Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 07 13

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exercise areas and providing a buffer between private homes and dog parks (see pp 13-20 of the June 2022 OSAB Meeting packet). Ember: The project has been bid, FEMA reimbursement requests are underway. This is such an important issue that the City Manager's office agrees that adequate staff and public input would be needed before any changes to location were made to this city asset. David: Some volunteer events were canceled because of low registration. Has the cause been identified? Ember: There was great participation for Marshall Fire cleanup events. For other events, participation is low, in some cases because of competition from other events. 6. Board updates No board updates 7. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda John Webb, 119 S. Buchanan Ct: John provided handouts on the process for becoming a bee city, sponsored by the Xerces Society. As Louisville becomes a bee city, it has a responsibility to promote the health and safety of domestic bees and native pollinators, which have been seriously affected by habitat loss and pesticides. He asked the City to create a standing committee, reduce use of pesticides, incorporate native plantings, reduce water -intensive bluegrass plantings, and develop an on-line presence. The annual fee for joining is $200. Benefits: Sustaining and enhancing bees and other pollinators, a shared community cause, a connection with other communities, using IPM (integrated pest management) in conjunction with the City's commitment to limit the use of herbicides, biological diversity, sustainability. A pollinator path could be a parks, public lands, and open space initiative. He passed out printed material and will provide electronic resources. The websites beecityusa.org and xerces.org provide further information. Susan volunteered to serve on the committee. Handouts provided following these minutes. 8. Action Item: Redtail Ridge Preliminary and Final Plat Review Presented by Rob Zuccaro, Director of Building, Safety, and Planning Rob summarized the history of the property he presented at the May OSAB meeting (see pp. 5-6 of the May 2022 minutes). He emphasized that because the revised GDP was overturned by the voters, the GDP under consideration was the original 2010 ConocoPhillips GDP, which allows approximately 2.5 million sq. ft. of commercial and office development on the 389-acre property. A final subdivision plat creates lots, tracts, rights of ways, and easements to enable development of the property. The proposal includes dedication of several tracts of land to the City for a park, open spaces, trails, and a public safety facility, totaling 89.9 acres. He noted that: Part of the development review process for a subdivision plat includes a recommendation from OSAB to the Planning Commission and City Council on relevant aspects of the application. Per LMC Sec. 4.02.040, ongoing duties of OSAB are the following. -Provide comments to the council and/or planning commission on development proposals for land immediately adjacent to, or materially impacting, open space lands providing the comments during the standard referral timelines established for the city's development processes; -Provide input on the location of trails and paths on open space lands;