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Boulder, Colorado State of the City 2011 report
A
Well,
good
morning,
what
a
pleasant
surprise
to
see
so
many
people
out
for
our
state
of
the
city
address.
This
is
truly
a
wonderful
morning
and
a
great
great
opportunity
to
hear
some
wonderful
things
about
your
city.
My
name
is
Dennis
Paull
I'm
with
elevations
credit
union,
and
it's
our
pleasure
to
bring
you
the
2011
elevations
credit
union
state
of
the
city
address
I
was
at
a
function
recently
and
somebody
asked
us
they
said.
A
Are
you
going
to
do
the
state
of
the
Republic
address
again
this
year
and
I
said
well,
we
are
certainly
going
to
do
the
state
of
the
city
address.
We
don't
think
that
Boulder
is
completely
receded
from
the
Union
yet
so
elevations
credit
union
has
a
lot
of
sponsorships
a
lot
of
partners
in
the
year.
The
communities
that
we
serve
we've
been
serving
boulders
since
nineteen
fifty
three
I
see
a
lot
of
our
partners
in
the
audience.
A
This
morning,
we
partner
with
that
the
University
of
Colorado,
as
well
as
many
nonprofits,
and
one
of
our
partnerships
that
were
particularly
proud
of,
is
that
with
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
the
boulder
Economic
Council
as
well
as
a
chamber.
We
want
to
take
an
opportunity
to
thank
susan,
grap
and
her
team
for
giving
us
this
this
opportunity
to
be
the
presenting
sponsor
of
the
state
of
the
city
address
as
I
introduce
our
esteemed
leaders
here
in
Boulder.
A
It
is
an
it
is
quite
a
job,
a
thankless
job
for
them
everybody's
got
an
opinion,
and
in
Boulder
we
have
seven,
so
it
makes
their
their
jobs
quite
tricky.
But
without
further
ado,
let's
get
this
going.
I'm
proud
to
be
able
to
present
mayor
susan
osborne.
There
will
be
to
my
left
and
our
city
manager
Jane
Brad
ago
they'll,
be
here
at
this
podium.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
B
As
we
begin
to
discuss
the
state
of
the
city,
it's
appropriate
to
reflect
on
some
of
the
significant
events
and
accomplishments
from
2010,
one
that
is
probably
fresh
in
our
collective
memory
is
the
number
of
wildfires
that
the
city
responded
to
last
year.
In
an
eight
week
period,
city
&
county
teams
responded
to
two
significant
wildfires
that
gained
national
attention.
The
four
mile
canyon
fire
destroyed
a
hundred
and
sixty-nine
homes
burned
over
6,000
acres
and
became
Colorado's
most
expensive
fire
with
217
million
dollars
in
insurance
claims.
C
From
around
the
nation
set
up
operations
at
the
new
Regional
Fire
Training
Center,
more
than
1,100
firefighters
responded,
including
70
city
firefighters,
a
significant
amount
of
city
resources
were
used
to
protect
boulder
county
and
city
residents.
During
the
four
mile
canyon
fire
city
staff
supported
the
round-the-clock
emergency
operations
and
services
to
the
community,
while
169
homes
were
destroyed,
not
a
single
life
was
lost
in
any
of
last
year's
fires.
B
Our
success
in
keeping
these
fires
out
of
the
city
lays
both
in
the
federal
air
support
and
in
the
tremendous
investment.
The
city
county
and
local
communities
have
made
in
training
emergency
responders.
One
of
those
investments
has
already
paid
significant
dividends.
The
Regional
Fire
Training
Center
was
more
than
14
years
in
the
planning,
with
a
construction
cost
of
8
million
dollars
from
inception.
It
was
designed
to
prepare
our
regional
emergency
responders
for
any
situation
they
might
encounter
when
it
opened
on
July.
First
2010.
B
The
vision
was
for
the
10
acre
facility
to
serve
all
26
fire
departments
in
boulder
county
on
Labor
Day
weekend.
The
LEED
certified
facility
became
a
village
for
firefighters,
a
command
post
to
fight
the
Four
Mile
Canyon
fire
and
the
center
of
information
for
residents.
It
has
already
proven
itself
an
invaluable
resource
in
the
time
of
crisis,
and
it
will
continue
to
be
an
essential
component
of
protecting
our
community.
The.
C
Strong
sense
of
community
that
rang
true
during
crisis
makes
folder
a
special
place
to
live.
This
is
a
place.
People
want
to
be
organizations
from
around
the
nation
routinely
site
Boulder
as
an
excellent
city
to
live
work
and
play
tripadvisor.com
named
Boulder
as
one
of
the
top
25
destinations
in
the
United
States
relocate
america.com,
ranked
Boulder
number
9
in
its
top
100
places
to
live,
and
we
ranked
number
one
in
its
top
ten
cities
for
recreation.
B
Boulder
received
national
attention
for
more
than
quality
of
life
issues.
Parents
and
colleges
named
Boulder.
Second,
on
its
top
10
best
college
towns
list
portfolio
com
named
Boulder,
America's,
brainiest,
City,
kiplinger
called
Boulder
and
intellectual
hotspot
and
named
it
the
nation's
fourth
best
city
for
job
seekers.
C
B
The
combination
of
boulders
government
and
private
sector
innovations
and
willingness
to
partner
together
for
a
stronger
community
not
only
puts
us
on
top
on
national
top
10
list,
but
also
allows
us
to
launch
amazing
collaborative
projects
such
as
our
solicitation
of
Google's
ultra
high
speed
internet
project.
As
you
may
recall,
google
announced
a
campaign
to
find
the
perfect
city
to
test
its
ultra
high
speed
internet
cities
around
the
country
pulled
off
crazy
stunts
to
garner
Google's
attention.
Boulder
took
a
different
approach.
B
We
focused
on
real
strengths
that
showcased
what
Boulder
would
do
with
the
technology,
local
tech
firms
and
the
academic
community
partnered
with
the
city
to
showcase
all
that
Boulder
has
to
offer.
Well,
we
haven't
learned
the
outcome
of
the
google
fiber
project,
yet
the
publicity
and
collaboration
highlighted
boulders
economic
position
as
a
tech
leader
and
an
innovative
community.
Our
international
reputation
as
an
innovator
continues
to
make
Boulder
a
destination
city
and
enhance
our
economic
sustainability.
B
C
Many
communities
struggled
with
the
recession.
Six
primary
employers
made
key
decisions
to
stay
or
expand
their
facilities
in
Boulder
mountainside
medical,
a
company
with
over
70
employees,
expanded
its
workforce
in
gunbarrel
rally.
Software
a
company
with
200
employees,
remained
in
Boulder
and
moved
its
headquarters
to
Walnut
Street
spectra
logic,
a
global
leader
in
innovative
tape,
libraries
and
disk
backup
solutions
moved
into
an
eighty-three
thousand
square
foot.
Building
on
Lookout
road,
covidien
boulders,
second
largest
private
employer
announced
it
will
expand
its
gun
barrel.
C
Campus
Microsoft's
Bing
imaging
is
moving
more
than
100
people
from
east
boulder
to
almost
33,000
square
feet
of
downtown
office.
Space
and
Google
is
growing
its
Boulder
workforce
and
will
occupy
three
buildings
near
26th
and
pearl,
including
a
remodel
in
part
of
the
former
Circuit
City
space.
In
addition,.
B
C
City's
willingness
to
work
with
businesses
and
balance
the
interests
of
our
residents
is
maintaining
our
economic
stability.
During
the
recession,
Boulder
has
been
able
to
maintain
a
flat
city
budget
and
a
consistent
employment
base.
Boulder
unemployment
rates
remain
significantly
better
than
the
national
average
of
nine
point.
Four
percent.
The
boulder
area
has
six
point:
five
percent
unemployment,
which
is
also
much
better
than
the
state
average
of
eight
point.
Eight
percent-
and
these
are
from
the
December
report.
C
The
most
recent
one
city
and
center
of
programs
in
collaboration
with
partners,
are
working
to
help
local
companies
stay
and
grow
here
and
to
create
more
jobs
in
Boulder,
as
I
said
last
year,
the
most
important
jobs
in
Boulder
are
the
ones
we
already
have,
which
is
why
the
2011
budget
continues.
The
investment
of
tax
dollars
in
our
flexible
rebate,
program
and
partnerships
with
the
Chamber
Boulder
economic
council
and
the
boulder
Innovation
Center.
Yet.
B
These
remain
difficult
times
for
the
global
economy
and,
of
course,
we're
in
that
web.
National
unemployment
has
increased
since
2009
it's
difficult
to
get
small
business
loans,
consumer
confidence
remains
low
and
both
individuals
and
companies
are
hesitant
to
spend
these
difficulties
translate
directly
into
lower
revenues
and
higher
demand
for
government
services.
In
2009
we
cut
five
million
dollars
from
the
city
budget
and
eliminated
26
positions.
Last
November
during
budget
deliberations.
For
this
year
we
eliminated
nearly
20
more
positions
to
pass
a
flat
budget
for
2011.
B
As
a
result,
the
finance
department
projects
that
final
collections
will
be
flat
or
may
slightly
exceed
2009
of
particular
concern
is
the
business
use
tax.
There
is
still
no
indication
that
this
sector
is
investing
in
new
capital
or
significant
expansion.
It
is
expected
that
business
use
tax
will
fall,
fall
short
of
projections
by
as
much
as
twenty
percent
or
approximately
twenty
million
two
million
dollars
well
know
for
certain
in
mid-february
when
the
final
numbers
are
available.
But
clearly
this
requires
us
to
be
cautious
in
allocating
resources,
Boulder.
C
Has
been
working
to
reduce
the
cost
of
government
since
the
growing
gap
between
projected
revenues
and
expenditures
was
identified
several
years
ago
throughout
2010
Boulder
made
tough
decisions
to
centralize
staff
for
greater
efficiencies.
Information
technology
has
been
restore
finance,
communications
and
licensing
have
been
centralized
to
leverage
staff
resources.
The
city
also
has
transitioned
its
employee
compensation
program
to
reflect
the
employment
market.
Automatic
cost-of-living
increases
have
been
eliminated
for
management
non-union
employees.
C
Union
contracts
have
been
negotiated
to
mirror
both
the
public
and
private
sector,
job
markets
and
the
city
strengthened
its
pay
for
performance
philosophy
based
on
employee
contributions.
Now
more
than
ever,
we
must
be
prudent
and
how
we
manage
resources.
There
are
difficult
decisions
to
make
in
order
to
improve
our
future
bolder
face
that
predicament
when
it
came
time
to
renew
the
20-year
Xcel
Energy
franchise,
4.1
million
dollars
was
on
the
table.
C
If
we
chose
not
to
renew
the
franchise
agreement,
the
community
and
City
Council
wanted
a
shorter
term
franchise
agreement
that
provided
for
cleaner
energy
and
stable
rates.
Unfortunately,
we
weren't
able
to
negotiate
the
agreement
we
had
hoped
for
in
a
very
difficult
and
courageous
decision.
Council
chose
not
to
renew
the
franchise
agreement.
We
heard
the
community's
desire
to
lead
by
example,
and
to
more
fully
explore
boulders
energy
options
before
entering
into
another
long
term.
Franchise.
B
Instead,
we
asked
voters
to
approve
a
replacement
tax
on
Excel
for
five
years
to
provide
the
time
needed
to
analyze,
discuss
and
make
decisions
as
a
community
about
our
energy
future.
This
may
ultimately
mean
a
renewed
partnership
with
Excel
to
meet
our
community
goals,
municipal
ization,
to
provide
our
community
with
more
direct
control
over
its
energy
decisions
and
investments,
or
possibly
a
different
option
that
we
have
yet
to
develop.
This
was
a
bold
request
to
ask
voters
to
approve
a
4.1
million
dollar
tax
during
a
recession,
even
if
it
was
replacing
an
existing
fee.
B
It
was
a
tremendous
vote
of
confidence
from
this
community
and
we
are
grateful
for
the
overwhelming
support
that
was
shown
for
the
utility
occupation
tax.
Without
your
support,
the
city
would
have
eliminated
50
additional
positions
this
year
and
significantly
reduce
city
services
and
programs
passage
of
the
tax.
Along
with
our
continued
efficiency,
improvement
has
enabled
a
flat
budget
for
2011
that
includes
a
significant
investment
in
our
energy
future
work
on
December
21st.
We
started
to
develop
the
framework
for
our
energy
discussion
in
2011.
B
Listening
to
the
input
we
receive
from
a
wide
range
of
community
stakeholders
in
the
fall
of
2010,
we
began
drafting
goals
and
objectives
for
our
energy
future.
These
goals
speak
to
our
desire
to
change
our
energy
system
from
one
of
distant
generation
that
relies
on
fossil
fuels
to
one
in
which
we
maximize
opportunity
for
local
and
regional
generation
using
renewable
energy
sources.
They
also
speak
to
our
desire
to
have
a
more
comprehensive
approach
to
energy
management,
including
opportunities
for
energy
customers
to
become
energy
investors
and
more
effective
energy
managers.
B
C
The
city
has
been
investing
in
renewable
energy
and
conservation
technology
for
years
to
generate
real
savings
for
the
community.
We
are
charting
new
territory
at
the
forefront
of
the
energy
world
in
city
facilities,
energy
retrofits
will
save
over
half
a
million
dollars
annually
and
the
cost
to
install
the
systems
is
funded
through
our
own
energy
savings.
These
capital
improvements
are
wise
economic
decisions
because
they
have
no
increased
cost
to
taxpayers
and
will
yield
real
savings
over
their
lifetimes.
Another
innovative
project
is
the
solar
photovoltaic
facility
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
C
The
one
megawatt
facility
which
covers
about
5
acres,
went
online
in
july
and
is
estimated
to
supply
up
to
twenty
percent
of
the
plants
annual
energy
needs.
Our
power
purchase
agreement
is
estimated
to
save
the
city,
approximately
forty-three
thousand
dollars
per
year
from
the
power
generated
by
the
photovoltaic
facility.
B
Generating
renewable
energy
is
a
familiar
path
for
Boulder.
In
2010,
the
community
celebrated
the
100th
anniversary
of
operations
at
the
boulder
canyon
hydroelectric
plant.
The
hydroelectric
power
plant
was
one
of
the
first
high-pressure
hydro
plants
in
the
country
and
was
boulders
first
source
of
electricity.
Now
Boulder
Canyon
hydroelectric
plant
is
one
of
eight
hydroelectric
facilities
located
on
our
municipal
water
supply
system.
Together,
these
plants
generate
about
46
million
kilowatt
hours
of
electricity
and
two
million
dollars
in
revenues
annually,
with
all
of
the
city's
hydro
facilities
combined.
B
C
Long
term
approach
to
improving
and
sustaining
the
quality
of
city
assets
prompted
us
to
significantly
revised
the
city's
capital
improvement
program
in
2010,
rather
than
focusing
only
on
new
projects.
We
are
investing
first
in
assets
we
already
have.
In
addition,
the
city
is
developing
an
infrastructure
improvement
fund
over
the
next
five
years.
The
capital
improvement
program
will
include
138
projects,
totaling
130,
9.5
million
dollars.
81
of
those
projects
are
proposed
for
2011
totaling,
24
million
dollars.
B
3.8
million
dollars
was
invested
in
the
boulder
reservoir
water
treatment
plant
to
increase
the
capacity
at
the
plant
to
account
for
future
growth
and
add
redundancy
to
the
city's
water
treatment
system.
In
order
to
take
advantage
of
that
increased
capacity,
we
also
invested
1.2
million
dollars
at
the
iris
and
cherryvale
pump
station
to
add
an
additional
pump
station
building.
The
potato
aria
pipeline
replacement
project
was
completed
in
june
2010
and
resulted
in
increased
hydroelectric
generation
revenue
which,
over
the
life
of
the
project,
will
offset
the
initial
3.6
million
dollar
project
capital
costs.
2010.
C
C
Stop
improvements,
including
the
Broadway
in
motion,
public
art
installations
at
each
of
the
20
transit
stops
in
this
section
of
Broadway,
the
Broadway
pine
to
Iris
project
costs,
totaled
9.8
million
dollars,
with
two-thirds
of
the
funding
from
a
Federal
Highway
Administration
grant
and
contributions
by
the
Colorado
Department
of
Transportation
federal
funding
has
been
a
key
infrastructure
investment
tool
in
2010
Boulder
County
in
the
city,
leveraged
federal
dollars
to
improve
63rd
Street
in
the
diagonal
Highway.
This
project
created
a
balanced
multimodal
facility
that
improves
automobile
bus,
bicycle
and
pedestrian
facilities
through
the
intersection.
B
But
in
Boulder
there's
more
to
transportation
than
Road
we're
a
multi-modal
community
committed
to
public
transportation,
as
well
as
bike
and
walking
options.
This
mode
shift
is
a
direct
result
of
the
city's
commitment
to
expand
the
multimodal
system.
Today,
the
city
is
served
by
a
hundred
and
fifty
miles
of
bike
paths
and
52
miles
of
off-street
multi-use
pathway
and
73
amazing
multi-use
pathway,
underpasses.
The
result
is
that
it
takes
the
same
amount
of
time
to
cross
the
city
today,
as
it
did
in
the
1980s
in
2010.
C
We
worked
hard
to
improve
access
to
alternative
modes
of
transportation,
federal
dollars
paid
for
pedestrian
access,
ramp
improvements
to
meet
current
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
design
guidelines
in
eastern
neighborhoods
of
Boulder,
the
thunderbird,
dr
bicycle.
Pedestrian
path
was
upgraded
to
an
8
foot,
wide
concrete
path
from
pawnee,
dr
to
thunderbird
circle.
To
improve
and
widen
the
usable
pavement
condition.
Over
the
past
summer,
Boulder
rehabilitated
bridge
decks
on
the
boulder
creek
path
at
13th
street
and
on
bear
creek
path.
B
Commitment
to
alternative
transportation
really
speaks
to
our
communities.
Three
legs
of
sustainability,
economic,
social
and
environmental.
A
sustainable
economy
requires
us
to
continue
investing
in
traditional
and
alternative
transportation,
as
well
as
incentives
that
make
Boulder
an
attractive
place
to
do
business,
and
if
we
want
to
continue
attracting
quality
businesses
and
providing
the
most
qualified
workforce,
we
also
need
to
invest
in
socially
sustainable
quality
of
life
initiatives.
B
This
is
an
area
in
which
our
Boulder
truly
excels.
We're
known
around
the
world
as
the
city
that
caters
to
recreation
in
the
environment,
Boulder
residents
and
visitors
enjoy
the
city's
45,000
acres
of
open
space,
a
sand
mountain
parks
lands
according
to
a
survey
conducted
in
the
spring
of
2010.
Over
half
of
boulders
residents
visit
open
space
at
least
twice
a
week.
That
is
an
amazing
number.
B
Tens
of
thousands
of
people
from
around
the
world
come
to
hike,
run
and
watch
nature
on
boulders,
nearly
a
hundred
and
fifty
miles
of
trails
and,
of
course,
our
residents
also
take
advantage
of
the
city's
parks
and
recreation
centers
to
enjoy
boating
team
sports
and
professional
instructors,
who
teach
everything
from
pottery
and
yoga
to
kickboxing
and
pilates.
Our
parks.
C
And
recreation
department
offers
access
to
three
complete
indoor,
fitness
and
recreation
centers.
Three
outdoor
sports
field
complexes,
two
outdoor
pools,
86
developed
parks,
including
the
new
Dakota
Ridge
neighborhood
park
and
valmont
city
park,
where
construction
is
nearly
completed
for
a
world-class
bike
park
scheduled
to
open
this
spring.
The
department
also
manages
the
boulder
reservoir,
which
not
only
provides
a
source
for
municipal
drinking
water,
but
also
offers
great
recreation
opportunities.
C
Boulder
offers
some
of
the
best
recreation
programs
in
the
state
through
our
parks
and
recreation
department,
including
one
of
the
largest
municipal
tennis
programs
in
the
Denver
Metro
area,
with
1281
tennis
participants
in
lessons
and
camps,
boulders
2010
tennis
program
had
10
state
finalists
and
five
state
champions
gymnastics
had
over
3,400
participants
in
the
program
and
210
team
participants
are
gymnasts
range
from
preschoolers
to
state
and
national
champions,
including
Lisa
goodhue,
who
started
with
us
as
a
preschooler.
Lisa
is
now
the
second
most
accomplished,
gymnast
in
the
Flyers
37-year
history.
C
Second,
only
to
Olympian,
1976,
Olympian,
Debbie,
Wilcox,
Parks
and
Recreation
has
naturally
recognized
programs
for
athletes
of
different
abilities.
The
expand
program
was
awarded
a
30
thousand
dollar
grant
from
the
United
States
Olympic
Committee
for
the
third
year
to
continue
to
serve
servicemen
and
women
through
adapted
sport
opportunities.
The
United
States
Army
presented
the
expand
program
with
a
certificate
of
appreciation
for
patriotic
civilian
service
at
the
2010
National
Recreation
and
Parks
Association
Congress
Boulder.
B
Is
home
to
world-class
athletes,
but
also
to
a
highly
literate
community
that
values,
education
and
the
arts,
we're
fortunate
to
have
an
organization
like
the
boulder
Public
Library
that
serves
the
city
as
a
community
center,
a
library,
art
gallery
and
performing
arts
center.
The
core
service
at
our
library
facilities
is
an
effective
model
of
offering
reading
materials
and
programs
to
the
community.
However,
our
library
is
so
much
more
than
that.
B
It
is
a
community
hub
that
opens
new
opportunities
to
our
residents
through
job
training,
public
art
shows
and
community
events,
including
this
morning's
State
of
the
City
address.
It
really
is
a
gathering
place
that
reflects
the
spirit
of
the
community
and
one
that
rises
in
importance
during
challenging
times.
In
addition
to
the
job
assistance
programs
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
served
many
individuals
learning
to
read
or
completing
a
GED,
so
they
could
become
more
qualified
for
employment
or
to
pursue
higher
education
opportunities.
B
This
year,
Boulder
read
celebrates
its
25th
anniversary
of
literacy
service
to
the
public,
having
started
with
a
tutor
student
pairs
in
1986
and
is
now
serving
300
people
per
year,
including
GED
instruction
jail,
literacy
and
reading
buddies.
For
children,
attendance
by
teens
and
children
during
the
library
summer,
reading
programs
showed
huge
increases
in
2010
from
2009
increasing
75
percent
for
children
and
an
amazing
one
hundred
and
seventy-three
percent
for
teens.
We
also
saw
success
with
new
adult
readers.
B
C
Ensuring
that
all
of
our
residents
have
an
opportunity
to
learn
to
read
and
to
grow
as
contributing
members
of
the
community
is
a
key
element
of
boulders
inclusiveness
and
diversity
goals.
Many
of
our
immigrants
have
taken
advantage
of
these
programs
to
improve
their
English
apply
for
citizen
citizenship
and
to
fully
integrate
into
boulder.
Our
commitment
as
a
community
has
been
to
expand
these
opportunities
through
partnerships
and
innovations
in
2010,
boulder
partnered,
with
the
National
League
of
Cities
to
increase
awareness
of
citizenship
opportunities.
C
We
continued
our
inclusiveness
and
diversity
committees
and
the
Human
Relations
Commission
took
tough
positions
on
immigration,
reform
to
protect
the
rights
of
all
immigrants
and
diverse
citizens.
Boulder
takes
immigration
reform
seriously
and
in
2010
the
city
was
named,
one
of
the
20
best
practice:
cities
for
municipal
innovations
in
immigrant
integration,
for
our
immigrant
advisory
committee
formed
in
2006.
The
committee
advises
the
city
on
policies
and
services
that
affect
immigrants
and
provides
an
avenue
for
civic
engagement
as
a.
B
Community
that
prides
itself
on
serving
all
aspects
of
our
population.
The
success
of
our
social
sustainability
initiatives
depend
on
helping
each
other
and
leveraging
resources
with
partners
for
long-term
solutions.
The
city's
Human
Services
Fund
distributes
over
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
annually
to
community
nonprofits
for
operating
support,
including
funding
for
safety
net
services
such
as
the
shelter
for
the
homeless,
the
mental
health
center
clinica
campesina
attention,
homes,
safe
house,
the
center
for
people
with
disabilities
and
community
food
chair.
B
The
city
also
supports
programs
such
as
the
teen
parenting
program,
Boulder
Day,
Nursery,
the
family,
learnings
Center
and
El
Centro
amistad
Boulder
continues
to
take
a
regional
approach
to
improving
the
lives
of
our
underprivileged
residents,
recognizing
that
a
broader
approach
is
needed
to
solve
issues
like
homelessness.
We
partnered
with
Boulder
County
the
cities
of
Longmont
and
Lafayette
and
community
nonprofits
to
create
a
plan
for
addressing
the
needs
of
homeless
individuals
and
families
and
those
at
risk
of
becoming
homeless.
B
C
We
work
toward
long-term
solutions.
Boulder
remains
committed
to
securing
affordable
housing
for
a
diverse
population
in
2010
Boulder
allocated
3.7
million
dollars
for
housing
and
critical
infrastructure,
including
an
additional
38,
affordable,
homeowner
and
46,
affordable
rental
units
funding
for
thirty
two
additional
transitional
housing
units,
an
emergency
family
assistance,
Association,
remodel
of
echo
house,
emergency
shelter,
services,
Habitat
for
Humanity
homes
at
Northfield,
new
plumbing,
a
carriage
house,
assistance
to
special
transit
for
acquisition
of
their
new
site
and
a
new
elevator
at
Golden
West
Senior,
Living,
Center
Boulder.
B
Has
also
taken
the
housing
issue
to
the
state
legislature
and
pushed
hard
for
new
legal
protections
for
lower-income
residents,
I'm
proud
to
report
that
we
were
successful
in
2010
and
strengthening
protections
for
mobile
home
owners.
The
enactment
of
Senate
bill
10
156
provides
new
statutory
obligations
for
increased
eviction,
notices
rights
to
assemble
in
common
areas,
park
owner
obligations
to
provide
water
and
sewer
municipal
access
to
utilities
and
recovery
of
attorneys
fees
for
mobile
home
residents.
We.
C
Are
taking
an
integrated
approach
to
a
socially
sustainable
community
in
addition
to
literacy
and
how
using
challenges?
Boulder
is
committed
to
providing
a
safe
community
for
its
residents.
That
commitment
requires
a
proactive
approach
to
protecting
youth,
preventing
crime
and
training
our
emergency
staff
through
a
partnership
with
the
University
of
Colorado.
B
The
collaborative
approach
to
a
safe
community
is
making
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
our
young
people
and
an
overall
crime
statistics
in
the
city
which
remain
low
for
university
city
of
Boulder
size.
Boulders
reputation
as
a
safe
community
is
aided
by
our
strong
record
for
solving
crime
and
our
commitment
to
new
crime-fighting
technology
such
as
detective
specially
trained
in
computer
forensics
and
the
use
of
new
online
reporting
system
for
filing
police
reports
and
receiving
crime
reports
via
the
internet.
New.
C
Technology
also
aids
boulders
efforts
for
an
environmentally
sustainable
community
in
its
garnering
national
coverage
in
2010,
motorWeek
came
to
Boulder
to
showcase
the
hybrid
vehicles
used
in
the
city's
fleet.
Nearly
five
years
ago,
council
enhanced
the
city's
environmental
sustainability
by
adopting
a
climate
action
plan
as
a
roadmap
to
achieving
the
Kyoto
Protocol
goal
included
in
that
goal
was
making
sure
the
city
vehicle
fleet
succeeded
in
pushing
vehicle
emissions
to
below
1990
levels.
C
To
accomplish
that,
Boulder
has
focused
on
purchasing
alternative
fuel
vehicles
and
reducing
vehicle
miles
traveled
in
twenty
ten
one
hundred
percent
of
the
36
vehicles
purchased
were
alternatively
fueled.
Fifty
three
percent
of
the
city
fleet
is
now,
alternatively,
fueled
vehicles.
The
fleet
scioto
goal
has
been
met
since
2006.
B
Reducing
our
carbon
footprint
helps
us
meet
the
climate
action
goals
and
it
will
also
achieve
long-term
savings
for
the
city
and
our
residents.
The
smart
regs
project,
adopted
by
City
Council
in
2010,
was
among
our
proudest
achievements.
This
was
an
update.
The
city
of
boulders,
housing
and
rental
license
codes
that,
for
the
first
time,
include
a
minimum
level
of
required
energy
efficiency
in
rental
housing.
The
energy
efficiency
ordinance
is
one
of
the
first
of
its
kind
in
the
country,
taking
an
innovative
approach
that
provides
flexibility
for
property
owners
to
meet
the
requirement.
B
The
process
involved
collaboration
with
many
community
stakeholders
in
order
to
arrive
at
an
implementation
strategy
that
gives
property
owners
eight
years
to
meet
the
requirements.
In
addition,
there
are
various
incentive
and
assistance
programs
such
as
the
energy
smart
program
that
launched
this
week
to
facilitate
the
process
and
provide
access
to
rebates
and
energy
concierge
services.
Changing.
C
How
we
consume
and
acquire
energy
is
a
much
bigger
issue
than
any
one.
Homeowner
or
even
any
one
city
can
achieve
alone.
Boulder
is
taking
a
big
picture
approach
and
making
significant
strides.
As
many
of
you
know,
we
took
our
legislative
agenda
on
solar
energy
to
the
state
capitol
in
2009,
with
an
aggressive
goal
of
creating
community
solar
gardens.
C
Last
year,
Colorado
enacted
house
bill
10,
13
42,
making
it
possible
for
residents
and
businesses
to
own
a
shared
interest
in
off-site
solar
electric
generation
facilities,
while
enjoying
the
same
proportional
private
benefits
they
would
have
from
individual
on-site
ownership.
Boulder
support
of
the
clean
air,
clean
Jobs
Act
of
2010
also
means
that
the
coal
operations
at
excels
Valmont
plant
will
close
by
2017.
Our
legislative
efforts
also
successfully
changed
how
Colorado
looks
at
sprawl
and
urban
renewal.
C
The
enactment
of
House
Bill
10
1107
creates
significant
limitations
on
the
ability
of
local
governments
to
include
agricultural
land
in
urban
renewal
areas
and
to
use
the
associated
tax
increment
financing
tool
to
promote
development
of
such
land.
Such
past
practices
buy
some
Colorado
communities,
not
only
disadvantaged
boulders
efforts
to
encourage
infill
development
but
threatened
the
continued
existence
of
this
vital
economic
development
tool.
C
Our
accomplishments
in
2010
and
those
of
previous
years
have
put
boulder
in
a
good
position
to
thrive
in
2011
the
hard
work
of
the
community
city,
council
and
city
staff
provided
the
confidence
voters
needed
to
pass
the
accommodations
tax
and
the
utility
occupation
tax.
The
utility
occupation
tax
not
only
serves
to
keep
our
city
financially
sound,
but
also
allows
us
to
explore
energy
options
that
reflect
community
values
and
provide
more
stable
utility
rates
in
the
future.
B
Well,
we
continue
to
move
energy
projects
forward.
The
valmont
bike
park
will
open
in
spring
2011
and
we
will
see
significant
multimodal
improvements
to
Broadway
at
Euclid,
improving
traffic
flow
and
pedestrian
safety
to
and
from
the
University
in
area.
Neighborhoods.
The
52
unit
first
phase
of
red
oak
park
should
be
completed
this
year
previously
known
as
bouldermobile
manner.
This
development
will
be
one
hundred
percent,
affordable
rental
units.
All
of
the
units
will
be
complete
with
many
green
energy
efficient
features
to
help
reduce
utility
costs
for
the
residents
and
reduce
impact
on
the
environment.
B
C
State
and
national
economies
recover
boulders
well-positioned
to
participate
in
this
recovery.
Our
willingness
to
make
difficult
financial
decisions
has
led
to
solid
bond
ratings,
and
our
frugal
approach
to
new
spending
has
put
boulder
on
solid
footing
for
2011.
However,
we
know
this
year
will
hold
new
challenges
and
we
continue
to
have
a
structural
gap
that
must
be
closed
for
long-term
sustainability.
There
will
continue
to
be
trade-offs
between
discretionary
and
essential
services,
as
the
city
assesses
community
goals
and
its
ability
to
provide
services.
C
Our
priority
based
budget
system
will
help
identify
the
most
essential
services,
as
we
continue
to
engage
the
community
in
articulating
our
shared
values.
At
the
same
time,
we'll
be
paying
special
attention
to
strategic
financial
planning
needs
the
maintenance
of
existing
assets
and
opportunities
to
leverage
state
and
federal
funds
for
infrastructure
improvements.
We.
B
Also
will
continue
to
focus
on
cost
saving
strategies,
such
as
leveraging
state
and
federal
funds,
regional
cooperation
and
enhancing
our
climate
action
strategies
to
improve
environmental
health
and
attract
green
jobs.
Our
economic
vitality
team
will
focus
on
job
stabilization
and
attracting
compatible.
Businesses
to
Boulder
social
sustainability
will
continue
to
be
a
priority.
B
C
So
we've
gotten
a
few
questions,
but
before
I
get
to
those
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here.
We
really
appreciate
it
and
our
special
thanks
go
out
to
elevations
credit
union
for
sponsoring
this
event
and
also
the
boulder
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
also
being
a
sponsor
and
welcoming
you
all
here
today.
So
we
only
have
three
questions.
So
I
guess
we'll
have
to
ask
the
audience
a
little
bit
later
for
some
more
so
one
of
the
questions
is
this
regulations
hold
back
building
construction?
C
Can
the
city
relax
regulations
for
growth
and
I?
Think
the
answer
to
that
is:
that's
probably
not
going
to
happen
here
in
Boulder.
What
we
are
trying
to
do
at
the
community,
sustainability
and
planning
department
is
to
work
more
effectively
with
those
that
are
putting
providing
projects.
So
we've
tried
to
streamline
our
proposal.
C
Our
executive
director,
David
Driscoll
talks
to
his
staff
regularly,
as
does
executive
director
Maureen
rate
of
the
public
works
department,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
as
efficient
as
we
possibly
can
be,
that
we're
working
with
builders
and
with
developers
to
make
their
projects
run
more
smoothly.
We're
trying
very
very
hard
to
improve
our
efficiency
and
that's
one
of
the
ways
that
we
think
we
can
cut
cut
down
on
the
cost
of
development
in
our
community.
We're
encouraging
infill
development
and
obviously
that's
a
little
bit
harder,
often
than
green
fields.
C
C
C
For
example,
Flagstaff
Arizona
had
a
large
fire
last
year
and
they
saw
some
flooding
and
they've
been
giving
us
advice
on
how
to
how
to
proceed
so
we're
definitely
thinking
about
it
and
working
on
it,
and
all
of
the
agencies
in
the
area
are
very
much
focused
on
that
issue.
So
thank
you
for
that
question.
It's
very
important
one.
Let's
see
Boulder
likes
to
think
of
itself
as
a
leading
city
and
sustainability
with
some
justification.
Why
then,
are
we
so
slow
to
reduce
vehicle
miles
traveled
in
single
single
occupant
vehicles?
C
How
do
we
shift
something
more
people
to
transit,
bikes
and
foot
so
Wow?
We
think
we're
doing
a
really
good
job.
We
are
one
of
the
leading
cities
in
the
nation
with
regard
to
turning
people
to
alternative
modes
of
travel
and
we're.
Certainly
the
leading
city
in
Colorado
in
doing
so
we're
focusing
very
much
on
trying
to
bring
good
kinds
of
bus.
Rapid
transit
to
the
city
of
Boulder.
I
might
turn
this
over
to
the
mayor
to
answer
that
part
of
it,
but
we're
investing
in
our
bike
paths.
C
We
are
doing
all
we
can
to
encourage
alternative
modes.
We
have
a
program
with
the
downtown
area
that
provides
downtown
employees
with
eco
passes
so
that
they
can
take
the
bus
into
work
and
not
use
up
valuable
parking
space
and
also
not
pollute
our
environment.
All
of
the
city,
employees
have
an
eco
pass,
we're
trying
to
encourage
alternative
modes
in
that
way
as
well.
We're
really
doing
our
part
and
I
think
that
we're
we're
doing
very
well.
C
The
boulder
b-cycle
project
will
have
bicycles
located
in
the
downtown
area
and
all
the
way
over
to
twenty
ninth
Street,
and
that
will
also
allow
our
visitors,
as
well
as
just
people
that
are
visiting
downtown
for
for
business
or
wherever
to
use
bicycles.
Instead
of
trying
to
drive
their
cars
everywhere,
but
Mayor.
B
Do
you
want
I
guess
I
could
I
could
add
a
little
bit
to
that
and
I
think
some
of
our
transportation
people
are
here
so
I
might
miss
on
the
exact
statistics.
But
actually
the
vehicle
miles
traveled
in
Boulder
is
very
comparable
to
1990
and
I
said
in
my
part
of
the
talk
that
getting
from
point
A
to
point
B
across
town
is
takes
about
the
same
time
as
it
has
since
nineteen
in
the
1980s
and
we've
been
doing
these
cross
city
with
a
stopwatch
runs
for
I
think
30
years
now.
B
Two
years
ago,
2009
we
were
successful
in
getting
a
tiger
grant
from
the
federal
government
and
then
the
ability
to
acquire
to
apply
for
a
much
larger
loan,
a
tippy
alone
that
would
actually
build
the
bus,
rapid
transit
line
getting
close
to
boulder
and
we
were
will,
we
believe,
be
awarded
another
90
million
dollars
from
RTD
to
move
that
bus,
rapid
transit
line
even
closer
to
boulder
in
that
construction
or
TIFIA
loan
application
goes
in.
In
a
couple
of
days.
B
C
Those
were
all
of
the
questions
that
we
got
from
the
audience
in
writing,
but
we
maybe
could
Hank
one
or
two
more
if
anybody's
got
one.
The
question
is,
with
the
city
be
willing
to
make
regulatory
changes
to
commercial
lighting.
That's
actually
not
an
area
that
the
City
Council
has
taken
up
as
a
city
ourselves
as
an
organization.
We
are
reducing
our
lighting
standards
and
trying
very
hard
to
make
sure
that
the
lights
are
turned
off
when
they
need
to
be
one
of
the
things
that
that
worries.
C
Us,
though,
is
that
at
night
we
want
our
community
to
be
very
safe,
and
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
maintain
a
certain
lumens
level
on
our
city
buildings
and
certainly
I'm
sure
the
commercial
buildings
in
the
city
feel
the
same
way
that
they
want
to
make
sure
that
they
keep
their
building
safe.
So
I
think
that's
something
that
we
could
look
at
in
the
future
as
we
about
the
commercial
energy
conservation
ordinance,
but
that
won't
be
on
our
agenda
for
this
year.
C
B
I'd
also
add
that
our
programs,
the
energy
smart
launch
that
I
mentioned
in
my
talk,
that's
going
to
provide
an
amazing
opportunity
for
residential
users
to
become
more
efficient,
more
efficient
with
their
lighting.
But
it
will
also
expand
our
ability
to
reach
out
to
commercial
users
and
use
our
advisors
and,
as
we
begin
to
hear
stories,
as
we
heard
at
City
Council
at
our
last
meeting,
people
testimonials
really
if
people
in
the
business
community
talking
about
the
amount
of
energy
that
they
can
save
by
doing
small
things.
B
That's
a
sector
where
we're
really
talking
about
saving
money
in
the
end
and
it's
a
group
that
should
be
extremely
attuned
to
that
and
I.
Think.
Once
we
get
the
word
out
once,
there's
a
sense
that
the
products
are
right
and
ready
to
be
deployed
which
I
think
they
are
I.
Think
we
will
see
a
strong
movement
on
the
part
of
our
commercial
sector
toward
more
energy-efficient
lighting
as
well
as
other
things.
Great.