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 appointments to the Casco Bay Trail Board, outdoor dining for Terlingua LLC, and an EMS Transport Plan. It passed an amended resolution on rent control and tenant protections 7-2 after extensive public comment, approved $386,037 for Hope House rehabilitation, a MaineDOT intersection agreement, several grants including $73,721, $20,000, and $151,500, an opioid settlement funds code amendment, and a Fore Street traffic schedule change. Two EPA Brownfields funding orders of $500,000 and $1,000,000 received only a first reading.

Decisions recorded

• Appointed members to the Casco Bay Trail Board of Supervisors for 2026, passage 9-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Granted Terlingua LLC, dba The Terlingua Outpost, approval for outdoor dining on public property at 34 Washington Avenue, passage 9-0. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Adopted the Emergency Medical Services Transport Plan, passage 9-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Passed, as amended, the resolution to fully enforce rent control, strengthen tenant protections, and guarantee safe and stable housing for renters, 7-2, with Councilor Phillips and Mayor Dion opposed. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Adopted Sykes Amendment 1 to Resolve 2-26/27, passage 7-2, with Councilor Phillips and Mayor Dion opposed. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Mayor Amendment 2 to Resolve 2-26/27 failed, 4-5, with Councilors Fournier, Grant, Sykes, Pelletier and Bullett opposed. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Councilor Pelletier's floor motion to amend Resolve 2-26/27 failed for lack of a second. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Appropriated $386,037 from the Jill C. Duson Housing Trust Fund to Hope Acts for Hope House Rehabilitation, passage 9-0. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the agreement between the Maine Department of Transportation and Portland for improvements to State Street, High Street, and Forest Avenue at fourteen intersections, passage 9-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and appropriated a $73,721 United States Department of Justice grant, passage 9-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the service contract with the State of Maine Health and Human Services Department and accepted $20,000 in additional grant funding for Victim and Witness Advocacy Services, passed as an emergency, 9-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Passed the amendment to Portland City Code Chapter 2 regarding Opioid Settlement Funds, passage 9-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Traffic Schedule Amendment for Fore Street, 8-1, with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and appropriated a $151,500 grant revenue award from Workforce & Enterprise Operations to the Portland Jetport TSA K9 Unit, passed as an emergency, 8-1, with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Waived the second reading for Order 37-26/27, passage 8-1, with Councilor Sykes opposed. p. 5page 5 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, 178 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.

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.