HomeMy WebLinkAbout140625.WSMINUTES – Eugene City Council June 25, 2014 Page 1
Work Session
M I N U T E S
Eugene City Council
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
June 25, 2014
12:00p.m.
Councilors Present: George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka (via phone), George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans (via phone), Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Mayor Piercy opened the June 25, 2014, City Council work session.
MOTION: Councilor Evans, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the Mayor to appoint a Food Task Force for the following purpose: 1) Compile and summarize recent food system assessments and projects; 2) Building off of the past work, identify gaps in the analysis, information, policies, actions, tools and funding necessary to create a comprehensive regional food system strategy. The strategy should also address integration and collaboration within the food sector; long-term resilience to climate change, rising fossil fuel prices and natural hazards; equitable access to healthy food and food security; common metrics for measuring the quality of the regional food system; 3) Make recommendations that focus on enhancing the economic development and job creation opportunities in the food sector, improving the environment, and increasing equity. The Task Force shall complete its work within twelve months of their first meeting. The Task Force shall have no more than eleven community members including, and should include to the extent practicable the following organizations: 1. City of Eugene 6. Lane Food Council 2. Lane County 7. Eugene Farmers Market 3. City of Springfield 8. Sustainability Commission 4. NEDCO 9. Food for Lane County 5. Willamette Farm and Food Coalition 10. Human Rights Commission Council discussion:
• Important to fully understand staffing and timing issues.
• Action is long overdue; City should be a leader on this issue.
• Food security is the next step in economic development efforts.
• This is a regional issue; partnership with other jurisdictions needed.
• Avoid duplication of efforts; County is engaging in similar initiative.
• More business representation need on proposed task force.
• Further council discussion is needed before establishing a task force.
MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to table this discussion until the council has a work session. PASSED 5:4 Councilors Taylor, Zelenka, Evans and Syrett in opposition. Mayor broke the tie in favor.