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implicationsofaproposedpolicyoractionTheCitygovernmentbarriersto <br />ontheTripleBottomLinewillallowfor sustainablepurchasingaswellasdevelops <br />moreinformeddecisionmakingbycouncil andimplementsstrategiestoovercome <br />members;andb)Asustainablepurchasing thosebarriers.Thesestrategiescould <br />policybasedonlifecyclecostingshouldalso includeactionssuchaslobbyingforpolicy <br />beadopted.TheUniversityofOregon?sand changesatthestateandfederallevels. <br />CityofSanFrancisco?sLifeCycleCosting <br />purchasingprogramsdescribedinthe <br />appendixcanserveasamodel.Theadoption <br />ofasustainablepurchasingpolicywillhelp <br />AlthoughEugeneCitygovernmentdoesnot <br />buildthemarketforsustainablegoods <br />controlthecountywastemanagementsystem, <br />andservices.OncetheCityhasdeveloped <br />itcancontroltheamountofwasteproduced <br />expertisewiththeTripleBottom <br />byitsowninternaloperationsandfacilities. <br />Linepolicyassessmentandpurchasing <br />Aswithpurchasingpolicies,theelimination <br />policies,sustainabilitycriteriashouldbe <br />ofwastecanreducecitygovernment?s <br />appliedtoallotherareasofCityoperations. <br />environmentalimpacts,reducecosts,help <br />drivethemarketforreuseableandrecyclable <br />productsandservices,spurjobscreation,and <br />Citygovernmentappointa <br />provideamodelforotherstofollow.TheTask <br /> committeetoserveasaresearchgroupto <br />ForcethereforerecommendsthatEugene <br /> developandrecommendamethodology <br />Citygovernmentadoptagoalofachieving <br /> andcriteriaforassessingthepotential <br />zerowasteto(andincinerators) <br /> implicationsofproposedCitypolicies <br />fromcityoperationsandfacilitiesby2020 <br /> andactionsonsustainablebusinessesand <br />andimplementaplantoachievethatgoal. <br /> jobs,theenvironment,andhumanrights <br />TheTaskForcealsorecommendsthat <br /> andsocialequity. <br />Citygovernmenttakeanactiveroleinthe <br />Citygovernmentappointa <br />developmentofametro-areawidezerowaste <br /> committeetoserveasaresearchgroup <br />plan,asdiscussedinSectionDbelow. <br /> todevelopandrecommendsustainable <br /> purchasingcriteriatotheCityCouncil. <br />Oncecompleted,theCitygovernment <br /> implementssuchapolicyrequiringall <br /> purchases,servicesandcontractstomeetCityofEugeneemployeesandthepublic <br /> thosestandardsandprovideinformationinwillwanttoknowhowCitygovernment?s <br /> allbidstohelpapplicantsdeterminewhatsustainabilityeffortsareproceeding.We <br /> willbenecessarytomeetthestandards.thereforerecommendthatCitygovernment <br />TheCitygovernmentencouragesalllocaladoptindicatorsandasystemtocontinually <br /> businessestoparticipateinthebiddingmeasureprogresstowardsustainability. <br /> process.ForanybusinessthatseekstoTheindicatorsshouldassessinternalCity <br /> improvetheirproductsorservicestobettergovernmentoperationsaswellascommunity- <br /> meetthepurchasingcriteria,theCitywideprogressinmakingEugeneoneof <br /> initiatestechnicaloutreachtoassistthethenation?smostsustainablemid-size <br /> companyingatheringinformationandtocommunitiesby2020. <br /> adoptmoresustainablebusinesspractices. <br /> <br />