BAKER Linda S <br />From: <br />JJNeu <jjneusies2@gmail.com> <br />Sent: <br />Monday, September 6, 2021 8:22 PM <br />To: <br />SYRETT Claire M; SEMPLE Emily <br />Cc: <br />*Eugene Mayor, City Council, and City Manager; MCKERROW Mike J; James Neu <br />Subject: <br />Proposed 7-11 @ Polk and W. 7th <br />[EXTERNAL Q] <br />Councilors Syrett and Semple, <br />it has come to my attention through the Jefferson Westside Neighbors Association that there is a proposal for another <br />gas station by 7-11 corporation at the old Wells Fargo site on Polk and W. 7th. It appears the application consists of a 7- <br />11 convenience store, fuel pumps, and a drive through coffee shop. <br />There are several troubling aspects to this proposed project. First and foremost is why the City of Eugene needs another <br />fossil fuel filling station especially in a neighborhood that has five gas stations within 1/4 mile. ( Blair and 6th, Jefferson <br />and 7th, and three others nearby). Secondly and most questionable is the need for a fossil fuel outlet when the City of <br />Eugene has made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions through phasing out fossil fuel consumption in its Climate <br />Action Plan. The permitting of this project certainly is not in alignment with the city Climate Recovery Ordinance. The <br />city should be permitting EV charging stations, not fossil fuel outlets. <br />There are several traffic issues associated with this project that could infringe EMX travel efficiency from insufficient <br />distancing for the facility itself and the drive through coffee kiosk that would back up onto the 7th St. roadway. This <br />proposal should at the least require a traffic impact analysis. <br />It is curious that after the many years to get the EMX bus system approved, implemented, operating, and promoting <br />public transit involvement, the city would permit a fossil fuel filling station that may indeed impede the operation of <br />such a carbon saving mode of transportation such as a public transit bus. Transportation was the number one <br />contributor to Eugene's GHG emissions detailed in the city CAP so why would the city even consider permitting a fossil <br />fuel pumping station be erected in the city limits? Are we making a commitment to reducing our carbon footprint or is <br />that just rhetoric? <br />I urge you to investigate this proposed project and recommend to the City Manager to deny this projects approval on <br />the basis that it conflicts with the city council's adoption of the Climate Action Plan and does not align with the Climate <br />Recovery Ordinance. I also urge you to propose a ban on permitting new fossil fuel filling stations in the City of Eugene <br />based on the facts of the previous sentence. Thank you for your time and service. <br />Jim Neu <br />Ward 7 <br />Sent from my iPad <br />