Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2021 04 14

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City(f Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 Open Space Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7:00pm Electronic Meeting I. Call to Order Jessamine called the meeting to order at 7:01. II. Roll Call Board Members Present: Jessamine Fitzpatrick, Peter Gowen, Helen Moshe, David Blankinship, Tom Neville, Charles Danforth, Laura Scott Denton, Anneliese Steel Board Members Absent: none Staff Members Present: Ember Brignull, Nathan Mosley III. Approval of Agenda Jessamine approved the agenda without revision. IV. Approval of the Previous Meeting's Minutes Peter commented that his name is misspelled in the minutes as "Gowan" not "Gowen." Under the Redtail Ridge discussion on page 8, Peter wants to strike the two paragraphs of his comments above Roman numeral XII. He didn't intend for them to be included in the formal minutes. Peter moved to approve the minutes, as with the previous correction and omission. David seconded the motion. The motion passed with 8 votes. V. Staff Updates See staff updates provided by Ember on pages 62-64 of the March 2021 OSAB Meeting Packet. A. Ember had no further updates beyond what was in the packet. B. Helen congratulated staff on the trail improvement grant for Davidson Mesa. C. David asked whether there was an enforcement plan for sledding on open space given the large snow storm coming up and recent community concern about sledding enforcement at Coyote Run Open Space. Nathan said the current staff policy is to strike an educational tone, but to step in to prevent resource damage. Nathan said when the snow is very melty, sledding damages hillsides. He'd like to see sledding policy be a future OSAB agenda item. Charles asked for a discussion now, as there is a current groundswell of interest in the topic. Jessamine said it would need to be an announced agenda item, so the public can provide their input. Charles commented that the interactions he heard about were not educational in tone and sounded confrontational. Nathan said that the rangers all had body cameras, so if there had been confrontational interactions, they could be reviewed. From his perspective, the rangers asked people to stop sledding because there was so little snow that the hillside was taking damage. Jessamine interjected that this is a code -related matter that needs to be discussed in the future. Anneliese asked for clarification whether there would be strict enforcement of sledding in the meantime. Nathan said that there had never been "strict" enforcement about sledding. D. Nathan met with a playground contractor "Bienstock" (https://www.naturalplaygrounds.ca/) to develop a proposal for nature play areas at Cottonwood and Lake Park. David asked if the playground would be made of natural materials or synthetic materials. Nathan said it could be either or both. Jessamine asked if this proposal would precede the Cottonwood Park Master plan, and Nathan answered yes. 3