Share this page!

Shay Castle Profile picture
Twitter logo
16 Jun, 8 tweets, 1 min read
City attorney search! We're getting announcement of finalists, I think (last time, for city manager finalists, I got a heads up, I believe)
I'm not salty or anything that I didn't get one this time.
Council interviewed 5 semi-finalists (whose identities won't be made public) out of ~12 applicants.
OK, here's one of the finalists: Adam Mingal, from D.C. linkedin.com/in/mingal
Cannot for the life of me find the other, who works in Chandler, Ariz. but was an attorney on the Aurora Theatre shooting and graduated from DU and worked for Arapahoe County.
Press release is coming tomorrow.
Found 'er! Breena Meng. I don't see a LinkedIn, but she's on a bunch of city docs and this azbar.legalserviceslink.com/attorneys-view…
Unanimous vote on council to confirm those two finalists (and everything else on the consent agenda).

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Shay Castle

Shay Castle Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @shayshinecastle

Shay Castle Profile picture
16 Jun
LAST item: Updating Boulder's eviction prevention services.

Presentation: www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/Item_5C_-…
So No Eviction Without Representation was a citizen petition; it got amended and passed by voters then was renamed/expanded ---> Eviction Prevention Services, because it now included rental assistance.
Basically, provides rental assistance and legal representation to renters facing eviction through a $75 tax per unit of rental housing.

It's already been amended once to apply to mobile homes, and tonight will be extended further.
Read 34 tweets
Shay Castle Profile picture
16 Jun
Moving SO FAST. Next item is the vaping tax. Slides: www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/Item_5B_-…
I wrote about how this will impact pot shops, but the clarification is actually so the city can collect the tax from a whole bunch of retailers who sell vaping devices. boulderbeat.news/2021/06/11/bou…
That's because the current language explicitly says "tobacco retailers". But plenty of places sell vapes that's aren't explicitly tobacco retailers: Grocery stores, bars, liquor stores. And, of course, pot shops.
Read 130 tweets
Shay Castle Profile picture
16 Jun
Next: Public hearing on the landmarking of 96 Arapahoe Avenue, Nuzum's Nursery. Won't take long.

Here's the presentation. I have nothing to add. www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/Item_5A_-…
Actually, jk, I have these notes:
Nuzum’s Nursery - Now home to September School
Mid-century modern style (really?? Did you see those pictures??)
Built in 1940
Landmarks Board voted 5-0 to designate
THESE photos.
Read 7 tweets
Shay Castle Profile picture
16 Jun
Moving on: Potential call-up of the partial redevelopment of Diagonal Plaza into housing — including affordable rentals from BHP, which has an adjacent community.

Slides: www-static.bouldercolorado.gov/docs/Item_4A_-…
Hard to tell from the slides, but most of the building will be on surface parking. Only the vacant Sports Authority and the Walgreen's will be redeveloped in the actual Diagonal Plaza. (Walgreen's moving staff and Rx to their location like 3 blocks away)
It would also put two streets through the site, with sidewalks, trees, etc.
Read 22 tweets
Shay Castle Profile picture
16 Jun
Taking some time for Community Benefit right now. Wallach sent a long email highlighting his issues with this work, which is associated with height limits. (What developers have to do to build to 55 feet, the charter limit).
It's undercooked, Wallach says. Both the Chamber and PLAN have significant issues with it as well.

One of Wallach's is: Will nonprofits and small biz actually be able to afford the discount rents? (affordable commercial space is a proposed Community Benefit)
Reminder: Affordable housing already is one. This is Phase 2 of the work.
Read 60 tweets
Shay Castle Profile picture
16 Jun
We have moved on to the consent agenda. A few things will get some time. Appointing Planning Board members for CU South votes is the first.
Two current members are affiliated with CU and therefore recused: Lisa Smith and Lupita Montoya
Per staff: “An affirmative vote of at least four members is necessary to authorize any action of the board. The planning board’s role in an annexation and initial zoning is to make a recommendation to city council.”
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @shayshinecastle has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @shayshinecastle!

Read all threads by @shayshinecastle

:(