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food security plan item because the Willamette Valley was a great place to grow food and because of the <br />need for food that existed in the community. <br />Ms. Ortiz believed the commission's work with the Planning Commission on land use and transportation <br />could be a venue for encouraging the development the City wanted to see. <br />Ms. Ortiz suggested that the commission's Web page include links to related sites such as EWEB's <br />incentive programs or the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency's stove replacement program. Ms. <br />O'Sullivan agreed, and indicated that she would follow -up. <br />Mr. Zelenka believed that one of the roles of the commission was "connecting the dots" and that was <br />relevant to its proposed examination of the Rental Housing Code. He pointed out that broken windows <br />could be a safety issue but were also an energy issue, as were a lack of caulking and holes in walls. He <br />suggested what was missing was a linkage between the program and energy efficiency. The council <br />could add energy savings to its rationale for the program and could create a better connection between <br />EWEB's energy efficiency programs and the code. <br />Speaking to the issue of cost - benefit, Mr. Zelenka discussed the McKinsey Curve, a global greenhouse <br />gas abatement curve that analyzed the measures the United States could take to maintain GHG at 350 <br />parts per million, the threshold for climate change. He said the analysis indicated the goal could be met <br />cost - effectively. <br />Mr. Clark said the council needed to hear about all the implications of the commission's <br />recommendations, including information about short-term costs. Referring to the Work Plan Matrix <br />provided to the council in the meeting packet, Mr. Clark suggested that the heading in the matrix that read <br />"Articulate economic benefits and implications" be revised to read "Articulate economic impacts, both <br />short-run and long- run." <br />Mr. Skov suggested to Mr. Clark that the heading be revised by modifying "economic benefits" with the <br />word "net." He agreed that the commission should not merely be a cheerleader for its recommendations. <br />The commission focused on the long -term because some of the challenges facing the community looked <br />different depending on the time frame being considered. <br />Ms. Taylor believed that sustainability was all about the long -term. She suggested that sometimes cost <br />was not the main driver for a policy. <br />Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Poling, moved to approve the Sustainability Commission <br />FYI 2 work program. <br />Mr. Poling, seconded by Mr. Clark moved to substitute the motion with a motion to <br />request changes to the work plan before approval, specifically the item referencing the <br />Rental Housing Code. <br />Mr. Zelenka suggested as friendly amendment that the council pull the item related to the Rental Housing <br />Code and have that item brought back to the council for review and let the rest of the plan move forward. <br />Mr. Poling declined to accept the amendment and determined from City Manager Ruiz that staff would <br />schedule the item for action on an upcoming agenda. <br />The substitute motion passed, 7:1; Ms. Taylor voting no. <br />MINUTES— Eugene City Council October 19, 2011 Page 4 <br />Work Session <br />