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Council Meetings — November 2025

16 recorded sessions in November 2025. Each session page has the full transcript and summary.

• Council session — Thu, Nov 20, 2025

  1 hr 22 min

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed2 disagreements

  • The council first took up a proposal to amend the business license code so certain tax information could be shared with the bureau of environmental services for compliance work.
  • The council then held a second reading of the fall supplemental budget ordinance, which makes technical corrections to this year's city budget.

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• Council session — Wed, Nov 19, 2025

  3 hr 29 min

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed2 disagreements

  • The council held a vote on a second-reading ordinance banning algorithmic tools used by landlords to coordinate rental pricing.
  • Staff presented a new two-part proposal creating an annual fee on landlords who lease property for detention use plus nuisance penalties for harmful conditions.

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• Council session — Tue, Nov 18, 2025

  2 hr 6 min · one of 3 recordings this date

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  • The council heard a detailed presentation on the history and current compliance status of a 2014 federal settlement over Portland police use of force.
  • City attorneys described a new dispute with the federal government, which is demanding broad document access that the city says goes beyond the settlement agreement.

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• Council session — Tue, Nov 18, 2025

  2 hr 12 min · one of 3 recordings this date

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  • Staff presented plans to end Metro's management of the city-owned Portland Five performing arts venues and shift operations to the city or a new operator.
  • Portland State University presented a proposal for a new performing arts and culture center on a 4.2 acre downtown site, including a city-owned 3000 seat venue.

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• Council session — Tue, Nov 18, 2025

  2 hr 2 min · one of 3 recordings this date

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  • Staff reported that the permitting bureau's reserves are shrinking and staffing is at its lowest level in over a decade due to a slow construction market.
  • Staff said the temporary waiver of system development fees has been popular for small housing projects but has not yet drawn large developments.

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• Council session — Mon, Nov 17, 2025

  1 hr 15 min

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed1 disagreement

  • Staff from the transportation bureau presented an update on how a new state transportation funding package will affect the city's budget and ongoing maintenance needs.
  • Council members questioned staff and confirmed that even with new state funds, the bureau still faces tight budgets and cuts in most future years.

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• Council session — Thu, Nov 13, 2025

  2 hr 7 min · one of 3 recordings this date

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed1 disagreement

  • The joint city-county session reviewed an updated homelessness response action plan and a new set of performance measures for the coming year.
  • Staff presented a reorganized action plan that now groups work into five goal areas instead of the original nine.

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• Council session — Thu, Nov 13, 2025

  1 hr 16 min · one of 3 recordings this date

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed2 disagreements

  • Staff said the committee aimed to keep building a wage theft ordinance to help ensure workers are paid fairly for their work.
  • A speaker suggested the city use its existing online permit-mapping tool to track contractors and flag possible wage theft on projects.

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• Council session — Thu, Nov 13, 2025

  1 hr 17 min · one of 3 recordings this date

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  • The city attorney gave an update on the ongoing investigation into possible violations by a fuel terminal operator, including hiring an outside law firm to help review compliance.
  • A court of appeals ruling this week reversed an earlier finding and sent a land use approval for the facility back for further review.

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• Council session — Wed, Nov 12, 2025

  9 hr 37 min

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed3 disagreements

  • Council considered a proposed $675,000 settlement for a bicycle crash claim after a transportation bureau crew left a cut pavement section unmarked.
  • Council debated and amended a proposed ordinance banning algorithmic rent-pricing software used by landlords, then moved it to a second reading.

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• Council session — Mon, Nov 10, 2025

  1 hr 59 min · one of 3 recordings this date

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed4 disagreements

  • The governance committee paused its own work on a council handbook and information-access rules because a separate group with the city administrator will draft shared communication processes first.
  • A resident testified about the upcoming city administrator recruitment, urging the council to preserve community input panels and flexible access to information.

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• Council session — Mon, Nov 10, 2025

  1 hr 43 min · one of 3 recordings this date

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  • The committee considered and moved forward four technical cleanup changes to city revenue and business tax codes required to match state law and fix earlier errors.
  • The committee considered reappointing a citizen trustee to the fire and police pension board for another term.

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• Council session — Mon, Nov 10, 2025

  1 hr 10 min · one of 3 recordings this date

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  • The committee took up an ordinance to declare the Sellwood Community House surplus property and sell it for one dollar to the nonprofit that runs it, sending it to full council.
  • Council members discussed adding a deed restriction so the property would revert to the city for a dollar if it stopped being used for public benefit.

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• Council session — Tue, Nov 4, 2025

  1 hr 48 min · one of 2 recordings this date

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed1 disagreement

  • Staff gave the first quarterly update on the Portland Street Response expansion, covering hiring, training and operations from July through September 2025.
  • The street response program ended the quarter with 18 unfilled staff positions despite hiring and training efforts.

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• Council session — Tue, Nov 4, 2025

  2 hr 8 min · one of 2 recordings this date

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed2 disagreements

  • County and city staff presented an updated regional homelessness response plan, now reorganized into five goal areas, with final consideration set for December.
  • Staff said new performance measures to track the plan's success are still being finalized, with more detailed briefings planned before December.

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• Council session — Mon, Nov 3, 2025

  1 hr 30 min

  AI draft · not editor-reviewed3 disagreements

  • The committee continued reviewing a proposed fall budget adjustment ordinance that updates the city's 2025-2026 budget to reflect actual year-end results.
  • Staff explained the adjustment ordinance is meant for technical corrections, not new policy changes, and urged it move forward as presented.

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