Meetings/Oct 15, 2025
Portland City Council

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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

Official agenda
12 present8 motions8 votes7 agenda items
Roll call

Attendance

Ordered record

Agenda

  1. 1
    Agenda approvalAgenda approval
    Approved
  2. 2
    Public CommentOctober 15, 2025 Public Communications · Public communications
    Placed On File
  3. 3
    Agenda itemCommittee referral report
  4. 4Approved
  5. 5Continued
  6. 6Adopted As Amended
  7. 7Passed As Amended
Procedure

Motions & amendments

Main

Motion to change "residents" to "residents and visitors" in three places: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend resolution to add "and visitors" to instances where it says residents: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
Procedural

Motion to limit debate to an additional 20 minutes, and then move to a vote or to postpone: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (11): Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Clark)

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Smith 1 with the addition of the phrase "Freedom of Information Act requests," to 23.20.030 D.2.: Moved by Smith and seconded by Green. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney

Connected matter
AmendmentContinued

Motion to divide the amendments into Dunphy 1-3 and Dunphy 4: Moved by Novick. Vote called on Dunphy 4: (Aye (10): Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (2): Clark, Ryan) Vote not called on Dunphy 1-3. Item continued to October 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend Exhibit A to include the phrase "and leased spaces and" to 23.20.030 C.: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
Main

Motion to add an emergency clause because it is necessary to urgently strengthen Sanctuary law compliance and enhance safety measures for the community and employees as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Koyama-Lane and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney)

Connected matter
Named positions

Votes

AgendaPassed

Council President Pirtle-Guiney presided. Officers in attendance: Linly Rees, Chief Deputy City Attorney; Keelan McClymont, Council Clerk The consent agenda was approved with a vote of aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney. Council recessed at 9:01 p.m. and reconvened at 9:13. Council adjourned at 11:14 p.m.

AgendaContinued

Motion to divide the amendments into Dunphy 1-3 and Dunphy 4: Moved by Novick. Vote called on Dunphy 4: (Aye (10): Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (2): Clark, Ryan) Vote not called on Dunphy 1-3. Item continued to October 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

AgendaRecorded

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Smith 1 with the addition of the phrase "Freedom of Information Act requests," to 23.20.030 D.2.: Moved by Smith and seconded by Green. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney

AgendaRecorded

Motion to add an emergency clause because it is necessary to urgently strengthen Sanctuary law compliance and enhance safety measures for the community and employees as shown in Kanal 1: Moved by Koyama-Lane and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney)

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