptember 12, 2024
S tudy S ession summary regarding the 2025 Recommended B udget
Discussion
B.Consideration of a motion to approve the 2023-24 performance
evaluations and salary adjustments for the City M anager, City
Attorney and M unicipal Court J udge
C.Consideration of a motion authorizing the C ity M anager to convey
the permanently affordable homes at 3250 Oneal Circle Unit D20,
Boulder, C O, 3515 28th Street #105, B oulder, C O, and 3150 Iris
Avenue #F 211, Boulder, C O to eligible buyers and sign all associated
agreements
D.Introduction, first reading and consideration of a motion to order
published by title only Ordinance 8663 amending T itle 8, “Parks,
Open S paces, Streets, and Public Ways,” B .R.C, 1981, to add a new
Chapter 11 concerning the establishment of L odging B usiness
Assessment Areas; and setting forth related details
E .S econd reading and motion to adopt Ordinance 8644 amending
S ection 8-3-7, "Regulation of Horses and L ivestock," B .R.C. 1981,
updating Appendix 8-C indicating where horses are allowed on
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O S M P trails; and setting forth related details
F.S econd reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance
8654 amending S ection 7-6-21,” Parking in Loading Zone
P rohibited,” B.R.C. 1981 to implement the flexible loading zone
component of the B oulder Curbside Implementation G uidebook; and
setting forth related details
4.Call-Up C heck-In
5.P ublic Hearings
A.C onsideration of the following items relating to the 2025 B udget:
1. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order
published by title only, Ordinance 8660 adopting a budget for the
C ity of Boulder, Colorado, for the fiscal year commencing on the first
day of J anuary 2025 and ending on the last day of December 2025;
and setting forth related details;
2. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order
published by title only, Ordinance 8661 establishing the 2024 City of
B oulder property tax mill levies which are to be collected by the
C ounty of B oulder, S tate of C olorado, within the C ity of B oulder in
2025 for payment of expenditures by the City of Boulder, C ounty of
B oulder, State of C olorado; and setting forth related details;
3. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order
published by title only, Ordinance 8662 appropriating money to
defray expenses and liabilities of the C ity of B oulder, Colorado, for
the 2025 fiscal year of the City of Boulder, commencing on the first
day of J anuary 2025 and ending on the last day of December 2025;
and setting forth related details; and
4.Consideration of a motion to order published by title only,
Ordinance 8656 amending Section 3-8-3, “Tax Imposed on
Nonresidential and Residential Development,” Section 3-20-2,
“Imposition and Rate of Tax,” and Chapter 4-20, “Fees,” B.R.C. 1981,
changing certain fees and taxes; and setting forth related details
120 min
- 15 min
presentation
/ 105
min
public
hearing
&
Council
discussion
6.M atters from the City M anager
7.M atters from the City Attorney
8.M atters from the M ayor and M embers of C ouncil
A.D iscussion on whether to hold the November 14th S pecial M eeting
& J oint M eeting with the P lanning B oard in-person, (which was
converted from a Study S ession)
5 min
B.D iscussion on drafting a letter to Boulder County regarding their
proposed 2025 Budget cuts
15 min
9.Discussion Items
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10.Debrief
11.Adjournment
3:40 hrs
Additional M aterials
P resentations
Item Updates
Information Items
A.2024 Cultural Grants
Boards and C ommissions
Declarations
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
Museum of Boulder 80th Anniversary Declaration presented by Mayor Brockett
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Megan Valliere, Assistant to City C ouncil
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
Museum of B oulder 80th Anniv ersary Declaration
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
Indigenous Peoples' Day Declaration presented by C ouncil Member Folkerts
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Megan Valliere, Assistant to City C ouncil
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
I ndigenous P eoples' Day Declaration
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
C onsideration of a motion to accept the September 12, 2024 Study Session summary
regarding the 2025 Recommended Budget Discussion
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Kara Skinner, C hief Financial Officer
C harlotte Huskey, Budget Analyst
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
Motion to accept the September 12, 2024 Study Session summary regarding the
2025 Recommended Budget Discussion.
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
I tem 3A - Consideration of a motion to accept the September 12, 2024 Study
Session summary regarding the 2025 Recommended B udget Discussion
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CITY OF BOULDER
COUNCIL AGENDA
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE: Consideration of a motion to accept the September 12, 2024 Study
Session Summary regarding the 2025 Recommended Budget for City of Boulder.
PRESENTERS:
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Kara Skinner, Chief Financial Officer
Charlotte Huskey, Budget Officer
Scott Carpenter, Principal Budget Analyst
Toni Townsend, Senior Grants Program Manager
Stacy Polyakova, Budget Analyst
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of the study session was to present the City Manager’s 2025 Recommended Budget,
and to give City Council an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments. Staff presented
on financial considerations and assumptions, community engagement, the 2025 recommended
budget overview, and future budget & policy considerations including the long-term financial
strategy planning.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Suggested Motion Language:
Motion to accept the September 12, 2024 Study Session Summary regarding the 2025
Recommended Budget.
Item 3A - 2025 Recommended Budget Study Session Summary
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SUMMARY OF PRESENTATION & COUNCIL DISCUSSION
Council Member Adams moderated the 2025 Recommended Budget Study Session and
introduced the presenters. City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde introduced the financial
landscape and the recommended budget, emphasizing that revenues have declined and while
there is not a need for reducing services or personnel, this does reflect a reduction in the growth
of spending in the organization. Next, Chief Financial Officer Kara Skinner briefly highlighted
the various programs the city supports and their alignment to the Citywide Strategic Plan, and
then introduced the presenting Budget team.
Budget Officer Charlotte Huskey reviewed the agenda for the evening, which consisted of a
presentation on the financial outlook, the 2025 Recommended Budget overview, community
engagement, followed by budget highlights aligned to the Sustainability, Equity, and Resiliency
(SER) framework and grant strategy. Budget highlights consisted of key operating
enhancements, funded through either new dollars or significant realignment of dollars from other
areas and represented substantial changes to the annual budget. This was followed by a break for
questions.
The 2025 Recommended Budget consists of $492.5 million in forecasted revenues, 37% of
which comes from Sales & Use taxes. The operating expenses consist of a $399.3 million
operating budget across all funds. The recommended budget consists of realignments of money,
limited ongoing operating investments, and the strategic utilization of one-time funding
investments.
In the first break for discussion and questions, Council Member Marquis, Mayor Brockett,
Council Member Benjamin, Council Member Wallach, Council Member Folkerts, and Council
Member Adams posed questions. A summary of Council Member question topics included:
•Ways to view dedicated and undedicated funding
•County budgeting process and how the County budget may impact the city’s programs
and services
•City budget amounts (and anticipated revenues) associated with the County 1B affordable
housing funding
•Property tax legislative impacts on city revenues
•Fund balances of all funds, intent of remaining balances and where to view this
information
•The budget engagement questionnaire and questions on total population of renters in the
city
•Examples of statistically valid city survey data
•Outcomes and measurements for specific programs across the city and where to access
data pertaining to specific Housing and Human Services programs
•An understanding of alignment and investments in racial equity
Item 3A - 2025 Recommended Budget Study Session Summary
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Next followed the presentation on the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget, unfunded
needs, long-term financial strategy summary, and next steps, followed once more with time for
discussion and questions.
The 2025 Recommended CIP budget consists of $190.2 million in spending which would be
invested in capital maintenance (46%), capital enhancement (40%), and new projects (12%). Key
projects were highlighted which consisted of the East Boulder community center project, Alpine-
Balsam western city campus, fire stations #2 and #4, University Hill streetscape renovations,
Primos Park and Violet Bridge project, and major utilities projects.
The long-term financial strategy planning summary covered the current state of financial strategy
and listed unfunded and underfunded needs. The strategy includes establishing a financial plan,
conducting a fee inventory and study, defining what are core service levels, and exploring
alternative funding mechanism.
In the following break, Council Member Marquis, Mayor Pro Tem Speer, Council Member
Winer, Council Member Benjamin, Council Member Schuchard, Council Member Wallach, and
Council Member Adams posed questions related to the CIP, unfunded needs list, and long-term
financial strategy. Questions included topics such as:
• Alpine-Balsam Western City Campus project and project funding
• Capital project development, process, and funding supported by the Community, Culture,
Resilience and Safety Tax
• Alignment of budget priorities and investments within the CIP budget, such as alignment
to the SER Framework, city council priorities, and Citywide Strategic Plan
• Investments supporting sidewalk infrastructure and engagement of community related to
sidewalk improvements
• Further understanding the Violet Bridge replacement project
Finally, council members were invited to discuss and share macro-level changes or
considerations for the 2025 Recommended Budget. The Financial Strategy Committee provided
an overview of recommended process for changes, which included the recommendation that if
Council Members recommend additions to the budget, that they also identify subtractions to the
budget to provide a balanced recommendation. Staff clarified the request for Council Members
to send changes through the Hotline listserv by September 23, 2024. Topics discussed by council
members included:
• Safe & Managed Spaces Program
• Wildfire Resilience
• Small Business Economic Relief
• Elevate Boulder Program
• Behavioral Health
• BIPOC-owned Business Support
Item 3A - 2025 Recommended Budget Study Session Summary
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
C onsideration of a motion to approve the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary
adjustments for the City Manager, City Attorney and Municipal C ourt J udge
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
David Bell, Chief Human Resources Officer
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
Motion to approve the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary adjustments for the City
Manager, City Attorney and Municipal C ourt J udge
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
I tem 3B - Consideration of a motion to approv e the 2023-24 performance
ev aluations and salary adjustments for the City Manager, City Attorney and
Municipal Court Judge
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CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Consideration of a motion to approve the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary
adjustments for the City Manager, City Attorney and Municipal Court Judge.
PRESENTER(S)
Nicole Speer and Ryan Schuchard, City Council Employee Evaluation Committee
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Based on performance feedback by City Council, internal and external stakeholders and
direct report employees, the evaluation committee is bringing to the Council a motion
regarding the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary adjustments for the City
Manager, City Attorney and Municipal Court Judge for the evaluation period of July 1,
2023 to June 30, 2024 and prorated for the number of months employed in the evaluation
period.
The Evaluation Committee has given the City Manager an Exceeds Our High
Expectations rating and the Evaluation Committee recommends a 4.0% performance
increase that would increase the annual salary from $315,597.33 to $328,221.22.
The Evaluation Committee has given the City Attorney an Exceeds Our High
Expectations rating and the Evaluation Committee recommends a 4.0% performance
increase that would increase the annual salary from $260,403.35 to $270,819.48. This
also reflects a correction to base pay for the City Attorney effective July 1, 2023 from
$257,639.64 to $260,403.35 (correction due to error in prior evaluation calculation).
Item 3B - Consideration of a motion to approve
the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary
adjustments for the City Manager, City Attorney
and Municipal Court Judge
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The Evaluation Committee has given the Municipal Court Judge an Exceeds Our High
Expectations rating and the Evaluation Committee recommends a 4.0% performance
increase that would increase the annual salary from $200,000 to $202,000 (3 months
employed in evaluation period).
CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEE EVALUATION COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
OTHER IMPACTS
•Fiscal – Should Council choose to provide performance based salary adjustments,
the total cost to the city would be $25,040.03. These increases are retroactive to
July 1, 2024 and have already been accounted for in the 2024 approved budget
and 2025 proposed budget with all other employee salary/wage increases.
•Fiscal – The correction to the base salary for the City Attorney, for the period
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 is $2,763.71, which has already been accounted for
in the 2024 approved budget.
•Staff time – Staff time is approximated at 40 hours over the course of the support
period, and an external consultant provided support with feedback collection.
BACKGROUND
Each year the City Council considers granting a performance pay increase to its three
direct employees, City Manager and City Attorney and Municipal Court Judge, based on
a performance evaluation process.
ANALYSIS
The City Council employee evaluation process is supervised by the Council Employee
Evaluation Committee. The procedure for the employee evaluation is guided in part by
the City Charter. Section 9 provides that the Council may appoint a committee of not
more than two Council members to consider making a recommendation on the
performance of its employees. The committee’s business may be conducted in private.
Suggested Motion Language:
The City Council Evaluation Committee requests council consideration of this matter
and action in the form of the following motion:
Consideration of a motion to approve the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary
adjustments recommended by the Evaluation committee for the City Manager, City
Attorney and Municipal Court Judge, retroactive to July 1, 2024.
Item 3B - Consideration of a motion to approve
the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary
adjustments for the City Manager, City Attorney
and Municipal Court Judge
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The committee seeks input from a variety of sources regarding its three employees,
synthesizes the information, and makes a recommendation to the entire Council with
regard to a proposed performance rating and compensation. The council adopts a
performance rating as part of the evaluation process. Personnel files are generally not
disclosed under the state public records law. See section 24-72-204(3)(a)(II)(A), C.R.S.
Performance ratings or compensation are not considered to be part of the personnel file.
See section 24-72-202(4.5), C.R.S.
The evaluation committee recommends that council employee salary increases be based
upon the performance ratings given by council to each employee.
Each Council member rated the performance of each employee on performance factors
through an anonymous feedback tool. Internal and external contacts and direct report
staff also rated each Council employee in an anonymous feedback tool. The
recommendation for pay increases in the motion represents an average across all factors
of all respondents.
Rating Increase Band
Exceeds Our High Expectations 4%
Fully Meets Our High Expectations 3.25%
Meets Core Responsibilities 1.75%
Does Not Meet Expectations 0%
The City Manager received good to high ratings in all categories and an average rating
resulting in an Exceeds Our High Expectations rating. As such, the committee
recommends a 4.0% increase in salary based on merit.
The City Attorney received good to high ratings in all categories and an average rating
resulting in a Exceeds Our High Expectations rating. As such, the committee
recommends a 4.0% increase in salary based on merit.
The Municipal Court Judge received good to high ratings in all categories and an average
rating resulting in a Exceeds Our High Expectations rating. As such, the committee
recommends a 4.0% increase in salary based on merit.
ATTACHMENT(S)
None
Item 3B - Consideration of a motion to approve
the 2023-24 performance evaluations and salary
adjustments for the City Manager, City Attorney
and Municipal Court Judge
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
C onsideration of a motion authorizing the City Manager to convey the permanently affordable
homes at 3250 Oneal Circle Unit D20, Boulder, C O, 3515 28th Street #105, Boulder, C O,
and 3150 Iris Avenue #F211, Boulder, C O to eligible buyers and sign all associated
agreements
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Eli Urken/Homeownership Manager
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
Motion authorizing the C ity Manager to convey the permanently affordable homes at 3250
Oneal Circle Unit D20, Boulder, C O, 3515 28th Street #105, Boulder, C O, and 3150 Iris
Avenue #F211, Boulder, C O to eligible buyers and sign all associated agreements
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
I tem 3C - Consideration of a motion authorizing the City Manager to conv ey three
permanently affordable homes in Boulder to eligible buyers and sign all associated
agreements.
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CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Consideration of a motion authorizing the City Manager to convey the permanently
affordable homes at 3250 Oneal Circle Unit D20, Boulder, CO, 3515 28th Street #105,
Boulder, CO, and 3150 Iris Avenue #F211, Boulder, CO to eligible buyers and sign all
associated agreements.
PRESENTER/S
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Kurt Firnhaber, Director of Housing & Human Services
Jay Sugnet, Housing & Human Services Senior Manager
Eli Urken, Homeownership Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval from City Council is required to dispose of City property. The City, through its
Housing & Human Services Department, purchased three homes in February, June, July
of 2024 (3250 Oneal Circle Unit D20, Boulder, CO, 3515 28th Street #105, Boulder, CO,
and 3150 Iris Avenue #F211, Boulder, CO). The homes were purchased with the
intention of providing homeownership opportunities to middle income buyers. The
homeownership program seeks approval to sell the properties to program qualified
buyers. This will allow the homes to be added to the City’s Permanently Affordable
Homeownership Program.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Suggested Motion Language:
Staff requests council consideration of this matter and action in the form of the
following motion:
Item 3C - Consideration of a motion authorizing the
City Manager to convey three permanently affordable homes in Boulder
to eligible buyers and sign all associated agreements.
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COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS
•Economic – The City’s Permanently Affordable Homeownership Program is
committed to making homes in our community available to a variety of people.
We offer opportunities for homeownership to those with low-, moderate-, and
middle-incomes throughout the city. Authorizing the City Manager to sell the
properties will provide opportunities for permanently affordable homeownership
to families in Boulder.
•Social – The sale of these homes will give income qualified applicants the
opportunity to purchase an affordable home in Boulder while increasing overall
socio-economic diversity.
OTHER IMPACTS
Fiscal – The purchase and sale of these properties will have a net cost of
approximately $446,500, with an average per unit subsidy of approximately
$148,900.00. The majority of this represents the subsidy needed to convert these
homes from market rate homes to permanently affordable homes. To make them
affordable, the price needed to be lowered. In addition, some of the systems in the
homes were in need of maintenance or replacement. The net cost was anticipated
and budgeted for within the Housing & Human Services initiative that creates
middle-income affordable homes.
Table A – Property Purchase, Rehabilitation and Resale Costs
3250 Oneal Cir
Unit D20
3515 28th St
#105
3150 Iris Ave
#F211
2 bed, 1 bath,
767 sq ft
2 bed, 1 bath,
748 sq ft
2 bed, 1 bath,
958 sq ft
Purchase Amount ≈ ($354,300.00) ≈ ($346,400.00) ≈ ($384,400)
Rehabilitation Costs ≈ ($10,800.00) ≈ ($11,000.00) ≈ ($31,600)
Resale Costs ≈ ($7,200.00) ≈ ($8,200.00) ≈ ($7,600)
Total Costs ≈ ($372,300.00) ≈ ($365,600.00) ≈ ($423,600)
Table B – Property Sale
Property Resale
Amount
$225,000.00 $240,000.00 $250,000
Total Costs ≈ ($372,300.00) ≈ ($365,600.00) ≈ ($423,600)
Affordable Housing
Fund
≈ ($147,300.00) ≈ ($125,600) ≈ ($173,600)
•Staff time - Staff time needed to facilitate the property sale would be a part of the
normal work plan. No additional staff resources would be required.
Motion to authorize the City Manager to dispose of the permanently affordable homes
at 3250 Oneal Circle Unit D20, Boulder, CO, 3515 28th Street #105, Boulder, CO, and
3150 Iris Avenue #F211, Boulder, CO to eligible buyers and sign all associated
agreements.
Item 3C - Consideration of a motion authorizing the
City Manager to convey three permanently affordable homes in Boulder
to eligible buyers and sign all associated agreements.
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BACKGROUND
To build the inventory of permanently affordable homes available to middle-income
earners (80-120% AMI), Housing & Human Services established a new initiative in 2021
called Scattered Site Acquisitions. The goal of this initiative is to buy homes at market
prices and resell them at lower prices that are in line with the Permanently Affordable
Homeownership Program specific to middle-income. A permanently affordable covenant
is attached to the property to ensure affordability in perpetuity. 3250 Oneal Circle Unit
D20, Boulder, CO, 3515 28th Street #105, Boulder, CO, and 3150 Iris Avenue #F211,
Boulder, CO were purchased at market rate with the intention to convert them all to
permanently affordable homes.
ANALYSIS
The Housing & Human Service’s mission is to preserve and provide safe, quality and
affordable housing opportunities through collaborative community planning and funding
of programs. The purchase and resale of these properties upholds the mission of the
program. The disposal of these properties will afford certified applicants opportunities to
own a home in the city. These properties will serve applicants who earn up to 120% of
the Area Median Income. Approval from City Council is required to dispose of City
property, § 2-2-8(a) “Conveyance of Real Property Interests,” B.R.C. 1981.
Item 3C - Consideration of a motion authorizing the
City Manager to convey three permanently affordable homes in Boulder
to eligible buyers and sign all associated agreements.
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
Introduction, first reading and consideration of a motion to order published by title only
Ordinance 8663 amending Title 8, “Parks, Open Spaces, Streets, and Public Ways,” B.R.C ,
1981, to add a new Chapter 11 concerning the establishment of Lodging Business Assessment
Areas; and setting forth related details
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Teresa Taylor Tate, City Attorney, 303.441.3020
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
Motion to introduce and order published by title only Ordinance 8663 amending Title 8,
“Parks, Open Spaces, Streets, and Public Ways,” B.R.C , 1981, to add a new C hapter 11
concerning the establishment of Lodging Business Assessment Areas; and setting forth related
details
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
I tem 3D - 1st Rdg Ord 8663 Amending Title 8 to E stablish L odging Business
Assessment Areas
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CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Introduction, first reading and consideration of a motion to order published by title
only Ordinance 8663 amending Title 8, “Parks, Open Spaces, Streets, and Public
Ways,” B.R.C, 1981, to add a new Chapter 11 concerning the establishment of
Lodging Business Assessment Areas; and setting forth related details.
PRESENTERS
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Teresa Taylor Tate, City Attorney
Christiana McCormick, Assistant City Attorney III
Mark Woulf, Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Pinsonneault, Economic Vitality Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Proposed Ordinance 8663, if adopted, would create a mechanism and procedures for
Lodging Business Assessment Areas (LBAAs) to be formed within the city. An LBAA
created pursuant to these procedures would be a quasi-governmental entity separate from
the city that has the authority to assess fees and taxes, which are used for tourism-related
facilities and services beyond that which the city provides and which promote the
economic health of the city’s lodging businesses for the benefit of residents and visitors.
No LBAA is created through adoption of this Proposed Ordinance. Proposed Ordinance
8663 is an “enabling ordinance” that establishes the procedures and criteria for the
formation of LBAAs only. In order for an LBAA to be formed, after Proposed Ordinance
8663 becomes effective, representatives of lodging businesses who want to create an
Item 3D - 1st rdg Ord. 8663
Establishing LBAAs Page 1 Packet Page 23 of 138
LBAA would need to follow the procedures established by Proposed Ordinance 8663 to
petition the city for formation of an LBAA. If their petition meets the requirements of
Proposed Ordinance 8663, then a separate “establishment ordinance” would be adopted
to formally create the LBAA.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Suggested Motion Language:
Motion to introduce and order published by title only Ordinance 8663 amending Title
8, “Parks, Open Spaces, Streets, and Public Ways,” B.R.C, 1981, to add a new Chapter
11 concerning the establishment of Lodging Business Assessment Areas; and setting
forth related details.
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS
Economic - The purpose of allowing Lodging Business Assessment Areas is to
promote the economic health of the city by providing an avenue for lodging
businesses to better market and promote their services to attract visitors.
Environmental - None.
Social - None.
OTHER IMPACTS
Fiscal - None.
Staff time - There is an option to assign a city staff member to the board of a
Lodging Business Assessment Area as a non-voting, ex officio director, but it is
not required.
RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AGENDA COMMITTEE
None.
BOARD AND COMMISSION FEEDBACK
None.
PUBLIC FEEDBACK
None.
BACKGROUND
Since late 2023 the Boulder Visitors and Convention Bureau (d/b/a Visit Boulder) and its
Board of Directors has been exploring the feasibility of a Lodging Business Assessment
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Area (LBAA), similar to the Tourism Improvement Districts (TIDs) in Denver and Fort
Collins, within the city. Visit Boulder has coordinated with the local hotel industry to
gauge interest in the creation of such an entity and is reporting overwhelmingly strong
support throughout the industry.
In early 2024, Visit Boulder approached city staff to discuss the progress on their
feasibility study with their project consultants (Civitas). Their feasibility study focused
on the TIDs operated in Fort Collins and Denver, the interest amongst local lodging
partners, fee structure, and fee amount.
Visit Boulder would like to begin the process of collecting signatures as soon as possible
to facilitate planning for the upcoming year. Since an LBAA is not formed until a
petition is submitted and an establishment ordinance is adopted, Visit Boulder is seeking
approval of Proposed Ordinance 8663, the enabling ordinance, on consent. If Proposed
Ordinance 8663 is adopted, Visit Boulder plans to circulate the petition over the next two
months, which would define area, fee structure, and fee amount, with the goal of
returning for consideration of an establishment ordinance in late Q4 2024 or early Q1
2025.
ANALYSIS
LBAAs or TIDs are both quasi-governmental entities established by a local government
that are separate from the local government and are intended to improve or enhance
facilities and services that are otherwise unavailable. These entities are created solely
through home rule authority and not through any authority granted by the State in the
Colorado Revised Statutes.
If the city allows the formation of LBAAs by adopting Proposed Ordinance 8663, an
LBAA formed within the city would be a special purpose taxing entity that allows an
additional assessed fee or tax on room stays to be directly distributed to and managed by
the Destination Marketing Improvement organization (for the city of Boulder, that entity
is Visit Boulder). This would allow lodging businesses to pay into an entity and have
direct representation in the allocation of tourism resources to support the lodging business
industry. A primary interest of Visit Boulder and their industry partners is to adequately
prepare for the marketing and booking of new hotel rooms at several new locations and
including conventions at the soon-to-come CU Conference Center and Hotel (Limelight).
The process to create a local LBAA is encompassed in three steps: (1) City Council
adopts an enabling ordinance, which is Proposed Ordinance 8663; (2) a sufficient petition
to create an LBAA is submitted to the city and a hearing is held on the petition; and (3) if
the city finds that the petition and related materials meet the requirements established by
Proposed Ordinance 8663, another ordinance is adopted that formally creates the LBAA,
the “establishment ordinance.” The process is similar to how a business improvement
district or general improvement district is created.
Because any LBAA created within city limits is a quasi-governmental entity, the LBAA
is subject to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), the Colorado Open Meetings Law,
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the Colorado Open Records Act, and the Local Government Budget Law. As a separate
and distinct entity from the city, all revenues, debts, and liabilities of the LBAA are those
of the LBAA only and do not become financial obligations of the city.
Proposed Ordinance 8663 requires that, once formed, the LBAA’s board of directors is
composed of members who are electors of the LBAA, and the city has the option to
assign a member of city staff to be a non-voting, ex officio director. After the initial board
members’ terms expire, new board members are recruited and recommended by the
LBAA, appointed by the mayor, and confirmed by City Council. In addition, the LBAA
must provide an annual report to the city concerning their budget and annual plan.
NEXT STEPS
Second reading and consideration of adoption of Proposed Ordinance 8663 is set for
October 17.
ATTACHMENT
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ORDINANCE 8663
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, “PARKS, OPEN
SPACES, STREETS, AND PUBLIC WAYS,” B.R.C. 1981, TO
ADD A NEW CHAPTER 11 CONCERNING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF LODGING BUSINESS ASSESSMENT
AREAS; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Legislative Findings.
A.As a home rule municipality, the City of Boulder has the authority under Article
XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution to establish local lodging business assessment areas
and other types of entities that are separate and distinct governmental or quasi-governmental
entities from the city.
B.The city may establish these LBAAs to provide public improvements and services
that are of local and municipal concern as needed to benefit the health, safety and welfare of the
city’s residents and its visitors.
C.Visitors to the city contribute substantially to the health of the city’s economy, and
the local hospitality and tourism industries provide a significant number of jobs for city residents,
as well as directly benefiting the city’s lodging businesses and other tourism-related businesses in
the city.
D.As one tool to help these sectors of the city’s tourism and visitor economy, this
ordinance will allow the city’s lodging businesses to organize and establish, subject to city
council’s approval, lodging business assessment areas that will be able to impose certain fees and
assessments to be paid by the lodging businesses and for the resulting revenues to be used by the
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LBAAs to provide certain tourism-related improvements and services to encourage overnight
visitation to the city and stays at the city’s lodging businesses.
E. Adoption of this ordinance will therefore serve the public purposes of helping to
bolster the economic health of the city’s hospitality and tourism industries and generally contribute
to the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
Section 2. Title 8 of the Boulder Revised Code, 1981, is hereby amended by adding a new
Chapter 11, “Lodging Business Assessment Areas,” to read in its entirety as follows:
CHAPTER 11
LODGING BUSINESS ASSESSMENT AREAS
8-11-1. - Council Findings.
Lodging business assessment areas may be organized under this chapter to provide improved,
enhanced, additional, or otherwise unavailable tourism-related facilities and services that are over-
and-above the facilities and services regularly provided by the city. The organization of lodging
business assessment areas within the city having the purposes and powers provided in this chapter
will serve the following public purposes: (i) promote economic health; (ii) promote the health,
safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the city’s residents and visitors; and (iii)
specially benefit the lodging businesses within the boundaries of any LBAA created under this
chapter. The city is empowered to create lodging business assessment areas as authorized in this
chapter under its plenary home rule authority over matters of local and municipal concern, as
authorized by Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution.
8-11-2. - General Power to Establish Lodging Business Assessment Areas.
The city authorizes the establishment and organization of lodging business assessment areas within
the city under this chapter to fund and provide tourism improvements and tourism services that
will confer special benefits upon lodging businesses within such LBAAs and confer general
benefits to the city, its residents, and its visitors.
8-11-3. - Legal Status of Lodging Business Assessment Areas.
Any lodging business assessment area created under this chapter shall be deemed a body corporate
and politic, a "district" within the meaning of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution,
a “local government” within the meaning of Local Government Budget Law of Colorado at Part
1, Article 1, Title 29 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, and a unit of local government distinct and
separate from the city itself. As a legal entity established entirely through an exercise of the city's
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home rule authority, lodging business assessment areas shall not be considered political
subdivisions of the state. The multiple-fiscal year debt and other financial obligations of a lodging
business assessment area shall not be considered obligations of the city nor shall a LBAA’s fiscal
year spending and revenue be considered that of the city.
8-11-4. - Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following words and terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
Annual plan shall mean the board's annual report outlining the LBAA’s revenues,
expenditures, projects, and goals.
Authorized manager shall mean the person who exercises overall responsibility to manage
the day-to-day operations of a specific lodging business and is authorized by the lodging
business to sign a petition for the inclusion of the lodging business in a lodging business
assessment area.
Board shall mean the board of directors of a lodging business assessment area.
Director shall mean a member of the board of a lodging business assessment area.
Elector shall mean a natural person who is a resident of the State of Colorado, is eighteen
(18) years of age or older and registered to vote in general elections in the State of Colorado
and who:
(1) Is obligated to collect the public accommodation tax pursuant to chapter 3-3 of this
code by virtue of ownership and operation of a lodging service or public
accommodation in the lodging business assessment area; or
(2) Is obligated to collect the short-term rental tax pursuant to chapter 3-15 of this code
by virtue of ownership and operation of a short-term rental accommodation in the
lodging business assessment area; or
(3) Is the natural person designated to vote for an entity that is:
a. Not a natural person, and
b. Obligated to collect the public accommodation tax by virtue of ownership
of a lodging service or public accommodation in the lodging business
assessment area, or
c. Obligated to collect the short-term rental tax by virtue of ownership of a
short-term rental accommodation in the lodging business assessment area.
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Such designation must be in writing, under oath, on a form approved by the board and filed
with the secretary of the LBAA. Only one (1) such natural person may be designated by
the lodging service, public accommodation, or short-term rental accommodation owner.
Nothing in this definition shall permit an elector to cast more than one (1) vote per lodging
service, public accommodation, or short-term rental accommodation whether through a
designated elector or as a natural person.
Establishment ordinance shall mean the ordinance passed by City Council establishing a
lodging business assessment area and containing the information required in section 8-11-
14, “Establishment Ordinance,” B.R.C. 1981.
Hosting platform shall mean a person who collects or receives a fee, directly or indirectly,
for conducting a booking transaction using any medium of facilitation, including an
internet-based platform.
Initial plan shall mean the plan submitted with the petition to organize a lodging business
assessment area containing the information required in section 8-11-9, “Petition Submittal
and Initial Plan,” B.R.C. 1981.
Lodger shall mean a person to whom lodging is being provided for compensation.
Lodging business shall mean a person providing accommodations for lodging purposes,
public accommodations, and short-term lodging services.
Lodging purposes has the same meaning as set forth in chapter 3-3, “Public
Accommodations Tax,” B.R.C. 1981, of this code.
Lodging business assessment area or LBAA shall mean a lodging business assessment area
established under this chapter.
Maintenance shall mean the periodic cleaning, repair, restoration, rehabilitation,
refurbishment and replacement of an existing improvement.
Public accommodation tax shall mean the public accommodation tax imposed by the public
accommodation tax ordinance.
Public accommodation tax ordinance shall mean chapter 3-3 of this code.
Room shall mean any portion of a building designed for an occupancy as a complete,
independent living quarter for one (1) or more natural persons, having direct access from
outside the building or through a common hall and having living, sleeping and sanitary
facilities, and may also include kitchen facilities, which living quarter is for the exclusive
use of the occupant(s).
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Short-term rental tax shall mean the short-term rental tax imposed by chapter 3-15 of this
code.
Short-term rental tax ordinance shall mean chapter 3-15 of this code.
Self-affirmation shall mean a self-affirmation substantially in the form shown in section 8-
11-8, “Self-Affirmation and Penalties,” B.R.C. 1981.
Tourism improvements shall mean any public improvements designed and intended to be
used in support of the tourism services to be provided by the LBAA, which may include,
without limitation: decorative structures; identification and directional signs; transportation
services; buildings and facilities located anywhere in the city primarily designed to host
and serve conventions and meetings or to otherwise serve visitors to the city and the
traveling public; and all necessary, incidental and appurtenant structures and improvements
thereto.
Tourism services shall mean any of the following: (a) the maintenance of any LBAA-
owned tourism improvements and any other publicly owned buildings or facilities located
anywhere in the city primarily designed to host and serve conventions and meetings or to
otherwise serve visitors to the city and the traveling public; (b) the organization,
promotion, marketing and management of public events; (c) marketing and promotions
services designed to attract more tourists, visitors, conventions and other meetings to the
city; (d) other services provided for the purpose of conferring benefits upon lodging
businesses located in the lodging business assessment area ; and (e) any combination of
the foregoing services.
8-11-5. - General Powers of Lodging Business Assessment Areas.
Except as may be limited or modified by the establishment ordinance, lodging business assessment
areas shall have the following powers:
(a) Term. To have perpetual existence unless limited as provided in the establishment
ordinance.
(b) Impose fees or assessments. To fund tourism improvements, tourism services, and the other
affairs of the LBAA by imposing fees and assessments on the lodging businesses or upon
lodgers; provided, however, that an LBAA shall have no authority to impose any ad
valorem property tax.
(c) Elections. To hold elections for the purpose of compliance with Article X, Section 20 of
the Colorado Constitution, including approving any multiple-fiscal year obligation of the
LBAA, or conducting any other LBAA affairs as required by applicable law. An LBAA’s
elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Colorado Local Government Election
Code in Article 13.5 of the Title 1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes; provided, however,
that the definition of electors eligible to vote in such an election shall be as provided in this
chapter. In the event of any other conflict between this chapter and the Colorado Local
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Government Election Code, the requirements of this chapter shall control.
(d) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements affecting the affairs of the LBAA,
including, without limitation: (i) contracts relating to the LBAA’s tourism improvements
and tourism services; (ii) contracts with the city for the collection and expenditure of
LBAA fee and assessment revenue; and (iii) contracts for any other administrative, legal
or financial services necessary to assist the LBAA in the performance of its lawful
functions.
(e) Control of LBAA business. To have the management, control, and supervision of all the
business and affairs of the LBAA and of the acquisition, construction, financing,
installation and operation of tourism improvements and the funding and operation of
LBAA tourism services.
(f) Property interests. To acquire, construct, finance, install and operate the tourism
improvements contemplated by this chapter and to acquire all property, rights or interests
necessary, incidental or appurtenant thereto and to dispose of real and personal property
and any interest therein, including leases and easements in connection therewith.
(g) Employees and contractors. To hire employees and retain agents, engineers, consultants,
attorneys, accountants, and other professionals as needed to conduct the affairs of the
LBAA.
(h) Litigation. To sue and be sued and be a party to suits, actions, or proceedings.
(i) Bylaws. To adopt and amend bylaws not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the
United States and State of Colorado or in conflict with the city’s charter, code and
ordinances, as needed by the LBAA for carrying out its business objectives and the affairs
of its board.
(j) Necessary, incidental, and implied powers. To exercise all rights and powers necessary or
incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this chapter. Such specific
powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to
carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
8-11-6. - Prohibited Powers.
A lodging business assessment area shall have neither the power of eminent domain nor any police
or regulatory powers. A lodging business assessment area shall not have the power to incur bonded
debt or similar indebtedness in any other form without the city council’s prior written consent.
However, a LBAA may have the power to enter into contractual multiple-fiscal year debt or other
financial obligations within the meaning of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution,
subject to the approval of the electors of the LBAA or provided that the LBAA’s payment of such
debt or other financial obligations are subject to annual appropriation by the board. Nothing in this
chapter shall affect or impair the control and jurisdiction which the city has over all property within
its boundaries. All powers granted by this chapter shall be subject to such control and jurisdiction.
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8-11-7. - How Initiated.
(a) Petition. Any proposal for the establishment of a lodging business assessment area may be
initiated by a petition filed with the city clerk subject to the requirements in this section.
(b) Contents of petition. Each petition shall include:
(1) A description of the boundaries of the LBAA, which may be coterminous with the
boundaries of the entire city or a smaller geographical area encompassing only a
portion of the city;
(2) If applicable, justification for the proposed LBAA’s boundaries overlapping the
boundaries of an existing LBAA;
(3) Description of the type and kind of lodging businesses to be initially included in
the LBAA and the type and kind of future lodging businesses to be included in the
LBAA under section 8-11-11, “Inclusion or Exclusion of Lodging Businesses,”
B.R.C. 1981;
(4) A general description of the tourism improvements and tourism services that the
LBAA intends to fund and provide;
(5) A statement describing how the tourism improvements and services provided by
the LBAA will confer a general benefit on the LBAA and result in benefits to the
LBAA distinct in kind or extent from any benefits provided by the city;
(6) The proposed fee or assessments to be imposed by the LBAA, the proposed method
by which any fees or assessments will be collected and disbursed, and the intended
uses of any revenue derived from any fee or assessment. A fee or assessment may
be imposed by a LBAA based on a fixed amount, rate per transaction, fixed rate per
transaction per day, percentage of sales, any combination of these methods, or any
other method that confers benefit to the payor;
(7) The proposed composition of the board, including the number of directors desired,
which must be in accordance with section 8-11-15, “Board of Directors,” B.R.C.
1981;
(8) The initial plan of the LBAA, containing the information specified in section 8-11-
9, “Petition Submittal and Initial Plan,” B.R.C. 1981; and
(9) All signatures on petitions shall be accompanied by a self-affirmation substantially
in the form provided in section 8-11-8, “Self-Affirmation,” B.R.C. 1981.
(c) Petition sections. A petition may consist of one (1) or more petition sections, all of which
will be aggregated to determine whether the requirements of section 8-11-9, “Petition
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Submittal and Initial Plan,” B.R.C. 1981, have been met.
(d) Fee for petition. The city manager may require payment of an administrative fee for the
filing, review, approval and amendment of any petition and initial plan for an LBAA. The
city manager may waive such fee upon a showing of good cause.
8-11-8. - Self-Affirmation.
(a) The self-affirmation on a petition shall state: "I state, under penalty of law that, to my
knowledge and belief, the facts stated in the petition are true, that my signature and name
are as shown on this petition, and that I have signed this petition or have been duly
authorized to sign this petition by the entity identified hereunder."
(b) A petition shall not be valid after one (1) year has elapsed from the date of the self-
affirmation.
(c) A self-affirmation shall be presumed valid unless competent evidence to the contrary is
presented to and accepted by the city manager, or the city council determines otherwise.
(d) If a person eligible to sign a petition is unable to make a signature, such person may affirm
by making a mark on the self-affirmation, with or without assistance, witnessed by another
person.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make a false statement on a self-
affirmation on any petition filed under this chapter.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person to, by use of force or any other means, unduly influence
a person to sign a petition or to not sign a petition, falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit
any petition before or after it has been filed as provided in section 8-11-9, “Petition
Submittal and Initial Plan,” B.R.C. 1981, or to destroy, deface, mutilate or tamper with any
petition before or after it has been filed as provided in section 8-11-9, “Petition Submittal
and Initial Plan,” B.R.C. 1981.
8-11-9. - Petition Submittal and Initial Plan.
(a) In all cases in which a LBAA is proposed pursuant to this chapter, the petition filed with
the city clerk under section 8-11-7, “How Initiated,” B.R.C. 1981, must be signed by either:
(1) Authorized managers representing lodging businesses having at least fifty percent
(50%) of the total rooms to be included in the LBAA; or
(2) Authorized managers of lodging businesses in the proposed LBAA who will pay at
least fifty percent (50%) of the fees or assessments proposed to be imposed.
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(b) Initial Plan. Appended to the petition shall be an initial plan for the LBAA which shall
include, in addition to the information specified in section 8-11-7, “How Initiated,” B.R.C.
1981, the following information:
(1) Name. The proposed name of the LBAA.
(2) Purpose. The primary purpose or rationale for the LBAA.
(3) Location. A description and map of lodging businesses within the proposed LBAA,
providing sufficient specificity so an owner of a lodging business can reasonably
determine whether their lodging business is within or outside of the LBAA's
boundaries.
(4) Public participation. A summary of the process employed by petitioners to inform
the eligible electors of the proposed LBAA and of the efforts to organize the LBAA
in a manner that will allow the electors the opportunity to participate, and the results
of such process.
(5) Board. The proposed names of the board’s initial directors and a description of how
future directors will be nominated for consideration of their appointment to the
board.
(6) Promotional plan. A summary of the promotional efforts, if any, that the LBAA
plans to undertake as part of its proposed tourism improvements and tourism
services, the estimated cost thereof, and the manner in which such promotional
efforts will be administered.
(7) Financial plan. A financial plan showing:
(A) The type and rate of any fee or assessment that will be imposed for LBAA
purposes and how revenues derived from any fee or assessment will be used
over time. A LBAA fee or assessment may be imposed based on a fixed
amount, rate per transaction, fixed rate per transaction per day, percentage
of sales, any combination of these methods, or any other method that
confers benefit to the payor;
(B) Any anticipated multiple-fiscal year debt or other financial obligations and
other contractual obligations anticipated to be incurred by the LBAA;
(C) The reasonably estimated costs of the tourism improvements and tourism
services that will be funded by the LBAA; and
(8) Term. The proposed term for the LBAA, which may be either perpetual or for a
limited term. If the term for the LBAA is less than perpetual, the establishment
ordinance shall include provisions for dissolution of the LBAA at the end of the
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term or may include provisions authorizing the term of the LBAA to be extended.
Whether the term is perpetual or for a limited term, the LBAA may be dissolved at
any time as authorized in section 8-11-19, “Hosting Platforms,” B.R.C. 1981, or in
other manner as provided in the establishment ordinance.
(9) Conclusion. A request for city council to approve the establishment of the lodging
business assessment area.
8-11-10. - Boundaries of a Lodging Business Assessment Area.
The boundaries of a LBAA may be coterminous with the boundaries of the city or may consist of
a smaller geographical LBAA encompassing only a portion of the city if so provided in the petition
and approved in the establishment ordinance. Such boundaries may consist of contiguous or
noncontiguous tracts or parcels of land on which the lodging businesses listed in the petition are
located. The boundaries of the LBAA shall be described in the establishment ordinance. The
boundaries of LBAAs may overlap, subject to city council approval per section 8-11-13, “Hearing
on the Petition,” B.R.C. 1981.
8-11-11. - Inclusion or Exclusion of Lodging Businesses.
Unless an alternative procedure for future inclusion or exclusion of lodging businesses is provided
in the petition for establishment of a lodging business assessment area, the establishment
ordinance for an LBAA may provide for the automatic inclusion within the LBAA of the future
lodging businesses described in the petition under section 8-11-7, “How Initiated,” B.R.C. 1981,
upon the lodging business obtaining all necessary permits or licenses to begin operating in the city
and for the automatic exclusion from the LBAA of any lodging business that ceases to exist after
the LBAA is established. In addition, if the boundaries of the LBAA will be conterminous with
the city’s boundaries, such future lodging businesses annexed into the city after the establishment
of the LBAA shall automatically be included within the LBAA upon annexation.
8-11-12. - Notice of Hearing on the Petition.
(a) In all cases when a petition to organize a LBAA has been filed with the city clerk, and the
city manager has determined the petition is complete and complies with the requirements
of this chapter, the city manager shall forward the petition to the city council for its
consideration of the petition and the proposed LBAA’s establishment ordinance at a public
hearing. The city clerk shall give notice of the city council’s hearing by publishing the
notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city in the same manner as notice
preceding final passage of an ordinance is published, by mailing it by first class mail to the
lodging businesses proposed to be included in the LBAA no less than ten days prior to the
hearing, and by posting it on the city’s website for at least ten (10) days before the hearing.
The notice shall:
(1) Generally describe the tourism improvements and tourism services that the LBAA
intends to undertake;
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(2) Generally describe the LBAA boundaries and the lodging businesses within such
boundaries; and
(3) Prominently state the place, date, and time for the city council hearing on the
establishment of the proposed LBAA, which hearing shall be held no fewer than
twenty-one (21) days and no more than forty-two (42) days after the date of the
mailing of notices.
(b) The petition representatives shall reimburse the city for its costs to publish and mail the
notices.
8-11-13. - Hearing on the Petition.
(a) At the time and place specified in the notice required by Section 8-11-12, “Notice of
Hearing on the Petition,” B.R.C. 1981, the city council shall conduct a hearing to determine
if the petition and initial plan satisfy the following criteria:
(1) The petition has been circulated and signed in conformity with the applicable
requirements of this chapter;
(2) The creation of the LBAA will not unreasonably duplicate or interfere with any
municipal improvement already constructed or planned to be constructed within the
limits of the LBAA or service provided to the LBAA;
(3) If applicable, there is sufficient justification for the proposed LBAA’s boundaries
to overlap the boundaries of an existing LBAA;
(4) The initial plan and proposed fee or assessments are reasonable and appropriate
when compared to the type of improvements or services proposed;
(5) The proposed improvements and services provided by the LBAA will confer a
general benefit on the LBAA and result in benefits to the LBAA distinct in kind or
extent from any benefits provided by the city; and
(6) The initial plan and the establishment of the LBAA are in the best interest of the
city.
(b) The findings of city council on its determination of the validity of the petition signatures
and the sufficiency of the petition shall be final, conclusive, and in the city council’s sole
discretion.
(c) If the city council cannot make all of the findings prescribed by subsection (a) of this
section which are applicable to the petition, it shall dismiss the petition. There is no right
of appeal from an order dismissing a petition. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to
prevent the filing of a subsequent petition for similar improvements or services or for a
similar LBAA.
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8-11-14. - Establishment Ordinance.
(a) If the city council determines that the petition and initial plan satisfy the criteria set forth
in section 8-11-13, the city council shall adopt an establishment ordinance.
(b) At a minimum, the establishment ordinance shall contain the following:
(1) The city council’s findings concerning the criteria in section 8-11-13, “Hearing on
the Petition,” B.R.C. 1981;
(2) Boundaries of the LBAA;
(3) Description of the type and kind of lodging businesses to be initially included in
the LBAA and the type and kind of future lodging businesses to be included in the
LBAA under section 8-11-11, “Inclusion of Exclusion of Lodging Businesses,”
B.R.C. 1981.
(4) The powers and limits of power to be conferred on the LBAA;
(5) The number of directors, appointments of the initial directors, the initial terms of
the initial directors, and a description of how future directors will be nominated;
(6) The term of the LBAA;
(7) The other contents of the initial plan of the LBAA as required by section 8-11-9,
“Petition Submittal and Initial Plan,” B.R.C. 1981;
(8) Any other provisions the city council deems necessary to protect the interests of the
public health, safety, and welfare; and
(9) A declaration by city council that the LBAA is duly established and organized.
(c) If city council adopts the establishment ordinance, such ordinance shall establish the LBAA
and approve the initial plan as presented unless the petition representatives consent at the
hearing to the city council modifying the initial plan. The city council’s determinations by
adoption of the establishment ordinance that the LBAA is duly organized after notice duly
given, or that a petition was or was not filed or was or was not duly subscribed and
acknowledged as herein required, or that the evidence presented at the hearing was
sufficient or insufficient to support the adoption of the establishment ordinance, shall be
conclusive in every court or other tribunal.
(d) If there is any conflict between the provisions of the initial plan and the establishment
ordinance, the establishment ordinance shall control.
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8-11-15. - Board of Directors.
(a) Board of directors. As specified in the establishment ordinance, an LBAA shall have a
board of three (3) to seven (7) directors. City council shall be permitted to assign a member
of city staff as a non-voting, ex officio director. The members of the initial board shall be
confirmed in the establishment ordinance with one-third, or as near to one-third as possible,
of initial appointees to have a term of one year, one-third of the appointees to have a term
of two years, and one-third of the appointees to have a term of three years. All members of
the board shall be electors within the LBAA. The initial board members’ terms shall be
deemed to have commenced on the effective date of the establishment ordinance. Upon the
expiration of the initial terms, successor directors shall be recruited by the board, and the
board shall provide a recommendation of appointment to the mayor. The mayor shall
appoint the successor directors, and the successor directors shall be confirmed by city
council by resolution for terms of three (3) years unless the appointee is being appointed
to finish the term of a director who has left the board for any reason before the expiration
of their term and, in such case, the appointee shall only be appointed to finish the term of
the vacated seat.
(b) Director removal. All directors may be removed at any time by city council for cause.
Directors of the board may be removed without cause by city council if a majority of the
board votes to recommend a director’s removal to council.
(c) Officers and duties. The board shall appoint a president, secretary, treasurer and such other
officers as the board deems necessary, and the same board director may hold more than
one (1) position except that president and secretary shall not be held by the same person.
The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings, minutes of meetings, certificates,
contracts and corporate acts of the board. The LBAA shall keep permanent records
containing accurate accounts of all money received by or disbursed on behalf of the LBAA
and shall make such annual or other reports to the city as it may require in the establishment
ordinance.
(d) Meetings and public records. All board meetings shall be conducted in compliance with
the Colorado Open Meetings Law in Part 4 of Article 6 in Title 24 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes. All LBAA public records shall be open for public inspection as provided in the
Colorado Open Records Act in Part 2 of Article 72 in Title 24 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes. The LBAA shall adopt and follow the records retention schedule adopted by the
city as set forth in section 2-2-20, “Records Retention,” B.R.C. 1981.
(e) Code of conduct. Each director of the board shall be subject to and comply with the city’s
Code of Conduct set forth in cChapter 2-7, "Code of Conduct," B.R.C. 1981.
(f) Board action. The board shall act by resolution or motion.
8-11-16. - Authority and Other LBAA Revenues.
(a) A LBAA shall exercise the authority to impose fees and assessments to the extent and in
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the manner provided for in the establishment ordinance for the LBAA.
(b) Procedures for the collection and disbursement of LBAA revenue and other LBAA revenue
shall be as provided in the establishment ordinance. A LBAA may contract with the city
for collection and enforcement of LBAA fees and assessments in a manner similar to the
collection and enforcement of the public accommodation tax or short-term rental tax, as
provided in the public accommodation tax ordinance and the short-term rental tax
ordinance.
8-11-17. - Annual Plan and Operating Budget
(a) The board of any lodging business assessment area shall, by January 5 of each year, file
with the city manager the approved budget and annual plan for that fiscal year. LBAAs
shall operate on a calendar fiscal year. The city may require the LBAA to supplement the
LBAA’s annual plan or budget where necessary. The services, improvements, and financial
arrangements of the LBAA shall conform to the annual plan and approved budget.
(b) The budget shall meet the requirements of local government budgets set forth in section
29-1-103, Colorado Revised Statutes.
(c) The annual plan and the budget may, from time to time, be amended by the LBAA with
any such amended plan or budget filed with the city within 15 days of approval by the
board. Any material departure from the approved annual plan and the budget, as originally
approved or amended from time to time, may be enjoined by an order of the city filed with
the board.
(d) The lodging business assessment area’s records with respect to all matters covered by the
ordinance shall be available for audit and inspection by the city at any time during normal
business hours. The city shall provide forty-eight (48) hours’ notice before an audit is
begun, and the board staff shall cooperate to the fullest.
8-11-18. - Correction of Faulty Notices.
In any case where it is found that a notice provided for in this chapter was not given or insufficient
in any way, the city council, city manager, city clerk or board, as applicable, shall not thereby lose
jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or abated. The city council,
city manager, city clerk or board, as applicable, shall order due notice be given and shall continue
the proceeding until such time as notice is properly given and thereupon shall proceed as though
notice had been properly given in the first instance.
8-11-19 - Hosting Platforms.
(a) This section 8-11-19 shall apply to every short-term rental accommodation and hosting
platform doing business in the boundaries of any LBAA. However, no hosting platform(s)
shall be subject to collection duties as described in this section if a short-term rental
accommodation provides the city and any hosting platform a written statement, signed
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under penalty of perjury by one authorized to bind the short-term rental accommodation,
verifying that the LBAA fee or assessment shall not be passed on to lodgers, but the LBAA
fee or assessment shall be paid by the short-term rental accommodation directly from its
gross proceeds from short-term rental accommodation or its other assets.
(b) If a short-term rental accommodation employs a hosting platform to collect any funds from
lodgers, then:
(1) The short-term rental accommodation shall inform the hosting platform that funds
collected from a lodger for their stay include the sum necessary to pay LBAA fees
or assessments.
(2) When the hosting platform collects funds from a lodger for a short-term rental
accommodation, the hosting platform shall set aside the necessary amount to fulfill
the LBAA fee or assessment related to that particular lodger's rental of a short-term
rental accommodation and must remit it to the city. A hosting platform is obliged
to comply with this paragraph regardless of short-term rental accommodation
compliance with section 8-11-19(b)(1). The hosting platform need not comply with
this paragraph only if they have, and may produce upon the city’s request, the
written statement referenced in section 8-11-19(a).
(3) Nothing in this section relieves the short-term rental accommodation from its
obligation to remit its LBAA fee or assessment, should a hosting platform fail to
discharge the obligation described in Section (b)(2).
8-11-20. - Modification.
(a) Upon the written request of the board, the city may modify the LBAA after conducting a
public hearing on the proposed modifications and adopting an ordinance following the
public hearing.
(b) If the modification includes the imposition of changes to LBAA boundaries, the city shall
comply with hearing and notice procedures in sections 8-11-12, 8-11-13, and 8-11-14 of
this chapter.
8-11-21. - Renewal.
(a) If a term is specified in the initial plan or the establishment ordinance, any LBAA whose
term has expired, or will expire, may be renewed by following the procedures for
establishment as provided in this chapter.
(b) If the renewed LBAA does not include lodging businesses previously included in the prior
LBAA, the remaining revenues attributable to these lodging businesses shall be refunded
to the owners of these lodging businesses.
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(c) There is no requirement that the boundaries, fees or assessments, activities, or
improvements of a renewed lodging business assessment area be the same as the original
or prior lodging business assessment area.
8-11-22. - Dissolution of a Lodging Business Assessment Area.
(a) Initiation by city manager. Once established, a LBAA shall not be dissolved except when
a provision for automatic dissolution on a date certain or upon the happening of an event
is provided in the establishment ordinance, the establishment ordinance provides a different
manner for dissolution or by a request made by the city manager to the city council for a
dissolution ordinance as provided in this section.
(b) Contents of request for dissolution. A request for dissolution shall state:
(1) Name of the LBAA;
(2) A description of the LBAA’s current boundaries;
(3) A description of the lodging businesses within the LBAA;
(4) A description of the tourism improvements and tourism services being furnished
by the LBAA;
(5) A statement whether LBAA’s tourism improvements and tourism services will
continue to be provided after dissolution and, if so, the plan for their continued
provision;
(6) A description of the LBAA’s plan, if any, for the disposition of its real and personal
property; and
(7) A finding by the city manager that dissolution is in the best interests of the city and
the LBAA and the city manager’s statement that one or more of the following has
occurred: (i) a misappropriation of funds, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance
or violation of the law in connection with the management of the LBAA; (ii) the
LBAA has failed for two consecutive years to timely file its annual report as
required in section 8-11-17, “Annual Report,” B.R.C. 1981; or (iii) a petition
requesting dissolution of the LBAA signed by the electors in the LBAA who
represent at least fifty percent (50%) of the total rooms then existing in the LBAA
has been filed with the city clerk and the signatures on the petition are accompanied
by a self-affirmation substantially in the form provided in section 8-11-8 of this
chapter, the petition includes the information required in subsections (b)(1) through
(b)(5) above, and it states that all the LBAA’s contracts and legal obligations have
been fulfilled.
(c) Winding up of LBAA. A LBAA shall not be dissolved until all its contracts and legal
obligations have been fulfilled and the plan for the LBAA’s disposition of its real and
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personal property has been completed.
(d) Notice and hearing. Unless automatic dissolution of the LBAA on a date certain is provided
in the establishment ordinance, no dissolution shall occur except by an ordinance adopted
by the city council following a public hearing called after notice of the hearing is given in
the same manner as provided in section 8-11-12, “Notice of Hearing on the Petition,”
B.R.C. 1981 for the hearing on the establishment ordinance, except the notice shall describe
the tourism improvements and tourism services that the LBAA intends to discontinue
providing and describe any plan for continued provision of such improvements and
services.
8-11-23. - Limitation of Actions.
No action or proceeding, at law or in equity, to review any acts or proceedings, or to question the
validity or enjoin the performance of any act, or the imposition or collection of any fee or
assessment for a LBAA, or for any other relief against any acts or proceedings done or had under
this chapter, whether based upon a claim of illegalities, irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall
be maintained unless commenced within thirty (30) days after the performance of the act
complained of or else such proceeding shall be thereafter perpetually barred.
8-11-24. - Liberal Construction.
This chapter, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, welfare, and convenience, shall
be liberally construed to affect its purposes within the parameters of the charter and the city’s home
rule authority.
8-11-25. - Substantial Compliance.
Substantial compliance with this chapter shall be all that is required in determining the validity of
any petition or the performance of any duty hereunder.
8-11-26. - Prior City Bonds and Other City Obligations.
Nothing herein shall be deemed or construed in any manner that impairs the rights of the owners
or holders of any city bonds or other city obligations. In the event of any such impairment, the
section, clause, phrase or word of this chapter causing such impairment shall be deemed severed
from this chapter to avoid the impairment.
8-11-27. - Baseline Funding and Services.
The lodging business assessment area is intended to provide supplemental funding and services
and not to supplant existing funding or services. After establishing a lodging business assessment
area, the city shall not decrease the level of publicly funded tourism promotion services existing
prior to the creation of such lodging business assessment area solely due to the creation of the
LBAA.
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8-11-28. - Compliance with City Standards.
Lodging business assessment areas established under this chapter shall be subject to and must
comply with all applicable provisions in the charter and this code and in all city ordinances,
resolutions, regulations, standards and plans, except as may be expressly provided in the
establishment ordinance, but such exception shall not apply to applicable charter provisions.
8-11-29. - City Manager May Adopt Rules.
The city manager may adopt rules and regulations that the manager determines are reasonably
necessary to administer the requirements of this chapter.
8-11-30. - Violation.
In addition to any other applicable remedy at law or in equity, violations of this chapter may be
prosecuted, and the penalties in section 5-2-4, “General Penalties,” B.R.C. 1981 apply. This
chapter shall not be construed as to require administrative proceedings before such criminal action.
Section 3. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern.
Section 4. The city council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
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READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of October
2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
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Elesha Johnson,
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
Second reading and motion to adopt Ordinance 8644 amending Section 8-3-7, "Regulation of
Horses and Livestock," B.R.C . 1981, updating Appendix 8-C indicating where horses are
allowed on O SMP trails; and setting forth related details
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Dan Burke, Director, Open Space and Mountain Parks
J anet Michels, Senior Counsel
J eff Haley, Deputy Director, Visitor Experience and Infrastructure
Lisa Goncalo, Recreation Stewardship Senior Program Manager
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
Motion to adopt Ordinance 8644 amending Section 8-3-7, "Regulation of Horses and
Livestock," B.R.C. 1981, updating Appendix 8-C indicating where horses are allowed on
O SMP trails; and setting forth related details
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description
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CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Second reading and motion to adopt Ordinance 8644 amending Section 8-3-7,
"Regulation of Horses and Livestock," B.R.C. 1981, updating Appendix 8-C indicating
where horses are allowed on OSMP trails; and setting forth related details.
PRESENTERS
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Dan Burke, Director, Open Space and Mountain Parks
Janet Michels, Senior Counsel
Jeff Haley, Deputy Director, Visitor Experience and Infrastructure
Lisa Goncalo, Recreation Stewardship Senior Program Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This memo presents an ordinance that would formally amend Appendix 8-C in Section 8-
3-7: “Regulation of Horses and Livestock”, B.R.C. 1981, to update the Open Space and
Mountain Parks (OSMP) horse regulations boundary map. The ordinance would
implement the regulatory framework required for horse activity pursuant to the North
Trail Study Area Plan (TSA) and Gunbarrel Hill Site Management Plan (ISP). This
amendment supports past planning, Open Space Board of Trustees (OSBT), and council
recommendations and actions as well as the Master Plan strategies of Responsible
Recreation, Stewardship and Enjoyment number 6), Support a Range of Passive
Recreational Experiences.
Attachment A presents the proposed amendment to Appendix 8-C, in Section 8-3-7,
“Regulation of Horses and Livestock,” B.R.C. 1981 updating the OSMP horse
regulations boundary maps as Exhibit A to Proposed Ordinance 8644.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS
•Economic – OSMP contributes to the economic vitality goal of the city as it
provides the context for the diverse and vibrant economic system that sustains
services for residents. The land system and quality of life it represents attract
visitors and helps businesses recruit and retain quality employees.
•Environmental – OSMP is recognized as a leader in the preservation of open
space lands and contributing to council’s environmental sustainability goal. The
department’s land acquisition, land and resource management, and visitor service
programs are prominent community-supported initiatives that help preserve and
protect the open space values of these lands.
•Social – The OSMP land system is accessible to all members of the community. It
supports the council’s community sustainability and equity goals because all
residents who live in Boulder can feel a part of, and thrive in, this aspect of their
community.
OTHER IMPACTS
•Fiscal – Implementation costs include sign installation and map updates.
•Staff time – Work will be completed as a part of the normal workplan, no
additional staff resources will be required.
RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AGENDA COMMITTEE
There was a request made at the Aug. 19, 2024 CAC meeting to update the title,
clarifying that proposed amendments are specific to horses on OSMP trails and not
livestock. The title was updated to reflect this.
BOARD AND COMMISSION FEEDBACK
At its Aug. 14, 2024 meeting Harmon Zuckerman moved the Open Space Board of
Trustees recommend City Council’s approval of the proposed amendment to Appendix 8-
C, in Section 8-3-7, “Regulation of Horses and Livestock,” B.R.C. 1981 updating the
OSMP horse regulations boundary map; and setting forth related details. Michelle
Estrella seconded. This motion passed four to zero; Jon Carroll was absent.
Suggested Motion Language:
Staff requests council consideration of this matter and action in the form of the
following motion:
Motion to adopt Ordinance 8644 amending Section 8-3-7, "Regulation of Horses and
Livestock," B.R.C. 1981, updating Appendix 8-C indicating where horses are allowed
on OSMP trails; and setting forth related details.
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City Council received an item on the consent agenda in the September 2024 council
meeting packet. Approved 8-0. Staff addressed the following questions from council
through the hotline:
1.Does this ordinance expand the area for horses or shrink it?
The North Trail Study Area (TSA) and Gunbarrel Hill Integrated Site Plans (ISP)
expanded passive recreational use for hikers, bikers and equestrians alike. This
ordinance implements the horse regulations already approved through the above
planning processes. The ordinance is necessary to add the new map layers, that
establish the regulatory boundaries.
2.What is the impact of horses going off trail?
OSMP staff construct trails to provide identifiable routes concentrating use where
it will have the least impact and minimizes the proliferation of undesignated trails.
Any off-trail travel can have a negative and long-standing impact to the
environment, including the decrease of plant cover and biodiversity, the spread of
noxious weeds, and soil hardening, which in turn can lead to erosion. The type
of travel can also affect the severity of the impact. Generally, horses have the
greatest impact, followed by bikes and boots. Walking side-by-side creates a
wider trail, while repeated single-file use can compact soil quicker.
Both the North TSA and Gunbarrel Hill ISP plans identified the most sensitive
habitat areas where off-trail travel is restricted by regulation for hiking, biking
and equestrian use. On Gunbarrel Hill, restrictions are intended to aid in
restoration of undesignated trails, and to protect ground nesting birds. In the
North Foothills Habitat Conservation Area, rare plant species and communities
and steep slopes and soils especially vulnerable to erosion will be protected by the
prohibition of off-trail travel for horses, as well as hikers and bikers. Outside of
areas on the OSMP system where there are no specific off trail restrictions, it is
best practice for all visitors to remain on-trail to minimize their impact on the
land, even though there may not be a regulatory requirement to support it.
PUBLIC FEEDBACK
The department led robust planning processes for the North TSA Plan and the Gunbarrel
ISP that represented a diversity of perspectives in the community including people
visiting trails within the area, neighbors, stakeholder organizations, youth, and families.
BACKGROUND
The proposed ordinance would implement the regulatory framework required for horse
activity pursuant to the North Trail Study Area Plan (TSA) and Gunbarrel Hill Site
Management Plan (ISP).
ANALYSIS
The Boulder City Charter Sec. 176(c), states:
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Open Space land shall be acquired, maintained, preserved, retained, and used only
for the following purposes:
(c) Preservation of land for passive recreational use, such as hiking, photography or
nature studies, and, if specifically designated, bicycling, horseback riding, or
fishing;”.
In 2016, BRC 8-3-7 was amended to implement the Eldorado Mountain/Doudy Trail
Study Area Plan (2006) and the West Trail Study Area Plan (2011). It included a new
subsection (d) as follows:
(d) No person shall take or ride any horse, mule, llama, burro, or other equine
animal upon any open space land within the boundaries shown in Appendix 8
C, except where designated for that use by the city manager.
Appendix 8-C:
With the completion of the North TSA and Gunbarrel Hill ISP, and designation of
additional horse regulations, we now seek to amend Appendix 8-C to update the existing
map and add the North TSA and Gunbarrel Hill ISP maps.
NEXT STEPS
The proposed ordinance is set for second reading on Oct. 3, 2024. If adopted, the
ordinance would take effect 30 days after final passage.
ATTACHMENT
•Attachment A: Proposed Ordinance 8644 with Exhibit A
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ORDINANCE 8644
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX 8-C IN SECTION 8-
3-7, “REGULATION OF HORSES AND LIVESTOCK,” B.R.C.
1981 UPDATING THE OSMP TRAILS HORSE REGULATIONS
BOUNDARY MAPS; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED
DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Ordinance 8108 was adopted in 2016 in part to specifically designate where
horseback riding is allowed in the Open Space and Mountain Parks West Trail Study Area.
Section 2. Ordinance 8644 specifically designates where horseback riding is allowed in
the North Trail Study Area the Gunbarrel Hill Site Management Area.
Section 3. Appendix 8-C: OSMP Horse Regulations in Section 8-3-7, “Regulation of
Horses and Livestock,” B.R.C. 1981, is amended as depicted in Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 4. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern.
Section 5. The city council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
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INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 5th day of September 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8654 amending Section 7-6-
21,” Parking in Loading Zone Prohibited,” B.R.C. 1981 to implement the flexible loading
zone component of the Boulder C urbside Implementation Guidebook; and setting forth related
details
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
C hris Hagelin, Transportation Principal Planner
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
Motion to adopt Ordinance 8654 amending Section 7-6-21,” Parking in Loading Zone
Prohibited,” B.R.C . 1981 to implement the flexible loading zone component of the Boulder
C urbside Implementation Guidebook; and setting forth related details
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CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Second reading and motion to adopt Ordinance 8654 amending Section 7-6-21,
“Parking in Loading Zone Prohibited,” B.R.C. 1981 to implement the flexible loading
zone component of the Curbside Management Implementation Guidebook; and setting
forth related details.
PRESENTERS
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Teresa Taylor Tate, City Attorney
Janet Michels, Senior Counsel
Valerie Watson, Interim Director of Transportation & Mobility
Stephen Rijo, Transportation Planning Manager
Chris Hagelin, Principal Planner Transportation & Mobility
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In June 2023, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), advised the city manager to use
the Curbside Management Implementation Guidebook to manage operations at the curb.
The guidebook provides curbside typologies and hierarchy of needs corresponding to
typical residential and commercial areas of the city, the proactive and reactive catalysts of
change to curbside uses, and flowcharts and cutsheets that outline standard operating
procedures and practices for city staff to follow.
As part of the implementation of these new curbside practices, city staff is seeking to
update the Boulder Revised Code related to new rules for Flexible Loading Zones
(FLZs). An FLZ is a 24/7 loading zone that can be used by a variety of users throughout
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the day and is an adaptive response to changes in commerce and mobility. Results from a
project piloting FLZs in downtown Boulder and University Hill showed that a large
variety of users from food and beverage delivery in the morning, package delivery
throughout the day and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), like Uber or Lyft, in
the evening.
To improve the safety of passenger pick-up and drop-off and reduce traffic delay caused
by TNCs stopping in travel lanes, staff worked with TNCs to make downtown and
University Hill FLZs designated pick-up and drop-off areas. TNC drivers serving
passengers who request a pick-up or drop-off in those areas must use these designated
locations.
In our traditional, time-restricted loading zones, the BRC limits passenger loading to
three minutes. When staff transitions these traditional loading zones to FLZs and
designated TNC pick-up and drop-off locations, the use of the zone will be limited to the
time indicated on the sign. For FLZs that limit will be 15 minutes, which is based on
results from the pilot project that tracked dwell times in the zones. This update to the
Boulder Revised Code will also allow for enforcement of the FLZ time limitations.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS
• Economic – The transition from traditional time-restricted loading zones to
Flexible Loading Zones (FLZs) signifies the city’s adaption to new ways in which
commerce is conducted and goods and services are delivered with the increase use
of package delivery and ride hailing services.
• Environmental – More efficient use of public right-of-way and management of
curbside demand should decrease traffic delay and unnecessary GHG emissions.
• Social – More effective management of curbside demand will improve economic
vitality and benefit all segments of our community.
OTHER IMPACTS
• Fiscal –If the proposed ordinance is adopted, the city will design and install new
signage for public right-of-way spaces that will transition to flexible loading
zones.
• Staff time – Part of normal work plan
Suggested Motion Language:
Motion to adopt Ordinance 8654 amending Section 7-6-21, “Parking in Loading Zone
Prohibited,” B.R.C. 1981 to implement the flexible loading zone component of the
Curbside Management Implementation Guidebook; and setting forth related details.
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RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AGENDA COMMITTEE
None
BOARD AND COMMISSION FEEDBACK
At the June 2023, Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) meeting, a public hearing was
held during which staff asked the board to advise the city manager (Traffic Engineer for
the city) to use the Curbside Management Implementation Guidebook to manage
curbside operations in the public right of way. Drafting and implementing this policy falls
within the authority delegated to the city manager as traffic engineer to plan and direct
the operation and parking of traffic on the streets of the city according to B.R.C. 1981,
Section 2-2-11(a).
One of the roles of TAB is to review and provide recommendations to the city manager
concerning policy issues on operating programs, including without limitation, traffic
engineering, parking, and alternative transportation.
Motion passed unanimously by TAB:
Motion to recommend that the city manager (as traffic engineer for the city)
utilize the Curbside Management Implementation Guidebook to manage curbside
operations in the public right-of-way as authorized by Section 2-2-11(a).
PUBLIC FEEDBACK
None
BACKGROUND
In 2021, the City of Boulder received a grant from DRCOG to update and refine curbside
management policies and practices. The curb is a public resource with a growing
number of new and competing demands on a limited supply. The curb functions as the
connection point between transportation options, people, and goods and services. With
the COVID pandemic and recent changes in technology, the way in which commerce is
done has changed, and the city needs to adjust its policies and practices accordingly.
Furthermore, curbside management policies and practices can contribute to achieving
community goals for transportation and environmental sustainability by improving safety
and economic vitality, reducing congestion, expanding multimodal options and access,
and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Staff, with support from the project’s consultant team, have developed the guidebook
with input and feedback from the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) and the
Downtown Management, University Hill, and Boulder Junction Commissions. Staff also
worked with the Access Allies, a community working group that provides feedback on
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Access Management and Parking Strategies (AMPS) work program efforts, and an
internal city working group representing all the city departments which will implement,
monitor, evaluate and maintain curbside uses. Staff also employed the city’s racial
equity tool to assess issues related to any institutional barriers that would negatively
impact equity-focused communities and populations.
ANALYSIS
The Curbside Management Implementation Guidebook provides staff with the means to
manage curbside uses and demands efficiently, effectively, and safely. The guidebook
was created based on best practices, a review of existing conditions, input from
commissions, boards, and the AMPS community working group, the Access Allies.
Curbside Management Framework
The guidebook is a living document as it will be updated and revised based on evaluation,
data collection and analysis, and future needs. The guidebook is designed to help staff
determine the right mix of curbside uses based on the area and demands. Within the
guidebook, the Curbside Management Framework provides staff with a curbside menu of
appropriate ways to designate the curb based on context and a glossary to define those
uses.
Two new curbside uses that were piloted as part of the project included FLZs and
designated pick-up and drop-off locations for ride hailing services like Uber or Lyft. The
benefit of introducing FLZs is that they are used by a variety of different users
throughout the entire day to meet demand associated with changes in how commerce is
conducted. Typically loading zones in the city have been restricted to specific times,
such as between 7am to 10am before reverting to vehicle storage. During the pilot, FLZs
were used throughout the day with food and beverage delivery in the morning, package
delivery throughout the day, and ride-hailing services in the evening proving that short-
term parking and loading is needed all day and night. Many of the FLZs created during
the pilot also served as designated ride-hailing pick-up and drop-off locations to reduce
unsafe loading practices and reduce traffic delay caused by vehicle stopping in travel
lanes to pick-up or drop-off passengers.
Question from Council from 1st Reading
During the first reading, a councilmember asked if the city has anti-idling laws that could
apply in flexible loading zones. Section 7-6-12, “Unattended Motor Vehicles,” B.R.C.
1981 prohibits a motor vehicle from being stopped unattended without the engine being
stopped. That section does not apply to commercial delivery vehicles licensed as trucks
by the Colorado Department of Revenue. The city does not have a code provision
prohibiting an occupied vehicle from idling, but there is a state law that applies within the
city limits. From the Colorado Revised Statutes:
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Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic 42-14-105:
(1) Standard. The owner or operator of a covered vehicle shall not cause or permit
the vehicle to idle for more than five minutes within a sixty-minute period
except as authorized by subsection (2) of this section.
Subsection 2 lists a variety of exemptions related to health and safety, public safety or
military vehicles, safety rest areas, and temperatures less than ten degrees.
NEXT STEPS
Following this proposed ordinance adoption, staff will manufacture and install the new
signage and communicate the changes to the public, business community, TNCs, and
other users of these FLZs.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment A – Proposed Ordinance 8654
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ORDINANCE 8654
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-6-21, “PARKING IN
LOADING ZONE PROHIBITED,” B.R.C. 1981 TO IMPLEMENT
THE FLEXIBLE LOADING ZONE COMPONENT OF THE
CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION
GUIDEBOOK; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 7-6-21, “Parking in Loading Zone Prohibited,” B.R.C. 1981, is
amended to read as follows:
7-6-21. Parking in Loading Zone Prohibited.
(a) No vehicle shall be parked in a loading zone for any purpose or period of time except:
(1) In a passenger loading zone, for the visible loading or unloading of passengers for
a period indicated by a traffic control sign; or
(2) In any other loading zone, for the visible unloading and delivery or pick-up and
loading of property for a period not in any case to exceed thirty minutes, or such
shorter time indicated by a traffic control sign, or loading or unloading of
passengers for a period not in any case to exceed three minutes, or such period
indicated by a traffic control sign.
(b) All alleys in a district zoned BT, BC, BR, or I are a loading zone. On all other streets,
traffic control signs indicate loading zones.
Section 2. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the city and covers matters of local concern.
Section 3. The city council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
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INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 19th day of September 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
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C OVE R SH E E T
ME E T I N G D AT E
October 3, 2024
AG E N D A I T E M
C onsideration of the following items relating to the 2025 Budget:
1. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only,
Ordinance 8660 adopting a budget for the C ity of Boulder, C olorado, for the fiscal year
commencing on the first day of J anuary 2025 and ending on the last day of December 2025;
and setting forth related details;
2. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only,
Ordinance 8661 establishing the 2024 C ity of Boulder property tax mill levies which are to be
collected by the C ounty of Boulder, State of Colorado, within the C ity of Boulder in 2025 for
payment of expenditures by the City of Boulder, County of Boulder, State of C olorado; and
setting forth related details;
3. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title only,
Ordinance 8662 appropriating money to defray expenses and liabilities of the C ity of Boulder,
C olorado, for the 2025 fiscal year of the City of Boulder, commencing on the first day of
J anuary 2025 and ending on the last day of December 2025; and setting forth related details;
and
4.Consideration of a motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8656 amending
Section 3-8-3, “Tax Imposed on Nonresidential and Residential Development,” Section 3-20-
2, “Imposition and Rate of Tax,” and Chapter 4-20, “Fees,” B.R.C . 1981, changing certain
fees and taxes; and setting forth related details
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
C harlotte Huskey, Budget Officer
RE Q U E ST E D AC T I ON O R MOT I ON L AN GU AG E
1. Motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8660 adopting a budget for the City of
Boulder, Colorado, for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of J anuary 2025 and
ending on the last day of December 2025; and setting forth related details; and
2. Motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8661 establishing the 2024 City of
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Boulder property tax mill levies which are to be collected by the County of Boulder, State of
C olorado, within the City of Boulder in 2025 for payment of expenditures by the City of
Boulder, County of Boulder, State of C olorado; and setting forth related details; and
3. Motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8662 appropriating money to defray
expenses and liabilities of the C ity of Boulder, C olorado, for the 2025 fiscal year of the City
of Boulder, commencing on the first day of J anuary 2025 and ending on the last day of
December 2025; and setting forth related details; and
4. Motion to introduce and order published by title only Ordinance 8656 amending Section 3-
8-3, “Tax Imposed on Nonresidential and Residential Development,” Section 3-20-2,
“Imposition and Rate of Tax,” and Chapter 4-20, “Fees,” B.R.C . 1981, changing certain fees
and taxes; and setting forth related details
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CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Consideration of the following items relating to the 2025 Budget:
1.Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title
only, Ordinance 8660, adopting a budget for the City of Boulder, Colorado, for the
fiscal year commencing on the first day of January 2025 and ending on the last day of
December 2025; and setting forth related details;
2.Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title
only, Ordinance 8661, establishing the 2024 City of Boulder property tax mill levies
which are to be collected by the County of Boulder, State of Colorado, within the City
of Boulder in 2025 for payment of expenditures by the City of Boulder, County of
Boulder, State of Colorado; and setting forth related details;
3.Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published by title
only, Ordinance 8662, appropriating money to defray expenses and liabilities of the
City of Boulder, Colorado, for the 2025 fiscal year of the City of Boulder,
commencing on the first day of January 2025 and ending on the last day of December
2025; and setting forth related details; and
4.Introduction, first reading and consideration of a motion to order published by title
only Ordinance 8656 amending Section 3-8-3, “Tax Imposed on Nonresidential and
Residential Development,” Section 3-20-2, “Imposition and Rate of Tax”, and Chapter
4-20,“Fees,” B.R.C. 1981, Changing Certain Fees; and setting forth related details.
PRESENTER(S)
Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Kara Skinner, Chief Financial Officer
Charlotte Huskey, Budget Officer
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This agenda item provides information for City Council consideration, regarding the first
reading of the adoption of the 2025 budget and other related ordinances to appropriate
city funds as presented in the 2025 Recommended Budget. The city manager released the
2025 Recommended Budget on August 30, 2024, in accordance with City Charter
Section 93.
The 2025 Recommended Budget is presented to Council and community as a measured
and responsive approach to investing in our collective goals and priorities while
maintaining current investments and core services. This year’s budget was created in a
more constrained financial environment yet continues our commitments in many key
areas across the community. The 2025 Recommended Budget includes strategic one-time
investments and ongoing support to advance equity, safety, and livability initiatives.
The total 2025 Recommended Budget is $589.5 million across all funds, including an
Operating Budget of $399.3 million and Capital Budget of $190.2 million. The 2025
Recommended Operating Budget represents a 1.3% year-over-year increase when
excluding debt service and internal service charges. The 2025-2030 Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) includes $807.4 million in planned spending across the six years
supporting over 200 capital projects.
One major change included in the 2025 Operating Budget is a new Arts, Culture, and
Heritage Fund. This fund was created with voter approval of ballot issue 2A on the
November 2024 ballot. This issue asked voter approval to extend an expiring 0.15% sales
and use tax with 50% newly dedicated to arts, culture, and heritage, and the other half
continuing to support public safety, human services, and other general government
purposes.
The Recommended Budget represents crucial investments that support base cost
increases such as internal services and planned debt service, as well as additional capital
maintenance and infrastructure investments. This growth also represents additional
investments in existing commitments and council priorities, particularly those around
equity, safety, and livability. Some examples include:
Increased investments for housing affordability to advance the development and
rehabilitation of over 140 affordable housing units ($12.2 million)
Significant one-time investments in capital maintenance needs to help the city
maintain well its current infrastructure and service to the community ($4.3
million)
Increased one-time funding for the Equity Office to support the creation of an
Immigration Legal Defense Fund ($50,000), training and policy analysis focused
on public safety and code enforcement activities ($50,000), and diagnostic
cultural competency assessments ($50,000)
Meaningful ongoing and one-time increases to human services-related community
programs and rental assistance services ($515,000)
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$121,000 in investments in Community Wildfire Resilience with a two-year
fixed-term project coordinator
Continuation of $40,000 in one-time programmatic funding and a one-year
renewal of a part-time support position for Community Connectors and inclusive
engagement
Key safety investments to support disaster management planning ($80,000),
civilian police staffing advancing the Reimagine Policing efforts ($131,000),
wellness programming and workforce development for Fire-Rescue staff
($350,000), and permanent enhancements to urban rangers staffing and the Safe
& Managed Spaces Program ($515,300)
In addition, the 2025-2030 CIP includes a total of $807.4 million in planned spending
across the six years, which includes significant investments to advance capital projects,
including the city’s largest affordable housing project to-date and a municipal campus at
the Alpine-Balsam site, critical water and flood management projects, and several key
Community, Culture, Resilience, and Safety (CCRS) tax projects, such as deep energy
renovations at the East Boulder Community Center, development of Primos Park and
Violet Bridge replacement project, Civic Area phase 2, Pearl Street Mall project, and Fire
Stations #2 and #4 replacements.
This budget was created in the final year of a three-year implementation of Budgeting for
Resilience and Equity (BRE), which shifts the organization’s budgeting practice from
incremental budget increases to instead focus on and highly consider the outcomes of our
investments. For the 2025 Recommended Budget, the city is proud to have developed its
first comprehensive inventory of program outcomes and measures across the organization
in alignment with Boulder’s Sustainability, Equity and Resilience (SER) Framework. The
BRE outcomes and measures can be found on the City of Boulder’s website and within
the online 2025 Recommended Budget. While this year marks the third and final year of
implementation, the city will continue to iterate, evaluate, and improve BRE each year
during the annual budget development process.
Additionally, the 2025 Recommended Budget builds upon community engagement
efforts from the 2024 Budget by continuing to partner with the city’s Community
Connectors-in-Residence and further expanding budget engagement to boards and
commissions and community members through a citywide budget questionnaire. Most
notably, Community Connectors reiterated their support for advancements in racial
equity, housing affordability, financial stability, and economic opportunity. The citywide
questionnaire input highlighted support for initiatives aligned to safety, livability, and
healthy and socially thriving goal areas within the city’s SER Framework. Engagement
efforts offered important additional perspectives on budget priorities, which were
incorporated into decision-making for the 2025 Budget.
Staff presented the 2025 Recommended Budget at the Sept. 12 Study Session. Council
provided staff with feedback and several questions and clarifications. A summary of the
Study Session is provided as Item 3A on the October 3, Consent Agenda. Staff also
followed up on a number of questions through a September 19 Hotline post, included
here as Attachment E. Additionally, staff requested council members to provide
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suggested changes to the 2025 Recommended Budget by Sept. 23. Staff received one
submission via Hotline from Council Member Wallach. No additional proposals for
changes from individual council members were received by the deadline to include
within this memo.
There are four ordinances for Council consideration relating to the 2025 Budget:
1. Budget adoption ordinance (Ordinance 8660)
2.Mill levy ordinance (Ordinance 8661)
3. Appropriations ordinance (Ordinance 8662)
4. Fee changes ordinance (Ordinance 8656)
The Central Area General Improvement District (CAGID), the University Hill General
Improvement District (UHGID), the Boulder Municipal Property Authority (BMPA), the
Forest Glen Transit Pass General Improvement District, the Boulder Junction General
Improvement District for Parking, and the Boulder Junction General Improvement
District for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) budgets and appropriation are
not included with these ordinances. Three resolutions for each special district, including
budget adoption, mill levy, and appropriation resolutions, will be brought forward under
separate agenda items on Oct. 17, 2024, coinciding with the second reading of the city
budget. In addition, staff will also bring forward a separate agenda item on Oct. 17 for the
Downtown Boulder Improvement District Operating Plan and Board Reappointments on
behalf of the Downtown Boulder Partnership.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
COUNCIL MEMBER PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES
Staff and the Financial Strategy Council Committee requested council members to
provide suggested changes to the 2025 Recommended Budget by Sept. 23. Staff received
one submission via Hotline from Council Member Wallach. No additional proposals for
changes from individual council members were received by the deadline to include
within this memo.
Council Member Wallach
“My budget request for 2025 is not actually a budget request for 2025. My primary
funding concern is with respect to our Wildfire Resilience programs. The September 19
Hotline … has clearly outlined the extensive number of current programs being
implemented across numerous departments to address Wildfire Resilience issues across
Suggested Motion Language:
Staff requests council consideration of this matter and action in the form of the
following motions:
1.Motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8660, adopting a budget for the
City of Boulder, Colorado, for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of January
2025 and ending on the last day of December 2025; and setting forth related details;
2. Motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8661, establishing the 2024 City
of Boulder property tax mill levies which are to be collected by the County of Boulder,
State of Colorado, within the City of Boulder in 2025 for payment of expenditures by
the City of Boulder, County of Boulder, State of Colorado; and setting forth related
details;
3. Motion to order published by title only, Ordinance 8662, appropriating money to
defray expenses and liabilities of the City of Boulder, Colorado, for the 2025 fiscal year
of the City of Boulder, commencing on the first day of January 2025 and ending on the
last day of December 2025; and setting forth related details; and
4.Motion to introduce and order published by title only Ordinance 8656 amending
Section 3-8-3, “Tax Imposed on Nonresidential and Residential Development”, Section
3-20-2, “Imposition and Rate of Tax,” and Chapter 4-20, “Fees,” B.R.C. 1981, Changing
Certain Fees; and setting forth related details.
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the City in 2025. These efforts are substantial, and I am not sure that we are ready to
stand up anything further for next year.
However, my hope is that we can find additional CIP funds for 2026 for the purposes of
creating more of the physical infrastructure needed to make Boulder more resilient to
wildfires. Whether this consists of physical firebreaks, firebreaks created by planting
more fire-resistant vegetation near the Wildlife Urban Interface, more extensive thinning
of forests or more aggressive undergrounding of power lines, I will leave to the
professionals. But we need to up the pace at which we make Boulder a more prote
ted City, and if we are not ready to do so at even greater scale in 2025, I hope that we can
by 2026. I also hope that we can find additional funds to substantially expand our grant
program for residents who address conditions at their home, such as removing junipers.
There are, of course, two reasons for this expanded effort to harden our community. The
first, and most important, is to actually create a better physical environment in which
wildfires can be fought and controlled, and people and their homes can be protected. The
second is to be seen by insurance companies as aggressively acting to address Wildfire
Resilience, so that there will be less incentive for them to drastically raise insurance rates,
or, worst of all, to abandon this market entirely as too risky
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I also hope that in 2025 we will turn our attention to some of the ordinance changes that
might assist in hardening our most sensitive areas, such as prohibiting new planting of
junipers in all substantial renovations or new construction, at least West of Broadway.”
Reference Summary of Council Proposed Changes:
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Member
Short Title/Description Type Fund/New
Appropriation
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Wallach Wildfire Resilience CIP funds,
programming, operations for 2026
and wildfire resilience ordinance
changes in 2025
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Direction
N/A for 2025
ANALYSIS
Council members raised several questions during the September 12 Study Session and
many were responded to directly that evening. Staff responded to several questions via
Hotline, which is summarized and included within Attachment E – 2025 Recommended
Budget Study Session Council Follow-up.
FEES AND TAXES
As a part of the annual consideration of the budget, staff brings forward an ordinance
(Ordinance 8656) to update certain fees and taxes that are codified within the Boulder
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Revised Code. The updated annual fees and taxes are limited to minor changes,
clarifications, and adjustments, and are permitted within the Boulder Revised Code or by
voter approved ballot measures. The fee and tax adjustments are reflected in budgeted
revenues for the subsequent budget year and programmed in expenditures accordingly.
Finance – Regulatory Licensing
Staff is recommending one change to regulatory licensing fees to align with the 2024 CPI
increase, ranging from 2.4% to 3.4% increase. This applies to Auction Licenses; Circus,
Carnival, and Menagerie Licenses; Hemp Licenses; Itinerant Merchant Licenses;
Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker Licenses; Mobile Food Vehicle Licenses; and
Tobacco Licenses.
Utilities
Utility billing rate increases are evaluated annually as part of the budget process to ensure
that projected revenues match proposed expenditures. Each utility (water, wastewater,
and stormwater/flood management) operates as a self-supporting enterprise fund and
assesses a variety of rates, charges, and fees to ensure revenues are sufficient to meet
operating, maintenance and capital costs and to maintain the financial integrity of each
utility. Revenues generated from customers’ monthly utility bills are the largest revenue
source for each utility, accounting for 80 to 90 percent of total revenues.
The monthly customer bill for water and wastewater services includes a quantity charge
based on the volume of use and a fixed service charge based on meter size. Most of the
costs associated with the water and wastewater utilities are fixed and the fixed portion of
the bill helps support revenue stability and more equitable distribution of costs. The
variable portion of the bill is intended to provide a price signal to incentivize efficient
water use and helps cover the additional costs the city incurs related to peak demand
periods. The 2025 recommended fees reflects the following billed rate increases: 8%
Water, 6% Wastewater, and 5% Stormwater/Flood Management. Rate increases would
result in a total increase of $10.89 to the average monthly utility bill for a typical single-
family residential customer.
Planning and Development Services
Excise taxes and impact fees are one-time charges to fund capital improvements
necessitated by new development, helping the city build new facilities, purchase
equipment such as fire trucks, develop multi-modal transportation facilities, and support
affordable housing. The maximum amount the city can charge as an excise tax is limited
by the amounts approved by voters.
For 2025, the recommended impact fees and the residential Transportation Excise Tax
are adjusted by an inflationary factor, using the Engineering News Record cost index and
the prior year’s Consumer Price Index. This results in a change between 5.2% to 6.5% for
most fees paid by a typical project.
Community Vitality
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Community Vitality sets a schedule of user fees to recover the cost of providing the
Neighborhood Parking Program as well as mall permits and facilities on the Pearl Street
Mall. The fees are based on what the public would pay for similar services from private
enterprise. The department reviews all fees annually and uses the current Consumer Price
Index (CPI) projections to increase fees for the parking permits and the Pearl Street Mall
permit and fee program.
In addition to the mall fees, the Community Vitality department sets fees for long-term
parking permits in the Downtown garages and for Downtown and University Hill lots.
Staff annually assesses the Downtown Commercial District (CAGID) and University Hill
Commercial District (UHGID) long-term parking rates with private sector rates and
adjusts in alignment with demand and the market. These rate changes also help CAGID
and UHGID keep pace with rising expenses.
For 2025, Downtown garage permits will remain at $165 per month, Downtown lots will
increase to $100 per month (which is a change in unit from the 2024 fee of $287 per
quarter, or about $95 per month), and all Neighborhood Parking Program and Mall
permits will increase by 2025’s projected CPI of roughly 3.1% or a minimum of $0.50 to
aid in the cost recovery of that program (and additionally, Commuter Neighborhood
Parking Permits changed units from quarterly to monthly, which equals to about $38.33
per month in 2024 fees). In addition to this increase, a new permit will be issued for two-
week guest visits at a cost of $5.00 per permit after the first two no-cost permits are
issued. "No parking" sign costs increased by $0.10 per sign.
Long Term Rental Excise Tax
Boulder's voters approved a $75 rental license excise tax in November 2020 to support
eviction prevention services for city of Boulder tenants. The tax generates roughly $1.4
million annually, funding the Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Services
(EPRAS) program. EPRAS provides legal aid, rental assistance, and mediation services
to help tenants facing eviction. Housing and Human Services staff are seeing increased
demand for EPRAS services at the same time that COVID-related housing support
programs are ending. Please refer to the September 19, 2024 Information Item for
additional background and analysis.
The ballot item included a provision that authorized council to increase the rate of tax
annually by an amount not to exceed the “Colorado consumer price index or a similar
index that is tied to the annual rate of inflation in the state or Denver metropolitan area.”
(3-20-7, B.R.C., 1981). The proposed increase based on the Denver metro CPI is 5.2%,
which would increase the tax from $75.00 per dwelling unit to $78.90 per dwelling unit
in 3-20-2, B.R.C. 1981. This equals a $3.90 increase in the tax or just under $0.33 per
dwelling unit per month.
BOARD AND COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
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While most boards and commissions do not have formal authority in review of the annual
budget, staff uses the opportunity to share priorities and receive feedback as the annual
budget is being developed. Many boards and commissions are charged with a general
review of the budget and asked to submit annual recommendations to City Council based
on either charter, code, or informal policy. The one exception is the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board which must favorably recommend the budget plan for the expenditures
made from the Permanent Park & Recreation Fund. Staff has summarized relevant board
or commission recommendations below.
Boulder Arts Commission
The Boulder Arts Commission unanimously, Commissioner Schmid absent,
recommended approval of the 2025 Community Vitality proposed budget as it pertains to
Arts, Culture, and Heritage at their August 28, 2024 meeting.
Boulder Junction Access District Commissions
The Boulder Junction Access District Commissions unanimously, Commissioners Cook
and Pike absent, recommended approval of the 2025 Community Vitality Recommended
Budget, including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, at their July 24, 2024
meeting. However, the budget has undergone minor adjustments since the commission's
initial recommendation.
Downtown Management Commission
The Downtown Management Commission unanimously, Commissioner Trees absent,
recommended approval of the 2025 Community Vitality Recommended Budget,
including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, at their July 16, 2024 meeting. The
Community Vitality Department budget with respect to the Downtown Area General
Improvement District Fund has undergone minor adjustments since the commission's
initial recommendation.
Open Space Board of Trustees
The Open Space Board of Trustees unanimously recommended both the 2025 – 2030 CIP
and 2025 operating expenditures on August 14 after review at the May 8, June 12, and
July 10 business meetings.
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
The Parks & Recreation Board (PRAB) by a vote of 6-0 (with 1 member absent)
approved the following two motions in support of the Parks and Recreation Department
(BPR) 2025-2030 CIP at the July 22, 2024, meeting: 1) a motion to approve the 2025
recommended expenditures ($1,430,000) from the Permanent Parks & Recreation Fund
to City Council for appropriation and 2) a motion to recommend the 2025-2030 Parks and
Recreation Department Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to Planning Board and City
Council for approval and appropriation.
The PRAB also reviewed the department’s 2025 budget as submitted to Executive
Budget Team at the July 22, 2024 meeting. By a vote of a vote of 6-0 (with 1 member
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absent) the PRAB recommended the 2025 proposed Parks and Recreation budget of
$43.9M to City Council for approval and appropriation.
Transportation Advisory Board
The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) recommended approval of the 2025-2030
Capital Improvement Program at their August 12, 2024, meeting.
Planning Board
At their September 3 meeting, Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend to the
City Manager and City Council the recommended draft 2025-2030 Capital Improvement
Program (CIP), including the list of CIP projects to undergo a Community and
Environmental Assessment Process (CEAP), as identified in the staff memorandum.
L. Kaplan made a motion seconded by M. McIntyre that for all CIP items associated with
BDU that can be delayed without compromising airport or public safety, Planning Board
recommends that staff delay implementation, including pursuing or accepting FAA
grants, until the City’s litigation against the FAA has concluded and City Council or
Boulder voters have provided direction on the future of the airport site. Motion passed
unanimously.
University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission
The University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission unanimously
recommended approval of the 2025 Community Vitality Recommended Budget,
including the 2025-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, at their July 9, 2024 meeting. The
City Manager’s 2025 Recommended Budget includes an adjustment to the Community
Vitality Department budget with respect to the University Hill General Improvement
District (GID) Fund since the commission's initial recommendation. Staff informed the
Commission of these changes during their September 3 meeting and the Commission
unanimously passed a motion to submit a letter to City Council supporting the University
Hill Streetscape Improvements Project within the 2025 Capital Budget and recommends
to hold harmless the University Hill GID Fund with General Fund support.
Water Resources Advisory Board
The preliminary 2025 Utilities budget and the 2025-2030 CIP was presented to the Water
Resources Advisory Board (WRAB) with presentations at their May 20 and their June 17
meetings. The WRAB recommended approval of the 2025-2030 CIP Budget and utility
rates at their July 15 meeting. The final motions included provisions to avoid a conflict-
of-interest from one board member.
NEXT STEPS
Oct. 17, 2024 – Public hearing and second reading of the 2025 City of Boulder budget
ordinances; General Improvement District budget resolutions and BMPA resolution.
ATTACHMENT(S)
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Attachment A – Budget Adoption Ordinance 8660
Attachment B – Mill Levy Ordinance 8661
Attachment C – Appropriation Ordinance 8662
Attachment D – Taxes and Fees Ordinance 8656
Attachment E – Staff Sept. 19th Hotline Recommended Budget Study Session Response
to City Council
Attachment F – University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission Letter to
City Council
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ORDINANCE 8660
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF
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SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. That estimated expenditures for fiscal year 2025 are as follows (excludes
carryover and the General Improvement Districts):
General Fund $ 210,855,819
Governmental Capital 54,599,286
.25 Cent Sales Tax Fund 12,786,764
Affordable Housing Fund 23,126,268
Airport Fund 1,527,807
Arts, Culture, Heritage Fund 2,778,101
Boulder Junction Improvement Fund 500,000
Capital Development Fund 4,922,805
Climate Tax Fund 9,599,919
Community, Culture, Resilience & Safety Tax Fund 17,171,419
Community Development Block Grant Fund 1,832,990
Community Housing Assistance Program Fund 6,554,163
Compensated Absences Fund 996,724
Dental Self-Insurance Fund 1,230,684
ATTACHMENT A - ORD 8660
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Equipment Replacement Fund 3,517,897
Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Fund 1,461,809
Facility Renovation and Replacement Fund 6,448,970
Fleet Operations and Replacement Fund 18,307,448
HOME Investment Partnership Grant Fund 3,306,016
Lottery Fund 2,348,000
Medical Self-Insurance Fund 18,555,804
Open Space Fund 41,421,863
Permanent Park and Recreation Fund 3,387,214
Planning and Development Services Fund 15,715,994
Property and Casualty Insurance Fund 7,119,531
Recreation Activity Fund 14,922,277
Stormwater/Flood Management Utility Fund 25,903,699
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Fund 4,437,503
Telecommunications Fund 928,310
Transportation Fund 59,577,040
Transportation Development Fund 2,338,799
Wastewater Utility Fund 41,931,878
Water Utility Fund 65,995,748
Workers Compensation Insurance Fund 3,895,139
TOTAL $ 699,246,830
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Section 2. That the proposed budget as submitted with the expenditures as summarized
above be adopted as the budget of the City of Boulder, Colorado, for the 2025 fiscal year.
Section 3. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the city and covers matters of local concern.
Section 4. The City Council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
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READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 17th day of October
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Elesha Johnson,
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ORDINANCE 8661
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF BOULDER
PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVIES FOR 2024; PROVIDING THAT
SAID LEVY BE CERTIFIED TO THE BOULDER COUNTY
ASSESSOR; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. In accordance with Section 94 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter, there is hereby
levied for the year of 2024 to be collected in 2025 a tax of 11.648 mills upon each dollar of the
total assessed valuation of all taxable property within the City of Boulder, Colorado. The levy
includes the following components:
GENERAL CITY OPERATIONS 7.948
GENERAL CITY OPERATIONS (PUBLIC SAFETY) 2.000
COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSITANCE PROGRAM .800
PERMANENT PARK & RECREATION FUND (Charter Sec. 161) .900
NET MILL LEVY 11.648
Section 2. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the city and covers matters of local concern.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Charter of the City of Boulder, this ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon publication after final passage.
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Section 4. The City Council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 17th day of October
2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE 8662
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY TO DEFRAY
EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO, FOR THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR OF THE CITY OF
BOULDER; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. The following appropriations are made for the City of Boulder’s 2025 fiscal
year for payment of 2025 city operating expenses, capital improvements, and general obligation
and interest payments:
General Fund $ 210,855,819
Governmental Capital 54,599,286
.25 Cent Sales Tax Fund 12,786,764
Affordable Housing Fund 23,126,268
Airport Fund 1,527,807
Arts, Culture, Heritage Fund 2,778,101
Boulder Junction Improvement Fund 500,000
Capital Development Fund 4,922,805
Climate Tax Fund 9,599,919
Community, Culture, Resilience & Safety Tax Fund 17,171,419
Community Development Block Grant Fund 1,832,990
Community Housing Assistance Program Fund 6,554,163
Compensated Absences Fund 996,724
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Enterprise Technology Fund 9,243,142
Equipment Replacement Fund 3,517,897
Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Fund 1,461,809
Facility Renovation and Replacement Fund 6,448,970
Fleet Operations and Replacement Fund 18,307,448
HOME Investment Partnership Grant Fund 3,306,016
Lottery Fund 2,348,000
Medical Self-Insurance Fund 18,555,804
Open Space Fund 41,421,863
Permanent Park and Recreation Fund 3,387,214
Planning and Development Services Fund 15,715,994
Property and Casualty Insurance Fund 7,119,531
Recreation Activity Fund 14,922,277
Stormwater/Flood Management Utility Fund 25,903,699
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Fund 4,437,503
Telecommunications Fund 928,310
Transportation Fund 59,577,040
Transportation Development Fund 2,338,799
Wastewater Utility Fund 41,931,878
Water Utility Fund 65,995,748
Worker’s Compensation Insurance Fund 3,895,139
TOTAL $ 699,246,830
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Section 2. Appropriations for individual capital projects or encumbrances or any grant-
funded projects in the above-mentioned funds for fiscal year 2025 shall not lapse at year end but
continue until the project is completed or cancelled.
Section 3. The council may transfer unused balances appropriated for one purpose to
another purpose.
Section 4. These appropriations are necessary for the protection of the public peace,
property, and welfare of the residents of the city and cover matters of local concern.
Section 5. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Boulder City Charter, this ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon publication after final passage.
Section 6. The City Council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 17th day of October
2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
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ORDINANCE 8656
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-8-3, “TAX
IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT,” SECTION 3-20-2, “IMPOSITION AND
RATE OF TAX,” AND CHAPTER 4-20, “FEES,” B.R.C. 1981,
CHANGING CERTAIN FEES AND TAXES; AND SETTING
FORTH RELATED DETAILS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,
COLORADO:
Section 1. Section 3-8-3, “Tax Imposed on Nonresidential and Residential
Development,” B.R.C. 1981, is amended to read as follows:
3-8-3. - Tax Imposed on Nonresidential and Residential Development.
(a) Tax Rate: No person engaged in nonresidential or residential development in the city
shall fail to pay a development excise tax thereon according to the following rates:
(1) For new or additional floor area for nonresidential development per square foot of
floor area:
Transportation $2.48
(2) For new detached dwelling unit:
Transportation $4,690.21
$4,458,37
(3) For new attached dwelling unit or mobile home:
Transportation $3,402.82
$3,234.62
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Section 2. Based on the authority granted in Section 3-20-7, “Tax Increase,” B.R.C. 1981,
Section 3-20-2, “Imposition and Rate of Tax,” B.R.C. 1981, is amended to read as follows:
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3-20-2. Imposition and Rate of Rental License Excise Tax.
There is levied and shall be paid and collected an excise tax of $78.90 $75 per year for each
dwelling unit that is required tgo get a rental license by the city, unless it is exempt from the tax
by Section 3-20-5, B.R.C. 1981.
Section 3. Chapter 4-20, “Fees,” B.R.C. 1981, is amended to read as follows:
4-20-2. Alcohol and Fermented Malt Beverage License and Application Fees.
(a) The applicant for a malt, vinous or spirituous liquor license shall pay the appropriate
application fee, as follows:
Application Fee
(1) New license $1,000
(2) Transfer of ownership or change of location of license 750
(3) License renewal 100
(4) Late application fee for expired license 500
(5) Special event: 100
(6) Temporary permit for transfer of ownership 100
(7) Bed and breakfast permit 25
(8) Duplicate license 50
(9) Trade name/corporation name change 50
(10) Temporary modification of premises 50
(11) Permanent modification of premises 100
(12) Five-hundred-foot measurement for liquor license application 50
(13) Tasting permit 50
(14) License conversion for tavern licenses (valid until August 10,
2017)
75
(b) Each applicant for a hotel and restaurant license shall pay a manager registration fee of
$30 $75 to the cCity.
(c) Each applicant for a fermented malt beverage license shall pay the appropriate
application fee, as follows:
Application Fee
(1) New license $1,000
(2) Transfer of ownership or change of location of license 750
(3) License renewal 100
(4) Late applications fee for expired license 500
(5) Special event: 100
Under 250 persons 50
Over 250 persons 100
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4-20-3. Auctioneer License Fees.
An applicant for an auctioneer license shall pay the following fees at time of application: (1)
an application fee of $25, (2) an annual license fee of $84.50$82, and (3) a $7 per person fee
submitted for background check review. Application fees are non-refundable. License fees are
refundable if an application is denied or withdrawn.
4-20-4. Building Contractor License, Building Permit Fees, and Payment of Estimated Use
Tax.
(a) An applicant for a building contractor license shall pay the following annual fee
according to the type of license requested:
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(d) The value of the work covered by the permit shall be determined by either the City of
Boulder Valuation Table or the estimated value of the work covered by the permit
provided by the applicant at time of application. The higher of the two valuations shall be
used to calculate the building permit fees and the estimated pre-payment of construction
use tax if the applicant chooses to pay use taxes pursuant to Subsection 3-2-14(a),
"Methods of Paying Sales and Use Tax," B.R.C. 1981.
(1) City of Boulder Valuation Table means a table of per square foot construction
values based on type of construction and use. The city has adopted the August
2024 2023 version of the cost data as published by the International Code
Council. The table rates are for new construction which includes additions. All
other scopes of work are expressed as a percentage of the new rates as follows:
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4-20-5. Circus, Carnival, and Menagerie License Fees.
An applicant for a circus, carnival, and menagerie license shall pay the following fees at
time of application: (1) an application fee of $50, and (2) a license fee of $515 $500 per day of
operation. Application fees are non-refundable. License fees are refundable if an application is
denied or withdrawn.
4-20-10. Itinerant Merchant License Fee.
An applicant for an itinerant merchant license shall pay the following fees at time of
application: (1) an application fee of $25.00, (2) a license fee of $49.50 $48.00 per 12-month
period, and (3) a $7 per person fee submitted for background check review. Application fees are
non-refundable. License fees are refundable if an application is denied or withdrawn.
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4-20-11. Mall License and Permit Fees.
The following fees shall be paid before issuance of a revocable permit or lease, kiosk,
mobile vending cart, ambulatory vendor, entertainment vending, personal services vending, or
animal permit, and rental of advertising space on informational kiosks:
(a) For revocable permit or leases issued in accordance with Section 8-6-6, "Requirements
for Revocable Permits, Short-Term Leases and Long-Term Leases," B.R.C. 1981, an
annual fee of $21.15$20.10 per square foot of occupied space;
(b) For kiosk permits, an annual fee to be negotiated by contract with the city manager;
(c) For mobile vending carts, $2,610.00 $2,534.00 per year, payable in two equal payments
by April 1 and August 1, or, for substitution or other permits which begin later in the year
and are prorated, within thirty days of permit approval;
(d) For ambulatory vendor permits, $132.00 $128.00 per month from May through
September, and $67.00 $65.00 per month from October through April;
(e) For any permits requiring use of utilities to be provided by the city, up to a maximum of
$22.75 $22.00 per day;
(f) For rental of advertising space on informational kiosks, $1,055.00 $1,026.00 per quarter
section per year;
(g) For animal permits, $0 per permit;
(h) For entertainment vending permits, $17.00 $16.50 per month;
(i) For personal services vending permits, $132.00 $128.00 per month from May through
September, and $67.00 $65.00 from October through April; and
(j) For a newspaper vending machine permit, $68.50 $66.50 per year.
4-20-17. Secondhand Dealer and Pawnbroker License Fee.
(a) An applicant for a secondhand dealer license shall pay the following fees at time of
application: (1) an application fee of $50.00, (2) a license fee of $98.00 $95.00 per 12-
month period, and (3) a $7 per person fee submitted for background check review.
Application fees are non-refundable. License fees are refundable if an application is
denied or withdrawn.
(b) An applicant for a pawnbroker license shall pay the following fees at time of application:
(1) an application fee of $50.00, (2) a license fee of $98.00 $95.00 per 12-month period,
and (3) a $7 per person fee submitted for background check review. Application fees are
non-refundable. License fees are refundable if an application if denied or withdrawn.
(c) The license fees for a new license prescribed in Subsections (a) and (b) of this section
shall be prorated on a monthly basis.
4-20-20. Revocable Right of Way Permit/Lease Application Fee.
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per square foot of leased area.
(e) An applicant for a monitoring well encroachment shall pay $530 per well per year.
(f) An applicant for a residential encroachment shall pay an annual fee of $100.
(g) An applicant for an encroachment for a telecommunication conduit crossing as set forth
in Subsection 8-6-6(j), "Leases for Point-to-Point Telecommunication Conduit
Crossings," B.R.C. 1981, shall pay $21.20 $20.15 per lineal foot of the conduit crossing
per year.
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4-20-23. Water Permit Fees.
An applicant for a water permit under Sections 11-1-14, "Permit to Make Water Main
Connections," 11-1-15, "Out of City Water Service," or 11-1-16, "Permit to Sell Water," B.R.C.
1981, or for water meter installation under Section 11-1-36, "Location and Installation of Meters;
Maintenance of Access to Meters," B.R.C. 1981, or for testing or inspection of backflow
prevention assemblies under Section 11-1-25, "Duty to Maintain Backflow Prevention Assembly
and Prevent Cross-Connection," B.R.C. 1981, and for inspection for cross-connections under
Section 11-1-25, "Duty to Maintain Backflow Prevention Assembly and Prevent Cross-
Connection," B.R.C. 1981, shall pay the following fees:
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(1) ¾Ǝ meter $537 $438
(2) 1Ǝ meter $683 476
(3) 1½Ǝ meter (domestic) $1,119 918
(4) 1½Ǝ meter (sprinkler) $1,119 918
(5) 2Ǝ meter (domestic) $1,475 1,108
(6) 2Ǝ meter (sprinkler) $1,475.00 1,108
(7) 3" meter (sprinkler) $2,362 2,266
(8) 3Ǝ meter (domestic) $2,362 2,266
(9) 4" meter (sprinkler) $3,013 2,692
(10) 4Ǝ meter (domestic) $3,013 2,692
(11) Install¾Ǝ meter transponder $232 222
(12) Install 1Ǝ meter transponder $232 222
(13) Install 1½Ǝ meter transponder $315 295
(14) Install 2Ǝ meter transponder (domestic) $315 295
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(e) Tap fee:
(1) ¾Ǝ in DIP or CIP $237 $198
(2) ¾Ǝ in AC or PVC $237 198
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4-20-24. Water Service Fees.
A person shall pay the following charges for water services:
(a) To terminate water service $55 $50
(b) To deliver water service termination notice $29 27
(c) To remove water meter $105
(d) To reset water meter $97 87
(e) To resume water service $58 53
(f) To resume water service after 3:00 p.m. or on weekends or holidays $128 121
(g) Special meter read $55 50
(h) To test meter and meter tests accurate $50
4-20-25. Monthly Water User Charges.
(a) Treated water monthly service charges:
Meter Size Inside City Outside City
¾Ǝ $19.92 $18.44 $29.88
$27.66
1Ǝ $33.55 $31.06 $50.31
$46.58
1½Ǝ $72.21 $66.86 $108.30
$100.28
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$117.11
$189.71
$175.66
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$260.51
$422.03
$390.77
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$461.28
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8Ǝ $1,984.21
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$2,755.86
Hydrant Meter $204.47
$189.32
$306.71
$283.99
(b) Treated water quantity charges:
(1) Block Rate Structure:
Block Rates
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Block Size
(% of monthly water
budget)
Block 1 $5.23 $4.84 0—60%
Block 2 $6.97 $6.45 61—100%
Block 3 $13.94 $12.90 101—150%
Block 4 $20.91 $19.35 151—200%
Block 5 $34.85 $32.25 Greater than 200%
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4-20-26. Water Plant Investment Fees.
(a) Water utility customers shall pay the following plant investment fees: The number of
bedrooms, type of units, number of units, irrigated area, and AWC Usage** are used to
determine water budgets as well as calculate the Plant Investment Fee. Any changes to
these characteristics may require payment of an additional Plant Investment Fee before
any water budget adjustments are made.
(b) Customer Description PIF Amount.
(1) Single Unit Dwelling:
Type Amount of Square Feet of
Irrigable Area
Application Rate
Outdoor [per S.F.
of irrigated area
(2,000 S.F.
minimum)]
First 5,000 square feet of
irrigable area
15 gallons per square
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$3.53
$3.31
Next 9,000 square feet of
irrigable area
12 gpsf $2.94
$2.76
Irrigable area in excess of
14,000 square feet
10 gpsf $2.36
$2.22
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Indoor
1 or 2 bedroom unit (per unit) $8,639
$8,111
3 bedroom unit (per unit) $10,798
$10,139
4 bedroom unit (per unit) $12,957
$12,167
5 or more bedroom unit (per
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$15,116
$14,193
(3) Nonresidential: Outdoor (Separate irrigation service under Paragraph (4) of this
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PIF Amount
Meter size* 25% 50% 85%
¾Ǝ N/A $5,400 $5,070 $29,691
$27,879
1Ǝ $7,561 $7,100 $19,434 $18,248 $90,517
$84,992
1½Ǝ $17,814 $16,726 $41,029 $38,525 $166,277
$156,129
2Ǝ $32,931 $30,922 $86,919 $81,614 $349,288
$327, 970
Water usage other than that listed above may be evaluated and assessed a
proportional PIF on a case by casecase-by-case basis.
*Nonresidential meters larger than 2 inches require a special agreement described
under Paragraph (5) of this section. The efficiency standard option with a
corresponding special agreement is available to all nonresidential customers.
**Average Winter Consumption Usage (AWC Usage), is based on a usage
distribution of all nonresidential accounts with a given meter size.
"N/A" means this option is not available for purchase.
(4) Irrigation service:
Usage Application Rate PIF
Amount
Per S.F. of irrigated area (2,000
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15 gallons per square
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Valuations
A $488,029,762
$458,243,908
B $1,085,765,467
$1,019,498,091
4-20-27. Wastewater Permit Fees.
An applicant for a wastewater tap or permit under Section 11-2-8, "When Connections With
Sanitary Sewer Mains Required," or 11-2-9, "Permit to Make Sanitary Sewer Connection,"
B.R.C. 1981, shall pay the following fees:
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(c) Sewer tap fee:
(1) 4Ǝ PVC and VCP $238 $222
(2) 4Ǝ RCP $430
(3) 6Ǝ PVC and VCP $295 $222
(4) 6Ǝ RCP $430
(5) Manhole tap $961 $893
(6) Call back for installing a sewer tap $238 $222
Sales tax is due on materials portion of installation.
4-20-28. Monthly Wastewater User Charges.
(a) Monthly service charge:
Meter
Size
Inside
City
Outside City
¾Ǝ $16.23
$15.32
$24.35 $22.98
1Ǝ $28.45
$26.84
$42.68 $40.27
1½Ǝ $64.92
$61.25
$97.39 $91.88
2Ǝ $114.45
$107.97
$171.67
$161.96
3Ǝ $257.24
$242.68
$385.87
$364.03
4Ǝ $457.81
$431.89
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$971.75
$1,545.07
$1,457.62
8Ǝ $1,831.22
$1,727.56
$2,746.82
$2,591.34
(b) Quantity charge:
(1) Average strength sewage (as defined in Section 11-3-3, B.R.C. 1981):
Quantity Inside
City
Per 1,000 gallons of
billable usage
$8.36
$7.88
$12.53
$11.82
(2) Excess Strength Sewage Charge. In addition to the quantity charge for average
strength sewage, fees will be charged for excess strength sewage based on the
following:
Strength
Exceeding
(mg/l)
Fee per
1,000 lbs.
of
discharge
TSS (Total Suspended Solids) 300 $226 $212
COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) 700 $143 $134
TP (Total Phosphorus as P) 8 $6,753
$6,341
TKN (Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen) 55 $1,703
$1,599
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COD)
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(a) Sanitary sewer utility customers shall pay the following plant investment fees:
Customer Description
(1) Single Unit Dwelling:
PIF Amount
$5,055 $4,746
(2) Multi Unit Dwelling:
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1 or 2 bedroom unit (per
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$3,369 $3,163
3 bedroom unit (per
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$3,853 $3,617
4 bedroom unit (per
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$5,055 $4,746
5 or more bedroom unit
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$5,896 $5,536
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PIF Amount ($)
Meter size* 25% 50% 85%
¾Ǝ N/A $2,106 $1,977 $11,581
$10,874
1Ǝ $2,947 $2,767 $7,606 $7,141 $35,306
$33,151
1½Ǝ $6,950 $6,526 $16,004
$15,027
$64,858
$60,900
2Ǝ $12,846
$12,062
$33,902
$31,833
$136,242
$127, 927
* Nonresidential meters larger than 2 inches require a special agreement described
under Paragraph (4) of this section. The efficiency standard option with a
corresponding special agreement is available to all nonresidential customers.
** Average Winter Consumption Usage (AWC Usage) is based on a usage distribution
of all nonresidential accounts with a given meter size.
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Wastewater Asset
Valuations
A $338,773,811
$318,097,475
B $37,308,378
$35,031,341
C $6,567,644
$6,166,801
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4-20-31. Wastewater Classification Survey Filing Fee and Industrial and Groundwater
Discharge Permit Fees and Charges.
(a) Applicants for an industrial discharge permit shall pay the following permit fees:
(1) Flow:
Gallons per
Day
Annual
Fee
0 $100
0—100 $ 500
101—
10,000
$4,677
4,392
10,001—
25,000
$6,604
6,201
Over 25,000 $8,324
7,816
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4-20-35. Parking Payment Apparatus Meter Hood Permit Fees and Deposit.
(a) An applicant for a parking payment apparatus meter hood or dash permit shall pay a fee
calculated as follows for a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual permit:
(1) Daily: The maximum hourly paid parking street meter rate anywhere in the city is
multiplied by the maximum number of hours any parking payment apparatus or
technology street meter is in operation.
(2) Weekly: The daily rate times the maximum number of days any parking payment
apparatus or technology street meter is in operation.
(3) Monthly: The weekly rate times four.
(4) Annual: The weekly rate times fifty-two.
(b) An applicant for a parking payment apparatus meter hood permit shall pay a deposit of
$50 per hood or sign, refundable if the hood is returned in substantially the same
condition of its issue within five business days after expiration of the permit.
4-20-43. Development Application Fees.
(a) Subdivision fees:
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(28) Development related fees:
An applicant requesting a zoning verification letter shall pay…$136
An applicant for a development extension/staff approval review shall pay…$136
An applicant for a development extension/planning board approval shall pay an administrative
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An applicant requesting to rescind a development agreement shall pay…$547
An applicant for an administrative relief/transportation/parking shall pay…$274
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4-20-45. Stormwater and Flood Management Fees.
(a) Owners of detached residences and attached single unit metered residences in the city
shall pay the following monthly storm water and flood management fees:
Size of Parcel
(1) Up to 15,000 sq. ft. $28.46 $27.11
(2) 15,000—30,000 sq. ft. $34.43 32.79
(3) 30,001 sq. ft. and over $40.42 38.50
(b) The owners of all other parcels of land in the city on which any improvement has been
constructed shall pay a storm water and flood management fee based on:
(1) $4.56 $4.35 fixed monthly billing charge, and
(2) $0.01042 $0.00992 per square foot of impervious area.
If the calculation results in a fee less than the monthly rate in Paragraph (a)(1) of this section,
then the fee specified in Paragraph (a)(1) of this section will be assessed.
4-20-46. Stormwater and Flood Management Utility Plant Investment Fee.
Owners of all parcels of land in the city submitting building permit applications shall pay a
stormwater and flood management plant investment fee based on the square feet of added
impervious area. However, if new stormwater detention facilities are built by the owner
according to the most current City of Boulder Design and Construction Standards in effect at the
time the building permit application is submitted, on or after April 2, 2009, the applicable fee
shall be reduced by fifty percent.
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4-20-49. Neighborhood Parking Permit Fee.
(a) A zone resident applying for a neighborhood parking permit shall pay $51.50 $50.00 for
each permit or renewal thereof, except that a resident of the Chautauqua North
neighborhood zone shall instead pay $10.50$10.00.
(b) A resident of a neighborhood permit parking zone permit holder may purchase up to two
annual visitor permits at $5 for each permit with the purchase of a neighborhood parking
permit. Visitor permits are valid during the resident's annual permit period.
(c) A business applying for a neighborhood parking permit for employees shall pay $77.00
$75.00 for each permit or renewal thereof.
(d) An individual who does not reside within the zone applying for a neighborhood parking
permit, if permitted in the zone, shall pay $39.50 $115.00 for each monthly quarterly
commuter permit or renewal thereof.
(e) A contractor applying for a temporary permit shall pay $5 for each permit and such
permit(s) shall be valid for one month.
(f) A contractor applying for a mobile vendor permit shall pay $75 for each annual permit or
renewal thereof.
(g) A resident issued a permit may obtain two two-week guest permits per year at no cost
with an option to purchase up to ten more at a cost of $5.00 for each permit.
4-20-57. News Box Fees.
(a) The annual fee for leases of news boxes governed by Chapter 4-27, "News Box Leases
and Regulation," B.R.C. 1981, is $99.00 $96 per full size box, $50.50 $49 for a double-
sized slot, and $28.00 $27.50 for a single-sized slot, payable in advance at time of
application or renewal. Fees shall be prorated by month for partial year periods, and
partial months shall constitute a full month.
(b) The waiting list fee is $27.50 $27 for each box or slot desired, and shall not be prorated
or refunded.
4-20-62. Capital Facility Impact Fee.
(a) Impact Fee Rate: No person engaged in nonresidential or residential development in the city
shall fail to pay a development impact fee. Fees shall be assessed and collected according to
the standards of Chapter 8-9, "Capital Facility Impact Fee," B.R.C. 1981, and the following
rates:
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Table 1: Residential Impact Fee Rates per Dwelling Unit
Size Range
(SF)
IMPACT FEE RATES
Parks &
Recreation
Human
Services
Municipal
Facilities
Police Fire Transportation Total
799 and
below
$3,292
$3,091
$100
$94
$321 $301 $266
$250
$240
$225
$120 $113 $4,339
$4, 074
800—999 $4,134
$3,882
$125
$117
$406 $381 $335
$315
$300
$282
$157 $147 $5,457
$5,124
1000—1199 $4,781
$4,489
$148
$139
$468 $439 $388
$364
$347
$326
$181 $170 $6,313
$5,927
1200—1399 $5,314
$4,990
$164
$154
$519 $487 $432
$406
$384
$361
$201 $189 $7,014
$6,587
1400—1599 $5,764
$5,412
$178
$167
$563 $529 $470
$441
$419
$393
$222 $208 $7,616
$7,150
1600—1799 $6,160
$5,784
$189
$177
$603 $566 $503
$472
$446
$419
$237 $223 $8,138
$7,641
1800—1999 $6,523
$6,125
$199
$187
$637 $598 $531
$499
$474
$445
$251 $236 $8,615
$8,090
2000—2199 $6,805
$6,390
$208
$195
$667 $626 $555
$521
$495
$465
$262 $246 $8,992
$8,443
2200—2399 $7,087
$6,654
$219
$206
$692 $650 $577
$542
$514
$483
$274 $257 $9,363
$8,792
2400—2599 $7,341
$6,893
$227
$213
$717 $673 $599
$562
$533
$500
$284 $267 $9,701
$9,108
2600—2799 $7,596
$7,132
$234
$220
$743 $698 $618
$580
$553
$519
$293 $275 $10,037
$9,424
2800—2999 $7,817
$7,340
$241
$226
$765 $718 $636
$597
$568
$533
$302 $284 $10,329
$9,698
3000—3199 $8,013
$7,524
$247
$232
$784 $736 $655
$615
$581
$546
$310 $291 $10,590
$9,944
3200—3399 $8,185
$7,685
$252
$237
$799 $750 $668
$627
$596
$560
$317 $298 $10,817
$10,157
3400—3599 $8,379
$7,868
$258
$242
$819 $769 $684
$642
$608
$571
$325 $305 $11,073
$10,397
3600 and
above
$8,550
$8,028
$262
$246
$834 $783 $695
$653
$620
$582
$331 $311 $11,292
$10,603
Table 2: Impact Fee Rates for Nonresidential Uses
Nonresidential
Uses
Impact Fee Rates Per Square Foot of Nonresidential Floor Area
Municipal
Facilities
Police Fire Affordable
Housing
Transportation Total
Retail/Restaurant $0.47
$0.44
$0.87
$0.82
$0.75
$0.71
$23.05
$21.64
$0.66 $0.62 $25.80
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$0.64
$0.35
$0.33
$1.08
$1.02
$34.57
$32.46
$0.27 $0.25 $36.95
$34.70
Hospital $0.56
$0.52
$0.41
$0.39
$0.87
$0.82
$23.05
$21.64
$0.33 $0.31 $25.22
$23.68
Institutional $0.15
$0.14
$0.29
$0.27
$0.23
$0.22
$11.52
$10.82
$0.22 $0.21 $12.41
$11.66
Warehousing $0.17
$0.16
$0.11
$0.10
$0.28
$0.26
$11.52
$10.82
$0.09 $0.08 $12.17
$11.42
Light Industrial $0.44
$0.41
$0.21
$0.19
$0.69
$0.65
$20.16
$18.93
$0.17 $0.16 $21.67
$20.34
Table 3: Impact Fee Rates for Public & Civic Uses and Affordable Commercial Uses
Public and
Civic Uses and
Affordable
Commercial
Uses
Impact Fee Rates Per Square Foot of Nonresidential Floor Area
Municipal
Facilities
Police Fire Affordable
Housing
Transportation Total
Retail/Restaurant $0.47
$0.44
$0.87
$0.82
$0.75
$0.71
$9.91
$9.31
$0.66 $0.62 $12.66
$11.90
Office $0.68
$0.64
$0.35
$0.33
$1.08
$1.02
$14.87
$13.96
$0.27 $0.25 $17.25
$16.20
Hospital $0.56
$0.52
$0.41
$0.39
$0.87
$0.82
$9.91
$9.31
$0.33 $0.31 $12.08
$11.35
Institutional $0.15
$0.14
$0.29
$0.27
$0.23
$0.22
$4.96
$4.65
$0.22 $0.21 $5.85
$5.49
Warehousing $0.17
$0.16
$0.11
$0.10
$0.28
$0.26
$4.96
$4.65
$0.09 $0.08 $5.61
$5.25
Light Industrial $0.44
$0.41
$0.21
$0.19
$0.69
$0.65
$8.67
$8.14
$0.17 $0.16 $10.18
$9.55
Table 4: Impact Fee Rates for Other Nonresidential Uses
Other
Nonresidential
Uses
Impact Fee Rates for Other Nonresidential Uses Based on Unique
Demand Indicators
Municipal
Facilities
Police Fire Affordable
Housing
Transportation Total
Nursing
Home/Assisted
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$161.07
$151.24
$85.49
$80.27
$252.75
$237.32
$1,982.34
$1,861.36
$68.14 $63.98 $2,549.79
$2,394.17
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room)
$109.03
$102.37
$257.70
$241.98
$172.22
$161.71
$5,947.03
$5,584.07
$204.43
$191.95
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4-20-66. Mobile Food Vehicle Sales.
An applicant for a mobile food vehicle permit shall pay the following fees at time of
application: (1) an application fee of $100, and (2) an annual license fee of $210.00 $205.00 per
12-month period, which may be pro-rated based on the remainder of the license period as
determined by the city. Application fees are non-refundable. License fees are refundable if an
application is denied or withdrawn.
4-20-73. Hemp Registration and Licensing Fee.
Application and license fees for hemp businesses shall be up to the following amounts:
(1) License fee for new licenses: $1,745.00$1,695.00
(2) Application fee: $100.00
(3) License fee for renewed license, per year: $1,165.00$1,130.00
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4-20-75. Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Device Retailer License Fee.
An applicant for a Tobacco and ESD Retailer License shall pay an application fee of
$25.00, a $400.00 $390.00 license fee for new applications, and a $300.00 $290.00 license fee
for renewal applications, which may be pro-rated based on the remainder of the license period as
determined by the city. A renewal application that is submitted after the deadline will be charged
an additional $100 late fee. The fee determined shall cover the costs of reviewing a license
application, any inspection required prior to issuance of a license, and plans for compliance
inspections by the city. Application fees are non-refundable. License fees are refundable if an
application is denied or withdrawn.
Section 4. This ordinance is effective January 1, 2025.
Section 5. This ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of
the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern.
Section 6. The city council deems it appropriate that this ordinance be published by title
only and orders that copies of this ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for
public inspection and acquisition.
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INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY
TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of October 2024.
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Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of October
2024.
____________________________________
Aaron Brockett,
Mayor
Attest:
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Elesha Johnson,
City Clerk
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2025 Recommended Budget Study Session Council Follow-up
September 19, 2024
1. Can you share addiƟonal background on Alpine-Balsam Western City Campus Project? Why is this a city
priority and what are the reasons to conƟnue to prioriƟze this project at the planned funding level?
In 2015 the city purchased 8.8 acres of land from Boulder Community Health (BCH) who was consolidaƟng
their services to a new campus out east at Foothills and Arapahoe. The purchase was moƟvated by two key
factors; to help guide redevelopment of this area of town aŌer nearly a century of influence from the
hospital and secondly to address expanding city office space needs.
In 2016 following the purchase of the BCH site, the city began a several year planning process starƟng with a
Vision Plan followed by an Area Plan. The process included extensive community engagement starƟng with
dozens of kick-off events and was followed by four years of community design workshops, pop-up events,
on-line quesƟonnaires, community open office hours, meeƟngs with property owners, informaƟon sessions,
guided scenario walks and walking tours, open houses, and public meeƟngs and hearings. Hundreds of
people parƟcipated in each phase, more than 600 unique contacts were made. This feedback informed the
vision for the site as “Alpine-Balsam will be a vibrant mulƟ-generaƟonal hub for community life and local
government services – a welcoming and inclusive new model for equitable, affordable and sustainable living.”
The Goals and ObjecƟves for Alpine-Balsam that followed the Vision Plan and idenƟfied in the Area Plan
include creaƟng vibrancy and enhancing the neighborhood while respecƟng the current character; providing
engaging, welcoming and inclusive public spaces; creaƟng a local government customer service hub; diverse
and affordable housing; improving walkability, safety and connecƟons while implemenƟng a comprehensive
mulƟ-modal access and parking strategy and lastly integraƟng environmentally sustainable strategies to
address flood concerns and climate acƟon. It is this vision, and the goals and objecƟves that have informed
decisions and guided the implementaƟon process for the site ever since.
Prior to and influencing the BCH site purchase, the city was leasing more than 30,000sf of space for city
offices and was sƟll looking for addiƟonal space. The 2015 Civic Area Plan outlined alternaƟve desired uses
for the east bookend (the 13th street block bounded by Arapahoe and Canyon) where many city staff
currently office in buildings on that block. The plan also idenƟfied two city office buildings located in the high
hazard flood zone (Park Central and New Britain Buildings) that would need to be taken down as they pose a
life safety risk to staff and the community. All these factors conƟnued to add more pressure to the city office
space needs and challenges. Also, at this same Ɵme in 2016 the city developed the Climate AcƟon Plan
which called for significant reducƟons in greenhouse gas emissions in city buildings. A parƟal inventory of
city buildings revealed a long list of unfunded deferred maintenance items that were at the root of
increasing and expensive emergency repairs.
These condiƟons laid the foundaƟon for development of the first comprehensive City FaciliƟes Plan which
was adopted by City Council in October 2021. The purpose of the plan was to holisƟcally and strategically
address Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility and Financial Stewardship in city buildings. A
comprehensive current state analysis of more than 75 city buildings revealed the degree of renovaƟon and
repair required to start saƟsfying the city’s climate goals and the inadequacies in city buildings to meet basic
ADA requirements, address gender neutrality, inclusivity or equity goals, or provide a basic welcoming and
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healthy experience for the community or staff. While current city buildings are failing to meet city goals and
values, they are also cosƟng more than double the industry standard to maintain and operate because of
failing infrastructure that is being addressed as emergencies arise. The City FaciliƟes Plan idenƟfied
consolidaƟon of services to Alpine-Balsam as a criƟcal part of a larger ConsolidaƟon Key IniƟaƟve that would
make significant progress towards the city’s climate and social goals while lowering the Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) of city buildings. Many current city buildings are experiencing mulƟple system failures and
expensive investments in repairs and equipment replacement is providing liƩle to no value as FaciliƟes
Maintenance staff fix one break only to come back a few months later to chase a break a bit further down in
the system. The FaciliƟes Plan called out this inflecƟon point in buildings when the cost of invesƟng to fix
buildings rapidly increases as the value of those investments rapidly decreases. Many city buildings have hit
or are past this inflecƟon point and now to address failing infrastructure, meet the city’s aggressive goals
and lower TCO – large iniƟal capital investments must be made. To maintain the current state of city
buildings - many of which are already subpar and do not provide an opƟmal work environment for today’s
hybrid workforce - and conƟnue to chase building failures will result in the same level of investment over
the next several years and will result in no gain towards city goals and desired outcomes.
The capital investments at Alpine-Balsam to date have largely gone towards preparing the enƟre site for
redevelopment including creaƟon of the largest affordable housing development currently in the city.
DeconstrucƟon of the hospital, cosƟng $16M, was necessary to advance housing and other key objecƟves of
the Area Plan. The city’s choice to move forward with a highly sustainable approach to deconstrucƟon
resulted in 94% diversion rate from landfills and direct reuse of the steel from the hospital on more than ten
projects currently in development – a blend of both private and city projects including the new Fire StaƟon 3.
This project has also gained naƟonal recogniƟon and become a leading example for best pracƟces in
deconstrucƟon. City staff have presented at conferences, numerous arƟcles have been wriƩen, local news
segments produced and other municipaliƟes from around Colorado and the naƟon have reached out for
informaƟon on how the project was completed so they can follow Boulder’s lead.
The other large capital investment already made was in the Brenton Building when it was renovated for city
offices back in 2018. When the city acquired this building as part of the purchase it was one of the worst
energy performers in the city’s building porƞolio, however it was also a soluƟon to avoid gaining more
expensive lease space to accommodate increasing office needs for city staff. AŌer the city renovated this
building for $8M it achieved the city’s first all-electric building, and it is now one of the best energy
performers in the city. The renovaƟon also provided a welcoming experience for customers and healthy work
environment for staff. At this point in 2024, the city has nearly achieved a return on this investment (ROI)
over leasing space, the replacement value of the building is now more than $10M and the asset remains
valuable for the city to leverage as needed against debt – which leasing space does not offer. The building
also conƟnues to perform from both an energy and low cost of maintenance standpoint and remains the
example of how we want to construct city buildings move forward.
The combined $40M in capital and $100M debt issuance being requested in 2025 will complete the
redevelopment of the Alpine-Balsam site from the city’s side and allow Boulder Housing Partners and other
private investors to complete the housing developments on the site.
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Investment Benefits
~$5 Million – 100-year
flood channel
x Removes housing and city buildings from 100-year floodplain
x Contributes to the larger Goose Creek Flood MiƟgaƟon project with a
design that meets goals for “maximizing natural features in the
landscape and ecosystems, improves storm sewer system and miƟgates
impacts from climate change.”
~$20 Million – site-wide
infrastructure
improvements
x Enhanced pedestrian connecƟons around and across site
x New 11th Street that is being designed as a model for a shared street in
Boulder
x Underground uƟliƟes work for new development connecƟons
x Site-wide public space enhancements and civic plaza
~$12 Million – Broadway
parking structure
renovaƟon and
infrastructure
improvements
x Parking structure will accommodate city uses and all housing
development except for market rate townhomes that face North Boulder
Park
x ElectrificaƟon of building including installaƟon of EV charging and making
other parking stalls EV ready for addiƟonal charging staƟons in the future
x Infrastructure investments to fix structural, mechanical and life safety
failures in buildings
x Exterior upgrades to match character of the site and enhance public
experience
~$95 Million - Pavilion
Building RenovaƟon
x Designed to accommodate around 500 city staff allowing the city to
vacate roughly seven buildings that are in poor to failing condiƟon
x Efficiency through consolidaƟon will result in roughly a 50,000 square
foot reducƟon in total space to accommodate the same number of staff
currently spread out across several buildings
x The city’s adopƟon of a hybrid work policy has led to even greater
efficiency and enabled nearly two Ɵmes the number of staff to
consolidate to the Pavilion building as compared to pre-COVID planning
resulƟng in a larger number of buildings in poor condiƟon to be vacated.
x Leading example of adapƟve reuse of an exisƟng structure and the
addiƟon is being completed with sustainably harvested Ɵmber to
minimize total embodied carbon on the project
x The building envelope is super insulated to provide resiliency and refuge
through temperature extremes and good indoor air environment when
the outside air quality is poor.
x The building will offer greater opportunity for community engagement
events which are oŌen held today in space city staff must rent
x The street level of the Pavilion is being designed to be transparent,
accessible, welcoming and inclusive for all, as a place for the community
to find access to most city services in one convenient locaƟon which was
a recurring desire heard throughout years of community engagement.
~$8 Million - Equipment,
Fixtures, Project
ConƟngencies and
Consultants
x Channel 8 relocaƟon from Main Library
x Equipment, furnishing and fixtures throughout the WCC
x Overall project conƟngency for unknowns that arise through
construcƟon over the next few years.
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The redevelopment of the Alpine-Balsam site is on track to be a global leader in low carbon redevelopment.
For the Western City Campus specifically, the city adapƟvely reused all three exisƟng structures on the site
and gave new life to old buildings that possessed a large amount of embodied carbon in their concrete
structures. The campus will be comprised of all-electric buildings that are very low energy consuming.
Vaca Ɵng city staff from buildings currently occupied in the Civic Area, specifically the East Bookend will
enable a long-anƟcipated redevelopment of this area to achieve goals of the Civic Area Plan. Sale of city
buildings in this area and other places could result in addiƟonal tens of millions of dollars towards reducing
the debt service once staff vacate. It is also anƟcipated that roughly $10M - $13M will be recouped through
cost sharing with the housing development once that is complete, another ~$3-$5M of project capital costs
will be supported by grants and energy efficiency rebates.
The project will result in the lowest total cost of ownership of city buildings, make significant strides towards
climate and resiliency goals, create a welcoming and healthy environment for the community and staff in
stark contrast to invesƟng in current buildings which would require similar levels of investment over the next
decade but with much more limited outcomes towards achieving city goals.
2. How do we prioriƟze racial equity within our budgeƟng process? What are examples of specific
investments within the 2025 Recommended Budget and/or 2025-30 CIP?
Equity consideraƟons are embedded throughout the annual budget development process and are a key part
of the overarching budgeƟng framework for the city within the citywide Sustainability, Equity, and Resilience
(SER) Framework. Part of this includes the city’s efforts to shiŌ from a tradiƟonal increment-based budgeƟng
approach to outcome-based budgeƟng, focusing more on the outcomes of our investments and how those
align to the greater SER Framework. By aligning to this framework and uƟlizing outcomes and data, we will
be able to further understand the impact of our budget allocaƟons across the city. Toward this end,
departments currently and will begin to further assess the impacts of their outcomes for budget items
requested, which feeds into budget decision-making. With this budgeƟng framework in place, we will be
able to further build data into decision-making for the budget year-aŌer-year with addiƟonal actuals and
measures aligned to our program areas and budget allocaƟons.
Since 2023 for the 2024 budget process, the city has intenƟonally focused on community budget
engagement efforts with the Community Connectors-in-Residence program. With the partnership and input
received from Community Connectors during the budget development and programs development
processes, the city is able to further understand and upliŌ feedback from historically excluded communiƟes,
who specifically have upliŌed racial equity, financial security, economic opportunity, and housing
affordability as key focus areas and top objecƟves to support in the city’s budget. This input and partnership
has been a pillar of decision-making during the annual budget process and we look forward to conƟnuing
building upon this annually. In addiƟon, community engagement around the budget has been developed
that much further on a citywide level in the past two budget cycles, with Community Connectors, boards &
commissions, and a citywide quesƟonnaire. Community engagement occurs both within the full budget
development process as well as part of departments’ individual engagement processes related to program
development and operaƟonal service delivery. These processes are embedded in the department-level
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decision-making that influences the annual budget process for prioriƟes that come forward as budget
requests.
In addiƟon, the Office of Equity & Belonging parƟcipates and supports the budget development process
through various avenues, including parƟcipaƟng on the city’s ExecuƟve Budget Team (decision-making body)
that performs review of all budget requests, and supporƟng through partnership with the Community
Connectors-in-Residence budget input, engagement, and conversaƟons.
The city has operaƟonalized the racial equity plan into city operaƟons and processes, which creates an
embedded relaƟonship between racial equity and the budget that may not be visible on the surface. For
example, the order that UƟliƟes’ flood projects come forward in the budget is very specifically and posiƟvely
affected by applicaƟon of the racial equity instrument as was established in the council-approved 2022
Comprehensive Flood and Stormwater Plan.
Specific examples of addiƟonal investments within the 2025 Recommended Budget and 2025-30 CIP that
support racial equity, financial security, housing affordability, and economic opportunity include:
o Primos Park, Park Flood Improvements, and Violet Bridge Replacement Project ($12.6M) – This
capital infrastructure investment of park ameniƟes, flood miƟgaƟon and improvements, and
transportaƟon access will support neighboring communiƟes. Staff is specifically engaging with
community members, including from Boulder Meadows, to inform the development of this park.
This project rose to the top of priority lists given the impact on the Boulder Meadows manufactured
housing community.
o Equity-Focused Shared Micromobility Advancements ($75K) – This addiƟonal investment in 2025 will
support programmaƟc outreach with the Community Connectors-in-Residence with the goal of
supporƟng low-income community members during shared micromobility program development.
o Small Business Support for Economic Resilience ($200K) – This addiƟonal one-Ɵme funding will
support the development and implementaƟon of an Economic Vitality Strategy, a key council priority,
that will support the outcomes of increased awareness of resources available to Boulder businesses,
including women- and minority-owned businesses.
o ImmigraƟon Legal Defense Fund ($50K) – AddiƟonal one-Ɵme funding for the CU ImmigraƟon Center
Clinic supporƟng non-ciƟzens of the community who may be navigaƟng criminal and/or immigraƟon
legal systems.
o Family Resource Schools Program ($26.5K) – Funding for a full-Ɵme bilingual Family Outreach
Coordinator for Crest View Elementary, who supports basic needs support and programming for
diverse low-income children at the fourth highest-need school.
o AddiƟonal Human Services Funding ($200K) – An addiƟonal $100,000 in ongoing funding and
$100,000 in one-Ɵme funding to help maintain the level of funding available for human services
grants, for non-profit organizaƟons supporƟng outcomes such as economic stability, mobility, and
resilience and increased posiƟve mental, or behavioral health and well-being.
o EvicƟon PrevenƟon and Rental Assistance Services (EPRAS) ($315K) – AddiƟonal ongoing funding for
the city's EPRAS program that will support legal aid, rental assistance, and mediaƟon services to help
tenants facing evicƟon. This program prevents evicƟons for 96% of tenants acƟvely engaging with
EPRAS services.
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o Enhanced Policy Support and Training for Public Safety and DiagnosƟc Cultural Competency
Assessments ($100K) – AddiƟonal funding administered by the Office of Equity & Belonging to
support cultural competency assessments across the organizaƟon and to support training and policy
development efforts for public safety/code enforcement funcƟons.
o Affordable Housing Funding ($8.9M) – An addiƟonal $8.9M in funds will support the advancement of
144 new or rehabilitated affordable housing units for Rally Flats, Thistle, and Ponderosa projects.
o Community Connectors-in-Residence AddiƟonal Programming for Mental Health, Professional
Development ($40K) – This one-Ɵme funding for Community Connectors-in-Residence builds upon
prior year one-Ɵme funding of $10K for mental health support by providing addiƟonal funds for
professional development, training, inclusive engagement, and mental health services.
o The Western City Campus at Alpine-Balsam ($140M) – City staff working on the project in
collaboraƟon with the Office of Equity & Belonging have conducted racial equity training for the
enƟre project team including key consultants working on the project. Following training, the team
has held several workshops to implement the Racial Equity Instrument and define specific desired
community results, intended organizaƟonal outcomes for the project and the team is working to
define indicators that will measure the outcomes. Aspects of the physical building that support
desired outcomes have been incorporated into the design and are included in the overall 2025
budget request on the project. FaciliƟes Project Managers are uƟlizing the Racial Equity Instrument
on all new major capital improvement projects to inform design decisions and capital budget
requests on buildings.
3. Can you share addiƟonal background on the level of investments associated with Wildfire Resilience
efforts? Specifically, what are current budgeted efforts and addiƟonal levels of capital investment that
advance wildfire resilience efforts?
Investments in wildfire resilience is a cross-departmental effort and reflected under several budgeted
program areas and departments within the 2025 Recommended Budget. This includes the Community
Wildfire Resilience program supported by the Climate Tax, Fire-Rescue Emergency OperaƟons’ Community
Risk Resilience and Community Wildfire Risk ReducƟon, Open Space & Mountain Parks’ Resource
Stewardship program, CommunicaƟons & Engagement department, and Finance’s Budget and Grants
programs, where the Citywide Grants Office supports the programmaƟc community grant efforts for wildfire
resilience. While the Climate Tax supports $1.5M of wildfire resilience funding within the Community
Wildfire Resilience program, this is just a fracƟon of the total overall wildfire resilience and miƟgaƟon efforts
funded across the organizaƟon – such as in the Open Space and Mountain Parks Department, Fire-Rescue
Department, UƟliƟes, Parks and RecreaƟon, Climate IniƟaƟves Department, as well as the Office of Disaster
Management.
Current cross-departmental wildfire resilience efforts and investments for 2024 - many of which will conƟnue
and grow into 2025 - include dozens of key acƟons supported by Open Space, Fire-Rescue, Climate
IniƟaƟves, UƟliƟes, CommunicaƟons & Engagement, Parks and RecreaƟon, and Finance departments and the
Office of Disaster Management. Examples of a few of these acƟons are listed here:
o Fire-Rescue ramping up their detailed home assessments, with an emphasis on homes within the
Wildland-Urban Interface. Specific community outreach and communicaƟons have been developed
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and are being disseminated to build greater awareness and interest in the detailed home assessment
program.
o Established and launched a Wildfire Resilience Assistance Grants Program to help eligible
homeowners cover costs associated with miƟgaƟon. This new grant program complements the
detailed home assessment program. Specific community outreach and communicaƟons are now
being disseminated to promote and build interest in this new assistance program and is already
generaƟng interest from homeowners.
o Updated the Community Wildfire ProtecƟon Plan in June and staff are now developing a detailed,
prioriƟzed workplan for implemenƟng the CWPP and its recommendaƟons that will detail work into
2025 and beyond. This implementaƟon plan will also incorporate recommendaƟons and acƟons
called for in other city plans related to Wildfire resilience.
o A 2025 budget enhancement is allowing the cross-departmental team to hire a Wildfire Resilience
AcƟon Plan Coordinator to idenƟfy, prioriƟze, cost, sequence and schedule all the city’s wildfire
resilience acƟons and efforts over the next 5 years.
o Forest thinning and health efforts. OSMP’s forestry crew capacity has recently been expanded to
enable year-round forest treatments and acƟons. On average, OSMP is able to “treat” ~100-200
acres of forest per year at mulƟple locaƟons. OSMP also added capacity to focus on decreasing fire
fuel loads within high priority ditch corridors.
o OSMP successfully launched a perimeter mowing program in 2024 along large stretches of open
space bordering the built environment on the city’s west side with a goal of reducing fuel loads
within the Wildland Urban interface.
o Expanded targeted grazing efforts on open space along Shanahan Ridge to control the spread of
invasive Tall Oatgrass. Grazing of over 500 acres here reduces fine fuel loads near city limits.
o Completed FlaƟron Vista prescribed burn plan that covers 2000 acres, and working on a South
Boulder Creek prescribed burn plan that covers close to 3000 acres.
o CoordinaƟng with Mt View Fire to develop cisterns at the Marshall Mesa Trailhead.
o Working to idenƟfy and address the unique challenges and set of rules and regs to implemenƟng a
more aggressive prescribed burn program. This work led city staff to tesƟfy at a LegislaƟve Wildfire
MaƩers CommiƩee on the need for prescribed burn flexibility. Despite these challenges, city staff
led several prescribed burns along ditch corridors on city agricultural lands in 2024.
o Led disaster preparedness and recovery workshops.
o Coordinated conƟnued trainings for the dozens of city staff who parƟcipate in fire response.
o In addiƟon to the above efforts, the Office of Disaster Management (ODM), has performed and/or
conƟnues to implement the following iniƟaƟves this year:
Completed the Urban ConflagraƟon DraŌ for the Fire Department: This plan focuses on
three scenarios (1) wildfire outside the city, fire department support, no immediate threat,
(2) a wildfire is advancing and threatening the city causing the implementaƟon of the
structure defense plan, and (3) a wildfire has entered the city now causing an urban
conflagraƟon scenario.
Currently working with the Police Department on the next generaƟon of evacuaƟon
planning. The first version idenƟfied primary evacuaƟon routes across the city and
developing polygons across the city. The 2.0 version of evacuaƟon planning is mostly
completed and includes developing evacuaƟon operaƟonal details for each polygon along
the western edge of the city. Each polygon includes the number of officers required to
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complete door to door evacuaƟons, evacuaƟon routes and the traffic control points
including the number of the officers to staff each locaƟon. Working with City GIS staff to
develop an evacuaƟon / conflagraƟon operaƟonal decision assistance plaƞorm to
incorporate the urban conflagraƟon and evacuaƟon work into the design.
City & County GIS Teams along with both the city 911 Dispatch Center and Sheriff ’s 911
Dispatch Center integrated the alerƟng polygons in Everbridge to automaƟcally load on the
Boulder ODM website public facing map. This is for all types of incidents flood, fire and
police acƟvity.
Keyword messaging plaƞorm implemented which is an Everbridge service that allows Public
InformaƟon Officers to message the community using text messaging.
A Required Safe EvacuaƟon Time (RSET) was developed for each evacuaƟon polygon to
provide an operaƟonal planning assumpƟon for decision making during a wildfire. The RSET
used traffic modeling to determine the clearance Ɵme for each alerƟng polygon.
Wildfire evacuaƟon decision points were developed for the western side of the city using a
basic wildfire modeling technology for 1 hour and 2-hour Ɵme limits to assist with gauging
when to call for evacuaƟon orders.
ConƟnuing to facilitate a Command & Control, CommunicaƟons, and CoordinaƟon (C-4)
Working Group. This group brings law enforcement, fire departments, EMS and hazardous
materials team members together once a quarter to address incident command, operaƟonal
and communicaƟons gaps and programs.
4. How can community members find outcomes-level data at the program level?
The city’s 2025 Recommended Budget represents the third and final year of the BudgeƟng for Resilience &
Equity implementaƟon plan, where the city has shiŌed to an outcomes-based budgeƟng approach. As part
of this effort, the city developed department program areas, aligned budget and resources to these program
areas, and established a minimum of three outcomes, measures, and targets for each program area, and for
the 2025 Budget, developed an outcomes dashboard that is available on the city’s website as well as
embedded within the 2025 Recommended Budget associated with each department page. The 2025
Recommended Budget is the baseline year for outcomes data, and the city will conƟnue to evaluate, iterate
and improve upon this process on an annual basis during budget development.
As menƟoned at the Council Budget Study Session, program areas currently have varying levels of data
associated with outcomes and measures. Some departments and program areas have established outcomes,
measures, and data tracking for specific program areas, such as the Housing & Human Services (HHS)
Department.
Specifically, for HHS programs, output and outcomes data for some programs are provided publicly through
dashboards and/or annual reports on the city website. These resources provide useful output data to help
our community understand to whom and how many people or households among our community are being
provided direct services at any given Ɵme. They also indicate how the city’s resources are advancing toward
outcomes. Staff analyzes a robust combinaƟon of outcome and output data to track advancement toward
department-level logic model and citywide Sustainability, Equity, and Resilience (SER) Framework goals.
While outcome metrics provide insight on direcƟonality of trends (increase, decrease), effecƟveness of
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agency performance, or other behavioral changes for targeted populaƟons, output data can also provide key
informaƟon as to advancement toward the goals (e.g., # of people benefiƫng from the Food Tax Rebate, # of
shelter beds uƟlized). A list of HHS program dashboards and annual reports include:
x Affordable Housing in the City of Boulder Data Dashboard | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov)
x Community Funding Dashboard | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov)
x Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Dashboard | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov)
x Food Tax Rebate Program | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov)
x Homelessness Services Data Dashboard | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov), Point in Time Count
Dashboard | City of Boulder (bouldercolorado.gov), Single Adult Homelessness 2023 Report
x Older Adult Services Annual Reports
x Safe and Managed Public Spaces (SAMPS) Operational Dashboard, SAMPS Tracking Data, SAMPS 2023
Annual Report
5. What is the total Arts, Culture, and Heritage operaƟng reserve?
The total Arts, Culture, and Heritage operaƟng reserve is 16.7% of total planned operaƟng expenses for the
upcoming year. This established reserve is in alignment with financial best pracƟces and with the city’s
reserve fund policies. For 2025, the total operaƟng reserve is $303,000, which is calculated against the total
planned operaƟng uses of funds in 2026. The total 2025 remaining fund balance aŌer accounƟng for
operaƟng reserves is $397,000.
6. Can you share what the total ending fund balance is across all 41 budgeted funds? What are the plans for
this remaining fund balance?
The total projected ending fund balance for 2025 across all 41 budgeted fund is $248M. Of the $248M,
$104M is held across all funds for operaƟng reserves in alignment with our reserve policies. The remaining
$144M is fund balance aŌer reserves which will support future planned capital project expenses in the
outyears across capital project funds, special revenue funds, and enterprise funds.
7. How can one view dedicated funding v. undedicated funding in the budget? Can we get a pie graph that
shades out dedicated funding?
The best way to compare dedicated funding against undedicated funding is by looking at the revenues
(sources) the city receives through the various funds. The majority of revenues within the General Fund are
undedicated, while the remaining funds consist of revenues that voters have set aside or funds that are
dedicated for specific purposes, such as dedicated revenues supporƟng special revenue funds (ex.
TransportaƟon Fund, the 0.25 Sales Tax Fund, and the Open Space Fund), capital project funds (ex.
Community, Culture, Resilience & Safety Tax Fund, Permanent Parks & RecreaƟon Fund), and enterprise
funds (Water UƟlity Fund, Wastewater UƟlity Fund).
To see a pie graph that breaks down revenues by fund, please head to the Transparency Portal and select the
“2025 Budget – Sources and Uses” report (at the top of the menu on the leŌ). Scroll down unƟl you see the
“Filter” and “Views” menu, choose “Views”, then select “Citywide Sources by fund, Pie Chart – 2025” view,
which is the second opƟon within the “Views” list. This will show the comparison between the General Fund
revenues to all other fund revenues.
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The General Fund revenues are forecasted to be $171.7 million, or 34.9% of the total projected $492.5
million forecasted revenues, this total view of citywide sources excludes transfers and internal service funds
to avoid double-counƟng.
To view a specific program area budget by fund, select the report “2025 Budget – Expenditure by Fund”, and
scroll down on the leŌhand side to “Filters”, click “Org Program” and select the program area of choice.
Dropdown views are available within each category of fund type. AddiƟonal visibility into budget data can be
adjusted based on filtering and report views.
8. The Climate Tax had staƟsƟcally valid surveys. Can those be shared?
In May and June 2022, at the direcƟon of council, the city conducted a staƟsƟcally valid survey to collect
feedback on the new climate tax proposal. Broadly, the results confirmed that the community is deeply
concerned about the climate crisis and was largely supporƟve of the city’s tax proposal. Details of the survey
process is on the city’s webpage and a summary of the results is available online.
More recently, in June and July 2023, at the direcƟon of council, the city conducted a staƟsƟcally valid
survey to collect feedback on the expiring 0.15 cent sales and use tax. The survey results showed support
for the tax renewal. A summary of the survey results is available online.
9. How can council and community members learn more about the details of the Violet Bridge Project? What
does it entail?
The city’s Parks and RecreaƟon, TransportaƟon and Mobility, and UƟliƟes departments are all shepherding
the following efforts to ensure the Boulder Meadows community and other surrounding neighborhoods can
access the new park, Primos Park, along Violet Avenue and also to improve safe routes to nearby schools
(Crest View Elementary and Centennial Middle School).
Primos Park
Located in a 9-acre site on Violet Avenue between Broadway and 19th Street, this locaƟon will become an
accessible, inviƟng neighborhood park that uses nature-based soluƟons to address stormwater and
ecological health within the Fourmile Canyon Creek floodplain. Adjacent to the new North Boulder Branch
Library, park design also includes mulƟmodal transportaƟon improvements to connect the site with the
neighborhood and other nearby ameniƟes. For example, the project will help close a gap in the overall
Fourmile Canyon Creek Greenway by extending the exisƟng mulƟuse path that currently terminates at the
west end of the park. This path extension will follow Violet Avenue to the bridge on the eastern end of the
park and will be complemented by a buffered, westbound bike lane on the north side of Violet Avenue. In
addiƟon, the park will offer designated parking for scooters, bikes, and mobility devices, as well as accessible
trails throughout the site. Design and permiƫng will conƟnue through fall 2025, with phased construcƟon
acƟviƟes starƟng in early 2026.
Violet Bridge Replacement
The proposed underpass at Violet Avenue and Fourmile Canyon Creek (4MCC) is included in the
TransportaƟon Master Plan, the Greenways Masterplan, and the 4MCC Flood MiƟgaƟon Plan. The exisƟng
Violet Avenue bridge over 4MCC is in poor condiƟon and is the worst rated bridge in the city.
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The proposed project will reconstruct the exisƟng bridge over 4MCC with a larger and safer structure that
will beƩer convey FMCC stormwater flows. It will also provide a grade-separated pedestrian and bicycle
underpass crossing of Violet Avenue, providing important off-street bike and pedestrian connecƟons. The
widening of the bridge over 4MCC will also provide space for pedestrians and cyclists along Violet Avenue
that does not exist today. This improvement addresses both transportaƟon and floodplain management
goals where the design is fully integrated with Primos Park improvements.
The Violet Avenue Bridge project is funded from both the City TransportaƟon Fund and the CCRS Fund with a
projected total cost of $8 Million.
ConnecƟon to Broadway and 19th Street Underpasses
The expanded 4MCC greenway mulƟ-use path and Violet Avenue underpass will implement vital off-street
transportaƟon connecƟons that have not previously existed. New connecƟons will be created to and from
nearby Crestview Elementary School and the Boulder Meadows neighborhood. To the north, the underpass
will facilitate a mulƟ-use path extension through the park site, providing access to key desƟnaƟons such as
the North Boulder Park Library and others further west via the recently expanded Broadway Bridge and
underpass across 4MCC. To the south, the 4MCC Greenway MulƟ-Use Path will eventually connect with the
19th Street and points further south and east.
Staff in the UƟliƟes Department are working on potenƟal property acquisiƟon as part of the floodway
project that will allow, in part, for the “missing link” construcƟon of a new mulƟ-use path segment between
19th and Violet. This path will then connect southward from Violet Avenue to the underpass currently under
construcƟon as part of the 19th Street Improvements project.
For addiƟonal informaƟon, please reach out to the following contacts:
Primos Park – Deryn Wagner, Parks and RecreaƟon
Violet Bridge Replacement and MulƟmodal Improvements – Gerrit SlaƩer, TransportaƟon and Mobility
10. Can staff share addiƟonal detail on the alignment of investments to the Citywide Strategic Plan and
council prioriƟes?
The 2025 Recommended Budget advances City Council PrioriƟes as well as strategies and priority acƟons
within the Citywide Strategic Plan. There are strategies and prioriƟes that are currently supported through
exisƟng funding, and the 2025 budget invests further in the advancement of these Council PrioriƟes as well
as strategies and priority acƟons within the Citywide Strategic Plan. Specifically, examples of each are listed
below:
City Council PrioriƟes
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) Update: $600,000 in one-Ɵme funding is included in the 2025
Budget for the engagement, design, and development of the BVCP update.
Economic Development Plan & Program Enhancements: $200,000 is included to support Small Business
Support for Economic Resilience that specifically aims to bolster the Economic Vitality Strategy in 2025
Commercial Area ConnecƟons & Quality of Life Improvements: $1.4M is included to support the University
Hill Streetscape RenovaƟon Project, which will invest in capital upgrades around the University Hill area.
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Citywide Strategic Plan
Responsibly Governed: Budget Investments in Cybersecurity Planning and Training, Fleet Replacements, and
FaciliƟes Capital Maintenance, and Alpine-Balsam Western City Campus Project
x CSP Strategy 2: Advance efforts to enhance regional disaster prevenƟon, preparedness, and
response
x CSP Strategy 10: Advancement toward an eighty percent reducƟon in emissions
x CSP Strategy 12: Implement organizaƟonal and financial best pracƟces to conƟnuously improve
asset management, customer experience, and project and program performance.
Safe: Budget enhancements supporƟng the Office of Independent Police Monitor, CivilianizaƟon of PosiƟons
for Crime PrevenƟon and HolisƟc Problem-Solving, Urban Rangers and SAMPS
x CSP Strategy 1: Focus community safety efforts on reducing community harm at criƟcal locaƟons
Accessible & Connected: Investments in Community Connectors-in-Residence, HOP Bus ElectrificaƟon and
Shared Micromobility
x CSP Strategy 10: Advancement toward an eighty percent reducƟon in emissions
x CSP Strategy 7: Invest in and maintain a transportaƟon system with an array of mulƟ-modal choices
to reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions.
x CSP Strategy 8: Improve accessibility to city meeƟngs, informaƟon, and programs through
equitable engagement.
Livable: Investments in Human Services and EvicƟon and Rental PrevenƟon Services funding, and addiƟonal
Affordable Housing investments
x CSP Strategy 5: Provide holisƟc and accessible programs and services to enable diverse individuals
and families to live in Boulder
x CSP Strategy 4: Strengthen equity-focused programs that help meet community members’ basic
needs, including mental, physical, and behavioral health, financial assistance, and access to services.
Environmentally Sustainable: AddiƟonal funding supporƟng Wildfire Resilience and Water Quality Program
operaƟons
x CSP Strategy 9: Increase community and ecosystem resilience to the current and future impacts of
climate change.
Economically Vital: One-Ɵme funding for Small Business Support for Economic Resilience and Outdoor Dining
Program
x CSP Strategy 14: Enhance collaboraƟve efforts to support an inclusive, healthy, sustainable, and
resilient local economy that builds on core economic strengths, promotes economic mobility, and
aligns with community values and prioriƟes.
Healthy & Socially Thriving: Funding for a new ImmigraƟon Legal Defense Fund, training for cultural
competency assessments, Family Resource Schools and EXPAND programming
x CSP Strategy 4: Strengthen equity-focused programs that help meet community members’ basic
needs, including mental, physical, and behavioral health, financial assistance, and access to services.
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City of Boulder
University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission
Cultural Vibrancy • District Vitality • Access for All
1500 Pearl Street, Suite 302 • Boulder, Colorado 80302
Phone 303-413-7300
Date: September 3, 2024
To: Boulder City Council
From: University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission
Subject: Preservation of Funds from the Sale of the Parking Lot at 1200 Block of Pleasant
Street
The University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission (UHCAMC) is writing to you
to request that the fund balance from the sale of the Pleasant Street parking lot be preserved or
held harmless pending further study and development of options to provide for consistent and
sustainable funding for the business district and including the potential redevelopment of the
University Hill General Improvement District’s remaining asset (the 14th Street parking lot) as a
potential catalyst site.
As you are aware, and as part of the City’s broader plans to reinvest in the Hill and facilitate
CU’s location of a conference center on the Hill, UHGID sold the Pleasant Street parking lot for
the development of the Moxy Hotel. We are very excited about the recent opening of the Moxy
Hotel, which is already bringing a more diverse set of demographic visitors to the Hill. Once CU
opens its conference center, the Moxy will provide overflow capacity necessary for larger
conferences.
As you also are aware, UHGID has been unable to sustain adequate services on University Hill
for many years. UHGID is not self-funding, and it relies significantly on generous contributions
from the City's general fund to maintain the business district. Reliance on discretionary
contributions from the general fund, rather than a predictable revenue stream, makes planning
difficult. Further, notwithstanding the generosity of the City, the funding over time has been
inadequate for maintaining the Hill at a level consistent with other areas of the City (such as
downtown Boulder). These inadequacies have become more apparent in connection with
concerns about the impact on the visitation to be spurred by the Moxy Hotel and CU Conference
Center.
UHCAMC has begun to embark, through staff, independent efforts of Commissioners, and
communications with other community members, on an effort to identify an adequate funding
solution that is more consistent and sustainable for the business area encompassed within
UHGID. Among other things, UHCAMC and the City funded a recent Technical Advisory
Panel concerning how to utilize UHGID's last remaining asset (the 14th Street lot) as a catalyst
for further reinvestment in, and improvement of, the Hill. UHCAMC Commissioner Shoemaker,
also a member of the Downtown Boulder Partnership Board, recently attended the Downtown
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Colorado, Inc. (DCI) Metro Area BID, DDA, URA Mobile Tour with City staff, members of the
Downtown Boulder Partnership and BID staff, and a City Council member. Perhaps, most
importantly, the city staff is proposing, and we strongly support, the Improvement Districts
Analysis. There are many ideas under discussion, diligence is at its early stages, and
UHCAMC’s hope that within the next year or so UHCAMC, City staff, and the City Council will
be able to discuss the results of this diligence and hold a joint study session on this complex issue
that is important to the economic vitality of the City.
We understand that the current proposed capital improvement budget for 2025 includes use of
$727,500 of the fund balance from the sale of the Pleasant Street lot. We respectfully request,
however, that the fund balance be preserved or held harmless while current studies are being
undertaken, as those funds may be critical to the plans to develop a new funding source or
redevelop the 14th Street parking lot. In the meantime, we also request that the City continue
providing funding from the general fund for UHGID, which will benefit not just the Hill, but the
City at large in light of the benefits that will be brought to the City as a whole by the Moxy Hotel
and the CU Conference Center.
Thank you for your consideration.
University Hill Commercial Area Management Commission
Ted Rockwell (Chair), Andrew Shoemaker (Vice-Chair), Trent Bush, Tell Jones, and
Danica Powell
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Item 5A – Addendum Memo 1
CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM ADDENDUM
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2024
AGENDA ITEM:
This addendum corrects two clerical errors related to the 1) 2025 Recommended
Budget shared on the 9/12 Study Session, and 2) City Council Agenda Item 5A –
2025 Recommended Budget 1st Reading Memorandum:
1. University Hill Commercial District Fund: an amendment to the 2025
Recommended Budget document to correct a clerical error within the University
Hill Commercial District Fund of the 2025 Recommended Budget, which was
released to City Council on August 30 and presented during the September 12
Council Study Session.
2. Average Utility Rate Increase: A correction to the clerical error concerning the
average utility rate increase for a typical single-family residential customer. This
error is included in City Council Agenda Item 5A – 2025 Recommended Budget
First Reading memorandum, which is included in the October 3 City Council
meeting packet.
DESCRIPTION:
1. University Hill Commercial District Fund:
This addendum is a clerical correction of a staff error in the 2025 Recommended Budget
document within the University Hill Commercial District Fund in the 2025 Capital Budget. As
submitted, the online 2025 Recommended Budget document for the University Hill Commercial
Area Project within the University Hill Commercial District Fund totals $977,500. The correct
budget supported by University Hill Commercial District Fund for this capital project is
$727,500, a correction of $250,000.
This capital project is specifically reflected in the Community Vitality Capital Improvement
Program Summary page, listed as $1,627,500 ($977,500 from University Hill Commercial
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District Fund and $650,000 from the Governmental Capital Fund). This correction will adjust the
University Hill Commercial District Fund budget for the project to $727,500, for a total project
budget of $1,377,500. This correction to the capital project budget represents a clerical
correction and does not change the scope or intended funding level for the project.
Given that staff publicly released the 2025 Recommended Budget on August 30 and delivered to
City Council during the September 12 Budget Study Session, staff is including this addendum
for informative purposes only. If approved by Council on October 17, this staff amendment to
correct the capital budget within University Hill Commercial District Fund will reduce:
The total fund appropriation from $1,509,353 to $1,259,353,
The 2025 Recommended Budget from $589.5 million to $589.3 million, and,
The total 2025 Capital Budget from $190.2 million to $189.9 million.
2. Average Utility Rate Increase for Typical Single-Family Home:
This addendum serves to correct the mislabeling of Item 5A memorandum related to the average
monthly utility rate increase for a typical single-family residential customer. The City Council
Agenda Item 5A – 2025 Recommended Budget First Reading memorandum page 7 indicated an
average increase of $10.89 per month. The correct average utility bill increase for a typical
single-family home is $8.59 per month.
It is important to note that this correction does not affect the utility rates included in the Fee
Changes ordinance (Ordinance 8656); rather, it corrects the memorandum language of the
overall rate impact on a typical single-family residential customer. The corrected value of an
$8.59 monthly increase is also consistent with the information shared with the Water Resources
Advisory Board (WRAB) in July 2024.
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AG E N D A I T E M
Discussion on whether to hold the November 14th Special Meeting & J oint Meeting with the
Planning Board in-person, (which was converted from a Study Session)
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AG E N D A I T E M
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I N F O RMAT I ON I T E M
2024 C ultural Grants
P RI MARY STAF F C ON TAC T
Lauren Click, Community Vitality Arts & C ulture Manager
AT TAC H ME N T S:
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INFORMATION ITEM
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and Members of Council
From: Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, City Manager
Cris Jones, Community Vitality Department Director
Matt Chasansky, Office of Arts and Culture Manager
Lauren Click, Office of Arts and Culture Manager
Sarah Harrison, Office of Arts and Culture Arts Program Manager, Grants
Date: October 3, 2024
Subject: 2024 Cultural Grants
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this memo is to inform City Council of the Boulder Arts Commission’s approval
of grants in the 2024 cycle. The Cultural Grants Program includes community funding in the
following categories:
- General Operating Support (GOS) Grants
-Community Project Grants
- Arts Education Grants
- Field Trip Fund for Title One Schools
- Professional Development Scholarships
-Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund
- Leadership Pipeline Fund Scholarship
- Grant Writing Support Fund
Additionally, these grant categories were enhanced with funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA):
-Artist Hiring Incentive Fund
- Additional Venue and Online Event Affordability Funds
One grant category remains to be fully awarded: the Cultural Field Trip Fund. This category is
decided administratively by formula. This table demonstrates the breakdown of funding between
categories:
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GRANT TYPE CATEGORY 1 # OF
GRANTS GRANT
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
BUDGET
GENERAL Extra Large Orgs (2022) 8 @ $50,000 $400,000
OPERATING Extra Large Org (2023) 1 @ $26,035 $26,035
SUPPORT Large Orgs (2022) 9 @ $20,000 $180,000
Large Org (2023) 1 @ $10,414 $10,414
Mid Orgs (2022) 8 @ $10,000 $80,000
Mid Org (2023) 1 @ $5,207 $5,207
Small Orgs (2022) 12 @ $8,000 $96,000
Small Orgs (2023) 2 @ $4,166 $8,331
PROJECT Community Projects - Orgs 6 @ $10,000 $60,000
GRANTS Community Projects – Indv 5 @ $5,000 $25,000
Arts Education 10 @ $3,000 $30,000
STRATEGIC
FUNDS
Venue and Online Event
Affordability Fund 37 @ ~ $1,000 $37,000
Artist Hiring Incentive Grants 18 @ $3,000 $54,000
Risk Capital Fund on hold on hold $0
SCHOLARSHIPS Professional Development Approx.
16 @ ~ $500 $8,000
Leadership Pipeline Fund 2 @ $8,000 $16,000
Cultural Field Trips 5 @ ~ $2,000 $10,000
SPONSORSHIPS Assistance for Grant Writing 8 @ $500 $4,000
TOTAL $1,049,987
A full list of grantees, categories, and funding levels can be found in the Background section.
An updated list of awards is maintained on the Office of Arts and Culture website.
The cultural grants (also known as arts grants) further the goals of Boulder’s Sustainability,
Equity, and Resilience Framework. While the grants program supports multiple objectives, like
encouraging a livable, accessible and connected community, the arts are deeply important to
ensure a healthy and socially thriving city. The programming and organizations supported by the
grants program are critical to helping the city meet the goal that:
All Boulder residents are able to meet their critical needs, enjoy high levels of social,
physical, and mental well-being, and have access to abundant recreational, cultural and
educational opportunities in an environment that respects and celebrates human rights.
The grants program supports artists and arts organizations offering a wide range of cultural
opportunities, while fostering diversity and belonging. As noted in the 2025 Bridge-Year Needs
and Funding Assessment:
1 $100,000 in GOS funds were added in March 2023. Funds awarded for two years (2023 and 2024). $21,000 in
Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund awards were added in March 2023 from American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) funds.$54,000 in Artist Hiring Incentive Grants were added in March 2023 from American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) funds.
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The arts are recognized for unifying communities, helping us understand other cultures
better, and improving our individual well-being. The arts are perceived as a “positive
experience in a troubled world”2 and general operating assistance grants can directly
support an organization's ability to address equity and inclusion.3
The Bridge-Year Needs and Funding Assessment will guide the upcoming year’s workplan,
including comprehensive review of the grant program.
The grants help anchor the strategies found in the Community Cultural Plan 4 (adopted by City
Council on Nov. 17, 2015). Through funding for general operating support, projects, equity
initiatives, venue rental assistance, and field trips, the grants seek to achieve a few Community
Cultural Plan goals. First, in support of cultural organizations:
[Have] a substantial and positive effect on the ability of Boulder’s many cultural
organizations to advance their operational capacity, promote organizational resiliency,
and encourage innovation for the benefit of the community.5
This is reinforced by the language of the ordinance which governs the grants program (Boulder
Revised Code Title 14, Chapter 1), “to encourage and financially support local arts organizations
in order to stimulate, promote, and sustain the arts, culture, and creativity for the benefit of the
people of the city.”
In addition to support for organizations, the scholarships, project grants, venue rental assistance,
and the new Leadership Pipeline fund contribute to the Community Cultural Plan’s goals for
supporting artists and creative professionals:
Boulder will increasingly attract artists and creative professionals for all it has to offer,
not only in beautiful surroundings and quality of life, but also in the ability to thrive in
the creative sector.6
The grants program has long served as an important part of the success of professional artists and
organizations, having a ripple effect through the economy. This year, that outcome is enhanced
with Arts Administration Rehiring Grants and the Artists Hiring Incentive, both funded by the
last year of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants, with the goal of significant workforce
improvements for the arts sector during this period of recovery after the COVID 19 pandemic.
Finally, the grants program is a critical equity tactic. In 2022, the Arts Commission updated their
Statement on Cultural Equity7, which reads:
2 Cohen, Randy. 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2021. Americans for the Arts. March 2021.
3 Parks, Dan. General Operating Support is Vital to Advancing Equity, Strengthening Nonprofits, Leaders Say. The
Chronicle of Philanthropy. April 12, 2022.
4 City of Boulder Community Cultural Plan (adopted 17, November 2017), https://boulderarts.org/wp-
content/uploads/2015/11/Community-Cultural-Plan-11-17-2015.pdf?x64198
5 Community Cultural Plan (2015) pg. 54
6 Community Cultural Plan (2015) pg. 77
7 Boulder Arts Commission Statement on Cultural Equity (adopted 16, March 2022), https://boulderarts.org/wp-
content/uploads/2022/08/2022-Statement-on-Cultural-Equity-FINAL-03-16-2022.pdf
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Racial Equity impacts every aspect of society. It is a generational project that involves
every person in the city of Boulder. It is a project that requires shifts, not only in law,
policy and regulation, but also in language and visual images, the stories that we tell,
and the heroes we celebrate. These cultural ingredients will amplify the work of Racial
Equity by strengthening the connections between, resilience of, and justice for, everyone
in our community. Therefore, the work of artists and cultural leaders are foundational for
progress on Racial Equity.
The grantmaking process is continually reviewed and updated with tactics to counter systems of
systematic racism in community funding. It is also focused on outcomes; the application and
scoring of the grants encourage deep equity practice among our artists and nonprofits.
The administration of the cultural grants program is the responsibility of the Community Vitality
Department’s Office of Arts and Culture. The Boulder Arts Commission is responsible for
decisions on the distribution of grant funds. On Sept. 19, 2017, City Council adopted Ordinance
8207 amending Chapter 14-1, “Arts Grant Program,” 1981 B.R.C.8, which states:
The [arts] commission has final authority for approval of arts grant funding
distributions. The commission may delegate authority for funding distributions to the city
manager.
This year’s grants were awarded based on criteria established by the Boulder Arts Commission.
Most categories of grants have been selected using a competitive process by members of the Arts
Commission. In the case of the Professional Development Scholarships, the Venue and Online
Event Affordability Fund, Grant Writing Assistance Fund, and the Cultural Field Trip Fund, the
Arts Commission uses non-competitive administrative review (decision based on a formula,
administered by staff under the delegation authority described above, and reported to the
commission). As in years past, the Arts Commission has made improvements to the
transparency, rigor, equity, and stewardship of the program.
The Arts Commission is proud of the work it has done through this year’s grant cycle and is
enthusiastically grateful to the organizations and artists that are leveraging the funding for our
community.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Cultural Grants Program is a planned program, and $1,049,987 was assigned as ongoing
funding in the 2024 budget. There are no additional impacts to the city budget or staff capacity.
In March 2023, City Council added $100,000 of additional, one-time, multi-year funding to the
grant program. These funds were awarded by the Arts Commission to support awards of General
Operating Support Grant Funds to five organizations. These five organizations (denoted by
asterisks in the General Operating Support Grants section of this document) scored high enough
to merit funding in 2022, but funds did not accommodate awarding them grants. They were
awarded two-year grants (for 2023 and 2024).
8 To read the full Revised Code Title 14, visit:
https://library.municode.com/co/boulder/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14AR
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Additional American Rescue Plan Act grant funding was added in March of 2023 as one-time
funding. $150,000 was assigned as additional funding to the 2023 budget. The funds were
dedicated to Artist Hiring Incentive Funds and additional Venue and Online Event Affordability
Funds, as the grant has a significant, demonstrable need in the industry. These funds were
divided equally between 2023 and 2024.
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS
• Economic – There are three primary ways the Cultural Grants Program affects Boulder’s
economy: audience spending, workforce, and direct spending by organizations. Our
understanding of the arts sector of the economy is mostly derived from studies conducted
before the pandemic and provide a baseline of normal conditions in Boulder.
This year, Americans for the Arts published the latest Arts and Economic Prosperity
(AEP6) study. Americans for the Arts, an industry trade group, has conducted this
research since 2016 in hundreds of regions across the nation, including Boulder. While
past evaluations focused primarily on the nonprofit arts and culture industry’s financial,
economic, and tourism contributions, AEP6 further considers the industry through equity
and livable community lenses.
Using data from the past two years, AEP6 reveals: 1.9 million people visited cultural
attractions in Boulder, 64% of which were Boulderites.
- 87.9% of nonlocal attendees reported that the primary purpose of their visit to
Boulder was “specifically to attend the performance, event, exhibit, venue, or
facility” where they were surveyed.
- 36% of people came from outside the city limits, bringing with them about $46.97
per person (84% more than locals spent) in “new money” that leads to continuing
effects as each dollar travels through the economy. That amount goes up to about
$196/person when they stayed at a hotel.
AEP6 expands the understanding of the cultural workforce by examining the entire
marketplace of organizations. As a sector in 2022, cultural nonprofits generated:
- 2,451 jobs
- $80.0 million in household income for local residents
- $21.9 million in tax revenues to local, state, and federal governments.
Finally, AEP6 reported that the direct spending of cultural organizations is a healthy part
of Boulder’s economy. For the entire sector, AEP6 described the total economic impact
of the arts to be just under $115 million, over four times that for other cities our size. That
includes just over $4.6 million in local tax revenue.9
• Environmental – The cultural activity that is supported by the Cultural Grants Program is
a keystone element of city life:
9 For more information on Arts and Economic Prosperity 6, and to read Boulder’s full report, visit:
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Cultural organizations and practicing artists add vibrancy to the social offerings that
are critical infrastructure for city life. Our community will build a foundation of
livability, and thus attachment to Boulder, on the programs offered by these creative
leaders.10
This “attachment” to Boulder may be one of the factors which motivate our residents to
take critical action on climate change.
Arts and culture are also directly foundational to climate action and adaptation. It is a
generational project to remake how we conduct city life: the way our city will be built;
telling the stories and celebrating the heroes of our climate future; the images, sounds,
and words that will inspire a frame of mind necessary to take bold action. This is the
work of artists, authors, architects, musicians, and creatives of all kinds. In this way, the
arts are necessary for success in climate action. Boulder’s Cultural Grants Program is
among the tools available to city government for encouraging this change.
• Social – The Community Cultural Plan describes the elements of social cohesion and
social infrastructure which are enhanced by the Cultural Grants Program:
Communities that gather for cultural activities know their neighbors and check up on
each other. These connected neighborhoods may be safer and more resilient.
Opportunities for creative expression are a part of community health that is offered
by the variety of cultural organizations that call Boulder home.
The variety and diversity of social offerings, and the degree to which they are a
welcoming part of everyday life, is a priority.
These concepts are measured in part through the latest Boulder Community Survey
published in 2023. In that survey, over 75% of residents positively rated cultural, arts,
and music activities in the city.11
Finally, social impacts of the entire grants program, its structure and outcomes, are being
assessed and improved through the principles defined in the Statement on Cultural
Equity, initially adopted by the Boulder Arts Commission in 2016 and updated in 2022.12
BACKGROUND
GRANT TYPE CATEGORY 13 # OF
GRANTS GRANT
AMOUNT
CATEGORY
BUDGET
10 The “Connections to the Sustainability Framework” document can be found in the attachments to the Community
Cultural Plan on page 130: https://bouldercolorado.gov/community-cultural-plan
11 To read the full Community Survey, visit: https://bouldercolorado.gov/projects/community-survey.
12 To read the full Statement on Cultural Equity, visit: https://boulderarts.org/wp-
content/uploads/2016/12/Statement-on-Cultural-Equity.pdf
13 $100,000 in GOS funds were added in March 2023. Funds awarded for two years (2023 and 2024). $21,000 in
Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund awards were added in March 2023 from American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) funds.$54,000 in Artist Hiring Incentive Grants were added in March 2023 from American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) funds.
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GENERAL Extra Large Orgs (2022) 8 @ $50,000 $400,000
OPERATING Extra Large Org (2023) 1 @ $26,035 $26,035
SUPPORT Large Orgs (2022) 9 @ $20,000 $180,000
Large Org (2023) 1 @ $10,414 $10,414
Mid Orgs (2022) 8 @ $10,000 $80,000
Mid Org (2023) 1 @ $5,207 $5,207
Small Orgs (2022) 12 @ $8,000 $96,000
Small Orgs (2023) 2 @ $4,166 $8,331
PROJECT Community Projects - Orgs 6 @ $10,000 $60,000
GRANTS Community Projects – Indv 5 @ $5,000 $25,000
Arts Education 10 @ $3,000 $30,000
STRATEGIC
FUNDS
Venue and Online Event
Affordability Fund 37 @ ~ $1,000 $37,000
Artist Hiring Incentive Grants 18 @ $3,000 $54,000
Risk Capital Fund on hold on hold $0
SCHOLARSHIPS Professional Development Approx.
16 @ ~ $500 $8,000
Leadership Pipeline Fund 2 @ $8,000 $16,000
Cultural Field Trips 5 @ ~ $2,000 $10,000
SPONSORSHIPS Assistance for Grant Writing 8 @ $500 $4,000
TOTAL $1,049,987
General Operating Support Grants
GOS Grants bolster the sustainability of the community’s cultural organizations; a system of
operational grants which is a priority for the cultural grants program. This system of institutional
funding supports the community priorities and goals in the Community Cultural Plan 14. GOS
Grants cover day-to-day activities or ongoing expenses such as administrative salaries, utilities,
office supplies, technology maintenance, etc., as well as project costs, technology purchases, and
professional development. The Boulder Arts Commission GOS Grants are awarded on triennial
cycles. During this interim phase of that cycle, the Arts Commission recertified all the grant
recipients to receive funding for another year. In 2023, $100,000 was added to the grant funding
in March and awarded to five additional organizations. These funds funded GOS awards for two
years (2023 and 2024). These recertified organizations contain an asterisk after their name
below.
On the motion to recertify General Operating Support Grants for Extra Large organizations, the
Arts Commission voted unanimously February 28, 2024. Organizations with an asterisk were
awarded $26,035 over a two-year cycle.
Extra Large Organization Recertified Grants (2024)
$50,000 awarded to each
− Boulder Museum of Contemporary ArtBoulder Museum of Contemporary Art
14 City of Boulder Community Cultural Plan (adopted 17, November 2017), https://boulderarts.org/wp-
content/uploads/2015/11/Community-Cultural-Plan-11-17-2015.pdf?x64198
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− Colorado Chautauqua AssociationColorado Chautauqua Association
− Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical ArtsColorado Music Festival and Center
for Musical Arts
− Colorado Shakespeare FestivalColorado Shakespeare Festival
− Dairy Arts CenterDairy Arts Center
− eTowneTown
− KGNU Community RadioKGNU Community Radio
− Parlando School of Musical ArtsParlando School of Musical Arts
− Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra*
On the motion to recertify General Operating Support Grants for Large organizations, the Arts
Commission voted unanimously in favor on February 28, 2024. Organizations with an asterisk
were awarded $10,414 on a two-year cycle.
Large Organization Grants (2022)
$20,000 awarded to each
− Boulder International Film Festival
− Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado
− Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc.
− JLF Colorado
− Junkyard Social Club
− Local Theater Company
− Motus Theater
− Museum of Boulder
− Studio Arts Boulder
− Boulder Ballet *
On the motion to recertify General Operating Support Grants for Mid-sized organizations, the
Arts Commission voted unanimously in favor on February 28, 2024. Organizations with an
asterisk were awarded $5,207 on a two-year cycle.
Mid-Sized Organization Recertified Grants
$10,000 awarded each
− 3rd Law Dance/Theater
− Art Parts Creative Reuse Center
− Boulder Chorale
− Boulder Metalsmithing Association
− EcoArts Connections
− Street Wise Arts
− The Catamounts
− The Spark
− Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras *
On the motion to recertify General Operating Support Grants for Small organizations, the Arts
Commission voted unanimously to award these grants on February 22, 2024. Organizations with
an asterisk were awarded $4,166 on a two-year cycle.
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Small Organization Recertified Grants
$8,000 awarded each
− Band of Toughs
− Boulder MUSE
− Boulder Opera Company
− Boulder Samba School
− Cantabile Singers
− Colorado MahlerFest
− Creativity Alive
− east window
− NoBo Art District
− Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra
− Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
− T2 Dance Company
− Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet *
− The Big Dream *
Community Project Grants
The purpose of the Community Project Grant is to encourage programs and events in the
community which provide innovation and exploration to achieve progress on the community
priorities found in the Community Cultural Plan.
In 2024, $85,000 is dedicated to Community Project Grants. This program is divided into grants
for organizations and individual artists. The program budget allowed for the funding of six grants
to organizations at $10,000 and five grants to individuals at $5,000 each.
On the motion to approve Community Project Grants for organizations, the Arts Commission
voted unanimously to award these grants on May 29, 2024:
− BaoBao Foundation, Akoma Ntoso - Coexistence, $10,000
− Empathy Theatre Project, “We’re Still Here: A New American Musical” —Performances
& Development, $10,000
− Motus Theater, Youth Behind & Beyond Bars: Stories from the Juvenile Justice System,
$10,000
− Roots Music Project Foundation Inc, Artist Incubator Program Support, $10,000
− Street Wise Arts, Street Wise Mural Festival, $10,000
− Viva Theater, VIVA Theater Lab, $10,000
On the motion to approve Community Project Grants for Individuals, the Arts Commission voted
unanimously (with one recusal) to award these grants on May 29, 2024.
Chelsy Albertson, Boulder Pop Choir, $5,000
Dance with Georgia, Brown Sugar Nutcracker, $5,000
Ivan-Daniel Espinosa, MycoMorphosis: Dancing with Fungi (a multimedia Bio-Art
installation), $4,500
Mary Martinez, Hear Us Now See Us Now Cultural Sewing Circle, $5,000
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Merlyn Holmes, SEEN, $5,000 (Creativity Alive)
Arts Education Grants
In 2024, $30,000 is dedicated to Arts Education Project Grants. The Arts Education Project
Grant provides opportunities for children in Boulder to have unique experiences with practicing
artists, access to tools and techniques, or improved instruction in the creative professions. The
goal of the grant is to increase the exposure of students to unique and memorable experiences
that may shape their future in cultural participation and creative careers.
On the motion to approve the Arts Education Grants, the Arts Commission voted unanimously
(with one recusal) to award these grants on June 26, 2024.
− Boulder International Film Festival, Colorado Film Society Educational Outreach
Program, $3,000
− Boulder Opera Company, Xochitl las nina de las flores: workshop and opera at schools,
$3,000
− Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Joshua School Collaboration, $3,000
− Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Violence Prevention, $3,000
− Dairy Arts Center, Creative Nations Youth Cultural Arts Workshops, $3,000
− Junkyard Social Club, Boulder County’s STEAMFest, $3,000
− Luna Cultura, art, science, and culture for thriving communities, Arte, Cultura del Buen
Trato y Bienestar, $3,000
− Open Studios, Nature Journaling for STEAM Education, $3,000
− The Catamounts, Residencies at Douglass and Heatherwood Elementary Schools, $3,000
− The Cultural Caravan, Family Concerts at the Boulder Public Library, $3,000
Professional Development Scholarships
In 2024, $8,000 is dedicated to Professional Development Scholarships. The scholarships
encourage leadership and the sharing of good practices through professional development that
will advance our creative economy, support professionals and businesses, and enhance cultural
dialog. The Arts Commission has distributed assistance funds to artists and cultural leaders to
attend workshops, conferences, and classes that will advance their professional skills and have a
positive impact on their ability to support the community. Under direction from the Arts
Commission, these decisions are made by administrative review. The first round of scholarships
was awarded on March 18, 2024; the second was awarded May 28, 2024. Below is the full list of
grantees:
- Margaret Saunders, Colorado Creative Industries Summit, Pueblo, CO, $500
- Wendy Kinal, North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organization's
Meeting of the Noses (conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, $1,000
- Sondra Blanchard, North American Federation of Healthcare Clowning Organization's
Meeting of the Noses (conference), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, $1,000
- Caroline Butcher, Uprooted Teacher's Workshop, New York City, NY, $1,000
- Belgin Yucelen, Arctic Residency in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Sweden, $1,000
- Brian Jack, International Double Reed Society Conference 2024, Flagstaff, Arizona, $800
- Bridget Ryan, b12 Dance Festival in Berlin, Germany, $1,000
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- Mimi Kruger, The League of American Orchestras’ 79th National Conference, Houston,
TX, $700
- Soleil Lohl, Principles of Eccentric Performance with Avner Eisenberg, South Paris,
Maine, $1,000
Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund
In 2024, $16,000 is dedicated to the Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund. The fund is
intended to facilitate and assist community cultural groups with access and affordability of
performance venues and hosting online programming. The fund offers support in the form of
rental assistance, and/or equipment for hosting online programming, such as video software,
cameras, or tech support. Also, the agreement continues with the University of Colorado
allowing the Arts Commission to distribute 16 fee-waived rentals of Macky Auditorium.
New this grants cycle, the Arts Commission has partnered with eTown Hall to distribute 12 fee-
waived rentals throughout the year, and with the Roots Music Project to offer up to 11 days per
calendar year of rent-free space at that venue. This is complemented by supplementary funds to
help organizations and artists to afford the secondary costs of rental, including fees for
technicians, security, and ushers.
The Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund program was quite successful with all funds
being fully awarded by the end of April 2024. There are still fee waivers available. Under
direction from the Arts Commission, these decisions are made by administrative review. Below
is the full list of grantees:
The Catamounts, FEED: Dry, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, “The Best of Boulder,” 2023-24 Masterworks Series
Concert #4, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
− NAACP Boulder County Branch, 2024 NAACP of Boulder County Annual Freedom
Fund Celebration, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
− Parlando School for the Arts, Parlando Summer Staged Shows, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− Rainbow Socks, "Hey, Alice!" Album Release Kids' Concert, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− LOCAL Theater Company, acts of faith, a new play by David Yee, Dairy Arts Center,
$1,000
− Cantabile Singers, Something Known and Something New, First Congregational Church
and online, $570
− Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Season Premiere, Museum of Boulder, $1,000
− Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Nicolò, Mountain View United Methodist
Church, $1,000
− The Mariposa Collective, Emergence, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− Mi Chantli, Mexica New Year, Mi Chantli, $1,000
− Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, Fall Concert 2024, Macky Fee Waiver and $1,000
− VIVA Theater, Talking With…, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− Fairview Band Booster Organization, Fairview Evening of Jazz, eTown Hall, $875
− Frequent Flyers Productions, Enérgeia: the bright unbearable realities, Dairy Arts Center,
$1,000
− Boulder Chamber Orchestra, 2024 Season, Boulder Seventh Day Adventist Church,
$1,000
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− Boulder Chorale, Fiesta de las Luces, First United Methodist Church, $1,000
− Miriam Paisner, Hawaiian Hula Performance Classes, The Spark, $1,000
− Trash the Runway, Trash the Runway - Recycled Couture, Macky Auditorium, $1,000
− Boulder Ballet, MINDFIELD, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− Colorado MahlerFest, MahlerFest XXXVI, Mountain View United Methodist Church,
$1,000
− Rocky Mountain Revels, Christmas/Midwinter Revels, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− T2 Dance Company, T2 Tales, Dairy Arts Center, $959
− Creativity Alive, Online Creativity Alive program streaming, $1,000
− Maji Safi Group, eTown Hall, $1,000
− Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Leopoldstadt 1020, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− Boulder Opera Company, Operatizers: North American chamber operas, Dairy Arts
Center, $1,000
− Future Arts Foundation, Bluebird Music Festival, Macky Auditorium, Macky Fee Waiver
and $1,000
− Shreya Venkatesh, Tribhangi, The Spark, $950
− Duncan Coker, Album Release event, Roots Music Project, $590
− Vani Sundaram, Community Roots Art Festival, Visionquest Brewery, $1,000
− Over the Sun Productions, InnerStellar Temple Journey, Fiske Planetarium at CU
Boulder, $1,000
− Wild Heart Dance, One Lost Song, The Nomad Playhouse, $1,000
− Empathy Theatre Project, We're Still Here in Concert: Original Cast and Composer Live
Album, eTown Fee Waiver and $1,000
− Ars Nova Chamber Singers, Fruition: Shared Visions, Dairy Arts Center, $1,000
− The New Local, "At the Annex" Interview Series Pilot and Second Episode, The New
Local for YouTube, $1,000
− 3rd Law Dance/Theater, 3rd Law Dance/Theater Dance presents INTERZONE with the
Dance for Parkinson’s Program, Swoon Art House & online, $1,000
Cultural Field Trips Fund
In 2024, $10,000 is dedicated to the Cultural Field Trip Fund. In collaboration with the Boulder
Valley School District (BVSD), the funds help teachers at BVSD Title 1 schools to clear the path
for their students to have that first, formative experiences with the arts. Given that an early
introduction to culture is the main indicator that a person will support and engage with the arts as
an adult, this fund is intended to address inequities in access to those critical early cultural
experiences. The application for the funds is ongoing; applications tend to arrive in the fall after
teachers returned for the new school year. There are three approved applications to-date, and
staff expects to expend the remaining funds shortly. The fund is intended to support children who
attend a Title 1 school to visit Boulder’s arts institutions and cultural destinations. The grant is
used by school classrooms to offset costs for transportation, admission, tickets, or other fees for
field trips to Boulder cultural destinations. Under direction from the Arts Commission, these
decisions are made by administrative review. The awards are approved on a first come, first
served basis. Below is a list of grantees to-date:
- Justice High School (classroom of Sarah Clifford) to Dairy Arts Center to see “What the
Constitution Means to Me”, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, $1,160
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- Emerald Elementary (classroom of Amber Billington) to eTown Hall to see Pinocchio
Opera, Boulder Opera Company, $1,800
- Columbine Elementary (classroom of Stephanie Fida) to Macky Auditorium to see a
Discovery Concert, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, $575
Leadership Pipeline Fund Scholarship
The Leadership Pipeline Fund Scholarship began in 2023. That Spring, the Arts Commission
requested that the funds for the University of Colorado at Boulder Certificate in Arts
Management program and Equity Funds be merged into one grant, to 1) be more broadly
supportive of emerging arts leaders and, 2) expressly support young leaders from
underrepresented communities in Boulder. The award provides financial support and
professional development opportunities for emerging leaders who will focus their career in the
arts on increasing diversity, improving equity, and elevating the voices of historically
underrepresented groups in the arts and culture sector.
The scholarship provides funding for individuals attending undergraduate or graduate studies,
joining leadership training programs, and partaking in internship opportunities that will help
scholarship recipients gain the skills and connections necessary to succeed in advancing equity in
the arts. The program’s selection criteria consider a number of factors including, but not limited
to: applicants’ identification as a member of an underserved community and commitment to
pursuing a career with an equity focus in arts leadership. Preference will be given to applicants
who have limited access to traditional leadership development opportunities due to financial,
social, or cultural barriers.
The Arts Commission dedicated $16,000; two scholarships of $8,000 each. This furthers goals in
the Cultural Plan in support of sustainable cultural organizations and artists.
When the Arts Commission met to award the scholarships, Jeffrey Kash nominated Adriana
Paola Palacios Luna. Georgia Schmid made the motion to award, and all voted in favor with one
abstention. Kash then nominated Ivan-Danield Espinosa. Maria Cole made the motion to award,
and all voted in favor with one abstention. Both were awarded July 31, 2024:
- Adriana Paola Palacios Luna, Graduate Certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and
Belonging Leadership, Harvard Extension School, $8,000
- Iván-Daniel Espinosa, University of Colorado Boulder Theater and Dance PhD program,
$8,000
Grant Writing Assistance Fund
In 2024, $4,000 is dedicated to the Grant Writing Assistance Fund. It is the goal of this new
support fund is to balance the competitiveness of the grants by providing opportunities for first-
time applicants and those who have not received a grant through the Boulder Arts Commission
to hire professional grant writing assistance. Under direction from the Arts Commission, these
decisions are made by administrative review. The awards are approved on a first come, first
served basis. Below is a list of grantees:
− Adam Kroll, $500
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− Allison Wang, $500
− Boulder Taiko / Julia Misawa, $500
− Emily Braucher, $500
− Lucia De Giovanni, $500
− Rising Phoenix Reiki, $500
− Treva Ashley, $500
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS
In 2024, $279,000 was dedicated from the American Rescue Plan Act to fund Workforce
Incentive Grants. These grants respond to industry-specific, pandemic-related workforce impacts
through targeted grants to nonprofits. The creative industries represent approximately 10% of the
workforce in Boulder 15. This sector was disproportionately impacted by the pandemic; one study
by Americans for the Arts cites that, as of April 2022, arts jobs are still down -10% since pre-
pandemic. Also, Johns Hopkins University reports that, as of December 2021, the percentage of
job losses at nonprofit arts organizations remains more than 3 times worse than the average of all
nonprofits (-12.5% vs. -3.7%)16. It has been observed that the industry continues to lag behind
other sectors in workforce recovery.
In collaboration with the Arts Commission, the funding was dedicated to two grant categories
over two years (2023 and 2024). First, $108,000 ($54,000 each year) was dedicated towards a
hiring incentive for nonprofits to employ Boulder-area visual, performing, and literary artists to
perform or create new work (Artist Hiring Incentive Grant). Second, the remaining $42,000
($21,000 each year) was dedicated to the Venue and Online Event Affordability Fund. The
grantees for the Venue Fund category are integrated into the list above.
Artist Hiring Incentive Grant
The Artist Hiring Incentive Grant encourages nonprofits to employ Boulder-area visual,
performing, and literary artists to perform or create new work. Under direction from the Arts
Commission, these decisions are made lottery style following administrative eligibility review.
Below is a list of grantees to-date:
Artist Hiring Incentive Grant – Round One
Awarded February 9, 2024
− east window, Exhibition: Multimedia Work by Anna Tsouhlarakis, $3,000
− Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, 2024 Autumn Concert, $3,000
− Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Where is the Love, $3,000
− T2 Dance Company, Lost & Found (revamped), $3,000
− The Catamounts, Teacups and Tiny Dictators, $3,000
− The Cultural Caravan, Boulder artists for The Cultural Caravan's 2024 Season, $3,000
Artist Hiring Incentive Grant – Round Two
Awarded March 22, 2024
15 WESTAF Creative Vitality Snapshot for the City of Boulder, 2017.
16 Americans for the Arts: COVID-19’s Pandemic's Impact on The Arts: Research Update, May 12, 2022
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− Creativity Alive, art for SEEN @ BPL's Canyon Gallery, $3,000
− Dance with Georgia, Brown Sugar Nutcracker, $3,000
− Mi Chantli, Writer's Block/Poetry with Changa, $3,000
− NoBo Art District, The Boulder Podcast, $3,000
− Parlando School of Musical Arts, Recording Studio Coordinator, $3,000
− Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Dance is Like a Fine Wine and Season Premier,
$3,000
Artist Hiring Incentive Grant – Round Three
Awarded May 3, 2024
− Boulder Metalsmithing Association, Sample Creation for BoMA Students, $3,000
− Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, MycoMorphesis: Dancing with Fungi (working
title), $3,000
− Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Boulder Phil 2024 - 2025 Season Artist Support, $3,000
− eTown, Nick Forster's Hippy Bluegrass Church, $3,000
− Mesa Elementary, Mesa Oasis Mural, $3,000
− Rocky Mountain Chorale, Rocky Mountain Chorale Commissioned Piece, $3,000
LINKS TO REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
- 2024 Grant Program Fund Structure
- 2024 Grant and Meetings Schedule
- 2024 Grant Scoring System and Rubric
- General Eligibility Requirements
- General Grant Guidelines & Process
- Grant FAQs
- Community Cultural Plan
- Statement on Cultural Equity
- Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6)
NEXT STEPS
The process to design and implement the 2025 cycle is in progress, and as follows:
- July – October: The Arts Commission began to review the 2024 grant program, including
input from grantees and the public, in July. Staff brought recommendations to the
Commission in July, August, and September for review and decision. The final 2024
grant program will be approved at the October 2024 meeting.
- November 15, 2024 – Grant applications open for review at boulderarts.org
- November 16 at 11:30 a.m. at location TBD - Info session for the public
- December 13 at 4:00 p.m. on Zoom - Info session for the public
- January 1, 2024 – Grant applications open
- January 22, 2025 - Commission Grants Program training for the grants panel from 4 to 6
p.m. at the Office of Arts + Culture Offices
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