Week of November 9, 2026
Meetings from Monday, November 9, 2026, to Sunday, November 15, 2026.
Meetings
Most agendas are posted two to four days before the meeting, so the week's later meetings may not have one yet. Each meeting's page has its agenda once it's posted.
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City Council
Relocating the Amtrak Downeaster station, with presentations from a rail authority, a regional government group, and city staff.
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Board of Public Education Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee
Pre-K access and facilities planning, a Capital Improvement Plan and Energy Services Company (ESCO) item, and an evaluation system update.
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Planning Board
Public hearing on a nine-unit residential building at 101 and 105 Winter Street; workshop on a zoning change for a stadium at 92 Cassidy Point Drive.
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City Council Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee
Charitable food distribution staffing and solutions, plus police recruitment and a public safety policy framework.
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Board of Public Education
Adoption of a 2026-2029 contract with the Portland Administrators Association, and a preview of the Fiscal 2028 Capital Improvement Plan.
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Portland Fish Pier Authority Fish Exchange Subcommittee
Discussion on next steps for fish exchange manager recruitment and a presentation on seafood auction software.
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Civilian Police Review Board
Found the investigations of IA Cases 2026-002 and 2026-003 thorough, timely, objective and fair, each by a 6-0 vote.
What was decided
At the meetings whose minutes this site collected from November 2, 2026, to November 7, 2026, and those it summarized from their recordings before their minutes came.
Written by AI from each meeting's minutes, or from its recording until the minutes come, and checked against them. The minutes are the official record. About AI summaries
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City Council Meeting - October 19, 2026
Approved $375,000 for affordable housing at 622 Auburn Street, a request for data center ordinance amendments, and Boyd and Cumberland housing district changes.
- Approved 7–0 Ordinance amendments regulating data centers Resolve 4-26/27 requesting ordinance amendments regulating data centers in Portland. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Mayor's testimony on Central Maine Power transmission upgrades Resolve 5-26/27 authorizing the Mayor to submit testimony to the Public Utilities Commission on Central Maine Power's transmission upgrade request. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Amendments to Council Rules Resolve 3-26/27 amending Council Rules as amended. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Settlement with Geoffrey Rice and Trelawny Tenants Union As an emergency the order approving a settlement agreement among the City of Portland, Geoffrey Rice, and Trelawny Tenants Union. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Amendment to Boyd and Cumberland Housing district and development program Order 55-26/27 amending the Boyd Housing and Cumberland Housing affordable housing development and tax increment financing district. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Amended credit enhancement agreement for Boyd and Cumberland Housing district Order 56-26/27 amended credit enhancement agreement for the Boyd and Cumberland Housing district. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 $375,000 for Lambert Woods North at 622 Auburn Street Appropriating $375,000 from the Jill C. Duson Housing Trust Fund for Lambert Woods North at 622 Auburn Street. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Modification 3 to Forest Avenue pedestrian crossing improvements Modification 3 to the Forest Avenue pedestrian crossing improvements project with the Maine Department of Transportation. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Civilian Police Review Board training procedures page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved 7–0 Department of Health and Human Services Drug Free Communities Grant Accepted and appropriated a Department of Health and Human Services Drug Free Communities Grant as an emergency. page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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City Council Meeting - November 2, 2026
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Zoning change for 76 Congress Street, $900,000 and $350,000 winter warming shelter funding, and sale of Portland Technology Park Units 3 and 5.
- Approved Lancaster Street parking changes Changing Lancaster Street to a one-hour parking zone and allowing Portland High School students to park there, unanimously.
- Approved Parking fee increase for First Light Commons lots New parking fees for the First Light Commons lots, unanimously.
- Approved Northeast Air ground lease extension and hangar replacement A 20-year extension of the Northeast Air ground lease, conditioned on replacing the hangar with at least a $4 million investment, unanimously.
- Approved Sale of Portland Technology Park units 3 and 5 The purchase and sale agreement between Nordic main LLC and Portland for Portland Technology Park units 3 and 5, unanimously.
- Approved Salary increase for Corporation Council
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City Council Finance Committee
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Approved changes to city debt management policy, including public art and Land Bank funding rules and removal of the $50,000 annual cap.
- Approved Changes to the debt management policy
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Rent Board
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Rent increases approved for 131 Sherman Street and 439 Conger Street; 90 Pine Street approved at $75.80; 117 Preble Street tabled.
- Approved Rent increase for 439 Conger Street, all 81 units
- Approved Public access changes to rules of procedure, Article 11 Approved, changes to Article 11 of the rent board's rules of procedure on public access to applications and materials.
- Approved Rent increase of $75.80 for 90 Pine Street, four units
- Approved Rent increase for 131 Sherman Street, six units Approved, rent increase for 131 Sherman Street: $50.69 for units one through five and $168.71 for unit six.
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Board of Public Education
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Submits high school consolidation application to state; moves $1.18 million from special education salaries to contracted services.
- Approved $1.18 million transfer from special education salaries to contracted services Moving $1.18 million from special education salaries to contracted services, as a finance committee action.
- Approved Application to State Department of Education for school consolidation
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Historic Preservation Board
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Approved new construction at 43 St. Lawrence Street, where a building burned down.
- Approved New construction at 43 St. Lawrence Street New construction at 43 St. Lawrence Street, with all five members in favor.
Committee recommendations to the City Council
- Recommended The commission support the Harvey Grimage National Register nomination, as reported from the October 21 meeting.
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Public Art Committee
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Recommends relocating two Glimpse sculptures at Portland International Jetport for parking lot expansion; approves conservation work on Acrobatic Dogs and Hadlock Field sculptures.
- Approved Deaccession of the fuel box artwork Council approved deaccessioning the fuel box artwork on October 5, before this meeting.
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Rent Board
Approved public accessibility revisions to the rules of procedure by a 6-0 vote.
- Approved Public Accessibility Rule Revision Changes to the rules of procedure, as drafted by Council, by a 6-0 vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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Historic Preservation Board
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Recommends National Register listing for the Harvey Gammage, a schooner docked at 100 West Commercial Street.
Committee recommendations to the City Council
- Recommended 5–0 The Maine Historic Preservation Commission support listing the Harvey Gammage on the National Register of Historic Places.
No decisions recorded
- Board of Public Education Curriculum and Student Success Committee, : No votes were taken; staff gave an update on CharacterStrong lessons, the bus behavior protocol, and the phone policy.
- Board of Public Education Public and Legislative Affairs Committee, : No votes were taken; speakers from advocacy groups and a school union outlined 2027 legislative priorities, including school funding and behavioral health.
- Board of Public Education Finance, Personnel and Operations Committee, : Approved moving $1,188,100 from special education salaries to contracted services to cover vacant positions.
- City Council Sustainability and Transportation Committee, : Committee recommends Reimagine Franklin Street design concept to City Council, 3-0; Central Main Power transmission corridor was discussed.
- City Council Housing and Economic Development Committee, : No votes taken; the meeting discussed rent control enforcement changes, inclusionary zoning, and a Bloomberg housing offer.
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