Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 11 09

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 12, 2022 Page 3 of 8 Laura said that Helen and she walked the Powerline Trail to try to see what sort of start could be made on the wayfinding project with the $30k operational money budgeted for 2022. It involves a few signs and red striping on concrete (the Powerline Trail has a concrete surface). David worried that the striping wouldn't look like maintenance, as it doesn't replace old signs. He felt like the wayfinding initiative is also about trail maintenance. Laura agreed and said that this represented a tradeoff between trying to provide the wayfinding navigation function and the sign maintenance function, and that some old signs will be removed with this plan. Hopefully future funding will allow a fuller development of the Powerline Trail that includes more signs. Other Board Updates: Susan and Catherine Jepson met and discussed a strategy to reenergize the Weed Whacker program. They want to activate the old volunteer crew. They want to develop information signs they could display while weeding. They discussed using scout troops. Catherine was worried about the amount of oversight that troops would need. Charles thought that scouts have about two hours of productive work in them and would always provide their own supervision. Susan said that Catherine thought it might be useful to reach out to the City Manager to challenge the idea that Weed Whackers need a background check. Several board members agreed that a background check seemed unnecessary for a person weeding on Open Space. David met with City Manager Jeff Durbin about improving board and council communication. He reported that the conversation was good, but he didn't have anything specific to report. David reached out to Ellen, the chair of PPLAB to follow up about whether they had a volunteer to join the Joint Dog Issues Team with Susan, as discussed at the Joint meeting in October. They did not mention this at PPLAB's most recent meeting, but they plan to ask for a volunteer at the November meeting. David met with Nick about the dead trees at Bullhead Gulch. There are several trees that were removed. David will also meet with the city arborist to address dead trees at Cowboy Park. 7. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda none 8. Discussion Item: Coal Creek Trail CIP Project Submitted by Public Works. Presented by Cameron Fowlkes, Assistant City Engineer with Public Works Cameron attended the meeting via Zoom. He shared the plan, which is to convert the Coal Creek Trail to concrete between Dillon Rd and the underpass under Highway 36. This had been proposed along with the original proposal for a new Dillon Rd underpass connecting the Coal Creek Trail and the Powerline Trail. The voters rejected the underpass proposal. Council requested this project, citing ADA reasons and connectivity issues, adding that it would be more in line with the paved trail on the Superior side of highway. 5