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Open Space Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 6:45 pm Library 15t Floor Meeting Room 951 Spruce St. 1. 6:45 pm Call to Order 2. Roll Call • Present: Michiko Christiansen, Andy Dorsey, Susan McEachern, Graeme Patterson, Mark Poletti, Brad Pugh, Daniel Rupp • Absent: none • City Staff Present: Ember Brignull 3. Approval of Agenda • The Quasi-judicial Pine Street review will not be on the agenda due to last minute withdrawal of the application. • Motion to approve: Brad (motion), Graeme (second). Unanimously approved. 4. Approval of Minutes • Move to approve: Andy (motion), Susan (second). Unanimously approved 5. 6:50 pm Staff Updates (5 Minutes) • Fire mitigation efforts related to Open Space mowing and grazing have been fully funded by a Grant Fund from 2023 — 2027. • Information requested by board members regarding how to respond to citizens: Board members can respond to citizen requests for input. If a Board member can't answer a question, remind the citizen that Board members are volunteers and to refer them to Council or staff members. • Interpretive sign review and approval will be done by email in mid -October • Goat grazing will be at North Open Space on east side. • Speed limit signs for e-bikes on trails seem to be effective so far and serving their purpose. • The application for Louisville to become a Bird City will come to City Council in November for discussion and approval. Ember will share the draft with OSAB for review before it goes into the Council packet 6. 6:55 pm Board Updates (5 Minutes) - Andy asked when consultants will be able to come to OSAB to provide an update on the City of Louisville Comprehensive and PROST Long Range Plans. No schedule has been planned, and Ember will look into a response. It should be noted that postcards were mailed to a subset of citizens to take a PROST survey, however, it is understood that 3