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<br />- <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />City Council Chamber <br /> <br />February 9, 1981 <br />7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Smith, Mark Lindberg, D. W. Hamel, Gretchen Miller, <br />Brian Obie, Eric Haws, Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten. <br /> <br />Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon, was called to <br />order by his Honor Mayor Gus Keller. <br /> <br />I. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />A. Weatherization Ordinance <br /> <br />Mayor Keller welcomed those who had come to testify and because of the large <br />numbers, he extended testimony time to 30/30 minutes. Micheal Gleason, the City <br />Manager, introduced Greg Page, Technology Coordinator. <br /> <br />Mr. Page described the ordinance, the events that occurred since the December 22 <br />hearing, and the proposed changes. Council was briefed on the ordinance December 17 <br />and conducted a public hearing on December 22. The ordinance would become effec- <br />tive in 1985 as part of the Housing Code. Inspections by EWEB would occur at the <br />time a request for change of service is received. Agreement for the inspections <br />was itemized in a letter of agreement signed by the general managers. During <br />these inspections EWEB would not be in a position to inspect any other housing <br />code violation. Violations would not affect the utility service. All measures <br />would be financed with the program that had already been adopted by the EWEB <br />board. There is a 6-1/2 percent State loan program available today for owner- <br />occupied dwellings. The measures do not affect lifestyle but consist of attic, <br />floor, water heater, and heating duct insulation, and are dependent on an energy <br />analysis. Costs to an 1,100-square-foot home have been estimated at approximately <br />$1,500. Annual savings for an electrically space-heated home would be $134; <br />oil, $235; and natural gas, $176. The Energy Conservation Policy Board found <br />that conservation would be cheaper than new generation which is estimated by <br />EWEB to be five cents or more per kilowatt-hour. Based on providing direct <br />grants to homeowners or investor-owned properties, the floor insulation at R-19, <br />the cost versus the amount of energy recovered is approximately three cents per <br />ki lowatt-hour. <br /> <br />At the public hearing on December 22, 1981, there was agreement by the audi- <br />ence that: 1) there is a long-term energy supply problem in this community; <br />2) weatherization is a good way to recover energy; and 3) other sectors of the <br />community should be examined. There was disagreement on a number of issues <br />including: 1) the role of government in conservation; 2) a concern that the EWEB <br />financing program would not come into being and the council would not rescind <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />February 9, 1981 <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />