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2011-12

YEAR IN REVIEW



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2011-12

Dear supporters and friends of Pioneer Courthouse Square,

BOARD OF TRUSTEESBob BuchananPioneer Place

Dr. Kim BurchielOregon Health Science University

Harriet CormackCivic Leader

Thomas CorryBank o America

Matthew J. FeltonFelton Properties Inc.

Commissioner Nick FishCity o Portland

Paul FrischU.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance,Inc.

Mike GolubPortland Timbers

Randy GraggPortland Monthly

Steve Holwerda

Ferguson Wellman Capital Mgmt.J.E. IsaacCFM Strategic Communications

Philip KalbererThe Kalberer Company

Sharon KitzhaberKitzhaber Communications

Frederick KleisnerThe Nines Hotel

Kevin KohnstammThe Party Pros.

Peter KrainockAmerican Water Works Intl.

Pat LaCrosseLaCrosse Associates

Thomas LauderdalePink Martini

Amber LavenderWieden & Kennedy

Dan LaveyGallatin Public Aairs

Charles McGeeBlack Parent Initiative

Debra Muchow

Chet OrloOregon History Works

Tim ParksRadler White Parks & AlexanderLLP

Bob ProfttAlpha Broadcasting Group

Randy RapaportFox + Moose Developers

Wanda RosenbargerLloyd Center

Tad SavinarTad Savinar Studio

Rosanne Sizer

Mary WilcoxCapital Realty Corp.

Mark Zertanna

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Wayne DrinkwardHoman Construction

Stanley GeenGeen Mesher & Co.

Greg GoodmanCity Center Parking

Brad HuttonHilton Portland & ExecutiveTower

Steve JanikBall Janik LLP

Doug MacyWalker Macy

“Pete” Melvin Mark, Jr.Melvin Mark Companies

Tom MoyerTMT Development Company

Doug ObletzShiels Obletz Johnsen

John RussellRussell Development, Inc.

Stephen SchneiderGrace Memorial Church

Gordon SondlandThe Aspen Companies

Kerry TymchukOregon Historical Society

David ZierMelvin Mark Companies

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Mike AbbatéPortland Parks & Recreation

Neil McFarlaneTriMet

Sandra McDonoughPortland Business Alliance

DJ WilsonKGW NewsChannel 8

STAFF

Jennier PolverExecutive Director

Theresa Vetsch-SandovalDirector o Marketing

Lindsay CluteEvent Director

Shannon WeisingerProduction Director

Maren JonesCommunications Manager

Travis BrumetAdministrative Coordinator

Today, Pioneer Courthouse Square is at a key point in its nearly 30-year history. Ater thousands o ree publicprograms, millions o visitors and tireless community volunteer hours, the Board o Trustees o Pioneer Courthouse

Square is looking to pave the way to secure our City’s Living Room or the next generation o Portlanders.

This ambitious goal would not be attainable without the thriving partnership between Pioneer Courthouse Square’sBoard o Trustees and the City o Portland. Together, since the Square’s inception, we have successully managedthis public asset, elevating it to serve as one o the most award-winning Public Squares in the United States. Inpartnership, we look orward to meeting the challenges o basic repairs and capital improvements now presentedby an aging Square that has been well-loved and highly utilized by its citizens. Amassing the public and private resources to bring about this revitalization will be our organization’s ocus over thenext ew years. To this end, we will need everyone’s help.

Phil KalbererPresident

Pioneer Courthouse Square’s Board o Trustees consists o thirty one elected members who serve two consecutive three-year terms. The members are representativeso the Community (10), the Region at-large (10) and Downtown Businesses (10). The City Commissioner in charge o Portland Parks & Recreation automatically serves

on the Board. Additionally, the President may appoint non-voting Honorary Trustees and Ex-Ofcio Trustees with the support o the majority o the Board.



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PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE

Pioneer Courthouse Square, Inc. is a non-prot advocacy group

charged with activating and enriching the environment o the City oPortland’s premiere public Park and gathering space or the benet o

Portland’s citizens and visitors. Working in partnership with the City

o Portland, the non-prot organization has successully ullled the

Park’s prominent public role with the help o community volunteers

and private sector contributions. In recent years, through this unique

public-private management model, the Park has been recognized as

one o the most successul public spaces in the United States.

Each year the Park is activated by more than 300 programmed event

days made possible through citizen-driven initiative and the generosity

o private sector sponsors throughout the Portland region. Thisscope o annual programming contains iconic annualized community

traditions and unique ‘once in a lietime’ events that reect the civic

role o the Park within its community and the evolving needs o the

citizenry that it supports.

VISION FOR THE SQUARE

Since the Park’s grand opening in 1984 the downtown urban landscape surrounding the Park has evolved signicantly, as

have the needs o the community that the Park serves. As a result, Pioneer Courthouse Square, in partnership with the

City o Portland, has identied Vision Goals or the Square. These multi-year goals identiy the need or an increase in

quality programming, acility replacement needs, and essential on-going maintenance.

VISION GOALSGoal 1: To continually improve the quality o on-site services and amenities to enrich the Park environment and serve as

a magnet or positive behavior.

Goal 2: To develop signature event programming that creates a broad community experience uniting the diverse

population groupings that share our region.

Goal 3: Enrich the public-private partnership with the City o Portland to:

•IncreasetheabilitytoraisefundstosupporttheParkanditsoperation

•ClarifyandseekagreementonParkmaintenancerolesandresponsibilities

•Achievestableoperationalfunding

Goal 4: To pursue new program, maintenance and capital replacement revenue opportunities.

Goal 5: Establish an eective level o administrative resources or delivery o operating goals, capital improvements and

long term maintenance initiatives.

“Portland’s Living Room” Photo Courtesy of Lynette Hanson



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Serving public spacesthroughout Portland

Studio on the SquareBroadcasts morning and noonnewscasts along with the News at4 and Live @ 7 show.

FOOD CARTS

Jean’s Hot Dogs in

the Square

Phily’s on the Phly

Philly CheesesteakSandwiches Service

Honkin’ Huge

BurritosPortland’s Longest

Running Food Cart

Nearly 1.2 million people visit

Travel Portland in the VisitorInormation Center each year.

2011-2012 OVERVIEW & MAP

TriMet’s Ticket Ofce is centrallylocated to meet all your transportation

needs throughout the region.

Allow MeServing as a signature Portland icon,this bronze lie-sized sculpture o a manoering his umbrella, was created bynationally known artist J. Seward Johnson.

20,000Portland maps

distributed

Theater on the SquareShowing KGW’s “This isPortland” daily rom10am - 2pm

75Seats

100SecurityOcers

Over

10,000

Nearly




SQUARE

OPERATIONS

Janitorial Hours

Pounds o Compost

UnarmedSecurity Hours

4,175

9,180

12,168

9,790,030Annual Park

visitors

80Personalized

bricks installed

Pioneer Courthouse Square opened as a unique public Park on

April 6, 1984, born o Portlanders’ determination to rejuvenate

the heart o their City. The Park was named ater its neighbor

to the east, the Federal Pioneer Courthouse, and was designed

to be the ocal point o Downtown. The Park resides at thecenter o the regional transit system anchoring the central

business district with its shopping, oce and service sectors

which act as attractors or the entire City, State and region.

Milepost SignInternational geographicaldestinations.

Oregon’sFlagship Store

Bronze Chess BoardsShowcases daily publicchess playing activities

1,000,000Cups o cofee

served

Weather MachinePerorm daily at noonto represent theweather o the day.

100,000,000

Regional rides

Over

ATM

8Public RestroomStalls

3Chess Boards

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3WeatherSymbols



2011-12

EVENTS AT THE SQUARE

JULYSquare Dance

Noon Tunes - Riviera

Noon Tunes - Ezra Holbrook

Dairy Farmers o Oregon Ice Cream Churn-a-ment

Sax in the City

Electric Vehicle Celebration Day

Portland Farmers Market

Noon Tunes - Matt Brown

Battle on the Bricks

Noon Tunes - Pilar French

TriMet Training

Noon Tunes - Kate DavisNoon Tunes - Redwood Son

Flicks on the Bricks - Top Gun

EcoPalooza

YouTube Cube

Noon Tunes - Come Gather Round Us

Noon Tunes - The Matthew Lindley Commission

Flicks on the Bricks - Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade

The 3rd Annual NW Book Festival

Pacifc Patrol Services Training Class

AUGUST

Noon Tunes - Tyler StensonNoon Tunes - Painted Grey

Flicks on the Bricks - Westside Story

Rage at the Square


Noon Tunes - The Builders and the Butchers

Unlock Your Spot

Noon Tunes - St. James Gate

Flicks on the Bricks - Despicable Me

Heaven to Earth Festival

Noon Tunes - Justin Klump

Winterhawks Stanley Cup Hockey Celebration

Noon Tunes - Freewill BandArvydas Sabonis Hall o Fame Celebration

Flicks on the Bricks - Stand By Me

Portland Oyster

Paul Frank Mobile Tour

INDIA FESTIVAL

Continuing into its 19th year, India Festival celebratesIndian culture with traditional dance, eaturing morethan 350 dancers and authentic ood and music.This ree event invites attendees to experienceIndia’s subcontinent culture, history and people withentertainment throughout the day.

www.portlandindian.com

YOSHIDA’S SAND IN THE CITY

Sand in the City brings over 450 tons o sand and4,500 gallons o water to the Square or a sandsculpture design competition. This year’s annual eventdrew over 50,000 people to the Square and raisedalmost $150,000 or Impact NW Children, Youth andFamily Services program.www.sandinthecitypdx.org

FESTA ITALIANA

Festa is the Square’s longest running annualcultural estival. In its 20th year, the Festa ItalianaAssociation brings Italian opera, ood, wine and

music to the heart o downtown or a three-daycommunity celebration. Proceeds rom this eventsupport the Festa Italiana Association.www.estaitalianaportland.shutterfy.com

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Yoshida’s Sand in the City

Festa Italiana



SEPTEMBERMAX Blue Line 25th Anniversary

The Role o Religion in the Promotion o Global Peace

Macy’s A-Go-Go with Che Tom Douglas

The Standard Volunteer Expo


2012 Veloster Media Introductions

El Grito/Fiestas Patrias

OSU Rally in the Square

House o Sound Concert

Gay Fair on the SquareRally to Support the US Postal Service

American Indian Day Celebration

Walk to End Alzheimers

American Standard Brands Responsible Bathroom Tour

OCTOBERAIDS Walk Portland

Honest Tea’s Honest City

Mitsubishi iTour

Saeway Select Coee Distribution

Rendezvous Timberland Service Project

PCC 50th Anniversary Kick-o

Praying 4 Portland

Vietnamese Community Protest

Sukkot on the Square

Enough is Enough!

Calling All Credit UnionsOSU Marching Band Concert

Election Ballot Dropbox

This Land is Your Land - Pink Martini Concert

MUSICFESTNW

Musicest NW brings a mix o Portland’s rich anddiverse local music scene with perormances romnational acts to over 18 venues around the city.Culminating with three nights o headlining bands at

the Square, this annual citywide, multi-venue estivalhas become one o the premiere music estivals inthe country more than tripling in size since morphingrom North By Northwest in 2001.www.musicestnw.com

PORTLAND CITY SIT - 2ND ANNUAL

Hosted by Maitripa College, local religious andsecular groups joined orces to raise awarenessabout the benefts o meditation or body, mind, andspirit during ree meditation sessions.

www.maitripa.org


MUSICFESTNW

India Festival



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EVENTS AT THE SQUARE

JANUARYRally to “Save America’s Postal Service”

Election Ballot Dropbox

Occupy the Courts

Roe v. Wade Memorial Rally

FEBRUARYTibet Burning

Darwin’s Birthday Celebration

Ecolab Coast to Coast

KGW Promo Shoot or Great Food DriveDowntown Retail Council Town Hall

MARCHKGW Great Food Drive

Girl Scouts OSW 100th Anniversary Kick-o

Ford Mega Drive

Man on the Streets Interviews

DECEMBER

Cascadia ChoirHoly Cross Choir

ACMA Syngery

KGW NewsChannel 8 Tuba Christmas Preview

Soul’d Out

Tuba Christmas Concert

Sugar Plum Elves

Laurelhurst Elementary

DaVinci Arts Middle School

FlashPro’s Santa on the Bricks

Buckman Elementary Choir

Panache ChoirFlute Alliance

Portland Timbre

Northern Alliance Drum Core

NOVEMBERBe Seen. Be Sae.

Square Up

Nike Portland Store Opening

Chevy Sonic Adventure

Stimson Lumber Tree Arrival

Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kick-o

Heave or the Hungry

Get Smart About Antibiotics

Pioneer Place Santa Parade

Transgender Day o Remembrance

Eagle Wings Ministries16th Annual Holiday Ale Festival

TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY

Portland’s annual Tree lighting kicks o the holidayseason in Portland’s downtown. This year’s 27th AnnualTree Lighting Ceremony included a community sing-a-long with more than 15,000 participants led byThomas Lauderdale and members o Pink Martini, withmembers o the Oregon Symphony and the Von Trappamily singers.

Portland’s tree was illuminated with more than 14,000multi colored LED lights - spanning 2.5 miles in lengthand eatured a new star on top! This annual event ismade possible through the generosity o more than$200,000 in community donations and providessupport or school group perormances throughout thedowntown core during the holiday season.www.thesquarepdx.org

CAR2GO LAUNCH

Portland’s newestcar sharing program,car2go, invited usersto test drive andsign up or monthlymemberships. Over 347people registered at theSquare and 8,132 reedriving minutes weregiven away to event

attendees.www.car2go.com

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Car2Go Launch




APRILEaster Seals Oregon Bloom Fest

Travel Portland Vote Travel Bus

Yom Hashoah Day o Remembrance

KGW Rachel’s Challenge

Institute or Justice Press Conerence

May Primary Election Ballot Box

Community Law Week Kick-o

MAYThe Oregon Trail Rally

GE Lighting Revolution Tour

Soak in Cascadia, a Grand Stand-in

Global Cannabis March

Cindo de Mayo Run/Walk

Riverkeeper Presents Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Rally or UPSET

Boltbus Preview

Steps or Lie

JUNE

2012 Grand Floral Parade Live Broadcast

Kidney Walk

Toyota Summer Drive

Culture Jam!

Bullrun Rally

WALK MS PORTLAND 2012

This event is the biggest undraiser or the NationalMultiple Sclerosis Society-Oregon Chapter, raising

more than $187,000 to support people with MS andtheir amilies. This 5k walk starts and culminates inPortland’s Living Room.www.walkmsoregon.com

FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS

A mandala o fowers, provided rom more than vegrowers across the state o Oregon, was designedby Dana Lynn Louis. Attracting more than 450,000

visitors, this two-week estival provides live musicalentertainment, ree noontime yoga sessions and thebeloved community fower sale to support utureforal installations in the Square.www.thesquarepdx.org

PORTLAND FARMERS MARKETPortland Farmers Market brings ‘the best o thecountry to the heart’ o the city’s Living Room eachyear on Mondays, July through September. Nearly40 local armers and ood artisans sell the reshestsummer ruits, vegetables and hot ood items duringthis lunchtime market.www.portlandfarmersmarket.org


Festival of Flowers

I you are interested in hosting an event, or wouldlike more inormation about event rentals and/orevent schedules, please contact Lindsay Clute [email protected] or at 503.223.1613.



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2011-12

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FACILITY PARTNERS

EVENTS & SPONSORSHIP 971,522

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 261,488

JANITORIAL & MAINTENANCE 240,654

SECURITY 228,620

ADMINISTRATIVE 196,229

INVESTMENT FEES 7,119

OVERALL TOTAL 1,905,632

EXPENDITURES

EVENTS & SPONSORSHIPS 719,072

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 510,278

CITY OF PORTLAND 340,809

TENANT INCOME 330,697

GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS 12,182

INVESTMENT INCOME 11,626

OVERALL TOTAL 1,924,664

INCOME

City o Portland Fire & Rescue

City o Portland Noise Control Ofce

City o Portland Police Bureau

City o Portland Water Bureau

Department o Urban ForestryMultnomah County District Attorney’s Ofce

Multnomah County Health Department

Ofce o the Portland City Attorney

Oregon Department o Transportation

Pacic Patrol Services

Portland Bureau o Transportation

Portland Parks and Recreation

RecologyRegional Arts & Culture Council

TriMet

Pioneer Courthouse Square is a City Park, owned by the City o Portland and

administered by its department o Parks & Recreation. Pioneer Courthouse Square,

Inc., operating as a designated 501(c)3 non-prot organization, is authorized to

manage day-to-day operations o the Park by contract with the City as approved by

the Portland City Council. Ater more than two decades o operating on a year-to-year

contract, in 2013 Pioneer Courthouse Square will begin a second ve-year contract term

with the City o Portland through 2018.




EVENT PARTNERS101.9 KINK.FM

Al’s Garden Center

American International Supply, Inc.Boise Packaging

City Center Parking

Corepower Yoga

Cricket Wireless

Dana Lynn Louis

Double Tree Hotel

Easystreet Online Services

Hilton Portland and Executive Tower

Jean’s Hot Dogs in the Square

KGW News Channel 8

Kind BarKoida Greenhouse, Inc.

Lasko Printing

Little Prince o Oregon

Maitripa College

Morton’s The SteakhouseMuve Music

Ness & Campbell Crane

Oregon Symphony

Pabst Brewing Company

Pacic Patrol Security

Pacic Youth Choir

Philly’s on the Phly

Pink Martini

Pioneer Place

Portland Business Alliance

Portland Famers MarketPortland Gay Men’s Chorus

Portland Mall Management, Inc.

Portland Tribune

RAM Trucking

RecologyReinecker Nursery

Shelly’s Garden

Smart Park

Square, Inc.

Starbucks Coee Company

Stimson Lumber Co.

Sunbelt Rentals

The City o Portland

The Party Pros

The Von Trapp Children

Travel PortlandUnitus Community Credit Union

Yoga Union

NEW BRICK OWNERSLeslie Albright

Sanjar AtaevAmy Bassett

Renada Bennett

Julie Brown

Geri Van Buskirk

Chris Carter

Ronald Castles

Randy Cepuch

Jennier Cestnik

Heather Christensen

Diane Cover

Kristen CoxLisa Cox

Tara Dawkins

Daniel Drake

Brian Enigma

Nick Frackelton

Nancy Guernsey

Ellen Marie Hannan

Ghassan Harb

Gunnar Harb

Matilda Harris

Lynn HavnarJudy Hong

Lisa Howell

Erin Jaurigue

Philip JuddPhil Kalberer

Jan Miner Kane

Yvonne Kazmierowicz

Matt Keikkala

Bartek Kurek

William Leler

Aubrey Long

Chris Lyons

Squiggy Lyons

Jenna Mack

Jason MauerJennier Magnuson

Louise Marquering

Peggy Mignano

Mustaa Mohamed

Saylor Neher

Virginia Nichols

Tina Nielsen

Matthew Oliphant

Ryan Prather

John Reed

Janet RemingtonChristina Risberq

Barbara Robertson

Leslie Rodgers

Fred SaxtonPaul Schouten

Andrew Seger

Seth Stambaugh

Aaron Stewart

Nadejda Svidesskis

Daniel Telin

Karel Tracy

Tim UngerMatthew Wangler

Kelsey Wasson

Kelley Wescott

David Whitehead



PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE

Administrative Ofce

715 SW Morrison St. Suite 702

Portland, OR 97205Phone: (503) 223-1613

Fax: (503) 222-7425

www.thesquarepdx.org

RECYCLED EVENT BANNER BAGS

Pioneer Courthouse Square’s seasonal Event Banners

have been recycled to make these ‘one of a kind’ totes.

Each banner has hung outdoors weathering local

conditions and has proven to be a very durable fabric,

ideal for multiple use. Each bag is made from a portion of

the original banner. The banner material in each tote will

appear gently distressed over time and are waterproof,

washable and strong.

To purchase a reusable banner bag visit

thesquarepdx.org or Crafty Wonderland

at 808 SW 10th Ave.

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