December 1, 2021 Council Agenda

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Please note, City Hall is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Under Portland City Code and state law, the City Council is holding this meeting electronically. All members of council are attending remotely by video and teleconference, and the City has made several avenues available for the public to listen to the audio broadcast of this meeting. The meeting is available to the public on the City's YouTube Channel, eGov PDX, www.portlandoregon.gov/video and Channel 30.

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In this agenda

Session Status
Recessed

Registration is closed. The public can provide written testimony to Council by emailing the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov.

Council in Attendance
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided. 

Officers in attendance: Karen Moynahan, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Items 838 and 845 were pulled from the Consent Agenda and on a Y-5 roll call, the balance of the Consent Agenda was adopted.

Council recessed at 11:39 a.m. and reconvened at 11:41 a.m.

Council recessed at 1:13 p.m.

Public Communications

827

Request of Steve Hunt to address Council regarding homeless camps on their street (Communication)
Document number
827-2021
Council action
Placed on File

828

Request of Sarah Hanneken to address Council regarding prohibition on the sale of force-fed foie gras, a luxury food item with negative animal welfare, environmental, and public health implications (Communication)
Document number
828-2021
Council action
Placed on File

829

Request of Charlen Pennie to address Council regarding lack of safety and livability in Southeast Portland (Communication)
Document number
829-2021
Council action
Placed on File
Sharon Szolski presented to Council for item 829.

830

Request of Joseph V. Burke to address Council regarding the homeless situation (Communication)
Document number
830-2021
Council action
Placed on File

831

Request of Aubrey Russell to address Council regarding funding for monuments public engagement process (Communication)
Document number
831-2021
Council action
Placed on File

Time Certain

832

Accept report on My People's Market (Report)
Document number
832-2021
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Prosper Portland
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Hardesty and seconded by Ryan.
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

833

*Authorize grant agreements with three community partners to disperse funds for the Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund for a total of $1,330,000 (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190613
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
City department
Office of Community & Civic Life
Time certain
10:15 am
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

834

Proclaim November 16, 2021 to be Darcelle Day (Proclamation)
Document number
834-2021
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Time certain
10:45 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Consent Agenda

835

Accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $448,903 from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Management Performance Grant Program to administer an integrated all-hazard emergency management program (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190622
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Emergency Management
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

836

*Pay settlement of Next Up Action Fund et al. lawsuit in the sum of $10,000 involving Auditor’s Office (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190607
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Attorney
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

837

*Authorize Letter of Agreement between the City and the Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 483 – Portland City Laborers representing Streetcar Division, relating to the Utility Worker I Streetcar classification (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190608
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Human Resources
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

838

*Pay settlement of Dajah Beck bodily injury claim for the sum of $25,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190619
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Risk Management
Item 838 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

839

*Pay settlement of Jason Messer bodily injury claim for the sum of $26,100 resulting from a streetcar collision involving the Portland Bureau of Transportation (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190609
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Risk Management
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

840

Assess property for system development charge contracts, private plumbing loan contracts, and safety net loan deferral contracts (Z0848, K0190, T0207, W0076, Z1211, K0191, T0208, Z0849, W0077, P0169, P0170) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190623
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Revenue Division
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

841

*Authorize the Director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to execute a grant agreement with the National Park Service, accept funds from Community Partners for Affordable Housing, and enter a contract for an LGBTQ+ Historic Resources Survey and Context Statement to support identifying and designating underrepresented historic sites (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190610
Introduced by
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

842

*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with TriMet to track Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Bureau of Transportation match contributions for the Federal Transit Administration Pilot Program for Transit Oriented Development to activate under-developed station areas along the Red Line MAX corridor (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190611
Introduced by
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

843

*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Oregon on behalf of Portland State University for use of parking permits and access cards at the 4th Ave Garage (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190612
Introduced by
Commissioner Dan Ryan
City department
Permitting & Development
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

844

Amend Portland Renter Additional Protections Code to make technical changes to clarify Portland Housing Bureau rulemaking authority (amend Code Section 30.01.085) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190625
Introduced by
Commissioner Dan Ryan
City department
Housing Bureau
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

845

*Authorize contract with Oregon Department of Transportation for NE Sandy and NE 108th Ave Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon in amount not to exceed $100,000 (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190620
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
City department
Transportation
Item 845 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

Regular Agenda

846

*Pay settlement of Aaron Cantu bodily injury lawsuit for the sum of $125,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190614
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

847

Accept and appropriate grant in the amount of $9,351 and authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Oregon Department of Transportation for the 2022 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Plan for commercial motor vehicle inspections by Police Bureau sworn personnel (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190627
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Police
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

848

Authorize the Bureau of Environmental Services to acquire certain temporary property rights necessary for construction of the Stark Trunk Relief Structure Project No. E11009 through the exercise of the City’s Eminent Domain Authority (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190615
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 819.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

849

Authorize the Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services to increase funding by $1,500,000 and extend the funding period for the Portland Harbor public involvement program to facilitate public involvement (amend Ordinance No. 189696) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190616
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 826.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

850

Accept report to present draft administrative rules to implement new Bull Run protections for Council review prior to adoption by Water Bureau Administrator (Report)
Document number
908-2021
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Water
Time requested
25 minutes
Council action
Referred to Commissioner of Public Safety

851

Authorize bid solicitation and contracting with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the procurement of National Sanitation Foundation 60 certified sodium carbonate for drinking water treatment at an estimated cost of $8,500,000 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190617
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Water
Second reading agenda item 821.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

852

*Authorize the Director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to execute the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Heat Response, Equipment Purchasing Partner grant for a total allocation not to exceed $11,495,820 (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
190618
Introduced by
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Jo Ann Hardesty
    • Ted Wheeler

Session Status
Adjourned

Registration is closed. The public can provide written testimony to Council by emailing the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov.

Council in Attendance
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided. 

Officers in attendance: Linly Rees, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Council adjourned at 5:07 p.m.

Time Certain

853

Consider appeal of the Goose Hollow Foothills League against the Design Commission's decision to approve with conditions a 17-story, 175-foot tall residential building with 337 dwelling units and 403 structured parking spaces in the Goose Hollow Sub-District of the Central City Plan District (Hearing; LU 21-038539 DZ) (Report)
Document number
18-2022
Introduced by
Commissioner Dan Ryan
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
3 hours
Council action
Tentatively deny appeal and uphold decision of Design Commission
Oral and written record are closed.
Motion to tentatively deny the appeal, uphold the decision of the Design Commission, and ask the applicant and staff to return with revised findings: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan.
Prepare Findings for January 12, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Time Certain.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Nay (1):
    • Jo Ann Hardesty

Session Status
No session scheduled

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