2019–20

YEAR 5 PARKS BOND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY YEAR 5

Dear Portlanders,

We are happy to report that 46 of the 52 Bond projects have been completed, with the remaining six projects underway. Your investment has been used wisely.

Year 5 of the Bond started out as planned:

• In July 2019, Commissioner Fish cut the ribbon on the completely overhauled Peninsula Pool. • In October 2019, the community gathered to celebrate a more accessible playground at Glenhaven Park. • Construction wrapped up on the installation of new play pieces and drainage repairs at over 30 parks.

Sadly, 2020 started off with the loss of our colleague and beloved Parks Commissioner, Nick Fish. And then COVID-19 hit. With some adaptations, Bond projects stayed on track. Construction began on a new playground for , and we completed a new playground at Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park, the first park to be named solely after a Black woman.

The public health crisis was followed by a groundswell of action for racial justice. Now, our parks and open spaces are even more precious than ever, serving as shared public spaces to exercise our bodies, our minds, and our voices.

While this Bond could only tackle the most critical maintenance needs, it has given us all a glimpse of what we can achieve together. Let’s continue to create a more sustainable and more equitable future for our city and our parks.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay hopeful.

Sincerely,

Commissioner Amanda Fritz Portland Parks & Recreation Director Adena Long

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46Projects completed

Glenhaven Park playground opening celebration

Projects6 underway

Peninsula Pool opening celebration

Current3 projects ahead of or on schedule

Marshall Park bridge construction

2 PARKS BOND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY YEAR 5 NORTH Acquisitions at Cathedral, Open Meadow. Improvements at Columbia Children’s Arboretum, Project Map Columbia Slough, , North Park Greenway, Pier/Chimney Parks, Waud Blu€. Pools Pier Park Prevent emergency closures, stop water leaks, improve water conservation and energy efficiency St. Johns Community Center

Playgrounds University Park Replace or build 10 to 20 play structures that are closed, at risk of closure, or deficient Portsmouth Park Play Pieces Forest Park Maple Trail Replace equipment that needs repair and/or has tested positive for lead-based paint; address drainage and replace wood fiber play surfacing W I L NORTHWEST L A Acquisitions at Terwilliger, M Accessibility E Forest Park, . T T Remove access barriers in parks throughout city; a 2014 New park at The Fields. E Improvements at Wildwood Trail

report found thousands of barriers across park system Barbara Walker Bridge, Halprin R Sequence, Japanese Garden, I V Lan Su . E Washington Park master plan. R Trails and Bridges Forest Park Preserve access to natural areas and open spaces Lower Macleay Trail by repairing trails and bridges 

Couch Restrooms, Other Urgent Repairs Park Prevent closures, replace and repair restrooms, roofs, Washington Park and other failing structures throughout the system Rose Garden Washington Park Protecting Workers 26 Improve safety, make critical upgrades, fix leaking roofs, SOUTHWEST Eagle Point acquisition. New parks at update equipment at maintenance facilities Spring Garden, South Waterfront Greenway. Improvements at April Hill, Duniway, Marquam, Marshall, Red Electric Trail, Stephen’s Creek, Pioneer Courthouse Square Willamette. Replace failing structures, fix leaks and cracks, Albert make improvements at our most-visited park Kelly Park Pendleton Park Additional Investments since 2013: Gabriel PP&R invests funds from System Development Park Multnomah Arts Charges, grants, and partners for growth projects and Center (MAC) other improvements. Some Bond projects also received Foley-Balmer these funds. The additional investments shown follow Natural Area neighborhood coalition boundaries. 3 5 PARKS BOND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY YEAR 5 C O L The 2014 Parks Replacement U = Bond projects M B Bond targets PP&R’s most completed I A R critical needs in parks, = Bond projects under I V E R construction in 2020–21 Delta Park Urban community centers, and Forestry Yard facilities throughout the city. = Additional Investments

CENTRAL NORTHEAST New parks at Cully, Khunamokwst. 5 Improvements at EAST Colwood Golf, Grant Acquisitions at Knott, SE 150th/ Field, Whitaker Ponds. Division. New parks at Gateway Woodlawn Park Discovery, Luuwit View, Parklane. Improvements at , East Holladay, Fernhill Park 205 East Portland CC, Lents, Leach INNER Botanical Garden, Marine Drive, W NORTHEAST I L Raymond. Master plans for L Improvements at A Mill/Midland and M Patton Fernhill splash pad, SE 150th/Division. E Dawson Park. T Square T Wilshire Park E Park Argay Park Irving Park

R Wilkes Park I V Matt Dishman E Pool and Spa R Grant Pool Glenhaven Park Matt Dishman 84 Community Center Knott Park Hancock Park 84 North Park Couch Blocks Montavilla Community Center Park Pioneer Courthouse Laurelhurst Ventura Park Square Mt. Tabor Park South Park Colonel Park East Portland Parklane Sunnyside Park Blocks Summers School Park Mt. Tabor Community Center Park Summit Sewallcrest Mt. Tabor Verdell Burdine Park Yard Rutherford Park Piccolo formerly Lynchview Park Park Clinton Park

SOUTHEAST Creston Park New park at Errol Heights. Improvements at Colonel Summers, Laurelhurst, Laurelwood, Montavilla Field, Mt. Scott CC, Woodstock Park Mt. Tabor, Portland Tennis Raymond Park Mary Rieke Center, Springwater Field Corridor, Westmoreland. Gilbert Berkeley Primary Park Fulton Park 205 Park Glenwood Park Bridge #140 Burlingame Sellwood Pool Flavel Park Park Springwater Corridor Bridge #48 Marshall Park 4 PARKS BOND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY YEAR 5

More than one million trees and growing

Frank Krawcyzk, a tree inspector and arborist with PP&R’s Urban Forestry for 22 years, remembers his surprise on his first day on the job when he learned that the City was using an old dairy barn as a shop. “It has some character but some significant drawbacks,” he says. The new shop “will be a big step forward and an improvement for worker health and safety,” he says. “Urban Forestry will be better prepared to respond to tree emergencies.” He adds, “Now I finally feel that my More to trails work as a City employee is valued…” than just recreation

Read Frank’s story at Dave Manville, a SWTrails board member, ParksReplacementBond.org notes that the new Bond-funded bridges in the Foley-Balmer Natural Area and Marshall Park are not just for recreation. “The bridges and the surrounding trails and greenways make up a network for casual walks and getting to important activity centers such as bus stops.” “You see all sorts of people—hikers, runners, dog walkers, families,” Mike Charles, chair of the Marshall Park Neighborhood Association says. “Having these natural trails within the city limits is amazing, especially during the stay-close- to-home restrictions of COVID-19. The parks and trails are being used more than ever…”

Read Dave and Mike’s story at ParksReplacementBond.org

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She didn’t seek the limelight

With Lynchview Park already slated for improvements, it was only fitting that its name also be updated. The new name is Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park. Verdell and her husband, Otto, were leaders of the NAACP and helped pass the Public Accommodations Act in 1953, which outlawed discrimination in public places. Charlotte says that her mother, who passed away in 2001, was a hardworking volunteer and community activist, and although she didn’t “seek the limelight, she would have accepted this honor humbly, The important knowing that this park will provide a place work of play for the community to gather together…” Esther Arellano Harlow, a Roseway Read Charlotte’s story at resident, couldn’t be happier with Bond- ParksReplacementBond.org funded renovations at Glenhaven Park. The park has always been a place where people meet neighbors and kids would play in the mud on rainy days. But the park wasn’t a playground destination. “It felt very hot and exposed during the summer, and it seemed like people didn’t stay long,” Esther recalls. The new playground shows that “children are considered important community members who need special places of their own to meet and do the important work of play.” Of course, to her kids, “it is pure fun…”

Read Esther’s story at ParksReplacementBond.org

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Performance Design and Permits Contracting Construction Expected Completion

Playgrounds • Done Creston Park• 2020 • 2021 Gilbert Primary Park• Done Glenhaven Park• Done Kenton Park• Done Lents Park• Done Playground Pieces & Drainage• Done • Done Ventura Park• Done (formerly Lynchview Park) Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park• Done

Trails and Bridges Foley-Balmer Natural Area• Done Forest Park: Lower Macleay Trail• Done Forest Park: Maple Trail• Done Marshall Park• Done Springwater Corridor Bridge #48• Done Springwater Corridor Bridge #140• Done

Pools Grant Pool• Done Matt Dishman Pool and Spa• Done Peninsula Park Pool Feasibility Study• Done Peninsula Park Pool• Done

Protecting Workers Mt. Tabor Yard• 2021 Delta Park Urban Forestry Yard• 2021

PCS Pioneer Courthouse Square• Done

• Project completed • Project behind schedule • Project ahead of or on schedule

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46 completed 3 behind schedule 3 ahead of or on schedule Design and Permits Contracting Construction Expected Completion

Accessibility East Portland Community Center• 2020 Mt. Tabor Park Handrails• Done Multnomah Arts Center Cottages• Done Washington Park Rose Garden• Done

Restrooms, Other Argay Park Tennis Courts• Done Urgent Repairs Bloomington Park Restroom• Done Loo• Done Couch Park Loo• Done Ed Benedict Park Restroom• Done Fernhill Park Water Supply• Done Glenwood Park Restroom• Done Mary Rieke Soccer Field• Done Matt Dishman Community Center Electrical• Done Matt Dishman Community Center Roof• 2020 Montavilla Community Center Roof• Done Mt. Tabor Summit Restroom• Done Multnomah Arts Center Cottages Study• Done Multnomah Arts Center Seismic Study• Done Multnomah Arts Center Seismic Repairs• Done Parklane Park Loo• Done Pier Park Loo• Done Raymond Park Loo• Done Sellwood Park Kitchen Roof• Done Sellwood Pool Bathhouse Roof• Done St. Johns Community Center Roof• Done Ventura Park Loo• Done (formerly Lynchview Park) Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park Irrigation• Done Wilkes Park Loo• Done

• Project completed • Project behind schedule • Project ahead of or on schedule

8 LOOKING FORWARD

The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily changed the way Portlanders interact with our parks and community centers, but throughout the crisis, Bond work has continued. In the coming year, PP&R will continue to work to deliver the promises made to voters in 2014 as the final Bond projects move towards completion.

We look forward to the day we can come together again to celebrate the benefits the investment in the Bond program has brought to our community.

Marshall Park bridge

To read the full Annual Report, visit ParksReplacementBond.org

Note: Information in this report is accurate as of June 30, 2020