Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 10 14

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes September 9, 2020 Page 2 of 4 B. Helen commented that she has had a lot of recent conversations with people walking the City trails, which got a lot of use this summer. She has had a lot of questions about and interest in wayfinding. Laura had conversation with a councilmember and neighbors all interested in wayfinding as well. Helen wants to communicate to the board her determination to recommit to this effort. 7. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda No public in attendance. 8. Discussion Item: Redtail Ridge Update on Current Status & OSAB Review Process Moving Forward, presented by Nathan Mosley, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Open Space. There were two meetings to discuss Redtail Ridge in front of City Council at the beginning of the summer. At the second meeting the developer announced that they would like to make substantial changes to the proposal. The City Council has voted to remand the decision to Planning Commission. The City is waiting until there is a new submittal. There have been no dates announced. Nathan's impression was that the reason for the withdrawn application by the developer was that the plan was not supported by the citizens. 9. Discussion Item: 2020 Capital Improvement Projects and Operational Priorities & 2021 Capital Improvement Projects, presented by Nathan Mosley, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Open Space. There is information in the packet about changes in the budget due to Covid-19. There are two major actions by Council: there has been an increase in citizen use of Parks and Open Space. The Rec Center was closed for 101 days. The Golf Course lost months of revenue. The City is projecting a $5 million decrease in revenue. There are decreases and cuts in the budget totaling $2.5 million. The City's Finance department has decreased their sales tax revenue projection from -15% to -10% because during this past summer the sales tax revenue has actually been slightly up from 2019. The packet outlies some of the cancellations in the Open Space budgets. They cut the Boulder Youth Corp program. They cut the outreach budget to focus on maintenance because staff has been stretched thin. They have postponed the Cottonwood Master Plan project not knowing if there would be funding to actually implement it. The Warembourg Fishing Plan master plan and a signage project have also been postponed. Helen asked for more details about the signage project. Nathan clarified that it was mostly for Parks, naming parks, putting up name signs, and posting rules and regulation signs. Ember added that the signs were to be in line with wayfinding standards. Helen pointed out that this plan has been postponed for years. Nathan said that the plan would be re -requested in 2020, with a re-scoping to reduce costs. Helen asked if Council knows about the plan and if there is a role for OSAB to advocate for wayfinding at the Council meetings. Helen volunteered to help with any written materials. Nathan suggest OSAB could be invited to the meeting or submit a memo. Helen asked Nathan to determine which option would be more effective. The signs are in the current budget proposals which go to City Council meetings on Sept 22 and 29. Nathan added that there is a request for a second Open Space maintenance position. Nathan commented how hard the current maintenance person works and how much deferred maintenance the City has accumulated. Nathan ran through the new timing of a few more CIP projects that are described in the packet. 0