Decisions/2026-156
Report2026-156

Should Portland approve Council Committee Minutes for February 9 - March 17, 2026?

Official meeting minutes are prepared by Council Clerk staff. Meeting minutes are a record of each meeting which includes date and time of meeting, members present, motions, proposals, resolutions, ordinances, reports, presentations and public hearings and their disposition, and results of votes. Meeting minutes consist of closed caption files, speaker lists, and audio files of the meeting (mp3).

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Approve Council Committee Minutes for February 9 - March 17, 2026

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01 · Understand it

What this proposal would actually do.

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What would change

Official meeting minutes are prepared by Council Clerk staff. Meeting minutes are a record of each meeting which includes date and time of meeting, members present, motions, proposals, resolutions, ordinances, reports, presentations and public hearings and their disposition, and results of votes. Meeting minutes consist of closed caption files, speaker lists, and audio files of the meeting (mp3).

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Committee meeting minutes document the official actions of committee proceedings and are of interest citywide and regionally. The public is not involved in preparing the minutes. The public has access to all committee meeting minutes approved by Council.

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Accepted

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Final legal actionReport 2026-156

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TO THE COUNCIL:Minutes of the Portland City Council committee meetings for February 9 - March 17, 2026 have been completed and are on file with the Auditor’s Office. The draft minutes are available for review in Efiles.Committee meeting minutes include the disposition agenda, which documents the actions committees takes on each agenda item. The minutes also include the closed caption file, a speaker list, and audio files (mp3) for each meeting. Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeFebruary 9, 2026February 23, 2026March 9, 2026Finance CommitteeFebruary 9, 2026February 23, 2026Governance Committee February 9, 2026February 23, 2026Arts and Economy Committee February 10, 2026February 24, 2026March 10, 2026Homelessness and Housing CommitteeFebruary 24, 2026March 10, 2026Community and Public Safety Committee February 10, 2026February 24, 2026March 17, 2026Climate, Resilience, and Land Use CommitteeFebruary 12, 2026February 26, 2026March 12, 2026Labor and Workforce Development CommitteeFebruary 12, 2026February 26, 2026March 12, 2026 Once approved by Council, committee meeting minutes will be available in Efiles and linked on committee meeting agendas.The City Auditor recommends approval of these minutes.Respectfully submitted,Simone RedeAuditor of the City of Portland

Meetings, motions, amendments, and votes1 meetings · 1 votes
Final Council action · May 6, 202612 yes · 0 no

Final action on 2026-156: Approve Council Committee Minutes for February 9 - March 17, 2026

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Aug 13, 2026, 1:05 PM PDT
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Sep 13, 2026, 2:24 AM PDT
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  1. SOURCE UPDATED

    Accepted

  2. DOCUMENT PUBLISHED

    Observed in the official source.

  3. Council Action

    Approved