Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 02 09

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes December 8, 2021 Page 2 of 9 C. The Davidson Mesa trail work project will begin soon. The city will stage the work at the GHX property adjacent to Davidson Mesa. D. Jeff Durbin will start as the new Louisville City Manager on January 3ra E. David said that with the Russian olives having been removed at Warembourg, the little wooden shack has now been exposed. Ember said that the project is complete for the season, but there will be a planting project at this location in the Spring and that staff will be removing the shed. F. Helen asked whether there will be restoration after the Public Works pipe project currently underway along the ditch on North Open Space. Ember said the contractors will re -seed along the corridor, but she cautioned that re -seeding doesn't always take after the first attempt, so she expects some staff support will ultimately be necessary. David added that he has reached out to Kurt at Public Work to ask whether the project would tunnel under the railroad, and whether such work could possibly facilitate a larger underpass project. He said he was told the pipe work under the tracks would be at a much smaller scale. G. Thomas asked whether the large Russian olives at Hecla are going to be removed as well. Ember replied that multiple trees were removed but there are a few Russian olives near Helca that are technically not on Louisville land (but rather on HOA or Lafayette land). Ember asked Thomas to follow up and let her know specifically which trees he is asking about and she will follow up to make sure we have completed the work on City of Louisville land. H. Helen suggest that the Open Space education programming list include plans for an "early inhabitants" program. Ember said the city is developing a new inclusivity plan that includes "celebrations" to many different themes. Where Open Space can overlap with these celebrations/themes they will try to. Native Americans is one of the themes on the list, providing a natural way for Open Space to collaborate on this type of programming. She said staff will bring these plans to OSAB when they get formalized in February. I. Charles asked about holiday encroachment enforcement this year. Ember said the Open Space enforcement policy will be to seek removal of encroachments and holiday decorations. The City has posted communication regarding these rules in the community update and on the City website. That said, rangers are not finding many examples of encroachments this year, unlike last year. Charles asked whether very bright house lights violate adjacent to Open Space violate the municipal code. Ember replied that there is a group who are currently looking at strengthening the city's dark skies code and increasing education about light pollution. Nathan cautioned that Open Space has no control over building codes. Deb said that the city council's 2022 work plan includes a discussion about looking at city code for light pollution. Charles volunteered to provide council with some research information on the topic and staff welcomed his input. 7. Board Updates A. Jessamine announced that that there is an OSAB tradition of formally recognizing departing board members. Jessamine read a Resolution of Appreciation for Anneliese Steele, who is moving from the city. Peter moved to pass the resolution as written. Charles seconded the motion. The board passed the motion unanimously. The Resolution of Appreciation can be found at the end of the December minutes.