Portland City Council

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM

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

12 present4 motions4 votes19 agenda items

Roll call

Attendance

Angelita MorilloCouncilorPresent Candace AvalosCouncilorPresent Dan RyanCouncilorPresent Elana Pirtle-GuineyCouncilorPresent Eric ZimmermanCouncilorPresent Jamie DunphyCouncil PresidentPresent Loretta SmithCouncilorPresent Mitch GreenCouncilorPresent Olivia ClarkCouncil Vice PresidentPresent Sameer KanalCouncilorPresent Steve NovickCouncilorPresent Tiffany Koyama LaneCouncilorPresent

Ordered record

Agenda

1
Agenda itemCouncil President update
10
Authorize Bureau of Transportation to acquire certain permanent and temporary property rights necessary for construction2026-052 · Regular agenda
Passed As Amended
11
Amend the FY 2025–26 Appropriation Schedule to reallocate $150,000 from the Legal Priorities Reserve Fund to support ref2026-053 · Regular agenda
Passed
12
Accept the Supporting Portland’s Storefronts Report to establish a Storefront Support Program2026-080 · Regular agenda
Accepted
13
Amend Civil Rights Code related to sexual orientation and family status definitions and amend nondiscrimination clause2026-073 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
14
Declare the City of Portland will defend the rights of transgender people and all of the LGBTQIA2S+ community2026-074 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
15
Appoint members to the Community Involvement Committee2026-087 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
16
Amend Campaign Finance Code to maintain enforcement of voter-approved regulations following court order (amend Code Chap2026-055 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
17
Amend Business License Law Code to increase the business license tax gross receipts exemption (amend Code Section 7.02.42026-077 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
18
*Amend Office of the City Attorney Code to authorize payment of costs for City employees facing certain criminal or civi2026-078 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
19
Appropriate grants from the State of Oregon Transportation Safety Office and from Oregon Impact for a total of $322,555 2026-079 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
2
Agenda approvalAgenda approval
Approved As Amended
3
Public CommentMarch 4, 2026 Public Communications · Public communications
Placed On File
4
Agenda itemCommittee referral report
5
March 2026 City Administrator Update2026-095 · Time certain
Placed On File
6
Declare properties located near the intersections of N Lewis Ave and N Loring St, and N Albina Ave and N River St as sur2026-051 · Consent agenda
Passed
7
Authorize limited tax revenue refunding bonds through December 31, 20282026-050 · Consent agenda
Passed
8
Approve Council Minutes for December 10, 2025 - January 29, 20262026-096 · Consent agenda
Approved
9
Amend the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefit Fund Climate Investment Plan2026-022 · Regular agenda
Passed To Second Reading As Amended

Procedure

Motions & amendments

Main

Motion to reorder agenda to hear items 2026-080, 2026-073, and 2026-074 next: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Absent: (1) Kanal)

AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Avalos 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5): Avalos, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Dunphy; Nay (7): Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.

Connected matter

AmendmentPassed

Motion to amend Exhibit A to delete pages 9-11 to restore Strategic Program 14: Moved by Green and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (7): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Dunphy; Nay (5): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman) Passed to second reading as amended March 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Connected matter

Main

Motion to accept the report: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark.

Connected matter

Named positions

Votes

AgendaRecorded

Motion to reorder agenda to hear items 2026-080, 2026-073, and 2026-074 next: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Avalos, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy; Absent: (1) Kanal)

Angelita MorilloYes Candace AvalosYes Dan RyanYes Elana Pirtle-GuineyYes Eric ZimmermanYes Jamie DunphyYes Loretta SmithYes Mitch GreenYes Olivia ClarkYes Steve NovickYes Tiffany Koyama LaneYes

AgendaFailed

Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Avalos 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5): Avalos, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Dunphy; Nay (7): Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman). Motion failed to pass.

Angelita MorilloYes Candace AvalosNo Dan RyanNo Elana Pirtle-GuineyNo Eric ZimmermanNo Jamie DunphyNo Loretta SmithNo Mitch GreenYes Olivia ClarkNo Sameer KanalNo Steve NovickNo Tiffany Koyama LaneYes

AgendaPassed

Motion to amend Exhibit A to delete pages 9-11 to restore Strategic Program 14: Moved by Green and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (7): Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Dunphy; Nay (5): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman) Passed to second reading as amended March 11, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Angelita MorilloYes Candace AvalosNo Dan RyanNo Elana Pirtle-GuineyNo Eric ZimmermanNo Jamie DunphyNo Loretta SmithNo Mitch GreenYes Olivia ClarkNo Sameer KanalYes Steve NovickYes Tiffany Koyama LaneYes

AgendaPassed

Council President Dunphy presided. Officers in attendance: Alan Yoder, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk Item 2026-079 was pulled from the consent agenda and on a Y-12 roll call the balance of the consent agenda was approved (Aye (12): Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney). Councilor Koyama Lane left 11:00 a.m. at and returned at 11:39 a.m. Councilor Kanal left at 12:19 p.m. and returned at 12:42 p.m. Council

Angelita MorilloYes Candace AvalosYes Dan RyanYes Elana Pirtle-GuineyYes Eric ZimmermanYes Jamie DunphyYes Loretta SmithYes Mitch GreenYes Olivia ClarkYes Sameer KanalYes Steve NovickYes Tiffany Koyama LaneYes