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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes November 7, 2024 Page 2 of 4 • Cost of emergency closure gates: approximately $105,000 is budgeted for the project. 7. 7:15 pm Board Updates (15 Minutes) • Joint Meeting with Lafayette- Select Dates 3/13 or 3/20; Board favors 3/20. Ember will coordinate and follow up. • David mentioned that the Boulder to Erie Regional Trail was approved. • David mentioned that currently Josh Cooperman is leading by twenty-two votes and about eighty votes are outstanding for the Ward I City Council position. Susan says that margin is currently outside of the margin that will trigger an automatic recount. • Susan is concerned that the last public email update provided by the city mentioned that Sroge was leading and there haven't been any updates since. City should provide more frequent updates so there aren't any surprises when the vote count is finished. • Andy mentioned he attended the comprehensive planning meeting and some properties that OSAB has identified as potential acquisition are under consideration for future development. Some plans also included housing at Redtail Ridge. • Rodenticide memo that OSAB provided to council has been received and the issue will be taken up in a future meeting. • Brief discussion about continuing to pursue the building of a pump track in Louisville. Susan will attend next meeting of the Rec & Parks subcommittee when it will be discussed. 8. 7:30 pm Discussion Item: Water Rights. Presented by Susan McEachern, OSAB Chair and Cory Peterson, Deputy Director of Utilities, Public Works (30 Minutes) • Susan is concerned about Coal Creek drying out in the summer and the lack of water rights for Hecla and the impacts on habitat and wildlife. • Cory says it's challenging to maintain water levels in Coal Creek because the amount of water needed to facilitate consistent flows year round is cost prohibitive. Example: maintaining 10cfs flow for one day would cost about $10,000. • Andy asks if anyone takes the water out of Coal Creek or if it goes dry in the summer due to lack of precipitation? Cory says it's primarily related to precipitation but there are other water rights diverted off of it that can reduce the flow. When water is very high the City has rights to water Coal Creek Golf Course but that doesn't happen often. • Susan asks about water rights and flows at Hecla. The issue is that Goodhue and Davidson would be used to fill Hecla but that water stops running in July and after that there isn't additional water leftover to fill Hecla. City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 4