Item B: Sustainability Commission Recommendations

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COUNCIL OPTIONS The council may: 1. Approve the Sustainability Commission recommendations. 2. Approve the recommendations with changes. 3. Request changes to the recommendations before approval. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends Option 1, approval of the Sustainability Commission recommendations. SUGGESTED MOTIONS Recommendation 1: Move to direct the City Manager to adopt the goal of increasing the volume of waste diverted from landfill from internal operations and facilities from current levels of an estimated 45 percent to at least 75 percent by 2014 and 90 percent by 2020 and report back to the council with a work plan for implementation that includes fiscal implications. Recommendation 2: Move to direct the City Manager to report back to the council by August 2010, following the development of a community energy action plan in conjunction with the community climate action plan that will aim to reduce total, community-wide fossil fuel consumption 50 percent by 2030 (as an absolute not a per capita reduction) by (1) establishing targets for achieving that goal; (2) identifying strategies to achieve those targets; (3) identifying necessary adaptations; (4) developing measures for tracking success; (5) identifying financial impacts, and (6) including periodic progress reports back to the community with annual reports of progress to the Sustainability Commission. Recommendation 3: Move to direct the City Manager to undertake a scoping and resource plan for the development of a food security plan in conjunction with community partners and report back to the council by January 2010. ATTACHMENTS A.City waste recommendation background B. Fossil fuel recommendation background C. Food security plan recommendation background FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Felicity Fahy Telephone: 682-5017 Staff E-Mail: felicity.m.fahy@ci.eugene.or.us Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090209\S090209B.doc