Flicks on the Bricks presented by SmartPark 2015-16 YEAR IN REVIEW MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT PARKS REPLACEMENT BOND PROJECT DETAILS Friends, If you haven’t noticed lately, Pioneer Courthouse Square is a mess. Our City’s Living Room is all torn up - and, frankly, never looked lovelier to me. The work being done on the Square right now is the result of Portland voters’ overwhelming support for a $68 million Parks Replacement Bond in 2014, which included $10 million to repair, refresh and renew Portland’s Living Room. WATERPROOFING The existing membrane under the brick pavers is Thank you Portland voters and taxpayers. STOA COLUMN REPAIRS in a state of failure after thirty years, which has led to water intrusion and increasing leaks. A strong, After 32 years, it was time to reinvest in Portland’s most visited city park – more than 10 million The tiled bases of the stoa columns durable waterproof membrane will be placed in the area waterproofed along under the bricks to eliminate water intrusion. people each year enjoy and use the Square. It’s a wonderful place that is easy for us to take for SW Yamhill Street will be repaired. granted. But the story of how Pioneer Courthouse Square actually came to be is a remarkable story of vision, determination, imagination – and thousands of names on bricks. To everyone who enjoys Pioneer Courthouse Square, I am pleased to report that work is well on its way to completion. The Square has never been more loved. In the past several months, more than 3,000 individuals, families and businesses have purchased engraved bricks. These bricks not only honor people and events, they help support Square improvements. If you haven’t purchased yours yet, please visit www.thesquarePDX.org. Pioneer Courthouse Square is many things to many people. For some, it’s a place to sit, eat lunch and listen to music. For others, it’s a place to catch a train. Some come to the Square to reflect, others to dance and sing, and some to yell and RESTROOM protest. All are welcome in one of America’s greatest public spaces. And, together, we’re making it even better. RENOVATION The renovation will result in an all-user, gender-neutral Dan Lavey restroom that includes baby President changing stations and ADA-friendly stalls. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF HVAC SYSTEM Parts of the heating, ventilation and cooling system ACCESSIBILITY have been repaired, while IMPROVEMENTS other elements will be upgraded and replaced. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Doreen Binder Mike Golub Sue Keil Randy Rapaport FOUNDING PRESIDENT EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS STAFF Bob Buchanan Portland Timbers Pat LaCrosse Fox + Moose Developers Pioneer Place Randy Gragg Wanda Rosenbarger Melvin ‘Pete’ Mark, Jr. Chet Orloff Neil McFarlane Jennifer Polver Thomas Lauderdale Melvin Mark Companies Oregon History Works Trimet Executive Director Dr. Kim Burchiel University of Oregon Pink Martini Lloyd Center John Yeon Center John Russell Lynnae Berg Theresa Vetsch-Sandoval Oregon Health & Science Amber Lavender Carmen Rubio Russell Development, Co. Director of Marketing University Justen Harn Wieden+Kennedy Latino Network HONORARY TRUSTEES Portland Business Alliance Open Signal Gordon Sondland Lindsay Gay Andrew Colas Dan Lavey Tad Savinar Stanley Geffen DJ Wilson Provenance Hotels-Aspen Director of Operations Colas Construction, Inc. Steve Holwerda Gallatin Public Affairs Tad Savinar Studio Geffen Mesher & Co. KGW Ferguson Wellman Capital Companies Shannon Hill Harriet Cormack Charles McGee Stephen Schneider Greg Goodman Civic Leader Management Kerry Tymchuk Production Director Black Parent Initiative Rosanne Sizer Downtown Development Group Hallie Janssen Oregon Historical Society Matthew J. Felton Bob Proffitt Cameron Whitten Ashley Brittner Oregonian Media Group Brad Hutton Felton Properties Inc. Alpha Media Know Your City Dave Zier Program Manager Philip Kalberer Steve Janik Commissioner Amanda Fritz Melvin Mark Companies City of Portland The Kalberer Company Ball Janik LLP 2015-16 thesquarePDX.org | 3 OUR MISSION Today Pioneer Courthouse Square Inc., a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, manages the programming and daily operations of our TOP REPRESENTED STATES STRATEGIC GOALS city’s Living Room. Our advocacy groups’ ongoing mission is to activate Washington Montana and enrich the environment of the City of Portland’s premier public Park 7 VANCOUVER California Texas Goal 1: To continually improve the quality of on- and gathering space for the benefit of Portland’s community members Idaho Illinois site services and amenities to enrich the Park and visitors. Arizona Florida Nevada New Jersey environment and serve as a magnet for positive behavior. Working in partnership with the City of Portland, the non-profit organization successfully fulfills the Park’s prominent public role with 4 NORTH PDX Goal 2: To develop signature event programming the help of community volunteers and private sector contributions to that creates a broad community experience uniting generate more than 79% of the Park’s annual operating revenue. In the diverse population groups that share our region. recent years, through this unique public-private management model, the 2 Square has been recognized as one of the most successful public spaces 5 NORTHEAST NORTHWEST Goal 3: Enrich the public-private partnership with in the United States. the City of Portland to: 3 TOP COUNTRIES • Increase the ability to raise funds to support the WHO VISITS THE SQUARE? 6 DOWNTOWN 1 BEAVERTON SOUTHEAST Canada China Japan Park and its operation ALOHA Mexico Brazil Austrailia NEARLY 10 MILLION • Clarify and seek agreement on Park maintenance ANNUAL VISITORS 9 roles and responsibilities HAPPY • Achieve stable operational funding VISITOR DISTANCE 10 VALLEY TIGARD Within a 2 mile radius 3% Goal 4: To pursue new program, maintenance and capital replacement revenue opportunities. Within a 15 mile radius 61%* 8 Balance of Oregon 10% OREGON CITY Goal 5: Establish an effective level of administrative Out-of-state USA 24% resources for the delivery of operating goals, capital improvements and long-term maintenance initiatives. International 2% *Top neighborhoods represented. 2015-16 thesquarePDX.org | 5 MESSAGE FROM PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE CHAIR Pioneer Courthouse Square hosts hundreds of event days each year, ranging from cultural AUGUST festivals to political rallies to a holiday tree lighting ceremony routinely attended by over Total Event Days Portland Brain Tumor Walk 20,000 people. But, prior to this year, the Square had never before originated its own arts Dollar for Portland programming. In our effort to develop signature event programming, the Square created Portland Fashion Expo 340 101.9 Kink presents Portland Farmers Market at the Square the Houseguest Artist in Residence program. Noon Tunes presented by 101.9 Kink & Oregonian Media Group Total Event Economic Impact Flicks on the Bricks presented by SmartPark HOUSEGUEST IP Fest $20,726,240 TriMet: Catch the Orange EV Fest Americans for the Arts India Festival www.americansforthearts.org IKEA Catalog Launch Express Hiring Event Heaven to Earth Festival Festa Italiana JULY Knight Cancer Challenge Community Celebrations 101.9 Kink presents Portland Farmers Market at the Square Thank You America Noon Tunes presented by 101.9 Kink & Oregonian Media Group “Exchange”, Parellel Studio headed by Ethan Rose World Domination Summit Yoshida’s Sand in the City National Hot Dog Day Frolic Today, Pioneer Courthouse Square’s Houseguest project, a series of participatory, Flicks on the Bricks presented by SmartPark socially engaged public art residencies, is an ambitious, radical experiment for both 7th Annual NW Book Festival the organization and the city it serves. Flowers of Van Gogh Hermiston: You Can Grow Here Houseguest built impressive capacity and systems to better serve artists and arts organizations. For the arts community as a whole, Houseguest provided 101.9 Kink presents Portland Farmers market at the Square opportunities for emerging artists to dream big, creating works leveraging the Square’s massive footprint alongside a bevy of sizable resources. Houseguest put SEPTEMBER art within the reach of anyone, be it the artist or the viewer, catalyzing the free TriMet: Catch the Orange exchange of ideas, experimentation, and serendipitous interactions, while resisting The Standard Volunteer Expo the idea that creativity can only be an individual pursuit by an artist operating WTC7 Awareness Party in Pink Zumbathon outside the realm of everyday life. Adidas Product Launch -Justen Harn 101.9 Kink presents Portland Farmers Market at the Square Chair, Programming Committee Feast Portland Grand Bounty Tasting Curator, Houseguest Feast Portland Brunch Village Skype Live Studio Birthday Party Diner en Blanc For more information visit houseguest.org American Indian Day Celebration The HouseGuest program is supported by grants from: Travel Tacoma Portland Takeover Noon Tunes presented by Out on the Square 101.9 Kink & Oregonian Media Group Continues on page 10 2015-16 thesquarePDX.org | 7 A YEAR IN THE SQUARE 120,000 Customers served at the Assistance Office FOOD CARTS 100,000,000 Philly’s on the Phly Regional Riders Jean’s Hot Dog Shelly’s Honkin’ Huge Burritos As Portland’s longest running food Oregon’s largest tour operator cart, the City declared July 18th as hosting 2,500 public tours each year. ‘Honkin’ Huge Burritos Day’ Spellbound Flowers sells single stems and hand-tied bouquets with elaborate designs. 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