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Ms. Mello noted that there were two entrances to that area. She wondered if it could be made <br />harder to access by strategically placing posts in the walkway. <br />Ms. French stated that putting obstructions in the path could create the possibility of injuries in <br />the dark. <br />Mr. Bonnett asked how Willamalane would feel about painting a sign directing people to walk <br />bicycles on the path. Ms. French said she would talk to staff but Willamalane did not look <br />favorably on the use of signs as a means of changing behavior. <br />In response to a question from Mr. Bonnett, Ms. French said a vote from the CPC might influence <br />Willamalane to paint signs. <br />Mr. Biggs remarked that there might be some money to facilitate the painting of some signs in the <br />house bill that had been passed that provided some funding for the Olympic Trials. <br />Ms. Behm, seconded by Ms. Nunn, moved that the CPC recommend painting <br />"Walk Bikes" on the path at the East Gate entrance. <br />Ms. Jones offered a friendly amendment to specify that fluorescent paint be used. <br />The maker and second accepted the amendment. <br />Ms. May offered a friendly amendment to substitute the word `urge' for the word <br />`recommend' in the motion. The maker and second accepted the amendment. <br />Mr. Sonnichsen offered a friendly amendment to change "Walk Bikes" to "Walk <br />Bicycles." The amendment was not accepted. <br />The motion passed, 11:0:1; one abstention. (Didn't catch who abstained. - min- <br />utes recorder) <br />d. Outreach <br />Ms. Behm thanked everyone who had provided input to Kevin Finney, Park Maintenance <br />Manager regarding the BmX track. She related that Mr. Sonnichsen had engaged the track <br />manager, Lance McGuire, in a conversation and had made progress. She noted that track <br />users were "parking out of bounds" of their leasehold, but less than before. She believed that <br />they were going in the right direction and it might take some patience. <br />Mr. Peara observed that the track users had done a lot to improve fire safety since the last <br />season. <br />Ms. Behm reported that the committee had met with Margaret Hallock, who worked at the <br />Wayne Morse Center, about the bridge naming. She explained that there was a movement <br />afoot to give the bridge a Calapooya name to honor them. She said Representative Peter <br />DeFazio's office had been contacted and several members of the committee had visited the <br />MINUTES— Citizen Planning Committee of the October 11, 2007 Page 5 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />