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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

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 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

Time certain
6:15 pm
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item.

Consent Agenda

4

Document number
2025-088
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Bureau of Fleet and Facilities

5

Document number
2025-079
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development

6

Document number
2025-089
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk

Regular Agenda

7

Document number
2025-090
Introduced by
Councilor Dan Ryan
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Time requested
90 minutes
Testify on this item

8

Document number
2025-062
Neighborhood
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

Document number
2025-063
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.

10

Document number
2025-064
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.

11

Document number
2025-065
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item.

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