CC Minutes - 10/22/01 Work Session

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Mr. Kelly was very concerned about all that could happen before the next elected official's check- in. He thought it would be very important to involve the planning commissions in a mid-course check-in, perhaps as staff went into the EESE analysis. Ms. Wiederhold agreed. She said that the issue came up at the commission level, and staff agreed to work with the planning directors to find a way to work another commission check-in into the schedule. Ms. Childs thought such a check-in with the commissions was doable in the time frame allotted. Mr. Kelly endorsed that approach. Responding to Mr. Kelly's concerns regarding Gillespie Butte, Mr. Wold said that Parks staff was aware of the natural resources on the site and was adopting interim measures in the park management plan. Ms. Bettman asked that staff provide a memorandum describing and summarizing the issues raised during the check-in with the planning commissions. Ms. Taylor thought a check-in with the council would be a good thing. She suggested that if there was no time, staff could check in with individual councilors. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to proceed with the remaining steps in the Goal 5 process using the draft Significance Criteria and draft Inventory without any modifications to the significance criteria. The motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Ms. Nathanson raised the potential of tracking whether the City's habitat for wildlife improved as fertilizer use decreased or as residents converted managed landscapes to natural landscapes. She thought there would be a noticeable impact over time as residents moved to more native landscaping. She asked if staff had discussed that concept. Mr. Wold said yes. There were many examples of landscaping that met the objectives Ms. Nathanson mentioned, and it was likely to be one of the options in the policy recommendations offered by staff. C.Work Session: Energy Management Program Policies The council was joined for the item by Glen Svendsen, Meredith Cavender, Ron Sutton, Mike Penwell, and Lynn Eichner Kelly of the Facilities Management Division of the Central Service Department. Mr. Carlson and Keli ©sborn of the Planning and Development Department were also present. Mr. Svendsen provided a PowerPoint presentation overviewing the City's Energy Management Program policies and the organization's progress on the council's goal regarding sustainability. He identified the initial goals of the program as being to reduce the City's environmental impact, energy use, and to insulate the organization from future rate hikes. Mr. Svendsen said that sustainability had become an important principle in facility management activities and the Energy Conservation Program was one piece of a larger sustainability focus. The sustainability concept was incorporated into the City's energy management policies. Mr. Svendsen discussed the history of the Energy Management Program, the management and structure behind the program, the program elements, operations and maintenance practices, building design and construction for both existing and new buildings, and program funding changes related to policy changes. MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 22, 2001 Page 7 Work Session