Where

Not listed on the city's meeting portal

Recordings of City Council meetings: the city's CivicClerk portal (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Council appointed William Ray and Justin Amen to city positions, approved a statement of no objection for the DiMillo's Old Port Marina project, and accepted donations for First Light Commons and the Police Department. It also passed amendments to City Code Chapter 4 on event licenses and heard first readings on a police donation and the National Electric Code.

Decisions recorded

• Appointed Justin Amen as Constable for the Parking Division, passed 8-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved, as amended, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Statement of No Objection to the DiMillo's Old Port Marina Improvement Project, passed 8-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Amended Order 11-26/27 from the floor, passed 8-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and appropriated a $2,380,250 donation from the Portland Parks Conservancy for the construction of First Light Commons, passed as an emergency 8-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Waived second read for Order 12-26/27, passed 8-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Subaward Agreement between the University of New England and the City of Portland, accepting and appropriating $383,262 for the Nourish ME Rural Health Program, passed as an emergency 8-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Waived second read for Order 13-26/27, passed 8-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 15-26/27, an amendment to Portland City Code Chapter 4 regarding event licenses, passed as an emergency 8-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Waived second read for Order 15-26/27, passed 8-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 156 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

first reading

An item's first presentation at a City Council meeting. An item the agenda says must be read on two separate days is voted on at a later meeting.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Maine's Freedom of Access Act (1 M.R.S. § 405) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate, contracts, or personnel matters.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Portland's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Portland Publick on October 13, 2026.