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e e e At Mr. Boles' suggestion, the council decided to treat this issue as information from the Mayor in the short term, and in the long term, add it to the Intergovernmental Relations Committee agenda for June 15. S. South Hills Issue Mr. Gleason said a written report on the South Hills issue will be distributed to the council on June 12 and asked for time on the council's June 17 agenda to present it. He also asked for council's consent to proceed with some equipment purchases now needed due to the early fire threat this season. There was consensual approval from the council. T. Public Information Officer Mr. Gleason introduced Ke1 Williams as the new Public Information Officer, on loan to the City Manager's Office until January 1993 from the Department of Public Safety. II. ANNUAL REPORT FROM SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING BOARD George Pernsteiner, Solid Waste and Recycling Board Chair, thanked councilors Green and Nicholson for their work on the Solid Waste Task Team. He reviewed the Solid Waste and Recycling Program work plan for the upcoming year, saying all the elements meet the City's long-term goals and meet or exceed legal mandates. Mr. Pernsteiner described the seven specific projects in the work plan including a timeframe. Mr. Boles suggested that the goal for reducing solid waste be 50 percent. He also suggested that, in planning for the precyc1ing project, the distribution of "green cones" be discussed with haulers. Green cones are food waste composters. Mr. Boles asked that the City be included under the waste reduction legislative platform. He expressed concern with the frequency of rate structure review and suggested that an annual increase be established and the entire rate structure be reviewed every five years for consistency with the council's goal of 100-percent cost recovery. Ms. Bascom gave Mr. Pernsteiner a copy of a memorandum from the Interagency Yard Debris Task Team and asked that he forward feedback in time for the Metropolitan Policy Committee's June 11 meeting. III. EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD DRAFT ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN Garry Kunkel, Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) Electric Division Director, emphasized that the plan is a draft report that will take the community into the next century in terms of energy production and availability of power. He noted that the first of two public forums was held on June 8 and another is scheduled for June 22. He said that one of the plan's intentions is for the community to be in control of its energy future MINUTES--Eugene City Council 11:30 a.m. June 10, 1992 Page 4