Eric Zimmerman

Context

Councilor. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify. Member of the Community & Public Safety Committee (named in the Portland Street Response committee's thanks).

Issues

• Menlo Park Water Tower Site Conveyance
• Advance Portland Economic Development Strategy
• Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal
• FY 2026-27 Fall Supplemental Budget
• FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar
• Community Opportunities and Enhancement Program Funding
• Cherry Blossom Hazard Tree Complaint - asked why staff push back on private arborist findings.
• Oregon Arena Joint Authority IGA - voted aye on the ordinance (hedged).
• Council Leadership Election Process - opposed a penny flip or barring anyone from voting; prefers little change.
• Business License Tax CEO Pay Ratio Surtax - asked about fiduciary duty and phasing in the exemption.

Log

• 2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Joined after the opening roll; his Home Forward vote was counted after a restarted roll call; opposed changing the leadership election process.
• 2026-10-21 - Council - Asked about the city second-guessing private tree-service danger findings; voted against the arena impact statement amendment and for the ordinance (hedged).
• 2026-10-13 - City Life Committee - Vice chair; asked about the business mix and quality of place; moved the Menlo Park referral and voted aye.
• 2026-10-15 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Co-sponsored the program funding amendment; voted no on the budget calendar.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-10-20 - Community & Public Safety Committee - Called in the roll call; no reply or remarks captioned.
• 2026-10-15 - Council - Questioned staff on the driveway easement and Burlingame corner, moved to tentatively deny the appeal with the district's access condition, and voted aye.
• 2026-10-08 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Asked about the fiduciary argument, the 25 percent bracket and phasing in the exemption.