Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 05 10

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes April 12, 2023 Page 5 of 9 since the salaries have been increased, and added that this seems to be a regional, even national trend. Council has approved the plans for grazing on open space. There are several plans in the works for grazing and weed control on open space during 2023. The board had asked for an update from Adam about how he understood the role of OSAB and trails. Ember shared an email that Adam sent saying that he felt that PPLAB should be consulted about trails on parks and OSAB should be consulted for trails on open space. In the past, OSAB has been told it should consult on all trails in the City's network. David reported that he had asked Adam whether OSAB could weigh in on naming the 104t" Street Trail. Ember wasn't sure, saying that the trail had been informally called the 104t" Street Trail for so long and on so many documents, that it may have become the formal name. David commented that as it is a trail jointly built by Lafayette, Louisville, and Boulder County, the three municipalities should be given a chance to name it. Ember said she thought it was likely that the temporary name will become the formal name. 9. Information Item: Board Updates A. Dog Park Tiger Team no update B. Bee City USA Tiger Team no update C. Trails Tiger Team no update David announced that the DRCOG projects that impact Louisville are being reviewed, including the citizen input from the internet survey. The final selections will be in July or August. David learned that meeting minutes are not being generated right now for City Council: in order to know what's going on you have to attend or listen to the recordings. David announced that on April 21st, from 9-1 lam, there will be an Arbor Day tree planting event. Susan went to a City Council meeting three weeks ago. The second agenda item was about consolidating advisory boards. The council heard from different board members at the time. She thought she heard a diversity of council opinions. They are considering eliminating the Recreation Center Board. There was discussion of combining Recreation Center Board, PPLAB, and OSAB. Susan said that she had spoken against this idea. Susan said that Jeff, the City Manager, was planning to weigh in on this topic, but has been sick. David added that Jeff is hoping to get feedback, but the topic will be discussed again on May 2nd. Susan continued that there was discussion about whether term limits were useful for boards: whether expertise was more important or fresh blood on the boards. Michiko said that mentoring from more senior board members has been very useful for her as a new member and that the institutional knowledge has been really 7