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(W one would go that way. A wider path, "sticking its nose into the ANA," would encourage fast cyclers to <br />continue to go fast into the "A. This would be the impetus for the City to say that the community <br />wished for the high -speed path to continue along the river. This was not a safe route. <br />Mr. Cooper asked what the City was proposing to do to Leisure Lane. <br />Ms. Sonnichsen said a "T" intersection would be added. Other than that, he had not heard of any other <br />changes to Leisure Lane. <br />Mr. Cooper said it was gravel right now. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen said the connection was gravel. <br />Mr. Shoemaker said that the City had received $55,000 to do the design work for the project, which was <br />still in the design stage. After some public involvement, the City had decided to stop at Leisure Lane ra- <br />ther than go from the DeFazio Bridge to the Frohnmeyer Bridge. Instead, the City would do a study. In <br />the City of Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (EBPMP) was a "study area." He distributed Map <br />7 from the EBPMP, titled Map 7: Proposed Bicycle Network – South Hills. <br />Ms. Mello asked what was going to happen with the study area. <br />Mr. Shoemaker said it was "undefined" but it had come from the discussion about where the main commu- <br />ter route should be between Springfield and Eugene. He wanted to receive CPC comments to share with <br />the City engineering staff and the City Manager. By the DeFazio Bridge, the City would be taking out the <br />entire path and replacing it with a new path. There would also be new lighting, which would stop short of <br />the boat launch area. The dots on the North Bank Path – DeFazio Bridge to Leisure Lane. Planning <br />Meeting Map.dwg showed where lighting would be installed. Some parts of the path, designated on North <br />Bank Path – DeFazio Bridge to Leisure Lane. Planning Meeting Map. dwg with the phrase "Reconstruct <br />and Realign Path" would be an overlay, seven inches of concrete on top of the asphalt currently in place. <br />He noted where the proposed alignment veered from the existing alignment (between 27 +00 and 29 +00). <br />Mr. Sonnichsen had mentioned this. The City's perspective was that the path was currently about a foot <br />from the top of the bank. The City wished to add two feet as a recovery area for bicyclists, for safety. <br />This was the City's "typical standard." Regarding tree removal, the project's design engineer believed the <br />two -foot area off the path would require the removal of three trees. The alignment would be changed a bit <br />to try to avoid removing more trees. The path would be widened from between 10 and 10 '/z feet to 12 <br />feet. <br />Mr. Shoemaker asked for comments on the proposed concrete "T" intersection at the Leisure Lane connec- <br />tor, which was outlined on a map he distributed, titled North Bank Path DeFazio Bridge to Leisure Lane <br />4699 SH C- 08.dwg. He thought the total project cost was $670,000, not $290,000, but said he would have <br />to double -check that. <br />Ms. Behm asked why Mr. Shoemaker was asking for CPC's comments after the discussion of the project at <br />the MPC meeting. <br />Mr. Shoemaker explained that the MPC had approved the funding for the project. However, the City still <br />wished to work with the CPC on the design. <br />Ms. Behm said she had already spent many hours on this, and the City did not care about the CPC's com- <br />ments in the past. She asked why the City was now asking for the CPC's comments. <br />L <br />MINUTES— Citizen Planning Committee for the July 21, 2011 Page 5 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />