Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 10 12

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Open Space Advisory Board Information Item 5: Staff Updates Continued October 12, 2022 Page 2 of 3 9. Coal Creek Trail segment located near Dutch Creek is being converted to concrete starting on October 10th This trail segment is estimated to be closed for construction for two weeks. 10. The Davidson Mesa Trail Resurfacing project is in its final stages. Staff met with OTAK on grant reimbursement and trail warranty repairs. 11. Staff has received the new memorial benches for Hecla Lake Open Space and will install them before the end of October. 12. Staff assessed and removed two dead trees and three dead shrubs on Bullhead Gulch Open Space on October 3,2022. 13. Staff is evaluating potential prescriptive grazing to reduce fine fuels, reduce noxious weeds, and enhance soil health. 14. Blue-green algae has been found and treated at the Warembourg Fishing Pond again this season. The contractor will continue to monitor the pond for the remainder of the season. 15. The Warembourg Fishing Pond will be refilled with water the week of October 3rd 16. Staff met with the City representative for the pipeline installation contractor and provided our feedback on reseeding and weed control needs within the work area. Work is anticipated to occur within the next few weeks. 17. The Open Space weed control contractor has treated perennial weeds on Bullhead Gulch, Dutch Creek, and Damyanovich Open Space properties. An additional treatment has been scheduled for Davidson Mesa for late October when the timing will be more effective for the species targeted. 18. Staff is working with the Butterfly Pavilion for Pocket Prairie site and species selection as well as assisting with Volunteer maintenance coordination. Resource Protection: 19. In his role as Chair of the Rocky Mountain Ranger Association (RMRA). Sr. Ranger Naturalist White- Patarino helped facilitate and support ranger -focused content at the Colorado Open Space Alliance (COSA) conference. This was the first year that there has been ranger content for each session at COSA. White-Patarino also presented Distinguished Service Awards to three RMRA members. 20. Rangers are working to identify areas where fencing and gates could be installed to prevent illegal vehicle access onto Open Space. 21. Rangers have observed an increase in contacts with repeat off -leash offenders, which usually result in a citation. Staff thinks this is due to the number of written warnings issued in the past three years, which increases the likelihood of re -contacting someone who previously received a warning. 22. The City of Longmont ranger program met with Louisville Rangers to seek advice about how to integrate body cameras into their program. Louisville Rangers have been using body cameras since August 2020, and were able to provide experience and key documents to support Longmont's efforts. 12