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6 Louisville <br />Cltyof <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />Open Space Advisory Board Meeting Minutes <br />Wednesday May 10, 2023, 6:00pm <br />Louisville Public Library, 1st Floor Meeting Room <br />951 Spruce Street <br />1. Call to Order <br />David called the meeting to order at 6:08 pm. <br />2. Roll Call <br />OSAB Members Present: David Blankinship, Laura Scott Denton, Susan McEachern, Helen <br />Moshak, Jessamine Fitzpatrick, Jojo Follmar, and Michiko Christiansen <br />OSAB Board Members Absent: Charles Danforth <br />Staff Members Present: Ember Brignull, Adam Blackmore <br />3. Approval of Agenda <br />Susan moved to approve the agenda as written. Laura seconded the motion. The motion <br />passed unanimously. <br />4. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes <br />Susan moved to approve the April 2023, OSAB meeting minutes without edits. Jojo <br />seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Helen asked staff about the <br />memo the board wrote to Council about OSAB's role after the April meeting. Adam <br />confirmed that that memo will be included into the Council packet. <br />5. Informational Item: Staff Update provided by Ember Brignull, Open Space <br />Superintendent and Adam Blackmore, Director of Parks, Recreation, and Open Space. <br />Ember pointed out a few highlights from the staff updates in the May meeting packet. <br />She has generally heard positive feedback from citizens about the cattle currently grazing <br />on Davidson Mesa. She related some of the lessons they have learned from the program <br />already. The last day for cattle grazing is May 18t". The herbicide contracts will begin <br />shortly thereafter. There will be 700 goats on North Open Space for 8 days in late May. <br />The plan is to have lots of goats but only for a short period of time. Ember pointed out <br />that the goal for cattle and for the goats are slightly different. The goal of the cattle on <br />Davidson Mesa is about long-term habitat restoration and fuel mitigation. The goal for <br />the goats on North Open Space is currently more about fuels reduction. Susan asked if <br />City of Louisville <br />Parks & Recreation Department 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4735 (phone) 303.335.4738 (fax) www.louisvilleco.gov <br />3 <br />