Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2009 07 08

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Summary & Status Report for the 2009 Community Open Space & Trails Request A. Open Sp:lce requests: Between:lll of our open sp:lce progmms. we h:lve :lcquired :I lot of open sp:lce in Boulder CoulllY. Wlwt signiticmll pm'cels :Ire left in your m-e:l that should be protected in order to c01\Sider the job done? Ple:lse list propetties Illllubered in order of priolity. e\'en if you have submitted them in :I previous year. Please give properly owner or location. acreage and attach a map if possible. Include any additional infolluation that may be rele\'anl. ;nch as how it tits in with nllUlicipal or county plans. :lpproxim:lle cost. whether or not your conullllllilY cnn sh:lre in the cost. elC. Refer to the 2009 COllllllllllity Opell Space RequeSTs - SlIlIIlIlaJ~' alld Srallls Repol'l for responses to 2009 requests. City of Loui.wille Stotm Rellort: 1. l\hyhoffer Pl"Ollerty (Lnfayette's Area 6 nnd 7). TIle MayhofIer Propelty is approximmely 200 ncres in size and is designated as Rural Preselyatiou in the SUpel" IGA !Uld Lands of Natiounl ImpOltauce in the Boulder County Comprehensive PI!Ul. TIle LouisviUe Open Space AdvisolY Board mnked this propelty as Louis\-ilIe's number one open space priority for se\'eml reaSOlLS. Fu~t. it contains the last "uuprotected" stretch of Coal Creek in Louisville that is ullde\'e]ope,t Seconcl this property is the last large parcel of pl1Yate buffer Imld between Louisville and Lafayette. Thu.d. the preservation ofthis Celltemual Fmm is impoltaut for the area's agricultural history. Lastly. this propelty would sel";e to connect the City of Louisville Aquarius property with the jointly O\\lled HameyfLastoka mld Adler/Fingtu propelties. Status: Boulder COtulty will continue to pmsue the pLU'chase of the :1\!Iayhoffer property in pmtnership with Louisville and L1fayette. but nothing is happening at tlus time. 2. Highway 287 and Coal Cl'eek (Lafayette's Area 8 AdleI'/Cl'E.'eluide). TIus property is approximately 120 acres and is located west of Highway 287 \\ith a pm'cel both notth and south of Coal Creek. Laf.1yette has tlus property listed as their lllunber one priOlity and the City of Louisville would be sUPPOl1ive of joint pLU.chase. Status: If Lafayette is able to reach a purchase agt.eement for this propelty. Boulder County is willing to consider pmtnering in the ptll"chase with Lafayette mld Louisville. 3. Highway 42 and Coal Creek. TIlis area is approximately 18 acres and is located between two existing open space propenies on the south side of!ughway 42. TIlis area is also adjacem to the regional Coal Creek trail mId is witlunthe Coal Creek conidor. TIlis area was designated as a SigIuficam Ripmian Coni dol' in tile Boulder COlUlty ComprehellSive Plan. TIle benefit of purchasing this propeltywould be to protect the Coal Creek conido!'. create a larger contiguolls open space propeny and presen'e tile view shed for tile regional Coal Creek trail. Status: TIus property is located witlun Louisville's influence m'ea in tlle Super IGA. If Louisville is able to negotiate a plU'chase agI"eement for tlus propelty, Boulcb COllnty is \villing to considel' pal1neling in the ptll"clmse.