Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 02 08

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes January 11, 2023 Page 2 of 7 5. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes Jessamine moved to approve the December OSAB meeting minutes without edits. Susan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, with Michiko abstaining. 6. Staff Updates See Staff Updates on pages 20-22 of the December OSAB Meeting packet Ember presented the staff updates, calling attention to a few particular items. On February 6, there will be a public presentation of the City's Wildfire Hazard & Risk Assessment plan. It will be held in the evening, at the Rec Center, and it will be recorded for the city website. Staff posted a "No Digging" sign in the irrigation ditch in the northwest of Warembourg Open Space in the irrigation ditch. Ember said that someone had been digging steps into the side of the ditch, and staff was concerned about erosional impact. Someone has removed the sign and it will need to be replaced, although the digging seems to have stopped for now. Ember called the board's attention to staff's annual summaries of the ranger data. In the year 2023, 600+ miles of foot patrol and 128 miles of bike patrol were performed. Rangers made 6800 "friendly public relations" contacts with users and 500 "contacts in a law enforcement mode" with users. Adam also made a few announcements. Next Tuesday, January 17th, will be the City Council work plan adoption work session. Work on the Open Space/Parks sales tax renewal will be formally adopted into the workplan. On January 24th, there will be a Parks/Rec/Open Space-themed meeting with City Council. The plan is for a consultant to present a proposed standard for maintenance and evaluation of the current status of the city's Parks. The second part of that agenda will be about the Open Space/Parks sales tax. At that time, Council may form a task force that OSAB's tiger team members (Jessamine and Helen) could be part of. Staff will be giving City Council a detailed history of the tax at that time. Council member Dennis Maloney has been sworn in as the new Mayor and Council member Deb Fahey is the new Mayor Pro-tem. On December 201h, City staff made a proposal to Council suggesting new youth programming to use the Bronco Sales Fund. Council has made the decision that the funds will be used instead for deficits in current funding on playground equipment and youth programming. The amount of money in question is $256,000. The Boulder County Parks & Open Space Land and Trail Acquisition partnership recommendations that OSAB developed and approved in December have been sent to staff. The city attorney is evaluating the implications of the board's inclusion of the Redtail Ridge Property on this document, since the parcel is in quasi-judicial review right now, which may have implications for the board's recommendation. Otherwise, the