Item A: Implementation Strategies for Sustainable Business Initiative

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. Based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, the City Council hereby approves and adopts Recommendation 1 of Section B of the SBI Task Force Report and Recommendation to the Eugene City Council and Community of Eugene. The City Council recognizes that it influences every aspect of business and job development through its purchasing power, planning, permitting and development policies, incentives, tax policies and role modeling, and the City Council publicly commits to the use of sustainable practices and to support businesses that produce sustainable products and services. It is intended that this declaration by the City will spur the adoption of sustainable practices and the growth of sustainable industries within the private sector of the community. This public commitment also makes it clear to City employees and other public agencies that incorporating sustainability into planning, policy, permitting, and all forms of decision-making is a priority of the City. Section 2. As part of Recommendation 1 the SBI Task Force recommended that the City reinforce its commitment and declaration with concrete action on the other 7 recommendations in the Report. As previously noted, the Council intends to schedule further discussions on the remaining recommendations prior to their implementation. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. The foregoing Resolution adopted the ____ day of October, 2006. _________________________________________ City Recorder Resolution - 2