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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes November 9th 2016 Page 5 of 6 Lafayette paid to build the barn. The answer was that the funds came from their Open Space tax fund. XIII. Discussion Item: Harney Lastoka- Presented by: Ember and Rob Ember spoke about Harney Lastoka agricultural Open Space, which is co -owned by Boulder County, Louisville, and Lafayette, with the County maintaining the leases. Keith Batemen is the tenant on the farm. The hope is to resuscitate the agricultural buildings, to make them functional for an operation like Isabelle Farm, and also to provide a venue for agriculturally -themed educational programming. The property hosts a popular community garden that has had a waiting list every year since it opened. Rob and Ember spoke a little about the Urban Drainage flood mitigation project which is nearly complete. Ember felt that Urban Drainage has been a good partner over the last five years. Rob pointed out that there is a potential conflict of interest for Lafayette between the farm operation at Harney Lastoka and the farm operation at Thomas, but they are in support of the Harney Lastoka organic farm. XIV. Discussion Item: Nature Play- Presented by: Rob Rob presented the Nature Play concept earlier in the meeting, but meeting attendees asked a few questions during this discussion item. Ember asked whether Lafayette was concerned about impacts this program could have on the natural resources of Open Space. The community hasn't seen the plans yet, but the Lafayette representatives do have some concerns about balancing the demand between increased "play" and habitat preservation. They felt that the best way to find this balance will be to identify the best places for the infrastructure. Mike requested that Rob come back if this project comes to fruition, and report to OSAB how it went. Rob was asked about Lafayette's "outdoor classroom" facility. He reported that it's an amphitheater with a wetland area, a trail loop, and education stations with themes like "water" and "earth." There was some discussion of how both cities' risk managers/policies require Open Space staff to remove things like rope swings and tree forts that citizens create on Open Space. XV. Discussion Item: Joint Acquisition Opportunities- Presented by: Mike & David Mike shared OSAB's current Louisville target acquisition map. David commented that Lafayette's OSAC uses vague "bubbles" to highlight areas of acquisition interest on their map, rather than specific parcels like Louisville does. He asked whether Louisville gets push -back from landowners when their land is included on the map. Mike replied that OSAB, staff, and the City Council have discussed this issue, but never really reached a consensus on a best practice. Mike pointed out that Louisville's parcels G, H, I, J, K aren't on Lafayette's list, even though they are border properties between the cities. Laura and Missy explained how OSAB made the choice to include more parcels on their map to "cast a larger net." Mike pointed out that some of the parcels are zoned for things like commercial use (e.g. around Davidson Mesa), which makes their acquisition for Open Space unlikely. David shared Lafayette OSAC's target acquisition map. The Mayhoffer properties are ranked as #2 and #3. Their #1 target area is along the Erie border to the east and is wetland. The best joint purchase opportunity between Louisville and Lafayette are the Mayhoffer properties. Mike pointed out that Harney Lastoka was purchased by Louisville, Lafayette, and Boulder County as a 25/25/50 split. He asked whether the exact allocation of the cost burden would be negotiable for a potential 7