Downtown Public Restrooms

Context

Series of orders about public bathrooms for the homeless and downtown visitors. Started with Khrystian E. King's September 22 order to find permanent public bathrooms starting in District 2 plus temporary porta-potties, and Robert A. Bilotta's order to fund bathroom monitoring staff with opioid settlement money (adopted 9/29). Related to Public Camping Ordinance - Disrupting the Cycle.

Status

King's amended order was denied 5-6 on 2026-09-29 and reconsideration denied 3-8 on 2026-10-06. On 2026-10-13, Satya B. Mitra's order on rented mobile bathrooms and showers in municipal parking lots and Kathleen M. Toomey's cost and funding report were adopted.

Log

• 2026-10-13 - City Council — Mitra's mobile bathrooms/showers order and Toomey's cost report adopted under suspension.
• 2026-10-06 - City Council — Reconsideration of King's order denied 3-8; Rule 30 suspension denied 3-8.
• 2026-09-29 - City Council — King's amended order denied 5-6; Bilotta and King's opioid-funds bathroom staffing order adopted; Bergman's softer amendment held.
• 2026-09-22 - City Council — King's bathrooms order introduced and held; Petty requested a best-practices report on permanent bathrooms.