Gresham City Council Business Meeting, Oct. 6, 2026

The Gresham City Council business meeting was held October 6, 2026. Council unanimously approved consent agenda items C1–C4, including a purchase of a bucket truck and police Chevrolet and Ford vehicles; the transcript also identifies a sanitary-service item but does not provide the full consent list. Council separately approved item C5, the proposed acquisition process for the property at 202–218 North Main Avenue, by a 4–2 vote. Discussion emphasized that the action would allow due diligence and inspections and did not commit the city to completing a purchase or retaining the property long term. Public commenters urged the city to continue funding Metro East Community Media after a regional funding body dissolved; council said staff would continue discussions, but took no funding action at this meeting.

Council unanimously extended solid-waste collection licenses for residential, commercial, and drop-box services through October 8, 2033, and authorized the city manager to issue them. The extension covers existing licensed haulers, including Gresham Sanitary Service, Rockwood Solid Waste, Waste Connections, AEROS Sanitary, and WM. Council also held a public hearing on comprehensive-plan economic-development amendments; staff recommended adoption and a first reading of Council Bill 11-26. The proposed plan would guide future employment-land, site-readiness, and infrastructure efforts, but the transcript does not capture a council vote on the amendments.