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Mr. Sonnichsen commented on the possibility of silicosis to occur with people in and near the bridge <br />construction area due to the large amounts of materials that would be need to be ground down as the <br />previous bridge was taken down. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen was surprised to learn that hollow girders had been used in the construction of the deck of <br />the previous bridge and that a surprisingly large amount of wood had been left inside the girders. He <br />hoped that the wood, which he noted had not seen the light of day in almost 50 years, could be removed <br />safely and put to some sort of use. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen noted that there had been various discussions during the bridge tour regarding the west <br />slope trees. He further noted that the CPC's letter to the Eugene City Council had been very helpful in <br />encouraging the Council to pass a resolution protecting those trees. <br />Mr. Biggs asked if Mr. Sonnichsen had had any involvement with the renaming of the Autzen bike bridge <br />by the Eugene City Council. Mr. Sonnichsen believed that the name change had been proposed by former <br />Eugene Human Rights Commission liaison Greg Rickhoff and that the proposal had been adopted with no <br />fonnal public discussion. Mr. Sonnichsen further believed that the Autzen bridge had been subject to the <br />renaming because it had never been officially recognized under its common name. <br />Mr. Biggs was very surprised that the Autzen bridge renaming matter had not been reviewed by the <br />Willamalane Park & Recreation District or the City of Eugene's Parks and Open Space department. <br />Mr. Bj6rklund commented he knew very little regarding the actual process by which the Autzen bridge had <br />been renamed. He stated that POS had been contacted regarding the matter but did not know who inside <br />the City organization had initiated the renaming process for the bridge. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen regretted that the CPC had not been contacted by POS staff since the Autzen bridge <br />connected to the Whilamut area. <br />Signage <br />Ms. Mello reported she planned to meet with Ms. Brand to discuss EmX signage issues that had been <br />mentioned in previous CPC minutes. <br />Outreach <br />Mr. Sonnichsen commented that Ms. Behan had asked him to report that she, Ms. Mello and Mr. Biggs <br />currently represented the CPC regarding art issues related to the Whilamut Natural Area. <br />Ms. Jones stated she and Ms. Behm had recently attended a BLM meeting in Eugene to discuss the West <br />Eugene Wetlands area. <br />Mr. Bj6rklund distributed additional Kalapuya Talking Stones pamphlets to the CPC members. <br />7. STAFF REPORTS <br />Eugene Parks & Open Space (POS) <br />Mr. Bj6rklund commented Mr. Richardson had forwarded to him a POS update request from the CPC to <br />staff. <br />Mr. Bj6rklund reported a science class from North Eugene High School planned to visit the Whilamut <br />MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee October 15, 2009 Page 6 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />