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Mr. Shoemaker said that he had heard that the City Manager would be looking at the alignment when he <br />made his decision. He did not know if the City Manager knew anything about Leisure Lane or the "T" <br />intersection. <br />Ms. Mello said that the CPC had showed Mr. Ruiz that when they had walked with him. She asked if he <br />was suggesting that the CPC contact the City Manager to tell him they wished the path's alignment would <br />remain the same. <br />Mr. Shoemaker said that the CPC could do this. He suggested they be as explicit as possible. <br />Mr. McIntire asked if concrete would be put over asphalt in sections. <br />Mr. Shoemaker said this was correct. This would be done in the entire project area except the area near the <br />DeFazio Bridge. This area would be concrete before it went in. The area further from the DeFazio Bridge <br />would be an overlay. If the alignment moved, it would be on top of the soil that was there. If it stayed the <br />same or close it would be an overlay. <br />Mr. McIntire asked if he meant it would be concrete the whole way. <br />Mr. Shoemaker said that it would. <br />Ms. Ferschweiler said that if the path was cleaned up now, a foot of widening would occur. She did not <br />see the point of adding two more feet, especially considering the City's current maintenance of the path. <br />Mr. Shoemaker said he was not knowledgeable about maintenance. <br />L Ms. Ferschweiler said this could be put in the letter. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen wished to discuss the letter, which the CPC could vote on to potentially send to Mayor <br />Piercy, Councilor Zelenka, and City Manager Jon Ruiz. These were the three members who represented <br />the City of Eugene on the MPC. <br />Ms. Ferschweiler asked that a statement asking the City to maintain the vegetation on the path so it did not <br />encroach over the edges should be added to the letter. <br />Ms. Sonnichsen said he believed the City was being "provocative" in its proposal. He was disappointed <br />that Parks and Open Space had not objected to it. <br />Ms. Behm asked if the CPC could stop the proposed plan. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen said the CPC had gone to Salem and no one from the City, other than the City Manager, <br />had listened to the CPC. What the CPC was hearing this evening was "more of the same." <br />Mr. Larison asked Mr. Shoemaker to clarify what he meant by "one foot." <br />Mr. Shoemaker said he had meant that in the area, the path was about one foot away from the top of the <br />bank of the Willamette River. <br />Ms. Mello said that the biggest controversy for the CPC, in her mind, was from the boat launch towards <br />the "A. Bumpy surfaces by the DeFazio Bridge needed to be repaired. She believed construction <br />should stop at the boat launch. <br />MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee for the July 21, 2011 Page 7 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />