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Regarding the kiosk bases, Mr. Sonnichsen recalled that he had suggested that textured concrete <br />would be appropriate so that it looked like stone. <br />Mr. Bonnett asked if the Park Foundation structures would have any similarity to the kiosks that <br />the group had worked on the interpretive signs for. Mr. Richardson replied that The Riverloop <br />signs were simple square posts about 3' high, but that colors may be similar. <br />Mr. Bonnett wondered if the CPC needed to discuss this or if the signs would be similar in a way <br />that called attention to the fact they were part of the Whilamut Natural Area signage. He felt the <br />CPC was being left out of the loop as far as the implementation of the installation of the signage. <br />Ms. Behm wanted the signage subcommittee to work on it. Mr. Richardson agreed to involve <br />them. <br />Mr. Bonnett averred that both the Habitat and Signage Subcommittees should have involvement <br />in determining and recommending the priorities for the expenditure of funding from the <br />legislature that pertained to the Whilamut Natural Area. He asked Mr. Richardson to convey this <br />to the executive management. <br />Ms. Larison said the Habitat Subcommittee people had tried to figure out what plan there was for <br />wildlife and people in the next year. Mr. Richardson offered to find out. <br />Mr. Biggs requested information regarding the maintenance agreement along the Autzen corridor <br />from the footbridge to the bicycle bridge. <br />b. Willamalane <br />Ms. French reported that the Willamalane board of directors reappointed Ms. Jones to the CPC at <br />their meeting held the previous evening. She welcomed Ms. Jones into her second term. <br />Ms. French stated that someone had driven into a bollard and snapped it off. She said staff was in <br />the process of getting another one made. She thanked Ms. Behm for bringing it to their attention. <br />Ms. French related that she had been working on an Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board <br />(OWEB) grant. She said it appeared that the application had made it through two of the three <br />levels of the approval process. She predicted they would receive the grant, which was slated to <br />be used for invasive species removal and habitat restoration along a portion of the canal that was <br />currently overrun with blackberries. She noted that the work was planned for the winter months. <br />Ms. French said a Willamette Valley birding trail was being put together. She related that she <br />had nominated Eastgate Woodlands, which was well known already for its bird habitat. She <br />remarked that the fact that brown creepers chose to nest there made it special. She added that <br />Willamalane was including a birding trail on its Web site that would include 21 different <br />locations. <br />MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee of the October 11, 2007 Page 7 <br />Whilamut Natural Area <br />