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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes May 13th 2015 Page 4 of 5 Linda said that she likes benches and likes memorial benches. Spencer re- emphasizes his aesthetic concerns (clutter, and potentially controversial inscription), specifically for open space, which should remain wild. Laura re- emphasized her concern that there had been no documentation about the cities' obligation, but said Joe's document goes a long way to address some of these concerns. She re- emphasized that there is a financial concern about the bench's upfront cost not covering the lifecycle of the bench, and rules about their maintenance, life cycle, and whether they could be decorated. She also reminded the board that there may be an issue of fundamental fairness: the demand for the benches is unlikely to disappear when the sites are filled. Missy reminded the board that in the past the people who wanted the memorial dictated the location, and that we should have actual bench needs drive the placement. Laura asked why Joe thinks the board needs to have a public forum to make a recommendation to council. Joe replied that it would probably end up back to OSAB after any forum. Missy asked whether Joe's document can address the idea of a life -cycle of the city's obligation to the bench maintenance. Linda thought the board needed to show empathy for the people who like benches. Christine Warembourg - Wecker (115 W. Cherry St.) —She requested a memorial bench for her father, Klubert Warembourg, who sold a lot of land to the city. She asked Spencer about his feelings about memorial benches being "clutter" on Open Space and whether he feels like his feelings are in the minority. She particularly feels like the memorial benches are a good part of preserving city history. She encourages the idea of the benches. She feels like the history of the city is being lost, though she's sympathetic to concerns about clutter. Laura asked her about her feelings about bench alternatives, such as bricks in decorative walls, or a plaza. She likes the idea of historical signage. Mike thought that historical considerations are important. Laura asked why we can't vote on a board's recommendations about Joe's draft proposal or a continued cessation of the Memorial Bench program tonight. Jeff suggested that we have a very specific proposal to discuss that can be presented to the public. Mike moved that the board revisit this topic at next month's meeting. Linda seconded. The motion to table the discussion passed four to two. X. Discussion Item: 2015 Open Space Operational Budget Update & Suggestions /Feedback from OSAB for 2016 Operational Budget - Ember presented the operational budgets for Open Space for the last few years, now that the accounts of Open Space and Parks are tracked separately. She suggested the board review the budgets in the context of the new 2015 accounting and the goal setting exercises of earlier. She went through the lines of the budget, looking for input. She pointed out places where the budget changed, like $10,000 for resource management for 2015. Ember is hoping to use this for bird surveys and for prairie dog vegetation surveys. The funds to the Boulder County Youth Corp split in half, because half of their time goes to Parks and so should be accounted to Parks. The budget included increased education expenses, increased resource management, decreased prairie dog management (many prairie dogs died of plague). 5