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This proposal reduces External Materials and Services (EMS) funding in Portland Parks & Recreation's Professional Repair and Maintenance Services (PRMS) Structural Services by $20,029. The cut will limit purchases of materials for carpentry, masonry, concrete, painting, and locksmith work. Service impacts include reduced ADA remediation, delayed repairs, accelerated asset degradation, and potential closures. The reduction disproportionately affects high-equity park areas already facing limited resources.

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Package 23,749 proposes $20,029 reduction to External Materials and Services funding in PRMS Structural Services (p. 1671)
Reduction impacts materials for carpentry, masonry, concrete work, painting, locksmith services, and graffiti removal (p. 1671)
Service impacts include reduced work supplies, insufficient ADA barrier remediation funding, and delayed repairs (p. 1671)
Delayed maintenance will lead to faster asset degradation, facility closures, and growing deferred maintenance backlog (p. 1671)
Equity concern: reduction disproportionately affects high-equity areas with limited park resources and high youth/poverty populations (p. 1671)

💰 $20,029 · 📋 Professional Repair and Maintenance Services (PRMS) Structural Services · External Materials and Services (EMS) · 🏛️ Portland Parks & Recreation

23,749

Source: PDF p. 1671 · raw: 1671

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23,749 - Reduce purchase of materials for lumber, carpentry fittings, concrete work 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 reduces External Materials and Services (EMS) funding within the Professional Repair External Materials and Services ($20,029) and Maintenance Services (PRMS) Structural Services budget, directly impacting the purchase of ($20,029) essential materials. Revenue Recommended Total Service Impacts General Fund Discretionary ($20,029) In the FY 2025-26 Budget year, the PRMS Structural Services EMS fund reduction will have several immediate effects: ($20,029)

Reduction in carpentry work, masonry work, concrete work, graffiti removal, painting, and locksmith services, and ADA barrier remediation
Reduced funding for work supplies
Reduction in maintenance care leads to asset failures and closures
Reduction in restroom roof repair maintenance
Reduction in equipment purchase
Reduction in special projects
Reduction in Contracted Services for graffiti removal
Reduction in materials for community center annual preventative maintenance Initially the reduction in funding will limit the ability to maintain and repair facilities adequately. There will be insufficient resources to address ADA barrier remediation, routine carpentry, locksmithing, and concrete work, potentially resulting in delayed or incomplete projects. Graffiti abatement and painting efforts will also be curtailed, affecting the appearance and public perception of facilities. Reduced availability of materials for annual maintenance will lead to delays in repairs, contributing to faster degradation of assets and facilities. Equity Impacts Decline in Maintenance Service Level. As services continue to drop across the board, and some assets close for extended periods, this could lead to a prolonged reduction in access to park resources for the public and a growing backlog of deferred maintenance projects. This could become an equity issue as many of the high equity score areas of the City (those with high populations of diversity youth and poverty) have the fewest park resources.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 1671