Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2021 05 12

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L City f Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 Helen asked if there was capacity for historical trending. Steve said that records are date stamped but you don't update old polygons, you make new ones, then filter for the date -ranges you're interested in. He added that a user can visually assess whether polygons grow or shrink and can also filter by attributes (such as percent cover) and do actual data analysis in another program, such as Excel. X. Action Item: Develop OSAB Recommendations to City Council Regarding the Annual Request to Boulder County Parks & Opens Space for Trails and Properties. Presented by Ember Brignull, Open Space Superintendent. See page 27 of the meeting packet. Ember noted that there had been no response to the 2020 request, due to COVID. So, this discussion would be for the "2020" request and there will be a "2021" request before the end of the year. She advised the board that these requests to the county should be regional in scope (e.g., regional trails and buffers). Requests that involve multiple municipalities tend to do the best. The process will be that OSAB will make its recommendation to council, who can approve it with a resolution, and then it will be sent on to Boulder County. Ember presented the 2019 parcel requests with the County's feedback: Parcel 1: Small parcels adjacent to Mayhoffer. The County said it was interested but wanted a fair sale price. Parcel 2: Small parcels along Hwy 52 that could allow a rerouting of the Coal Creek Trail to follow along the creek. The County is interested in rerouting the trail and making a bigger corridor. Parcel 3: Agricultural land at 96th and Dillon. The County reported that the section east of the railroad tracks had recently been sold, but the County would like to support this recommendation. Ember took this feedback to mean that the board had made good choices about what to request. Ember then presented the 2019 trail requests with the County's feedback: Trail 1: A connector trail between the Overlook Underpass and the Boulder trail network at Marshall Mesa. This would be a huge regional trail link, but it is a challenging place to make a trail. The County has suggested a trail alignment and said it would support the plan but would like to see the City take the leading role. The City needs to respond to the County's proposed alignment. Trail 2: The 104th Street Trail. Building this trail is underway and the county has been supportive. The board could remove this trail, but Ember noted that the budget for it has increased and it isn't fully funded yet. Trail 3: An un-specified connection from Coal Creek Trail to Rock Creek Trail. The County is open to looking into it, but identified a lot of challenges, such as road and railroad crossings. They also expressed concern about eagle nesting sites and agricultural interference. They wanted to know how big of a priority this trail is to the city and more details on the route. Ember asked the board to come to a consensus about these six requests, whether to keep, remove, modify, or add to them. The board's recommendation will go to council soon. The board began with discussion of the property requests. Peter said he thinks consistency is good, and the board should probably endorse what we did in 2019. Jessamine said that the board should not add new parcels before the land acquisition ranking this summer.