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Steve Baysinger mentioned that the City needs to meet with DOW concerning the prairie dogs. He has not heard back from them or the County about relocation sites. The City is currently waiting for a cost from Wild Unlimited to move the McCaslin prairie dogs. A prairie dog management plan is in the works. This would be contracted out. The City is also looking at an "easement with intent" with DOW in cooperation with Boulder County. Joint meeting. Steve Baysinger announced that Lafayette would like to have a joint meeting with LOSCAB and Rich Koopman, Resource Manager for Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department. They are interested in January or February as a date. Steve Baysinger will set up the meeting. CHIP grant. Steve Baysinger stated that CHIP (Coop. Habitat Improvement Program) has a grant program. Submittal date is by the end of November. Their grants are for natural revegetation programs. Steve Baysinger said he would look into an application for the City of Louisville. Russian Olive problem. A discussion about the proliferation of Russian Olives was entertained. It was agreed that Russian Olives along the City's ditches are a problem. Steve Baysinger agreed that Russian Olive elimination in the Tamarisk open space would be a good idea. Meeting times and locations. Steve Baysinger is working on getting a bigger room for the LOSCAB meetings. So far, he has not had any luck on Monday nights. He suggested possibly changing the meeting night. Adjournment The agenda for the next meeting was confirmed: December 1lth: ESCO Report - David Budner, Plant Ecologist Native Plants Additional Inventory Items Open Space Master Plan development The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm. The next meeting of the Citizens Open Space Advisory Board will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11th at the Louisville Recreation Center, 700 W. Via Appia.