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In response to a question from Ms. Behm, Mr. Medlin stated that the facility would be permanent. <br />Mr. Ernst asked if the City had lands more suitable for such a facility. Mr. Medlin replied that he <br />did not know of anything else that consisted of open acreage with a visual clear zone to the sides. <br />Ms. May commented that she found it amazing that Mr. Deal had asked for an extension on using <br />the facility in 1994 and had kept using it. She questioned why, with the Olympic Trials rapidly <br />approaching, were the athletes bringing this case forward only now. She averred that Mr. Deal <br />had 13 years to figure this out. <br />Mr. Tolbert countered that he had only been told that the athletes would not have access one <br />week earlier. <br />Ms. Hinchcliffe wished to underscore that she was a community member and did not represent <br />the University. She had come to Oregon because of the coaching and facility for the hammer <br />throw. <br />Cari Soong said the hammer throw facility in Alton Baker Park was the "equivalent of perfect <br />waves for a surfer." She declared that the facility there was perfect. <br />Mr. Deal stressed that the issue was independent of the University of Oregon; the athletes who <br />trained at the facility were post - collegiate athletes. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen said he had tried to call Mr. Deal but Mr. Deal had not returned his call. Mr. <br />Deal responded that he had felt at the time that it was not appropriate for him to respond as a <br />private citizen. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen cited minutes from the 1994 meeting that indicated that the hammer throw <br />facility was planned to be phased out over the next ten years. He averred that the land was now <br />dedicated to passive recreation. In his opinion it was a closed issue. <br />Mr. Bonnett thanked the representatives of the hammer throw athletes for coming and suggested <br />that the CPC address the item under New Business. <br />4. Approval of Minutes of July 12, 2007, CPC Meeting <br />Mr. Bonnett thanked Ms. Behm and Ms. French for their work on the minutes. He offered the <br />following corrections: <br />• Agenda item 8, last paragraph: Strike the rest of the paragraph after the vote was re- <br />corded. <br />• Agenda item 9, first paragraph: "The CPC Outreach Subcommittee has veted decided to <br />get involved in this effort;..." <br />Ms. Larison requested a change to her report on the Weed Watcher Workshop she had attended. <br />MINUTES— Citizen Planning Committee of the October 11, 2007 Page 3 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />