Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 10 12

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes September 14, 2022 Page 3 of 8 See Staff Updates on page 19-22 of the September OSAB Meeting packet Ember added a few updates. Open Space staff drafted the Wildfire Risk Assessment RFP and have reviewed the draft with Planning, Public Works, Police Department, Fire Department, CMO, and others. Ember and Adam also shared the draft with Superior. The damage done by the pipeline project on North Open Space has been weeded and re -seeded by the contractor. Staff is collaborating with Public Works to make sure the contractor hits all the items on their punch list. The work should be warrantied for one year. The kickoff meeting to start work on the 104t" Street Trail will be held this week. The current completion estimate is for December 2023. One new development is that there will be a two -phased approach to the work. The first phase will be to the north of Dillon Rd. and the second will be south of Dillon Rd., towards Stearn's Lake. There will be a safe crossing built at Empire Road that will tie into Aquarius Open Space. Adam introduced Abby McNeal, the new Parks Superintendent. She started on Monday. Abby has lived in the area for 20 years. She has worked for the cities of Boulder and Denver. Adam said that staff have signed a contract for re -designs at several major medians and parks (including Joe Carnival, The Enclave, and Sunflower Parks). They will meet with PPLAB to consult with designs. City Manager Jeff Durbin said that he is hearing feedback from boards and commissions that members feel that they are not being listened to and don't have influence with City Council. He wanted the boards to know that he hears this feedback. He said that he is hearing that the loss of council liaisons may have something to do with this. He said council has to make its own decisions about how to incorporate board feedback, but that he is working with staff to try to help. One of his plans is to set up an internal team of staff liaisons to boards and commissions so they can compare notes and discuss the topic. He is also trying to work with council and has passed this feedback along to council members. Helen also suggested resuming council study sessions with boards, noting that she would prefer more business -like study sessions to having informal council/board dinners. Helen asked for an update from the City Manager's office in a few months. David said he'd like to see members of the actual boards and commissions representing their own point of view in this discussion, rather than limiting the conversation to staff liaisons and council. Charles said he feels that big decisions are often made about open space without OSAB being asked for input; he mentioned the plan to pave a section of Coal Creek Trail as an example. Jeff thanked the boards for their input. He emphasized that city sales and property tax revenue has gone down considerably and warned the boards that there are over $100 million of CIPs not being funded. Susan pointed out that the wayfinding CIP has been put off many times for years before the fire. 7. Board Updates 5