Item B: City Council Goal - Sustainability Initiative Action Plan

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Resources will be required to recruit, train and support the Sustainability Commission, including meeting costs, staff time and budget for projects. Budget is required for the development and implementation of community and business incentives and rewards. More detail will be available when the scope and nature of the program is finalized. There are resource needs in the development and delivery of education and technical support for sustainable businesses. This will be undertaken in conjunction with partners as noted above but the City will be required to support part of the costs of items such as development or adaptation of tools and web support. F. Monitoring and Evaluation Progress on the Sustainability Initiative will be evaluated using measures directly related to the intermediate and long-term outcomes and the milestones outlined in the action plan. The City Council will receive a written quarterly report that includes information about progress since the last report, major challenges encountered, and relevant data. As the details of the Office of Sustainability are still being defined, the process of developing measures will continue after the adoption of this action plan. The measures below serve as a starting point, and will be added to and modified as the Sustainability Initiative takes shape. Intermediate Measures ? Sustainability Commission work plan adopted by City Council. ? Number of commercial and residential green building consultations provided to public. Final Outcome Measures ? Number of sustainable businesses in Eugene. ? Community survey rating of the importance of the City engaging in environmentally sustainable practices. ? Community survey perceptions about how well the City engages in environmentally sustainable practices.