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Council Meetings — January 2025
14 recorded sessions in January 2025. Each session page has the full transcript and summary.
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Council session — Thu, Jan 30, 2025
2 hr 43 min
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- The council held a work session covering an overview of the city's community and economic development programs including housing, planning, permitting and business support.
- Staff reported that the city's housing bureau has loaned over $460 million in bond funds, creating more than 4,000 new affordable housing units.
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Council session — Thu, Jan 23, 2025
2 hr 48 min
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- The council held a work session where staff from the Public Works service area (transportation, water, and sewer/stormwater bureaus) gave an overview briefing to prepare council for upcoming budget and committee work.
- Staff said the transportation bureau is proposing about 25 million dollars in budget cuts this fiscal year, a 35 percent reduction to its flexible funding.
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Council session — Wed, Jan 22, 2025
3 hr 7 min
Editor-reviewedThis work session of the Portland City Council was held on January 22, convened at 2:03 p.m. to review a mayoral plan aimed at addressing unsheltered homelessness in the city. The session opened with a presentation outlining current…
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Council session — Tue, Jan 21, 2025
2 hr 23 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- City council held a work session to learn about Zenith Energy's Portland operations and the city's history and options regarding its land use permit request.
- Staff said the city faces a February 4 deadline, set by the state, to respond to Zenith's request for an updated land use compatibility statement.
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Council session — Tue, Jan 21, 2025
1 hr 38 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- The council held a public listening session focused solely on testimony about Zenith Energy's land use compatibility application for its fuel terminal.
- Most people who testified urged the council to deny or closely scrutinize Zenith's application, citing safety, seismic, and climate concerns.
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Council session — Thu, Jan 16, 2025
2 hr 38 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- Staff from the Vibrant Communities service area presented an overview of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, and the Children's Levy to the council.
- Parks and Recreation reported an estimated 600 million dollar deferred maintenance backlog with only about 5 million dollars a year available to address it.
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Council session — Thu, Jan 16, 2025
1 hr 53 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- Council held a hearing on whether to allow demolition of a historic contributing building at 118 Southwest Porter Street to make way for a nonprofit's expansion.
- Staff recommended allowing the demolition, saying the public benefit from the nonprofit's project outweighs the value of preserving the old house.
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Council session — Wed, Jan 15, 2025
5 hr 14 min
Editor-reviewedPortland City Council convened on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, with a full roll call recorded. After approving the agenda—including referring an item back to the Mayor's office—and adopting the President's recommendations, the Council…
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Council session — Thu, Jan 9, 2025
2 hr 31 min
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- The council held its first public safety work session, hearing briefings from the fire, police, emergency communications, emergency management, and community safety bureaus.
- Staff reported that shootings fell 21 percent and gun deaths fell 10 percent in the city from 2023 to 2024.
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Council session — Wed, Jan 8, 2025
1 hr 16 min
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- The council held a work session to discuss a proposed committee structure with six standing policy committees, extra committees and a temporary work group.
- Several members said current staff, including only two policy analysts, may not be enough to support all the proposed committees.
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Council session — Tue, Jan 7, 2025
1 hr 51 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- Staff presented national data showing homelessness reached record levels in 2024, with a sharp year over year increase.
- Staff explained the city and county created three oversight committees to govern the shared homelessness response plan.
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Council session — Tue, Jan 7, 2025
2 hr 6 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- The session was an informational work session where Portland Solutions staff gave council an overview of the city's homelessness response programs.
- Staff reported the city shelter system has about 868 beds across ten shelters, has served over 2,000 people, and moved roughly 500 into permanent housing.
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Council session — Thu, Jan 2, 2025
5 hr 13 min · one of 2 recordings this date
Editor-reviewedThe January 2, 2025 meeting of the Portland City Council opened with a ceremonial welcome featuring two poets, followed by roll call showing all twelve councilors present. The council heard rules of decorum from the city attorney and then…
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Council session — Thu, Jan 2, 2025
1 hr 0 min · one of 2 recordings this date
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- City staff announced a plan to open 200 winter shelter beds at two locations starting January 7, funded jointly by the city and county.
- Staff said the new shelters will use a one-staff-to-twenty-guest ratio to help ensure adequate safety and care for guests.