Open Space Advisory Board 2018 01 10 Final Minutes

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes January 10th, 2017 Page 4 of 6 VIII. Introduction of OSAB Members A. The two new board members introduced themselves. David Blankinship has lived in Louisville for five years and in the area for 22 years. He currently lives in Steel Ranch, where he was the HOA board president for 3 years. He has served with the Boulder County Trail Coalition and the Boulder Bike Alliance. He works for a software company. Peter Gowan's background is in hydrology and natural resource management. He has worked at EPA and BLM as a hydrologist. He has a law degree and worked in administrative law for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. He is retired now. He has joined as a way to serve the community. B. The current members introduced themselves and gave their backgrounds. They also shared advice and what they found challenging and/or rewarding about volunteering on OSAB. C. Helen asked if the new members would volunteer to be mentors for the new members. Fiona, Helen, Jim, and Laura all volunteered. David and Peter were both interested. Helen promised to follow up. Mike reminded the board that one-on-one communication is allowed and does not violated open meeting rules. IX. Discussion Item: 2018 Housekeeping A. Ember passed around the official list of board members' contact information, so members could check it for errors. B. The board was asked to approve a list of locations for posting "Notices of Public Meetings" for 2018. The list was: 1. City Hall, 749 Main Street 2. Library, 951 Spruce Street 3. Recreation/Senior Center, 900 Via Appia 4. Police Department/Municipal Court, 992 Via Appia 5. City website: www.LouisvilleCO.gov Peter moved to approve these locations, Missy seconded. The motion passed unanimously. C. The board members were asked to confirm their receipt of the 2018 Open Government & Ethic Pamphlet. Everyone received it in the meeting packet. Helen cautioned the board members that they are bound to follow those rules and there will be formal training. D. The board reviewed the meeting schedule for 2018, looking for holidays and other conflicts. It was noted that the February meeting is scheduled for February 14th (Valentine's Day), which was not a concern to the board members. Ember noted that the Library meeting room won't be available in April. That meeting will probably be held at the City Services Building. E. The board then held elections for OSAB chair, vice-chair, and secretary. Helen nominated Laura Scott Denton for chair. Mike seconded. There were no other nominations. The vote passed unanimously. Laura nominated Helen as vice-chair. Missy seconded. Helen asked to serve only one year. There were no other nominations. The vote passed unanimously. Jim nominated Fiona as secretary. Fiona cautioned that her notes would likely be more summary-based that Laura's have been, and expressed her concern that she would not be able to participate in meetings as fully, were she secretary. Laura suggested that the board not burden Fiona with taking notes every meeting, but maybe she could be the one in charge of making sure someone takes the notes. Helen seconded Fiona's nomination. There were no other nominations. The vote passed unanimously.