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 approved several liquor and entertainment license applications, a $45,000 fence restoration grant for Lincoln Park, and asset forfeiture fund transfers to the Police Department. It also approved tax increment financing districts and credit enhancement agreements for affordable housing projects on Oxford Street, Cedar Street, and Atlantic Street, a zoning map change for 1220 Brighton Avenue, and a third amendment to City Manager Danielle P. West's employment agreement.

Decisions recorded

• Approved Order 1-26/27 granting municipal officers' approval of Bad Neighbors LLC, dba Bad Neighbors, for a Class XI Restaurant/Lounge at 504 Congress Street, 6-0 with Councilor Fournier recused. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 2-26/27 granting municipal officers' approval of Portland Point Hotel LLC, dba Residence Inn & Moxy Portland Thompson's Point, at 220 Thompson's Point Road, 7-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 3-26/27 granting municipal officers' approval of Kieu Tran LLC, dba Pho Viet, for a Class XI Restaurant/Lounge at 865 Forest Avenue, 7-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 4-26/27 granting municipal officers' approval of The Otherside Diner INC, dba The Otherside Diner, at 500 Washington Avenue, 7-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 5-26/27 granting municipal officers' approval of Foundation Brewing Company at 1 Industrial Way, Ste 5, 7-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 6-26/27 declaring August 7 to August 9, 2026 the 101st Annual St. Peter's Bazaar and Italian Street Festival, 7-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 7-26/27 granting an easement to Central Maine Power at Jetport Cross Road, 7-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 254-25/26 approving a Memorandum of Understanding and accepting and appropriating $45,000 from Friends of Lincoln Park, Inc. for Lincoln Park fence restoration on Federal Street, 7-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 255-25/26 accepting and appropriating asset forfeiture funds to the Portland Police Department re State of Maine v. Timothy Edward Hansen, 6-1 with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 256-25/26 accepting and appropriating asset forfeiture funds to the Portland Police Department re State of Maine v. Justin I. Williams, 6-1 with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 257-25/26 accepting and appropriating asset forfeiture funds to the Portland Police Department re State of Maine v. Charles Aboda, 7-1 with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved, as amended, Order 258-25/26 designating The Prime 197 Oxford Street Affordable Housing Tax Increment Financing District and adopting its Municipal Development Program, 6-2 with Councilors Sykes and Michniewicz opposed. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 259-26/27 approving The Prime 197 Oxford Street Affordable Housing Credit Enhancement Agreement with Avesta Oxford Street LP, 6-2 with Councilors Sykes and Michniewicz opposed. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved, as amended, Order 260-25/26 designating the Dashaway Commons 15-19 Cedar Street Affordable Housing Development and Tax Increment Financing District, 7-1 with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 261-25/26 approving the Dashaway Commons 15-19 Cedar Street Affordable Housing Credit Enhancement Agreement with Avesta 15-19 Cedar LP, 7-1 with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 262-25/26 approving an amendment to the 42 Atlantic Street Affordable Housing Development and Tax Increment Financing District, 8-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 263-25/26 approving an amendment to the Credit Enhancement Agreement for the 42 Atlantic Street Affordable Housing and Tax Increment Financing District, 8-0. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 264-25/26 amending the Portland Zoning Map for a B-4 Zone at 1220 Brighton Avenue and adjacent parcels, 8-0. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved Order 8-26/27 approving the Third Amendment to the Employment Agreement between the City of Portland and Danielle P. West, 8-0. p. 6page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 176 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

consent items

Routine items, such as business licenses and event approvals, that the City Council takes up together, with one motion and one public comment period.

Municipal Officers' Approval

The City Council's approval, as the city's municipal officers, of a business's application, such as for outdoor dining or entertainment.

credit enhancement agreement

An agreement, under a tax increment financing (TIF) district, in which the city or town returns part of a development's new property tax to its owner.

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.