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Councilor Mitch Green shares emerging and adopted policy items for Council Meetings and Committees.

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In Progress

Title: Require City Administrator to release public records in reference to unspent surplus funds and schedule an oversight hearing

Resolution 

Filed: December 12, 2025

Introduced By: Councilor Mitch Green; Councilor Angelita Morillo; Councilor Candace Avalos

Scheduled for Council Date: Date requested

Completed

Title: Add Detention Facility Impact Fee Code to ensure fair cost sharing in high-impact land uses and to reduce burden on Portland taxpayers (add Code Chapter 5.80)

Ordinance 192127

Introduced By: Councilor Angelita Morillo; Councilor Mitch Green

Document Number: 2025-429

Effective Date: January 2, 2026

Passed as Amended: December 3, 2025

First reading: November 19, 2025

Title: Amend Affordable Housing Code to add prohibition of anti-competitive rental practices including the sale and use of algorithmic devices (add Code Section 30.01.088)

Ordinance 192122

Introduced By: Councilor Angelita Morillo; Councilor Mitch Green; Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane

Document Number: 2025-045

Effective Date: February 17, 2026

Passed as Amended: November 19, 2025

First reading: November 12, 2025

Title: Direct Bureau of Transportation to construct and maintain sidewalks while addressing pavement maintenance deficiencies throughout Portland, improving safety and accessibility for all residents through the Sidewalk Improvement and Paving Program

Resolution 37716

Document Number: 2025-204

Introduced By: Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane; Councilor Mitch Green; Councilor Angelita Morillo; Councilor Sameer Kanal; Councilor Loretta Smith; Councilor Olivia Clark

Adopted: September 17, 2025

Title: Add Fair Wage Policy Code for certain City service contracts (add Code Chapter 5.70)

Ordinance 192054

Introduced By: Councilor Jamie Dunphy; Councilor Mitch Green; Councilor Steve Novick

Document Number: 2025-178

Effective Date: June 20, 2025

Passed: May 21, 2025

First reading: May 7, 2025

Title: Direct Bureau of Transportation to construct and maintain sidewalks while addressing pavement maintenance deficiencies throughout Portland, improving safety and accessibility for all residents through the Sidewalk Improvement and Paving Program

Resolution 37705

Document Number: 2025-095

Introduced By: Councilor Loretta Smith; Councilor Mitch Green; Councilor Olivia Clark; Councilor Eric Zimmerman

Adopted: May 7, 2025

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Title: Require the City Administrator to study alternative housing financing and ownership models and deliver a report of findings to Council

Resolution 37703

Introduced By: Councilor Mitch Green; Councilor Candace Avalos; Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane; Councilor Sameer Kanal

Document Number: 2025-101

Adopted: April 2, 2025

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Title: Declare actions concerning Zenith Energy Terminal Holdings, LLC, including placing communications into the public record, demanding the Mayor to investigate violations of the Zenith franchise agreement, and urging the Auditor to conduct an investigation into the competing statements and arguments heard by Council on January 21st, 2025, by City staff, Zenith, and members of the public

Resolution 37702

Introduced By: Councilor Mitch Green; Councilor Angelita Morillo; Councilor Jamie Dunphy; Council Vice President Tiffany Koyama Lane

Document Number: 2025-070

Adopted: March 19, 2025

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Title: Withdraw authorization for the City Attorney to file an unfair labor practice complaint for a Collective Bargaining Agreement violation

Resolution 37695

Document Number: 2025-009

Adopted: January 15, 2025

Introduced By: Councilor Eric Zimmerman; Councilor Mitch Green

 

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Maria Sipin

Chief of Staff, Councilor Mitch Green in District 4
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