City Council Study Session Summary 2007 08 14

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City Council Study Session Summary July 10, 2007 Page 2 of 5 Scott Robson presented the recommendations from the Louisville Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB). . Open Space Requests - o Mayhoffer Property (Highway 42 / Empire Road in County), 195 acres o Schreiter Property (Dillon Road / 96th Street in County), 80 acres o Adler/Creekside Property (Highway 287 along Coal Creek in Lafayette), 100 acres o Sun Microsystems Property (Nest of 96th Street / North of Disk Drive in County), 80 acres . Trail Requests - o Crossing/underpass from Harney Lastoka Open Space across South Boulder Road to north end development, Hecla Lake/Waneka Lake Connections o Connection between Coal Creek Trail and Rock Creek Trail from Aquarius Trailhead to Sterns Links Callahan Trail to 96th Street, Hecla Lake, Waneka Lake, Coal Creek Trail South. Council member Muckle asked Ron Stewart if Boulder County Parks & Open Space had experience with making crossings over/under roads and railroad tracks. Ron responded that they did have some experience and that staff worked for Boulder County Transportation Department and now for the City of Louisville (eg Scott Robson). Mayor Sisk expressed a need for a pedestrian crossing from the Harney Lastoka Open Space to Old Town Louisville, across State Highway 42. Mayor Sisk also expressed concern about limiting the open space request at the Sun Microsystems property to only 80 acres. OSAB Chair David Waldman responded that there will be a traffic light installed at Highway 42 at Paschal which will make crossing Highway 42 easier to the north of South Boulder Road. He added that OSAB thought it was more prudent to request a crossing under the BNSF railroad tracks at the Takoda property since those tracks presented the greatest obstacle to regional trail connections. Member Waldman also indicated that there is another parcel at Sun Microsystem property that OSAB is interested in purchasing, but they thought it best to request just one parcel so as not to overtax Boulder County Parks & Open Space. Mayor Sisk reminded everyone that the Schreiter's helped Louisville when Broomfield was looking to expand and did not sell during that point of time. He expressed concern that the Schreiter family be treated with the same respect they showed Louisville. Mayor Sisk commented how fortunate Louisville was to have the relationship with Boulder County Parks & Open Space and pointed out that the Open Space tax is based on retail sales tax. Ron Stewart passed out a survey form. 3. Discussion - Proposal for Extension of the .10% County-wide Boulder County Transportation Sales and Use Tax