October 18, 2023 Council Agenda

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City Hall  –  1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

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Meeting Minutes

In this agenda

Session Status
Adjourned
Council in Attendance
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Councilor Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided.

Commissioner Ryan left at 11:09 a.m.

Officers in attendance: Anne Milligan, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Items 875, 879, and 882 were pulled from the Consent Agenda and on a Y-5 roll call the balance of the Consent Agenda was adopted.

Council adjourned at 11:39 a.m.

Public Communications

867

Request of Josh Wheeler to address Council regarding vehicle removal at parks (Public Communication)
Document number
867-2023
Council action
Placed on File

868

Request of Kathleen Brennan to address Council regarding treatment of community members in housing programs (Public Communication)
Document number
868-2023
Council action
Placed on File

869

Request of Xavier Stickler to address Council regarding transportation and resiliency (Public Communication)
Document number
869-2023
Council action
Placed on File

870

Request of Alex Wick to address Council regarding Frog Ferry and the urban canopy (Public Communication)
Document number
870-2023
Council action
Placed on File

871

Request of Shedrick Wilkins to address Council regarding magnetic fusion (Public Communication)
Document number
871-2023
Council action
Placed on File

Time Certain

872

*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah Education Service District for $185,000 to Fund School Liaison Officers (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191490
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Police
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

Consent Agenda

873

Appoint members to the Open Signal Board of Directors (Report)
Document number
873-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Council action
Confirmed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

874

*Authorize the Risk Manager and City Attorney to tender, negotiate, and settle claims with insurers for environmental investigation and cleanup costs (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191484
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Attorney
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

875

*Pay settlement of Philipp Hoffmann bodily injury lawsuit for $46,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191494
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Risk Management
Council action
Passed
Agenda item 875 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Ryan

876

*Pay settlement of Joshua Sisco bodily injury lawsuit for $25,000 involving Portland Parks & Recreation (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191485
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Risk Management
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

877

Amend Business License Law Code to provide clarity for businesses required to pay the Clean Energy Surcharge (amend Code Sections 7.02.100 and 7.02.500) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191486
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item 851.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

878

Authorize competitive solicitation and contract with lowest responsible bidder and provide payment for construction of the Downtown Old Town Market Madison Sewer Rehabilitation Project E11000 for an estimated cost of $9,076,000 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191487
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 854.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

879

*Amend legal services agreement with Radler White Parks & Alexander, LLP, for outside legal counsel (amend Agreement No. 30006992) (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191495
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Water
Council action
Passed
Agenda item 879 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Ryan

880

*Approve application under the Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption Program under the Inclusionary Housing Program for Jade Lofts located at 2470 SE 83rd Avenue (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191488
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Housing Bureau
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

881

*Accept donation of 5000 square feet of real property adjacent to Marquam Nature Park to be used for park purposes (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191489
Introduced by
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Parks & Recreation
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

882

*Issue payment to Rose City Furnishings not to exceed $161,536 for the purchase of office furniture (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191496
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
City department
Portland Fire & Rescue
Council action
Passed
Agenda item 882 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Ryan

Regular Agenda

883

Authorize legal services agreement with Law TMR PLLC for outside counsel related to Portland Harbor (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191491
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Attorney
Second reading agenda item 845.
Council action
Passed As Amended
Motion to amend Directive A to change the term to two years for amount not to exceed $400,000 per year: Moved by Gonzalez and seconded by Mapps. (Y-Gonzalez; N-Mapps, Rubio, Ryan, Wheeler). Motion failed to pass.
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

884

*Pay settlement of Barbara Semenza bodily injury lawsuit for $155,000 involving the Portland Bureau of Transportation (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191492
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

885

Amend Contract with IES Communications, LLC to increase the amount by an additional $500,000 for low voltage structured wiring services (amend Contract 31002283) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191499
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading October 25, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

886

Authorize contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for professional, technical and engineering services for the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant Wet Weather Clarifiers and Hypochlorite System Modification Project for amount up to $15,800,000 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191500
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to substitute Exhibit A: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Wheeler. (Y-5)
Passed to second reading as amended October 25, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

887

*Accept and appropriate American Rescue Plan funds from Multnomah County in the amount of $371,447 to assist City Expanded Partner Network organizations to improve and expand their outreach and overcome barriers to access for communities in need of rent assistance (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191493
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

888

Accept Progress Report on the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2023 (Report)
Document number
888-2023
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
City department
Emergency Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Gonazlez.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Ryan

Session Status
No session scheduled

Session Status
No session scheduled

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