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Pam Husband and Greg Heamer said the shelter was the top choice in neighborhood surveys and would serve families in the Cedar Crest area. The speakers said they were not seeking city funding or formal approvals at the meeting but wanted the council to signal that it \"liked the idea\" so neighborhood volunteers could continue planning and request connections to county parks staff.

Council and staff response

Councilors and staff said the project should proceed through the normal review process: staff asked the organizers to coordinate with North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District (NCPRD) staff and to return if formal approvals or city funding were later required. City staff also said they had previously met the group and that the Milwaukee Parks Foundation and county staff had been involved in early cost estimates; organizers reported an early, rough cost estimate of about $200,000 and noted utility constraints and a wetland/Water Quality Resource Area that complicate siting and utility runs.

Why it matters: Neighborhood-built park amenities can increase local recreational access but may require coordination with park operators and environmental constraints. Organizers sought only a council endorsement of the concept and staff help connecting them to county park technical review.

Voices from the meeting

Pam Husband, Lynnwood Neighborhood Association: \"The Lynnwood Neighborhood Association has committed itself to completing a legacy project...to fund and install a covered picnic shelter with electricity and water inside Fernberg Park.\"

City Manager Emma Sager (response): staff will report back and help connect the neighborhood with the responsible park district staff and with the Milwaukee Parks Foundation for cost estimates and next steps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Session 3/18/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Members of the Lynnwood Neighborhood Association asked council to endorse an initiative to fund and install a covered picnic shelter with electrical and water at Fernberg Park; councilors asked staff to coordinate with park operators and report back.","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},6116862,"Milwaukie honors two students from Milwaukee High School and Milwaukee Academy of the Arts",1592,1530000,3122000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d&start=1530&end=3122","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d/thumbnail_1530000.jpg","/articles/6116862/Milwaukie/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Milwaukie-honors-two-students-from-Milwaukee-High-School-and-Milwaukee-Academy-of-the-Arts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116862-7d4070a856577ff1a8396d7324e0fd6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208716&Signature=BnTOf8DnRsJ8rPPLWHFfxV0yYZhfTfsfJhu1NfiKkAt3FzC5yuL4YFVvSUy6YJ16Wi3AloPE2OX5WlSuD~HK1C7nGptWwOJLV8FHoFlPLYnFeXymt730ZAh6o39SXzoMOr362Zx20RKs-tyJ1wC3nJqGq5tzmCX0WVhzWluJI-t~bYTKPmadsCu3bym50xvjpvvrv-76uimBwXTJhDSokmE5ZcPyAl-KxP2cc6RboMMvqaGxW8UA7nzmbNlTErGW3j5-u9Kdk15SdHOAxX7NTdN4tRFg~9ezXtbCxsg3oHViS4Q1JlgWDwDQLNDHiIavEqfRUY1u6TuTBOTKy8kfJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The city council recognized two students for academic and civic achievement and heard brief remarks about their future plans.

Principal Kellogg introduced Niana Garcia, a student with a 3.2 GPA who has taken multiple AP courses and plans to attend the University of Portland to study business and accounting. Garcia described plans to work with her father's nonprofit, Huntos Northwest, which provides addiction recovery services to communities of color in Multnomah County.

The council also recognized Fern (presented as Fern Mortong) from Milwaukee Academy of the Arts. School staff credited Fern with starting a speech and debate program, leading affinity groups and planning to study mechanical engineering (OSU or PSU). The mayor and councilors praised both students' academic and community leadership.

Why it matters: The proclamations highlight student achievement and the city's engagement with local schools and youth programs; councilors encouraged continued community involvement and mentorship.

Details

Garcia credited a language teacher and counselor for supporting her and discussed wanting to expand her father's nonprofit in the future. Fern spoke about founding a speech-and-debate team after a 20-year absence at the school and described interests in engineering and ACE (architecture, construction, engineering) mentorship.

No council action was requested; the council read proclamations recognizing the students and encouraged community support and mentorship.

Voices from the meeting

Principal Kellogg: \"Niana Garcia is an outstanding student and a compassionate leader who strengthens our community through connection and inclusivity.\"

Niana Garcia (student): \"I want to attend University of Portland to study business and accounting, because of my father's nonprofit organization... that provides addiction recovery services...\"","Council recognized Niana Garcia and Fern (\"Fern\"/Vern) as students of the month for academic achievement and community leadership; principals and councilors praised their school and extracurricular efforts.",{"_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},6116867,"Three new Downtown Milwaukie businesses preview opening plans to council",536,3133000,3669000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d&start=3133&end=3669","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d/thumbnail_3133000.jpg","/articles/6116867/Milwaukie/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Three-new-Downtown-Milwaukie-businesses-preview-opening-plans-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116867-d86647dfbd3dcbef4138183aa3807273/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208716&Signature=YB8aczPnFWT9akYWd71ZzA72PPLEnltkC7kXfWsAP70p5NCp6jbWh7oGUrJJj-wV9XBBw9uJi9h4FW~uwxrOqtW8k7RPtHMcQgTUM-zlrPjbtnbYErHGzl65N9O4nONS-w6jxO4cCUEG7~rfoazHa6IO-YmbmqMtdYvYbQ6bdLNiePZYsJsXTDIgniGELbNy0Zbu9L0XFaQWUJ3niGISUVF8Xa~nOFvUuYpbr6HUV841pt6s2jvJz~cR2B1tAON3xbFRXG4hTqM7UbhPaLZ3m3Mac3FWI5sQU3WE-hmMPMDxxigNM-7ZJ-I0nX854LTDsgohl6AFky012~bRqti2gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Three entrepreneurs visited the council to introduce new downtown businesses and preview opening plans.

Liz Star said she will open an upstairs consulting office and a front retail storefront in the historic City Hall property between Freeman and Keeper Coffee. Her retail concept will focus on upcycled home goods, jewelry and gifts made by Oregon and Pacific Northwest artisans; she said contractors were finishing drywall and electrical and she hoped to announce an opening date in one to two months.

Rebecca Savinjord and Jeff Pramchuck described Beeline Records, a roughly 4,200-square-foot space they are converting into a record store flanked by a curated vintage marketplace and a small performance stage. Savinjord said the space will combine local vendors, a curated record collection (including rare pressings) and a small performance program with open-mic and ticketed events; she said their first events were scheduled in April and that the store planned to open before April 11.

Why it matters: Councilors and speakers framed the introductions as milestones for downtown vibrancy and local small-business growth. Both projects emphasize local artisans, employment and community programming.

Details and next steps

Star said the business will keep consulting desks at the rear of the space and a retail storefront at the front near an arched window and that she plans to keep inventory Oregon-focused. Savinjord said Beeline had hired local staff and gathered multiple vendor partners and would feature record cleaning and a mechanical device selection (turntables, tapes, 8-tracks) for sale or repair.

Councilors welcomed the entrepreneurs, asked about local hiring and vendor sourcing, and offered support. There was no council action requested or taken; staff thanked presenters and encouraged them to coordinate permitting and opening logistics with city staff.

Voices from the meeting

Liz Star, entrepreneur: \"We're going to focus on upcycled products...we're going to keep it mainly Oregon-based artisans.\"

Rebecca Savinjord, Beeline Records co-owner: \"We're opening a space where there's a record store as kind of a central component...and in the back...a performance space.\"","Entrepreneurs introduced a new upcycled-goods storefront and two downtown retail-and-event concepts at City Hall: Liz Star's Cirq's (upcycled gifts and consulting), Beeline Records (records, vintage marketplace, performance space) and a vendor-driven marketplace with local artisans.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6116872,"Milwaukie council debates affordable-housing code package; seeks balance of incentives and administration",1146,7020000,8166000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d&start=7020&end=8166","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d/thumbnail_7020000.jpg","/articles/6116872/Milwaukie/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Milwaukie-council-debates-affordable-housing-code-package-seeks-balance-of-incentives-and-administration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116872-49daf041548549fd93baaa7b89e39df4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208716&Signature=BvB2xAKR~KcK4qQkOtSDdLmibOQuoiJm13AsQU6NP75RTBubTS-F1Ao6VNXop4BJA9vhsbXWq2to7-yQKGUThMHsK8KlRVFdLEQU7Cc20T7mHaQzLuLsKqpuF2U6udt6C~Vy7Gxoy2hj5kxF0e6tcyGQEOFiDqDsGBQ1ge0bWAGchyRi7-BDAOaz8JFgXh1kdF3mE59tUfSwjkhdtEhBqcuZlPbA~xHgeArue7kn8jG0xxplaG09jp0zh2xgLepxfscYq-xLbUxnQR7JDZARQYxortJQitW6lTmKcaRpwBRksoYlUFnV9YUbEDMJ625MJbCYqcAiYhN6S~cItbTCMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and councilors spent the evening refining a proposed affordable-housing code package meant to consolidate incentives such as density, setback and height variances and an expedited review pathway.

Planning staff presented a simplified approach: make incentives available only for income-restricted housing at 80% of area median income (AMI) or below and require that at least 50% of units on a site meet the AMI threshold to qualify. Staff recommended a single AMI target to simplify administration and avoid using the zoning code to regulate tenure (rental vs. ownership).

Why it matters: Councilors framed the package as a tool to steer new development toward deeper affordability while preserving design and neighborhood controls. Council discussion focused on whether the incentives should be stronger for homeownership options, how long units should remain income-restricted, and whether the downtown mixed-use (DMU) zone should get additional stacked bonuses for very-low AMI projects.

Key elements and council direction

Staff proposed: a consolidated section of the zoning code offering up to 10 streamlined variances in a single expedited Type 2 review; a 50%-of-units-at-80%-AMI threshold to qualify; a 10-percentage-point bonus if 100% of units are income-restricted; and preserving existing downtown bonuses.

Council feedback included these themes:

- Homeownership vs. rental: Several councilors urged stronger incentives for homeownership (community land trusts and deed restrictions were discussed), but staff cautioned that enforcing long-term ownership restrictions through zoning is administratively complex and better handled through financial or programmatic tools. Council asked staff to return with a menu of non-code tools and lower-administration options to incentivize ownership.

- AMI and tiers: Councilors debated whether 80% AMI should be the baseline or whether lower tiers (60% AMI) should receive larger, location-specific bonuses. The council gave direction to pursue a default 80% AMI target for the code while exploring an additive DMU bonus for projects that deliver 50% of units at 60% AMI.

- Length of affordability: Staff noted that federal practice often ties long-term affordability to funding sources (60 to 99 years). Council consensus favored 60 years as a minimum for homeownership incentives and 99 years for rental projects when required by funding sources.

- Review timelines and approvals: Staff described expedited review windows (100 days is standard in code; a 63-day option exists for some state-defined middle-housing land divisions). Council asked staff to retain an expedited but realistic review target and return with operational timeframes.

Examples and trade-offs

Staff showed three local example sites (a fourplex on King Road, a 15-unit cottage-cluster, and a 13-unit multifamily building on Lava Drive) to illustrate how incentives change building massing, setbacks and common open space. Councilors raised concerns about loss of green space on cottage-cluster sites if incentives reduce yard requirements and asked planners to protect minimum canopy and common-area standards.

What happens next

Staff will return with a revised draft that shows: (1) how code incentives and programmatic tools can better support homeownership (including CLT models), (2) a clarified DMU stacking option for deeper affordability at 60% AMI, (3) recommended affordability-term floors (60 years for ownership; 99 years tied to funding for rentals), and (4) finalized expedited-review timelines.

Voices from the meeting

Laura Weigel, Planning Manager: \"The zoning code is a difficult way to regulate tenure...a better way to do that would be through the programming itself.\"

Council President Anderson: \"If it doesn't work, we can amend as needed; a two-year follow-up to see if it's being used would be valuable.\"","Councilors and staff reviewed a draft zoning package to consolidate affordable-housing incentives, agreed to focus incentives on income-restricted units at 80% AMI or below, and asked staff to return with refinements including downtown (DMU) height bonuses for deeper affordability.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6116876,"Clackamas County and Milwaukie officials outline stabilization center plans, stress transportation and discharge coordination",1448,1884000,3332000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d&start=1884&end=3332","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2731803-30c8148ab08b1e786665d6f59b2c7f3d/thumbnail_1884000.jpg","/articles/6116876/Milwaukie/Clackamas-County/Oregon/Clackamas-County-and-Milwaukie-officials-outline-stabilization-center-plans-stress-transportation-and-discharge-coordination","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6116876-9049413ed6fc8afbe88793b03a5a588a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208716&Signature=ZmcaBZtCE--8gmuvAV4PZEk~xM8FHT0-xu0NfjGRTmBm6faIf7CoKS0YETUAA14A6TyRj7DtgzhcKH1eZhQOHcO5COU8d0KIJH-JiP42jFOp0bVWEcJRaMriy~My1xZyAFWzYrTVtPm1oGWkfY665N6UM8bpsqTLBEzE2FcIXVUWTXZqchdsA5tlYBpBhDjUIqJalnrW36-IZpl7Em75yEc5DkLKpR0ivp2zy1B08ZPIADSWoE59-P6TVFl2QbbeLxw0kGVGkXKpE0Iv6sSJlPoN8hgYioyW4JFA~K0sQ9ES8ABUxY~VnfGWFOW30zf4LRQekdDUpQhQvVukNhWvLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clackamas County and Milwaukie officials on March 2025 presented details of a planned 24-hour stabilization center at a county-owned former corrections facility and said they are working on transportation, intake and discharge protocols before opening.

The city manager, Emma Sager, and Mary Rumbaugh, director of the Clackamas County Health, Housing and Human Services Division, described the project as two complementary components: a 23-hour stabilization program for people in acute crisis and a separate up-to-60-day housing-and-case-management stabilization program.

The project will be located at a sheriff's office facility at 9200 Southeast McBroad Avenue, Rumbaugh said. \"Last session, we actually received $4,000,000 from the legislature, for the construction of the building,\" she said, and added that a coordinated-care organization has committed ongoing funding.

Why it matters: County and city officials said the center is intended to give first responders and mobile crisis teams an alternative to jails and emergency rooms for people experiencing acute behavioral-health crises. That raises operational questions about referrals, transport and where clients go next after stabilization — issues officials said they are addressing now.

Details and next steps

Rumbaugh said Clarita (operating in other states, including Idaho) will operate the 23-hour side; The Father's Heart will operate the housing-and-case-management side for up to 60 days with 13 beds. \"We do not have walk-up ability,\" Rumbaugh said of intake; priority referral sources for the 23-hour unit will be law enforcement drop-offs and mobile crisis teams. She said the intent is to avoid placing people in jail or hospitals when mobile teams can't stabilize them in the community.

Sager said the city and county have met regularly to review provider policies and a 'good neighbor' agreement and to coordinate communications with nearby neighborhoods. \"We will be finalizing the Good Neighbor grama now that those providers are on board,\" she said, adding that chief-level conversations have included intake and discharge workflows, transportation and security.

Councilors pressed officials on transportation and post-discharge connections. Councilor Stavenger asked whether the county has trauma-informed transportation plans so people are not left \"dumped on the street\" after de-escalation. Rumbaugh said options include nonemergency medical transport for insured clients, Lyft-style rides for others and referrals to the county's coordinated housing access. She added the county would reassess its budget to cover needed transportation services.

County and city staff also said they will track post-opening local impacts such as 911 or medical calls near the site to identify operational adjustments. Sager said city staff and the county will meet biweekly with providers to refine policies; framing and construction were underway and framing was expected to begin soon.

What officials did not say

No firm opening date was given and officials emphasized there will be follow-up meetings to finalize intake, discharge and transportation protocols. Rumbaugh said the shelter portion is limited to 13 beds and the 23-hour center typically averages 10'11 hours of stay, but officials declined to commit to a precise opening timeline during the presentation.

Voices from the meeting

Mary Rumbaugh, director, Clackamas County Health, Housing and Human Services Division: \"The stabilization center ... is a sort of a joint project, with the sheriff's office.\"

Emma Sager, Milwaukie City Manager: \"We will be finalizing the Good Neighbor grama now that those providers are on board, and then restart communications and outreach so folks know what's coming.\"","County and city officials described a 24/7 stabilization center at a former sheriff's facility, funded in part by a $4 million state grant, and said protocols for referrals, transport and follow-up are being refined with providers and public safety partners.","actionData","errors"]

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