Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2015 09 09

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes August 12th 2015 Page 4 of 5 Linda made a motion to keep the number of land acquisitions recommended to the County to three: our #1, #2, and #4 from last year. Chris seconded. The motion carried 5 to 1. Helen dissented because she wanted to toss one more target property into the mix to see what the County said, no matter how unlikely it was that they'd go for it. TRAILS: County is looking at the trail from the Overlook Underpass (last year's request #1). County had concerns about last year's #2 (the 104th Street Trail) because they are concerned about the street crossing. Ember reports that public works look into whether crossings are warranted, which is a formal designation based on traffic patterns and usage. Lafayette was proposing to complete a trail loop on Mayhoffer Section 15 that would tie into any 104th Street Trail. If the crossing issue is addressed, the County would support this trail. For Trail #3 (Warembourg to Stearn's Lake) the County was concerned about crossing private properties, and needed Lousiville to take the lead on designing the trail. Planning is interested in creating a trail parallel to the railroad tracks (on what was being called the Tennis Center property) and that could be a solution to that particular trail alignment conundrum. Laura asked if we could ask the County for some of the big connections identified by our wayfinding initiative. Laura asked about the crossing at point 16 (the connection between the Coal Creek Trail and the Powerline Trail). The board thought asking for that connection might be reasonable since it connects to Coal Creek Trail (a regional trail). Laura asked Ember to be sure to mention in any request how the Powerline Trail is a primary trail artery for the City of Louisville under our new wayfinding model. Chris mentioned he's concerned about bikes coming from the north to Main St. and asked whether there was any room for a bike lane on Main Street. The board shared his concerned but thought it was unlikely a bike lane could fit. Helen suggested the trail requests to Boulder County be: #1: Overlook Underpass to the Marshall Mesa properties #2: Warembourg to Stearn's Lake #3: Parallel to 104th Street #4: Dillon Rd. crossing connection the Powerline and Coal Creek Trails Linda motioned to vote on these recommendations and rankings, Mike seconded. The board unanimously approved this motion. X. Discussion Item: Review & Comment on Aesthetics of New Template for Temporary Signs — Staff wants to standardize the look of temporary signs they put up on properties. The wayfinding consultants created the draft designs seen in the package. They recommended a call for action "bands" at the top (e.g. "CAUTION "), and icons (e.g. the rattlesnake). They wanted to change the color of the top -bands in order of severity, like a stoplight (so "caution" would be red). Helen commented that there was a lot of information (like email addresses & street addresses and logos) on the signs. Ember mentioned that there are a lot of citizen calls for more information regarding these signs, so some contact information is nice, though staff and the board agreed that street addresses are not necessary. Missy and Helen didn't like the mountains along the bottom because they ate up so much space, and thought the signs looked too wordy. Laura liked the mountains because they looked more formal and distinctive, and she 5