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Jonah Seifer

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Share your thoughts on the annexation and BVCP land use designation for the property at 5399 Kewanee Dr and 5697 S Boulder Rd (LUR2025-00003, LUR2025-00008)

I'm interested in purchasing a property on Cimmaron Way, however I'm concerned about the potential changes in land use and management, as well as the implications of those changes on local groundwater and flood mitigation. I'd like to be updated when the city publishes new information about 5399 Kewanee Dr and 5697 S Boulder Rd, hosts public meetings, or conducts subsequent site analyses.

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Debra Flora 5399 Kewanee CU Tennis on Hogan Pancost Saturday, February 8, 2025 3:56:45 PM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. City of Boulder, I have lived at 5492 Pueblo Place for 36 years. The building of the East Boulder Rec Center and subsequent soccer fields changed the under ground water situation and many houses in the area began to have water problems in their basements. Many water studies and flooding events have proven that this site is not suitable for development. Our neighborhood has been fighting this battle for over 27 years. I thought the issue of development was resolved with the last go round. I threw my file away or else I could give you exact dates of when this has been turned down for development in the past. Please research why development has been turned down multiple times in the past due to the high water table and the negative effects on existing properties. We absolutely do not need indoor tennis for CU on this site. There needs to be land, not asphalt, cement, etc for flooding issues in the area. Flooding is acerbated when there is no where for the water to be absorbed. The property directly to the east of this site is going to be developed further reducing undeveloped land to soak up water and there is almost always standing water on this site. To develop the Hogan Panscost property, without seeing the consequences from the approved development on the Peacock property, would be poor planning. There are many reasons to not develop this site; please dig into the records in existence from prior council meetings through the years. Thank you, Debra Flora 5492 Pueblo Place Boulder, CO 80303 303-579-3628

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Suzanne De Lucia 5399 Kewanee Hogan Pancost Tennis Courts Monday, February 10, 2025 8:01:06 AM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Dear Boulder City Officials, It is disgraceful that you are undoing all of the environmental protections put in place when the City acquired the Hogan Pancost properties. There were supposed to be no permanent structures there due to ground water concerns. It is an inappropriate use of the property, but consistent with your ignoring the wants of the people in so many ways. Sincerely, Suzanne Suzanne M. De Lucia, CBI Fellow Of The IBBA Past President Front Range Business, Inc. 303-579-8988 sdelucia@frontrangebusiness.com www.frontrangebusiness.com

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Robert Prostko "Robert Prostko" via sebna 5399 Kewanee; sebna-private; Kevin Catherine Carson; Steven Telleen; SEBNA Hogan Pancost indoor tennis courts development Saturday, February 8, 2025 5:26:15 AM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. I’m referring to the proposed Hogan Pancost development of parking lots, pickle ball courts and CU indoor tennis courts and the resulting flooding of our basements Best regards, Robert Prostko

On Feb 7, 2025, at 10:38 PM, 'Robert Prostko' via sebna <sebna@googlegroups.com> wrote: Everyone who is opposed to this fill in /development should send their opinion to: 5399kewanee@BoulderColorado.gov ….AND…. Go online to: Bldr.fyi/3Cud8d6 and fill in the simple for with your opinion of this proposed development. Best regards, Robert Prostko Colorado Shades & Sunesta Awnings

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303-919-5156 Robert@ColoradoShades.com www.ColoradoShades.com (awnings & exterior shades) www.MotorizedShadesInc.com (interior shades) “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” On Feb 7, 2025, at 10:23 PM, Robert Prostko <robertprostko@mac.com> wrote:

Hello City of Boulder, We fought for 20 years to NOT allow this land to be developed in order to keep our basements from being flooded. I do NOT want it to be filled in and paved over for parking lots, pickle ball courts and/or indoor tennis courts for the University of Colorado. The University of Colorado should build their indoor tennis courts next to their existing tennis courts on the parcel known as CU SOUTH. Best regards, Robert Prostko 5454 Omaha Place Boulder, CO 80303 303-919-5156

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sylvanfireswan 5399 Kewanee Hogan-Pancost Development Plans - Infrastructure Saturday, February 8, 2025 4:23:30 PM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. It is widely thought that the CU/City development is an excuse to access City infrastructure under the artificial turf soccar fields for the Kent development. Many people in the S. Boulder neighborhoods observed the City (in the middle of the night) installing development infrastructure under the artificial turf soccar fields. Of course, the development wasn’t approved so this was fraudulently done. This is the reason for “build baby build” at the Kent property and now the proposed CU tennis facility. Why don’t you just come clean about the illegal infrastructure? Come clean about paying your contractors $10 million dollars to upgrade the dog park to “bring the dogs water” and they still don’t have water? Of course everyone knows that that money wasn’t spent on new fences at the dog park. Rest assured that when further plans to develop so that you can utilize the under-soccar-field infrastructure, the evidence will come out. Midnight installations were videotaped by neighbors who purchased infrared equipment for the purpose. These videos were widely distributed. I personally don’t have a copy, but saw footage when neighbors were preparing for a development review before the City bought the property. Expect all to come out. Forensic accountants also have evidence to present, either in the public hearing or in lawsuits. Simply look for another piece of property that’s already paved over for your tennis facility development and let the infrastructure under the soccar fields go unused. The property is rare ecologically and important to the Arapaho and Cheyenne. They wintered along S.Boulder creek to the CU South area. With all of the investigations going on now at the Federal level trickling down to the local communities, it will come out should you decide to go ahead with these developments and creating and using the illegal soccar field infrastructure. Catherine Sundvall 5419 Illini Way Boulder, CO 80303

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Lynn Segal 5399 Kewanee Hogan-Pancost development plans. Saturday, February 8, 2025 9:45:24 AM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Do not infill/ develop/ build hardscape parking and recreational facilities - pickleball, tennis courts on to Hogan Pancost increasing flooding risk and destruction of the built environment and disturbing the permeable natural floodplain for critters, delicate wildlife and rare plant life in the ancient ecosystem. WE owe reparations to the native inhabitants that is entrusted to them. Also do not build more of the same at Peacock Pl. in the name of providing housing impacting the carrying capacity and population of the Boulder Valley while violating the principals and goals of the BVCP, now in process of being updated. Lynn Segal 303-434-8128 24/7 Dewey and 6th Boulder. Here in 1968 to '60 and '87 to present.

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Robert Prostko 5399 Kewanee SEBNA; sebna-private; Kevin & Catherine Carson Negative vote Friday, February 7, 2025 10:22:58 PM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Hello City of Boulder, We fought for 20 years to NOT allow this land to be developed in order to keep our basements from being flooded. I do NOT want it to be filled in and paved over for parking lots, pickle ball courts and/or indoor tennis courts for the University of Colorado. The University of Colorado should build their indoor tennis courts next to their existing tennis courts on the parcel known as CU SOUTH. Best regards, Robert Prostko 5454 Omaha Place Boulder, CO 80303 303-919-5156

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Scott Ortman 5399 Kewanee Opinion on the proposed development Sunday, February 9, 2025 9:05:10 AM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Hello, I am writing as a homeowner to express concern regarding the proposed development of the Hogan Pancost property. My home is located immediately north of the proposed development area, on Omaha Place just north of the EBCC playing field. When the city raised those fields and installed turf, it changed the way groundwater flows through the area, such that I now have subsurface flows from spring through fall against the foundations of my house, which I must remove using a sump pump. The typical rate of pumping is 5 gallons per minute. My sump pump operates basically the entire time the legacy irrigation ditches are flowing. It is clear that the subsurface flow is beneath the playing fields. Essentially there are no plants to absorb the water so it flows downhill to the properties on Omaha Place. I am concerned about the proposed development making the situation worse by further removing water absorbing plants and creating hard surfaces that would reduce evaporation. I would urge you to make sure any such development includes remediating measures to improve the water drainage problems in the area. I think re-routing or closing the irrigation ditches as part of of the project would be a positive step. Another would be excavating a French drain along the current concrete path at the north end of the EBCC playing field so that the groundwater is shunted away from homes. In short, I am not inherently against development of the property, but am concerned that if it occurs in the absence of attention being given to groundwater issues it will make the situation worse, opening up the city to legal action from homeowners who won't have a choice. If you would like to discuss the groundwater issues we are experiencing further I would be happy to do that. I would suggest arranging a time to visit in the spring, once the irrigation ditches are flowing again. Sincerely, Scott Ortman

5478 Omaha Place

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Robert Prostko lynnsegal7 5399 Kewanee Re: Hogan-Pancost development plans. Saturday, February 8, 2025 10:47:11 AM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Hear here! Best regards, Robert Prostko Colorado Shades & Sunesta Awnings

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303-919-5156 Robert@ColoradoShades.com www.ColoradoShades.com (awnings & exterior shades) www.MotorizedShadesInc.com (interior shades) “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” On Feb 8, 2025, at 9:45 AM, Lynn Segal <lynnsegal7@hotmail.com> wrote:

Do not infill/ develop/ build hardscape parking and recreational facilities - pickleball, tennis courts on to Hogan Pancost increasing flooding risk and destruction of the built environment and disturbing the permeable natural floodplain for critters, delicate wildlife and rare plant life in the ancient ecosystem. WE owe reparations to the native inhabitants that is entrusted to them. Also do not build more of the same at Peacock Pl. in the name of providing housing impacting the carrying capacity and population of the Boulder Valley while violating the principals and goals of the BVCP, now in process of being updated. Lynn Segal 303-434-8128 24/7 Dewey and 6th Boulder. Here in 1968 to '60 and '87 to present. -You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sebna" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sebna+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sebna@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sebna/CY5PR11MB6319F99C14CAE5C5C0F9025591F02%40CY5PR11MB6319.namprd11.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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sylvanfireswan lynnsegal7 5399 Kewanee Re: Hogan-Pancost development plans. Saturday, February 8, 2025 1:32:54 PM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. 1000% Beautifully said Catherine On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM Lynn Segal <lynnsegal7@hotmail.com> wrote: Do not infill/ develop/ build hardscape parking and recreational facilities - pickleball, tennis courts on to Hogan Pancost increasing flooding risk and destruction of the built environment and disturbing the permeable natural floodplain for critters, delicate wildlife and rare plant life in the ancient ecosystem. WE owe reparations to the native inhabitants that is entrusted to them. Also do not build more of the same at Peacock Pl. in the name of providing housing impacting the carrying capacity and population of the Boulder Valley while violating the principals and goals of the BVCP, now in process of being updated. Lynn Segal 303-434-8128 24/7 Dewey and 6th Boulder. Here in 1968 to '60 and '87 to present. -You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sebna" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sebna+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sebna@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sebna/CY5PR11MB6319F99C14CAE5C5C0F9025591F02%40CY5PR11MB6319.namprd11.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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sylvanfireswan 5399 Kewanee Hogan-Pancost Development Plans Saturday, February 8, 2025 1:56:00 PM

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. In 2010, we proposed a Botanic Gardens, unique in the world to highlight Native American food forest practices and to give the Arapaho and Cheyenne a place to share beautiful aspects of their traditions while creating a harmonious environment for the Federally Threatened Preble’s Jumping mice and leopard frog. Why are these animals so important to the plains Indians, especially the Cheyenne? https://youtu.be/-lhIedFeALs?si=-2ULTJHjLYlvqjb8 Both tribes long to be welcomed back in their homeland of Boulder. Obviously, the Ft. Chambers fort was built to prevent them from returning to their ancestral wintering grounds along S. Boulder Creek. The Hogan Pancost property is the only piece that wasn’t “spoken for”, tied up by CU South plans. We have been talking with the City for years about creating a Botanic Gardens, taking advantage of the inground water, perfect for a demonstration of an indigenous food forest. Should the City proceed with a violation of the social contract and promise that this property would NOT be developed, expect lawsuits to be filed, including those that expose how the property was stolen and why this particular piece is sacred to the Cheyenne and Arapaho. The tribes do NOT authorize this last piece of ancestral homeland to be paved over and developed for CU girls to play tennis in the Winter. There are other many other already paved places to build or just cover the existing tennis courts and repurpose for pickleball courts. BOULDER COUNTY LAND AND TITLES It is true that this happened a long time ago. However, there are undisputable facts that the title to the land was being issued in Boulder County well before any legal transfers could have taken place. Boulder city maps show the land being portioned off and sold in 1859. This was NOT legally possible. Today, as we look back on the unrelenting fraud and illegal land transactions, we must remember the honor of the American People today who learn about these injustices and have a moral duty to correct the Past. Failure to do so undermines the moral authority of every American living today. Catherine Sundvall 5419 Illini Way Boulder, CO 80303

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Robert Prostko

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Share your thoughts on the annexation and BVCP land use designation for the property at 5399 Kewanee Dr and 5697 S Boulder Rd (LUR2025-00003, LUR2025-00008)

We fought for 20 years to keep this parcel from being filled in and developed in order to keep our basements from flooding. I do NOT want this parcel to be filled in and developed as a parking lot, pickle ball courts and/or indoor tennis courts for the University of Colorado. The University of Colorado should build their indoor tennis courts next to their existing tennis courts on the parcel known as CU South. Robert Prostko 5454 Omaha Place Boulder, CO 80303 303-919-5156

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Dennis Dupuis

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Hello, I just finished reading about plans to put in pickleball courts that will be about 100 yards from my house, I live on Illini Way. When Hogan Pancost was sold I was under the impression that that area would be used for flood containment. Did everyone forget that we are in an area prone to flooding? Aside from the flood issues, am I also going to hear pickleball balls knocking the pavement all day? Not fair, please reconsider your usage of this property. Dennis Dupuis

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Tommy Feldman

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Dennis Dupuis

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Gordon McCurry

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I am a professional hydrologist and approximately 10 years ago studied the impacts of development on the former Hogan Pancost property. My evaluation showed that development would likely lead to increased flooding in the adjacent neighborhoods, from both surface water and groundwater. The City Council agreed with those findings and purchased the property so it could be used for flood control purposes. Paving over portions of this property for tennis courts, pickle ball courts and parking lots will significantly reduce the flood-dampening effect of this land and will lead to the increased flood risk that its purchase was intended to help mitigate. I urge you follow City Council's previous intention for this land and to not allow it to be developed as is currently proposed. I would be happy to meet with staff to discuss my findings in more detail.

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Wendy Meyer

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I do not support the city annexing the land at 5399 Kewanee Dr and 5697 S. Boulder Rd so it can pave it over to make indoor tennis courts and pickleball courts that would be shared with the University of Colorado Boulder. CU Boulder has CU South where it may develop its own courts. Paving the land at 5399 Kewanee Dr. and 5697 South Boulder Rd would adversely affect the water table and add to flooding issues that nearby residents already experience. Moreover, paving this area would also endanger the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse. Please leave the land as it is so everyone in the city can enjoy its natural amenities.

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Eric Miller

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I live right next to the property 5335 Kewanee Dr and would like to see the plan submitted for the property that shows proposed facilities, access and parking.

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Vincent Wayland

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As a nearby property owner/trustee who experienced the flooding in 2013, I strongly protest the development of this wetland and protected species area.

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Karen Farrelly

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I am glad that this land is under consideration to remove the residential status because it seems more suitable as a natural wetland than a building site. In the rainy season, water levels increase in the area and it becomes sort of a field of bog for frogs in the area. I also see it used often by grazing deer and birds of prey or bobcats who are hunting for food. I hope the prarie dogs return there too. I'd hate to see that land taken away from the wild animals, especially since there's already the Peacock Place subdivision going in across the street that's taking away fields and trees used by the wildlife -- including owls who I hear roosting in the trees around that land. Thank you for putting in a request for the 5399 Kewanee and 5697 South Boulder Rd parcels to change from residential to Public. I am hoping it remains as true, pure open space with this zone change, though. The description of the newly proposed zone of Public mentions that facilities could be located on the land and that concerns me if someone could target it for building something like a public tennis court or sports field. I hope that if the zoning changes to Public, the land remains free of physical public facilities like that -- keeping it open land would be preferred for the wildlife. And keeping the old farm buildings in place would help honor of the land's farming past. If it does get used more for public use, I hope it would only be for something like nature walks or field trips by local students studying the front range (animal/plant study) or used by grazing cows during seasons when the land is firm enough and dry enough for them to walk on. Thanks for the mailed notice of the planning and development application. I also saw the sign about it posted by the land when I walked my dog along the sidewalk by that area.

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Holger Voemel

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From: Scott Ortman <scott.ortman@colorado.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 12:41 PM To: 'Robert Prostko' via sebna <sebna@googlegroups.com>; Jeff McWhirter <jeff.mcwhirter@gmail.com>; Robert Prostko <robertprostko@mac.com> Cc: sebna-private <sebna-private@googlegroups.com>; Steven Telleen <stelleen@comcast.net>; parksrec <parks-rec@bouldercolorado.gov>; Meschuk, Chris <meschukc@bouldercolorado.gov>; RiveraVandermyde, Nuria <rivera-vandermyden@bouldercolorado.gov>; boulderplanningboard <BoulderPlanningBoard@bouldercolorado.gov>; Carper, Adrian <carpera@bouldercolorado.gov>; Johnson, Kristofer <JohnsonK3@bouldercolorado.gov>; Woulf, Mark <WoulfM@bouldercolorado.gov>; Contact Climate Intiatives <ContactClimateInitiatives@bouldercolorado.gov> Subject: Re: Flood mitigation by paving over for tennis courts???!!

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Thanks Robert for these photos!

This is why I think it would be a good idea to push the city to dig a french drain down to the water table along the path between the west EBCC playing field and Omaha Place to divert the water that flows down there away from homes and into the sewer system. The city needs to mitigate the groundwater consequences of past development as part of the new development.

My sump pump removes about 5 gallons a minute from beneath my basement when we have big rains, and it runs spring through fall every year.

Scott Ortman

From: 'Robert Prostko' via sebna <sebna@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:25 AM To: 'Robert Prostko' via sebna <sebna@googlegroups.com>; Jeff McWhirter <jeff.mcwhirter@gmail.com> Cc: sebna-private <sebna-private@googlegroups.com>; Steven Telleen <stelleen@comcast.net>; Boulder Parks Rec <parks-rec@bouldercolorado.gov>; meschukc@bouldercolorado.gov <meschukc@bouldercolorado.gov>; Boulder City Manager <riveravandermyden@bouldercolorado.gov>; BoulderPlanningBoard@bouldercolorado.gov <BoulderPlanningBoard@bouldercolorado.gov>; Boulder Ecosystem Management <carpera@bouldercolorado.gov>; Boulder Comprehensive Planning <JohnsonK3@bouldercolorado.gov>; WoulfM@bouldercolorado.gov <WoulfM@bouldercolorado.gov>; Boulder Climate Initiatives <ContactClimateInitiatives@bouldercolorado.gov>; Robert Prostko <sebna@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Flood mitigation by paving over for tennis courts???!! [External email - use caution] So the City of Boulder along with the University of Colorado value tennis courts over our flooded basements???!!! Hope they have paid for great liability insurance!!!! If they fill in this designated FLOOD PLAIN with 4 feet of gravel topped with asphalt, concrete and an indoor tennis court (basically for the sole use of CU’s tennis teams…..NOT for a.. WHERE DO THEY THINK ALL OF THE WATER WILL GO???!!! Especially during extreme weather events happening more recently !!!

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From: No Reply <noreply@bouldercolorado.gov> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 3:05 PM To: Council <Council@bouldercolorado.gov>; ContactCoB <ContactCoB@bouldercolorado.gov>; Mueller, Brad <MuellerB@bouldercolorado.gov>; Pannewig, Hella <Pannewigh@bouldercolorado.gov>; Ferro, Charles <FerroC@bouldercolorado.gov>; Johnson, Kristofer <JohnsonK3@bouldercolorado.gov>; Causa, Julie <CausaJ@bouldercolorado.gov>; Stanek, Cate <StanekC@bouldercolorado.gov> Subject: Karen Farrelly :- Planning and Development Services Preferred Form Language: English / Inglés Name: Karen Farrelly Organization (optional): Email: karenfarrelly@hotmail.com Phone (optional): (408) 529-8481 My question or feedback most closely relates to the following topic (please choose one): Planning and Development Services Comment, question or feedback: In the past, I wrote in about the planned tennis courts development on current open space near 55th in south boulder. I am writing again to express more concerns about the project and lack of informing residents directly about the tennis facility plans. I am concerned due to the lack of notification to residents in the area about the plan for the land. Shouldn't post cards or mailed letters be sent to those who live nearby due to significant change and quality of like impact this project will bring? Currently, there are small signs hidden stuck in the ground and partially in the grass on 55th street. Neither mentions the tennis court facility plans. Just the land rezoning and now a wetland conditional permit are mentioned. The first rezoning sign wasn't readable the past few months due to fading in the sun! I pass by current tennis courts at East Boulder rec center multiple times a week. There are never fully used; 2 to 3 courts are empty each time. Why are more courts needed in the open space along 55th? The court facility planned for the area on 55th (what is current wetland/old farmland) will only serve the university and other folks who play tennis or pickleball. I feel the need for courts has been overstated and will have negative impacts on nature and residents living in this area already. It seems like there are many commercial or industrial sites closer to the university or even existing university land where this build would be better suited. Would you want a commercial tennis/training facility to pop up across the street or down the block from your homes? I don't. I worry about the impact on water flow and drainage due to ground and water run off disruptions. I STRONGLY worry about the loss of habit loss for birds, frogs, toads, bobcats, deer, and wild turkey who use the land. I worry about the loss of vegetation and addition of hard artifical surfaces. We have already lost multiple trees and grassland in this area due to the Peacock Place subdivision

deolition and utility work -- many more trees are being chainsawed down today as I type this. It's disappointing and sad. I worry about the impact of new traffic and sounds from the facility. Will there be traffic pattern studies done on the impact of cars moving / turning from south boulder road off 55th and vice versa? I do not want to hear more traffic or people playing tennis so close to my home. Will the city or court builders address noise polution for affected home owners due to a commerical facility be added to what was previosly residential zoned land and what is currently open natural space? Yesterday, I saw a unique Thrasher bird sitting on a fencepost in the open space and feeding on bugs flying about the wetland. The tennis facility project takes away natural resources for creatures like that and replaces it with hard surfaces and noise. That bird and many other creatures will lose food and water sources. My neighbors, rec center/park users, and I will lose a source of tranquility that many of us walk by daily. I strongly wish the city and university would reconsider this project and choose a more suitable location. Karen Farrelly 113 Mineola Ct Boulder, CO 80303

From: Jeff McWhirter <jeff.mcwhirter@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2025 2:21 PM To: Defoe, Julie <defoej@bouldercolorado.gov>; Moeller, Shannon <moellers@bouldercolorado.gov>; Dalton, Tina <BriggsT@bouldercolorado.gov>; Karen Farrelly <karenfarrelly@hotmail.com>; Steven <stelleen@comcast.net> Subject: Hogan Pancost wetland permitting process Hi Julie and Sharon, My neighbor Karen Farrelly gave me your email and said you are heading up the wetlands permitting process for the Hogan Pancost property. We are going to meet with Tina Dalton later this month to discuss the project but perhaps you could answer some questions. We have raised some issues about the wetlands study that was performed last year https://ramadda.org/repository/a/hoganpancost_tennis_courts In particular the claim that the current mapped wetlands (7+ acres) that are noted in the report are somehow not long term wetlands and should not be considered for future wetlands designation. The site above provides ample documentation as to the long history of wetlands on the property. Furthermore, it appears that a decision was made on the part of the City to dry up those wetlands prior to the current wetlands designation and annexation process. Who actually made that decision and is that decision aligned with the overall City of Boulder policy regarding wetlands on City property? Perhaps one or both of you would like to be included in our meeting with Tina? We are available after August 12th Thanks Jeff

From: Karen Farrelly <karenfarrelly@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2025 9:51 AM To: Dalton, Tina <daltont@bouldercolorado.gov>; Defoe, Julie <defoej@bouldercolorado.gov>; Moeller, Shannon <moellers@bouldercolorado.gov> Subject: Wetland Study for Permit Rezoning on Hogan land Hello, I have written to a number of city departments about a tennis court development plan near the East Boulder rec center and the land bought by the city for flood zone management. I am writing to you because I saw your name on some wetland conditional permit paperwork linked to the related rezoning project.

I have a few questions about the wetland studies. These questions are driven by one of the many concerns I have about the tennis courts project and I wondered if you know the answers: 1. Will the wetland studies be done across both hot and cooler days and during different times of day (morning, afternoon, evenings)? 2. Will the wetland studies be done across multiple seasons? Not just the summer and during peak times of daylight (I have only seen people walking the property in recent weeks on hotter days)? I have seen ponds with frogs or toads developing in parts of the land being studied in past years even after some irrigation water further upstream from it had been redirected. This season and in the winter, I see birds resembling Crissal Thrashers flying around to catch bugs over the land. 3. Does the wetland study count species and vegetation across different seasons? Is there a way for residents to share pictures with the wetland study team of species they see using the land? I walk by the area weekly and see different animals/species using it depending on the season. 4. Will they conduct studies at times when water is AND isn't flowing in the culvert that exists in front of the house to the south of the open land? IF the city recently redirected some water further upstream to reduce what flows in front of the house I'm speaking of, where is that water flowing to now? Usually there is a constant creek-like stream of water flowing down the cement culvert in front of the house south of the land being studied. The water flows toward the land being studied then turns west to run along the south edge of the open land between the house's property line and the open land. The water wasn't flowing on the day I saw people walking the project land a couple weeks ago, but the week after there was some water flowing into that culvert again in the section closest to the land being studied. 5. If the tennis project moves ahead, will the few protected acres to the East of 55th be protected from construction traffic and supply staging? Will that land have the damaged vegetation caused by construction parking and supply staging for 2024/25 trail developments restored to typical, healthier vegetation conditions that existed pre-

construction? That use left some flattened dirt areas in the center and area near the farm gate that opens into the field. 6. How will the proposed project impact or disrupt flood zone management in that area?

Regards, Karen Farrelly 113 Mineola Ct, 408-529-8481

PS — here is some of my email sent to other city departments with one of my arguments against the rezoning and tennis courts, for context about my above questions: Building courts and a parking lot for it will have negative impacts on nature and residents living in this area already. I worry STRONGLY about the loss of habit for birds, frogs, toads, bobcats, deer, and wild turkey who use it now. I worry about the loss of vegetation and addition of hard artificial surfaces. Added lighting for the facility will negatively impact the quality of dark sky for people and nature at night. We have already lost multiple trees and grassland in this area due to the nearby Peacock Place subdivision's land demolition and utility prep work -- many more trees are being chain-sawed down this week as I type this email. It's disappointing and sad.

From: No Reply <noreply@bouldercolorado.gov> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 8:38 AM To: Council <Council@bouldercolorado.gov>; ContactCoB <ContactCoB@bouldercolorado.gov>; Mueller, Brad <MuellerB@bouldercolorado.gov>; Pannewig, Hella <Pannewigh@bouldercolorado.gov>; Ferro, Charles <FerroC@bouldercolorado.gov>; Johnson, Kristofer <JohnsonK3@bouldercolorado.gov>; Causa, Julie <CausaJ@bouldercolorado.gov>; Stanek, Cate <StanekC@bouldercolorado.gov> Subject: Karen Farrelly :- Planning and Development Services Preferred Form Language: English / Inglés Name: Karen Farrelly Organization (optional): Email: karenfarrelly@hotmail.com Phone (optional): (408) 529-8481 My question or feedback most closely relates to the following topic (please choose one): Planning and Development Services Comment, question or feedback: I have written previously about my concerns for rezoning current open space and flood zone management land in southeast boulder (rezoning that would unfortunately allow it to be developed for new tennis court and pickleball facilities). I am writing with a few additional concerns and ask you to not proceed with rezoning. I am also writing with ideas for alternative locations to use if more courts are truly needed. I ask the city council, parks and rec department, and planning department to consider other locations for this project and to study the matter more before moving ahead with any court system expansion. Below are my concerns and a list of my ideas for other locations to use for new courts. New Concern 1: The tennis plan was developed WITHOUT advance input from the general public. I read the plan many times and it appears like the tennis community, pickleball community, and a company that maintains courts were the drivers of the plan and the people targeted for direct input. This is a biased approach and excludes the general public from input about land use and how to further enhance our treasured rec centers. It also excludes or does not comprehensively engage people who live near the selected court system sights while expecting those people to bear the burden of new sources of noise and traffic and to bear the burden of loss of a serene naural habitat currently home to many species of wild animals and birds. New Concern 2: I question the lack of current public courts sited in the tennis plan. I ask the city and parks department to do a current comprehensive observation of the current public courts to judge how many are currently in use and how many are typically available for use. I live near current courts at East Boulder Rec Center, where you plan to add over a dozen new courts. I pass by after work and on weekends during my walks. I usually see at least half or more courts open and not in use. This includes a recent weeknight at 5:30 where only one court was used. This past Saturday

midday, only 3 courts were used. I would ask the city to first consider a system to better advertise empty courts so members of the public can easily locate and utilize them rather than build more courts. Alternate Ideas: 1. Encourage private business to repurpose currently vacant lots and buildings in office parks or industrial parks. Or, have the city, university, and parks dept consider leasing and repurposing those spaces. Tax revenue and small businesses growth could benefit from this. 2. A case study to model after might be the new Relish Food Hall / Pickleball on McCaslin that was created from a space formerly part of the Ascent church building in Louisville. 3. Use the unleased space in the new build across from Panera Bread at 29th street mall. Parking garages exist nearby. Would also drive business to other parts of the mall. 4. Use the vacant or underutilized office buildings east of Foothills/157 bordered on north by the rail lines and by the creek then Arapahoe to the south (the buildings north and slightly west of the hospital). 5. Use office buildings or lots within the business centers south of Valmont and east of 55th (complex where FedEx Center exists). 6. Use the university land where existing university courts are at in south Boulder near 36. 7. Use the university land on east campus that's currently used for solar panels. Build the indoor/outdoor courts there and put the solar panels on the roof). This is the land along Foothills/157 between Arapahoe and Colorado. 8. Build a second story or partial story on top of the east wing of the East Boulder Rec center. House the pickleball courts there. 9. Use the basketball courts at East Boulder rec for evening tennis/pickleball hours. 10. Move the sand volleyball courts at East Boulder rec to the grassy area east of the soccer fields. Move the playground there too. Put the new court building on space once used by the courts and playground. 11. Use thevacant hardware store at Table Meas shopping center for pickleball courts or use the vacant building next to Chase bank in the same shopping center. 12. Use open land around the baseball fields that exist near Western Disposal and other businesses in the area bordered by Butte Mill Rd, Stazio Dr, and 63rd St. 13. Use the land at the demolished 1st Bank Center. PLEASE do not rezone the land to allow tennis court and parking lot development ideas. Please leave the remaining open space on 55th in South Boulder in the former Hogan-Pancost land as open natural space. Please keep this as a tranquil nature space for the current species that live there and for humans like me who walk by it daily to decompress and appreciate nature. Or, if you can't leave the land as is.....consider softer use projects that don't demo the wild habitat — like use it for a nature study or grazing animal study area (study wildfire mitigation benefits from them) or restore it to the native prairie state to help encourage understanding and respect for nature and its habitat by people of all ages. Thank you, Karen