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Portland committee outlines top priorities for 2026 work plan, flags day shelter, overdose prevention and policing access
Summary
Committee members proposed priorities including a Peninsula day shelter, a cruise-ship public-health protocol, intentional siting of community policing stations, consideration of overdose prevention centers and a review of Vision Zero red-light cameras; staff will map priorities into the year and report back.
At the Jan. 13 Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee meeting, Chair Anna Bullitt led a discussion to identify six to 10 top priorities for the committee's 2026 work plan, and members proposed topics ranging from shelter access to policing configuration and traffic-safety tools.
Councilor West Pelletier opened the suggestions by asking for a protocol for alerts and staff coordination when cruise ships disembark passengers with contagious illnesses and by naming a day shelter on the Peninsula as a top priority. "Just have a process set up for that would be great," Pelletier said, naming both a cruise-ship protocol and a day shelter as immediate priorities.
Other councilors pushed…
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