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IV. APPROVAL OF JULY 14, 2005 MINUTES It was noted that the word "Kalapuya" had been spelled incorrectly in the minutes of the previous meeting. Mr. Fredette, seconded by Mr. Biggs, moved to approve the minutes of July 14, 2005 as amended. The motion passed unanimously. V. STAFF REPORTS a. Willamalane Ms. Gershow said the Habitat Subcommittee had met and collated comments from the draft Restoration and Monitoring Plan for the Eastgate Woodlands of the Whilamut Natural Area that had been distributed at the previous meeting. She said Pat French had incorporated comments from the habitat subcommittee and CPC members. She distributed new copies of the plan to members. She said the plan had been administratively adopted by Willamalane but noted that the plan would change as science and technology changed. She urged members to contact Ms. French with any questions at 736 -4055. She said questions could also be sent to Pat.f c@willamalane.org . Ms. Gershow reiterated that Ms. French would be taking over Willamalane's staff liaison duties, and would attend the January meeting. Claire Porter, Willamalane's new Environmental Outreach Coordinator, said her contact number was 736.4048 or claire.pgwillamalane.org She encouraged members to contact her with questions, concerns, or ideas. She expressed a strong desire to clear invasive species out of the natural area and remarked that she would be starting this work in the third week of November. She invited members to join her in her efforts of invasive plant removal from the park. In response to a question from Ms. Ullmann regarding whether she had access to Youth Corp volunteers to help with invasive plant removal, Ms. Porter said she would access the Youth Corp for blackberry removal work. She added that she would also contact service learning groups in Eugene and Springfield to help with the invasive plant removal efforts. Ms. Gershow said there would be one Springfield committee position on the CPC open at the beginning of 2006. She said notices would be posted and a schedule put in place so that the position would be filled by the time of the January meeting. Ms. Gershow said she, Mr. Taylor, and Ms. French had met with Mary Walston at the City of Eugene's City Manager's Office to discuss a variety of application and recruitment issues that had arisen. She said Ms. Walston had not been using the supplemental questionnaire for the current round of applications. She said Ms. Walston had agreed to use the supplemental questionnaire for committee applications and said the supplemental application would be used from now on since it was a useful staff tool for recruitment. She noted that the deadline for current applications had been extended so that applicants who had not filled out the supplemental information could do so. She said the recruitment schedule had also been discussed since some people had received late or confusing notices about the recruitment period. She added that Ms. Walston had agreed to provide clearer and more timely information. In addition, Ms. Walston was asking the City attorney to review MINUTES — Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee Meeting October 13, 2005 Page 2