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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes August 10th 2016 Page 4 of 6 how properties get added to the list, since addition to a list could have land value impacts. Helen asked for guidance on to do this exercise without bothering landowners or having unintended consequences for them. Helen asked Jeff if Council would support the retention of a realtor to fill in information gaps for open parcels within the City. Jeff thought so. Missy asked whether OSAB could donate its budget to help pay for this realtor. Ember thought that might be possible but that Joe and Malcolm are currently discussing when this work should occur. Jeff thought that the big, comprehensive list could identify the top 10 target properties and then Staff could spend about an hour on each of the top properties compiling a dossier summarizing possible goals for it, its history, and its current status. Missy asked that there be some documentation of the City's institutional history/knowledge added to the dossier. Jeff suggested that Boulder County may have templates for this sort of organization that Louisville could use to help with organization. Laura added that the County may even have dossiers on some of these particular properties that are already public information, saving time. Jeff wanted to include information on what the potential effect of development on the properties would be. Spencer felt like this is really a job for a consultant, and maybe the City should simply to pay the necessary money to have it done promptly and well. Several board members agreed with him. Helen summarized what she felt the board was expressing: the board wants summaries and "narratives" for each property, but wants to keep the traditional ranking spreadsheet for the board's purposes. Helen identified two action items: — Identify a format for dossiers/abstracts for each property. — Check into whether it would be possible to hire a consultant to do this work. X. Discussion Item: Louisville Ranger Program Update and Baseline Data - Presented by: Kelsey Harter, Ranger Naturalist Kelsey introduced herself. She has a background in both recreation management and resource management. She has worked for Boulder County and the City of Boulder. She has training/certification as an EMT, at the Police Academy, and as a wild -land fire fighter. She is excited by the opportunity to build a ranger program for the City from the beginning stages. Putting together the ranger uniform, badge, patches, and equipment (e.g. the radio, truck, baton) ended up being complex and took longer than anticipated, but Kelsey started patrolling in uniform over the July 4th weekend. The Police Department has been very cooperative and helpful. She has also been working with Boulder County Dispatch, so they can dispatch her when there is an issue on City Open Space or Park property. Another issue that had to be resolved before Kelsey could begin regular patrol was an enforcement loophole staff found in the City code over the winter. Staff and PD also had to decide which codes/titles they wanted the ranger to enforce (e.g. camping, trespassing, wildlife, dog rules, etc.). Kelsey and staff have been working on a policy manual to help communicate the ranger's role and responsibilities to the public, City staff, the Police Department, and Boulder County. Kelsey and staff designed and began a contact log so she can collect data on what she's seeing and her interactions with the public. Kelsey passed around a sample log pad for board members to see. They also designed a written warning notice "ticket book" for her, so they can identify repeat offenders (also passed around). Helen asked how a "warning" escalates to an actual summons. Kelsey explained the process and clarified that she also has her own separate ticket booklet for immediate summons without warnings. Laura asked whether any formal warnings had been issued yet. Kelsey answered that she had written several warnings, especially for encroachment 5