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June 18, 2025 Council Agenda

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Agenda Updates

Last updated June 18, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

2025-245 - scrivener's error corrected in Finding 6.

2025-211, 227, 228 and 230  - added Committee Staff Summaries.

2025-228 - added proposed amendment by Councilor Green.

2025-246 - added updated Exhibit A with scrivener's error corrections and appointment biographies and statements of interest. 

In this agenda

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved as amended
Motion to move Item 14 to before Item 4: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
June 18, 2025 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee referral list

Time requested: 5 minutes

Regular Agenda

4

Conduct a Proposed Use Hearing on State Shared Revenue (Presentation)
Document number
2025-237
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
1 hour (1 of 7)
Previous agenda item
Council action
Placed on File

5

Certify that certain services are provided by the City to establish eligibility for State Shared Revenue (Resolution)
Resolution number
37708
Document number
2025-238
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
1 hour (2 of 7)
Previous agenda item
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (11):
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Kanal

6

Approve accepting funds from the State of Oregon under the State Revenue Sharing Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192069
Document number
2025-239
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
1 hour (3 of 7)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

7

Adopt the annual budget of the City and establish appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-240
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
1 hour (4 of 7)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed As Amended
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Abstain (1):
    • Dunphy

8

Approve levying taxes for the City for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-241
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
1 hour (5 of 7)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

9

Authorize a temporary interfund loan not to exceed $50 million from the Portland Parks & Recreation System Development Charge Fund to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund to provide interim financing for fiscal year 2025-26 cash flow deficit due to the timing of property tax collections (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-242
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time requested
1 hour (6 of 7)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

10

*Amend Private For-Hire Transportation Code to clarify uses of Transportation Network Company fees (amend Code Section 16.40.910) (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-244
Introduced by
Councilor Steve Novick
City department
Transportation
Time requested
1 hour (7 of 7)

11

*Adopt the Supplemental Budget for the FY 2024-25 Over-expenditure process and make budget adjustments in various funds (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-228
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
30 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed As Amended
Motion to decrease FY24-25 General Fund Bureau Program Expense for the Portland Police Bureau by $2,200,000 and increase General Fund Contingency in Fund and Debt Management by $2,200,000 to establish a Public Safety Set Aside for FY25-26: Moved by Green and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

12

*Authorize a temporary operating loan from the Solid Waste Management Fund to the Recreational Cannabis Tax Fund of not more than $800,000 to provide interim funding for approved carry-over allocations and avoid negative fund balance at fiscal year-end (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-229
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time requested
10 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

13

*Ratify a collective bargaining agreement with the City of Portland Professional Workers relating to the terms and conditions of employment of represented employees in the bargaining unit for 2025-2027 (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-245
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

14

Appointment of members to Community Board for Police Accountability (Report)
Document number
2025-246
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Office of Community-based Police Accountability
Time requested
45 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Avalos.
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Ryan

15

*Amend Building Regulations Code to adopt State of Oregon 2025 Edition of Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code (amend Code Section 24.10.040) (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-211
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

16

*Approve the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission FY 2025-26 Fund Budget​ (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-227
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

17

*​Adopt solid waste and recycling rates and fees for franchised residential collection and the commercial tonnage fee, effective July 1, 2025 (amend ENN-2.09 and ENN-2.10) (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-230
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Ryan

18

​​Grant a cable franchise agreement to Comcast of Oregon to continue access to the right-of-way and operate a cable system for a period of ten years (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-197
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading July 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

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