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December 3, 2025 Council Agenda

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

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Meeting Minutes

Session Status
Adjourned

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided.

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

Document Numbers 2025-437, 2025-438, 2025-440, 2025-460 were pulled from the consent agenda. The balance of the consent agenda was approved with a vote of aye (10): Clark, Green, Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; absent (2): Zimmerman, Dunphy.

Councilor Zimmerman arrived at 11:50 a.m. and left at 12:36 p.m.
Councilor Smith arrived at 9:40 a.m.
Councilor Dunphy left at 10:50 a.m. and returned at 10:52 a.m.
Councilor Koyama Lane left at 12:00 p.m. and returned at 1:14 p.m.
Councilor Clark left at 1:07 p.m.
Councilor Zimmerman arrived at 3:37 p.m.

Council recessed at 12:36 p.m. and reconvened at 12:52 p.m.
Council recessed at 1:30 p.m. and reconvened at 2:03 p.m.

Council adjourned at 4:19.

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
December 3, 2025 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee Referral List
Time requested: 5 minutes

City Administrator Report

4

December 2025 City Administrator Report (Presentation)
Document number
2025-461
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Former City Administrator Michael Jordan
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Placed on File

Consent Agenda

5

Amend Protests and Appeals and Revenue Division Appeals Board Code (amend Code Sections 7.02.290 and 7.02.295) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192124
Document number
2025-433
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

6

Amend Special Taxes Code to conform to Oregon Revised Statute 314.835 (amend Code Sections 6.04.130, 6.05.070, 6.09.040, and add Code Section 6.04.135) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192125
Document number
2025-434
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

7

Amend Lloyd Business District Fee Code to correct inadvertent change (amend Code Sections 6.06.260 and 6.06.270) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192126
Document number
2025-435
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

8

Reappoint Catherine MacLeod to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Board of Trustees for term to expire December 31, 2028 (Report)
Document number
2025-437
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Fire and Police Disability and Retirement
Previous agenda item
Council action
Confirmed
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Smith and seconded by Ryan.
  • Aye (10):
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman

9

Reappoint Sean Wallace and appoint Penny Sweeting to the Revenue Division Appeals Board (Report)
Document number
2025-438
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Previous agenda item
Council action
Confirmed
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Green.
  • Aye (10):
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman

10

Reappoint Dan Floyd to Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for term to expire December 31, 2027 (Report)
Document number
2025-440
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Portland Children's Levy
Previous agenda item
Council action
Confirmed
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Novick.
  • Aye (10):
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman

11

Appoint and reappoint members to the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing
 (Report)
Document number
2025-460
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
DOJ Settlement
Previous agenda item
Council action
Accepted
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Green.
  • Aye (10):
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (2):
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman

Regular Agenda

12

Add Detention Facility Impact Fee Code to ensure fair cost sharing in high-impact land uses and to reduce burden on Portland taxpayers (add Code Chapter 5.80) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192127
Document number
2025-429
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Mitch Green
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed As Amended
  • Aye (9):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (2):
    • Ryan
    • Novick
  • Absent (1):
    • Zimmerman

13

Amend Business License Law Code to allow sharing select business license tax information with the Bureau of Environmental Services (amend Code Section 7.02.240) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192128
Document number
2025-432
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Zimmerman

14

*Pay settlement of David Barron employment discrimination lawsuit in the sum of $60,000 involving Portland Fire & Rescue (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192129
Document number
2025-462
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Zimmerman

15

*Declare City property located at 1436 SE Spokane St, known as the Sellwood Community Center, as surplus property and authorize City Administrator to dispose of the property by sale to Friends of Sellwood Community House​ (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192130
Document number
2025-430
Neighborhood
Sellwood-Moreland
Introduced by
Councilor Olivia Clark
City department
Parks & Recreation
Time requested
45 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Kanal
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

16

Adopt City of Portland Investment Policy (Resolution)
Resolution number
37723
Document number
2025-436
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Treasury
Time requested
2 hours
Previous agenda item
Council action
Adopted As Amended
Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (8): Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick; Nay (3): Zimmerman, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (1): Clark)
  • Aye (10):
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Zimmerman
  • Absent (1):
    • Clark

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