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November 12, 2025 Council Agenda

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

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Agenda Updates

Last updated November 12, 2025 at 7:38 a.m.

Document number 2025-403 has two proposed amendments by Councilor Morillo and added committee staff summary.

Document number 2025-045 has added committee staff summary.

Testimony for items 4, 7 and 8 (2025-428, 2025-045, 2025-403) will be limited to 2 minutes.

Item 8 (2025-403) will be heard by Council around 12:00 p.m. following a short recess.

Session Status
Adjourned
Council in Attendance
Councilor Olivia Clark
Councilor Mitch Green
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Jamie Dunphy
Councilor Loretta Smith
Councilor Sameer Kanal
Councilor Dan Ryan
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided.

Officers in attendance: Nancy Thorington, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk / Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council Clerk

Councilor Koyama Lane left at 11:11 a.m. and returned at 11:33 a.m.
Councilor Smith left at 11:12 a.m. and returned at 11:23 a.m.

Council recessed at 12:03 p.m. and reconvened at 12:36 p.m.

Councilor Novick arrived at 12:36 p.m.

Council recessed at 3:42 p.m. and reconvened at 3:57 p.m.

Councilors Clark and Zimmerman left at 5:59 p.m.
Councilor Avalos left at 7:05 p.m.

Council adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
 

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
November 12, 2025 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee referral list

Time requested: 5 minutes

Regular Agenda

4

Ordinance number
192119
Document number
2025-428
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Risk Management
Time requested
30 minutes
Council action
Passed
Votes
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Novick

5

Ordinance number
192120
Document number
2025-404
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Treasury
Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
Votes
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Novick

6

Second reading agenda item
Council action
Passed
Votes
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Koyama Lane
    • Morillo
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Novick

7

Document number
2025-045
Introduced by
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane
Councilor Mitch Green
Time requested
75 minutes
Previous agenda item

8

Document number
2025-403
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
City Budget Office
Time requested
3 hours
Previous agenda item

Verbal testimony for this item will be limited to 2 minutes

This item will be heard by Council around 12:00 p.m. following a short recess.

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