Open Space Advisory Board Minutes 2008 01 09

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes DATE Page 2 of 3 have been posted in 2007 (the foyer of City Hall, at the Library, at the Police Department! Municipal Court Building, at the Recreation Center, and at http://www.ci.louisville.co.us/Boards/osabagenda.htm on the Thursday prior to each meeting.) The motion was unanimously approved. Items of Joint interest - Discussion focused on the shared boundary between Louisville and Superior including the Scriffiny/ Spicer Carlson boundary, the Coal Creek corridor and the new Town Centre development. Additional discussion was centered on the transition of attention from acquisition of new open space to protection and management of existing open space, and also on best methods for establishing and maintaining meaningful communication between the Advisory Boards/Committees and their respective City CouncillTown Board of Trustees In Stream Flow on Coal Creek - Ted Kowalski presented an overview of the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) program to maintain minimum in- stream flow (ISF) by water right appropriation and the history of efforts by the City of Louisville to pursue an ISF appropriation to protect Coal Creek. Approximately one year ago Louisville sent letters to the Town of Superior, City of Lafayette, Erie, and Boulder County inviting them to join in this effort and to expand the length of the protected stream section. Lafayette expressed some interest but Erie and Lafayette have to date declined but members of the Superior OSAC expressed an interest in joining Louisville to pursue the matter. Tom Phare contributed information on the process and informed the Board that engineering limitations prohibited the use of the golf course grey-water system to augment flows within Coal Creek. Tom Fahre agreed to spearhead the City effort for ISF appropriation until the new Director of Parks and Recreation takes over. Linda Smith offered a motion to authorize City staff to collaborate with Ted Kowalski to draught a letter to be presented to City Council requesting that the CWCB initiate a survey of Coal Creek for ISF protection. The motion passed unanimously. Town of Superior Open Space Program/ Town of Superior Ranking & Documentation of Possible Future Acquisitions - John Nibarger gave a comprehensive presentation on the history, function, methodology and processes of the OSAC in identification of target open space lands, best acquisition and preservation practices, and mapping products. Superior has to date made three purchases of open space lands. Additional information is available at http://townofsuperior.comlT ownGovernm ent!BoardsCom m issionsandCom m ittees /OpenSpaceOSAC Follow-up discussion focused on potential collaboration between Louisville and Superior on the identification and purchase of desirable open space properties.