About Portland Parks & Recreation Board
The Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) Board advocates for parks on a city and regional basis to ensure that parks, natural areas, open spaces, and recreation facilities are advanced in planning and design. The PP&R Board provides a forum for public discussion and decision-making about park issues, bringing a citywide and long-term perspective to neighborhood-based issues.
Meetings
Meetings are open to the public and are generally held via Zoom, the second Tuesday of every month, from 5:00-7:00pm. To contact the PP&R Board or to submit a request to give public comment at a meeting, please contact parksbureaudirector@portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-5135.
The next board meeting is Tuesday, May 13 from 5-7pm.
Location: The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave, Room 202.
Public Comment Procedure
To make public engagement more equitable and accessible to community members, the PP&R Board receives comments made in writing and provides an open forum for community members to speak on issues that affect the City’s system of natural areas, parks, and recreation services and the people who use them.
To provide a comment in writing, please either:
Email comments to:
The Board at parksbureaudirector@portlandore….
Subject Line: “Comment for the Board”
Mail comments to:
Director Adena Long
C/O Parks & Recreation Board
1120 SW 5th Ave, Suite 858
Portland, OR 97204
In all correspondence, please include an email address, phone number, or mailing address to contact you.
At the start and at the end of Board meetings, there is a fifteen-minute open forum for comments from all members of the community.
At the meeting, you will be asked to sign in with your name for public comment or if attending virtually, please raise your hand. Speaking time will be 2 minutes per person or shorter depending on volume of requests. Subject to the discretion of the Board's Chair, speakers are generally prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis. (If your topic relates to an agenda item, you may be asked to speak during the discussion on that agenda item, if you are available to speak at that time.)
If you have any questions about providing comments to the Board, call 503-823-5135. If you require translation services, contact 503-823-2525, City TTY 503-823-6868, Relay Service: 711.
The Board wants to hear your concerns about Portland’s parks, natural areas, and Parks programs and the people who use them. But please remember that the
Board is only advisory and may not be able to address all concerns. Concerns the Board is unable to address will be directed to a member of Parks staff. You can also contact Parks directly about your concerns by calling 503-823-7529 or the Portland Park Rangers at 503-823-1637.
Thank you for your interest in Portland Parks & Recreation.
Meeting Minutes and Recordings
Meeting minutes from previous years are available upon request. All meeting recordings dating back to 2020 can be found on the PP&R Youtube channel.
2025
Parks Board Meeting Recording - April 2025
Parks Board Meeting Recording - March 2025
Parks Board Meeting Recording - February 2025
Parks Board Meeting Recording - January 2025
2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - December 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - November 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - October 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - September 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - August 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - June 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - May 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - April 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - March 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - February 2024
Parks Board Meeting Recording - January 2024
2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - December 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - November 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - October 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - September 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - August 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - July 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - June 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - May 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - April 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - March 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - February 2023
Parks Board Meeting Recording - January 2023
ADA Accommodations
If you would like to request an ADA accommodation, please email parksbureaudirector@portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-5135. Please note all accommodation requests should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than one week in advance.
Portland Parks & Recreation Board Members
- C.N.E. Corbin, Chair
- Ali Berman, Vice Chair
- Bill Van Bang
- Adrianne Feldstein
- Suenn Ho
- Patti Miles
- Casey Mills
- Crys O'Grady
- Matthew Shipkey
- Allison Snopek
- David Staczek
- Sabrina Wilson
- Erin Zollenkopf
- Jessica Green, Ex-Officio
Board Statement on Turning the Tide of Racism
June 12, 2020
We are filled with sorrow and heartache watching the nation’s ongoing racism crisis. The senseless murder of George Floyd, the police brutality at many peaceful protests, and the responses of certain political leaders have shaken us. Fundamental change is needed to address the institutional and active racism facing black people and all people of color.
There is a deep flaw in our nation, and it is racism. It continues to pervade our society with deep-seated environmental and social injustices such as markedly higher infection rates and deaths of African-Americans and Native Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current passive-aggressive manifestations of racism are part of the sad legacy of the enslavement of African-Americans and the subjugation of Native Americans. As individuals, we may condemn it, but only as communities united across the country can we eradicate it. It is time to do so. Racism is a crime against humanity.
Repeated police killings of African-Americans are horrifying and extreme examples of this behavior; they underline the urgency with which it must be addressed - by recognizing such acts of violence as crimes, punishable by law. This is how we codify consensus on acceptable behavior - all equal under-enforcement of the law. We must root out racism from police forces. We need accountability.
We must also take action to eliminate racism from every other element of society. The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin are chilling examples: individual acts of murder based on racial bias against African Americans. These injustices need to be fully prosecuted as such. Environmental injustices are another form of violence against people of color, and we need to seek remedies for these injustices as well.
We reaffirm our commitment to racial justice and equity and realize that statements of solidarity are not enough without action to back them up. We commit to doing our part by making the Portland Parks & Recreation Advisory Board an anti-racist institution and working with PP&R leadership to address racial inequities within the Portland Parks system. We commit to supporting local leaders of color in their calls for rooting out the racism that is entrenched in our police bureaus and in all systems. We recognize the responsibility that white people have at this time to listen, amplify, and support leaders of color. The white members of the Portland Parks Board are committed to taking on increased responsibility to change the systems, including systems within the Parks Board, set up to benefit white people.
We stand in solidarity with our Black neighbors here in the City of Portland, and across the country, in calling for overdue change. We stand ready to take action in this movement for racial justice.
Portland Parks & Recreation Board By-Laws
The Portland Parks & Recreation Board By-Laws were first adopted in February 2003; and last revised October 13, 2020.
Portland Parks & Recreation Board Ordinance
The City of Portland Ordinance No. 176002 created the Parks Board on October 10, 2001.