City Council Minutes 2017 03 14 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 Page 2 of 8 property. In general, the OSAB board encourages the City to make the acquisition of open space a priority. OSAB spends a great deal of time formulating the list and evaluating the properties each year. While the board advocates for open space purchases it also understands that the Council has to evaluate purchases with other information and goals in mind. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton, liaison to OSAB, noted the members of the board have spent a lot of time reviewing both the properties on the list and the critena they use to evaluate properties. He noted the OSAB information sets the foundation for the Council to make policy decisions related to open space. He agreed OSAB's mission is just to support open space, while the City Council has to evaluate any number of issues in relation to open space. He hopes this conversation will bring the City Council and the board to a better understanding of each other's views and concerns when looking at the property list. Mayor Muckle noted this is a good foundation for the policy decisions the City Council needs to make. He wants the list to serve as a guide listing the priority parcels the city wants rather than just to list every property that is out there. This list gives the Council an active game plan to follow. Councilmember Stolzmann noted this list is a way to have a good discussion of what the goals should be. She noted that in the past all possible properties were on the list but now it really is a list of what we want to purchase, why, and what options other than outright purchase might be available. Director Stevens noted that OSAB looks at parcels both for complete purchase and for possibly targeting portions or sections of properties, trails options, easements, etc. through the land use process when a property develops. Ms. Moshak noted this list has been around for years and each OSAB inherits it from the previous board so it has developed over many years. Laura Scott Denton noted the list isn't necessarily everything OSAB wants to buy, but rather a ranking of properties to know how to rank one property against another so there is more information should a property become available for purchase. Councilmember Keany noted he understands OSAB has different priorities from the City Council and noted that when he has to review a possible purchase he has to consider many other things such as finances. Mike Schantz stated the board understands there is a fiscal reality; the list simply notes those properties with high value as open space. The question for him is: how do we maintain open space to serve people as the community grows. He would like to make sure the value of open space is understood and incorporated into the land use process.