A G E N D A
Thursday, May 22, 2008
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Loveland Library, 300 N. Adams St., Loveland
The mission of the Larimer County Open Lands Program is to preserve and protect significant open space, natural areas, wildlife habitat, and develop parks and trails for present and future generations. These open lands provide opportunities for leisure, human renewal and protection of our natural and cultural resources.
Please call Windy at 679-4534 if you are unable to attend a meeting. Votes require a quorum. Thanks!
REGULAR MEETING
Approval of the meeting minutes for April, 2008.
Review Agenda and enclosures
PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on the agenda.
INFORMATION:
· Update on Red Mountain Open Space.
· Update on Hermit Park Open Space.
· Update on River Bluffs Open Space.
· The Education Coordinator position was filled. Congratulations Rob Novak!!!
· Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins are partnering to submit a one time grant opportunity to GOCO for trail and trailhead development at Red Mountain and Soapstone Natural Area.
· About a dozen employees of Agilent Technologies volunteered to clean and prepare camper cabins at Hermit Park on Friday, May 2!
· Friends of Larimer County hosted a volunteer day at Hermit Park Open Space on May 3.They finished cleaning camper cabins, weeded the volleyball courts and removed the horseshoe pits and bird boxes.
· Hermit Park campsite and camper cabin reservations opened on May 10.
· The annual picnic for the Open Lands and Parks boards is scheduled for June 14
· Open Lands’ staff visited Boulder County May 12 to visit and learn about the different frameworks they are using to incorporate “Community Supported Gardens/Agriculture” into their open space program.
· Open Lands’ staff and Advisory Board members had a field to Devil’s Backbone Open Space on May 19.
· The “Every Drop Counts” shrub planting along the Pleasant Valley Trail on April 26 was a success. The event had 50 volunteers from Anheuser-Bush and 550 shrubs were planted.
· Parks and Open Lands events for June. See handout.
BOARD COMMENT: Items not on the agenda
DISCUSSION:
FINANCIAL REPORT:
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
EXECUTIVE SESSION: (24-6-402(4) (a) C.R.S. Purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of any real or personal property interest.
Next regular meeting: Thursday June 26, 2008; Loveland Library, 300 N. Adams St., Loveland
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Agenda for May 22, 2008 meeting Minutes of April 24, 2008 meeting Sales tax reports for April, 2008 Poudre River: Past, Present & Future** Newspaper Items |
Natural Resources events for June NISP Subcommittee comments (will be emailed prior to the meeting)
** Send to OLAB, BOCC and staff only *** Send to OLAB and staff only ^ Public can view this item at www.larimer.org/naturalresources |