Item A: Joint Meeting with Eugene Water & Electric Board

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Sustainability and climate change are of significant concern to Eugene residents and major strategic issues for the City and EWEB. The joint meeting is an opportunity to share how staff at both agencies are working together on a number of fronts to address climate change and fossil fuel reductions and how these efforts align with state and regional priorities (see Attachment A for summary of the State Roadmap to 2020). The Community Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) and the 2011 Integrated Energy Resource Plan (IERP) are examples of two key efforts that will be discussed at the meeting. EWEB is one of several key community partners involved in implementing the CEAP. Action items involving EWEB fall primarily within the Building and Energy; Food and Agriculture and Urban Natural Resources topic areas. However, very few action items rely on a single entity for implementation; rather they benefit from the involvement of multiple agencies and collaborative efforts (see Attachment B for more information). Likewise, the City has staff representation on the community advisory panel working with EWEB on developing the IERP. The IERP is a 20-year plan for how EWEB will meet the community’s energy needs. A draft plan will be available for review in November. Staff from both agencies will highlight the partnerships underway to reduce fossil fuel consumption, protect natural resources, develop a more secure energy future, and promote social equity. In undertaking this work, staff is aware of both the challenges and opportunities that lie in effective collaboration and where appropriate and feasible, is aligning priorities and resources to help accomplish the goals and community aspirations of creating a more resilient community. 3. Additional Items of Interest and General Discussion (30 minutes) In addition to the agenda topics, staff has prepared a background memo on several other issues of interest including: EWEB’s Enhanced Utility Bill Assistance Program, Ward Redistricting, Electric Vehicle Project Update, the Carmen-Smith Relicensing Agreement, Veneta Pipeline Construction Update, and the EWEB Master Plan Update. While the issues and projects described in the memo are not the focus of the two staff presentations planned for the joint work session, there will be an opportunity for open discussion towards the end of the meeting. Staff invites questions regarding these topics and other issues of interest at that time. BACKGROUND The Eugene City Council schedules occasional joint meetings with the EWEB Board to discuss issues and projects involving both bodies and to share information on items of mutual interest. The City Council and EWEB Board last met on June 28, 2010. RELATED CITY POLICIES There are no specific City policies to be considered by the City Council at this meeting; it is a status update on several topics. COUNCIL OPTIONS No formal action is requested at this meeting. This meeting is for discussion purposes only. S:\CMO\2011 Council Agendas\M110912\S110912A.doc