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MINUTES – Eugene City Council October 8, 2018 Page 2 Work Session •It would be helpful to propose ideas that would help people to feel more connected towhere the City is trying to go. •Questions asked about plans for household consumption, purchasing, use, and recovery. •Questions asked about how the fuel use of planes coming in and out of our airport iscaptured. •Questions asked about the community-wide inventory calculations. •Concern expressed that there is not a sense of urgency because the City is behind onmeeting its timelines and goals. •More frequent updates and increasing expectations for more actions from staff would behelpful •As possible actions are prepared, it would be helpful to lay out both the strategies and theimpacts each would result in. •Questions asked about the desired outcome for Northwest Natural Gas as a large-leverstakeholder in this dialogue. •It is important not to give people the impression that making progress on CRO goalsinvolves sacrifice or is difficult or costly; there are many things that can be done better,cheaper, faster, and smarter. •It is important to talk about a sense of scale and be mindful of the metrics being used,including those related to airplanes. 3.INFORMATION: Railroad Quiet Zone UpdateCity Engineer Mark Schoening reviewed the history of the Railroad Quiet Zone and updatedcouncil about current progress.Council Discussion •Questions asked about plans for changing a section of Jefferson Street to a one-way street. •Questions asked about Union Pacific’s involvement in the design work and the City’s role inpaying for it. •It is important to remember that there are additional crossings outside of the downtownthat City may want to be looking ahead to. •Funds from the state gas tax are being used to pay for this project, not funds from the roadbonds that voters passed. •Neighbors in the Santa Clara area are asking about the railroad crossings in theirneighborhood and look forward to the Phase 2 conversation. •Questions asked about whether the Railroad Quiet Zone will have negative or positiveimpacts on industrial properties in North Eugene.The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elena Domingo Deputy City Recorder Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. October 22, 2018, Meeting - Item 2A