Open Space Advisory Board Minutes 2009 01 14

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes January 14, 2009 Page 3 of 4 Council nominates them and they serve four years. They can reapply as they wish. Broomfield has a quarter cent tax in perpetuity for management and purchases of open space. If use of OS changes it needs to be voted on by the city with simple majority. City council makes decisions and if no petition is filed the decision will stand. One city council member and an alternate are ex officio members of the OSTAC and attend all meetings. Further Dan said Broomfield Foundation is a 501 c3 non-profit was created to support activities within open space through presentations, raptor poles, birdhouses, tree plantings, etc. They have ten board members one of which is on the city council. They hope to develop a large enough endowment to fund some of the shortfalls of the city. Funds so far have come from board members and public solicitations. They hope to drive membership to increase funds and participation. Joe Stevens said a Friends of the Arboretum was created recently. Louisville also has a senior foundation. Conoco Phillips Development Paul Wood Director of Planning for City of Louisville spoke. CP has a demolition plan and then will do an entitlement submittal. No grading will be done on the property. The area is to be rezoned from industrial to multi-use. CP wants to build up Campus Drive, but they would need to acquire more land. Paul thinks that a fifty to sixty acre parcel could be donated, but it would include land across the Broomfield border. Trails Broomfield has this southern land zoned as preservation and a potential trail bed is already in place there. They are looking for connectivity to Stearns Lake. Parkway Circle Trail Plan has a conservation easement being used for agriculture. Boulder County has set aside funding fora 104th trail, but it has fallen off as a priority. Land Conservation There is a North Metro Fire House going in on 96th on open space. However, money was paid that will go to open space. An artificial nest is going in area north of Warembourg. Broomfield uses a matrix with circle of places they would like to acquire. They have so far spent millions getting conservation easements. Broomfield requires 24 acres per 1000 population for their public land dedication. However, this is not codified and they can take money in lieu. Education and Outreach Broomfield has their foundation, but this is not specifically a function of the city's open space department. An issue of focus for them is living with wildlife and they want to educate the public more about this. Like Louisville, they struggle with participation, but have been focusing on working with senior and youth groups. Tom suggested that Broomfield's open space events be posted on Louisville's