Madrone Wall - DRAFT Timeline for Park Creation

[elaine]

Please pass the below attached DRAFTED timeline to any climbers who might be interested to hear about the Madrone. We received this late on Friday from the County.

We encourage climbers to attend the next PAB

meeting on January 20, 2009 at the County's NEW building location at : 150 Beavercreek Rd Oregon City, Oregon 97045

 

The monthly PAB meeting time has now been moved up to a 6pm start.

This meeting will be the formal presentation to the Parks Board about the proposed concept plan.

 

 

Again it is a draft, but it has been the most concrete information that the County has provided us. ODOT still has some surveying to do, as some of their property borders the entrance at the site off HWY 224

 

If you cannnot attend the meeting, please continue to encourage the County to follow though on the proposed timeline. We expect to get a more definite timeline in the next few months.

E-mail Katie Dunham ( Parks Planner) at

KDunham@co.clackamas.or.us

 

Kellie Rice

President, Madrone Wall Preservation Committee

 

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*******DRAFT*********

Madrone Wall Site estimated Timeline

 

1.November 2008: “Madrone Wall: Final Concept Design Draft (10/29/08)” to be shown to Parks Advisory Board at 11/18/08 meeting (County Offices, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City)

a.Done

 

2. December, 2008: Clackamas County Parks to begin Conditional Use Permit application for submittal in February.

 

3. January 2009: Bat survey for hibernating bats. Staff to work with consultant to schedule the survey.

 

4. January 20, 2009: Final presentation to the Clackamas County Parks Advisory Board and comments. (WE ENCOURAGE CLIMBERS TO ATTEND- kellie )

 

5. Tuesday, February 3, 2009: Review of Concept Plan by Board of County Commissioners (BCC) at study session meeting (WE ENCOURAGE CLIMBERS TO ATTEND- kellie)

 

6. February 2009: After BCC approval, submission of Conditional Use Permit Application for State Highway Approach to ODOT (County Zoning and Development Ordinance has 80 days for applications to be scheduled before Hearings Officer).

 

7. Winter 2009: PAB review of 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The Madrone Wall site will be part of the budget discussion. Staff will emphasize the number of requests for use of this site.

 

8. Winter/Spring 2009: County Parks to apply for matching grant opportunities

a. Possible grant opportunities include the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Local Government Grant. In winter 2008. Other grant opportunities may be available (Federal Appropriations request, and private grants such as Mazamas, The Access Fund, REI, etc.). Clackamas County Parks will work with the MWPC to research possible grant funding opportunities in late Winter 2009.

 

9.Summer 2009: Bat surveys in June, July.

 

10. Spring/Summer/Fall 2009: MWPC-supported trail building activities and invasive plant removal.

 

The following steps are dependent on funding (through grants, Clackamas County Parks Capital Improvement Plan, and volunteer donations of time and money):

 

11. Summer/Fall 2009: Request for Proposal (RFP) for design & engineering

 

12. Fall/Winter 2009: Develop design & engineering plans and construction bid package with consultant and full cost estimate.

 

13. Winter/Spring 2010: Bid construction package (appx. 6 week process) and hire construction contractor through competitive bid process.

 

14. Fall 2009/Winter 2010: Complete final construction plans and secure contractors to construct parking.

 

15. Spring/Summer 2010: Begin construction.

 

Produced by

Katie Dunham

Parks Planner

Clackamas County Parks

11/20/2008

[wayne]

Wow, Great stuff there Kellie, Good to see this progressing! May I suggest condensing it down for the volunteering effort to highlight dates and preparations for those dates for people who are interested in getting involved in this worthy project? There is bound to be some people who will be excited about reopening the BEST CLIMBING WALL IN THE PORTLAND AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elaine]

We DO plan to post the next important meetings, and the clean ups.

 

As participants left the last public meeting on October 29th, many were frustrated with the vague timeline that was given.

 

I think the County owes the citizens such a timeline so that the County can be held accountable (in a way) to get the forms, applications, grants, etc., completed in an appropriate time. In order to receive the matching grants they want, the County has to produce a timeline.

 

I've heard a few climbers who poach the site tell me that they feel it will never open. Since we have a timeline, there is some way to see progress and know where the County is at during this process.

 

Thanks for the support! We encourage those who cannot make the up and coming meetings listed above to continue to e-mail or call the County, and urging them to move forward and make progress.

[hemp22]

Thanks for all the effort Kellie! Keep up the good work!

Even if the timeline is slow, at least we're going in a positive direction now.

[elaine]

Hemp-

 

Can you pass the info/linky-link along to the "Rock Squad?"

Seems as if Disko is always asking me about the Madrone!

 

Thanks! It has been slow, but it would be slower if people had not gotten involved. Thanks to all of those who wrote a letter, attended a meeting, came to the recent clean up, or attended a fundraiser.

 

More to come!