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Cooling center pilot and library outreach
A city presenter said the library will operate as an extended-hours cooling center on high-heat days under a Clackamas County city‑led initiatives grant. The presenter said the grant was for $30,000 per year for two years (the contract and exact backdating terms were still in progress during the report). Staff used the extended hours on eight high-heat nights and recorded 72 total visits (an average of nine per night, with a high of about 21 on the busiest night). The presenter said staffing was provided by a mix of managers and other employees using comp time or overtime and that staff are exploring facility modifications to allow safer volunteer staffing on holiday or off‑hour events.

The city also described library-based social-services outreach. Since July 2024, weekly Tuesday outreach at the library involving Milwaukie Police, the city’s behavioral health staff and community partners served 78 clients; library staff logged roughly 60 patron assists and made 31 electronic referrals through the patron incident tracking system. The library distributed more than 700 water bottles since July as part of simple de‑escalation and care. A monthly probation-and-parole mobile unit served 13 clients, and staff reported 11 clients placed into housing, graduated treatment or otherwise discharged from supervision through those sessions.

Behavioral health staffing and outreach
The report named Glenn as the city’s behavioral health specialist employed by the city and Don Holden as the Milwaukie houseless liaison working through Loved 1 (the county-funded liaison placement). City staff said Glenn recorded more than 400 engagement notes since March of the prior year, supported more than 200 new individuals during that period, accompanied police on more than 60 joint deployments and responded solo to roughly 10 calls.

Camping cleanup and stabilization center
Staff said Loved 1 conducted a cleanup at a campsite in Cromer Park on Feb. 5 at no cost to the city and that code enforcement staff are negotiating an IGA with Metro to provide cleanup support for small cities. On county-led services, staff said Clackamas County selected Maple Star LLC (operating under a variant name used in the proposal) to operate a 24‑hour stabilization center and selected Father’s Heart to operate a 13‑bed shelter that will serve as the back‑of‑house program. City staff reported that county engagement on community‑engagement groups and program design had slowed after staff turnover at the county but that regular calls were expected to resume and a spring county update to the council would be appropriate.

St. John’s warming shelter
Council staff said the county approved funding for St. John’s to develop an extreme‑weather overnight warming shelter. County staff will contract directly with St. John’s for refurbishment and operations; staff said the shelter is expected to be operational in 2026, subject to building work and operator preparations.

Council reaction and next steps
Council members asked about the city’s response process for people sleeping in public right‑of‑way; staff described a coordination process that includes contacting behavioral health outreach staff, police and service providers and making referrals and voucher support to shelters when appropriate. Staff asked council whether to continue quarterly updates; several councilors suggested a quarterly or semiannual cadence, with more frequent updates on the stabilization center while it is under development.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Study Session 2/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported a county-supported pilot to extend library cooling hours, detailed library-based outreach statistics, updates on behavioral health staffing and partnerships, and progress on county stabilization and warming-shelter projects including a county approval for St. John’s winter shelter.","taxTitle","Milwaukie, Clackamas County, Oregon","taxId",70312,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6331530,"Milwaukie reopens Community Events Fund application period; two projects already selected",156,1760000,1916000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2310639-a3928595aac579bd97f4ad68f362ce89&start=1760&end=1916","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2310639-a3928595aac579bd97f4ad68f362ce89/thumbnail_1760000.jpg","/articles/6331530/Milwaukie/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Milwaukie-reopens-Community-Events-Fund-application-period-two-projects-already-selected","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6331530-142df0d183450934fa948f7504f9e99b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773661536&Signature=QVioBHiaop11VhINznb699DGruyQDe6b2FeqJXtjEX2zC8ZakZlyQoWU39dUU48~LzhzVDrlERIJrBhrEg6vEcvuttQmdEhz5yzXWm5SxTKlXtVoH78lKkMI86FcCoswEmEp-SJujMOey2SiqKzLcefTTsZ9T22-mz8uf9NwMKmWcyURuvsgLRjeaIUzwHpcUUP86iiD4fhzw58fbkHAB~ieFn3Xra3J4KfKEP6xnhT2XAT0lPF8bW36ZjSCC-7LDqiZfOEuxTZmNza3v7XgcIIcFhJap~9p3LiN596wdXyFvQsTfmGVETB30a1mB3Z3WU-11riL~HLqmPCakVwg3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dan Harris, Milwaukie events and emergency management coordinator, told the council the Milwaukie Community Events Fund is still accepting applications and that, for the current pilot year, the application deadline has shifted from Jan. 31 to Feb. 28 so staff and the equity steering committee can better advertise the program.

Harris said the fund is designed to distribute approximately $8,000 in flexible awards selected by the city’s equity steering committee. He told the council the first round of awards went out last fall and named two recipients: VITA 33, which staged a Día de los Muertos celebration in early November, and Spoken Word Books, which is organizing a series of three reading-and-discussion events focused on immigrant, Indigenous and disability communities.

Harris said staff plan to review the current applications at the March meeting of the equity steering committee and issue awards afterward. He said the fund was created after retirement of a prior city event (Carefree Sunday) to support neighborhood-based programming that celebrates Milwaukie’s diversity.

Council members asked about whether recipients must hold events that are free and open to the public; staff confirmed award criteria require funded events to be open and free. Harris and councilors discussed existing neighborhood district association funds that also support local events and noted those associations sometimes act as informal grantmakers for local projects. Harris said the city receives a modest biennial events budget (about $80,000) that is used for various supports across city events.","City staff said the Milwaukie Community Events Fund is accepting applications through Feb. 28 for the next review; two awards decided last fall support community reading/discussion programs and a Día de los Muertos celebration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6331537,"Milwaukie outlines new festival plans, tweaks winter events after audio, safety issues",2487,312000,2799000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2310639-a3928595aac579bd97f4ad68f362ce89&start=312&end=2799","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2310639-a3928595aac579bd97f4ad68f362ce89/thumbnail_312000.jpg","/articles/6331537/Milwaukie/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Milwaukie-outlines-new-festival-plans-tweaks-winter-events-after-audio-safety-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6331537-14f7d1c748c76006086e2308b1986538/orig.mp4?Expires=1773661536&Signature=ZjxINqaJmWrYwy3~21I1NYPnJhhPI4xpyzNj~WXhtn2WpwykYRQR9Al-2Rfdt8DsJRorxoK6G60XQ-oZ6WLMqzE63xz9sK1whGUe9S4O0D9MmxOKajFgTS537yq4AxgFs7lhMTqKbwStQ1FjYx8d-G~8kG3F1mNrowYq6qf7R8j9n~0hYKr6cMykvYCYjE888Eh8DMkds7-yG89b0qAQauy5gaDQT~DMXnYsurmyjfLtZMcmdrUHAhfSM152OjXjFFCoTxNOuu57JU6HXiTF7rlVLSIvc9vDzrlA~9LtIg6uMq7Yz6ju7F1NKXf7ntOjqUqmh18jvYtmsrtcAsUEuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dan Harris, Milwaukie events and emergency management coordinator, told the council the city is adjusting how it stages community events after problems and successes this winter and is moving ahead with planning for Milwaukie Fest the second weekend in July.

Harris said the city replaced an aging public-address system after a fuse appeared to blow during the umbrella parade in December and that the new unit is more water-resistant. He told council members the city also is improving waterproofing for cables and spreading speakers farther apart to raise effective volume without causing feedback. Harris said the new system is higher-quality than the decade-old unit it replaced but that staff have not performed formal decibel testing.

Harris described outreach to Bike Milwaukie and a private local cycling club to include a bike-decorating segment in the umbrella parade and added temporary bike parking at winter events. He said bike participation remained low in cold-weather events but that organizers will continue encouraging active transportation and providing modest bike infrastructure when feasible.

On pedestrian safety at Milwaukie Bay Park events, Harris said the city tried multiple approaches to prevent dangerous crossings on McLoughlin Boulevard, including shuttle service from the Metro Lot and increased law-enforcement presence. He said Clackamas County and city personnel had previously used volunteer crossing guards but that volunteers had withdrawn for safety reasons. For the most recent solstice event the city provided a shuttle and stationed marked police vehicles at the ramp; Harris reported multiple traffic stops and no known serious pedestrian injuries. He said staff will continue coordinating with the parks district and the Oregon Department of Transportation on longer-term engineering solutions tied to the Kellogg Dam removal and an eventual pedestrian underpass.

Harris described planning for Milwaukie Fest on July 11–13 as a three-day celebration including a movie in the park, a main-street festival with vendors and entertainment, and an enhanced farmers market. He said staff expect roughly 3,500 attendees over the weekend. Harris said the city has raised about 45 percent of a $10,000 sponsorship goal and identified TriMet and Beerscore Milwaukee as lead cash sponsors. He said the parks district, local businesses, neighborhood associations and nonprofits are participating on planning committees; performers and volunteer insurance for helpers are being arranged. Harris urged businesses and community partners to consider sponsorship levels listed on milwaukieoregon.gov/events/milwaukeefest.

Council members thanked Harris for experimenting with new activities such as portable saunas and a Portland pep band appearance and flagged McLoughlin Boulevard crossings as an ongoing concern for safety and access, particularly for families and children visiting Bay Park. Council President Anderson urged continued discussion with ODOT about crossing improvements; Harris said he expects planning for larger infrastructure fixes to take several years.","City events coordinator Dan Harris reported on winter events, a failed PA system at the umbrella parade, pedestrian safety measures at Milwaukie Bay Park, ongoing bike outreach and early plans and sponsorships for a three-day Milwaukie Fest set for the second weekend of July.","actionData","errors"]

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