Portland City Council

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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

12 present6 motions4 votes11 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 As Amended
10
Authorize water revenue bonds to finance water system capital improvements for an amount sufficient to produce net proce2026-134 · Regular agenda
Passed To Second Reading
2
Public commentMay 13, 2026 public communications · Public communications
Placed On File
3
Agenda itemCouncil President update
4
Consider appeal by Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Association against the Hearings Officer’s decision to approve with cond2026-144 · Time certain
Findings Adopted
5
Approve funding recommendations of the Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee for July 1, 2026 – June 30, 20292026-132 · Time certain
Passed
6
Authorize borrowings of not more than $95 million in anticipation of the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund 2026-155 · Regular agenda
Passed
7
*Authorize conveyance of City-owned real property to Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East for the construction of Tr2026-151 · Regular agenda
Passed
8
Add Identification of Law Enforcement Officers Code to prohibit facial covering, require badge visibility, and require i2026-111 · Regular agenda
Passed To Second Reading As Amended
9
Amend Arts Tax Code to provide tax relief, promote sustainability of Arts Access Fund, define critical terms, and respon2026-147 · Regular agenda
Passed To Second Reading As Amended
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Agenda itemPre-gavel

Procedure

Motions & amendments

Amendment

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Novick 2 to Pirtle-Guiney and Kanal 1: Moved by Novick and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith)

Connected matter

Main

Motion to deny the appeal, uphold the decision of the Hearings Officer, and adopt the findings: Moved by Ryan and seconded by Kanal.

Connected matter

Main

Motion to move Item 2026-151 to after Item 2026-155: Moved by Dunphy.

AmendmentPassed

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Kanal, Dunphy, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane 1: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (1): Ryan) Passed to second reading as amended May 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Connected matter

AmendmentPassed

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Pirtle-Guiney and Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith) Passed to second reading as amended May 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Connected matter

MainFailed

Motion to move Item 2026-134 to before 2026-155: Moved by Clark and seconded by Smith. Request by Avalos to divide the question to vote on changes to the agenda separately. Vote called on Item 2026-151. (Aye (11): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1) Pirtle-Guiney). Vote called on Item 2026-134. (Aye (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Pirtle-Guiney). Motion failed to pass. The agenda was approved as amended by unanimous consent.

Named positions

Votes

AgendaRecorded

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Novick 2 to Pirtle-Guiney and Kanal 1: Moved by Novick and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith)

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

AgendaPassed

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Kanal, Dunphy, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane 1: Moved by Dunphy and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (1): Ryan) Passed to second reading as amended May 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

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

AgendaFailed

Motion to move Item 2026-134 to before 2026-155: Moved by Clark and seconded by Smith. Request by Avalos to divide the question to vote on changes to the agenda separately. Vote called on Item 2026-151. (Aye (11): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1) Pirtle-Guiney). Vote called on Item 2026-134. (Aye (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (7): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Absent (1): Pirtle-Guiney).

Angelita MorilloNo Candace AvalosYes Dan RyanYes Elana Pirtle-GuineyAbsent Eric ZimmermanYes Jamie DunphyYes Loretta SmithYes Mitch GreenNo Olivia ClarkYes Sameer KanalNo Steve NovickNo Tiffany Koyama LaneNo

AgendaPassed

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Pirtle-Guiney and Kanal 1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (8): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (4): Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith) Passed to second reading as amended May 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.