Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 11 09

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 12, 2022 Page 6 of 8 The board looked at the 2020 & 2021 Parcel requests in the packet and discussed their relative merits. They also looked at the OSAB target acquisition parcel map, to provide reference numbers. The board identified four possible properties to propose, but was unsure how to rank their priorities. Board members should consider these properties and they can be ranked at the next meeting: 1) The board would like to keep the N 1, N2, and N3 properties on the request, but maybe put it as a trail connection (using easements) as well. The board felt that it is a really great property, if it could ever be purchased contiguously. 2) David and Charles also suggested the Paradise Lane properties north of Redtail Ridge, in case the developer decides to sell. These are adjacent to County land and might be a good place for a north/south trail towards the Highway 36 Bikeway. The board also thought about including A and A2, land currently part of Redtail Ridge proposals. 3) David suggested D1 and D4, along the Coal Creek Trail near Mayhoffer, as these are always high priority on the board's target acquisition list. 4) MM is not as exciting for recreational purposes, but it is a buffer and a valuable agricultural property that might be useful for a County partnership, given the County's expertise with managing agricultural land. The board identified three possible trail proposals. Since the 104t" Street Trail is currently being built, the board opted to drop it from the list. Board members should consider these suggestions so they can be ranked at the next meeting: 1) The connection west from the Overlook Underpass. The board saw this as a very high priority that should not be changed significantly from the previous year's proposal. 2) A trail that runs south from the Coal Creek Trail, crosses Dillon, past Monarch, and connects to the Highway 36 Bikeway towards the south of the proposed Redtail Ridge property. 3) A conservation easement that will allow the Coal Creek Trail to follow the creek through the NN properties. 10. Discussion Item: Categorization and Planning for Dirt Trails. Presented by Charles Danforth, OSAB Member and David Blankinship, OSAB Chair Charles wanted feedback from the board about a process for formalizing social trails, and whether they should be addressed in a single process or on a case -by -case basis. Adam said that he talked to Megan Davis, the acting city manager, about formalizing "dirt trails." Her feedback was that before there could be a designation process it should be part of a trails master plan. She said that the city of Boulder went through a similar process. She also liked the idea of tackling social trail formalization as one -offs, but had some hesitancy about making maintenance commitments without a master plan. David pointed out that the current, 10-year old PROST includes a plan for inventorying and formalizing some social trails.