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MINUTES – Eugene City Council October 8, 2018 Page 1 Work Session M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 October 8, 2018 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror Mayor Vinis opened the October 8, 2018, Work Session of the Eugene City Council. 1.Committee Reports and Items of InterestCouncil Discussion •The Sustainability Commission and subcommittees are busy with their work plans. •A work session has been approved to discuss a ban on single-use non-recyclable containers. •The Human Rights Commission is working hard on the homeless situation; more places tosleep are critically needed. •The Council will be asked to take a formal stance opposing Ballot Measure 105. •LRAPA is meeting this Thursday and there is always an opportunity for public comment. •The Public Forum is one of the best services the council provides to the community; it’sdemocratic and thought- provoking. •Thank you to staff for helping make the League of Oregon Cities conference so successful. •Questions asked about the upcoming joint meeting with Lane County Commissioners andabout the potential of building a public shelter on County land. •Information shared about the first two Housing Tools and Strategies workshops. •Congratulations to Civic Alliance on groundbreaking for their new sports facility. 2.WORK SESSION: Climate Action Plan 2.0 UpdateSustainability Analyst Chelsea Clinton reviewed the City’s Climate Recovery efforts and gave anupdate about the Community Climate Action Plan 2.0.Council Discussion •Question asked about the option to use heat pumps instead of natural gas at Echo HollowPool and whether this decision will result in cost savings. •Appreciation expressed for involving large-lever shareholders and reaching out toneighboring communities. •Question asked about council’s opportunity to move things forward at the end of themeetings with large-level shareholders. •Hoping to see multiple project timelines start to align. •Questions asked about the City’s banking RFP criteria. •Interest expressed in trying to decrease bicycle theft in order to encourage people usingtheir bicycles more. •Request made for a list of different action items that have happened already. •Want to keep equity at the forefront of this work and appreciate the highlight that has beenplaced on that. •Question asked about whether the large-level shareholder entities are going to be expectedto make proposals about how they might change their way of business to help meet goals. October 22, 2018, Meeting - Item 2A ATTACHMENT C