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April 21-23, 2026 Council agenda

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

In accordance with Portland City Code and state law, City Council holds hybrid public meetings, which provide for both virtual and in-person participation. Councilors may elect to attend remotely by video and teleconference, or in-person. The City makes several avenues available for the public to listen to and watch the broadcast of this meeting, including the City's YouTube Channel, the Open Signal website, and Xfinity channel 30 and 330.

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Session status
Recessed
Council in attendance
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
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Council President Jamie Dunphy

City Council convened at 9:30 a.m.

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Robert Taylor, City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk
 
Councilor Ryan arrived at 9:32 a.m.
 
City Council recessed at 9:33 a.m. and reconvened as the City Budget Committee

City Budget Committee in attendance:
Councilor Kanal
Councilor Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Ryan
Councilor Koyama Lane
Councilor Morillo
Councilor Novick
Councilor Clark
Councilor Green
Councilor Zimmerman
Councilor Avalos
Councilor Smith
Council President Dunphy
 
Councilor Koyama Lane arrived at 11:26 a.m.
Councilor Clark left at 10:54 a.m. and returned at 11:41 a.m.
Councilor Smith left at 11:26 a.m. and returned at 12:04 p.m.
 
City Budget Committee recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at 11:26 a.m. 
City Budget Committee adjourned at 12:34 p.m. and reconvened as City Council.
City Council recessed at 12:35 p.m.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Time certain

2

Mayor's Proposed Budget Report to City Budget Committee (Report)
Document number
2026-141
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time certain
9:30 am
Time requested
4 hours
Council action
Placed on file

Session status
Recessed
Council in attendance
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
Councilor Loretta Smith
Council President Jamie Dunphy

Prosper Portland Budget Committee convened at 3:00 p.m.

Prosper Portland Budget Committee in attendance:
Councilor Kanal
Councilor Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Ryan
Councilor Koyama Lane
Councilor Morillo
Councilor Novick
Councilor Clark
Councilor Green
Councilor Zimmerman
Councilor Smith
Council President Dunphy

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Robert Taylor, City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilors Ryan and Morillo arrived at 3:03 p.m.
Councilor Zimmerman left at 5:02 p.m.
Councilor Ryan left at 5:05 p.m.
Councilor Pirtle-Guiney left at 5:08 p.m.
Councilor Green left at 5:13 p.m.

Prosper Portland Budget Committee adjourned and City Council reconvened at 5:15 p.m. 
City Council recessed at 5:16 p.m.

Time certain

3

​Council convenes as Prosper Portland Budget Committee to receive the Prosper Portland FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget and hold a public hearing (Report)
Document number
2026-142
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Prosper Portland
Time certain
3:00 pm
Time requested
2 hours
Council action
Placed on file

Session status
Recessed
Council in attendance
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
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Council President Jamie Dunphy

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Naomi Sheffield, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilor Zimmerman arrived at 9:38 a.m.
Councilor Smith arrived at 9:45 a.m.

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

Council recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 11:30 a.m.

Councilor Avalos arrived at 11:30 a.m.

Council recessed at 12:33 p.m.
 

Public communications

4

Public comment (Public communication)
Document number
April 22, 2026 public communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Council President update

5

Federal response update
Time requested: 5 minutes

Time certain

6

Reappoint member to the Historic Landmarks Commission for a term to expire August 2, 2030 (Report)
Document number
2026-105
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
9:50 am
Time requested
20 minutes
Council action
Confirmed
Motion to accept the report: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney.
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Avalos

Consent agenda

7

Authorize the Bureau of Transportation to acquire certain permanent property rights necessary for a replacement rockfall mitigation system for the W Burnside Road – SW Tichner Drive Slide Project, through the exercise of the City’s eminent domain authority (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192170
Document number
2026-133
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Transportation
Council action
Passed to second reading
Passed to second reading April 29, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

8

Approve Council Minutes for February 4 - March 18, 2026 (Report)
Document number
2026-143
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Council Clerk
Council action
Approved
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Avalos

Regular agenda

9

Establish a new Transportation Utility Fee to help fund basic maintenance and safety of the City’s transportation system (add Code Chapter 17.20) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192171
Document number
2026-113
Introduced by
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Loretta Smith
City department
Transportation city code and administrative rule updates
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Passed to second reading as amended April 29 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

10

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/Kanal 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (5): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith; Nay (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Dunphy; Absent (1): Green). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Kanal 2: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos; Nay (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.

Continued to April 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. as amended

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

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Linly Rees, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilors Ryan and Zimmerman arrived at 2:03 p.m.

Council recessed at 3:43 p.m. and reconvened at 4:00 p.m.

Councilor Avalos arrived at 4:11 p.m.

Council adjourned at 4:49 p.m.

Time certain

11

Consider appeal by Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Association against the Hearings Officer’s decision to approve with conditions a Planned Development, Land Division and Environmental Review for the creation of 12 single-dwelling lots and 1 multi-dwelling lot in the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood (LU 23-003731 LDS EN PD) (Report)
Document number
2026-144
Neighborhood
Pleasant Valley
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
2 hours
Council action
Tentatively deny appeal and uphold the Hearings Officer's decision and conditions of approval, with revised findings

Evidentiary record is closed. No further verbal or written testimony will be accepted.

Motion to tentatively deny appeal and uphold the Hearings Officer's decision and conditions of approval, with revised findings: Moved by Green and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Zimmerman; Nay (1): Dunphy; Absent (3): Clark, Avalos, Smith)

Prepare findings for May 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. time certain.

Regular agenda

12

*Amend franchise granted to Comcast of Oregon II, Inc. to reflect the dissolution of the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (amend Ordinance 192084)​ (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192169
Document number
2026-131
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (9):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (3):
    • Clark
    • Avalos
    • Smith

13

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
Council action
Referred to Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole
Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Koyama Lane 1: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Novick.

Request by Councilor Kanal to divide the question on the motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Koyama Lane 1 to consider paragraphs 3 and 4 separate from paragraphs 1 and 2.

Vote called on Koyama Lane 1 paragraphs 3 and 4. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (2): Ryan, Zimmerman; Absent (2): Clark, Smith).

Motion to amend Koyama Lane 1 paragraphs 1 and 2 to add the following to paragraph 2, "The Presiding Officer may allow a simple, readily understandable amendment to be made from the dais if the Presiding Officer has reason to believe that the amendment will enable the Council to move the item forward without unnecessary delay. The ruling of the Presiding Officer may be appealed": Moved by Novick and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (5): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Dunphy; Nay (5): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Zimmerman, Avalos; Absent (2): Clark, Smith). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to lay on the table the ordinance, document 2026-113: Moved by Novick and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (5): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Avalos; Nay (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Absent (2): Clark, Smith). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to refer ordinance, document 2026-113, to the Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole: Moved by Green and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (8): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (2): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan; Absent (2): Clark, Smith).

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