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.
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Portland City Council
Council Agenda for April 28-29, 2021 (printable version)
Please note, City Hall is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
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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 click the registration link for the appropriate Council session. 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 April 28, 2021 Council meetings is Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.Email the Council Clerk at councilclerk@portlandoregon.gov with any questions. |
WEDNESDAY, 9:30 AM, APRIL 28, 2021 |
COMMUNICATIONS |
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273 Request of Evelyn Whitlock to address Council regarding health effects of Zenith (Communication) |
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274 Request of Suzanna Kassouf to address Council regarding effects of Zenith Energy (Communication) |
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275 Request of Joan Rothlein to address Council regarding Zenith (Communication) |
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276 Request of Jessica Rojas to address Council regarding the Zenith terminal (Communication) |
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277 Request of Ted Gleichman to address Council regarding earthquake risk in North Portland (Communication) |
TIMES CERTAIN |
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278 TIME CERTAIN: 9:45 AM – Accept the Quarterly Technology Oversight Committee Report from the Chief Administrative Officer (Report introduced by Mayor Wheeler) 30 minutes requested |
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279 TIME CERTAIN: 10:15 AM – Metro Regional Priorities (Presentation introduced by Mayor Wheeler) 40 minutes requested |
CONSENT AGENDA – NO DISCUSSION |
Mayor Ted Wheeler |
Bureau of Emergency Management |
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*280 Authorize application to the Department of Homeland Security Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program for a grant up to $3,800,000 to enhance emergency preparedness through planning, training, and equipping of emergency responders in the Portland Urban Area (Ordinance) |
Office of Management and Finance |
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281 Update salary grade for City Forester classification (Second Reading Agenda 261) |
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty |
Bureau of Transportation |
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*282 Accept a grant for $47,600 from Travel Oregon, authorize Intergovernmental Agreement for development and implementation of a temporary wayfinding and placemaking campaign for 20 Bureau of Transportation Healthy Business Plazas, and appropriate $45,700 in the FY 2020-21 budget (Ordinance) |
Fire & Rescue |
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*283 Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with Multnomah County Health Department and Portland Fire & Rescue to conduct COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations (Ordinance) |
Office of Community and Civic Life |
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*284 Authorize grant agreements with five organizations for the Constructing Civic Dialogues Grant Program at the Office of Community & Civic Life not to exceed $248,319 (Ordinance) |
REGULAR AGENDA |
Mayor Ted Wheeler |
Office of Management and Finance |
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285 Accept bid of MJ Hughes Construction, Inc. for the Balch Creek Trash Rack Retrofit Project for $3,670,321 (Procurement Report - ITB No. 00001602) 15 minutes requested |
Commissioner Dan Ryan |
Housing Bureau |
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286 Approve application under the Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption Program under the Inclusionary Housing Program for Analog PDX located at 1871 N Flint Ave (Second Reading Agenda 266) |
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty |
Bureau of Transportation |
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287 Assess benefited properties for street, sidewalk, and stormwater improvements in the NE 27th Ave & Holland St Local Improvement District (Hearing; Ordinance; C-10059) 15 minutes requested |
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288 Vacate portions of NE 27th Ave and NE Holland St south of NE Columbia Blvd subject to certain conditions and reservations (Hearing; Ordinance; VAC-10131) 20 minutes requested |
Commissioner Carmen Rubio |
Parks & Recreation |
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*289 Declare the Gateway Green Park “Sliver Parcel” property surplus real property and authorize the Bureau of Parks and Recreation to dispose of the property by transferring it to TriMet for its Redline Max Line project (Ordinance) |
WEDNESDAY, 2:00 PM, APRIL 28, 2021 |
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*290 TIME CERTAIN: 2:00 PM – Amend Title 33 Planning and Zoning to facilitate the provision of shelter and housing options for Portlanders in need (Previous agenda 250; Ordinance introduced by Mayor Wheeler and Commissioners Rubio and Ryan; amend Code Title 33) 45 minutes requested for items 290-291 |
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*291 Amend City Code Health and Sanitation, Emergency Code, Public Improvements, Water, Property Maintenance Regulations and Affordable Housing to facilitate the provision of shelter and housing options for Portlanders in need (Previous agenda 251; Ordinance introduced by Mayor Wheeler and Commissioners Rubio and Ryan; amend Code Titles 8, 15, 17, 21, 29, and 30) |
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292 TIME CERTAIN: 2:45 PM – Appeal of Renee Mercado against the noise variance granted to Café Nell to add two speakers located at the corner of NW 20th and Kearney (Report introduced by Auditor Hull Caballero) 90 minutes requested |
THURSDAY, 2:00 PM, APRIL 29, 2021 |
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293 TIME CERTAIN: 2:00 PM – Accept the Portland Design Commission 2019-2020 State of the City Design Report (Report introduced by Commissioner Ryan) 1 hour requested |
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294 TIME CERTAIN: 3:00 PM – Accept the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission 2020 State of the City Preservation Report (Report introduced by Commissioner Ryan) 1 hour requested |
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.
Written testimony may be emailed to the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov.
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