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C140 Louisville <br />PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE <br />►I ►I 0 k 1l <br />To: City Council <br />From: Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB) <br />Date: February 13, 2024 <br />Re: OSAB 2023 Property Acquisition Recommendations <br />Dear City Council, <br />Per the City of Louisville Municipal Code, the Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB) regularly visits <br />undeveloped or partially developed properties around town and evaluates them for their <br />potential as future open space land. The board performs this task every two years and this <br />memo to council is reporting on the work conducted in 2023. <br />In August of 2023, we visited the sites listed in the accompanying document either as a group <br />or individually. We compiled the data from the property rankings and created a straightforward <br />packet filled with informative and descriptive notes. It includes a summary spreadsheet <br />evaluation, parcel map, and a memo from 2015 about strategies and tools for open space <br />property acquisitions to highlight some of the terminology surrounding acquisition tools. <br />Please note that the properties ranked for potential open space designation include those <br />within the city limits of Louisville as well as a few that are in unincorporated Boulder County. <br />It is important for us to continue to work with city staff to further research each property since <br />OSAB has not investigated deed restrictions, recent property sales, rights of first refusal, or <br />histories of the properties that might impact how the city handles them. This due diligence will <br />enable us to research with care before acquiring lands or properties. <br />We welcome City Council's feedback on this document. <br />Attachments: <br />1. 2015 Memo: Strategies and Tools for Open Space Property Acquisition <br />2. 2023 OSAB Candidate Open Space Ranking Spreadsheet <br />3. 2023 OSAB Candidate Open Space Ranking Map <br />