Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt the following ordinances related to the city’s 2023 ballot measures:
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
3a. 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;
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3b. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt 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, to fund fire and emergency response services, public safety services, homelessness solutions and services, arts, cultural, and heritage 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
4. Second 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