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

May 13, 2026 Council agenda

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

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Agenda updates

Due to a scheduled Council work session on May 13 from 9:30 am-12:30 pm, the scheduled 9:45 am time certain will be heard at 2:00 pm time certain for Item 2026-144, Consider appeal by Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Association against the Hearings Officer's decision to approve with conditions a Planned Development, Land Division and Environmental Review for the creation of 12 single-dwelling lots and 1 multi-dwelling lot in the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood (LU 23-003731 LDS EN PD).

UpdateTimestamp
2026-151 - Item pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.5/8/2026, 4:19 pm
2026-134 and 2026-151 - Committee staff summaries added to the items.5/8/2026, 3:08 pm
2026-144 - Conclusions and findings added to the item.5/8/2026, 12:41 pm

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Older Americans Month

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
May 13, 2026 public communications
Time requested
15 minutes
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Council President update

3

Time requested
5 minutes

Federal response update

Time certain

4

Consider appeal by Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Association against the Hearings Officer’s decision to approve with conditions a Planned Development, Land Division and Environmental Review for the creation of 12 single-dwelling lots and 1 multi-dwelling lot in the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood (LU 23-003731 LDS EN PD) (Report)
Document number
2026-144
Neighborhood
Pleasant Valley
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Permitting & Development
Time certain
2:00 pm
Time requested
10 minutes

5

Approve funding recommendations of the Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029 (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-132
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Portland Children's Levy
Time certain
2:10 pm
Time requested
10 minutes
Second reading agenda item
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Consent agenda

6

*Authorize conveyance of City-owned real property to Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East for the construction of True North project (Emergency ordinance)
Document number
2026-151
Neighborhood
University Park
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
City department
Affordable Housing Development Funding and Incentives
Item pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
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Regular agenda

7

Authorize borrowings of not more than $95 million in anticipation of the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund levy for FY 2026-27 (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-155
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Treasury
Second reading agenda item
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8

Add Identification of Law Enforcement Officers Code to prohibit facial covering, require badge visibility, and require identity verification for individuals conducting law enforcement activities (add Code Chapter 23.30) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-111
Introduced by
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Time requested
1 hour
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9

Amend Arts Tax Code to provide tax relief, promote sustainability of Arts Access Fund, define critical terms, and respond to community and audit recommendations (amend Code Chapter 6.10) (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-147
Introduced by
Council President Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
City department
Arts & Culture
Arts Access Fund
City Attorney
Revenue Division
Time requested
30 minutes
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10

Authorize water revenue bonds to finance water system capital improvements for an amount sufficient to produce net proceeds of up to $525,000,000 and to refund outstanding water revenue bonds (Ordinance)
Document number
2026-134
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Treasury
Time requested
1 hour
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