URA members weigh priorities and funding limits after survey; projected five‑year funds about $315,000

URA members reviewed feedback on a board priorities survey and expressed concern about survey length and lack of consistent assessment criteria. Electra, the executive director, said members can re-enter or update their survey responses; some board members said they intend to select only their top priorities rather than rank every line item.

A committee member cautioned that the URA’s five-year outlook is tight: "we'll end up at the end of '26 with $315,000 for the next 5 years," the member said, adding that roughly half of current funds are already committed. Members discussed the need to match priorities to available funds and to look for partners (for example, CDOT or the parking-enterprise) for large infrastructure projects such as a bridge or interchange.

Board members also discussed durable annual commitments (for example, seasonal lighting and murals) and noted that recurring expenses quickly reduce discretionary funds. The chair said the primary task at the next meeting will be to review and refine the priority list and that the board will likely not make final decisions in August without additional cost information and partner commitments.

Other administrative notes: Gloria, the city council liaison, summarized the city’s budget survey results (about 530 responses) and reported that the city audit will be complete in July; the finance director position is open following Becca Davis’s retirement and an internal candidate, Nate Moore, had applied.

What’s next: staff will prepare clearer budget numbers and funding scenarios for the board’s August review of priorities, and members requested that project cost estimates and likely partners be included before making funding commitments.