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ORDINANCE NO. 20540 <br />AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CLIMATE RECOVERYAND ADDING <br />SECTIONS 6.675, 6.680, 6.685, AND 6.690 TO THE EUGENE CODE, <br />1971. <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. <br />Sections6.675,6.680, 6.685, and 6.690 of the Eugene Code, 1971, <br />are added to provide as follows: <br />6.675Climate Recovery –Climate Action Goals. <br />The city shall carry out the <br />requirements of sections 6.680 through 6.690 of this code in orderto achieve <br />the following goals: <br />(1) <br />By the year 2020, all city-owned facilities and city operations shall be <br />carbon neutral, either by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero, <br />or, if necessary, by funding of verifiable local greenhouse gas reduction <br />projects and programs or the purchase of verifiablecarbon offsets for <br />any remaining greenhouse gas emissions. <br />(2) <br />By the year 2030, the city organization shall reduce its use of fossil <br />fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage. <br />(3) <br />By the year 2030, all businesses, individuals and others living or <br />working in the city collectively shall reduce the total (not per capita) use <br />of fossil fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage. <br />6.680Climate Recovery –Assessment. <br />Within six months of ____ [effective date <br />of this ordinance], the city manager or the manager’s designee shall <br />complete an assessment of current efforts to reach the climate action goals. <br />The assessment shall include a review and analysis of the following: <br />(1) <br />Trends in current energy use for the community and for city operations <br />and facilities; and <br />(2) <br />Progress in implementing the community climate and energy action <br />plan and the internal climate action plan. <br />6.685Climate Recovery –Targets & Benchmarks. <br />Toreach the climate action <br />goals, the city council shall establish numerical targets and benchmarks, and <br />take other actions that the council determines are necessary,for achieving <br />the required reductions through the following steps: <br />(1) <br />Within 12 months of____ [effective date of this ordinance], the city <br />manager shall propose for adoption by the city council the following <br />targets and benchmarks: <br />Ordinance -Page 1of 3 <br />