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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Hearing: An Ordinance Encouraging the Use of Reusable Bags <br />Banning Single-Use Plastic Carryout Bags and Adding <br />Sections 6850, 6855, 6860 and 6865 to the Eugene Code 1971 <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: September 17, 2012 Agenda Item Number: 3 <br />Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Ethan Nelson <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5224 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />This public hearing is a continuation of the February 27, 2012, and July 23, 2012, council discussions on <br />reducing single-use plastic bags from Eugene retail establishments. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />At the July 23, 2012, council work session, the City Council made a motion to advance the model <br />Single-Use Bag Reduction Ordinance to public hearing on September 17, 2012. In particular, this <br />ordinance includes a City-mandated five-cent-fee for single-use paper bags. <br /> <br />To provide an opportunity for public input on the proposed ban, City staff created a project webpage: <br />www.eugene-or.gov/plasticbags. Links to a consumer and retail survey were provided, as well as the <br />original agenda item summary (AIS), a staff report, the proposed and revised ordinances, and links to <br />plastic bag ban resource pages. <br /> <br />In developing the materials for this public hearing, staff made a version error and posted a revised <br />version of the ordinance rather than Councilor Alan Zelenka’s original proposed ordinance. The error <br />has been corrected with Councilor Zelenka’s original proposed ordinance, titled “Alternative Version,” <br />posted on the City’s website and provided below as Attachment A. The discussion section of the AIS <br />identifies the differences. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />The City of Eugene regulates licensed garbage and recycling hauling activities within the city limits. <br />These activities are guided by Oregon Revised Statues (ORS) as well as the Eugene City Code. In <br />particular, ORS 459a outlines the “Opportunity to Recycle” for all Oregonians and sets garbage <br />diversion rates that counties and their municipalities should strive for. The Lane County goal is to <br />achieve 54 percent diversion on an annual basis by 2009. This level was reached for the first time in <br />2010 (57.4 percent). Outside of this statewide policy, waste reduction and diversion is included as an <br />action item within Eugene’s Climate and Energy Action Plan. <br /> <br />S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M120917\S1209173.doc <br /> <br />