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b. Receive a Status Report on the Toro Park Trails Project and provide a recommendation to staff and the Task Force on steps to address items of concern.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a Status Report on the Toro Park Trails Project and provide a recommendation to staff and the Task Force on steps to address items of concern.
SUMMARY:
The Toro Trails Task Force continues their planning work on the trail system at Toro Park. Recently there were reports of illegal trail use and unauthorized trail work, which was brought to the attention of the RMA-Parks, the Task Force and Parks Commission. This update provides a summary of the issues and the efforts taken to address them, and requests your Commission's consideration, input and recommendation on an immediate approach to addressing items of concerns related to the trail system at Toro Park. The recently reported concerns consists of:
* Unauthorized trail-building taking place, specifically at Marks Canyon trail
* Mountain biking on both illegally constructed trails and on designated hiking-only trails
* Bike tire marks are visible on a portion of the trail where bikes are not allowed (at the confluence of the Marks Canyon trail/creek bed)
* Cyclists (and hikers) are getting lost or redirected onto trails that aren't clearly marked and maintained, and
* Unauthorized entry into the park from the Harper Canyon gate
In the past nine (9) months there has been a focused effort to address the opportunities and constraints associated with the trail system at Toro Park. The planning effort and various activities that the Task Force has identified and is working on have been reported to your Commission on a regular basis. The Task Force is aware of the related concerns of unauthorized trail work, trail user conflicts, trail damage or erosion and the protection of natural resources. There's also an awareness of the need to inventory the authorized and unauthorized trails and list and record their attributes, resear...
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