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). As Advisory Board members, we welcome the opportunity to hear from community members regarding Boulder’s parks, recreational system and services. The information below will help you prepare to share your input during a regularly scheduled public meeting of the PRAB.

The PRAB requests advance registration for public comment. Advance registration allows staff to plan the agenda and manage speaking time effectively, ensuring those who register in advance are guaranteed an opportunity to speak. All PRAB meetings are hybrid, and registering in advance also allows staff to best support both in-person and virtual attendees. Members of the public may still register to speak at the meeting. Speakers who register at the meeting will be called after those who registered in advance. Staff will accommodate all participants when possible; however, speaking time cannot be guaranteed for those who register at the meeting.

To sign up for public participation at the upcoming PRAB meeting, please email PRABadmin@bouldercolorado.gov before 4:30pm on the day of the meeting.

Please include the following information in your email request:

1. My name is _______. (First and Last Name)
   Individuals must display their whole name before being allowed to speak online.
2. I would like to be addressed by _______. (Example: Mary, or Mr. Jones)
   This helps ensure we respect your name and pronoun preferences.
3. My public comment is about ___________.
4. I plan to attend (in person / virtually).

Please note that you must receive a confirmation email from PRABadmin@bouldercolorado.gov verifying your participation in the upcoming meeting. This confirmation adds you to the public participation list. Names are added to the list in the order they are received, and speakers will be called when the board is ready for public comment.

Each speaker has 3 minutes for public comment.​ Please allow a brief pause between speakers as the timer is reset.

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, council and board members, as well as democracy 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, including the following key expectations for PRAB meetings:

• ​All remarks and testimony shall be limited to matters related to city business.​

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

• ​Obscenity, racial epithets, and other speech and behavior that disrupts or otherwise impedes the ability to conduct the meeting are prohibited. ​

• 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.

• Currently, only audio testimony is permitted for virtual participants.

• Members of the public are welcome to attend any PRAB meeting, either in person or virtually.
• As previously noted, each member of the public is invited to provide up to 3 minutes of comment on a Parks and Recreation matter not scheduled for a hearing later in the agenda. Participants may also speak for up to 3 minutes on a matter scheduled for public hearing during the time set for that topic.
• If you have written materials you wish to share with the PRAB, please email them to PRAB@bouldercolorado.gov before the meeting.
• Please be aware that the PRAB may not be able to respond to your comment during the meeting, but your input is valued and helps inform the guidance board members provide to staff over time.
• You are welcome to follow up on the matter you brought forth. A summary of your comments will appear in the written minutes recorded from the meeting. You may also follow up at a subsequent meeting or by contacting PRAB members or department staff directly.

The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board members look forward to hearing from you.