Sign Up to Speak at Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meetings

Thank you for your interest in speaking to the City of Boulder's Parks & Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB). The board welcomes comments from community members about Boulder’s parks, recreation services and related topics.

PRAB kindly asks that speakers register in advance to help staff plan the agenda, manage speaking time and support both in‑person and virtual participants. Speakers who did not sign up in advance still have the opportunity to speak and can also sign up for public comment at the meeting. Speakers who register at the meeting will be called after those who registered in advance. Staff will make every effort to accommodate all participants.

If you have written materials to share with PRAB, please email them to PRAB@bouldercolorado.gov before the meeting.

Sign Up for Public Comment

To sign up for public comment, please email the following to PRABadmin@bouldercolorado.gov by 4:30pm on the day of the meeting. A confirmation email will be sent to confirm you are registered.

1. First and Last Name:
2. I prefer to be addressed by:
   (Example: Ms. Smith or Dr. John Doe)
3. My comment is about:
4. I plan to attend (in person / virtually).

Members of the public are welcome to attend any PRAB meeting, either in person or virtually, and may speak for up to 3 minutes during Public Open Comment or during a scheduled Public Hearing. The public comment segment of the meeting begins shortly after the meeting starts.

Members of the public may speak during:

• Public Open Comment (topics not scheduled for a hearing)
• A Public Hearing (only when a hearing is listed on the agenda)

Please note that PRAB study sessions do not include public comment and are held virtually. A virtual meeting link will be posted the morning of each study session, as with all PRAB meetings.

To support a smooth public comment process, the moderator will announce the next three speakers at a time. Please allow a brief pause between speakers as the timer is reset.

Speaker Order:

• In‑person participants who registered in advance
• Virtual participants who registered in advance
• Participants who register at the meeting

If you have questions or need accommodations, such as interpreters or accessibility support, please email PRABadmin@bouldercolorado.gov as early as possible.

Please be aware that the board may not be able to respond directly to your comment during the meeting. However, your input is valued and helps inform PRAB’s guidance to staff over time. A summary of your comments will appear in the meeting minutes, and you are welcome to follow up at a future meeting or by contacting PRAB members or department staff.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board looks forward to hearing from you.

The City of Boulder has engaged with community members to co-create a vision for productive, meaningful and inclusive civic conversations. This vision supports physical and emotional safety for community members, staff, City Council and board members, and affirms democratic participation for people of all ages, identities, lived experiences and political perspectives. ​

For more information about this vision and the community engagement processes, please visit the Productive Atmospheres webpage and refer to the Boulder Revised Code, Section XVI(b).

The City will enforce the rules of decorum outlined in the Boulder Revised Code. Key expectations for PRAB meetings include:

• ​All remarks and testimony must relate to city business.​

• ​Obscenity, racial epithets and any speech or behavior that disrupts or interferes with the meeting are prohibited.

• ​No participant shall make threats or use other forms of intimidation against any person.​

• Participants must sign up to speak using the name they are commonly known by and must display their full name before being allowed to speak online.

• At this time, only audio testimony is permitted for virtual participants.

Thank you for taking the time to engage with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Your participation helps shape the future of Boulder’s parks and recreation system.