City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 04 27

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LAFAYETTE (2001) A. Open Space requests: 1. Mayhoffer Farm: 124 acres north of Empire Road, 160 acres south of Empire Road, included in the Louisville/Lafayette/Boulder County IGA. The Farm is valued as a wetland habitat, a corridor for Coal Creek, a corridor for wildlife, its potential for trail connections, its views, and as a buffer to the south between Lafayette and Louisville. Status: The County purchased the 154 -acre Mayhoffer property located in Section 15 south of Highway 42 in 2001. Louisville.purchased aone- quarter interest in this property in 2003, and Lafayette will purchase a one- quarter interest when they receive their NW Pkwy IGA payments in 2008. The County continues to pursue the preservation of the other Mayhoffer properties, but nothing is happening at this time. 2. Warembourg Property: 117 acres east of SH 287 and south of the Robin Hood subdivision. Coal Creek divides the property. This property is valued as a wildlife corridor and habitat, and as a corridor for Coal Creek. Status: Lafayette and the County jointly purchased the Warembourg property in 2003. Various properties along Coal Creek and Rock Creek located east of Burlington Northern line, south of Baseline Road, and north. of Denier Road. Protection of the creek corridors is considered critical to maintaining habitat and passage for wildlife and providing continuous trail connections for the Coal Creek/Rock Creek Trail system. A reclamation/clean -up effort is also recommended along Rock Creek. Status: West of SH 287 along Coal Creek, - County jointly purchased the Adler/Fingru property with Lafayette and Louisville. Boulder County and Lafayette partnered to complete a trail through the property along a drainage way to link the Coal Creek Trail to Centaurus High School. In addition, improvements were made linking the trail to the surrounding neighborhood and cutting off illegal motorized vehicles to the trail. County will continue to pursue opportunities as they become available. B. Trail Requests: No trail requests were submitted in 2001, however the county and Lafayette have been working on the following joint project: 1. City of Lafayette and County will begin joint project in spring 2002 to construct a trailhead along Coal Creek Trail at Public Road. Status: A trailhead with ten paved parking spaces was completed in summer 2003 along with an interpretive information kiosk and two picnic tables. 2. Baseline Road, south to Dillon Road, along Coal Creek and Rock Creek. This area has the potential to tie into the larger Coal Creek/Rock Creek trail system. Status: The Boulder County Regional Trails Committee approved the inclusion of a trail link in this area on the Regional Trails - Priority List. That trail, located on the Callahan property in Louisville, would link Baseline Road to the Louisville trail system and larger Coal Creek Trail system. Construction may occur as early as 2005. LONGMONT (2001) 1. St. Vrain Greenway. Land acquisition and trail development east of Main Street to County Line Road, pursuant to recently adopted St. Vrain Greenways Master Plan. The City of Longmont would certainly entertain a joint acquisition of the Goldens property, approximately 42 acres, which lies east of Martin Street and on both sides of the St. Vrain River. Page 4