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At Mr. Bonnett's request, Mr. Sonnichsen briefly reviewed the changes that were recommended. Mr. Peara discussed the history of the area. Mr. Sonnichsen noted that it was Mr. Peara's last meeting. He expressed appreciation to Mr. Peara for his service on the CPC. Mr. Biggs asked how much sway recommendations from the CPC would have on the negotia- tions. Mr. Medlin responded that Mr. Biggs was asking him to gauge how decision makers would respond in later negotiations. He underscored that there would be a number of different decision makers including the City Council would be involved in the negotiations. He said whatever the CPC provided to him would be passed along to the University. In response to a question from Mr. Biggs, Mr. Medlin stated that the Parks and Open Space Division would not make a separate recommendation. He surmised that the issue would come before the council and in that case it would be staff's job to provide background information and the available options. Ms. Behm agreed that it would be a complicated political process. Mr. Bonnett surmised that the recommendation at this point was to follow the decision the City Council made at the last juncture which was that the use of the lot would be terminated as of December 31, 2007. Mr. Medlin explained that there were two agreements, the parking agreement made in 1997 and the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) agreement made in 2002. He said the agreements covered similar areas but were separate agreements and the latter would not expire. He stated that there were some provisions in it that were tied to the IGA that were expired. He underscored that if no one took any action the agreement would end at the end of the year. He reiterated that the council could make a different decision from before and recommended that now was the time to talk about their concerns. The motion passed unanimously, 11:0. Mr. Cooper said he wanted to accommodate the hammer throw athletes as they were faced with extraordinary circumstances, in that their practice area at the University was out of commission and the Olympic Trials were coming up. He suggested that the athletes permanently vacate the practice area at the end of August or September, 2008. Ms. Larison asked if the field was mowed every year. Mr. Peara affirmed that it was "cropped pretty close." Mr. Medlin explained that wildland mowing practices were fire- based. He said they do three mowings per year. Mr. Sonnichsen thought someone had said that the University was responsible for mowing that area. Mr. Medlin responded that the City had assumed responsibility since 2005. MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee of the October 11, 2007 Page 9 Whilamut Natural Area