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. e e Ms. Reeder said that 32 percent (20,000) of the homes in EWEBls service area had already had water heaters wrapped. She said that EWEBls contract with the BPA for energy buy-pack programs will expire October 30, 1983, but that EWEB was negotiating for a long-tenn contract with SPA. She said that the Northwest Regional Power Planning Council is in the final stages of developing its Regional Conservation and Electric Power Plan and noted that the Oregon hearing on the draft plan would be held in Salem on March 16, 1983. She said the council IS projections were that by the year 2,000 conservation programs would provide roughly the equivalent of 15 times EWEB's power load. She noted that Mr. Gleason had worked on one of the committees that had developed the draft plan and commended him for his efforts. She said that continued conservation efforts were needed not just for Eugene but for the entire region. Councilor Wooten left the meeting. Councilor Holmer thanked Ms. Reeder for her presentation and expressed his personal appreciation for the difference that weatherization in his home had made in lowering his utility bill. He said that he had just returned from a meeting of the Northwest Regional Power Planning Council and that at that meeting it had been decided that Oregonls two Planning Council members would hold a public hearing on the draft plan in Eugene at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23. V. UPDATE ON BUSINESS ASSISTANCE TEAM ACTIVITES (information distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced Business Assistance Te~l (BATeam) Manager Cathy Briner. Ms. Briner said that in November 1982 the BATeam had presented its Business Assistance and Marketing Plan to the council and that at that time the council had asked for details on the proposed Ambassador Program. Ms. Briner reported first on the assistance the BATeam had delivered to local businesses over the past nine months and noted that over 365 businesses had been served. She referred to information that had been distributed to councilors on the Ambassador Program and said that the goal of the program was to make Eugene better known in the US and in the world through participation of Eugenels citizens in information dissemination efforts. She said the program would make use of existing ties of Eugene citizens in spreading information, would provide local hosts/escorts for visiting business people, and would solicit the help of those who regularly meet visitors to the City, such as hotel clerks and service employees. She said recruitment of ambassadors could be done through the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, media contacts, and the Eugene Action Forum. She said that ambassadors would be provided with a packet of materials and instructions and that their work would be coordinated and recorded through computerized tracking. She said that the program's goal for 1983 was to speak to at least 30 groups in the area, resulting in recruit- ment of approximately 100 committed ambassadors, who would then contact 1,000 people outside Eugene. She said that the ultimate goal was an ambitious one of having one percent of those 1,000 contacts actually become IIhot prospectsll for locating in Eugene. She said that the predicted economic turnaround would aid in realization of this ambitious goal. Ms. Briner said that the theme of the campaign would be the existing program's theme of IIEugene-- Fit for Bus; nessll. MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 19, 1983 Page 6