Item Coversheet
 

COVER SHEET

MEETING DATE
August 17, 2023



AGENDA ITEM
1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8586 submitting to the qualified electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the question of whether or not to amend Section 8- 3-21, “Prohibited Items,” B.R.C. 1981, to prioritize removal of prohibited items, such as tents, temporary structures, or propane tanks, within five hundred feet of a school or fifty feet of any multi-use path or sidewalk; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details

2. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8587 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the question of whether to amend Sections 27, 37, 39, 46, and 57 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to specify that state law applies to charter changes, give the city clerk additional time to process petitions, and changes to other election procedures; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details

3.a. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8588 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 7, 2023, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.15 cents city Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters by Ordinance 7300 beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, until December 31, 2044, to fund fire and emergency response services, public safety services, homelessness solutions and services, arts and cultural programs, parks, and other general fund purposes; as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details;

AND/OR

3.b. Third reading and consideration of a motion to amend and adopt as an emergency measure Ordinance 8591 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 7, 2023, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.15 cents city Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters by Ordinance 7300 beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, until December 31, 2044, with 50 percent of the revenue used to fund fire and emergency response services, public safety services, homelessness solutions and services, parks, and other general fund purposes and 50 percent of the revenue used to fund arts, culture, and heritage purposes including direct and grant funding for arts and culture nonprofits, professional artists, arts education, venues and workspaces, public art, and multi-cultural programs; as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details

4. Third reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8589 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.15 cents city Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters by Ordinance 7300 beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, until December 31, 2044, and earmark the revenue from this tax extension to fund arts, culture, and heritage; as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details
PRIMARY STAFF CONTACT
Erin Poe, Deputy City Attorney
REQUESTED ACTION OR MOTION LANGUAGE
1. Motion to adopt Ordinance 8586 submitting to the qualified electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the question of whether or not to amend Section 8- 3-21, “Prohibited Items,” B.R.C. 1981, to prioritize removal of prohibited items, such as tents, temporary structures, or propane tanks, within five hundred feet of a school or fifty feet of any multi-use path or sidewalk; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details

2. Motion to adopt Ordinance 8587 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the question of whether to amend Sections 27, 37, 39, 46, and 57 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter to specify that state law applies to charter changes, give the city clerk additional time to process petitions, and changes to other election procedures; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details

3.a. Motion to adopt Ordinance 8588 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 7, 2023, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.15 cents city Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters by Ordinance 7300 beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, until December 31, 2044, to fund fire and emergency response services, public safety services, homelessness solutions and services, arts and cultural programs, parks, and other general fund purposes; as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details;

AND/OR

3.b. Motion to amend and adopt on third reading as an emergency measure Ordinance 8591 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday November 7, 2023, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.15 cents city Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters by Ordinance 7300 beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, until December 31, 2044, with 50 percent of the revenue used to fund fire and emergency response services, public safety services, homelessness solutions and services, parks, and other general fund purposes and 50 percent of the revenue used to fund arts, culture, and heritage purposes including direct and grant funding for arts and culture nonprofits, professional artists, arts education, venues and workspaces, public art, and multi-cultural programs; as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details

4. Motion to adopt on third reading Ordinance 8589 submitting to the registered electors of the city of Boulder at the General Municipal Coordinated Election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the question of, without raising additional taxes, extending the existing 0.15 cents city Sales and Use Tax approved by the voters by Ordinance 7300 beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, until December 31, 2044, and earmark the revenue from this tax extension to fund arts, culture, and heritage; as a voter approved revenue change; specifying the form of the ballot and other election procedures; and setting forth related details
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Item 3J - 2nd Rdg 3rd Rdg Ballot Items
Item 3J - Addendum Memo