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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes November 8, 2023 Page 5 of 5 Charles thought it was important to emphasize to the public that these efforts will help but cannot wholly prevent wildland fires. Nathaniel agreed and emphasized how hard this can be to communicate. He thought remediation as wildfire remediation is a powerful message. Helen asked about volunteers and citizen science as a resource for remediation efforts. Nathaniel said that he is working with some citizen groups to help track remediation. Susan said that the value of this work isn't just about the quality of the data, but citizen engagement too. Nathaniel shared a fire risk map from the state that showed a heat map of fire risk using lidar modeling. It showed that the largest risk areas are actually not on Louisville Open Space, and in fact the risk to the open space is larger than the risk from open space at Davidson Mesa. Staff have been discussing including the risk map as a layer on the public -facing storymap. Charlies thought the risk map required a lot of explanation and would provoke a lot of questions. Helen agreed, saying that the risk models rate shared facilities, like the water treatment plant, over privately -owned properties like homes, which might cause controversy. Michiko agreed that this would cause confusion, and might be difficult to explain cleanly. Nathaniel shared the Colorado Wildfire Risk View to show how vegetation types feed the model. As the board inspected the data, they decided it was pretty complicated to understand. Ember summarized that the board seemed to be saying that staff should stick to the current storymap rather than including it in the risk maps. Ember announced that the city got a County grant that will help mitigate some of the grazing and mowing costs from the City contracts. David asked about the next steps. Ember said that staff wants to set 2024 objectives and grazing plans and they would update OSAB around March. They'd like help with messaging for this from OSAB. Susan and others suggested that they'd be happy to help. 11. Discussion Item for the December 13, 2023 Meeting: PROST Master Plan Survey Review—OSAB, PPLAB, and RAB have received this emailed survey. Board members have three more weeks to fill out the survey, which is due on Nov. 26th. Discuss Board Officer Positions for 2024—review the board positions. Finalize Updates for 2023 OSAB Goals Draft 2024 OSAB Work Plan for City Council Review 12. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 9:22 pm.