Central Washington University Board of Trustees February 9, 2018 ACTION ITEM: John Wayne Trail Re-connection Route Easement Approval Attachment: CWU-City of Ellensburg Easement Document & Trail Reconnection Segments Map. The John Wayne Pioneer Trail follows a former railway roadbed for 300 miles across two-thirds of Washington, from the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains to the Idaho border. The trail is named in honor of the John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders Association for their assistance in creating the trail. In 2002, it was designated a National Recreation Trail. The 100-mile (160 km) portion from Cedar Falls (near North Bend) to the Columbia River south of Vantage has been developed and is managed as the Iron Horse State Park. A section of this trail bisects CWU property near Brooklane Village. The total length of this 40-foot wide easement is 2,800 lineal feet, covering an area of 1.82 acres. The City of Ellensburg seeks this easement to continue progress reconnecting this portion of the John Wayne Trail with the city’s non-motorized trail systems and utility easements. The Board of Trustees has previously approved an easement to the City of Ellensburg for the north CWU property reconnection segment, from 18 th Avenue to the corner of 14 th Avenue and Alder Street. Under this agreement, the City of Ellensburg is responsible for maintenance of the trail surface and utility (water & power) easement. CWU maintains the landscaping areas within the easement as we do today. This easement will provide an equestrian bypass and improvements that will benefit many CWU students, faculty and staff who already use the trail. RCW 28B.35.120 grants trustees “…full control of the regional university and its property of various kinds, except as otherwise provided by law." The City of Ellensburg seeks and CWU staff recommend board approval to establish a trail and utility easement between the university and the City of Ellensburg. The conditions of this trail and utility easement document have been developed jointly by representatives of the Facilities Management Department and the City of Ellensburg. We recommend the following motion, The Board of Trustees of Central Washington University hereby grants the City of Ellensburg a trail and utility easement for the John Wayne Trail Reconnection Route Extension, which is located at Portion Section 36, Township 18 North, Range 18 East, Willamette Meridian.
Submitted:
Approved for submittal:
James L. Gaudino President
Linda Schactler Chief of Staff
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