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mostsustainablemid-sizecommunitiesinthe <br />nation,aconcertedeffortmustbemadeto <br />Citygovernmentestablishnumericannual <br />educateandenhancetheprofessionalskills <br /> goalsandtargets(e.g.reducecarbon <br />andunderstandingofCityemployees. <br /> emissionsby5%annually,increase <br /> sustainabilitypracticesby10%annually), <br /> evaluateprogressinmeetingthosegoals <br />AllCityofEugeneemployeesbeprovided <br /> onanannualbasis,celebratessuccessin <br /> witheducationandtrainingopportunities, <br /> meetingthosetargets,andredoubleefforts <br /> includingseminars,workshops,andon- <br /> inareasthathavefallenshort. <br /> lineordistancelearning,toenhancetheir <br />Indicatorsbedevelopedinareassuchas <br /> sustainabilityunderstandingandskills. <br /> airquality,carbonandmethaneemissions, <br />TheCityofEugeneenhancesprofessional <br /> wastereduction,reuseandrecycling, <br /> educationofcitycodeinspectorsinthe <br /> energyuseofrenewableenergy, <br /> areaofrenewableenergysystems. <br /> householdincome,percentofpeople <br />TheCityofEugeneenhancesthe <br /> livingatorbelowthepovertylevel, <br /> knowledgeofregulators,building <br /> percentageofpeoplewithadequatehealth <br /> inspectorsandotherstaffongreen <br /> careandotherissuesthatcanmeasurethe <br /> buildingprinciplesandpractices. <br /> TripleBottomLineofthecommunity. <br />Citygovernmentdevelopsatemplate <br /> linkedtothecommunity-wideindicators <br /> tobedistributedtolocalorganizationsfor <br /> useinevaluatingtheirprogresstoward <br />Incentives,recognitionandrewardsare <br /> sustainabilitygoals.TheCitymayaskthat <br />neededtoencouragetheadoptionanduseof <br /> companiesanonymouslysubmitthe <br />sustainablemeasuresandtomaketheupfront <br /> completedassessmenttohelptheCity <br />costsaffordable.Barriersmustalso <br /> measureprogresswithinthecommunity. <br />beremoved. <br />Citygovernmentconsidersadoptingan <br /> indicatorthatmeasuresthenumberof <br /> businessesthatuseandsubmitthe <br />TheCityofEugeneprovideincentives <br /> evaluationtemplate. <br /> forsustainablebusinessessuchaspublic <br />Aprimarypurposeoftheself-evaluation <br /> recognitionprograms,fasttrackingof <br /> templateistohelpindividualbusinesses <br /> permittingoratwo-tracksystem,reduced <br /> identifypracticesandpoliciesthatmay <br /> systemsdevelopmentcharges,andothers. <br /> improvetheirandproductivity. <br /> Existingincentivesshouldbepostedatan <br /> Tothatend,werecommendthatCity <br /> easilyaccessiblelocationforthepublic. <br /> governmentcollaboratewithotherlocal <br /> Newincentivesshouldalsobeconsidered. <br /> providerstooffereducation,trainingand <br /> Specialemphasisshouldbegivento <br /> technicalassistancetoallthosewho <br /> waystoassistlow-incomeandspecial <br /> desireit. <br /> needspopulationstopurchaseanduse <br /> sustainablegoodsandservicessuchas <br /> renewableenergy,biofuels,green <br />Tosuccessfullyimplementtherecommen- <br /> building,reusedandrecycledmaterials, <br />dationsaboveandmakeEugeneoneofthe <br /> andothers. <br /> <br />