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LCityof <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />Open Space Advisory Board Meeting Minutes <br />Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:00pm <br />Library 1st Floor Meeting Room <br />951 Spruce St. <br />1. 7:00 pm Call to Order <br />2. Roll Call <br />Board Members Present: David Blankinship, Michiko Christensen, Charles Danforth, <br />Susan McEachern, Mark Poletti, Brad Pugh, and Andy Dorsey (remote) <br />Board Members Not Present: Jessamine Fitpatrick <br />City Staff Present: Ember Brignull and Rafael Gutierrez, chief of police (remote) <br />3. Approval of Agenda <br />Charles motioned to approve and Mark seconded. The board unanimously approved. <br />4. Approval of Minutes <br />Charles motioned to approve and Mark seconded. The board unanimously approved. <br />5. 7:05 pm Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda (5 minutes, more time <br />as needed) <br />Tamar Krantz commented on the trail recommendations that the Open Space Advisory <br />Board (OSAB) made for Redtail Ridge and wanted the board to follow-up with city staff <br />since the trail recommendations were not presented to Council in their review of Redtail <br />Ridge in August. A city engineer needs to approve the trail recommendations. No park is <br />planned yet. She also recommended that we follow up on the developer's promise to not <br />use rodenticide. In response, Susan said that OSAB is going to be re -submitting the <br />rodenticide-related memo to Bryon with the intent of Council seeing it. <br />6. 7:10 pm Staff Updates (5 Minutes) <br />• Fall contracts are underway <br />• Non-native Siberian elm removal is being performed at North Open Space, off <br />Centennial Dr in the meadow. Removing dead standing and downed material within the <br />stand, leaving some for wildlife habitat. Mail has been sent to nearby homeowners, <br />which includes a FAQ and map. On -site signs will provide a QR code that links to a web <br />site with more information, which allows for outreach to the larger community of users <br />that might not live in the immediate area. <br />• Fencing at Hecla Lake is being installed for wildlife habitat protection. This was <br />something that was recommended by the Louisville Open Space Advocates (LOSA) and <br />approved through the Budget Amendment process. <br />• An emergency gate project is being planned for the Coal Creek Trail corridor. Gates will <br />be installed near primary access points so that they can be closed if access is not <br />allowed in flood and other emergency situations. <br />• Filling Warembourg Fishing Pond. <br />3 <br />