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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
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Councilor Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Former 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.

Public Communications

889

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

890

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

891

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

892

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

893

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

Time Certain

894

Proclaim October 2023 to be National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Proclamation)
Document number
894-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
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)
Ordinance number
191498
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Procurement and Business Opportunities
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes (1 of 2)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes (2 of 2)
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Rubio.
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Housing Bureau
Council action
Confirmed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
City department
Fire and Police Disability and Retirement
Council action
Confirmed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

899

*Pay settlement of Lisa Rackner and Joseph Wolf property damage claim for $35,000 involving the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191497
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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)
Ordinance number
191503
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Council action
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
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Council action
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
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk
Council action
Approved
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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)
Ordinance number
191499
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Second reading agenda item 885.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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)
Ordinance number
191500
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 886.
Council action
Passed As Amended
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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)
Ordinance number
191501
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

Session Status
No session scheduled

Session Status
No session due to lack of quorum

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