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he thought it was pretty unlikely. He suggested putting the signs where she thought they would have the <br />most major impact. <br />Ms. Brand said she would put them in the major thoroughfares, and needed replacement signs. She said <br />she would put three of the six signs in the major thoroughfares, and have a replacement set of three addi- <br />tional signs: <br />Mr. Biggs asked how long the signs would be up, and when they would come down. <br />Ms. Brand said the signs would go up right away because nesting season had already begun. She asked the <br />CPC when the signs should be taken down. <br />Ms. Mello suggested keeping the signs up through August. <br />Mr. Richardson said that the nesting season went through mid -July. <br />Ms. Brand volunteered to put the signs up, and take them down in July. She asked for a volunteer to check <br />on the signs in between. <br />Ms. Ferschweiler and Ms. Larison volunteered to check the signs to see if they needed replacement. <br />Ms. Brand asked Mr. Richardson how thick the sign stakes should be. <br />Mr. Richardson said that the stakes could be 2" lath or 2" x 2" stakes about 4' long. He asked those who <br />were in the park anyway to monitor the signs. <br />Ms. Behm asked where the signs would be. She asked to be emailed. <br />Ms. Brand said that the signs would be on the main path that went through the middle of the WNA prairie, <br />where the most concentrated foot traffic was. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen confirmed that she was talking about the informal trail. <br />Ms. Brand reaffirmed that she was speaking about the most traveled trails, and pointed them out on the <br />aerial photo of the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park. <br />Mr. Richardson said he would help people find the sign locations if they needed it.. <br />Ms. Larison asked if Ms. Brand would be placing two signs, one on each end of the path. <br />Ms. Brand said she would. <br />Ms. Behm confirmed that Ms. Brand was talking about the path leading westerly from a point west of the <br />Alton Baker Park canoe canal. <br />Mr. Richardson said that the message would be reinforced as Kelly Darnell, POS Marketing & Outreach <br />Manager had agreed to provide a news release about the issue, and that the recent POS Eugene Outdoors <br />newsletter had a blurb as well. <br />MINUTES— Citizen Planning Committee for the April 21, 2011 Page 6 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />