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December 20, 2023 Council Agenda

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Council Chambers in City Hall are closed for renovations.

In accordance with Portland City Code and state law, City Council holds hybrid public meetings, which provide for both virtual and in-person participation. Members of council will attend virtually. Space is available for community members to watch council meetings and provide public testimony in the Lizzie Weeks Room at the Portland Building at 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Room 100, Portland, OR 97204. The City makes several avenues available for the public to listen to and watch the broadcast of this meeting, including the City's YouTube Channel, the Open Signal website, and Xfinity Channel 30 and 330.

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Meeting Minutes

Session status
Adjourned
Members in attendance
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Councilor Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Council convened at 9:46 a.m.

Commissioner Rubio presided.

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

The Consent Agenda was adopted on a Y-4 (Wheeler absent) roll call.

Council recessed at 11:20 a.m. and reconvened at 11:25 a.m.
Council adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

Public communications

1053

Request of Melissa Kostelecky to address Council regarding removal of bike infrastructure designed for safety (Public communication)
Document number
1053-2023
Council action
Placed on file

1054

Request of Jeanne Connett to address Council regarding little houses in St. Johns neighborhood (Public communication)
Document number
1054-2023
Council action
Placed on file

1055

Request of Roger Gertenrich to address Council regarding outdoor maritime displays in North Reach Willamette Greenway Trail (Public communication)
Document number
1055-2023
Council action
Placed on file

1056

Request of JoZell Johnson to address Council regarding need for open space and parks within existing northwest developments and future concerns with Montgomery Park (Public communication)
Document number
1056-2023
Council action
Placed on file

1057

Request of Merita Abazi to address Council regarding humanitarian concerns (Public communication)
Document number
1057-2023
Council action
Placed on file

Time certain

1058

Appoint and reappoint members to the Arts Education and Access Fund Oversight Committee for terms to expire December 31, 2027 (Report)
Document number
1058-2023
Introduced by
Councilor Dan Ryan
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Gonzalez.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

Consent agenda

1059

Accept and appropriate grant for $51,425 from the State of Oregon Department of Emergency Management for the FY 2023 State Homeland Security Program (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191572
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Police
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading January 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1060

Authorize the Bureau of Environmental Services to acquire certain permanent and temporary property rights necessary for construction of the Hillsdale Middle Sewer Rehabilitation Project E11188 through the exercise of the City’s eminent domain authority (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191555
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading item 1031.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1061

*Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with TriMet for projects on SW 4th Ave, SW Alder St, and NE Couch St and appropriate $1,408,491 in FY 2023-24 (amend Contract 30007943) (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191556
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1062

Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with TriMet to reduce scope and reimburse TriMet $252,608 for local match and cost overruns on the Barbur/OR-99W Corridor Safety & Access to Transit Project (amend Contract 30005514) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191557
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Second reading item 1036.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1063

*Authorize Director of the Portland Housing Bureau to amend homeless management information software revenue agreements with public, not-for profit, and for-profit agencies (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191558
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Housing Bureau
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1064

Consent to the transfer of a residential solid waste, recycling, and composting collection franchise from Elmer’s Sanitary Service LLC to Waste Management of Oregon, Inc. (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191575
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading January 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1065

Approve Council Minutes for November 1-29, 2023 (Report)
Document number
1065-2023
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk
Council action
Approved
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

Regular agenda

1066

Amend Tourism Improvement District Code to modify the license assessment rate and remove the periodic sunset review requirement (amend Code Sections 6.05.020 and 6.05.060 and repeal Code Section 6.05.130) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191559
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Second reading item 1026.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1067

Accept bid of $4,073,723 from Brown Contracting, Inc. for the Brentwood-Darlington Bike/Pedestrian Improvements Project (Procurement Report - BID 00002142) (Report)
Document number
1067-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Accepted - prepare contract
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1068

Accept bid of $5,474,999 from Orr, Inc. for the NE 6th Drive Pump Station Project (Procurement Report - ITB 00002173) (Report)
Document number
1068-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Accepted - prepare contract
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Gonzalez.
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1069

*Pay settlement of Sarah Imel bodily injury lawsuit for $350,000 resulting from a motor vehicle collision involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191560
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1070

Extend Lloyd Business District property management license fee for an additional ten years and amend District Property Management License Code to update fees and due dates (amend Code Sections 6.06.260 and 6.06.270) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191561
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Second reading item 1050.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1071

Authorize agreement with Lloyd B.I.D., Inc. for Lloyd District Property Management Services for an estimated amount of $3,550,000 over five years (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191562
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Second reading item 1051.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1072

Declare as surplus City-owned property at 3737 N Emerson St and adjacent recreational lot and authorize a public sale of the property (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191583
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading January 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1073

Authorize competitive solicitation and contract with lowest responsive and responsible bidder and provide payment for construction of the NE Portland Urgent Sewer Rehabilitation Project E11487 for an estimated cost of $1,263,000 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191563
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading item 1042.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1074

*Accept grant for $2,153,520 from Oregon Department of Transportation, authorize Intergovernmental Agreement for NW Naito Parkway Rail Crossing project, and appropriate $50,000 in FY 2023-24 (Emergency ordinance)
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Referred to Commissioner of Public Safety

1075

*Declare property located near the intersection of NE 90th Ave and NE Glisan Ave as surplus and authorize the Bureau of Transportation to dispose of the property by sale to the Eastside Church of Christ or Columbia Christian Schools under first option rights agreements, or by sale on the open market (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191564
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Time requested
5 minutes
Council action
Passed as amended
Motion to amend the ordinance to update Columbia Bible College to Columbia Christian Schools: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Rubio. (Y-4; Wheeler absent)
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1076

Vacate a portion of NE 24th Ave south of NE Columbia Blvd subject to certain conditions and reservations (VAC-10136) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191565
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Second reading item 1043.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1077

Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Energy Northwest for operations and maintenance services for the Portland Hydroelectric Project for $8,161,810 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191566
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Water
Second reading item 1044.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1078

Amend Building Regulations Code to adopt portions of the 2021 International Building Code, the State of Oregon 2023 Edition of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code, and the 2022 Edition of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code (amend Code Sections 24.10.040 and 24.10.072, add Code Section 24.10.150) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191581
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Permitting & Development
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading January 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1079

Amend City Code to update certain boards of appeal terms, reduce the number of alternate members, and make other process changes (amend Code Titles 24, 25, 26, and 27) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191582
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Permitting & Development
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading January 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1080

Amend permit fee schedules for all Type A Accessory Short-Term Rentals (Ordinance)
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Permitting & Development
Second reading item 1028.
Council action
Referred to Commissioner of Public Utilities

1081

*Accept and appropriate $9,750,000 from Multnomah County and authorize Intergovernmental Agreement for affordable housing development and acquisition (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191567
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

1082

*Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah County to authorize FY 2023-24 budget allocation to the Joint Office of Homeless Services (amend Contract 30005335) (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191568
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

Four-fifths agenda

1083

*Amend contract with Titan Utilities, LLC for emergency sinkhole repairs for an estimated cost of $679,900 (amend Contract 30008429) (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
191569
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio
  • Absent (1):
    • Ted Wheeler

Session status
No session scheduled

Session status
No session scheduled

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