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Open Space Advisory Board <br />Meeting Notes <br />August 14th, 2013 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />volunteers: Tom, Laura, Helen, Alison and Linda. <br /> Staff will draft a memo and Power Point presentation outlining: <br />project process and goals, PROST trail recommendations, photos <br />of different trail types, social trail erosion and past trail projects. <br />Tom and Alison will review and edit memo and Power Point. <br /> The Ribbon Cutting for Coal Creek Trail will be held in Lafayette on <br />Wednesday, August 21st. This is the official opening ceremony of the trail <br />connection to Erie. Four miles of trail were added, so now the coal Creek <br />trail is 27 miles in total. <br /> OSAB has a budget to cover registration fees for the Colorado Open <br />Space Alliance on Sept 9 - 11 in Crested Butte. Program information and <br />schedule can be found at: www.ColoradoOpenSpace.org. Please contact <br />Ember if you would like to attend. <br /> The underpass at Aquarius is being revamped. On the north side of the <br />underpass, they have dropped the stream immediately out of the outlet. <br />On the south side, they have extended the wing wall out to the bridge and <br />have increased the amount of boulders to try to divert the water away <br />from the trail. <br /> The trail at "Ice Corner" on North Open Space has been raised 18 inches <br />and culverts have been added to improve the drainage. Lafayette is look <br />into ways to redirect some of the water that is flowing off of Lafayette's <br />social trails and onto North Open Space. <br /> Construction of Hecla Dam is still underway. <br /> The Boulder County Youth Corps has been assisting installing prairie dog <br />barrier at Gateway and Warembourg and weeding at the Aquarius. <br />VI. Boar Updates – None <br />VII. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda <br /> Debby Fahey, 1118 W. Enclave Cir. - The City is considering purchasing a <br />new piece of property for utilities. Can the City consider a piece of <br />property that is not adjacent to the City's open space property? <br /> <br />VIII. Discussion: City Process and Purchasing Procedures for Land <br />Acquisition and Conservation Easements <br />4