City of Milwaukie

This document outlines the long-range strategic plan for the City of Milwaukie's transportation system through 2045. It aims to create a safe, equitable, and multimodal network that supports mobility for all ages and abilities, while advancing community goals such as sustainability, accessibility, and livability. The plan emphasizes enhancing pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and freight infrastructure, improving safety, addressing climate mitigation, and fostering economic vitality. Key components include establishing multimodal functional classification systems, adopting performance standards like Level of Traffic Stress, and prioritizing projects based on community input and critical access to key destinations.

This document outlines the City of Milwaukie's Transportation System Plan, which serves as a roadmap for future transportation investments. It details historical and projected funding sources, assesses the existing transportation system's conditions, needs, and gaps, and ensures consistency with regional and state planning goals. The plan integrates multimodal access, equitable planning processes, and environmental considerations to support economic vitality, housing, and public services within the city.

This document outlines the City of Milwaukie's Transportation System Plan, designed to guide the development and management of the city's transportation infrastructure through a 20-year planning horizon. Key focus areas include ensuring a safe, convenient, and economic multimodal transportation system, supporting economic activity, coordinating with regional partners, and enhancing natural resources. The plan details compliance with statewide planning goals, such as citizen involvement, land use planning, environmental quality, economic development, housing, and public facilities, while prioritizing pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and freight movement and addressing local needs and gaps.

The meeting began with the calling to order of the 2,444th meeting, followed by procedural announcements regarding in-person and virtual participation options, including broadcasting details and instructions for public comment via physical cards, email, or Zoom. The agenda included a formal acknowledgment of the community's location on the ancestral homeland of the Clakamus people, followed by announcements about upcoming community events related to indigenous people's history, watershed restoration, and trail maintenance. The city announced it was accepting applications for boards and committees until March 15th, and noted an upcoming author appearance. A proclamation was read declaring March 2026 as Women's History Month, acknowledging the significant historical and contemporary contributions of women in various sectors of society and in Milwaukee's history. The main segment of the recorded portion focused on the presentation and discussion regarding the 2025 Volunteer of the Year selection process, including criteria review and highlighting several nominees such as the CERT team leaders (Ally Kos, Spencer, and Linda Hedges) and individual nominees (Lisa Gunan Ranker, Nick Hess, Tom Hogan, and Amanda McAdams).

The work session focused on an update regarding behavioral health and housing services, presented by representatives from the police department, library, and partners from Love One. Key discussion points included the successful partnership with Love One for houseless outreach, which provided essential follow-up resources that officers lacked. Updates were provided on police department staffing levels, including upcoming hires to offset retirements. A significant part of the discussion detailed the addition of a new behavioral health case manager to increase coverage from four days to six days per week, improving support availability. The team emphasized the success of the stabilization center, noting 18 stays since its opening in mid-December, diverting individuals from hospitals or jail, with stays limited to under 24 hours. Statistics showed a reduction in overall contacts for the behavioral health specialist, indicating the program's effectiveness in connecting people to resources. The coordination between agencies, including the library and police department, and the lack of billing for consultations were highlighted as major benefits. The session also touched upon an apparent increase in the unserved houseless population in the county, although local partnership efforts are showing positive localized impacts.