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February 18-19, 2026 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
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: Mike Porter, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Council recessed at 6:25 p.m. and reconvened at 7:01 p.m.

Councilor Morillo arrived at 7:07 p.m.
Councilor Smith left at 7:52 p.m.
Councilor Zimmerman left at 7:53 p.m.

Motion to recess the meeting and reconvene February 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.: Moved by Novick and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (10): Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Absent (2): Smith, Zimmerman).

Council recessed  at 7:54 p.m.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public communications

2

Public Comment (Public communication)
Document number
February 18, 2026 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Committee referral report

3

Committee Referral List

 

Regular agenda

4

Authorize submission of a minor boundary change request to the State of Oregon to amend the Portland Enterprise Zone boundary (Resolution)
Resolution number
37739
Document number
2026-016
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Prosper Portland
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

5

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 (1 of 3)
Council action
Postponed
Motion to postpone Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070 indefinitely: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Avalos.

Motion to divide the question to vote on Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070: Moved by Smith.

Vote called to postpone Item 2025-478: (Aye (8): Avalos, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Nay (4): Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Zimmerman)

6

Adopt a supplemental budget for the Portland Housing Bureau for FY 2025-26 (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-010
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
City department
Housing Bureau
Time requested
2 hours (2 of 3)
Council action
Postponed
Motion to postpone Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070 indefinitely: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Avalos.

Motion to divide the question to vote on Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070: Moved by Smith.

Vote called to postpone Item 2026-010: (Aye (8): Avalos, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Dunphy; Nay (4): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Clark, Zimmerman)

7

*Adopt a supplemental budget for the Portland Housing Bureau (Emergency ordinance)
Document number
2026-070
Introduced by
Councilor Loretta Smith
City department
Rental Services Office
Time requested
2 hours (3 of 3)
Council action
Postponed
Motion to postpone Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070 indefinitely: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Avalos.

Motion to divide the question to vote on Items 2025-478, 2026-010, and 2026-070: Moved by Smith.

Vote called to postpone Item 2026-070: (Aye (8): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Nay (4): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman)

Session status
Adjourned
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: Naomi Sheffield, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilor Morillo left at 2:18 p.m. and returned at 4:43 p.m.

Council recessed at 4:20 p.m. and reconvened at 4:32 p.m..

Council adjourned at 5:31 p.m.
 

Regular agenda

8

Declare bridge between SE 17th Ave and SE 26th Ave to be named Brooklyn Bridge and direct the City Administrator to authorize update of signage as appropriate (Resolution)
Resolution number
37740
Document number
2026-048
Neighborhood
Brooklyn
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Olivia Clark
City department
Transportation
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

9

Amend Council Committee Code to allow for the creation of a Council Committee of the Whole (amend Code Section 3.02.050) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192147
Document number
2026-071
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Mitch Green
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Time requested
5 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Clark. (Aye (11) Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Nay (1): Smith)

Passed to second reading as amended February 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

10

Establish new City Council committees (Resolution)
Resolution number
37741
Document number
2026-072
Introduced by
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Adopted as amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Dunphy 1, 2 and 3: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Clark. (Aye (7): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Nay (4): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman; Absent (1): Morillo)

Motion to amend Exhibit A to add "Portland Clean Energy Fund" to Section 5.a.i. under Committee of the Whole: Moved by Smith and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (3): Smith, Ryan, Green; Nay (8): Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Absent (1): Morillo). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend the Resolution to add "effective March 30, 2026" to the end of the first Resolved Statement: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Absent (1): Morillo)
  • Aye (8):
    • Avalos
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Koyama Lane
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Dunphy
  • Nay (3):
    • Smith
    • Ryan
    • Zimmerman
  • Absent (1):
    • Morillo

11

​​Amend Civil Rights Code related to sexual orientation and family status definitions and amend nondiscrimination clauses (amend Code Section 14A.50.110 and Code Chapter 23.01) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192153
Document number
2026-073
Introduced by
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Equity and Human Rights
Police
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Continued
Motion to amend Exhibit B as shown in Koyama Lane 1: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Avalos. Vote not called.

Continued to February 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

12

​​Declare the City of Portland will defend the rights of transgender people and all of the LGBTQIA2S+ community​ (Resolution)
Resolution number
37743
Document number
2026-074
Introduced by
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Equity and Human Rights
Police
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Continued as amended
Motion to amend Resolution as shown in Koyama Lane 1: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (10): Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Nay (1): Smith; Absent (1): Morillo)

Continued as amended to February 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

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