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LL:Clty��f <br />Louisville <br />PARKSy RECREATION & OPEN SPACE <br />Memorandum <br />To: Open Space Advisory Board <br />From: Deb Ayers, Open Space Maintenance Technician III <br />Date: March 9, 2022 <br />Subject: Action Item 8: OSAB to Provide Feedback Regarding Proposed Memorial Bench <br />Locations <br />Purpose: <br />Staff presented potential locations for new memorial benches to Open Space Advisory Board on <br />December 81", 2021 to be evaluated for approval, or approval with conditions. OSAB request additional <br />time for field review. The Overview Map below depicts 20 new proposed memorial bench locations <br />(indicated by blue diamonds) as well as 55 benches that have already been approved by OSAB (indicated <br />by purple and green circles). This proposal includes potential memorial bench locations on City of <br />Louisville owned Open Spaces only. Bench locations on jointly -owned properties were not evaluated in <br />this process as they would require partner involvement and approval. <br />Suggestions and concerns from December 8t" Open Space Advisory Board meeting are listed below in red, <br />along with subsequent Open Space Staff assessment and notes. The power point that was presented at <br />the December 81", 2021 meeting is also included as a PDF without revisions, for reference. <br />Background: <br />The Open Space Advisory Board requested that Open Space staff audit the Memorial Bench program to <br />evaluate new potential bench locations. Division findings with location photos and subsequent <br />evaluations are provided in this document. <br />Next Steps: <br />Staff will collect and review the Open Space Advisory Board recommendations and refine the memorial bench <br />locations for final OSAB review during the April meeting. <br />12 <br />