Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2013 05 08

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes April 10, 2013 Page 3 of 5 00047579-1  Laura is going to send out some maps developed by Garmin that show popular fitness routes in the area. The maps show user intensity and how the routes are being used, based upon fitness data uploaded by Garmin users. VII. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda  None VIII. Discussion: Public Process for New Trails Planning  The 2008 Process: o An Open House was held on April 3rd, 2008. The intent was to collect public comment, trail ideas and recommendations.  The Open House was advertised through the City’s website, flyers, the City newsletter, and in OSAB Meeting Minutes.  Ideas were collected by talking directly with Staff and OSAB members, filling out the trail recommendations form, marking their proposed trail ideas on the map, and emailing staff.  Attendance wasn’t great – only 9 people attended. o Staff compiled the information, brought the information to OSAB and then OSAB voted on the trail priorities based on these suggestions. o Following is the timeline for the Community Trails Open House from April 3rd, 2008: COMMUNITY TRAILS OPEN HOUSE WHY: To identify new neighborhood trail links and to improve access and connectivity to existing trail system Project Background ● The City of Louisville Parks & Recreation Department has funding available for the engineering and construction of new trails. ● The City of Louisville would like public input to help identify areas in need of new trails or trail connections. ● Timeline: The process of identifying, prioritizing, engineering and constructing new trails may be a multiyear project. Step1: Public input on trail locations –Open House Step 2: Staff review of public input, results presented to OSAB May 14th, public welcome. Check website for changes in meeting times. Step 3: Trail engineering and construction- Date and location TBD 4