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COUNCIL ORDINANCENO. 20540
COUNCIL BILL 5124
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CLIMATE RECOVERY
AND ADDING SECTIONS 6.675, 6.680, 6.685, AND 6.690
TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971.
ADOPTED:July 28, 2014
SIGNED:July 29, 2014
PASSED:6:2
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:Clark, Poling
ABSENT:
EFFECTIVE: August 29, 2014
ORDINANCE NO. 20540
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CLIMATE RECOVERYAND ADDING
SECTIONS 6.675, 6.680, 6.685, AND 6.690 TO THE EUGENE CODE,
1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Sections6.675,6.680, 6.685, and 6.690 of the Eugene Code, 1971,
are added to provide as follows:
6.675Climate Recovery –Climate Action Goals.
The city shall carry out the
requirements of sections 6.680 through 6.690 of this code in orderto achieve
the following goals:
(1)
By the year 2020, all city-owned facilities and city operations shall be
carbon neutral, either by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero,
or, if necessary, by funding of verifiable local greenhouse gas reduction
projects and programs or the purchase of verifiablecarbon offsets for
any remaining greenhouse gas emissions.
(2)
By the year 2030, the city organization shall reduce its use of fossil
fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage.
(3)
By the year 2030, all businesses, individuals and others living or
working in the city collectively shall reduce the total (not per capita) use
of fossil fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage.
6.680Climate Recovery –Assessment.
Within six months of ____ [effective date
of this ordinance], the city manager or the manager’s designee shall
complete an assessment of current efforts to reach the climate action goals.
The assessment shall include a review and analysis of the following:
(1)
Trends in current energy use for the community and for city operations
and facilities; and
(2)
Progress in implementing the community climate and energy action
plan and the internal climate action plan.
6.685Climate Recovery –Targets & Benchmarks.
Toreach the climate action
goals, the city council shall establish numerical targets and benchmarks, and
take other actions that the council determines are necessary,for achieving
the required reductions through the following steps:
(1)
Within 12 months of____ [effective date of this ordinance], the city
manager shall propose for adoption by the city council the following
targets and benchmarks:
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(a)Numerical greenhouse gas and fossil fuel reduction targets
equivalent to achieving the related goals; and
(b)Two-year and five-year benchmarks for reaching the numerical
targets.
(2)
The city manager shall propose for adoption by the city council, a
numerical community-wide goal or “carbon budget” for greenhouse gas
emission reductions consistent with achieving 350 parts per million of
COin the atmosphere by the year 2100. The community-wide goal
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shall include numerical targets and associated benchmarks.
(3)
The city manager shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to section
2.019 of this code that establish a specified baseline amount and
appropriate greenhouse gas inventory methodology.
(4)
When the city manager prepares options for council consideration
pursuant to this section,including options for meeting the goals, the
manager shall include a triplebottomline assessmentof the options
including a cost-benefit analysis.
6.690Climate Recovery –Reporting.
Following counciladoption of the numerical
targets and benchmarks, the city manager shall report to the city council on
progress in reaching adopted climate action goalsas follows:
(1)
Provide a progress report every two years.
(2)
Provide a comprehensive report every five years that includes an
assessment of greenhouse gas emission reductions to date and the
status in reaching the established targets and benchmarks. If the five-
year comprehensive report indicates that the city is not reaching the
adopted targets and benchmarks, the city manager or the manager’s
designee shall:
(a)Conduct an analysis of possible actions to get back on track to
achieve the next adopted benchmark, together with a triple bottom
line analysis of those options.
(b)Develop for council consideration potential revisions to the plan
that reflect the necessary actions to achieve the next adopted
benchmark.
(3)
Update the community climate and energy action plan and the internal
climate action plan every five years, which shall be based on the
updated greenhouse gas inventory.
Section 2.
The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City
Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein,
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