Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2018 06 13

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City of Lafayette Requests & Status Report (One new request) 1. Areas C and D (Mayhoffer Farm). Lafayette appreciates the County's continued pursuit of the permanent preservation of this area. Lafayette anticipates partnering with Louisville on any acquisitions in this area since the open space would serve as a buffer between the towns. Area D is Lafayette's seventh- and third-highest (respectively) rated potential open space area in PROST. There are approximately 207 acres under family ownership. This area is of interest for preserving agricultural use, the natural values associated with Coal Creek, and its historical features. It would provide continuity between Lafayette's Coal Creek Corridor Open Space and the jointly -owned Fingru and Harney/Lastoka Open Space properties. Lafayette also believes an opportunity for an ADA accessible trail connection along Coal Creek is a possibility with this acquisition. Status: Boulder County will continue to pursue acquisition of the Mayhoffer property in partnership with Lafayette and Louisville. 2. Area J and Area L. Wetlands complex at State Highway 7 (East Baseline Road) and County Line Road. Same as Erie #3. These areas are the second- and fourth -highest (respectively) rated potential open space areas in PROST. The bulk of the area south of the highway is under one ownership. North of the highway there are several smaller properties with some sizable tracts. The wetlands run both south and north of Highway 7 for approximately one mile. This wetlands area is well known and merits preservation. It is our understanding that it has been designated by the EPA as a National Priority Wetland. It has also been home to nesting birds that are otherwise declining in Boulder County—the northern harrier and American bittern. In a broader context, the concept described in the PROST Master Plan is one of an interconnected circle of open space land and greenways that preserves and connects the newly improved Flagg Park trailhead, the large wetlands complex, Old Town Pond, and Lafayette's Great Park. Both the Town of Erie and Boulder County have expressed interest in partnering in the preservation these National Priority Wetlands. Lafayette would welcome Boulder County in taking the lead in preservation of this complex system of ownership. Status: Boulder County is willing to consider partnering to preserve these wetlands. 3. Area H (SW 1/4 of Section 29, T1N, R69W). This is approximately 80 acres of unincorporated agricultural land. It is adjacent to existing City of Boulder Teller Lake Open Space property. The PROST plan identified it as having agricultural values and trail corridor potential, providing an opportunity for the City of Lafayette to collaborate jointly with the City of Boulder during the East Trail Study Area planning process. This area is of interest for preserving agricultural use with potential for providing a West/East trail link between the City of Boulder and the City of Lafayette, a highly desired resource from the PROST plan public outreach surveys. Status: Boulder County is willing to discuss this request with Lafayette. 4. Area I (in the southwest 'A of Section 28, T1N, R69W). This area has connectivity to the City of Lafayette's Bullhead Gulch riparian habitat and existing trail corridor, and is just south of the jointly owned Echternacht Property. The City would like to continue the riparian habitat restoration through Bullhead Gulch and additionally utilize the property to connect our trail system into Echternacht, providing future opportunities for a West/East trail link between communities within Boulder County. 21