Portland

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issue5	Status	Board	Minutes	Meetings	Last updated
Business License Tax CEO Pay Ratio Surtax	open	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	223	3	Oct 24, 2026
Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal	open	Council	172	2	Nov 4, 2026
Climate and Health Standards for Buildings Code	open	Housing & Permitting Committee	152	2	Oct 22, 2026
Home Forward Board of Commissioners Appointments	open	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	84	2	Nov 4, 2026
Advance Portland Economic Development Strategy	ongoing	City Life Committee	77	2	Oct 23, 2026

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Nothing right now.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Issue16	Status	Board	Last updated
Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
Home Forward Board of Commissioners Appointments	open	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026
Concealed Handgun Ban in City Buildings	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
Lloyd Event District Event Parking Rate	open	Public Works Committee	Nov 4, 2026
FY 2026-27 Fall Supplemental Budget	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar	open	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026
Community Board for Police Accountability Alternate Appointment	open	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026
ODOT Naito Parkway Property Transfer MOU	open	Public Works Committee	Nov 4, 2026
Menlo Park Water Tower Site Conveyance	open	City Life Committee	Nov 4, 2026
Business License Tax Stabilization Reserve	open	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026
Bulk fuel terminal capacity reduction (Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub)	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
Central City Code Amendments	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
Council Organization and Procedure Code Amendments	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub Policy Project	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026
Surveillance Pricing Ban Ordinance	open	City Life Committee	Nov 4, 2026
Vehicles and Traffic Code Update	open	Council	Nov 4, 2026

Upcoming meetings

Nothing right now.

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Meeting15	Board	Type	Minutes	Video
2026-11-05 - Council	Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-11-04 - Council	Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4m94lCOY10kcH-ufAjNIh1ntElCElA4_
2026-10-29 - Council	Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4m94lCOY10kcH-ufAjNIh1ntElCElA4_
2026-10-28 - Council	Council	regular meeting	not yet posted	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4m94lCOY10kcH-ufAjNIh1ntElCElA4_
2026-10-22 - Council Meeting	Council	meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-21 - Council	Council	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=QHEWYMvDYyw
2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=9tj8iK-ucLE
2026-10-20 - Community & Public Safety Committee	Community & Public Safety Committee	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=GdJHDMGINsU
2026-10-20 - Housing & Permitting Committee	Housing & Permitting Committee	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=HUuMJwbJCCg
2026-10-15 - Council	Council	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=pmudIS0u2Xk
2026-10-15 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=sr-9lxuBLjU
2026-10-14 - Council Meeting	Council	meeting	not yet posted	none found
2026-10-13 - City Life Committee	City Life Committee	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=qEmaYXt7MyI
2026-10-13 - Public Works Committee	Public Works Committee	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=bYbmLvLvD3M
2026-10-08 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	meeting	-	https://youtube.com/watch?v=hCp61kPLDq8

Issues with near term decisions

Issue46	Board	Last updated	People	Minutes	Meetings
Business License Tax CEO Pay Ratio Surtax	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Oct 24, 2026	0	223	3
Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	172	2
Climate and Health Standards for Buildings Code	Housing & Permitting Committee	Oct 22, 2026	0	152	2
Home Forward Board of Commissioners Appointments	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026	0	84	2
Body-Worn Camera Footage Release Procedures	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 22, 2026	0	59	1
Local Regulation of Automated Vehicles	Public Works Committee	Oct 23, 2026	0	58	1
Portland Street Response Advisory Committee Report	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 22, 2026	0	50	1
Council Leadership Election Process	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Oct 23, 2026	0	40	1
Concealed Handgun Ban in City Buildings	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	36	2
Oregon Arena Joint Authority IGA	Council	Oct 23, 2026	0	36	2
Lloyd Event District Event Parking Rate	Public Works Committee	Nov 4, 2026	0	35	3
Portland Street Response Funding	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 22, 2026	0	34	1
Community Opportunities and Enhancement Program Funding	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Oct 23, 2026	0	32	1
FY 2026-27 Fall Supplemental Budget	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	27	3
East Portland Tax Increment Financing Community Leadership Committee Appointments	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Oct 23, 2026	0	21	1
FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026	0	13	2
ODOT Naito Parkway Property Transfer MOU	Public Works Committee	Nov 4, 2026	0	10	3
Community Board for Police Accountability Alternate Appointment	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026	0	10	2
Cherry Blossom Hazard Tree Complaint	Council	Oct 23, 2026	0	10	1
Council Operations Staff Merit Increases	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Oct 23, 2026	0	10	1
Menlo Park Water Tower Site Conveyance	City Life Committee	Nov 4, 2026	0	8	2
Business License Tax Stabilization Reserve	Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)	Nov 4, 2026	0	4	2
Cottage Cluster Development Neighborhood Impacts	Council	Oct 23, 2026	0	4	1
ICE Facility Land Use Violation Appeal	Council	Oct 23, 2026	0	3	1
Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub Policy Project	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	0	5
Bulk fuel terminal capacity reduction (Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub)	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	0	4
Central City Code Amendments	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	0	2
Surveillance Pricing Ban Ordinance	City Life Committee	Nov 4, 2026	1	0	2
Council Organization and Procedure Code Amendments	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	0	1
Vehicles and Traffic Code Update	Council	Nov 4, 2026	0	0	1
Firefighter PFAS Turnout Gear Replacement Fund	City Life Committee	Oct 28, 2026	1	0	1
Montgomery Park Streetcar Extension Contracting Method	Public Works Committee	Oct 28, 2026	3	0	1
Southeast Division Street 148th to 174th Safety Project	Public Works Committee	Oct 28, 2026	3	0	1
Southeast Stark Street 111th to 151st Safety Project	Public Works Committee	Oct 28, 2026	3	0	1
Transportation Utility Fee Implementation	Public Works Committee	Oct 28, 2026	5	0	1
Fireworks Season Recap and Enforcement	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 6, 2026	0	0	1
Global State Budgeting for Public Safety	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 6, 2026	0	0	1
Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill Preparedness	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 6, 2026	0	0	1
Nonprofit Low Income Housing Tax Exemption Extension	Housing & Permitting Committee	Oct 6, 2026	0	0	1
Second Hand Dealers Code Amendments	Community & Public Safety Committee	Oct 6, 2026	0	0	1
2027 Federal Legislative Agenda	City Council	Sep 29, 2026	0	0	1
2027 State Legislative Agenda	City Council	Sep 29, 2026	0	0	1
Civic Life Rebuild	City Council	Sep 29, 2026	0	0	1
Council Decision Input Pathways	City Council	Sep 29, 2026	0	0	1
Neighborhood Program Modernization	City Council	Sep 29, 2026	0	0	1
Financial Stabilization Plan	City Council	Sep 23, 2026	4	0	1

Long running topics

Issue3	Board	Last updated	Minutes	Meetings
Advance Portland Economic Development Strategy	City Life Committee	Oct 23, 2026	77	2
Citywide Asset Management Strategy	Public Works Committee	Oct 23, 2026	46	2
City Real Property Disposition Policy	City Life Committee	Oct 23, 2026	38	1

No actions pending

Nothing right now.

Completed

Issue1	Board	Last updated	People	Minutes	Meetings
Zoning Code compliance with 2025-26 Oregon legislation	Council	Oct 23, 2026	0	1	3

Sources

Where the data comes from

City website: https://www.portland.gov/council
Agendas and meeting calendar: https://www.portland.gov/council/agenda
Meeting video: Official City of Portland YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4m94lCOY10kcH-ufAjNIh1ntElCElA4_ (also Open Signal, Xfinity 30/330)
Officials, agendas and video lists were collected from these official sources on 2026-10-22; meeting content comes from the transcripts as they are processed.

Data quality notes

Planning Commission meetings not checked.
Future agendas (Oct 28 returned 403; Nov 5, 12 [moved from Nov 11], 18 not published/404) so no upcoming meetings listed.
Committee times for Oct 20 sessions not verified from page text.
Mayor/officer names taken from agenda pages and Council page; Wilson from agenda items.
Playlist also shows titles dated 10/27-10/29 (not yet held, excluded).
AM council sessions for 10/7 and 10/14 not found as separate videos.