MEETING OF THE PARKS & OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO

Regular Meeting Minutes

Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:30 P.m. - 8:30 P.m.

Third Floor Hearing Room

County Court House

1325 Pearl Street, Boulder

Members Present:

• Jenn Archuleta
• Janet George
• Tony Lewis
• Heather Williams
• Trace Baker
• Paula Fitzgerald
• Drew Adams
• Jackson Moller

Members Excused:

• Ann Obenchain

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Roll Call

3.

Approval of Last Month's Minutes

• Moved by Tony Lewis
  Seconded by Jenn Archuleta

  Paula Fitzgerald abstained.

  APPROVED

4.

Public Comment Period for Items Not on Agenda

Robert Lynn, 817 W. Conifer Ct., Louisville. He believes Boulder County's management policies may have contributed to the Marshall Fire. 

5.

POSAC Members Comment Period for Items Not on Agenda

None

6.

Presentations

6.1

NoCo PLACES 2050 Coalition Overview & 2022 Update 

Presenter: Steve Coffin, NoCo Coordinator
Action Requested: Information only

No Public Comments

6.2

Resource Planning 2022 Accomplishments & 2023 Work Plan Highlights

Staff Presenter: Heidi Wagner, Resource Planning Manager
Action Requested: Information only

No Public Comments

6.3

Recreation & Facilities 2022 Season Overview

Staff Presenters: Jarret Roberts, Recreation & Facilities Division Manager and Mike Lohr, Buildings & Historic Preservation Field Supervisor/Videographer
Action Requested: Information only

No Public Comments

7.

Director's Update

• The Walden Ponds Bilingual Signs Project is taking place. Please visit Walden Ponds to see the new signs and give your feedback.
• Explorando Senderos de Boulder is celebrating two years of weekly hikes for the Latinx community on area trails.
• The State Land Board purchases that POSAC recommended at their October meeting will close tomorrow.
• Boulder County Ballot Issue 1A passed in November, which will likely fund additional staff for Boulder County sort yards and a cross-county forester.
• The Soil Revolution Conference was held on Dec. 6 and provided good insights on improving our soils. Boulder County will launch a program in 2023 that will award soil improvement grants for our tenant farmers.
• Carol Beam, our Cultural Resources Project Coordinator, recently hired archeologists to resurvey at Heil Valley Ranch after the CalWood Fire. The completed survey showed that all the original artifacts remained plus four additional trash dumps were discovered.

8.

Adjournment

8:07 p.m.