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city office buildings at 111 S. Main and 435 N. Main on March 11, 2011. 

Kyle Gubler

City Recorder

Board Members:

Karl Wilson                 LaVerkin City

Bob Sandberg              Washington County - HCP

Annette Kleinman        Toquerville City

Clark Fawcett               Hurricane City

 

Advisory:

Dennis Kay                  VRLPA

Steve Meismer             Virgin River Program

 

Others:

Kathleen Nielson         Grant Writer

Lucy Ormond              Hurricane City Trails Committee

Tom Dansie                 Hurricane Trails River Run

 

 

 

Construction is still holding for the county to finish current projects.  Bob is making sure that everything is in place when the county is done.  They just need the rest of the clearances.  He will talk to Rob concerning listed species.

 

A lot of progress has been done on the restoration. Sheriff inmates have worked and Cory from the Forestry Fire & State Land is pleased with the work done. 

 

Steve Meismer and Rob did some plantings.  They borrowed an auger from WCWCD and dug holes near the trailhead.   They were able to plant cottonwoods and willows will be planted next week.  They also got some seed spread.  The window for revegetation is closing fast.  Steve will get the hours and costs to Kathleen soon as she would like to request payment within the next few weeks.

Karl Wilson roughly estimated 150 hours from 12 people in 3 crews to turn in to Kathleen.  That was an estimate for the whole project.

 

(C & D combined)

 

Lucy reported that the west side of the Hurricane Trail is finished with cairn and rock outlines.  That makes 2.3 miles of a good, defined trail.  Trail Kreitzer mentioned by email that he would like to get with Lucy to talk about the Hurricane side trailhead.  She would like to get that discussion done before April 11^th. 

 

Lucy would like to encourage people to walk the trail to keep the vegetation from re-growing.  She was granted permission to put it on the Hurricane City website.

 

There was discussion about putting a parking lot and/or pavilion in the "finger" by Hurricane Main Street.

 

Lucy also spoke with Arthur LeBaron (Hurricane Engineer) about building a bridge on the south end of the Park.  Other engineers suggested making the bridge 200 feet, two 100 foot spans with a pillar in the middle.  Clark Fawcett will speak with Arthur to get a conceptual bridge design.  Karl Wilson mentioned that the Army Corp of Engineers would like to see something on paper first.

 

There was more discussion of putting a bridge near the Hurricane water line to protect it. 

 

Dennis Kay addressed concerns of Trail which led to a discussion of Lane Blackmore.

 

Karl would like to get committee support for the Hurricane Main Street trailhead.  Bob believed it to be worth pursuing.

 

Bob and Steve would like to know the results of Lucy's meeting with Trail.

 

The La Verkin LDS Stake has charged the wards to come up with community service projects twice a year.  Karl was thinking of doing plantings in Confluence Park on May 7^th but that will be too late for tree plantings.

 

Steve discussed tree plantings using an auger.  Bob will not know if they get a grant for container plants before the end of March.

 

 

Tom Dansie presented to the Committee the possibility of a 4^th of July run through Confluence Park.  Last year Hurricane received permission from the Committee to have a Hurricane Trails River Run.  He explained the route for this year's run and that it will be Saturday, July 2^nd and passed out a packet to the Committee.  He expects 100 runners this year.  The Board does not object and will officially approve it at the next meeting.

 

Tom explained that an aid station was at 200 West at the gate entering Confluence Park last year but he would like to put an aid station within the Park at the halfway mark.  He proceeded to show the Committee where he would like to place the aid station.  The Board commented that if Trail Kreitzer does not have a problem with it then they won't either.  Lucy will ask Trail about it when she sees him next week.

 

Tom also requested that if there is grass on the trail if they will have permission to cut them back within the identified path.

 

 

There was a discussion of Trail's responsibility of what the deed says and the interpretation of it concerning the size of the kiosk/signs.  The Committee was reminded that Bill is the one who drew the kiosk design.  It needs to meet deed parameters.

 

 

There was discussion of parking for the zip-line and whether it would degrade the Park.  What the conservation easement states needs to be addressed and a possible biological opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes taken by Katie Wilson.