Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2018 09 12

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes August 8, 2018 Page 2 of 4 D. Rangers went to World Ranger Day celebration, hosted at Flagstaff Mountain. Louisville was recognized as an exemplary newly established ranger program. E. Municipal Code revisions: Staff is working with Legal staff to revise proposed changes per Council recommendations and will be meeting with the Legal Committee before going back to Council in mid -October. F. Thank You card for Joe Stevens was circulated for signing. G. Controlled burn for western/back half of Davidson Mesa under discussion; lots of preparation and paperwork to implement this burn as this is a large area. H. Key Indicators: in addition to surveying trail conditions, Council has asked OSAB to survey maintenance of OS and trash containers, and continue evaluation and assessment of potential property acquisitions. I. New citizen survey is under development: repeat of past survey basically with additional questions to help set budget priorities. Ember noted that there may be a dog recreation questions on the survey. Fiona asked what will be done with the information: For example, if 80°/0 of respondents say that they want to allow dogs off leash on Open Space, will Council so direct OSAB to change our mission? Jeff responded that this is not how the survey information will be used. Missy noted that wording of the questions is of prime importance and requested review of the dog -related questions prior to finalization. Jeff responded that the draft will be publicly available in the Council packet and that OSAB members can give comments. J. Farmer's Market stand has been going well; Jim reported that Aubrey does a great job interacting with the public. VI. Board Updates A. Peter may not be at next meeting. B. Helen saw 3 bull elk on Marshall Road. VII. Council Updates (Jeff Lipton) A. Council deep into the 2019-2021 budget; spending plan & vision is for 2 years, although money is appropriated annually. Bulk of the discussion relates to CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) per City Manager recommendations. Additional meetings in September will look at Operations Expenditures. The budget passed in early November affects the mill levy for property taxes, which is due in December. B. Trail signage and wayfinding requests are being reviewed by City manager in terms of overall and amount of spending per year. Several council members have expressed a desire to have more affordable signs, with broad agreement from Council to improve signage on trails. C. Specific project updates: 1. Controlled Burn programs have been moved to operating expenses, not CIP 3