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October 4, 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
Recessed
Council in Attendance
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Councilor Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided.

Officers in attendance: Naomi Sheffield, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk 

Council recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 11:28 a.m..

Council recessed at 11:38 a.m.

Public Communications

821

Request of Susan Bladholm to address Council regarding public-private partnership (Public Communication)
Document number
821-2023
Council action
Placed on File

822

Request of Sorin Garber to address Council regarding funding for the Frog Ferry pilot (Public Communication)
Document number
822-2023
Council action
Placed on File

823

Request of Jennifer Schloming to address Council regarding mass transit for St Johns (Public Communication)
Document number
823-2023
Council action
Placed on File

824

Request of James Paulson to address Council regarding low income transportation (Public Communication)
Document number
824-2023
Council action
Placed on File

825

Request of Steve Kanter to address Council regarding 911 problems and a solution (Public Communication)
Document number
825-2023
Council action
Placed on File

Time Certain

826

Proclaim October 2023 to be Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Proclamation)
Document number
826-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

827

Proclaim October 2023 to be Filipino-American History Month
 (Proclamation)
Document number
827-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

828

Appoint Mike Walsh to the Citizen Review Committee for a term to expire October 1, 2026 (Resolution)
Resolution number
37633
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Independent Police Review
Time certain
10:25 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (3):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (2):
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez

829

Appoint Kip Silverman, Kerry Driver, Odelia Zuckerman, and Mollay Ramos to the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (Report)
Document number
829-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Community Safety Division
Time certain
10:40 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan.
  • Aye (3):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (2):
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez

Regular Agenda

830

Initiate foreclosure action on certain properties for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the properties (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191465
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Management and Finance
Revenue Division
Treasury
Second reading agenda item 814.
Council action
Passed As Amended
  • Aye (3):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (2):
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Rene Gonzalez

831

Authorize acquisition of shields for research and development by the Special Resources Division (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191480
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Police
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading October 11, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

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

Mayor Wheeler presided.

Council reconvened at 3:00 p.m.

Officers in attendance: Lauren King, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Council recessed at 3:05 p.m. and reconvened at 3:33 p.m.
Council adjourned at 4:09 p.m.

Time Certain

832

Amend Title 33, Planning and Zoning, and the Zoning Map to reduce the impacts of future flooding on the city and prevent the degradation of floodplain habitat for endangered and threatened fish species (amend Code Title 33 and the Zoning Map) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191477
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time certain
3:00 pm
Time requested
30 minutes (1 of 2)
Previous agenda item 777.

Oral and written record closed September 1, 2023. View written testimony on Map App. 

Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to update the findings and reconcile documents to reflect the amendments: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan. (Y-3)

Passed to second reading October 11, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. Time Certain as amended.

833

Amend Flood Hazard Areas Code to comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency National Flood Insurance Program requirements and modify compensatory excavation and removal requirements (amend Code Chapter 24.50 and 24.10) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191478
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
3:00 pm
Time requested
30 minutes (2 of 2)
Previous agenda item 778.

Oral and written record closed September 1, 2023. View written testimony on Map App. 

Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Passed to second reading October 11, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. Time Certain as amended.

834

*Adopt the FY 2023-24 Fall Supplemental Budget and make other budget-related changes (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191482
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Budget Office
Management and Finance
Time certain
3:30 pm
Time requested
1 hour (1 of 2)

Submit written testimony on Map App.

Council action
Continued
Motion to make the following adjustments to the supplemental budget as filed to appropriate one-time General Fund discretionary resource in the Commissioners’ Offices: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan. (Y-Mapps, Ryan; N-Wheeler) Motion failed to pass.
Motion to reconsider: Moved by Wheeler and seconded by Mapps. (Y-3)
Continued to October 11, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. time certain.

Motion to make the following adjustments to the supplemental budget as filed to add the position of Urban Forest Pest and Pathogen Specialist: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Mapps. Vote not called. Continued to October 11, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. time certain.

Motion to make the following adjustments to the supplemental budget as filed to recognize Supportive Housing Services Funds approved by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners for the implementation of Temporary Alternative Shelter Sites (TASS): Moved by Wheeler and seconded by Ryan. Vote not called. Continued to October 11, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. time certain.

835

*Update the Fund Statement of Purpose for the Recreational Cannabis Tax Fund to allow the City Budget Office to establish set aside funds for an operating reserve policy (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191483
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Budget Office
Management and Finance
Time certain
3:30 pm
Time requested
1 hour (2 of 2)

Submit written testimony on Map App.

Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading October 11, 2023 at 3:45 p.m. time certain.

Session Status
No session scheduled

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