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Discussion included various high traffic count and safety concern areas; how to prioritize and address specific segments; gravel versus paved parkways; fill in items if funds remained from one year to the next; need to respect the community as well as Parks & Recreation community engagement process for any adjustments in accomplishing the build-out whether or not it fit into a constellation plan and allowing that flexibility; those areas that will need build- out after the Parks Renewal Program is finished; and current 2013 projects that incorporate sidewalks and can be eliminated from the priority list. Further discussion included prioritizing for 4-5 years; and inclusion of inflationary rates as a given to include in the budgeting process. Consensus was to have a budget goal of$1 million annually for the pathway build-out plan, and those years with the availability of other funding sources to use excess dollars for additional build-out or setting them aside for upcoming years. Ms. Bloom opined that inflation was not as prevalent for a shorter term build-out plan (e.g. 10 years) as a longer term plan (e.g. 20 years); would depend on the type of pathway (e.g. concrete, bituminous, or gravel) and needed to include other components (e.g. drainage, retaining wall, etc.). If the PWETC provided guidance, Ms. Bloom offered staff s review of those elements. Chair Vanderwall requested that staff provide maps of pathways already in place, while allowing visual integrity on those maps to avoid them becoming too multi- layered; with separate maps identifying projects; and another map showing potential projects and linked back to the table in use tonight (Attachment A). Chair Vanderwall suggested that this would allow individual members to personally review areas and make recommendations for connections and new trails throughout the overall system. Discussion included how to consistently score various components and priorities; allow for feedback from individual property owners; recognizing the need of the overall community as well as those individual property owners for decision- making for the good of all; breaking out some of the more expensive segments to determine their prioritization; and the PWETC returning with ideas for projects already intended, not new segments. Ms. Bloom noted that the first portion of the build-out plan totaled approximately $15 million without any new sections. At the suggestion of Member Stenlund for a field trip of the PWETC to see some of the issues; consensus was that individual inspections would be easier to manage and allow discussion time at meetings rather than taking time out for a fieldtrip to review those areas. Page 5 of 10