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Milwaukie council approves consent agenda unanimously; council reports $75,000 in ARPA rental-assistance funding sent to Wichita Center
Summary
The Milwaukie City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda Jan. 7 by unanimous voice vote. Councilors also reported the allocation of about $75,000 in ARPA funds to a local rental and utility assistance program and discussed a potential tour of the OLCC campus.
Milwaukie City Council approved its consent agenda unanimously during the Jan. 7 meeting. The consent package included approval of multiple sets of minutes, a resolution establishing the 2025 council meeting schedule, a resolution designating the city’s official papers of record for 2025, a resolution approving project goals for the Sparrow site, and a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Clackamas River Water to extend utility billing services.
The presiding officer called for a motion; a council member moved to approve the consent agenda and a second was recorded. The presiding officer then took a voice vote and said the consent agenda "is approved unanimously." The meeting record does not identify the mover or seconder by name on the audio transcript.
In council reports, a council member reported the city secured about $75,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the Wichita Center to support rental-assistance and utility-assistance programs that had largely exhausted earlier funds in the fall of 2024. A councilor later credited Councilor Joseph Cosgrovetti and the city contracts team with the accomplishment.
City Manager Emma Sagor said the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) campus is available for a tour; Wednesdays are preferred and the city can publicly notice a larger-group visit if more than a quorum wants to attend. Sagor said the OLCC facility will be vacated in the next couple years and a site visit would give council members a chance to see the space.
The meeting concluded with reminders about a goal-setting town hall that followed the regular session, an explanation that the town-hall portion would not be recorded because of its interactive format, and an adjournment by unanimous voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (minutes for Nov. 19 and Dec. 3 work and regular sessions; resolution establishing 2025 council meeting schedule; resolution designating 2025 papers of record; resolution approving Sparrow site project goals; resolution authorizing IGA with Clackamas River Water for utility billing extension): approved — unanimous voice vote. (Mover and seconder not specified in the audio transcript.) - Motion to adjourn: approved — unanimous voice vote.
