Nederland Open Space, Parks, Trails and Outdoor Recreation Steering Committee


Summary of Meeting: April 12, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, Nederland Community Center





Present: Bill Martin, Nederland Planning Commission;  Jill Dreves, Wild Bear


Center for Nature Discovery;  Sheila Ranegar, Trail Mix;  Jim Cowart, PUMA;


Larry Tasaday, Eldora Civic Association; Martha Moran, USFS;  James Churches;


Gene Dilworth, PPHCP;





Martha Moran updated the committee on Forest Service planning activities for


West Magnolia and other surrounding areas.  We reviewed trail maps for


consistency with USFS; Martha will check with other USFS staff for more


complete map review.





The committee worked through the draft document section by section to discuss


final revisions, and completed sections 1 - 5.  Remaining sections will be


discussed at a follow-up meeting set for Monday April 16.





While many of the changes and edits were minor, several larger issues emerged


related to overall organization and/or additional content.  Unresolved issues


were left as questions to be decided at the next meeting:





* How are tables in section 5 to be used?  We agreed that the section needs


more text explaining how criteria were developed and how they were used for


developing maps.  But it was unclear how to use the first table?





* Should Goals & Policies related to "Trails" be under a separate heading


from parks & recreation?





* How do we address who is responsible for what action items?  How specific


can/should we be?





* Should there be a separate "Implementation" section summarizing recommended


actions with a timeline?





* Should we change the language of "strategies" to a less confusing term like


"recommended actions"?





Should we be so specific with funding sources linked to strategies?


* How can maps be clearly linked to goals and policies?








NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING:


Monday, April 16,  8 - 10:30 AM


Nederland Community Center, Room 120


Tentative agenda:


1. Review and discuss final revisions for public draft.


2. Plan for public presentation