12 — Motion to Amend Attachment D and add a budget note address the Keller Renovation (Vote Passed)

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June 11, 2025 transportation from Hayhurst to points east. In the nearly three miles between downtown Portland and Fulton Park, only one street, Hamilton, crosses Barbur Blvd. It is currently not possible for pedestrians to travel from Hillsdale east to the Willamette River without traveling miles out of their way. This segment of the RET would run from Terwilliger Blvd, through a newly acquired part of George Himes Park under Barbur Blvd, then north on low traffic streets to Gibbs St and across the Hooley Bridge, to arrive at the south waterfront— all via a family-friendly, low-car route. Council directs Portland Parks and Recreation and the Portland Bureau of Transportation to bring a report to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that outlines what would be needed to design and complete this project. This report should be completed by January 1, 2026. Clark 12 – Motion to Amend Attachment D and add a budget note address the Keller Renovation (Vote Passed) The Keller Auditorium is a valuable city-owned asset that has served millions of performance-goers over its 100-year history. Originally built by the City of Portland in 1917, the Keller Auditorium last underwent a major renovation in the 1960s. It is overdue for another major renovation so that it can continue to serve the arts and culture community for another 50 years. The Keller Auditorium Feasibility Study demonstrated how renovating the Keller would meet current seismic, ADA, energy efficiency and fire/life safety at a significantly lower cost than building new. In October 2024, the Portland City Council had unanimously approved a resolution outlining a strategic plan for developing two Broadway capable venues- renovating the existing Keller Auditorium and developing a new performing arts facility at Portland State university. The Keller represents one of the City’s most important cultural assets. As part of the citywide asset management strategy and the Future Keller project plan, the Deputy City Administrator of Community and Economic Development is directed to stand up a project team to develop a financial plan once the currently underway market feasibility and transportation studies are complete. The financial plan will be informed by those reports. A project plan will be provided to the Mayor and appropriate Council Committee by April 30, 2026. 11

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