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Elizabeth said the overall pilot budget from ARPA totaled $3,000,000 and covered direct cash assistance, design work, a community task force, consultants and an evaluation contract. An interim evaluation report was released in December 2024; staff said a final evaluation survey is currently being fielded and consultants will produce a final report in September.

Staff reported about 70 participants had completed the most recent survey so far, from among roughly 130 participants who initially indicated interest in taking evaluation surveys; the full participant cohort is 200. Staff said the final survey will probe longer-term impacts on financial stability and that storytelling work — including photo-voice, audio, short video and performance/story events — is planned for September and October to center participants’ experiences publicly.

On the question of continuation, staff said city staff and nonprofit partners have been discussing what a program beyond the pilot could look like, what a realistic budget might be, and alternative funding sources. Staff noted they do not expect to sustain a program at the same scale without additional funding but said a relaunch with a new cohort could be possible in 2027 if funding and City Council direction align. “Ultimately it's a decision that city council would need to make as well in terms of budget allocations,” Elizabeth said.

Next steps: staff will continue evaluation work, produce a final report in September and roll out storytelling opportunities so participants can share their experiences publicly beginning in September and continuing through October. Staff and partners will continue to explore designs and funding options should the city consider an ongoing program.

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Commissioners and staff discussed why the change was proposed and potential scheduling conflicts. Christian, a staff member, noted that the commission’s public-notice and recurring-schedule processes would need to be maintained and asked members to be specific about whether the commission would meet on a fixed week (for example, the third Monday) or vary month to month. Commissioners raised that some holidays that fall on Mondays, such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, have in the past required schedule adjustments.

Members said city council meeting nights and individual member conflicts were factors in choosing a new night. One commissioner said city council meeting nights make Thursdays problematic for some members; another noted a recurring personal conflict on Mondays. Commissioners agreed informally to check calendars and confirm availability for a third-Monday cadence.

The discussion also covered how the change would affect retreat timing and onboarding of new commissioners; staff warned that new appointees could be seated in mid-August, which could create a short turnaround if a retreat were held in late August. Commissioners suggested pushing the retreat later in the year if necessary so new members could attend.

Staff did not record a formal implementation timeline in the transcript. Christian, the staff member who manages the HRC schedule, said he would follow up to confirm availability and public-notice requirements and to reconcile the commission’s recurring calendar with individual members’ schedules.

The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the motion was seconded; the transcript contains no clear record of a final vote or formal approval of the schedule change.

Less-critical details: commissioners noted the commission operates on a calendar-year schedule (Jan. 1–Dec. 31) for budgeting and that individual monthly adjustments have been used in the past when holidays fall on a regular meeting night.

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Commissioners described the event as a combination of stage performance and a facilitated conversation designed to invite a broad public audience, including people with strongly pro-Israel and pro-Palestine views, to attend as observers and participants. Aaron said the plan could begin with Israel–Palestine and expand to other topics such as immigration. “The whole thing is based around like addressing the polarization and like not trying to say it’s this or it’s this, but like looking at how do we dialogue about it,” Aaron said.

Staff flagged budget and intellectual-property issues. Christian, the staff member supporting the commission, said the HRC’s miscellaneous purchase-services line currently shows about $1,000 for the calendar year and that the platform lists the line as overspent; he offered to check the accounts. “We may be able to move something around... I’ll reach out to the budget analyst that I work with to see what might be possible,” Christian said. Christian also relayed a prior concern from a trainer, Doctor Ho, about compensating Ami for use of the interview game: “Doctor Ho’s biggest, like concern was just making sure that Ami, as the sort of like owner of the intellectual property of the interview game, gets compensated for his intellectual property,” Christian said.

Commissioners discussed venue, outreach and safety. Aaron proposed the Canyon Theatre as a likely venue and said the theater could host multiple showings over a week. Commissioners emphasized the need for a transparent plan to hold strong emotions in the space, to use interpreters, and to do broad community outreach rather than invite only selected stakeholders. Rosabella (interpreter) asked speakers to slow their pace to support interpretation.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: Christian said he would check the HRC budget line and, if necessary, speak with his budget analyst about options to reallocate unspent funds; Aaron said he would follow up with Ami to confirm logistics and availability. Christian also said he would investigate reserving the Canyon Theatre in case the commission chooses that venue.

No formal vote or expenditure was recorded in the transcript. Commissioners agreed to continue planning while staff confirm budget availability and logistics. If funded, commissioners discussed running multiple events to build momentum and to pair the theatrical format with other difficult-dialogues training already under discussion with external trainers.

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Commissioners raised calendar conflicts as a reason to move the retreat out of August. One member said they would be out of town for almost all of August and asked the commission to consider later dates. Commissioners discussed the advantage of waiting until October so any newly appointed commissioners could attend at least one regular meeting before the retreat; commissioners suggested a later October date (participants referenced the 25th as a possibility) and discussed possible three-hour blocks such as 10 a.m.–1 p.m. or 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Discussion topics commissioners wanted included: articulating desired community impact, drafting a work plan tied to measurable outcomes, reflecting on the past year’s activities, strategies to solicit issues the commission may not be hearing about from the public, and ways to deepen community outreach. Commissioners also debated whether to bring an external facilitator or to work from staff-provided frameworks. One commissioner said an outside facilitator could help identify blind spots because the commission’s small membership can miss perspectives; others said staff could provide frameworks and past retreat materials for the group to react to before deciding on an external consultant.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: staff (Christian and Elizabeth) offered to provide past retreat materials, proposed frameworks and possible facilitator options for commissioners to review. Commissioners agreed to spend the coming weeks drafting questions and ideas to bring to the next meeting to inform retreat design and whether to hire an external facilitator.

No formal decision on a retreat date, format or facilitator was captured in the transcript; staff committed to follow up with materials and scheduling options.

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Staff reports progress on Elevate Boulder guaranteed-income pilot; final evaluation and storytelling planned

Human Relations Commission members propose moving regular meetings to third Mondays

Commission discusses partnering with theatrical ‘interview game’ for difficult dialogues; budget and venue questions remain

HRC weighs timing, format and facilitator for annual retreat; staff to provide frameworks