Committee endorses redlines for flow-trail connector design near trailhead

The Park Trail Recreation Committee recommended accepting park staff's redline edits to the proposed flow-trail connector and asked that the city preserve a previously identified trailhead site from the 2016 open-space master plan. S4 moved that "the red lines be accepted as proposed by the parks," and the committee confirmed acceptance by voice.

Committee members said the proposed connector was designed at roughly a 4'to—2 percent grade to deliver a mellow "green" flow trail with switchbacks and wood features off to the side. "It's designed at about a 5%" S1 said while orienting the group to the alignment and noting the line ties into Woods Hole and runs below Eagle Pass. Members asked staff to clear sightlines near the original entrance and to add heavy signage to reduce user conflicts; S2 emphasized the entrance remains at the original location and that staff will "sign the heck out of that" area.

The committee also asked staff to preserve flexibility in the motion language so the developer does not add excessive fill at the trailhead. S1 asked that any motion stipulate maximum elevation and limits on trucked fill so the city can avoid unexpected grading changes. The committee further recommended that the city formalize future project approvals in an annual roadmap, with the hope of approving most projects at or before the July budget cycle so work can proceed during the summer construction window.