Council meeting, December 18, 2025
Approves $500,000 Emergency Immigration Enforcement Impact Funding, 7-0 unanimous
What happened
Metro Council approved a five-year franchise renewal for City of Roses Disposal and Recycling (CORE) transfer station at 4530 NE 138th Avenue in Portland, amending staff's recommendation of a one-year conditional renewal following compliance violations.
- Jurisdiction
- Portland Metro, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 18, 2025
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0 unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
CORE Transfer Station Franchise Renewal
Council approved a five-year franchise renewal for City of Roses Disposal and Recycling's transfer station at 4530 NE 138th Avenue in Portland, amending staff's recommendation of one year. CORE had received a notice of violation for improperly disposing source-separated recyclables from Oregon Convention Center and filing inaccurate reports. The amendment was moved by Councilor Simpson to change from one-year to five-year term while maintaining compliance oversight requirements.
- COO must report results of pending compliance investigation to Metro Council, report whether CORE complied with additional reporting and operational requirements, and recommend whether results warrant franchise suspension, modification, or revocation. Staff directed to return in March with compliance update.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Metro Council approved a five-year franchise renewal for City of Roses Disposal and Recycling (CORE) transfer station at 4530 NE 138th Avenue in Portland, amending staff's recommendation of a one-year conditional renewal following compliance violations.
Key Decisions (7)
CORE Transfer Station Franchise Renewal
2025 Regional Housing Coordination Strategy Adoption
$500,000 Emergency Immigration Enforcement Impact Funding
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Metro Code Chapters 3.07 and 3.09 Housekeeping Updates
FY2025 Financial Audit Acceptance
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