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Portland City Council · District 4 · West Portland and inner Southeast

Eric Zimmerman

Councilor

Record from Jan 2, 2025 2 policy committees + Committee of the WholeOn the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
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What is coming up.

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Biography and experience

Who they are.

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Zimmerman is a District 4 Councilor and current vice chair of the City Life Committee. His official materials frame his Council work around operational performance, development, public safety, and neighborhood livability.

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Relevant experience
  • Elected to represent District 4 in November 2024
  • Former chair of the Council’s Finance Committee under the 2025 structure
  • Current service on City Life, Community and Public Safety, and Finance and Governance
Priorities they publish

His official materials emphasize core services, public-safety funding, reducing development barriers, housing production, parks, neighborhood livability, and government performance.

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Where they stand

Positions, with receipts.

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Key decisions

Votes that reveal disagreement.

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Economy & business

Accept the Future of Large-Scale Performing Arts recommendations to advance a new Broadway-capable venue as part of the proposed Performing Arts + Culture Center at Portland State University, and initiate planning for the future of the Keller Auditorium

YesCouncil vote 8–4Read the source record
Economy & business

Accept the Future of Large-Scale Performing Arts recommendations to advance a new Broadway-capable venue as part of the proposed Performing Arts + Culture Center at Portland State University, and initiate planning for the future of the Keller Auditorium

YesCouncil vote 8–4Read the source record
Economy & business

Authorize a non-binding term sheet with Rip City Management LLC and Trail Blazers Holdings, LLC outlining the terms for Moda Center arena renovation, operating and lease agreements that will keep the Portland Trail Blazers playing in Portland for at least 20 more years

YesCouncil vote 8–4Read the source record
Housing & homelessness

Amend Partial and Full Exemptions of System Development Charges for Affordable Housing Developments Code to temporarily remove income requirements for homeownership units (amend Code Section 30.01.095)

NoCouncil vote 8–3Read the source record
Public safety

*Authorize a five-year lease with American Property Management for Community Safety Division eastside office

NoCouncil vote 11–1Read the source record
Budget, taxes & finance

Adopt the annual budget of the City and establish appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027

NoCouncil vote 9–2Read the source record
Housing & homelessness

Amend Portland Permitting & Development Fee Schedules to improve cost recovery to ensure an adequate level of service

YesCouncil vote 10–1Read the source record
Housing & homelessness

Appropriate $2,500,000 from the Construction Excise Tax Sub-fund 225020 for homeownership development in District 2

YesCouncil vote 10–2Read the source record
How they govern

Roles, initiative, and participation.

These are observable features of the record, not a grade for effectiveness. Committee influence, sponsorship, motions, and participation are shown with their scope intact.

Current policy committee roles2

Vice chair · City Life; Member · Community and Public Safety Like all 12 councilors, they also serve on the Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole.

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Recorded motions made64

Since January 2025. Named-mover actions, including amendments and procedure.

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Complete record

The underlying public record.

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Named votes448Valid yes, no, abstain, or absent records
Vote participation89.3%48 recorded absences
No votes45See every recent recorded dissent below
Matters introduced44Includes official co-sponsorship
Recorded motions made64Since January 2025 · named mover only
Responsibilities

Committees and roles.

Current and former committee tenures remain separate so reorganizations do not blur the record.

Current assignments

Former committee assignments 3
Community and Public Safety CommitteeMember · Jan 15, 2025–Mar 30, 2026Finance CommitteeChair · Jan 15, 2025–Mar 30, 2026Homelessness and Housing CommitteeMember · Jan 15, 2025–Mar 30, 2026
Voting record

How they have voted.

Subject areas use the City’s published service-area or bureau labels. They describe the record; they do not infer a political position.

Record by published subject

City Operations91 votes
76 yes · 7 no · 8 absent
Community and Economic Development83 votes
65 yes · 8 no · 10 absent
Public Works53 votes
44 yes · 5 no · 4 absent
Resolution36 votes
27 yes · 6 no · 3 absent
Other32 votes
25 yes · 0 no · 7 absent
Ordinance21 votes
11 yes · 8 no · 2 absent
Public Safety18 votes
12 yes · 3 no · 3 absent
Risk Management18 votes
14 yes · 3 no · 1 absent
City Budget Office16 votes
14 yes · 2 no
Auditor's OfficeCouncil Clerk15 votes
14 yes · 0 no · 1 absent
Recorded disagreement

What they voted “no” on.

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Authored record

What they introduced.

“Introduced” uses the sponsor field on official Council documents and includes co-sponsored work since January 2025. It does not establish sole authorship. Sponsorship and motions are separate activities; the same matter can appear in both.

Ordinance2026-182Housing
Final Council action complete

Should Portland appropriate $2,500,000 from the Construction Excise Tax Sub-fund 225020 for homeownership development in District 2?

The proposal would appropriate $2,500,000 from the Construction Excise Tax Sub-fund 225020 for homeownership development in District 2.

Final action: Jun 3, 2026 Introduced by Councilor Loretta Smith, Councilor Eric Zimmerman, Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney, Councilor Dan Ryan, Council Vice President Olivia ClarkHousing Bureau 3 source files
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Resolution2025-465Public works
Final Council action complete

What is Portland deciding about request the City Budget Office provide balanced program offer information for Portland Parks & Recreation as pilot project for FY…

This resolution concerns request the City Budget Office provide balanced program offer information for Portland Parks & Recreation as pilot project for FY 2026-27 budget.

Final action: Dec 18, 2025 Introduced by Councilor Eric ZimmermanCity Budget OfficeParks & Recreation
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Resolution2025-095Public works
Final Council action complete

Should Portland direct Bureau of Transportation to construct and maintain sidewalks while addressing pavement maintenance deficiencies throughout Portland, improving…

The proposal would direct Bureau of Transportation to construct and maintain sidewalks while addressing pavement maintenance deficiencies throughout Portland, improving safety and accessibility for all residents through the…

Final action: May 7, 2025 Introduced by Councilor Loretta Smith, Council Vice President Olivia Clark, Councilor Mitch Green, Councilor Eric ZimmermanTransportation
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Ordinance2026-332Public works
Scheduled for consideration

Should Portland amend Prohibited Conduct Code to update ejections and exclusions for drug possession, weapon possession, and abuse in parks (amend Code Chapter 20.12)?

The proposal would amend Prohibited Conduct Code to update ejections and exclusions for drug possession, weapon possession, and abuse in parks (amend Code Chapter 20.12).

Latest action: Sep 27, 2026 Introduced by Councilor Eric ZimmermanParks & RecreationPolice 2 source files
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Resolution2026-299Government
Final Council action complete

What is Portland deciding about urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center non-disclosure agreements, notify City Council of inquiries for data…

This resolution concerns urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center non-disclosure agreements, notify City Council of inquiries for data center deals, and engage in transparent public processes related to…

Final action: Sep 16, 2026 Introduced by Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane, Councilor Mitch Green, Councilor Candace Avalos, Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney, Councilor Sameer Kanal, Councilor Eric Zimmerman, Councilor Angelita Morillo, Councilor Steve Novick, Council Vice President Olivia Clark, Councilor Loretta Smith, Councilor Dan Ryan, Council President Jamie Dunphy 12 source files
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In their own words

Recent attributed meeting remarks.

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9. Add Psychedelic Health and Safety Code and create the Portland Psychedelics Advisory Commission (add Code Chapter 14B.140) (Ordinance)
“And I hear that positive experience as, you know, as truthful as what was important for them post-service, post-significant event, post, you know, traumatic event, that being engaged with a practitioner, being able to participate in some sort of treatment and therapy was very helpful and far more helpful than what their experience was with the regular pharmaceutical. Thank you. Of our medicine in our society. And so I hear that, and I'm willing to accept a lot of what I don't fully understand, right? I don't know how it is that that works for folks, but I'm glad that they have that opportunity. It has, I have far more people in my life who have raised the white flag and asked for help than who have, ultimately committed suicide, and many of them have participated in what we're sharing today. And I'm grateful for that. For those that, uh, where that call was, you know, that ultimate ca…”
6. Consent to franchise transfer from Zenith Energy Terminals Holdings LLC to ISQ Springer Holdings, LLC (amend Ordinance 188554) (Ordinance)
“You know, sometimes you got to take tough votes. No less than 3 members who are going to vote no today on this have asked me to make sure I vote yes. I think that's transparent and interesting. I vote yes.”
4. \Appropriate grant award of $207,411 for speed racing street takeover (Emergency ordinance)
“Thank you. I was prepared to vote for this amendment when we came in because it seemed pretty straightforward, but based on what we heard from the legal counsel, I'd be a no today. And also, I would agree with Councilor Pirtle-Guiney that details do matter and it doesn't signal anything other than getting to details. And so I appreciate the work there. I also think, though, Mr. Administrator, that a lot of this probably could have been dealt with in the initial bringing forward of why certain things were not in play, and we probably missed that mark, which has left us at 45 minutes on a whopping $10,000, which is not a good use of this time. Thank you.”
16. Urge the City Administrator to refrain from signing data center non-disclosure agreements, notify City Council of inquiries for data center deals, and engage in transparent public processes related to data centers (Resolution)
“Uh, thank you, Mr. President. I appreciated everybody's comments and also eager to support this today. I think, you know, as I mentioned in my opening comments, the, the prospect, and frankly, I think the, the availability in downtown is very concerning for me. I've also, you know, throughout my career, I've been a part of, of big projects and projects that have things like PLAs and community benefits agreements and things of that nature. And none of that would have ever been achievable behind a closed door, right? None of that ever would, our labor standards, our workforce initiatives, um, you know, the mitigation for any project going in near a big, near a neighborhood, or how you work out, never would have been achievable with an NDA and behind closed doors. And so I think this is just right on the mark and very similar to the, to the points and the values that Councilor Pirtle-Gui…”
13. Motion to Reconsider Item 13: Consent to franchise transfer from Zenith Energy Terminals Holdings LLC to ISQ Springer Holdings, LLC (amend Ordinance 188554)
“Thank you for that. You did make a motion just on the basic of reconsideration. It was seconded. Generally in this body, we have looked to the second before anything gets moved on or changed when it's being withdrawn. That hasn't happened. So I would consider that that's still open. I think that your discussion at the beginning of that about another week for the amendment discussion seemed calm and present and was the right action. And since it hasn't actually, I don't think, been closed, I would encourage you to take action on that original piece, uh, because it was actually never closed.”
14. \Appropriate grant award of $207,411 for speed racing street takeover (Emergency ordinance)
“Uh, thank you. I'm all for it. Get out there, get them, right? This street racing crap is really destroying a lot of, a lot of areas, and the wrecks that happen when it goes on is incredibly dangerous. People getting walloped by the back end of a car is incredibly dangerous, right? So thank you for going after grants, finding other people's money. Let's get out there and do it. These missions have to start taking place as much as possible because they're in, they're out, they're gone. It's really hard to stop. So I appreciate the work 'cause it's not easy. So thank you.”
8. Repeal Amusement Devices, Games and Machines Code (repeal Code Chapter 14B.110) (Ordinance)
“And I felt like, gosh, I don't know that that's directly related to cost recovery for implementing of whatever the program is. So I'm struggling a little bit in that sense and certainly do believe that things have a way of trickling to the cost of parking. And I go back to Councilor Ryan's comments a little bit. $1.60 change is a small number. $1.60 change per hour for an employee who is there having to do that multiple hours on a shift, these are real changes. So I do think they have a way of trickling down. But going, for instance, like from 500 to 1,000, it kind of seems like a revenue grab more than a programmatic need. And that's where I'm struggling because I'm not sure if I'm in, if it's appropriate for a revenue grab. But I'm digesting all this. I know I had to step out for part of it, but I was also monitoring but I'm digesting this and we'll, I'm not quite sure where I'll go…”
Portland City Council Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) 09/16/26Sep 16, 2026 · 3:02:52
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4. Amend Prohibited Conduct Code to update ejections and exclusions for drug possession, weapon possession, and abuse in parks (amend Code Chapter 20.12)
“Thank you, Chair. Thanks to the colleagues. I'm bringing forward this ordinance and this proposal for discussion with you all today and interested in your process and thoughts here. If we could, I've got my staff in front as well, but I'm going to talk through our presentation first. I'll start with the problem. There's a continued frustration among Portlanders with the use of dangerous drugs and the weapons that we see in parks. And these kind of controlled substances like fentanyl and heroin, we know they're very addictive, we know they're very toxic, can result, of course, in behavior problems in our parks. I think that many of us have probably seen the Thank you. We've seen examples, or we've seen ourselves, or we've talked to neighbors who are seeing the paraphernalia that is left in parks when drugs become the thing you do in parks. And we often hear about what are the tools tha…”
Portland City Council Community & Public Safety Committee 09/15/26Sep 15, 2026 · 2:07:50
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3. Amend Code related to prohibitions on possession of firearms within certain City buildings to disallow affirmative defense for persons with concealed handgun licenses (amend Code Sections 3.18.020, 14A.60.010 and 20.12.050)
“That doesn't necessarily mean that this is, for me, an ordinance dead on arrival, but it's certainly an ordinance where I'm struggling to, to make a decision. It has not ingrained itself to me. I've asked that we look at this in a way so that we are not doing what I think this ordinance will do, will result in more guns being left in cars. That's what I think is going to happen. So I'm just trying to be very clear about that, because for those folks who are today following the law by getting a concealed carry permit, and the nature of a concealed carry permit is that no one knows you're carrying, which is the privacy aspect, the public safety aspect, not, not being threatening aspect, that's really just fine for those people. And the sheriff has a record of all those folks. This, to me, given the number of enforcements that our security agents in this building have noted have occurred…”
Portland City Council Community & Public Safety Committee 09/15/26Sep 15, 2026 · 1:34:21
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2. Portland Police expansion cost report (Presentation)
“And so I think that that would be a helpful designator in the way that data is presented. If in case we do have such a large number who are really not actually available for a patrol shift alone in the traditional sense, then I don't want them included in a staffing presentation without an asterisk, right? So that we can understand that. I have mentioned in this committee before, and I do want to get to the place where every time the police bureau doesn't hit minimum staffing in one of our precincts, that it's a red star cluster up. And I think we need to start letting the, the public and the city administrator and the mayor and those, this council know how many days, how many shifts a year are going below minimum staffing, right? Other agencies can do that. I think that we should incorporate that into our culture because I actually think I think that Portlanders have not been made as…”
Portland City Council Community & Public Safety Committee 09/15/26Sep 15, 2026 · 42:57
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2. Appoint Omar K. Salomon to the Steering and Oversight Committee for the Homelessness Response System for a one-year term to expire September 30, 2027
“And, uh, I look forward to seeing your perspective, working with you. And it is a hard committee to serve on. It deals with the hardest issues and it has the most complex set of opinions. And so, but it has been worth my time these last 2 years to serve on it. And so I hope that it will be worth your time. So thanks for stepping up and I will certainly support you.”
Portland City Council Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) 09/10/26Sep 10, 2026 · 1:44:59
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Council Discussion on Strategic Options and Performance Metrics
“Thank you, Mr. President. So really valuable point there, Councilor Kanal. I just want to like think through that from a kind of a structures perspective in terms of how that goes. So I'm, I'm of the belief that the bureaus, offices, the service areas, you know, they, they have to craft a budget in, um, in the light of the way that the executive is proposing the budget. And so my experience in that is that they they set up their KPIs or their outcomes and outputs and all those kind of things, whatever an organization uses for their performance metrics, and that is related to what their boss has given them as the, as the, as the goals. I do think that there's a reasonable time from which we could have a council input on that topic, maybe before that Executive budget is released. But the risk here that I worry about when we go down this a little bit is I would like to get a budget, and …”
City Council Work Session - Budget Process Revisions 09/10/26Sep 10, 2026 · 1:19:03
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Procedure

Motions they made.

Since January 2025. Includes recorded Council and committee motions on amendments, procedure, and substantive items where this Councilor is named as mover, regardless of outcome. Seconding or sponsoring an item alone does not count. Coverage depends on published records and successful extraction; this is not a complete inventory of every motion made. Earlier City Commissioner service is excluded.

Counting correction, September 10, 2026: totals and lists now exclude inactive duplicate records and count an explicitly combined motion repeated under multiple agenda items once. Separate motions with identical wording remain separate. Original source records are preserved.

64 recorded motions shown below.

Motion to amend the ordinance to add an emergency clause to allow the purchase of these materials within the grant period and the ability to move forward with what Council deems an important piece of our public safety infrastructure: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (11): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy; Nay (1): Kanal)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Ordinance as amended, Document Number 2026-308, to City Council with the recommendation it be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (4): Zimmerman, Avalos, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Morillo)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Resolution, Document Number 2026-286, to City Council with the recommendation it be adopted: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (5): Morillo, Zimmerman, Avalos, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Failed

Motion to amend the resolution as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (4): Clark, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan; Nay (7): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Kanal, Dunphy; Absent (1): Smith). Motion failed to pass.

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to refer the Report, Document Number 2026-310, to City Council with the recommendation it be accepted: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (9): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Kanal; Absent (3): Clark, Dunphy, Smith)

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to amend the ordinance to add Section 3 as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy)

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to amend Resolution as shown in Clark-Zimmerman 2: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (4): Zimmerman, Avalos, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Morillo)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Resolution as amended, Document Number 2026-270, to City Council with the recommendation it be adopted: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (4): Morillo, Zimmerman, Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Ryan)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Failed

Motion to suspend the rules to continue debate on the remaining amendments: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith. (Aye (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy). Motion failed. Presiding officer ruled that the Council did not have enough time to consider Pirtle-Guiney-Novick amendment 5. Appeal of the ruling of the presiding officer and the following question put before the Council, “Shall the ruling of the presiding officer be upheld to not consider Pirtle-Guiney-Novick amendment 5?”: Appeal by Zimmerman joined by Smith and Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (6): Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (6): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith.) Appeal fails. The ruling of the presiding officer is upheld and the amendment is not considered. Passed to second reading as amended June 17, 2026 at 6:15 pm time certain

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to amend Ordinance 2026-192 adding a paragraph to Exhibit A. as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (4): Ryan, Zimmerman, Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney ; Nay (1): Morillo)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Failed

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

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to appeal the ruling of the presiding officer and put the following question before the Council, “Shall the ruling of the presiding officer stand to move item to second reading?”: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (6): Kanal, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy; Nay (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith; Absent (1): Koyama Lane).

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Ordinance, Document Number 2026-174, to City Council with the recommendation it be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (5): Ryan, Morillo, Zimmerman, Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney)

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to amend Subsection 3.23.030 A. in Exhibit A to change "ages 15 to 25" to "ages 15 to 23": Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith. (Aye (9): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy; Nay (2): Kanal, Avalos; Absent (1): Koyama Lane)

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to refer the Report, Document Number 2026-138, to City Council with the recommendation it be accepted: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (12): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal )

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Ordinance, Document Number 2026-132, to City Council with the recommendation it be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5): Ryan, Morillo, Zimmerman, Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney)

Official meeting record Open connected matter

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

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to amend the second to last resolved statement in the Resolution and Exhibit A, Document 2026-114, to change the Street Damage Restoration Fee from 75% to 100%: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (12): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Resolution, Document Number 2026-114, to City Council with the recommendation it be adopted as amended: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (10): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal; Nay (1): Ryan; Absent (1): Zimmerman)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Resolution, Document Number 2026-114, to City Council with the recommendation it be adopted as amended: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (10): Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal; Nay (1): Ryan; Absent (1): Zimmerman)

Official meeting record Open connected matter

Motion to amend the second to last resolved statement in the Resolution and Exhibit A, Document 2026-114, to change the Street Damage Restoration Fee from 75% to 100%: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (12): Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to amend the Ordinance as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Smith, Dunphy; Absent (1): Novick) Passed to second reading as amended April 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Withdrawn

Motion to amend the ordinance to add an emergency clause: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith. Motion withdrawn. Passed to second reading March 4, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to refer the Ordinance, Document Number 2026-051, to City Council with the recommendation it be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick (Aye (5): Avalos, Novick, Green, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney)

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Failed

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

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to amend the Ordinance and Exhibit A as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (12): Avalos, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy) Passed to second reading as amended January 28, 2026

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Passed

Motion to hear public comment before Council President and Vice President election: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. The agenda was approved as amended by unanimous consent.

Official meeting record
Failed

Motion to separate the question to vote on the appointment of Rebekah Morgan separately: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. Vote called on appointment of Rebekah Morgan: (Aye (5): Green, Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo; Nay (7): Clark, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Smith, Ryan, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney). Failed to pass.

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Failed

Motion to amend Exhibit A to remove the second sentence in Subsection 3.39.020 B.1.: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith (Aye (1): Zimmerman; Nay (4): Smith, Morillo, Novick, Kanal). Motion failed to pass.

Official meeting record Open connected matter
Failed

Motion to table the Resolution, Document Number 2025-481: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith (Aye (2): Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (3): Morillo, Novick, Kanal). Motion failed to pass.

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Motion to suspend the rules to add executive session at 1:25 p.m. in the Rose Room: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. Aye (12): Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney. Council will hold an executive session to consult with legal counsel concerning the legal rights and duties of the City with regard to current litigation or litigation likely to be filed, as provided under ORS 192.660(2)(h). Members of the press may contact Ashley Parent (503-865-6882) to attend. Executive sessions are not broadcast or recorded and limited attendance is designated under Oregon Revised Statutes 192.660. Council adjourned at 1:16 p.m.

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Passed

Motion to amend Exhibit A as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (11): Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (1): Clark) Passed to second reading as amended October 8, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

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Motion to send Report, Document Number 2025-373 to the full Council with the recommendation the appointments be confirmed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Dunphy. (Aye (5): Morillo, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Ryan, Avalos)

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Motion to add the following Resolved Statement, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vision Zero Task Force shall specifically examine the overrepresentation of traffic fatalities involving people experiencing homelessness, conduct an analysis of the underlying causes, and recommend targeted strategies to reduce and prevent these deaths.": Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. (Aye (12): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney)"

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Passed

Motion to send Ordinance, Document Number 2025-314, to the full Council with the recommendation it be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (5) Morillo, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Ryan, Avalos) Item referred to full Council September 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. time certain.

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Failed

Motion to amend the Resolution as shown in Zimmerman 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (5): Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Zimmerman, Smith; Nay (6): Novick, Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney; Absent (1): Clark). Motion failed to pass.

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Motion to suspend the rules to add an ordinance to the agenda to extend the current levels of funding in the Portland Children's Levy with authority granted up to the 25% mark to the director for reductions given the reduction in revenue for the upcoming 12 months not to exceed one year: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (12): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney)

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Passed

Motion to send Resolution, Document Number 2025-212, to the full Council with the recommendation it be adopted as amended: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (5): Ryan, Morillo, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Avalos)

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Motion to add an emergency clause in order pass the ordinance in time to have a balanced budget: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick. (Aye (11): Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Zimmerman)

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Motion to move $999,340 to contingency: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick. (Aye (11): Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (1): Kanal)

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Motion to call the question on Avalos Amendment 1: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (8) Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (4) Kanal, Novick, Avalos, Dunphy)

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Passed

Motion to suspend the remainder of this agenda until a future meeting: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Kanal. Approved by unanimous consent. Council recessed at 8:43 p.m. and reconvened at 8:58 p.m. Council recessed at 10:55 p.m.

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Passed

Motion to refer Ordinance, Document Number 2025-148 to the full Council with recommendation the ordinance be passed: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Smith. (Aye (5): Morillo, Novick, Zimmerman Smith, Kanal)

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Failed

Motion to amend the Parking Meter Rate proposal (Exhibit A) to no change in fiscal year 2025-26 for the rate for the following nonevent based parking rates and districts - the Central Eastside, the Downtown, the Llyod, the Marquam Hill, and the Northwest Districts and any sub districts within those that are nonevent based: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (2): Pirtle-Guiney, Zimmerman; Nay (3): Novick, Green, Avalos). Motion failed to pass.

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Motion to amend Exhibit A to strike the following Enforcement fees: Violation Review, Administrative Review, and under Non-Development: the Administrative Review and Appeal Application fee: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (5): Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Avalos, Zimmerman)

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Failed

Motion to remove Whereas statements 11 and 13 through 20 and attachments C1, C2, E, F, G1, and H: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (4): Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (8) Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green). Motion failed to pass.

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Failed

Motion to remove the Whereas statements 11 and 13-20 and attachment H: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick. (Aye (4): Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney; Nay (8) Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green). Motion failed to pass.

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Motion to amend the resolution to add at the bottom of the whereas clauses: "WHEREAS, the City Council established policy committees and the ability of those committees to hold budget-related work sessions is encouraged;" and to amend Exhibit A to add a Budget Committee work session on May 14 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., a budget work session on May 15 from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m., a budget work session on May 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., a budget work session on May 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and a budget work session on June 4 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Pirtle-Guiney. (Aye (5): Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Zimmerman)

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Referred

Motion to amend Exhibit A to remove the budget work session on May 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and change the meeting type to Action to Approve City & Prosper Portland budgets: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Green. (Aye (5): Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Zimmerman) Referred to full Council as amended for consideration. (Aye (5): Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Zimmerman)

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Motion to amend the Draft Council Schedule Ordinance attachment to amend Directive A to change the meeting start time to 9:00 a.m. instead of 6:00 p.m.: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick. (Aye (5): Avalos, Pirtle-Guiney, Novick, Green, Zimmerman)

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Motion to approve the recommended procedure to elect a Council President and Council Vice President. Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. (Aye (12): Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman) Councilor Smith nominated Councilor Clark for Council President. Councilor Green nominated Councilor Avalos for Council President. Vote called for Council President - Round 1. No nominee received a majority of votes of Councilors present. (Avalos (6): Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green) (Clark (6): Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman)

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Passed

Motion to amend Exhibit A Subsection 3.02.050 A.2. to strike the words "The resolution specifies" and replace with "The Council President proposes and the Council resolution affirms": Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Novick. (Aye (12): Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman) Passed to second reading as amended January 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

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Motion to amend Exhibit A, Subsection 3.02.020 B.4. to strike the words "complete items" and replace with "items that meet the administrative requirements": Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Ryan. (Aye (12): Avalos, Dunphy, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman)

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Passed

Motion to postpone the two later meetings scheduled today, the work session and executive session, by 45 minutes each to finish the meeting and get the room turned over: Moved by Zimmerman and seconded by Clark. Approved by unanimous consent. Council adjourned at 2:42 p.m.

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