TL;DR (generated · confidence: high)

This proposal eliminates contracted goose mitigation services in West Zone Parks, reducing the $15,000 budget allocation for trained dog services that currently mitigate geese presence in parks like South Waterfront Greenway. Elimination will decrease park usability and recreation opportunities, increase turf maintenance costs and erosion, reduce sanitation due to goose feces, and disproportionately impact communities of color, immigrants, and refugees who use these parks.

Key points (each cites a PDF page):

Package 23,652 eliminates goose mitigation services in West Zone Parks (p. 1631)
Recommended reduction: $15,000 in External Materials and Services funding (p. 1631)
Current service uses trained dogs to chase geese from parks including South Waterfront Greenway (p. 1631)
Current service provides cleaner grounds, improved water quality, lusher landscapes, and decreased erosion (p. 1631)
Elimination will reduce park usability and recreation due to territorial geese and feces (p. 1631)
Geese overgrazing will increase maintenance costs for turf renovation and vegetation replanting (p. 1631)
Budget reduction disproportionately impacts diverse communities including communities of color, immigrants, and refugees (p. 1631)

💰 $15,000 · 📋 Goose Mitigation in West Zone Parks · 🏛️ Portland Parks & Recreation

23,652

Source: PDF p. 1631 · raw: 1631

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23,652 - Eliminate Goose Mitigation in West Zone Parks Service Area Vibrant Communities DCA Sonia Schmanski Bureau Name Portland Parks & Recreation Director Adena Long Funding Type Name Reduction Status: Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total This proposal eliminates goose mitigation services in West Zone Parks. This proposal eliminates the External Materials and Services ($15,000) contracted service to mitigate the presence of geese in parks like South Waterfront Greenway. This ($15,000) professional service utilizes trained dogs to chase geese away from open park areas. This humane management of geese on parks property provides the following objectives: cleaner grounds and Revenue Recommended Total improved water quality, lusher landscapes and decreased erosion, lower costs associated with grounds maintenance, mitigation of aggressive territorial geese, and increased biodiversity of native General Fund Discretionary ($15,000) birds, waterfowl, and mammals. Elimination of this service will reverse these objectives and also reduce sanitation of turf due to presence of goose feces and reduce park usability and recreation ($15,000) due to territorial geese. Service Impacts This proposal will reduce usability, recreation, and sanitation of park due to presence of goose feces. Geese overgraze lawns and vegetation, reducing healthy turf and increasing erosion, thus increasing maintenance costs to renovate turf and replant vegetation. Equity Impacts This proposal will reduce park and recreation services to diverse populations including communities of color, immigrants and refugees, and other diverse communities who enjoy the park by reducing usability and recreation opportunities due to presence of goose feces.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 1631