Susanna Lopez Baker, director of the Boulder County Housing Department, presented the advisory committee’s recommended 2026 capital allocations from the county’s affordable and attainable housing sales tax on Oct. 9. The department asked the board to approve a two-year funding commitment consistent with prior decisions and outlined recommended awards totaling $3,673,136.

The advisory committee’s recommendations presented to the board included:

- City of Lafayette — Willoughby Corner: $1,500,000 (funds to be administered by Boulder County Housing Authority [BCHA] as identified in the presentation).
- City of “Lewisville” — Hillside Square rehab: $448,000 (presentation showed BCHA would complete the project; transcript uses the spelling “Lewisville”).
- Town of Nederland — site study for Rodeo Court: $100,000 (study to assess densification potential; BCHA listed as completing the work if pursued).
- Town of Superior — Kite Route Crossing senior housing: $1,000,000 gap funding request.
- Unincorporated Boulder County — Catamaran Court (BCHA-owned rehab): $625,000.

The presentation also noted an $835,316 projected top-of-year contribution to reserves for 2026; OFM staff indicated they would revisit that number and adjust it during multi-year sales-tax analyses.

Commissioners commended the advisory committee’s regional distribution of awards, asked for the City of Boulder and City of Longmont lists when they are available, and requested that when the receiving cities submit their own 2026 spending plans the county will place them before the board for final approval before any fund transfers occur.

Ending: Staff will bring updated sales-and-use-tax figures and any revised allocations forward in subsequent budget meetings; no transfer or formal award was approved on Oct. 9.