Community Involvement and Outreach

Since the project kick-off in January 2011, staff has focused on reaching as many members of the community as possible in order to hear what they would like residential development in their city to look like. The following is a summary of outreach efforts and community involvement to date.

OUTREACH

• Public Outreach Summary (link is external): A summary of community outreach efforts between January and May 2011.
   
• Community Survey Summary Report (link is external): In January and February of 2011, City staff distributed a survey to gauge community opinion on the look of single-family and multifamily housing and to learn more about the community’s housing needs and preferences. This document summarizes all survey responses received.
   
• Community Interview Results (link is external): A summary of interviews conducted with 20 community members.
   
• Pilot articles: Several articles have been included in The Pilot, the City's monthly newsletter:
  • March 2011  (link is external)(page 3)
  • April 2011 (link is external) (link is external)(pages 1-2)
  • May 2011 (link is external)(page 3)
  • June 2011 (link is external)(page 3)
  • August 2011 (link is external)(page 2)
  • October 2011 (link is external)(page 2)
  • November 2011 (link is external)(page 2)
  • February 2012 
     
• Flikr page (link is external): This album was created for posting photos of single-family and multifamily buildings around the region to use as examples for the Milwaukie Residential Development Standards Update project. Visitors can view all the photos in the set by clicking the title that says “City of Milwaukie photostream”, or they can view categorized photos by clicking on "Sets."

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Staff established a project Steering Committee made up of Planning Commissioners, members of the Milwaukie Design and Landmarks Committe, NDA representatives, and community residents. The Steering Committee provides policy direction and feedback on proposed policies. In addition, stakeholder focus groups, made up of 5 to 7 people,  were convened to discuss specific issues with staff and provide feedback and direction.

Steering Committee Meetings

• February 24, 2011
• March 31, 2011
• April 25, 2011 - Housing Choices Workshop (see below)
• May 19, 2011
• June 30, 2011
• September 21, 2011

Stakeholder Focus Groups

• Focus Group #1 (link is external): Discussion of SFR development standards with NDA leaders
• Focus Group #2 (link is external) : Discussion of SFR development standards with developers
• Focus Group #3 (link is external) : Discussion of MFR development standards with developers
• Focus Group #4 (link is external) : Discussion of MFR development standards with NDA leaders  

Planning Commission

• March 9, 2010, Planning Commission worksession (Item 6.3)
• October 26, 2010, Planning Commission worksession (Item 6.2)
• January 11, 2011, Planning Commission worksession (Item 6.2)
• May 24, 2011, Planning Commission worksession (Item 6.1)
• June 28, 2011, joint Planning Commission and City Council worksession (Item 5.1) 
• September 27, 2011, joint Planning Commission and City Council study session (Item 5.1)
• October 11, 2011, Planning Commission worksession (Item 6.1)
• October 25, 2011, Planning Commission worksession (Item 6.0)
• December 13, 2011, Planning Commission worksession (Item 5.0)
• January 10, 2012, Planning Commission worksession
• January 24, 2012, Planning Commission worksession

City Council

• March 16, 2010, City Council regular session (Item 3.1)
• February 3, 2011, City Council memo (link is external)
• June 28, 2011, joint Planning Commission and City Council worksession (Item 5.1) 
• September 27, 2011, joint Planning Commission and City Council study session (Item 5.1)
• January 31, 2012, City Council study session 

Housing Choices Workshop

• April 25, 2011

Project Open House

• October 20, 2011