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City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetings are held the following Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

January 14 , 2026 Council Agenda

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Meeting start time is rescheduled to 2:00 p.m. from 9:30 a.m. (note that January 8 recessed meeting will continue at 9:00 a.m. on January 14)

In accordance with Portland City Code and state law, City Council holds hybrid public meetings, which provide for both virtual and in-person participation. Councilors may elect to attend remotely by video and teleconference, or in-person. The City makes several avenues available for the public to listen to and watch the broadcast of this meeting, including the City's YouTube Channel, the Open Signal website, and Xfinity Channel 30 and 330.

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Agenda Updates

Last updated 1/14/26 at 9:15 a.m.

Meeting start time is rescheduled to 2:00 p.m. from 9:30 a.m.

Item 2025-493 has added Proposed Amendment Pirtle-Guiney 2. Added Proposed Amendment Pirtle-Guiney 1 (revised Jan 13) and Proposed Amendment Pirtle-Guiney 3.  

Items 2026-001, 2026-002, and 2026-003 have added committee staff summaries.

Agenda Approval

1

Council will vote to approve the agenda, to reorder items on the agenda, or to add an item to the next meeting’s agenda.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
January 14, 2026 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee Referral List
Time requested: 5 minutes

Time Certain

4

Document number
2025-483
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time certain
9:45 am
Item will be heard at the regular Council meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m.
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Regular Agenda

5

Document number
2026-027
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
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6

Document number
2026-028
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Attorney
Time requested
15 minutes
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7

Document number
2026-001
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Accounting
Time requested
10 minutes (1 of 2)
Previous agenda item
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8

Time requested
10 minutes (2 of 2)
Previous agenda item
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9

Document number
2026-003
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
20 minutes
Previous agenda item
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10

Time requested
1 hour
Previous agenda item
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