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styO <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO • SING 1878 <br />Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />Thursday, August 05, 2021 <br />Cottonwood Park <br />7 PM <br />1. Roll Call: PPLAB members present: Laurie Harford, Ellen Toon, Shelly Alm, Dave Clabbots and <br />Steve Knapp. Staff Liaison: Dean Johnson. Public Attendee: Josh Cooperman, 216 Griffith St. <br />2. Approval of Agenda: Unanimously approved <br />3. Approval of Minutes: Unanimously approved <br />4. Staff Updates <br />• City of Louisville is evaluating in person meetings, considering return to virtual. <br />o If return to virtual, truncated meeting schedule is possible. <br />• Seasonal staff hiring was low and a few full-time positions were vacated, making for a <br />challenging summer season. <br />o Low seasonal staff made weed control a challenge; discussions continuing <br />around move to more full-time staff. <br />o Balancing landscape maintenance tasks and staffing for summer athletics has <br />been a challenge. <br />• Work with Bridge House has been a huge success. <br />• Looking into funding for irrigation repairs. <br />5. Board Updates <br />• Outgoing board member Diana has recommended a replacement; this replacement will <br />need to apply during the regularly scheduled appointment window in November. Shelly <br />also knows someone who may be interested. <br />6. Public Comments on Items Not on Agenda <br />• Josh Cooperman, member of the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board (LSAB), is <br />present to Liaise with PPLAB <br />o LSAB: Wishes to start a conversation around more sustainable mowing and <br />landscaping practices. <br />o LSAB: Sustainable practices include choices around areas to mow/not <br />mow/establish meadows. Cut back on mowing near/around streams. Reduce <br />'customary' mowing around pathways/replace with native vegetation. <br />o PPLAB: Native vegetation can be a challenge to establish; customary mowing <br />around pathways may be done for sight/safety reasons. Communication with <br />public around move towards sustainable practices/reduction of chemical weed <br />control has been moving forward. <br />o PPLAB: Mowing tends to occur in non -open space designated properties (open <br />space is not mowed). Current policy is geared towards mowing; however a <br />public process/City Council process may move towards reduction in mowing. <br />o PPLAB: move towards non -herbicide weed control may lead to additional <br />mowing as a'mechanical' method of weed control. <br />E <br />