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• Kamangar noted that he was a new member of the Pathway Committee but he did support a survey of residents to get input. He also suggested highlighting the off-road paths on the map for clarification. Nancy Ewald thought that a Blue Ribbon Committee might be a good idea and might be a more objective approach. She was concerned about the Pathways Committee making the recommendations because there was now a majority on this committee that were not in favor of off-road paths. Ms. Ewald was also concerned about the public hearing process. She believed the public hearing should be held when clear options were available and she also suggested holding public hearings on certain sections of Town and not the entire Town all at once. Charlene Geers commented that she was not at all sure that this proposed Blue Ribbon Committee would reach agreement on any of the issues. She also commented that while everyone supported the Town's path system it was the issue of mandatory paths that was the issue. Ms. Geers noted that one did not necessarily know when they purchased a property in Town that a path easement was on the property but they did find out when they went to get a building permit. Fenwick shared the following comments from those members of the Pathways Committee who were unable to attend this meeting. Ginger Summit stated that the map currently before Council was not complete and she supported hiring an urban paths consultant to work on this project. Mrs. Summit did not believe individual paths should be decided upon until • the entire path map was reviewed and she did not support rushing this project. Jorge Fernandez supported pursuing outside funding for the maintenance of the Town's path system. He suggested tabling the entire off road path issue because there was not enough funding to maintain off- road paths. Fred Fallah supported hiring an outside off-road path consultant and he also supported pursuing funding for path maintenance. Ken Olcott believed the path master plan needed review but the Town did not need any more off-road paths. Everyone was thanked for their input and a general discussion followed on the public input process. It was suggested that a Town-wide notice be sent on this path issue with an emphasis that the focus of the hearing would be on the philosophy of the off-road path issue and not a discussion on someone's path in their backyard. In addition it was stressed that it was important to educate the public on this issue and the recommendation was made that each resident be sent a path map which would include a clear definition of the color code describing the various paths in Town. 3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR 4 April 4, 2002 Special City Council Meeting 3