As of the April 23, 2026 Finance & Governance Committee meeting, no final vote has been taken on allocating approximately $21 million in unspent housing funds, leaving the matter unresolved across multiple sessions dating back at least to the March 5 work session.
Monday, September 21, 2026
Tracking 710 active issues across 433 meetings
Weekly Briefing — Sep 11 – Sep 17, 2026
Portland Council Keeps Punting on Who Pays and Who's Accountable While Billions in Liabilities Pile Up
Council reviewed multibillion-dollar liabilities in police staffing, pension debt, and spill risk this week but assigned no agency or deadline to resolve who pays or enforces any of them. Portland's council spent the week staring at price tags without signing anything. A ten-year...
Based on 6 meetings
September 17, 2026
Council Pm session
Portland's looking at forcing the 11 fuel terminals on Highway 30 to cut storage capacity 20% by 2036 — that hub holds 315 million gallons, 90% of Oregon's fuel supply, sitting on ground that could liquefy in a big earthquake. Industry wants a pause, enviro groups want deeper cuts based on actual volume, no vote yet — real hearing is September 24 at 2pm.
Stuck on Council’s Desk
Tracked items the council has not resolved — each claim cited. Click to expand.
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The Community Board for Police Accountability has gone months without a director or independent legal counsel, leaving the board unable to fully function. As of the May 13, 2026 board meeting, members flagged the urgent need to accelerate hiring of a director, with no appointment made. On independent legal counsel, the board had scheduled a meeting with a potential candidate for a future session, with members noting that hiring city legal counsel and hiring independent counsel are two separate u
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The April 7, 2026 Community & Public Safety Committee debated the loaded firearms ordinance — with councilors raising safety concerns — but no vote or final decision was recorded; the ordinance remains unresolved.
Sources: Apr 7, 2026
September 16, 2026
Council Pm session
Council killed the Zenith Energy oil train franchise transfer 5-6 — Morillo, Green, Kanal and others wanted enforcement teeth first and didn't get a 7th vote. Also passed a resolution urging the city not to sign secrecy deals with data centers, but stopped short of the ban/moratorium activists were pushing for.
September 16, 2026
Finance & Governance
Portland's cop/firefighter pension fund is $3.6B in the hole, and taxpayers are now double-paying — covering current retirees while also pre-funding pensions for newer hires, a cost that peaks sometime in the 2030s. Someone floated a $200M upfront investment to save $2B long-term, but no new tax or fee got approved. No decision made.
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Active Issues
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Meetings Tracked
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Votes Recorded
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Upcoming Meetings
Public Works Committee
Tuesday, Sep 22
On the agenda
- Approve the findings to authorize exemption to the competitive bidding requirements and authorize competitive solicitation for the use of the alternative contracting method of a Construction Manager/General Contractor for the Montgomery Park Streetcar Extension Project
- Authorize Bureau of Transportation to acquire certain temporary property rights necessary for construction of the SE Division Street – SE 148th to SE 174th Project through the exercise of the City’s Eminent Domain Authority
- Authorize Bureau of Transportation to acquire certain temporary property rights necessary for construction of the SE Stark St: 111th - 151st Ave Project through the exercise of the City’s Eminent Domain Authority
AM Session
Wednesday, Sep 23
On the agenda
- Appropriate grant award of $207,411 for speed racing street takeover
- Appropriate grant award of $103,069 for expanded traffic enforcement
- Consent to franchise transfer from Zenith Energy Terminals Holdings LLC to ISQ Springer Holdings, LLC (amend Ordinance 188554)
Work Session - Financial Stabilization Plan Report-
Wednesday, Sep 23
On the agenda
- Appropriate grant award of $207,411 for speed racing street takeover
- Appropriate grant award of $103,069 for expanded traffic enforcement
- Consent to franchise transfer from Zenith Energy Terminals Holdings LLC to ISQ Springer Holdings, LLC (amend Ordinance 188554)
Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)
Thursday, Sep 24
On the agenda
- Committee Chair updates
- Amend Regulation of Payday Lending Code to update program fees (amend Code Section 7.26.030)
- Amend Pay and Park and Non-Pay Private Parking Facilities Code to strengthen compliance and public notice requirements and update program fees (amend Code Chapter 7.25)
PM Session
Thursday, Sep 24
On the agenda
- Adopt the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub Policy Project to support public health and natural hazards risk reduction (amend Code Titles 33 and 24)
- Add Bulk Fuel Terminal Capacity Reduction Regulations Code to reduce Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub fuel storage by 2036 in support of hazard mitigation (add Code Chapter 17.112)
Also coming up
- Sep 22 FPDR Board Meeting
- Sep 22 Housing & Permitting Committee
- Sep 24 Community Board for Police Accountability Meeting
- Sep 29 City Council Work Session I City Engagement + Neighborhood Program
- Oct 14 Community Board for Police Accountability Meeting
- Oct 22 Community Board for Police Accountability Meeting
- Nov 17 FPDR Board Meeting
Recent Votes
PASS
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
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Create new non-represented classification of Council Public Information Officer and establish a compensation range for this classification
PASS
Initiate foreclosure action on 7545 WI/NE Sandy Blvd for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property
PASS
Initiate foreclosure action on 7101–7103 SE Division St for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property
PASS
Initiate foreclosure action on 2734-2738 NE Alberta St for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property
Committee Focus
City Signals
Population
▲ 0.7%
645,000
2020
2024
Median Household Income
▲ 3.5%
81,528
2018
2023
Issues in Motion
Funding for Economic Development Initiatives
Economic Development