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Portland parks commission details annual capital improvement plan, lists funded projects
Summary
Parks staff reviewed the department's annual Capital Improvement Plan process, the project-selection criteria and a multi-million-dollar list of recently approved and proposed park projects, including funding amounts and timelines.
Alex (parks staff) told the Portland Parks Commission that the parks CIP process begins with an annual project request letter in May and that the commission and staff compile a rolling 10-year project list from friends groups, neighborhood organizations and internal inspections.
The memo Alex reviewed shows how staff score projects using criteria including legal obligation, park equity, ADA/compliance issues, public access impact and availability of matching funds. "This is the beginning. So this the parks commission is is where the the initial phase of that process begins," Alex said during the presentation.
Alex read a multi-year list of projects and dollar figures already submitted or approved. Examples cited from prior years and recent approvals included: Congress Square redesign (FY23) at $900,000; Dority Field expansion at $235,000; River-to-Trolley Park bicycle skills course and associated work (roughly $125,000 in LWCF funding plus additional phases);…
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