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From YouTube: Inside Boulder News - May 4, 2012
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On this week's news: city launches bear education initiative; OSMP explains plan to protect Flagstaff during USA Pro Cycling Challenge; council considers two tax ballot measures; 30th Street Transportation Project wins national recognition; and Parks and Recreation gets to work on interim disc golf course
A
A
Welcome
to
inside
Boulder
news,
I'm,
Mike
Banuelos,
many
of
these
creatures
call
Chautauqua
home
and
more
recently,
one
was
even
spotted
on
ceu's
campus.
Black
bears
are
no
strangers
to
Boulder,
but
the
city
of
Boulder
and
the
Colorado
Parks
and
Wildlife
are
working
to
make
sure
our
furry
friends
aren't
hanging
around
areas
of
town
that
might
put
them
or
us
in
danger.
A
An
urban
black
bear
education
and
enforcement
pilot
program
began
last
week
to
test
the
effectiveness
of
educating
people
on
securing
trash
and
minimizing
other
bear
attractants
about
600
residences
are
included
in
the
pilot
neighborhood
of
western
Boulder,
where
staff
and
volunteers
are
going
door-to-door
to
provide
residents
with
information
on
removing
bear
attractants
from
their
property.
One.
C
Of
the
reasons
it's
really
important
to
educate
residents
on
bear
attracted
specifically
trash
is
to
make
sure
that
residents
understand
the
association
between
attractant
such
as
trash
being
left
out
and
bears
getting
into
trash
and
bears
being
killed
or
destroyed
and
getting
sick
as
a
consequence
of
getting
it
to
trash.
So
what
I'm
holding
here
is
bear
849
that
was
killed
in
the
city
of
Boulder
a
few
years
back.
C
A
And
volunteers
are
also
discussing
with
residents
the
existing
state
and
city
laws
requiring
trash
to
be
secured
from
bears.
Increased
enforcement
of
trash
regulations
will
begin
in
June
residents
are
encouraged
to
participate
in
an
online
survey
to
help
determine
effective
strategies
to
keep
bears
out
of
trash.
City
Council
on
Tuesday
night
are
the
beginnings
of
the
city
and
local
organizing
committees
plan
to
mitigate
impacts
to
Flagstaff
Mountain.
When
the
u.s.
A
Pro
Cycling
Challenge
comes
to
town
in
August,
road
closures,
barricades
and
staff
marshals
will
be
key
strategies
in
limiting
access
to
sensitive,
open
space
lands
and
maintaining
public
safety.
During
the
event,
several
council
members
had
questions
about
access
for
bikes
and
what
the
consequences
of
a
large
crowd
could
be
both
in
terms
of
environmental
protections
and
risks
such
as
wildfires
Oh,
SMP,
director
Mike,
Patton,
told
council.
The
plan
is
very
much
a
work
in
progress
and
encouraged
suggestions
as.
D
A
Urged
patent
to
be
clear
about
a
ban
on
smoking
limit
access
the
night
before
the
race
to
prevent
illegal
camping,
emphasize
the
advantage
of
bike,
corrals
chart
out
emergency
response
plans
and
communicate
some
of
the
alternative
viewing
spots
in
other
parts
of
town.
Another
issue
that
came
up
is
the
possibility
that
some
ordinances
may
need
to
be
clarified
or
suspended
for
the
event.
A
E
A
Also
provided
direction
this
week
on
possible
ballot
measures,
saying
they
would
support
continued
consideration
of
two
potential
measures.
The
first
would
be
an
extension
of
the
climate
action
plan
tax,
which
currently
generates
1.8
million
a
year
and
supports
energy
efficiency
in
conservation
programs.
The
tax
which
is
assessed
based
on
individuals
and
businesses,
energy
use,
is
set
to
expire
in
March
of
2013
and
city
officials
have
said
there
is
no
other
source
of
funding
for
these
programs.
A
Council
also
indicated
it
would
be
willing
to
talk
more
about
whether
the
city
should
ask
voters
if
they
would
renew
a
quarter
percent
sales
and
use
tax
that
is
currently
dedicated
to
parks
and
recreation
projects.
This
tax,
which
generates
6.75
million
a
year,
expires
at
the
end
of
2015,
based
on
a
recommendation
by
the
Blue
Ribbon
Commission
to
a
budget
and
strategic
planning
task
force
made
up
of
community
members.
A
City
staff
have
asked
council
to
consider
the
possibility
of
making
this
tax
non-dedicated
so
that
it
could
be
used
for
a
range
of
city
needs
based
on
the
community's
priorities.
These
priorities
would
include
Parks
and
Recreation
staff
also
recommended
that
no
son
that'd
be
included.
Some
council
members
expressed
concerns
about
those
suggestions,
while
others
said
they
would
support
one
or
both
of
the
recommendations.
A
decision
on
those
aspects
and
on
the
potential
ballot
measure
itself
will
be
made
over
the
next
several
months.
A
An
innovative
transportation
project
in
Boulder
recently
received
two
industry
awards.
The
30th
street
improvements
project
was
completed
in
the
summer
of
2011
and
the
American
Public
Works
Association,
and
the
Rocky
Mountain
chapter
of
the
American,
concrete
Institute
have
taken
notice
of
the
unique
design
and
functionality
of
the
project.
The
30th
street
improvements
project
received
awards
for
creative
and
complex
construction
of
a
new
bridge
and
collaborative
engineering
and
construction
management.
On
the
improvements
along
with
the
bridge,
the
upgrades
along
thirtieth
Street
greatly
improved
a
multimodal
transportation
with
new
path,
connections,
sidewalks
and
transit.
F
Think
it
was
just
a
great
project
to
put
together
was
it
was
difficult.
We
had
to
raise
the
road
three
and
a
half
feet
to
make,
what
make
the
underpass
work
with
it
and
just
use
some
unique
design
solutions
to
minimize
the
depth.
So
we
could
get
the
clearances
we
need
and
provide
for
really
for
all
modes
of
travel.
Certainly,
did
you
know
with
the
constrained
site
and
impacts
the
business
owners,
but
we
really
got
a
lot
of
community
input.
F
We
were
able
to
use
local
artists
that
provide
the
that
actually
made
the
tiles
and
designed
them
and
an
artist
that
painted
the
columns,
it's
all
with
an
African
base
being
kind
of
tying
into
the
Ross
Casas
location.
Here,
the
Ethiopian
restaurant,
which
is
kind
of
a
cultural
gathering,
place
for
a
lot
of
the
Africans
that
live
in
the
community
and
that
was
brought
out
actually
during
the
community
process.
Somebody
had
suggested
that
and
we
think
it
really
adds
a
lot
for
the
project
for.
A
More
information
on
the
thirtieth
Street
transportation
project
visit
the
city's
website.
Valmont
city
park
is
a
popular
spot
for
cyclists,
dog
lovers
and
now
disc
golfers,
Parks
and
Recreation
staff
and
local
disc
golf
enthusiasts
met
at
valmont
city
park
in
mid-april
to
discuss
the
design
and
placement
of
an
interim
disc
golf
course
to
be
built
there
this
summer.
A
The
shorter
interim
disc
golf
course
will
be
available
for
play
this
summer,
while
the
rest
of
the
Valmont
city
park
is
planned
over
the
next
two
years
and
will
include
a
permanent
18
hole,
disc
golf
course:
several
local
disc
golfers
toward
the
undeveloped
site
that
will
become
the
interim
location
and
told
staff.
They
are
pleased
the
project
is
moving
forward.
That's
all
the
time
we
have
for
this
week.