trails as the most appreciated amenity and the amenity that people wanted to see more investment in. As a result, it made sense for there to be a Natural Surface Trails Master Plan.

Chair Knoblock reported that he had spoken to Ann Granato from the Salt Lake County Council. Ms. Granato was going to work with Dea Theodore from the Salt Lake County Council. Both Ms. Granato and Ms. Theodore reached out to Martin Jensen from Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation about a proposal for the Natural Surface Trails Master Plan. There had not been a reply yet. Chair Knoblock sent an email to Mr. Jensen and Walt Gilmore from Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation but had not received a reply either. Chair Knoblock noted that they would continue to follow up and engage with appropriate County Council representatives.

Pat Shea suggested that members of the Trails Committee contact County Council Members about Natural Surface Trails Master Plan funding. Chair Knoblock explained that this had been done at a previous meeting. Both he and Barbara Cameron followed up with members of the County Council. Mr. Shea felt that renewing the effort to talk to various County Council Members would be beneficial. Chair Knoblock suggested that Trails Committee Members look back at the previous Meeting Minutes and follow up on any action items.

Dennis Goreham asked that the list of County Council Members be sent out via email. Sarah Bennett noted that a spreadsheet could be created and Trails Committee Members could update the spreadsheet after they had spoken to a member of the council. It would be helpful to have a document that Committee Members could refer to as needed. Chair Knoblock stated that he would create the list on a Google Sheet and email the link to Trails Committee Members.

Chair Knoblock reported that the U.S. Forest Service Salt Lake Ranger District continued work on their trails inventory. That was the first step toward a Master Plan for Forest Service owned properties. Chair Knoblock reported that Chelsea Phillippe was still working on the trails inventory. The Zoom meeting link was sent to Zinnia Wilson from the Forest Service. It was noted that Ms. Wilson was the Salt Lake Ranger District Trails Manager. Chair Knoblock discussed the Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan. He noted that Patrick Nelson from Salt Lake City Public Utilities informed him that there was no new update or identified timeline.

Chair Knoblock noted that the Town of Brighton Mayor, Dan Knopp, wanted the township to move forward with a Brighton Trails Master Plan. Ms. Cameron explained that the Town of Brighton needs to create its own General Plan. The trails are an important part of the town and it made sense to put some money into trails planning in the area. Mayor Knopp believed the town had some funds to put towards a Brighton Trails Master Plan.

Chair Knoblock noted that Ms. Wilson had joined the Trails Committee Meeting. He discussed the trails inventory and asked if there were any updates. Ms. Wilson commented that the user- created trail inventory had largely been completed last summer. This summer the Forest Service would look at the conditions and uses of various system trails. Chair Knoblock explained that Ms. Phillippe sent him a KMZ file with the user-created trails. He noted that some of the trails were on Forest Service land, some were on private property, and some were on service roads at the ski resorts. He suggested that the different trails be color-coded. Ms. Wilson confirmed that the trails could be color-coded for easier reference.

Central Wasatch Commission Stakeholders Council Trails Committee Meeting – 06/10/2021

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