Meeting Notes

Welcome & Introductions (6 – 6:10 p.m.)

Purpose:

  • Updates on key reservoir happenings
  • Opportunity for questions at the end of the meeting

Introductions: City staff and key partners

Eurasian Water Milfoil Management Update (6:10 – 6:30 p.m.)

  • Overview of Current Management Efforts: Collaborative, multi-agency approach for monitoring, manual removal, and long-term treatment planning.

Key Components:

  • Collaborative Partnerships with Norther water conservancy district and COB water Utilities
  • Mapping & Data Collection
  • Manual Removal & Safety Monitoring
  • Recreational & Environmental Impact Considerations
  • 2025 Treatment Plan & Timeline Exploration
  • Researching Long-Term Solutions
  • Community Engagement & Education

Notes:

Collaboration with Utilities & Climate Initiatives

  • Work on identifying management issues of milfoil.
  • Monthly milfoil & water mapping work to inform future treatment options.

2025 Outlook

  • Potential impacts from milfoil; updates posted on webpage, alerts sent for safety, and listserv emails for immediate updates.

Manual Removal:

  • To occur in swim areas and areas used for triathlons.

Other Methods:

  • Considering herbicide application in the fall, continuing to work with Northern water and COB utilities to determine feasibility of treatment.

No, due to water conditions. Working with Northern Water for an alternative timing and feasibility

Continued impacts around the perimeter of the lake. Based on growth patterns impacts may include Some closures if manual removal is is not able to keep up with growth.

Answer is not clear. May have spread through wind seed distribution or canals.

Minimal, as manual removal was successful last year.

Herbicides are targeted; Working with Integrative pest management process to ensure approval of herbicide and fully understand impacts.

Ongoing management efforts for monitoring.

Yes, guidance and tools are available. Beyond that, reservoir has created a management plan.

Overview:

  • A comprehensive framework to guide long-term reservoir management.

Key Process Steps:

  • Assessment & Data Analysis
  • Plan Drafting & Refinement
  • Finalization & Implementation
  • Current Status & Next Steps

Notes:

Management Plan Update:

  • Planning for the next 5-10 years of reservoir management.
  • Evaluating current conditions and gathering feedback from users.
  • Ensuring alignment with city and state guidelines.
  • Consultant involvement in writing the plan.

Engagement:

  • Multiple opportunities for public input over the next six months.
  • Plan to use engagement strategies similar to those used for Rec Center facility engagement.
  • City Council to review the financial strategy on May 8th, with a ballot measure in 2025 for facility maintenance funding.

We will assess environmental impacts and ANS risk to determine if there will be any changes to any class of watercraft.

Focus on programming for families, access, and fee structure.

No, it builds on the parks and recreation 2022 plan and considers aging infrastructure and taking care of what we have. This plan also builds on the 2012 Boulder Reservoir Master plan

Webpage for update on opportunities for engagement and online engagement tools for broader city participation.

Boathouse, operations building, and sewer systems.

No major new facilities; focus on maintaining current infrastructure.

Six months of engagement with opportunities for citywide input.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, which includes five new members.