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thought in terms of the benefit. He perceived the TBL as an attempt to create more clarity about the benefits of <br />sustainability. He believed it was important to have greater clarity and understanding about the benefits. of the <br />TBL approach to gain community support for sustainability and a commitment of resources. <br />Mr. Zelenka referred the council to the matrix in the plan that lists the different actions and pointed out where costs <br />would be addressed by the commission. He said that information would help the commission establish <br />implementation priorities. <br />Mr. Zelenka thanked Mr. Skov and Mr. Bruce for their hard work leading the commission over the past year. <br />Mr. Clark observed that one of the things he appreciated about the Mayor's Sustainable Business Initiative was <br />that it brought together professionals from different industries to talk about what sustainability meant to them on a <br />daily basis. He said the commission's work plan mentioned several partnerships with entities such as the Planning <br />Commission, Human Rights Commission, and Solidarity Network, but lacked mention of the Eugene Area <br />Chamber of Commerce or other organizations that might provide the commission with another point of view. He <br />encouraged the commission to look to other groups and organizations to connect with and ensure that it covered all <br />the concerns that might arise when it offered its recommendations. <br />Mr. Skov expressed appreciation for the discussion. He said in the future, the commission had the goal of coming <br />to the council with what he termed "smaller bits of guidance" that would provide more of an opportunity to engage <br />in conversation. <br />Mr. Skov expressed appreciation for Mr. Clark's comments about the analysis and said he shared his dislike for <br />VMT as a sole metric for the transportation system and agreed about the need to consider the overall effectiveness, <br />including cost, as part of the commission's discussions. <br />Regarding the TBL as an analysis framework, Mr. Skov reported that the commission was working with City staff <br />that had used the tool for some type of analysis. He anticipated that the council would see more examples of its <br />use in the future. He said the commission was working with staff to make it feel safer in bringing such analyses <br />out into the open, which Mr. Skov believed would lead to more of the analysis the council sought, saying it would <br />not be exclusively long -term or environmental, but rather something much more holistic. <br />Mr. Skov indicated the commission planned to engage with the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, the Joint <br />Elected Officials, and Lane Metro Partnership during the coming year. <br />Responding to a question from Ms. Solomon about the questions that staff was asked to answer before presenting <br />options to the council, City Manager Ruiz said the council would see the list on September 29 when it discussed <br />the TBL tool. <br />City Attorney Emily Jerome reported that the City Code required any committee established by the commission to <br />be identified in the annual work plan and approved by the council; the commission's work plan included a <br />description of the Coordinated Land Use and Transportation Action Committee, a joint committee of the Planning <br />Commission and the Sustainability Commission. Ms. Jerome said the committee would review policy and <br />investment recommendations coming before the council to provide guidance and ensure sustainability issues were <br />being considered and prioritized by the council. She anticipated the committee would meet over the course of the <br />fiscal year and would likely be included in the next work plan as well. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council August 9, 2010 Page 6 <br />Work Session <br />