Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 03 01

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Parks & Public Landscaping Advisory Board Minutes DATE Page 6 of 7 John contacted the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, re: Partnership arrangements for education and garden design. John mentioned other potential partners: Rockies Audubon Habitat Hero, High Plains Environmental Center, Colo. Native Plant Soc., CSU Landscape Architecture Dept., Boulder Co. Parks/O.S., and Denver Botanic Gardens. PPLAB and City Staff suggested additional partners such as National Western Stock Show, USDA Master Gardiner Programs, Paul at Paul's Coffee, 7th Generation Farms, collaboration with Garden in a Box, and possible application to City for partial funding of grants for native plantings to city residents through the bag tax revenues. Shannon suggested contacting Marshall Fire Residents Group. John said that he signed up for the Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference (Feb 25), Hosted by the High Plains Environmental Center, Loveland, CO. Registration fee is $40 if anyone is interested. Open Space Tax Taskforce City Council seeking volunteers from Advisory Boards to work on design and wording for upcoming Open Space Tax ballot initiative, due this June for inclusion on Nov. 2023 ballot. Volunteers will be involved in daytime, bi-weekly meetings, beginning in late Feb., followed by formal public meetings accessible on Zoom, but preferring in person participation. Advisory boards volunteers will be discussing offering Open Space and Park Sales tax initiative, to replace current version that is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2023. New offering should be tied to sustainability. Cynthia noted that she sat in on an early meeting of the task force. We need to get language on the ballot, not take the passage of a replacement initiative for granted. We should make sure to poll community and need to have language finalized for ballot by June! Adam and Abby brought this in front of PPLAB and OSAB for comments. Should we expand amount of sales tax, increase/decrease number of things available to spend revenue, or extend the period for the next 10 years, or propose an open-ended option?? Resolution may be on agenda for Feb 21st Council meeting. Mayor Maloney said timing is a bit uncertain, we need to map out plan of effort to accomplish Task Force recommendations, looking for two volunteers from PPLAB, two form OSAB, and one from SAB. Ellen and Laurie volunteered for the Task Force committee. Discussion Items for Next Meeting • Agendas and meeting notes due 3:00 p.m., Tuesday the week before PPLAB meeting. • Bee City USA Committee meeting, set up 6:00 p.m., before PPLAB meeting? John will arrange with Library. • Recreation Advisory Board (RAB)/PPLAB Joint Committee Report, RAB suggests Pickle Ball survey for use in Pickle Ball planning, have things changed in past 2-3 years? Maybe a map of potential spots?