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CITY OF BOULDER
OPEN SPACE BOARD OF TRUSTEESAGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE:March 13, 2013
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration of the purchase of two parcelsof vacant land totaling 29.3acres
adjacent to Open Spaceand Mountain Parks’landgenerallylocatedat 5770 Baseline Rd. from
Granite and Opal Investors for the price of $500,000 for Open Space andMountain Parks purposes.
PRESENTER/S
Open Space and Mountain Parks
MichaelPatton, Director
Doug Newcomb, Property Agent
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Granite Investors parcel and the neighboringOpal Investors property have been on the Open
Attachment A
Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP)acquisition target list since 1995. Please see , a
vicinity map of the parcels. Last year, Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT) identified the
24-acre GraniteInvestors parcel as thepreferred property to use for non-wetland mitigation required
Attachment B
by the US 36 Bikeway project. Please see , a detailedmap of the Granite and Opal
parcels. The city and CDOT jointly negotiated the purchase of both the Granite and Opal properties
for a total price of $1,800,000 with the understanding that CDOT would pay the $1,300,000 price for
the Granite parcelandthe city would pay the $500,000 price for the Opal parcel. The city will
immediately taketitle to both parcels. The Granite parcel will temporarily be subject to the
development by CDOT of habitat for the Ute ladies’ tresses orchid and the Prebles’ meadow jumping
mouse.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Open Space Board of Trustees approve a motion recommending that the
Boulder City Council approve the purchase of the 29.3acres known as the Granite and Opal parcels
generally located at 5770 Baseline Rd.for $500,000 for Open Space and Mountain Parks’purposes.
An additional $5,000 from acquisition funds is recommended to be used for immediate needs.
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS
Economic –Minor negative economic impacts on the business community will result from the
elimination of two residential building sites located in Boulder County. The economic activity
Agenda Item 6 Page 1
ATTACHMENTS:
A.Vicinity Map of the Graniteand Opal parcels
B.Map of the Granite and Opal parcels
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