Milwaukie NDA Friday Update – April 10, 2020

The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association will be relaying the City of Milwaukie NDA Friday Update on Ardenwald.org during the COVID-19 coranavirus pandemic.

From City of Milwaukie:

Hello neighborhood leaders and friends,

Enjoy today’s brief Friday Update and have a great weekend! 

What is the NDA Friday Update? This update is meant to provide timely information one time per week to community leaders like you who can then share this information with fellow board members and neighbors. The updates are also a good place to share information with other NDA leaders, so please feel free to submit information to include on future Friday Updates. 

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  1. Updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Very few changes from last week, but I am leaving this at the top so you can share it with neighbors, and I can highlight changes each week as they occur.
  2. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Updated Comprehensive Plan Tentatively Moved to June 2 – Public is invited to review the document and provide feedback in advance of the meeting.
  3. Upcoming City Meetings and How to Watch or Engage with Them – City Council to hold Study Session and Planning Commission to meet on April 14

Ongoing Friday Update Topics:

  • Community Development Update – Update to be sent in a future edition of the Friday Update! Until then you can keep up with projects around town, the Comprehensive Plan Update, and more at the links below.
  • An Ongoing List of Upcoming Events, Meetings and Opportunities – List not included due to cancellations of most events.
  1. Updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Very few changes from last week, but I am leaving this at the top so you can share it with neighbors, and I can highlight changes each week as they occur.

You can now learn all about the latest information that the city has with respect to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from one web page located at www.milwaukieoregon.gov/covid. The page can be also accessed by visiting the homepage at www.milwaukieoregon.gov or by clicking on the scrolling notice at the top on each page of the city website.

This page includes internal city links to:

  • Business Relief Fund 
  • Prescription Delivery Service for Those 60 & Older (Check out this free service offered by the Police Department)
  • Business Registration, Court, and Utility Billing Services
  • COVID-19 Downtown Residential Parking Permit
  • Information about the closure of Ledding Library
  • Support Milwaukie Eateries (Information about local eateries that are operating with takeout and/or delivery)
  • Resident & Business Impact Support Services
  • Building, Engineering, and Planning Services
  • Household Wipes Clog Sewer Pipes
  • A letter to the community from City Council

Supporting Documents:

  • Stay-Home Order Enforcement FAQ
  • Stay-Home Order Enforcement FAQ (Spanish)
  • Stay-Home Order Enforcement FAQ (Russian)
  • State of Emergency Declaration (Added since last week’s Friday Update)
  • State of Emergency Declaration Extension (Added since last week’s Friday Update)

In addition, you will find links at the bottom of the page to outside resources including:

  • Clackamas County Updates
  • Oregon Health Authority Updates
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Added resource this week)
  • Governor Kate Brown Tightens Social Distancing Measures, Tells Oregonians to “Stay Home, Save Lives”
  • Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Updated Comprehensive Plan Tentatively Moved to June 2 – Public is invited to review the document and provide feedback in advance of the meeting.

Following over 2 years of work and public input, on March 10 the Milwaukie Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the city’s first major update to its Comprehensive Plan policy document in 30 years.

City Council will now consider the Commission’s recommendation at their June 2 public hearing. The Milwaukie community is now invited to provide comments on the policy document, which is available on the project website. The ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Plan will be available on the June 2 Council meeting page by May 26, and the staff report will be available by May 29. 

Note: June 2 has been identified by the city as the earliest potential meeting date to allow for in-person oral testimony, and is subject to change as well as social distancing and other public health measures. Any decision to hold an in-person City Council meeting will be based on guidance from Governor Brown and local and state health officials. The City Council believes that projects that have included as much public input and involvement as the Comprehensive Plan Update should ideally have an in-person public hearing. In the event that the current public health emergency extends into and beyond Summer 2020 and begins to hinder work to implement the Comprehensive Plan, the Council may elect to hold a virtual meeting (which it has done on March 17 and April 7).

How can I provide feedback?

The policy document is available for review here, and incorporates changes recommended by Planning Commission during their five public hearings in January-March 2020. Public comments are encouraged, including from those that submitted comments during the Planning Commissions public hearings. 

Comments may be provided any time prior to the public hearing via:

  • Email: Comments can be emailed to plan@milwaukieoregon.gov.
    • Note: the City will be preparing a matrix of public comments as an attachment in the June 2 meeting packet (similar to what was done during the Planning Commission public hearings), and City staff will provide responses to all comments that are received by midnight on Sunday, May 17. Comments submitted between May 18 and June 2 at noon will be forwarded to City Council, but will not be incorporated into the staff report. 
  • Mail: Mail comments to City of Milwaukie, Attn: Comprehensive Plan Update, 6101 SE Johnson Creek Blvd, Milwaukie, OR 97206 
  • Oral: There will be a public comment period during the June 2 public hearing, with individuals provided 3 minutes for oral testimony, either in-person or via an online portal. 

Have questions or want to submit comments? Contact David Levitan at plan@milwaukieoregon.gov.

Para más información en español, mande un email a espanol@milwaukieoregon.gov.

Want to learn more about the Comprehensive Plan Update? Visit the project website!

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

The Milwaukie Comprehensive Plan is the city’s primary land use planning document. It sets out a series of goals and policies that will guide growth and development in our community over the next 20 years. Oregon state law requires that all cities and counties adopt Comprehensive Plans that are consistent with the state’s 19 Statewide Planning Goals, which were established in 1973 by Oregon Senate Bill 100. The Comprehensive Plan is implemented through the Development Code, Land Division Code, and other city codes and ordinances.

Visit www.milwaukieplan.com for more information and the latest updates on the planning process.

  • Upcoming City Meetings and How to Watch or Engage with Them – City Council to hold Study Session and Planning Commission to meet on April 14

Now that we are a month into the inability to hold city meetings, events, or activities in person, some meetings are continuing to take place using a variety of tools to keep you connected including the City’s YouTube Channel, Comcast Cable Channel 30, an online video conferencing tool called Zoom and using email to submit comments. I will try to highlight those meetings for you each week as they come online so that you can stay connected virtually if you would like to.

The meetings next week that will take place are listed below. Please read how to engage with each meeting if you would like to do so.

  • If you wish to provide comments, the city encourages written comments via email at planning@milwaukieoregon.gov. Comments can be submitted before or during the Planning Commission meeting. Any comments submitted before the Planning Commission meeting will be provided to the Planning Commissioners ahead of time.
  • If you wish to provide oral comments during the meeting via the Zoom Video application, please contact planning@milwaukieoregon.gov before the meeting to register and to allow staff to send you the link to the Zoom meeting.

Ongoing Friday Update Topics:

  • Community Development Update – Update to be sent in a future edition of the Friday Update!  Until then you can keep up with projects around town, the Comprehensive Plan Update, and more at the links below.

Community Development:

Projects:

Planning:

  • Visit the Planning homepage at www.milwaukieoregon.gov/planning to find links to the Community Vision, Comprehensive Plan Update, Preapplication Conference Reports, Submitted Applications and Public Notices, Planning Department FAQs, Resources for Development Review, and What’s My Zoning?

Engineering:

  • Visit the Engineering homepage at www.milwaukieoregon.gov/engineering to find links to Safe Access For Everyone (SAFE), Street Surface Maintenance Program (SSMP), Asphalt Pavement Overlay, South Downtown Improvements, and more.
  • Upcoming Events, Meetings and Other Opportunities

Please refer to the City Calendar for the most up to date and complete list of upcoming City/Library events, meetings, and other opportunities.

Note for reader: This is an informational email that is sent to Milwaukie’s Neighborhood District Association (NDA) leaders and other interested parties each Friday.  The content of this email is prepared by the Community Programs Coordinator at the City of Milwaukie and is meant to inform NDA leaders who can then share this information with their neighborhood.  Some information contained within may not be sponsored or supported by the City of Milwaukie, but may impact the city’s neighborhoods and residents, which is the reason it is included in this update.

JASON WACHS

Community Engagement Coordinator
o: 503.786.7568
City of Milwaukie
10722 SE Main St • Milwaukie, OR 97222