Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2016 01 13

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes December 9th 2015 Page 4 of 5 residential neighborhoods into the districts was for internal use only. Helen asked about using Centennial Valley sculpture for that district's icon. Apparently the developer built the sculpture and it is owned by the current landowner. Laura commented that she doesn't like the sculpture, to her it doesn't look "like Louisville," and she would hate to see it used to represent the entire area (although she acknowledged that it is iconic). Sean said that several of the district's medallion icons were going to be changed. IX. Discussion Item: Review & Finalize OSAB's `Strategies and Tools for Open Space Property Acquisitions' Memo Presented by: Missy Davis and Christopher Smith Christopher and Laura both commented that the fund is called "the Land Acquisition Conservation Trust Fund" (its historical name) whereas the board has been told by staff that the City calls it "the Open Space and Parks Fund." The board agreed to put both names on it for clarity. Laura commented that she really liked this document: it is very specific and clear. She hoped it would be a helpful summary of land preservation methods for the City. The board decided to send it to City Council now, though the board could review it with Council again at the upcoming study session. X. Discussion Item: Review & Finalize OSAB's Response to Lafayette's OSAC Update Helen wrote a letter in reply to the Lafayette Open Space Advisory Committee's letter. Laura pointed out that Spencer's name was written "Spence." Missy commented that Lafayette's letter mentioned that they were working with a consultant about education programs and she wanted to hear more about that during a joint meeting. Helen said that she would mention this in the body of the email. Laura suggested that this letter should be sent as -is with the two small aforementioned changes and the rest of the board agreed. XI. Discussion Item: 2016 Open Space Capital & Operations Budget Jeff wanted to report how the budget discussion went during recent City Council meetings. Jeff reported that the budget discussions were somewhat contentious. Part of the issue was there is a lot of concern for infrastructure, such as roads, which have been poorly maintained and hit hard by recent weather. So Council decided to double down on service and infrastructure including multi -year projects (e.g. the underpasses at South Street and the McCaslin underpass). This meant that there will be very little money left over for extra projects in 2016. Council tried to defer some of these projects to later years in a 5 -year look. The current plan is to allocate $4 million for street repairs and underground utilities repair. Trails and Wayfinding projects need to be deferred to 2017, but they are currently planning to allocate $1.3 over the next 5 years, mostly in construction. It will come out of the Open Space /Parks Fund. Helen, Mike, and Spencer made comments that there could be better labeling on the spreadsheets so there isn't so much confusion. Spencer asked Jeff how the City estimates the future revenue numbers. Jeff replied that there are fairly conservative estimates that fuel projections for all the funds' revenue. Jeff gave the board members spreadsheets and budgets to review as a group. Jeff recommended that Open Space staff use 2016 to get the wayfinding all set up to hit the ground running for 2017, though he cautioned that there could be no funding guarantee. Jeff pointed out that Council directed a transfer from the General Fund to the Open Space /Parks Fund to build the fund's balance back up to $3 million after the purchase of the Cottonwood Park/Church property. Council approved a full -time, year- around Open Space ranger program. There was some debate about 6