Portland City Council

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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

12 present2 motions3 votes9 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 approvalAgenda approval
Approved
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Public CommentSeptember 17, 2025 Public Communications · Public communications
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Agenda itemCommittee referral report
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*Authorize negotiation and execution of a lease for District 1 Councilors' office space for a term commencing approximat2025-354 · Consent agenda
Referred To Mayor
5
Declare property located on SE 21st Ave and SE Powell Blvd as surplus property and authorize the City Administrator to d2025-329 · Consent agenda
Rescheduled
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Assess property for system development charge contracts, private plumbing loan contracts and safety net loan deferral co2025-306 · Consent agenda
Passed To Second Reading
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Reaffirm Council commitment to the Vision Zero Action Plan and convene a cross-bureau Vision Zero Task Force2025-204 · Regular agenda
Adopted As Amended
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Amend Small Donor Elections Code to adopt the recommendations of the Portland Elections Commission (amend Code Chapter 22025-310 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled
8
Amend Parking Space Reservation Code to allow for flexibility in the distribution of responsibilities (amend Code Sectio2025-301 · Regular agenda
Rescheduled

Procedure

Motions & amendments

Main

Motion to add the following Resolved Statement, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vision Zero Task Force shall ensure meaningful community engagement in the development of its analysis and action plan, and inform communities of the new action plan.": Moved by Avalos and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter

Main

Motion to add the following Resolved Statement, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vision Zero Task Force shall specifically examine the overrepresentation of traffic fatalities involving people experiencing homelessness, conduct an analysis of the underlying causes, and recommend targeted strategies to reduce and prevent these deaths.": Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney)"

Connected matter

Named positions

Votes

AgendaRecorded

Motion to add the following Resolved Statement, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vision Zero Task Force shall ensure meaningful community engagement in the development of its analysis and action plan, and inform communities of the new action plan.": Moved by Avalos and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney)

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

AgendaPassed

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided. Officers in attendance: Mike Porter, Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk Councilors Novick and Ryan arrived at 6:03 p.m. Document numbers 2025-329 and 2025-354 were pulled from the consent agenda. The balance of the consent agenda was approved with a vote of (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney). Council recessed at 6:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:22 p.m. Counc

AgendaRecorded

Motion to add the following Resolved Statement, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vision Zero Task Force shall specifically examine the overrepresentation of traffic fatalities involving people experiencing homelessness, conduct an analysis of the underlying causes, and recommend targeted strategies to reduce and prevent these deaths.": Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney)"