Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 08 14

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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes July 10, 2024 Page 3 of 7 • Review a Draft Ordinance Amending and Clarifying OSAB's Role Related to Quasi -Judicial (QJ) Matters o Rob gave an overview of the history of the QJ process and the need to refine the process to ensure it is legally appropriate and is consistent between OSAB and PPLAB. Worked with the city attorney to refine and clarify what we will review, when, and the necessity to give the public appropriate notice. o Need to understand zoning regulations and differences between different types of zoning documents and how these interact with development ordinances. o PPLAB review missed the general development plan, which will be corrected and added and amended to the OSAB section. o Noted that we want to review and get OSAB feedback to take to the council before a broader public review process. o Mark asks when the process starts? For example, when a developer comes to the city at what point does OSAB review and comment? Rob says it happens when the application goes in, and the developer presents its plan to OSAB. o Andy says he's comfortable with the QJ role that OSAB has. Says B.1 makes sense, but the other sections are more advisory and not QJ. How do you distinguish between the two? Rob says that is something that they want to clarify in this process. o Susan has comments about PPLAB's section. They are not responsible for trails and trails in park lands and treescapes. Rob says this will be corrected. Adam weighs in and confirms that is an error and they will be OSAB's responsibility. o Susan asks about civil liability for board members in a QJ role. Rob says the city attorney is looking into this and he believes there are protections for municipal employees and also, he believes, for board members. o David observes that when OSAB met with council in January they thought OSAB would function best in a QJ role, but that OSAB could vote to opt out of QJ role. Some members of council didn't realize OSAB had a QJ role with Redtail Ridge for example. Rob mentions that OSAB could vote to not have a QJ role at all. o David asks why paving, grading, etc. isn't listed in the OSAB QJ purview. Rob says that it is kept general intentionally but is captured in B.1. Uses the example of review criteria for subdivision development and our review criteria would be guided by the subdivision development criteria. o Susan asks about wildlife concerns. Rob says it isn't specifically mentioned in the documents but might be captured in the context of public land dedication discussions. o David suggests changes to the language in B.1 and says that "development" should be changed to something more comprehensive and applicable. Suggest "dedication and planning" and others seem to agree. Rob will consider changes. City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 5