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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />August 7, 2018 <br />Page 7 of 17 <br />Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing and called for a staff presentation. <br />Ember Brignull, Open Space Manager, stated these revisions provide a foundation for <br />the ranger program. Some revisions are housekeeping to make the code more <br />transparent, some will help the rangers do their job, some will clarify language to reflect <br />how things are being done, and some will help stay current with best practices. <br />Ordinance Objectives: <br />1. Clarify and authorize the Ranger -Naturalists to enforce the prohibitions in the <br />parks and open space titles, generally <br />2. Authorize the Ranger -Naturalists and law enforcement officers to: <br />a. Enforce the prohibitions in the open space title on jointly -owned open space <br />b. And establish that citations issued on jointly -owned open space are <br />retumable to the Louisville Municipal Court <br />(implementation of which will require additional action) <br />3. Extend the prohibitions in the open space title to: <br />a. The Louisville Cemetery <br />b. Lands recommended to the City Council for designation and zoning as open <br />space by resolution of the Open Space Advisory Board <br />4. Revise both Open Space and Parks Titles <br />Councilmember Keany asked for clarifying language on 3b specifying those properties <br />are city -owned, not something owned privately. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated it is our obligation to zone the properties as open <br />space and we should zone them rather than re -write the code. She supported <br />expediting the process of zoning the Open Space properties. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton expressed concern about 4.04.010 and the phrase about <br />recommended lands for open space. He wants it clear the Council has the authority to <br />enact prohibitions as needed even without Open Space Advisory Board (OSAB) <br />recommendation. Attorney Light noted the intent is to identify the other category of <br />properties that are not yet zoned. This does not hinder Council's authority to enact any <br />rules on City -owned property without or with a recommendation from OSAB. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked about smoking for Coal Creek. Golf Course and wondered <br />if that is necessary; could it be prohibited and would it affect revenue. Councilmember <br />Loo felt it is needed, there are lots of smokers on the course. <br />Councilmember Maloney asked why the change to no smoking in all parks and open <br />space. <br />Brignull noted in open space it is a fire danger. For the golf course, there was a feeling <br />from staff it was an accepted practice and prohibiting it might affect revenue. For parks <br />