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C. Signage Ms. Mello stated that they had not met. She planned to work with Ms. Brand to schedule a meeting. d. Outreach Ms. Behm passed out copies of the Criteria for the Art and Design Enhancements and reviewed them. She said ODOT had hired John Lively and Doug Beauchamp to coordinate the art enhancements. She stated that she and Ms. Mello served on the Design Enhancement Steering Committee, along with two other people. She related that they had put out a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the art that would be installed on top of the bridge, which would have to adhere to the criteria. She noted that she, Mr. Sonnichsen, and Ms. Mello were on the selection committee for the art, with four other people. She felt the criteria were a lot more focused and provided better direction. In response to a question from Ms. Ferschweiler, Ms. Behm said the criteria would be used for all of the art in the area. She commented that several themes had come out of the Kalapuya -- canoes, camas, and basket weaving among others. Ms. Mello thought the other two bundles for art RFPs had always been thought of as an evolving project. Ms. Behm reported that 33 people had responded to the RFP. She said the deadline was November 17 and they planned to pick between two and five artists and then the artists would be paid to define what would be proposed. Mr. Sonnichsen said the meeting held on October 25 had been hosted by ODOT in Springfield from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and had been followed by a walk through the park. Some of the artists who had responded to the RFP had come to the meeting. He had found the question and answer session between ODOT maintenance staff and the artists to be fascinating. He felt that the ODOT staff had been enthused. 8. Staff Reports Eugene Parks and Open Space Mr. Richardson stated that five positions on the CPC would expire in June, 2011. He reviewed the process for applying to be appointed or reappointed, which was outlined on the City's website. He noted that terms were expiring for Elliot McIntire, William Hughes, Charles Biggs, and Mary Morrison of Eugene and Cora Jones of Springfield. Mr. Richardson had talked to John Clark about the area where the race known as the Steep Hill Chase happened. Ms. Brand explained that she had seen fencing at the bottom, but was not certain there was fencing at the top. Mr. Richardson understood that bicycles were using the steep slope, though they were not supposed to be accessing that area. Ms. Mello commented that people just coming over the bridge and walking into the Whilamut Natural Area came upon the trail damage. She hoped that Nearby Nature could come up with a coordinated effort to prevent people from using it. She observed that it was getting worse and people were letting their children climb there. Ms. Stein thought the fencing had been there a long time. She did not think it had been a City project. It had never been done right. MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee for the Whilamut Natural Area October 28, 2010 Page 4