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Boulder council holds special meeting, approves executive session and emergency ordinance amendment
Summary
At a Feb. 13 special meeting council approved a motion to convene an attorney‑client executive session about federal guidelines and adopted Ordinance 86‑87 by emergency measure amending the city code on suspension of facility privileges.
Boulder City Council on Feb. 13 convened a brief special meeting to add an ordinance to the agenda, enter an executive session for attorney‑client advice and adopt an emergency ordinance expanding the municipal code provision that allows suspension of facility privileges.
Mayor Aaron Brockett opened the special meeting and Councilmember Alicia (roll call entry) confirmed a quorum. The council unanimously approved a motion to amend the agenda to add “item 2b,” described in staff materials as an introduction, first reading, consideration of a motion to order published by title only and adopt by emergency measure Ordinance 86‑87, amending the suspension‑of‑facility‑privileges provision in the Boulder Revised Code (BRC 19‑81; section 5‑5‑18). The council then voted 8‑0 to convene an executive session under Colorado Revised Statutes section 24‑6‑402(4)(b) for attorney‑client discussion of legal questions regarding emerging federal guidelines.
After reconvening from the executive session, the council took a roll‑call vote to adopt the consent agenda. The consent agenda contained Ordinance 86‑87, which council adopted by emergency measure; the mayor announced the consent item was adopted and the meeting was closed. The clerk and city attorney were directed to publish the ordinance by title and record the emergency adoption, per standard procedure.
No substantive debate on the ordinance’s specific substantive changes was recorded in public minutes during the special meeting; the agenda language describes the ordinance as expanding the list of facilities or buildings for which the city may suspend privileges for conduct endangering the health, safety or welfare of users or visitors. The council chair noted that the executive session and emergency adoption were taken for the purposes stated on the public notice and confirmed that no members raised concerns about improper action during the executive session when the council reconvened.
Ending: The special meeting concluded at 5:58 p.m.; the council recessed to the scheduled study session that evening.
