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C
So
if
we
can
get
there,
we
go
so
covid-19
vaccinations
for
information
and
provider
locations
for
free
covid-19
testing
go
to
boco.org
covet
testing
and
the
boulder
site
is
at
2445.
Stazio
drive
it's
open
seven
days
a
week
from
8
AM
to
6
pm
and
for
vaccine
information
and
provider
locations
go
to
bocode.org
covid
vaccine.
C
Her
next
announcement
is
return
to
council
chambers.
As
you
can
see,
council
is
in
Chambers
for
this
meeting
and
no
public
participation.
Chambers
is
scheduled
for
this
meeting,
but
it
will
resume
at
the
October
6th,
regular
meeting,
Council
and
staff
wanting
to
ensure
we
had
all
the
pieces
in
place
to
hold
a
hybrid
meetings
before
inviting
the
public
back
to
Chambers,
with
the
public
being
invited
back
for
the
October
6
meeting.
C
We
want
to
remind
you
that
we
will
be
offering
the
public
to
the
opportunity
to
participate
both
virtually
and
in
person
and
you'll,
be
asked
to
indicate
on
the
open
comment
and
public
hearing
forms.
If
you
will
be
speaking
virtually
or
in
person,
in-person
speakers
will
speak
first
and
virtual
speakers
will
follow.
All
speakers
will
be
listed
in
the
order
in
which
they
signed
up,
and
all
speakers
will
have
the
option
to
change
their
location
preference
if
needed
by
contacting
the
city
clerk's
office
at
city,
clerk's
office
at
bouldercolorado.gov.
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C
Very
good
all
right,
so
we're
going
to
start
I'm
going
to
ask
for
a
motion
to
amend
the
agenda.
We
just
are
looking
to
reorder
item
8A
and
8B,
so
that
8A
will
now
become
the
2022
County
in
Boulder,
Valley,
School,
District
ballot
measures
and
8B
will
become
the
response
to
open
comment
on
psilocybin.
Second,
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
all
in
favor.
Raise
your
hand
right.
That's
unanimous.
The
agenda
has
been
duly
amended.
C
H
C
Let's
move
to
declarations:
Alicia,
do
you
want
to
walk
us
through
this.
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F
C
C
So
National
Hispanic,
Heritage
Month
is
recognized
from
September
15th
to
October
15th,
and
it
is
a
time
to
honor
the
invaluable
ways.
Hispanic
and
Latin.
A
Americans
have
shaped
our
community,
celebrate
their
diverse
cultures
and
work
toward
a
stronger,
more
inclusive
and
more
Prosperity
prosperous
Society
for
all
the
Hispanic
heritage.
C
So
we,
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
Boulder,
Colorado,
declare
September
15th
through
October
15th
as
Hispanic
Heritage
Month,
and
invite
the
community
to
share
and
participate
in
the
celebration
of
this
month
and
consider
the
great
impacts
that
Hispanic
and
Latin
a
people
have
had
on
our
lives
in
the
community.
At
Large.
C
C
C
F
I
Thank
you.
The
national
National
voter
registration
day,
September
20th
2022.
voting
is
the
Bedrock
of
our
democracy.
Without
it
we
would
not
be
free,
and
both
our
city
and
Country
would
not
be
able
to
function.
Having
a
say
in
your
future
is
a
basic
human
right
and
we
believe
that
it
should
be
protected
at
all
costs.
C
I
Founded
many
have
fought
and
even
laid
down
their
lives,
the
right
to
vote,
countless
hours,
unending
effort
and
painful
sacrifices
were
put
into
protecting
this
right
and
securing
our
freedom
as
a
community
and
a
country.
It
is
important
to
remember
that
there
was
a
time
when
only
a
fraction
of
the
country
could
vote.
It
was
only
through
the
hard
work
of
many
Freedom
Fighters
throughout
history
that
we
have
progressed
so
far.
I
I
Everyone
deserves
a
say
in
their
government
and
it
is
up
to
us
to
make
sure
that
voting
is
a
universal
right.
Part
of
this
includes
exercising
your
right
to
vote
for
those
who
can,
while
the
United
States
as
a
whole
has
one
of
the
lowest
voting
rates
in
the
world.
The
state
of
Colorado
leads
the
nation
in
voter
turnout
and
Universal
mail-in
ballots.
According
to
ballotopia
in
2020,
about
67
percent
of
eligible
voters
cast
their
ballot
and
that
same
year
in
Colorado,
specifically,
there
was
76
percent
turnout.
J
J
J
Because
we're
talking
about
voting
rights,
so
nice
work.
C
F
So
one
see.
C
M
M
Consumers
can
save
three
dollars
on
their
utility
bills,
for
every
one
dollar
invested
in
Energy
Efficiency,
more
than
2.3
million
Americans
work
in
the
Energy
Efficiency
sector,
in
local,
good,
paying
jobs.
Increasing
efficiency
will
create
more
of
these
jobs,
including
more
than
32
000
jobs.
In
Colorado
alone,
the
city
of
Boulder
has
declared
a
climate
emergency.
We
are
committed
to
acting
quickly
in
a
way
that
is
Broad
reaching
replicable
and
inclusive,
and
that
is
framed
around
equity
and
resilience.
M
C
Thanks
for
that,
Bob
all
right
now
we're
going
to
move
into
open
comment
and
I
think
Sarah's
going
to
talk
through
our
guidelines.
Prior
to
that
beginning.
B
For
Huntley
I'm,
the
director
of
communication
and
engagement
for
the
city-
and
we
do
have
some
members
of
the
public
who
have
signed
up
for
open
comment
tonight
and
so
I'm,
going
to
just
run
through
some
quick
guidelines.
Emily,
if
you
don't
mind
showing
the
slides,
that
would
be
very
helpful.
B
Okay,
so
the
city
of
Boulder
has
engaged
with
community
members
to
co-create
a
vision
for
productive,
meaningful
and
inclusive
Civic
conversations.
The
vision
is
intended
to
support
physical
and
emotional
safety
for
all
community
members
who
are
participating
today,
staff
and
Council,
as
well
as
recognizing
the
value
of
hearing
from
people
of
all
ages,
identities,
lived
experiences
and
political
perspectives.
More
detail
about
this
division
is
available
on
our
website.
On
the
link
that
you
see
on
the
screen
next
slide.
Please.
B
Next
slide,
please
Emily,
terrific!
Thank
you
as
part
of
this
Vision
Council
has
adopted
some
rules
of
decorum
that
are
found
in
the
boulder
Revised
Code,
and
we're
just
going
to
go
through
a
couple
of
these
particulars
this
evening
to
encourage
this
kind
of
constructive
conversation
that
we're
looking
for
here
in
Boulder,
or
at
least
testimony
I
recognize
it's
not
always
dialogue
or
conversation
in
this
space.
But
we
want
people
to
be
able
to
speak
their
mind
with
counsel
all
remarks
and
testimony
shall
be
limited
to
matters
related
to
City
business.
B
We
have
asked
participants
to
sign
up
to
speak
using
the
name
they
are
commonly
known
by,
and
we
ask
that
you
display
your
whole
name
before
being
allowed
to
speak
online
this
evening,
we're
able
to
support
Audio
Only
testimony.
So
when
it
comes
time
for
your
turn,
the
mayor
will
read
your
name
and
I
will
toggle
on
a
switch
that
allows
you
to
unmute
yourself
and
speak
to
counsel
next
slide.
Please.
B
N
Terrific
great
so
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
as
a
30-year
resident.
I
know
that
I
speak
on
behalf
of
many
Boulder
rights
when
I
say
that
I
am
adamantly
opposed
to
reopening
West
Pearl
Street
to
cars.
Doing
so
is
a
step
backward
and
sends
a
very
bad
message.
N
I
recognize
that
this
is
a
staff
decision,
not
a
council
decision,
but
this
is
an
area
where
Council
needs
to
show
some
leadership.
The
issue
is
much
larger
than
closing
a
few
blocks
of
Pearl
Street.
It's
about
how
we
move
forward
as
a
city
and
design
spaces
that
are
engaging
and
that
work
at
a
human
scale.
N
Cities
all
around
the
country
are
showing
that
if
you
make
neighborhoods
more
human
friendly,
they
are
more
economically
successful,
more
durable,
more
vibrant,
more
loved,
it
doesn't
take
years
of
planning
or
tons
of
money.
It
takes
commitment
and
creativity.
It's
not
just
about
the
businesses
on
those
few
blocks.
It's
not
just
about
outdoor
dining.
It's
about
making
a
city
that
works
for
people.
It's
not
just
about
closing
streets
to
cars.
It's
about
wider
sidewalks
benches
trees,
protected
bike,
Lanes!
It's
about
mixed-use!
N
Zoning
that
enables
Dynamic
and
socially
engaging
spaces
now
I'm,
not
privy
to
all
the
data
that
led
to
this
decision
to
reopen,
but
I
do
know
that
the
data
are
open
to
interpretation
and
that
we
need
to
consider
the
bigger
picture
so
Council.
The
majority
of
you
were
elected
on
platforms
that
encourage
pedestrians
in
a
more
human-centered
City
show
that
you
mean
what
you
said:
it's
not
all
about
big
projects,
it's
about
creating
an
environment
that
entices
people.
It's
about
the
tone
of
your
decisions
and
your
vision.
Reopening
hurl
flies
against.
N
O
Good
evening,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
okay,
great!
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
and
speak
tonight.
My
name
is
Abigail
Walker
I've
been
a
boulder
resident
for
a
little
over
a
year
in
a
Colorado
resident
for
a
little
over
four
years.
Tonight,
I
would
like
to
address
the
occupancy
limits.
I
know
that
this
is
a
Hot
Topic
in
Boulder
and
I
know
that
this
is
a
high
priority
for
the
council
over
the
next
fall
the
next
year.
O
So
tonight,
I
want
to
focus
my
comment
on
just
countering
two
common
justifications
for
the
limit
and
kind
of
color
it
with
the
reality
of
the
limit
and
how
it's
affected
Boulder
residents.
O
The
first
justification
is
preserving
low
density
and
I
really
think
that
this
is
essentially
a
myth.
Boulder
is
not
a
low
density,
City
anymore
and
also
the
subordinates
is
often
defied.
In
fact,
it's
defined
quite
a
bit
and
the
enforcement
measures
that
we
see.
The
reports
that
we
see
on
the
website
are
a
severe
under
account
of
how
often
it
actually
occurs.
O
The
other
justification
is
often
protecting
and
preserving
Boulder
properties,
and
this
is
also
a
myth.
The
reality
is:
is
that
landlords
enter
tacit
agreements
or
oral
agreements
with
naive,
tenants
who
are
just
trying
to
stretch
their
last
dollars,
especially
in
this
economy,
with
inflation
skyrocketing
and
it
being
harder
and
harder
to
fulfill
your
needs
at
the
grocery
store.
O
Tenants
then
have
no
recourse
for
substandard
living
conditions,
because
they
risk
outing
themselves
to
the
authorities,
as
rents
are
skyrocketing
and
housing
is
becoming
an
increasingly
large
and
pressing
issue
for
most
people
that
live
in
Colorado
I
urge
the
city
council
to
consider
these
things
as
they
go
forward
and
re
redefining
the
occupancy
limits
in
Boulder,
as
well
as
the
zoning,
and
bring
more
equity
and
inclusion
to
their
decision
making.
Thank
you
so
much.
L
Hello,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
perfect,
I'd,
like
to
speak
tonight
on
the
topic
of
reopening
West
Pearl
to
private
Vehicles
between
9th
and
11th
Street,
since
the
environmental
impact
of
cars
downtown
is
known
I'd
instead
like
to
speak
on
the
economic
impact,
which
has
been
the
most
hotly
debated
piece
while
I
understand
that
the
community
of
Vitality
department
has
conducted
a
survey
of
the
businesses
in
the
affected
area.
I'd
like
to
note
that
the
business
owners
surveyed
are
not
data
scientists.
L
Many
Studies
have
found
a
positive
impact
on
economic
activity
from
closing
streets
to
cars,
including
a
recent
study
by
Jenny
Liu
of
Portland
State
University
before
implementing
an
additional
change.
It
is
in
the
interests
of
the
city
and
the
businesses
in
the
area
to
conduct
a
more
thorough
investigation,
especially
given
that
it
is
at
odds
with
the
closure's
popularity
and
boulders
pledged
to
reduce
emissions
by
70
before
2030..
L
B
Aaron
you're
pretty
pretty
faint
again.
If
you
could
speak
into
the
mic,
that
would
be
really
helpful
for
those
of
us
who
are
online.
P
All
right,
good
evening,
mayor
members
of
council,
I'm,
Jonathan,
singer
I'm
the
senior
policy
program
director
with
the
boulder
chamber,
and
we
stand
with
the
downtown
Boulder
partnership
in
support
of
reopening
West,
Pearl
Street
as
soon
as
possible,
but
also
keeping
the
door
open
for
future
considerations.
P
Historically,
Boulder
has
been
Innovative,
transparent
and
thoughtful
of
competing
interest
in
their
deliberations
concerning
new
regulations
and
the
use
of
public
spaces.
The
business
Community
has
been
working
in
good
faith
to
participate
constructively
during
the
pandemic.
West
Pearl
was
shut
down
with
the
blessing
of
businesses.
Since
then,
sales
tax
revenues
have
not
recovered
they're
only
at
78
of
what
they
work.
Pre-Covered
and
eating
places
stand
at
81
percent,
comparatively
all
of
downtown
Boulder
registers
at
95
and
97
percent
of
where
they
were
pre-covered
and
Citywide
at
123
and
99
across
the
entire
city.
P
Our
framework
at
the
boulder
chamber
emphasizes
developing
spaces
and
creative
policies
for
small
businesses
to
locate
grow
and
flourish,
but
we
also
ask
for
a
comprehensive
review
of
processes
during
during
these
conversations.
A
decision
to
permanently
close
West
parole
would
clearly
violate
not
fully
our
policy
tenants,
but
also
the
city
of
Boulders,
historically
deliberative
model,
forcing
local
area,
restaurants
and
retail
stores
to
reevaluate
their
viability
when
there's
no
Public
Health
Emergency
places
political
Trends
over
thoughtful
analysis.
P
C
Good,
then
that's
Lisa
white
is
next.
Q
6B
car
free
areas
identify
opportunities
for
additional
car
free
areas,
example
plazas,
pedestrian
models,
parklets
playgrounds
and
pedestrian
streets.
Some
addition,
some
initial
specific
locations
to
consider
include
extending
the
Pearl
Street,
Mall
and
13th
Street
between
Canyon
and
Arapahoe.
This
was
identified
as
a
near-term
goal
to
be
completed
in
the
Years
2019-2024..
Q
So
since
we
are
already
three-fifths
of
the
way
through
the
near-term
priority
time
frame
of
implementing
car
free
spaces,
I
hope
that
the
city
does
not
undo
the
positive
momentum
that
it
has
so
far
by
returning
these
two
small
blocks
to
motor
vehicle
traffic.
We
have
so
much
public
space
in
our
city
dedicated
only
to
motor
vehicles,
but,
as
your
inboxes
show,
there's
a
lot
of
enthusiasm
for
public
space
dedicated
to
people
instead
of
going
backwards
on
West,
Pearl,
I
hope.
Q
R
So
you
all
may
remember
in
in
2015
that
the
city
installed
some
of
the
first
set
of
protected
bike
lanes
that
we
had
really
made
an
effort
to
prioritize.
At
that
point
there
was.
R
It
was
an
incredibly
bold
project
that
unfortunately,
only
last
lasted
for
about
eight
weeks
and
then
Lisa
Marzell
in
the
city
council
at
the
time
ripped
out
the
protected
bike
lanes
and
I
instantly
found
myself
as
an
organizer
of
a
protest,
and
you
know
that
decision
really
set
back
our
plans
for
better
bike
infrastructure
in
Boulder
by
about
five
years
overnight.
R
And
yes,
that
was
the
moment
that
I
was
radicalized
about
city
government
and
clearly
I've
been
quite
involved
ever
since,
and
so
on.
West
Pearl.
We
had
the
opportunity
to
shape
our
downtown
and
to
make
it
more
accessible
and
welcoming
to
all
people
keeping
West
Pearl
free
of
cars
is
an
issue
that
almost
everyone
in
Boulder
wants
to
see
happen.
R
It
doesn't
matter
what
social
platform
you
go
on
or
where
people
talk
about
it
unless
you're,
unless
you're
part
of
the
boulder
chamber
of
the
downtown
businesses
you're,
definitely
in
favor
and
I,
think
we
could
I
think
we
could
bring
them
around
too.
So,
unless
you
all
take
action,
it
will
not
happen.
R
The
staff
is
going
to
move
forward
with
just
reopening
and
going
back
to
the
status
quo,
but
in
Boulder
we
fight
so
hard
so
often
to
maintain
the
status
quo,
and
this
is
one
case,
one
of
many
during
this
election
that
we
are
having
where
we
have
to
say
that
the
status
quo
isn't
good
enough.
We
have
to
have
the
vision
to
do
better
and
that's
exactly
what
we
need
to
do
in
West
Pearl.
Thank
you.
S
Good
evening,
counselors,
like
others,
I'm
here
tonight,
to
ask
you
to
keep
West
Pearl
Street
open
to
people
and
close
to
car
traffic,
though
small.
It's
vital
that
this
area
not
be
forgotten
for
its
part
of
Boulder's
much
larger
goals
in
the
fight
against
climate
change
and
our
toxic
summer
air.
We
need
more
pedestrian-centric
car
free
spaces
throughout
the
city,
I
hope
the
westward
Pearl
Pearl
Street
expansion
is
just
the
first
step
towards
a
friendlier,
more
walkable
and
more
breathable
City.
S
S
From
my
own
experience
during
the
pandemic,
I
saw
West
Pearl
become
a
new
and
interesting
place
where
I
could
bike
downtown
and
be
almost
guaranteed
to
bump
into
someone
I
know
prior
to
the
pandemic.
This
was
simply
a
much
less
inviting
area
when
I
was
severely
injured
and
couldn't
walk
bike
or
even
drive
for
half
a
year.
S
I
still
had
it
down
to
the
walking
mall,
but
the
west
west
side
was
too
fraught
for
someone
with
a
limp
and
a
cane
risking
a
fall
into
tight
crowds
in
the
car
choke
sidewalks
was
intimidating,
to
say
the
least,
I
appreciate
the
new
space
for
people
seems
to
be
not
only
well
loved
as
a
third
place,
but
also
more
accessible
than
in
the
years
before.
Coping
like
Lisa
I'm
excited
for
our
daughter,
who
can't
crawl
yet
to
have
the
opportunity
to
grow
up
surrounded
by
even
more
of
these
car
free
community
spaces.
S
I
would
love
to
see
Boulder
with
a
pedestrianized
core
where
she
can
walk,
explore,
wander
and
dance
without
fear
of
cars.
I
hope
that
West
Pearl
is
just
the
start
and
I
hope.
This
is
something
we
can
keep
permanent
into
the
future
to
Circle
back
to
one
of
our
other
commenters
tonight,
I
will
agree
with
Jonathan's
singer
that
Boulder
has
historically
been
slow
and
deliberative
about
its
process.
With
these
sorts
of
changes,
let's
not
continue
to
make
the
same
mistakes
of
the
past
by
killing
good
things
with
process.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
T
Good
evening,
Council
staff
last
year,
I
stumbled
across
a
TED
Talk,
which
Jason
Roberts
founder
of
a
better
blogger
talks
about
making
a
people-centered
streets
in
space.
What
struck
me
was
the
method
by
which
his
group
changes
its
space.
Much
of
what
they
do
is
a
intentionally
reversible,
washable
paint,
removable,
barricades,
pop-up
shops
from
Merchants.
Think
I
could
participate
in
a
weekly
transformation,
but
the
impacts
are
wrong,
as
Roberts
describes
it
we're
doing
these
temporarily
so
that
it
doesn't
scare
any.
T
But
it's
going
to
change
the
world
forever,
but
once
they
see
the
change
and
they
experience
it,
they
can
actually
fight
for
these
things.
I
suspect.
It's
exactly
what
city,
council
and
staff
have
been
experiencing
in
Europe.
People
want
Westborough
as
a
pedestrian
space
and
not
just
the
usual
faces,
because
West
Pearl
is
lovely
without
cars,
people
have
seen
when
it's
possible
and
they
want
to
participate.
T
No
clarity
about
its
future
and
no
Clarity
on
how
residents
can
participate
in
that
picture.
I
know
too
that
there
have
been
emails
that
can
help
reopening
the
streets
and
politically
polarized
opinions
are
good.
No
one
ever
cares
what
their
government's
doing
the
government
probably
isn't
doing
much,
but
I
encourage
Council
to
ask
whether
the
two
opinions
truly
warrant
equal
weight
in
the
consideration
process
will
one
may
think
staff
is
debris
to
reopen
what's
for
occurs
when
support
the
pro
car
perspective.
T
Tabs
I
just
want
memo
to
Council
on
the
14th
of
many
of
these
intention
to
the
question,
and
are
we
seeing
complaints
from
residents
who
cannot
frequent
the
dining
limit,
or
are
we
simply
hearing
from
some
business
owners?
Businesses
are
important,
but
only
insofar
if
there
is
residential
demand
for
their
service.
Let's
keep
West
Pearl
open
to
people,
while
staff
works
on
a
proposal
for
enhances
the
clear
case
where
a
good
solution
is.
U
Good
evening,
everyone
can
you
hear
me:
this
is
Dan
casterson,
yes,
hi,
and
thank
you
for
your
time
again.
My
name
is
Dane
casterson
and
I
would
like
to
quickly
share
an
experience.
I've
had
interacting
with
the
city
of
Boulder,
recently
I
applied
for
a
marijuana
dispensary
license
located
in
in
the
city,
and
we
were
very
surprised
to
have
that
license
denied.
U
We
did
our
due
diligence
with
zoning.
We
received
a
thumbs
up
from
them,
saying
that
this
property
would
be
ours
by
right.
Okay,
we
then
took
this
back
to
Licensing
in
the
city
attorneys
to
ask
for
a
explanation
of
the
decision.
The
the
response
was
not
straightforward.
It
was
contradictory
and
upon
itself
and
left
us
with
more
questions
here.
We
then
went
to
appeal
this
process
or
it
went
to
appeal
the
decision
rather
and
found
that
there
is
no
way
to
appeal.
U
So
we
then
presented
more
evidence
to
the
city's
attorney,
only
to
be
told
that
we
just
weren't
smart
enough
to
understand
zoning
and
I
believe
that
we're
looking
at
the
same
rules
that
everybody
else
is,
and
what
we've
really
kind
of
found
here,
is
that
this
process
for
appeal
it
doesn't
exist
and
sending
emails
to
the
City
attorney,
has
proven
to
be
a
fruitless
effort.
And
so
what
we're
doing
here
is
looking
for
help
from
from
Council
to
address
this
and
have
a
conversation
around
us,
and
all
that
we're
asking
is
a
marijuana
business.
U
Is
that
the
same
rules
that
apply
to
all
their
businesses
be
applied
to
us,
because
this
rings
with
a
very
familiar
air
of
discrimination
that
we
constantly
face
in
this
industry.
I'm
a
long
time,
Boulder
resident
I've
been
here
for
15
years
and
I'm
very
proud
of
my
city,
but
I'm
not
proud
of
the
way
that
I've
treated
here.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
V
In
2013,
Boulder
had
a
1
000
year
reign
event
and
a
100
year
flood
right
through
town.
What
happens
after
the
hundred
year,
flood
mitigation
has
been
installed
in
the
500
year.
Event
happens:
here's
page
239
of
the
483
page
packet
that
I'm
sure
you
all
read
not
one
image
of
the
flood
boundaries
that
were
identifiable
to
the
neighborhood
level,
but
it
provided
link
allowed
me
to
produce
that
detail
slide.
Two.
V
You
need
to
make
this
map
identifiable
to
the
neighborhood
level.
That
will
show
the
flooded
areas
when
the
500
year
event
happens
after
the
100
Year
mitigation
is
installed
slide.
Two
please
plan
a
is
worthless
due
to
climate
change
may
be
worth
a
little.
It
may
I'll.
Just
wait
till
you
get
slide
two.
Is
that
all
right?
And
you
can
give
me
time
at
the
end?
V
This
is
this-
is
not
right.
Okay,
we'll
pretend
like
slide.
Two
is
a
it
may
help
for
the
more
frequent,
smaller
floods,
but
over
time,
it'll
need
to
be
redone
as
plan
a
fails
frequently
due
to
climate
change
slide.
Three
climate
change
is
the
cause
of
this,
but
Boulder's
climate
action
is
more
focused
on
growing,
a
bureaucracy
with
little
cost
benefit
analysis,
lots
of
platitudes
and
collaboration
hot
air,
with
no
real
audit
of
carbon
reduction.
V
What
is
our
cost
per
ton
of
carbon
reduction,
50
percent
of
our
taxes
for
employees
paychecks
and
that's
not
actual
quantifiable
carbon
reduction.
It
just
sounds
and
feels
good,
there's
a
logical
sequence
to
Boulder
climate
action
and
it's
not
increasing
electric
use
with
EDS
and
heat
pumps,
since
the
current
transmission
and
generation
systems
aren't
not
are
not
yet
adapted,
Boulder
needs
to
reduce
use.
First,
And
subscribe
to
Renewables
solar
incentives,
wind
incentives,
wrecks
and
energy
use
reduction
should
be
our
only
Focus.
Now
the
planet
Burns
floods
and
dies,
while
Boulder
fiddles
with
climate
change.
E
Hello,
my
name
is
Ramsay
abueda
I'm,
a
neuroscientist,
a
clinical
researcher,
Community
organizer
and
a
drug
policy
reform
activist
I'm
here
to
speak
in
respect
to
the
movement,
to
get
psychedelics
decriminized
in
Boulder.
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
members
of
council
to
have
engaged
in
conversation
with
members
of
her
movement
and
expressed
support
I,
just
like
to
State
on
the
record
that,
in
private
conversations,
a
majority
of
members
of
council
have
expressed
support
of
this
endeavor.
E
E
This
doesn't
have
to
be
a
long
drawn
out
process
that
involves
a
complicated
work
plan.
15
cities
across
the
U.S
have
passed
some
sort
of
psychedelic
decriminalization,
with
12
of
them
being
done
through
a
City
Council
vote.
Almost
all
the
cities
that
have
passed
decriminalization
have
used
almost
identical
language
in
their
resolutions,
as
if
they
all
copy
and
pasted
the
language
and
swapped
out
the
names
of
the
Cities.
It's
really
that
simple.
The
notion
that
Boulder
has
to
reinvent
the
wheel
on
this
and
drag
its
feet
with
some
complex
work
plan
is
not
cogent.
E
As
of
last
week,
San
Francisco
became
the
15th
City
to
decriminalize
psychedelics
in
the
U.S,
and
currently
a
council
member
of
Atlanta
is
introducing
a
resolution
to
the
floor
in
the
city
of
Atlanta
It's
time
for
Boulder
to
catch
up
to
the
rest
of
the
Zeitgeist
of
this
country
and
live
up
to
its
Legacy
of
being
a
progressive
City
at
the
Forefront
of
cultural
movements.
I
just
want
to
give
Boulder
City
Council
Members
a
heads
up
that
our
activism
is
going
to
escalate
big
time
in
October
as
decrimized
nature.
E
W
Pearl
has
been
closed
for
only
two
years,
but
tonight's
decision
on
its
Fate
has
been
half
a
decade
in
the
making.
It
was
then
well
before
covid
that
a
new
Progressive
Coalition
came
together
with
a
different
vision
for
Boulder,
uniting
Environmental
urbanists,
people-centered,
Transportation,
Advocates,
social
justice,
stalwarts,
homeless,
Services,
Advocates
and
champions
for
renters
and
workers.
As
a
coalition,
we
realized
that
our
strength
lies
in
our
Unity
and
this
year,
for
the
first
time
in
decades,
I'm
delighted
to
see
a
Progressive
Majority
Council
on
the
diocese.
W
On
the
other
side
of
the
argument
are
the
corporate
owners
of
fancy
restaurant
groups
and
the
city's
own
Parking
Department,
which
is
a
post-posing
West
Pearl
for
the
last
two
years,
and
now
some
are
saying
that
the
state's
public
mall
act
requires
compensation
for
businesses
if
it
were
closed,
but
that's
not
true.
The
Colorado
Supreme
Court
in
1975,
said
in
city
of
Boulder
versus
cons
that
no
compensation
was
due
to
business
owners
with
respect
to
our
own
Pearl
Street
Mall.
X
Hi,
my
name
is
supreme.
I'm
executive
director
of
community
Cycles
Community
Cycles,
urges
you
to
maintain
the
motor
vehicle
closure
of
West
Pearl.
We
strongly
urge
you
to
read
and
reread
carefully
the
tab
letter
sent
to
you
on
this
topic.
Tab
lays
out
a
clear,
concise
and
fact-based
argument
as
to
why
the
closure
should
be
maintained
and
why
the
data
provided
by
Community
Vitality
does
not
support
the
staff
recommendation
to
reopen
West
Pearl
to
private
automobiles.
X
Also,
the
hotline
post
today
from
council
person
Benjamin,
makes
excellent
points,
questioning
the
viability
of
the
data
used
to
support
the
return
of
cars.
It
is
imperative
that
all
his
clarifying
questions
be
answered
for
sound
policy
to
be
made
through
the
pandemic.
The
state
the
space
has
served
as
safe,
unstructured
outdoor
space
for
build
rights,
free
from
both
the
threatened
disturbance
of
Motor
Vehicles
and
from
the
more
highly
programmed
format
of
them
all.
It's
arguably
the
most
Urban
space
we've
created
in
the
city,
the
response
you've
seen
from
the
public
on
this
issue.
X
Much
of
it
from
people
who
rarely
participate
in
most
local
government
is
a
testament
to
its
popularity
survey
after
survey
and
thousands
of
hours
of
Outreach
by
the
city
to
create
its
many
planning
documents
and
guiding
principles
show
that
Boulder
citizens
want
calmer,
more
livable,
more
human-centered
streets
and
public
spaces.
Citizens
are
concerned
about
the
climate
impacts
of
Boulder's
continuing
continued
deference
to
the
private
automobile.
X
We
do
see
room
for
improvements.
It
appears
that
there
may
be
need
for
better
or
more
well-placed
parking
for
people
with
disabilities.
10Th
Street
south
of
spruce
remains
configured
One
Way
requiring
access
via
the
alley.
This
could
use
study
to
consider
allowing
two-way
travel.
This
street
has
bought
brought
car
free
joy
to
thousands
of
people,
as
our
climate
crisis
intensifies
and
joy
for
many
remains
hard
to
come
by.
Now
is
not
the
time
to
push
people
to
constricted
sidewalks
and
allow
back
the
noise
dust
danger
and
pollution
of
private
Motor
Vehicles.
X
Y
Hi,
can
you
guys
hear
me
fine,
yes,
great
so
I'm
Nisha,
schneff
I'm,
a
scientist
who
works
at
CU,
Boulder
and
I'm
speaking
today
about
West
Pearl
having
the
street
close
to
traffic
has
been
fantastic
and
I
urge
city
council
to
put
the
brakes
on
reopening
it
to
cars.
It
is
unclear
whether
businesses
on
the
street
really
prefer
having
cars
return
or
having
continued
vehicle
closure,
but
it
seems
like
most
people
would
prefer
to
have
the
street
stay
close
to
vehicles
and
open
to
people.
I
think
the
city
should
investigate
this
before
reopening
the
street.
Y
After
all,
once
the
street
is
reopened
for
cars,
it'll
be
a
lot
harder
to
close
it
again.
Having
West
Pearl
stay
close
to
cars
matters,
a
lot
to
me
owning
a
car
is
pretty
expensive
and
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
it's
been
two
years
since
I
last
owned
a
car
when
I
need
to
drive
I
use
the
Colorado
car
share.
Otherwise,
I
rely
on
my
bicycle
to
get
around
town.
Y
When
streets
are
close
to
cars,
it
feels
like
public
space
isn't
just
being
given
to
alternate
modes
of
transportation,
but
that
it's
also
being
given
back
to
all
the
people.
Years
ago,
I
remember
reading
a
New
York
Times
article,
where
the
journalist
pointed
out
that
City's
downtown
spaces
are
disproportionately
for
the
use
of
wealthier
people.
People
who
own
a
car
get
to
use
most
of
the
city's
roads
and
they
get
to
use
most
of
the
street
side
space
on
downtown
streets.
Y
But
when
the
street
is
closed
to
cars
and
given
to
pedestrians
or
cyclists,
it
becomes
a
space
that
everyone
can
use
to
walk
bike
or
just
sit
with
friends
over
a
drink
of
coffee
or
a
plate
of
noodles.
I
am
asking
the
city
to
slow
down
its
decision,
making
through
West
Pearl
Street.
Let's,
please
collect
more
input
from
the
local
businesses
and
from
Boulder
residents,
and
while
we
do
this,
let's
please
keep
the
street
pedestrian.
Only.
Y
Z
Hi,
thank
you
for
your
time,
I,
like
many
commentators
and
speaking,
to
urge
the
city
council
to
keep
Lush
Pearl
close
to
cars,
a
move
which
will
help
us
meet
both
our
climate
and
urban
planning
goals.
At
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
I
was
ecstatic
to
see
our
normal
use.
Chlorotic
local
government
moved
quickly
to
rest
public
space
from
the
wheels
of
motorists
and
deliver
it
to
the
general
public
free
from
air
pollution,
inattentive
drivers
and
the
omnipresent
noise
that
accompanies
car
traffic.
Z
As
you
can
see
in
here,
these
closures
have
been
enormously
popular
Chamber
of
Commerce
lobbyists,
be
damned
I
call
on
city
council
to
show
leadership,
and
not
only
keep
us
parole
close
to
cars,
but
also
to
take
a
more
aggressive
posture
in
building
out
pedestrian
infrastructure
and
spaces
in
other
parts
of
our
city
as
well.
I
know
that
you
can
do
it,
because
you've
shown
me
that
you
can't
I
think
now
it's
time
to
take
the
leadership
and
execute.
D
D
You
know
when
my
brother
brought
up
about
the
mall
he
said.
Well,
why
don't
we
shut
the
the
whole
Mall
down
to
15th?
No,
why?
Why
even
have
it?
You
know?
What's
the
attraction
to
Boulder
anymore,
there's
no
Services,
there's
no
Perry's
shoe
store,
there's
no
Fix-It!
There's
a
no
Boulder
projector!
There's
no
managers,
there's
no
arts
and
crafts,
Co-op!
There's
no
Hoshi
Motors!
D
You
know
all
of
the
services
of
Boulder
are
being
displaced
by
high-end
condos
and
the
high-end
condos
are
driving
up
the
cost
of
affordable
housing
and
so
there's
more
an
affordable
housing
demand
and
the
CU
South
is
going
to
do
that
in
the
biggest
way
possible.
So
combined,
it's
like
The
Perfect
Storm.
D
What
we
need
to
if
you
want
to
get
people
into
town
decades
ago,
we
should
have
had
a
parking
lot
out
of
town.
You
know
what
parking
spaces
are
in
Boulder,
200,
000
slot
shuttle
them
in
on
the
electric
vans
with
with
trailers
to
carry
all
their
stuff
for
them.
It's
a
lot
cheaper.
D
Let's
see,
oh
I
had
an
incident
with
Excel
Energy.
They
won't
show
me
on
my
house
where
my
responsibility
ends
and
theirs
starts,
and
a
tree
fell
on
my
line
on
the
30th
and
I
want
them
at
my
place.
To
show
me
specifically
because
I
need
to
watch
my
contractor
and
I
need
my
contractor
there
to
see
exactly
what
is
being
done.
They
refuse
to
do
this
and
they
gaslighted
me.
They
said
that
someone
came
and.
C
AA
AA
Yes,
Britney
Beecher
I
have
been
a
Boulder
County
resident
for
over
20
years
today,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
my
support
for
your
guys's
City
priority
of
amending
the
land
use
codes
in
support
of
Zoning
for
affordable
housing.
I
think
this
is
very
important
as
many
critical
community
members
cannot
afford
to
live
within
the
city
limits
right
now.
For
example,
many
teachers
of
bvsd
cannot
afford
to
live
within
City,
Limits
and
I
think
it's
important
to
make
affordable
housing
for
members
who
contribute
to
our
community.
So
much
also
when
reviewing
the
density
calculations.
AA
From
my
understanding,
it
was
really
hard
to
find
the
density
calculations
and,
as
you
all,
roll
forward
with
this
priority,
I
think
it's
really
important
that
you
make
these
calculate
relations
more
widely
known
and
show
the
public
the
mechanisms
of
change
that
you'll
be
moving
through
to
support
Zoning
for
affordable
housing,
because
it's
important
that,
if
you
want
authentic
Community
feedback,
the
community
can
understand
where
you're
coming
from
and
what
you're
trying
to
do.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
C
AB
You
I'll
say
that
the
updates
to
the
chamber
cannot
come
too
soon
from
what
I
see
I
just
wanted
to.
Thank
everyone.
I
know
that
we're
going
to
have
a
robust
discussion
on
West
Pearl
and
just
appreciate
everyone's
input
into
what
has
been
a
really
hard
topic,
a
difficult
conversation,
but
we
will
be
talking
about
that
later
on
in
the
meeting.
C
AC
Thank
you,
mayor
I,
wanted
to
address
Mr
kesterson's
comments
about
the
marijuana
business
licensing
and
provide
a
little
bit
of
context,
but
first
I
want
to
say
I
I
deeply
regret
that
Mr
casterson
had
a
negative
experience
with
the
city,
attorney's
office
and
and
I
look
forward
to
speaking
with
him
and
remedying
that.
AC
In
the
meantime,
I
I
can
tell
you
that
planning
planning
looks
at
uses
and
zones.
They
do
not
look
at
whether
marijuana
licensing
is
permitted
in
a
particular
Zone.
C
K
And
I
think
we
have
the
answer,
but
just
want
to
clarify
with
Abigail
Walker
talking
about
occupancy
and
a
lot
of
other
folks
in
our
community
interested
in
occupancy
limits
just
to
clarify
or
just
so
that
they
know
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
this
in
some
great
detail.
I
believe
at
an
October
13th
study
session
is:
is
that
correct?
So
in
a
month
we'll
have
a
have
a
robust
discussion
on
occupancy
and
other
aspects?
Is
that
correct.
AB
I
invite
director
Mueller
to
come
up
and
speak
to
it,
but
I
believe
that
we
are
going
to
be
talking
about
it
in
general
terms,
but
I
believe
that
there's
more
conversation
to
be
had
about
the
timing
of
that
conversation.
AD
Planning
and
development
services,
so
we
have
initially
scheduled
that
we've
actually
moved
back
to
a
November
discussion
overall
work
priorities
of
the
council,
so
we'll
introduce
it
in
that
context.
So
Council
can
make
a
full
determination
about
various
priorities
in
light
of
Staffing
and
the
amount
of
positively
development
review
we've
been
getting
as
well.
B
Can
somebody
just
summarize
what
Mr
Mueller
said
we
could
not
hear
the
podium
mic
at
all
on
the
zoom
feed,
so.
C
What
I,
what
I
heard
from
Brad
was
that
they
will
be
coming
to
us
at
a
meeting
in
November
to
talk
about
occupancy
and
other
code
priorities.
A
C
I
C
Great
thanks:
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second.
If
I
don't
see
any
further
comments,
then
Alicia
I
believe
this
is
a
roll
call.
Thank
you,
sir.
C
F
C
F
Our
call-ups
are
number
four
on
tonight's
agenda.
4A
is
the
concept
plan
review
and
comment
for
a
proposed
Redevelopment
of
an
approximately
3.99
Acre
Site,
with
existing
office
use
to
a
new
139
330
square
foot,
Life
Sciences,
building
Pearl
East
Innovation
building
the
property
is
located
in
the
Pearl
East
business
park
at
4845
and
4875
Pearl
East
Circle
site
improvements
are
proposed
for
the
entire
campus
referenced
under
case
number
lur
2022-00010.
AB
Do
and
it's
her
first
meeting
in
person
with
Council
so
give
her
a
warm
welcome,
but
Shaman
bista.
AE
Okay:
okay,
good
evening
council
members
I'll
provide
a
quick
overview
of
the
concept
plan
call
up
today,
which
is
for
the
development
of
a
four-story
life
sciences
and
office
building
in
the
Pearl
East
Business
Park.
AE
City
council
has
the
authority
to
refer
concept,
plan,
review,
proposals
to
design
Advisory
board
and
the
transportation
Advisory
Board
as
well.
This
particular
concept
plan
was
brought
to
planning
board
at
a
public
hearing
on
August
23rd
and
staff
had
identified
a
couple
of
key
issues
for
the
board's
discussion,
which
I
will
be
summarizing
towards
the
end
of
the
presentation.
AE
It's
located
I
think
it's
off:
okay,
it's
located
east
of
Foothills,
Parkway
and
south
of
pearl
Parkway.
AE
AE
AE
As
mentioned
earlier,
the
project
is
located
within
the
Pearl
East
Business
Park
planned
unit
development.
The
Pud
approval
from
1989
allows
shared
parking
and
open
space
as
well
as
lot
area
throughout
the
site.
The
this
particular
proposal
impacts
Lots,
four
and
five.
AE
I'll
go
through
the
proposed
project.
Briefly,
the
building
will
be
located
on
the
surface
parking
between
4
48
45
and
4875
Pearl
East
Circle.
The
plan
proposes
a
cohesive
building
designed
with
brick
and
glass
building
materials.
The
north
elevation
that
you
see
there
is
located
along
the
Pearl
Parkway
right-of-way.
AE
AE
AE
Moving
on
to
the
planning
board
discussion,
the
board
had
discussions
around
the
key
issues
in
The
Proposal
in
general.
In
terms
of
the
height
modification,
the
board
agreed
that
better
justification
for
the
height
is
required
at
this
time.
Based
on
the
proposal,
the
board
had
concerns
that
the
principal
use
would
be
professional
offices
rather
than
the
life
sciences
and
lab
the
applicant.
AE
AE
There
is
also
some
discussion
around
the
concept
of
life
science
uses,
which
we're
seeing
more
of
in
Boulder
and
planning
board
wanted
just
a
general
understanding
of
what
the
impacts
of
life
science
uses
might
be.
AE
Problem
in
terms
of
the
design,
Advisory
Board
planning
board
decided
5-2
to
not
refer
the
project
to
dab
at
the
some
of
the
staff
members
or
sorry.
Some
of
the
board
members
felt
that
this
was
still
at
a
pretty
concept
level
plan
and
wasn't
completely
fleshed
out.
AE
AE
The
tenants
are
also
not
recognized
at
this
time,
and
the
board
would
also
like
to
hear
better
justification
of
the
height
modification
in
terms
of
sending
it
to
dab.
The
conversation
was
around
the
fact
that
dab
can
provide
a
little
bit
more
than
just
comments
and
feedback
on
Aesthetics.
They
can
provide
some
assistance
and
feedback
on
how
to
modify
the
scale
and
mass
of
the
building
and
that
it's
better
to
get
the
feedback
earlier
in
the
process.
AE
Ultimately,
I
think
it
was
decided
that,
once
the
project
comes
back
for
site,
review,
planning
board
would
like
to
take
time
to
review
it
before
sending
it
to
dab.
That
concludes
my
presentation.
If
you
have
any
questions
for
staff,
please
let
me
know
we
also
have
the
applicant
team
available
for
questions.
Thank
you.
C
AF
Thanks
for
the
presentation
and
welcome
to
Chambers
great
job
did
planning
board
talk
at
all
about
referring
to
tab.
They
did
not,
and
would
this
be
the
the
only
and
or
best
opportunity
for
us
if
we
wanted
to
refer
to
tab.
AE
AF
And
just
one
of
the
key
issues
I
saw
is
that
members
of
planning
board
noted
that
the
proposal
does
not
meet
the
energy
and
climate
goals
or
Transportation
goals
of
bvcp.
As
the
project
moves
forward,
the
applicant
should
take
into
account
the
network
of
multi-use
paths
and
connectivity
to
the
site.
So
is
that
not
something,
though
they
thought
tabs
should
weigh
in
on.
AE
They
didn't
really
comment
on
that,
but
a
city
council
has
the
authority
to
refer
to
Tab,
and
some
of
that
conversation
was
also
regarding
the
design
of
the
building
and
providing
some
sort
of
connection
towards
Pearl
Parkway
to.
AF
A
K
AF
W
AF
K
I
was
is
now
I,
just
was
curious.
Is
now
the
time
for
us
to
could
perhaps
make
a
referral
to
tab?
If
there
we
were
so
inclined.
C
Yes,
so
that
would
be
the
time.
H
K
Of
pearl,
it's
got
multi-use
pads
I
mean
this.
If,
if
this
doesn't
qualify
for
a
tab,
review,
I,
don't
know
what
does
so.
I
would
like
to
see
this
go
to
to
our
transportation,
Advisory
Board,
stepping
back
from
this
project,
I
hope
we
can
get
to
a
place
where
we
can
Define
what
automatically
goes
to
tab
when
it's
near
transit
or
multimodal,
so
that
we're
not
having
to
defer
to
this
discretion
of
counsel
to
make
those
decisions.
K
We
just
know
automatically
that
we
want
input
from
from
tab,
so
I
I
hate
that
we
have
to
keep
coming
back
to
this
discretionary
ask
versus
just
if
it's
on
a
Transit,
it's
got
multimodal.
It
goes
to
them,
no
matter
what.
K
Quite
honestly,
I
want
to
just
know:
does
the
concept
of
this
plan
meet
some
of
our
transportation
goals?
Right
I
mean
we
have
a
transportation
master
plan.
Does
this
project
meet
that
it?
Clearly,
it
seemed
from
planning
board's
perspective
that
it
didn't
necessarily
meet
our
transportation
goals
in
the
comp
plan.
Well,
does
it
meet
our
regular
cities?
Tmp
so
I
mean
these
are
fundamental
questions
that
I
think
we
have
a
board
of
tab
to
specifically
answer
and
along
a
main
arterial
like
like
Pearl
and
with
a
lot
of
multimodal
in
its
vicinity.
K
This
is
teed
up
quite
perfectly
for
their
input
on
such
matters.
C
Very
good,
maybe
we
could
address
that
specific
issue.
C
AC
To
respond
that,
indeed,
it's
in
the
code
that
it
is
council's
authority
to
direct
something
to
Tab
and
so
certainly
there's
the
opportunity
for
that
to
happen
at
planning.
But
but
it's
also,
this
boards,
this
council's
authority
to
direct
that
work.
C
Yes,
we
do,
we
are
allowed
to
do
that.
Yes,
Mark,
do
you
want
to
address
this
issue.
G
Yeah
I
would
I
would
be
supportive
of
the
referral
both
to
Tab
and
Dad
and
I
assume.
If
we
do
not
call
this
up,
the
applicant
will
still
have
to
be
responsive
to
planning
board's
concerns.
C
I
Yes,
I
would
also
support.
Sending
this
to
tab.
I
also
want
to
comment
in
support
of
some
of
the
comments
planning
board
made
I
think
you
know
the
bringing
the
height
limit
to
55
feet
and
then
doing
an
additional
16
foot
tall
mechanical
space
on
a
large
portion
of
the
roof.
Along
with
what
seems
to
be
a
fairly
hot,
you
know
more
parking
than
is
even
required,
which
typically
we're
seeing
you
know,
50
parking
reductions
on
lots
of
projects,
so
between
those
two
things.
C
Any
thoughts
then
I'll
weigh
in
myself
here
so
I
am
perfectly
fine.
C
Sending
this
to
sending
this
to
tab,
I
I
would
I
would
ask
them
to
focus
in
on
a
couple
specific
things
and
that
this
building
would
be
in
filling
a
parking
lot,
and
so
it's
I
think
mostly
the
same
Transportation
Network
that
service
the
site
currently
would
serve
this
building,
but
I
would
ask
tap's
consideration
of
the
access
to
the
the
building
from
Pearl
Parkway,
like
specifically,
people
traveling,
not
via
car,
because
it
did
seem
like
the
frontage
on
Pearl
was
a
bit
monolithic
and
didn't
I,
don't
believe
it
had
a
public
entrance,
so
I
thought
that
would
be
a
good
thing
for
the
transportation
folks
to
look
at
and
then
also
I
believe
that
the
applicant
is
talking
about
making
some
site-wide
improvements,
not
just
this
building
but
to
the
area
of
the
entire
PUD,
and
it
did
seem
to
me
like
the
Eastern
side,
where
there
is
a
path
connection
over
there,
that
that's
could
use
improvements
to
the
connections
over
there
and
and
some
better
signage.
C
C
They
may
well
make
some
revisions
pretty
substantial
and
based
on
planning
board
comments,
and
perhaps
what
we're
saying
so
I
thought
planning
words
point
that
at
the
moment
the
design
is
fairly
conceptual
was
a
reasonable
one,
but
I
think
having
dab
way
in
before
it
gets
to
the
fully
baked
point
of
site
review
could
be
helpful,
so
I'd
I'd
encourage
it
to
not
come
right
away,
but
after
after
the
applicant
had
had
a
chance
to
do
a
little
bit
more
work
and
then
the
one
other
comment
I'll
make
while
I've
got
the
floor
is
I
did
not
have
any
issues
with
the
height
modification
request.
C
It
seemed
a
pretty
reasonable
place
to
me
to
have
a
four-story
building
that
PUD
has
other
four-story
buildings
and
I.
Don't
think
there
are
major
view
quarters
that
would
be
affected
and
also
personally
didn't
have
concerns
about
the
the
potential
uses
on
the
site.
I'll.
Just
throw
those
comments
out
there
any
further
thoughts
or
I
think
the
referrals
would
need
a
motion.
Yes,
but.
J
J
K
So
I
from
basically
what
I've
heard
I'll
go
ahead
and
just
make
the
motion
to
refer
this
to
both
Tab
and
dab.
That's
tab
with
a
t
and
dab
with
a
D
for
for
the
review.
Okay,.
AC
K
We
note
it
I
make
a
motion
to
refer
to.
C
AB
Just
a
quick
comment:
I
wanted
to
comment
on
council
member
Benjamin's
thought
about
thinking
about
what
are
the
kinds
of
referrals
that
we
do.
It's
a
conversation
I'll
say
that
we've
had
in
the
past.
We've
had
it
with
the
previous
Council
I,
believe
it's
clear
that
we
should
have
it
again
with
this
Council
body
and
and
open
to
that.
That
could
be
a
conversation
that
we
have
at
different
moments,
but
certainly
the
mid-year
Retreat
is
coming
up
and
upcoming
conversation
about
boards
and
commissions
generally.
C
AB
AB
B
AG
So
no,
this
was
great
feedback.
Thank
you
so
much
we
don't
have
anything
to
offer,
but
sorry
we
weren't
in
the
zoom,
but
we
are
our
team-
is
here.
Thank
you.
C
F
C
AB
Thank
you
mayor
and
we're
going
to
start
with
Joe
tadayucci
at
the
podium
and
hopefully
I
believe
the
podium
mic
is
working.
AH
AB
AH
Right
well,
it'll
it'll,
take
a
minute
for
the
team
to
get
set
up
here
and
good
evening
mayor
and
members
of
council
I'm
Joe
tadiucci
I'm,
the
director
of
the
utilities
department
and
I'd
like
to
make
a
few
introductory
comments
tonight
on
our
comprehensive
flood
and
stormwater
master
plan.
But
before
I
do
that
I'd
like
to
introduce
the
team
that
is
here
sitting
at
the
diocese
we
have
Joanna
Bloom,
who
is
our
deputy
director
of
policy
and
planning
in
utilities?
AH
She's
been
leading
this
master
plan
effort
for
the
last
couple
of
years
and
will
lead
our
presentation
tonight.
We
also
have
Amy
murdick
she's
our
project
technical
lead
with
our
consulting
firm
Tetra
Tech,
and
she
did
a
lot
of
the
authoring
of
the
master
plan
document
here
with
me
in
the
audience,
is
Brandon
Coleman,
who
you
probably
recognize
from
a
lot
of
our
South
Boulder
Creek
presentations,
and
he
now
oversees
our
flood
and
storm
water
engineering
team
and
we're
also
very
pleased
to
have
Trisha
oath
with
us
tonight.
AH
For
this
we
were
originally
looking
to
have
a
water
resilience
study
session
with
Council
and
and
finding
a
spot
on
the
agenda,
for
that
was
difficult
normally
for
a
master
plan
like
this,
we
would
do
a
study
session
first,
but
given
the
agenda
difficulties,
we
did
an
information
packet
memo
on
September
1st
for
water
resilience
and
I
just
say
that
this
Flood
Master
Plan
is
really
foundational
to
our
resilience,
work
across
the
city
and
critically
important.
AH
AH
This
is
really
the
culmination
of
two
years
worth
of
of
work
on
this
project,
and
we
received
a
lot
of
great
input
from
a
community
working
group
that
followed
this
plan
along.
It
included
our
community
connectors
who
had
a
lot
of
influence
on
the
Outreach
and
engagement
part
of
the
plan
and
that
working
group
really
volunteered
a
lot
of
time
and
really
engaged
and
and
helped
shape.
AH
One
thing
that
I
do
want
to
mention,
though,
is
one
of
the
biggest
outcomes
of
this
plan
is
a
new
way
of
prioritizing
flood
projects,
and
that
is
informed
by
a
number
of
different
factors
that
we
haven't
necessarily
looked
at
in
the
past,
including
our
racial
Equity
work,
and
we're
really
excited
about
that
and
and
it
changes
the
way
we
prioritize
projects
as
you'll
see
in
the
presentation.
AH
There's
been
so
much
discussion
about
CU
South
and
the
South
Boulder
Creek
flood
project
and
and
I'm
really
pleased
to
be
here
tonight
and
and
to
this
point,
we've
been
able
to
manage
the
plan
and
kind
of
have
it
stand
on
its
own
separate
from
that
process.
So
with
that,
we
look
forward
to
the
discussion
with
you
all
tonight
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
Joanna.
AI
Yeah
this
way
I,
don't
know
I'm
Joanna,
Bloom,
I'm,
the
utilities,
deputy
director
for
policy
and
planning,
and
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
give
an
overview
of
the
comprehensive
flood
in
stormwater
master
plan.
This
evening,
I'm
joined
here
tonight,
as
Joe
mentioned
by
several
team
members
of
the
project
team
and
the
Water
Resources
advisory
reward
chair
and
I
wanted
to
thank
them
for
their
time
in
being
here
this
evening
as
well.
AI
Thank
you
so
much
thanks
takes
a
village
all
right
here.
We
go
so
to
start
out
to
give
some
context
for
the
plan.
Boulder
does
have
three
utilities:
a
water
Wastewater
and
storm
water
and
flood
utility.
The
CFS
applies
to
the
storm
water
and
flood
utility
only
which
is
a
younger
utility
than
the
other
two
and
was
established
in
1973
about
a
hundred
years
after
the
city
started
being
developed.
As
we
know
it
today,.
AI
The
CFS
has
a
city-wide
focus
and
provides
guidance
for
the
management
of
Boulder's
16
major
drainage
ways
and
addresses
topics
such
as
flood
management,
flood
preparedness
and
storm
water
quality,
among
others.
The
map
displayed
here
shows
the
current
flood
conveyance
level
for
the
various
drainage
ways
across
the
city.
AI
The
CFS
also
considers
high-level
Citywide
storm
water
issues,
which
are
related
to
more
routine
storm
events
versus
major
flood
events.
The
CFS
complements,
however,
and
does
not
replace
the
2016
stormwater
master
plan,
which
is
a
separate
document
that
addresses
more
neighborhood-specific
problems
and
projects.
AI
Tonight,
I'll
mainly
be
providing
an
overview
of
the
key
outcomes
and
recommendations
from
the
CFS
update.
This
master
plan,
along
with
engineering
and
Regulatory
Frameworks,
guides
the
implementation
of
drainageway,
specific
work
and
other
storm
and
flood
utility
programs,
and
we
really
do
feel
like
the
plan.
Authentically
reflects
the
feedback
that
we
heard
from
the
community.
It
embodies
Boulders
values
and
it
captures
the
Strategic
vision
for
the
storm
utility
and
positions
us
to
move
forward
expeditiously.
AI
So
to
develop
the
CFS,
the
project
team
worked
with
a
community
working
group,
as
Joe
mentioned
throughout
the
project
duration,
and
this
group
included
one
Water
Resources
Advisory
Board
member
and
two
Community
connectors
to
broaden
our
engagement
with
the
Spanish-speaking
Community.
The
list
of
efforts
here
displayed
on
the
screen
shows
the
various
activities
we
undertook
to
identify
to
inform
the
development
of
the
project
prioritization
framework,
to
identify
issues
and
to
comment
on
the
final
plan.
AI
So
I'll
mainly
be
spending
time
talking
about
these
six
major
outcomes
and
the
discussion
of
the
funding
considerations
this
evening,
the
first
and
potentially
the
most
impactful
key
outcome
is
the
project.
Prioritization
framework
and
I'll
take
a
minute
to
provide
some
context
for
that
framework
and
then
talk
about
how
it
will
be
used.
AI
To
just
provide
a
quick
example
of
what
a
major
flood
project
is
that
has
already
been
designed
and
completed,
and
this
is
the
Wonderland
Creek
flood
mitigation
project,
which
was
completed
in
2018
for
approximately
30
million
dollars,
which
was
paid
for
through
utility
rates
and
from
funding
from
the
mile
high
flood
district
and
from
federal
grants.
Here
you
see
before
and
after
pictures
of
the
project
and
the
right
picture,
the
after
project
shows
some
of
the
environmental
features
included
in
these
types
of
projects.
AI
So
to
tie
those
types
of
projects
back
to
the
CFS,
the
project
prioritization
framework
that
both
Joe
and
I
talk
about
will
take
these
30
plus
identified
projects
left
to
be
built
and
help
determine
which
of
them
should
be
built.
When
this
framework
was
developed
with
the
data
we
received
from
an
online
voting
exercise
that
was
completed
by
lab
members,
community
members
and
the
cwg
in
the
fall
of
2021,
and
in
this
voting
exercise,
we
asked
participants
to
weigh
in
on
which
of
the
Project's
benefits
mattered
most
to
them.
AI
And
then
we
then
use
this
information
to
inform
the
development
of
the
project
prioritization
framework,
which
will
rank
major
flood
projects
in
a
way.
That's
consistent
with
Community
Values
provides
an
objective
way
to
compare
projects
against
one
another
and
de-politicizes
which
projects
go
next,
meaning
that
projects
that
do
the
greatest
good
go
to
the
top
of
the
list,
and
this
last
point
is
particularly
important
because
establishing
a
framework
will
support
faster
completion
of
projects.
Since
public
engagement
can
have
a
major
impact
on
how
quickly
projects
can
be
implemented.
AI
I
know
this
next
slide
is
busy
I,
don't
I,
don't
expect
you
to
read
the
whole
thing.
However,
I
do
want
to
point
out
how
the
project
prioritization
framework
criteria
have
Associated
metrics,
the
majority
of
which
are
quantitative,
with
a
couple
that
are
qualitative,
such
as
multiple
benefits,
and
these
metrics
are
used
to
assign
a
weighted
value
to
each
project.
AI
I'd
really
like
to
highlight
that
an
important
component
of
the
project
prioritization
framework
and
the
overall
plan
is
the
inclusion
of
racial
Equity
considerations
and
project
prioritization
has
historically
relied
heavily
on
cost
benefit,
analyzes
and
avoided
damages
which
results
in
prioritizing
property
protection
and
affluent
areas
by
including
racial
Equity
considerations
using
metrics
such
as
the
social
vulnerability
index.
The
project
prioritization
framework
prioritizes
projects
in
areas
where
people
need
them
the
most
so,
for
example,
you'll
see
here
on
this
slide
that
project
a
has
a
large
Equity
benefit.
AI
And
I'll
show
you
that
here
again,
when
we
look
at
strictly
benefit
cost
ratio
ratio
versus
project
prioritization
framework
that
theme
project
a
moves
from
sixth
on
the
list
up
to
third
on
the
list.
This
really
highlights
that
the
inclusion
of
racial
Equity
considerations
has
a
tangible
impact
on
how
the
city
approaches
its
work.
AI
Okay,
so
shifting
gears,
another
major
outcome
of
the
plan
is
related
to
climate
change,
and
the
plan
recommends
that
Boulder
continue
to
be
a
leader
in
this
area
and
recognizes
that,
even
though
there's
inherent
uncertainty
related
to
specific
climate
change
impacts
that
there
is
a
clear
need
to
act
now
to
do
that,
the
plan
recommends
that
the
city
continue
to
actively
incorporate
adaptive
measures
into
flood
features,
to
design
elements
into
flood
projects
for
maximum
flood
protection
and
also
to
incorporate
natural
elements
that
support
our
climate
goals.
AI
Another
major
Focus
area
was
related
to
emergency
preparedness.
The
plan
clarifies
that
both
City
clarifies
both
City
and
Community
member
roles
and
emergency
situations,
including
those
related
to
insurance,
emergency
alert
systems
and
personal
response
plans.
So
we
received
a
lot
of
great
feedback
from
our
community
connectors
about
ways
to
enhance
emergency
communications
to
reach
Spanish-speaking
residents
going
forward
that
are
included
as
recommendations
in
the
plan.
AI
AI
AI
The
second
approach
to
maintenance
involves
managing
expectations
related
to
maintenance,
so,
for
example,
maintenance
can
include
removing
sediment
and
trees,
which
can
be
highly
disruptive
and
understandably
upsetting
to
people
at
times.
Managing
expectations
and
communicating
the
benefits
of
such
maintenance
can
be
key
to
success
in
these
situations.
AI
AI
This
puts
Boulder
in
a
position
where,
unlike
some
of
our
neighboring
communities,
we
don't
have
vast
undeveloped,
floodplains,
left
and
therefore
we're
effectively
retrofitting
the
city
for
storm
and
flood
in
many
cases
and
there's
a
backlog
of
projects
So.
The
plan
identifies
about
350
million
dollars
worth
of
projects
and
at
the
current
Action
level
of
funding.
The
city
anticipates
that
these
projects
would
be
completed
in
approximately
50
years,
and
we
received
comments
that
the
city
should
raise
rates
to
whatever
is
needed
to
move
at
the
fastest
Pace
I
mean.
AI
Conversely,
we
also
received
feedback
that
the
city
should
carefully
consider
how
rate
increases
would
impact
those
who
have
limited
ability
to
pay
based
on
the
overall
feedback.
However,
the
master
plan
currently
recommends
moving
from
the
current
Action
level
of
funding
to
the
vision
level
of
funding
to
accelerate
the
pace
of
completing
major
flood
projects.
AI
It's
important
to
note
that
not
only
funding
but
also
increased
Staffing
levels
and
community
and
political
support
would
be
key
also
to
moving
into
this
Vision
level.
The
green
triangle
on
the
screen
really
illustrates
this
last
point
and
shows
the
three
elements
that
impact
the
pace
of
major
flood
of
implementing
major
flood
projects.
AI
There
tends
to
be
a
persistent
thought
that
funding
is
the
main,
limiting
factor
associated
with
the
pace
of
implementation.
However,
from
our
experience
we
run
into
Staffing
and
engagement
related
constraints.
Well
before
we
experience
funding
limitations.
AI
All
right
so
should
Council
accept
the
master
plan.
The
next
step
will
be
to
apply
the
project
prioritization
framework
to
the
currently
identified
major
flood
projects
and
develop
the
20-year
CIP
projects
will
then
be
addressed
in
the
Department's
annual
work,
planning
efforts
and
boards
and
Council
will
have
the
opportunity
to
consider
proposed
projects
as
part
of
the
annual
budget
cycle,
beginning
with
the
2024
budget
cycle.
AI
In
terms
of
process,
we
received
unanimous
recommendations
for
plan
acceptance
from
both
the
Water
Resources
Advisory
board,
and
the
planning
board
and
I
have
the
opportunity
to
invite
Trisha
oath
up
to
the
mic.
I
believe
she's,
able
to
say
a
couple
words
Council
requested
that
Trisha
who's,
the
Water
Resources
Advisory
Board
chair,
speak
on
the
matter.
Thanks.
AJ
Trisha
thanks
Joanna
is
this
Mike?
Okay,
good
nice
to
be
with
you
tonight,
thanks
for
considering
this
Master
Plan
update
and
wanting
to
hear
from
the
Water
Resources
Advisory
Board
happy
to
share
just
a
couple
of
thoughts
from
the
board.
You
know,
as
Joanna
said
absolutely.
The
board
did
vote
unanimous
unanimously
to
recommend
approval
and
we
had
several
touch
points
along
the
way.
AJ
With
the
with
the
project
we
had
a
water
resources,
Advisory
Board
member,
serve
on
the
on
the
working
group
and
gave
regular
report
outs
to
the
rest
of
the
board
throughout
that
process.
At
our
June
meeting,
we
heard
from
a
number
of
those
working
group
members
and
they
voice
support,
certainly
for
the
climate
change
and
the
racial
Equity
components
of
the
plan.
Those
really
stood
out.
AJ
They
also
discussed
the
spectrum
of
financial
perspectives
with
regard
to
increasing
utility
rates
and
accelerating
the
pacing
of
implementing
the
major
flood
projects
and
the
sentiment
there
was
largely
in
favor
of
accelerating
the
pace
of
projects
and
therefore
the
recommended
station
on
Vision
level
funding.
The
RAB
generally
had
a
positive
reaction
to
the
the
project
prioritization
framework.
We
support
the
factors
that
contribute
to
the
framework
and
then
for
transparency.
AJ
The
RAB
requested
that
all
projects,
even
those
that
are
currently
in
design
and
construction,
be
prioritized
in
through
with
the
framework
so
that
the
community
can
see
where
the
various
projects
land
in
terms
of
relative
priority
to
each
other,
and
the
staff
was
agreeable
to
the
suggestion
and
this
request,
and
that
has
been
reflected
in
the
plan
we'll
get
to
weigh
in
on
future
proposed
projects
in
the
CIP
budget
schedule.
And
that
concludes
my
remarks.
C
Right
well,
Trisha
thanks
so
much
for
the
those
thoughts
and
just
so
much
appreciate
the
work
of
RAB
on
this
and
all
the
others.
Important
utilities
matters
you
contribute
to
so
really
appreciate.
You're
on
the
board
works.
AI
Yes,
thank
you,
that's
it.
We
can
take
any
questions
and
we
do
have
a
we
did
post
on
hotline
yesterday
that
there
was
an
addendum
to
the
memo.
It's
really
just
the
bvcp
summary
language,
and
so
I
do
have
a
slide
with
that
on
there.
If
you
need
it
and
the
motion
language,
but
we're.
C
AK
Gonna,
try
the
mic
and
see
if
it's
okay
is
this
the
time
for
comments
too
or
just
questions.
AK
AD
AK
AI
Thanks
so
much
for
the
question,
so
we
do
have
utility
assistance
programs.
Aside
from
the
CFS
that
are
just
established,
we
have
Partnerships
with
those
in
the
community
and
we
also
have
an
emergency
rental
assistance
program.
Currently
up.
It
was
a
partnership
with
Boulder
County.
We
have
a
called
leap.
Is
the
acronym
through
the
state
that
we
provide
assistance
through
and
then
currently
for
those
who
have
experienced
a
covid
hardship?
We
do
have
American
Rescue
plan
act,
funds
available
in
addition
to
our
kind
of
ongoing
program.
AI
So
those
are
those
are
available
and
will
continue
to
be,
as
as
we
go
forward,.
AK
AI
I'm
going
to
quit
hitting
the
button,
there
is
a
financial.
If
you
go
to
I,
think
it's
I'll.
Look
it
up,
but
it's
the
utility
billing
website
and
it
does
have
a
financial
hardship
link
to
it
and
it's
available
to
the
public.
G
Just
a
couple
of
questions,
I
assume
at
some
point
in
time,
infrastructure
funds
will
be
available
under
the
the
federal
the
Biden
infrastructure
act.
Are
we
going
to
be
prepared
to
access
those
funds
for
this
purpose.
AI
AH
Yeah,
what
what
Joanna
said
is
correct,
and
actually
we
have
several
things
in
the
works
right
now.
Various
funding
and
Grant
programs
that
were
have
have
good
leads
on
for
utilities
projects
and
we'll
continue
to
look
at
that
and
prioritize
it.
Okay.
G
Thank
you
with
respect
to
the
vision
level
of
funding
that
we're
talking
about
at
some
point.
We
need
to
get
a
little
more
concrete
and
understand
what
the
real
impact
in
dollar
terms
is
going
to
be
on
the
average
consumer
and
do
we
have
any
information
on
this
I
mean
350
million
dollars
is
going
to
require
a
good
deal
of
bonding
capacity
and
a
great
deal
of
increase
in
stormwater
rates,
and
it
would
be
nice
for
the
community
to
understand
exactly
what
they're
signing
up
for.
AI
C
AF
Does
that
make
it
a
particularly
great
time
to
move
to
Vision
because
there
might
be?
You
know
we
might
be
able
to
get
extra
dollars
right
now
that
if
we
waited
to
increase,
what
is
going
to
be
inevitably
required
to
do,
we
won't
have
that
availability.
I'm,
just
wondering.
Is
this
like
a
golden
moment.
AI
I
I
might
invite
Joe
to
come
up
to
speak.
I
do
think
that
construction
does
get
more
expensive.
The
longer
you
wait
and
so
I
don't
know
that.
There's
a
lot
of
benefit
to
waiting.
However,
it's
not
the
only
factor
and
so
I
think
you
have
to
weigh
that
among
the
whole
consideration.
But
please
add
Joe.
AH
Yeah
and
I
I
would
I
would
add
to
that
for
master
plans.
Common
feedback
that
I
think
staff
here
is
just
in
general,
is
that
there
can
be
frustration
that
the
vision
plan
is
are
really
lofty
goals,
but
they're
so
far
out
of
reach
that
it's
just
challenging.
In
our
case,
the
action
plan
and
the
vision
that
really
are
attainable
and
I
think
you're
going
to
be
making
decisions.
AH
The
council
will
every
year
on
rates
and
and
so
will
the
first
step
as
Joanna
said,
we'll
be
putting
together
a
20-year
plan
and
we'll
have
options
for
how
fast
we
go
on
that
and
and
we'll
make
a
recommendation
next
year
and
each
year
as
as
staff.
So
I
don't
know
that
you
necessarily
have
to
commit
to
a
huge
decision
that
we're
locked
into
forever
more
it's.
It's
still,
there's
still
a
year-to-year
budget
process.
AF
AH
AH
I
I
I
would
say
it
is,
and
the
prioritization
framework
is
really
the
core
of
this
Joanna
described
it
really
well,
and
it's
a
platform
for
us
to
be
able
to
answer
the
community's
call
to
move
forward
more
quickly.
So
I
think
it
is
a
good
opportunity
and
the
funds
there
are
federal
funds,
and
things
like
that
that
we
can
look
at.
J
K
Awesome
great
work,
I
know
we'll
get
to
more
comments
later,
so
we'll
gush
a
little
bit
later,
I
promise
with
regards
to
sort
of
emergency
preparedness.
How
are
we
working
with
OEM
sort
of
notification,
evacuation
reforms
that
were
certainly
stemmed
from
both
Marshall
and
and
Carr
fire,
and
so,
where
does
what
sort
of
came
out
of
fire
preparedness
and
evacuation
merge
with
some
of
our
flood
and
and
just
how
connected
are
we
in
those
sort
of
plannings
and
and
preparations.
AH
You
can
start
if
you
want,
but
I
thought
I'd
just
stand
here
for
a
second
to
see
what
was
next
really
for
utility
staff.
The
connection
with
Mike
chard
and
the
Emergency
Operations
is
is
strong
and
we
get
a
lot
of
support
from
Mike
and
his
team.
AH
One
of
the
things
with
regard
to
resilience
and
what
we
do
in
in
utilities
is
Dam
safety
and,
and
we
do
exercises
and
and
Mike
helps
us
with
those.
He
was
really
a
a
key
person
that
we
reached
out
to
in
the
development
of
this
plan
to
get
his
feedback.
One
of
my
personal
goals
was
to
get
role
Clarity
within
utilities
of
like
when
there's
an
emergency
whose
job
is
it
to
do,
which
things
and-
and
we
really
work
through-
that
in
Earnest,
with
Mike
and
his
team
and
our
and
our
utility
staff.
AH
The
Marshall
fire
certainly
brought
some
of
those
things
to
light,
and
we
were
already
in
progress,
the
Departments
that
have
to
respond
to
emergencies
and
OEM
and
looking
at
some
of
those
things,
and
there
have
been
developments
like
the
WIA
system
and
and
those
are
referenced
in
our
plan
and
and
we
kind
of
have
a
list
of
of
things
that
community
members
can
be
aware
of
and
can
sign
up
for,
and
also
some
of
the
things
that
they'll
just
get
automatic
notifications.
So
long
answer,
hopefully
I
touched
on
what
you
were
asking
about.
Thanks.
K
Joe,
my
other
question
is,
with
regard
to
sort
of
resources.
I
noticed
that
we
have
a
there's,
there's
good
plans
in
terms
of
what
that
sort
of
Maintenance
cycling
is
for
some
of
the
larger
infrastructure,
but
that
the
smaller
stuff
is
now
kind
of.
There
isn't
really
a
good
cycle
for
that,
and
that
sort
of
I
guess
is
sort
of
sort
of
left
out
in
the
ether
to
want
to
tackle.
Is
there
a
way
for
us
to
get
a
sense
of
you
know?
K
What
are
the
resource
is
needed
for
us
to
have
a
sort
of
Maintenance
cycle
for
the
whole
system
top
to
bottom
and
just
how
to
pick
up
that
last
part,
because
sometimes
those
last
little
Parts
still
have
major
impacts
to
even
some
of
the
communities
and
throughout
throughout
town
and
so
I'm
just
sort
of
curious.
If
we
can
know
that,
certainly
as
we're
in
the
midst
of
budget
conversation,
not
that
it
happens
now,
but
those
are
things
that
might
help.
Some
of
us
weigh
costs
about
where
we
want
to
allocate
resources
for.
AH
Sure
and
our
utilities,
maintenance
manager,
Josh,
Meck
and
I
moved
into
our
roles
at
about
the
same
time.
Three
years
ago,
and
each
year
we've
been
looking
at
the
resources
and
the
level
of
service
that
we're
wanting
to
deliver
and
how
we
cycle,
through
all
of
our
systems
and
water
and
wastewater
and
storm
and
flood.
So
in
in
this
year's
budget
cycle
and
next
year,
I
think
we'll
be
bringing
some
of
those
details
forward,
as
we
continue
to
do
this
analysis
and
get
council's
feedback
on
this
master
plan.
G
Just
a
couple
of
follow-ups,
one
of
the
useful
life
of
most
of
these
projects-
and
the
question
is
when
we
get
F
get
to
30
35
years,
are
we
going
to
just
have
maintenance
of
the
existing
projects?
Are
we
going
to
have
to
cycle
through
it
all
again
and
and
and
build
them
again,
because
they've
exceeded
their
useful
life.
AH
Sure,
and
before
coming
to
the
city,
I
was
a
consultant
if
you'd
asked
me
that
question
in
that
role,
I,
probably
would
have
said
50
years
is,
is
is
the
the
answer,
but
we
know
from
maintaining
these
systems.
If
we
take
care
of
things
and-
and
we
do,
the
annual
maintenance
components
can
last
a
lot
longer
than
that
it
can
be
a
hundred
years
or
more.
AH
So
it
just
depends
with
the
with
the
major
flood
and
drainage
ways
you
have
the
vegetation,
that's
always
encroaching,
and,
and
that
kind
of
thing
needs
constant
attention,
but
a
concrete
wall
or
something
that
contains
contains
the
flood
waters
can
last
well
over
50
years.
G
And
one
thing
that
that
Matt
said
that
that
triggered
a
thought.
In
my
mind,
one
of
the
one
of
the
unfortunate
outcomes
of
the
Marshall
fire
was
that
everybody
found
out
that
they
were
grossly
underinsured.
I,
don't
know
if
this
is
your
department,
but
is
it
can
we
engage
in
any
kind
of
educational
and
informational
program
to
get
people
to
ensure
themselves
properly
against
flood
and
fire
so
that
we
don't
repeat
that
kind
of
calamity.
AI
Yeah
and
I
might
actually
just
see
if
Brandon
wants
to
speak
to
it.
I
do
know
that
we
do
rely
a
lot
on
FEMA
insurance
and
we
did
talk
about
insurance
a
lot,
particularly
with
the
cwg.
It
was
an
area
of
interest
and
so
for
sure,
providing
resources
to
everybody
to
have
that
coverage.
But
I
know
that
FEMA
is
coming
up
with
a
new
program.
Brandon
I
know
I'll
turn
it
off.
Do
you
want
to
talk?
AI
AL
Okay,
yeah
Joanna's
correct
if.
AL
Oh
I'm,
Brandon
Coleman,
the
engineering
manager
in
the
storm
flood
utility,
so
Joanna's
been
helping
with
the
master
plan
and
I
manage
the
engineering
and
the
capital
side
of
the
storm
flood
utility.
So
yeah
thanks
to
everybody
for
the
plan,
but
FEMA's
our
major
insurance
carrier
for
floods.
Specifically,
there
are
regulatory
requirements
within
the
study
for
who
has
to
buy
flood
insurance,
but
it's
not
it's
not
limiting.
AL
C
AF
See
if
it
works
still
from
far
back,
I
feel
your
pain
Joanna.
So
there's
a
one
piece,
one
little
quote
in
the
master
plan:
Public
Works
projects
use
a
significant
amount
of
concrete
and
Portland
cement.
The
the
key
ingredient
of
that
generates
seven
percent
of
the
world's
heat
trapping
carbon
dioxide,
and
then
the
plan
points
to
Alternatives
carbon,
storing
concrete,
which
incorporates
Limestone
Aggregates
Etc,
so
it
can
actually
become
the
kind
the
cement
and
the
concrete
become
a
net
carbon
sink,
which
is
awesome
and
I'm.
Just
wondering
are
we
doing?
AF
AB
AI
Thank
you
so,
whereas
I
can't
speak
to
the
the
we're
not
using
that
exact
approach
in
this
project,
however,
or
in
this
a
specific
project
right
now,
however,
the
plan
is
recommending
to
use
nature-based
Solutions,
like
the
one
described
there
as
much
as
possible,
and
so
we
really
do
work
in
those
environmental
features
and
in
the
design
and
then
also
in
the
recovery
in
some
of
these
projects
and
Amy
I.
Don't
know
if
you
want
to
add
anything
to
that.
AM
In
addition
to
that,
it's
also
using
less
concrete
whenever
possible
and
that's
the
idea
behind
the
nature-based
solutions
is:
how
can
you
get
nature
to
help
you
do
what
you
need
to
do
from
an
engineering
standpoint,
and
that's
that's
really.
What
we're
looking
at
is
building
resilient
systems
that
that
have
benefits
to
the
nature,
to
Nature,
as
opposed
to
negative
impacts.
AM
Or,
what's
to
stop,
we
do
do
it
now
and
when
you
saw
the
Wonderland
Creek,
that
was
a
really
good
example
of
using
nature-based
Solutions.
So
so,
for
example,
in
the
70s,
it
was
very
common
to
just
do
a
concrete
line
Channel
and
now,
using
these
grass
bottom
channels
and
incorporating
these
Wetlands
gives
you
the
added
benefit,
while
still
providing
the
same
level
of
protection.
C
C
D
B
D
D
D
When
you
mess
with
the
eluvian,
you
get
trouble,
especially
when
there's
floodplains
natural
floodplains
and
the
best
way
to
move
water
is
to
move
it
in
the
most
natural
way
that
it
moved
in
the
first
place
now,
Gilbert
white
always
said
the
problem
is
not
with
the
natural
floodplain
and
flooding
an
extreme
events.
The
problem
is
with
human
habitation
along
those
routes,
which
is
a
clear
indicator
that
we
should
not
be
making
the
problem
worse.
With
a
quote-unquote
see
you
South
expansion.
D
Putting
more
people
what's
more
danger
to
health
and
more
danger
to
their
lives
in
terms
of
property
damage,
so
keep
the
stream
in
the
Stream
listen
to
Carl
Norby.
He
has
the
solutions
here.
You
know
he
he
sent
me
years
ago,
a
slide
of
a
fence
across
one
of
the
crooks
in
Boulder.
D
Joe
tadayuchi
has
never
responded
to
this.
You
don't
put
obstructions
in
the
floodplain.
That's
the
last
thing
you
do.
You
don't
build
up
a
lot
of
dams
that
are
going
to
over
flow
and
cause
worse
destruction
to
people
Downstream
in
an
unplanned
way,
because
there's
a
large
body
of
water
and
when
certain
areas
of
the
downstream
flow
gets
blocked
and
glow
gets
redeverted.
You
get
a
lot
of
impacts.
We
could
have
major
destruction
down
to
the
water
treatment
plant
with
it
with
a
CU
South
for
a
hundred
year.
D
Flood
claim-
and
this
would
impair
I
mean
we'd,
be
like
Jackson
Mississippi.
No,
it
completely
inundated.
D
So,
let's
think
about
this
and
do
the
most.
You
know
the
most
aggressive
kind
of
mitigation
you
can
do,
which
I
think
is
keeping
the
stream
in
the
Stream.
Let
the
flow
go
out
increase
all
the
alluvium
and
the
expense
of
this
is
really
really
horrendous
when
you're
actually
making
the
problem
worse
and
the
expense
higher
for
all
the
people
that
live
in
Boulder
already
by
increasing
the
population.
C
Thank
you
Lynn
all
right,
so
that's
the
end
of
the
public
testimony
so
we'll
bring
the
public
hearing
too
close
come
back
to
council.
So
if
people
would
like
to
start
off
with
some
comments,
yes,
Rachel.
AF
Quickly
that
I
see
staff
really
hustling
tonight
to
fix
the
audio
visual
stuff
in
here,
and
we
have
top-notch
staff
on
the
job
and
I
appreciate
it,
and
and
do
not
appreciate
people
maligning
the
hard
work
that
they're
doing
and
then
we
that's
all
I
have
on
that
fair.
K
K
Department,
this
is
great
work.
I
actually
was
fortunate
to
serve
on
this
working
group
for
quite
a
bit
before
I
got
elected
to
council,
and
so
what
I
can
say
is
I
wish.
I
was
able
to
stick
with
this
team
to
finish
the
work,
because
I
saw
the
potential
and
I
saw
the
wide
spectrum
and
diverse
perspectives
that
this
working
group
had
and
so
to
see
the
finished
product
in
the
manner
that
it
is
and
those
early
Concepts
that
I
was
at
least
a
part
of
come
to
fruition.
It's.
K
And
and
I
appreciate,
staff's
work
massaging
the
very
different
but
but
really
important
perspectives
from
that
working
group
into
the
final
product,
so
just
just
great
job
to
especially
you
Joanna,
for
sticking
with
the
working
group
for
as
long
as
you
did
and
the
rest
of
staff.
So
it
was
just
it
was
just
great
work,
and
so
it's
nice
to
see
it
on
both
sides
being
a
part
of
it
in
the
work
and
now
seeing
it
on
the
final
product
here
at
the
dice
so
great
job.
Your
little
team.
AN
Floods,
the
most
vulnerable,
the
most
marginalized,
suffer
the
most
so
I
want
to
really
thank
you
for
that
bet.
You
were
going
to
say
that
weren't,
you
Nicole,
thank
you
I.
You
know,
I
I
go
back
and
forth
with
with
the
The
Raid
hike
versus
this
is
probably
of
all
emergencies,
the
most
important
emergency.
AN
AK
AK
The
note
that
you
put
in
there
about
prioritizing
the
projects
that
do
the
most
good
first
I,
just
love
that
that
saying
it's
such
a
simple
but
a
powerful
framework
for
all
of
our
decision.
Making
I
really
appreciate
calling
out
the
bias
in
Prior
project
prioritization
methods
that
provided
more
protection
in
affluent
areas
rather
than
places
where
life
and
safety
risks
are
greatest.
AK
I
also
really
appreciate
the
objectivity
in
having
a
way
to
prioritize
projects
that
align
with
our
core
values
and
minimize
debate
about
what
projects
will
go
next.
This
is
exactly
what
I
want
to
see
with
all
our
work
across
all
departments
and
all
of
our
decisions
as
a
governing
body
and
incorporation
incorporating
racial
and
social
Equity
as
a
primary
consideration,
working
explicitly
to
repair
the
systemic
and
institutional
racial
inequities
we
have
in
our
city.
That's
how
we
act
on
our
racial
Equity
goals,
so
Kudos.
This
is
wonderful
and
we
need
to
do
more
of
this.
AK
It's
really
an
excellent
example
for
all
of
us
on
how
the
city
can
prioritize
our
work
based
on
social
vulnerability
and
Equity.
My
only
issue
is
with
the
quote
on
page
10
of
the
memo
about
Boulder
being
next
to
the
word
community
in
the
dictionary
we're
not
quite
there
yet
but
I
think
with
more
focus
and
work
like
what
you've
done
here
in
this
master
plan,
we
can
get
there.
C
C
The
entire
Community
with
the
working
group
with
the
community
connectors
the
Outreach
here-
has
been
really
fantastic,
so
I
appreciate
that
very
much
and
I
just
have
to
Echo
some
of
the
specific
words
that
looking
at
it
through
an
equity
framework
right
through
the
racial
Equity
tool-
and
you
know,
setting
aside
cost
benefit,
is
the
primary
driver
of
what
we
pick
and
instead
looking
at
how
we're
protecting
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community
I'm.
Just
so
appreciative
that
we've
taken
that
approach,
you
know.
C
Sometimes
we
get
questions
about
like
okay,
so
you're
you're
working
on
this
racial
Equity
thing
what's
actually
changed,
and
this
is
a
great
example
of
some
things
very
specific
that
has
changed
and
will
result
in
a
measurable
differences
in
terms
of
protecting
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community.
So
just
huge
thank
you
for
for
are
putting
that
forward
and
working
on
that
and
looking
forward
to
getting
this
approved.
Other
comments.
Rachel
yeah.
AE
AF
Well
said,
I
think
that
our
number
one
job
is
community
safety,
and
this
plan
drives
that
forward
in
a
in
a
pretty
remarkable
way,
so
I'm
very
supportive,
I'm,
supportive
of
us
moving
to
Vision
level
funding
I,
don't
know
if
we
have
to
specifically
say
that
or
not
tonight,
but
I
do
think
it's
the
right
time
to
try
and
maximize
and
capitalize
on
on
the
federal
funding,
especially
that's
available,
and
it's
not
going
to
get
easier
and
climate
crisis
really
demands
that
we
prioritize
funding.
AF
That's
going
to
make
us
safe
from
from
the
floods
that
we
know
will
be
coming.
Boulder
is
the
number
one
most
flood-prone
city
in
the
state
of
Colorado.
So
it's
unfortunate
that
we
have
to
spend
as
much
as
we
do,
but
we
do
we
live
here
and
we
need
to
protect
our
community
members.
So,
thanks
for
all
your
hard
work,
it's
great
to
see
you
all
I'll
be
enthusiastically
supporting.
C
Great,
and
can
we
get
the
motion
language
up
on
the
screen?
Please
I
might
invite
emotion,
I'm
not
seeing
any
other
hands
all
right.
Sorry.
AF
Okay,
I
moved
to
accept
the
comprehensive
flood
and
stormwater
master
plan
and
approve
the
Boulder
Valley
comprehensive
plan,
comprehensive
flood
and
stormwater
master
plan.
Summary
second.
C
Yeah
any
final
thoughts
before
we
get
a
vote,
all
right,
I
guess
well,
we
can
all
agree
duly
noted
all
right,
all
in
favor,
that's
unanimous!
C
C
F
AB
Thanks
so
much
Council,
we
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
discuss
the
topic
tonight
and,
as
staff
gets
ready,
I
just
wanted
to
offer,
perhaps
some
Framing
and
some
Reflections
as
well.
We
know
this
has
generated
a
lot
of
conversation
and
community
and
want
to
acknowledge
from
the
outset
that
this
has
been
a
really
hard
decision.
All
around,
however
folks
feel
about
the
reopening
of
West
Pearl
I
want
to
just
say
that
staff
has
truly
been
working
hard
on
the
issue.
AB
Since
we
last
heard
from
you,
has
been
listening
to
a
multitude
of
perspectives
and
has
come
to
their
recommendations
from
a
space
of
balance
and
a
recognition
that
we
just
have
more
work
to
do
before
we
just
decide
what
the
permanent
future
of
West
Pearl
Street
will
look
like.
In
the
meantime,
we
need
to
move
forward.
I
know.
Many
of
you
will
recall
vividly
the
initial
reason.
AB
This
closure
started
to
support
our
local
business
community's
recovery
from
the
financial
impacts
of
covid
and,
as
with
any
temporary
closure,
we
move
forward
resetting
streets
to
their
former
use
once
the
need
for
the
temporary
closure
has
ended.
One
of
the
major
differences
here
I'll
say
is
that
we
did
learn
some
great
things
about
this
longer
term:
temporary
closure.
AB
This
takes
some
time
and
engagement,
though,
to
do
it
right
and
to
make
sure
we're
not
running
a
foul
of
some
legal
concerns
we
have,
as
we
hear
about
either
permanent
closure
or
extending
the
mall
that
may
trigger
some
potential
legal
concerns.
I
know
that
CAO
needs
additional
time
to
review
pertaining
to
the
public
mall
Act
of
1970
and
frankly
we
we
have
learned
that
there
are
more
steps
required
for
any
permanent
street
closure
than
we
initially
anticipated.
AB
AB
That's
a
lot
from
me
on
the
topic,
so
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
staff
for
more
detail,
but
I
hope
you
and
everyone
listening
everyone
who
expressed
their
thoughts
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
and
everyone
who
shared
with
us
their
emails.
As
we
came
into
today's
conversation.
I
really
hope
that
you
hear
that
we
too
say
we
want
to
explore
more
multimodal
places.
We
too
appreciate
the
need
to
work
with
community
members
to
find
increased
ways
to
support
our
climate
goes.
AB
We
too
believe
that
it's
important
to
support
our
local
businesses,
who
help
us
create
a
thriving
economy
that
frankly,
benefits
us
all,
and
we
too
want
to
make
sure
that
these
opportunities
for
new
Innovations
and
change
are
happening
all
across
the
city
and
not
just
in
our
downtown
core.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Chris.
AO
AO
AO
AO
Better
and
then
we'll
we'll
switch
back
all
right
so
this
evening,
I'm
gonna
share
a
little
bit
of
background
about
how
we
got
to
this
point
with
our
coveted
related
temporary
closure
and
the
decisions
that
that
and
the
goals
that
drove
those
decisions.
Then
talk
about
some
of
the
key
considerations
that
we've
taken
into
account
as
we've
been
seeking
away
a
path
forward.
In
this
conversation
then
I'll
hand
it
over
to
Natalie
who's,
going
to
share
some
upcoming
and
proposed
work
items
to
help
continue.
AO
So
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
remind
ourselves
that
all
of
the
work
that
we
do
in
all
of
the
Departments
of
the
city
are
Guided
by
the
sustainability
equity
and
resilience
framework,
whether
it's
a
long-term
Master
planning
process
or
responding
to
a
global
pandemic
and
emergency
orders
that
we
are
charged
with,
with
trying
to
figure
things
out
very
rapidly
in
ways
to
serve
the
community.
And
so
these
are
the
goals
that
the
city
looked
to
when
we
were
trying
to
to
identify.
AO
How
do
we
help
a
business
Community
survive
when
they
are
being
severely
impacted
by
a
global
emergency,
and
this
led
to
the
decision
and
the
formation
of
the
the
boulder
business
recovery
Alliance
that
we
help
to
stand
up
with
the
boulder
chamber,
the
Latino
Chamber
of
Commerce,
the
downtown
Boulder
partnership,
the
the
Small
Business
Development
Center,
the
convention
and
visitors
bureau
and
many
departments
at
the
city
trying
to
to
readily
and
actively
quickly
respond
to
some
challenges
in
in
March
of
2020.
in
community
Vitality.
AO
Specifically,
we
certainly
serve
all
of
the
framework
goals,
but
we've
also
identified
some
specific
Department
goals,
what
we
call
our
three
pillars
of
community
vitality
and
that's
access
for
all,
District,
vitality
and
cultural
vibrancy.
It's
our
belief
in
the
work
that
we
do
that
when
we
are
able
to
do
really
well
in
those
three
areas,
then
all
three
areas
can
can
reach
their
their
full
potential
in
our
key
economic
centers
that
Community
Vitality
serves.
AO
If
we're
not
doing
well
in
Access
for
all,
then
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
serve
our
key
economic
centers
as
best
as
we
as
we
would
like
to
in
these
other
areas.
Next
slide.
Please
I
think
it's
really
important
to
remind
ourselves
that,
50
years
ago,
this
community
was
facing
some
very
significant
challenges
when
it
came
to
the
vibrancy
of
our
downtown
and
many
Community
leaders
came
together,
as
we
all
probably
know
a
lot
of
the
history
to
take
a
look
at
what
we
are
going
to
do.
AO
Please
so
that's
why
they
made
sure
they
incorporated
into
their
planning
an
understanding
of
how
the
decisions
for
four
blocks
of
a
pedestrianized
public
space
would
interact
with
all
the
other
spaces
around
that
area,
to
make
sure
that
those
blocks
could
be
successful
too
and
largely
Now.
50
years
later,
45
years
later,
since
the
Mall
opened,
we
have
seen
the
fruits
of
those
decisions
in
a
very
vibrant
one
of
the
most
vibrant
Town
towns
in
the
in
the
country.
AO
Next
slide,
please
so
looking
to
again
a
global
pandemic
in
March
of
2020
and
the
steps
that
we
took
to
shut
down,
West
Pearl
to
allow
businesses
to
rapidly
expand
out
into
the
public
right-of-way.
We
rerouted
the
Hop
to
Walnut
to
make
sure
that
that
spaces
on
Pearl
could
be
a
little
bit
more
pleasant.
We
also
work
to
implement
curbside
pickup
zones
for
restaurants
that
wanted
to
provide
for
outdoor
or
takeout
in
October
of
2020.
As
the
pandemic
continued,
we
extended
our
emergency
orders.
AO
We
created
new
winter
Provisions
that
that
led
to
a
lot
of
the
Jersey
barriers
that
you
saw
go
that
went
up
around
the
outdoor
dining
areas.
We
extended
those
emergency
orders
again
the
following
year,
and
it's
about
that
time
that
we
knew
we
needed
to
start
a
planning
for
what
are
the
good
things
that
have
come
out
of
this
event
and
how
do
we
start
transitioning
and
anticipating
when
these
emergency
orders
end?
AO
How
are
we
going
to
respond
and
transform
and
that's
when
we
got
direction
from
Council
to
look
at
a
downtown
Boulder
outdoor
dining
pilot,
we've
Revisited
that
with
you
in
late
late
winter
of
this
year,
we
pivoted
and
decided
that
we
wanted
to
focus
on
a
city-wide
outdoor
dining
program,
and
so
we
we
talked
about
that
last
April.
We
also
touched
on
decisions
around
West
Pearl,
knowing
that
eventually
emergency
orders
were
going
to
end
and
we
needed
to
figure
out
what
our
path
forward
was
going
to
be.
We
figured
that
out.
AO
We
got
clear
direction
for
outdoor
dining.
We
came
back
to
you
in
June
with
ordinance
changes
that
allowed
for
that
program
to
exist
outside
of
emergency
orders.
We
didn't
get
the
the
clear,
straightforward,
there's
mixed
feelings
and
sentiments
on
Council
when
we
talked
about
West
Pearl
in
April.
So
now
here
we
are
again
checking
in
with
you
letting
you
know
what
steps
we've
taken
since
then,
and
and
now
approaching
you
with
this
conversation
about
planning
processes
that
we've
proposed
for
our
work
plan
in
the
future
next
slide.
AO
So
in
hearing
from
the
community,
we
know
we've
gotten
just
over
300
emails
by
count
from
what
I've
heard
on
our
end,
maybe
you've
gotten
individual
emails
that
we
have
not
received,
but
we
know
that
that
we
have
some
images
here
that
represent
the
way
that
a
lot
of
people
are
thinking
about
their
experience
of
West
Pearl
over
the
past
two
and
a
half
years,
a
lot
of
active
Lively,
fun
spaces,
outdoor
dining,
great
sunny
weather
you
get
to
meet
your
neighbors
on
the
street.
AO
This
is
not
necessarily
the
experience
every
day
on
West
Pearl
next
slide
the
business
owners
who
are
operating
in
this
space
24
hours,
seven
days
a
week
365
days
a
year,
are
seeing
a
lot
different
experience
and
I
think
it's
important
to
consider
now
that
a
lot
of
the
outdoor
dining
equipment
by
choice
has
has
been
removed
out
of
the
public
right-of-way.
AO
There
are
a
lot
of
times
now
that
the
space
is
is
very
vacant,
it's
not
as
Lively
as
it
had
been
during
the
the
height
of
the
pandemic,
and
so
this
is
having
an
impact
on
how
people
are
experiencing
the
space
and
I.
Think
it's
really
important
that
we
we
appreciate
those
juxtapositions
of
of
people's
perception
versus
sometimes
what
reality
is
in
that
space
next
slide.
AO
This
is
a
collection
of
just
not
comprehensive
images
of
some
other
issues
that
have
been
identified
throughout
the
closure.
AO
Points
next
slide,
please.
So
these
are
five
of
the
consideration
areas
that
we
included
in
the
memo
I'm
not
going
to
read
through
all
of
these,
and
it's
not
intended
to
be
exhaustive,
but
wanted
Council.
To
be
aware
of
some
of
the
issues
that
staff
was
looking
at
when
we
were
written,
we
were
recognizing
that
we
needed
to
make
a
decision
on
how
to
move
forward
on
West
Pearl.
AO
We
did
survey
the
the
broader
business
community
and
visitors
and
and
others
who
were
interested
in
what's
going
on
with
outdoor
dining
and
West
Perot,
we
got
over
800
responses
to
that
survey.
This
particular
survey
was
targeted
specifically
at
West
Pearl
businesses,
and
we
had
about
54
responses
and
a
mix
of
of
different
types
of
businesses
and
mixed
results.
We
heard
that
about
50
percent
of
restaurants
on
West
Pearl
did
report
that
during
the
closure
they've
seen
increased
foot
traffic.
These
are
things
that
we
would
expect
to
see.
AO
We
also
they
also
reported
more
activity
in
the
area,
but
they
also
reported
that
there
were
increased
challenges
for
parking
and
access,
and
some
reported
other
types
of
businesses
reported
decreased
visibility
as
a
result
of
the
closure
next
slide.
Please
we've
also
taken
a
look
at
sales
tax
data.
We
brought
some
of
this
data
to
you
back
in
April,
we've
gotten
updated
numbers
through
June
of
2022
sales.
Tax
data
is
typically
the
data
that
the
city
uses.
AO
I
can't
see
the
numbers
from
here,
but
so
this
is
retail
sales
tax
for
all
retail
sales
tax
on
West
Pearl,
currently,
as
of
June,
was
at
78
percent
of
2019
levels,
whereas
the
total
Boulder
sales
tax
receipts,
where
123
percent
of
2019
pre-pandemic
levels
next
slide.
When
we
look
at
eating
places
specifically,
this
is
the
industry
that
was
probably
hurt
almost
one
of
the
most
hardest
by
the
global
pandemic.
We
can
see
that
in
2020
all
areas
with
the
exception
of
of
maybe
East
downtown
were
impacted
about.
AO
Equally,
they
all
had
the
same
reduction
and
impact
of
the
initial
covid
reductions,
but
over
time
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
of
areas
of
the
city
are
recovering
more
rapidly
than
the
West
Pearl
area.
So,
for
instance,
the
downtown
Pearl
Street
Mall
right
now,
as
of
June,
is
at
115
percent
of
2019
sales
tax
receipts
pre-covered,
whereas
West
Pearl
right
now,
as
of
June,
is
at
81
of
2019
sales
tax
receipts
for
eating
places
next
slide.
AO
I
think
it's
also
important
again
to
to
take
a
look
at
how
we
are
are
looking
at
the
downtown
comprehensively
and
and
all
the
curbside
uses
and
the
the
uses
of
the
public
right
away,
trying
to
balance
all
the
different
needs
in
this
map.
There's
a
an
indication
indication
on
the
West
End:
that's
where
we
had
the
closure
where
parklets
were
out
in
the
street.
AO
There
are
many
different
uses
of
the
of
the
right-of-way
and
the
curb
throughout
the
downtown,
and
they
all
do
work
together
and
any
decisions
that
we
make
on
these
two
blocks
are
going
to
have
implications
for
the
curbside
uses
in
the
surrounding
areas.
Just
to
note,
there
are
about
66
parking
spaces
in
the
west
Pearl
closure
area.
We
currently
have
five
businesses
that
have
applied
and
are
continuing
their
their
outdoor
dining
extensions
in
some
of
those
parking
spaces
about
eights
parking
spaces
are
currently
dedicated
to
outdoor
dining
extensions.
AO
There
were
17
businesses
participating
in
the
program
during
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
We
are
anticipating
that
some
of
those
businesses
are
going
going
to
reapply
in
February
to
participate
in
the
program
next
year.
There
are
Six
Ada
parking
spaces
in
this
area,
that
is
the
highest
concentration
of
ADA
parking
spaces
in
our
whole
on-street
parking
system.
AO
AO
AP
Thanks
Chris
and
I'm
I'll,
just
reintroduce
myself,
just
I'm
Natalie
Stiffler,
the
interim
director
for
transportation.
Can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
so
I'm
going
to
shift
now
to
talk
about
upcoming
work,
so
many
departments
are
working
on
Place
making
and
Mobility
projects
across
the
across
the
downtown,
and
there
are
a
variety
of
planning
and
project
efforts
currently
underway
or
planned.
Each
of
these
will
help
inform
near
and
long-term
possibilities
for
transformation
throughout
the
downtown
and
surrounding
areas
of
no
one
is
one
of
council's
priorities.
The
can
work
plan
item
the
downtown
Mobility
study.
AP
This
work
is
slated
for
mid-2024,
given
current
Staffing
and
budget
resources.
This
study
will
consider
multimodal
connections
throughout
the
downtown
and
in
connection
to
other
activity
centers
in
Boulder
like
the
University,
Hill
and
cu.
It's
likely
that
this
study
would
look
at
mobility
in
this
area
that
we're
focused
on
tonight
as
well.
Additionally,
the
Civic
area,
master
plan
and
Pearl
Street.
Revitalization
each
have
upcoming
implementation
efforts
that
will
be
partially
funded
by
Community
culture,
resilience
and
safety
tax
slide
staff
recognizes
that
much
of
the
community
enjoyed
repurposing
the
street
through
the
pandemic
for
Plaza
space.
AP
In
response
in
the
more
immediate
term,
staff
is
proposing
that
we
conduct
an
analysis
focused
on
the
West
End
to
evaluate
options
for
the
West
End,
including
West
Pearl
Street.
Such
options
may
include
space
allocated
for
weekend
or
seasonal
programming
and
events.
This
process
would
consider
Transportation,
climate
and
other
community
goals
that
we
recognize
are
important
to
inform
the
future
of
this
area.
It
will
include
a
robust
engagement
process
to
ensure
we're
hearing
from
a
diverse
set
of
Community
Voices
and
inform
future
decisions
about
how
space
is
allocated
in
this
area.
AP
AP
We
need
to
consider,
through
our
work
planning
process,
how
to
prioritize
this
work
among
the
work
among
the
can
work
plan
priorities.
We
are
already
underway
on
the
Baseline
Road
Transportation
safety
project
and
are
preparing
to
launch,
engage
engagement
activities
for
Iris
Avenue
later
this
year
and
with
Tab
and
council's
input.
Folsom
is
slated
to
begin
next.
Transportation
staff
wants
to
stay
focused
on.
Can
priorities
so
we
look
forward
to
hearing
council's
feedback
on
how
we
approach
this
additional
work
plan
item
that
is
up
for
consideration.
AP
So,
as
we
move
forward
from
tonight,
we
will
end
the
temporary
closure.
If
Council
would
like
us
to
proceed
with
the
west
west
end
analysis
staff
will
continue
scoping
that
work
to
be
ready
to
begin
that
work
as
soon
as
possible.
We
will
also
continue
work
that
is
already
underway,
with
downtown
Boulder
partnership
on
the
Downtown
Vision
plan
and
other
efforts
related
to
the
downtown.
AP
Before
we
wrap
up
with
questions
for
you,
we
want
to
share
feedback
that
was
received
by
the
transportation
Advisory
board
and
the
downtown
management
commission.
This
week,
consistent
with
tabs
letter
tab
requested
that
West
parole
remain
closed.
Will
any
additional
analysis
is
done
as
their
perspective
is
that
the
closed
Street
helps
us
meet
our
transportation
and
climate
goals
by
reducing
vehicle
traffic
and
providing
more
space
for
people
walking
and
biking
I'll
hand
it
to
Chris
to
summarize
dmc's
feedback
that
he
heard
this
week
and
then
we'll
wrap
up
the
presentation
with
questions
for
you.
AO
Thank
you
Natalie,
so
from
from
DMC.
Conversely,
we
heard
that
they
they
think
that
West
Pearl
should
be
reopened
by
the
end
of
October,
while
staff
is
able
to
take
the
time
to
consider
other
possible
reconfigurations
of
West,
Pearl
or
other
other
streets
in
the
downtown
area.
They
do
believe
that
there
is
reconfiguration
possibilities
for
West
Pearl,
but
it
needs
to
be
studied
further
and
to
include
that
input
from
the
public
and
businesses
and
other
stakeholders.
AO
So
that
takes
us
to
our
questions
for
Council
and
I'm
sure
questions
for
staff,
but
in
consideration
of
the
planned
end,
they're
goblins
or
in
consideration
of
the
planned
end
of
the
covid-19
related
temporary
closure
of
West
Pearl
Street.
AO
Does
council
support
the
staff
recommendation
to
begin
a
new
work
plan
item
to
pursue
a
West
End
multi-modal
analysis
to
inform
possible
options
for
future
reconfiguration
of
streets
in
the
West
End
of
Pearl,
and
maybe
other
areas
does
council
have
questions
regarding
the
current
and
upcoming
planning
processes
that
will
help
inform
the
near
and
long-term
possibilities
for
West,
Pearl,
Street
and
other
areas
in
and
around
the
downtown,
and
with
that
we're
happy
to
continue
the
conversation
great.
C
Thanks
so
much
Chris
and
Natalie
and
you
all
are
really
good
at
playing
musical
chairs
dealing
with
a
difficult
situation
and
did
we
invite
representatives
from
any
of
the
boards
involved
to
speak
to
us
tonight?.
AO
Yes,
do
it?
Would
you
like
me
to
I'll
answer
for
all
we
do
have
a
member
representative
from
tab.
We
have
a
representative
from
DMC,
so
Transportation
Advisory,
board,
downtown
management,
commission
and
chip
I
believe
with
the
downtown
Boulder
partnership
is
available,
if
called
upon
great.
C
Okay,
great
well
looks
like
we
have
teal
duhane
from
Tab
and
Don
Poe
from
the
DMC
I'll
just
say:
I
saw
Tila
first
I'd,
maybe
I'll
let
her
start
off
with
maybe
a
couple
of
minutes
of
thoughts
from
each
of
you
I'm.
So
glad
to
have
you
here.
Thanks
for
joining
us.
AQ
AQ
It
was
fairly
unanimous
opinion
upon
among
the
members
of
tab
that
that
sort
of
the
binary,
Choice
you've
been
presented
with
open
it
entirely
or
keep
it
entirely
closed,
is
maybe
a
false
one,
and
we
feel
that
Coven
in
particular
gave
us
as
a
city
as
a
community,
the
kind
of
impetus
to
capitalize
on
a
chance
to
realize
some
long-held
desires
during
the
meeting
I
referred
to
about
10
years
of
planning
documents
that
the
city
had
published.
AQ
That
repeatedly
as
Lisa
white
this
evening
in
public
comment
had
referred
to
expressed
a
desire
by
the
community
to
have
this
kind
of
public
space.
So
we
were
so
pleased
when
Community
Vitality
did
open
up
Pearl
Street
to
people,
but
we
think
that
the
option
of
changing
it
entirely
back
is
not
necessarily
the
only
option
to
go
so
for
a
90.
Second
summary
of
our
letter,
I,
would
say.
AQ
The
first
point
was
that
the
business
revenue
and
experience
a
relative
to
the
closure
of
Pearl
Street
to
private
Vehicles
should
not
be
the
controlling
consideration
and
even
if
it
were
the
controlling
consideration.
Our
second
point
was
basically
that
the
data
based
on
the
business
experience
and
feedback
that
Community
Vitality
sought
and
received
doesn't
weigh
either
way
toward
a
full
return
to
what
was
there
before
or
to
maintaining
a
full
closure.
AQ
What
it
does
seem
to
show
is
that
there's
a
consensus
about
a
65
consensus
of
West
End
businesses
to
not
end
it
right
this
second,
and
that
can
actually
give
us
some
room
to
think
about
how
we
might
want
to
modify
a
full
closure
versus
a
full
opening
and
I
would
really
invite
Council
to
encourage
staff
to
be
creative
and
capitalize
on
the
gains
and
the
popularity
and
what
we
have
learned
that
is
positive
about
this.
AQ
This
project,
in
this
pilot,
our
third
Point
basically,
was
that
returning
Motor
Vehicles
to
those
streets
actually
frustrates
a
number
of
other
community
goals
and
I.
Think
if
you
look
at
the
slides
and
the
considerations
that
Chris
set
out
that
Community
Vitality
was
including
safety,
Equity,
accessibility
operations
and
economic
Vitality,
this
is
leaving
out
a
whole
bunch
of
stuff
that
is
in
our
transportation.
Master
plan,
including
a
climate
impacts,
sustainability
mode
shift
induced
demand.
AQ
Reducing
vehicle
miles,
travels
things
that
this
closure
really
actually
helps
advance
and
that
we
would
be
backpedaling
and
actually
undoing
a
lot
of
damage
undoing
a
lot
of
progress
that
we've
made
by
allowing
Motor
Vehicles
to
return
to
business
as
normal
on
here.
Our
last
Point
basically
is
about
our
last
recommendation,
but
we're
kind
of
in
this
impasse-
and
at
this
moment,
partly
because
we
as
tab,
haven't,
had
as
much
input
and
interaction
with
Transportation
with
a
community
Vitality
that
we
think
has
been
would
be
essential
and
helpful.
AQ
We've
been
talking
about
it
for
years,
but
on
the
one
hand,
Tab
and
the
public
are
not
able
to
integrate
and
interface
with
Community
vitality
and
the
business
community,
and
that's
that's
Community
vitality's
core
mission
right.
So
we
need
to
recognize
that
Community
Vitality
doesn't
internalize
the
goals
that
are
separate
that
are
set
out
in
our
transportation
master
plan
that
Equity
piece
the
safety
piece.
AQ
Those
things
are
not
really
treated
with
the
same
kind
of
priorities
that
we
as
tab
help
staff
to
keep
front
of
mind
and
at
the
core
of
their
mission.
And
so,
if
there
were
better
coordination,
I
think
between
Community
Vitality.
When
thinking
about
things
like
parking
management,
access,
pricing
and
transportation,
Advisory
board
or
Transportation
staff
I
think
we
might
not
be
in
this
kind
of
false
dichotomy
and
situation
where
you
have
a
really
difficult
decision
to
make
and
the
the
city.
D
AQ
R
C
Now
turn
to
don
Poe
from
the
downtown
management
commission
Don.
If
you
want
to
share
the
thoughts
of
your
board,
please.
AR
Happy
to
do
so,
and
thank
you
for
having
me
tonight.
My
name
is
Don.
Ho
I
am
the
chair
of
the
downtown
management
commission
and
we
appreciate
all
the
work
that
Chris
Jones,
Nuria
Natalie
and
the
staff
have
provided
to
you
to
everyone
and
to
us
on
this
topic
and
I
agree:
it's
not
a
binary
issue.
I!
Think
more
research
needs
to
be
done.
AR
The
long-term
decision
around
what
to
do
with
West
Pearl.
For
now
we
support
the
opening
of
Western
Pearl
until
more
research
has
been
done.
This
plan,
multimodal
analysis,
is
a
really
wise
first
step
to
do
that
so
opening
West,
Pearl
Now
does
not
mean
it
will
never
close
again.
It
means
we're
going
to
be
planning
and
doing
this
in
a
wise
way.
AR
So,
let's
take
a
look
back,
you
know,
Chris
was
showing
that
map
of
What
the
walking
Mall
50
years
ago
with
the
planning
was
done
around
that
and
it
was
planned.
It
supported
inclusion
that
supported
businesses.
They
they
took
planning
into
how
deliveries
would
be
handled.
They
actually
had
a
one
part
of
that
there's
a
three-tier
tax
system
where
the
businesses
downtown
actually
taxed
themselves
to
make
that
all
happen,
and
so
right
now
with
the
immediate
closure
of
pearl.
That
was
understood.
AR
Why
we
need
to
do
it
for
for
covet
issues,
but
it
also
had
Ada
issues.
What
are
we
doing
with
bus
rerouting?
What
are
we
doing
with
the
underground
utilities
that
are
there
that
need
to
be
accessed?
AR
There's
no
public
art.
All
these
types
of
issues
have
come
up
because
it
was
done
quickly
and
now
we
have
time
to
do
this.
The
right
way.
So
many
of
the
businesses,
businesses
on
the
West
End,
want
the
street
opened
as
to
have
just
also
said
too.
Business
leases
were
done
with
an
idea
of
an
open
Street.
AR
So
after
more
planning
is
done,
West
Pearl
could
be
closed
again
in
phases
or
given
those
businesses
a
known
timeline,
so
they
can
plan
accordingly.
Even
right
now,
we've
had
the
parklets
that
were
added.
This
was
done
again
in
support
of
business,
but
these
are
things
are
done
very
quickly.
AR
The
partlets
allow
for
a
hybrid
approach
so
the
park.
Let's
get
the
restaurants,
the
flexibility
as
if
the
street
was
closed,
but
it
also
allows
us
to
open
the
street
dining
outside
in
the
winter
is
not
the
same
as
in
the
summer.
We
need
a
plan
for
year-round
activation,
so
West
Pearl
isn't
vacant
in
the
winter
people
avoid
vacant
areas.
You
want
things
to
feel
activated
Lively.
No
one
wants
to
go
where
there's
no
one
there.
AR
AR
Why
is
that?
Well?
Is
it
because
the
streets
are
closed?
It's
because
businesses
closed.
You
know
what's
going
on.
This
is
why
this
multimodal
analysis
and
other
kind
of
research
needs
to
be
done.
AR
AR
Opening
the
West
End
provides
for
these
new
insights,
so
Matt
Benjamin
actually
emailed
the
hotline
with
some
questions,
and
these
are
all
things
that
we
need
to
answer
to
make
this
happen
and
closing
the
keeping
it
closed
won't
allow
for
this
to
happen.
Now
we
can
go
in.
Let
people
return.
AR
We
can
still
feel
as
if
it's
closed
with
the
parklets,
you
can
still
walk
on
the
sidewalk.
This
is
not
a
permanent
solution.
This
will
allow
us
the
time
to
be
smart
about
it,
planned
for
Ada
and
all
these
other
types
of
issues
that
have
really
cropped
up.
So
the
downtown
management
commission
plant
is
part
of
one
of
the
commissions
that
supports
you
on
these
types
of
topics.
We
help
with
Capital
Improvements.
We
work
with
parking.
AR
We
want
to
know
more
about
the
parking
Revenue
in
downtown
by
losing
those
parking
spots,
we're
losing
that
Revenue,
but
maybe
taxes
will
go
up
because
people
are
down
there
more
again.
We
need
to
study
this
more
for
how
this
works.
In
our
letter
we
mentioned
that
we
would
recommend
this
be
open
by
October,
31st
and
since
then,
I've
had
a
little
bit
more
time
to
think
about
this.
AR
With
the
coming
of
the
potential
Mall
crawl
and
the
issues
we
Face
downtown
with
the
Halloween
era,
I
would
like
to
have
this
opened
up
a
little
bit
earlier,
so
that
the
police
can
plan
and
have
a
working
runway
for
How.
The
West
End
is
open
with
enough
time
to
also
plan
for
the
potential
Halloween
season
of
that
weekend.
So
we
said
the
31st
of
October
a
little
bit
earlier.
I
think
would
be
wise
to
allow
the
police
to
plan
accordingly.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
AS
I
would
love
to
actually
thank
you
so
much
mayor
Parkin.
Thank
you
for
the
council
for
the
opportunity
to
address
you
all
this
evening
and,
more
importantly,
I
want
to
take
just
a
moment
to
thank
the
the
extraordinary
response
of
City
leadership
with
Council
and
staff.
First
and
the
weeks
after
the
pandemic.
Launching
the
many
emergency
orders,
including
giving
our
restaurants
Fighting
Chance
by
providing
the
free
use
of
the
public
right-of-way
and
removing
miles
of
red
tape
that
would
have
been
associated
with
such
a
project.
AS
So
I
know
without
the
urgency
exhibited
from
City
staff,
really
leading
Boulder
I
believe
to
be
the
First
Community
in
the
state
to
begin
an
outdoor
dining
program
that
that
would
have
been
devastating
and
then
again.
Thank
you
to
the
staff
for
taking
on
the
very
complex
project
of
creating
what
we
have
now
in
our
pilot
outdoor
dining
program.
Citywide,
which
does,
as
has
been
mentioned,
allowed
allow
operators
to
opt
in
to
continue
to
use
the
public
right-of-way
for
dining.
AS
Now
that
the
emergency
orders
have
ended-
and
we
really
do
understand
how
complicated
that
program
was,
as
we
were,
Partners
in
helping
to
develop
it.
So
thank
you
so
much
as
for
the
question
of
what
to
do
with
the
West
end,
with
the
two
and
a
half
blocks
of
Pearl
Street
between
10th
Urban,
including
10th
Street
between
9th
and
11th.
AS
Now
that
the
emergency
orders
have
ended,
there's
a
lot
of
points
that
we
would
like
to
raise,
but
I'm
I'm
happy
to
be
following
both
Don
with
DMC
and
Tyler
with
the
tab,
because
I
really
agree
with
a
lot
of
the
points
there
they
both
made
and
in
particular,
there's
just
so
much
that
we
do
not
know.
We
don't
really
understand
the
economic
impact
of
the
last
of
the
street
closure.
There's
many
variables
we've
lost
employees
on
the
West
End.
We've
also
lost
employees
on
the
East
end,
but
it's
increased.
AS
We
don't
really
know
the
climate
impacts
just
because
we're
not
seeing
cars
on
those
two
blocks
doesn't
really.
We
don't
have
reliable,
able
data
of
what
the
the
impacts
to
climate
was.
We
know
that
outdoor
dining
in
the
winter
has
tremendous
climate
impacts.
We
don't
understand
the
equity
impacts.
C
AS
I
I
am
just
saying
we.
He
is
really
authentically
and
genuinely
excited
to
work
with
staff
and
with
the
entire
Community
to
explore
how
we
can
take
advantage
of
both
of
these
realities,
as
well
as
looking
at
other
opportunities
to
repurpose
streets,
alleys,
surface
parking,
lots
and
all
of
our
underutilized
public
spaces
in
the
downtown
to
create
better
human-centric
spaces.
AS
We've
already
begun
Network,
as
has
been
mentioned
with
the
Downtown
Vision
plan.
We've
heard
a
lot
from
the
community.
I'm
really
excited
about
some
of
the
things
we're
hearing
but
I
wanna,
I,
wanna
stress
last
winter.
The
West
End
of
Pearl
Street
was
not
a
fantastic
example
of
human-centered
space.
Even
unstructured
public
space
requires
planning
investment
programming
and
a
lot
of
thought
that
we
haven't
had
the
opportunity
to
engage
in
it's
after
Labor
Day.
We've
got
the
outdoor
dining
program
working
well
in
the
public
right-of-way
in
the
parking
spaces.
AS
But
now
we
have
a
a,
not
vibrant,
downtown
Street,
that's
inaccessible.
We
need
to
return
access
for
the
winter.
While
we
do
aggressively
and
creatively
explore
our
many
options
in
downtown
and
for
the
West
end.
It's
not
a
binary,
open
or
close,
there's
so
many
options,
but
we
need
to
approach
it
thoughtfully,
but
today
we
need
to
get
the
street
open
for
the
winter,
so
the
businesses
don't
suffer
the
way
they
did
last
winter
and
let's
plan
thoughtfully
now
for
next
spring
and
summer.
AS
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
and
really
thank
you
for
taking
on
this
this
complicated
in
and
important
Community
decision.
C
Thanks
for
that
chip-
and
we
appreciate
the
partnership
of
the
downtown
folder
partnership-
okay-
well,
it
was
great
to
hear
from
our
guests
thanks
to
all
of
you,
for
your
thoughts
and
so
now
I
would
look
if
we
could
structure
it
with
questions
right
now
for
City
staff
and
after
we
get
through
all
of
our
questions,
we
can
respond
to
their
questions.
For
us,
let's
see,
Bob
to
start
us
off,
yeah.
M
Two
questions
for
Natalie
all
right,
so
I
have
a
problem
now
too
two
questions
for
you,
Natalie
one
I'm,
just
looking
at
your
slide
up
there.
It
says
it
refers
to
a
West
End.
M
Multiple
modal
analysis
by
that
would
are
you
proposing,
at
least
for,
for
this
first
analysis,
to
limit
things
just
to
West
Pearl?
What's
what's
the
geography
of
West
End.
M
AP
Okay,
yeah
I
think
so
we're
thinking
of
it.
As
we
haven't
delineated.
You
know
a
box
around
a
certain
area,
but
it
would
be
extend
beyond.
We
would
look
at
more
than
just
the
West
Pearl.
We
would
look
at
kind
of
the
West
End
and
the
you
know
9th
10th
11th
as
part
of
that
it
wouldn't
just
be
West
Pearl
by.
M
Let
me
ask
a
question
this
way:
would
it
take
if
the
geography
was
a
little
bit
bigger,
I'm,
not
talking
about
the
whole
city
or
even
all
of
downtown,
but
the
drug
view
is
a
little
bit
bigger.
Would
that
add
time
to
your
work
or
is
that
something
you
can
kind
of
throw
in.
M
AP
Want
to
expand
it
to
all
of
downtown,
because
well,
my
thought
is
that
we
we
are
planning
to
do
that.
Work
through
the
can
downtown
Mobility
study
and
and
we
would
have
to
seriously
shift
work
planning
efforts
if
we
were
going
to
consider
mobility
and
access
across
downtown.
M
Okay,
it's
both
of
us
so
I,
guess,
I'll,
just
I
I'll
be
interested
to
know
when
we
get
to
comments
about
or
your
thoughts
on,
maybe
13th
Street.
You
know
it
doesn't
have
to
be
contiguous
from
9th
to
13th,
but
13th
I
know
has
been
on
everyone's
list
for
a
long
time,
so
I'm
just
curious
about
that.
But
I
will
say
that
for
the
comments.
Second
question
of
my
two
questions
is,
you
said,
start
the
work
on
this
West
End
multimodal
analysis
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
AP
AF
I'm
going
to
get
into
a
potentially
difficult
question
out
of
the
gate
here,
but
you
know
the
questions
presented
to
us
are
number
one
in
consideration
of
the
plan
to
end
of
the
closure
and
I.
Just
wonder:
why
is
the
first
question
not
whether
Council
supports
reopening
the
street
in
my
memory?
Council
was
the
driving
force
in
closing
these
blocks
as
a
policy
decision
and
I
thought
that
from
The
Retreat
we
had.
AF
We
had
already
added
on
the
work
plan
that
we
were
baking
in
covid,
Silver,
Linings
and
then
I
thought
at
the
last
check-in
that
we
were.
It
was
made
clear
that
we
were
going
to
get
another
chance
to
weigh
in
on
this
and
decide
so
as
a
decision
maker,
I
feel
a
bit
leapfrogged
and
I.
Think
as
someone
who
you
know
whose
job
it
is
to
represent,
Community
I
think
that
community
members
also
feel
leapfrogged
in
this
process.
So
I
just
would
like
some
clarification
on
on.
Why
that's
not
a
threshold
question?
AB
And
again
appreciate
everyone's
patience
as
we
continue
to
deal
with
our
audio
and
I
appreciate.
I,
don't
know
how
this
came
right.
I
wasn't
here
when
this
came
first,
as
we
were
talking
about
it
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
I
know
that
when
we
came
and
I
went
back
to
look
at
the
meeting
in
April
about
providing
more
Direction
on
what
you'd
like
to
see
on
West
Pearl,
we
didn't
exactly
get
unanimous
feedback
as
we
were
moving
forward
and
our
commitment
was
to
come
back
and
talk
about
it
again.
AB
I
don't
believe
at
that
time
that
we
received
unanimous
feedback
to
close,
not
close,
open,
I.
Think
at
the
time
too,
we
were
thinking
about
when
the
expiration
of
the
emergency
orders
hit,
and
that
happens
to
hit
at
the
end
of
August.
At
that
meeting
too,
we
talked
about
because
there
were
conversations
about
extending
that
to
October
or
not
and
saying
being
very
clear
about.
We
did
not
want
to
and
did
not
feel
it
was
appropriate
Brit
to
extend
emergency
orders
artificially
to
accommodate
the
extension
of
a
closure.
AB
That
again,
we
know
everyone,
including
ourselves
enjoyed.
We
believe
it
is
certainly
in
the
purview
of
management
of
of
the
city
to
reset
any
street
that
has
been
temporarily
closed.
Just
like
we
do
if
there
were
a
main
break
or
construction.
This
is
obviously
an
unusual
situation,
but
it
was
a
temporary
closure
based
on
the
pandemic.
It
is
time
now
to
reset
it
and
certainly
based
on
the
recommendations
from
three
department
heads
as
we
move
forward.
AF
So
I
appreciate
that
response.
I
would
say
that
you
know
if
we
go
back
to
the
2020
decision,
it
was
different
than
like
closing
the
street
for
a
street
main.
It
was
really
a
policy
decision
that
came
from
Council,
so
I
I,
guess
I.
Just
still
have
a
question
of
should
this?
Should
the
presentation
of
tonight
start
with
sort
of
I
don't
know
who's
on?
First
look
at
it.
I
don't
want
I!
Think
it's
unfortunate
that
that
the
situation
feels
a
little
bit
like
a
power
struggle
and
I.
X
AF
AB
Can
I
just
add
two
I'm
sorry
before
you
move
on
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
hope
to
make
clear?
Is
that
and
again
we
we
too
don't
want
to
get
into
a
power
struggle.
This
is
not.
It
has
never
been
my
way
in
whatever
City
I
have
served
to
not
be
collaborative
with
Council,
but
it's
just
not
my
style.
I
do
think
and
I
think
the
the
question
we're
trying
to
ask
is
I
think
the
appropriate
level
policy
question.
What
would
you
like
us
to
do?
AB
Would
you
like
us
to
do
more
multimodal?
What
are
other
streets
we
could
do?
We
would
love
to
engage
in
that
conversation
because,
frankly,
I'll
say
that
I
don't
know
that
West
Pearl
is
the
one
street
I
would
have
started
with
as
we
move
forward.
It
happens
to
be
the
street
that
was
closed,
and
now
it
is
time
with
the
emergency
orders
being
ending
to
go
back
to
when
we
didn't
have
emergency
orders
and
really
that
is
more.
In
my
estimation,
a
an
immediate
administrative
decision
but
I
get
that
it
is
wrapped
up.
AB
AF
Appreciate
that
and
I
think
of
you
as
nothing
but
collaborative
so
if
that
came
out
anything
else
that
wasn't
the
intent
so
also
back
in
probably
2019
I
had
asked
that
staff
members
kind
of
lay
out
pros
and
cons
and
I
feel
like
this.
Memo
gave
us
a
lot
of
cons,
maybe
to
why
staff
would
recommend
reopening
or
keeping
it
closed,
but
not
or
whatever
Pros,
to
reopening
and
not
cons
to
not
doing
that.
AF
So
just
wondering
what
what
might
staff
see
as
I
don't
know
what
the
right
term
is
here:
Pros
versus
cons,
the
other
side
of
the
recommendation
like
I,
understand
the
the
we'll
have
some
questions
on
business
impacts,
but
I
understand
what
was
laid
out
as
the
rationale
for
staff
recommendation.
But
does
staff
see
other
side
to
weather
to
close
it
like
what
would
be
the
Silver
Linings
to
going
the
other
way
with
it.
AO
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
I'll
start,
but
there
might
be
I
think
there.
There
are
different
perspectives
from
different
interests.
So
when
you
think
about
the
three
pillars
of
community
Vitality,
I'd
say
the
the
energy.
That's
behind
the
folks
who
want
to
keep
West
Pearl
closed.
We
want
to
have
those
conversations
and
we
want
to
have
spaces
appropriate
spaces
to
to
activate
and
and
connect
with
the
community
where
everybody
has
access,
inclusive
access
to
that
space,
and
maybe
Westborough
will
prove
to
be
that
space.
AO
There
are
things
that
we
could
do
that
make
it
all
those
cons
that
we
mentioned
in
the
memo
there.
There
could
be
interventions
that
we
can
take
to
mitigate
those
so
that
it
can
become
that
space
that
folks
are
excited
about,
and
they
want
to
activate-
and
this
is
these-
are
things
we've
seen
it
all
over
the
world
prior
to
the
pandemic.
AO
You
think
about
Times
Square
and
how
it's
evolved
in
New,
York
City,
but
right
now
the
actions
that
we
took
in
in
May
of
2020
we're
in
response
to
a
pandemic
staff,
really
does
believe
that
we
we
did
the
right
thing
and
now,
as
as
that,
as
the
pandemic
is
going
behind
us.
The
opportunity
now
is
to
learn
from
that.
Not
necessarily
presuming
that,
just
because
we
did
what
we
did
on
West
Pearl
means
that
that
is
that.
That
is
the
place
where
we
need
to
have
this
conversation
with
the
community.
AO
Maybe
more
appropriate
spaces
will
reveal
themselves
we'll
have
less
hurdles
when
it
comes
to
a
lot
of
the
challenges
that
we
presented
in
the
memo.
Maybe
it
will
be
West
Pearl
and
that's
why
we
we
feel
like
we
need
to
make
sure
we're
taking
that
measured
data,
Centric
approach,
that's
looking
at
all
of
the
different
measures
before
we
make
some
pretty
significant
decisions
on
on
just
deciding.
This
is
the
place
we're
going
to
further
that
type
of
conversation.
AF
I
have
a
couple
more
questions,
but
should
have
clarified.
Nobody
ever
gives
me
pros
and
cons.
It's.
AF
AF
Okay,
then,
on
page
in
the
memo,
I
think
it's
seven
there's
a
chart
that
has
like
increased
foot
traffic,
more
activity
in
the
area,
increased
sales
decrease
in
sales
and
I'm
just
struggling
a
little
bit
to
understand
it
like
increase
sales,
I
think
it's
self-reports
from
the
businesses
are
at
forty
percent
and
then
decrease
sales
is
at
10
percent
roughly
for
restaurants.
AO
So
so
yeah
this
this
graph
is
kind
of
hard
to
read
so
for
increased
sales.
We
got
responses
from
restaurants
and
General
retailers
that
looks
like
about
45
of
restaurants,
who
responded
to
this
survey
said
they
experienced
increased
sales
about
10
of
restaurants.
That
responded
to
this
survey
said
that
they
had
decreased
sales,
the
rest
of
the
the
difference
between
100
percent
and
and
55.
Those
folks
didn't
report
either
increased
or
decreased,
and
so
yes,
most
of
the
The
respondents,
Who
indicated
something
around
increased
sales
45
of
restaurants.
AO
That
increase
looking
at
the
the
third
category
are
the
other
businesses.
These
are
second
floor
offices
and
not
or
not
necessarily,
retailers
like
doctors
offices,
things
like
that,
they
didn't
report
any
increase
in
sales.
With
the
closure
associated
with
the
closure.
They
did
report
about
a
10,
10
of
them
said:
they'd
increase,
they
experienced
decreased
sales.
So
it's
really.
AF
AO
AF
AO
Less
than
50
of
any
of
the
business
types
reported
increase
in
sales,
so
that
means
that
the
difference
so
for
restaurants,
55
percent
experience-
they
didn't,
say
the
experienced
increase
in
sales,
so
they
experienced
either
they
didn't
report
decrease,
but
they
also
didn't
report
increase
and
we
didn't
say
we
didn't
provide
them
a
neutral
option
on
sales.
So
it's
not
a
majority
of
restaurants
reporting
that
they
increase
that
they
had
an
increase
in
sales.
45
percent
responded
that
that
was
a
factor
that
they
experienced
and
again
not
necessarily
Based
on
data.
AO
It's
based
on
perception
and
I.
We
did
this.
This
survey
was
in,
let's
see,
end
of
March
early
April.
AF
So
it
looks
like
it's
it's
increased,
and
so
it's
confusing
okay,
I
think
just
one
more
question
on
the
same
page,
where
we
talk
about,
and
is
this
overall,
the
the
tax
revenues
reported
I'm
still
unclear
on
whether
that
includes
like
sort
of
what
are
the
Apples
to
Apples
here
so
and
and
how
do
we
know
that
it
or
why
do
we
think
it's
related
to
being
close
to
car
traffic,
so
we're
looking
at
a
small
number
of
blocks
here
on
West
Pearl,
I
assume
compared
to
say
total
downtown
so
of
of
West
Pearl?
AF
What's
their
vacancy
versus
occupancy
rate
as
opposed
to
the
other
blocks?
Because
if,
if
we're
including
vacancy
rates
in
you
know,
zero
taxes,
I
would
think
that
would
draw
the
whole
thing
down.
I,
don't
know
if
that's
included
or
not.
You
know
as
a
revenue
loss.
If
there's
no
Revenue
coming
in
at
all
in
2022
versus
2019.
Is
that
being
factored
in
or
not.
AO
So
I
do
know
so.
I'll
I
have
I
can
speak
to
that,
but
I
also
know
that
Joel
Wagner
is
on
the
call
I
want
to,
but
before
Joel
gets
on.
If
he
wants
to
speak
to
kind
of
how
we
analyze
our
sales
tax
data
is
our
most
available
data
point
to
analyze
the
the
overall
economic
health
of
different
areas
of
the
city.
We
do
not
collect
or
get
reported
on
the
micro
level
of
vacancy
data.
AO
The
thing
with
with
our
you
know
when
we
think
about
all
the
different
departments
have
interactions
with
the
business
Community.
Our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
trying
to
treat
all
businesses
in
all
areas
of
the
city
as
equally
as
possible,
and
so
that,
when
sales
tax
revenue
is
coming
in
differently
for
one
area
or
another,
we
know
that
maybe
there's
something
going
on
there.
AO
That
might
need
to
be
addressed,
and
so,
when
we
think
about
the
rules
that
govern
the
space
on
West
Pearl
and
the
rules
that
govern
the
space
on
East
Pearl,
all
things
trying
to
be
as
equal
as
possible
if
there
are
higher
vacancies
on
West
Pearl,
that
will
lead
to
lower
lower
sales
tax
revenues,
because
there
are
vacancies.
Why
are
there
vacancies?
Is
it
because
there's
a
closure?
Perhaps
Perhaps?
Not
we
are
we
willed
caveat
that
correlation
does
not
necessarily.
AO
We
can't
necessarily
say
that
that's
causation,
but
still
for
us,
given
the
Delta
between
the
experiences
of
the
four
books,
brick
or
the
four
blocks
of
The
Pedestrian
Mall
that
we're
seeing
recovering
quite
rapidly
spaces
are
becoming
more
occupied.
Our
first
floor
retail
spaces
everywhere
outside
of
West
Pearl.
We're
hearing
are
even
if
they're
not
open
right
now
they
are
becoming
leased.
AO
We
have
heard
from
property
managers
that
the
properties
on
West
Pearl
are
currently
very
challenging
to
lease
partially
because
of
the
accessibility
issues
that
potential
tenants
are
reporting.
And
so,
if
we
don't
fill
those
spaces,
they
are
not
going
to
generate
sales
tax
revenue,
which
is
part
of
that
conversation.
AF
C
AO
Thing
so
there
are
other
areas
of
downtown
that
we
did
not
include
in
this
graph.
Primarily
it's
the
downtown
extension
where
Alfalfa's
was
at
one
time
so
and
it's
kind
of
a
it's
a
cobbled
area.
I
Joel
can
speak
to
more
to
the
geographic
areas
and
it
it
really.
It
made
this
graph
not
not
make
any
sense
at
all,
because
we
know
that
that
downtown
extension
has
had
other
factors,
and
so
it's
not
a
huge
portion
of
the
downtown.
AK
They
just
had
one
one
quick
question
for
Natalie
and
transportation,
and
thinking
about
some
of
the
other
things
that
we've
talked
about
recently
regarding
additional
work
for
transportation
department
like
the
e-bike
rebate
program
that
we
were
talking
about
I'm,
just
I'm
sort
of
wondering.
How
does
this
fit
in?
How
are
you
going
to
make
it
all
happen,
given
that
it's
a
couple
new
things
that
that
you
weren't
expecting.
AP
That's
a
great
question:
no
I
think
we
what
we're
we've
been.
You
know
it's
been
a
few
months
now
that
we've
been
thinking
about
the
e-bike
rebate
program
and
the
analysis
and
and
really
what
what
I'm
trying
to
do
is
think
about
the
the
West
End
analysis
to
be
a
pretty
like
light
scope
right
like,
which
is
why
I
continue
to
say
we
don't
want
this
to
expand
to
the
entire
downtown.
That
is
a
can.
AP
You
know,
work
plan
item,
that's
going
to
come
and
we
don't
want
it
to
expand
to
the
entire
Community,
but
we
also
recognize
that
there's
a
desire
to
have
a
conversation
about
street
closures
throughout
the
community
and
having
a
more
Equitable
conversation
about
that
and
and
that's
something
you
know-
we've
we've
talked
to
our
colleagues
across
the
organization
about
that
we
can
do.
We
can
start
to
think
about
through
the
comp
plan.
AP
Update
and
Brad
can
certainly
chime
in
more
there
if
there's
more
questions
there,
but
there's
there's
opportunities
in
the
work
plan
coming
forward
and-
and
we
this
is
all
you
know-
Tila
spoke
to
the
TMP
and
The
Pedestrian
action
plan.
All
of
that
is
supported
in
the
plans,
and,
and
so
we
can
certainly
think
about
future
work
items
to
do
that
work,
but
really
for
for
the
West
End
analysis
it
we
want
to
have
a
light,
touch
and
think
about
how
can
we
re-envision
the
space
on
a
more
long-term
basis?
AP
That
is,
you
know
either
seasonal
or
weekend,
and
it's
not
something
that
you
know
is
is
going
to
be
that's
going
to
take
us
three
years
to
plan
it's
something
that
we
can
do,
hopefully
in
just
a
few
months
and
still
have
a
really
robust
engagement
process.
So
that's
I
think
how
we're
thinking
about
it
and-
and
certainly
you
know,
open
to
hearing
your
feedback.
H
K
Thank
you
got
a
more
than
a
few
questions
and
I
know
I
put
out
a
hotline
and
Chris
I
saw
you
multiple
times
today.
So
I
know
you
were.
We
were
all
out
and
about
so
I
know
that,
probably
not
you
probably
did
certainly
didn't,
maybe
have
time
to
respond
to
those
hope,
I'm
going
to
trim
some
of
those
back,
which
I
think
are
probably
information,
probably
just
probably
no
and
then
the
others.
Hopefully
we
can
get
a
response
to
which
probably
take
a
little
more
digging.
K
One
question
that
jumps
out
is
I'm
trying
to
really
settle
on.
What
really
is
the
motivation
here,
because
I've
heard
kind
of
two
things
that
it's
a
default
answer
to
an
emergency
order
that,
when
it
expires,
hands
tied,
reopen
no
questions,
asked
I've,
also
heard
that
this
is
being
driven
because
of
the
perceived
harm
to
some
of
the
businesses
down
in
West,
Pearl
and
so
I
guess
I'll,
just
sort
of
flip
this
in
an
interesting
hypothetical.
AO
Well,
I
can't
speak
to
hypotheticals
and
I'm,
seeing
Teresa,
not
erad,
I
think
there
are
other
considerations
Beyond
how
folks
are
feeling
about
the
space
or
how
businesses
are
performing
in
the
space
while
they
are
very
compelling
to
help
us
in
our
our
speed
at
which
we
are
trying
to
make
sure
we
move
forward
with
this
conversation,
I
know
that
there
are
other
considerations
that
would
likely
come
up,
even
if
the
businesses
were
performing
better
in
this
space
outside
of
emergency
orders.
AC
So
you
know
I'm
loath
to
give
legal
advice
in
public
as
any
attorney
should
be,
but
but
what
I'll
say
is
that
there
are
a
number
and
we
we've
only
done
a
preliminary
look
at
this,
because
from
my
perspective,
we
did
not
have
clear
direction
from
Council
to
proceed
on
this.
And
so,
though,
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
resources
in
the
last
two
weeks.
Looking
into
this,
it
still
just
scratched
the
surface.
AC
What
I
can
tell
you
is
that
there
are
a
variety
of
Municipal
code
and
Charter
Provisions
that
are
implicated
in
a
street
closure,
and
so
the
authority
to
close
the
street
really
was
from
the
city,
manager's
ability
under
emergency
orders
and
under
2-2-11,
but
looking
at
a
more
permanent
closure
of
a
street
or
an
ongoing
closure
of
a
street
we'd
need
to
both
look
at
that.
AC
We
need
to
look
at
Charter,
section
78,
which
requires
planning
and
development
services
to
weigh
in.
It
would
require
an
amendment
to
the
Boulder
Valley
comprehensive
plan,
an
amendment
to
the
transportation
master
plan
and
that's
after
just
some
initial
research.
And
so
we
have
not,
as
a
city,
take
in
the
proper
steps
to
move
forward
with
a
closure
that
is
under
anything.
But
the
emergency
orders.
J
I
AC
J
K
You
I
think
that
answer
is
helpful,
Teresa
a
lot
and
it
certainly
adds
Clarity
that
this
is
a
decision
that
had
had
pure
inevitability
built
into
it.
That's
exactly
the
information
we
should
have
known
in
March.
We
should
have
known
that
this
was
going
to
happen,
independent
of
any
review
or
thought
from
Council
versus
it
was
given
to
us,
as
will
seek
your
direction
on
what
to
do.
But
in
hindsight
it
seems
like
that
decision
was
made
independent
of
any
review
or
discussion
so
I.
K
That's
why
I'm
really
confused
about
how
we
got
to
this
place?
We'll
maybe
come
back
to
that
in
comments.
Another
another
question
I
have
is:
do
we
have
do
we
have,
and
maybe
it
just
hasn't,
been
sussed
out
seasonal
Revenue
numbers
for
our
businesses
in
terms
of
right,
I.
K
Think
if
there's
any
question
that
in
the
summer
months,
things
were
banging
down
on
West,
Pearl
and
I
think
we
can
all
admit
in
the
winter
less
so
and
so
do
we
know
seasonal
variability
in
in
Revenue
we're,
even
though
we
might
see
the
aggregation
or
the
average
being
you
know
below,
maybe
their
2019
average.
But
did
we
see
them
at
150
percent
Revenue
in
the
summer
months,
but
maybe
way
down
at
like
30
percent,
which
then
still
pulled
their
average
down
and
so
I'm
wondering?
K
AO
I
mean
so
thanks
for
the
question.
We
do
get
sales
tax
data
updated
on
a
monthly
basis
if
this
concept,
if
the
development
of
a
West
Pearl
conversation
into
reconfiguration,
warranted
the
level
of
time
and
energy
to
to
analyze
that,
as
one
data
point
that
we
wanted
to
make
sure
we
are
keeping
track
of
in
that
decision
making
process
I
know
that
we
we
can
do
that.
We
do
get
monthly
sales
tax
data.
AO
K
You
Chris
I'll
speak
for
myself.
I
would
love
that
because
I
don't
know
how
we
could
evaluate
any
sort
of
seasonality
approach
without
knowing
that
information.
So
hopefully
we
can
get
that
when
we
get
going
on
on
key
considerations
for
Community
Vitality,
a
question
I
have
is:
is
why
isn't
the
broader?
K
Why
isn't
there
a
community
engagement
aspect
to
that
that
seeks
input
from
the
broader
Community,
because
it
seems
like
every
other
department
in
any
decision,
has
almost
a
mandatory
Community
engagement
component
that
seeks
the
broader
Community,
not
necessarily
a
subset
or
a
particular
niche
of
of
to
which
that
department
is
focused
on
and
so
I'm
kind
of
wondering
why?
That's
not
in
there
to
again
provide
that
sort
of
balanced
input
in
in
decision
making.
AO
Thanks
for
the
question,
I
guess:
I'd
want
to
push
back
a
little
bit
to
reiterate
that
we
do
a
ton
of
community
engagement
on
our
work
plan
items
that
we
have
been
charged
by
Council
and
the
city
manager
to
be
moving
forward
with
Community
Vitality
has
the
very
important,
but
maybe
unfortunate,
duty
of
being
the
the
folks
who
are
leading
the
charge
on
trying
to
put
Humpty
Dumpty
back
together
again
on
some
really
quick
actions
that
were
taken
during
a
global
pandemic.
AO
That
did
not
afford
US
the
opportunity
to
check
in
with
the
community
on
a
lot
of
decisions
that
were
made
to
make
these
things
happen,
and
so
we've
been
needing
to
then
anticipating
the
end
of
emergency
orders
having
to
put
the
pieces
back
together
without
the
resources
and
the
time
that
we
typically
have
when
we're
pursuing
a
typical
work
plan
item
to
act.
To
do
that
level
of
community
engagement.
I
think
we
would
all
love
to
be
able
to
do
that.
AO
But
given
the
timeline
that
we
have
been
trying
to
to
get
all
of
these
different
changes
across
the
the
Finish
Line
in
anticipation
of,
we
think
the
pandemic's
ending
in
March,
we
didn't
know
for
sure
I
mean
we
were
targeting.
August
31st
we'd
extended
emergency
orders,
but
a
half
a
dozen
times
since
they
started
in
2020,
and
so
it's
been
a
really
hard
with
a
moving
Target
constantly
to
be
able
to
anticipate
and
understand.
How
are
we
going
to
effectively
map
out
the
path
forward
until
we
actually
are
at
that
point?
AO
AO
So
our
economic
Vitality
team
I
believe,
did
two
or
three
business
oriented
surveys
throughout
the
duration
of
the
pandemic.
It
was
more
higher
level
about
asking
questions
about
how
covid
has
impacted
your
business,
and
that
is
tied
to
our
work
in
that
Community
or
in
the
economic
Vitality
sector.
We
did
one
targeted
survey
of
West
End
businesses
associated
with
the
West
End
closure.
AO
That
was
the
one
that
we've
mentioned,
that
was
performed
in
late
March
early
April,
and
then
we
did
one
Community,
a
broader
survey
related
to
outdoor
dining
to
understand
people's
hopes
and
expectations.
As
we're
trying
to
quickly
stand
up
a
pilot
program,
we
got
800
and
some
responses
to
that
survey
and
that
largely
served
our
our
building
of
that
pilot
program.
So
we
did
one
targeted,
West,
Pearl,
Associated,
West,
Pearl
businesses
associated
with
the
closure.
I
know
that
the
downtown
Boulder
partnership
also
did
one
Associated
specifically
with
West
Pearl
businesses
and
the
closure.
H
K
So
we
didn't
necessarily
so
we
did
one
for
outdoor
dining
that
maybe
reached
about
800
people
for
the
community,
but
we
did
not
check
in
on
West
Pearl
with
the
broader
Community,
like
we
maybe
did
with
the
restaurant,
specifically
just
trying
to
figure
out
where
we
asked
those
questions
and
which
subject
matter,
we
sampled
correct.
E
C
C
That
thank
you,
I
appreciate
it
Matt.
Okay,
thanks
other
questions
and
well.
Actually
let
me
just
do
you
absolutely
get
your
question,
but
a
time
check,
we've
talked
about
doing
time,
check
at
nine,
maybe
we're
getting
close
to
end
of
questions
and
we
can
go
into
comments
pretty
soon
and
move
through.
This
item
are
people
comfortable
with
with
that
Lauren.
I
Thank
you
so
Natalie.
As
you
pointed
out,
we
have
a
portion
of
the
can
plan
where
we
are
planning
on
doing
a
multi
modal
Mobility
study
of
the
downtown
area,
and
also
you
mentioned
that
Folsom
is
sort
of
not
the
current.
But
the
next
section
of
the
can
plan
that
we're
going
to
look
at
I
was
just
wondering
if
you've
thought
about
switching
those
so
that
the
downtown
area
plan
was
finished
sooner
and
what
was
your
reasoning
for
keeping
it?
The
way
that
we're
current
is
currently
proposed.
AP
I
appreciate
that
question
I
think
we
are
open
to
to
reorganizing
the
way
that
we've
prioritized
corridors
in
the
can
really.
The
current
prioritization
was
based
on
direction
from
Tab
and
Council,
and
so
we
have
Baseline
underway
right
now.
Iris
is
queued
up
to
begin
later.
This
year,
Folsom
is
queued
up
for
later
next
year
to
begin
that
that
work
in
that
conversation
with
the
community
and
then
recognizing
that
those
three
corridors
are
big
lifts
for
the
Department.
AP
We
were
going
to
visit
downtown
in
mid-2024
at
this
point,
so
we
can
certainly
look
at
re-prioritizing
those
corridors,
but
that's
where
we're
at
right
now.
I
Yeah
so
I
guess,
I
was
also
wondering
I'm
I
appreciate
your
description
of
the
possibility
of
looking
at
the
West
end
is
kind
of
a
fast
Light
Lift
would
adding
like
the
hill
to
that
dramatically
change
how
big
of
a
lift
that
is
just
it's
a
similar
closure
that
we've
kind
of
had
experience
with
and
I
would
just
love
to
hear
your
thoughts
on
that.
AO
I'm
going
to
save
Natalie
for
a
moment
on
that,
just
to
speak
to
the
event
Street
on
the
hill
that
we
did
close
for
the
pandemic
and
we
had
two
restaurants,
or
maybe
three
or
four
actually,
at
the
height,
expand
into
the
the
Pennsylvania
Street
space
that
space
did
reopen
to
traffic
on
September
1st.
At
the
end
of
the
emergency
orders,
much
of
the
request
at
the
of
the
adjacent
businesses.
There
are
also
a
lot
of
challenging
circulation
issues
on
the
hill
right
now
associated
with
the
hill
hotel.
AO
We
have
Pleasant
Street
is
closed
off
to
very
you
know,
almost
no
traffic,
so
we've
had
some
significant
circulation
issues
on
the
hill
and
so
the
the
need
to
to
get
action
on
that
reopening
that
happened
immediately
after
the
the
emergency
orders
Ended.
As
far
as
you
know,
ongoing
activation,
we
do
have
ordinance
language
that
does
allow
for
the
event
Street
to
be
activated
frequently,
and
this
does
go
back
to
the
question
that
was
earlier
about
seasonal
or
10,
Prairie
closures,
When
It's
associated
with
a
special
event.
AO
We
do
have
Ordnance
language
that
does
allow
us
to
work
with
Community
Partners,
who
want
to
activate
spaces
to
make
those
types
of
things
happen
and
I
think.
The
event
street
is
a
great
example
while
we
reopened
it
on
on
September
1st.
It
closed
right
again,
the
weekend
after
for
the
the
hill
cu's
block
party
on
the
hill,
and
there
have
been
a
number
of
things
going
on
and
so
I
think
it's
actually.
B
C
AC
C
AO
I
think
it's
a
resource
question,
so
if
we
were
able
to
identify
some
resources
that
we
wanted
to
work
with
a
contractor
that
there
are
folks
who
throw
events
put
on
events
and
streets
and
other
public
spaces
all
the
time
we
are
in
the
process
and
Community
Vitality
of
exploring
that
at
Boulder
Junction
right
now,
we
have
some
dollars
that
are
identified
in
order
to
activate
spaces
over
there,
because
those
are
big
public
spaces
that
are
not
really
active
that
have
some
of
the
similar
challenges,
and
so
it
is
possible.
AO
AB
And
I'll
add
that,
because
they're
too
far
away
to
kick
me
that,
certainly
that
is
something
that
we
want
to
be
thoughtful
about
right,
like
I,
think
it's
about
both
the
financial
resources
and
then,
who
could
put
this
event
on,
because
that
is
not
something
we
usually
do
with.
Staff
and
dpd
has
certainly
told
us
that
they
don't
have
capacity
to
do
that.
But
to
Chris's
point
there
is
a
contract.
There
are
possibilities
that
we
can
externalize.
That
I
want
to
be
open
to
the
possibility
of
being
able
to
do
this.
C
Good,
we
will
note
that
we
do
have
some
talented
staff.
Chris
meschuck
is
a
former
professional.
Dj
could
probably
run
a
pretty
good
party
all
by
himself
activated
I.
Just
I
just
want
to
say
that
right,
okay,
great,
are
done
with
questions.
Okay,
great.
So
if
we
can
come
back
to
our
the
questions
you
have
for
us
so
and
then
I
just
before
we
get
started.
I
just
want
to
say
you
know,
obviously
there's
a
great
deal
of
community
interest
in
this.
This
is
something
that
we
all
care
about
as
well.
C
So
let's
give
staff
our
feedback,
but
it
encourage
us
to
be
on
the
concise
side
it's
getting
late.
So
it's
important
to
give
the
feedback,
but
let's
try
to
stay
focused
well.
M
One
is
if
we
could
make
West
go
a
little
bit
farther
east
if
it's
not
too
much
work
Natalie,
because
I'd
love
to
see
on
your
analysis
on
13th
Street
as
well,
and
maybe
Lauren
wants
to
add
on
for
the
hill,
so
I
know
the
list
gets
a
little
longer
and
then
the
time
gets
a
little
bit
longer,
but
but
at
minimum
I'd
love
to
see
13th
Street,
in
addition
to
some
of
the
stuff
you're
looking
at
the
West
End.
The
second
it'd
be
great.
M
If
you
guys
could
put
a
kind
of
a
stake
in
the
ground
now
about
when
you'll
come
back
to
us,
you,
your
analysis
may
not
be
fully
baked
but
I'd
love
to
just
say
all
right,
we're
all
going
to
sit
down
on
March
15th
and
see
where
we
are,
and
maybe
you're
done,
which
would
be
great
or
maybe
you're
three
quarters
of
the
way
done
and
you
think
you'll
need
another
few
weeks.
M
I
I'd
just
love
to
have
a
date,
because
one
of
the
things
I
worry
about
is
is
things
slip
and
they
slip
not
not
because
of
you
guys,
but
just
because
you
know,
time
passes
and
other
other
priorities
come
along
and
I.
Think
if
we
could
now
in
September,
say:
hey
we're
all
going
to
get
back
on
the
second
meeting
in
March
and
just
see
where
we
are.
That
would
be
really
really
great
now
and
I.
M
Think
that
would
give
the
community
some
comfort
that
this
is
really
going
to
happen
and
again
understand
that
you
may
not
be
completely
done
by
then,
but
I
think
it
would
be
really
great
to
know
now
and
be
able
to
say
the
community
now
the
study
is
going
on.
These
These
are
the
parameters.
These
are
the
things
we're
looking
at
and
we're
going
to
check
back
in
with
each
other
yeah
I'm
throwing
March
out
there.
M
AK
I
can
go
next,
I
learned
after
my
noise
ordinance
vote
that
it's
good.
If
I
explain
myself
well,
while
we're
up
here
so
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
do
that
I've
saved,
so
I
didn't
speak
too
much
earlier.
So
I
could
speak
a
little
little
here.
AK
So
I'm
really
excited,
first
of
all,
to
see
all
the
energy
that
our
community
has
for
reclaiming
spaces
from
cars
and
investing
in
Social
infrastructure
that
supports
people
and
I'm
thrilled
that
our
boards
are
so
interested
in
this
issue,
because
I
hope
we
can
Empower
boards,
like
Tab
and
the
human
relations
commission
to
help
us
find
more
places
all
over
the
city
where
we
can
transform
our
neighborhoods
into
pedestrian
friendly,
Community
Gathering
spaces,
especially
in
the
neighborhoods
that
are
currently
lacking
social
infrastructure.
AK
Everyone
here,
Knows
by
now
my
North
Star,
is
social
justice,
and
that's
why
I
support
staff's
decision
in
our
racial
Equity
plan
we
committed
to
applying
a
racial
Equity
lens
to
our
big
decisions.
We
haven't
done
that
here
and
what
I've
heard
from
some
marginalized
community
members,
especially
some
of
our
lower
income
community
members,
is
a
sadness
that
we
didn't
look
at
our
outdoor,
dining
investment
with
that
Equity
lens
and
that
we
haven't
considered
it
in
our
West
Pearl
discussions.
AK
Either
downtown
isn't
a
place
where
people
in
marginalized
groups
always
feel
welcomed
or
safe,
I'm,
not
comfortable,
investing
a
lot
more
resources
in
more
social
infrastructure
downtown
without
input
from
already
marginalized
groups.
That
report
feeling
excluded
personally
I
would
prefer
to
use
our
limited
resources
in
areas
that
are
more
in
need
of
social
infrastructure
than
the
downtown
area.
To
get
to
question
number
one
I
think
that
ship
is
probably
already
sailed,
given
the
extents
of
time.
AK
That's
already
been
spent
on
West
Pearl,
but
I
hope
after
West
Pearl,
we
can
think
about
street
closures
and
reclaiming
spaces
for
people
on
a
much
broader
scale,
as
you
mentioned,
Natalie
considering
Street
and
Alleyway
closures,
all
across
the
city
and
I
hope,
when
we
do
that,
we
can
prioritize
the
neighborhoods
that
are
the
most
in
need
of
social
infrastructure.
First,
like
we're
doing
with
the
flood
and
storm
water
master
plan,
I
hope,
Tab
and
HRC
can
help
us
with
identifying
these
spaces
to
reclaim
from
cars
and
prioritizing
neighborhoods
that
most
need
social
infrastructure.
AK
If
we
move
forward
with
the
West
Pearl
analysis,
I
hope
we'll
make
sure
we're
getting
feedback
from
our
community
connectors
and
using
our
racial
Equity
tool
to
make
downtown
a
more
welcoming
community
space
for
more
people
in
our
community.
Taking
some
time
to
be
intentional
about
inclusion
will
make
sure
that
more
of
us
benefit
from
street
closures,
downtown
and
elsewhere
around
town.
We
all
recognize
that
this
is
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity
to
begin
transforming
our
neighborhoods
and
I
know.
AK
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
recognize
that
inequity
comes
out
not
just
in
the
work
we
choose
to
do,
but
in
how
we
prioritize
our
work
and
I
hope
we
can
quickly
pivot
after
the
West
Pearl
analysis
to
focus
on
other
areas
of
of
town,
especially
some
of
our
lower
income
areas.
Everyone
in
our
community
deserves
people-centered
Gathering
spaces
that
get
us
out
of
our
cars
and
into
welcoming
joyful,
inclusive
community
spaces.
AK
G
First
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague
Nicole
for
those
comments.
They
were
really
excellent
and
and
very
thoughtful,
and
it's
given
me
a
lot
to
think
about.
Thank
you.
I
am
supportive
of
the
staff
recommendation.
I
I,
think
okay,
we've
had
hundreds
of
emails
most
for
the
most
part
stating
you
know
it
pedestrianizing.
That
area
is,
makes
it
more
pleasant
to
walk
in
and
to
come
with,
kids
and
every
one
of
those
emails
is
correct,
but
there
are
other
constituencies
involved
here,
and
one
of
them
is
our
business.
G
Community
I
did
a
highly
scientific
walkthrough
of
that
area
a
few
weeks
ago
and
I
counted
six
vacancies
between
9th
and
Broadway,
and
you
know
that
that
is
not
good.
We've
had
email,
after
email
from
business
owners
to
the
effect
that
they
have
been
hurt
and
they
identify
the
the
source
of
their
hurt
by
the
closure
and
I
am
unprepared
to
treat
those
businesses
as
some
sort
of
collateral
damage
by
a
reflexive
closure
of
West
Pearl.
G
You
know
we
had
a
comment
from
tab
in
their
letter
that
said,
business
Revenue
should
not
be
the
controlling
consideration.
Well,
it's
that
business
Revenue
that
produces
the
sales
tax
revenue
that
allows
us
to
do
things
like
protected
bike.
Lanes
you,
you
can't
have
one
without
the
other
and
frankly,
that
was
a
comment
that
could
only
have
been
written
by
somebody
who
doesn't
own
or
operate
a
business
in
that
area.
G
We
had
another
speaker
tonight
who
railed
against
the
corporate
owners
of
fancy
restaurants
now
I,
don't
know
if
that
speaker
knows
anything
about
restaurants
other
than
it's
a
good
place
for
a
margarita,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
it
is
a
brutal,
difficult
business.
I
did
a
lot
of
representation
of
restaurants.
In
my
career,
it
is
a
it's
a
labor
of
love.
G
Occasionally
you
can
make
a
lot
of
money
at
it,
but
most
of
the
time
you're
working
on
thin
margins,
you're
working
day
and
night
to
make
it
better,
and
these
businesses
are
important
constituents
of
our
community.
They
add
to
our
community
and
I
think
they're
entitled
to
some
degree
of
consideration
as
we
move
forward
I'm
supportive
of
finding
ways
of
identifying
streets
where
we
can
create
pedestrian
areas
and
close
the
streets
off
I'm
happy
to
have
a
concern,
a
thoughtful
consideration
of
what
we
can
do
with
West
Pearl.
G
You
know
to
some
extent
there
may
be
limited
closures
that
are
easily
available
to
us,
but
we
need
to
do
it
in
a
thoughtful
way
and
in
a
way
that
doesn't
simply
cast
aside
the
interests
of
people
who
have
committed
their
Capital,
their
efforts
and
their
souls
to
running
businesses,
and
some
of
them
are
on
the
edge
so
I.
You
know
I
appreciate
the
enthusiasm
that
we
received
from
the
hundreds
of
people
who
emailed
us,
but
that
is
not
the
only
consideration
that
involved.
K
Well,
so
to
question
number
one
so
I'll,
maybe
start
yeah.
So
the
question
one
yes
I'm,
happy
to
see
staff
go
study.
This
I
think
this
is.
We
got
600
just
about
600
emails,
90
of
which
said
we
want
pedestrianization.
So
this
is
a
pretty
much
the
minimum.
We
can
do
as
a
city
to
acknowledge
that
outcry.
It's
the
minimum,
there's
more!
We
can
do
there's
more.
K
We
should
do
I
might
get
to
that
in
comments,
but
that's
a
minimum
so
I'm
glad
that
there's
an
acknowledgment
that
that's
where,
where
we
should
at
least
start
you
know
I
I'm,
not
happy
with
where
the
recommendation
is
I,
get
that
that's
a
foregone
conclusion
in
terms
of
where
we
had
to
be
with
emergency
orders,
I
I'll,
just
sort
of
point
out
in
in
just
a
little
bit
here.
R
K
My
frustration
lies,
and
we
could
have
had
the
chance
to
have
that
very
discussion
to
set
us
on
a
course
so
that
right
as
the
emergency
closure
was
happening,
we
had
something
that's
that
was
in
the
middle
ground
in
a
hybrid
form
that
would
carry
us
temporarily
until
these
larger
discussions
were
happening
and
I.
Think
that's
where
my
frustration
centers
is.
When
we
had
this
discussion
at
the
middle
of
the
beginning
of
the
year.
We
knew
this
was
ending.
K
We
knew
there
were
statutory
requirements
that
based
how
we
would
do
this,
and
none
of
that
was
presented
to
us.
We
could
have
had
the
decision
at
that
point
we
could
have.
As
a
body
said,
you
know
what
this
means
so
much
that
we
could
have
repurposed
our
priorities
to
address
that,
but
instead
it
felt,
like
we
just
said:
oh
well,
we'll
get
back
to
that
and
we'll
get
to
have
a
healthy
discussion
before
decisions
made.
K
That
was
my
expectation
and
then
it
feels
like
everything
got
done
before
we
got
to
have
that
conversation-
and
you
know,
restaurants
were
told
about
this.
A
month
before
we
found
out,
we've
I
found
out
through
an
article
in
the
paper
that
this
was
closing
so
I.
This
is
where
frustration
is
so
I
know.
K
This
is
where
We've
Ended
up,
but
I
feel
like
we
kind
of
got
boxed
in
rather
than
feeling
like
an
elected
body,
got
to
really
weigh
in
substantively
to
help
maybe
do
what
we
should
be
doing
best,
which
is
bridge
the
gap
between
the
needs
of
the
business
Community,
which
are
clear.
They
need
help
and
the
community,
who
has
an
absolute
outcry,
that
they
want
that
space.
It's
incumbent
upon
us
to
find
that
bridge
and
I
felt
like
we
missed
the
chance.
K
K
That
involves
either
one
way,
something
that
allows
the
parking
to
be
activated
while
still
allowing
some
pedestrianization
I
know.
We've
talked
about
that.
You
know
some
conversations
but
I
think
finding
a
middle
ground
allows
us
to
show
a
commitment
to
both
sides
that
we
care
about
their
concerns
and
we're
willing
to
do
that
and
and
there's
some
other
thoughts
that
I
might
have
later
in
later
comments.
If
we
get
there
unless.
K
K
But
if
it's
still
going
to
leak,
I
don't
want
to
have
it
leak,
where
we
don't
have
a
good
promise
to
our
community
and
to
businesses
as
to
something
that's
going
to
be
different
and
perhaps
more
substantive
in
the
summer.
So
I
think,
if
we,
if
we
at
the
very
minimum,
can
can
agree
that
we
could
offer
a
backstop
I
think
we
could
at
least
tell
the
community
in.
K
You
know
that
90
of
the
community
that
wants
us
that
that
we've
heard
them
and
we're
willing
to
throw
a
bone
into
allowing
them
have
some
confidence
of
recapturing
some
of
the
space
at
least
seasonally.
Until
that
study
and
other
work
tells
us
what
the
long-term
Solutions
should
be,
and
we
have
a
chance
to
weigh
in
so
yeah.
Thank
you
thanks.
AF
Well,
I
will
say
that
you
know
it's
been
disappointing,
as
I
said
in
the
last
few
weeks
to
find
out
that
that
we
were
felt
like
at
a
cross
purposes
with
staff
on
this.
It's
something
we've
been
discussing
for
a
few
years
and
like
was
in
my
retreat
work
plan
and-
and
it
just
feels
out
of
left
field,
to
find
out
within
the
last
few
weeks
that
it's
it's
legal
advice
and
staff's
position,
and
it
that
it's
not
our
decision
to
make
so
I
would
say.
AF
You
know
far
in
advance
of
this
I
agree
with
council
member
Wallach
that
that
it's
important
to
to
listen
to
business
interests,
who
are
deeply
impacted
day
in
day
out
by
the
street
closures,
and
you
know
their
their
revenue
has
been
suffering
and
that's
that's
an
important
data
point
and
I
think
one
thing
that
that
came
through
loud
and
clear
in
in
the
hundreds
of
emails
that
we've
received
in
the
last
few
weeks
on
this
is
that
this
is.
AF
This
is
a
beloved
couple
blocks
by
locals,
specifically
like
there
was
something
special
about
West
Pearl,
that
people
who
live
in
Boulder
are
gravitating
to
and
have
gravitated
to
for
the
last
few
years
and
I
mean
I.
I
can
vouch
for
that
anecdotally
that
you
know
it's
the
place
that
that
my
family
has
wanted
to
go
for
occasions
and
as
soon
as
it
closed
down,
my
sister
said:
why
would
we
ever
go
anywhere
else
like
this
is
awesome.
AF
This
is
this
is
new
and
there
was
something
sort
of
eclectic
and
funky
and
low-key
about
it
and
I'm
worried
that
we
might
over
process
whatever's
coming
next
and
make
it
shiny
and
and
and
Polished
and
there's
something
about
West
Pearl.
That
I
think
is
is
beloved
because
it's
easy
and
it's
low-key
and
so
I
just
want
to
put
that
out
there
that
whatever's
next,
let's,
let's
make
it
a
place
that
that
locals
love
and
let's,
let's
try
and
continue
right
now.
AF
If,
if
really
we
we
can't
weigh
in
on
on
you
know,
extending
yeah
I'm
unclear
a
little
bit
on
on
what
can
be
done.
You
know
temporarily
going
forward,
so
hopefully
we
don't
go
all
the
way
back
to
the
way
it
was
in
2020
because
it
has
been.
It
was
an
intentional
decision
to
do
it.
There
I
think
that
I
appreciate
council
member
Spears
comments.
AF
A
lot
I
think
that
often
in
cities
you
can
intentionally
create
a
a
city
core,
that's
pedestrianized
and
then
that
sort
of
ripples
out
to
the
rest
of
the
city,
so
it
in
my
opinion,
it's
not
inequitable
to
you
know
we
don't
displace
Equity
necessarily
by
increasing
pedestrian
opportunities
in
some
spots,
where
it
makes
sense,
we
should
be
doing
it
in
a
lot
of
places
and
I.
AF
Think
that
increasing
downtown's
pedestrian
core
is
is
helpful
at
helping
that
to
radiate
throughout
the
community
and
and
creating
more
spaces
where
people
are
are
safe
and
kids
are
free
to
run
around.
You
know,
safe
from
from
auto
accidents,
so
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
it's.
It's
not
thought
of
as
an
either
or
this
should
be
a
win-win
for
businesses,
for
people
who
want
to
dine
outside
for
downtown
for
East
Boulder
for
North
Boulder.
AF
So
I
think
that
that
we
can
have
a
lot
of
win-wins
here
and
I
am
fearful
that
if
we
really
just
reopen
the
street
and
and
have
a
lengthy
discussion
on
this,
the
the
moment
is
lost
because
we
are
often
pretty
reluctant
to
change
and
right
now
the
change
is
going
back
and
once
we
go
back,
the
change
will
be
to
close
to
cars
again
and
that's
going
to
be
hard.
AF
So
I
think
that's
why
it
will
be
helpful
to
have
the
the
the
deadlines
that
that
Bob
suggested
and
along
those
lines,
I
wonder
if
it
might
be
helpful
or
possible
to
have
a
a
council
process
subcommittee
on
this
just
to
keep
us
Tara's
on
it.
We
got.
We
got
one
volunteer.
We
just
like
I
remember
when
we
were
creating
that
first
CU
South
process
subcommittee.
AF
It
was
to
make
sure
that
we
were
staying
on
Deadline
that
that
Council
wanted
to
be
on
and
we
weren't,
maybe
having
some
of
the
you
know,
extensions
or
glitches
in
in
communication
and
and
we
all
had
eyes
on
it
and
we're
working
together.
So
just
wonder
if
that
might
be
helpful
for
this
and
I
know,
we
might
expand
it
to
more
areas
and
we
want
to
look
you
know
city-wide.
So
might
it
be
a
helpful
new
subcommittee
and
then,
in
terms
of
question,
one
I
honestly
thought
this
was
on
the
work
plan.
AF
So,
yes,
I,
wanted
on
the
work
plan
and
I
thought
that
that
was
like
the
Silver
Linings
that
that's
my
memory
from
from
The
Retreat
is.
That
was
something
we
didn't
need
to
add
because
it
was
already
there.
We
were
already
looking
at
West,
Pearl
and
West
End,
so
the
multimodal
analysis
is
maybe
different,
but
I
don't
know.
I
would
like
to
think
that
we
could
fold
it
into
something
that
was
there
I
believe.
That's
all
I
have
Tara's
ready
to
volunteer.
AN
K
Q
AF
AN
AA
AC
I
I
want
to
start
with
talking
about
why
we
are
all
so
passionate
about
West
Pearl.
It's
not
because
the
experience
is
the
same
as
the
existing
blocks
of
Pearl
Street
of
the
you
know
the
bricks
it's
because
it
offers
us
a
more
vibrant,
locally,
focused
experience
that
is
different
from
the
touristy
bricks
section
of
the
block
of
Pearl
Street,
while
I
have
no
interest
in
having
West
Pearl
revert
to
its
pre-covered
condition.
I
also
think
that
it
would
be
disappointing
to
have
it
become
just
another
repeated
block
of
the
bricks.
I
I
would
love
to
see
us
look
at
using
a
pilot
project
or
doing
to
do
like
an
urban
woo
Nerf
that
we
might
roll
out
to
other
parts
of
the
city.
I
Whether
part
of
it
is
a
one-way
Street,
a
street
for
bikes,
a
street
for
buses,
but
not
Cars
I,
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
try
a
new
type
of
design
solution.
Our
tax
data
shows
that
the
bricks
are
doing
at
least
as
well
as
downtown
as
a
whole.
So
having
the
Street
closed
to
cars
is
not
on
its
own.
Clearly
the
cause
of
reduced
sales.
I
However,
Ada
access,
emergency
access,
delivery
and
bike
access
and
snow
removal
are
all
issues
that
we
need
to
address
the
West
End.
Multimodal
analysis
would
allow
the
city
to
do
that.
I
support
moving
forward
with
a
truly
light
and
fast
planning
effort
that
is
aims
to
solve
some
of
these
biggest
issues,
but
isn't
necessarily
attempting
to
create
the
final
form
of
the
street.
I
We
already
have
a
pedestrian
plan
that
talks
about
some
of
these
changes
and
in
order
to
ensure
that
up
plant
upcoming
plans
and
modifications
reflect
our
transportation
goals
and
include
things
like
lunar
design
features
where
appropriate.
We
really
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
taking
this
first
step
and
having
the
transportation
plan
completed
ahead
of
time.
AN
Lauren
I
want
to
go
back
to
when
we
talked
about
this
months
ago,
and
you
talked
about
the
redesign
of
West,
Pearl
and
I.
Don't
know
if
you
remember,
but
I
remember
I
do
remember
that
we
were
gonna.
We
were
thinking
of
something
different
and
not
just
an
extension.
We
definitely
weren't
if
you
looked
at
some
of
those
pictures,
I'm
sure
we
weren't
thinking
about
it.
Looking
like
that
right,
we
were
going
to
have
a
nice
European.
AN
Looking
Street
and
I
I'm
sure
everybody
agrees
that
what
we
had,
even
though
it
was
super
fun
and
I
loved,
it
did
not
look
European
I'm
pretty
sure.
So
that
being
said,
I
do
want
to
say
a
few
things
and,
first
of
all,
it's
you
guys,
there's
no
way.
We
had
a
crystal
ball
and
we
knew
that
everything
was
going
to
happen
like
it
did.
AN
There's
no
way
we
knew
that
we
were
going
to
have
inflation
problems,
supply
chain
problems,
a
pandemic,
I
mean
everything
happened
at
once,
and
it
was
also
new,
so
I'm
going
to
stick
up
for
you
and
say
that,
considering
everything
that
we
went
through,
we
did
our
best
and
you
guys
did
your
very
best
to
quickly
move
when
cities
are
notorious
for
being
slow.
I
think
you
did
pretty
good.
AN
AN
It
wasn't
even
just
a
silver
lining
for
me
going
to
West
Pearl,
oh
my
gosh,
this
is
going
to
be
so
much
fun
and
downtown
should
be
about
fun
and-
and
let's
just
say
that
I'm
not
going
to
say
that
Pearl
Street
Mall
got
a
little
stale,
but
this
okay,
maybe
I,
am
saying
that
this
really
livened
it
up
so
I'm
going
to
agree
with
Lauren.
That
now
is
the
time
will
actually
spring
to
do
something
really
fun
and
exciting.
That
isn't
difficult.
I
have
some
really
fun
ideas.
AN
So
that's
why
I
want
to
be
on
the
subcommittee.
I
have
some
really
good
ideas?
I'm,
not
kidding.
That
being
said,
I
just
want
to
talk
about
the
businesses.
For
a
second
I
know.
We
got
some
emails
from
people
and
they
said
well,
we
shouldn't
listen
to
the
businesses.
We
need
to
listen
to
the
people,
but
our
local
businesses
are
actually
made
up
of
people
and
they
are
just
trying
to
make
it
really
honestly,
just
like
all
of
us
and
so
in
the
winter.
AN
AN
AN
So
we
do
need
to
listen
to
them
and
I
just
think
it
would
be.
Wouldn't
it
be
terrible
if
we
got
there
in
this.
If
we
closed
it
and
then
we
six
more
businesses
closed
because
they
couldn't
handle.
The
other
thing
is:
is
the
businesses
decided
to
go
to
West
Pearl?
It
was
kind
of
like
a
contract
for
them.
This
is
right
near
the
mall
it's
great,
but
we
also
have
access,
and
we
also
you
know
people
can
drive
right
up
there.
I
can
think
of
one
restaurant.
AN
That
was
a
fast
food
restaurant
that
had
to
move
because
there
was
there
were
cars
there
and
certainly
having
the
concept
of
a
quick,
fast
food
restaurant
doesn't
work.
If
you
can't
put
your
car's
there,
and
so
we
do
need
to
listen
to
them.
So
I
feel
like
we
can
do
the
we
can
make
everybody
happy.
I
really
do
think
we
can.
Let's
do
it,
let's
make
everybody
happy.
So
listen
to
Lauren
wait!
Let
me
just.
H
AN
Last
one
oh
yeah,
you're
right,
you
are
what
I
would
rather
see
rather
than
two
measly
little
little
box.
Blocks
close
to
traffic
is
something
we
did
in
Philly
for
all
you,
people
who've
ever
lived
there.
We
actually
closed
down
an
entire
Highway,
the
West
River
Drive,
which
is
a
very
big
highway
on
Saturday
and
Sunday
for
biking.
Now
that
was
great
and
I
would
like
to
see
entire
giant
Street,
not
two
blocks.
What
is
two
blocks
going
to
do
for
our
climate,
our
climate
goals?
AN
Wouldn't
it
be
great
if
we
could
close
down
entire
parts
of
the
city
on
a
weekend
or
on
a
day
or
on
a
Saturday
morning,
and
then
we
have
one
big
Community
party
going
down.
13Th
Street
I
happen
to
love
biking
down,
13th
Street,
so
I'm
I
want
to
look
at
the
bigger
picture
when
it
comes
to
closing
down
streets
and
not
just
this
little
section,
which
has
a
lot
of
competing
interests.
AN
But
I
would
say
that
we
do
community
have
really
exciting
things
coming
up.
I
want
to
reimagine
the
Pearl
Street
area,
myself,
I
just
feel
like.
We
have
to
do
it
in
a
very
thoughtful
manner,
because
so
many
it
affects
a
lot
of
people's
lives.
C
Thanks
for
that,
okay,
very
good,
well
I'll,
just
offer
a
few
thoughts.
I
appreciate
all
the
comments
from
city
council
so
far
and
I
just
want
to
start
by
thanking
Nicole
I,
really
appreciated
your
insightful
comments
about
equity
and,
and
you
know
how
we're
making
sure
we're
providing
social
infrastructure
for
marginalized
communities.
I
thought
that
was
really
important
and
appreciated
your
city-wide
aspirations
for
people-centered
spaces.
C
So
I
think
those
are
all
words
that
we
should
carry
forward
so
appreciated
that
very
much
you
know
in
terms
of
West
Pearl,
yeah
I've
been
down
there,
probably
every
week
or
two
for
most
of
the
closure
period.
It's
been
one
of
my
very
well,
my
probably
my
favorite
spot
outside
of
my
own
neighborhood.
To
spend
time
in
the
city.
It's
been
a
wonderful
wonderful
experience
down
there
clearly
very
well
loved,
as
shown
by
the
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
emails
we
got
from
people
who
want
to.
You
know,
preserve
it
as
a
people-oriented
space
right.
C
So
you
know
there's
it's
clearly
struck
a
very
positive
nerve.
Can
you
start
like
a
positive
nerve
with
our
community?
You
know
I
wish
we
could
have
kept
the
previous
version
of
outdoor
dining
that
we
had.
You
know
through
the
summer
and
earlier
you
know,
through
at
least
the
end
of
October
I,
get
that
there
were
reasons
why
that
didn't
happen,
but
I
think
that
it's
it's
kind
of
a
shame.
It
would
have
provided
a
a
softer
Landing
and
personally,
you
know
if
it
were
just
up
to
me.
C
I
I
would
keep
that
Street
closed
longer
than
September
30th,
so
that
we
can
continue
to
take
advantage
of
some
of
the
good
weather
that
we're
having
for
for
perambulating
and
such
but
I
totally
get.
Why
why
the
businesses
down
there
would
want
the
street
reopened
to
cars
for
the
winter.
You
know
the
the
winter
is
just
a
time
when
you
have
a
lot
less
pedestrian
activity
where
the
outdoor
dining
is
less
interesting
and
it
was
a
bit
Grim
there.
Last
winter
you
know
there
was
much
less
activation.
C
C
You
know
to
change
it
back
to
open
it
to
cars
in
the
winter
months,
but
I
really
want
us
to
to
look
at
at
a
at
a
a
vibrant.
You
know
different
future
for
this
stretch
of
of
West
Pearl,
going
forward
right
and
not
just
say:
okay,
well,
we'll
open
it
to
cars
and
then
we'll
be
done
with
it,
and
so
I
do
I.
Do
support
your
your
question
number
one
about
working
on
on
this
on
the
West
End,
multimodal
analysis.
C
I
do
definitely
support
that
and
I
agreed
with
I
agree
with
Bob
and
Matt's
comments
about
you
know,
figuring
out
a
time
frame
soon
about
when
y'all
could
come
back
with
with
at
least
a
prelim
preliminary
assessment
of
what
the
next
steps
could
be.
C
So
that's
important
for
us
to
keep
in
mind,
but
I
appreciated
Lauren's
comments
about
some
Innovative
future
for
that
stretch
that
that,
where
we
look
at
different
options,
because
I
don't
I,
don't
think
we
want
to
just
extend
the
bricks
for
another
couple
blocks.
I
think
we
we
have
an
opportunity
here
to
have
a
a
vibrant,
unique
future
for
this
stretch.
That
I
think
can
incorporate
a
lot
of
different
goals
done
well.
So
I
look
forward
to
that
that
discussion
and
and
figuring
out
that
kind
of
brilliant
and
Innovative
future
together.
C
I
did
ask
that
question
about
activation.
In
the
meantime,
I'd
love
to
see
us,
you
know,
do
occasional,
special
events
so
that
we
do
preserve.
Some
of
this
feel
that
we
have
all
loved
so
much
over
the
last
couple
of
years
that
we
don't
just
say:
okay,
well
we're
done
with
it
for
a
long
time,
while
we
figure
out
eventually
what
we
do
next.
C
You
know,
let's
continue
to
to
on
some
of
that
momentum
right
for
the
the
special
attributes
of
the
street
that
we've
loved
so
much
so
just
the
the
one
other
thing
that
comes
to
Lawrence
point
about
asking
about
the
can
prioritization,
you
know
Natalie,
you
all
been
very
responsive,
which
I
really
appreciate
about
you
know
shifting
things
around
and
look
being
willing
to
work
on
this
and
so
I.
C
Okay,
so
that's
that's!
What
I
got
thanks
everyone
for
your
thoughtful
comments
and
just
before
I
turn
back
to
staff.
I
do
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
work
on
this.
This
has
involved
a
huge
amount
of
staff
time
and
Blood
Sweat
and
Tears.
Almost
literally
probably
some
tears
have
been
shed
actually
I'm
guessing
so
I
appreciate
you
all
working
with
us
in
the
community.
Obviously
this
is
an
area
of
great
Community
interest,
so.
AB
Thanks
so
much
and
and
I
won't
take
much
of
your
time,
but
just
wanted
to
say
a
couple
things
and
response
and
hey
I,
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
thoughtfulness,
right,
I,
think
I
know
this
is
a
hard
conversation
to
have,
and
I
know
that
in
hindsight,
perhaps
we
could
have
all
done
things
differently
as
we're
talking
about
this
difficult
work
right,
our
commitment
continues
to
be
to
work
with
you
right.
Our
commitment
continues
to
be
collaborative.
AB
I
also
just
want
to
say
too
that
I
don't
believe
we
knew
in
March
that
the
path
was
inevitable.
I,
honestly,
don't
I,
don't
know
that
we
knew
then
some
of
the
stuff
that
we
have
uncovered
now.
I,
also
believe
that
part
of
that
is,
we
have
been
super
busy
trying
to
build
back
and
trying
to
work
on
I.
AB
Don't
know
that
we
knew
outdoor
dining
would
take
us
as
much
time
and
effort
as
it
did,
because
the
very
same
people
that
were
working
on
that
needed
to
then
transition
to
West
Pearl,
so
I
just
want
to
be
thoughtful
and
mindful
that
it
is
never
Our
intention
of
staff
to
not
be
upfront
with
Counsel
on
what
trade-offs
will
be
to
not
be
up
front
with
Council
on
what
decisions
or
determinations
would
be,
and
that
commitment
continues
to
this
day.
So
I.
AB
Just
this
conversation
has
been
hard
not
just
with
Community,
but
frankly,
it
has
been
hard
between
staff
and
Council,
and
that
is
never
a
place
that
we
want
to
find
ourselves
in
and
I
hope
that
we,
when
we
find
areas
of
disagreement,
that
it
is
on
genuine
Pathways
and
differences
of
opinion,
but
certainly
not
because
there
is
a
thought
that
that
staff
is
not
bringing
to
you.
The
right
information
at
the
right
time.
AF
Maybe
brief,
indeed,
just
with
the
can
reprioritization,
it
seemed
to
me
that
when
that
was
lifted
up
by
a
tab
member,
he
was
they
were
pretty
intentional
about
like
there
would
be
some
funding
streams
coming
at
certain
times
and
and,
like
you
know,
designating
an
order
partly
because
of
I.
Don't
know
transportation
funding
cycles
and
things
like
that,
so
maybe
just
check
in
with
them
before,
like
I,
think
they
should
weigh
in
before.
We
say
please
re-prioritize
that.
AF
C
C
I
started
ruling
by
Fiat
here
can
I
just
get
a
show
of
hands
of
people
who
think
forming
a
subcommute
would
be
a
terrible
thing
we
got.
It
looks
like
a
majority,
not
quite
everybody,.
K
K
No
well
because
there
was
a
couple
comments
that
had
think
had
heard
some
general
agreement
on
about
either
setting
a
date
or
or
creating
like
a
backstop,
so
that
we
can
give
that
that
extra
bit
of
confidence
to
you
know
a
large
section
of
our
community
and
so
I.
Just
maybe
would
like
to
just
you
know
ask
is:
are
my
Council
colleagues
interested
in
us
looking
at
providing
that
it
could
still
be
flexible,
but
at
least
as
of
now
to
when
we
get
there?
J
H
C
Okay,
there
all
right,
do
you
want
to
invite
people
to
this?
Should
we
maybe
what
we
can
do
is
ask
for
folks
to
volunteer
via
email,
certainly.
AK
Thank
you-
and
this
is
not
not
so
much
about
this-
this
particular
topic,
but
more
just
about
the
process.
There
are
just
a
few
process
related
concerns
that
I
have
with
our
discussion
here
that
raise
some
red
flags
for
me
from
a
governance
perspective
first,
is
that
permanently
closing
West
Pearl
the
cars
wasn't
on
our
work
plan.
AK
I
checked
the
boulder
beat
just
to
make
sure
before,
but
and
I'm
just
concerned
by
the
amount
of
time
that
this
was
taken
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
not
just
for
myself,
council
members,
but
also
from
staff
and
from
community
members
as
well.
Also
concerning
was
that
some
of
us
as
individuals
seem
to
have
asked
certain
boards
to
weigh
in
on
this
issue
without
asking
other
relevant
boards.
I,
don't
think
it's
good
governance
for
us
to
individually
direct
board
work
or
to
favor
certain
boards
over
others.
AK
In
our
decision
making
and
I'm
also
concerned
that
it
appears
from
open
comment
that
one
of
us
shared
information
from
a
confidential
memo
with
a
Community
member
which
doesn't
feel
very
respectful
to
staff.
So
at
our
upcoming
Retreat
I'm,
really
hopeful
that
we
can
think
about
some
improvements
that
we
could
make
to
how
we
direct
our
time
and
staff's
time.
AK
C
K
Mean
you
brought
up
some
great
points
about
process
and
so
I
appreciate
bringing
them
up,
I.
Think
there's
a
lot.
Is
there
a
chance
for
us
to
kind
of
have
a
postmortem
on
on
process
before
it
gets
too
far
from
us,
while
it's
still
fresh
that
we
can
kind
of
dictate?
So
we
don't
repeat,
maybe
some
some
of
those
issues
if
they're
I,
just
while
it's
fresh
it
might
I
just
don't
know.
K
If
now
is
the
time
or
at
some
point,
there's
some
process
things
with
regards
to
boards
and
commissions
right
and
there's
a
lot
of
things
to
unpack
Nicole
brought
some
of
bibos
I.
Just
don't
know.
If
now
is
the
time
or
if
that's
a
broader
discussion
to
have,
but
not
you
know,
next
fall
when
we
kind
of
you
know
it
leaks
out
through
osmosis.
AK
Can
I
offer
a
suggestion
on
that
and
just
at
our
at
our
board
retreat
or
at
our
Council.
C
Retreat
yeah
yeah
I
would
I
would
recommend
against
delving
into
that
right.
Now.
It's
10
15.
right,
but
but
I
think
you
know
some
thoughts
Maria
from
from
you
all
about.
You
know
the
process
and
maybe
ways
that
things
could
be
done
differently,
maybe
a
little
better
I,
not
to
point
any
fingers
at
us
or
anybody
else,
but
they're,
probably
some
improvements
that
we
could
all
make.
C
X
C
Okay,
so
folks
it's
10,
15
we've
got
two
matters
items.
Are
we
good
to
continue
get
get
through
those.
C
AC
C
So
we're
good
for
now
all
right,
so
Elisha
I
think
we're
on
to
8A.
F
C
Okay,
so
this
is
coming
from
me,
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
introduce
this.
We
did
get
requests
from
our
partners
at
the
bvsd
at
the
board
and
and
the
county
to
for
us
to
to
offer
our
support
for
their
ballot
measures.
C
This,
and
if
there
is,
then
staff
would
bring
back
resolutions
of
support
on
a
future
consent
agenda.
Probably
the
next
one.
Yes
Bob.
M
I'll
say
about
this:
what
I've
said
around
this
time,
I
think
for
several
years
in
a
row:
I
don't
well.
These
are
all
worthy
of
valid
measures.
So
I,
don't
don't.
This
is
not
a
reflection
of
the
ballot
measures
themselves.
I,
don't
think
it's
the
the
role
of
this
city
council
to
be
weighing
in
on
ballot
measures
put
forward
by
other
jurisdictions.
It
seems
to
me
it's
a
slippery
slope
because
I
mean
Aaron.
You
identified
some
some
good
local
ones.
M
You
know
the
school
district
and
the
county,
but
why
not
some
State
ballot
measures
right
and
maybe
there's
some
national
stuff
too?
That
we'd
like
to
weigh
in
and
at
some
point
in
time,
I
think
we
have
to
kind
of
draw
a
line
and
I
think
where
that
line
should
be
is
with
with
respect
to
the
ballot
measures
that
we
put
on.
M
M
Then,
to
focus
on
what
those
ballot
measures
are
and
I,
don't
think
I'm
fully
up
to
speed
on
all
those
battle
measures,
so
I'm
gonna
have
to
go
out
and
read
them
and
figure
out
what
my
position
is
before
I
have
to
ultimately
vote
in
in
late
October.
C
Thanks
for
that,
Bob
and
people
don't
mind
if
I
just
do
a
quick
response.
I
did
bring
these
forward
well.
I
do
think
that
they're
worthy
ballot
items
but
they're
direct
requests
and
I
think
all
three
of
these
being
local,
not
just
the
city
but
the
the
school.
Our
school
board
in
our
County
felt
like
they
had
a
sufficient
Nexus
to
the
the
work
that
we
do
at
the
city
that
they
were
worthy
of
our
consideration
but
appreciate
your
fundamental
Point
Nicole.
AK
Yeah
I
just
had
a
thought
that
I
mean
for
me.
This
feels
very
similar
to
the
way
that
we
weigh
in
on
legislative
issues
at
the
state
level,
where
we
have
a
whole
committee
devoted
to
that
and
a
staff
person
you
know
devoted
to
helping
us
with
that
as
well,
and
so
for
me,
it
feels
like
a
natural
extension
of
that
to
weigh
in
on
ballot
measure
issues
as
well,
especially
when
they're
tying
into
our
legislative
or
other
priorities
that
that
we
have
as
a
body,
because
we
do
that
at
the
state
level
anyway,.
C
I
In
the
interest
of
weighing
in
on
the
actual
content
of
these
ballot
measures,
I
did,
while
I
really
think
that
the
Wildfire
mitigation
is
needed.
I
was
really
disappointed
to
see
this
put
forward
as
a
sales
tax
initiative.
I
think
intrinsically
one
of
the
main
things
that
we're
doing
when
we're
you
know
doing.
Wildfire
mitigation
is
protecting
structures,
and
so
the
fact
that
that
we're
Landing,
that
as
a
regressive
sales
tax
and
not
as
a
property
tax,
was
fairly
disappointing
to
me,
but
not
so
disappointing
as
to
not
want
to
do
Wildfire
mitigation.
So.
C
C
W
C
Great
and
I
believe
this
was
Rachel
s
that
we
we
take
this
up
so.
AF
I
just
thought
that
we've
we've
gotten
a
a
lot
of
open
comment
and
emails
about
Council,
taking
up
psilocybin,
I,
believe
decriminalization
and
adding
it
to
our
work
plan
and
just
to
honor
the
volume
of
comments
we've
received
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
people
have
met
with
the
organization
or
activists
trying
to
get
this
lifted
up.
AF
I
just
wanted
to
see
if,
if
anybody
wants
to
move
forward
with
it,
I'm
I'm
not
inclined
to
Tinker
with
our
work
plan
at
this
point,
I
believe
this
is
a
state
ballot
issue
right
now,
so
I
I
think
it
may
well
just
play
out
at
the
state
level
but
wanted
to
to
honor
the
the
people
taking
the
time
to
connect
with
us,
with
just
people's
thoughts
and.
K
Well,
I
appreciate
Rachel
you
bringing
this
up
because
I
think
this
is
important
for
us
to
respond
when
the
community
shows
persistence
to
his
organization
and
shows
us,
and-
and
we
see
this-
we
see
through
criminalization
of
psilocybin
happening
in
other
places,
cities
that
we
relate
ourselves
to
so
I
think
it's,
it's
absolutely
just
for
us
to
have
this
conversation
now,
tactically.
How
do
we
do
that?
I?
K
Do
think
it's
appropriate
for
us
to
maybe
wait
to
see
what
the
state
does,
because
if,
if
what
the
state
does
might
completely
change
any
thoughts
we
have
so
I,
don't
know
if
we
have
to
act
immediately
until
we
see
the
outcome
of
the
state
stuff,
that's
coming
up
on
the
ballot,
but
I
think
it's
something
to
at
least
consider
at
the
next
work
around
retreat.
But.
K
Of
data
and
a
lot
of
information,
a
lot
of
stakeholders
in
our
community,
we
need
to
hear
from
before
acting
ourselves,
but
you
know
I
think
it's
fair
enough
to
start
at
least
starting
to
think
about
what
those
resources
are.
I
want
to
hear
from
I
want
to
hear
from
Maris,
and
you
know
I
want
to
hear
from
a
bunch
of
our
boards
and
commissions,
I
think
but
I.
J
K
J
G
What
I
would
also
wait
to
see
what
happens
at
the
state
level,
but
to
my
knowledge,
we
don't
have
a
a
lot
of
gaps
in
our
work
plan.
We
have
a
fairly
robust
work
plan
and
I'm
I'm
disinclined
to
Simply.
Add
this.
You
know
we.
We
have
an
environment
where,
if
you
want
to
take
psilocybin,
we
don't
have.
You
know
robust
enforcement
against
it.
G
If
you
want
to
go
down
to
the
creek
and
sit
there
and
Sample
your
wares,
you
know
we're
not
putting
people
in
jail
and
and
I
understand
that
they
want
the
formal
decriminalization.
G
And
basically
the
seal
of
approval
by
Boulder,
but
that's
something
that
really
has
to
be
studied.
You,
it's
not
appropriate
for
just
for
us
to
just
say:
yeah
they're
doing
it
in
Berkeley.
Let's,
let's
go
I
mean
it
needs.
It
needs
a
little
bit
of
analysis
and,
frankly,
I
think
we're
a
little
busy
and
in
terms
of
prioritizing
this
versus
the
Litany
of
things
we
want
to
address
and
and
deal
with
this
pretty
much
comes
up
at
the
the
bottom
of
my
list.
G
So
I
would
be
disinclined
to
spend
staff
time
and
really
our
time
on
a
tangent
when
there's
no
pressing
need
to
do
so,
either
something's
going
to
happen
at
the
state
level
or,
if
not,
you
know,
we're
doing
a
Live
and
Let
Live
kind
of
policy
here
and
so
I
would.
K
K
Think
it's
clear
right,
so
I
just
I
mean
there's,
there's
people
that
are
really
looking
for
an
opening
to
think
about
this
medically,
which
isn't
isn't
that
isn't
just
a
pure
individual
recreational
thing,
and
so
I
just
want
to
be
cognizant
that
there
are
people
interested
in
other,
tangible,
organized,
maybe
advertised
uses
which
could
get
them
into
trouble.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
there's.
G
There's
a
spectrum
there,
I
I,
agree
with
what
you
just
said:
it's
just
that
everything
is
a
matter
of
prioritization
and
a
matter
of
resources
and
I
am
just
loathe
to
have
staff
delving
into
this
when
a
it
could
be
resolved
at
a
state
level,
and
if
it's
not,
we
do
not
have
a
punitive
attitude
towards
it
and
we
have
other
things
to
do.
Okay,
fair.
C
I
So
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
this
brings
up
both
in
how
it's
being
enforced
or
not
enforced
in
our
local
community
and
will
end
the
state
law
are
both
Equity
issues.
So
the
state
law
is
really
supposed
to
be
looking
at
more
of
creating
a
framework
for
licensed
Healing
Centers,
rather
than
looking
at
like
individual
usage.
I
So
it's
more
of
a
commercial
proposition
rather
than
a
broad-based,
decriminalization
and
I
think
that
while
there
are
people
who
may
feel
comfortable
skirting
the
law
and
not
and
that
they
are
not
concerned
about
the
impacts,
this
might
have.
That
is
certainly
not
true
for
everyone
in
our
community
and
so
I
think
that.
I
I
would
like
us
to
look
at
this.
I
mean
again.
My
understanding
with
this
was
that
we
would
be
hearing
about
what
kind
of
lift
it
would
take
for
us
to
look
at
this
and
how
that
that
might
impact
our
work
plan
that
was
sort
of
what
I
was
expecting
with
this
tonight.
I
But
so
it's
hard
for
me
to
weigh
you
know
whether
or
not
I
would
like
to
see
this
on
the
work
plan
or
what
you
know,
because
I
don't
know
what
impact
it
would
have
on
the
other
items,
but
you
know,
generally
speaking,
I
do
think
that
it's
something
that
we've
seen
a
lot
of
support
from
in
the
community
and
that
and
that
we
also
have
local.
I
You
know,
Denver
did
this
in
2019
and
so
they've
had
a
policy
review
panel
that
has
looked
at
the
effects
and
what
they've
seen
with
the
outcome
of
their
decriminalization
measure.
So
it's
not
some.
It's
not
like
an
unknown.
We
have
Regional
data
and
I
think
that
there
are
some
very
good
reasons
for
why
we
should
look
at
moving
forward
with
this.
AK
Perhaps
things
are
clearing
up,
I
mean
I.
Think
people
have
to
stop
suing
us
wow,
but
I'm
just
curious
how
you
know
if
this
feels
like
anything
that
could
be
fit
in
and
if
so
when
and
then
my
other
kind
of
follow-up
question
what
if
it
would
whatever
happens
at
the
state
level
in
November
negate
some
of
the
work
that's
done
prior
to
that,
because.
AC
AC
My
understanding
was,
you
know
tonight
you
all
would
be
deciding
if
this
was
a
priority
for
you
to
move
forward
with
the
city.
Attorney's
office's
work
is
dictated
largely
by
the
work
of
the
Departments
right,
we're
in
a
support
role,
and
so
their
work
plan
is
full.
So
our
work
plan
is
full
is,
is
the
way
it
works.
AC
The
other
thing
I
I
would
note
here
is
you
know
the
city
attorney's
office
doesn't
typically
independently
bring
ordinances,
and
so
I
would
think
that
this
would
be
in
conjunction
with
Public
Safety
that
they
probably
would
be
the
sponsoring
group,
maybe
HHS,
I
I,
don't
know
we
would
have
to
figure
out
where
this
lives
right
and
I
I
think
it
would
be
important
to
know
how
much
information
and
research
and
background
Council
wants
on
this.
Or
does
council
just
want
to
move
forward
with
decriminalization,
so
there
there
are
some
threshold
questions
to
answer.
AC
C
Let's
see
I
got
Tara
and
then
but
Rachel
did
you
have
a
follow-up.
It
was
a
separate,
crazy,
all
right,
I'll,
I'll,
go
I,
call
I'll,
call
on
myself
and
then
tear
and
then
Rachel
just
I.
Think
for
me,
this
kind
of
a
work
plan
discussion.
Our
work
plan
is
very
full
so
and
contrary
I
think
to
Mr
abuita's
assertion
in
open
comment.
I
do
think
we
would
have
to
do
some
actual
work
on
this
I
think
we'd
want
to
consult
with
experts.
C
We'd
want
to
consult
with
Public
Safety
we'd
want
to
consult
with
you,
know
a
board
or
commission
or
two
so
I
think
it
would
be.
You
know,
a
lift
exactly
how
much
I'm
not
sure
but
we're
so
busy
and
we've
got
so
much
great
stuff
in
the
hopper
that
we
just
added
to
tonight.
C
That's
in
the
exact
same
department,
but
I
wouldn't
I,
wouldn't
start
adding
additional
things
to
it,
while
I'm
sympathetic
to
the
fundamental
aims
of
what
we're
being
asked
for
there
and
I
will
note
that
my
understanding
of
the
ballot
measure
at
the
state
level
is
that,
while
it's
focused
on
these
Healing
Centers
that
would
sell
psilocybin,
it
would
also
decriminalize.
My
understanding
is
that
that
it
includes
portions
of
it
that
would
that
would
decriminalize
the
substance
as
well.
C
AN
AF
This
is
this
is
just
me
going.
This
is
double
dipping
I
think
rather
than
a
colloquy,
but
I
I
I've
been
been
meeting
with
the
the
folks
working
on
this
I
think
since
late
2019
and
my
head
advice
has
consistently
been,
you
know
we're
we're
a
great
town
for
direct
democracy.
AF
You
know
for
things
that
aren't
added
to
the
work
plan
and
I
I
personally
had
at
least
three
work
plan
items
that
that
didn't
make
it
onto
the
work
plan.
I
think
you
know,
including
some
around
fire
safety,
one
on
homelessness
at
affordable
housing
thing.
So
for
me
this.
This
would
not
be
a
top
thing
that
I
would
want
to
displace
the
other
things
that
didn't
make
it
onto
the
work
plan
of
my
own,
so
I
I
still
think
it's
you
know.
Council
doesn't
have
to
do
everything
in
this
town.
AF
C
Next,
which
was
how
it
got
done
in
Denver
right
that
was
about
measure
citizen,
initiated
ballot
measure.
Okay,
any
last
thoughts
on
this
topic,
seeing
none
we'll
bring
it
too
close
and
I
believe
that
brings
our
agenda
to
a
close,
very
good.
Any
final
thoughts,
I
I
will
I
will
note
that,
despite
the
difficulty
and
number
of
our
topics,
we're
only
three
minutes
past
schedule
so
well
done
everybody
and
thanks
for
all
your
thoughtful
comments
tonight.
So
gavel
is
closed.
At
10,
32
pm
good
night.