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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - February 22, 2013
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This week on Inside Boulder News: City releases Energy Future report; Congressman Jared Polis introduces GMO labeling legislation; city adjusts alcohol enforcement approach, CU campus goes smoke free; and university and city police team up to provide pro-active service.
A
Welcome
to
inside
Boulder
news,
I'm,
Natalie,
Wood
city
officials
this
week
released
a
detailed
report
analyzing
several
ways
the
community
might
accomplish
its
energy
future
goals.
The
report
looked
at
six
options
which
included
staying
with
Xcel
Energy,
as
well
as
five
possible
forms
that
a
municipal
electric
utility
might
take
teams
of
city
staff,
expert
consultants
and
more
than
50
community
members
work
together
to
analyze
the
cost
and
environmental
impact.
Each
option
would
have
over
20
years
inside
Boulder
News
spoke
with
executive
director
heather
bailey
about
the
key
findings.
A
C
Modeled
six
options,
one
of
them
being
the
Excel
baseline,
and
so
there
are
three
options
that
can
meet
the
goal
of
rate
parity.
Two
of
them.
We
modeled,
because
we
want
to
see
the
impact
of
what
if
we
were
aggressive
as
we
can
be
in
achieving
greenhouse
gas
reductions
and
increasing
renewables.
Those
to
the
costs
were
in
excess
of
what
it
would
be
if
we
had
rate
parity.
However,
there
are
three
other
ones
that
showed
that
the
city
could
maintain
rate
parity
with
Excel
over
over
the
long
term.
C
A
Council
will
receive
a
presentation
and
ask
questions
about
the
report
on
februari
26th
council
is
scheduled
to
receive
input
during
a
public
hearing
on
April
sixteenth.
After
the
hearing,
the
city's
elected
officials
will
make
a
decision
about
whether
to
proceed
with
the
next
steps
necessary
to
pursue
municipal
ization.
There
are
several
opportunities
between
now
and
then
for
the
public
to
provide
feedback
visit,
Boulder
energy,
future
com
for
more
details.
The.
D
A
An
initiative
Boulder
health
food
stores
have
supported
for
years
and
on
Wednesday
US
Representative
jared
Polis
announced
the
introduction
of
a
federal
bill
that
requires
food,
continuing
genetically
modified
organisms
to
be
clearly
identified,
polis
held
a
news
conference
at
alfalfa's,
announcing
the
GMO
labeling
bill.
The.
E
Bill
were
working
at
introducing
nationally
along
with
Pete
DeFazio
and
Barbara
Boxer
would
require
labeling
of
GML
products.
Consumers
want
this
information
over
ninety-four
percent
of
Americans
in
a
recent
washington
post
poll.
It's
up
to
people
what
to
do
with
this
information,
but
just
as
we
have
ingredients
listed
just
as
we
have
nutritional
content,
listen
people
want
to
know
if
the
food
is
genetically
engineered,
alfalfa.
F
Has
been
supportive
of
no
GMOs
since
the
inception
of
GM,
the
only
way
that
we
are
able
to
verify
that
today
is
by
selling
organic
products.
So
you
know
we
really
feature
a
lot
of
organic
certified
organic
products
in
our
store,
we're
doing
that
to
try
to
be
able
to
respond
to
the
boulder
community,
which
is
highly
activated
on
issue,
and
but
we
would
like
to
be
able
to
do
that
with
all
of
our
products.
The.
A
New
bill
states,
consumers
have
a
right
to
know
whether
the
food
they
purchase
contains
or
was
produced
with
GMOs.
It
also
defines
GMOs
and
provide
civil
penalties
for
violations
liquor
license.
Holders
in
Boulder
can
expect
more
coordinated
enforcement
of
local
regulations
in
the
near
future
city
staff
told
council
on
Tuesday
night
that
a
more
coordinated
approach
using
existing
tools
would
enable
Boulder
to
be
more
effective
in
enforcing
laws
related
to
alcohol
consumption.
The
staff
recommended
several
changes.
A
These
include:
forming
joint
inspection
teams
of
police
fire
in
building
code
officers
and
adopting
a
strategy
that
devotes
more
time
to
problem
establishments.
There
was
also
discussion
about
a
new
hearing
model
that
would
allow
a
municipal
judge
or
a
licensed
attorney
to
hear
evidence
and
rule
on
alleged
liquor
violations
and
determine
suspensions
and
reave
occasions.
Council
rejected
a
staff
proposal
to
charge
fees
for
the
hosts
of
parties
that
require
police
or
medical
response,
stating
that
party
goers
might
not
request
assistance
for
legitimate
emergencies.
A
Council
indicated
they
want
to
put
more
money
into
enforcement
in
next
year's
budget
and
directed
staff
to
provide
additional
information
on
proposals
related
to
late-night
business
licenses
and
potential
code
or
zoning
changes,
as
well
as
information
about
how
the
city
would
measure
the
success
of
the
proposed
changes.
You
can
watch
the
complete
February
19th
council
meeting
at
Boulder
channel
8
com,
the
Pearl
Street
Mall
is
no
longer
the
only
area
in
Boulder
with
an
outdoor
smoking
ban.
A
G
Is
something
that
has
been
considered
for
up
to
10
years
and
very
seriously
for
the
last
four
really
looking
at
the
health
benefits
of
not
being
around
smoke,
and
that's
not
only
for
the
smokers
themselves,
even
I
sit
a
little
bit
of
exposure
to
secondhand
smoke
has
short-term
and
long-term
effects.
This
is
really
a
period
of
awareness
of
both
the
policy
and
the
resources
available
to
stop
smoking
in
August
when
the
band
goes
into
effect,
there
won't
be
ticketing,
it's
more
of
a
community
enforcement
model
where
you
will
be
asked
to
quit
smoking.
G
A
A
Last
week
inside
Boulder
news
wrote,
along
with
police
officers,
who
are
part
of
a
new
unit
that
is
focusing
on
pro
active
involvement
and
enforcement
in
central
Boulder.
The
neighborhood
impact
team
works
to
meet
the
community's
needs
in
high
density
areas
like
the
Pearl,
Street,
Mall
and
university
Hill.
The
team
also
works
closely
with
Cu
police
to
address
issues
on
campus
and
on
the
hill.
Here's
a
look
at
how
the
police
departments
work
together
to
respond
effectively.
You.
I
Only
do
we
address
problems
directly
on
campus,
but
we're
also
able
to
address
problems
off
campus.
We
work
really
closely
with
sergeant
by
field
and
his
neighborhood
impact
teen,
and
part
of
that
goes
just
in
the
nature
of
what
we
do
covering
each
other
on
calls,
and
we
do
that
quite
a
bit,
but
there's
a
lot
of
spillover
from
the
University
onto
the
hill
how's.
D
D
I
Understand
that
our
students
are
going
to
impact
our
community
both
positively
and
sometimes
in
negative
ways,
and
we
want
to
be
there
to
help
address
some
of
those
issues
as
a
university
that
all
starts
on
campus.
A
lot
of
our
students
come
on
their
first
year
as
freshmen
and
sophomores
and
they're
living
in
the
dorms.
It
may
be
the
first
time
that
they
deal
with
law
enforcement,
and
so
we
try
and
set
the
tone
right
off
the
bat
here
by
making
sure
that
the
the
contacts
are
positive.