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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes November 9th 2016 Page 2 of 6 A. Laura attended the PPLAB (new Parks Board) meeting on October 10, 2016. She reported on her notes from the meeting. Laura reported that PPLAB members are working on a grading sheet for the City's Parks. Missy commented they may want to see other entities' versions of the same exercise and she could forward this information to Ember to pass along to them. Laura shared that PPLAB was skeptical of converting Walnut Park Open Space, currently zoned as a Park, to Open Space, being concerned that such a designation was very difficult to reverse. They did want it to be continued to be managed as an Open Space, as it is now. The summation was: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." They reiterated their feeling that the public, particularly the immediate neighbors, should be engaged if a land use designation change is ever formally proposed. They nominated PPLAB member Mike Frontczak to work on a Dog Issues Tiger Team with OSAB member Mike Schantz. Laura promised to get them in touch. Finally, Laura reported that PPLAB decided to have OSAB's agenda at each of their monthly meetings so they could decide each month whether to send a PPLAB member as a liaison to the OSAB meeting. B. Linda (and Helen) attended the Mayhoffer Property public meeting at the Rec Center last week and she reported on her impressions. She estimated that there were at least 200 members of the public there. The developer for the proposed "Kerr Estates" at the property was presenting. Linda summarized that many attendees seemed irate that this was the first time they had heard about the negotiations over the fate of the land, and they felt "ambushed" by this "done deal." The developer wants to subdivide the land into 5 estates and leave a sliver for fracking. Ember passed out a memo from the Boulder County Commissioners and a fact sheet from the City of Louisville that each summarized the entities' positions. Mike pointed out that this land has been consistently identified as the number one acquisition target by OSAB for well over a decade and the City Council knows how OSAB feels about this parcel. David Belin (Lafayette Open Space Advisory Committee) reported this land has been ranked as Lafayette's second highest acquisition priority a similarly long time and their body met and reiterated that sentiment just last week as a result of the Kerr Estates announcement. Chris felt that this development proposal is probably a "fake threat." He thought that without water and sewer from the City, this development can't work as proposed. Chris suggested the County should not be manipulated into over -paying for the land, since this proposal is probably flawed. Missy read the County Commissioner's communication and felt like it helped her understand the facts. She asked Linda about the general sentiment in the public meeting. Linda's impression was that the public really, really wants the land to become Open Space. Ember reported that the City Manager also attended the meeting and conveyed to the public that the City (and partners) had made a good, fair offer for the land that had been rejected, and that they didn't want to over -pay for the land as it sets a bad precedent for future landowners to potentially exploit the County/Cities. Mike cautioned that it is hard for the Cities and the County to negotiate for the land "in public." Lynn (LOSAC) agreed that it might be best to give the government "space" to do the job. Ember clarified for Chris that the City of Louisville is taking the formal lead on negotiations, with heavy support from the County. VII. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda - A. none VIII. Discussion Item: Brief Louisville & Lafayette Open Space Program Overview (acreage, staff, etc.) — Presented by: Ember & Rob Burdine 4