City Council hearing

Portland City Council is holding a hearing on the Downtown Portland Clean & Safe ESD Expansion Petition on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 2:45 p.m.

Background

Downtown Portland Clean & Safe ESD is seeking to expand district boundaries, revise the license fee rate structure, implement residential rate caps, and renew the ESD for another 10-year lifecycle. Along with this, the ESD is requesting a new 5-year contract for district property management services performed by Clean & Safe, Inc.

Several recommendations from consulting firm BDS Planning & Urban Design will be implemented upon City Council approval, including:

• The development of ESD license fee rate structure based on publicly available metrics
• The continued inclusion of residential properties in ESD assessments
• The implementation of residential rate caps
• The continued establishing of guidelines on ESD governance, transparency, and representation requirements (e.g., proposed contract would require annual meetings open to all ratepayers)

Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Enhanced Services District volunteered to use the City’s new recommended ESD Petition Packet to guide them through the expansion/renewal process. The ESD Petition Packet is another response to BDS Planning & Urban Design’s recommendations.

If approved by City Council, all of these items would go into effect on October 1, 2025.

View the petition details.

Tell City Council what you think

The link to register to testify orally, or to submit written testimony, is posted in the agenda for the City Council hearing by 9 a.m. the Friday before the hearing.