Portland City Council Weekly Roundup for February 13–17, 2017

My weekly series on what’s happening with the Portland City Council.

> Tuesday, February 14 @ 5:30pm — Health & Human Services Committee

City Hall Room 209 (second floor to the right)

Major agenda items:

• Discussion of proposed zoning changes which would permit homeless shelters in more areas. (Currently they are only allowed in Downtown.)
• Discussion of the current state of the Opioid Crisis.
• Update on the India Street Clinic.

Read the agenda — which is way too short to be helpful to anyone — here.

> Wednesday, February 15 @ 5:30pm — Sustainability & Transportation Committee [POSTPONED]

City Hall, City Council Chambers

Major agenda items:

• Public hearing on the proposed renaming of Franklin Street to “Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard”.
• Review of the 2008 Climate Action Plan (12 pages), and discussion of Portland’s progress to-date.

Read the agenda here.

> Thursday, February 16 @ 5:30pm — Finance Committee Meeting (postponed from last week due to weather)

Room 209 (Second Floor to the left)

Major agenda items:

• Presentation on the proposed $61 bond to repair four elementary schools, which was passed unanimously by the School Board last week. (No vote will occur this meeting. Public comment will NOT be taken.)
• Discussion of the City Manager’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 (July 2018-June 2019) Capital Improvement budget. (This budget is for capital projects only — not operating costs for existing services or departments. The City Manager’s proposal is for $18 million — approximately $5 million more than last year.)

Read the full agenda here.