April 10, 2023 — Transportation Advisory Board Regular Meeting

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Captions from City of Boulder YouTube recording.

[0:04] Thank you. At 60'clock we'll call to order the Transportation Advisory Board meeting for the City of Boulder for April, 2,023 our second agenda. Item. first matter businesses approval of the March meeting minutes. I wasn't present at the march meeting, so i'll be abstaining to any board members who are there here last month have any edits to the minutes as they stand now. there are none. I'll entertain a motion to approve them as they are. I move to approve the minutes. Thank you. Thanks, Tila the second.

[1:00] No second thanks. Thank you for the second. All those in favor right passes unanimously with with 4 of us in the one extension agenda. Item 3. I we're fortunate to have journey back for another 5 years, one more year with me. But congratulations, Tony, on your reappointment by council to to get a full term serving on on tab. And with that I think we need to do another both, so i'll turn it over to to Meredith for that. Okay, sure. I think that we can display Theo and then train me if you just want to read it in to the record. Great. So i'm Maria Woolerton. Oh, hold on.

[2:01] I can't rebuild. Okay, Here we go. I'm Maria Willerton trainee to solemnly swear a firm that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, and of the State of Colorado, and the chapter and ordinances of the city of Boulder, and faithfully perform the duties of the office of a member of the Transportation Advice Report, which I am about to enter. Thank you. Thank you. Great congratulations, Jenny. with our fifth Board member seated. We'll move on to election of officers will be the chair and the vice chair which will be made by board members, and then we will elect our our secretary. Meredith. For another year. We've been advised that Ryan should run these elections, so i'll turn it over to Brian, who will take this item from here? I'm back. I wasn't here last time. anyway. Thanks. Okay. So we have 3

[3:06] elections. We have chair, vice chair of secretary. Let's start with chair. I would love to hear any nominations folks that might like to make. I like to nominate Alex. Alex. Okay. Any other. Any others? No others. Okay. Going once going twice. Okay. So we have Alex as the the nominee. I suppose we just even though we just have Alex. We need to vote. Is that that's I think that's right. Right. Okay. So i'm not sure you do for a nomination. Go ahead and I get a second, and I get a second, anyway, just right. Yeah, I would have nominated him, anyhow. So but for for nominations I don't think you do need a second.

[4:01] Okay. So in any case, we we have. We have one if needed. Can I get a can. I have all anybody who'd like to support Alex for chair. Are Are you asking for a vote or for like a something spoken? No, I I thank you for yeah. Would you like to say anything. Yeah, I just as as the most senior or long in the Tooth member here, you know typically that's who who is takes over the chairmanship. Of course I did a few years ago early. and I have been so relieved at both you, Ryan and Alex's leadership and help, and taking some of the load off of me, and I I think both of you were very comported yourselves well in the role, and so I do feel comfortable. Continuing on with Alex as the chair. And Ryan should you want to, you know, continue leadership now, this year or in the future, you still have a couple of years left. I think I would definitely support that. But happy to have Alex back.

[5:03] Thanks, Tila. Thank you, Gila. Anybody else would like to same thing. Okay, then why don't we? Why don't we put it to a vote, All those, all those in favor of Alex. 1 2 3 4 5. Okay, Alex. Alex is yours, so i'll continue the the this portion of the right. I'll continue this portion of the the the meeting, and then and give it back to you, Alex, at the next side. Okay, let's move on to Vice Chair. I'd love to entertain any nominations for Vice chair. I'd like to give me to it. I'm sorry I didn't hear you should be me to it. I'll I'll give the maybe necessary, maybe unnecessary. Second. The same time, he said, Becky. Okay, Great. Okay. So we have. We have a nomination for Becky. Any other nominations.

[6:02] Ryan: I think you did a great job. I'd like to nominate you, too. Okay? Thank you, Tila. Any other nominations. Okay. Would anyone like to say anything? Does Becky or you? Do you both accept the nominations? Is that cool with you. I'm i'm not sure what the the the decorum is, but i'm going to go for Becky, so I i'm grateful for the nomination. But I don't know. What does this matter? I accept the nomination, and I also think Ryan's done a great job, so i'm, you know, happy to happy to be nominated if it helps. And but also, you know. Obviously, I've been grateful for his his work in that role as it is great. Anyone else any more comments. Nope. Okay, let's put it to about all the she i'm not sure the the the this protocol or I'm. Sorry, Gila, let's go alphabetical when she beat you first and last name so good. I was going to go for Becky for another reason first. But in any case let's let's let's hear it, for he'd like to but for Vice chair.

[7:19] Oh, Becky, come on. my Okay, the the the eyes have it 5 to 0 for Becky. Okay, final one is secretary, and I am not 100% sure in the procedure. But I think hopefully, Natal, you can help me if I get in the theater. I I think normally, this is the staffed by the city staff. Right so it should. Is there anything you want to do to step in here? Or should I just nominate Mary? As for nominations, and we'll see if that goes to Meredith. Or yeah, I think it's an appointment. So you it's really and Meredith. I believe it's they can appoint you, and then everyone votes to appoint you. Is that correct?

[8:06] Correct? Okay. And let's open the floor to any nominations for appointment of the Secretary. I'm nominate Meredith right? The other nominations. I second the nomination great. Okay, we gotta. We gotta. I'll mention in a second we didn't, we'd like to say anything. Go ahead Me? Oh, thanks, Tila. Now i'm just really grateful for all the great work, Meredith. I mean you do such an amazing job. I'm really really grateful. You're here. So I've been on the board again for a long time, but in the last several years the minutes have have improved so dramatically. It's been. It's been phenomenal. So I really want to continue like praising that good work. But tell you how how important it is that I can really trust that a lot of what got said

[9:08] is captured and captured well and accurately. So thank you for the good work, Meredith, and I hope you keep it up. I would. It Can I agree both with minutes that it's it. They're impeccable. But also Meredith, as it is on to the board. You just everything you're so responsive and everything is done properly and right. And yeah, great, really, for your your, your support and your leadership. Okay, anything else. I'll let go what everyone said, and i'll say I miss having dinner with Meredith that when we had a in-person meetings that was a nice way to keep things off. Okay, let's so. I don't know if we need to ask if if Meredith you accept the the the the proposed appointment, or if that's Natalie, can either of you. It's Meredith. Okay. yes, thank you. Okay. So do we vote, or that's I think we need to vote right? Okay.

[10:01] let's so it all those in favor of Meredith. First it for a secretary. What did they? Were? 5, 5 to 0. Great. Okay. Merit congratulations. I think that does it for the slate of elections unless I'm missing anything. Okay? Thanks for the opportunity. Yeah, thanks for handling that. Thanks for as vice chair stepping in for me when I was absent last month, and and all of the the work you've done in that role over the the past year, and i'm sure you'll have other opportunities for for vice, chair and chair in the in the future, and that port will be well served by you. With that we'll move on to agenda. Item 5, which is public comment: Any members of the public wishing to speak to tab about a transportation matter, we'll have up to 3 min to do so. If you're interested in speaking, please use the raise hand tool within the Zoom Platform to raise your hand, and our technical host will be able to call on you.

[11:04] This is Mayor. This hand up. She won our technical host to refuse the rules. Oh, yes, thank you for reminding me. Yeah, i'll just go over our meeting rules for this evening to strike a balance between meaningful transparent engagement and online security. The following rules will be applied for this meeting. This meeting has been called to conduct the business of the city of Boulder. Activities that disrupt delay or otherwise interfere with the meeting are prohibited. the time for speaking or asking questions will be limited to 3 min. No person shall speak except from recognized by the person presiding, and no person shall speak for longer than the time of audit. Each person shall register to speak at the meeting, using the person's real name. No video will be permitted. Except for city officials, Employees invited speakers in the centers. The person presiding at the meeting. She'll enforce these rules by meeting anyone who violates any.

[12:01] The Q. A. Function is enabled, and it will be used for individuals to communicate with the host. It should only be used for technical online platform related. and lastly, only the host and individuals designated by the host will be permitted to share their screen. During this I think, Sydney see a couple of hands in the room. Yeah, and I think I saw Laura's hand up first. Laura. I'm going to allow you to talk, and if you could just say your name. So we know that your sound is working, and i'll start the time. Hi, i'm Laura Kaplan. Okay, is there a timer? I can see. Yeah, I'm starting that right now. Okay, Thank you. So good evening, Members of the Tab. I want to thank Ryan Shoehard for inviting me to speak tonight during public comments. Ryan, as you may know, is the tab liaison to the Airport Community conversation, which is the subject i'm here to speak about tonight.

[13:05] I'll say a few words here at the outset, and i'll plan to stick around. And here I think you plan to talk about this under matters tonight, so i'll stick around for that, and i'll be available at that time to answer any questions if the Board thinks it's appropriate, or I could answer them. Now, if you want if you have any. So i'm Laura Kaplan. I'm a member of the Planning Board here in Boulder, and I am the Planning Board liaison to the Airport community conversation. I think you're all aware, because Ryan forwarded it to you. Planning Board sent a letter to City Council last week about the scope of the airport community conversation. and I want to be clear at the outset that planning board has not taken a position on what should be the future of the airport or the land that it sits on. But what we have taken a position on is that the city should do what we said we would do in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive plan. Section 6.2, 3, which is that the city will work with the community to reassess the potential for housing and neighborhood serving uses at the airport site at the time of the next airport Master Plan update, which is coming up. It's scheduled for next year.

[14:08] So I think we are all familiar with, or can imagine the potential that this land could have if it were unzoned and unencumbered. It is currently in airport. And so any conversation that we might want to have about housing potential would of course, need to happen in that context. But I think we can all imagine what this might be as a connected 15 min neighborhood. It would have potential for missing middle housing, for middle income, affordable housing that is so hard to develop in boulder. People are excited to talk about things like carlight living. co-OP housing, and how we might be able to use a piece of property like this to enable some new experimentation around. What does a really good neighborhood in Boulder look like? But of course it is an airport, and so Planning Board thinks that this is a topic that is worthy of conversation. Now, when we are specifically going out to the public to talk about the future of this airport, and specifically we very strongly advocate that the housing discussion should happen before

[15:05] the Airport master plan update happens. That's a capital improvement program. We would be pumping potentially millions of dollars into improving the airport, which not only is money that we would have to pay back if we decided to decommission the airport. but it would also we can. The city's negotiating position with the Faa if we have a shiny brand New airport rather than an old rundown airport if we did decide we want to decommission. So as Nuri I mentioned in her response to Council, she and I have spoken. I've spoken with Natalie and other transportation staff. I think we all understand each other, but have come to different conclusions about how this airport community conversation should address housing. so i'll stop there. My time is up. Thank you all very much. Thank you for joining us tonight, Laura. Thanks, Laura. and then I see that you have your hand on up. I'm going to allow you to talk if you could just say your name, so we know that your sound is working, and then i'll start the time

[16:00] before you start. Could you please take that big, huge thing off the screen? 3 min that I like. I want to see your faces when i'm talking to you, I know you can't see mine, but I can't see yours. But I can't. Now. could you please do that? The windows? That's what they do. Yeah, this is. This is just kind of how I know how to share the the timer. So i'll I'll work with Veronica learning how to do it. Yeah, would you please? Cause it's very. It's nasty, having big numbers for facing at you. I completely disagree with Laura, who spoke just now this airport. The first thing you should think with it is Jobs not housing. This is what Jared is pulling on this state. We, you know. I'm gonna call my kids and tell them why? Because they they can't afford to live here right, but they can invest because they live somewhere they can apply.

[17:02] Oh. Can you hear me? Has it? Said Unmute. Yes, Lynn, we can hear you now. Okay, it wasn't operating. Well, some, it said, came up with unmute again. Anyway, I'm telling my kids to to buy land here quick, because when Jared puts through this this land deal okay with multiplexes as far as the I can see and skyscrapers up on the flat irons, which is basically what it is there, there's not going to be boulder the way you've known it before. The only place the things can be worth is to get the hell out of here and to sell and so buy up. Now that's my advice to my kids. and I don't want that to happen. This is a traffic and a a a a transportation oriented development quote unquote like lore is sprouting, you know that is a a disaster.

[18:09] The single family neighborhoods first are going to get completely swarmed with spec speculators. This this land deal is something that we have has to put up there their thoughts on from the very start. and and what Laura brought up about the airport is just absolutely prescient, because, she said. Talk about housing first. Nope. You know what it's about. First, it's about jobs first. It's about jobs, housing balance first. That's what comes first. That's how you control growth. That's how you control the cost of everything. and Tab needs to have a say on that. you know you can't just be talking about left-hand turns and curves and stuff like that, because you're gonna be inundated

[19:03] with disastrous consequences for people like to trainee that got almost killed from car. You know interactions. This is just not sustainable, and you folks need to be on the front burner with the State of Colorado and Jared Polis on this upcoming land use thing because I've read through the amendments and the propositions that he's got in there, and it is outrageous. It is unbelievable. You need to do something. Now you need Jobs housing balance Jobs housing balance. Follow the boulder, Call Valley comp plan, follow it to the T. The real intent behind it was not to grow this place into New York City. That's what that's where my dad left done. Thanks for joining us tonight. When

[20:05] are there any other hands not seen any, so I suspect we'll probably talk about the airport later, under matters from the board. We're not seeing any more hands. We'll move on to matters first from staff. So kick it over you, Natalie. Thanks, Alex. So we have honest Sylvia from our the city manager's office here with us today, and she's here to provide an update on racial equity and the rule of government training that to you, I think you asked about last month. So take it away on a Sylvia. Thank you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for your time. Let me be here. My name is Anna Sylvia. I use she her Aia pronounce, and I serve this community and all my colleagues as the equity policy adviser.

[21:03] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: I have been with the city for about 8 years, but this position became available last year. I've been some in this work and in this field for the past 16 years professionally. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and I have served several roles of the city in different capacities. And so i'm here today to just give you a quick overview of Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: why we're doing these training, and how it's that we're opening up a specific training to all of our boards and commissions, answer any questions, and really to support you in basically signing up and letting other folks know Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: what we have available. So with that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: I don't know if. Oh, yeah, i'm able to share my screen. Actually, how it says that host has to disable screen Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: might be able to have screen sharing. Yeah, let me get that for you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Thank you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And I know that what you're about to actually see in.

[22:00] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Thank you so much to me. We have you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We probably saw it in your materials, and so, but I just want to be able to kind of walk through it. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: because he might get to just paint a better picture if that was for you all. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: So here at the City of Boulder, we will option refer right as our Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: true North. You you sign the presentation. You probably know that in 2,021 in February City council unanimously passed the first, the city's first ever racial equity plan. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and one of the things that we address in that plan, and really in all the work that we're doing is, we say we are Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: grace explicit, but we're not exclusive. So what does that mean for us? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: It means that we're going to focus on race to really delve into. What does it mean to uproot systems of oppression, and really understand where the inequities within government processes, policies, services, programs, etc., Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that exists, so we can really tackle it from a race perspective. But we're not going to be.

[23:01] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We're, but we're always going to be inclusive by bringing an intersectional analysis to things. So if we know that there is a service program that supports our Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: transgender Latino community, if we put them at the forefront of those services, then we will inevitably fix people the situations for people who are sort of in that in between that spectrum. And so we are race explicit. But we're not exclusive. And really being able to shift systems. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: it's it's work that takes that takes a long process, right? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: The tree. And both of these pictures really depict that difference between what's equality? What's equity? But ultimately, what is justice as well? Right? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so in your position. Now, within this board, really understanding what's your role within a system to really to be able to create Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: better programming and policies. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: So why work on racial equity? You know we know that disparities exist. We know that for our population this what you see here. It's a racial dot map

[24:01] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that was created by the University of Virginia, based on the 2,010 census. So it's no longer an active resource for research. because we just went through the 2,020 census. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: But this really offered us a wide perspective to understand where those pockets in the city of Boulder Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: right that that really shape our community. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We know, for example, for our Latina families residents their average salary incomes around $33,000 comparis to for white families, that you know, meeting income being $113,000. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We know that community members are less likely to have access to quality, help services, and so any other kind of services that from a systems perspective. That's a part of it. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: So Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: the types of racism, or how we end up addressing Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: really institutional racism of the city. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: there's really 3 parts, and not just one part works on its own. It's not a silo. They all sort of feeding to each other right? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so we have the individual

[25:00] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: which is acting person we can, we could do to support their growth and their awareness, and being able to bring them to higher ground. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Institutional being. Part of this institution, the city of Boulder, the positions that we hold, we hold the the policies that we passed, the the programs that we choose to fund. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that all feeds into structurally how we how these systems really work in tandem with one another. And so, by being able to address key things within each of these realms. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: It's how you really continue to uproot things that are not helpful, and they are really creating other community members. How we do that is, by partnering with Ger the Government alliance on race and equity. So this is a network Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that was created to specifically support Nash local. either at the county or city level. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Now we're actually doing work at the State and Federal level. This network is.

[26:00] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and so they're giving us the guidance back in 2,018 when we became members to really start building a good foundation, and that foundation was with a couple of trainings. One of them was the training that we're about to make available to you all. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: It's called advancing racial equity, the role of government. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so one of the models that we do is actually the model for change that we're using in our racial equity plan that was passed up to us by care. Is this model of normalizing, organizing, operationalizing, and then ultimately visualizing an equitable future, right Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: normalizing. What does that entail doing trainings so really coming into a Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: in shared analysis, a good foundation of terminology of important topics that we think we need to address. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Who are those communities are mostly impacted. And so Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that's really important. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Organize is organizing people within this this structure, this institution that means also organizing all of our ports and commission to take a training to then be able to

[27:05] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: to leave this work and be an example and then operationalize, maybe some of the staff we' in here, as mentioned to you the racial equity instrument. and that is a specific instrument that looks in depth any of the possible burdens or benefits that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: people can create by asking questions specifically around. How do we address that racial inequities Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: during the plan, the creation of the plan. There was an engagement work that got together that really created some feedback sessions to understand community what was the most important for them to to address or for the city to address. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We had online engagement, and throughout all of that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: it became the racial equity plan that we use. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so the the goal and the purpose and the outcome for this plan is to really advance racial equity by ensuring that all of our policies and programs Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: are free from systemic racism, right and working collaboratively

[28:00] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: with one another internally and externally with our partners to make sure that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that happens. You probably saw these, and you might be familiar. So the we have 5 goal areas. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and within each of the 5 goals there are specific strategies that we focus on advancing equity. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: The one that is specifically to this board would be a goal Number 5, I believe. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and i'm going to go through this relatively quick to see me. You happen. but we're representation matters. So Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: it's a couple of those. One is the address ports and commissions, and work in groups, and then the other one was in goal 3 around that reach equity trainings. And so that's one of the things that we were providing for you. As we move forward. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and with that, and that was really quick, and I was very high level. But I can answer any questions that you. I have thanks on any questions from

[29:04] you have one question. Thank you for that presentation. I guess I don't. I don't know quite how to phrase this, but like as far as engaging a broader representation of people their home to send you to communities. How do you balance, I guess, thinking about providing more opportunities, more ways to reach a more diverse cross section of people with the sort of challenge of like. Sometimes I feel like it's hard like there's so many engagement opportunities. It's hard to keep up. It's hard if you feel like you have to be constantly giving Input and and is that that does hard for me. And I Don't have a lot of constraints and other people experience. And so you know, building processes that sometimes Don't require as much community input or aren't as like heavily subject to whoever can show up to meetings regularly all the time.

[30:02] I I guess i'm wondering like is that part of maybe that's maybe that's in the plan. I'm sorry I have not read it in full, but i'm curious if there's some thinking and work around around that balance. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Yeah, and let me just ask for clarity. Do you mean specifically on addressing it within board to commissions? It just in general, when the city is seeking input and perspective? I was thinking in general, but I think it applies as well the commissions. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Yeah, absolutely. Thank you for the question. So one of the strategies or initiatives that we actually was birthed out of. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: I don't know if it will look. It got stronger during the pandemic. You probably have heard of our community connectors program. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and that program really got instituted because we needed to hear from communities that were often excluded right start with, and that we would not here, because of all of the barriers that people experiencing Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: myself as a first-generation immigrant from that experience. you don't get involved with government, because often we're coming from government from from countries where we're. Government is not

[31:07] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: very trustworthy, right, and it's it's sort of the who's in using it, and you're out. You're out and you just Don't mess with it, and so often it can. It requires that trust building. And so this community connectors program really serves as that so really identifying those leaders within communities. They're already doing their leadership position. They're already Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: connecting people to resources. They're already letting them know what's happening within the city or a service, etc. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so being able to use the expertise that connection the wisdom, but also being able to Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: say Thank you through monetary compensation, right through a stipend that says you're spending time to bring the feedback of your community, and we're going to listen. And then we're actually going to create changes based on that feedback. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: but at the same time we really want to make sure that you are getting compensated right for the work that you're doing, and so I support. And I lead the along with my colleague, Ryan Hanson, the community connectors in residence program.

[32:02] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and that is more of a long term on a yearly basis, where we have 9 community members who belong to many different parts of communities, our Lgbtq community, older adults, people, with disabilities. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: immigration, status multi-generational household low income, etc., etc. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And really, when there's with city needs input specifically from community on a project, they will reach out to Ryan and I and say, Can you run this by? Can we run this project by community connectors, residents, and really get their input and understand. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: is this new program that we're about to mark on. Really, are we on point, or do we totally missing the ballpark? And that is a group that can really bring in that perspective Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that we often don't hear from. So I think one of the things that I appreciate about this plan, and Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: our colleague's commitment to this is that the burden of all on us as an institution as it should be versus Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: just making a platform available and say, Well, let's just see who shows up right.

[33:02] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: but doing it in a different ways. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Our outreach is very different than just sending out a massive email or newsletters through the city. Right is actually texting Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: our Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: our networks that we know it is getting on a on a phone call and say, hey, we really need your feedback because the city is looking specifically for Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: for businesses of color, which is from the business community. And so it's really supporting and working on those strategies and learning what works, then, what doesn't Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and being and and being accountable to those strategies. And if they don't work Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: being okay with pivoting and really shifting, and not Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: not creating so much Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: guilt or shame to say we didn't get it right? We're we're gonna make mistakes. Hopefully. Those mistakes are not at the expense of people, but we Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: definitely have to try our hardest to to reach individuals. Does that help? Answer? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: So that's one example of community connectors. Yeah, thanks. It's helpful. It's kind of more yeah, more intense connectors than I think I had previously.

[34:02] hey? And i'm also thinking about just like ways we I don't know it's not it. It's maybe too big of a question. But just like I don't know, like ways that different processes change so that there isn't not as much inputs always required, I guess, in in some circumstances where it can sort of change like people showing up in a meeting can kind of change the whole outcome of of something. Yeah, but that's probably it challenging, anyway. So well. And I appreciate that question because that also comes back into who gets to be part of these boards and committees right like who gets to here Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: about the call for Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: for applications, and so really almost shifting that. And maybe this is a challenge for this board for next year to be thinking. How did how did we hear about our call to action to serve on this board? And can we actually think about it differently. Can we do the different kinds of outreach? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: What do we do? Do we have everything in place? If somebody were to say an express interest. Yeah, I want to serve on this work or there.

[35:00] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: They're Spanish speaking for not predominantly or not. Police in the police, speaking predominantly right. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We currently have somebody sort of being in the Human Rights Commission as a Spanish speaker. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and we're setting all of the all the stuff in place right from interpreting materials to having an interpreter during the meetings that happen on a monthly basis. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that is valid. And so what we're able to think ahead that much versus thinking about it a month before Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: seats are available on the board. Then we can really be more proactive about how we do things Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: I see. Is it my pronouncing that correct? Okay. yes, you are. Thank you, Anna. Sylvia. Thanks for coming tonight. We've been waiting for you so many questions. I don't even really know where to start. But my first question really is, when you refer to the the training, that and and the the deeper dive that the boards and commissions will receive. When should we expect that to happen?

[36:03] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Thank you for asking so literally tomorrow morning, or actually quality tonight? After this meeting, i'm about to send this notice out, so this will look familiar to you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: But i'm about to send this out to all of our boards and liaisons to share this quick 2 pager that talks about. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Why do? Why should we take this training? What the training is about, what to expect. and then how to sign up so there will be a sign of genius that is linkable in the Pdf. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Which then you can go, and it's all it's all set up so that you can go in and pick Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: the date that works best for you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: One of the things we heard is we we try to Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: be as accommodating as possible. Some of you, some of the Board said. We'd like to have this training during our specific board meeting time. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: If that's the case, then we're going to connect with all of you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We also created some of these dates with, you see, like this one, for example, on May 15, is specifically for the Rob and Hrc. Board.

[37:00] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: So if there is one, and I will let Meredith and Natalie know if there was a specific date that we communicated, or, logistically we combined Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that will be here. But if it's, if this board chose to do Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: to have the city off for dates and times, it will sign up on our own. Then you could just look through these dates and really sign up Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: 2 things to consider this month just in general, internally. One of the things that we did for racial equity trainings was. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: we are doing one month all virtual trainings, and the next month we're doing all in person. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: The month of May happens to be trainings that are going to happen virtually. So. If you are someone that would actually appreciate and would prefer doing an in person than those trainings would happen in June. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and then, once you sign up, then you will receive a direct email from me with information on Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Here's how to access the the film because we will. We'll make that available. It's about an hour so Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that people will get to watch from your home. and that'll be something topics that we will cover in there during training.

[38:05] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and it is. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: We narrowed it down. It's a 4 h training, and we're Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: shorten it to a 2 and a half hour training with the 1 h at home. Video. but 2 and a half during our time together. Too much ready. Okay, Thank you. I and I. I am always struggling to figure out behind the sort of the the what I call corporate Speak, because slides like your model for change that show, you know, operationalize and data develop strategies and drive results. It's all just so vague to me. So I appreciate when someone like you can come and talk and put it into real English, and you know terms that I can understand. But one thing that I was hoping for to come out of this work, not to minimize the importance of recruitment and involvement, and sort of raising up in the here and now voices that are helping us

[39:04] forge a path forward as a city. But there are just so many examples just in the transportation sector about how decades of sort of planning and seeing who's entitled to be out on our streets, and how they use them, and whether they pay or what they pay. is systemically racist, an exclusionary. You know our neighborhood parking Permit program our neighborhood eco-pass those rely on a lot of people who have the spare time and the comfort to talk to their neighbors and talk to their government and ask for these special perks, and there's no from what I've heard there isn't really any push to sort of realize the racial impact and the disparity of impact on people of color, on elderly populations, on low income, populations of a lot of decisions that are sort of

[40:01] baked into the system now. So what kind of work do we have to do on that sort of bigger picture? How to fix what we've already done wrong as opposed to just, you know, tweaking things and trying to include better voices in the future. Is that any any part of this work is this something that boards can help with. Yeah, Where do we go with that? How much time do I have left? I know that's a huge yes, absolutely, and thank you for much. Because Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: if there is one thing, one thing that I Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that I was focused on when I first an issue, that this work is Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: I, how do I infiltrate the city, so that people in the community, because before, Nor yet there was nobody in leadership that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: could speak to the experience that I was having even as an employee, right? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: yes, I agree with you on that, and it takes so much time. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and I also know that equity moves at the speed of relationships. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: There's nothing that we could do to say. Here is a one-time training that will make we'll solve equity, and we'll make it all go away, or here's another training, or here's another event that you can plan

[41:06] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that doesn't work right well what it does work is what is the level of influence that you as an individual. But then you, as a body, have over certain policies or practices, and really make, maybe you start first with. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Let's just take a wide look. What do we have in place that Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: instinctively feels really oppressive and discriminatory right? And if it's a lot of things, let's just narrow it down to what's the most important? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: What have you heard from community during the comments? And if you're not hearing directly from those communities. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: How can we partner, together with community connectors, to get you those voices right? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: What do we already know in this city actually like what's already the data that we have available without putting in more burden to our communities and having to ask again. It's like Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: when we ask, and I used to experience this quite often when I was younger, and brand new babies, when you would go into apply for food assistance in wick and all this is like

[42:01] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: you're you're having to explain your poverty over and over again, and the burden of that right. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And so, if we know that families are seeing if we know Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: there's there's no bus line that is effective between here and Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and long line is a predominant let you know community. But yeah, we have a lot of people who come in and who Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: give up themselves, and with their talent and work in the boulder community. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: What's the level of influence of this body to talk with R. Tod, right and like that. Those are bigger conversations because it's it's systems working with systems. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: But people make up those systems, and so it can be so convoluted and so intense. And what I would say is those relationships I cannot even tell you. We would not be where we are. 5 years looking Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: 5 years ago, when we started this journey Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: to where we are now, if we didn't have people that built that, we're willing to build that relationship. And who said, I don't get all of it, but i'm going to start somewhere. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and if that somewhere is starting with. let me take this training. Let me take the racial equity instrument and run through a policy to see how is it impacting individuals, then that's that's a really small step towards it.

[43:11] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: I don't know if that answers it, but it's a start. It it does it, it's. It's a sad answer, but you know we are. We are strictly advisory. Most of the boards and commissions are almost almost none of us have any real power to change things. And trust me, this is not the first time I have raised the inequity of our decades of planning and land use and the inequities of particular neighborhood programs that affluent neighborhoods and people have better access to, but you know they they can. They are polite and listen to me, and nothing changes. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: One of the things that I've moved through my time here is also learning to understand the system and how it works. I had very little idea of that. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: and who to involved right and like, who to reach out to. And we're hoping that through this this training the rule of government.

[44:05] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: it gives all boards and commission a foundation, and almost like an expectation that anyone who comes in and serves that this training will be part of it. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: so that they could start having they could start thinking. And that racial equity perspective be that thought process being ingrained in how people think, and because in Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: that can really make a difference. 5 years from now, if everybody comes in and has that foundation, and I and i'm seeing it. That's why i'm suggesting that because i'm actually seeing it happen within our colleagues. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: it's not quick. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Yeah, and I also wouldn't want it to be quick, either. because of that. I don't know how to put my hand down, so i'm i'm trying to. But Thank you. I was just gonna add in like one more opportunity that I see to address. and and I will take time and will not be fast. But we're at the point I feel like in our journey where the each department is. You know we form these Jedi teams, and we're going to be developing kind of departmental plans, racial equity, plans.

[45:11] and and we'll start kind of tackling some of the like to me. That's an opportunity for us to start tackling some programs or projects that we see kind of that systemic or institutional racism built into and and certainly, like. we'll have to probably start small and evolve over time into bigger efforts. But I think that I imagine that was kind of the intent around Amy and on a Sylvia and the Equity Office really developing kind of the way that departments start to make change right and and really implement the overall City wide racial equity plan. So I think there's opportunities coming it just. you know isn't as fast as we'd like for sure. Oh. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: thank you. Training

[46:02] Diana. Well, first of all, thank you so much for the presentation, and you know I want to tell you that the when you spoke about the Government coming from a different country, I completely understand where you're at, and I can see how intimidating this can be to a lot of people in our community, and I just wanted to offer my help. I'm. Originally from Mexico City, and I am a fluent Spanish speakers. So if you ever need anybody to be like a liaison between this board and the community, i'll be more than happy to help with anything you need. And yeah, I mean. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: thank you. I think it's really important for people to to feel that there's someone that they can connect to, and that has lived through certain things. And you know I am. I mean i'm here, and i'm trying to use my voice, for you know, for our community, for better things. So Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: thank you so much for you. Oh, my gosh! I'm from Mexico City, too. Really, I want to talk later. That's awesome. Yeah.

[47:04] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Thank you. Thank you for serving, of course, Absolutely right. Thank you for making the time to come and talk to us. And I'm really looking forward to spending more time with the trainings. I just 2 things I wanted to. I agree with something, Tila said, and and build on it, which is, and not to point fingers in anybody but it, you know. I I think, back to the last year of when I've heard about the racial equity tool framework, initiative in council discussions tends to be on with with, with regards to making changes to things with, with, with regards to. Did we think about this with this new proposal. but not with respect to the imperative, to improve the status quo. And so I I think i'm. I'm. Relatively new to some of the transportation wonky that we spent time with on tab. And one thing I found

[48:03] is that it's it's there's a lot of, I guess sort of like public health kind of science that that underpins a lot of the There's a number of national equity organizations, I think, of green lining as soon as one that has a mobility, equity, framework that brings it kind of a it's kind of a public health perspective. That's that is built in part on a really technical transportation planning kind of language, and it's really hard. I mean it's just it just takes some. I'm. I'm still learning a lot of the the jargon, and I feel like there's gatekeepers everywhere. And so, in any case, I just sort of wanted to share with you that that there is. it takes a i'm still learning myself, and if if if I or others, I think that that I would imagine can be resources to you with like just trying to unpack transportation stuff, not not to presume that you know you don't have to have that covered, but

[49:02] you know i'd I'd love to try to be helpful, or if we can do anything else, as far as you know, resources, or just Q. A. Because it's. This is a hard field to approach and sort of feel like talking to experts. I I feel that way often. So, anyway, doors open. If you have any questions you want to, you want to have a sidebar on, just like, hey? How does What's the Why are you talking about? Turn radius. whatever? So thank you for working with you. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Yeah, Thank you. That's very helpful. And that's what it takes right like what that relationship what do I don't know that I don't know the others do. Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: And how do we come into this sort of this? Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Not be on the same page, but at least just be on the same book right, and then have individuals use that expertise to move it forward. So I appreciate that. Thank you. Anything else, for on the Silvia tonight Thanks again for for joining us and look forward to the incoming information and and opportunities for the for the training.

[50:07] Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: Thank you for serving in this board, and really Ana Silvia Avendaño, [she/ella], Equity Policy Advisor: just for putting of your time to make it to make us better and to hold us right. City accountable as a government body. That's really important. Thank you. Have a wonderful evening. Thanks. bye. Do you want me to keep moving, Alex. Okay. So we have one more item under matters that's listed, and then we'll. We'll have one more special. Add on that is not listed on the agenda. So Melanie Sloane is here to share a bit of news. I am trying to share my screen and i'm getting a message about sharing options. City. Could you help me?

[51:13] Let's see. Okay. That did work. Thank you. Everyone can see that. Okay, Thank you. Everyone. Okay. Hello, Members of Tab. My name is Melanie Sloane. I'm the principal project manager with the City's transportation mobility department. and I am here tonight to share with you a brief update on the safe routes to school funding application. We submitted back in fall of 22 for the Manhattan Middle School. So. In short, i'm really pleased to tell you that we have been awarded full funding for the program and this particular grant awards for infrastructure improvements anywhere between an ask of 100,000 to $750,000, and the Manhattan Middle school application sits well within that category, and I want to point out that this unanimous vote of the Selection Commission echoes what we all know

[52:16] that's this is an important project, and it's needed. Now I also want to use this opportunity, though, to say it's not just for the benefit of the students of Manhattan. Manhattan Drive is a central spine of this neighborhood. It's identified as a green street, and our low stress walk and bike network plan. and it will benefit students attending nearby schools like Horizons K. Through 8 to the West and Eisenhower elementary to the north, and it helps our broader community because there are a lot of destinations whose access will be made better by the project. including getting to the Eastbold direct Center, Ace Boulder Parks and our South Boulder Creek trail system, as well as other destinations from the foothills pedestrian bridge, which is a little bit to the west of the project area.

[53:05] So the project is successful because it's need because it's important improvements, but also because of some key partnerships, and I want to take some time to highlight. Those Boulder Valley School district helped us connect with both parents and students of Manhattan Middle School Boulder housing partners has a property at Baseline in Manhattan. They helped us reach their neighbors and their residence, and that was helpful to ensure leading off of what Anna Sylvia is talking about that how we understand travel, and how we can design improvements. reaches our typically under represented and perhaps most vulnerable residents in the community, and then staff outreach to neighbors, and all of that helps shape the successful application, and it also will help us shape the final design. Once we get into that, and i'll tell you a bit more about that. In a couple of slides. and through all that outreach we heard some very consistent themes, and there were concerns for speeding

[54:02] site, distance at dry voices. People walk and bike to and from school, as well as the walking and biking facilities being inadequate. and then for crossing concerns of Manhattan at that's the intersection adjacent to the school, and important for those traveling east and west and using that foothills pedestrian bridge. So what we put together really responds to these safe routes concerns that we heard. so the project concept will allow us to to go ahead and explore multi-use path design, and how we can improve those site distances at driveways, incorporate traffic calming elements to address vehicle speeds as well as making intersection and draining drainage improvements that you're required to address the concerns that we heard. and this project, combined with other city of boulder improvements, such as leading pedestrian interval signal timing that was incorporated at Baseline and Manhattan last year, as well as repaving work that's scheduled for Baseline in 2,024,

[55:15] and we'll then extend that safer travel by foot or bike on Manhattan north and South and across Baseline Road. So with all that wonderful news and our funding. We are definitely eager to get started, and so let me tell you, the general timeline for our next steps funds will be in hand, and 2024, and that's when Staff will go back to our partners in the community to develop the conceptual design and to buildable improvements. and we will build those improvements in 2,025 at that time. You know it's not just about building it's also about educating, encouraging, and then celebrating safe routes and safe travel through our partners and programs, conversations and celebrations.

[56:06] So the successful application it's possible through great partnerships in the community, but also the support of this board, and you were helpful in development of application and our engagement activities, and it did lead to the success of our work. So I want to say it. Thank you for that as well. and with that completes my update. I am happy to answer any questions. If you have any thanks, Melanie congrats to you on the team. Just have have any questions at this time about this upcoming project. Okay. yeah, I don't have any questions. I just want to thank Melanie and everybody that was involved. This is so exciting, I mean, and Amy Thompson, who was like essential, and making this happen. You know, my son and I would bike to Manhattan on a regular basis. He he just graduated last year, and it was just it was terrifying to me. Manhattan rose, really really a concern, and

[57:04] i'm just so excited for the kids and for the community in general, and having this come together, and you know one exciting thing that I wanted to share when we were there. It was on Bike and Will Day in October. and so there was a table, and they were gathering information from the kids they wanted to know. And I say they, the the city staff wanted to know how the kids got there and what route they used, and you know there were some some kids that were speaking Spanish, and they were like a little bit shy off, and I could hear them. And you know. I started talking to them in Spanish, and they came over and they engaged, and they we were giving out stuff, and you know they were just kind of shy, and when once we started talking it was really it was really cool to see. You know. I think they felt really included. And And yeah, I think it goes back to what Anna was saying.

[58:00] right? So thank you so much for working on this and yeah, for the kids and for everybody there. I think it's gonna be life changing for a lot of people. Thank you, Tony. I I really appreciate the time and and the enthusiasm that you shared, and in helping us to engage even more broadly, it's a really important project. Thank you. Thanks. Turning anything on Manhattan. Yeah, Can I just say also no questions, Mel. I mean I'm. I'm really excited about it. It's it's incredible. I have. I mean I interested a little more about some of the design details, and also like, how do we talk about doing this, or something like this with more schools and momentum? But for now, I suppose, yeah, just congrats on on getting this. Oh, I guess. Apropos, we have but rope bike to what is it called like Viking? Well, the school day it's next Wednesday, the nineteenth. I believe that's our official Bbsd Day. So so just in them for that to talk about, and at least at that. So, anyway, Congratulations! Well done.

[59:02] Thank you so much, Ryan. I appreciate it. Thanks, Melanie. Okay, thank you. Everyone. Thank you. All right. And our final update from matters from Staff Allison is here to provide that. Hi tab members. Thank you so much for having me today. I just wanted to share a few things with you, so thank you to Natalie for sharing information previously with tab members regarding the upcoming nectar designing Cities Conference nectar is the National association of city translation. Officials this conference is oriented towards public sector folks, and brings together over a 1,000 officials, planners, practitioners. So it's really exciting for us. and this year the conference is hosted by the city and county of Denver, and it's occur in May, fifteenth, or eighteenth. and as an Acto member, city ourselves, we will be hosting 2 walkshops which serve as an opportunity for nectar cities to share work we are doing, and how others can learn from us it's a really collaborative hands on mini-tour, basically

[60:15] oftentimes using different modes of translation around the city for our 2 walkshots we're anticipating, using e bikes as long as it doesn't snow so we're we're really fortunate to be able to host 2 walkshops. One of them will be about the can and vision 0, and the other will be showcasing our collaborative projects and programs with other city departments. So, for example, camp is one of those that we'll be discussing. and for these 2 walkshops we'll be taking a bus from Denver, and having opening remarks for both of them together in downtown boulder. And we would love to have you all join for this. It'd be really terrific to, you know. Showcase our translation Advisory Board to

[61:01] translation officials and and planners and practitioners from all across the country, and you know and get to answer questions and discuss with them and and Lauren and and all around. So we're. We're really looking forward to having you all be a part of that, and if you have any further questions, please reach out to Natalie. You can reach out to myself if you'd like about the walkshops, and as we hone in on the details of those opening remarks piece. We'll be sure to share that out with you, so you can get that on your calendar. But we'd we'd love to have you a part of it. and i'll just add Allison's being very humble, but Allison and Veronica put in a lot of work to help make the walkshops happen. So thank you to both of you. Yeah, definitely. And and Melanie. And as well. Yeah, putting in a lot of effort on those, you know, with planning the routes and and all of that, it's yeah, we're we're really looking forward to it. Thanks. Thanks, Alison. I appreciate the the invite to tap to be involved in the in the conference.

[62:03] Oh, no, I was just gonna say thank you. And yes, absolutely 100% count with me. I am really really grateful to be able to attend the conference and really looking forward to it. So perfect thanks for being there. of course. Yeah, it sounds like thanks, Ryan and Becky, and and treating for reaching out sounds like we have a good contingency interested. So Meredith will be in touch we'll we'll work on getting it. You guys registered. Thanks, Natalie. Anything else from staff. I think that's all we have for. Now. Yeah, thank you. Okay, we'll move on to matters from the board. First up is the Tab retreat. We'll be working on setting a a date for that. and an agenda would welcome at this time any any thoughts on what we what we cover during the retreat

[63:04] till you've been through more of these than anyone. Maybe just before we dig into items around the retreat. I will use just a quick opportunity to to talk about date, if that's okay, many of you, I think maybe if not all, responded to the survey that Mary is sent out. and it's looking like the most popular day is our May meeting. and we can definitely, you know, make that happen, and just replace our business items with the retreat that night. We also have the hold of the I believe it's like the fourth Monday of the month that tab members typically, I think, cold in case there's a need for a second meeting of the month. So we have that as an option that one looked less popular. So maybe folks have conflicts with that evening, and then the second most popular

[64:04] date and time was the ninth from 2 to 5, so I don't know if if anyone has feedback that they want to give right now kind of on the date, and then we can finalize that if if they're is kind of firm direction. I like the man from 2 to 5, but I can do any of it. Anyone else was I the only one who couldn't make it on the was there one the week of the if there wasn't on the eighth it was the night. the ninth from 2 to 5, I think was the only other was that right. Meredith. Yes, so that's I think that's right don't go back in

[65:02] re-check only one person couldn't make or didn't indicate the 8 from probably me on the ninth, and i'm still waiting to hear something happening that time, slot or not so I can. I can let you know as soon as possible. If I hear one or another. Is it safe to assume this is virtual? Yeah, probably probably okay. If that helps, I guess it probably helps. Are we? Assuming there's going to be a facilitator again? I I don't know. I think I was kind of waiting to see what the discussion was tonight around agenda items, and then we'd go from there. Okay. yeah, I have no further information about my availability. Are you? Were you available? The I don't know i'm like that's our meeting, and so I thought that was incompatible. So if if you wanted to swap our meeting. You know the business for the meeting instead of I'm. I'm attending the tab meeting. So you are okay. If I said that wasn't a choice. Maybe it's because I was like I'm not doing 2 in one day.

[66:23] Right? Right? Yeah, we would be swapping out the business. Okay? And and delaying those items, and then kind of re reshuffling our account. Okay, I didn't understand that that was an option. So if i'm the complicating person on that one. Then I I resend my complication. Okay. yeah, and I don't remember what I voted. But I can do both days, so i'm looking at now. But I can't tell where my vote was. Yeah.

[67:00] Hmm. Okay. So I guess. Well, it sounds like maybe Alex year, or maybe on Tuesday. Do you know when you'll know by it should be very soon. So mostly because, you know. Then we could just do our regular business meeting on the eighth. which wouldn't then need to reshuffle business items, and then we could have the retreat Tuesday. But if you're not available, Alex, we'll just use the eighth, and then we'll reshuffle business items. Does that sound good? Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. I'll follow up tomorrow and try to get back to you as soon as I answer Perfect? All right, Thank you. Yep. And then any ideas or requests for retreat agenda items. It seemed to vary from year to year. We typically do some sort of

[68:02] idea, sharing or prioritization exercise where board members are able to to bring forward some thematic things that the Board can be mindful of in the the year before us. Anything else that you'd like to see Tila. tool and training, and all of that, I I would just like to say I think it would be useful for us to have at least started in our individual capacities to undertake some of that training before our retreat. And then, maybe sort of, you know, have a discussion about how Tab could sort of utilize it in in our coming year of work. so I would just like to encourage people to have done at least some some of that background and homework on it Before we have our retreat. We might consider. I mean well, it depends on what it looks like. I haven't seen the website and all that. But we might consider asking Anna Silvia or someone to come and

[69:02] talk to us for 20 min or something, Have a little more in depth conversation. Once we've had an an opportunity to look at some of those training materials. That's my only thought on that. And this is seems like the most appropriate for him to to take the time to to do that which could be really productive. Becky. Yeah, I guess. Yeah. I also really, I like that idea. I'm thinking a little bit along those lines during i'm on a serious presentation. The other thing i'm interested in is some thinking forward on what kinds of so the sort of broad scope recommendations we could make to counsel for when they think, through their next work plan. We have, you know, time for that. But what are you? What are the top kind of? There are a few policy barriers that exist, and I love to talk like, have time to talk through what some of those are like, what we consider to be the biggest ones.

[70:01] and how we could recommend a council like what what kinds of things we would recommend to to overcome those, and not not some huge menu of things. But you know, really like what are a few of the main policy barriers that that make it not possible for us to to meet them as a city to meet the goals. You know we've stated out for transportation. So, having some of that time to to bring some of those ideas and talk about them and and see if there's areas we're particularly aligned and excited about, and and you know, could think about getting also stuff feedback on over time. I just think that'd be. It'd be nice to have that that dedicated time and retreat to to have some of those discussions. It sounds good. Yeah, it's a unique opportunity to discuss things outside of a particular agenda topic, and so speak, a time to do that. So we can bring that to the the in the setting for the retreat.

[71:03] Anything else right? I like what Becky said, and I What I like about it is, is, is it? It's the opposite of what I had suggested last year, which was to like. I think, more kind of more about like strategy as as its own. It's kind of thing to develop and then work from. I like the idea of just like, let's come up with some recommendations that based on our experience and knowledge and feedback we were receiving. We'd like to propose to council to consider, and I I could imagine some ways to do that where, like you, we could think, you know, like matrices now. But you know, like there is a there's a a sequence in terms of harder versus easier policies. There's a sequence in terms of

[72:00] impact of change. So maybe that's a 2 by 2. Anyway, it doesn't have to be that. But the point is, I could see it's doing some brain serving to kind of think about prioritizing policy ideas that are. you know, something along the lines of of ongoing, you know, persistent challenges to stand in the way of progress, and to that point I think it would help to start with like, what's the what's the progress we're talking about? To to try to to try to resolve. and 1 one more thought I'll stop is, I think, I think, one interesting kind of like discussion devices to think about. What if we were really trying to imagine a transform system in which we had, for example. half of mode share was was not in cars, and our greenhouse gas emissions actually were 80 to 200% reduced in in our transportation for this, for for for for boulder, as boulder accounts for it. And and what would it really take to do that.

[73:03] So, anyway, that might be a kind of a a device to get the discussion started. And then, yeah, let's let's get let's come up with some specific concrete recommendations. Hmm. Okay. Yeah, I am. I agree with Becky and Ryan, and I think that the more specific we can get with those recommendations based on what we have experienced and know about. I think the more successful we will be. I mean. there's things to me the first thing that jumps to my mind, Brian is, we will be able to accomplish that as long as people feel safe and as you know, and as long as we can demonstrate that there won't be like fatality. When people are trying to move from Point a. To Point B, or get seriously injured. I think that that's like our our goal. So people will want to travel in other ways, and we'll feel comfortable and happy, and you know all the wonderful things that come along with.

[74:07] you know, riding your bike or walking, or but until people feel safe, I think it's really really challenging. I mean. I don't know. But but yeah, but being concise and very specific about our suggestions, I think will be very helpful. Okay, we can get this in more detail during the but I take some notes and i'll. I'll bring these nuts to the the retreat planning. And now we can follow up separately our at the next agenda setting meeting. Yeah. that sounds good. Yeah. I'll set up some time for us to just specifically focus on retreat agenda planning. Sounds good open board comment. Anyone have anything like to discuss. Tila.

[75:00] Thank you. I have 3 fingers up because I had 3 things, and i'm only remembering 2 of them. Lucky you! The first one is definitely a grand view. So I brought that up at last, tab meeting specifically in the context of the Vision 0 Action plan and asking are the mitigations that we know, or that we're we're thinking of where multi-use pads are conflicting with left turning vehicles, 2 of which seem to apply to Grand View. Are we going to mitigate them this way? And the only answer that I got was, oh, we're still thinking about it, and we've seen there is this, you know, report from tool which Devon thought maybe had been distributed, and it's still a month later still has not, so I haven't seen it. and in the meantime the construction is carrying on. Today they closed one the lane of north down Broadway and the multi-use path, and have diverted multi-use path users onto a very lovely looking concrete new multi-use path that that kind of diverts through a corner of the site.

[76:06] But there's been minimal sort of public information, public interaction, and definitely at this moment feels like we're hiding the ball here, because I know Staff saw the report at least a month ago. When are we going to know more? When are we going to have some actual chance to weigh in, or has that ship sailed? So i'm not sure about a chance to weigh in the the path. That is kind of the reroute. That is a temporary path. and and it's to allow for the construction to occur, you know, adjacent to Broadway. and then, as far as the report see you, is last I heard from you. They're still working on revisions with tool. and our team is needs to provide our kind of comments back to see you on the last version of the report. So i'll be sharing those with. See you here, probably in the next week.

[77:13] and that's kind of the status update I have. I last, I I think. talk to see you. They were planning to share out the revised report within the next week, so I but I I know that date has changed a couple of times, so I that's kind of the latest information I have. Okay. cool. Not really. But thank you for that. No, i'm forgetting what Number 2 was it? Let me think and come back to me because I know Ryan has some stuff as well.

[78:00] Oh, wait! I had no one. No Here's here or the other 2, 2 and 3, and they're related. And is Council Member spear still on here. I can't see all my okay, awesome. So I was curious. If Staff has any update on work about a. An E bike incentive, you know, or rebate program. I know that there were some grumblings in that. There was a legislation that passed in in Colorado last year. That was offering it was like a it was a 25 million dollar program, I believe but was part of it was supposed to help municipalities set up or expand. E bike. either incentive programs or bike share programs. And so I was curious whether Folder has heard of that or pursued money from that, or if that's going to help. there are what I've heard is envisioned as a as a boulder-centric program like that. and then related to that, because I know I'm putting you a little bit on the spot.

[79:02] I also have connections with Fruita Colorado in the on the western slope. and was going to ask them the same question, and they started looking into their boards and commissions sort of set up, and they don't have a transportation Advisory Board. They have a number of other boards, but one board that they did have, which I thought was very interesting, and in light of council's, current rethinking of boards, and who's necessary, and whether they should be shrunk. I know that there's a consultant that's been retained, I think, to help with this work fruit of Colorado has a livability board. and the Livability Board in particular actually combines issues of transportation and land use and affordability of housing that are difficult to connect in Boulder because of this sort of line in our in our you know, governing documents and say, transportation will not inject itself into land use decisions, and has to be kind of invited to weigh in. So I just wanted to highlight that there was a there seemed to be a different different path that some other

[80:14] municipalities are following in terms of engaging people in their community like the boards and commissions, and just wanted to encourage you to have a look at the Livability Commission in fruit it because it seemed really to be doing a lot of the intersection work that, and we, as Tab, have been wanting to do for a while, and it might just be a direction to think about. Okay, so that was for Council Members sphere. And then, curious, if you have any input on the the e-bike and sign up from the State, Natalie. Sure, yeah, I'll just say on the the passing along that information about Fuda. That's great to hear, and i'll be sure to also pass it along to the Cmo, because we are doing that work to look at kind of our boards and commissions, and then on the E Bike Incentive pilot. So we are working on a city of boulder version of that, and it's separate from the State Bill.

[81:10] as I understand, at the State kind of rebate, will be coming through bike shops essentially passed on to to the user but ours we're working on kind of a separate program, or, in addition to that. as a city. And the team has been working on that over the last few months, and we'll hopefully have more detail to share at the May meeting. And if we don't have the main meeting, then we'll share it, you know, via email or at the next soon as possible. Meeting. Okay, Thank you. Yeah, you bet. Thanks, Tila. One thing that I it's going to bring up, anyway. But it's sort of ties into the fruit. A concept is Nary had reached out to some

[82:00] board and commission chairs about an upcoming working group for the Transit Village Area Bank plan. Tb: app Phase 2 endeavor that staff is getting started on when we're back to the Council Retreat last year they prioritize the second phase of that project, and suddenly is trying to put together a multi board working group. and I can read through some of the the purposes of that, or I'll start by. She's trying to compile a working group that has representatives, one representative and a backup from both of the Boulder Junction access, general improvement district boards, design, advisory, environmental advisory housing, advisory Human relations, open space, planning board parks and rec transportation and Water Resources Advisory Board. The idea is that this working group will provide updates to their individual boards and commissions, and also report that information from

[83:01] board and commission meetings back to the to the working group. And we've been asked to provide a an appointee to to that and identify an alternative as well. That might be able to answer any basic questions. Or now. I could probably answer more questions if if anyone on the Board has any. but also be curious to have if anyone had me interest. I know this is something that that's certainly been interested in the 30 Street area and integrating transportation improvements with with big planning endeavors. So I I want to throw my name in the hadn't care if anyone has any questions or interest. Now, if you have anything else to add from the to this perspective. No, I think you covered it. Well, it really was, I think Nary is trying to respond to just that interest of being able to bring in that cross-sectional interest across the boards to be able to work on across departmental work effort. And this will kind of be a good

[84:11] case study, and then, you know, potentially, may land us in a place similar to the example with through to. But you know, I think time will tell kind of around that any other, too. Alex. I'm: I'm: I'm marginally interested. So it it sounds like you're looking for volunteers and I'm: I'm volunteering. Okay, Anyone else. The amount volunteer

[85:00] Okay. I currently don't have any of these working group, or maybe the the one that never meets them on. But tel, if you want to, one of us to be the the prime and the backup. Yeah, I can be a primary. Okay? Oh, let me right now. Thank you. So I had it for matters. Ryan. You want him to discuss the airport. Great? Okay, thanks. I have 2 things airports, one of them. But first I just you. You made me think of something. I agree with you on the I'm. Sorry about the the livability index, is. It? Sounds like An or the Index Liability Whatever Committee Board Commission I think they were. Yeah integration of yeah with the body, with the integration of transportation and and housing and such. It made me think about our retreat, and how I I just often wonder from time to time I haven't bothered to really research this like

[86:06] we have this this line in in city code that says transportation doesn't work on land use. But like is that is that how? How set it down is that? And if we have a a council that looks at our modern challenges, and they we can change it. Maybe it's not that complicated, and it might be worth looking at. So it's just an in on on the subject of considering challenges that we might make recommendations. The Council for you, I that's like one, maybe, that I just would want to. however, so i'm sorry backtracking to the over the retreat. but I they wanted to say that. Okay. So I had 2 things. The first one is that is, the airport working group, lash community as your process. And so I'm. I'm our liaison. and I think I have some information that I like to report out on and ask you back from the from Tab members

[87:06] and take any questions. And then Allison, kindly with with the short notice email from me, said she, she's available to talk about if we need to have any questions on background or process, or anything like that. And then, to the extent that we can, we have the indulgence of. I don't know Natalie and Alex. I think Laura is still on, and if there's any questions for her like around the the the it's not coming from the planning board. There might be an opportunity. I don't. I don't know if that if that's if there's any issues with that, presumably but so in any case, i'm just good. I'll just proceed unless you know Natalie or Alex wants to say anything first. Okay, great. So just a quick update there. There was a there. There's a series of of meetings for the for the the process to consider the future of the airport and the first meeting.

[88:00] Unfortunately, I was unable to attend. I thought I could attend online, and I sat on my desk, and I was wrong about that. So a different process. I made the mistake of not understanding a little better, but I did attend a couple of meetings ahead of that, including with with Allison. John Kenny, the airport manager, Lucas the the what about the attorneys as liaison to the process? And I had some debrief with with Laura and some others, so i'll share with you my knowledge. But let me say that the next meeting is Thursday. I will attend the Thursday meeting. and one of the key things that I think Allison maybe had charged me or us with was just to make sure, like we're really coming to this as a board with ideas. And so I want. What I have to take away today is is any thoughts or direction that the individual board members have for for taking forward. So the the there's a lot. There's a ton of background. And

[89:02] I I think the one of the kind of interesting questions is like, what actually are the transportation issues? What are the issues that are under our charter that involve the airport? And this is an airport that it's not a commuter Report, we don't. We don't really have air aircraft moving in and out to move people for transportation. We have training, training and gliders, I I there might be little. I think it's like a little, maybe a tiny bit of it. But the airport is. has it's used for some? There's some kind of study purposes. It's been used to launch some craft to do some disaster management. But but really it's it's it's not doing like transportation like you might think of it, of of an airport. Typically it's aging. It's dilapidated. It needs attention. Something needs to be done about the airport, and it's a. It's a it's a large acreage to think about what to do with. There's a ton of considerations with like if we wanted to do something besides having to be an airport that Laura might be able to, or I guess Allison could could discuss as well.

[90:11] But I think I go back to like what what is, even in our scope, as the Transportation advisory board to think about here, and I I. I have arrived there's 2 kind of obvious things. One of them is exactly what Laura came to talk about, and that is the idea that we know from climate, science, and other empirical study, that the one of the strongest ways to to make biking and transit and walking or affordable by funding them, is to increase what partly through budgeting, is is to increase the space efficiency through which where people live, and where they need to go, and so to the extent that the the facility represents the potential to increase inclusive housing and compact development and transit oriented

[91:06] that growth. There is an exciting, potentially opportunity. There. There's a kind of considerations, but that's as far as issues go that I think that's one of the key transportation issues. and then the other one totally shifts in gears is. There is a There are some at folks here now and then, more generally in an emerging industry that is interested in using electrification to create a kind of new new trade of micro throughout basically electric helicopters and drones to maybe turn something like boler into more of a computer, a a commuter airport that's like super emergent. This it's it's. anyway. There. But the point is, there's there's there's there's sort of considerations around that and around the industry that is interested in making that. you know, making that expand.

[92:06] It's not clear to me beyond those 2 issues. What else are actually transportation issues that we, as the Board would weigh in on? There's a lot of interesting things that I that I heard. But as far as like our issues. I I don't know what the other issues are. So I would, and I might be wrong. So you for other folks. You might have ideas, but I guess I would sort of Well, Allison could help with a little more background and process. But I guess maybe i'll just stop there and ask. You know, based on the what I said. If you have any kind of questions about what we should even be working on, you know. Do you have any? I like sort of ideas or intense, about which which what you I don't know. This is what I want to bring to the airport working group. and also we I You know you may have questions that would be needed to help answer that. So

[93:00] let me just stop there. Ryan, do you want me to share about the purpose of the project itself? Thanks, Allison. Well, good folks, would you can I get? Or if others want to jump in. And and yeah. what folks want to hear from Alison? A little more on the the sort of scope and the purpose first. No, not not not Tila. Others. I think I understand the the scope based on area's response to the Okay, the the planning Board letter. Thank you. Training. Would you like any kind of briefing that scope and purpose. Sorry to you. You're muted. I think you're muted. Yeah, I i'm sorry. No, I think I understand as Well, but thank you. Yeah, I think I grasped the scope By maybe not. Don't entirely understand that the question you pose Ryan, about what the transportation versus other function is

[94:02] but but as far as the actual scope and intent, I think I understand that. Okay. Will anything about this come to the whole board during one of our meter meetings as an agenda item. Or is this just? We have one person who is a part of this project that is, transportation related, but not let Alex. That's an interesting question. I guess i'm not sure. I mean, I think that's sort of up to us to propose right. I mean. So we would typically give. So we'll at some point, go to city Council with an update, and it'll probably be in Q. One of 24. Actually, sorry we're gonna go to them some point later this year, and then again, later in 2020, early, 24 and typically what we would do is provide like an information item, or come and provide a quick update to you all before we go to city Council just like we do with most of our items, so that would be

[95:04] the way that it would show up in front of the whole board. thanks to it. So my understanding is that our involvement at the moment is the community conversation which is leading up to a revision of the master plan for the airport. But isn't necessarily of of like a formative part of the transportation master plan. And so, for whatever reasons. Well, because it's a transportation facility, because it's an airport. they want someone from Tab to be part of that community conversation. But you know, see my memo about us being merely advisory. It's it. My understanding is we are just part of a community conversation, that sort of spit, borrowing ideas about how how to improve or address the the airport's current state, and what we want to do. And so that's kind of why planning Board. when I was at the Planning Board meeting and and stayed for the discussion at the end. And, in fact, I texted Ryan. During that they said, oh, my! You should When it goes public. You should come. Listen to this

[96:15] because I think planning board at the moment has really with their letter, put the finger right on the problem that the community conversation isn't even encompassing the full scope of what ifs to be fair? My understanding from Nuria's letter is that the current director of the airport says: Well, you know the transportation master Plan can't include that kind of scope, so there's no real point in including these. What if? But I think planning board is probably really onto something that we should be thinking of other possibilities. And so, Ryan. I appreciate your sort of analysis like what is the transportation impact, or you know what's relevant to transportation about this airport. and you put your finger exactly on Why I didn't want to be on this committee or part of this

[97:06] process is because it's transportation. Importance is next to nil, which doesn't mean it's not an important element of our community, but it's not very relevant for transportation. And so the third thing that I would say. you know you have points one and 2, I think a third of potential transportation adjacent consideration is, should we be improving this airport so that it can become a commuter airport, so they can become a more reliable or relevant transportation facility. Do we think that there will be a growing need. or demand? Or could this serve as some purpose that it's not serving now that would be more relevant for transportation. I think that's all I have to say. so I'll just speak a little bit here to some of the points that you brought up. Tila.

[98:00] So yeah, I agree. I think the kind of Tabs role in participating in the Cwg is that the airport calls within the Transportation mobility department. So by default the Transportation Advisory Board kind of oversees that piece of the work. and then i'll also say there there are also opportunities that may not be furthering potentially like mobility goals. But if tab cares about unleaded fuel instead of let it fuel at the airport. Then that's you know, a potential opportunity that you want to. you know, identify through the process. And you know there are other things like that that aren't necessarily mobility goal specific. But I think there is opportunity for you to identify and speak to as a Tab representative. And then just the final thing. I'll say it, and hopefully I can clarify. This

[99:01] is that the the community conversation, the the original intent, and the continuing intent is to identify scenarios that folks want to see and have a vision for the future of their airport site, and and one of those may be continuing to keep the airport as it is today. But another one, as Laura has identified is of interest is to some people is to repurposing the airport site for another use, and that use may be housing, that or that use, maybe some other recreational use or purpose that the community would desire. And that is part of this process part of the community conversation, and and that scenario can be identified if if that is what we are hearing through the community conversation, whether that's at open houses, or whatever engagement strategies that the team was using, and the community working group

[100:02] that can be identified and brought up, and will be a scenario that's identified for evaluation. What we have been trying to clarify is that there is a very specific housing study. I think. level of analysis that will not occur as part of the community conversation. this isn't a housing study. And so we have been trying to clarify that for those that want there to be an analysis of developing the airport site into housing. that full analysis is not going to occur as part of the community conversation. But if at the end of this, and when we go to city council looking for their direction on how to move forward after the community conversation, if that is to go and do a housing study specifically for a scenario of repurposing the Airport site to be for housing and other uses. Then that's the work that we'll go and do next.

[101:06] And the reason that's super important is because we can't then proceed with an Faa Airport master plan, because we're hearing from the community and from council that that would be the next step. and and it we would not do both. We would not go and accept Federal funds to do an Fa Airport master plan that then ties us to grant assurances for many years into the future, and a housing study of the Airport site. We wouldn't do do those 2 things at the same time. So that's why the community conversation. It's super important, and and that's why you know we we've been trying to clarify that that option is on the table through this conversation. So, Allison, anything there to clarify or add. Yeah, that's helpful things for that clarification, Natalie. And I just want to reiterate that we are still in the listening phase. Right now. Thus far we've had the community working group meeting number One. We actually have our first open house tomorrow, and then our second community working group meeting on Thursday. So

[102:06] we're introducing the framework of the scenarios. But there we are still on the listening stage. The scenarios are not developed, so it's. Everything is on the table. We are listening to the community and and developing the scenarios from there, so nothing is. Is the scenarios not developed. It's not predetermined. We are in that listening stage with the community right now. Thank you. That was really clear. Yeah, sorry. One other question, yeah. Or one other thing for Ryan to address. We we pulled up, and and Brian will be sharing this with the it was in your pre-work for the community working group on Thursday we shared, you know where where the airport was identified in previously adopted city plans, and You know we've we've identified, you know, in the Boulder Valley Comprehensive plan. The East Boulder subcommittee plan, and then the translation master plan sort of gets to one of the questions you were asking about. You know how is, how is it relevant to tab? And I'll just share in the Tmp. It shares for the airport of Paul.

[103:09] we'll see, is to update the airport master plan and work with the public airport to broaden its value to the community and prepare for any advanced mobility opportunities that may utilize it for passenger freight, delivery. So that is part of the translation, master Plan. So as as a tab member. That's you know something you can. You can always circle back to as well anything that is in Rtmp. Thanks, Alison. And thanks, Sally. Okay, let's Well, if we could just continue on this. See if there's anything else from folks who haven't spoken up yet on like other transportation issues that that you you think are part of this our scope that we should be focusing on, or maybe that you have either direction or questions for for me as I, as I go forward, and if I can add that, you know I just, I think I recall there was one other, maybe an issue, which is. I think there's a bike path from gun barrel that maybe is sort of prevented right now from a a. A connect connection because of the airport. I don't know

[104:07] after that is. But anyway, there there might be X bike at bike access. I guess that's another issue to consider. Do anything else. Okay. then, what I would say, just to sort of wrap this up, that what I'm taking from from Tab to bringing forth to the to the meeting is the sort of issues we're we're looking at, could could include the the housing matter to redeveloping housing. Felix Point on can, or should we use this airport or for transportation, which is not being used for, and I guess I could put the electric helicopter veto stuff a vertical take off landing under, maybe as a subset of that. there's viability or bike access to the airport. Alison, you pointed out the the free. There is it's, I guess, in the Tmp. There's reference to the airport and the use of create

[105:10] you thinking about that. And then there's some. There's some matters like lettness of gasoline. I'm still kind of scratching my head about how far down we go the road on on like operational stuff, with aircraft equipment that we have never ever talked about before, but noted that that's like sort of all in scope. So if folks have any like sort of platforms or things you want to advance, let me know. But otherwise I think I I identified these as the issues, and my my lens would continue to be our Gmp kind of main focus areas of like, how do we do mode shift. How do we reduce Vmt. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and and improve safety through vision? 0. It's kind of organizing principles? But I like to go back to the sort of what Laura is specifically, but anything else before we do that

[106:06] I just want to chime in, i'm not convinced, is terribly relevant to transportation, but because it was a contact I had with a community member and kind of relevant to the airport. I met a perfect stranger a couple of weeks ago, but he was. He's a paraglider. and so they, you know, jump off of the nearby like high peaks, and then by around the a lot of them land in foothills, North Foot Hills Park. But he was describing how a lot of their activity is constrained by airport activity because they can't interfere with or they have to be careful of, and the sort of recreational non-transportational use by planes pulling gliders around is kind of the main

[107:00] conflict point for them. And so he was just wondering in this master plan. Is there any room to consider sort of different user of the air categories because he doesn't want to use the airport, but people who do use the airport impact his own own leisure activities, and I really, I am under informed on any of that. But I did say I would that I knew about this working group. Then I would pass that concern along. Yeah, that's a great point. I just written that down, and I think the subject of of air. This is not my expertise, but but different airspace at different altitudes is is an issue, and I think part of the the veto. The electric aircraft thing is that there's under utilized space at lower lower elevation altitudes. so i'll have this in there it's like as a topic that sort of like you use of the air. I I suppose this also raises equity, and we haven't talked about this at all, and i'm not sure where it goes, but, like you know, at having it a a transportation with the equity and a racial equity

[108:03] view the lens on this whole thing. Yeah, we've actually yeah, utilize the racial equity instrument on this process, and we are actually doing a get additional engagement and having additional community meetings at Vista Village in San Lazaro, which are the 2 mobile home communities directly adjacent to the airport. So we are doing additional outreach for number reasons, not only for proximity, but because it's been shared that a lot of folks there would not feel comfortable coming to a general open house. So we are doing additional outreach there as well as we do Have some folks from those communities in the community working group as well. because it's it's important to hear that lived experience. Okay. it's awesome. Okay. So I think i'm not hearing a lot more energy to to keep going with this this part of the discussion. So, Allison, can I ask you, just for clarity, the time on the timing of this, if it, with respect to coming back to Tab

[109:03] as a as an item. And then also, if Tab order to feel that it wanted to make it a recommendation, or provided by the Council like sort of how to think about the if there's any. it events as far as councils acting on, or how to think about the timing of our. where, how we can be in the the timing through which we need to be involved. I wouldn't. I can let Natalie speak to that kind of relationship there in the scope of the project that was not our intention to receive, you know. Bring recommendations to Tab. Get that approval, take it to council, as as we do with some transfusion projects like not only shared we'll, we'll be bringing it as an information item, but if if you'd like to share more on that, Natalie. Yeah, that that was our intent. When we scope. The project was to really bring just kind of information items to keep you all apprised of how things were going before we went to Council.

[110:02] you know, and if there's a need for us to re look at that. We can consider that. But that's the plan. At this point. Okay, and we're in. Sorry when I I I miss this. When When do you intend to go to Council hopefully, will likely be bringing an update to Council in late summer, and then early 2,024 is when we'll be bringing the final recommendation. Okay. Okay, great. Then I think that just leads into this final sort of question, which which Laura kicked us off with in the very beginning, which is just tab. Let me do. We feel like. Are we inspired to do anything at this point, to reflect on the letter from Planning Board, writing our own letter, endorsing their letter. Are you Yeah, Anything any interest in engaging to council, I suppose, at this point, based on what we've seen from the planning board. I guess

[111:00] i'll say that I I mean i'm supportive of exploring all the different scenarios. But I also don't since I haven't been in any of the direct meetings, I don't have a lot of perspective to sort of say one thing or another, but you know what be supportive of just the general idea of what they're talking about, as far as all the perspectives being, or all the potential scenarios being shared. But yeah, just hard to say, not having been there myself. Would it be? Go ahead. Somebody just was that Alex. You said something. Yeah, I was gonna say, I understand. The planning board's concerns and want. I hope the community at large is thinking through the possibilities at the airport. It it feels a little bit outside of the tabs. but we we often talk about and are are most familiar with. so I don't feel super compelled to send anything as a board regarding process.

[112:03] I think that's more in planning per view. Would it be sorry to interrupt it. Would it be I'm just thinking. Would it be relevant or not relevant? Would it be, I guess, permissible tab if Laura still on the line. If she has like a I think she kind of had a request for us. I'm not sure I I could cry. Crystallized to me what? What? Through through the comment. What the request was. Alex and Alley. Would that be okay if she, if we just gave her a moment, or if we did that if there's a specific request. really, are you okay? With that perspective from planning? But sure, if if you want to have her state the request that's fine. great. Thank you. I I don't. I don't know how the the it controls working. I don't think I see her, but I think she's on so maybe she has to be shown because of So if Sydney I don't know if you can see if Laura's on any chance, Laur, you're there, and and did you do? Would you be willing to sort of restate, or based on what you've heard? Now? Is there any sort of like request or proposal to tab from your view. Okay, She's there.

[113:07] Yeah, I'm. Here. Can you folks hear me? Yeah, it's always Ryan: I appreciate the opening to state a request. I don't think that planning board has a specific request for Tab. I think, Ryan, you and I discussed that here's what planning board is doing, and if Tab is so moved, you know. If you wanted to support planning Board's letter, or write your own letter. you know that that is something to you could consider, and i'd be happy to speak to planning boards, reasoning, and what we're concerned about. I also am not an expert on the linkages with Tabs work and transportation. So I think it's really up to you folks if you feel moved to communicate anything to City Council at this point. So if you have questions for me. I'm happy to answer them. But I don't think that planning board has a request for tab. Okay, Thank you, Laura. Any questions for Laura doing what's going twice. Okay. Thank you for sticking. I'll go ahead, Alex. No, just thank you for that clarification where

[114:02] great thanks for sitting with us. And and now that thanks for your indulgence. Okay. So I think that maybe it takes us to the end unless there's anything else, I guess i'm just i'm not really seeing a lot of interest in in signing up on to do anything yet Council. But speak up. If there anything else on this or related on airport. Okay, then i'll. I'll report. I'll intend to report back at the next meeting, I suppose, after. Yeah, if there's any updates on airport. So, Alex, that's what I have for airport. And then what other item? I think it's probably going to be quicker. Yeah, okay. So I sent. I shared an email with tab numbers just prior to the meeting, and i'm sorry I do have done this without a lot of notice. That is a a draft letter of support that I have written on behalf of myself to City Council, asking City Council to support the State Housing Bill, Sb. 23, d, 213,

[115:08] for the reasons that it is helpful in a number of ways to the Tmp. And our transportation goals, and also Boulders climate goals. And I just wanted to invite tab numbers here to join the letter. We could make it a Co. Signing with 2 of us. We could make a vl 5, or I can just proceed, and just can be my letter. But it it felt to me like this was all moving pretty fast. and I wanted to share the opportunity. So it'd be just like a the question is, are people interested in in in like going forward? I guess right like you, maybe with with raise your hand on. you know. Do you want to talk about co signing this letter? And if not, that's fine, and I can just go about my business. So does anybody want to talk about? Thank you. Yeah, thanks, Ryan. Yeah, I I'm: I definitely be interested and supportive of it. I'm happy to sign my one

[116:04] I read quickly, but my one recommendation would be that so? My understanding is that the City Council supported it. but also offered amendments. They'd like to see to the bill, and I think it won't comment on all the amendments. But there are a couple of amendments that are, I think, contradictory to our transportation goals that they were recommending. So I would suggest for the letter that we maybe call out the amendments that they're suggesting that are actually worse for transportation, mostly around parking policy that they were recommending that. I guess I I at least disagree with. I mean, i'm say I wouldn't. If not everybody did it. We don't wouldn't need to call it out. But yeah, there was some language around how parking is used in tandem with housing that is just gonna put set us back for that like. so it's back farther on our transportation work. So i'd say, Yes, I like. Thank you for maybe that maybe like a thank you for being supportive of this bill. as as that council has been, but also, like these specific specific amendments

[117:12] are problematic, and we discourage you from pursuing them in service of our, of actually reaching our, You know transportation goals. Thank you. Thanks. I don't have the let the the in front of me with that with the the items of the the amendment items, do you? Is there a way for you to reference them? So we just for start and look them up. Or, yeah, I can. I can forward the letter. It was on the hotline messages. But yeah. do you want me to read them here, or do you want me to specific like tied to transportation? I mean, I agree that all of it land use in general is very tied to transportation, but a couple that were like more direct.

[118:00] And if I identify the ones that you think are objectionable, and then we'll see if there's if I just want to. Yeah. So the bill would. I believe, as it's written. Now, what has been amended to the bill would make us with that cities or that cities allow a to use without parking without having parking mandates on top of them. and the amendment that Boulder has suggested is that the cities retain the ability to use parking mandates on a to use which, as like a trade off for affordable housing. But I don't think that's great transportation or frankly housing policy to use card like we're. If you you know you can get out of subsidizing cars if you make it affordable. If it doesn't make any sense at all. and then the other one, so that 80 you parking, and then there's another parking one. Oh, multi-unit building parking. so requiring that they are allowing cities to mandate more parking for bigger buildings, which I think is unfair to the residents of those buildings to pay for parking they might not want, and also just completely counter to our

[119:12] motive goals. So those are the 2 specifically Okay. Okay, right. I'm: totally comfortable with with language to discourage both of those so great to you. What? Yeah, I thank you, Becky, for looking into that. I personally don't feel up like informed enough on this to sign on to the letter tonight. I did send you. Brian. You know some amendment that I think would make it stronger, I think, in general i'm completely behind it, but also because I have in my home almost the lady you that would be legal. If these changes happen, I think I should probably refrain. certainly as a member of Tab from signing on to this letter

[120:04] for potential conflict of interest reasons. But I might be inspired by your example to write as as an individual citizen on this. But at the moment I'm not going to be able to sign on. Okay, Thank you. Thank you, Gila. Thanks for having us. Anybody else to Alex. Training. Yeah, Ryan, thanks for putting together this letter, and I would be also be supportive of Becky suggestions that it not the bill not be amended to remove these parking requirements for a types of development that should be inherently walkable or at least carlight. Okay. So you're into being a Co-center. Great. Okay. And ryan me, too. I I'll I'll sign, and and i'm with becky. And Alex. I think that's important, too. That is an amendment. Great. Okay, simple. Then I can make these edits that Becky suggested at names.

[121:08] Anything else. I think you should probably make the edits and then send it to people for a final review, and at that point there's won't be any opportunity to do any back and forth. But we can see the final draft and then choose to at or with hold our names. Okay, Great great thanks for everybody for that. And also I want to acknowledge it. At least Becky, who was also spent at least 10 h in said it committee hearing last Thursday, and till the till the late hours. So, anyway, I know a lot of people involved with this and putting their parts into it. Okay, that's all I have. Thanks. It is here by Tony.

[122:01] Yeah. So on that vine. I just wanna give you guys an update. Last week I was really fortunate. Well, not last week, a couple yeah last. I don't know what day it is. Today. Last week I was fortunate enough to go and testify on behalf of the city for 8 HP. 23200, which is the automatic Traffic Enforcement bill. and it passed 5 to 2. I think Bicycle Colorado and the city. They did an a tremendous job just gathering a a great team of witnesses. There was a lot of representation, and I think everybody did a great job. So just an update on that. Hopefully, now, it's going on to the Appropriations committee. and hopefully that will see its way through as well. So just thank you to the train. Thank you. Training for being there. We also had a representative from the police department. And yeah.

[123:01] she was heard a lot of good things. Yeah, yeah, she was amazing. I mean, they had a lot of questions for her, and she was just right. It was amazing. It's great thanks, Tony, for for testifying and for the update looking forward to that being that another thing in our our suite of Thank you. Any other matters from the Board. Right sorry I lost my screen there. Just I forgot to mention on the on the airport. Sorry we're only the airport separate from the meeting, the the regular working group meeting. There is an open house tomorrow from 4 to 7, and I think it's open to it's open to at anybody to the public, and I can't attend. In any case, top members should feel you'll encourage to attend if if it's of interest. I've heard of people who've taken the tour, and I've heard that you'd like

[124:05] it's mind blowing. There's learn lots of things. So it's from 4 to 7 tomorrow. and you could ask me or others, Allison, if you need advice on how to get there. Yeah, I just place the link with all the information in the chat. Okay, thanks. Any other matters. Not seeing any. Our agenda indicated a couple of our upcoming. Is it a left over hand. Yeah, I don't know how to put it down like my right hand. The item doesn't work. But you mentioned that i'm sorry I

[125:00] looking at the future agenda it looks like in May. We're going to kick off the the cip process with the An introduction to the capital improvement program is that this transportation's input a large piece of transportation's input to the overall budget process. And then in June we'll have a an update on the the curbside management as always, if members of the Board and anything please feel free to reach out to me, and I can discuss it with Natalie and department leadership always schedule, or we set up our agenda for future meetings. and with that we've completed our agenda topics, and i'll entertain the motion to adjourn if there's nothing else. I move to adjourn. I second thanks all those in favor of adjourning

[126:00] in any of us. Thank you. Everyone thanks. Thank you. Good night.