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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.

Upcoming meetings

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

Committee chair

Steve NovickDistrict 3 City Councilor

Vice chair

Angelita MorilloDistrict 3 City Councilor

Committee members

Sameer KanalDistrict 2 City Councilor
Loretta SmithDistrict 1 City Councilor
Eric ZimmermanDistrict 4 City Councilor

April 7, 2026 Community and Public Safety Committee 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.

Questions may be directed to councilclerk@portlandoregon.gov.

Session status
Adjourned

Committee in attendance:
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Angelita Morillo, Vice Chair
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Steve Novick, Chair

Councilor Smith arrived at 9:47 a.m.

Councilor Novick presided.
Officers in attendance: Diana Shiplet, Acting Council Clerk

Committee adjourned at 11:52 a.m.
 

Regular agenda

1

Recognize National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week (Presentation)
Document number
2026-121
Introduced by
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

2

Recognize Sexual Assault Prevention Month (Presentation)
Document number
2026-122
Introduced by
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

3

Amend Code related to prohibitions on possession of firearms within certain City buildings to disallow affirmative defense for persons with concealed handgun licenses (amend Code Sections 3.18.020, 14A.60.010 and 20.12.050) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-123
Introduced by
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Continued

Assigned documents

Staff contact

Christopher Herr

Council Policy Analyst
christopher.herr@portlandoregon.gov

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