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In response to a question from Mr. Pap6, Mr. Braud said the Oregon Economic Community Development <br />Director had ultimate approval authority for the zone. He noted he had participated in the past on a panel <br />of communities that reviewed such applications and made recommendations for approval to the director. <br /> <br />B. WORK SESSION: <br /> Sustainability Practices at the City of Eugene <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said thc City had much to recognize and applaud regarding its sustainability efforts. She <br />hoped thc City Council would listen and give direction to the City staff to continue its work and to set <br />sustainability goals for each department and across departments. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor called sustainability an area that thc City could build on what was already in place. <br />He said since the late 1990s sustainability had been a goal of thc City and though much had been <br />accomplished, it still had a long way to go. <br /> <br />Assistant City Manager Jim Carlson conveyed his regret that Mr. Kelly was ill, given Mr. Kelly's interest <br />in thc subject matter. He stated that Public Works Department (PWD) Director Kurt Corcy and PDD <br />Director Tom Coylc sat on thc environmental policy team that oversaw the City's activities on sustainabil- <br />ity issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson reminded everyone that sustainability had three elements: environmental stewardship, social <br />equity, and economic vitality. He thought, overall, that thc City made thc greatest effort around <br />environmental stewardship issues. He encouraged thc council to think about the economic vitality and <br />social equity portions of sustainability. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson reviewed Resolution No 4618 in thc Agenda Item Summary. He felt much of what thc City <br />worked on in its planning centered on sustainability. He provided an overview of the information <br />included in thc memorandum entitled Update on Sustainability Activities. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson highlighted thc City's Wetland Mitigation Bank, which enabled developers of properties to <br />easily mitigate impacted wetlands and did it in a way that was better, as it resulted in a connected system <br />of wetlands rather than protected, isolated half-acre plots. He stated that this was a key reason that the <br />Public Works Department had been given thc Julian Award for sustainability. <br /> <br />Mr. Carlson spoke about thc Business Development Fund loan program, which targeted money to small <br />businesses working in the area of sustainability. He listed some of thc recipients, such as the Plaza Latina <br />Market, Holy Cow Vegetarian Foods, Green Gear Cycling, Co-Motion Cycles, New Day Bakery and <br />World Caf& <br /> <br />Continuing, Mr. Carlson highlighted the efforts to educate the local community through a brochure <br />entitled The City of Eugene and Sustainability and other pamphlets, as well as the work done with <br />volunteers throughout the City organization in programs such as the Neighborwoods Program and the <br />parks volunteers. He noted that, in the effort to think globally and act locally, the City was working with <br />Bob Doppelt and one of his graduate classes on an inventory of greenhouse gases in Eugene, the ultimate <br />result of which could be the development of a local climate-change plan. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 16, 2005 Page 5 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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