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City Council Meeting Minutes March 3, 2020 Page 4 of 12 was told the gates would not be a problem and then later was denied a permit. The part of the fence that opens up to HOA property must be allowed. He requested the 90-day stay be removed and the permit approved. Chris Hall 998 West Alder, asked the Council not to enact the rule. Clark Hamilton, 7712 Spring Drive, Boulder County, stated a community trail from their neighborhood ends up on open space. 20-40 people use the trail every day and have done so for 20 years. The access has no gate or fence and they want it maintained. Patti Bowen, 1214 West Pine Court, speaking for neighbors in the Enclave neighborhood, stated they got a letter from the City over a year ago about degradation in the open space and they reseed the area and were told the trail was fine with their work. They want to know the rationale behind the change as the gates have been there for over 25 years. She stated people violate dog rules and no one seems to be enforcing that and it has a much greater impact on the land. Bridger Penttila, 342 Jefferson Avenue, stated this issue wasn’t handled well. She asked what was the purpose of the rule, and what is the city trying to accomplish. Kathy Small, 2170 Dogwood Circle, stated she adopted the north open space through the City’s program and works to maintain the space. She stated the reasons listed for changing the rules don’t seem appropriate. She noted social trails from private property are the exception not the rule and a blanket rule for everyone is not appropriate. Dale Johnson, 812 Pikes Peak Court, bought his house in 1992 with an existing gate which is used by kids to get to school. The property owners paid for the fence and the City allowed gates but are now being told they can’t use them to maintain the weeds or the fence. Open Space should have informed us of the proposed changes. Rich Kithil, Bridgefield Neighborhood, stated the City should get an environmental impact study before imposing this. Terrance Keane, 2437 North Franklin Avenue, stated the rule doesn’t affect him or his property but he feels this is overly broad and unnecessarily harsh. The City should allow reasonable access. He asked Council to stay this rule and have a public process with stakeholder input. Julia Knearl, 946 West Alder, stated the code provision used to enact this administrative regulation does not align with how it was implemented and is not compliant with code. This is not an emergent situation and there needs to be a public process. Kristopher Karnauskas, 1022 Alder St, stated that he and his family use the gate to access the open space on the way to school. The access to open space was a big factor in the home they chose. He asked Council to rescind the rule.