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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 9, 2024 Page 2 of 4 • Applied for a grant for Lake to Lake Trail wayfinding project. • OSAB"s quasi-judicial (QJ) training meeting is scheduled for January 16, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. 7. 7:15 pm Board Updates (15 Minutes) • Charles: conversation with a local citizen - wayfinding stuff is cool, somebody found out they live on Powerline Trail after living in the city for 14 years • Charles: stepping down from OSAB in December with one year left on his term. • David: stepping down from OSAB in December since his term ends and he has chosen not to reapply. • Citizens have asked about both the fun routes to school project listed in the transportation master plan (TMP) and the bike pump track idea recently. David encourages people to contact the recreation advisory board (RAB) if they support either of these projects since neither has received much traction so far. • Susan met with Grant Smith, Lafayette Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC) chair. There was miscommunication with Lexie, the staff liaison, regarding the scope and timing of the joint meeting with OSAB scheduled for October, which explains why the joint meeting was canceled. Tentative plans are for a less formal meeting between OSAB and the Lafayette OSAC in February or March 2025. • Susan: made a rodenticide presentation at an August Council meeting. She made a plea for early QJ training, which seemed to help push it forward. There was a 6-1 vote in favor of the revised QJ process for OSAB and the Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board (PPLAB). • Ember: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training for board members is scheduled for October 24 and 30. 8. 7:30 pm Action Item: OSAB Recommendation Regarding the Acquisition Reserve 2025-2026 Budget Proposal. Presented by Susan McEachern, OSAB Chair (30 Minutes) Council decided that 30% of the annual 2C sales tax revenue will go to the open space acquisitions reserve. Council can periodically revisit the reserve and determine how much should go into it, so this figure is not set in stone. The total amount to be collected should be about $2.6 million by 2030. The acquisitions reserve is not being seeded with any money from the general fund or parks, recreation, and open space (PROS) fund. Can look for grants to expand the pool of money or rein in the timeline. Per Susan's meeting with Grant, the Lafayette OSAC chair, Lafayette creates an acquisition priority list and meets directly with the city manager. The use of acquisition reserves in Louisville for other purposes requires the action of Council. Note that maintenance, trail, etc., budgets are tracked separately from this fund. Cannot purchase city land or park land with this acquisition fund - only open space land is allowed. Will not go into effect until 2025, so no money collected from the 2C sales tax during 2024 will make it into this fund. The 30% represents a reasonable value given the budget tightening. Susan asked for clarity on the future of the City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 4