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City Council Meeting Minutes August 15, 2017 Page 4 of 13 Louisville will also obtain from the owner a right of refusal affecting the "Centennial House Lot." Under this agreement, the City would have the second right to purchase the lot if Leannah Mayhoffer Baron chooses not to exercise a first right to acquire the lot. The acquisition includes the mineral rights under the entire 200 acres. The transaction would prohibit mineral extraction on the property. After the purchase, the County will manage the open space on behalf of the three parties Staff recommends the approval of the ordinance and granting the Mayor the authority to execute the IGA on behalf of the City Council and further to negotiate revisions to the IGA as the Mayor determines necessary or in the best interests of the City or appropriate to effect the closing on the property. Interim City Manager Balser thanked Boulder County staff, the Mayhoffer Family, Attorney Light, and the Public Works staff for their work on this. Mayor Muckle asked for Public Comments. Jean Morgan, 1301 Spruce Street, urged a yes vote for this purchase to maintain this as a great entrance to Louisville from the East John Leary, 1116 Lafarge Avenue, stated many others need to be thanked for this purchase as it completes the buffer with Lafayette. He reviewed some of the history of the property including attempts to rezone many properties for residential building that are now open space He noted the legal issues and history of open space discussions in the 1970s and 1980s and the long-term resident support for the purchase/annexation of open space around Louisville Matt Jones, 265 Dahlia Drive, stated this is a great purchase, it is a buffer, it is agnculture land, and is a riparian area on the Coal Creek Corndor. He noted the conservation easement does not say anything about restoration of the creek corndor. He would recommend adding that to the conservation easement if possible. Interim City Manager Balser noted Boulder County has already approved the IGA and Lafayette is considering it this evening Mayor Pro Tem Lipton noted the Open Space Board is genuinely excited by this purchase. It will be a crown jewel in our open space lands. He thanked Boulder County and Lafayette for their work and collaboration He congratulated staff for this purchase He thanked the Mayhoffer family for their willingness to support this agreement. Councilmember Stolzmann thanked the citizens of Louisville, Lafayette and Boulder County for their continued support of open space and their willingness to tax themselves for purchases like this. She also thanked the Mayhoffers for their stewardship of the