10-23-17 City Council Agenda Packet

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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Sustainability Commission Work Plan Meeting Date: October 23, 2017 Agenda Item Number: C Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Chelsea Clinton www.eugene-orgov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5649 ISSUE STATEMENT The Sustainability Commission will present its FY17 Annual Report and its Proposed FY18 Work Plan. The Commission requests the City Council to approve its FY18 Work Plan. BACKGROUND FY17 Annual Report Summary Over the past year, the Sustainability Commission has provided public comments to City Council, including in support of the 2016 Climate Recovery Ordinance (CRO) amendments, on the Transportation System Plan (TSP) in support of City Council opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and asking for information on the process to divest from US Bank. In addition, the Commission sent advisory comments to Council and staff on several topics including the TSP, the Urban Growth Boundary expansion and the Belt Line Hwy. Representatives of the Sustainability Commission served on other groups including the Mayor's Ad Hoc CRO Work Group and the Moving Ahead Sounding Board. The Commission convened three committees to work on topics related to Land Use and Transportation Planning, Climate Change Mitigation and Resilience and Tiny Houses. Lastly, in the Commission's work to build group capacity, they developed and adopted a set of new working agreements to guide Commission operations. FY18 Work Plan Summary The proposed FY18 Work Plan identifies six areas of work for the Commission: 1) the Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) 2.0 update, 2) the TSP implementation plan, 3) housing, 4) Envision Eugene, 5) capacity building, and 6) emerging issues. The first four areas emphasize adding value to existing organizational efforts by providing input and analysis using a triple bottom line lens. The fifth item will engage the Commission in completing facilitation training, liaising with other boards and commissions and implementing aspects of the working agreements. The Commission developed its FY18 Work Plan through a series of discussions in which Commissioners weighed their ability to add value to each issue from a triple bottom line perspective. COUNCIL OPTIONS Council may: 1. Approve the FY18 Work Plan. 2. Approve the FY18 Work Plan with amendments. 3. Ask the Commission to revise its FY18 Work Plan and return on a later date. 4. Not approve the FY18 Work Plan.