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March 5, 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 in attendance
Councilor Candace Avalos
Council President 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
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided. 
Officers in attendance: Lauren King, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Linly Rees, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilor Smith arrived at 9:35 a.m.
Councilor Ryan arrived at 10:39 a.m.

Item 2025-056 was pulled from the consent agenda and on a Y-11 (Ryan absent) roll call the balance of the consent agenda was approved.

Council recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 11:31 a.m.
Council adjourned at 1:24 p.m.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public communications

2

Public Comment (Public communication)
Document number
March 5, 2025 Public Communications
Council action
Placed on file

Consent agenda

3

Authorize Bureau of Environmental Services to acquire certain permanent and temporary rights necessary for construction of the Oak Basin A – Sandy Blvd Trunk Project through exercise of the City’s eminent domain authority (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192022
Document number
2025-029
Neighborhood
Kerns
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Environmental Services
Second reading agenda item.
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Ryan

4

Authorize Bureau of Environmental Services to acquire certain permanent and temporary property rights necessary for construction of the N Marine Drive Levee Outfall Decommission Project through the exercise of the City’s eminent domain authority (Project EZ0010) (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-056
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Environmental Services
Council action
Referred to Mayor
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.

Regular agenda

5

Adopt the Budget Calendar for FY 2025-26 (Resolution)
Resolution number
37701
Document number
2025-036
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item.
Council action
Adopted as amended
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

6

*Adopt schedule for specific Council meetings to implement budget calendar (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192023
Document number
2025-057
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

7

Appoint Anna Allen and Laura Suarez to the Steering and Oversight Committee for the Homelessness Response System Intergovernmental Agreement (Report)
Document number
2025-058
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Green.
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

8

*Authorize Letter of Agreement with PROTEC17 to extend the expiration date of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement from June 30, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192024
Document number
2025-059
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed
Motion to move the item forward: Moved by Clark and seconded by Avalos.
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

9

*Pay settlement of Woodstock et al. civil-rights and personal-injury lawsuit in the sum of $938,328 involving the Portland Police Bureau (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192025
Document number
2025-060
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Passed
Motion to pass the ordinance and approve the settlement: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick.
  • Aye (11):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Smith

10

*Pay workers’ compensation claims of Jerome Johnson for $100,000 involving Portland Parks & Recreation (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192026
Document number
2025-061
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney

11

Initiate foreclosure action on 11514 SE Alder St for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-062
Neighborhood
Mill Park
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
45 minutes (1 of 4)
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading March 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

12

Initiate foreclosure action on 10218 N Tyler Ave for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192028
Document number
2025-063
Neighborhood
North
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
45 minutes (2 of 4)
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading March 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

13

Initiate foreclosure action on 111 NE Killingsworth St for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192029
Document number
2025-064
Neighborhood
King
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
45 minutes (3 of 4)
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading March 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

14

Initiate foreclosure action on 4121 NE Grand Ave for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192030
Document number
2025-065
Neighborhood
King
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
45 minutes (4 of 4)
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading March 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

15

Declare property located at intersection of I-405 and SW Naito Parkway as surplus property and authorize Bureau of Transportation to dispose of property to Oregon Department of Transportation in exchange for accepting property at west end of Steel Bridge ramps (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192031
Document number
2025-066
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading March 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Session status
Cancelled

The March 5, 2025 Council meeting scheduled for 3:00 p.m. has been cancelled. The noise variance appeal has been withdrawn and will not be rescheduled. 

Time certain

16

Appeal of Garrett Hillyer against the noise variance granted to Sabin Elementary School for a weekly community event (VAR 5110194) (Report)
Document number
2025-067
Neighborhood
Sabin
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Noise Program
Time certain
3:00 pm
Time requested
90 minutes
Council action
Referred to Auditor
Appellant withdrew their appeal.

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