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April 1-2, 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 Sameer Kanal
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Dan Ryan
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Council President Jamie Dunphy

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Naomi Sheffield, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilor Zimmerman arrived 9:33 a.m.
Councilor Smith arrived 9:39 a.m.

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

Council recessed at 11:03 a.m. and reconvened at 11:14 a.m.

Council recessed 1:00 p.m.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved as amended
April 1, 2026 Session:
Motion to move Item 2026-056 to the April 1 session after Item 2026-077: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (4): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Avalos; Absent (1): Novick)

April 2, 2026 Session:
Motion to move Item 2026-078 to the end of the regular agenda: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Green. Motion withdrawn.

Public communications

2

Public comment (Public communication)
Document number
April 1, 2026 public communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Time certain

3

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
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading April 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

4

April 2026 City Administrator update (Presentation)
Document number
2026-115
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time certain
10:00 am
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Consent agenda

5

Vacate NE Couch St and NE Davis St west of NE 97th Ave subject to certain conditions and reservations (VAC-10140) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192161
Document number
2026-097
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading April 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Regular agenda

6

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
90 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend the Ordinance as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Novick)

Passed to second reading as amended April 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

7

Amend Council Organization and Procedure Code (amend Code Chapter 3.02) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-056
Introduced by
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Time requested
2 hours
Council action
Continued as amended
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Avalos and Kanal 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Kanal. Vote not called.

Continued to April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Session status
Adjourned
Council in attendance
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Dan Ryan
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Council President Jamie Dunphy

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Nancy Thorington, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilors Ryan and Zimmerman arrived at 2:17 p.m.
Councilor Smith arrived at 2:19 p.m.

Council recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 2:17 p.m.

Councilor Pirtle-Guiney left at 3:06 p.m.

Council adjourned at 3:39 p.m.

Regular agenda

8

*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
Passed as amended
Rescheduled from April 1, 2026

Motion to amend the Ordinance to add an emergency clause due to the urgent need to have protections in place due to the posture of the federal government: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Novick)
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Novick

9

*Amend the Portland Police Association Portland Police Bureau City Employee Benefits Program for the plan offerings for FY 2026-27 (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192158
Document number
2026-116
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
1 hour (1 of 3)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (2):
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Novick

10

*Amend the City Employee Benefits Program for the FY 2026-27 plan offerings (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192159
Document number
2026-117
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
1 hour (2 of 3)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (2):
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Novick

11

*Authorize the Deputy City Administrator of City Operations to enter into a three-year contract with Express Scripts, Inc. to provide pharmacy benefits manager services on behalf of the City through the Bureau of Human Resources, Benefits Office to begin July 1, 2026, with a not to exceed amount of $120,000,000 (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192160
Document number
2026-118
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
1 hour (3 of 3)
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (2):
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Novick

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