Votes at a glance: Tualatin City Council actions on Sept. 22, 2025

This is a concise summary of formal motions and recorded votes taken by the Tualatin City Council during the Sept. 22, 2025 meeting. Text below lists each item, a short description, the motion outcome and recorded vote (when provided in the public record). Where the council adopted an ordinance by less than a unanimous vote the council noted a required second adoption at a future meeting.

- Consent agenda (items 1–4: minutes, Resolution 5912‑25 — State Homeland Security Program grant, Resolution 5914‑25 — contract renewal with Axon, Resolution 5916‑25 — outside agency grants): Adopted by single motion (unanimous). Recorded as unanimous by voice vote; no separate roll‑call recorded for each item in the public transcript.

- Public hearing — Honeybucket interpretation (case INT25‑0001): Motion to affirm staff interpretation and adopt Resolution 5915‑25 (deny the applicant’s request for review). Outcome: Approved. Roll‑call: Councilor Sacco — yes; Councilor Reyes — yes; Councilor Gonzales — yes; Councilor Brooks — yes; Council President Pratt — yes. Result: Motion carried; Resolution 5915‑25 adopted.

- Reopen record (Honeybucket): Motion to reopen the hearing record to accept applicant comment about removal of the on‑site storage tank. Outcome: Approved by majority. Roll‑call recorded: Sacco — yes; Reyes — yes; Gonzales — yes; Brooks — no; Pratt — no; Chair voted yes; motion carried (majority).

- Resolution 5917‑25: Adoption of the City of Tualatin 2026 state legislative agenda. Outcome: Adopted unanimously by vote recorded in council (ayes from councilors present).

- Resolution 5918‑25: Adoption of the City of Tualatin 2026 federal legislative agenda. Outcome: Adopted unanimously by vote recorded in council (ayes from councilors present).

- Resolution 5913‑25: Authorization of the “pennies for climate action” optional utility bill program (monthly opt‑out contribution): Motion to adopt resolution. Outcome: Adopted 5–1 (recorded no vote from Councilor Gonzales). The program will be marketed in October and begin in January 2026.

- Ordinance 1452‑25: Ordinance imposing a 0.3% privilege tax on Portland General Electric Company for rights‑of‑way use (franchise fee increase). The ordinance was read and passed through first and second reading and then a final vote was taken. Final recorded vote: 5–1 in favor (Councilor Gonzales recorded no). Because the final adoption was not unanimous, council noted the ordinance will be returned for a subsequent adoption vote at a future regular meeting as required by the city’s ordinance adoption rules.

Notes and context: The Honeybucket decision is a quasi‑judicial land‑use determination with consequences for where similar operations may lawfully continue; the PGE franchise tax ordinance passed the council vote but requires a follow‑up reading due to the council’s procedural rules when votes are not unanimous. The pennies for climate action resolution will launch an opt‑out utility‑bill contribution program beginning January 2026.