A few things on the consent agenda, including finalizing the ballot content. Consent normally means no discussion, but we've got 20 min for the Xcel deal and then 45 for Our Mayor, Our Choice.

There's also going to be a later discussion about what order council wants the ballot measures to be in. NEWR, since it's a tax, has to be first. (TABOR rules) But the rest are up to them.

OK, talking a bit about Our Mayor, Our Choice. Reminder: Council voted 7-2 to put this on the ballot on first reading, but there has to be a second vote.

In the meantime, county clerk said BoCo can't/won't conduct this election for Boulder.

So we'd have to pay for it ourselves. Looks like a potential $350K licensing fee (for a contractor/system) and $70K/year operation costs for that election. But that's really preliminary.

County clerk has said 2023 is too soon to implement ranked choice voting. So as a fix, staff is suggesting ballot language that leaves flexibility in WHEN that's implemented, if voters OK, until when the county clerk is ready

Looks like Xcel settlement stuff is going to be mixed in with Our Mayor, Our Choice stuff in this thread. Apologies; it's council, not me.

Nagle, who missed the past 3 meetings due to surgery, explaining why she's supporting the settlement.

I put my trust in Sam (Weaver) to inform my decision. He told me we could "end up with nothing" if we don't approve this settlement.

I know there are many people this is going to "burn a bridge with" and I'm sorry, Nagle says, but "I had to put my trust in somebody." Weaver and Yates did a great job.

Yates thanks Nagle for her "courageous" statement.

Back to mayor stuff: Yates says let's amend the current ballot measures to accommodate the county clerk's concern.

"The solution is in front of us. All we have to do is have ppl support that."

So if 2023 comes and the county clerk can do ranked choice voting, cool. If not, then council at the time could decide if the budget accommodates it, as Yates suggests.