PROPOSED BID SUBMITTED BY: Steve and Arlene C. Penner ADDRESS: 12177 Baseline Lafayette CO 80026 PHONE NO: (Home) 303-665-5603 PHONE NO: (Cell) 303-589-2098 MANAGEMENT PERIOD: March 2016 through December 2017 My rent bid shall be $5500.00 per year due and payable on or before December, 15" each year this agreement is in effect. : oD). Date:_/2-3 Steve Penner THE CITY OF BOULDER RETAINS THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS.Please provide answers to the following questions 1. Describe the operation you intend to manage on the property. Please include details of grazing rotation, irrigation, pest and nutrient management. The current perennial forages are in productive state. Nutrient management will need to occur in the early spring, starting with soil testing to determine the nutrient requirements. With those recommendations fertilizer will be applied. Pest management will be done in a low impact manner and in compliance with City of Boulder Open Space requirements. Rotational tillage may be implemented only in the event that current perennials are no longer productive. This practice will be used to reestablish productive perennials and to manage weeds.2. If you are currently involved in other agricultural enterprises, briefly describe the operation(s) Please include the general location. The agricultural enterprises that Steve and Arlene Penner are currently involved in, are diversified with a focus on hay production. The operation ranges from a cow calf operation, dry land wheat to irrigated corn, wheat and barley, hay production is our first and foremost priority. The hay is marketed to local livestock and horse owners, with an emphases on quality. The location of our operation is all in Boulder County, and is generally located from Dillion Rd. on the south to Valmont on the north and 75" Street on the west to County Line on the east.3. Why do you need this property for your agriculture operation? This property is necessary to expand our hay production. This would allow us to pursue larger hay accounts that would make our business more sustainable.4. How and where do you plan to market items produced from this parcel? We plan to market the top quality hay that is produced to local horse owners and stables. Any hay that is damaged by weather will be utilized in our cow calf operation or marketed to other livestock producers.5. Please provide personal reference familiar with your agriculture experience. If you do not currently own your own farmland, a reference must include the person or organization you currently or formerly leased land from or managed land under. Steve and Arlene Penner currently have property leased from City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. Boulder County Open Space Phil Leffler, property manager 303-678-6111 John Hill, owner 2906 N75" St Boulder CO 80303 Email: hill.015@mac.com 303-666-5401