Community Vitality
2025 Budget
$22,783,997
47.25 FTE
Department Overview:
Community Vitality manages the city's general improvement districts (including downtown, University Hill and Boulder Junction) and serves all community members through arts and culture grants and programming, special event support and the management of parking and access services including enforcement and maintenance of assets. The department is guided by three strategic pillars:
Cultural Vibrancy
Promoting a rich and diverse cultural scene that reflects the city's unique identity. This includes supporting a wide range of artists and organizations through grant funding and ensuring that arts and cultural programs are innovative, educational and widely accessible.
District Vitality
Increasing the economic and social health of improvement districts, ensuring they are vibrant, accessible and resilient. This involves supporting local businesses, enhancing public spaces and encouraging activities that draw people in, creating lively, engaging districts that contribute to the overall well-being of the city.
Access for All
Ensuring that all community members can participate in and benefit from the city's improvement districts, cultural programs and special events. This includes making districts accessible and connected, offering affordable or free programming, and fostering a healthy and socially thriving urban environment.
Together, these values create a framework for a more vibrant city.
Community Vitality's 2025 budget represents a significant realignment in savings to key programs which will promote greater efficiency in use of existing resources while aiming to meet the department's values.
Summary of 2025 Budget Enhancements:
1) $75,000 in one-time funds within the Special Events to increase sponsorship funds.
2) $500,000 in one-time funds within District Vitality to continue the Ambassador Program.
3) $150,000 in one-time funds within District Vitality to continue the Outdoor dining Program.
4) $25,000 in ongoing funds to support the purchase of eco-passes for part-time employees within special districts.
5) $100,000 for a new 2-year fixed term Arts Grants Program Specialist.
6) $432,000 in one-time funds to support bridge year arts grant funding.
7) $165,250 in one-time funds to support an update the city's Cultural Plan.
8) $100,000 in one-time funds to support the Experiments in Public Art Program.
9) $75,000 in one-time funds to support the Artist Incentive Hiring Program.
10) $50,000 in one-time funds for public art maintenance.
11) $30,000 in one-time funds for the Creative Neighborhoods Program.
Department Programs:
Operating Budget (FY2023-2025)
Expenditure by Program
Program Overview
Administration provides oversight, support and strategic direction to the Community Vitality Department and fosters partnerships with key stakeholders, both externally and throughout the city organization.
The Office of Arts + Culture supports the Community Vitality pillar of Cultural Vibrancy. The office is responsible for the oversight of cultural grants, creative sector programs, public art, support for cultural nonprofit organizations, creative neighborhoods programs, and support for individual artists and creative professionals.
Customer Service serves as the frontline for residents and visitors, ensuring that their needs are met with respect and efficiency. Reflecting the principle of Access for All, this work group strives to provide clear, accessible information and service to all community members.
The District Vitality work group is focused on nurturing economically and socially thriving special districts within the city. It is dedicated to District Vitality and fostering vibrant, sustainable improvement districts that are attractive, prosperous and resilient.
Parking Enforcement plays a crucial role in managing the city’s parking resources efficiently and safely. Guided by the department pillar of Access for All, the work group ensures that access to the improvement districts is equitably available to all community members, regardless of their mode of transportation.
Parking Maintenance enhances public spaces within improvement districts across the city. By prioritizing the department pillar of District Vitality, the work group maintains safe and appealing infrastructure that contributes to the overall health of Boulder.
The mission of the Office of Special Events is to lead, manage and expand special events across the city organization. Committed to the department pillar of Cultural Vibrancy, the program plays a central role in promoting the city's unique identity to community members.
Department Staffing
Expenditure by Fund
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Summary
CIP BY DEPARTMENT
Community, Culture, Resilience & Safety Tax Projects
APPENDIX
Adopted Budget Reconciliation & Ordinance
Codified Fees, Rates & Charges