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• Louisville Open Space Citizens Advisory Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 10, 2000 Louisville Recreation Center 700 W Via Appia Louisville, CO 80027 7:00 Meeting Attendance: Matt Jones, Pat Hornbostel, Heidi Ochis, Bill VanOrman, Susan Remington, Wayne Varra Also in attendance: Steve Baysinger, City Staff; David Buckner, ESCO Associates Inc. representative; Caryl Shields and Jean Morgan, Louisville and Colorado Native Plant Society members. Minutes Pat Hornbostel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.. Pat Hornbostel then called for any corrections to the November 13th minutes. One correction was made. Corrected copies of the minutes can be viewed at the Louisville library. Pat Hornbostel moved to adopt the minutes as amended. All in favor. Matters From Board The CHIP grant was not submitted this year. Public Comment Caryl Shields asked about signs she has seen regarding camping permits for Louisville open space. She wondered if capmping was really an option. Steve Baysinger responded that no camping is available and the signs need to be updated. Susan Remington asked what was being cleared on the Tamarisk property. Steve Baysinger replied that russian olives were being removed. The City has a removal policy when the trees are near waterways. Board Agenda ESCO Report. David Buckner explained that ESCO had been tasked with providing an inventory overview of all the joint and City owned open space for wildlife and vegetation. 1) In his opinion Coal Creek corridor is the most important area for animals. It is the only parcel that has potential for the prebbles jumping mouse. He believes the Goodhue ditch is too discontinuous for the mouse. 411 2) Davidson Mesa is possibly the best upland prairie remnant. He suggested a detailed mapping of the area to identify specific species.