Open Space Advisory Board Minutes 2021 02 10 REVISED

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City` Om Louisville Open Space Open Space Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 7:00pm Electronic Meeting I. Call to Order Jessamine called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. II. Roll Call Board Members Present: Jessamine Fitzpatrick, Peter Gowen, Helen Moshak, David Blankinship, Tom Neville, Charles Danforth, Laura Scott Denton, Anneliese Steel Board Members Absent: none Staff Members Present: Ember Brignull, Nathan Mosley, Rob Zuccaro, Ginger Cross III. Approval of Agenda Jessamine approved the agenda without revision. IV. Approval of the Previous Meeting's Minutes Peter moved to approve the minutes as written. Thomas seconded. The motion passed with 8 votes. V. Staff Updates See updates provided by Ember on pages 17-19 of the February 2021 OSAB Meeting Packet. A. Nathan reported that he has received board member questions about the status of the Mayhoffer properties that are currently on the market. He reported that talks with the County are still actively ongoing and the discussion of the Coal Creek Trail alignment is a particular point of discussion. He reminded the board that the properties in questions do have substantial legal conservation protections in place, so that any significant alterations of the properties are not possible. Helen asked if the protections preclude a massive house being put on the Roberts property. Nathan wasn't sure what the exact limits are. B. The Hillside HOA fence replacement has been completed without significant issues. C. Nathan has received citizen questions about a camera at the Davidson Mesa parking lot, due to recent break-ins. There is not a budget for cameras, but Open Space is working with the police department to come up with alternative solutions. D. Nathan directed the board to the new City Open Space/Trails KPIs in the packet on pages 12-15. E. Nathan offered kudos to Ember for her work on closing out the 2013 flood FEMA grants. F. A $250k water -improvement grant has been submitted for trail improvement at Davidson Mesa. David asked whether this would include a formalization of the down and up social trail on the northwest side of the Mesa. Ember said that this is a re -grading of the existing crusher fines and does not include the down and up section. It does expand the width of the Ridgeline Trail along the northwest edge of the Mesa. G. Helen asked about the Wayfinding signs. Ember said she has reached out to Lafayette to ask them who did their signs and she is working with a map contractor to update the Wayfinding network trail map. VI. Board Updates A. 2021 OSAB Goals. Presented by Jessamine Fitzpatrick, OSAB Chair. Due to the high volume of the agenda, and Jessamine's interest in integrating staff s goals with the board's goals, she will postpone this discussion item to March. She asked for input about the process from board members. B. Charles and David worked with Deborah Ayers to consult on the Loops in Louisville trail recommendations. Ember added that the plan is to add to these initial three loops, and plans to do an Rx program with local medical providers. Charles likes the idea of the loops progressing from short to longer trails.