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the Intergovernmental Agreement to see if Springfield/Willamalane members needed to be housed in the City of Eugene membership structure. She commented that the current structure was feeling a bit `onerous,' as it required Springfield members to be appointed by the Eugene City Council. She said the desired process was for Springfield members to be appointed by the Willamalane Board of Directors. In response to a question from Mr. Biggs regarding whether vacancies would be filled when they occurred, Mr. Taylor said the process was that if a position was opened in mid term it would be filled but only for the remainder of that term. He said other positions would be filled as they terminated. Ms. Ullmann noted that there had been a member who would have wanted to reapply but had not received notice that her term was over. She questioned if, in the future, notice could be sent to members whose terms were coming to an end. Ms. Gershow said that this was supposed to be happening already. Mr. Taylor suggested that notice should be provided to members one or two meetings before terms of membership ended. Mr. Peara arrived at 7:05. Ms. Gershow left at 7:10 pm. b. City of Eugene Mr. Taylor distributed a document entitled " Restoration and Management Plan For the Landfill Cover and the Adjacent Riparian Area in the Whilamut Natural Area ". He noted that a broad array of wildlife species in the park had been identified in the document appendices. He added that maintenance workers were already mowing according to the guides in the plan document. He said the document would change as science and technology changed. He said the plan was already being put into action. He said he was the Natural Resources Supervisor for the City of Eugene and would be happy to discuss natural resource related issues with the CPC. In response to a question from Mr. Holloter regarding sending the draft of the report to the Kalapuya elders, Mr. Taylor said there was not much cultural information in the plan but noted that there were food crop plants used by Native Americans mentioned in the plan appendices. Regarding other things happening in the park, Mr. Taylor said the Oregon Track Club had been resurfacing their trails and had been stockpiling gravel on a tie road near North Walnut and would continue to do so until the end of the project. He said the project would take some time as it was being done by volunteer work. Regarding Pre's Trail maintenance, Mr. Taylor said the plan was a project list to be done section by section. He said no trail realignments had been decided on at the current time. Mr. Taylor said grass parking lot area had been re- graded and would be reseeded for use as a parking lot for the Cuthbert Amphitheater. He said he had recommended that the perimeter be reseeded with native species of wild flowers. In response to a question from Mr. Sonnichson regarding whether vehicles would be discouraged from parking in the area when there were no events at Cuthbert, Mr. Taylor said the area would not be open for regular parking. MINUTES — Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee Meeting October 13, 2005 Page 3