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Open Space Advisory Board <br /> Minutes <br /> June 8th 2016 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br /> K. Staff is preparing a bird program to present to over 80 boy scouts. <br /> L. There is a bird walk at North Open Space scheduled for Wed., Jun 15th from <br /> 7-8am. <br /> M. There will be a Monarch Butterfly Program on June 23 from 2-3. <br /> N. City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain parks will present an astronomy <br /> program at the Golf Course Clubhouse on June 25th. <br /> O. There will be a "Pulling for Colorado" weed pulling event on Davidson Mesa <br /> on July 9th from 9-11am. <br /> P. Joe reported that the City Council had a budget retreat recently. The focus <br /> was CIPs. The Council instructed the City Manager to prioritize road re-surfacing <br /> projects. The Open Space wayfinding project will be deferred, especially the new signs. <br /> Council seemed to want to prioritize trail connectivity and trails over signage. Laura <br /> asked Joe if the Davidson Mesa parking lot came up. Joe reported that there were four <br /> votes to fund paving the lot with a hard surface. The City budget will not be adopted <br /> until October/November and there will be public hearings between now and then. There <br /> will be a chance for public comment in August. Helen asked the board members if they <br /> would like to draft a letter to Council commenting on these budget priorities. Mike <br /> suggested that OSAB members may want to attend a few of these public comment <br /> sessions. <br /> Q. Joe reported that he and the City Manager discussed OSAB's concern <br /> regarding the proposed concrete trail connection from the Hwy 36 Bikeway to Dyer Rd. <br /> OSAB felt the connection was probably redundant to the connections at Davidson and <br /> the Park 'n Ride. OSAB also felt that since the connection would not cross Open Space <br /> or Park property it should probably be a low priority for funding from the Open Space & <br /> Parks Fund. The City Manager agreed with these arguments. They communicated to <br /> the Hwy 36 Project and Boulder County Public Works that the City of Louisville is <br /> uninterested in funding this project at this time. The design is done and paid for <br /> however, but the City will not be participating in construction costs. <br /> VI. Board Updates— <br /> A. Missy suggested that the City add a "portal" on its webpage where land <br /> owners who are interested in conservation could learn how to contact the City. She <br /> thought this could be a cheap and easy way to help begin conversations with <br /> landowners. Joe commented that the City Council would like to see a more aggressive <br /> posture towards acquisition and Missy's idea could be helpful. Joe suggested again that <br /> the City should retain the use of a realtor to help identify and research prospective <br /> parcels. <br /> VII. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda— <br /> A. none <br /> VIII. Discussion Item: Proposed Expansion of the Recreation/Senior Center and <br /> Upgrades to Memory Square Pool— <br /> Laura Denton, who is a member of the Recreation Center Expansion Task Force, <br /> gave a Powerpoint presentation of the current architectural and funding plans for the <br /> Recreation/Senior Center expansion and Memory Square Pool remodel. She answered <br /> clarifying questions as they came up during the presentation, then asked for general <br /> comments at the end. <br /> Mike commented that the ballot referendum language for the <br /> operational/maintenance tax should be explicitly and narrowly focused on these facilities. <br /> 4 <br />