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April 2, 2026 Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole 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
Adjourned

Committee in attendance:
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Dan Ryan, Vice Chair
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane, Vice Chair
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Sameer Kanal, Chair

Councilor Kanal presided.

Officers in attendance: Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

Councilor Pirtle-Guiney arrived at 9:33 a.m.
Councilor Zimmerman arrived at 9:37 a.m.
Councilor Smith arrived at 10:13 a.m.

Council recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 11:37 a.m.

Councilor Zimmerman left at 12:32 p.m.

Committee adjourned at 1:02 p.m.

Regular agenda

1

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
Council Vice President Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Loretta Smith
City department
Transportation city code and administrative rule updates
Time requested
1 hour (1 of 2)
Council action
Continued as amended
Motion to amend Directive K in the Ordinance, Document 2026-113, to add “or new rate design proposals”: Moved by Green and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (8): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal; Nay (2): Ryan, Smith; Absent (2): Pirtle-Guiney, Novick)

Item continued as amended to April 15, 2026.

2

Support modification of Bureau of Transportation street opening permits to utilities to include damage cost recovery related to long-term pavement degradation associated with excavation in the public right-of-way (Resolution)
Resolution number
37745
Document number
2026-114
Introduced by
Council Vice President Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Loretta Smith
City department
Transportation
Time requested
1 hour (2 of 2)
Council action
Referred to City Council as amended
Motion to amend the second to last resolved statement in the Resolution and Exhibit A, Document 2026-114, to change the Street Damage Restoration Fee from 75% to 100%: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (12): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal)

Motion to refer the Resolution, Document Number 2026-114, to City Council with the recommendation it be adopted as amended: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (10): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal; Nay (1): Ryan; Absent (1): Zimmerman)

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