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bert orchard by the native plant nursery. Some thought had been given to using it as part of a nursery to raise more native plants in those areas. Natural resource maintenance staff had mowed path and road mar- gins and blackberry patches in the "A in early July. They would be putting a wooden fence at the top of an embankment above the Autzen path. In May, a North Eugene High School biology class had weeded and mulched trees and shrubs. A Rachel Carson class from South Eugene had also done some weeding and mulching. An Eagle Scout project had also occurred in late May and had worked on planting areas east of the concrete Walnut Street bridge over the canoe canal. Trout Unlimited had adopted the barren, weedy area between the bench that overlooked the river and the cottonwoods. The LDS Church work par- ty had happened on May 11. The replacement bench near the Walnut bridge, south of the canoe canal, would be placed in mid - August once the City received the memorial a plaque. The City of Eugene was very happy about the MOA with ODOT (mentioned earlier by Mr. Sonnichsen) to rebuild the section of Pre's Trail ODOT was using as a storage area. He thanked the CPC for their involvement in this process. Bylaws Mr. Richardson mentioned CPC bylaws. He welcomed new CPC members. The bylaws were called "The Bylaws of the East Alton Baker Park Citizen Planning Committee." He wondered if "Whilamut Natural Area" should be added. The management plan was called the East Alton Baker Park plan, so he did not think that phrase should be removed from the bylaws. He thought a name change to the management plan would require Council action, but a name addition to the Bylaws could be done less formally. He asked the CPC if they wished to add "Whilamut Natural Area" to the CPC bylaws. He did not believe it needed to be a formal amendment. Mr. McIntire thought he should do so. Mr. Sonnichsen thought the wording was important. Mr. Richardson asked a subcommittee to tell him what to do, and he would make the change requested and send an updated digital copy of the bylaws to the CPC. Park Use Mr. Richardson noted that the Willamette River had been closed to boating from the Eastgate Woodlands boat launch in the "A due to dangerous conditions beneath the I -5 work bridge. This had caused a prob- lem with a middle school kayaking recreation program that was using the river. The recreation manager had asked if they could use the old, informal boat ramp in the "A. This was the only program that wanted to use the river where the rapids were, upstream of the existing WABP boat ramp. The program, which consisted of 12 students, wanted to do it for five consecutive Thursdays in July- August. The re- quest was time - sensitive, and Parks and Open Space approved it. He showed where this was occurring on the "A map. The group had also requested that someone come speak to them about the "A. He thought this was a good opportunity for the CPC. Mr. Cooper asked why the CPC was notified of Parks and Open Space's decision after it had been made. He did not understand why the City could not involve the CPC at the inception of decisions. He thought it seemed simple. Mr. Richardson said the intent had been to notify the CPC right away. However, he did not have enough details until after the decision, which had been time - sensitive, had been made. The City felt that this issue did not rise to the level of something that needed the CPC's approval. If issues occurred, the CPC would be notified. Ms. Behm asked if the activity followed the park plan P] MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee for the July 21, 2011 Page 12 Whilamut Natural Area