Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 07 13

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phased plan, starting with Northwest Parkway. Strike a compromise, have a community gathering with more discussion. Many of us care more about open space than public access. Richard Morgan, 644 W. Pine St: Appreciated all the work that went in. Was in favor of the 2021 GDP, reminds OSAB that the amount of open space has exceeded requirements. The land offered is the highest -value space on the property. The land is disturbed, it's not pristine. It's not like Davidson Mesa. He supports new, enhanced proposal. Sherry Sommer, 910 W. Calisade Ct: Public has spoken out that more land should be saved. All land north of Disk Drive should be saved. That element of the space hasn't been built on. A Goodhue Ditch trail would also bisect habitat. Tim Stalker, 806 W. Dahlia Ct: Handed out a master drainage plan. Conflict between the development and natural drainage. Underpasses and culverts next to each other only designed for a 10-year flood pattern. Need more detail about the buffer required by Boulder County. Encourages OSAB to get more detail about the north section, cooperation with Boulder County. M. Christiansen, 543 Adams Ave: Concern about the placement of Campus Drive. Mike Shantz: 623 W. Hickory Court: Former OSAB member: A fan of encouraging more public land dedication. Went through the history of the debate, advocated that OSAB to approve the current plan. Justin Solomon 477 Lincoln Ct: The 18 acres added along 36 aren't developable land anyway. He feels those strips of land aren't high -quality. Centennial Valley included 260 open -space acres (public and private). Cindy Bedell, 662 W. Willow St: Proposed open space isn't enough for a development of this size. Voters asked for more open space in the election. Asks for 40% set aside, all north of Disk Drive. Prairie dogs are a keystone feature. Not clear how the 47 acres in Boulder County add. Could it be developed anyway given the IGA? Consider a grant through GOCO to fund purchase of additional land. Laura Page, 920 Rex St: OSAB shouldn't make a decision without consulting with Boulder County about the new 47 acres. Per city code, natural features should be maintained. In the ConocoPhillips plan, 222 acres would have been set aside for private open space. She hopes for a compromise that would avoid development north of Disk Drive. Move the 18 acres along Highway 36 to the north section so it adds contiguous open space. She is concerned about the demise of prairie dogs. The 47 acres to the north are already designated as rural preservation. Josh Cooperman, 216 Griffith St: Advocated for more open space at the last meeting. Appreciates the addition of more by the developer, but thinks even more needed. Wants to see all land north of Disk Drive preserved and realignment of Campus Drive. Board discussion: Peter: Our jurisdiction is confined to matters of open space and trails. The dedication of open space exceeds the city code. He's read the code and doesn't see any way the city can require more open space than the applicant has already offered. The trail dedications make sense in consideration of the 2010 GDP.