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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes October 12, 2022 Page 7 of 8 Ember said that considering trails in a one-off fashion is hard for staff to do, because they hear a lot of varying community input (on both sides) and it is hard to get an accurate sense of the public's priority. She said it is helpful to have a master plan or a regular public process. David asked what sort of process Council is in favor of. Ember said she thought the TMP is probably the best record of what council has signed off on and a new process should be considered for new trail concerns. David pointed out that the TMP is mostly on -street connections. Ember thinks the best approach is to consider the network, to identify the trails that best serve the network, then to evaluate each trail as part of that network, deciding at that time if they should be concrete, crusher fines, or dirt trails. David mentioned that Lafayette is closing off social trails that are between the Coal Creek Trail and the creek. He noted that they seem to be doing this process by focusing on one particular region intensely. Charles wants to address how the board should handle trail requests that suddenly come up, like a recent proposal to re-route a connection at Hecla Lake to follow a current social trail. Laura pointed out that she wants to be sure that people get treated equally and the board doesn't simply favor whoever is most insistent. Laura suggested the board develop a values checklist to guide future discussions of one-off connections, formalization proposals, and proposed social trails closure. It could include things like "what is the ecological impact?" "how does this serve the connectivity of the greater network?" "how cost effective is this proposal?" etc. Charles said he'd like to consider this idea. David said he'd like input from people like Alan Gill and staff. He thinks there are so many maps to check (PROST, TMP, wayfinding etc.) for any trail proposal, that it makes these sorts of evaluations difficult. 11. Discussion Item: Draft 2023 City Council Workplan Recommendations. Presented by Ember Brignull, Open Space Superintendent and David Blankinship, OSAB Chair The City Manager is asking boards and commissions to provide feedback and input onto the City Council's 2023 workplan. Susan asked about the open space zoning project on the 2022 Council workplan. Ember gave her some background about this, telling her that all the easy properties (with defined parcel lines) have already been zoned. The remaining work will require a survey company to assist with creating new property lines and drafting legal descriptions. David commented that he thinks this isn't a particularly high priority, as the land is protected even without full zoning. M