Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 11 08

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 11, 2023 Page 4 of 4 David reported that Chris Leh said that he had been very impressed by how thoughtful the board was on the property tour in August, and particularly noted the value of long-term members. David said he'd like to see the property list linked from the OSAB website, saying that the public would like to see it. Helen noted that previous Council members specifically argued against that, thinking it might put pressure on the landowners or undermine the City's negotiation power. David noted that Council is going to be discussing board procedures soon. He wondered if they would say anything about how to receive memos from boards. David would like to see property AAA (the small parcel at South Boulder Rd and Heritage) on the spreadsheet, even though the board decided not to evaluate it in August. Michiko said it could have an asterisk on it in the spreadsheet since it wasn't evaluated. Jessamine suggested including the memo about the property that the board wrote in August along with the document. Michiko said that the questions could be part of the memo, saying "if we don't hear from the Council, we won't change the document." Laura rephrased it as "we welcome Council's feedback on this document." David questioned the property categories the board had decided upon at the September meeting. He was particularly concerned about the difference between the "Low Priority" category and the "Considered, but not Priority" category. The board discussed the categories. Jessamine recommended that the board spend time next year looking at each of the high - priority properties and see if OSAB could specifically recommend their purchase. Laura agreed with this idea. Helen moved: • To change the blue category to "not a priority at this time." • To add a cover memo that incorporates a few of the survey questions and invites feedback from Council. • To include the numbers: 1-high, 2-medium, etc. on the map. • To include OSAB's memo from August about property AAA. • To add property AAA into the high -priority category with an asterisk to indicate it had not been evaluated on the August property tour Michiko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 9. Discussion Item for the November Meeting: 1. Presentations by the Grazing Contractors 2. Introduction of Nathaniel Goeckner, Supervisor of Natural Resources 3. Board/Council Communication and Refinement to Process Discussion 4. Sales Tax Update 10. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 8:43pm.