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PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
July 13, 2000
MEMORANDUM
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To: Members of the Pazks and Recreation Advisory Board
From: Chris Dropinski, Director
Re: Items from the Director
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The following information was provided to all Mountain Pazks and Open Space staff by Susan
Honstein, HROE, on behalf of the Group of Five Consensus Group; consisting of Chris
Dropinski, Ann Wichmann, Jim Crain, Mike Patton and Susan Honstein.
Consensus Grouo Undate
This note is an update to all Mountain Pazks Division and Open Space/Real Estate Department
employees from the consensus group. We have been meeting weekly to develop a framework for
the new Open Space and Mountain Parks Department. We have completed a draft framework
and will be meeting with City Manager, Ron Secrist on Thursday, July 13, 2000, to discuss our
progress thus faz and seek his input on implementation. To give you an idea of the progress we
have made, if we consider all the decision points in the framework we will be discussing with
Ron, we aze at approximately 92% consensus on those points (meaning there is a small number
of decision points where we 6ave not reached agreement). We have received some input from
some of you: specifically, from OS & MP Volunteer Coordinators, OS Resource Conservation
staff and OS & MP Rangers. After the meeting with Ron and based on his input, we will be
developing an implementation and communication plan as appropriate to the outcome of our
meeting.
Mountain Parks Pursues Historical District Desienation
Mountain Parks staff has been working to fulfill a recommendation of the 1995 Cultural
Resource Inventorv of the Contieuous Boulder Mountain Parks to designate a his[oric district in
the Mountain Pazks. The proposed district is primarily in the Flagstaff, Gregory Canyon, and
Chautauqua azea, and also includes the lustoric canyon routes which traverse the pazk. T'his
designation would both recognize the unique cultural resources present in the pazk and also open
avenues with the State Historical Fund for needed funding for restoradon and accessibility
enhancements. Staff plans to submit nomination forms to the Colorado Historical Sociery in
August of 2000 to place the district in the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.
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Excerpts from the Recommendations section of the study:
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The survey area therefore contains 36 historic sites, 41 historic isolated finds and 9 prehistoric _
isolated finds. These cultural resources were evaluated for eligibility to both the National
Register of Historic Places and the State Register of Historic Properties.
....For management and research purposes, an historic district can be established for the park.
A district is defined as a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings,
structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.
....This proposed Boulder Mountain Parks Historic District is based on the theme of Recreation
within the Boutder Historic Context. The park was established primarily for recreational
purposes, and recreational use has clearly been the dominant historic use of the area.... The
presence of the park and its recreational opportunities continues to help define the community
character of Boulder.
Staff will continue to update the Boazd on the progress of this submittal.
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