23 сентября 2026 г. · Ordinance · 2026-277
*Appropriate grant award of $207,411 for speed racing street takeover
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Резюме простым языком
State grant pays police overtime to stop street racing and takeovers
The city accepts $207,411.35 from the Oregon Department of Transportation's traffic safety office. The money pays Portland Police overtime to break up and prevent street racing and street takeover events, and buys equipment like deployable cameras. These events have blocked emergency access, and the city says 12 homicides since 2021 were linked to them.
Decision: Moved forward to a second reading on September 23, 2026. No vote count was given.
Who it affects: Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians across Portland, and people who take part in or watch street racing and takeover events.
Money: $207,411.35 in state grant money for police overtime, benefits, supplies and equipment. Police will add $50,000 from their regular city budget as a required match. The ordinance also moves $10,370.57 from the city's reserve fund to the Office of Community Based Police Accountability.
Next: Second reading on September 23, 2026 at 9:30 am. The grant period runs July 8 to September 30, 2026.
Official record
Написано ИИ по официальному документу и проверено автоматически. 16 сентября 2026 г.
Резюме простым языком
City accepts $207,411 state grant for police to stop street takeovers
This lets the city spend $207,411.35 from an Oregon Department of Transportation grant to fight street racing and street takeovers. The money pays for police overtime and equipment such as portable cameras to break up these events and charge people who break traffic laws. Council also moved $10,370.57 from a city reserve fund to the Office of Community Based Police Accountability.
Decision: Passed with changes, 11 to 1. Two changes were added first: one passed 8 to 4 and one passed 12 to 0. It is an emergency ordinance, so it takes effect right away.
Who it affects: People who take part in or live near street racing and takeover events, plus drivers, cyclists and walkers across the city.
Money: $207,411.35 in state grant money for police overtime, benefits, supplies and equipment. The Police Bureau adds $50,000 from its general fund as a required match. $10,370.57 moves from a city reserve fund to the Office of Community Based Police Accountability.
Next: The grant covers July 8, 2026, through September 30, 2026.
Official record
Написано ИИ по официальному документу и проверено автоматически. 23 сентября 2026 г.
- Full title
- *Appropriate grant award of $207,411 for speed racing street takeover
- Status
- Passed
- Document number
- 2026-277
- Introduced by
- Mayor Keith Wilson
- City department
- Grants Management
- Requested council date
- September 23, 2026
- Purpose and background
- This ordinance allows the City to appropriate $207,411.35 in grant funds awarded by the State of Oregon's Transportation Safety Office to address the prevalence of Speed Racing and Street Takeover events. The grant will fund PPB overtime missions to combat planned and ad hoc street racing/takeover events. These events traditionally involve hundreds, if not thousands, of people and have led to sever injuries and deaths to bystanders and participants and routinely block important access points for first responders. Grant funds will cover responding officer overtime and associated benefits and will also allow the Bureau to purchase supplies and equipment, such as deployable cameras, to increase the effectiveness of responding officers' attempts to break up existing and prevent potential street racing/takeover events and to prosecute those responsible for violating traffic law to conduct these events. The grant requires matching funds, that will be provided via straight time and associated benefits from the Bureau's general fund.
- Financial and budgetary impacts
- This action will increase Portland Police Bureau's grants fund appropriation by $207,411.35 in FY26-27. Local match in the amount of $50,000 will be covered by the PPB General Fund.
- Economic and real estate impacts
- Not applicable.
- Community impacts and community involvement
- Traffic safety impacts all Portlanders, whether they are drivers, cyclists, or pedestrians. Reducing the number of traffic incidents and injuries involving street racing/takeover events will have a positive impact across the City. Since 2021, there have been 12 homicides related to street takeover events; preventing the proliferation of these events is a key goal of the Bureau and will help reduce the incidence of violent crime, and traffic-related injuries and deaths, across the City.
- 100% renewable goal
- Not applicable.