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City Council

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

May 6, 2026 Council agenda

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

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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Session status
Adjourned
Council in attendance
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Dan Ryan
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Council President Jamie Dunphy

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Mike Porter, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilor Morillo arrived at 2:03 pm.
Councilor Pirtle-Guiney arrived at 2:06 pm.

Item 2026-155 was pulled from the consent agenda and on a Y-12 roll call the balance of the consent agenda was approved (Aye (12): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy).

Council recessed at 3:40 pm and reconvened at 3:52 pm.

Councilor Pirtle-Guiney left at 4:56 pm.
Councilors Morillo, Clark and Zimmerman left at 5:01 pm.
Councilor Novick left at 5:09 pm.

Council adjourned at 5:52 pm.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved as amended
Motion to move Item 2026-155 to the beginning of the regular agenda: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Ryan. The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public communications

2

Public comment (Public communication)
Document number
May 6, 2026 public communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Council President update

3

Federal response update
 

Time certain

4

May 2026 City Administrator update (Presentation)
Document number
2026-154
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time certain
2:15 pm
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Consent agenda

5

Appoint members to the Noise Review Board (Report)
Document number
2026-137
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Council action
Confirmed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy

6

Appoint members to the Design Commission (Report)
Document number
2026-138
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Council action
Confirmed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy

7

Approve Council Committee Minutes for February 9 - March 17, 2026 (Report)
Document number
2026-156
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk
Council action
Approved
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy

Regular agenda

8

Authorize borrowings of not more than $95 million in anticipation of the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund levy for FY 2026-27 (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-155
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Treasury
Council action
Passed to second reading
Item pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
Passed to second reading May 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm.

9

Amend Chronic Nuisance Property Code to address human trafficking, gun violence, and administrative challenges (amend Code Chapter 14B.60) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192173
Document number
2026-039
Introduced by
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
5 minutes
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed as amended
  • Aye (7):
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Nay (5):
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Green
    • Avalos

10

Amend Arts Tax Code to provide tax relief, promote sustainability of Arts Access Fund, define critical terms, and respond to community and audit recommendations (amend Code Chapter 6.10) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-147
Introduced by
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
City department
Arts & Culture
Arts Access Fund
City Attorney
Revenue Division
Time requested
70 minutes
Council action
Continued
Continued to May 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm.

11

Approve funding recommendations of the Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029 (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-132
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Portland Children's Levy
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading May 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm.

12

Add Identification of Law Enforcement Officers Code to prohibit facial covering, require badge visibility, and require identity verification for individuals conducting law enforcement activities (add Code Chapter 23.30) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-111
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Rescheduled
Rescheduled to May 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm.

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