Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 02 08

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes January 11, 2023 Page 3 of 7 board's recommendations will be put to council as -is. The proposal will be on the agenda for approval at a Council meeting on February 7tn David asked for an update on the proposed Marshall Fire pet memorial at Davidson Mesa Dog Off -leash Area. Adam answered that he met with the organizers and they agreed to move their planned memorial to a Parks location, rather than putting it on an Open Space location where it could be in violation of Open Space preserve and protect land classification requirements. This plan is still a proposal, not yet a formal project. PPLAB and the Arts Council will both be given a chance to weigh in on this proposal. David added that he met with Council member Caleb Dickenson, who is working with Louisville Rising, who suggested they may be open to diverse locations for the memorial. Susan asked if the Open Space Master Plan proposal got approved for funding in 2023. Adam answered that it will be a part of the whole system's Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan to come after the City's Comprehensive Plan, probably in 2024. Helen asked about the current status of wayfinding funding. Adam answered that the city will allocate $300k of the Conservation Trust Fund towards Wayfinding in the 6-year capital budget. Helen asked for a more specific start date for this funding. Adam thought there would be $100k per year in 2024, 2026 and 2027, and still some more money for Park signs. 7. Board Updates Wayfinding Tiger Team: Helen reported that the team has been working with the design consultant who is updating the system map. Helen and Laura will work to create a proposal for signs and wayfinding features on the Goodhue Ditch Trail. Dogs Tiger Team: Susan reported that she met with Patricia, her counterpart from PPLAB, and they are working together to recommend potential locations for new dog -park sites in the city. They were working from a list of potential sites compiled by staff from suggestions that had been proposed to them by diverse parties over the years. The Dogs Tiger Team visited all the potential sites last week and Susan met with Planning to learn about the current zoning on each of the potential sites. Susan will bring a list of ranked properties to OSAB and then to staff. The board was impressed by their progress. Adam commented that this work showed good timing to create a potential parcel to get into the Master Planning work. Sales Tax Process Subcommittee: Helen and Jessamine comprise this committee. Helen shared an excerpt from a 2014 OSAB meeting packet, where Malcolm Fleming had presented the sales tax's history to the board (see pages 12-20 of the link below and the end of these minutes). She highlighted to the board that this packet documented a proposal at the time to hold reserves from the Open Space Tax for potential acquisitions. The discussion also talked about keeping a full accounting of how the spending is allocated between Open Space and Parks budgets. Helen and Jessamine are planning to attend the upcoming Council