July Meeting Agenda

Monday July 13, 2009
7:00pm at the Milwaukie Public Safety Building

1) Introductions and Welcome: Mary Weaver, Chairperson

2) Information: a) Approval of minutes from previous meeting

3) Milwaukie Police and Clackamas Fire District #1 a)Police Update; b)Fire Safety Update – refer to HCNDA email

4) Projects Updates:
a) Railroad Avenue School Zone i. Response from Gary Parkin, City Engineering; ii. Officer Glenn investigation into the compliance of the zone as a school zone
b) National Night Out at Homewood Park (August meeting) – full report and information
note that if the picnic gets cancelled for any reason, the next meeting will be September 11th
c) Report: PTA Pediatric CPR class – Tony Agoun

5) Grants: Madalaine Bohl cemetery marker

6) Parks Report: Sarah Smith

7) Public Safety Update: Mary Weaver
a) CERT training June 27 at JCB

8) Other Information and Comments:
a) Query about historical use data display on water bills
b) Project planning and reporting forms

Next Meeting will be a picnic held on TUESDAY AUGUST 4th, 2009 , at Homewood Park for National Night Out

We will post updates on the website and send out e mails as needed. Please pass this information on to your neighbors.

Main Street Milwaukie Retail Survey

Here is another opportunity to get involved in our community!

The City of Milwaukie is working with downtown businesses and property owners to initiate a “Main Street” program (with help from the Clackamas County Main Street Program and the State). As part of the effort, Marketek, Inc. is preparing a market analysis for downtown... And we need your perspective to help us understand how local employees and residents view downtown as a retail location.

Visit the Main Street Milwaukie Page to take the survey...the deadline to take the survey is Friday July 17th!

Get Involved: Light Rail Planning Meetings

The planning for light rail in Milwaukie is in full swing. Milwaukie citizens have been invited on many occasions to get involved and to share their ideas and concerns about how light rail will impact our neighborhoods and shape the city as a whole. If you haven't attended a meeting, it's time to do so. Right now, EVERYONE has an opportunity to contribute to this plan, there will come a point where the planning is complete, and our opportunity to help shape the project into something good for our City will have passed...Don't miss your stop on this planning process!

Park Ave Station and Park & Ride Workshop
Help shape the future Park Avenue MAX station in Oak Grove. This interactive workshop will present design concepts based on previous community input.
Wednesday, July 15, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Rose Villa 13505 SE River Rd. Oak Grove


Monthly Milwaukie Meeting
Regularly scheduled Milwaukie meetings regarding the project occur the third Monday of each month. Additional Milwaukie meetings occur periodically.
Monday, July 20, 6–9 p.m.
Bridge City Church 2816 SE Harrison, Milwaukie
This location is served by the 28-Linwood, the 31-King Rd, the 75-39th Ave/Lombard and the 152-Milwaukie.Plan your trip on TriMet.

For more information call 503-962-2150, or visit Trimet.org/pm

June 8, 2009 Meeting notes

Click HERE for the minutes from the June neighborhood meeting. Our next meeting will be on July 13th.

June 8, 2009 Meeting Agenda

June 8th, 7pm at the Milwaukie Public Safety Building (3200 SE Harrison Street, Milwaukie, OR 97222)

1) Introductions and Welcome: Mary Weaver, Chairperson

2) Guest:

3) Information:
a) Approval of minutes from previous meeting
b) Mayoral election outcome

4) Milwaukie Police and Clackamas Fire District #1
a) Police Update
b) Fire Safety Update – refer to HCNDA email

5) Projects Updates:
a) Railroad Avenue School Zone
i. Letter of confirmation to Gary Parkin
ii. Officer Glenn investigation into the compliance of the zone as a school zone
b) National Night Out at Homewood Park (August meeting)
c) Report: PTA Pediatric CPR class – Tony Agoun

6) Grants:
a) Madalaine Bohl memorial
b) Homewood Park

7) Parks Report: Sarah Smith

8) Public Safety Update: Mary Weaver
a) CERT training June 27 at JCB

9) Other Information and Comments:

Next Meeting will be July 13, 2009

Local garbage companies, the City of Milwaukie, Clackamas County, and Metro are hosting a joint Milwaukie and Overland Park clean-up event on Saturday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to 1p.m.
Sites for collection will be the former Southgate Theater lot at 9600 SE Main St. and at the Crosswhite Industrial Park at 64th & Johnson Creek Blvd.
The purpose of this event is to help residents get rid of “bulky” waste items--not household garbage or hazardous materials. There is no cost to drop off one load of waste, however you will need ID AND a coupon from the May Pilot.
Volunteers are needed to help people unload their stuff. After you drop-off your load, why not stay for a couple of hours and help out! Give Beth Ragel a call at (503) 786-7568 and get on the volunteer list.
Click here for more information on the cities website.

May Meeting Highlights

Our May meeting had a small turnout, however we still managed to have a meeting that touched on many concerns and events, and we elected our new officers.

Wendy Hemmen Told us about her job as Milwaukie's Light Rail Design Coordinator; she updated us on the project and invited us to attend the monthly light rail meetings. Officer Glenn told us that crime-wise out neighborhood was pretty quiet; some neighbors asked him about the school zone on RR Avenue; we all wondered if a school zone was necessary on RR Ave. We talked about the Counties plan to redevelop the Hillside Park/ Hillside Manor in the South Ardenwald area; we decided it would be good to have someone from the Ardenwald come to one of our meetings to update us on the project as well as share their neighborhoods concerns about the project with us.

We voted on our neighborhood's leadership for the next year:
Chair Person: Mary Weaver
Vice Chair: Jeff Louden
Secretary: Linda Hedges
Treasurer: David Aschenbrenner

We entertained the idea of taking the summer off from meetings, however with Light Rail and the Hillside Manor/South Ardenwald re-development issues, we decided we best plan to meet every month. Our August meeting will be held the week of National Night Out, in Homewood Park.

Click here for the complete meeting minutes.

Homewood Park Grand Opening!

Saturday April 11th, 10:00 to Noon

Join the neighborhood volunteers, Milwaukie, Metro, and North Clackamas Parks officials, in celebrating the opening of Homewood Park!

Here is a link to a map; if you live close enough, please walk to the park, parking is on street and is limited.

Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project Community Forum

Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project Community Forum on Train Horn Noise

Tuesday, April 7, 6-7:30 p.m. Llewellyn Elementary School Cafetorium (6301 SE 14th Ave, Portland OR 97202)

The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project includes new light rail tracks parallel to existing railroad tracks. Freight trains on the railroad tracks are required to blow their horns as they approach street crossings. The Project is exploring how these requirements may apply to light rail trains, including a number of options to minimize train horn noise through use of wayside horns, waivers, or the creation of "Quiet Zones." TriMet is engaging the services of Rail Control Limited (RCL), a firm that specializes in helping communities minimize train horn noise.
Please join TriMet, RCL and the cities of Milwaukie and Portland at this community forum to learn more about options for minimizing train horn noise.

Questions or comments? Please call 503-962-2150 or visit the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project website at trimet.org/pm

Homewood Park is OPEN!

Most all of the construction at Homewood Park is complete, we opened the play area and the trail on Thursday. An opening celebration is scheduled for Saturday April 11th at 10:00am. We will be gathering around the play structure on the Home Avenue end of the park. There will be refreshments, tours, and a few speakers. We will have a display of photos showing the progress of park development over the past 10 years. EVERYONE IS INVITED!

Our neighborhood play structure is ready for PLAY TIME!