Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2021 07 14

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LCity�f Louisville PARKS, RECREATION, AND OPEN SPACE Memorandum To: Open Space Advisory Board From: Ethan Abner, Cara Potter, and Jena Van Gerwen, CU Masters of the Environment Students Date: July 14, 2021 Re: Informational Item 8: Mayhoffer Farm Management Plan Purpose: Our presentation at this week's OSAB meeting is meant to introduce the background, purpose, objectives, and timeline for our project: creating a land management plan for the Mayhoffer Farm open space property. We have been working on this project for about 3 months and would like to get you all on board now, in anticipation of presenting the completed land management plan to the board this Fall (hopefully Sept.). We welcome your questions and thoughts and appreciate any input you may have for us during this stage of the project. Background: Ethan Abner, Cara Potter, and Jena Van Gerwen are graduate students in the Masters of the Environment program (MENV) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. This is a professional program that requires students to partner with an organization to support their work on a particular project over the course of about a year. The three were selected by Boulder County Parks and Open Space, as well as the cities of Lafayette and Louisville to work on creating a land management plan for the Mayhoffer Farm property. The Mayhoffer Farm property was a high priority land acquisition for Boulder County, the City of Louisville, and the City of Lafayette due to its potential for multiple uses: expanding agriculture, trail connectivity and ADA accessible trails, education and interpretation, and native wildlife conservation in this area. The property is located at the crossroads of Empire Rd. and 95t" St., adjacent to the Harney-Lastoka open space property, a crucial part of the open space buffer between Louisville and Lafayette. The property was acquired in 2017 and now, a thoughtful and comprehensive land management plan is needed to ensure this potential is realized. Next Steps: After we present more detailed information about our project during this week's meeting, we welcome any feedback, questions, or thoughts. We will look forward to seeing you all in September (tentatively) with a draft land management plan for your review and additional comments!