City Commission Regular Meeting - November 4, 2026

The Oregon City Commission’s regular meeting on November 4, 2026, included several land-use and regulatory actions. Commissioners unanimously passed Resolution 26-32, establishing a temporary moratorium on accepting or processing applications for data centers and battery-storage facilities in specified zones while the city develops standards; staff outlined a 120-day review plan. The Commission also passed the second reading of Ordinance 26-1015, revising system-development-charge look-back provisions and creating a short-term delay program for collection. Ordinance 26-1014, implementing state cultural-areas rules, passed its first reading. A related historic-district code resolution was deferred for revised language. These measures may affect future development applications, but no contracts, bids, vendor selections, or procurement awards were identified.

The Commission discussed Oregon City’s proposed Bee City USA participation, including an estimated $300 annual renewal and application cost; staff will continue preparing the application and bring a resolution back for consideration. No spending approval was made for that program at this meeting. Other business included approving a liquor-license item over the mayor’s dissent and discussing a proposed regional letter supporting a flavored-nicotine ban; neither discussion involved procurement.