Action Summary - 07.24.25CITY OF BOULDER
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING ACTION SUMMARY
Thursday, July 24, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – 6:00 p.m.
Present Virtually:
Adams, Benjamin , Brockett, Folkerts, Marquis, Schuchard, Speer, Wallach, Winer
2. CONSENT AGENDA – Items B thru F - APPROVED 9:0 – Item 2A REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
B. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published
by title only Ordinance 8710 submitting to the electors of the city of Boulder
at the general municipal coordinated election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 2025, the question of, without raising additional taxes,
extending the existing 0.3 percent Community, Culture, Resilience, and
Safety Sales and Use Tax beyond the current expiration date of December
31, 2036, in perpetuity, to build and maintain capital improvement projects
and use up to 10 percent of the resulting tax revenue to fund a grant pool
for non-profit organization projects, to be authorized as a voter approved
revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election
procedures; and setting forth related details
AND IF DESIRED
Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order published
by title only Ordinance 8711 submitting to the electors of the city of Boulder
at the general municipal coordinated election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 2025, the question of authorizing the increase of debt to build
and maintain capital improvements, with the proceeds thereof to be used
for capital improvement projects in the city of Boulder as set forth in the
ballot; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and
setting forth related details
C. Consideration of a motion to approve the sale of approximately 250 square
feet of the City of Boulder’s Lousberg Open Space property to John P.
Barberis and Kathryn A. Medici-Barberis to resolve a boundary and
encroachment issue pursuant to the disposal procedures of Article XII,
Section 177 of the City of Boulder Charter and conditioned on approval of the
boundary adjustment by Boulder County Community Planning and Permitting
D. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance
8702, amending Section 2-2-11, “Traffic Engineering,” B.R.C. 1981,
updating the definition of Traffic Engineer to implement components
of the Citywide Strategic Plan Livable and Accessible and Connected
Strategies; and setting forth related details
E. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8706
amending Chapters 6-14 “Medical Marijuana” and 6-16 “Recreational
Marijuana” B.R.C 1981, to allow co-location for both Medical and
Recreational marijuana businesses; and setting forth related details
F. Third reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8696,
amending Title 9, “Land Use Code,” B.R.C. 1981, to modify off-street
parking requirements and amending Chapter 2 of the City of Boulder
Design and Construction Standards (D.C.S.), originally adopted pursuant to
Ordinance 5986, to modify standards for motor vehicle and bicycle parking,
and setting forth related details
A. Consideration of a motion to amend the Council Rules of Procedure Sec. II.
Communication with Council, Sec. IV. Council Meeting Agenda and Sec. XVI.
Rules of Decorum
AND
Introduction, first reading, consideration of a motion to order published by
title only and adopt by emergency measure Ordinance 8709 amending
Section 2-1-2, “Council Meetings,” B.R.C. 1981, to update open comment
format and rules to improve meeting functionality
APPROVED 8:1
3. MATTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER
A. Manufactured Housing Strategy Review
B. Advancing Key Economic Development Policy Initiatives
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
5. DEBRIEF
6. ADJOURNMENT at 7:59 p.m.