Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2014 05 14

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes April 9th, 2014 Page 3 of 7 social trails. City of Boulder is currently trying a first -ever observational study on social trails. Mike pointed out that population growth will only increase the need for these sorts of education programs. Ben agreed that it is vital to get out in front of population growth to establish norms. Spencer asked again about social trail management issues and whether managing these could be part of the fee service. Ben said that the fee -based service can be catered to the specific needs of the client community. Joe pointed out that it would be helpful to coordinating with City of Lafayette and Boulder County for the sake of consistency and also for the jointly -owned open space. Ben suggested that trying to find opinion leaders in the community can also help spread the information. Linda asked about signage to prevent bike /pedestrian conflicts. Ben said they had done some work for specific communities, but that they didn't have a stock icon /sign. Ben can be reached at: Ben @LNT.org VI. Staff Updates - 1) Joe attended a Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) meeting today in Lyons. GOCO shared that there would be a $66,000 grant to the city to help reconstruct the Coal Creek Trail. This money will meet the projected budget short -fall to finish the work. Joe expressed the opinion that GOCO was easy to work with, efficient, and timely. 2) Goodland is working on design for Coal Creek trail reconstruction and will likely be working on the trail section from Dillon to Community Park first. Staff has broken the trail in three sections, and this is the middle one, thought to be the simplest to repair. Staff is working on new flood mitigation designs at two points on the Coal Creek Trail, where FEMA has approved mitigation funding. The Hwy 36 workers surprised staff by beginning work at the HWY 36 underpass and closing the Coal Creek trail. Since they are doing this work, the City won't have to, but staff is working to make sure it is done in manner that is consistent with the rest of the trail. 3) McCaslin & Washington Underpass: The Davidson Mesa side of the project and the dog off -leash area will open very soon (possibly next week). Ember showed slides of the site. There was a small error with the irrigation and the grading (did not quite meet ADA needs), these issues are being resolved. Ember needs to coordinate with a family to move a memorial bench. There might be time to get the landscaping in before the public opening. On the Harper side things are much less further along. McCaslin should