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j au Bei , 280 University, stated that the 1986 Alton Baker Park Master Plan for the park had ' entified its p ' ry goal as enhancement of recreational opportunities for metropolitan area residents d its secondary goal as preservation of open space and wildlife habitat. He said the 1995 East Alton ak~r Park Plan mphasized the secondary goal and separated the park into natural habitat and public ecr~ation zones.. He said he believed vegetation in the western zone of the park should incorporate on-lnative specie developed for urban areas. He pointed out that a park master plan needed to ccotnmodate a s gnificant increase in population of the area. He said the western zone of the park hould be judged by the primary goal of the park and not have criteria developed for the eastern zone ppl~ed to it. He expressed his opinion that East Alton Baker serves nature and that West Alton Baker hotyld serve peo le. e i ,2436 ixon Street, stated that she represented Nearby Nature. She expressed appreciation or the effort exe din development of the park design plan. She said the members and staff of her rganization una imously endorsed the current plan. She expressed concern that the proposed new u mergency road of be available as a regular access route for vehicles, that anover-abundance of arlfiing was pl ed, that the new location for the dog leash-free area could impact areas set aside for ildlife preserva 'on. She said she supported the concept of a cultural garden, but expressed a concern at ,'its boundary not extend into riparian areas. She suggested that language be incorporated into the lan' which woul indicate that incursion of a new river crossing bridge over the Willamette River ould not be Pe 'tted in the park. She said she believed that the proposed path just west of the owes on Leisur Lane might be somewhat redundant, given the pedestrian and bike route along the inure Lane ali nment, and would prefer to see emphasis put on the Leisure Lane route. un'' ,Post Office 10952, said he believed natural areas had value and did not distinguish tween the recr ational needs of humans and the needs of wildlife. He said he was generally happy ith the propos plan, but shared the concerns of Ms. Stein regarding new access paths and dog cash-free areas. e 'n, 2436 Nixon Street, stated that many native plants had been developed for ornamental park ses. She said a advantages of such plants were that they required less irrigation and were less xpbnsive to ma' fain. e M is r, 2 5 Chula Vista Drive, stated that he agreed with the assertion of Mr. Beistel that plan es~gns were in rrectly dividing Alton Baker Park into two zones. He said he supported the proposed lart design but at he was concerned that, by concentrating on the western area of the park, it ignored aluable riverfr t areas. He pointed out that most eastern areas of the park were not in a natural state since they had en disturbed by agricultural use, gravel mining excavation, and use as a munici al P dump. He said at without a general plan of the entire park, it was impossible to .make plans for specific areas, a recommended that public input regarding park design be sought from a broad range of citizen intere Mel Trendler, 300 Leo Harris Parkway, stated that she appreciated adjustments to the park design plan made since the previous public meeting. She expressed support for providing additional proposed development--c nnection of new areas over the existing canal, good signage for all paths, a bus MINUTES--We t Alton Baker Park June 4, 1997 Page 2 Pu is Hearing