MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOULDER COUNTY
AGENDA

Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.

Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 1:30 P.m. - 2:30 P.m.

Third Floor Hearing Room

County Court House

1325 Pearl Street, Boulder

This agenda is subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm an item of interest (303-441-3500).
In-person meetings are held in the Third Floor Hearing Room, County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder.
Public comments are taken at meetings designated as Public Hearings. Meetings and hearings on this agenda are open to the public.

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To view a two-week forecast agenda of the commissioners' schedule, visit the Commissioners' Advance Agenda.

All commissioners’ public hearings and meetings will now be offered in a hybrid format where attendees can join through Zoom or in-person at the Boulder County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder. To sign up for in-person public comment, please use the link in this agenda for each respective hearing. There will also be a kiosk located in the lobby of the 3rd Floor to sign up for in-person public comment. For questions regarding in-person hearings call 303-441-3500.

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1.

Call to Order

2.

9:00 a.m. Public Hearing

• Virtual Attendee Link
• Registration Required
• Call-in information: 1-833-568-8864, Webinar ID: 161 111 0415
• In-Person Comment Registration Form

2.a

East Boulder Creek Site Management Plan for Prairie Run Open Space

The plan outlines the department’s land management strategies for 1,377 acres of public land that will be Prairie Run Open Space when open to the public. The plan embodies the department’s multifaceted mission of conservation and public use that reflects the community’s values. With respect to conservation and stewardship components, the plan includes the protection of wildlife habitat, the continuation of sustainable agriculture, and the restoration of wetlands and stream corridors associated with both Boulder and Coal Creeks. Addressing community requests for access and recreation, the department’s plan proposes a variety of recreational opportunities while also respecting the important natural features of the site. The Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee unanimously recommended conditional approval to the Board of County Commissioner’s at the December 14, 2023, meeting. As directed by the BOCC at the Jan. 25, 2024, hearing, staff took Commissioner Levy out to the site one more time before this hearing.

• Action Requested: Decision
• Presenter(s): Heidi Wagner (In Person)
• Location: Hybrid (Hearing Room and Zoom Webinar)

Opportunity for live virtual and in-person public comment will be available, and written comments can be submitted at the project's written comment submission webpage. Please Note: This hearing will address the entire East Boulder Creek management plan. More information is available at the project's webpage.

3.

1:30 p.m. Public Hearings

• Virtual Attendee Link
• Call-in information: 1-833-568-8864, Webinar ID: 160 169 0418
• Registration Required
• In-Person Comment Registration Form

3.a

Community Planning & Permitting Department Docket LU-24-0002: Old St. Vrain Road Reach Restoration

Limited Impact Special Review request for approximately 12,000 cubic yards of earthwork/grading related to ecological restoration of the Old St. Vrain Road Reach at 530 Old St. Vrain Road, and 0 and 31074 S St. Vrain Road. The application is submitted by The Watershed Center, c/o Yana Sorokin (applicant) and Biohabitats, c/o Mike Lighthiser (agent). The subject property is in the Agricultural (A) zoning district at 530 Old St. Vrain Road, 0 Old St. Vrain Road, and 31074 S St. Vrain Road, located on Old St. Vrain Road, approximately 1 mile south and west of the intersection of State Highway 7 and Old St. Vrain Road, in Section 24 and 25, Township 3N, Range 71W, and Section 19, Township 3N, Range 70W.

• Action Requested: Decision
• Presenter(s): Pete L’Orange (In Person)
• Location: Hybrid (Hearing Room and Zoom Webinar)

Opportunity for live virtual and in-person public comment will be available, and written comments can be emailed to . Information regarding how to participate will be available on the docket webpage.

3.b

Community Planning & Permitting Department: City of Longmont - Boulder County Comprehensive Development Plan Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)

Adoption of a comprehensive development plan intergovernmental agreement to plan for and regulate land uses, to minimize the negative impacts on the surrounding areas and protect the environment, and to cooperate and contract with each other for the purposes of planning and regulating the development of land by means of a “comprehensive development plan”.

• Action Requested: Decision
• Presenter(s): Hannah Hippely
• Location: Hybrid (Hearing Room and Zoom Webinar)

Opportunity for live virtual and in-person public comment will be available, and written comments can be emailed to . Information regarding how to participate will be available on the docket webpage.