Item A: Sustainability Commision Work Plan FY10 and Annual Report

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Sustainability Commission Work Plan FY10 and Annual Report Meeting Date: June 24, 2009 Agenda Item Number: A Department: City Manager’s Office Staff Contact: Felicity Fahy www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682 5017 ISSUE STATEMENT The Sustainability Commission is required to develop an annual work plan and present it to the council for approval. This is the commission’s second work plan and first annual report. BACKGROUND In 2007, the council adopted Ordinance No. 20379 establishing the Sustainability Commission as a policy advisory body to the council and City Manager to assist in the development of programs to create or enhance sustainable practices within the community. The Sustainability Commission is charged with advising on policy matters related to sustainable practices, businesses that produce sustainable products and services, City building design and infrastructure, and related issues that directly affect sustainability efforts considered by the City Council. This year, the Sustainability Commission has developed a more specific work plan to build on the initial work plan framework presented to the council last year. The commitment from commissioners remains very high to recommend actions to the council to help create a more sustainable community. Work Plan FY10 Outline The work plan for the coming year focuses on four main areas, as well as on allocating time to help implement the recommendations accepted by the council and City Manger in the last year and acknowledging that space for emerging issues also needs to be included. The four new outcomes the commission will work on are: ? Build community understanding of the triple bottom line (social equity, environmental health and economic prosperity). ? Link land use and transportation planning more closely with sustainability goals. ? Develop more sustainable businesses, including creation of “green” jobs and “greening” of existing jobs and businesses. ? Partner with groups and agencies working on social equity issues. To follow up on the work already underway the commission will also focus on these three outcomes: ? Decrease Eugene community and City organization carbon emissions, including decreasing fossil fuel use 50 percent by 2030, and plan for adaptations. Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090624\S090624A.doc