Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Funk noted that other items of interest not included in the First Annual Report included joint meetings between the Sustainability Commission and both the City’s Sustainability Board and the City’s Planning Commission, developing liaison relationships with various community groups and social services agencies, a variety of local media outreach efforts to increase awareness of sustainability issues, and the development of the sustaineugene.com website. Mr. Funk further noted that the Sustainability Commission had formed the Land Use Transportation Subcommittee (LUTSC) to explore a variety of sustainability issues with regard to local transportation issues. Sustainability Commission Chair Will Shaver directed the council to their copy of the Sustainability Commission work plan included as Attachment A in the agenda item summary materials and provided a brief overview of the work plan for the benefit of the council. Mr. Shaver proceeded to review each of the eight outcomes listed in the work plan in greater detail for the benefit of the council Ms. Piercy thanked Mr. Shaver and Mr. Funk for their presentations and the Sustainability Commission in general for their work on behalf of the City. She hoped the commission would continue to work with other local business leaders, neighborhood groups and social service agencies to coordinate and develop their sustainability efforts. Mr. Zelenka thanked Ms. Fahy and the Sustainability Commission for their efforts and also recognized the Sustainability Board. He noted that the primary challenge facing the Sustainability Commission was for them to narrow the scope of their efforts into a work plan that was practical and manageable. He commended the commission for the amount of work they had done over the last year and encouraged them to continue coordinating their efforts with local neighborhood groups. Mr. Zelenka commented that the triple bottom line tool used by the Sustainability Commission appeared to be very useful. Mr. Clark felt the commission’s goal to decrease the use of fossil fuels by 50 percent by the year 2030 was laudable but maintained that the metrics surrounding such a goal needed to be carefully and thoughtfully considered. Ms. Fahy, responding to a question from Ms. Taylor, noted that the Sustainability Board was an internal City staff group comprised of members from various City divisions and whose purpose was to set up, implement and maintain various sustainability policies. She further noted that many of the Sustainability Board members had been informally appointed by the City Manager. Ms. Fahy briefly discussed the relationship between the Sustainability Commission and the Sustainability Board for the benefit of the council. Mr. Shaver, responding to a question from Ms. Taylor, briefly discussed the nature of the food security issues being considered and reviewed by the Sustainability Commission. Ms. Ortiz hoped that the work plan might be revised or expanded to incorporate a greater focus on community outreach efforts and the coordination of same with local neighborhood groups. Ms. Fahy responded that the commission was in the process of setting up a sustainability workshop forum to increase public awareness of the commission’s efforts. She further noted that Mr. Funk currently served as the designated liaison to both the Neighborhood Leader’s Council and the community climate and energy group. MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 24, 2009 Page 4 Work Session