AMENDED2 Agenda packet 11-12-19 Meeting

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MINUTES – Eugene City Council October 16, 2019 Page 2 Work Session quantification of these benefits; said any conversation about costs should include consideration of the cost-savings realized by implementation of strategies; expressed appreciation for electric vehicle strategy and discussed electric vehicle costs; related his experience with San Diego e-scooter program. •Councilor Syrett – Expressed appreciation for coordinating the Transportation System Planand Climate Recovery Ordinance goals; discussed autonomous vehicles and 5Gimplementation and asked about the technology requirement for such vehicles; reiteratedcomments by Councilor Zelenka regarding costs of strategies to mitigate climate change aswell as co-benefits of strategies. •Councilor Pryor – Discussed how to communicate complexity of this work to the public,including a report card or dashboard; discussed what information a dashboard couldinclude including cost implications of implementation strategies and allowable disruptionto the community. •Councilor Clark – Discussed previous motion made during Transportation System Planpresentation about autonomous and electric vehicles and the need to know whatinfrastructure is required and potential dangers; inquired about emissions gap strategiesusing electric vehicles and discussed tradeoffs of increasing infrastructure of publictransportation using fossil fuels versus individual public electric vehicles. •Councilor Taylor – Raised concerns about the upcoming e-scooters program and asked foran update from staff; said council should have considered the e-scooter program beforestaff moved forward and asked about council’s role in creating policy around thesetransportation alternatives; discussed concerns about cuts in service to bus routes on Eastand West Amazon and the impacts on utilization of public transportation; discussed electricvehicle charging infrastructure and related concerns. •Mayor Vinis – Noted the report Navigating New Mobility provided a good opportunity forcouncil input. •Councilor Zelenka – Discussed e-scooter safety strategies; discussed electric vehiclestrategies and made suggestions for related city code updates; discussed public concernsabout pace of council addressing climate mitigation strategies and ways for council and thepublic to work together to enhance communication about the progress of the City in thesestrategies; discussed pace of climate mitigation in the city. •Councilor Evans – Asked how the City is working with other local municipalities to achievethese goals and what conversations are taking place; inquired how the City is working withits partners to achieve buy-in to CRO goals and strategies. •Councilor Clark – Discussed cost tradeoffs of climate strategies; inquired about finalexpenditures for West 11th EmX development; inquired about and discussed projectedexpenditures of development of five corridors involved with the MovingAhead project;expressed support for making corridors more travel-friendly; discussed ideas for investingin individual electric and autonomous vehicles for public transportation rather than buses. •Councilor Syrett – Discussed conversation with Lane Area Commission on Transportationabout the tradeoffs of individual transportation versus mass public transportation;discussed concerns about e-scooter program and confirmed process of implementationwithin the City. •Mayor Vinis – Reiterated comments by Councilor Zelenka and Councilor Pryor about apotential dashboard to communicate climate mitigation strategies and progress,particularly in the Transportation and Consumption “buckets” and discussed options fordisplaying information, as well as timing of such a dashboard; expressed appreciation forreport. November 12, 2019, Meeting – Item 3A