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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 13, 2021 Page 2 of 6 E. Nathan said they have a contract going to city council on Monday about the retaining walls replacements on Open Space properties. Deb asked about the retaining wall locations. Nathan said they included walls at Hillside and Coyote Run. F. David asked if there would be a return to in person meetings soon. Nathan wasn't sure and hadn't heard anything specific. Deb said that City Council has no immediate plan to return to in person meetings given current Covid-19 levels. 7. Board Updates A. Wayfinding Tiger Team Update- Helen and Laura have done a lot of field legwork for sign placement along the Powerline and Lake -to -Lake trails. They also looked at crosswalks and curb cuts. They will be meeting with the wayfinding consultant and Ember shortly to discuss their notes. This will help guide the first phase of sign installation. B. Trails Tiger Team Update- Nathan, Charles, and David met recently. They focused on trails on the Warembourg Open Space property, both official and social. They are hoping to use this property as a model for the process. They are working on determining metrics they'd use to identify candidates for trails to formalize as "dirt trails" and trails which they'd like to close. Charles asked whether the trail along the eastern side of the Warembourg proerty is supposed to be formalized. Ember said it is currently shown as a "proposed trail" in the Wayfinding map and in the Transportation Master Plan. The team is hoping to bring a proposed list of trail designation criteria to the board soon. David added that they have been looking at Strava heat maps to get a sense of traffic along some of the social trails. 8. Action Item: Review and Recommendations for the Draft Dutch Creek Interpretive Education Panel. Presented by Catherine Jepson, Open Space Specialist Catherine shared the draft of the sign that she has been working on with a contractor (page 14 of the packet). The plan is to install it along the Coal Creek Trail in the Dutch Creek Open Space. She also included the previously -installed Helca sign to show how the new sign ties into a visual theme. She asked for comments and input from the board. Charles thought the script font labeling the plants and animals was hard to read. Catherine said it would be blown up and easier to read at scale. It also matches the Hecla sign. Annaliese asked who the audience was supposed to be. She thought there was language on the sign that would not be accessible to children. Jessamine asked Helen to share her sent an email on the topic this afternoon. acknowledgements that recognize that Native before European settlers arrived to the area. her email included in the minutes, though in Helca sign is already installed. She also acknowledgement statement. views on interpretive signs, since Helen Helen wants to see appropriate land Americans were the land stewards long Helen said she would be happy to have the email she didn't realize the second thought the City needs a formal land ►i