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,, iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ,~ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Parks and Recreation Division Park Development Services 3001 E. Hwy 119 Longmont, Colorado 80504 April 17, 2001 Mr. Carl Mount Senior Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Natural Resources State of Colorado 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Fredstrom Resource (File # M-2001-016) Dear Mr. Mount; .;.. A°F. 2'± 't~~~~1 Oivisian of Minerals and Geologp The City of Longmont is submitting the following comments regarding the MLRB 1 12 Permit plans prepared by Rocky Mountain Consultants for Fredstrom Resources: Parks /Recreation Division The City of Longmont has been working on the St. Vrain Greenway trail corridor plan since it's adoption in 1993. Since the time of its original adoption by City Council, 3 miles of the 10 mile trail corridor have been constructed. We have also been working on an update of the eastern Masterplan limits for the last year. Although we have not included an update on the western corridor limits in this current process, that work will occur in [he next several years. Until that time, we will rely on the professional consulting work and public comment that resulted in the original St. Vrain Greenway Masterplan document. The St. Vrain Greenway Masterplan indicates a trail alignment on the south side of the St. Vrain river with a bridge crossing just east of N. 75'" Street to a secondary trail linkage to the Boulder County Open Space at Pella Crossing. [n the past, the applicant has indicated a preference for the trail to be placed north of the St. Vrain. A past mining permit for this property indicated that some dikes would be lowered to allow flooding. The anticipated frequency and extent of the flooding could affect the location of trails along the river. Additionally, endangered and threatened species presence could also affect that trail location. The application does not show trail locations. Since a reclamation plan looks towards end use recreational opportunities and land uses, it is appropriate to include trail alignments in at least a conceptual form, especially if the applicant intends for an alignment other than what is currently planned as part of the St. Vrain Greenway Masterplan. The City requests that futher study and coordination be done for the portions of the reclamation plan that is contrary to the planning that has been dome as part of the St. Vrain Greenway Masterplan. The City continues to be willing to work with Boulder County, the Mining operator and landowners to look at options for locating the trail that meet all concerns and consider revisions to the St. Vrain Greenway Masterplan if necessary. However, we would not want [he approval of this application to prematurely limit opportunities