[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: Re: Questions/requests for height amendment to charter

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Sender: Young, Mary

Hi Tom,

Thank you for the clarifications.

I believe the planning board memo is already done. It was to be heard by them the same evening as they heard the co-op ordinance but the meeting went until 1 am and it was unreasonable for them to discuss at that time.

There was no time in the planning board agenda to take up this item prior to our study session last night. That was another reason that we recommended not bringing it forward.

Feedback from the planning board would be very helpful and appreciated.

Thanks again.

Mary Dolores Young
Mayor Pro Tem
Boulder City Council
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From: Carr, Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:23:17 PM
To: Morzel, Lisa; Council; HOTLINE
Subject: RE: Questions/requests for height amendment to charter

I wanted to reply promptly to Lisa's email.

1.  Council rules require a "nod of five" for any request for significant additional work.  The Boulder Revised Code requires planning board recommendation for changes to title 9.  The code does not provide planning board with a role in charter amendments.  Taking a charter amendment to the planning board would qualify as significant additional work.  Generally, it takes 5 to 10 hours of staff time to draft a planning board memo.  In addition, staff would need to attend the planning board meeting and draft a summary of planning board comments.   Seeking planning board input would take a significant portion of a work week.

2.  We can certainly draft language requiring a community benefit.

3.  This would be up to council.  I do not see this as a work request for staff.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Morzel, Lisa
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 11:36 AM
To: Council <Council at bouldercolorado.gov>; HOTLINE <HOTLINE at bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: Questions/requests for height amendment to charter

Last night the majority of council voted to direct staff to come back with some proposed language for a height limit modification.

Three requests:
1. Since this is a land use matter, I'd like to receive planning board input on this this. Can this be scheduled for a Planning Board discussion before language returns to council?

2. One of the basic reasons this issue even arose was because of the lack of community benefit currently present in the civic use site proposal.  I'd like any language associated with this come back for consideration with a community benefit provision. The city still does not define community benefit; it seems kind of basic that we have some discussion of community benefit prior to moving forward.

3.  Also as I. mentioned last night, I would like include discussion of sustainability elements.

Thanks

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Member, Boulder City Council

303-938-8520 h
303-815-6723 c

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