Reminder: Council re-opened the search after not being satisfied with the last two. They only drew 12 applicants the first time. The second time was 13. So.. not a big improvement in quantity. We'll see on quality.
Sandra Llanes - the current acting city attorney who has served since Carr left
Adam Stevens
Theresa Tate
(spelling might not be right on those last 2)
Council votes to accept all three of those as finalists. Again, more info coming tomorrow. And a story from me. (Unless someone wants to leak some info to me tonight *cough cough* and then I'll write it tonight)
I guess it wouldn't be a leak so much as a preview. Help a girl out!
Anyway, moving on.
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This spending plan — $100M more than 2021's — is “cautiously optimistic about improving conditions,” NRV wrote in the beginning of the budget.
“Many revenue sources are trending up, including retail sales tax, which is forecast to reach a level that is a modest increase from pre-pandemic levels. The sales and use tax increase is due, in part, to receiving tax revenue from online marketplace retail sales.”
Joseph: I was hoping Gidfar would say let's decrease the size and get more units there. I understand we can't get everything we want. But we can push the ball forward where we get something in between.
I mean, 1,300 sq ft 3BR places aren't that unrealistic. My own 3BR/2 bath is 1,100 sq ft. And it's perfectly fine.
Joseph asks that the Human Relations Commission be involved in the decision over landmarking, bc we also need to consider equity in this decision — especially bc it will reduce the number of homes that can be built.
This is the development I was talking about earlier:
2504 Spruce Street
2.33-acre parcel
63 units + gym
(Phase 1) 16 townhomes, 2 apartments
(Phase 2) Up to 45 apartments of various sizes
We've also got a development issue that I again have not covered. Lucas at BizWest covered this in March: dailycamera.com/2021/03/10/res…
Election season really impedes my ability to cover all the things. But I'm here, I'm reasonably well-informed, and I'll add context as needed, when possible.
People of #Boulder. The time is now. Only one item* on tonight's city council agenda: A decision on the CU South annexation. Catch yourself up here: boulderbeat.news/2021/04/17/cu-…
*There are more, but I'm only tweeting about annexation.
There have been a few last-minute changes. We'll go over those tonight.