Bureau of Planning & Sustainability -- Intro
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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Community & Economic Development > Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Budget Revenues by Major Object 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues Bond & Note Proceeds $0 $800,000 $0 $0 Charges for Services $4,600,375 $4,677,915 $5,364,703 $4,937,248 Intergovernmental $3,107,455 $4,754,901 $6,307,333 $11,005,831 Licenses & Permits $6,013,969 $7,721,179 $7,696,578 $8,010,114 Miscellaneous $18,885,369 $27,238,787 $25,375,157 $28,753,599 Miscellaneous Fund $0 $0 ($108,406,146) ($128,627,652) Allocation Taxes $199,044,455 $167,217,977 $197,676,000 $202,617,900 Internal Revenues Beginning Fund Balance $493,775,795 $676,959,041 $748,916,900 $612,533,557 General Fund $16,251,194 $15,890,771 $16,469,459 $12,324,542 Discretionary General Fund Overhead $329,991 $332,594 $338,950 $0 Interagency Revenue $296,325 $249,379 $645,964 $585,427 Miscellaneous Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 Allocation Grand Total $742,304,927 $905,842,544 $900,384,898 $752,140,566 Expenses Expenses by Major Object 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Bureau Expense $54,773,895 $82,262,506 $542,096,685 $276,749,723 Personnel $20,704,219 $25,159,380 $32,629,662 $28,430,178 External Materials and $28,345,615 $50,724,575 $482,586,517 $217,203,984 Services Internal Materials and $5,711,055 $6,378,551 $26,880,506 $31,115,561 267
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Services Capital Outlay $13,005 $0 $0 $0 Fund Expense $2,363,562 $17,750,865 $352,868,966 $469,603,052 Debt Service $889,872 $893,469 $97,208 $101,089 Contingency $0 $0 $309,140,027 $426,227,430 Fund Transfers - $1,473,690 $16,857,396 $43,631,731 $43,274,533 Expense Unappropriated $676,959,041 $748,916,902 $5,419,247 $5,787,791 Ending Fund Balance $676,959,041 $748,916,902 $5,419,247 $5,787,791 Grand Total $734,096,498 $848,930,272 $900,384,898 $752,140,566 Expenses by Program Offer 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Funds Management $0 $0 ($250,000) $0 Area Planning $1,388,462 $1,472,058 $1,534,432 $1,621,480 Broadband & Digital ($784,743) $13,713 $642,505 $367,135 Inclusion Bureau Administration $3,705,442 $3,594,553 $3,458,213 $1,971,363 Cable Communications $88,643 $2,931 $0 $0 Central City Planning $0 ($160) $0 $0 Clean Energy $105,258 $114,565 $0 $0 Climate, Energy, & $671,637,926 $742,117,226 $7,468,853 $8,206,462 Sustainable Development Code Development $2,305,283 $1,629,417 $2,575,612 $2,177,067 Comprehensive Planning $1,075,210 $1,093,217 $1,444,925 $1,553,217 Digital Equity and Smart $4,515,292 $3,336,179 $2,998,894 $5,335,308 Cities PDX Equity and Engagement $558,419 $952,965 $508,922 $759,023 Franchise Utility $630,895 $612,950 $793,483 $805,714 Graffiti Abatement $1,294,116 $1,716,189 $3,036,018 $1,804,896 MHCRC Admin Services $0 $0 $0 $250,000 Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory $777,154 $1,152,215 $1,416,337 $436,000 Commission Operations $26,544 $0 $0 $0 Portland Clean Energy $26,702,783 $67,190,461 $848,849,733 $701,091,588 Fund River & Environmental $804,463 $561,838 $749,588 $599,902 Solid Waste Commercial $1,094,820 $1,128,760 $0 $0 Special Appropriations - $0 $0 $0 $0 Community Development Sustainability Education & $1,227,303 $1,919,634 $3,664,607 $4,404,635 Assistance 268
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Urban Design and $1,402,496 $2,009,004 $1,997,791 $1,801,604 Research Waste Reduction & $15,540,729 $18,312,558 $19,494,985 $18,955,172 Recycling Grand Total $734,096,498 $848,930,272 $900,384,898 $752,140,566 Positions - FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget FTE Accountant II 3.0 Administrative Specialist II - CPPW 6.0 Administrative Specialist III - CPPW 1.0 Analyst I - CPPW 2.0 Analyst II - CPPW 7.0 Analyst III 2.7 Analyst III - CPPW 5.0 Analyst IV 2.0 Code Specialist II 1.0 Coordinator I (E) - CPPW 2.0 Coordinator I (NE) - CPPW 5.0 Coordinator II - CPPW 41.8 Coordinator III 8.0 Coordinator III - CPPW 4.0 Coordinator IV 5.0 Deputy Director II 1.0 Director II 1.0 Financial Analyst I - CPPW 3.0 Financial Analyst II - CPPW 2.0 Manager I 3.0 Manager II 3.0 Manager III 1.0 Office Support Specialist II 3.0 Planner II. City-Economic 3.0 Planner II. City-Environmental 1.0 Planner II. City-Long Range 6.0 Planner, Principal 2.0 Planner, Sr City-Economic 1.0 Planner, Sr City-Environmental 1.0 Planner, Sr City-Long Range 8.0 Planner, Supervising 3.0 Supervisor II 1.0 269
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FTE Grand Total 138.5 Performance Performance Metrics - Fiscal Year FY 2022 - FY 2023 - FY 2024 - Program Offer Measure Polarity 23 24 25 Business Services Amount of public testimony received by No Polarity 97 826 48 the Planning Commission (in person, via the Map App or otherwise in writing) Climate, Energy, & Sustainable Per person residential energy use (million Lower Is NA 28.70 27.99 Development BTUs) Better Climate, Energy, & Sustainable Compliance rate for mandatory residential Higher Is 57% 54% 53% Development energy performance disclosure Better District Planning Retain community inclusivity as Higher Is 33.0% 29.0% 29.1% neighborhoods grow and change Better District Planning New Central City Housing Units Higher Is 927 96 11 Better District Planning Representation of typically under- Higher Is 21.0% 25.0% 33.5% represented groups in decision-making Better processes General Planning Middle housing production in single Higher Is 4.60% 1.92% 12.24% dwelling zones Better General Planning Percentage of new housing units that are Higher Is 78.0% 72.0% 87.2% in Centers and Corridors Better General Planning Percentage of seven-county region’s new Higher Is 17.0% 19.0% 20.7% housing that is in Portland Better Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Percentage of franchise fees spent on No Polarity 24.0% 1.7% 22.0% Commission franchise regulation Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Value of match resources leveraged by No Polarity 67% 83% 63% Commission grantees through their community technology grants Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Total number of hours of local, original No Polarity 5,342 5,971 6,165 Commission video programs produced through community media centers PDX Clean Energy Fund # of workers trained through PCEF Higher Is 0 409 700 investment Better PDX Clean Energy Fund # of businesses assisted through PCEF Higher Is 0 124 144 investment Better PDX Clean Energy Fund # of households with deferred Higher Is 0 5,419 8,298 maintenance addressed through PCEF Better investment PDX Clean Energy Fund % of funding bene ting PCEF priority Higher Is NA 72% 72% populations Better 270
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FY 2022 - FY 2023 - FY 2024 - Program Offer Measure Polarity 23 24 25 Portland & Comprehensive Plan Percentage of Portlanders Living in a Higher Is 66.0% 67.0% 66.9% Complete Community Better River & Environmental Percent of undeveloped oodplains Higher Is 80.0% 80.0% 80.0% outside the levee system that are subject Better to ood storage capacity and vegetation replacement requirements River & Environmental Acres of signi cant natural resources Higher Is 16,308 16,310 16,310 protected through regulatory measures Better Smart Cities Program Difference in the percentage of households Higher Is 4.00% NA NA with home broadband service by Better household income Smart Cities Program Number of external/internal Smart City No Polarity 12 10 14 PDX outreach/training/engagement events Smart Cities Program Number of data review and privacy impact No Polarity 6 6 9 assessment services provided by Smart City PDX to City Bureaus/O ces and external partners. Smart Cities Program Total amount of outside funding for Smart No Polarity $600,000 $33,282 $404,500 City PDX programs Smart Cities Program Number of datasets available for No Polarity 430 450 373 download on the City of Portland’s Open Data portal(s) Smart Cities Program Percentage of Open Signal digital literacy Higher Is 64% 36% 41% training participants that are people of Better color Smart Cities Program Percentage of Digital Equity Action Plan Higher Is 100% 100% 100% (DEAP) Strategic Actions on track Better Sustainability Education & Residents reached with sustainability Higher Is 150,000 191,043 191,393 Assistance engagement/training Better Sustainability Education & Number of businesses consulted with on Higher Is 1,035 1,850 1,710 Assistance sustainability requirements Better Sustainability Education & Number of multifamily units provided with Higher Is 5,910 5,796 15,987 Assistance waste education Better Urban Design Percentage of seven-county region’s new Higher Is 42.0% 21.0% 22.9% employment growth that is in Portland Better Utility License & Franchise Total franchise and utility license fees Higher Is $89,511,558 $86,000,000 $116,446,984 collected Better Utility License & Franchise Net change in utility and franchise fees not Lower Is $0 $1,000,000 $27,557,242 attributable to in ation Better Waste Reduction & Recycling Percentage of waste recycled or Higher Is 53% 54% 55% composted Better Waste Reduction & Recycling Typical curbside residential bill as a Lower Is 0.50% 0.40% 0.42% percent of median income Better Waste Reduction & Recycling Cumulative dollar amount of contracts Higher Is $6,105,000 $8,500,000 $18,640,000 awarded to D/M/W/ESB/SDVBE rms that Better support waste collection services Waste Reduction & Recycling Total dollar amount of support provided to Higher Is $20,000.00 $2,500.00 $0.00 organizations and businesses that help Better 271
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FY 2022 - FY 2023 - FY 2024 - Program Offer Measure Polarity 23 24 25 residents reuse, repair, and share materials Performance Metrics - Calendar Year Program Offer Measure Polarity 2022 2023 2024 Bureau-wide LOCAL CARBON REDUCTION: Percentage reduction in carbon Lower Is Better -23.8% -25.8% NA emissions from 1990 levels PDX Clean Energy Fund GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION: Lifetime greenhouse gas reduction Lower Is Better 1,563 4,898 10,685 by Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) funding area Overview The Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (Planning & Sustainability) develops solutions to make Portland more equitable, healthy, prosperous and resilient. Through long-range planning, climate action, waste management, community technology and digital equity, and the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund, we build a better future for all. We envision a city where all Portlanders experience healthier connected communities with neighborhood amenities and access to opportunity. Within the context of growth and change, Planning & Sustainability collaborates with partners, organizations, and community to help design and implement the next generation of urban strategies to achieve Citywide goals. At its heart, Planning & Sustainability is a convener and coordinator for complex projects that balance multiple objectives and set the direction for Portland’s future. Planning & Sustainability is a leader in land use planning and urban design, climate action and energy policy, waste reduction and recycling, digital equity, and telecommunications policy. Summary of Budget Decisions Planning is taking a 5% cut in General Fund resources (11% below current service level). Staffing reductions will limit the division’s ability to take on new projects, and the Planning program overall will have less capacity to be responsive to evolving priorities, development trends, and the priorities of elected leaders. This puts staff on unstable funding and represents a significant reduction of resources for basic long range planning work and compliance with state mandates. Community Technology is absorbing a 10% cut to General Fund resources. With this cut, and expiring MHCRC funding and the transfer of resources to the new Data and Privacy Office, total resources for this program will be about 20-25% lower than prior years. The bureau will pause the Digital Inclusion Fund grant program, which will impact community organizations doing work to improve digital literacy and access. There are also several decision packages related to the planned dissolution of the MHCRC, to re-align resources for City-specific cable franchise work and to ensure revenue streams to Open Signal continue. The Climate/Energy team is losing 100% of its General Fund support, leaving the program funded entirely by grants, PCEF and Solid Waste funds. This cut removes most of the program’s discretionary consulting budget, which will require pausing or re-scoping the Home Energy Score program, ending the City’s participation in various peer city networks and organizations, and cutting back professional/technical support for the Renewable Fuel program. The program also lost one position due to expiring grants. 272
City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Waste/Recycling funding streams are stable. The program is requesting authority to draw from Solid Waste Fund reserves to support a three-year project to evaluate the current 'open market' system serving commercial and multifamily properties and consider what alternative will best serve the city and community members. The BPS Graffiti Abatement program manages contracts with private firms to clean up graffiti impacting small businesses, coordinates dispatch of reports to other government agencies, coordinates with law enforcement and volunteer efforts, and supports mitigation of livability issues identified by Portland Solutions. The program has been providing an elevated level of service in recent years with one-time money. The Mayor’s budget provides $970,000 in one-time resources to continue current level of service. These resources clean up about 565,000 square feet of graffiti annually. This translates into over 2,500 instances of graffiti abatement assistance to small businesses. The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund core team is adding four (4) ongoing positions to better manage growing volume and complexity of reporting, contracts, outgoing grants, and to assist PCEF-funded bureaus track outcomes and maintain accountability. The added positions increase the program’s capacity to publicly report on program outcomes, track progress implementing the Climate Investment Plan (CIP), and launch the remaining programs described in the CIP. 273