CC Minutes - 04/12/10 Work Session

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attended a Chamber of Commerce news conference on policing and the Lane Metro Partnership dinner. He said Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) was launching an initiative to determine what role LCOG could play in helping to sustain human services, enhance communication and interaction among jurisdictions, and assist with economic development and job creation. Ms. Ortiz said she attended the Lane Metro Partnership and Parks Foundation dinners. She participated in listening sessions in the Trainsong neighborhood and would attend the April 9 Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) budget work session. Mr. Zelenka commended those who received awards at the Lane Metro Partnership dinner. He also attended the Birth -to -Three dinner and a meeting of the Save Civic Stadium group. He said there was an interesting plan to preserve the stadium. He toured the new University of Oregon basketball arena and attended the Human Rights Summit. He agreed with Mr. Brown that homelessness in the community was a major concern. Mr. Clark attended the funeral service for Erin McLyman, a Eugene resident and Sheldon High School graduate killed in action in Iraq, on behalf of the Mayor. He met with Bob Chadwick about conducting listening sessions in North Eugene and testified before the group working on solutions to public safety challenges in Lane County. He felt the group would produce some useful solutions. He also attended the Police Commission meeting at which the Taser policy review was completed, and the Lane County Prayer Breakfast. He was pleased to hear about those who received recognition for their contributions during the Parks Foundation event. He spoke to a Gilham Elementary class about local government and noted that the Cal Young Neighborhood Association would meet on April 22. City Manager Jon Ruiz noted that it was National Telecommunications week and National Library week. He said the budget process was under way and while there would be some changes at the library, it would not involve any reduction in hours. He conducted a listening session with community leaders about the budget and was pleased with the feedback. He said an anti -hate activity forum would be held on April 21, and he would be delivering his budget message to the Budget Committee on April 28. He pointed out that the triple- bottom -line tool had been used to evaluate neighborhood matching grant applications. He thanked a number of City employees for their work with the community. B. WORK SESSION: Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Legislative Actions Update Intergovernmental Relations Manager Brenda Wilson distributed an April 8, 2010, letter from the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPQ to Gail Achterman, Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) chair and John VanLandingham, Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) chair and a document entitled Land Use and Transportation Scenario Planning for GIG Reduction, reflecting the timeline for compliance with legislative mandates. She provided an overview of greenhouse gas (GHG) legislative actions during the 2009 regular session and 2010 special session. She said the primary purpose of HB 2001 that emerged from the 2009 session was to increase transportation revenues; it also included provisions that required Portland Metro and the Eugene /Springfield area to engage in actions to address GHG emissions. She said HB 2186 from the 2009 session, established a Greenhouse Gas Task Force and charged it with determining how the State should address GHG emissions. The task force's report and recommendations were presented during the 2010 special session and resulted in SB 1059. She reviewed the SB 1059 mandates to reduce GHG emissions. MINUTES Eugene City Council April 12, 2010 Page 2 Work Session