[{"_1":2,"_111":-5,"_112":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6212724,"mediaKeyId","3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d","parentId",3683430,"title","Council proclaims Juneteenth and National Gun Violence Awareness Day; local advocates speak","audioSeconds",463,"startMs",1700000,"endMs",2163000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d&start=1700&end=2163","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d/thumbnail_1700000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6212724/Boulder/Boulder-County/Colorado/Council-proclaims-Juneteenth-and-National-Gun-Violence-Awareness-Day-local-advocates-speak","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212724-fcddfd5dc91c5848a2e1fd04711a0e7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991357&Signature=YppM1jekZfQKKCj7CjLVps4rjNXKQUaMMt7xwm51kkXWfcElplrLhWK18bwMmpBMTL0-2WBUgQoMa7EUrij2BjBL3fG9F~WdHsh4UlVux5mlvGTp5tda3ggd2mqFC6UWGu~7~H~9QKKX-7xNIY-U0Nm~iJLSJep4zpxq267AEWWlWyA5gDVHt~i7umWJpg1B1BhVgAJkn-mEeolqLg327OBmdhaMF1D4peekr5CMPdpss8LPVYffr-el7C9O5aVlmG-g3qVai8sY-Speg~y8iQkPakejZgtAfTsORykJiKL1mV-ebpvgwCVrEU2mfj6OJVX~MWApIZnf8N87ZeMLDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Boulder City, CO","date","2025-06-05T21:27:57Z","article","The City Council adopted declarations recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 2025) and National Gun Violence Awareness Day (June 6, 2025).

Council member Wallach presented the Juneteenth declaration, which described the historical origins of the holiday and encouraged community participation in a flag-raising on Monday, June 16 at the Penfield Tate II Municipal Building. The declaration notes the city’s prior recognition of Juneteenth as a federal and state holiday and encourages residents to observe June 19 with appropriate ceremonies and events.

Council member Weiner presented the National Gun Violence Awareness Day declaration and read statistics about gun deaths and nonfatal gun injuries. “Every day, a hundred and 25 Americans are killed by gun violence,” Weiner said during the reading. The declaration endorses evidence‑based approaches to reduce gun violence while noting support for lawful Second Amendment rights.

The nut graf: both proclamations were ceremonial but reflected ongoing council attention to community remembrance and public‑safety issues; a local gun‑violence prevention leader thanked the council and urged broader prevention work.

Representatives from Moms Demand Action attended and spoke after the gun‑violence declaration. Tina Pippen Wagers, described in the meeting as the Boulder lead for Moms Demand Action, thanked the council and highlighted that “firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens.” She also noted that in Colorado more than 70 percent of firearm deaths are suicides and praised local and state gun‑violence prevention laws, saying strong state legislation prevented the Pearl Street attacker from purchasing a firearm, according to the speaker.

Both declarations were read into the record, and council members thanked advocates and staff for their work on the proclamations.

Ending: the council encouraged residents to attend Juneteenth events and to participate in local prevention efforts for gun violence.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 5, 2025 City of Boulder City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The council declared June 19 Juneteenth Independence Day and June 6 National Gun Violence Awareness Day; a local Moms Demand Action leader urged sustained prevention efforts and noted firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens.","taxTitle","Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado","taxId",3386,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6212727,"Council adopts $11.6 million midyear budget adjustments, including public safety and capital maintenance",1340,3030000,4370000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d&start=3030&end=4370","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d/thumbnail_3030000.jpg","/articles/6212727/Boulder/Boulder-County/Colorado/Council-adopts-116-million-midyear-budget-adjustments-including-public-safety-and-capital-maintenance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212727-14967e6e182eb38e777dc3d63844c29a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991357&Signature=osGtaa3Y9DapnN6rviAKAcRwKMSZkiNfpj3Fo3zrawpCVyq1omJ4W08iSymS3YzxShLwuMgEB~0-78mwnDvYURGqGHjr3I~00MQEEZ3UTEMOyya6Glv3FFRIM18N5wWt0JfzZP2mw-~UPOcTDv-Ihu7xJXbo1SYYsR11Zx~plR92Mg84o8Zz35HsKvih5GlSTkF3Fy1iQFWyYWwegrYMhqkggW6DZZh875GbVek4o5lKiTfSwcDPDq8HdlqUBBHejcKpX1l3am6Z92fJuDVX8g4OQDnzjPHxpwNyNQVIaKHGakd15PqGXzlMoSJsjzEikpWl0zXgnwvZETb3HGBueQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 86 99, approving $11.6 million in carryovers and supplemental appropriations to the 2025 budget.

Chief Financial Officer Krista Morrison and Budget Officer Charlotte Husky presented the adjustment to base (ATB) package. Husky told council the total ATB‑1 request was $11,600,000, funded by additional unbudgeted revenue ($2,600,000), new grant revenue ($2,600,000) and $6,400,000 drawn from fund balance.

The nut graf: the supplemental appropriations cover a mix of public safety and emergency response needs, capital maintenance and smaller grants for parks, officer wellness and wildfire mitigation; council approved the ordinance after a public hearing and discussion of project cost escalation and community support needs.

Key items included in the package as described in the presentation: $1,950,000 for public safety and emergency response items (including $1,450,000 related to the emergency medical ambulance transport contract and living wage implementation, and vehicle and equipment replacements); police vehicle purchases reappropriation totaling $251,000 to address prior supply‑chain delays; $1,100,000 for capital maintenance and infrastructure including $947,000 for traffic signal upgrades and $115,000 for radio shop relocation and tower electrical upgrades; and a $40,000 appropriation to address Alpine Balsam Garage fire suppression maintenance supported by additional lease revenue.

Husky also summarized grant and donation funding: roughly $91,000 for Primos Park and related Safe Routes to Parks temporary activations ($9,500), $30,000 for a Peace Officer Mental Health Grant to support peer‑support and wellness activities, and $52,000 in Colorado Forest Service wildfire risk mitigation grant funds to develop a fuel break near foothills neighborhoods and open space.

Staff also proposed a technical change to remove two internal service funds (medical and dental self‑insurance) from the budget appropriations ordinance in accordance with a Colorado statute referenced in the presentation; staff described this as an administrative action that will not change underlying operating appropriations.

Council members asked about cost escalation on capital projects, mental‑health and community recovery supports after recent crises, and whether grant funds serve city residents or a wider county population; staff said they would follow up with additional details where needed. Following the public hearing (no remote speaker present), Council member Tina moved to adopt the ordinance, a second was recorded, and a unanimous roll call vote followed.

Ending: Council adopted ordinance 86 99 unanimously and staff said they will provide follow‑up details on specific grant allocations and on capital cost escalation as requested by council.","City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 86 99 to approve $11.6 million in carryovers and supplemental appropriations to the 2025 budget, funding public safety needs, traffic signal upgrades, radio shop work and multiple grants.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6212732,"Boulder council suspends live open comment for meeting, accepts emailed/audio submissions",241,391000,632000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d&start=391&end=632","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d/thumbnail_391000.jpg","/articles/6212732/Boulder/Boulder-County/Colorado/Boulder-council-suspends-live-open-comment-for-meeting-accepts-emailedaudio-submissions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212732-8cdac64b0112c901a5f706653b4e5c7a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991357&Signature=Y-aQwP~C037jGB5uyWsFE7VpJhiJ~CMnlXWsbzo4qOrvncu7ozkUH77ccusiItsavrQy6M65rqsoFKWEPYL9ydR-JR4jrjwvS-aI~E~DMmjAwthmBK8qlmVN~inFQ03ck6dg8ThtPSFpsrTc6KbcifGkGiJcN3Dz4bh9z6-wbpSdpdReXmEwgJr3m7FCLs1apgLczejfg6XB-dD8u2xWuRqQH4e-IfriaG7FJBJz7xv4ukBLrudVDk~bAj5pCCbAAmQKcxZujG55jySHQTnlScy12zidpB6GFLEegJObHOpg3XdgL4OXLB1K0-5I9EFmxPEC1gliLqU~50cOfOC85A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council voted to suspend live public comment during the meeting and asked residents to submit comments by email or audio recording instead.

Mayor Brockett made the motion to suspend council rules and to “suspend holding open comment during tonight's meeting.” A council member offered an amendment to limit the suspension to live or \"live open comment\" and to welcome comments submitted by email or audio recording. The mayor said staff had already emailed people who had signed up to notify them of the possible suspension and to invite written or recorded comments.

The nut graf: council described the move as intended to focus the meeting on city business amid a recent traumatic event, while at least one council member said suspending live comment would deny some people an important public‑facing opportunity to speak. The body voted by show of hands; the mayor announced the final tally as 7 in favor and 2 opposed, and the motion passed.

Council members who supported the motion said the intent was to balance public safety and orderly proceedings with opportunities for community feedback through other channels. In discussion, one council member said the city had sent notices to people signed up to speak and reiterated that emailed communications remain an available avenue for community input. One council member said they would vote no and said grieving community members should have the opportunity to speak in person; that comment was noted during the discussion but not attributed to a specific named vote in the public roll call.

The action was procedural for that meeting only. The mayor said the suspension applied to live, in‑person and virtual testimony for the evening and invited email or audio submissions instead. Staff had already notified those who were signed up and will accept and route emailed comments to council.

Ending: The council chair asked staff to proceed with the meeting agenda under the revised rules and reminded the public of the email/audio option for submitting comments.","The City Council voted 7–2 to suspend live open public comment for the evening’s meeting and invited written or recorded comments to be sent to the council.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6212737,"Boulder staff detail emergency response and stepped-up security after Pearl Street Mall attack",726,750000,1476000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d&start=750&end=1476","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683430-b655a0c89234b59df42910b8dda34e3d/thumbnail_750000.jpg","/articles/6212737/Boulder/Boulder-County/Colorado/Boulder-staff-detail-emergency-response-and-stepped-up-security-after-Pearl-Street-Mall-attack","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6212737-c69321b46f3129d654ea7b513e0670cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770991357&Signature=Nh~nEO1-VeoWa3O9TRwhgxNyDRWkFJ4D6fL9B7QkbYnPiZMSuAPG7Gd9Sgh5I4jogjyPElpqerYegp0wX0EnI1DoB-hMSymSEg9M1hhdyZLvDSKjvhS9xW4vubYIl7IztCR~xWhbHvGHzqD6ukDalfbig-KQPL43mSMCeaQQRT4mmnr0UFQ33NgJ8NjylfEidyDkKkLmlK-0QqXYFBiRdA7PfV-SeCuLKTEiSK4eEQWvQc93JXb5Dm5Nh0EnhOQE6XP0XCC7OR~q2Nk~0EmjgHoIXigzhZkW0M4muVeIQzyLvO7koex6A3~hHTP~hEH5iC-jR-eoPvXuxpqQfkOFLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff delivered a briefing focused on the city’s immediate response to the 06/01/2025 Pearl Street Mall attack and on steps the city is taking to support victims and increase downtown security.

The briefing, delivered by a senior city staff member, summarized the city’s coordinated response and emphasized the role of local, county, state and federal partners. “We stand in sadness and solidarity with our Jewish community members and condemn in the strongest possible terms this targeted act of antisemitism and terror,” the staff member said. The presentation said the first emergency calls came at about 1:26 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, and that the first officer arrived within four minutes of receiving the call.

The nut graf: the briefing framed the incident as both a criminal investigation and a community-support effort, describing emergency medical response, victim advocacy and the city’s plans for increased visible security around Pearl Street and for upcoming community events.

City staff described actions taken the day of the attack: dispatchers handling emergency calls, fire and rescue teams treating victims, law enforcement apprehending the suspect, immediate evacuations and activation of the city’s emergency operations center. Staff said detectives, evidence technicians and records personnel assembled the case while victim advocates connected with those impacted and their families. The city also coordinated flight restrictions with the Federal Aviation Administration and rerouted transit during the response.

The presentation listed support from multiple partner agencies (public safety and medical transport providers) and thanked those agencies for their role in the response. The city set up an emergency shelter at the East Boulder Community Center for evacuees, coordinated communications with the Downtown Boulder Partnership and the Boulder Chamber for business reentry once the area was safe, and held three press conferences and a joint briefing with the district attorney to align public messaging.

Staff said the city activated additional community supports, including employee assistance resources for city staff, and that the Boulder Star was lit in partnership with the Downtown Boulder Partnership and the city’s open space staff as a symbol of unity from June 2–8. The briefing said the city will continue enhanced security measures around Pearl Street Mall and other critical areas, without disclosing operational tactics, and that residents should remain vigilant and report suspicious activity.

The briefing also described event-specific planning: the city’s Office of Special Events and Parks & Recreation coordinated logistics for community gatherings and are working with police on additional security for the Boulder Jewish Festival. Staff underscored that the city requested and received assistance from neighboring jurisdictions and state and federal partners to support public safety and investigations.

The briefing did not propose new legislation; staff framed the session as an information update and a description of operational and coordination steps the city has taken and will continue to take. City council members and the mayor thanked staff and first responders for the rapid response and for ongoing victim support.

Ending: staff asked the community to continue to support victims and follow city messages for event safety. The city said it will continue to coordinate with community partners on long‑term recovery and security planning.","City staff described the timeline of the June 1 Pearl Street Mall attack, the multisource emergency response, victim support steps and planned security enhancements for downtown events and the Boulder Jewish Festival.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Council proclaims Juneteenth and National Gun Violence Awareness Day; local advocates speak

Council adopts $11.6 million midyear budget adjustments, including public safety and capital maintenance

Boulder council suspends live open comment for meeting, accepts emailed/audio submissions

Boulder staff detail emergency response and stepped-up security after Pearl Street Mall attack