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• It would be helpful to propose ideas that would help people to feel more connected to <br />where the City is trying to go. <br />• Questions asked about plans for household consumption, purchasing, use, and recovery. <br />• Questions asked about how the fuel use of planes coming in and out of our airport is <br />captured. <br />• Questions asked about the community -wide inventory calculations. <br />• Concern expressed that there is not a sense of urgency because the City is behind on <br />meeting its timelines and goals. <br />• More frequent updates and increasing expectations for more actions from staff would be <br />helpful <br />• As possible actions are prepared, it would be helpful to lay out both the strategies and the <br />impacts each would result in. <br />• Questions asked about the desired outcome for Northwest Natural Gas as a large -lever <br />stakeholder in this dialogue. <br />• It is important not to give people the impression that making progress on CRO goals <br />involves sacrifice or is difficult or costly; there are many things that can be done better, <br />cheaper, faster, and smarter. <br />• It is important to talk about a sense of scale and be mindful of the metrics being used, <br />including those related to airplanes. <br />3. INFORMATION: Railroad Quiet Zone Update <br />City Engineer Mark Schoening reviewed the history of the Railroad Quiet Zone and updated <br />council about current progress. <br />Council Discussion <br />• Questions asked about plans for changing a section of Jefferson Street to a one-way street. <br />• Questions asked about Union Pacific's involvement in the design work and the City's role in <br />paying for it. <br />• It is important to remember that there are additional crossings outside of the downtown <br />that City may want to be looking ahead to. <br />• Funds from the state gas tax are being used to pay for this project, not funds from the road <br />bonds that voters passed. <br />• Neighbors in the Santa Clara area are asking about the railroad crossings in their <br />neighborhood and look forward to the Phase 2 conversation. <br />• Questions asked about whether the Railroad Quiet Zone will have negative or positive <br />impacts on industrial properties in North Eugene. <br />The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Elena Domingo <br />Deputy City Recorder <br />Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. <br />MINUTES — Eugene City Council October 8, 2018 Page 2 <br />Work Session <br />