Current Council Agenda
The Council Agenda is the weekly list of items to come before the City Council. The agenda is available on Friday for the following week's Council meetings.
Individual items on the agenda will be linked as they become available. These items are only a convenience copy and will not reflect any changes made during Council meetings.
Written testimony on agenda items may be sent to the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov
Final Council documents available in Efiles:
Portland City Council
Council Agenda for December 2-3, 2020 (printable version)
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Under Portland City Code and state law, the City Council is holding this meeting electronically. All members of council are attending remotely by video and teleconference, and the City has made several avenues available for the public to listen to the audio broadcast of this meeting. The meeting is available to the public on the City's YouTube Channel, eGov PDX, www.portlandoregon.gov/video and Channel 30. The public can also provide written testimony to Council by emailing the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov. |
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Provide Public Testimony: City Council will hear public testimony on resolutions and ordinances (first readings only). Testimony is not taken on communications, reports, second readings, proclamations or presentations in accordance with Code 3.02.040 F. and G. Public testimony will be heard by electronic communication (internet connection or telephone). Please identify the agenda item(s) you want to testify on, and then visit the Council Clerk’s agenda webpage to register, www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/councilagenda. Provide your name, agenda item number(s), zip code, phone number and email address. Individuals have three minutes to testify unless otherwise stated at the meeting. The deadline to sign up for the December 2-3, 2020 Council meeting is Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, 9:30 AM, DECEMBER 2, 2020 |
COMMUNICATIONS |
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916 Request of Toni Davis to address Council regarding accepting responsibility for promises made / promises broken (Communication) |
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917 Request of Marie Tyvoll to address Council regarding concerns about taxpayer-funded land use (Communication) |
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918 Request of Alex Grady Preston 2nd to address Council regarding police brutality (Communication) |
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919 Request of Lizzy Sampson to address Council regarding water fluoridation (Communication) |
TIMES CERTAIN |
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920 TIME CERTAIN: 9:45 AM – Proclaim the week of November 30, 2020 to be Buy Native Week (Proclamation introduced by Mayor Wheeler) 30 minutes requested |
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921 TIME CERTAIN: 10:15 AM – Amend the Portland Parks and Recreation Board to clarify purpose, definitions, membership and update administrative functions (Ordinance introduced by Commissioner Fritz; amend Code Chapter 3.27) 10 minutes requested |
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922 TIME CERTAIN: 10:25 AM – Authorize an exemption to the competitive bidding process pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 279C and City Code Chapter 5.34 for construction of certain right-of-way surface stormwater facilities funded by % for Green (Ordinance introduced by Commissioner Fritz) 30 minutes requested for items 922-923 |
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923 Authorize Intergovernmental Agreements and grant agreements in support of the % for Green Program for five years beginning FY2020-21 not to exceed $3 million (Ordinance introduced by Commissioner Fritz) |
CONSENT AGENDA – NO DISCUSSION |
Mayor Ted Wheeler |
Office of Management and Finance |
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*924 Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Prosper Portland to provide funds for Portland Harbor-related costs to be placed into the Citywide Obligations Reserve Fund (Ordinance) |
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly |
Bureau of Transportation |
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*925 Amend contract with Oregon Department of Transportation for construction and traffic control services for the Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge in an amount not to exceed $130,000 (Ordinance; amend Contract No. 30006579) |
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*926 Authorize a contract with the lowest responsible bidder for the N Lombard Main Street Repair Project (Ordinance) |
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927 Accept a grant in the amount of $145,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation to replace Interstate 205 freeway signage concurrent with the renaming of a portion of NE Killingsworth St east of NE Cully Blvd to NE Lombard St as part of the Columbia – Lombard Wayfinding Project (Ordinance; amend Ordinance No. 190073) |
Office of Community & Civic Life |
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*928 Authorize grant agreement with Causa of Oregon for the Oregon Worker Relief Fund in amount of $1,750,000 (Ordinance) |
Commissioner Amanda Fritz |
Parks & Recreation |
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*929 Authorize an agreement with the Community Music Center, Inc. to support programs at the Community Music Center (Ordinance) |
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty |
Portland Bureau of Emergency Management |
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930 Accept a grant from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management Emergency Management Performance Grant Program, Grant No. 20-542, in the amount of $315,545 for administering an integrated all-hazard emergency management program for the City (Ordinance) |
City Auditor Mary Hull Caballero |
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931 Certify abstract of votes cast, candidates elected, and proclaim measures approved at the Municipal Non-Partisan General Election held in the City of Portland on November 3, 2020 (Report) |
REGULAR AGENDA |
Mayor Ted Wheeler |
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932 Proclaim results of the Municipal Non-partisan General Election on measure 26-213: Restore recreation programs, parks, nature, water through five-year levy (Proclamation introduced by Mayor Wheeler) |
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933 Proclaim results of the Municipal Non-partisan General Election on measure 26-217: Amends Charter: Authorizes new, independent community police oversight board (Proclamation introduced by Mayor Wheeler) |
City Attorney |
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934 Authorize City Attorney to appeal final judgment in Penoyer Law Office, LLC and Michael Wise & Associates v. State of Oregon ex rel. Dept. of Transportation and City of Portland, Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 18CV52454 (Resolution) 15 minutes requested |
Office of Management and Finance |
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935 Authorize contract with Siemens Industry, Inc., for The Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant Main Substation Equipment for an amount of $4,030,091 (Procurement Report – RFP No. 00001347) 10 minutes requested |
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936 Authorize water revenue bonds to finance water system capital improvements in an amount not to exceed $142 million and refund water revenue bonds (Ordinance) 20 minutes requested |
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly |
Bureau of Transportation |
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*937 Accept an Engineering Report on a Major Encroachment into the public right-of-way for the Terwilliger Plaza Skybridge (Ordinance) 30 minutes requested |
Commissioner Dan Ryan |
Bureau of Development Services |
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*938 Authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the City of Maywood Park to provide certain building program services within the City of Maywood Park in accordance with Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 455 (Ordinance) 20 minutes requested |
WEDNESDAY, 2:00 PM, DECEMBER 2, 2020 |
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939 TIME CERTAIN: 2:00 PM – Results of the Financial Audit of the City Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY 2019-20 and related communications (Report introduced by Auditor Hull Caballero) 1 hour requested for items 939-940 |
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940 Accept the City of Portland Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 (Report introduced by Mayor Wheeler) |
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941 TIME CERTAIN: 3:00 PM - Adopt the River Plan / South Reach, amend the Comprehensive Plan and Comprehensive Plan Map, the Willamette Greenway Plan, Title 33, and the Zoning Map; repeal the Macadam Corridor Design Guidelines; and adopt the Willamette River Greenway Inventory and the Central City Natural and Scenic inventories as supporting documents (Previous Agenda 889; Ordinance introduced by Commissioner Hardesty; amend Code Title 33, amend the Portland Comprehensive Plan and zoning maps, amend Ordinance Nos. 160237 and 163957, and repeal Ordinance Nos. 157795 and 186858) 2 hours requested |
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THURSDAY, 2:00 PM, DECEMBER 3, 2020 |
TIMES CERTAIN |
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942 TIME CERTAIN: 2:00 PM – Appoint a Charter Commission to review and recommend amendments to the Charter (Resolution introduced by Mayor Wheeler and Commissioners Fritz, Ryan, Hardesty and Eudaly) 1 hour requested |
REGULAR AGENDA |
Commissioner Amanda Fritz |
Bureau of Environmental Services |
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943 Amend price agreements with Allen Construction Management Services, LLC, CMTS, LLC, DRW, LLC, and Exeltech Consulting, Inc. for on-call Construction Management, Inspection and Project Support Personnel Services in the combined amount of $10,150,000 (Ordinance; amend Contract Nos. 31001347, 31001348, 31001349, and 31001350) 10 minutes requested |
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944 Authorize a competitive solicitation and contract with the lowest responsible bidder and provide payment for construction of the Carolina Trunk WZ-02 Rehabilitation Project No. E11005, for an estimated cost of $1,283,000 (Ordinance) 10 minutes requested |
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945 Authorize a three-year master Intergovernmental Agreement with Portland State University to partner on projects and programs related to wastewater, stormwater, and watershed health not to exceed $500,000 (Ordinance) 30 minutes requested |
Parks & Recreation |
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946 Accept the Year Five Report on the $68 million 2014 Parks General Obligation Bond (Report) 20 minutes requested |
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947 Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement not to exceed $4 million from the Portland Parks & Recreation System Development Charge Fund to the Prosper Portland Downtown Waterfront Tax Increment Financing District Fund for acquisition of property in the Downtown Waterfront urban renewal area (Ordinance) 10 minutes requested |
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948 Assess benefited properties for park improvements in the Portland Open Space Sequence Local Improvement District (Second Reading Agenda 907; C-10054) |
Water Bureau |
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949 Adopt revised Title 21 Water to be consistent with current Portland Water Bureau practices and applicable State of Oregon regulations (Ordinance; replace Code Title 21) 30 minutes requested |
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950 Authorize the Portland Water Bureau to enter into an agreement with Dean and Patricia Walter and pay consideration in the amount of $55,000 for costs to construct a new well (Second Reading Agenda 910) |
NOTE: “Time Certain” indicates that an item will not be heard by Council prior to the time specified.
Communications items are three minutes each. Regular Agenda items taking longer than five minutes have the time estimate noted next to the item.
The * indicates an emergency ordinance, which takes effect immediately if passed. Non-emergency ordinances require two readings and a 30-day waiting period before taking effect. Resolutions, reports, etc., adopted by Council are effective after adjournment.
The above summary is published by the City Auditor as provided by Section 2-113 of the Charter and Ordinance No. 130672.
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Mary Hull Caballero
Auditor of the City of Portland
City Council will hear public testimony on resolutions and ordinances (first readings only). Testimony is not taken on communications, reports, second readings, proclamations or presentations in accordance with Code 3.02.040 F. and G. Public testimony will be heard by electronic communication (internet connection or telephone). Please identify the agenda item(s) you want to testify on, and then visit the Council Clerk’s agenda webpage to register, www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/councilagenda. Provide your name, email address, agenda item number(s) and zip code. Individuals have 3 minutes to testify unless otherwise stated at the meeting. The deadline to sign up to provide public testimony is the Tuesday before the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
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