October 25, 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
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided.

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

Item 901 was pulled from the Consent Agenda and on a Y-5 roll call the balance of the Consent Agenda was adopted.

Council recessed at 10:17 a.m. and reconvened at 10:19 a.m.
Council adjourned at 10:49 a.m.

Communications

889

Request of Kim Hanks McGair to address Council regarding Grant Bowl (Communication)
Document number
889-2023
Disposition
Placed on File

890

Request of Patrick Cashman to address Council regarding city hall concerns (Communication)
Document number
890-2023
Disposition
Placed on File

891

Request of Amair Bashir to address Council regarding Division St medians (Communication)
Document number
891-2023
Disposition
Placed on File

892

Request of Jean Hendron to address Council regarding communication with unsheltered neighbors (Communication)
Document number
892-2023
Disposition
Placed on File

893

Request of Emily Kerrigan to address Council regarding liquid mercury attack (Communication)
Document number
893-2023
Disposition
Placed on File

Time Certain

894

Proclaim October 2023 to be National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Proclamation)
Document number
894-2023
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Disposition
Placed on File

895

*Amend ordinance to revise directives for services related to community engagement, outreach and education, capacity-building and training, and strategic communications (amend Ordinance 191034) (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191498
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Bureau
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Procurement and Business Opportunities
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes (1 of 2)
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

896

Accept recommendation of the Chief Procurement Officer to award on-call services contracts for capacity building and training, community engagement, and strategic communication services (Report)
Document number
896-2023
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Revenue and Financial Services
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes (2 of 2)
Disposition
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Rubio.
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Consent Agenda

897

Reappoint Laura Golino de Lovato, Ian Davie, Allen Hines, and Moriah McSherry McGrath to the Rental Services Commission (Report)
Document number
897-2023
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Bureau
Housing Bureau
Disposition
Confirmed
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

898

Appoint Catherine MacLeod as the Mayor's designee to the Board of Trustees of the Bureau of Fire and Police Disability and Retirement (Report)
Document number
898-2023
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Bureau
Fire and Police Disability and Retirement
Disposition
Confirmed
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

899

*Pay settlement of Lisa Rackner and Joseph Wolf property damage claim for $35,000 involving the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191497
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Revenue and Financial Services
Risk Management
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

900

Amend Private For-Hire Transportation Regulations Code to increase vehicle age limit, identify administrative suspension for exemption from eligibility, amend driving history requirements, and require decertification of drivers (amend Code Chapter 16.40) (Ordinance)
Document number
191503
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Transportation
Disposition
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading November 1, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

901

Amend Towing & Disposition of Vehicles Code to expand tow authority and define lawful possession of an impounded vehicle (amend Code Sections 16.30.100 and 16.30.520) (Ordinance)
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Transportation
Disposition
Referred to Commissioner of Public Safety
Agenda item 901 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.

902

Approve Council Minutes for September 6-27, 2023 (Report)
Document number
902-2023
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
Bureau
Portland City Auditor
Council Clerk
Disposition
Approved
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Regular Agenda

903

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)
Document number
191499
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Second reading agenda item 885.
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

904

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)
Document number
191500
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 886.
Disposition
Passed As Amended
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

905

*Accept and appropriate grant in current fiscal year for $78,455 from Oregon Department of Transportation and authorize Intergovernmental Agreement for the SE 26th Ave Cleveland High School Crossing Improvement Project (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191501
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Transportation
Time requested
10 minutes
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Session Status
No session scheduled

Session Status
No session due to lack of quorum

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