Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2010 10 13

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes November 12, 2009 Page 2 of 3 1. Upcoming Events: COSA meeting is upcoming, 9/13/10 – 9/15/10, in Westminster. 2. Education program scheduled for 9/14/10, titled “Our Moon”, 7pm th 3. Coal Creek & Rock Creek Trails 20 Anniversary Celebration is upcoming on 9/19/10 4. Trail resurfacing project on Coal Creek- bids are coming in. 5. Master Plan contract is in place and Plan focus groups are being coordinated 6. Public Works discussion took place regarding better pedestrian crossing at McCaslin Blvd. near Harper Lake 7. Prairie dog flushing project at Daughenbaugh Open Space is upcoming and fumigating project at Davidson Mesa & Aquarius also 8. Cheatgrass Control Plan is upcoming and was introduced to the Board. The Board moved to support the Plan as introduced after a discussion and a review of similar projects that have produced successful results. Board Updates 1. Spencer said that he went out to Boulder County’s grassland prairie pilot area. He said that wheatgrass appeared to be the initial success but that the future will tell what native plants are best for this geographic area when reintroduced. 2. Linda mentioned that she has successful native grasses near her home. Discussion Item: Review and Finalize Property Rankings and Map There was discussion about the natural break between property ranking scores. Tom proposed a grouping scenario for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III and the scenario was accepted. The adjustment will be added to the minutes. Discussion Item: Open Space Zoning There was discussion about the various public properties in the City of Louisville and the Board then went through a preliminary criterion ranking process for each of the properties deemed potentially appropriate to be zoned as “Open Space”. Following the ranking process the Board determined that all the properties colored in yell ow on Ember’s map (Davidson Mesa, Damyanovich, Coyote Run, North, Warembourg, Daughenbaugh, Dutch Creek, CTC, Aquarius, plus all jointly owned properties), along with Harper Lake, Hecla Lake, and Hillside appear to meet the criteria for the “Open Space” zoning designation. Discussion Item: Open Space Education Spencer indicated that he has looked into educational television access opportunities. He is considering how to bring awareness to the Open Space program and is interested in further discussing content pieces.