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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - February 17, 2012
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On Inside Boulder News this week: the city manager and mayor deliver the 2012 State of the City; CU student wins I love Boulder video contest; urban wildlife specialists offer safety tips to avoid encounters with coyotes.
A
Folders
top
stories
this
week,
boulders
mayor
and
city
manager,
present
the
2012
state
of
the
city,
a
CU
student
wins
the
Isle
of
Boulder
video
contest
and
the
city
ups
coyote
education
after
recent
attacks,
hi
I'm
Natalie.
What
from
focusing
on
local
business
retention
to
voting
about
improving
our
infrastructure
to
continuing
to
explore
the
creation
of
a
local
electric
utility
2011
was
a
year
of
huge
undertakings
for
the
city
of
boulder
city
manager.
Jim
Braddock
am
in
mayor.
A
Matt
Applebaum
talked
about
the
strategies
and
initiatives
the
city
took
in
2011
at
the
boulder
state
of
the
city
presentation
on
Tuesday.
It
was
a
year
of
exploration,
improvement
and
big
decision
making
and
on
Tuesday
night
mayor
Matt,
Applebaum
and
city
manager,
Jane
brautigam
highlighted
the
city's
accomplishments
and
initiatives
at
the
state
of
the
city
presentation
as.
B
We
reflect
on
the
accomplishments
of
2011
and
the
city's
commitment
to
a
sustainable
community
bowlers
energy
future
is
at
the
forefront
of
nearly
every
conversation.
It
was
an
important
discussion
that
may
forever
influence
how
Boulder
manages
its
electric
generation
and
distribution.
However,
this
past
year
also
posed
the
number
of
other
challenging
issues
and
included
significant
accomplishments
that
have
made
bolder
a
more
vibrant
and
sustainable
community
along.
A
With
continuing
to
explore
boulders
energy
future,
those
accomplishments
include
tough
issues
like
how
the
city
will
manage
economic
growth
in
a
slowly
recovering
national
economy.
The
future
uses
of
open
space
and
mountain
parks,
West
trail
study
area
and
developing
long-term
funding
strategies
for
the
capital
improvement
program.
Both
officials
made
it
clear
that
the
community
plays
a
big
role
in
boulders
continued
sustainability.
The.
C
B
C
Your
city
manager,
I'm
continually
impressed
by
our
residents
and
their
support
for
our
boulder
community.
I
am
thankful
that
you
are
willing
to
invest
not
only
in
exciting
projects
like
boulders
energy
future,
but
also
in
the
assets
and
facilities
that
are
essential
to
ensure
our
vibrant
community.
The.
A
City
will
continue
its
approach
of
implementing
long-term
solutions
to
providing
efficient
and
effective
core
services
throughout
2012.
Both
officials
emphasized
that
the
city
will
continue
in
2012
to
balance
the
community's
long-term
vision
and
needs
with
its
commitment
to
providing
efficient
and
effective
core
services.
You
can
view
the
entire
Boulder
state
of
the
city
presentation
at
Boulder,
Colorado
gov,
a
CU
student
inspired
by
the
beauty
and
unique
nature
of
Boulder
was
named
the
winner
of
the
Isle
of
Boulder
video
contest.
A
This
week,
Jocelyn
eola
submitted
a
video
along
with
about
15
other
community
members,
showing
just
what
she
loves
about
living
studying
and
playing
in
Boulder
Jocelyn's
video
love.
You
Boulder
was
one
of
three
videos
that
collected
the
most
likes
on
Facebook
in
YouTube
and
was
selected
as
the
top
video
by
the
Isle
of
Boulder
committee.
Jocelyn
won
a
one-year
membership
to
movement,
climbing
and
fitness.
She
says
finding
things
to
love
about
Boulder
for
her
video
really
wasn't
a
hard
task.
There's.
D
So
much
going
on
in
Boulder
and
it's
just
it's
beautiful,
I,
honestly
instantly.
It
took
me
like
two
minutes
to
figure
out
what
I
wanted
to
do
for
the
video
and
I
know.
I
wanted
other
people's
comments
to
be
in
my
video
and
panorama
points
one
of
my
favorite
places
in
Boulder,
so
I
was
like
the
first
place
that
I
thought
of
and
so
I
just
from
there
I
just
kept
thinking
of
all
the
other
places
that
I
love
and
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
in
and
I
just
put
that
in.
A
The
video
Jocelyn
says
she's
excited
to
get
into
rock
climbing
in
yoga
this
year
at
movement,
climbing
and
fitness
you
can
watch
Jocelyn's
video
at
the
isle
of
boulder
youtube
channel,
along
with
all
other
submissions.
The
isle
of
Boulder
campaign
was
created
one
year
ago,
as
a
city
wide
and
community
project
to
celebrate
the
cultural
and
unconventional
characteristics
of
Boulder
life
work
in
play.
A
You
can
find
out
more
about
the
campaign
at
love,
Boulder,
org,
older,
open
space
staff
is
stepping
up
educational
efforts
after
reports
of
aggressive
behavior
from
coyotes
towards
bike
path,
users
to
joggers
have
been
bitten
in
the
past
two
months,
while
attempting
to
jog
past
a
coyote
on
the
bike
path
at
55th
and
pearl
parkway,
the
joggers
were
treated
and
did
not
suffer
serious
injuries.
Officials
say
that
coyote
human
conflicts
are
on
the
increase
throughout
the
Denver
Metro
area
just
five
years
ago.
There
would
usually
be
just
one
coyote
on
human
bite
a
year.
A
Now
there
are
between
two
and
five
a
year.
These
aggressive
interactions
are
usually
linked
to
the
animals
being
fed
by
humans.
It
is
important
to
help
keep
wild
animals
wild
by
not
feeding
them
or
approaching
them,
and
maintaining
a
safe
distance.
I
met
up
with
the
city's
urban
wildlife
coordinator,
Valerie
Matheson
at
55th
in
Pearl
the
spot,
where
three
incidents
of
aggressive
coyote
behavior
have
been
reported
in
the
past
six
months.
She
explains
why
it
seems
coyote
human
interactions
are
increasing
in
our
area
and
what
the
community
can
do
to
prevent
conflicts
and
I.
E
Can't
speak
to
exactly
what
is
happening
at
this
site.
Why
did
that
bite
the
jogger,
but
what
I
can
say
in
other
areas
they
found
when
coyotes
get
habituated
to
people
and
are
willing
to
get
closer
and
closer.
They
have
been
fed.
So
that's
one
possibility
that
we're
wondering
about
that
might
be
happening
in
this
area.
As
we've
seen
these
aggressive
approaches
toward
people.
E
Really
important
in
avoiding
an
aggressive
interaction
with
the
coyote
is
one
remembering
that
they're
a
wild
creature.
So
if
you're
jogging
or
you're
biking
and
you're
seeing
a
coyote
on
the
path
give
it
space,
don't
continue
on
your
trajectory
toward
it.
You
know,
as
it
might
be
seen
perceived
as
a
threat
to
that
animal
and
cause
it
to
latch
out.
So
one
is
really
given
space.
The
other
is
make
some
noise
and
try
and
and
to
move
away.
A
Mathieson
also
wants
to
remind
the
community
that
coyotes
perceive
pets
as
prey.
She
suggests
not
lettin
cats
leave
the
house
and
keeping
dogs
on
the
six
foot
leash
for
their
protection
residents
are
encouraged
to
report
any
aggressive,
coyote
behavior
to
the
boulder
police
department.
It's
going
to
be
a
cold
Saturday
for
boulder
police
employees
participating
in
the
annual
law
enforcement.
Torch,
Run,
Polar,
Plunge
local
police,
along
with
their
friends
and
family,
are
taking
the
plunge
into
boulder
reservoir
to
show
their
continued
support
for
Special
Olympics
colorado
on
February
18th.
A
You
can
show
your
support
for
the
11,000
Colorado
Special
Olympic
athletes
as
well,
by
plunging
with
our
boulder
police
team.
But
if
staying
warm
is
more
your
thing,
you
can
still
be
a
part
of
the
wacky
excitement
and
support
the
plungers
by
registering
as
a
chicken
coop
participant
or
by
donating
to
the
fundraiser.
Your
registration
or
donation
will
go
far
to
ensure
that
Colorado's
Special
Olympics
athletes
have
the
opportunity
to
realize
their
potential
and
experience
the
joys
and
challenges
of
athletic
competition.
A
Remember
that
costumes
and
themes
are
encouraged
at
the
event
there
will
be
an
after
plunge
celebration
at
the
lazy
dog.
That's
all
the
time
we
have
for
this
week.
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can
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