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In that particular area, Ms. Brand said she was not in support of more people in the area because of erosion caused by people walking down the steep area. She did support mulching the rest of the area. Ms. Brand offered to walk the area with a couple other members of the CPC and get back to Ms. Lamb with their observations. To make it official she would send an email to everyone with recommendations. Mr. Richardson said the City would not accept responsibility for maintenance of any new or improved paths in the area and Ms. Lamb should talk to the CPC and get their feedback. Ms. Lamb said her primary reason for wanting to bark mulch the area was because there were many informal trails and damage was being caused. Bark trails would encourage people to stay on the mulched trails and stay off the informal trails. She wanted to clip the blackberries and pile them where the informal trails were forming to encourage people to stay on the mulched trails. She said they could begin the work in as soon as one month. Ms. Mello brought up where the Terrace Trail was steeply inclined and there was a large chunk of fir tree that had come down across the trail. She wondered if there was still a piece across the trail or if the trail could go back to where it originally was, thereby stopping use of the large slope and the erosion caused by use. Ms. Lamb said the path could be changed with a couple of chain saws. She agreed to accompany Ms. Brand on a walkabout of the area. Ms. Mello wondered if the City of Eugene could remove the chunks of fir tree on the trail. Mr. Richardson asked that they take photos of the area and get those photos to him. 4 W Ms. Lamb said there was another informal trail happening about 10 feet north, which could be a good alternative to removing the chunks of fir tree on the trail. Ms. Brand asked what the timeline was on the Neighborhood Matching Grant. Ms. Lamb responded the grant was due on the next Tuesday, so action was required by the CPC at this meeting. She said they could sign a petition supporting Nearby Nature to receive the $5,000 grant. When asked by Ms. Brand, Mr. Lamb said $1,000 of the grant money would be used to buy plants, $2,000 would be for staff -time to recruit and manage volunteer work parties, and the remainder for tools. The location was by the Frohnmayer Footbridge near Autzen Stadium. She explained that signing the petition could be done individually or by the CPC as a group. Ms. Brand said the CPC should support the grant application because it would have a positive impact in the park. Mr. McIntire, seconded by Ms. Mello, moved to sign the petition to endorse Nearby Nature's $5,000 grant application. The motion passed unanimously. The CPC decided that Mr. Cooper would sign the form expressing the CPC's support for Nearby Nature receiving the grant. (W MINUTES -- Citizen Planning Committee for the January 12, 2012 Page 3 Whilamut Natural Area