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Mr. Svendsen described the City's work on designing new buildings that meet the United States <br />Green Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ratings, noting that the new <br />library was designed to achieve the council's Silver rating. Mr. Johnson noted the costs <br />associated with certification from the council. Mr. Svendsen agreed, saying that the City was <br />designing to the organization's standards without seeking certification due to the high cost of <br />certification. He added that the council was in the process of issuing standards for building <br />operations and maintenance as well as building remodels. <br /> <br />Mr. Svendsen overviewed examples of the outreach and technical assistance offered by the <br />Facilities Management Division to City departments to help them realize energy savings. <br /> <br />Mr. Svendsen briefly noted the funding sources for implementation of the Energy Conservation <br />Program. <br /> <br />Mr. Svendsen invited questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said he was happy to see the City take the energy issue seriously. He added that he <br />had recently visited with former Public Works Director Chris Andersen in Boulder, and learned that <br />city's fleet was being converted to hybrid vehicles with great success. Mr. Svendsen said that the <br />Fleet Services Division was looking at several different types of hybrid vehicles for possible future <br />fleet purchases, and owned two or three hybrid vehicles now. Mr. Meisner hoped that, as new <br />vehicles were purchased, staff looked seriously at hybrid vehicles. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap~ commended the presentation and the work being done by staff. He said he was <br />impressed with the all-encompassing nature of the program. Regarding the library, he asked what <br />additional efforts could be undertaken to achieve a higher rating from the United States Green <br />Council. Mr. Svendsen responded that it was a programmatic issue as the criteria for the Gold <br />rating included the inclusion of on-site day care facilities and other more programmatic elements. <br />There was no day care planned for the library. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 asked if the financial analysis was based on post-October Eugene Water & Electric <br />Board (EWEB) rates. Mr. Svendsen said that the financial analysis was based on current rates <br />and would be reexamined again. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 said he understood that Oregon State University might switch to four days of operations <br />to save energy. He asked if the City had considered a similar approach for some nonemergency <br />services. Mr. Johnson said that the concept posed interesting operational issues for the City as <br />citizens expect it to be open. He added that staff would look into what Oregon State University <br />was doing. <br /> <br />Responding to a question from Mr. Pap8 about controlling energy costs associated with <br />computers, Mr. Svendsen said that staff had been asked to turn off their computer monitors if they <br />were away from their desk for a certain period or did not intend to use the computers for awhile. <br />Monitors constitute about half the energy used by a computer. Even in the sleep mode, energy <br />savings were marginal compared to turning the monitor off completely. Mr. Johnson added that <br />employees have embraced the energy management program. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 asked about the City's system for tracking energy use. Mr. Svendsen said that there <br />were seven years of facility history by utility available. Mr. Sutton added that the City was hooked <br />up to EWEB monitoring devices at City Hall and the swimming pools. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 22, 2001 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />