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RESOLUTION NO 4618 Page 2 of 2 2. The City will lead by example. The City of Eugene has an opportunity and responsibility to set an example for other organizations by operating its facilities and services in a sustainable manner. The City is committed to assessing its current practices and programs with respect to their conformance with sustainability objectives. The City is further committed to developing strategies for implementing sustainable practices that address purchasing of products and services, maintenance, facility design, and municipal operations. 3. The quality of the environment and the health of the economy are interdependent. A healthy environment is integral to the long-term economic interests of the City. The City is committed to protecting and restoring the natural environment as growth management and economic development decisions are made. The City is also committed to ecological decision-making where-in environmental criteria are integrated into municipal decision- making processes. As we protect the health of the environment and provide for expansion of the economy, we must also ensure that inequitable burdens are not placed on any one geographic or socioeconomic sector of the population. 4. Community awareness and education are fundamentally important to successful implementation of sustainability policies and programs. Every member of the community has some impact on the environment. Individuals, businesses, governments, and community-based groups must be encouraged to take responsibility for actions that harm the environment. The City will assume a leadership role in creating, sponsoring, and promoting sustainability awareness and education within the community. The City will focus on solutions and will facilitate citizen participation in developing those solutions. 5. Local actions have regional, national and global implications. Eugene does not exist in isolation; it is part of a larger community of interests. Similarly, local issues cannot be separated from their broader context. The City will recognize the relationship between local, regional, national and global issues in its policy and program development. The City will also assume a leadership role in developing model environmental programs and innovative approaches to economic development that reflect this linkage to the regional, national and global communities. The foregoing Resolution adopted the 28th day of February 2000. /s/Warren G. Wong City Recorder Background Paper on Sustainability Planning and Development Dept. Home Eugene Home Page http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/PDD/Sustain/resolution no 4618.htm 1/25/2005