Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee, January 29, 2026
Votes on Amendment to PCEF Climate Investment Plan removing $15M housing shift, 4-1
What happened
The Portland Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee voted 4-1 to send the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Climate Investment Plan amendments to full council WITHOUT the proposed $15 million shift from transportation (EV financing, Strategic Program 13) to energy-efficient a…
- Jurisdiction
- Portland, OR
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- January 29, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 4-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Amendment to PCEF Climate Investment Plan removing $15M housing shift
Committee amended Exhibit A of the ordinance to restore original funding allocations: Strategic Program 1 (Clean Energy and Regulated Multifamily Affordable Housing) back to $63,700,000 from $78,700,000, and Strategic Program 13 (Targeted Electric Vehicle Financing Tools) back to $35,000,000, effectively removing the proposed $15M transfer from transportation to housing. Vote 4-1, Avalos dissenting.
- requires further staff analysis of related red-line changes in Exhibit A
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
The Portland Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee voted 4-1 to send the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) Climate Investment Plan amendments to full council WITHOUT the proposed $15 million shift from transportation (EV financing, Strategic Program 13) to energy-efficient a…
Key Decisions (3)
Amendment to PCEF Climate Investment Plan removing $15M housing shift
Forward PCEF CIP ordinance as amended to full council
Accept 2024-25 Parks Levy and Oversight Committee Annual Report
Development Activity (5)
SEI 59-unit rental homes at MLK and Garfield Avenue
Residential
SEI Mississippi affordable housing project
Residential
James Beard Public Market zero-emission delivery system
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple affordable housing projects (SEI's 59-unit MLK/Garfield and Mississippi developments)…
Infrastructure
TriMet faces a $300M structural operating deficit and plans to…
Infrastructure
Portland MAX light rail is vulnerable to heat above 100…
Who Spoke (25)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, a board member, 6 staff members, 2 clerks, the applicant's representative, 4 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.
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