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Home My WebLink About10/16/2024 - NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD - AGENDA - Regular Meeting Natural Resources Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING – October 16, 2024 Location: 222 Laporte Ave. and via Zoom - https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/96821647949 6:00 CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL 1. AGENDA REVIEW 2. COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATION 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. NEW BUSINESS 6:10-7:15 Natural Areas Strategic Framework Julia Feder, Natural Areas Environmental Planning Manager, and Kelly Smith, Senior Environmental Planner, will share an overview of the Natural Areas Strategic Framework. The Natural Areas Strategic Framework provides grounding direction for the department’s Conservation and Stewardship Planning (CSP) process and serves as an update to the 2014 Natural Areas Master Plan. CSP guides the management of Natural Areas properties to protect habitat and scenic values, while supporting public access for the community. This framework will be discussed by City Council at the October 22, 2024 Work Session. (Discussion) 5. OTHER BUSINESS / UPDATES • Board Member Reports • Six Month Calendar Review https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/planning-calendar.php • Revisit action items from previous meetings & preview of next meeting City Websites with Updates: • Air Quality Advisory Board webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/boards/air-quality-advisory • Natural Resources Advisory Board webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/natural-resources.php • Our Climate Future: https://ourcity.fcgov.com/ourclimatefuture 6. ADJOURN 1 09/16/2024 - Minutes Air Quality Advisory Board and Natural Resources Advisory Board JOINT MEETING Monday, September 16, 2024 – 5:30 PM 222 Laporte Avenue, Colorado River Room 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present – • AQAB • Dan Welsh (Chair) • Mark Houdashelt (Vice Chair) • Maria Moore • Michael Cheeseman • Jeremiah Gorske • Adam Schmidt • NRAB • Dawson Metcalf (Chair) • Kelly Stewart (Vice Chair) • Kelen Dowdy • Lisa Andrews • Matt Zoccali • Sara LoTemplio • Teagan Loew b. Board Members Absent – • AQAB • Michael Johnson • Matt Ayres • Kaori Kyser • NRAB • Barry Noon • Todd Simmons c. Staff Members Present – • Selina Lujan de Albers, Staff Liaison • Honore Depew, Staff Liaison • Melinda Peterson, Lead Specialist • Grant Stump, Lead Specialist d. Guest(s) – • None 2 09/16/2024 - Minutes 3. AGENDA REVIEW No changes. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Urban Forestry Strategic Plan: Finalize Joint Council Memo Depew noted the Board members had discussed the desire for the memo to include a note that budget offers for Urban Forestry should emphasize, wherever possible, electric vehicles and equipment. Andrews asked if there is a City policy related to leaving vehicles idling as she has seen many doing so. Depew replied there is an anti-idling policy for City vehicles, though there are exceptions for emergency vehicles and large, heavy equipment. Chair Welsh stated the three main points for the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan Memo were: minimization of internal combustion engines, quantification of the overall climate and air quality impacts of the urban forest, both positive and negative, and emphasizing and promoting native species when moving forward with plantings in the public urban forest. Additionally, Chair Welsh stated there were sentiments about general support for the Strategic Plan. Chair Welsh noted votes will occur once each Board moves into its own meeting following this joint meeting. b. Budgeting for Outcomes: Finalize Joint Council Memo Chair Welsh summarized the Budgeting for Outcomes memo. A member asked about the discussion around not supporting offers that had associated full-time employees. Members discussed the fact that some of those offers were indicated to be funded per the City Manager’s recommended budget at the last Council budget meeting. Members discussed whether the memo should indicate an acknowledgement of which items directly impact either air quality or natural resources. Chair Welsh suggested adding a brief sentence related to both Boards acknowledging that some offers fall more under the purview of one Board or the other, but expressing joint support for the offers. Vice Chair Houdashelt commented on the lawn and garden equipment offer noting the original request was for $100,000, not $50,000. He expressed general support for the memo, but suggested it may need to include a stronger sales pitch if the desire is to influence Council’s decision. 3 09/16/2024 - Minutes Members discussed whether they would send representatives to the first Council public hearing. Lujan de Albers noted the Council will not likely see the memo until after the Council hearing. No members indicated they were available to attend the Council hearing. Vice Chair Houdashelt commented on offer 74.1 noting it will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions; however, it is not part of the inventory, therefore it will not have any impact on the City’s goals. Members made wording changes to the item. Members continued to make wording edits to additional items in the memo, including the item related to lawn and garden equipment, the item related to Poudre River flows, and the Adaptive Program Specialist item. Chair Welsh expressed support for the general gist of the memo and its format. He noted no more editing will happen prior to the votes that will occur when the Boards go into their separate meetings. 6. ADJOURNMENT ● 7:01 pm Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on 10/XX/2024 1 09/16/2024 - Minutes Natural Resources Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Monday, September 16, 2024 – 7:00 PM 215 N. Mason, Room 1A 1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:08 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present – • Dawson Metcalf (Chair) • Kelly Stewart (Vice Chair) • Kelen Dowdy • Lisa Andrews • Matt Zoccali • Sara LoTemplio • Teagan Loew b. Board Members Absent – • Barry Noon • Todd Simmons c. Staff Members Present – • Honore Depew, Staff Liaison d. Guest(s) – • None 3. AGENDA REVIEW No changes. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JULY 2024 LoTemplio made a motion, seconded by Andrews, to approve the July 2024 minutes as presented. The motion was adopted unanimously. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Council Memos: Budgeting for Outcomes & Urban Forestry Strategic Plan LoTemplio made a motion, seconded by Zoccali, to approve the Budgeting for Outcomes 2 09/16/2024 - Minutes joint memo as presented. The motion was adopted unanimously. Stewart made a motion, seconded by Andrews, to approve the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan joint memo as presented. The motion was adopted unanimously. 7. OTHER BUSINESS/UPDATES Depew noted most of the Council regular meetings and work sessions in September and October are focused on the budget. He stated the process is not really built to maximize input from Boards and Commissions, and the approach across Boards in terms of providing input has not been consistent. Depew noted other upcoming Council items include the Water Efficiency Plan update, the Strategic Trails Plan, and Building Performance Standards. 8. ADJOURNMENT • 7:25 pm Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on 10/XX/2024 Headline Copy Goes Here Natural Areas Director Katie Donahue Natural Areas Strategic Framework: The Guide to Conservation and Stewardship in a Changing World 10-16-24 Environmental Planning Manager Julia Feder Headline Copy Goes HereSchedule 2 Headline Copy Goes HereFoundations of Conservation and Stewardship 3 Headline Copy Goes HereStrategic Framework Engagement 4 Headline Copy Goes Here 5 Strategic Framework Engagement Headline Copy Goes Here 6 Conservation and Stewardship Planning Headline Copy Goes Here 7 Conservation and Stewardship Planning Headline Copy Goes Here 8 About the Plan Headline Copy Goes HereVision 9 Headline Copy Goes HereVision-Values 10 Headline Copy Goes HereVision-Values-Goals 11 Headline Copy Goes HereNext Steps 12 Headline Copy Goes Here