Official ballot language
(2C Public Service Company Franchise) SHALL THE CITY OF BOULDER GRANT A FRANCHISE TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO TO FURNISH, SELL, AND DISTRIBUTE GAS AND ELECTRICITY TO THE CITY AND TO ALL PERSONS, BUSINESSES, AND INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE CITY AND THE RIGHT TO MAKE REASONABLE USE OF ALL STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES AND PUBLIC EASEMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY AS DESCRIBED IN ORDINANCE 8410?
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(2D Repurpose the Utility Occupation Tax) WITHOUT RAISING THE TAX RATE SHALL THE EXISTING UTILITY OCCUPATION TAX, WHICH IN 2021 AND 2022 WILL BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 2,076,181, BE EXTENDED FROM A CURRENT EXPIRATION DATE OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND BE REPURPOSED TO PAY ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMATION OF A MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY AND TO BE USED TO FUND PROJECTS, PILOTS, INITIATIVES, AND RESEARCH THAT SUPPORT THE CITY’S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CITY’S RACIAL EQUITY GOALS AND THE COMMUNITY’S COMMITMENT TO THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT, SUCH AS:
