[BoulderCouncilHotline] CU-South Annexation Agreement Questions & Proposals

[Young, Mary]

Dear Colleagues, Community and Negotiating Team,

Below and attached are questions that came up for me during Tuesday's public hearing, as well as proposals for changes/additions to the Agreement based on email and testimonies received.

Thank you.

Questions from public hearing held September 14, 2021:

  1.  What are the plans for implementing warning systems and evacuation plans and how do they relate to flood mitigation?
  2.  Under what circumstances could future amendments/changes to the annexation agreement occur and what would the process look like?
  3.  How do Environmental Impact Statements and other required analyses of endangered and threatened species fit into proposed flood mitigation and is the City violating any rules?

Proposals for changes to second reading Annexation Agreement of September 14, 2021:

  1.  Change 14a as highlighted to:

The Parties agree to cooperate to execute an IGA to fund an independent, third-party study to understand and establish baseline light and noise conditions and impacts on the state natural area. In addition to determination of existing conditions, this study will also include guidance on what level of exceedance above baseline conditions would create material negative impacts on habitat suitability. The intent of the study will be to inform decisions on development to encourage the Parties to consider technological, operational, and locational options to minimize or mitigate light and noise impacts on the state natural area. No recreation or event facility or field will be constructed until the study is completed. (Insert statement as to an expected timeline for beginning baseline study). When constructed, …

Change to item 14c as highlighted to:

The IGA will include the requirement that if the current baseline conditions of noise and light are exceeded by an amount which has material negative habitat impacts as determined by the study referenced above due to development by the University, the Parties will collaboratively attempt to mitigate the impacts restore noise and light conditions to acceptable levels as established through the IGA study at the University’s expense. Upon commencing construction of Structures or lighted Parks and Recreation Uses within 50 feet of the border between the Open Space Zone and its Remaining Land Interest, the University will plant and maintain trees and shrubs along said boundary, to the reasonable and mutual satisfaction of the Parties. Additionally, the University will comply with the City noise and outdoor lighting standards applicable to uses on the Remaining Land Interest.

  2.  Change Item 20 as highlighted to:

20. The Development Zone. It is the intent to develop this area consistent with uses that create 15-minute neighborhoods within an academic setting, including, but not limited to grocery stores, laundromats, pharmacies, and other services needed for general daily living. It is also the intent that the University will maximize energy efficiency in all CU South buildings and will strive to accelerate the timeline to achieve the 100% emissions reduction goal from CY05 baseline by 2050 as set forth in its 2021 Energy Master Plan. As such, Tthe following general development standards apply to the Development Zone ...
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  4.  Change 24d as highlighted to:
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  6.  In order to protect the safety of residents and guests, the University or Owner will employ physical and technological measures, such as radiofrequency identification (RFID)-activated gates, to prevent use of the roadways of the Property as a Roadway Bypass (as herein defined below) similar to how the University manages traffic at other campus locations. Access will be role based, non-transferrable and not to exceed trip caps as established in this agreement.  “Roadway Bypass” means an uninterrupted roadway on the Property between State Highway 93 and State Highway 157 (Foothills Parkway), the design of which would incentivize its use as a “shortcut” between State Highway 93 and State Highway 157.

We're all in this together.

In solidarity,

Mary Dolores Young
Boulder City Council
303-501-2439

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"All ethics ... rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts..." - Aldo Leopold

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