Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2010 01 13

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Superior and Broomfield to discuss the site plan with Conoco Phillips. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers at 7pm. 4. Study session with City Council scheduled for February 9, 2010, time TBA. 5. The city has received two requests from Xcel Energy for easements across open space. To be discussed at next meeting. 6. Davidson Mesa crosswalk update. Money has been allocated as part of the capital improvement budget. The project may be combined with parking lot redesign. Surface crossing improvements expected in 2011. 7. Volunteer appreciation dinner on Monday went well. It may be scheduled earlier in the season for 2010 in order to increase participation. Board Updates Tom and Truman reiterated the success of the volunteer dinner and appreciation to staff for putting it on. Renaming Tamarisk Open Space Tom invited public comments to open the discussion. Drew Beckwith (101 S. Buchanan Ct.) recommends the name "Cattail". He also put in a recommendation from Kristen Edar (608 Spruce Circle) who was not present, of "Coyote Gulch". The OSAB members reviewed the short list of names that made it through previous screens and voted to determine the final candidate. "Coyote Run" was selected based on votes from Tom, Larry, and Linda. A proposal to change the name of Tamarisk Open Space to "Coyote Run" will be presented to Council at the February study session. It will include a summary of the process employed to select the name. Linda recommended that staff notify the person who submitted the name. Parking and Traffic Issues on Open Space The board discussed ideas for addressing the parking issues at Davidson Mesa. Truman suggested putting up signs in the parking lot that advised visitors of additional parking at Harper Lake. Tom volunteered to draft a letter to the Police Department to increase attention to the parking problem. Tom will also correspond with Ember about advertising the Davidson Dog Off-Leash Area survey. Ember also brought up the Daughenbaugh parking issue where cars occasionally drive to the fishing pond. They plan to use droppable bollards to prevent vehicle access and are currently investigating suppliers. Sales Tax Since the current tax expires in 2014, the board wants to prepare for a vote to renew it. Joe suggested discussing the issue at the city council study session. The tax also covers parks. The board would like to