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A committee member noted a typographical error in the minutes: a street name listed as \"Edmonds\" should read \"Coontz.\" After the correction was proposed and seconded, the committee called the question. Members voted in favor; one member recorded an abstention because they were not present at the Feb. 18 meeting.

The action taken at the meeting: approval of the minutes with the corrected street name. No other formal votes on policy or funding were recorded at this meeting.

Ending: the committee proceeded to discussion items on Horse Creek Ranch and other open-space business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Carson City - Open Space Advisory Committee - Apr 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee members approved minutes from the Feb. 18 Open Space Advisory Committee meeting with a correction to a street name and recorded one abstention.","taxTitle","Carson City, Ormsby County, Nevada","taxId",4609,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574504,"Prison Hill trail nears completion; Carson River Trail gets signage and national listings",174,4716000,4890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3074691-f5a327b97965af8cc38d3668e89aa3e3&start=4716&end=4890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3074691-f5a327b97965af8cc38d3668e89aa3e3/thumbnail_4716000.jpg","/articles/6574504/Carson-City/Ormsby-County/Nevada/Prison-Hill-trail-nears-completion-Carson-River-Trail-gets-signage-and-national-listings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574504-6c1d8c717d536294ac7bd0afac208fe9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151480&Signature=IjJ6mGT59Fq2j1oZr0n-NQif17QjYen3gol6DaBgDqVQcYTkMnZH2d0Q2C7bg63SDGxrkLNzdfdrlmVH2B1qvwde3R1Ie9D6-Lz~ItL--8udcCId1rkO-4jeIYGW8yLRAxa3WAj~cG0gbSm7Zp5ft3ehzK5b6OynYxPeUXm6Js8npihviyXGNzN-SNXDYn03mf9ayxh0quyFkU5c7liUTkWBjJJSMLbF0X0immu3lB2pDzviPcABMiY~cRlKJ9T8b~quTM5Hzwfz7JsdKdSCiPKWj9agcrcVYSPk2m91IPvTEA4-dhgTrGUm5UTR8JP8BGh-l9EzkjO3Hg7Mb4lO~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City's trails coordinator told the Open Space Advisory Committee that the Prison Hill Trail phase 3 project will reach substantial completion in the coming weeks and that multiple river-trail projects and accessibility initiatives are moving forward.

Greg Berger, trails coordinator, said work on the Carson River Trail System phase 3 (Prison Hill Trail West) will be substantially complete \"in the next two, three weeks at the most,\" with remaining interpretive signs and fencing to be installed. He invited committee members to a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for June 14 at 9 a.m. at the new trailhead.

Berger said the Prison Hill segment was designed to modern AASHTO accessibility standards so persons using adaptive mountain bikes, wheelchairs or walking can use the route. \"It was designed with AASHTO standards to... be accommodating to adaptive mountain bikes as well as regular mountain bikes and walkers of all abilities,\" he said.

Berger also reported that the city rebranded five segments of trail along the Carson River into a single Carson River Trail with a logo and eight wayfinding signs to show segment starts/ends and where users are located. He said the signs include maps and share-the-trail messaging. The Buzzies Ranch section of the trail was added to National Audubon Society's Birdability website because of its accessibility and interpretive birding signage.

Other updates included installation of a vault toilet at the Prison Hill OHV area and near-term design work for the Riverview Park Trailhead, which will include public outreach for neighbors. Berger also previewed the \"Carson City to Canada Quest,\" a long-distance trail publicity initiative that will send two selected hikers on a planned cross-country trek; Berger said the two finalists will receive awards if they complete specified mileage goals.

Ending: Berger encouraged committee members to attend the ribbon cutting and to test the accessible features; he said interpretive and wayfinding signs for the Carson River Trail will be installed before summer.","The committee heard that Carson City's Prison Hill Trail (phase 3) will reach substantial completion in weeks, that the city rebranded five Carson River Trail segments with wayfinding signs, and that the Buzzies Ranch segment was added to Audubon's Birdability listings.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574510,"Carson City's Bee City USA update: planting list, volunteer projects and a June Pollinator Palooza",432,2658000,3090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3074691-f5a327b97965af8cc38d3668e89aa3e3&start=2658&end=3090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3074691-f5a327b97965af8cc38d3668e89aa3e3/thumbnail_2658000.jpg","/articles/6574510/Carson-City/Ormsby-County/Nevada/Carson-Citys-Bee-City-USA-update-planting-list-volunteer-projects-and-a-June-Pollinator-Palooza","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574510-0905a512e8a5ef261fa8cd92f7bdbb6e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151480&Signature=b~NP3RVGh842RgKXRcihad4BnYF-eEhObnAbHyddzeLDrXWWqqYPKhKbZGPYuZwQOblKfhxV~vA5PxbICNyEpR6ZzZNd3vHQ6tUNmeFNB8pCE7pkLcRFnH5KBzOyY1nB-cV-he6PvniusuZGy9fUoWZleLq5YMreuGfgo7go3Cm7hIkNx9WGRmMPqUJeMT9gtSSgH8Adinv9eE38prE-q4C3d9UaGD8W~EE5ANpi~sl9qIXCEJx~vaabu5yHtaiFmFZ541mLJ7ftz7pBj7umXw4eqdg6Sx7Pf6GaH66j6f6rYOeaM-Tq5GRO1s7jcLbDdRnBcgJ1AgY7ley05c1sBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City's Bee City USA steering committee told the Open Space Advisory Committee that a mix of planting projects, education and developer requirements are expanding pollinator habitat across the city.

Lindsay Boyer, an open-space staff member and Bee City volunteer, said Carson City became a Bee City in 2018 and now requires developers to select 50% of their landscaping palette from a locally curated pollinator-friendly plant list. \"We were the very first Bee City in Nevada and the 76th in the nation,\" Boyer said. The list is publicly available and contains more than 200 locally adapted species the city recommends for parks, yards and new developments.

Boyer described habitat projects already in place on open-space and parkland, including native-plant beds at Empire Ranch trailhead, restoration at Buzzy's Ranch trail and a library display during National Pollinator Month in June. She cited two partnerships as notable: a collaboration with the Sagebrush in Prisons program, which supplied native pollinator seedlings grown by correctional center residents, and ongoing coordination with the Great Basin Beekeepers of Nevada.

\"The best thing that you can do to protect our pollinators is to create habitat,\" Boyer told the committee, noting that the program emphasizes diverse flowering plants, staggered bloom times, reduced pesticide impacts and public education.

Committee members asked about hives on open space. Boyer said beehives have been located on open space in places with low public use, and that the city previously hosted hives at Buzzy's Ranch. She also said the Bee City program works with local beekeepers and groups to connect volunteers and property stewards with trained apiarists.

The Bee City committee highlighted planned events for June, including the Pollinator Palooza (a festival and parade) and other outreach at the greenhouse and library. Boyer said the steering committee seeks volunteers and community partners to help expand habitat projects, signage and school outreach.

Ending: staff asked the public and committee members to consult the online plant list and consider volunteering for June activities.
","Open Space staff updated the committee on Carson City's Bee City USA (No. 76) program, highlighting a pollinator-friendly plant list required in new developments, outreach events and partnerships that support pollinator habitat across city-managed lands.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574515,"Carson City staff say proposed home and road at Horse Creek Ranch comply with conservation easement; monitoring finds forest and stream concerns",881,639000,1520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3074691-f5a327b97965af8cc38d3668e89aa3e3&start=639&end=1520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3074691-f5a327b97965af8cc38d3668e89aa3e3/thumbnail_639000.jpg","/articles/6574515/Carson-City/Ormsby-County/Nevada/Carson-City-staff-say-proposed-home-and-road-at-Horse-Creek-Ranch-comply-with-conservation-easement-monitoring-finds-forest-and-stream-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574515-57cde4abcea58c304ff3dc291920bb98/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151480&Signature=oIJLyA15K6~VxANyBSedw7aPv~tGWE6zzMnRm~KjPupSbBb416zVFagp4qWYzd0rdlqdENjRbmzWX~yK4FViOWMfTERi6GWSRhGhgdZAvfb51O3vM-cbmj~oFQjZHu0iI1yp2U3-ItyH6ZLVUYFYqSFzoIsdQ7feDS23OySQ2~9TE34sAcge99yLh~DTa8qIoHtweN5bVCAsFnlKxqJ2doo8wGf3B69dncXGe92RheYy1Ss8LqvhL9qfhqrz~ylIISmiqfpFlm7CO1ulCVkY5w4iNR70gzTQzu~4c2ToW4TNqIFfET7rGEMVLrul9VL7hKstaG5l5mq2gDBPjmXdXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City open-space staff briefed the Open Space Advisory Committee on proposed residential improvements at Horse Creek Ranch and on the property's 2024 annual monitoring report, saying the construction and road work are located outside the conserved parcel but that several natural-resource concerns will require active management.

Lindsay Boyer, an open-space staff member, told the committee that the conservation easement \"is basically a restriction that is placed on a property to protect its resources\" and that the easement recorded when the city purchased the rights in 2009 left a roughly 25-acre area excluded where a landowner may build. Boyer said the planning commission approved a special-use permit for a house, garage and accessory dwelling on the excluded area and that the applicant and city are working on road standards so the access road meets Carson City's residential road requirements.

The nut graf: the committee was asked to comment but took no formal action; staff said the proposed buildings and access improvements are, as presented, consistent with the easement's permitting language but that annual monitoring identified natural-resource issues that will require treatment, partner support and funds.

City staff said the roadway work largely falls outside the easement's meadow and must meet two easement conditions: avoid construction in the irrigated meadow and give the easement holder 45 days' written notice before construction so the city can confirm compliance. Boyer said the planning commission amended its conditions to allow the road to meet specifications for a \"rural access road,\" including permeable surfacing rather than paving, and that the homeowner is coordinating with the city engineer and fire department on final specifications.

Marina Lovejoy, senior natural resource specialist, presented the 2024 annual monitoring report. Lovejoy said field work on Oct. 1 found the landowner in compliance with the easement but identified several natural-resource concerns: high tree density and dwarf mistletoe (a forest-health issue), stream-channel incision and head-cutting in meadows likely linked to cattle access, and an abundance of invasive pasture species such as bull thistle and common mullein. Lovejoy said staff met with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) technicians last fall who recommended thinning for forest health, exclusion fencing to restrict cattle access to streams, and installation of beaver-dam analogs to arrest channel incision.

\"The landowners are in compliance and are very interested in addressing these natural resource concerns, especially the forest health concerns,\" Lovejoy said, adding that Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) has expressed interest and a tentative site visit was scheduled for later this summer.

Public commenters asked the committee to press for clearer baseline data and more frequent monitoring. Denny Frank, a Carson City resident, said he was troubled that the monitoring report lacks baseline soil and water tests and urged the city to require them. \"If there's no baseline,\" Frank said, \"how can we know there's any changes or deterioration?\" He also urged care in removing diseased trees to avoid spreading pests.

Staff noted funding and partnerships available for treatment. Lovejoy said the stewardship account associated with the easement contains about $40,000 to $50,000 and that staff will pursue partner support and grant opportunities. Volunteers have already helped with thistle removal; staff also cited the possible role of NRCS and NDF in prescribing and carrying out forest and meadow treatments.

Committee members discussed whether a separate written approval from the Open Space Advisory Committee was required under the planning commission condition. Boyer said the conservation easement requires written approval from Carson City for disturbance in the easement; the planning commission condition was added so the project would come before OSAC, but the written approval itself would be a city-issued letter (not an OSAC-only permit).

Outcome and next steps: the committee did not take formal action on the items. Staff will continue monitoring during construction, work with NRCS and NDF to refine prescriptions (thinning, fencing, beaver-dam analogs) and will use stewardship funds or pursue grants to support treatments. Staff also said they will provide written approval when the road plans meet easement terms and city standards.

Ending: staff encouraged public involvement in volunteer weed pulls and noted upcoming partner site visits and further technical reports to inform treatment planning.","City staff told the Open Space Advisory Committee that a homeowner's planned dwelling, accessory unit and road improvements fall outside the protected portion of Horse Creek Ranch but monitoring shows forest-health problems, stream incision and invasive plants that need work and funding.","actionData","errors"]

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