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41Derek Brown from 2978 Pascal Street explained that a good park can be used for children for 42ages 3-12 years old. Brown provided pictures of potential smaller course options. 43 44Chris Bucksa from 1245 Bellaire Circle spoke to the community build nights at the pump 45track in Cottage Grove and the volunteer programs they have put in place to support the 46track. 47 48The Commission discussed the pump track and what next steps would be to move forward 49with the idea. Staff responded the next step would be to develop a more thorough project and 50community engagement plan. The Commission expressed support for the idea. 51 525)REVIEW PATHWAY MASTER PLAN 53Assistant Public Works Director Jesse Freihammerpresenteda review of the Pathway Master 54Plan and provided an update on pathway construction. 55 56ThePathway Master Plan was last updated in 2008. The Public Works Department and the 57Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission (PWET) is currently working 58on updating the plan. 59 60The proposed changesto the Pathway Master Plan include; 61Map updates 62Adding 5 pathway segments based on resident feedback 63Change language from “priority plan” to “preference plan” 64Update of policies and standards 65Incorporating the Parks and Recreation System Master Plan’s constellationconcept 66and connections 67 68The new scoringsystem for the pathway preference plan is based on criteria withstatistical 69analysis and is no longer subjective. The 6 criteria include: connects multiple destinations, 70volume of usage, connects to regional system, addresses a gap or barrier in the transportation 71network, connects to transit, and connects high-density residential to transit and parks. 72 73Freihammer provided the updated pathway plan preference list utilizing the new scoring 74system. He noted that it is called a preference list and not a priority list as projects may not be 75undertaken in the exact order of ranking. 76 77Commissioner Heikkila asked if Public Works looks for “goat paths”. Staff responded that 78they do look for those situations and when found they try to make the connections. 79 5