Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2012 01 11

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Open Space Advisory Board Agenda Dec. 14, 2011 Page 2 of 3 • The project to place crusher fines under the benches is going forward. The crusher fines will help prevent weeds from growing up under and immediately around the benches. • Daughenbaugh — Live trapping of prairie dogs is ongoing. The objective of the trapping is to reduce the population. • Feasibility study is underway to assess the viability of a plan to transfer water from Hecla Lake to Harney Lastoka for the purpose of cropland irrigation. • Aquarius parking lot is out for bid right now. Work should start next year. • Staff is considering developing a volunteer database. One idea is to develop a GIS database that would include an interactive map. • There have been several citizen complaints that dog waste is on the rise. Staff is seeking ways to address the complaints. • There have been coyote issues that have arisen in the business areas around the area of McCaslin and Dillon. There have been reports that people are feeding the coyotes. Staff intends to ask the local businesses if the City can put up its coyote sandwich boards with information about feeding. • Chris and Ember will be participating in the Christmas Bird Count put on by the Audubon Society. • The Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board (LSAB) would like to make a presentation to OSAB regarding the Livable Cities project that they have been working on. The Sustainability Board seeks OSAB's input on how to employ some of the principles embraced by the Livable Cities program. o The LSAB would also like to recommend to OSAB that we recommend to Council that GMOs are banned on Louisville's open spaces and on jointly owned lands. LSAB would like to meet jointly to have this discussion. ■ OSAB determined that it would prefer to have an educational "process" to permit the Board to inform itself and the public of the issues before meeting with LSAB. • OSAB is also waiting on word from the City Manager as to how to proceed. ■ Ember also pointed out that Boulder County will be voting soon on the GMO issue. Staff will review existing IGA's related to management of jointly owned lands. VII. Board Updates • The Planning Commission has elected to continue the Comprehensive Master Plan discussion until January 12, 2012.