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Open Space Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />April 10, 2024 <br />Page 4of6 <br />The board supported the addition of another item to the work plan as follows: continue to <br />advocate for wayfinding in a timely fashion. <br />Jessamine moved to approve the revised work plan with the edits that we discussed. Andy <br />seconded. All approved. <br />9. 7:50 pm Discussion Item: OSAB Recommendations for Open Space <br />Operational Budget and Staffing. Presented by Ember Brignull, Open Space <br />Superintendent (60 Minutes). <br />The operational budget is a biennial budget for day-to-day operations and is separate from <br />CIP (capital improvement projects). <br />The acquisition subprogram just covers staff time focused on the acquisition process (and <br />therefore does not include any money for acquisitions themselves). More city participation in <br />the process will be captured by the new policy that will be formulated this year. This could <br />include, among other things, the creation of a portfolio of deed restrictions, history, and other <br />background information on potential acquisitions. Ember said that the workflow and possibly <br />fiscal processes will be presented by the city manager at the May OSAB meeting. <br />The new trails subprogram includes working with the county, partners, and on grants. <br />Details will be fleshed out in the PROST master plan. The trail maintenance subprogram has <br />a primary focus on hazards and safety. <br />Education & outreach subprogram: Among other things, we contract out the raptor <br />programs. Susan advocated that a new hire be considered for education programs and <br />volunteer coordination and outreach. Jessamine proposed having a component of that work <br />be education and outreach around tougher issues such as encroachment, holiday lights, <br />dogs, etc. Ember said that the communication teams plans to create an open space <br />newsletter which could house some of these topics. Brad proposed that there be more <br />education about staying on trail. The group agreed that we don't want to put up signs about <br />social trails until we have formal policies in place. In the meantime, there was discussion of <br />a potential email campaign to tell people not to use social trails, i.e., going the route of <br />advice not enforcement. Social trails are ultimately a larger discussion topic for the PROST <br />master plan. Ember mentioned that we might want to refine the social media posting <br />strategy and that this would potentially be a future meeting agenda topic. The board agreed <br />that we could move in the direction of supporting fewer education programs but spending <br />more time on outreach and communication. <br />City of Louisville <br />Open Space Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 <br />303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov <br />