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Portland committee reviews draft amendment to charge large venues a per‑ticket entertainment contribution
Summary
The Housing & Economic Development Committee discussed a Chapter 4 amendment that would create a tiered per‑ticket contribution for venues of 2,000 seats or more, applyable to the proposed 3,300‑seat Portland Music Holdings project; staff will revise the draft and return it to committee.
Councilor Sarah McNovich introduced a draft amendment to Chapter 4 that would create a tiered per‑ticket contribution attached to entertainment licenses for large‑capacity venues, defined in the draft as those with 2,000 seats or more.
"The applicant, Portland Music Holdings, had proposed a fee per ticket...a dollar per ticket sold that would have been split between Metro and a fund that would support the entertainment sector," McNovich said, describing how the draft aims to formalize that proposal and make funds available to performers and smaller venues through an ordinance process.
Committee members pressed staff on several details: whether temporary or one‑off outdoor events (for example,…
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