Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 10 12

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes September 14, 2022 Page 4 of 8 Desire for providing remote attendance for board meetings: Staff is developing guidelines for remote board meeting rules, and they should be available by next month's meetings. The current preference is for in -person meetings, but Jeff noted that remote meeting has increased public engagement, which means it might be best to continue with some sort of hybrid meeting format. Jeff observed that the city council chamber's AV system requires a technician to run and hybrid meetings will require some equipment and staff training to do it right. He emphasized that the chair of the meeting should always be in the room. He said that this process will be bumpy, but he feels like the city is on a good track. Migration of Parks and Open Space Equipment to Electric: David met with Todd Boden from the Sustainability Board. The topic of their discussion was looking for common ground between the two boards. They decided that one area of common interest was a shift to electrification of city equipment. Adam commented that electrification is a stated priority of staff and council. The process might begin with small equipment like leaf blowers. Abby said that she was able to leverage matching grants to help do this process in her previous job and she said she'd welcome participating in this effort. Jeff added that a de -carbonization plan is still in the city budget. Ember said that Kayla has been doing a lot of research on this topic for Open Space staff and it is moving ahead. Adam said this would ultimately involve the electrifying the vehicle fleet and updating building review, too. Jessamine reported upon her research into the property at 10064 Empire Rd. At the August meeting several citizens came to the board to express their concern about the impacts of construction of a garage on the property. Jessamine reported that the property is in unincorporated Boulder County and it is in the County's jurisdiction, not Louisville's. There is not a conservation easement on that property as suggested by the citizens, but there is a restrictive covenant. The property's permits were reviewed by Boulder County and it was determined that the plan did not violate that restrictive covenant as proposed. Jessamine noted that the garage's height was a particular concern to the citizens at the August meeting. The owner is protesting the height restriction, and that review will be held tomorrow at 9:00 am. This will be a public hearing. On October 18 there will be a review of environmental impacts. Jessamine provided links to the relevant documents. https://accelapublic.bouIdercounty.org/CitizenAccess/Cap/Car)Detai1.asr)x?Module=Planninq&Ta bName=Planninq&capID1=22HST&capl D2=00000&capID3=00329&agencyCode=BOCO Charles gave a shout -out to ranger Benjamin White-Patarino who has been doing dark sky measurements in Louisville and leading astronomy programs. Susan said she attended the recent dark sky event and was also very impressed by Benjamin. Susan announced that the Denver Post just featured Davidson Mesa in their "In the Know" feature. 8. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda Larry Donner, formerly of 1020 Willow Place. Mr. Donner reported that he lost his home in the Marshall Fire. He expressed his concern about maintenance practice in city Open Space and Parks. He said there should be mowing or grazing or something to lower grass levels in the city to reduce fire risks. He said that people mistake "natural" for lack