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Ms. Mello had a copy of the last Nearby Nature brochure, which she circulated. <br />Ms. Nunn said that Ms. Stein knew she needed to work with the CPC as well as Mr. Richardson. Mr. <br />Sonnichsen said Ms. Stein was eager to work with the subcommittee. <br />Ms. Nunn anticipated Ms. Stein would first look into costs. She advocated for a meeting of the Signage <br />Subcommittee for further discussion. She had communicated to Ms. Stein that she did not think the CPC <br />wanted to see too many signs in the park. There was general concurrence. <br />Mr. Richardson said Ms. Stein called him earlier in the week and he had encouraged her to contact Ms. <br />Nunn. The City was working on an overall map of the park, and he did not know if the City would <br />incorporate the Nearby Nature names. He deferred to the CPC in regard to the area of the map and agreed <br />with Mr. Sonnichsen that Nearby Nature was interested in working with it. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen said the large map in the brochure failed to show the entire natural area. He believed <br />there were many ways to improve it. <br />Ms. Morrison asked if there would be one map of the entire park area produced for tourists. Mr. <br />Richardson said that staff was working on a map of the park to be displayed on all the kiosks and possibly <br />a brochure. Mr. Sonnichsen said that Nearby Nature did not think it was adequately consulted about the <br />kiosk maps and he hoped the brochure would be a "win -win" for all involved. <br />Ms. Brand thought it would be nice if the brochure mentioned plant and animal species living in the park. <br />c. Wildlife Habitat <br />Mr. Ard said the subcommittee currently lacked a chair and no member had volunteered to take that role, <br />which he thought was needed. He invited interested members to serve. He said the subcommittee had not <br />recently met. He had some thoughts in regard to the upcoming Olympic Trials regarding the protection of <br />wildlife habitat. He asked what plans were in regard to temporary signage to let visitors know the area <br />was a natural area and directing them to stay on the paths. He wanted to know if temporary fencing for <br />vulnerable restoration plantings could be installed during that time. <br />Mr. Cooper noted his interest in chairing the subcommittee but was concerned that until April he would <br />have a potential conflict. Other subcommittee members suggested that he take the chair and simply <br />excuse himself as appropriate. Mr. Cooper agreed. <br />d. Government Relations <br />Mr. Sonnichsen discussed Mr. Holloter's remarks, saying that no one was thinking of giving anything to <br />the UO. He had received a report on the baseball stadium siting issue, which he circulated. The report <br />implied interest on the part of the UO in parkland, including sites in the Whilamut Natural Area. The <br />sites included the BMX track, Lot 8, and the canoe canal. He had tried to secure more information about <br />the author of the report and its contents. <br />MINUTES —Citizen Planning Subcommittee of the January 10, 2008 Page 3 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />