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

Communications

736

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

737

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

738

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

739

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

740

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

Time Certain

741

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

742

Proclaim September 8-15, 2023 to be 2023 Welcoming Week (Proclamation)
Document number
742-2023
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Time certain
10:05 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Disposition
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
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Prosper Portland
Time certain
10:25 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Disposition
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan.
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Consent Agenda

744

Amend Business License Law Code to require certain tax returns be filed electronically (amend Code Section 7.02.510) (Ordinance)
Document number
191450
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Revenue Division
Disposition
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)
Document number
191446
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Human Resources
Disposition
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)
Document number
191436
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Transportation
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

747

*Authorize contract with GardaWorld for Security Services for SmartPark, Portland Downtown Heliport, and Streetcar Facilities not to exceed $6,306,319 (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191441
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Transportation
Disposition
Passed
Agenda item 747 was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion.
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Absent
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

748

Accept grant and authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro for $845,095 for the per-capita distribution and Business Food Waste Requirement (Ordinance)
Document number
191447
Introduced by
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Bureau
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Disposition
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)
Document number
191437
Introduced by
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Bureau
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Second reading agenda item 719.
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

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)
Document number
191438
Introduced by
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Bureau
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Second reading agenda item 720.
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Regular Agenda

751

*Pay settlement of Dexter Pearce’s bodily injury lawsuit for $25,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191439
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Revenue and Financial Services
Risk Management
Time requested
10 minutes
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Absent
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

752

*Pay settlement of Peso Investments, LLC property damage claim for $90,000 involving the Bureaus of Environmental Services and Transportation (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191440
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Management and Finance
Revenue and Financial Services
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Absent
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

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)
Document number
191443
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Bureau
Police
Second reading agenda item 728.
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Absent
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Absent
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

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)
Document number
191444
Introduced by
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Bureau
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 729.
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Absent
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Absent
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

755

*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro and accept grant for $1,897,908 for the Kelley Point Park Trail Project (Emergency Ordinance)
Document number
191442
Introduced by
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Bureau
Parks & Recreation
Time requested
15 minutes
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Absent
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

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: 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)
Document number
37632
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Bureau
Government Relations
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
45 minutes (1 of 2)
Disposition
Adopted
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

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)
Document number
191445
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Commissioner Mingus Mapps
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Bureau
Police
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
45 minutes (2 of 2)
Disposition
Passed
Votes
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Session Status
No session scheduled

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