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January 28-29, 2026 Council Agenda

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

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Agenda Updates

Last updated January 29, 2026 at 10:05 a.m.

Item 5 (Document 2026-007), Item 7 (Document 2026-008), Item 11 (Document 2025-480) and Item 12 (Document 2025-481) added Committee Staff Summaries.

Item 11 (Document 2025-480) has a proposed amendment, Councilor Novick 1.

Item 12 (Document 2025-481) has proposed amendments, Councilor Novick 2 and Councilor Kanal 1.

 

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

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Beth Woodard, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilor Kanal arrived at 10:00 a.m.
Councilor Ryan arrived at 10:18 a.m.

The consent agenda was approved on a Y-11 roll call. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy); Absent (1): Ryan.)

Council recessed at 10:03 a.m. and reconvened at 10:09 a.m.
Council recessed at 11:59 a.m. and reconvened at 12:06 p.m.

Council recessed at 1:31 p.m.

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
January 28, 2026 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee Referral List

Time Certain

4

2025 Steve Lowenstein Trust Award (Presentation)
Document number
2026-044
Introduced by
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Consent Agenda

5

Amend Renaming City Streets Code to realign with Oregon Revised Statute 227.120 by redelegating decision-making authority to City Council to approve or deny street renaming proposals (amend Code Chapter 17.93) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192140
Document number
2026-007
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation city code and administrative rule updates
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading February 4, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

6

​​Amend Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Code to allow a transfer of interest earned in FY 2023-24 for the FY 2025-26 budget (amend Code Section 7.07.060)​ (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192141
Document number
2026-011
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading February 4, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Regular Agenda

7

Exempt certain code requirements under City Code Chapter 17.93 Renaming City Streets for the proposed renaming of a portion of SW Jackson Street to SW Rose Hill Street (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192142
Document number
2026-008
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation
Time requested
15 minutes
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading February 4, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

8

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
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed As Amended
  • 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
2 hours
Previous agenda item
Council action
Continued As Amended
Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Avalos/Dunphy/Smith 1 and 2. Motion withdrawn.

Motion to call the question: Moved by Smith and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (6): Avalos, Smith, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Dunphy; Nay (6): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Avalos/Dunphy/Smith 3: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (8): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Nay (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark)

Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (6): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman; Nay (6): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Green 1: Moved by Green and seconded by Morillo. Vote not called.

Continued to a future meeting as amended.

Time Certain

10

Transmit report to the City on Portland Police Bureau Officer-Involved Shootings and Critical Incidents by the OIR Group (Report)
Document number
2026-045
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Independent Police Review
Time certain
2:30 pm
Time requested
90 minutes
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Clark and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

Regular Agenda

11

Add Code to establish a City Data and Privacy Office (add Code Chapter 3.39) (Ordinance)
Document number
2025-480
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
1 hour (1 of 2)
Previous agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Novick 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Absent (1): Zimmerman)

Passed to second reading as amended February 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
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12

Direct the City Administrator to establish a City Data and Privacy Office to advance privacy protections, steward data assets, and minimize risks from data brokers, uncontrolled sharing of personal information, and secondary data use (Resolution)
Document number
2025-481
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
1 hour (2 of 2)
Previous agenda item
Council action
Continued
Continued to February 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
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