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was a trend that the nation and planet was moving toward. People did not have to be convinced that green <br />was good. The commission was a resource for those who were seeking to be more “green” and could <br />provide them with the assistance they needed to achieve that goal. He said the commission could provide <br />residents with practices and incentives to move the City from word to the deed. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka commended the commissioners and said it was a pleasure working with them. He also <br />commended Ms. Fahy for her staff work. He said the commission was now moving into the substance of its <br />work, and wanted to get going to respond to the urgency both the members and the public felt to place <br />Eugene on the forefront of what he anticipated was a huge social, environmental, and economic movement. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka noted that Ms. Kerwood was a finalist for the Volvo award and as a finalist had already <br />received $25,000 to donate to her favorite charity, which was Next Steps Recycling. If Ms. Kerwood won <br />the award, she would receive another $125,000 and a Volvo for life. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said that Ms. Kerwood was a good example of the ‘triple bottom line.’ She recycled every <br />element of computer equipment and employed people at a living wage to do that work. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy spoke to the subject of partnerships in the broader community, noting a recent meeting of <br />local government agencies convened by University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer to talk about what <br />those agencies could accomplish together in regard to sustainability. She thought the recognition the City <br />received in Popular Science magazine was largely due to the work of the Eugene Water & Electric Board <br />(EWEB). She noted the recent international recognition LTD had received for its EmX system. Such things <br />worked together to help the community reduce its carbon emissions. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon noted that Ms. Kerwood was the guest speaker at the February 28 meeting of the Active <br />Bethel Citizens on February 28 at Petersen Barn. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon suggested it made sense to give EWEB a seat on the Sustainability Commission given its <br />contribution to Eugene’s green image. Ms. Fahy indicated that EWEB had committed to send a non-voting <br />liaison to commission meetings. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor endorsed Mayor Piercy’s remarks about using sustainability as a filter for council decisions. <br />She asked how a living wage ordinance fit into the commission’s work. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor was encouraged by the good people who served on the commission, and was optimistic about <br />what would come out of the work of the commission. She hoped that the City did not focus on taking credit <br />for achievements and on how good it was but on what it was doing. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark also thanked the commission for the hard work it did. He supported the commission’s vision and <br />goals and thought it was doing a good job of quantifying how the City could be more sustainable. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark agreed with the remarks of Ms. Solomon in regard to a position for EWEB on the commission. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy suggested the ordinance establishing the Sustainability Commission would need to be <br />amended for EWEB to participate on the commission. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council February 25, 2008 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />