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. e Ms. Reeder said that EWEB had restructured the standards for its energy-efficient building award program. She returned to discussion of the BPA-funded energy program and said that there was a problem with the proposed long-term contract arrangement, centering on the question of who will pay the costs of conservation-- those who provide power or those who use power and benefit from lower energy costs. She said that BPA felt consumers who benefit from lower energy costs should pay for conservation measures on the basis of amount of energy saved. She said that this proposal had met with much opposition from BPA customer groups and that attempts were being made to resolve this issue. Ms. Reeder said BPA felt that, despite the current existence of an energy surplus, it was cost-effective to continue conservation efforts, since surplus energy can be sold and since energy can be saved in the future, when a surplus no longer exists. She said that BPA has therefore agreed to continue its five existing conservation programs and to add four additional programs: an insti- tutional building program, a low-income weatherization program, a street and area lighting program for State-owned properties; and a local government technical assistance grant program. Ms. Reeder said that the BPA was also developing research and development programs. Mr. Gleason thanked Ms. Reeder for her presentation and her efforts. He sa i d that the EWEB conservation program she had developed was the most imaginative and cost-effective program in the Northwest. He felt that the council should pursue the goal of making the area energy-efficient. He noted that it might be necessary in the future for the council to support EWEB's position in helping the BPA recognize the continued need for conservation programs. Councilors e Miller and Wooten said that the council continued to support conservation as a long-term priority and thanked Ms. Reeder for her work. Mayor Keller and Councilor Hamel urged Ms. Reeder to involve more of the City's neighborhood groups in the water heater wrap program and thanked her for her presentation. VI. CODE CLARIFICATION RE: AIRPORT PARKING (memo, ordinance distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Bob Shelby, Director of Aviation, Mahlon Sweet Airport. Mr. Shelby said that in the past decisions regarding airport parking had been made by the Airport Commission, and handled completely separately from the issues related to downtown parking. The proposal before the council was to clarify the regulations and procedures for handling downtown, off-street parking to clearly exclude airport parking from these regulations. He said that staff recommended adoption of the ordinance. CB 2490--An ordinance concerning charges for off-street parking; amending Section 5.285 of the Eugene Code, 1971, and declaring an emergency. Mr. Obie moved, seconded by Mr. Hamel, that the bill be read the second time by council bill number only, with unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. Roll call vote; motion carried unanimously. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 16, 1982 Page 8