Meetings/Nov 12, 2025
Portland City Council

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM

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

Official agenda
12 present7 motions6 votes8 agenda items
Roll call

Attendance

Ordered record

Agenda

  1. 1
    Agenda approvalAgenda approval
    Approved
  2. 2
    Public CommentNovember 12, 2025 Public Communications · Public communications
    Placed On File
  3. 3
    Agenda itemCommittee referral report
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Passed
  6. 6Passed
  7. 7Passed To Second Reading As Amended
  8. 8Passed To Second Reading
Procedure

Motions & amendments

AmendmentFailed

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

Connected matter
AmendmentPassed

Motion to divide the amendment to consider small landlord exemption separately (C.1.a.1 and E.3): Moved by Kanal. Vote called on technical elements of amendment: (Aye (7): Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal, Morillo, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (2): Clark, Ryan; Absent (3): Smith, Koyama Lane, Novick) Vote called on small landlord exemption portion of amendment: (Aye (10): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Kanal; Absent (1): Novick) Passed to second reading as amended November 19, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Connected matter
AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend proposed amendment Morillo 1 as shown in Smith 1: Moved by Smith and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (3): Dunphy, Smith, Koyama Lane; Nay (6): Green, Avalos, Kanal, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (3): Clark, Zimmerman, Ryan). Motion failed to pass.

Connected matter
AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend proposed amendment Morillo 1 as shown in Avalos 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Smith. (Aye (4): Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Koyama Lane; Nay (5): Green, Kanal, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (3): Clark, Zimmerman, Ryan). Motion failed to pass.

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend proposed amendment Morillo 1 as shown in Green 1: Moved by Green and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (7): Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo; Nay (2): Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (3): Clark, Zimmerman, Ryan).

Connected matter
AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend the ordinance as shown in Morillo 1: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (5): Green, Dunphy, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo; Nay (3): Smith, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (4): Clark, Zimmerman, Avalos, Ryan). Motion failed to pass. Passed to second reading November 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Connected matter
Named positions

Votes

AgendaPassed

Motion to divide the amendment to consider small landlord exemption separately (C.1.a.1 and E.3): Moved by Kanal. Vote called on technical elements of amendment: (Aye (7): Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal, Morillo, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (2): Clark, Ryan; Absent (3): Smith, Koyama Lane, Novick) Vote called on small landlord exemption portion of amendment: (Aye (10): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Kanal; Absent (1): Novick) P

AgendaFailed

Motion to amend the ordinance as shown in Morillo 1: Moved by Morillo and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (5): Green, Dunphy, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo; Nay (3): Smith, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (4): Clark, Zimmerman, Avalos, Ryan). Motion failed to pass. Passed to second reading November 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.