Planning

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Works > Portland Parks & Recreation > Planning Planning Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $0 $0 $81,825 $89,914 Grants Fund $0 $0 $0 $0 PDX Clean Energy Community Benefits $0 $0 $81,627 $89,679 Fund Portland Parks $0 $0 $198 $235 Memorial Fund Internal Revenues $955,983 $1,158,260 $1,069,513 $961,248 General Fund $955,983 $1,158,260 $1,062,902 $954,524 Portland Parks $0 $0 $6,611 $6,724 Memorial Fund Grand Total $955,983 $1,158,260 $1,151,338 $1,051,162 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $7,521 $73,623 ($37,229) $55,376 Services Internal Materials and $40,348 $23,815 $27,195 $19,789 Services Personnel $1,045,024 $1,017,745 $1,161,372 $975,997 Grand Total $1,092,893 $1,115,183 $1,151,338 $1,051,162 Program Description and Goals The Planning program provides bureau-wide leadership for the planning, development, modernization, and long-term stewardship of built and natural park infrastructure. The program guides both short- and long-range planning efforts such as the Healthy Parks, 919

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Healthy Portland strategic planning framework, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience initiatives. Key services include managing the annual prioritization and selection of projects for PP&R's five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), including maintaining and improving demographic-equity and data-informed prioritization criteria. The program develops system-wide and site-specific plans for parks, natural areas, regional trails, and services; preparing and securing grants to supplement PP&R's funding; and establishing and facilitating equitable, sustainable service levels for parks, trails, pools, community centers, art centers, and natural areas. The program identifies gaps in parkland and trail access and develops strategic recommendations for system expansion to meet current and future community needs. This program also advances policy and zoning code changes that support PP&R goals. Additional responsibilities include negotiating agreements with private developers to deliver new parks and trails; representing PP&R in major citywide planning, transportation, and urban design initiatives; securing land use and permit approvals for capital projects, reducing reliance on external consultants. The Program also supports community engagement and partnerships, including multilingual outreach and community-led project proposals. Program outcomes include: winning over $9M in financial resources for planning efforts like Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and for regional trails; creating and tracking performance measures for service delivery and community outcomes, such as developing strategies to have every resident within 1/2 mile walk of a park or natural area, 1 mile of community garden, and 3 miles of a full- service community center. The program is also facilitating buildout of our regional trail bike and pedestrian trail system. Services Long-range strategic planning (i.e., Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland); Short-range planning (securing future parks and trails sites); Partnership and Community-Initiated Projects Facilitation; Environmental and climate resilience planning; Conceptual park, trail, and other facility designs; Plan review; CIP and Capital Growth prioritization; Policy development; Zoning and urban design support; Grant applications/development/obtaining outside sources of funds for PP&R; Permit facilitation and land use applications and approvals; Spatial analysis; Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping services; Interagency coordination; and Supporting community engagement. Equity Impacts The Planning program embeds equity into Capital Improvement Program prioritization efforts by using service level and demographic data to identify gaps in access to parks, natural areas, community centers, facilities, and amenities across the city. A demographic analysis equity tool evaluates impacts to youth, seniors, and lower-income populations. These data-informed tools support more consistent and equitable planning and investment decisions. The program developed Level of Service (LOS) standards for 13 park amenities based on extensive community engagement, including multilingual listening sessions with participants from diverse populations. This input defined desired park features and acceptable travel distances, highlighting underserved areas and guiding equitable investment decisions. LOS standards align with the Healthy Parks, Healthy Portland framework to establish minimum service targets citywide. Finally, the Planning program supports ADA Title II compliance by integrating accessibility needs into capital planning and aligns with Title VI through language access supports, including Spanish- language planning and engagement capacity. Changes to Program In FY 2025-26, the Planning team's budget was reduced by approximately $85,000 (0.5 FTE). 920

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