This is 5.9 acres 1.6 acres is being donated for open space; the rest for lab/research space, zoned IG and Public
Planning board 7-0 recommended annexation
And that's all the notes I have cause BORING.
Plus we covered this before, for the site review on the lab/research space.
Dang, didn't see this in the packet: Developers are proposing paying 1.5X impact fees, $3.8M
Weaver asks about the open space land being gifted. It's mostly along a ditch, so it's riparian.
How will this land be accessed? I assume it can be walked and visited by anyone?
It's primarily leased ag with cattle and hay (so maybe not much access) open space staff says.
But there's a little bit by the San Lazaro mobile home park, so there will be some access.
It's open to the public, staff says (sorry, I can't see her last name so idk who she is) There's a gate
And it will be "fenced accordingly."
Developers also plan to do some bike/ped infrastructure through there. There's already a multi-use path nearby that ends in a parking lot, so I imagine it will extend a bit.
Wallach: The developer originally wanted to donate 24 acres as open space. But we didn't want it. What happens now?
Collins is the open space staffer who has been talking. She's answering this one.
I kinda missed what her answer was but Wallach asks a followup: Is it developable?
No. It has a conservation easement.
2 speakers for the public hearing: Lynn Segal and Mark Gelband.
Ok maybe no speakers...? Lynn's name was up there for like a second but I missed it.
Weaver: "I think $4M for affordable housing right now is something we can very much find a use for."
We've still got one more item: A nod of 5 (informal vote) on safe outdoor spaces
Council is confused (and so am I) about whether it's directing staff to actually DO one, or just to keep exploring the potential.
Friend clears things up: Let's propose a pilot for a 25-person sanctioned encampment, as bare bones as it can be done (but with 24/7 staff and services). To be paid for with $$ not going to the day center that is not happening this year.
I'm at Boulder City Counicl because it's BUDGET NIGHT!!
Folkerts: More $$ for parks + rec, paid for by repurposing $$ for encampment removals
Friend + Winer: More $$ for potholes /road maintenance. They did not ID a funding source.
Winer also asked for more $$ for underpass lighting. Again, no suggestion where it's coming from.
Speer: More $$ for emergency assistance, shelters and encampment cleaning (not removal) + public bathrooms, paid for by repurposing $$ for encampment removals.
Also more $$ for community connectors, paid for by cutting council's travel budget
"Homelessness is on the rise, particularly unsheltered homelessness," Megan Newton says. Colorado has the 14th highest rate of homelessness in the U.S. 18 homeless people per 1,000 residents.
Hey, all. I'm watching the Boulder City Council study session tonight. We've got updates from the municipal court, Boulder Police Dept and a discussion of homeless services.
I'll tweet what I can; it's a lot of info. All these issues are big topics in the upcoming election, so prob a good meeting to pay attention to.
First up: Our quarterly update from the municipal court. It looks like we're covering staffing and structural changes to the court (ho-hum) and then diversion programs for CU students and unhoused individuals. documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocVie…
Benjamin: On Monday, county commissioners gave $700K to Boulder Shelter for the Homeless to expand services.
(City of Boulder gave $300K; City of Longmont gave $50K)
He's discussing a letter to county commissioners asking that, if the affordable housing tax on this year's ballot passes, the county set aside $$ for housing + services specifically for homelessness.
City council has to give an informal vote (called a Nod of Five) in order to send the letter on its behalf.