Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association

What can we do for you?

2008-09-30T07:30:00.000-07:00

As the chair of the Hector Campbell Neighborhood Assn. I put the agenda together for the monthly meeting. So as I sit here thinking about the next meeting [Oct. 13th] I am tring to come up with guest and topics that might be interesting and helpful to the neighborhood.

So I am asking you what do you want to hear about at the meetings? Whom do you want to see at the meeting to ask questions of or what concerns do you have about our neighborhood or city?

This is your neighborhood and your city. What can we do to help you?

David Aschenbrenner
Chair, Hector Campbell NDA

Clackamas County Board of Commissioners to Meet about Balfour House

2008-09-23T10:15:00.000-07:00

The city of Milwaukie is being forced to sell the Balfour Street Property to Columbia Care, which will proceed with their plan to construct a 15 bed facility for the criminally insane.

There will be a discussion item on the Board's Agenda during which time Cindy Becker, the Director of the Department of Human Services, will provide the Board with an update as well as additional information and education about the project. Individuals from the State and the provider will also be in attendance to provide information.

Please attend this meeting and be prepared to share your opinions with the various agencies. All Milwaukie neighborhoods should participate in this issue.

County Commissioners Meeting
September 25th, 10:00 am

2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City, 97045

For more information see the Ardenwald Neighborhood Website.

Construction Alert!

2008-09-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

NOTICE OF STREET PAVING PROJECT ON OAK STREET Sept 25-26

Weather permitting, the contractor will work overnight from 7:00 pm on 9/25 to 8:00 am on 9/26
Traffic may enter from Hwy 224 onto Oak, but there will be delays. Detours will be in place routing traffic to 37th. Most driveways on Oak Street will be closed during this time.
We would appreciate you refraining from activity that would allow any water to run into the street (sprinklers, hoses, etc.) on the days of work.

For more information contact Brenda Schleining, Engineer Division, Phone: (503) 786-7602

Volunteer Opportunities

2008-09-20T11:26:00.001-07:00

The City of Milwaukie will be hosting two popular family events this December. Join us for the Umbrella Parade and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 6th and the Winter Solstice bonfire at the Riverfront on Friday December 12th. Save the dates for these fun community events! Check back for more information.

Volunteers are needed for the events. If you can help please contact Alicia Hamilton or contact Beth Ragel, City Program Coordinator, at (503) 786-7568.

Monthly meeting notes 9/8/2008

2008-09-15T08:47:00.000-07:00

September 8, 2008 Meeting Notes
Public Safety Building, 7pm

Presiding: David Aschenbrenner, Chairperson

Introductions and welcome
Greg Chaimov, City Councilor attended, and Pat Duval represented the City.
Seven neighbors were in attendance. Carla Bantz attended, representing MHS Graduation Party.

Police and Fire Reports
Representatives from neither the fire department nor police department were able to attend.

Grant Requests:
Carla Bantz, representing the 2009 Milwaukie HS Graduation party, explained how the party is operated, and asked that we consider providing some sort of financial support. She was advised of the multi-neighborhood association grant process and asked to contact Beth Ragel to complete the necessary paperwork.

Grants:
The Chairman explained that the HCNDA Leadership Team has proposed guidelines to guide how we distribute the money we have available each year for grants. A motion for acceptance of the guidelines was proposed by John Ellis and seconded by Mrs Rolison. The motion unanimously passed.

Project Reports:
a. Street Maintenance Program
i. King Road project has been completed, on time and with some cost savings.
ii. Overlays on 42nd and some other areas are underway
b. 37th and Railroad Avenue
Pedestrian improvements are being constructed, which are in line with proposed Quiet Zone changes to this crossing.
c. Harmony Road.
The Railroad has said that any road change must be elevated. All the proposed designs were rejected by Linwood Neighborhood Association. Discussion is on-going with the county.
d. Sewage Treatment Plant
Residents and Leadership of Milwaukie are of the clear opinion that the Kellogg Treatment Plant should be removed. However, the cities of Oregon City, West Linn and Gladstone, the Sewer District and County officials have not included this in their proposal. City of Milwaukie has asked them to reconsider their proposal.

Parks Report:
Sarah Smith was unable to attend to report.

Public Safety Advisory Committee Report
Mary Weaver was on vacation, so David Hedges, an at-large PSAC representative who lives in HCNDA area, reported. The new Chief of Police, Robert Jordan, has advised that he intends to purchase a second and possibly a third K-9 dog. Jag, the first K-9 officer, has been purchased and he and Officer Truong will be going through training in October and should be operational by November. Members from PSAC have created a 501c non-profit to continue fund-raising for the upkeep of the dogs. The Chief is undecided as to whether a School Resource Officer will be provided at MHS.

Leaving advertising on a door is both an offense against a city ordinance and a security issue, and all companies selling door-to-door must apply for and receive a city license, by city ordinance It was advised that anyone trying to sell something door-to-door should be asked to show their Milwaukie business license, which they must carry with them. If they are unable to do so, it is unadvisable to deal with them. If sales information is left on printed material on your doorstep, please collect this information and provide it to Mary Weaver so that her on-going work with the Code Enforcement Officer to catch offenders can continue.

September 8-21st the police department will be participating in a blitz on seatbelts and child safety. Officers will be spending additional time checking for the wearing of seatbelts and that childrens car seats are being used and installed properly.

Councilor Chaimov
Attendees were asked what issues we would particularly like to have raised to Council. Support for The Quiet Zone in next year’s budget, and persistence in dealing with the Railroad over this issue was requested by one neighbor. One neighbor complained about the traffic calming measures on Washington Street from downtown to 224 (large raised concrete planters in the center of the street) and asked whether property owners had signed off on them because of the difficulty some must incur in using the area in front of their properties.

Other Issues and Information
1. Land Use Committee
The Chairman advised that some NDA’s have a separate committee for this purpose, but since little planning permission activity goes on in our neighborhood, and because of the tight turn-around time usually provided for any such decisions, the Leadership Team will consider matters should any issues arise. Any other HCNDA members interested are most welcome to be included.

2. New HCNDA Logo
Four designs were presented to replace the current logo, so as to represent more of our neighborhood than just Hector Campbell’s tenure as a schoolmaster. The dogwood, the City’s symbol, the Bing cherry, and fir cones, representing Homewood Park, have been incorporated. Two of the designs were particularly liked, with minor changes suggested to each. It was suggested that samples of the proposed logo used on letterhead would be helpful to make a decision.

3. Mike Swanson, the City Manager, has a weekly message on-line on the city’s website.

4. The Planning Commission’s information has now been added to the City’s website.

Upcoming Events:
The Poetry Series at the Pond House, 7pm September 10th

Next meeting - October 13, 2008, Public Safety Building, 7:00pm

Click here for a printable version of these notes.

King Road Party

2008-08-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

Celebrate the completion of the King Road Project!
Friday September 5th at 12 noon. Click the poster below to read all of the details:

Clackamas Fire Distric #1 wants your input

2008-08-23T09:49:00.000-07:00

Timothy Dahl, Battalion Chief with Clackamas County Fire District #1 is working on updating the districts Strategic Plan; an important part of this process is citizen input. This plan will be the road map for the fire districts services for the next ten years! Don't miss this opportunity to participate; please take a short 1o minute survey (there is also a link on the top of the page at http://www.clackamasfire.com/ ) If you prefer to take the survey on paper, copies are available at the fire station. PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY ASAP.

The Clackamas Fire District #1 Board of Directors is conducting a workshop to discuss strategic planning on the evening of September 8, at our Mt. Scott Community Fire Station #5. Attend if you can. You’ll get a chance to talk if you want. (Their regular meetings are on the 3rd Monday of each month at the same location, 7:00 p.m. – they would appreciate your input at any of these).

The Fire District is planning to convene a community meeting on the evening of August 28 (only a week away!) If you are able to send a representative, please email Timothy Dahl; include your preferred contact information and he will be in touch soon.

Please take a moment to test your smoke alarms!

For more information contact Timothy Dahl (503) 742-2770

Meeting Update

2008-08-22T06:20:00.000-07:00

The September Meeting will start at 7 PM At the Public Safety Building at 32 and Harrison. But if you want to show up at 6:30 pm I will be there.

David Aschenbrenner

September Meeting Agenda

2008-08-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

Summer is coming to an end, it's time to get back to our regular meeting schedule!

Our first meeting of the fall season is September 8th (a week late due to the Labor Day holiday) 7:00pm (edited 8/22 to correct time!) in the Public Safety Building's Community Room. A few agenda highlights:

an update on the Street Maintenance Program, including info on King Road, Railroad Avenue, and Harmony Road

an update on Homewood Park

discussion of how we want to spend our neighborhood grant money

public safety update, with visits from the Fire & Police Departments (if their schedule allows it)

new neighborhood logo

For a complete agenda click: Printable Agenda

Overland Park Johnson Creek Clean up

2008-08-14T12:11:00.000-07:00

Saturday August 16th
8am to 5pm

The Overland Park Coalition invites you to help clean up the Johnson Creek that flows through the heart of the Overland Park neighborhood. We have partnered with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, and SOLV. Our goal is to clean up the Johnson Creek from Luther St. to 45th.

For more information click here, or call 503-788-7661, or email Norbert Loske

Milwaukie Daze

2008-07-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

Saturday July 26th

After a one-year break, the Milwaukie summer parade is back! The theme of this year’s parade is Old Time Milwaukie. It will start at 10:30 a.m. at the old Southgate Theater site and end up at the Waldorf School parking lot. Please come watch the parade. Some fantastic floats and mascots will be part of the parade this year. Following the parade there is a poetry picnic at the Scott Park amphitheater from 12:30-2:00pm with activities for kids! At the Waldorf school there will be family games and a couple food vendors. All participants in the games receive a free snow cone!! Later that evening come down to the riverfront for live music with The Touchables and more! Fireworks will start around dusk. The event is free, and all people are welcome to join the procession. For information on how to participate, volunteer, or donate to the event please contact Tamara Huber or Alicia Hamilton .

10:30am: Parade
12:30 - 2pm: Family Field Games and food vendors at Waldorf School
12:30 - 2pm: Poetry Picnic and children's activities at Scott Park (by the Library)
6pm - dusk: Live music on the riverfront
Dusk: FIREWORKS!

King Road Construction Project

2008-07-18T11:28:00.000-07:00

The long-awaited reconstruction of King Road from 43rd Avenue to Hollywood Avenue will begin on Tuesday July 22, 2008.

The $800,000 project is being funded through the Street Surface Maintenance Program Council implemented in January of ’07.The project covers three-quarters of a mile and will include a complete reconstruction of King Road from the sub base up, from curb to curb. Water quality upgrades to the existing storm system are also associated with the project.

The contractor, Knife River, will maintain at least one open lane during construction. Delays through this area are expected and motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians are encouraged to consider alternate routes during construction.The project is expected to be completed by Sept. 1, 2008.

Contact Information:Grady Wheeler, Information Coordinator: 503.786.7503

Light Rail Tour with Carolyn Tomei

2008-07-07T18:16:00.000-07:00

Carolyn Tomei, State Representative has arranged a tour with TriMet representatives for folks to experience firsthand the effects of light rail on schools and neighborhoods along their routes.

Thursday, July 10 Depart at 5:30 Bus pick up at the Southgate Theater parking lot in downtown Milwaukie.

Ride the new Interstate route, which passes through communities and school zones similar to the proposed Milwaukie route.

I would love to have you join us, or send this email on to others who might be interested. Please RSVP to rep.carolyntomei@state.or.us to save your place.

Sincerely,Carolyn TomeiState RepresentativeHouse District 41503-653-5180

Light Rail Hearing

2008-07-07T18:14:00.000-07:00

Dear Community Partner,
On July 14th and July 15th Milwaukie City Council will hold public hearings to gather input before passing along its recommended light rail alignment to the rest of the region.

The hearings will be held in City Hall’s Council Chambers and will begin at 7 p.m.

City Council will base its recommendation on the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) forwarded by the project’s steering committee, which is comprised of elected officials from Portland City Council, Milwaukie City Council, Oregon City Commission, Multnomah County Commission, Clackamas County Commission, executives from TriMet and the Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Citizen Advisory Committee chair.

The LPA enters Milwaukie’s North Industrial Area next to the Tillamook Branch railroad, continues next to those tracks through Downtown near the Portland Waldorf School and behind Milwaukie Lumber, crosses Lake Road and Kellogg Lake and then extends south to Park Avenue along McLoughlin Boulevard into Oak Grove.

The LPA features the single station at Lake Road, which was recommended by City Council on June 3rd.

City staff hopes that you will share your thoughts with your City Council and help form its recommendation.

Homewood Park Work Party

2008-06-22T08:54:00.000-07:00

Homewood Park Work Party
Sunday June 29th
9am to 12 noon

Please come help neighborhood volunteers at our neighborhood park. We will be working on invasive ivy removal and will be watering plants.

Wear work gloves and bring a wheel barrow if you have one. Refreshments will be provided.

Homewood Park is located on SE Home Ave between Monroe and Ada Lane. Please walk to the park or Park on Home Avenue (please do NOT park on the Garrett Drive end of the park).

Please RSVP by leaving a coment so we will know how many refreshments to prepare.

June 9 2008 HCNDA Meeting Notes Summary

2008-06-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

Police and Fire Reports
Clackamas FD 1 will be transferring most firefighters to other stations within the district on July 1st. The local station will also be going to a 4 man crew in November thanks to federal funding.

Officer Ron Glenn from Milwaukie PD reported that it has been very quiet lately and very little criminal activity has occurred.

Grants:
The HCNDA leadership team has proposed that in future we should annually support Meals on Wheels, the Milwaukie Museum and the K-9 program with a small grant which will be issued in September or October each year. The remainder of our neighborhood grant funds will be dedicated to projects inside our neighborhood.

The Milwaukie Daze Parade was awarded $400 for expenses.

Light Rail, Tri-Met and South Downtown Development:
Kenny Asher from Community Development outlined the process the Light Rail project has followed up until now, and advised that the decision on a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) will be decided during June and July. The environmental impact study has been done and is available to read on-line and to comment on until June 23rd at http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id/223.

Tri-Met has pulled out of an agreement to purchase and renovate the old Southgate Theater location as a bus layover location due to rising costs that were not in their budget.

Kenny Asher advised that the City is working with a planning and architecture firm headed by Christopher Alexander, an internationally renown architect, to examine the direction development in the south downtown area should go.

Street Maintenance Program:
Street improvements will be on-going in July at 37th and Railroad, Washington Street between 99E and 224 June 16-20th. The King Road resurfacing project
will begin in July and it is likely this project will continue for several weeks, with lane closures.

Parks Report:
There will be a work party on Sunday June 29th, 9-noon.

Public Safety Advisory Committee Report
Chief Kanzler is retiring in July and Robert Jordan, the former Special Agent in Charge for the Portland FBI Field Office will begin July 1st as the new Chief.

The Farmers Market is being held downtown each Sunday.

The City Clean-up Day will be June 14th at locations at the old Southgate Theater site and at 60th and Johnson Creek Boulevard.

City Hall’s 70th anniversary celebration, 11:30am-1:30pm Friday July 11th.

Milwaukie Festival Daze parade, games and events and fireworks, Saturday July 16th. Call 503-786-7568 for more information or go to the City’s website.

Next meeting is September 8, 2008

Warning: Washington Street Construction

2008-06-09T23:37:00.000-07:00

Washington Street (99E to Hwy 224) is scheduled for paving work June 16-20th. Please be advised and avoid the area if possible. On street parking will be closed during this time and the lumber trucks may need to use their Monroe St access for a few deliveries. Thanks in advance for your patience.
Additionally, construction will start on King Rd (43rd to Hollywood) in early July, and take several weeks.
Please direct any questions to Brenda Schleining at (503) 786-7602.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AGENDA

2008-06-08T15:18:00.000-07:00

Hector Campbell NDAAgenda

6/9/08

Meeting Location:Milwaukie Public Safety Building 7 PM

Building Entrance, South End of Parking Lot

WWW.HectorCampbellNDA.org

Introductions and Welcome: David Aschenbrenner
Guest: Kenny Asher, Community Development Director
Information:a) South Downtown Development Program b) Light Rail in Milwaukie
Clackamas Fire Dist. And Milwaukie Police a) Police Update b) Fire Safety Update
Projects Updates: a) Street Maintenance Program i) King Road ii) 37th and Railroad iii) Overlays in our Neighborhood
Grants: a) Milwaukie Parade b) Discussion on Grant Program
Parks Report: Sarah a) Work parties
Public Safety Update: Mary
Other Information and Comments:
Next Meeting will be in September, We will post updates on the web site and send out e mails as needed.

Please pass this information on to your neighbors.If you cannot make the meeting and you have questions, Please send an e-mail to info@HectorCampbellNDA.org

2008-06-03T11:53:00.000-07:00

Milwaukie Clean Up Day!
Saturday June 14th 2008
8:00am to 1:00pm

Collection Sites:

9600 SE Main St (Formerly Southgate Theater)
or
64th and Jonson Creek Blvd, (Crosswhite Industrial Complex)

Milwaukie City residents are welcome to drop off one load at one of the collection sites with their coupon (published in the June Pilot) and proof of residency such as Milwaukie water bill or current ID. This event is FREE but only one load will be accepted per household with the coupon.

Click here for the flier with all of the details

Curbside service for seniors and disabled residents is available on a limited basis.

For further information or if you need curbside assistance, please call Beth Ragel at (503) 786-7568. See the Milwaukie Pilot for further details or http://www.cityofmilwaukie.org/

Auditions Tryouts

2008-06-01T18:16:00.000-07:00

From The New Century Player

Auditions for LAUNDRY & BOURBON and LONE STAR are coming up next week.

Let's make the directors' choices difficult by flooding them with enthusiastic actors. LONE STAR will be directed by our beloved Gordon Mouser and LAUNDRY & BOURBON will be directed by the one and only Steve Quinn.

Needed: Three men and three women (ages late 20s to 40s or thereabouts).

Date: Wednesday, 4 June 2008 Time: 6.30 to 9 PM Where: Rex Putnam High School Black Box Theatre4950 SE Roethe Road Milwaukie, OR 97267

Performances: July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM July 19 and 26, 2008 at 2 PM

On the Internet: http://www.newcenturyplayers.com/

Support Milwaukie Riverfront Park!

2008-05-30T11:37:00.000-07:00

Got a half hour this Sunday, June 1st at 11:30 am?
Come to a photo shoot at Milwaukie Riverfront Park !

Meet near the Jefferson St Boat Ramp; It's just short walk from the Farmer's Market (9:30 to 2....)

We need a large group of people for a photo at the Park to illustrate the community's enthusiasm for the parks' development. We will use the photo in a presentation to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department on June 11 to justify a grant we've requested for $450,000 for Phase 1 of the park development.

No need to RSVP - just bring your friends, kids, parents, dogs, kayaks, and bikes (bike garb encouraged!) and meet us at the Riverfront at 11:30.
Thanks, Milwaukie!

City Staff Recommendations on Light Rail Station Locations

2008-05-28T14:29:00.000-07:00

The City staff has made a recommendation on the locations of light rail stations in Downtown Milwaukie. The recommendations will be discussed at Tuesday's (June 3) Council meeting at 7 pm. Council will be asked to pass a resolution to forward recommended stations to the South Corridor Steering committee. It will be in a hearing forum and public testimony will be accepted.

The recommendation can be found in the information packet for the meeting...it is a big file and will be slow to load...be patient! Once the document has loaded, look for section 5B Staff recommendation. City Council Regular Session Information packet For June 3, 2008

If you have trouble downloading the packet from the Cities site, send an email to info@hectorcampbellnda.org and we can email it to you as a PDF.

Summer Meetings

2008-05-23T07:04:00.000-07:00

With summer approaching and we all get busy enjoying the weather and activities around our community. I start considering the need for our group to meet in July and August. If you have any thought let me know. We will make the decision at the June meeting if we will or will not hold meetings over the summer. We will continue to update the web and address the neighborhood concerns.

As Chair of the Hector Campbell NDA I am always looking for topics and guest for the monthly meeting. If you have any ideas please drop me a line.

David Aschenbrenner
Chair, Hector Campbell NDA

Summary May 12 HCNDA Meeting Notes

2008-05-17T16:29:00.000-07:00

May 12 2008 Summary of Meeting Notes
Public Safety Building, 7pm

Officer Elections
The current board of officers was elected for an additional year of service.
David Aschenbrenner: Chair; Mary Weaver: Vice-Chair
Sarah Smith: Treasurer; Linda Hedges: Secretary

Police and Fire Reports
Officers William Conway and Ryan Wilcox from Clackamas FD#1 attended.
* 18 new firefighters have been hired;
* 2 new stations will be open soon
*Seniors or disabled persons who need smoke alarms can have them installed for free by calling the Fire District offices.

Officer Danny Hill from Milwaukie PD attended.
*The K-9 dog to be purchased in July; training for Officer Truong soon
*Some new Dodge chargers have been purchased for patrol.
* Chief Larry Kanzler to retire in July; expressed interest in the replacement candidate being retired FBI SAC Robert Jordan Portland, Oregon Field Office,.
*The Mongol motorcycle gang has not been any problem so far.

Neighborhood Grants Awarded:
* Milwaukie HS Graduation Party - $1,000
* Milwaukie Center’s Meals on Wheels program - $1,000
* New Century Players - $1,000

Light Rail:
Light Rail SDEIS began May 9th, for 45 days.
Meeting for comment on Wednesday, May 28th at MHS 6-8pm.

2008-09 Budget
* Quiet Zone, ($310,000) not in budget
* Refurbishment of City Hall garage for use as Municipal court ($900,000) not in budget
* Expansion of Johnson Creek facilities for staff work space not funded
* Neighborhood Grant funding is still in the budget
* Improvements to the 37th Street and Oak Street railroad crossings funded

Tri-Met Southgate Park and Ride
Tri-Met pulled out of agreement to purchase old Southgate Theater location as bus layover due to rising costs not in their budget. Further discussion on-going

Parks Report:
Work party at Homewood Park Sunday May 4th, noon-3 had 5 people attend. North Clackamas Parks has begun mowing the grass and picking up yard debris picked up by our volunteers.
Sarah Smith has the draft proposal ready for the parks work.

Public Safety Advisory Committee Report
Local emergency response preparedness for ethanol fire considered adequate.

Information
The Farmers Market began Sunday May 11th.

The City Clean-up Day will be June 14th at locations at the old Southgate Theater site and at 60th and Johnson Creek Boulevard. Coupon on front page of the June Pilot can be used for one free load of large “junk” items.

Next meeting - June 9, 2008

May Meeting Agenda

2008-05-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

Hector Campbell NDA Agenda 5/12/08 7:oo PM

Meeting Location: Milwaukie Public Safety Building
Building Entrance, South End of Parking Lot

Introductions and Welcome: David Aschenbrenner
a) Election of Officers
Guest:
Information:
Clackamas Fire Dist. And Milwaukie Police
a) Police Update
b) Fire Safety Update
Projects Updates:
a) Street Maintenance Program
i) King Road
ii) Overlays in our Neighborhood
Grants:
a) Police K9 Program
i) Vote on $500.00 Grant
Parks Report: Sarah
a) Work parties
Public Safety Update:
Other Information and Comments:
a) Farmers Market Opens Sunday May 11th
b) Provide Kidspace at meetings
Next Meeting: June 9th

We will have cookies and lemonade and a table set up for kids with coloring stuff or space to work on homework. If you can't make it to the meeting, but have a question for us, send us an email: info@hectorcampbellnda.org