City Council Regular Session 09/16/2025

The City Council of Milwaukie, Oregon, held a regular session on September 16, 2025, which included a significant focus on transportation planning and community engagement. Key procurement-related discussions involved the approval of a contract award to Landis Construction for the King Road improvements project. The council also reviewed the Transportation System Plan (TSP) update, discussing the prioritization of multimodal transportation projects including pedestrian, bicycle, and roadway improvements. The TSP update process involved data-driven scoring, advisory committee input, and planning commission feedback to develop a financially constrained project list estimated at around $27.5 million. Council members debated project prioritization, funding constraints, and the inclusion of aspirational projects such as jurisdictional transfers and pedestrian bridges. Additionally, the council considered a policy proposal to reduce speed limits to 20 mph on certain roadways, noting the need for further public outreach and data analysis before implementation. Other topics included community proclamations, voter registration efforts, and concerns about the equity impacts of a new state transportation funding bill affecting electric vehicle owners. The meeting concluded with discussions on cannabis delivery regulations and public notification procedures. Overall, the session emphasized transportation infrastructure planning, contract approvals, and policy considerations impacting future procurement and capital improvement projects.