Council meeting, December 4, 2025
Votes on SHS Oversight Committee Consolidation - Amendment Adding Philanthropic Representative, 5-1 (Gonzalez and Nolan voting no on final amended version)
What happened
Metro Council held public hearings on three transit project locally preferred alternatives (82nd Avenue BRT, Tualatin Valley Highway BRT, and Montgomery Park Streetcar extension) for RTP amendments, and conducted first reading of an ordinance consolidating SHS oversight committee…
- Jurisdiction
- Portland Metro, OR
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 4, 2025
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 5-1 (Gonzalez and Nolan voting no on final amended version)
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Consent Agenda - Solid Waste Facility Franchise Renewals
Council unanimously approved five resolutions renewing solid waste facility franchises: GSS Transfer LLC, Pride Recycling Company, Waste Management of Oregon (Forest Grove), Willamette Resource Incorporated, and Waste Management of Oregon (Troutdale transfer station).
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 held public hearings on three transit project locally preferred alternatives (82nd Avenue BRT, Tualatin Valley Highway BRT, and Montgomery Park Streetcar extension) for RTP amendments, and conducted first reading of an ordinance consolidating SHS oversight committee…
Key Decisions (6)
Consent Agenda - Solid Waste Facility Franchise Renewals
RTP Amendments Public Hearing - Transit LPAs
Metro Code Housekeeping Amendments - First Reading
SHS Oversight Committee Consolidation - Amendment Adding Philanthropic Representative
SHS Oversight Committee - Expanded Membership Amendment
SHS Oversight Committee - Geographic Representation Amendment
Development Activity (3)
82nd Avenue Transit Project
Infrastructure
Tualatin Valley Highway Transit and Safety Project
Infrastructure
Montgomery Park Streetcar Extension
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
SHS program has housed approximately 9,000 people who would otherwise…
Infrastructure
Federal and state funding uncertainty is making SHS increasingly critical…
Sentiment
Multiple stakeholders including Portland Metro Chamber, Here Together Coalition, and…
Other
HB 2356 effective January 1, 2026 will streamline Metro District…
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