Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2015 12 09

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 14th 2015 Page 4of4 Parks Fund. The total general budget is about 30 million. The Council asked the City Manager to find an extra 1 million for street maintenance, as road conditions are getting dire. Council wants to allow the general fund reserves to recover to where they were before the flood. Council plans to transfer $250,000 from the general fund to the Open Space & Parks Fund in recognition of the fund's contributions towards Parks. The goal is to ensure that there is sufficient money in the Open Space & Parks Fund to buy the top three target properties ($3.5 million). The budget included $152,000 towards trails wayfinding. There was a discussion about the ranger position, including a conversation about whether the ranger's role should include enforcement rather than just education (as was the emphasis in 2015). Many Council members were in favor of making Open Space Ranger into a full -time position. Council favored increasing contractors for weed control and increasing mowing. In January, the Council may start discussing whether they should go to a two -year budgeting cycle. Ember pointed out that the phasing of the trail construction and the sign fabrication is slightly different than initially proposed. Christopher asked what the status of the Bullhead Gulch railroad underpass was. He lives in Steel Range, and when he bought his property the property- owners and developers payed into a fund for the underpass and they were told it would be built in 2013. Jeff said that it has been hard to get BNSF to commit to underpass planning. X. Discussions: Develop Response to Lafayette's Open Space Advisory Committee Update The City of Lafayette's Open Space Advisory Committee sent Louisville's OSAB a friendly letter outlining recent news in their Open Space program. Helen asked whether OSAB should reply in kind. Laura suggested that if Helen drafted a letter in reply, the board could comment on it by email. XI. Discussions Item: Rescheduling & Discussion Items for November Meeting November meeting is scheduled for November 11th, which is a Louisville staff holiday (Veteran's Day). The board chose to have the meeting on the 18th instead. It would probably be held at the new City Services Building, as reserving its conference room would present no problem. Ember asked the board for its thoughts about social media and Open Space. Laura was skeptical that dedicating much time to maintaining an Open Space Facebook page would be a good use of staff time. Missy suggested that she'd like to see examples of Municipal Open Space Facebook pages done "right." She also suggested plugging into existing Facebook networks like the 0027, though that could present complications. Missy suggested asking the Youth Advisory Board for their input. The board would like Sean McCartney to present the Planning Wayfinding presentation in December. XII. Adjourn — The meeting adjourned at 9:16 pm. 5