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June 25, 2025 Council Agenda (Special Meeting)

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

In accordance with Portland City Code and state law, City Council holds hybrid public meetings, which provide for both virtual and in-person participation. Councilors may elect to attend remotely by video and teleconference, or in-person. The City makes several avenues available for the public to listen to and watch the broadcast of this meeting, including the City's YouTube Channel, the Open Signal website, and Xfinity Channel 30 and 330.

Special meetings scheduled by request of Councilors Kanal, Morillo, Koyama Lane, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Smith, and Green, as required by City Code Subsection 3.02.010 D.

Questions may be directed to councilclerk@portlandoregon.gov

Meeting Minutes

Session Status
Adjourned
Council in Attendance
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Dan Ryan
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Loretta Smith
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 1:34 p.m.
Councilor Smith arrived at 1:34 p.m.
Councilor Avalos left at 6:03 p.m.

Council adjourned at 6:29 p.m.

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Suspension of Rules

2

*Repeal one-year extension of funding for Portland Children’s Levy for FY 2025-26 and approve funding recommendations of Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028 (repeal Ordinance 192065) (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192080
Document number
2025-264
Introduced by
Councilor Steve Novick
City department
Portland Children's Levy
Council action
Passed
Motion to suspend the rules to add an ordinance to the agenda: Moved by Novick and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)

Motion to replace Finding 5 with “Council has decided to repeal Ordinance 192065. Council anticipates receiving recommendations from the Allocation Committee in response to the remand of Document Number 2025-207 in the near future.”, delete Directives B, C, and D, and replace Section 2 with “The Council declares that an emergency exists in order to avoid disruption and funding for this important work; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.” Moved by Morillo and seconded by Green (Aye (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith; Nay (6): Kanal, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney). Motion failed to pass.
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

Regular Agenda

3

*Amend Code to consolidate noise enforcement and improve fairness and consistency in noise regulation (repeal Code Sections 14A.30.010 and 14A.30.020; amend Code Section 14B.120.020) (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192081
Document number
2025-148
Introduced by
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Passed As Amended
Motion to add an emergency clause in order to have the ordinance to go into effect before the summer season: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)
  • Aye (12):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney

4

Support and expand Portland Street Response as a co-equal branch of the first responder system and establish the Portland Street Response Committee (Resolution)
Resolution number
37709
Document number
2025-175
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Candace Avalos
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Adopted As Amended
Motion to amend the resolution as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)
  • Aye (10):
    • Kanal
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (2):
    • Ryan
    • Clark

5

Amend System Development Charge Exemptions Code to add a temporary exemption for residential housing projects (amend Code Section 17.14.070) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192082
Document number
2025-243
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend the ordinance as shown in Avalos 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Kanal. (Nay (10): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (2) Koyama Lane, Avalos). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to add a directive for the Community and Economic Development Service Area to provide implementation reports every six months: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Zimmerman. (Aye (11): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (1) Avalos)

Passed to second as amended reading July 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

6

Amend Council Organization and Procedure Code to include Council rule on tie-breaking (amend Code Section 3.02.030) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192093
Document number
2025-186
Introduced by
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Rescheduled

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