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Label:
Ordinance
Direct City Administrator to approve Portland-Gresham Urban Services Intergovernmental Agreement
Passed
The City of Portland ordains.
Section 1. The Council finds:
- Oregon's Statewide Planning Goal 2 requires that adjacent, and nearly adjacent, comprehensive plans be coordinated with one another.
- Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 195, provides for coordination agreements that assign unincorporated land between nearly adjacent cities to one city or another for future service provision.
- Both Cities have interagency agreements with Multnomah County under the former ORS 197.190 describing either an urban service area or an urban growth management area; and there are inconsistencies between these existing agreements, with some unincorporated areas assigned to both Cites while other areas are assigned to neither city.
- In 2001, the City of Portland and Multnomah County adopted an intergovernmental agreement via Ordinance 51712 to transfer land use planning responsibilities to the City of Portland within identified Urban Pockets.
- An updated intergovernmental agreement between the City of Portland, City of Gresham, and Multnomah County is needed to reflect amendments to the USB and coordinate the orderly provision of urban services.
- Both Cities wish to memorialize their cooperation in an intergovernmental agreement that provides for continued coordination as both cities carry out their updated plans. The intergovernmental agreement is attached as Exhibit A of this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:
- The City Administrator shall sign the intergovernmental agreement on behalf of the City Council.
- The effective date of the ordinance shall be October 1, 2026, in anticipation of the adoption of the intergovernmental agreement by the City of Gresham and Multnomah County.
Official record (Efiles)
An ordinance when passed by the Council shall be signed by the Auditor. It shall be carefully filed and preserved
in the custody of the Auditor (City Charter Chapter 2 Article 1 Section 2-122)
Passed by Council
Auditor of the City of Portland
Simone Rede
Impact Statement
Purpose of proposed legislation and background information
The intergovernmental agreement will govern the provision of urban services in the urban pocket between the City of Gresham and the City of Portland. The IGA also reflects the amended City of Gresham and City of Portland urban services boundaries.
Financial and budgetary impacts
There are no specicific finance or budgetary impacts of the proposed amendments.
Economic and real estate development impacts
The IGA does not have any economic or real estate development impacts.
Community impacts and community involvement
There are no anticipated community impacts. The IGA references amendments proposed as part of the Portland-Gresham USB Project but is not itself amending the USB or any other Comprehensive Plan or Zone map elements.
100% renewable goal
Not Applicable
Economic and real estate development analysis
Analysis provided by Prosper Portland
An Economic and Real Estate Development Impact Analysis was not submitted for this proposed action. Pursuant to City Council Resolution 37664, Prosper Portland staff has reviewed the action and agree that it does not require an Economic and Real Estate Development Impact Analysis.
Document history
Document number: 2025-350
President's referral: Climate, Resilience, and Land Use Committee (January 15, 2025 - March 30, 2026)