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

December 10, 2025 Council Agenda

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

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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
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Councilor Steve Novick
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided.

Officers in attendance: Linly Rees, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk

The consent agenda was approved with a vote of aye (11): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; absent (1): Koyama Lane.

Council recessed at 12:21 p.m. and reconvened at 12:55 p.m.

Council adjourned at 1:54 p.m.

Pre-gavel

International Human Rights Day

Agenda Approval

1

Council action
Approved
The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

Public Communications

2

Public Comment (Public Communication)
Document number
December 10, 2025 Public Communications
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Placed on File

Committee Referral Report

3

Committee Referral List
Time requested: 5 minutes

Time Certain

4

Appoint Raymond C. Lee III as City Administrator (Resolution)
Resolution number
37724
Document number
2025-485
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
Time certain
9:45 am
Time requested
2 hours
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

Consent Agenda

5

Certify abstract of votes cast and proclaim Measure 26-260 approved at the Municipal Nonpartisan Special Election held on November 4, 2025 (Report)
Document number
2025-486
Introduced by
Auditor Simone Rede
City department
Auditor's Office
Elections
Council action
Accepted
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

6

Proclaim results of the 2025 Municipal Nonpartisan Special Election on Measure 26-260: Maintain safe parks, nature, affordable recreation through 5-year levy (Proclamation)
Document number
2025-487
Introduced by
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Council action
Placed on File

Regular Agenda

7

*Authorize Director of the Bureau of Human Resources to offer an Employment Agreement to the City Administrator (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192131
Document number
2025-488
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Time requested
1 hour
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

8

*Ratify a successor collective bargaining agreement with American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees, Local 189, for represented employees within the Office of Independent Police Review for the terms and conditions of employment of represented employees in the Independent Police Review bargaining unit (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192132
Document number
2025-489
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Human Resources
Independent Police Review
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (10):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Nay (1):
    • Kanal
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

9

*Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Portland Police Association for represented Emergency Communication Supervisor I employees within the Bureau of Emergency Communications for 2025-2027 (Emergency Ordinance)
Ordinance number
192133
Document number
2025-490
Introduced by
Mayor Keith Wilson
City department
Emergency Communications (9-1-1)
Human Resources
Time requested
15 minutes
Council action
Passed
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

10

Require City Administrator to prepare a report with recommendations to reform the City design review process (Resolution)
Resolution number
37725
Document number
2025-446
Introduced by
Councilor Eric Zimmerman
Councilor Angelita Morillo
Time requested
1 hour
Previous agenda item
Council action
Adopted
  • Aye (11):
    • Clark
    • Green
    • Zimmerman
    • Avalos
    • Dunphy
    • Smith
    • Kanal
    • Ryan
    • Morillo
    • Novick
    • Pirtle-Guiney
  • Absent (1):
    • Koyama Lane

The City Council reserved this meeting time, if needed, to conduct official City Council business; however, the reserved time was not required and was not used.

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