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February 4-5, 2026 Council Agenda

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

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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: Alan Yoder, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilor Kanal arrived at 9:31 a.m.

Items 2026-017 and 2026-018 were pulled from the consent agenda and on a Y-12 roll call the balance of the consent agenda was approved (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy).

Council recessed at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 11:26 a.m.

Council recessed at 1:10 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 4, 2026 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee Referral List

Time Certain

4

Add Nondiscrimination Requirements for Single-Occupant Restrooms in Places of Public Accommodation Code to establish equal restroom access by requiring gender neutral signage (add Code Section 23.01.071) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192144
Document number
2025-475
Introduced by
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Passed to second reading as amended February 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

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
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

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)
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

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
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

8

Require City Administrator to release public records in reference to unspent surplus funds and schedule an oversight hearing (Resolution)
Resolution number
37734
Document number
2026-046
Introduced by
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Candace Avalos
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Adopted As Amended
Motion to limit debate on the technical questions to the current queue: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Novick. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Nay (1): Pirtle-Guiney)

Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Green 1: Moved by Green and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)

Motion to amend the Resolution to replace the last Resolved Statement with "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Council direct the City Administrator to perform an investigation into the Portland Housing bureaus funds or work with the City Auditor to enter into an audit of these finances, beginning within the next month.": Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark; Nay (8): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.
  • Aye (8):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Green
    • Dunphy
  • Nay (4):
    • Ryan
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman

9

Add Appointed Boards, Commissions and Committees Code (add Code Chapter 3.40) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192145
Document number
2025-471
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Office of Community & Civic Life
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Rescheduled
Rescheduled to February 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

10

Appoint Teresa Carr to the Home Forward Board of Commissioners for a term to expire February 4, 2030 (Resolution)
Resolution number
37735
Document number
2026-017
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Housing Bureau
Council action
Adopted
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

11

Appoint and reappoint members to the Building Code Board of Appeal for terms to expire February 3, 2029 (Report)
Document number
2026-018
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Council action
Confirmed
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.

Motion to accept the report: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney.
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

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: Adrianne DelCotto, Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilor Zimmerman arrived at 2:02 p.m.
Councilor Smith arrived at 2:03 p.m.
Councilor Pirtle-Guiney arrived at 2:04 p.m.

Council Adjourned at 5:07 p.m.
 

Regular Agenda

12

Add Appointed Boards, Commissions and Committees Code (add Code Chapter 3.40) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192145
Document number
2025-471
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Dan Ryan
City department
Office of Community & Civic Life
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Dunphy/Koyama Lane 1 and 2: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)

Motion to amend the Ordinance as shown in Koyama Lane 3: Moved by Koyama Lane 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 February 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

13

Add Code to establish a City Data and Privacy Office (add Code Chapter 3.39) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192143
Document number
2025-480
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
30 minutes (1 of 2)
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

14

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)
Resolution number
37736
Document number
2025-481
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
30 minutes (2 of 2)
Previous agenda item
Council action
Adopted As Amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Novick 3: Moved by Novick and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Novick 3: Moved by Novick and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy)

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Novick 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

15

Accept removals from Community Board for Police Accountability recommended by administration due to ineligibility and cause and appoint alternates to vacant seats (Report)
Document number
2026-047
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Office of Community-based Police Accountability
Time requested
90 minutes
Council action
Continued As Amended
Motion to amend the Report as shown in Dunphy 1: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Nay (1): Zimmerman)

16

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
1 hour
Previous agenda item
Council action
Continued

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