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City Council

City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 am the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 pm the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetings are held the following Thursday at 2:00 pm. The agenda is published by 9:00 am Friday before the meeting.

September 16, 2026 Council 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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Agenda updates

UpdateTimestamp
2026-310 - Committee staff summary added9/11/26, 3:18 pm

Pre-gavel

Lincoln High School's 2025 Constitution Team

Agenda approval

1

Council will vote to approve the agenda, to reorder items on the agenda, or to add an item to the next meeting’s agenda.

Public communications

2

Public comment (Public communication)
Document number
September 16, 2026 public communications
Time requested
15 minutes

Council President update

3

Federal response update

Time requested: 5 minutes

Consent agenda

4

Document number
2026-310
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Portland Solutions
Portland's Homeless Response

5

Document number
2026-307
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Second reading agenda item

Regular agenda

6

Document number
2026-306
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Second reading agenda item

7

Document number
2026-247
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item

8

Document number
2026-248
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item

9

Document number
2026-250
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item

10

Document number
2026-253
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item

11

Document number
2026-260
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item

12

Document number
2026-256
Neighborhood
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Revenue Division
Second reading agenda item

13

Document number
2026-263
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Planning and Sustainability (BPS)
Time requested
1 hour
Second reading agenda item

14

Document number
2026-277
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Grants Management
Time requested
10 minutes

15

Document number
2026-278
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Grants Management
Time requested
20 minutes

16

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
40 minutes
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