November 20-21, 2024 Council Agenda

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1900 SW Fourth Avenue, Room 2500, Portland, OR 97201

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In this agenda

Session Status
Recessed
Council in Attendance
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided.

Officers in attendance: Alan Yoder, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Item 1002 was pulled from the consent agenda and on a Y-5 roll call the balance of the consent agenda was approved.

Council recessed at 11:41 a.m. and reconvened at 11:51 a.m.
Council recessed at 12:54 p.m.

Public Communications

990

Request of Addie Smith to address Council regarding Portland Police Bureau (Communication)
Document number
990-2024
Council action
Placed on File

991

Request of Diva Palmer to address Council regarding Bantu Properties LLC (Communication)
Document number
991-2024
Council action
Placed on File

992

Request of robert butler to address Council regarding important issues of the day (Communication)
Document number
992-2024
Council action
Placed on File

993

Request of Samuel Sachs to address Council regarding investigation of Community Safety Division related to claims of racism and discrimination (Communication)
Document number
993-2024
Council action
Placed on File

994

Request of Kyle MacLowry to address Council regarding North Tabor neighborhood development (Communication)
Document number
994-2024
Council action
Placed on File

Time Certain

995

Appoint and reappoint members to the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (Report)
Document number
995-2024
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Community Safety Division
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Rubio.
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

Consent Agenda

996

Amend contract with Titan Utilities, LLC to add funds for storm sewer and maintenance hole replacement at Outfall 42 due to railroad permit delays (amend Contract 30008429) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191980
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Environmental Services
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

997

Amend Price Agreements for urgent sanitary and storm repairs to extend term by one year for $3 million per contract (amend Price Agreements 31002492, 31002491, and 31002490) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191964
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 962.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

998

Authorize competitive solicitation and contract with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for construction of the Terwilliger-Northgate Lift Station for $3 million (Project E11239) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191965
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 963.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

999

Authorize Letter of Agreement with Professional & Technical Employees, Local 17 to establish standby rate for Engineers in the Collections Operations and Maintenance Division of the Bureau of Environmental Services and provide retroactive pay for employees (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191966
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Environmental Services
Human Resources
Second reading agenda item 964.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1000

Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah County to increase construction cost for the Justice Center Bus Duct Replacement Project not to exceed $13,500,000 (amend Contract 30009005) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191967
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Facilities Services
Second reading agenda item 967.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1001

*Appropriate grant for $175,000 from State of Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development for the Portland Housing Code Bonus Alignment Project (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191968
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Long-range Planning
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1002

*Initiate foreclosure action at 11257 NE Sandy Blvd for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191979
Neighborhood
Parkrose
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Revenue Division
Council action
Passed
Item 1002 was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1003

*Pay settlement of Larisa Cruze bodily injury claim for $14,000 resulting from a motor vehicle collision involving the Portland Bureau of Transportation (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191969
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1004

*Pay uninsured/underinsured motorist lawsuit of Fred Wiechmann for $25,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191970
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1005

*Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with TriMet for maintenance of the Division Transit Project (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191971
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Transportation
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1006

Vacate SE Madison St between SE 71st Ave and SE 72nd Ave subject to certain conditions and reservations (VAC-10138) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191972
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Transportation
Second reading agenda item 977.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

Regular Agenda

1007

Direct Portland Parks & Recreation to prepare a resolution for City Council to consider in January 2025 to refer a five-year local option tax levy for the May 2025 General Election to fund park maintenance, deliver recreation programs, and care for natural areas, water quality, and urban forest (Resolution)
Resolution number
37685
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Dan Ryan
City department
Parks & Recreation
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Adopted As Amended
Motion to amend the first "resolved" statement to replace "in January 2025" with "no later than Spring 2025" and to add "or November" after "May": Moved by Ryan and seconded by Mapps. (Aye (5) - Mapps, Rubio, Ryan, Gonzalez, Wheeler)
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1008

Amend Code to align with the amended City Charter approved by voters in Portland Measure 26-228 (amend Code Titles 1, 11 and 27, replace Code Titles 10, 16 and 21) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191988
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Government and Leadership
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1009

Amend Code to align with the amended City Charter approved by voters in Portland Measure 26-228 (amend Code Titles 2, 4, 9, 22, 23 and 30, replace Code Titles 3 and 17, and repeal Code Title 8) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191973
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Government and Leadership
Second reading agenda item 981.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1010

Authorize Price Agreements for Owner Advisor Services for Alternative Delivery Projects not to exceed $18 million (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191974
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item 965.
Council action
Passed As Amended
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1011

Amend Parks and Recreation Code to align with the amended City Charter approved by voters in Portland Measure 26-228 and to update park rules (replace Code Title 20) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191989
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Parks & Recreation
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1012

Amend Tree Preservation Standards Code to continue current regulations for preservation of private trees (amend Code Section 11.50.040) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191975
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Parks & Recreation
Second reading agenda item 989.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1013

Authorize application to the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance for the FY 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for $498,002 to assist the Portland-Metropolitan area law enforcement and criminal justice community to prevent and reduce crime and violence (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191976
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Police
Second reading agenda item 984.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1014

*Pay settlement of Dustin Ferreira bodily injury lawsuit for $400,000 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191977
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1015

*Create the NE 11th Ave and Columbia Blvd Local Improvement District to construct sidewalk, Oregon Humane Society driveway relocation and mast arm traffic signal improvements, and relocate public utilities south of NE Columbia Blvd to enable the elimination of frontage improvement requirements for NE 10th Ave, NE Baldwin St and NE Russet St (C-10075) (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191978
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Transportation
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

1016

Create the NW Park Ave Local Improvement District to construct street, sidewalk, stormwater, sanitary sewer and water main improvements in conjunction with the segregation of pending local improvement district liens (C-10076) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191990
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Transportation
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading December 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1017

Amend the NW Park Ave and Johnson-Kearney St Local Improvement District to construct only NW Johnson St and NW Kearney St and to construct NW Park Ave in a separate and newly-formed NW Park Ave Local Improvement District in conjunction with the segregation of pending local improvement district liens (C-10069; amend Contract 30004963) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
191991
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Transportation
Second reading agenda item 837.
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend the Ordinance, Exhibit D, and Exhibit G: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Wheeler. (Aye (5) - Mapps, Rubio, Ryan, Gonzalez, Wheeler)
Passed to second reading as amended December 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

1018

Adopt City of Portland Investment Policy (amend FIN 2.14) (Resolution)
Resolution number
37686
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Treasury
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

Session Status
No session scheduled

Council in Attendance
Mayor Ted Wheeler
Commissioner Carmen Rubio
Commissioner Dan Ryan
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez
Commissioner Mingus Mapps

Mayor Wheeler presided.

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

Council recessed at 3:38 p.m and reconvened at 4:00 p.m.

Council adjourned at 4:42 p.m.

Four-Fifths Agenda

1019

Authorize Agreement between the City, Portland Streetcar Inc, and 1535-A1 LLC for public benefits related to the Montgomery Park Area Plan (Ordinance)
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time certain
3:00 pm
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Continued
Motion to amend Exhibit A to add the following to Subsection 2.3.2: “For informational purposes, the report will include the following additional data: 1) the racial breakdown of employees holding the newly created middle-wage jobs in an anonymized manner and to the extent individual employees elect to disclose race or ethnicity or the employer otherwise has the information, and 2) information related to whether the businesses that created the new middle-wage jobs are new business to the city or have relocated from within the city, and if so, from where they relocated. This data will be collected through surveys or third-party sources as available.”: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Gonzalez. Vote not called.

Continued to December 4, 2024 at 10:25 a.m. time certain

Time Certain

1020

Accept 2020 Critical Assessment Phase Two Report from Independent Monitor, LLC, provided pursuant to the Settlement Agreement between the United States and City of Portland (Report)
Document number
1020-2024
Introduced by
Mayor Ted Wheeler
City department
City Attorney
Time certain
4:00 pm
Time requested
45 minutes
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Gonzalez and seconded by Mapps.
  • Aye (5):
    • Mingus Mapps
    • Carmen Rubio
    • Dan Ryan
    • Rene Gonzalez
    • Ted Wheeler

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