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<br /> <br />Eugene, and affirmed the commitment of City elected officials and staff to uphold these principles. The <br />recommendations are also in alignment with the council approved Sustainable Initiative Goal action <br />plan. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />The council may: <br />1. Approve the Sustainability Commission recommendations <br />2. Approve the recommendations with changes <br />3. Request changes to the recommendations before approval <br /> <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />The City Manager recommends Option 1, approval of the Sustainability Commission recommendations. <br /> <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTIONS <br /> <br />Recommendation 1: <br />Move to direct the City Manager to formally adopt the goal of making all City-owned facilities and City <br />operations carbon neutral by 2020. <br /> <br />Recommendation 2: <br />Move to direct the City Manager to develop a community climate action plan within 18 months, that will <br />(1) set a carbon emissions reduction goal and establish targets for achieving that goal; (2) identify <br />strategies to achieve those targets; (3) identify necessary adaptations; (4) develop measures for tracking <br />success, and (5) include periodic progress reports back to the community with annual reports of progress <br />to the Sustainability Commission. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br /> <br />A.Example Actions to Implement Recommendations <br /> <br />B.City of Eugene Internal Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory: Summary of Initial <br />Findings (September 2008) <br /> <br />C.August 2007 Memo to Council and Eugene Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory <br />Report (July 2007) <br /> <br /> <br />FOR MORE INFORMATION <br /> <br />Staff Contact: Felicity Fahy <br />Telephone: 682 5017 <br />Staff E-Mail: felicity.m.fahy@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br /> Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081008\S081008Aand attA.doc <br />