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Open Space Advisory Board Minutes June 12, 2024 Page 4 of 6 10. 8:45 pm Discussion Item: Review of Proposed Acquisition Process. Presented By Susan McEachern, OSAB Chair (10 Minutes) Susan shared the proposed process OSAB received from city staff at the last meeting. Based on the discussion from the last meeting, the Parks and Open Space Director (Adam) asked OSAB to revise the plan to include the OSAB timeline and other changes the board thinks necessary. There is a June 18 deadline to get the plan to council. Members discussed ideas about how to respond, including how we could use a tiger team to respond to council now and to respond when properties come up for sale. Also, discussion about how OSAB and council can respond to properties that come up for sale. Also discussed the ideas we put forth at the last meeting about an OSAB presentation immediately before any executive session of council considering open space purchases. Decision about response to Adam: Ember will put together a bulleted list of the current OSAB timeline to finalize OSAB recommendations, which will include a field trip every other year (odd years) and a desk review on the year (even years) when there is no field trip. It will also include a note that at any time OSAB may review properties (on or off the list) that come up for sale and provide written input to council through Ember. Ember will also note that OSAB strongly recommends that at least one OSAB member be able to make a presentation to council during executive session and be part of the discussion if possible. Decision about Process for Response on Properties that Come Up for Sale: Discussion on whether a tiger team should provide input to Ember to forward to council, or if the whole board should be involved. Decided that in cases where time is of the essence, OSAB agreed that the tiger team would develop the draft memo, send it to Ember, and she will forward it to the rest of the board for feedback. This decision is subject to Ember checking with the city staff about compliance with open government laws. 11. 8:55 pm Action Item: OSAB Review of Potential use of Glyphosate and Prescribed Fire as Part of Small Isolated Research Plots. Presented by, Ember Brignull, Open Space Superintendent (15 Minutes) • Glyphosate: Open Space staff request OSAB support for using glyphosate to control smooth brome on two small two test plots. Ember noted that removal of smooth brome is an important component of fire mitigation as smooth brome burns faster and hotter than native grasses. She reviewed the current City of Louisville Parks Division 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4774 (phone) www.LouisvilleCO.gov 6