2013 Blue Line Community Questionnaire Worksheet

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1 Agriculture What policies should the City of Boulder have on urban agriculture? If you support it, what should the funding mechanism be? Arts What is an example of an arts policy, organization or effort that you have spearheaded or advocated for? Arts How do you see the arts being utilized as solutions to city challenges? Do you support 2A authorizing an excise tax and a sales and use tax on the cultivation and sale of marijuana? Do you support 2B authorizing an increase in sales and use taxes to fund transportation construction and services? Do you support 2C extending the existing 0.33 cent sales and use tax for open space but shifting an increasing portion to the general fund? Do you support 2D extending the existing 0.15 cent sales and use tax to fund transportation construction and services? Do you support 2E authorizing a limit of $214 M in bonds to acquire the local electrical utility system and pay for Xcel's stranded costs? Do you support 2F authorizing an amendment to the charter allowing the city to sell bonds by a negotiated or private sale? Do you support 2G authorizing amendments to the charter allowing city residents who are not city electors to serve on city commissions? Do you support 2H authorizing an extension of the current moratorium on new oil and gas exploration until 6/3/18? Do you support 310 authorizing a charter amendment requiring voter approval before the city issues debt related to an electrical utility? Diversity What is your experience with the LGBTQ Community? Diversity What is your experience working with the immigrant population in Boulder? Diversity What would you do to prevent racial profiling by the police? Diversity Energy What efforts would you make to address housing discrimination and abuse of immigrant families in Boulder? What ideas do you have to engage neighborhoods and help lower income homeowners upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes? Energy Do you support increasing commercial building efficiency regulations? What are the most important policies Boulder needs to implement to ensure that it reaches and maintains sustainability? Would you favor a Rights of Nature provision in the Boulder Valley and Boulder County Comprehensive Plans? Page 1

2 Do you support the condemnation and purchase of mineral leases on city land? Are you committed to non-lethal management of human and wildlife conflicts, specifically related to keystone species such as prairie dogs? General What are three achievable goals that you would champion in the next two years? General Have you agreed or will you agree to the volunteer expenditure limit? General Will you accept public matching funds? Do you favor dedicated taxes over general fund taxes? Why or why not? Homeless What are examples of cost-effective city expenditures of public dollars? Examples of ineffective, counterproductive expenditures? Should city council members be required to disclose all of their financial ties and business partnerships? Should the volunteer, citizen members of the Beverage Licensing Authority be replaced by someone with legal training, such as a judge? How will you make City Council more engaging and accessible to young people, working people, parents and others? Should the City Attorney be elected to avoid possible conflicts of interest? North, south and central Boulder neighborhoods submitted questions about public drunkenness, vandalism and break-ins. What is your reaction? Is the current mosquito control program on Open Space adequate? How would you make biking and walking safer in Boulder? Would you support hiring more police officers? Do you agree with the city s approach to dealing with the homeless population? Do you support increasing the number of Accessory Dwelling Units in neighborhoods? Page 2

3 Should some of the undeveloped properties now designated 2A, 2B, or 3 in the Boulder Valley Comp Plan be re-designated, and if so, why? What changes will you initiate or support to distribute affordable housing and social service facilities equally throughout the city? Do you support increasing density in Boulder? If so, where? What would Boulder's ideal population be? BVCP changes require approval by the City Council and Planning Board, and by the County Commissioners and Planning Commission. You support: -Changing it to just city council and planning board approval -Changing it to just city council and county commissioners approval -Leaving it as is Where should more office space and commercial development occur (select all that apply): -Downtown -Pearl Parkway -Boulder Junction -55th St. -North Boulder -All of the above Would you support changing the threshold of project review to capture more projects that are currently approved by-right? Is the city doing enough to address flood risks in its development planning efforts? What can City Council do to facilitate revitalization of the Hill Business District? What is the name of your neighborhood, and what is the most pressing issue for the residents in your neighborhood? Would you work toward a state law that would require right of first refusal to residents of mobile home parks upon sale of the park? Do you support allocating more resources to code enforcement for illegal rentals, over occupancy, noise, etc.? Should the city build a branch library in North Boulder? Would you support spending additional funds on train noise reduction methods such as the implementation of Quiet Zones? Page 3

4 What do you see as the greatest threats and opportunities for the future of Open Space? What is your position on how OSMP manages user conflict and controls resource damage now? How should it change as usage increases? What is the Open Space mandate as you understand it? Under what circumstances would you support deviating from that mandate? How do you recreate and how often do you use Open Space? Regarding dog access to open space trails, select the option that best represents your views: -There should be more voice-and-sight trails to improve offleash access for dog guardians -Access for people with dogs, whether leashed or unleashed, should be expanded to reduce conflicts and the impacts of density -Access for people with dogs and leash restrictions are largely balanced across the system -The number of trails permitting people with dogs should remain steady, but dogs should be leashed on more of these trails -Dogs should be leashed on all Open Space trails Regarding the Green Tag Program for Voice and Sight control of dogs, select the option that best represents your views on the program: -The program works well. In my experience on Open Space, I see that most dogs and dog guardians comply with the rules. -The program works reasonably well. Some small changes to better educate dog guardians and improve compliance with the rules would be helpful. -The program only works some of the time. Increased fines and penalties, as well as increased education of dog guardians are needed. -The program is not working at all. Mandatory behavioral testing, higher fines, Green Tag revocation and increased enforcement are needed. Should non-boulder County users of Open Space be charged fees for use and/or parking? Do you favor limiting human use of open space to daylight hours? Page 4

5 Open Space Recreation Which Open Space and Mountain Parks capital improvements category has the highest priority for you: - Agricultural support (e.g., fencing, agricultural buildings, livestock watering) - Cultural resources (e.g., historic buildings and features, interpretive signage) - Energy efficiency (e.g., upgrades to OSMP buildings) - Trails (e.g., construction, maintenance, trailheads, overpass) - Water resources (e.g., water rights, fish passage, instream flows) Under what conditions would you support the city continuing to host the Pro-Cycling Challenge? A primary goal in the Zero Waste Master Plan is 85% landfill diversion rate by Is this is an important goal for the city to achieve? Sister Cities What role does recycling play in GHG emission reduction and what role should it play in the climate action plan? Boulder businesses recycle 17% of their waste. Do you support requiring businesses to recycle? How would you have voted (or how did you vote) on the Sister Cities proposal to make Boulder and Nablus sister cities, and why? Social Services Tell us about your experience with nonprofits. Social Services What is your stance on the amount budgeted to the Human Service Fund? -It is too much and should be reduced -It is not enough and should be increased -It is at the right level Should we pursue a community EcoPass? If yes, how should we pay for it? Which would you demand that RTD and CDOT provide: -Commuter Rail on BNSF's line well before Enhanced Bus Rapid Transit on U.S. 36 in the near future -An alternative to Commuter Rail on BNSF's line (monorail, alternative route, etc) For 30th St., do you support widening bike lanes and sidewalks and reducing auto lanes to one in each direction with a center turn lane? Do you support user fees such as parking fees, VMT fees, or road tolls to pay for transportation needs and to reduce car use? What is the best way to address the number of auto commuters to Boulder? Page 5