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Council agenda/Apr 1, 2026
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Portland City Council

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Official agenda Follow this body
Date and timeWednesday, April 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
PlaceCity Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
Agenda statusRecessedObservation pending
Agenda and outcomes

What happened

7 items

  1. 1
    Other City business · Agenda approval

    What is Portland deciding about agenda approval?

    Approved As Amended
  2. 2
    Placed On File
  3. 3
    Passed To Second Reading
  4. 4
    Placed On File
  5. 5
    Passed To Second Reading
  6. 6
    Passed To Second Reading As Amended
  7. 7
    Other City business · Regular agenda

    Should Portland amend Council Organization and Procedure Code (amend Code Chapter 3.02)?

    Official document Matter guideExhibit A - original Testimony list Proposed and failed amendments - Kanal 2-6 (Updated April 16, 2026) Proposed amendment - Koyama Lane 1 Proposed amendment - Koyama Lane 2 Proposed amendment - Novick 1 Committee staff summary Approved/partially withdrawn amendment (see motions) – Dunphy 1 (February 9, 2026) Approved amendment (see motions) – Dunphy 2 (February 9, 2026) Withdrawn amendment – Dunphy 3 (February 9, 2026) Failed amendment – Dunphy 4 (February 9, 2026) Approved amendment - Dunphy 5 (February 18, 2026) Supplemental information - memo Committee disposition map Proposed amendment - Dunphy and Pirtle-Guiney 1 Exhibit A - as amended (February 23, 2026) Exhibit A - as amended (April 23, 2026) Presentation Amendment - Kanal 2-6 (see updated version) Failed amendment - Avalos and Kanal 1
    Continued As Amended
Auditable history

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Procedural record

Motions and amendments

4 recorded

AmendmentContinued

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Avalos and Kanal 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Kanal. Vote not called. Continued to April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Moved by Candace Avalos · seconded by Sameer Kanal
Main

Motion to move Item 2026-056 to the April 1 session after Item 2026-077: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (7): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (4): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Avalos; Absent (1): Novick) April 2, 2026 Session:

Moved by Elana Pirtle-Guiney · seconded by Dan Ryan
AmendmentPassed

Motion to amend the Ordinance as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Novick) Passed to second reading as amended April 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Moved by Eric Zimmerman · seconded by Mitch Green
MainWithdrawn

Motion to move Item 2026-078 to the end of the regular agenda: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Green. Motion withdrawn.

Moved by Jamie Dunphy · seconded by Mitch Green
Named record

Votes

3 recorded

Meeting-level actionPassed

What is Portland deciding about motion to amend the Ordinance as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan,…

See the named roll call
Angelita MorilloYesCandace AvalosYesDan RyanYesElana Pirtle-GuineyYesEric ZimmermanYesJamie DunphyYesLoretta SmithYesMitch GreenYesOlivia ClarkYesSameer KanalYesSteve NovickAbsentTiffany Koyama LaneYes
Meeting-level actionPassed

What is Portland deciding about council President Dunphy presided. Officers in attendance: Naomi Sheffield, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Rebecca Dobert, Acting Council…

See the named roll call
Angelita MorilloYesCandace AvalosYesDan RyanYesElana Pirtle-GuineyYesEric ZimmermanYesJamie DunphyYesLoretta SmithYesMitch GreenYesOlivia ClarkYesSameer KanalYesTiffany Koyama LaneYes
Meeting-level actionRecorded

What is Portland deciding about motion to move Item 2026-056 to the April 1 session after Item 2026-077: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (7):…

See the named roll call
Angelita MorilloNoCandace AvalosNoDan RyanYesElana Pirtle-GuineyYesEric ZimmermanYesJamie DunphyYesLoretta SmithYesMitch GreenYesOlivia ClarkYesSameer KanalNoSteve NovickAbsentTiffany Koyama LaneNo