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

March 19-20, 2025 Council Agenda

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

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Agenda Updates

Last updated March 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

Council will recess for 15 minutes from 7:20 - 7:35 p.m.

Item 8, (document number 2025-062) has been requested to be referred back to Mayor Wilson's Office. 

Item 3, (document number 2025-026) has the Findings and Conclusions and the proposed amended ordinance attached.

In this agenda

Agenda Approval

1

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

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
March 19, 2025 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes

Time Certain

3

Amend the Comprehensive Plan Map and Zoning Map for properties at 3508 NE 11th Ave and 1123 NE Fremont St at the request of Derek Metson, Greenbox Architecture (LU 24-073674 CP ZC) (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-026
Neighborhood
Sabin
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
6:15 pm
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item.

Consent Agenda

4

*Authorize City Administrator to negotiate and execute a lease for District 3 Council office space for an estimated total cost of $63,000 (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-088
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Bureau of Fleet and Facilities

5

Appoint Susan Trexler and Jonah James Jensen to the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (Report)
Document number
2025-079
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development

6

Approve Council Minutes for February 5-20, 2025 (Report)
Document number
2025-089
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk

Regular Agenda

7

Accept the Government Transition Advisory Committee Final Report (Report)
Document number
2025-090
Introduced by
Councilor Dan Ryan
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Time requested
90 minutes
Testify on this item

8

Initiate foreclosure action on 11514 SE Alder St for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-062
Neighborhood
Mill Park
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.
Item has been requested to be referred back to Mayor Wilson's Office.

9

Initiate foreclosure action on 10218 N Tyler Ave for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-063
Neighborhood
North
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.

10

Initiate foreclosure action on 111 NE Killingsworth St for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property. (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-064
Neighborhood
King
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.

11

Initiate foreclosure action on 4121 NE Grand Ave for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-065
Neighborhood
King
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.

12

Declare property located at intersection of I-405 and SW Naito Parkway as surplus property and authorize Bureau of Transportation to dispose of property to Oregon Department of Transportation in exchange for accepting property at west end of Steel Bridge ramps (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-066
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation
Second reading agenda item.

13

Declare actions concerning Zenith Energy Terminal Holdings, LLC, including placing communications into the public record, demanding the Mayor to investigate violations of the Zenith franchise agreement, and urging the Auditor to conduct an investigation into the competing statements and arguments heard by Council on January 21st, 2025, by City staff, Zenith, and members of the public (Resolution)
Document number
2025-070
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Time requested
1 hour

Regular Agenda

14

*Ratify a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees, Local 189 related to the terms and conditions of employment of represented employees in the bargaining unit for 2025-2027 (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-091
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
30 minutes
Testify on this item

15

*Ratify a Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement with the District Council of Trade Unions related to the terms and conditions of employment of represented employees in the bargaining unit for 2025-2027 (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
2025-092
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
30 minutes
Testify on this item

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