To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Margina Pingenot, Open Spaces Department, Director
Prepared By:
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Greg Howe, Project Coordinator, Open Spaces; Josh Garcia, Planner, Open Spaces
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Presenter: Greg Howe, Project Coordinator, Open Spaces; Glen Poole, Operations Manager, Open Spaces
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Subject:
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1:15 PM *Updated Rules and Regulations for Open Spaces Department's Parks, Trails and Open Space Properties
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Purpose and Request:
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Staff will discuss the need for updating the existing Open Spaces Department general rules and regulations and request approval from the BOCC to move forward with drafting updated Open Spaces rules and regulation and guidance regarding the process for approving the updated rules and regulations once drafted.
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Background and Discussion: In 1996, the Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution No. 1012-96 adopting 15 rules and regulations concerning the unlawful conduct on Arapahoe County owned or operated public recreational lands or facilities. These rules and regulations are posted at County owned parks that are open to the public. According to the resolution when these rules and regulations were adopted, only three park properties were owned by the County (Cheyenne/Arapaho Park, Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park and Dove Valley Community Park now known as Dove Valley Regional Park). All these parks are within the Arapahoe County Recreation District. Since the adoption of these rules and regulations in 1996, the County has greatly expanded services to include things like dog parks, playgrounds, equestrian uses, and even a bike park and has acquired multiple other properties. The County now has twenty-five open spaces, parks, trailheads, greenways, or leased properties as well as a couple of easements or managed/operated lands, many of which are open to the public, with several acquisitions in progress (i.e. Arcadia Park and High Line Canal).
It has been ...
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