Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2014 10 08

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes September 10th, 2014 Page 3 of 5 3) Helen gave out hardcopies of the slideshow presentation and the memo for the City Council /OSAB study session on September 23rd. Missy asked for clarification on whether City Council would have previous understanding about the difference between Parks and Open Space and that OSAB only has purview over Open Space and trails, not Park issues. Ember felt like this was well- understood. Missy suggested that the OSAB Highlights section of the memo should include a total number of citizen participants. Helen agreed to include it. VII. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda: None (no public were in attendance) VIII. Discussion Item: City Staff Trail Recommendations The OSAB meeting packet included a list of trails that Parks & Recreation staff, Public Works staff, and Planning staff are currently recommending that the city research creating. Some of these recommendations came from OSAB, some from Open Space Staff, some from Planning Staff, and some from the public process. OSAB was given permission to review these trails, even though some are not on Open Space property. Ember also tried to identify in the document which Departments would take ownership of these projects. Ember requested OSAB's approval or disapproval of items on the list. OSAB asked about several of the specific, numbered trail recommendations on the map /list. #15 —Missy asked whether the "Tennis Center" was going to be built and whether this affects trail #15. Though the tennis center investors still have control of the land, there is no development currently underway. Ember suggested that this trail might be a requirement for any future development of that parcel of land. #9 (access through the Enclave subdivision into Davidson Mesa) — The owner of this parcel used to allow people to pass through to Davidson Mesa, but now there is a fence. This connection is a frequent citizen request, but might require property acquisition or some sort of easement to achieve. #10— This plan would create a bike corridor to Main Street along Walnut that would curve into the existing trail at Walnut Open Space, thus providing a bike route to downtown. #17— There may be future efforts to re -align the street intersection at Main St. and South Boulder Rd., which might allow this trail to be acceptably removed from the train tracks. #20— Permission was denied to re -route the Coal Creek Trail along the creek itself through the Golf Course. However, staff got a commitment to explore the option of routing the trail around the perimeter of the Golf Course (as opposed to the current route through neighborhoods).