Meetings/Apr 16, 2025
Portland City Council

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM

City Hall, Council Chambers, 2nd Floor – 1221 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Official agenda
12 present11 motions10 votes16 agenda items
Roll call

Attendance

Ordered record

Agenda

  1. 1
    Agenda approvalAgenda approval
    Approved
  2. 10Passed
  3. 11Passed As Amended
  4. 12Passed As Amended
  5. 13Passed To Second Reading
  6. 14Rescheduled
  7. 15Rescheduled
  8. 16Rescheduled
  9. 2
    Public CommentApril 16, 2025 Public Communications · Public communications
    Placed On File
  10. 3
    Agenda itemCommittee referral report
  11. 4Passed
  12. 5Passed
  13. 6Passed
  14. 7Confirmed
  15. 8Approved
  16. 9Referred To Committee
Procedure

Motions & amendments

Main

Motion to refer item back to the Homelessness and Housing Committee: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
Main

Motion to move the item to the top of the regular agenda: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Clark. (Aye (11): Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Kanal)

Connected matter
Main

Motion to call the question: Moved by Green and seconded by Smith. (Aye (11): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1) Ryan)

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend the ordinance to reduce the renewal rate to 11.9%: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Smith.(Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend Code Subsection 3.136.020 A. in Exhibit A to remove “a maximum of”: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Kanal, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith; Nay (6): Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney). Motion failed to pass.

Connected matter
ProceduralPassed

Motion to suspend the remainder of this agenda until a future meeting: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. Approved by unanimous consent. Council recessed at 8:43 p.m. and reconvened at 8:58 p.m. Council recessed at 10:55 p.m.

Amendment

Motion to amend the ordinance to reflect recommended plan design changes to reduce the renewal rate to 10%: Moved by Smith and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
Main

Motion to call the question: Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Clark. (Aye (10): Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (2): Kanal, Avalos)

Connected matter
MainFailed

Motion to make adjustments to the supplemental budget as proposed to change General Fund return decision packages to General Fund carryover decision packages in the Public Safety Service Area: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (6) Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney) Motion failed to pass.

Connected matter
Main

Motion to call the question: Moved by Green and seconded Zimmerman. (Aye (9): Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (3) Kanal, Avalos, Dunphy)

Connected matter
Named positions

Votes

AgendaPassed

Motion to suspend the remainder of this agenda until a future meeting: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. Approved by unanimous consent. Council recessed at 8:43 p.m. and reconvened at 8:58 p.m. Council recessed at 10:55 p.m.

AgendaFailed

Motion to make adjustments to the supplemental budget as proposed to change General Fund return decision packages to General Fund carryover decision packages in the Public Safety Service Area: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Avalos. (Aye (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (6) Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney) Motion failed to pass.

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