Boulder City Council
Council’s Jan. 11 meeting will include:
• A presentation and discussion of 2023 Community Survey Results. The last survey was in 2023 and most scores fell since 2018.
• A check-in on Boulder’s facilities master plan, which calls for consolidation of City buildings into two campuses and increased investment in infrastructure
• An update on cold weather preparedness
At the Jan. 18 meeting, Council will:
• Hold a public hearing and vote on amending the Land Use Code to repeal the Residential Growth Management System which among other things, caps the city’s long-term growth at 1% per year. Local growth limits were outlawed by state legislation last year.
• Discuss Safe Outdoor Spaces for the unhoused, also known as “alternative sheltering.” Council will direct the City Manager on how to proceed with the project. Council has been discussing Safe Outdoor Spaces since 2016. City staff recommended against creating a sanctioned encampment in 2021, but in October 2023, Council directed the Housing and Human Services department to explore a one-year pilot for up to 30 individuals.
Council meets on Thursdays at 6 p.m. Watch on YouTube or Channel 8 (TV).
Boulder County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners Planning Commission holds its regular meeting Jan. 17 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda includes public testimony and discussion surrounding the permitting of a reception hall on the south side of Flagstaff Road, followed by a hearing on potential zoning map amendments to the Boulder County Floodplain and Floodway.
The Malcolm-Peck Reception Hall at 5498 and 5331 Flagstaff Road would host “up to 170 events per calendar year, including 10 events with a maximum of 200 guests, 10 events with a maximum of 100 guests, and 150 events with a maximum of 15 guests,” according to the agenda.
The County Commissioners will also make decisions following public hearings on Jan. 18 about allowing a larger-than-normal home at 48733 Peak to Peak Highway (9:30 a.m.) and expanding sewer services to accommodate future development in the Terry Lake neighborhood. (10:45 a.m.)
Agendas are subject to change, and are posted online a day before the meeting. Attend virtually through Zoom or in person at the the third-floor Hearing Room of the Boulder County Courthouse (1325 Pearl St., Boulder). Visit the open meeting portal to search videos, agendas and live streams: bit.ly/meeting_portal.
