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April 8, 2025 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.

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Meeting Minutes

Session Status
Adjourned

Committee in Attendance:
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick, Co-Chair
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Sameer Kanal, Co-Chair

Councilor Kanal presided.
Officers in attendance: Rebecca Dobert, Deputy Council Clerk

Committee adjourned at 4:04 p.m.

Regular Agenda

1

Labor panel on the allocation of Public Safety Service Area personnel time and the impacts of potential budget changes (Presentation)
Document number
2025-147
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Steve Novick
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

2

*Amend Code to consolidate noise enforcement and improve fairness and consistency in noise regulation (repeal Code Sections 14A.30.010 and 14A.30.020; amend Code Section 14B.120.020) (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192081
Document number
2025-148
Introduced by
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Referred to City Council
Motion to refer Ordinance, Document Number 2025-148 to the full Council with recommendation the ordinance be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith. (Aye (5): Morillo, Novick, Zimmerman Smith, Kanal)

3

Repeal authorization of City Attorney to appeal the judgment in Kelly Jones as Personal Representative for the Estate of Michael Townsend v. City of Portland (Repeal Resolution 37674; Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah Case 22CV05575) (Resolution)
Document number
2025-149
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Mitch Green
Time requested
40 minutes
Council action
Referred to Councilor
Item referred back to Councilors Morillo, Avalos, Kanal, and Green.

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