Nicole's Council Chronicles (Page 2)

Latest

Tree tops show branches and green leaves against a sunny, blue sky.

Nicole's Notes - Week of April 21, 2025

Find a summer position with Boulder Parks and Recreation, attend an Earth Day event, provide feedback on the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.

Community members gather at NCAR before beginning adaptive hikes.

Nicole's Notes - Week of April 14, 2025

Human Relations Fund applications open, engage in the Civic Area concept design starting 6/16, and learn how to foster community resilience.

Nicole's Notes - Week of April 7, 2025

2025 Neighborhood Connection Fund applications, impact fees to fund more affordable housing, and a 4/12 BVCP community roundtable and open house.

Red cliffs look orange in the setting sun. A desert landscape with junipers, pines, and cacti is in the foreground.

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 31, 2025

A long-term financial planning origin story, the Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder, and two of my favorite writers discuss organizing in dark times.

A pink piggy banks on the right side of the image. The rest of the image is a white background.

Funding the Future: An Origin Story

A summary of the past 20 years of financial planning work to address the city's funding shortfalls.

A large group of people holding "Just Say No to Wage Cuts" poses in front of the Boulder Bandshell.

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 17, 2025

Streetlight conversions, Board and Commission appointments, opportunities to connect with Councilmembers and staff on topics from food security to wildfire mitigation.

A small group of people speak to a larger group while holding a large drawing of their ideas.

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 10, 2025

Engaging in the BVCP update is important and uplifting, the Council discusses the Xcel partnership, a new city webpage for public safety information.

A signpost is silhouetted against a pink sunrise.

Imagining a joyful, connected, and resilient city

The core tenet of democracy is that every person has an equal say in our decisions. We haven't fulfilled that ideal yet, but every time we participate in local decision-making, we get closer.

Nicole and her oldest child stand on the Stone Arch Bridge on a sunny day with downtown Minneapolis in the background.

Nicole's Notes - Week of March 3, 2025

Understanding the city budget, North 30th Street design alternatives, Food Tax Rebate program information.

The budget trap

The budget trap

Learn how Boulder funds many of its core services and why dedicating funding to specific uses exacerbates our budget challenges.

A dog stands in the middle of a trail in the woods with a giant tree limb in its mouth.

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 24, 2025

Midterm check-in, understanding City Council priorities, Community Assembly application invitations go out.

The word "Projects" is spelled in letters attached to a concrete wall. The color gradient is from pink to orange.

City Council Priorities

Learn how and when the City Council identifies and sets its priority projects.

A green, South Boulder meadow with flowers, trees, a blue sky with a few clouds, and the foothills in the background.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 17, 2025

Imagining a better future, code updates, Folsom Street safety improvements, Hands-Only CPR Trainings.

The power of imagination

Reflections

The power of imagination

Making time to share our dreams for Boulder's future can help us maintain hope in these challenging and chaotic times.

Workers stand outside the Table Mesa King Soopers holding signs that read "Please do not patronize".

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 10, 2025

How to support striking workers, immigrant resources, and A Boulder Today.

UFCW Local 7 workers stand outside a King Soopers store with signs that read "Please do not patronize."

Engage

Essential workers need our support

UFCW Local 7 workers are striking this week. Learn why supporting our community's essential workers matters and what you can do to help.

Flatiron Freddy wears a top hat and cape while standing in front of a snowy field with the flatirons in the background.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of February 3, 2025

City letter to the community, snow and ice response FAQ, BVCP engagement opportunities.

A single snowflake stands out in a pile of snow.

How Things Work

Your questions answered: Snow and ice response

Answering community questions about our snow and ice response.

Community Connectors-in-Residence, City staff, and Councilmember Nicole Speer stand in a line and smile at the camera.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of January 20, 2025

Martin Luther King Day & Inauguration Day, BVCP engagement opportunities, Fire Station 3 public tour.

A group of people of all abilities celebrates their togetherness on a trail overlooking snow-covered mountains.

Reflections

I choose togetherness

Inauguration Day falling on Martin Luther King Jr. Day juxtaposes two paths for our country, and our community.

Martha Wilson, Rep. Junie Joseph, and Councilmember Nicole Speer pose in front of the House chamber at the state Capitol.

Nicole's Notes

Nicole's Notes - Week of January 13, 2025

Upcoming MLK events, urban forestry update, proposed St. Julien expansion, and more.

A close-up image of a microscope lens and stage. The highest-powered lens focuses on the glass slide.

How Things Work

Call-Ups

A call-up is an opportunity for the Council to review a decision made by a Board or Commission.

A brown gavel rests on a marble surface.

How Things Work

Quasi-Judicial Decisions

Quasi-judicial decisions are typically associated with call-up items and involve making a specific decision based on existing rules.

The Boulder Municipal Court, in the southeast corner of the first floor of the Boulder County Justice Center building.

How Things Work

Boulder Municipal Court Update

Learn what Boulder's Municipal Court does and what they're working on this year.

See all