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form. The Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge had been withdrawn from the EBPMP due to public comments, in- <br />cluding the CPC's statement. In the January 27, 2011 minutes, Ms. Mello and Ms. Morrison had had ques- <br />tions about whether or not the Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge was included in the EBPMP. This was because <br />the EBPMP website was confusing. <br />Ms. Brand said that the proposed bridge was portrayed by a dotted line on one of the earlier maps <br />Mr. Sonnichsen had checked to be sure the Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge had not been included in the EWEB <br />plan. He emailed and spoke with a Rowell Brokaw Architects employee. Rowell Brokaw were managing <br />the plan. The employee had assured him the bridge was not in the plan, although EWEB continued to <br />champion it in some ways. He was happy the bridge was no longer included in the EBPMP. <br />Mr. Cooper had contacted Dan Hurley, who was with Lane County Waste Management. He had been <br />tasked with checking on the landfill cap. He had provided Mr. Cooper with a PDF report that included a <br />bi- weekly rundown of activity. It revealed sporadic activity in July 2010, when potholing was being done. <br />Mr. Hurley biked through the area every day and was monitoring the situation. He distributed one copy of <br />a document he received from Mr. Hurley titled Day Island Closed Landfill Inspection Log - Intergov- <br />ernmental Cooperative Improvement Agreement. <br />Mr. Cooper had also contacted John Bonham, the lead engineer on the Alton Baker bike path improvement <br />project. He had explained that the project had been stalled for a few months because of more immediate <br />funded project needs. The design of the project would be completed that summer, once other projects <br />were completed and the City had contractors for them. It sounded as though the project was still alive. <br />Mr. Biggs asked Mr. Sonnichsen if the North Bank Pedestrian Bicycle Path study included the alternative <br />the CPC had suggested. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen said it was a design study that would take into account the lighting stopping at the boat <br />ramp road, between the boat ramp road extending easterly to the border of the Whilamut Natural Area <br />(Leisure Lane). This was West Alton Baker Park between the boat launch and Leisure Lane. Widening, <br />straightening and tree removal were still being considered. <br />Mr. Biggs wanted to make sure the study included alternative A (going east towards Springfield along the <br />river bike path) and B (lights going along the boat ramp toward the main Day Island Road). <br />Mr. Sonnichsen did not think the City was advocating continuing lighting up the boat ramp road (the road <br />connecting the boat launch to Day Island Road) or extending them along Day Island Road to the junction <br />of Day Island and the Autzen path. <br />Mr. Biggs asked if the study would provide information to assist in the decision to go forward with the <br />project or not. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen said that this was one design. Mr. Bonham was the person who may be solely responsible <br />for path design. <br />Ms. Mello asked if the CPC would continue requesting information about the North Bank path plans <br />Mr. Cooper said that they would. <br />MINUTES— Citizen Planning Committee for the April 21, 2011 Page 8 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />