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Home My WebLink About160627.WSandMeeting.SIREMINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 81h Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 June 27, 2016 5:30 p.m. Councilors Present: George Brown, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Councilors Absent: Betty Taylor, Greg Evans Mayor Piercy opened the June 27, 2016, work session of the Eugene City Council. A. WORK SESSION: Residential Food Waste Collection Pilot Solid Waste Analyst Michael Wisth and Waste Prevention and Green Building Analyst Stephanie Scafa gave a PowerPoint presentation discussing the residential food waste pilot program that launches in the fall, goals for the program, logistics, and food prevention education efforts. Council discussion: • Concerns expressed about potential ventilation issues with compost sitting for two weeks. • Food waste in landfills contribute to the greenhouse gases; this is a great alternative. • If successful, goal will be to implement citywide as soon as practicable. • Pilot program must be thoughtfully monitored to be successful. B. WORK SESSION: Continued Work on the Climate Recovery Ordinance Intergovernmental Relations Mangers Ethan Nelson gave a PowerPoint presentation reviewing the climate recovery ordinance, council motion from May 18, proposed targets and benchmarks, and proposed 350ppm goal. Council discussion: • Scenario planning gives us a tool box that is wang for the city to use to move in that direction. • I'm supportive to trying to create away to translate this into an actual outcome; targets needed. • Concerned about hamstringing ourselves by adopting these benchmarks and targets. • We need to engage community on how we want to meet goals and get input. • Interested in having some real timelines around this. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to direct the City Manager to bring back to council a proposed ordinance that would adopt the provided near term targets and benchmarks to implement the goal set forth in the Climate Recovery Ordinance to achieve carbon neutrality for city operations by 2020 and a 50% reduction in -community wide fossil fuel use by 2030. PASSED 6:0 MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to direct the City Manager to bring back to council a proposed ordinance that would adopt as the City of Eugene's community wide greenhouse gas goal, a community -wide greenhouse gas emissions level that is MINUTES —Eugene City Council June 27, 2016 Page 1 Work Session And Meeting equivalent to Eugene's proportionate share of a global atmospheric greenhouse gas level of 350ppm by 2100, and an annual average emissions reduction level of 7.6% per year. PASSED 6:0 MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to direct the City Manager to bring back to the City Council, implementation options, timeline, and associated community impacts, including a cost -benefit analysis, for achieving the reductions required to meet the goal of 350ppm by 2100. PASSED 6:0 C. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to approve the items on the consent calendar. PASSED 6:0 The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Chuck Crockett Deputy City Recorder MINUTES —Eugene City Council June 27, 2016 Page 2 Work Session And Meeting MINUTES Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 June 27, 2016 7:30 p.m. Councilors Present: George Brown, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Claire Syrett, Chris Pryor Councilors Absent: Betty Taylor, Greg Evans Mayor Piercy opened the June 27, 2016, meeting of the Eugene City Council. Mayor Piercy honored Kris Bloch for her 27 years of service to the City of Eugene. 1. PUBLIC FORUM 1. Howard Saxion —Commended the council on defining climate benchmarks. 2. Jim Ney —Supported the climate recovery ordinance and the 350 ppm initiative. 3. Raging Grannies — Supported the climate recovery ordinance and efforts through song. 4. Patrice Dotson — Supported Kesey Square and homeless shelters; thanked council for service. 5. Joshua Skov — Supported climate recovery ordinance and updates to the climate action plan. 6. Robin Bloomgarden — Supported climate ordinance and updates to the climate action plan. 7. Laurie Powell — Supported public outreach for the climate ordinance and 350 ppm. 8. Linda Heyl — Supported climate recovery ordinance and 350 ppm. 9. David Ivan Piccioni — Supported climate efforts and new ways to gain energy and electricity. 10. Zach Mulholland — Supported the climate recovery ordinance and efforts. 11. Sue Sierralupe — Thanked council for support of homeless and Occupy Medical. 12. Drix — Supported greener Eugene and cleaning up neighborhoods. 2. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: Resolution Adopting a Supplemental Budget; Making Appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2015 and Ending June 30, 2016. No testimony was submitted. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 5157, adopting a Supplemental Budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016. PASSED 6:0 3. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: A Resolution Adopting the Budget, Making Appropriations, Determining, Levying and Categorizing the Annual Ad Valorem Property Tax Levy for the City of Eugene for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2016 and Ending June 30,2017; a Resolution Electing to Receive Sate Revenue Sharing Funds Pursuant to Section 221.770 of Oregon Revised Statutes; and a Resolution Certifying that the City of Eugene Provides the Municipal Services Required by Oregon Revised Statues Section 221.760 in Order to Receive State Shared Revenues. MINUTES —Eugene City Council June 27, 2016 Page 3 Work Session And Meeting 1. John Barofsky - Supported funding for sister cities, neighborhood outreach, HRC, and Cahoots. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 5158 electing to receive State Revenue Sharing funds pursuant to Section 221.770 of Oregon Revised Statues. PASSED 6:0 MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 5159 certifying that the City of Eugene provides the municipal services required by Oregon Revised Statues Section 221.760. PASSED 6:0 MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 5160 adopting the budget, making appropriations, and determining, levying and categorizing the annual ad valorem property tax levy for the City of Eugene for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017. PASSED 6:0 Mayor Piercy adjourned the meeting of the Eugene City Council and convened the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency. 4. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: A Resolution of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene Adopting the Budget, Making Appropriation, and Declaring the Amount of Tax to be Certified for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2016 and Ending June 30, 2017. 1. John Barofsky -Noted missed opportunity to explain to the public how the URD works. Council discussion: • Staff should speak with budget chair and explain now URD works and interacts with our budget. MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Poling, moved to adopt Resolution 1079 of the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Eugene adopting the budget, making appropriations and declaring the amount of tax to be certified for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017. PASSED 6:0 The meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Chuck Crockett Deputy City Recorder MINUTES —Eugene City Council June 27, 2016 Page 4 Work Session And Meeting