Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2015 10 14

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes September 9th 2015 Page 5 of 7 - 40% would support closure for wildlife habitat Q7: What community do you life in? — 77% Louisville — 5.6% Superior —the rest responded Lafayette, Boulder, Unincorporated Boulder, or "other." Tom told the board that there were lots of strongly- worded opinions in the comment section of the survey. There were plenty of passionate pleas for the City to enforce dog leash rules and also lots of suggestions that there should be a voice and sight - control program like in Boulder. Many respondents mentioned that they love the underpass at McCaslin. Helen asked about specific leash usage questions. Tom thought that might be interesting and would be interested in having leash usage adherence data. Laura asked whether people are parking at Harper Lake and using the underpass to get to Davidson Mesa when the Davidson Mesa parking lot is full. Tom said that people are using it a lot. Christopher asked about daily usage at Davidson Mesa. Tom estimated there are 250 users a day. Tom estimated that the Dog Off -Leash Area gets about 100 users a day. Tom had a few personal suggestions for the Off -Leash Area, such as putting the poop bag dispenser inside the fence. Making it closer to hand might make people use it more. Spencer would like to see more done to protect non -dog owners and more protection for Open Space. Linda reminded the board about the citizen who commented during the previous OSAB meeting and complaining about excessive poop and sound problems at the Off - Leash Area. Tom agreed that there is a lot of poop illegally left on the ground. He said dog owners using the site complain about this too. Several survey respondents commented that they don't want shade structures and benches because they don't want people sitting on the beaches and being lax about following their dogs to collect poop. Laura asked whether it is actually possible to enforce the poop laws. Tom thinks it would be if there were a dedicated person enforcing the rule at peak hours. Tom was impressed by the dog community there. They do a fair amount of self - policing and even hold dedicated poop cleanup days. He felt that the dog community was a good resource. Linda asked whether those individuals could be contacted and organized. Tom commented that many people who normally would become City volunteers are deterred by the volunteer form which requires personal information like social security numbers. However, Ember commented that the off -leash users typically initiate one clean up event per year and staff assists with advertising, supplying trash bags and removal. Helen told the board that there are very strict dog laws in Bend, Oregon, but also lots of specific dog parks, and it seems to have resulted in a culture of strict adherence to dog rules. Tom will be presenting his survey analysis to staff. Helen asked Ember that OSAB be allowed to review any action staff wants to take based on this survey. Ember reminded the board that this area is currently maintained and managed by parks. 6