Arts

• Please share your position about the economic, educational and social significance of the arts in our community.

• Would you support a tax specifically to fund the arts?

• Yes
• No

Ballot Issues

• Do you support 2A authorizing issuance of bonds of up to $49 million to be earmarked for Capital Improvements to Boulder’s infrastructure?

• Yes
• No

• Do you support 2B, authorizing an increase and extension to the Utility Occupation Tax to fund the planning work for a local utility?

• Yes
• No

• Do you support 2C, authorizing the City Council to create a light and power utility, with supporting charter changes and bonding authority?

• Yes
• No

• Do you support 2H, calling for an amendment of the Constitution that human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights?

• Yes
• No

Bicycling

• How would you encourage property owners to provide more bike parking at places like shopping centers?

• Do you support the creation of a multi-use path, including bikes, over open space on the Union Pacific right-of-way between Boulder and Erie?

• Yes
• No

Business

• What can City Council do to facilitate the establishment and growth of more locally owned businesses?

• What would you do to improve the University Hill business district?

• How would you revise the Economic Vitality program, if at all?

Diversity

• What direct contact have you had with the immigrant community in Boulder and what did it teach you?

• What is your experience with the LGBTQ community?

• What would you do to prevent racial profiling and to improve trust between the police and the Latino Community?

Dogs

• Do you think that voice and sight control of dogs is an effective program? If no, how would you improve dog standards system wide?

• 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 leash-free 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
• People with dogs have too much access, and they should be allowed on fewer trails

Energy

• Do you favor municipalization of Boulder’s electric utility?

• If Boulder municipalizes its electrical supply, what would be your vision for Boulder’s future supply and management of electricity?

Environment

• What is your experience with conservation and environmental issues?

• Please go to http://www.myfootprint.org/ and calculate your ecological footprint. Check the value that best matches your footprint

• 1 earth
• 2-5 earths
• 6-10 earths
• more than 10 earths

• Do you agree with Boulder’s Climate Action Plan goals? If so, please describe what you see as the most cost-effective way to meet them?

• Would you vote for an ordinance to limit single-use plastic and paper bags in the city through a small fee per bag at retail businesses?

• Yes
• No

General

• Have you agreed or will you agree to the volunteer expenditure limit?

• Yes
• No

• Will you accept public matching funds?

• Yes
• No

• Discuss your civic, work and government experience and how it has prepared you for leadership on the City Council.

• What are the three most important achievable goals that you would like to accomplish through the city council over the next two years?

• Has the city over-stepped its boundaries with increasing regulation of such things as snow removal, SmartRegs and house size?

• Describe any financial interests or business relationships which could be affected by decisions you might make as a city council member

Land Use

• What is your vision for long term solutions to low income and affordable housing options in Boulder?

• Fill in the blank: Boulder needs a_____________downtown. (50 character limit)

• Do you support adding higher density development along transportation corridors? If so, how much and where? If not, why not and where not?

• What would be the best approach to deciding future use of the Area III Planning Reserve?

• Reclassify the Planning Reserve to Area III- Rural Preservation
• Create a moratium on development in the Planning Reserve and reconsider it in 50-years
• Keep the current 4-body review system of proposals that can be submitted only during 5-year major updates of the Comprehensive Plan
• Eliminate the County Commissioners and Planning Commission from decision-making and allow City Council and Planning Board to decide
• Commission a broad citizens group to study the Planning Reserve and make specific recommendations about specific land uses that will be considered
• Annex the Planning Reserve now. It’s time to move forward on development proposals from the property owners

• Boulder’s current population is about 100,000. What would Boulder’s ideal population be?

Localization

• What can City Council do to encourage growth and consumption of locally grown food, especially in relationship to land use policies?

• How will you as a council person promote more “localism” in the urban economy?

Marijuana

• Have city regulations for medical marijuana dispensaries become too onerous? Should the city encourage or discourage this industry?

• Do you have a medical marijuana card?

• Yes
• No
• None of your business

Neighborhoods

• What neighborhood do you live in, and what is the “big issue” in your neighborhood?

• What are the three most significant urban design issues related to Downtown Boulder that you will work on as a council person?

• How would you address the major issues of the Hill: code enforcement (such as litter, weeds, over-occupancy), safety, noise and fireworks?

• Should Boulder install federally compliant “Quiet Zone” railroad crossings and fund them with the Capital Improvement Plan?

• How would you approach issues of concern to mobile home owners in Boulder?

Open Space

• What do you think about the balance between recreation and preservation on City open space?

• Preservation has the greatest priority in the open space charter
• There are simply too many pressures on our natural ecosystems and we should use the precautionary principle to ensure that we do no harm
• Too much is made out of this issue; the status quo largely works
• The divide between preservation and recreation is counterproductive to good public lands management and public support for our open space program
• Staff has become too restrictive in many respects
• Recreation opportunities for all users need greater priority

• How would you allocate Open Space funds between the purchase and management of Boulder Open Space?

• What is the greatest threat to the future of open space?

• Overuse by people is causing harm to the environment
• Restriction of recreational access undermines support for open space
• Running out of money to purchase more property
• Not managing visitors properly
• Not properly managing the trails and lands we already have
• Loss of or reduced quality wildlife habitat

• Do mountain bikers deserve more or higher quality access to open space?

• No, mountain biking has irreconcilable impacts on other trail users and the environment
• No, mountain bikers are a special interest that already has plenty of access
• No, there are already too many people on our open space lands, and we just cannot support an additional user group
• Yes, mountain bikers represent an important and growing constituency that supports our open spaces, and we should support them with reasonable access
• Yes, important strides in access have been made for mountain bikers in recent years, but you still cannot “ride to your ride” and many bike accessible trails are not high quality recreation experiences

• What is most important to you about open space?

• Fitness: It’s where I hike, run, bike, climb, walk my dog
• Views and Nature: It’s what makes Boulder beautiful
• Preservation: Providing land for wildlife habitat and improved environmental health
• Restrict Development: It manages growth and shapes the city
• Contemplative: Observation of nature, wildlife and peaceful, contemplative experiences

• Boulder Open Space receives nearly 5 million visitor-days per year. How would you propose protecting Open Space from increased user pressure?

Prairie Dogs

• Are you committed to non-lethal management of human and wildlife conflicts, specifically related to keystone species such as prairie dogs?

• Yes
• No

Recycling

• Should Boulder require recycling by both households and businesses to increase our landfill diversion rate?

• Yes
• No

• Should Boulder prohibit the use and sale of certain pure waste items, such as Styrofoam take-out packaging from restaurants?

• Yes
• No

Social Services

• Tell us about your experience with nonprofits.

• How should the city deal with the problem of homeless people who have nowhere to sleep? Do you support the city’s homeless camping ban?

• If elected, what would your stance be on funding the city provides to nonprofits?

• Increase funding
• Decrease funding
• Hold funding constant

Transportation

• Would you support a Transportation Maintenance Fee as a stable funding source to support the city’s safety and maintenance needs?

• Yes
• No

• Do you support a city-wide EcoPass for all residents?

• Yes
• No

• Are you happy with the balance of funding and land use dedicated to cars, pedestrians and bicyclists? If not, what would you change?

• Which of the following transportation design changes would you support? Check all that apply.

• Remove and narrow lanes on high traffic roads to support a more human scaled and calmer road system
• Re-design streets to obligate motorists to slow down and be more attentive
• Re-designate the one-way loop around the Pearl Street mall to two-way traffic
• Install more raised medians on Boulder streets
• Incentivize the removal of town center off-street surface parking
• Discourage SOV travel via programs such as cash-out parking and more efficient pricing of parking
• Downsize city fire trucks