Portland Parks & Recreation -- Intro -- Part 1 of 2

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation Portland Parks & Recreation Budget Revenues by Major Object 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues Bond & Note Proceeds $250,000 $45,250,000 $50,250,000 $250,000 Charges for Services $40,534,492 $41,064,867 $36,392,336 $38,782,870 Intergovernmental $3,095,827 $3,610,895 $25,283,224 $17,148,853 Licenses & Permits $3,553,197 $3,586,898 $1,725,730 $1,004,828 Miscellaneous $12,658,550 $15,251,693 $12,647,590 $7,186,016 Miscellaneous Fund $0 $0 $16,114,901 $26,873,718 Allocation Taxes $49,372,693 $48,276,750 $44,610,599 $81,575,423 Internal Revenues Beginning Fund Balance $273,919,276 $232,239,993 $186,110,856 $156,722,104 Fund Transfers - $63,401,706 $70,537,796 $90,673,504 $92,765,144 Revenue General Fund $87,391,848 $79,487,308 $81,515,717 $67,106,331 Discretionary Interagency Revenue $4,563,304 $3,720,869 $3,187,155 $2,710,220 Miscellaneous Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 Allocation Grand Total $538,740,894 $543,027,069 $548,511,612 $492,125,507 Expenses Expenses by Major Object 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Bureau Expense $248,874,371 $265,463,382 $338,876,050 $338,254,801 Personnel $120,604,655 $132,751,334 $137,691,784 $140,019,992 External Materials and $49,978,850 $73,381,301 $132,875,996 $114,171,978 Services 878

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Internal Materials and $26,991,137 $31,345,587 $34,188,555 $38,744,269 Services Capital Outlay $51,299,729 $27,985,161 $34,119,715 $45,318,562 Fund Expense $66,888,253 $117,621,227 $209,468,916 $153,703,481 Debt Service $796,170 $45,788,481 $50,807,070 $830,312 Contingency $0 $0 $76,890,690 $60,179,948 Fund Transfers - $66,092,083 $71,832,746 $81,771,156 $92,693,221 Expense NA $0 $0 $166,646 $167,225 Unappropriated $232,239,993 $186,141,309 $0 $0 Ending Fund Balance $232,239,993 $186,141,309 $0 $0 Grand Total $548,002,617 $569,225,918 $548,511,612 $492,125,507 Expenses by Program Offer 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Aquatics $9,080,254 $10,005,817 $9,775,773 $12,115,587 Arts $2,680,421 $3,187,315 $3,464,217 $3,547,455 Asset Management $1,358,833 $1,364,886 $1,317,184 $1,262,161 Business Services $123,882,686 $186,268,028 $289,975,250 $199,609,501 Capital Development $232,715,722 $189,842,841 $78,167,501 $101,462,222 Community and $14,398,162 $15,748,519 $18,318,725 $17,278,445 Socialization Community Engagement $5,136,765 $5,104,402 $5,853,170 $5,871,701 Facility/Amenity Maint $13,281,744 $13,273,605 $18,771,804 $20,307,431 Leadership and Advocacy $49,442,734 $36,556,733 $2,760 $1,195,169 Maintenance $14,075,259 $14,022,432 $122,902 $0 Marketing & $690,515 $792,107 ($427,000) $0 Communications NA $0 $0 $0 $0 Natural Area Maint $4,034,579 $4,271,069 $7,691,531 $6,789,489 Parks Maintenance $23,637,192 $24,328,314 $29,653,586 $30,619,293 Planning $1,092,893 $1,115,183 $1,151,338 $1,051,162 Property $1,228,639 $1,730,990 $2,086,061 $1,229,156 Recreation Facility $9,911,712 $9,752,044 $11,686,105 $11,358,612 Operations Sports and Games $25,529,291 $26,613,370 $36,194,485 $33,660,437 Tree Maintenance $6,461,418 $11,328,648 $22,211,409 $33,840,618 Tree Regulation $4,283,903 $5,300,505 $1,732,866 $0 Urban Forestry Science $520,883 $2,194,456 $2,583,121 $2,351,649 and Outreach Visitor Services $4,559,013 $6,424,656 $8,178,824 $8,575,419 879

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed Grand Total $548,002,617 $569,225,918 $548,511,612 $492,125,507 Positions - FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget FTE Accountant I 2.0 Accountant II 1.0 Accountant III 1.0 Administrative Specialist I - CPPW 1.0 Administrative Specialist II - CPPW 8.0 Administrative Specialist III 1.0 Administrative Specialist III - CPPW - 1.0 Analyst I - CPPW 2.9 Analyst II 2.0 Analyst II - CPPW 14.0 Analyst III 2.0 Analyst III - CPPW 1.0 Analyst IV 1.0 Aquatics Coordinator 8.0 Aquatics Leader 14.0 Arborist I 6.0 Arborist II 8.0 Arborist III 10.0 Arborist IV 6.0 Automotive Equipment Oper I-CL 7.0 Botanic Spec I-Community Gardens 2.0 Botanic Spec I-Forestry 10.0 Botanic Spec I-Generalist 2.0 Botanic Spec I-Trails 1.0 Botanic Spec I-Youth & Comnty Programs 4.0 Botanic Spec II-Community Gardens 1.0 Botanic Spec II-Environmental Education 4.0 Botanic Spec II-Forestry 13.0 Botanic Spec II-Generalist 1.0 Botanic Spec II-Pest Mgmt 1.0 Botanic Spec III-Arboretum Collection 1.0 Botanic Spec III-Ntrl Resource Ecologist 5.0 Botanic Spec III-Rose Garden 1.0 Botanic Spec III-Trails 1.0 Botanic Technician I 7.0 Botanic Technician II 5.0 880

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FTE Business Systems Analyst I 2.0 Business Systems Analyst II 2.0 Business Systems Analyst III 1.0 Capital Project Manager II 7.0 Capital Project Manager III 9.0 Capital Project Manager IV 3.0 Carpenter-CL 10.0 Community Garden Technician 3.0 Construction Equipment Operator-CL 5.0 Coordinator I (E) - CPPW 2.0 Coordinator I (NE) - CPPW 4.0 Coordinator II 1.0 Coordinator II - CPPW 35.0 Coordinator III 4.0 Coordinator III - CPPW 4.0 Coordinator IV 3.0 Director III 1.0 Electrician 5.0 Electrician/Instrument Technician 1.0 Engineer II 1.0 Engineer-Civil 1.0 Engineering Technician I 1.0 Engineering Technician II 1.0 Engineering Technician III 1.0 Facilities Maint Tech Apprentice-CL 1.0 Facilities Maintenance Technician-CL 7.0 Financial Analyst II - CPPW 1.0 General Mechanic 3.0 GIS Technician II 1.0 Greenskeeper I 10.0 Greenskeeper II 7.0 Greenskeeper III 5.0 Horticulturist-CL 32.0 Horticulturist, Apprentice-CL 1.0 Lead Preschool Teacher 12.0 Maintenance Mechanic 18.0 Maintenance Mechanic, Trainee 1.0 Maintenance Supervisor I - E 20.0 Maintenance Supervisor II 4.0 Manager I 19.0 Manager II 3.0 Manager III 5.0 881

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FTE Office Support Specialist III 2.0 Painter 6.0 Park Ranger 30.0 Parking Code Enforcement Officer 2.0 Parks Maintenance Crew Leader 4.0 Parks Technician-CL 47.0 Planner II. City-Parks 2.0 Planner, Sr City-Environmental 1.0 Planner, Sr City-Parks 1.0 Planner, Supervising 1.0 Plumber 4.0 Real Estate Portfolio Manager 1.0 Recreation Coord I-Adaptive & Inclusive 2.0 Recreation Coord I-Arts 3.0 Recreation Coord I-Generalist 24.0 Recreation Coord I-Music 1.0 Recreation Coord I-Public Events Permit 9.0 Recreation Coord I-Senior Recreation 1.0 Recreation Coord I-Urban Parks 1.0 Recreation Coord II-At-Risk Yth Outreach 1.0 Recreation Coord II-Educ & Enrichment 1.0 Recreation Coord II-Generalist 3.0 Recreation Coord II-Senior Recreation 1.0 Recreation Coord II-Special Events&Mktg 1.0 Recreation Facility Technician 5.0 Recreation Leader-FT-Arts 3.0 Recreation Leader-FT-Generalist 20.3 Recreation Leader-FT-Instructor 1.0 Recreation Leader-FT-Music 1.0 Recreation Leader-FT-Teen 12.0 Risk Specialist I 1.0 Risk Specialist II 2.0 Storekeepr/Acquisition Specialist III-CL 2.0 Supervisor I - E 33.0 Supervisor II 16.0 Tree Inspector 4.0 Turf Maintenance Technician 16.0 Utility Worker I-CL 25.0 Utility Worker II-CL 10.0 Water Security Specialist 3.0 Welder 1.0 882

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FTE Grand Total 715.2 Performance Performance Metrics - Fiscal Year FY 2022 - FY 2023 - FY 2024 - Program Offer Measure Polarity 23 24 25 Aquatics, Community and RECREATION ACCESS: Total dollar No Polarity $3,003,745 $4,167,239 $4,699,217 Socialization, Recreation Facility amount of nancial assistance for Operations, Arts, Community fee-based programming provided by Engagement, Sports and Games, Portland Parks and Recreation Bureau-wide Arts, Recreation Facility Operations, Percentage of Portlanders who say Lower Is NA NA 23% Community and Socialization, cost is a barrier to participating in a Better Aquatics, Community Engagement, PP&R recreation, sport or Sports and Games, Bureau-wide environmental education activity Bureau-wide YOUTH SERVED: Number of youth Higher Is 25,576 24,660 24,884 served by Portland Parks and Better Recreation Bureau-wide, Aquatics SWIM LESSONS: Number of unique Higher Is 10,999 10,393 10,331 individuals taking swim lessons Better provided by Portland Parks and Recreation Bureau-wide, Business Services Percentage of employees who feel Higher Is 58% NA 66% physically safe at work Better Bureau-wide, Business Services, Metric tons of carbon emissions Lower Is 8,953 8,377 8,078 Facility/Amenity Maint, Property generated by PP&R Better Bureau-wide, Capital Development ADA BARRIERS REMOVED: Higher Is 18% 19% 20% Percentage of total barriers removed Better as identied in the Portland Parks & Recreation American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Bureau-wide, Community Engagement, USERSHIP: Total annual attendance in Higher Is 1,159,801 1,344,574 1,389,711 Community and Socialization, recreation programs Better Aquatics, Arts, Recreation Facility Operations, Sports and Games Bureau-wide, Facility/Amenity Maint, Percentage of built assets in good or Higher Is 13.0% 14.0% 13.0% Capital Development very good condition Better Bureau-wide, Maintenance RESTROOM CARE: Annual hours on No Polarity 14,670 16,236 17,729 park restroom cleaning and care Bureau-wide, Marketing & FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PARTNERS: No Polarity $2,108,355 $2,281,838 $2,656,981 Communications, Leadership and Financial support granted to partner Advocacy community organizations Bureau-wide, Property UNFUNDED CAPITAL MAINTENANCE: Lower Is $583,654,779 $590,933,383 $747,168,027 Total estimated value of unfunded Better capital major maintenance needs 883

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget FY 2022 - FY 2023 - FY 2024 - Program Offer Measure Polarity 23 24 25 Bureau-wide, Tree Maintenance, Urban TREE PLANTINGS: Total number of No Polarity 3,495 3,815 4,502 Forestry Science and Outreach trees planted by Portland Parks and Recreation Bureau-wide, Urban Forestry Science TREE COVERAGE: Percentage of land Higher Is NA NA 29.8% and Outreach, Tree Maintenance covered by tree canopy Better Business Services, Bureau-wide Number of workers compensation Lower Is 6.2% 7.2% 9.2% claims per 100 full time equivalent Better (FTE) employees Capital Development, Facility/Amenity Percentage of portfolio value spent on No Polarity 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% Maint, Property capital maintenance Community and Socialization, Bureau- FREE MEALS SERVED: Number of Higher Is 99,432 117,950 122,019 wide meals provided at parks, community Better centers, school programs, or partner locations Community Engagement Total volunteer hours Higher Is 373,454 388,995 397,283 Better Community Engagement Total scans for TeenForce passes Higher Is 33,460 35,786 38,174 Better Leadership and Advocacy, Marketing & PARTNER SUPPORT: Number of Higher Is 24 25 26 Communications, Bureau-wide partner organizations receiving grants Better from Portland Parks and Recreation Natural Area Maint, Bureau-wide INVASIVE WEED REMOVAL: Number Higher Is 950 793 1,094 of acres of invasive species treated Better annually in parks and natural areas Planning, Capital Development, Bureau- COMMUNITY CENTER LEVEL OF Higher Is 72.0% 72.0% 72.0% wide SERVICE: Percentage of population Better living within 3 miles of a full-service community center Planning, Capital Development, Bureau- PARKS LEVEL OF SERVICE: Higher Is 85.3% 85.7% 86.3% wide Percentage of population living within Better 1/2 mile of a park or natural area Property, Facility/Amenity Maint Percentage of repair and maintenance Higher Is 16.0% 13.0% 14.0% work order hours that are preventative Better Urban Forestry Science and Outreach, Total number of trees planted in No Polarity 2,381 3,017 3,002 Tree Maintenance priority neighborhoods Visitor Services, Bureau-wide PARK RANGER CALLS FOR SERVICE: No Polarity 4,238 4,447 5,783 Annual number of calls for service Visitor Services, Business Services, Number of public liability claims per Lower Is 7.6 8.2 9.0 Bureau-wide 100,000 people living in Portland Better Overview Bureau Mission Portland Parks & Recreation’s mission is to provide equitable access to welcoming places, programs, and services that improve community health and our environment. 884

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Bureau Overview, Services, and Assets Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR) operates, manages, maintains, and improves the parks, recreation areas, playgrounds, natural areas, forests, wetlands, and human-built or natural facilities of all kinds that collectively serve as the City’s park system. The bureau provides services including sports and recreation, aquatics, golf, environmental education, arts and cultural programming, and urban forestry. A top 10 parks system nationwide, PPR manages $$2.5 billion in assets and 15% of Portland’s land area, including over 150 neighborhood parks, nearly 8,000 acres of natural areas, 59 community gardens, 11 swimming pools, 12 community and art centers, 6 golf courses, 158 miles of trails, a unique urban motor raceway, and more than 4 million trees, of which 1.2 million are in parks and natural areas. Financial Context PPR is funded through a variety of resources including General Fund, Parks Levy, revenues earned through programs and services, grants, among other resources. In November 2025, Portlanders passed a new Parks Levy that generates $1.40 per $1,000 of assessed value. The rate was developed to support the community’s parks system and to have a positive balance in the final year of the new levy using standard City inflationary factors for the five-year period. The 2025 Parks Levy has been incorporated into the forecast. Leading up to the sizing and passage of the Parks Levy, PPR anticipated a positive balance in the final year of the new Parks Levy (FY 2030-31). That forecast was updated in November to reflect new information. In the updated forecast, at Current Service Level, the Parks Levy experienced a deficit ranging between $1.6 million and $3.0 million in FY 2026-27 through FY 2028-29. The deficit in the November plan grew to $10.1 million in the final year of the Parks Levy and a balance that is projected to go negative in FY 2029- 30 absent any course correction as part of this budget process.. The main drivers for this decline in the forecast since the referral are as follows: • Internal Service Funds – $12 million annual forecast change over the course of the forecast • Health Benefits – $2.7 million forecast change in early years, evening out in later years • General Fund Overhead – $1.75 million annual forecast change • Declining revenues across a number of categories – $3.5 million forecast change across program income in the General Fund Some of the downsides listed above were offset by an increased tax forecast provided by the City Economist in December 2026. In order to reduce annual deficits in the forecast and end the five-year forecast with a positive fund balance in the Parks Levy, a reduction target of $5.9 million in ongoing funds beginning in FY 2026-27 was established as part of citywide budget process. Budget Approach/Prioritization PPR identified FY 2026-27 reduction options that limit immediate, significant community impact – preserving daily care and cleaning in parks, protecting programs, keeping all buildings, community centers, and parks open, and looking for opportunities to standardize operations and improve efficiency. The bureau undertook a service prioritization process in late November 2025, using a phased, bureau-wide framework to identify core services. PPR first categorized and ranked program offers against criteria informed by community input, employees and bureau advisory bodies, legal requirements, Parks Levy commitments, City Leadership direction, all while aligning with the bureau’s Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland strategic framework. Following this analysis, the bureau applied lenses grounded in City Core Values – also informed by employees and bureau advisory bodies – to test tradeoffs and prepare overall scenarios. They considered equity impacts, legal compliance, community access, workforce stability, partnerships, fiscal sustainability, and long-term risk. This process avoided across-the-board cuts, aligned recommendations with the bureau’s mission, and clearly articulates priorities and tradeoffs. While impact cannot be avoided, the resulting reduction options are grounded in community input, City leadership direction, and professional expertise. Summary of Budget Decisions 885

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