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available. He had heard from some parties that selling water to the City of Veneta was in conflict with the City of <br />Eugene's GMP and unsustainable. He suggested if the City of Veneta were allowed to grow it might have an <br />increase in jobs and industry which would mean fewer people would be driving from Veneta to Eugene for <br />employment. He observed if the City of Eugene did not sell water to the City of Veneta, and the City of Veneta <br />acquired water rights by another means, another facility would be required to withdraw the water from the river, <br />which would not be very sustainable. He hoped the council would look at good data to determine the best <br />direction to proceed. <br />Mr. Zelenka said the council regularly made decisions that impacted other people which were not based on what <br />those other people would do. It was legitimate for the council to assess an action based on the City's principles <br />and policies, to ensure they were consistent. Every action had an economic, environmental and social aspect, <br />referred to as the triple bottom line. Every triple bottom line aspect and the impacts should be assessed to <br />determine the impact on the community. <br />Ms. Piercy asked if the council understood the triple bottom line impact of the sale of water rather than the City of <br />Veneta taking water from their ground water supply, which would impact nearby rivers. She did not want the <br />council's action to be interpreted that the Eugene City Council disregarded the City of Veneta's authority over its <br />community or disrespect of the community. She asserted all of the local communities had a responsibility for <br />regional planning. She saw the water sale issue as a regional and state responsibility for managing growth. <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to direct the City Manger to intervene in the <br />validation proceeding and argue that the City Charter grants to the council, rather than <br />EwEB, the authority to decide to sell water outside the City's limits. The motion passed <br />unanimously, 7:0. <br />The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Sandra Stubbs <br />Deputy City Recorder <br />(Recorded by Linda Henry) <br />MINUTES Eugene City Council June 28, 2010 Page 5 <br />Work Session <br />