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City outlines long‑term financial strategy and OSMP previews 2026 capital priorities
Summary
City finance staff described a multiyear financial strategy aimed at diversifying revenues and addressing a large backlog of unfunded needs; OSMP previewed its draft 2026 capital program, highlighting wildfire resilience, trail and trailhead work and the Mount Sanitas project funded in part by a grant.
City finance staff presented the citywide long‑term financial strategy and the Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) team previewed the department’s draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal 2026 at the April 9 meeting.
Finance framing and ballot timing
Charlotte Heskey, budget officer for the City of Boulder finance department, told the board the city is preparing a multiyear strategy to reduce reliance on sales and use tax, expand revenue diversity and address a $380 million estimate of unfunded and underfunded needs across city programs. The initiative is building on prior recommendations from blue‑ribbon reports and will include public engagement branded as ‘‘Fund Our Future’’ (community conversations July–October 2025 and polling in 2026).
Heskey described two ballot measure concepts under active discussion…
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