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<br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Action: An Ordinance Concerning Solid Fuel Space Heating Devices, and Amending <br />Section 6.250 of the Eugene Code, 1971 <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: November 26, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 4 <br />Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Mary Walston <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5406 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />This is action to adopt a proposed ordinance to revise the Eugene Code to comply with new federal <br />guidelines for air quality. The original request for this compliance comes from the Lane Regional Air <br />Protection Agency, (LRAPA). <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />At the City Council work session of October 8, 2007, Councilor Taylor, the City’s elected official on the <br />LRAPA Board, delivered a written request from LRAPA requesting the City of Eugene to amend its <br />code to comply with new air quality standards. These changes are recommended as a result of the <br />United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) revision to air quality standards. <br /> <br />On November 1, 2007, in the weekly informational packets provided to each member of the City <br />Council, a memorandum and background materials offering more detail on the requested revisions to the <br />Eugene Code were provided. That memorandum was provided in lieu of a council work session as the <br />proposed ordinance represents a fairly simple change to the Eugene Code. <br /> <br />A public hearing was held on the proposed ordinance on November 19, 2007. No one testified at the <br />public hearing. <br /> <br />This section of the code was last amended in 2002, to lower the acceptable particulate matter based upon <br />the actions of the EPA. A copy of that ordinance is also attached. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />This is related to the City Council goal on sustainable development: A community that meets its present <br />environmental, economic, and social needs without compromising the ability of future generations to <br />meet their own needs. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />The council can adopt the proposed ordinance; suggest amendments to the ordinance or reject the <br />ordinance. <br /> F:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071126\S0711264.doc <br /> <br />