City Council Study Session Summary 2011 05 24

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City Council Study Session Summary May 26, 2011 Page 4 of 5 Tom brought up the public land dedication from Conoco Phillips and encouraged Council to accept single parcels of open space for dedication rather than the land along US36. The Board will be sharing a table this year at the Downtown Street Faire with other City Departments and providing open space information and possibly having a table at the Farmers Market on Saturdays. Justin McClure stated his interest in OSAB's opportunity to review Conoco Phillips final development plans. Council member Muckle asked if there have been any wildlife conflicts and Council member Marsella confirmed the coyote population at Coyote Run is prevalent. Ember Brignull, Open Space Coordinator, said the one issue they are currently addressing with residents is feeding coyotes - staff is trying to increase education to the public that folks should not do so, and is harmful. Council member Muckle asked about the prairie dog population and Ember said that due to budget constraints her staff is focusing on keeping the prairie dog population stable. Main focus will be the 2 colonies on Davidson Mesa. Mayor Sisk supports the dog park on the Davidson Mesa, reiterated the open space tax, if approved, would be refocused on maintenance rather than acquisition, and lastly was not sure that a future open space tax should be perpetual, i.e., no sunset provision. The Mayor also commented the proposed Conoco Phillips land dedication along US 36 corridor is important for the bikeway trail /improvements along the US 36 Corridor. Open Space member Davinroy agreed the land dedication is for public land and not necessarily open space. Mayor Sisk acknowledged Ember Brignull, Open Space Coordinator, is a great resource. Update /Discussion — Open Space Zoning Gavin McMillan, Planner !land Ember Brignull presented on Open Space Zoning Gavin gave a brief update on the work that has been done and to be done in order to accomplish the goal of zoning open space. Through amending the Louisville Municipal Code, an open space district needs to be formed and then it would be determined which open space properties would be included. Ember presented a sample of open space properties that both she and GIS Coordinator, Susan Dellinger, have worked on to show the level of research involved for acquiring parcel numbers. Council member Muckle noticed in the materials that it's a fundamental change by removing reference to use of pesticides. All agreed the City Charter is the ruling document. There are multiple documents that are factored into this project