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September 6, 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
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Councilor Dan Ryan
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Council convened at 9:42 a.m.
Mayor Wheeler presided.

Commissioner Rubio left at 11:03 a.m.
Commissioner Gonzalez left at 12:20 p.m.

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

Item 747 was pulled from the Consent Agenda and on a Y-5 roll call the balance of the Consent Agenda was adopted.

Council recessed at 11:21 a.m. and reconvened at 11:31.
Council recessed at 12:24 p.m.

Public Communications

736

Request of Nic Cota to address Council regarding biking mode share and Bureau of Transportation commitments (Public Communication)
Document number
736-2023
Council action
Placed on File

737

Request of Henry Peth to address Council regarding housing discrimination (Public Communication)
Document number
737-2023
Council action
Placed on File

738

Request of Paul Frazier to address Council regarding budgets and traffic violence (Public Communication)
Document number
738-2023
Council action
Placed on File

739

Request of Juan Carlos Vildosola Covarrubias to address Council regarding Zenith Energy Land Use Compatibility Statement permitting process (Public Communication)
Document number
739-2023
Council action
Placed on File

740

Request of Jeremy Smith to address Council regarding a 32-hour workweek (Public Communication)
Document number
740-2023
Council action
Placed on File

Time Certain

741

Proclaim September 2023 to be National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (Proclamation)
Document number
741-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

742

Proclaim September 8-15, 2023 to be 2023 Welcoming Week (Proclamation)
Document number
742-2023
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Councilor Dan Ryan
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

743

Appoint Michi Slick and Marcelino Alvarez to the Prosper Portland Board for terms to expire September 5, 2026 (Report)
Document number
743-2023
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Prosper Portland
Time certain
10:25 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan.
  • Aye (5):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler

Consent Agenda

744

Amend Business License Law Code to require certain tax returns be filed electronically (amend Code Section 7.02.510) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191450
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Revenue Division
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading September 13, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

745

Update salary grade for City Traffic Engineer classification (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191446
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Human Resources
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading September 13, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

746

*Authorize contract with the lowest responsible bidder for the SE 174th Ave Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Infill Project (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191436
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler

747

*Authorize contract with GardaWorld for Security Services for SmartPark, Portland Downtown Heliport, and Streetcar Facilities not to exceed $6,306,319 (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191441
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Transportation
Council action
Passed
Agenda item 747 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
  • Aye (4):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Carmen Rubio

748

Accept grant and authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro for $845,095 for the per-capita distribution and Business Food Waste Requirement (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191447
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading September 13, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

749

Accept and appropriate a grant for $352,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration to research a Legacy Business Preservation Project (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191437
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Second reading agenda item 719.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler

750

Consent to the transfer of a residential solid waste, recycling and composting collection franchise from S&C Licensing, LLC to Recology Clackamas Inc. (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191438
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Second reading agenda item 720.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler

Regular Agenda

751

*Pay settlement of Dexter Pearce’s bodily injury lawsuit for $25,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191439
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Carmen Rubio

752

*Pay settlement of Peso Investments, LLC property damage claim for $90,000 involving the Bureaus of Environmental Services and Transportation (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191440
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Carmen Rubio

753

Authorize application to the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for $574,225 to assist the Portland-Metropolitan area law enforcement and criminal justice community to prevent and reduce crime and violence (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191443
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Police
Second reading agenda item 728.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (3):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (2):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio

754

Authorize a competitive solicitation and contract with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and provide payment for construction of the Lombard Pump Station and Force Main Upgrade Project E10920 for an estimated amount of $10,200,000 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191444
Introduced by
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 729.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (3):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (2):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Carmen Rubio

755

*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro and accept grant for $1,897,908 for the Kelley Point Park Trail Project (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191442
Introduced by
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Parks & Recreation
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (4):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler
  • Absent (1):
    • Carmen Rubio

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

Council adjourned at 4:27 p.m.

The following item was CANCELLED: Consider the appeal by the Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association of the Hearings Officer’s decision to approve a Conditional Use Review for a 2-story, 52-bed Group Living facility and an Adjustment to the maximum building coverage on a property in the R10 zone (LU 22-106202 CU AD). This item was originally scheduled for 2:00 p.m. time certain. 

Time Certain

756

Direct the Office of Government Relations to collaborate with state and local partners in the pursuit of consistent criminal regulation of controlled substances in public and adequate resources for drug treatment (Resolution)
Resolution number
37632
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Government Relations
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
45 minutes (1 of 2)
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (5):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler

757

*Amend Alcohol on Public Property and Public Rights of Way Code to add a provision that bans consumption of controlled substances in public subject to state law limitations (amend Code Section 14A.50.010) (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191445
Introduced by
Former Mayor Ted Wheeler
Former Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Former Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Former Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Police
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
45 minutes (2 of 2)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Ryan
    • Ted Wheeler

Session Status
No session scheduled

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