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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - April 10, 2015
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This week on Inside Boulder News: The city unveils free public Wi-Fi in the downtown Civic Area; siren testing marks the beginning of peak flood risk season; and City Council supports a new ordinance that will allow residents to produce and share more local foods.
A
Welcome
to
inside
builder
news
I'm
Ashley
pearl
if
the
warm
temperatures
blooming
trees
and
tulips
weren't
enough
to
make
you
want
to
get
out
of
your
office.
The
city
debuted
free
public
Wi-Fi
in
the
downtown
Civic
area
this
week.
Connect
Boulder
is
the
name
of
the
new
network
and
it's
an
important
step
towards
enhancing
the
Civic
area
and
raising
the
technology
bar
in
Boulder.
B
This
is
the
first
of
what
we
hope
will
be
very
innovative
projects
in
the
future
to
bring
better
digital
connectivity
to
the
community.
This
project
brings
Wi-Fi
access
to
the
entire
Civic
area,
from
13th
Street
up
to
the
front
of
the
boulder
library,
so
any
green
spaces
that
exist
in
that
vicinity.
B
We've
worked
very
hard
to
provide
great
open
public
Wi-Fi
in,
and
this
is
really
an
annulment
of
the
great
support
we
got
from
the
community
last
November
through
the
passage
of
ballot
initiative
to
see
which
exempts
the
city
from
state
laws
that
preclude
us
from
doing
projects
like
this.
So
this
is
very
much
a
thank-you
to
the
community.
It's
something
that
we
think
will
be
very
beneficial
to
the
future
of
the
Civic
area
as
well.
Now.
A
That
connect
Boulder
is
up
and
running
the
city
plans
to
scope
out
other
spots
for
free
public
Wi-Fi
and
is
exploring
ways
to
bring
low
cost
high
speed
broadband
to
boulders
residents,
visitors
and
employers.
More
information
can
be
found
at
connect.
Boulder
net
with
spring
runoff
comes
peak
flood
season
in
Boulder
to
make
sure
all
warning
systems
are
working
properly,
emergency
sirens
were
tested
countywide.
This
week
the
sirens
are
tested
annually
on
the
first
Monday
of
each
month
from
april
to
august.
C
So
right
after
the
September
2013
flood,
we
had
a
lot
of
damage
in
our
creek
beds
and
a
lot
of
sediment
in
our
creeks
that
really
took
away
some
capacity
capability
to
carry
the
spring
runoff
and
then,
of
course,
there
were
injuries
to
the
creek
beds
that
will
allow
water
to
escape.
So
throughout
2014,
though,
by
that
flood
season,
everyone
remembers,
we
had
everything
pretty
much
cleaned
up,
and
that
was
really.
C
So
this
is
actually
the
first
time
in
a
couple
years
where
our
snowpack
is
less
than
it
has
been
in
previous
years.
So
we're
not
seeing
that
kind
of
initial
worry
that
we
have
an
unseasonal
high
snowpack.
So
what
means
we'll
get
a
normal
spring
runoff
like
we
see
every
year.
The
dangers
of
spring
runoff
is:
if
we
get
a
thunderstorm
that
happens
and
puts
extra
water
in
those
creeks
or
river
beds.
That
is
a
situation
that
caused
the
flood.
We
monitor
those
thunderstorms.
C
D
This
new
ordinance,
you
will
be
allowed
to
sell
fresh
produce
that
you
produced
on
your
premises
to
your
neighbors
or
two
people
who
come
I.
There
are
some
limitations,
one
is
that
you
can't
be
cutting
it
up,
that's
food
preparation
and
it
creates
problems,
so
it
has
to
be
just
a
harvest,
cut,
get
it
down
to
the
ground,
rinse
off
the
soil
and
the
debris,
and
then
you
can
sell
it.
D
You
also
need
to
get
a
sales
tax
license
from
the
city
and
then
there's
cottage
foods,
which
is
actually
a
separate
item,
and
that
refers
to
those
minimally
processed
items
such
as
jams
or
eggs,
from
a
chicken
that
you
might
have
in
your
yard
or
honey
from
bees
that
you
might
keep
on
your
yard.
The.
A
D
City
is
supportive
of
this
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
First
and
foremost,
it's
in
furtherance
of
the
city's
local
foods
goals,
so
basically
it
encourages
people
to
produce
more
local
foods
and
to
take
advantage
of
the
food
that
they're
already
producing
by
sharing
it
with
their
neighbors.
So
that's
certainly
in
furtherance
of
the
city's
goals
of
promoting
health
keeping
money
in
the
community.
Basically,
building
community
ties
as
well.
Community.
A
Members
interested
in
taking
advantage
of
the
new
cottage
foods
ordinance
will
still
need
to
comply
with
state
and
county
laws
for
a
complete
list
of
allowed
and
prohibited
foods.
Labeling
and
training
requirements
visit
the
Colorado
Department
of
Public,
Health
and
Environment
website
throughout
this
summer
and
into
the
fall.
The
city
of
Boulder
is
working
to
identify
specific
tools
and
community
priorities
related
to
boulders
housing
challenges.
The
housing
Boulder
project
gives
community
members
several
ways
to
share
their
perspectives,
including
using
a
computer
tablet
or
smartphone
to
answer
questions
at
housing
Boulder
net
in.
E
E
A
Option
is
to
attend
the
fresh
perspectives
on
housing.
Boulder
speaker
panel
on
Monday
April
27th
from
6
to
8
p.m.
you'll
have
the
chance
to
learn
from
other
communities,
housing
experiences
and
also
discuss
boulders
housing
challenges.
Digital
and
written
responses
from
the
housing
Boulder
project
will
be
consolidated
in
May.
Results
will
help
guide
future
community
engagement
efforts,
especially
with
residents
who
are
members
of
underrepresented
communities.
City
of
Boulder
wildland
firefighters
went
through
annual
recertification
training
this
week.
A
F
These
guys
are
doing
what's
called
the
work
capacity
test
or
the
pack
test
we
like
to
call
it.
It's
45
pounds
3
miles,
and
they
have
to
do
it
in
under
45
minutes
and
45
seconds.
It
is
what's
required
from
the
federal
government,
basically
to
say
that
we're
fit
enough
to
do
the
job
of
wildland
firefighting.
A
F
Fire
shelter
is
a
required
piece
of
equipment.
We
carry
on
our
gear,
weighs
about
eight
pounds
and
it's
for
when
things
go
horribly
wrong,
you
can
get
in
that
and
seek
refuge
from
from
fire.
It's
a
last
ditch
effort.
If
you're
pulling
that
piece
of
equipment
out
of
your
gear,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
mistakes,
made
a
lot
of
poor
decisions
made
or
you've
gotten
yourself
into
a
situation
you
shouldn't
be
in,
but
it
is
proven
reliable
in
the
right
conditions,
but
the
best
bet
is
to
not
ever
use
it
in
case
you
do.
A
F
F
A
More
information
about
the
wildland
fire
program:
how
to
keep
your
home,
safe
and
wildfire
preparedness
visit
the
city's
website
over
a
year
in
the
making
the
boulder
public
library
is
celebrating
the
completion
of
the
main
library
renovation.
This
Saturday
the
celebration
kicks
off
with
drummers
and
a
ribbon
cutting
at
nine-thirty
a.m.
and
will
continue
with
a
variety
of
children's
activities,
performances
and
more
until
6pm.
The
event
is
free
and
open
to
the
public
for
a
full
schedule
of
the
day's
events
visit,
boulder
library,
org
slash
the
main
event.