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March 4, 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
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: Alan Yoder, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk


Item 2026-079 was pulled from the consent agenda and on a Y-12 roll call the balance of the consent agenda was approved (Aye (12): Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney).

Councilor Koyama Lane left 11:00 a.m. at and returned at 11:39 a.m.
Councilor Kanal left at 12:19 p.m. and returned at 12:42 p.m.

Council recessed at 12:19 p.m. and reconvened at 12:35 p.m..
Council adjourned at 1:31 p.m.
 

Council President update

1

Federal response update
Time requested: 5 minutes

Agenda approval

2

Council action
Approved as amended
Item 2026-052 moved before Item 2026-053.

The agenda was approved as amended by unanimous consent.

Motion to reorder agenda to hear items 2026-080, 2026-073, and 2026-074 next: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Absent: (1) Kanal)

Public communications

3

Public Comment (Public communication)
Document number
March 4, 2026 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Committee referral report

4

Committee Referral List

Time certain

5

March 2026 City Administrator Update (Presentation)
Document number
2026-095
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Consent agenda

6

Declare properties located near the intersections of N Lewis Ave and N Loring St, and N Albina Ave and N River St as surplus property and authorize the Bureau of Transportation to dispose of the property for fair market value (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192148
Document number
2026-051
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

7

Authorize limited tax revenue refunding bonds through December 31, 2028 (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192149
Document number
2026-050
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Treasury
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

8

Approve Council Minutes for December 10, 2025 - January 29, 2026 (Report)
Document number
2026-096
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk
Council action
Approved
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

Regular agenda

9

Amend the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefit Fund Climate Investment Plan​ (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192154
Document number
2026-022
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A to delete pages 9-11 to restore Strategic Program 14: Moved by Green and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (7): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Dunphy; Nay (5): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman)

Passed to second reading as amended March 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

10

Authorize Bureau of Transportation to acquire certain permanent and temporary property rights necessary for construction of the NE MLK Blvd Safety and Access to Transit Project, through the exercise of the City’s eminent domain authority (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192150
Document number
2026-052
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed as amended
  • Aye (11):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

11

Amend the FY 2025–26 Appropriation Schedule to reallocate $150,000 from the Legal Priorities Reserve Fund to support refugee and immigration legal services (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192151
Document number
2026-053
Introduced by
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Time requested
20 minutes
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Avalos 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5): Avalos, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Dunphy; Nay (7): Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.
  • Aye (12):
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy

12

Accept the Supporting Portland’s Storefronts Report to establish a Storefront Support Program (Report)
Document number
2026-080
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Portland Solutions
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Accepted
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark.
  • Aye (9):
    • Smith
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy
  • Nay (3):
    • Avalos
    • Kanal
    • Morillo

13

​​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
25 minutes
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Rescheduled

14

​​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
5 minutes
Council action
Rescheduled

15

Appoint members to the Community Involvement Committee (Report)
Document number
2026-087
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
5 minutes
Council action
Rescheduled

16

Amend Campaign Finance Code to maintain enforcement of voter-approved regulations following court order (amend Code Chapter 2.10) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192156
Document number
2026-055
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Elections & Campaign Finance
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Rescheduled

17

Amend Business License Law Code to increase the business license tax gross receipts exemption (amend Code Section 7.02.400) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192163
Document number
2026-077
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
City department
Revenue Division
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Rescheduled

18

*Amend Office of the City Attorney Code to authorize payment of costs for City employees facing certain criminal or civil proceedings (amend Code Section 3.10.020) (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192157
Document number
2026-078
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
City department
City Attorney
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Rescheduled

19

Appropriate grants from the State of Oregon Transportation Safety Office and from Oregon Impact for a total of $322,555 to increase traffic safety (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192162
Document number
2026-079
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Grants Management
Council action
Rescheduled
Item was pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.

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