Meetings/Jul 17, 2025
Council Agenda (Special and Regular Meeting)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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

Official agenda
10 present5 motions5 votes4 agenda items
Roll call

Attendance

Ordered record

Agenda

  1. 20Passed As Amended
  2. 21Passed
  3. 22Passed To Second Reading As Amended
  4. 23Rescheduled
Procedure

Motions & amendments

AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Avalos 1: Moved by Avalos and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (Novick, Zimmerman, Smith, Ryan); Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass.

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 1: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Novick. (Aye (10): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy)

Connected matter
Amendment

Motion to amend Directive A and add an emergency clause in order to meet FEMA’s July 31, 2025, implementation deadline as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 2: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (10): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy)

Connected matter
AmendmentContinued

Motion to amend Exhibit A, to replace Subsection J.2 with "If the Mayor is unavailable either in person or virtually to cast the tiebreaking vote on final passage during the meeting, the result of the tied vote is deemed inconclusive. If the vote on final passage remains inconclusive at the end of the meeting, the matter will be automatically postponed and rescheduled to the next Council meeting for the sole purpose of the Mayor casting their vote. If the Mayor is not present, it would be considered a no vote as in J.3.": Moved by Koyama Lane and seconded by Novick. (Aye (7): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Kanal, Ryan; Nay (3): Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney); Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy)

Connected matter
AmendmentFailed

Motion to amend Exhibit A to restore "resolutions, reports" to Subsection J.1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Kanal; Nay (4): Zimmerman, Smith, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass. Passed to second reading as amended August 6, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Connected matter
Named positions

Votes

AgendaContinued

Motion to amend Exhibit A, to replace Subsection J.2 with "If the Mayor is unavailable either in person or virtually to cast the tiebreaking vote on final passage during the meeting, the result of the tied vote is deemed inconclusive. If the vote on final passage remains inconclusive at the end of the meeting, the matter will be automatically postponed and rescheduled to the next Council meeting for the sole purpose of the Mayor casting their vote. If the Mayor is not present, it would be consid

AgendaRecorded

Motion to amend Directive A and add an emergency clause in order to meet FEMA’s July 31, 2025, implementation deadline as shown in Pirtle-Guiney 2: Moved by Pirtle-Guiney and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (10): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy)

AgendaFailed

Motion to amend Exhibit A to restore "resolutions, reports" to Subsection J.1: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Koyama Lane. (Aye (6): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Kanal; Nay (4): Zimmerman, Smith, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (2): Clark, Dunphy). Motion failed to pass. Passed to second reading as amended August 6, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Council Agenda (Special and Regular Meeting) · Jul 17, 2025 · Portland Council OS