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Open Space Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />March 12, 2025 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />has the connections. This is a critical piece to the Comprehensive Plan. Not "identify" - <br />change it to "implement." Pay attention to the upcoming Trails Plan and PROS Plans <br />that will integrate those findings into the Comprehensive Plans. Action verbs are needed <br />as we are acting on these issues. <br />- Susan: Several members of the community have expressed concern to her about the <br />tension between fire recovery and resilience programs and the need to preserve and <br />protect open space ecosystems. Discussed the grazing and mowing role in the wildfire <br />mitigation. Growth of native species is part of recovery and wildfire resistance. <br />-Andy: social trails should be considered under the core community services and <br />recovery. More people means more social trails and more damage to the environment. It <br />will be an ongoing issue. We don't have any policy yet. Is there a way to put it into the <br />document to minimize social trails under the strategy section? We need to prevent new <br />social trails. It is hard to restore damaged areas. <br />- Michiko: Can we do the same as Boulder County did? Barricade the social trails for <br />recovery with signs saying restoration area and leave one to two social trails open. <br />- Andy: Enhanced trails - Davidson Mesa and Centennial area, it is important to have <br />stronger statements in the strategy section under Enhance Trail facilities. Combination <br />with parks and trails in this area is critical because it will connect people to the main bike <br />path. Jeff answered Andy's thoughts: Put the Davidson Mesa area aside and identify it. <br />Will put it in long term and to construct the way we see it. If we don't put it on the map <br />and create policy then we don't have any language when the development happens. It is <br />a good point to have a stronger overall understanding of the language. <br />- Graeme arrived after listening to the conversation while driving here from the airport <br />and noted that these were good points. <br />- Andy: Acquisition question: two top properties are important to OSAB and should be <br />addressed in the plan and refer it to 2C to support getting the properties via acquisition; <br />however felt 2C was pushed aside. Lots of focus on housing in this as an overall <br />message and less on 2C. <br />- Michiko: Question about rezoning with land acquisition and housing. <br />- Jeff: answered Andy's question: PROS will be the place for expressing specific areas <br />for Open Space and Parks while the Comp Plan focuses on land use and development. <br />- Answered Michiko's question: This goes into area of changes with discussions where <br />we will be directly involved <br />-Andy: needs not to expand the development <br />- Daniel: Acquisition question - green areas: what is happening to them now? Susan <br />responded and referred this to the acquisition team and explained that OSAB <br />recommendations have not been addressed by City Council. <br />- Jeff: Notice: Draft will be open to public comment in June, with final adoption by <br />July/August <br />City of Louisville <br />Open Space Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />5 <br />