Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2016 04 13

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes March 9th 2015 Page 5 of 6 paving. The board's made a motion to oppose paving with concrete or asphalt, but to try the stabilizing soil solution first, along with a more aggressive closing strategy, directing people to park at the paved Harper Lake parking lot and use the underpass when conditions are bad. Mr. Rasor observed that even in good conditions, people park illegally at Davidson Mesa all the time. The board hoped that the new Open Space Ranger could help with parking closures. XI. Discussion Item: OSAB Sticker Voting for Favorite Features Commonly Found on Trail Websites and Trail Applications (postponed) XII. Discussion Item: Possible Dates & Discussion Items for Joint Meeting with Parks and Public Landscapes Advisory Boards in April. Currently the new Parks board (PPLAB) wants to push a joint meeting to August. They are busy working on their new bylaws, etc. There are two city properties that may be designated improperly. The first is Walnut Park, which is managed as an Open Space, but currently zoned as a Park. It may be better zoned as Open Space. Missy observed that she has seen owls nesting there and feeding in the field. The second property is Lake Park, which is designated as Open Space. Some citizen groups are hoping to have it change to a more park -like environment, including irrigated lawns, whereas other citizens want it to retain as natural an environment as possible. Re- zoning Lake Park as a Park would require a vote by citizens, according to the town charter. Helen asked Ember to present the arguments from the pro -park groups so the board can understand their concerns. The board planned to meet at Lake Park at 6:30 before the April meeting so that the board can visit both properties before discussing them at the April meeting. XIII. Discussion Item: Revisions & Recommendations for the Draft Harper Lake Interpretive Education Sign Staff would like to create a permanent sign for the kiosk at Harper Lake. The plan is to have rules & regulations, geographic, and ecological information on the front, and historical information on the reverse. This is the logic behind the kiosk at Davidson Mesa. Currently there is a temporary sign at Harper Lake, designed by staff with input from OSAB. Ember presented a draft of the proposed historical sign. Catherine made the sign, and Bridget from the Louisville Historical Museum provided the historic background and revisions to historic content. The board called out various comments on the sign. The historical chronology is out of order. Too many words —Missy suggested a 100 -500 word limit. Focused too much on the Harper Family. Too many border lines, the borders are strangely arranged in general. Laura didn't like the font. Helen wanted the history to start before European settlers. Laura didn't like using an outdated aerial photo as the backdrop to the mine location map; she wanted a modern photo so people can orient themselves to the historical mine. Missy didn't like the look of the timeline. Laura suggested it could be expanded to be a geological and pre - historical timeline to make it more interesting. Laura thought that the coal- specific history was probably redundant to information on signs in other location. The board liked the Davidson Mesa sign (which was professionally designed). Too many non - specific photos. Missy wanted to see more water - themed information that ties into the theme of the Lake -to -Lake Trail, including focusing on aquatic wildlife on the front. The board wants to see the sign adhere to the 6