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Consent Matters
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered non-controversial, not needing discussion. Everything in this section will be approved at once, with one vote.
Tonight's entire agenda was considered uncontroversial, so unless one of the councilors requests discussion of an item, the meeting will be over in a few minutes.
These are the items on the Consent Agenda:
- Building Codes
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: enact new versions of our building, electric, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation, fuel gas, and residential building codes. More - Fire Code
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, new chapter or fire restrictions or bans, and new penalties for vioations. More - Affordable Housing Fee in Lieu
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: this will allow the City Manager to "apply existing eligibility criteria, priority selection criteria, and uses; and negotiate and enter into affordable housing trust fund agreements on behalf of the city for amounts requested up to the city manager’s authorization limit" (which is $177,000).
Projects must first be deemed eligible. This requires two eligibility tests. The first involves household income. Rental units (such as the projects in the Central Neighborhoods) must be affordable to households with 60% AMI or less. For-purchase units (such as the project planned for 14th Street, across from Calvary Church) must be affordable to households with 100-120% AMI or less. The second eligibility test is that the housing be "permanently affordable."
After eligibility is proven, staff can consider several "squishier" elements, called "Criteria for Priority Selection." This includes the income limits (again); promoting affordable housing throughout the city; prioritizing Golden residents or workers; "filling a gap in currently available affordable housing;" being close to multi-modal transportation; being close to schools, grocery stores, parks.
At the last study session, three Councilors (Cameron, Reed, and Evans) remarked that those criteria (particularly the one about proximity to transportation infrastructure) would continue to concentrate affordable housing projects in the Central Neighborhoods, since the RTD bus goes through that neighborhood. Councilor Evans remarked that we're requiring "permanent affordability" based on a bus line that may not be permanent. The Ore Cart busses are not considered part of the transportation infrastructure.
The Mayor disagreed that geographic diversity (putting affordable housing in other neighborhoods) should be part of the evaluation criteria.
"Close proximity to multi-modal transportation infrastructure" is still listed among the "Criteria for Priority Section."
After the City Manager approves a project, City Council will have 15 days to request a review of his decision. More
- Budget Amendment
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: this Ordinance will authorize City staff to spend an addition $9,357,300. This is money that was budgeted but not spent last year. More - Banning amplified music in the public right of way downtown
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: this would prevent "buskers" (sidewalk musicians) from using amplifiers. Acoustic music would still be allowed. More
- Charging the company that built DeLong Park $88,500
This item will charge IMEG, which built DeLong Park, $88,500 to compensate for their mistake in building a sidewalk through an adjacent property owner's front yard. The City will use this money to buy the property. More - Purchasing property near DeLong Park
This authorizes the City to pay $80,000 to purchase the private property on which they accidentally built a sidewalk. It also provides $7,000 to enable the owner to build a privacy fence to define the new boundaries of his yard. More - Purchase two backhoes
This authorizes the City to purchase two new backhoes--one for $140,721 (for the cemetery) and one for $163,524 (for streets). More - Vacating a City easement for the Bobcat of the Rockies project
This vacates a 23.5 foot wide portion of an easement that was originally intended for public drainage, utility, access, and emergency access. The City Engineer and Fire Marshal have approved this change. More - Applying for a grant from the State's gaming fund
The state maintains a fund of money collected from gambling operations in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. Cities that are affected by the gambling operations are entitled to apply for funds to offset their costs. Golden uses this funding to offset the cost of emergency response arising from increased traffic and accidents in Clear Creek Canyon. More
