Regina Phillips

Rent Board Rules of Procedure revision (Article XI)

Unknown — enforcement changes could shift compliance and administrative costs between tenants, landlords and the city, but no figures are on record.

Peaks Island Council Rules

Rent increase applications at four Portland buildings

Approved increases add roughly $115 to $180 per month to affected units, with tenants at 439 Congress dodging an $18.64 increase for now.

Council rules and Peaks Island Council

The assessment was already reduced from $812,200 to $651,100, saving roughly $1,930 in taxes; the denial means no further reduction.

First Light Commons parking fees

$151,000 budgeted for the First Light Commons commission from FY26 funds.

Fish Exchange financial health

Each incremental boat or pallet of salmon adds revenue toward closing a roughly $320,000 annual operating gap.

CDBG Grant Program Overhaul for 2027-2031

Reshapes how federal CDBG, HOME and ESG grant dollars flow to local organizations starting with the FY 27/28 allocation cycle.

Debt Management Policy update

Public art and land bank contributions could roughly double to about $100K a year from bond-funded capital projects.

CDBG Grant Scoring Criteria

Could shift limited CDBG dollars toward smaller, grassroots organizations that lack dedicated grant writers.

Cumberland Housing AHTIF District amendment

None — the amendment is administrative and doesn't change the city's cost or the district's 30-year term.

Five-year CDBG funding priorities

Federal CDBG funding allocations for 2026 will be guided by these rankings, though specific dollar amounts weren't set.

Procurement ordinance amendments

Changing the bidding threshold affects how city dollars are spent on contracts — potentially speeding up purchases while reducing competitive oversight on deals between $25,000 and $50,000.

Quarter 3 Rent Control Report

The 2027 allowable rent increase is set at 2.6%, and non-owner-occupied short-term rentals are capped at 301 units.

Financing a Portland social housing program through bonding

Could direct state bond funding toward wastewater, housing, and climate projects in Portland.

PILOT Policy Postponed

Supporters estimated taxing the full $4 billion could lower the property tax rate by almost 20%; the actual proposed program would have raised far less.

Rent Board application backlog

Outcomes of NOI applications can change what Portland tenants pay in rent.

Rent control enforcement and inspection capacity

New fine schedules and rollback remedies could mean bigger payments from violating landlords to tenants and the city, but nothing was adopted tonight.

Multi-year budgeting for the Fish Pier Authority and Fish Exchange

Exchange losses of roughly $320,000 in FY25 and over $3 million in planned pier repairs against about $3-4 million in spendable reserves.

Avesta Housing tax-exemption revocation appeal

Five Portland parcels worth over $500,000 each could go back on or stay off the tax rolls, directly shifting tax burden between Avesta and other city taxpayers.

June 9 Election and School Budget Referendum

About $1M covered by surplus revenue and $95K from fund balance — no new property tax collection.