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July 29-30, 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 Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Council Vice President Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Dan Ryan
Council President Jamie Dunphy

Council President Dunphy presided.

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

Councilors absent: Avalos

Councilor Smith arrived at 9:33 am.
Councilor Zimmerman arrived at 9:47 am.

Councilor Koyama Lane left at 9:58 am and returned at 10:02 am.

Council recessed at 10:16 am.

Agenda approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public communications

2

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

Council President update

3

Time requested
5 minutes
Federal response update

Time certain

4

Consider appeals of the Design Commission’s approval of a voluntary Central City Master Plan Review and Adjustment Review for the Lloyd Center Central City Master Plan (LU 25-091308 CCMS AD) (Report)
Document number
2026-217
Neighborhood
Lloyd
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Findings adopted
Motion to deny both appeals, uphold the Design Commission's decision with the technical changes to approval of condition 8C, and adopt the findings: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Clark. (Aye (10): Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy; Absent (2): Koyama Lane, Avalos,)
  • Aye (10):
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (2):
    • Koyama Lane
    • Avalos

Regular agenda

5

Amend Partial and Full Exemptions of System Development Charges for Affordable Housing Developments Code to temporarily remove income requirements for homeownership units (amend Code Section 30.01.095) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192210
Document number
2026-205
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Housing Bureau
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (8):
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Dunphy
  • Nay (3):
    • Koyama Lane
    • Zimmerman
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Avalos

6

Add Electric Vehicle Charging Systems Funding Code (add Code Chapter 26.11) (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192211
Document number
2026-209
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
City department
Bureau of Fleet and Facilities
Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (1):
    • Avalos

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

Council President Dunphy presided.

Officers in attendance: Lauren King, Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilors absent: Avalos, Green, Novick

Councilors Clark and Zimmerman arrived at 2:03 pm.

Council adjourned at 2:27 pm.

Time certain

7

​​Amend City Code and improve land use regulations through the Regulatory Improvement Code Amendment Package 11 (amend Code Titles 32 and 33)​ (Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192213
Document number
2026-189
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Passed to second reading as amended
Motion to amend the item as shown in Dunphy 2: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (9): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy; Absent (3): Novick, Green, Avalos)

Motion to update the effective date of the Ordinance to November 1, 2026: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Ryan. Motion withdrawn.

Motion to replace Ordinance and update Exhibits A and B to incorporate approved amendments and to update the findings to reflect the discussion: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (9): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy; Absent (3): Novick, Green, Avalos)

Motion to update the effective date of the Ordinance to November 1, 2026: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Clark. (Aye (9): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy; Absent (3): Novick, Green, Avalos)

Item passed to second reading as amended August 6, 2026 at 2:00 pm time certain.

Regular agenda

8

*Pay settlement of Michael Duffer bodily injury lawsuit in the sum of $287,500 resulting from a collision with a City dump truck involving the Portland Water Bureau (Emergency ordinance)
Ordinance number
192212
Document number
2026-267
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (9):
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Clark
    • Zimmerman
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Pirtle-Guiney
    • Ryan
    • Dunphy
  • Absent (3):
    • Novick
    • Green
    • Avalos

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