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RiveridgeGolf Course Chronological Summary Page 7 b. Spoke wid~ Jim Croteau at approximately 11:25 a.m. Susan Brody, Tim Sercombe and he are meeting tomorrow afternoon to define the City's position on the bicycle tra.il and will have it available before the end of the day; Jim Saul to meet with Jim Croteau at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow to review the project and implications of the proposed bicYCle trail to provide background for the afternoon meeting. c. . Received copy of Hearings Official's decision approving that portion of the golf course located with urban growth boundary [city conditional use permit]; no conditions attached to approval. 18. July 14, 1988 a. Received a call from the Hearings Official at approximately 8:30 a.m. He indicated that Esther Lev's assessment was going well and that she intended to revisit the site on Saturday. Two questions had arisen: (1] can the proposed bddges be placed without heavy equipment going into/through the wetland areas; and [2] can we provide some further information concerning the impllct of people going into the wetland . areas looking for golf balls. Jim Saul to get this information to Esther Lev. The Hearings Official also asked what the status of the bicycle path was; provided him with a summary of what had transpired to date. especially with respect to city actions/inactions. b. Met with Jim Croteau at 11:00 a.m. Reviewed the plans for the golf course with him and pointed out some of the problems and constraints. He appears to believe that the best location for a biCYCle trail in this location is on the east side of Delta Highway and indicated that, with a right-of -way of 60 feet. there was sufficient width for such a trail. His primary concern appears to be that a failure to require dedleation here would be inierpretednssome form of precedent in other areas such as Goodpasture Island. Discussed some of the apparent differences. inCluding the fact that Goodpasture Island is within the urban growth . boundary while the riverfront portion of this property is not. He Indicated that it may be appropriate to have a different access standard for areas outside of the urban growth boundary; it was agreed that there is clear basis for diffeting standarqs for urban and rural areas in Goal 15. He expects Tim. Sercombe to advise them that this is not the case to test a takings claim. He is to report city's decision by the end of the day. c. Received a call f.om Jean Hahn at approximately 2:25 p.m. The formal and final city position is that it is withdrawing its request for bicy'clc trail dedication. That position will be communicated to the Hearings Official in Writing on July 15. 1988. I I