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Community and Public Safety Committee

The Community and Public Safety Committee meets the first and third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The agenda is published below by 9:00 a.m. Friday before the meeting.

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Subject matter

  • Includes efforts to make Portlanders safer, including prevention, intervention, and response; community safety and violence prevention programs including but not limited to Public Safety Service Area; all law enforcement officers of the city; emergency response, violence prevention, and crisis response systems; and the programs, policies, and Bureaus addressing community and public safety needs. 
  • City departments: 
    • Portland Police Bureau, Fire & Rescue (including CHAT), Portland Street Response, Violence Prevention and Ceasefire, Emergency Communications, Bureau of Emergency Management, law and code enforcement functions of Park Ranger programs, liaison to County and State law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies

September 15, 2026 Community and Public Safety Committee agenda

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

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Minutes approval

1

Council action
Approved
The minutes were approved by unanimous consent.

Regular agenda

2

Document number
2026-314
Introduced by
Councilor Loretta Smith
Time requested
55 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

3

Time requested
50 minutes
Council action
Tabled
Motion to lay the item, document number 2026-123, on the table: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith. (Aye (3): Kanal, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (2): Morillo, Novick)

4

Document number
2026-332
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
City department
Parks & Recreation
Police
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Continued
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