Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2021 10 21

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LCity,��t Louisville PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE PARKS & OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Joint meeting with City of Lafayette Open Space Advisory Board and City of Louisville Open Space Advisory Committee Time/Date of Meeting: 7 p.m., Thursday, October 21, 2021 Location: Virtual Meeting TO: Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee FROM/PRESENTER: Ethan Abner, Jena VanGerwen, and Cara Potter, CU MENV Student Team AGENDA ITEM: Mayhoffer Farm Management Plan ACTION REQUESTED: Recommendation to the BOCC The 165-acre Mayhoffer Farm property is a key part of the urban buffer separating the cities of Louisville and Lafayette and was identified as a high -priority acquisition in the 1990s. The farm was acquired jointly by Boulder County, City of Lafayette, and City of Louisville in 2017. The CU Masters of the Environment (MENV) Program selected the RFP for the Mayhoffer Farm Management Plan as a capstone project in early 2021. The CU Student Team has worked with staff from the three partner agencies over the past seven months to develop a Management Plan for the Mayhoffer Farm Open Space property. The goal for this joint meeting of the three advisory boards is to obtain feedback on the plan and a recommendation for approval to the three respective decision -making bodies. The Draft Mayhoffer Management Plan is posted on the project web page (boco.org/mayhoffer) for your review. Our presentation will review background information on the property, current land uses, resource values, the plan development process, and recommendations. Since its acquisition in 2017, the entire property has been managed under an agricultural lease by the same lessee that currently manages the Harney-Lastoka Open Space property just north of the Mayhoffer Farm. The key recommendations in this plan reflect a desire from all three partner agencies to integrate multiple objectives alongside agriculture on this open space property. Key recommendations in the DRAFT Mayhoffer Farm Management Plan: • An ADA accessible trail route through the property that connects to the regional Coal Creek trail. o This was expressed as a primary goal by the municipal partners during the acquisition process. o The plan provides an in-depth discussion of the goals, benefits, and challenges of three trail routes considered: Option A: Direct Coal Creek Connection, Option B: Northeast Loop, and Option C: Southeast Loop (pictured below). Matt Jones County Commissioner Claire Levy County Commissioner Marta Loachamin County Commissioner2