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April 29-30, 2026 Council agenda

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

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Beth Woodard, Senior Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilors Pirtle-Guiney and Ryan arrived at 2:03 p.m.
Councilor Kanal arrived at 2:04 p.m.
Councilor Koyama Lane arrived at 2:09 p.m. and left at 2:22 p.m.

The consent agenda was approved on a Y-12 roll call. (Aye (12): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy).

Councilor Smith left at 4:04 p.m. and returned at 4:21 p.m.

Council recessed at 5:10 p.m.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public communications

2

Public comment (Public communication)
Document number
April 29, 2026 public communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

Council President update

3

Federal response update
Time requested: 5 minutes

Consent agenda

4

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

Regular agenda

5

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
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed as amended
  • Aye (9):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
  • Nay (3):
    • Ryan
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith

6

*Ratify a collective bargaining agreement with American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees, Local 189 for represented employees within the Auditor’s Office for 2025-2028 (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192172
Document number
2026-148
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Auditor's Office
Human Resources
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Smith
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

7

Add Code to prohibit the sale or provision of certain force-fed poultry products (add Code Chapter 17.110) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-149
Introduced by
Councilor Mitch Green
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Time requested
80 minutes
Council action
Continued

8

Amend Chronic Nuisance Property Code to address human trafficking, gun violence, and administrative challenges (amend Code Chapter 14B.60) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192173
Document number
2026-039
Introduced by
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
80 minutes
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Request by Councilor Kanal to divide the question on the motion by Councilors Novick and Pirtle-Guiney to amend Exhibit A to vote on Novick 3, 4, 5, 6 and Pirtle-Guiney 3 separately. Withdrawn by Kanal.

Request by Councilor Kanal to divide the question on the motions by Councilors Novick and Pirtle-Guiney to amend Exhibit A to vote on Novick 3, 4, 6 and a separate vote on Novick 5 and Pirtle-Guiney 3.

Request by Councilor Novick to vote separately on Novick 3, 4, 5, 6 and Pirtle-Guiney 3.

Vote called on Novick 3: (Aye (10): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (2): Koyama Lane, Smith)

Vote called on Novick 4: (Aye (7): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (3): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman; Absent (2): Koyama Lane, Smith)

Vote called on Novick 5: (Aye (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy; Nay (3): Kanal, Zimmerman, Avalos; Absent (2): Koyama Lane, Smith)

Vote called on Novick 6: (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Koyama Lane)

Vote called on Pirtle-Guiney 3: (Aye (4): Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Clark, Dunphy; Nay (7): Kanal, Ryan, Morillo, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith; Absent (1): Koyama Lane). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Koyama Lane and Novick 1: Moved by Novick and seconded by Clark. Motion withdrawn.

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Novick 7: Moved by Novick and seconded by Clark. (Aye (3): Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green; Nay (8): Kanal, Ryan, Morillo, Clark, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Koyama Lane). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Green. (Aye (4): Kanal, Morillo, Green, Avalos; Nay (6): Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (2): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane). Motion failed to pass.

Passed to second reading as amended May 6, 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 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: Alan Yoder, Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilors Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan and Zimmerman arrived at 2:02 p.m.

Council recessed at 4:05 p.m. and reconvened at 4:17 p.m.

Council adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

Regular agenda

9

Add Identification of Law Enforcement Officers Code to prohibit facial covering, require badge visibility, and require identity verification for individuals conducting law enforcement activities (add Code Chapter 23.30) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-111
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Time requested
2 hours
Council action
Continued as amended
Motion to limit debate to those in the queue: Moved by Green and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (6): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Morillo, Novick, Green, Dunphy; Nay (6) Ryan, Koyama Lane, Clark, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith). Motion failed to pass.

Motion to amend the ordinance as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy ; Nay (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith)

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