Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM

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

Official agenda

4 present2 motions2 votes2 agenda items

Roll call

Attendance

Jamie DunphyCouncilorPresent Mitch GreenVice ChairPresent Sameer KanalCouncilorPresent Steve NovickCouncilorPresent

Ordered record

Agenda

1
Future Ready Oregon and workforce development2025-356 · Regular agenda
Placed On File
2
Initiate two disparity studies on City contracting and workforce participation2025-377 · Regular agenda
Referred To City Council As Amended

Procedure

Motions & amendments

Amendment

Motion to amend the fourth bullet in the first Resolved statement to strike March 1, 2026 and replace it with December 31, 2026: Moved by Novick and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (4): Novick, Dunphy, Kanal, Green; Absent (1): Smith)

Connected matter

MainPassed

Motion to refer the Resolution, Document Number 2025-377, as amended to City Council with a recommendation that it be adopted: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (4): Novick, Dunphy, Kanal, Green; Absent (1): Smith)

Connected matter

Named positions

Votes

AgendaRecorded

Motion to amend the fourth bullet in the first Resolved statement to strike March 1, 2026 and replace it with December 31, 2026: Moved by Novick and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (4): Novick, Dunphy, Kanal, Green; Absent (1): Smith)

Jamie DunphyYes Loretta SmithAbsent Mitch GreenYes Sameer KanalYes Steve NovickYes

AgendaPassed

Motion to refer the Resolution, Document Number 2025-377, as amended to City Council with a recommendation that it be adopted: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (4): Novick, Dunphy, Kanal, Green; Absent (1): Smith)

Jamie DunphyYes Loretta SmithAbsent Mitch GreenYes Sameer KanalYes Steve NovickYes