Elana Pirtle-Guiney

Context

Associated municipality: Portland.

Councilor. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify. Member of the Housing & Permitting Committee; absent October 20, 2026 and had questions on the Climate and Health Standards.

Issues

• Menlo Park Water Tower Site Conveyance
• City Real Property Disposition Policy
• Advance Portland Economic Development Strategy
• Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal
• Climate and Health Standards for Buildings Code
• FY 2026-27 Fall Supplemental Budget
• FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar
• Community Opportunities and Enhancement Program Funding
• Business License Tax CEO Pay Ratio Surtax
• Oregon Arena Joint Authority IGA - urged professionalizing impact statements.
• Fossil Fuel Climate Liability Court Access Resolution - chaired the committee that sent it.
• Home Forward Board of Commissioners Appointments - asked the nominees about tenant outreach and the tenant representative's role.
• Council Leadership Election Process - member of the work group; cautioned against rules built for the last two elections.

Log

• 2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Joined online; asked Home Forward nominees about tenant outreach and board involvement, and spoke on the leadership election options.
• 2026-10-21 - Council - Called for a trusted source for impact statements; spoke as City Life chair on the climate court-access resolution.
• 2026-10-13 - City Life Committee - Chaired the meeting; drove the discussion on wages, subsidy and land policy; voted aye on the Menlo Park referral.
• 2026-10-15 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Sponsored the program funding amendment, voted no on the budget calendar over the Passover date, and asked detailed questions on the surtax (legal risk, polling, campaign readiness); gave City Life Committee update.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-10-20 - Housing & Permitting Committee - Absent unwell; her chief of staff Devin Mullins read a statement raising questions on contingencies, definitions, enforcement and hospital campuses.
• 2026-10-15 - Council - Asked staff how the area plans and trail designations relate to the approval criteria; supported the added condition; voted aye.