Current Council Agenda
The Council Agenda is the weekly list of items to come before the City Council. The agenda is available on Friday for the following week's Council meetings.
Individual items on the agenda will be linked as they become available. These items are only a convenience copy and will not reflect any changes made during Council meetings.
Written testimony on agenda items may be sent to the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov
Final Council documents available in Efiles:
Portland City Council
Council Agenda for August 5, 2020 (printable version)
Sign up for public testimony for the August 5, 2020 Portland City Council Meetings |
Register at the following link:WEDNESDAY MORNINGThe deadline to sign up for the August 5, 2020 Council meeting is Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. |
Please note, City Hall is closed to the public due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. |
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Under Portland City Code and state law, the City Council is holding this meeting electronically. All members of council are attending remotely by video and teleconference, and the City has made several avenues available for the public to listen to the audio broadcast of this meeting. The meeting is available to the public on the City's YouTube Channel, eGov PDX, www.portlandoregon.gov/video and Channel 30. The public can also provide written testimony to Council by emailing the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov. |
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Provide Public Testimony: City Council will hear public testimony on resolutions and ordinances (first readings only). Public testimony will be heard by electronic communication (internet connection or telephone). Please identify the agenda item(s) you want to testify on, and then visit the Council Clerk’s agenda webpage to register, www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/councilagenda. Provide your name, agenda item number(s), zip code, phone number and email address. Individuals have three minutes to testify unless otherwise stated at the meeting. Testimony is not taken on communications, reports, second readings, proclamations or presentations in accordance with Code 3.02.040 F. and G. The deadline to sign up for the July 29, 2020 Council meetings was Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Email the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov with any questions. |
Communications |
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634 Request of Matt Glazewski to address Council regarding Peninsula Crossing Trail safety and security issues (Communication) |
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635 Request of Debra Kolodny to address Council regarding Portland Police Bureau and Federal agent use of violence against demonstrators (Communication) |
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636 Request of Gregory Horner to address Council regarding the Commissioners oath of office outlined in the City’s Charter (Communication) |
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637 Request of Gia Naranjo-Rivera to address Council regarding the repression and violence being experienced by many people in Portland (Communication) |
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638 Request of Brian Betcone to address Council regarding increasing the visibility of Portland Police identification numbers (Communication) |
CONSENT AGENDA – NO DISCUSSION |
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Mayor Ted Wheeler |
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Office of Management and Finance |
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*639 Pay settlement of Bradley Tellam property damage claim in the sum of $9,235 resulting from a motor vehicle collision involving the Portland Bureau of Transportation (Ordinance) 1 hour requested |
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640 Provide an exception to Human Resources Administrative Rule 6.03, Vacation, for employees required to furlough allowing for carryover of all vacation accruals earned by the end of the first pay period in January 2021 to the end of the first pay period in January 2022 (Second Reading Agenda 622) |
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641 Provide an exception to Human Resources Administrative Rule 8.03, Hours of Work, Overtime Compensation & Management Leave for Fair Labor Standards Act Exempt Employees allowing for carryover of unused management leave to calendar year 2021 as a result of required furloughs for FLSA exempt employees (Second Reading Agenda 623) |
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty |
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Portland Fire & Rescue |
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*642 Accept and appropriate a grant in the amount of $659,443 from the Department of Homeland Security through its Federal Emergency Management Agency for COVID-19 Supplemental (Ordinance) |
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Commissioner Chloe Eudaly |
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Bureau of Transportation |
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*643 Amend contract with TriMet for Design and Construction Management Services for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project (Ordinance; amend Contract No. 30001514) |
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644 Authorize application to Oregon Department of Transportation for a grant in the amount of $5 million for the Safe Routes to School Competitive Infrastructure Grant Program (Second Reading Agenda 625) |
REGULAR AGENDA |
Mayor Ted Wheeler |
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Bureau of Planning & Sustainability |
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645 Replace Title 13 Animals with Bees and Livestock to update the regulations for keeping bees and livestock (Second Reading Agenda 632; replace Code Title 13) |
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly |
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Bureau of Transportation |
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646 Vacate a portion of SW 3rd Ave south of SW Arthur St subject to certain conditions and reservations (Second Reading Agenda 629; Ordinance; VAC-10126) |
Commissioner Amanda Fritz |
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Water Bureau |
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647 Authorize a contract with the lowest responsible bidder and provide payment for the construction of the Powell Butte Reservoir 1 Roof Upgrades Project at an estimated cost of $5,140,000 (Second Reading Agenda 626) |
WEDNESDAY, 2:00 PM, AUGUST 5, 2020 |
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648 TIME CERTAIN: 2:00 PM – Amend the Comprehensive Plan, Comprehensive Plan Map, Zoning Map, Title 33 Planning and Zoning and Title 30 Affordable Housing, to revise the Single-Dwelling Residential designations and base zones (Second Reading Agenda 551; amend Code Title 33 and Portland Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Maps, and Title 30) 1 hour requested |
THURSDAY, 2:00 PM, August 6, 2020 |
DUE TO LACK OF AGENDA THERE WILL BENO THURSDAY 2:00 PM MEETING |
NOTE: “Time Certain” indicates that an item will not be heard by Council prior to the time specified.
Communications items are three minutes each. Regular Agenda items taking longer than five minutes have the time estimate noted next to the item.
The * indicates an emergency ordinance, which takes effect immediately if passed. Non-emergency ordinances require two readings and a 30-day waiting period before taking effect. Resolutions, reports, etc., adopted by Council are effective after adjournment.
The above summary is published by the City Auditor as provided by Section 2-113 of the Charter and Ordinance No. 130672.
The City of Portland will gladly accommodate requests for an interpreter or make other accommodations that further inclusivity. Please make your request at least 72 hours before the meeting to the Council Clerk 503-823-4086. (TTY 503-823-6868).
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Mary Hull Caballero
Auditor of the City of Portland
City Council will hear public testimony on resolutions and ordinances (first readings only). Public testimony will be heard by electronic communication (internet connection or telephone). Please identify the agenda item(s) you want to testify on, and then visit the Council Clerk’s agenda webpage to register, www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/councilagenda. Provide your name, email address, agenda item number(s) and zip code. Individuals have 3 minutes to testify unless otherwise stated at the meeting. Testimony is not taken on communications, reports, second readings, proclamations or presentations in accordance with Code 3.02.040 F. and G. The deadline to sign up to provide public testimony is the Tuesday before the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
Written testimony may be emailed to the Council Clerk at cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov.
To schedule a communication, email your request to the Council Clerk.
Include your name, contact information, preferred date and a brief description of the subject you will be addressing. For full details, see testimony policies and procedures,
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/citycode/testimony
Clerk Email: karla.moore-love@portlandoregon.gov
Council Clerk Testimony: cctestimony@portlandoregon.gov
US Mail: Council Clerk, 1221 SW Fourth Ave., Room 130, Portland OR 97204
Declaration Required by Lobbyists. Portland City Code 2.12.060 states, prior to offering public testimony before City officials, at the beginning of any meetings or phone calls with City officials, or in emails and letters to City officials, a lobbyist must declare which lobbying entity he or she is authorized to represent for that communication.
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