Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 05 13

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes March 11, 2020 Page 4 of 6 for the DOLA discussion and felt like people need to work together on this topic in a similar way. She said the community wants to help. Terence Keane 2437 N. Franklin—He began by thanking everyone for their good intentions. He said he spoke at City Council. He thinks there needs to be a nuanced solution. He thinks people who live adjacent to paths deserve to have access to those paths. He thinks it helps encourage walking and keeps kids off the street. He also thinks there is a difference between crossing native prairie and crossing impacted land. Gary Mansdorfer 1117 W. Enclave Circle—His house backs to Davidson Mesa. He also thanked people. He was on OSAB in the early 2000s. He asked for a community process to address social trails. He thinks that the trails to gates are a sign of a healthy community: people getting out for walks. He says most of the paths are small and their impact on Davidson Mesa is much less than the clay from the excavation of Harper Lake prairie dogs, the DOLA, etc. He isn’t sure trampling along different paths rather than sticking to one route is the right idea. He also asked to get the community involved. Lisa Hall 998 W. Alder St.—She said she likes that people owned their mistakes but doesn’t feel a sense of trust. She thinks social trails are good, not bad. She thinks suburban Open Space “isn’t delicate land to be cherished” like undisturbed land. She is infuriated about the approach and thinks everyone should have known this would be a problem. She feels like she has lost trust with the encroachment campaign and the DOLA issue. She doesn’t believe that land is damaged by walking on it. She doesn’t think this land is valuable for conservation. Chris Hall 988 W. Alder St.—He also spoke at the City Council meeting. He liked the board’s questions. He requested that the Board read the City Council’s minutes so we could read the public’s comments. He said that City communication should not “beat around the bush of the issue.” He thinks the City would be taking away something from people if they got rid of gates. He finished with a plea for public engagement. Katie Byrne 1111 W. Enclave Circle—She said she bought land adjacent to Harper Lake and paid a premium for it. She says she uses the social trail behind her house almost daily, but says the impact is undetectable. She thinks exercise and the social access of the social trails is a part of the Louisville lifestyle. She thinks there is a solution to be found by working together. Christie Dualy 2339 Dogwood Circle—She backs to an irrigation ditch. She thinks back gates are a safety issue. She says that if there were to be a fire in the front of her house, she should be able to escape via her back gate. Chris Pritchard 1125 W. Enclave Circle—Has lived here 27 years. He doesn’t trust the City in their use of Open Space regulation, and included OSAB in this “guilt by association.” He says he has used his gate three times a day and you can’t see the impact. He says the community wants to be involved, and people will be very angry if this goes through. Jim Hardman—1119 W. Enclave Circle. He has also “lost faith in the City.” He thinks better public communication is vital.