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Housing and Permitting Committee

The Housing and Permitting Committee meets the first and third Tuesday of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The agenda is published below by 9:00 a.m. Friday before the meeting.

Upcoming meetings

Items assigned to committee

Subject matter

  • Housing investments, permitting, zoning and other land use decisions; the continuum of housing supports; sheltering and the City's role in homeless services; and the needs, programs, policies, and Bureaus addressing zoning, housing, homelessness, and homeownership.
  • City departments:
    • Housing Bureau, Permitting & Development, planning programs within Planning and Sustainability (BPS), Portland Solutions, liaison to Multnomah County and Metro housing and homelessness programs.

September 1, 2026 Housing and Permitting 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
Members in attendance
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Councilor Avalos presided.

Officers in attendance: Wendy Lynn, Diana Shiplet, Acting Council Clerks

Councilors absent: Novick

Councilor Pirtle-Guiney left at 3:35 p.m. and returned at 3:49 p.m.
Committee adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
 

Regular agenda

1

Housing and Permitting community feedback (Public hearing)
Document number
2026-296
Introduced by
Councilor Candace Avalos
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

2

Unified Housing Strategy engagement update (Presentation)
Document number
2026-297
Introduced by
Councilor Candace Avalos
Time requested
10 minutes
Council action
Placed on file

3

Urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center non-disclosure agreements, notify City Council of inquiries for data center deals, and engage in transparent public processes related to data centers (Resolution)
Document number
2026-299
Introduced by
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Time requested
2 hours
Council action
Referred to City Council as amended
Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Koyama-Lane/Green 1: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Green. (Aye (3): Koyama Lane, Green, Avalos; Absent (2): Novick, Pirtle-Guiney)

Motion to refer the Resolution as amended, Document Number 2026-299, to City Council with the recommendation it be adopted: Moved by Green and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (4): Koyama Lane, Green, Pirtle-Guiney, Avalos; Absent (1): Novick)

Assigned documents

Committee chair

Candace AvalosDistrict 1 City Councilor

Vice chair

Mitch GreenDistrict 4 City Councilor

Committee members

Tiffany Koyama LaneDistrict 3 City Councilor
Elana Pirtle-GuineyDistrict 2 City Councilor
Steve NovickDistrict 3 City Councilor

Staff contact

Claire Adamsick

Council Policy Analyst
claire.adamsick@portlandoregon.gov

Agendas for Housing and Permitting Committee

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