City Hall Blue Ribbon Committee

Writing city hall’s next chapter.

The current Milwaukie City Hall has served our community since 1938. As the city plans to move to a newer building, the City Council appointed a City Hall Blue Ribbon Committee (CHBRC) to help decide how the current city hall site should be used in the future.

Between summer 2020 and winter 2021 the committee learned about the historic significance of the site, historical preservation laws, operational costs and limitations, and development market conditions. The committee then helped create development goals for the site. The committee met for the final time on February 24, 2021, and presented its final report to the City Council on March 16 (see meeting links below).

To read more about the CHBRC's role, see the committee charter (link below). For more information on historic Milwaukie City Hall, see the history link below. To receive email updates on the CHBRC, visit the city's email subscription webpage at https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/subscribe and check the CHBRC box.

CHBRC Roster

Position/Group Representing	Member Name
Ardenwald Neighborhood	Val Ballestrem
Arts Committee	Alicia Hamilton
Design and Landmarks Committee (DLC)	Tracy Orvis
Downtown Business Area	Mark Stehn
Historic Milwaukie Neighborhood	Donna Baten
Island Station Neighborhood	April Gracz
Lake Road Neighborhood	Ernestina Fuenmayor
Linwood Neighborhood	Nancy Tice
Milwaukie Historical Society	Haley McCoy
North Clackamas School District Board	Tory McVay Jenna Benologo (alternate)
Park and Recreation Board (PARB)	Martha Germany
Planning Commission	Greg Hemer
City Council Liaison	Angel Falconer Wilda Parks

This limited-duration ad hoc committee is no longer accepting applications.

City Council discussions about the CHBRC and the city hall site:
Nov. 19, 2019: www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citycouncil/city-council-regular-session-264
Jan. 7, 2020: www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citycouncil/city-council-regular-session-267
Mar. 3, 2020: www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citycouncil/city-council-regular-session-271
Oct. 20, 2020: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citycouncil/city-council-work-session-264
Mar. 16, 2021: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citycouncil/city-council-work-session-273

CHBRC meetings:
Jul. 29, 2020: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/cityrecorder/city-hall-blue-ribbon-committee
Sep. 16, 2020: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/cityrecorder/city-hall-blue-ribbon-committee-0
Oct. 29, 2020: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/cityrecorder/city-hall-blue-ribbon-committee-1
Jan. 13, 2021: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/cityrecorder/city-hall-blue-ribbon-committee-2
Feb. 24, 2021: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/cityrecorder/city-hall-blue-ribbon-committee-3

Send questions to:
Alison Wicks, Development Project Manager, 503.786.7661, wicksa@milwaukieoregon.gov
Scott Stauffer, City Recorder, 503.786.7502, stauffers@milwaukieoregon.gov.