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Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
November 13, 2013
12:00 p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Chris Pryor,
Claire Syrett, Greg Evans
Councilors Absent: Betty Taylor
Mayor Piercy opened the November 13, 2013, City Council work session.
A. COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Mayor and councilors reported on various committees and meetings including Lane
Metro Partnership, Metropolitan Waste Water Commission, Lane Regional Air Protection
Agency, Lane Transit District /West Eugene EmX Steering Committee, and the Housing
Policy Board.
B. WORK SESSION: Update on Ordinance 20498 - Encouraging the Use of Reusable
Bags by Banning Single -Use Plastic Bags
Zero Waste Community Outreach Analyst Stephanie Scafa gave a presentation and
reviewed the results of surveys done to gauge the effectiveness of the ordinance
encouraging the use of reusable bags by banning single -use plastic bags.
Council Discussion:
• Determine what the City's role is in legislating behavior.
• Survey results are skewed; northeast Eugene areas not represented.
• Explore the use of incentives for customers who bring their own bags.
• Examine whether bag fee cap should be implemented.
• Ordinance is working; no reason to change at this time.
• Continue efforts to educate residents about why the charge for paper bags was
included in the ordinance.
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C. WORK SESSION:
Human Rights Code /Transgender Amendments
Neighborhood Services Manager Michael Kinnison explained that this item was to update
the Eugene City Code to align with State Code definitions of gender identity.
Councilors expressed general support for the proposed code amendments.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to
hold a public hearing on the topic of updating the Eugene City Code to bring the
local code into alignment with State law related to gender identity. PASSED: 7:0.
The meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Michelle Mortensen
Deputy City Recorder
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