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January 15-16, 2025 Council Agenda

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

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Agenda Updates

Last updated January 14, 2025 at 2:17 p.m.

Scheduled absences

  • Councilor Novick is absent on January 16.
  • Councilor Clark is absent 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on January 16.
In this agenda

Session Status
Recessed
Council in Attendance
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Dan Ryan
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided.

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

Councilor Kanal arrived at 6:03 p.m.

Council recessed at 9:05 p.m. and reconvened at 9:14 p.m.
Council recessed at 11:13 p.m.

Agenda Approval

1

Council will approve the agenda, reorder items, or add an item to the next meeting’s agenda.

President’s Recommendation

2

The President will recommend whether items are considered immediately by the full Council or referred to a committee.
ItemPresident's Recommendation
2025-002 Accept the 2023-24 Parks Levy Annual Report and Parks Levy Oversight Committee Annual ReportCity Council 
2025-003 *Appropriate grants totaling $7 million from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development for the development of Barbur Apartments affordable housing projectCity Council 
2025-004 *Appropriate grant for $125,000 from Oregon Health Authority for the 2024 State Healthy Home GrantCity Council 
2025-005 Consider proposal of Type IV Demolition Review approval for 118 SW Porter St, and Portland Permitting and Development staff recommendation for approval, for a contributing building in the South Portland Historic District (LU 24-077225 DM)City Council 
2025-006 Reappoint Mary Strayhand-Preston as Commissioner of the Civil Service Board for term to expire April 25, 2026City Council 
2025-007 Adopt a Supplemental Budget for City Council and Mayor staffingCity Council 
2025-008 Acknowledge the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.City Council 

Public Communications

3

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
January 15, 2025 Public Communications
Council action
Placed on File

Regular Agenda

4

*Appropriate grants totaling $7 million from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development for the development of Barbur Apartments affordable housing project (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192018
Document number
2025-003
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

5

*Appropriate grant for $125,000 from Oregon Health Authority for the 2024 State Healthy Home Grant (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192019
Document number
2025-004
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

6

Adopt a Supplemental Budget for City Council and Mayor staffing (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-007
Introduced by
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Time requested
90 minutes

7

Amend Council Organization and Procedure Code related to the Council Agenda, Council Rules, and Council Committees (amend Code Chapter 3.02) (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-001
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
City department
City Attorney
Time requested
15 minutes
Second reading document number 2025-001.

8

Acknowledge the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Resolution)
Resolution number
37694
Document number
2025-008
Introduced by
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

9

Accept the 2023-24 Parks Levy Annual Report and Parks Levy Oversight Committee Annual Report (Report)
Document number
2025-002
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Parks & Recreation
Time requested
45 minutes
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Dunphy.
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

10

Reappoint Mary Strayhand-Preston as Commissioner of the Civil Service Board for term to expire April 25, 2026 (Report)
Document number
2025-006
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Referred
Referred to Mayor

Nine-Twelfths Agenda

11

Withdraw authorization for the City Attorney to file an unfair labor practice complaint for a Collective Bargaining Agreement violation (Resolution)
Document number
2025-009
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Mitch Green
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

12

Establish City Council committees (Resolution)
Document number
2025-010
Introduced by
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (11):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Ryan
    • Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Kanal

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Time Certain

13

Consider proposal of Type IV Demolition Review approval for 118 SW Porter St, and Portland Permitting and Development staff recommendation for approval, for a contributing building in the South Portland Historic District (LU 24-077225 DM) (Report)
Document number
2025-005
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
3 hours

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