Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 08 09

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a PUD for a previous landowner. The board had been in support and had even commented on specific issues such as alignment and trail elevation. The land ownership has changed hands since then, and is now being built up, including the new 7/11. The trail corridor from the city - owned land in the north all the way south to Dillon has been deeded to the city, but building the actual trail will now fall to the city. With the 104th Street Trail running parallel to this trail and the Redtail Ridge development in limbo, it is unclear whether the city will pursue building this trail in the near -term. Helen wanted to know when Wayfinding would pick back up again. Ember said that the project has been passed to the new Parks/Open Space project manager and the original plan was to revisit the project in July. David asked for an update on the trail work at Coyote Run. The trail east of Washington has been reopened, but the trail is now closed between Washington and Kennedy. David recommended publishing detours for people when trails are closed. David asked if the City mowing was finished. Ember estimated that it is -85% complete. She said that the Open Space webpage now has a mowing map that citizens can check, thanks to Ginger. It includes information about mowing widths and mowing frequency. Ember added that some citizens are requesting wider fuel breaks. One concern of creating wider mowing strips is creating "mohawks" that give an open space an awkward, uninviting unnatural look. 8. Information Item: Board Updates Sales & Use Tax Task Force: Jessamine reported that the City Council had its first reading last night and the measure was referred to the ballot without the opportunity for public comment. OSAB Trail Planning Process: Abby, Ember, Adam, Jeff from Public Works, Ellen from PPLAB, and David met to discuss a process for board comments on trails when they don't occur on Open Space land. David reported that the charter is quiet on the topic, but after discussion, Adam agreed that all trail building projects should be reviewed by OSAB, even if they do not occur on Open Space land. There was no pushback on this decision. Council Discussion Regarding Board and City Council Process & Protocol: David recently checked with City Manager Jeff Durbin about the state of City Council's discussion on communication with boards and didn't have much to report. He also listened to the council meeting about citizen boards. He reported that Council thinks the boards should all have 7 members, but he wasn't sure whether that included an alternate (OSAB currently has 7 full members and one alternate). Council did not end up recommending term limits for board members. They also did not recommend combining boards, but the idea of combining PPLAB and RAB is still under discussion. David said that there was some discussion of EDI values for boards. And while no requirements were made, Council liked the idea of recommending that boards informally enforce term limits (generally 2-3 years) for the chair position. General Updates: