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sector,educationalinstitutions,hospitals,tofollow.ItwillalsocomplementGovernor <br /> neighborhoodgroups,socialserviceKulongoski?srecentdirectiveforallstate <br /> providers,publicinterestgroups,civicagenciestoswitchto100%renewableenergy <br /> leaders,academicinstitutions,andby2010. <br /> elected <br />Researchandofferpolicyproposalsto <br /> addresssustainabilityissuesbothwithin <br /> thecommunityatlargeandwithin <br /> theCitygovernment. <br />WerecommendthattheCityofEugene <br />Developandsupportsustainability <br />continuetobuildonitsoutstanding <br /> research,educationalandtechnical <br />effortsandadoptaformalpolicyofusing <br /> assistancepartnershipsandconsortiums. <br />sustainablepracticesandpurchasinglocally <br />Continuallygatherandquantifydataon <br />producedandsoldsustainableproductsand <br /> theandcostsofsustainability <br />technologiesthroughoutallCityoperations <br /> foundbylocalorganizationsandsharethis <br />wheneverpossible.TheCityofEugene <br /> withthepublic. <br />spent$17,364,737onpurchasinginFY <br />Serveasthecitizenbodythatprovides <br />06ofwhich55%wasspentintheEugene- <br /> oversightofCitygovernment?s <br />areaand75%wasspentin <br /> sustainabilityefforts. <br />Oregon.ThissuggeststheCityisalready <br />doingagoodjobofbuyinglocal.Including <br />sustainabilitycriteriaaspartofitspurchasing <br />policieswouldenhanceCitygovernment <br />operationsandhelpbuildthelocalmarket <br />WerecommendthattheCityofEugeneforsustainableproductsandservices.The <br />adoptthegoalofbecomingcarbonneutraltypeofpractices,productsandservicesshould <br />(whichmeansnetgreenhousegasemissionsinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thosedescribed <br />arereducedtozero)inallCityownedonpages17-19ofthisreport. <br />facilitiesandoperationsby2020.Toachieve <br />thisgoal,werecommendthattheCity <br />implementaninternalCitygovernment <br />climateactionplan.Theplanshouldbe <br />phasedincarefully.Itshouldinclude <br />improvementtargets,withthebeingto <br />Followingfromrecommendationnumber <br />reduceemissionsto7percentbelow1990 <br />werecommendthattheCityadopt <br />(or1992)levelsby2010(earlierifpossible). <br />sustainabilitycriteriatobeusedasascreen <br />Theplanshouldincludeacombination <br />fordecisionmakinginallaspectsofCity <br />ofincreasedenergyrenewable <br />operations,planningandpolicy.Thesecriteria <br />energy,carbonoffsets,andothercarbon <br />shouldinitiallybeimplementedintwoways: <br />reductionstrategies.Itshouldberegularly <br />a)Staffshouldanalyzeproposedpoliciesor <br />measuredandimproved.Aclimateaction <br />actionsforcitycouncilfromtheperspective <br />planwillreducetheCitygovernmentandthe <br />ofhowtheymayimpactsustainablebusiness <br />community?sgreenhousegasemissions,help <br />andjobs,theenvironment,andhumanrights <br />drivethemarketforlow-carbonproductsand <br />andsocialequity.Upfrontanalysisofthe <br />services,andprovidearolemodelforothers <br /> <br />