CC Minutes - 01/12/11 Work Session

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MINUTES Eugene City Council McNutt Room —City Hall 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon January 12, 2011 Noon COUNCILORS PRESENT: Betty Taylor, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, Mike Clark, Alan Zelenka, Pat Farr. COUNCILORS ABSENT: George Poling, Chris Pryor. Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the January 12, 2011, work session of the Eugene City Council to order. She noted that Mr. Poling and Mr. Pryor could not be present. Mr. Farr participated via speaker phone. A. WORK SESSION: Envision Eugene Update — Social Equity City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced the topic, reminding the council that the City was evaluating the Envision Eugene process through the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) framework. He recalled that the council had held a work session on the economic element of the TBL and staff was now present to discuss the social equity element. A work session on the environment element of the TBL was scheduled. City Manager Ruiz acknowledged that the question of the location of the urban growth boundary (UGB) was the catalyst for the Envision Eugene process, but he believed the process encompassed a much broader conservation about where the community wanted to be in the future and how it could move toward that vision. City Manager Ruiz reviewed the Seven Pillars of Envision Eugene: • Support a sustainable family wage economy. • Provide affordable housing all income levels. • Plan for climate and energy uncertainty. • Promote compact urban development and efficient transportation. • Protect, repair, and enhance neighborhood livability. • Protect and restore natural resources. • Provide for adaptable and flexible implementation. Human Rights Program Manager Raquel Wells and Senior Planner Terri Harding led the council through a PowerPoint presentation on the topic, copies of which were provided to the council and audience. Planning Director Lisa Gardner, Community Development Manager Stephanie Jennings, and Community Group Members Bill Slattery and Julie Grossman were also present for the item. The presentation framed the concept of social equity as it related to access to employment opportunities; housing opportunities; services, transportation, and educational opportunities; and making Eugene livable for all. The presentation highlighted community issues and trends in the areas of employment and wages, poverty and financial hardship, housing affordability and transportation costs, access to services, and community MINUTES— Eugene City Council January 12, 2010 Page 1 Work Session