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January 21, 2026 Council Agenda

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

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Agenda Updates

Last updated 1/21/26 at 4:37 p.m.

Item 2025-478 has added committee staff summary, proposed amendments by Councilors Avalos, Dunphy, and Smith, and a proposed amendment by Councilor Novick.

Council President will provide an update on implementing Resolution 37730. Resolution sponsors and the City Administrator will be invited to give updates and comment.

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
January 21, 2026 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee Referral List
Time requested: 5 minutes

Time Certain

4

Annex the 5048 SW Hilltop Lane property (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192136
Document number
2025-483
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time certain
6:15 pm
Time requested
5 minutes
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Avalos
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Smith

City Administrator Update

5

January 2026 City Administrator Report (Presentation)
Document number
2026-004
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Administrator Raymond C. Lee III
Time requested
1 hour
Previous agenda item
Council action
Placed on File
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Clark. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)

Consent Agenda

6

Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah County for the Revenue Division to administer the Preschool for All Program Tax (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192137
Document number
2025-466
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

Regular Agenda

7

Assess property for sidewalk, curb and driveway repair for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (Y1106) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192139
Document number
2025-467
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
10 minutes (1 of 2)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)

Passed to second reading as amended January 28, 2026

8

Assess property for sidewalk, curb and driveway repair for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (Y1107) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192138
Document number
2025-468
Neighborhood
Powellhurst-Gilbert
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
10 minutes (2 of 2)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

9

Establish City Council’s priorities for the allocation of approximately $20,700,000 in unspent Rental Services Office funds and urge the Mayor to reflect these priorities in the Proposed Budget (Resolution)
Document number
2025-478
Introduced by
Councilor Candace Avalos
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Loretta Smith
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
80 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Continued
Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Avalos/Dunphy/Smith 1 and 2: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Smith. Vote not called.

Continued to January 28, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
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