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with developing and implementing a prescribed fire program and increase public awareness of the City's <br />Resource Management activities and benefits. <br />2. 2017. Open Space Seasonal Position. 0.5 FTE increase in Seasonal hours. $13,520 starting in 2017 <br />and then annually thereafter from the Open Space and Parks Fund. Description: One new seasonal for <br />general maintenance and mechanical weed control and other natural resource duties. Justification: The <br />Division is requesting this position to meet the need of increased landscaped maintenance responsibilities <br />(hand pulling weeds and pruning desirable vegetation) at formal landscaped beds and hardscape features <br />at Davidson Mesa & Harper Lake trail heads and Bullhead Gulch. This position will also enable the Division <br />to increase mechanical weed control efforts (hand pulling/mowing/string trimming) in high traffic areas, high <br />priority areas, and areas with weed concerns that are in close proximity to neighboring back yards. <br />Mechanical control takes significantly more time than herbicide applications alone making this position <br />necessary to achieve a well-rounded integrated weed management approach. <br />Open Space and Trails Program Contributing Projects <br />City of Louisville Programs, Goals, Sub -Programs, and 2017-2018 Proposed Contributing Projects <br />Programs Goals Sub -Programs <br />2017 Proposed Contributing Projects <br />2018 Proposed Contributing Projects <br />Open Space & <br />Trails <br />Acquire candidate <br />properties as they become <br />available and preserve, <br />enhance and maintain <br />native plants, wildlife, <br />wildlife and plant habitat, <br />cultural resources, <br />agriculture and scenic <br />vistas and appropriate <br />passive recreation. <br />Acquisition <br />Maintenance and <br />Management <br />Education and <br />Outreach <br />Trail Maintenance <br />New Trails <br />1. Implement acquisition approach identified for <br />each parcel on the updated Candidate list in accord <br />with Council approved policy <br />1. Implement 1 prescribed burn on open space. <br />2. Eradicate noxious weeds. <br />3. Develop Prairie Restoration Action Plan <br />4. Mitigate nuisance issues at Davidson Mesa <br />parking lot <br />5. Coordinate trail connection/wayfinding with Parks <br />6. Develop social trail mitigation action plan <br />7. Coordinate with OS on Open Space Zoning <br />Action plan <br />1. Continue education and outreach programs. <br />2. Recommend Code updates that will give the <br />Ranger/Naturalists ability to issue citations to <br />perpetrators who violate parks and open space rules <br />and regulations. <br />Ongoing maintenance and repair based on usage <br />and weather. <br />1. Develop proposal for trail connection from <br />Centennial Parkway to Davidson Mesa <br />2. Coordinate trail connections/wayfinding with <br />Parks. <br />13 <br />Purchase or obtain right of 1st refusal for high <br />priority open space properties assuming willing <br />sellers. <br />1. Use experience from 2017 to conduct another <br />prescribed bum <br />2. Eradicate noxious weeds. <br />3.Implement Prairie Restoration Plan <br />4.Coordinate trail connection/wayfinding with Parks <br />5. Mitigate Dog Impacts on Davidson Mesa <br />6. Implement social trail mitigation action plan <br />1. Evaluate and make adjustment to the <br />Ranger/Naturalists position based on demands, <br />experiences, priorities and feedback. <br />2. Continue education and outreach programs <br />Ongoing maintenance and repair based on usage <br />and weather. <br />Coordinate trail connections/wayfinding with Parks. <br />