Thread by @shayshinecastle

We're talking scheduling now. Joseph pointed out that the July 13 special meeting is the same day as the MLB All-Star game, so maybe they want to reschedule...?

Weaver said there is no precedent for rescheduling due to sporting events.

Apparently this was a Nagle suggestion. "Normally I would not have brought this up," she says, "but this is a pretty big deal for our state, especially given the reasons the game was moved to Colorado ... due to Georgia's restrictive voting laws."

Suggests moving it to July 15 instead.

Friend: I think it's a bit of a slippery slope if we move things around for this. There's been some big political events I'd wanted to go to or testify at on Tuesdays. You kinda have to pick. I would be cautious.

Wallach: I share Friend's caution but I feel persuaded by Nagle's comments. ... "I would like to be supportive of Major League Baseball in having the courage to do that, and I think that possibly rescheduling would be an appropriate way of expressing that support."

"Plus I like baseball, but that's a different story," he says.

Wallach: "I think this would be an appropriate reason to reschedule."

Yates: "I'm pretty agnostic."

Young: "I'm kinda agnostic, but I will say this. We have moved meetings around for particular needs of one council member."

"I'm not a big baseball fan, but I am a voting rights fan," Young says.

So you're saying you are against things that make it harder for people to participate in elections and democracy? Interesting...

I'll just leave this here... boulderbeat.news/2020/05/15/ana…

Nagle: This wasn't to move this for me. It was for our community. It's a big honor for our state.

Joseph: "It's not for us. It's for community members. If most community members will be watching a game and not city council, what's the purpose of having this broadcast?"

Switching the day will be better for the community, Joseph says. "I find it compelling."

Wallach: "I know a lot of ppl are not baseball fans, but under the circumstances under which we received the All-Star Game, I'm suggesting people should be."

Weaver: "I am a baseball fan. I would not move this for the All-Star Game."

BUT... in this case, he will go along with it.

What's on that night? Two public hearings: Community Benefit (height limits) AND Diagonal Plaza.

Big night.

Friend: Can we check with staff first? We don't want to inconvenience them; we plan on Tuesdays. "It's a little bit self-centered of us to think of ourselves." The community largely reads tweet recaps and watches the video the next day.

NRV, rocking a beautiful Pride scarf, passing it to planning staff to see what they think.

Except they're not here so...

There is a third item that night that will likely move to the next week: Discussion of the CCS tax extension. (Read about that here) boulderbeat.news/2021/05/29/no-…

Weaver: If we do move this to Thursday, we will be having a Thursday meeting, Monday CAC and Tuesday meeting.

Straw poll time!

Only 4 votes to move it from that Tuesday: Wallach, Yates, Joseph, Nagle

So it shall stay on Tuesday. Sorry, baseball fans! (And council members who wanted to go)

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