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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes Jan. 13, 2021 Page 2 of 4 that he would. David pointed out that Wayfinding was not well represented by the KPIs. Nathan suggested that there could be other KPIs staff recognizes in-house. He noted that collecting user satisfaction data about the Wayfinding signage program was always one of the goals of the program and could be used as a KPI. Laura asked whether OSAB would be asked to contribute to generating these numbers, and board members had been asked in the past. Nathan answered that staff would be responsible for them all. Ember added that board members would continue to be responsible for creating the acquisition/trails evaluation list. Helen asked about whether the KPIs made distinctions between Parks and Open Space, particularly about the about maintenance cost per acreage KPI. Nathan noted that these numbers are pretty high-level, and not broken down too finely. Ember added that employees' time is attributed to projects, so some of that budgeting distinction is traceable. E. Helen asked staff if there has been any recent progress on Wayfinding. Nathan said that the signage RFP hadn't gone forward yet. Nathan and Ember will be shortly meeting to establish a staff work plan for 2021. F. Nathan thought that the Open Space staff presentation to the non -motorized grant program went well yesterday. The city is asking for funding to resurface the soft -surface trails at Davidson Mesa. At the presentation staff learned about some other, federal funding that might available, too. Jessamine volunteered that she has some expertise with this process with the LWCF and might be able to contribute. G. David was interested in the 5k and 10k routes mentioned in the packet Staff Updates. Ember said the routes will be looped through parks and open space with an emphasis on safe crossings, and color coded by route length. In the future, Ember sees it as a pamphlet for new citizens to find new running and walking routes, including surface type and parking information. Staff is starting with three routes: a 1-mile route at Hecla Lake, a 5k at Davidson Mesa, and a 1 OK via North and the Recreation Center. Charles commented that he'd be interested in contributing to this effort. David suggested giving the future pamphlet to Runners Roost and Louisville Cyclery. Debbie asked if the wayfinding trails colors would correspond to the running route colors. Ember answered that they would be on the same trails, but the colors would not be the same as the trail colors since the color theme would be based on difficulty of route. H. Jessamine asked about the status of the tree forts on North Open Space. Ember said staff has dismantled forts for about 10 hours. There will be more work done in February. Staff has not had much push back from citizens during the dismantling. 6. Board Updates none 7. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda none 8. Introduction of OSAB Members A. New Board Member: Anneliese Steel introduced herself. She works in business and politics in the Colorado state capital. She has worked in the outdoor recreation industry, with Outward Bound, and with the Boulder climbing community. She lives adjacent to Dutch Creek. 0