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The City of Portland ordains.

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. On November 8, 2022, voters approved Portland Measure 26-228 (the “Measure”).
    
2. The Measure significantly amended Portland’s City Charter. The Measure generally established a mayor-council form of government with a City Administrator, created four new geographic districts with three councilors represented in each district, and called for a new system of electing City officials using Ranked Choice Voting.
    
3. City Code currently reflects the Commission form of government and must be updated to conform to the changes adopted by the voters in Measure 26-228, including reflecting the new responsibilities of the legislative-focused City Council, the executive Mayor, and the City Administrator.
    
4. Additionally, grammatical corrections, removal of gendered language, and updates to the names of city bureaus and programs need to be made.
    
5. The City’s Charter Transition Team, the Portland Bureau of Human Resources, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and the City Attorney’s Office partnered on review of Title 8. During this review, it was determined that Title 8 Health and Sanitation should be repealed as most of the Chapters in the Title are either outdated or Multnomah County is responsible for the duties.
    
6. However, on March 13, 2024, the Council, through Ordinance No. 191653, adopted regulations pertaining to the gasoline leaf blowers and assigned the regulations to Code Chapter 8.80. Therefore, as part of the repeal of Title 8, the regulation of gasoline leaf blowers has been renumbered as Chapter 17.101, as shown in the attached Exhibit F, to be aligned with other sustainability regulations.
    
7. As part of aligning City Code with the amended City Charter, staff brought forward amendments to Title 5, Revenue and Finance code on October 30, 2024. In this update, Purchasing Code, currently located in Portland City Code Chapters 5.33, 5.34, and 5.68 is recommended to be replaced by a new Chapter numbered 5.10 titled Public Contracting. If this amendment to Title 5 is approved by Council, references to the former Purchasing Code currently found in Subsection 3.06.020.E, as shown in Exhibit B, will require technical correction for the new Code Chapter citation.
    
8. Portland Bureau of Transportation is proposing an update to Portland City Code Chapter 17.56.060, which addresses relocation and discontinuation of public utility infrastructure within the public right-of-way. The change would clarify existing PBOT authority to allow for more flexibility than the strict 30 days for completion of relocation demands currently does. This update is intended to allow these projects the flexibility to reflect their true timelines, and to streamline the process for PBOT staff, and is shown in the attached Exhibit G.
    
9. Zoning Code Section 33.846.060.B Table 846-[1] requires applicants for Design Review and Historic Resource Review Certification for Affordable Housing Developments to provide a letter from the Portland Housing Bureau certifying that the development meets the required affordability requirements. In order for the Charter Reform version of Title 30 to be comprehensive, Exhibit H incorporates the Title 33 standard into Section 30.01.170, giving PHB the authority to issue such letters.
    
10. On May 26, 2010, through Ordinance No. 183836, Council granted the Portland Housing Bureau and the Commissioner in Charge authority to issue financial assistance in specific amounts for affordable housing development. In order for the Charter Reform version of Title 30 to be comprehensive, Exhibit H incorporates and updates the financial assistance content of Ordinance No. 183836 as new Section 30.01.180.
     
11. The Office for Community Technology (OCT) is now a part of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s Community Technology program rather than a stand-alone office.  To reflect that change, Portland City Code Chapter 3.114 should be repealed and the relevant provisions of Chapter 3.114 should be moved to Chapter 3.33

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. Amend Portland City Code Title 2 as shown in Exhibit A.
2. Replace Portland City Code Title 3 as shown in Exhibit B.
3. Amend Portland City Code Title 4 as shown in Exhibit C.
4. Repeal Portland City Code Title 8.
5. Amend Portland City Code Title 9 as shown in Exhibit D.
6. Replace Portland City Code Title 17 as shown in Exhibit E.
7. Amend Portland City Code Title 22 as shown in Exhibit F.
8. Amend Portland City Code Title 23 as shown in Exhibit G.
9. Amend Portland City Code Title 30 as shown in Exhibit H.
10. The City Auditor is authorized to correct citations in City Code in accordance with this and other Charter Reform amendments approved by Council and may consult with Auditor’s legal counsel or the City Attorney’s office as necessary.
11. This ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2025.