NEW PROJECT FACT SHEET
New Project Fact Sheets are works in progress just as new projects are, and will be modified periodically to accurately reflect changes in the details and progress of any particular development. In an effort to provide progress reports as our projects unfold, we need to note that all information found here should be considered preliminary in nature and subject to change unless otherwise specified.
Project Title: Johnson Creek SRTF
Location: 2808 SE Balfour Street Milwaukie, Oregon (Clackamas County)
Land Use: Permitted Use, Residential R-7
Owner/Operator: ColumbiaCare Services, Inc.
Project Funding Sources:
Clackamas County Community Development Funds (federal): Land Acquisition
State of Oregon Mental Health Housing Fund: Project Development
ColumbiaCare Conventional Loans: Project Development
Anticipated Completion Date: Fall 2009
Type of Facility/Specifics: Secure Residential Treatment Facility
Resident Population To Be Served: Eight adults who have a mental illness and who are under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board.
Screening and Placement: Prospective residents are evaluated by psychiatrists and the treatment team at the Oregon State Hospital; by the Psychiatric Security Review Board; by mental health professionals at Clackamas Community Health; and by ColumbiaCare Services to ensure that each individual is ready to step-down into a secure residential treatment facility and that the placement will be safe for the community.
Services To Be Provided: ColumbiaCare will provide 24 hour a day, 7 day a week awake staff to provide residential daily structure and support services; and *on-site adult outpatient mental health treatment services (such as treatment planning, medication management, individual and group skills training, individual therapy, and discharge planning in coordination with partnering agencies). Clackamas County Community Health will provide PSRB case management and other monitoring services. The Psychiatric Security Review Board will also monitor the care and progress of the residents.
*On-site adult outpatient mental health treatment services (as described above) will only be provided to residents living within the facility.
Staffing: ColumbiaCare will recruit, hire, and train facility staff. Facility staffing levels will be appropriate and based on service program requirements and resident needs. More specific staff numbers/ratios will be provided when determined. ColumbiaCare facility staff will likely include a Psychiatrist, Nurse Practitioner, Qualified Mental Health Professionals (Master’s level therapist), and QMHAs (Bachelor’s level degree in behavioral sciences field or a combination of at least three year’s relevant work, education, training or experience). ColumbiaCare facility staff will be administrating and providing treatment services. In addition, the County will provide on-site monitoring and case management services, and the State will provide site reviews based on Oregon Administrative Rule.
Community Outreach, Communication and Involvement: ColumbiaCare understands that timely, accurate and regular on-going communication is of very high importance. ColumbiaCare will continue to exchange information and provide updates using various methods including website posts, sending information packets to neighbors, working with the Neighborhood Association Board and attending neighborhood information meetings regularly, meeting with local officials, and holding an open house before the facility opens.
ColumbiaCare will continue to create ways for the community to be involved with the project, both during the development process and after the project is up and running. These include, but are not necessarily limited to:
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Requesting citizen input on various facility design elements and safety features.
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Developing a “Systems Management Committee” when the facility nears completion. The ColumbiaCare Facility Administrator will invite representatives from the neighborhood, local law enforcement, and other partner agencies to serve on this committee and to meet on a regular basis to discuss any facility issues that may be impacting the community, to identify and review what is working well, and provide suggestions for improvement that will benefit the residents and the neighborhood.
ColumbiaCare welcomes constructive feedback, and will use the information to continue to improve communications. Please keep in mind that we may not always have the answers to every question when it is requested, as information is sometimes unavailable based on where we are in this process. We do thank you for your patience when it is necessary.
If you would like have to your email address added to our communications distribution list for this project, or you have a questions, please send us an email request at jjones@columbiacare.org or contact us by phone at (541) 858-8170.
General Development Updates:
February 2010
Johnson Creek has opened and staff welcomed new residents during the third week of February. We would like to extend our thanks to all who have participated in the process of making the program a reality and helping our residents realize their goal of living successfully in the community. We would like to recognize all of the members of the community who spent a substantial amount of their time and energy learning about the program and developing a Good Neighbor Agreement that reflects our shared desire to work together and mutual commitment to the well-being of every member of the neighborhood. We look forward now to providing the supervision and excellent services that will create a therapeutic environment for residents and prove us to be a positive additional to the surrounding community.
January 2010
Happy New Year and we hope you have enjoyed the holidays. The latest development update for the Johnson Creek facility is that we are still on hold. We had been hopeful that we would be able to open during the first week of January, but the weather has not cooperated. All development, with the exception of laying the asphalt, is complete. Up to this point the City of Milwaukie has made the decision not to issue a temporary occupancy, but we have been approved to begin laying asphalt as soon as January 7th, weather permitting. The residential license inspection has been rescheduled to take place Monday, January 4th. In the meantime Andrew Axer (Facility Administrator) has continued to make best efforts to stay in communication and comfort the residents and staff. We have been able to retain almost all of the originally hired staff who have stayed on as ‘on-call’ employees at other ColumbiaCare facilities until Johnson Creek is open and operating.
Although it would have been ideal to have residents spending the holidays in their new home, Andrew did take the opportunity to visit the hospital and bring Johnson Creek residents a gift on Christmas Eve.
November 2009
Due to a second break in the water line from the street to the house, we are experiencing continued delays in the schedule for opening. Rather than attempting to speculate an exact date for beginning operations, we will schedule the residential license and Fire Marshall inspections as soon as the facility passes the final building inspection. ColumbiaCare will then be able to set the date for the residents to move in. As soon as we have that date, we will post it to the website.
October 2009
ColumbiaCare would like to thank everyone who attended the Johnson Creek Open House on October 8th, 2009. We were extremely pleased with the successful turnout and enjoyed providing tours, sharing information about the program, and answering questions that many folks had. Since then, the grass seed has begun to sprout and some of the final touches on the landscaping and fencing has been taking place. We have had to postpone the opening date for Johnson Creek due to a leak in the waterline. The leak has now been found, repaired and the waterline has passed the pressure test. The anticipated opening date is now November 16th. Please find our most recent pictures posted below.
Exterior:
Johnson Creek Front Yard
Johnson Creek Backyard Landscaping
Johnson Creek Side Yard & Patio
Johnson Creek Walking Path
Johnson Creek Backyard
Johnson Creek Front Yard
Interior:
Johnson Creek Visitor/Conference Room
Johnson Creek Individual Therapy Room
Johnson Creek Bedroom
Johnson Creek Living/Dining Room
September 2009
We are nearing completion of Johnson Creek and anticipate opening on October 12, 2009. We are very pleased with how the facility has turned out. ColumbiaCare has the highest commitment to community safety and the psychiatric recovery of the eight people who will be residing there.
We are currently in the midst of planning our Open House, which will give the community a chance to come tour the facility, meet staff, and find out more about the program.
Johnson Creek Kitchen
Johnson Creek Sitting Area
August 2009
Johnson Creek now has finished patio areas outside all exterior doors and most of the interior work has been completed to date. Next steps include the completion of the water line, pouring of curbs and sidewalks, and landscaping. The installation of the automatic gate to the back yard is soon to follow.
Due to some unforseen delays, ColumbiaCare has yet to finalize the security fence, however; some of the other elements of the security system have been installed, including security cameras. We intend to post a security system summary as soon as it is complete.
ColumbiaCare has pushed back the estimated date of construction completion to September 27th, with the estimated date of opening closer to the beginning of October.
July 2009 Update:
Construction on Johnson Creek is going well. During the last part of June, the interior and exterior of the building were painted, cabinets and finish trim were completed and interior doors were hung. During July, we believe all of the plumbing and light fixtures will be installed. Most of the remaining interior finish work will be completed. Likely, the most noticeable progress during the month of July from the neighborhood perspective will be the installation of curbs, sidewalks, patio areas and landscaping.
ColumbiaCare estimates construction to be completed by the end of August, and to open Johnson Creek by the middle of September. Please see most recent pictures below:
- Johnson Creek SRTF (front view) June 2009
- Johnson Creek SRTF (side view) June 2009
ColumbiaCare has been continuing to meet with representatives from the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood, local law enforcement and NAMI to draft a possible Good Neighbor Agreement (under the mediation services of Resolutions Northwest).
June 2009 Update:
Andrew Axer, PhD has been selected to be the Administrator at Johnson Creek SRTF. Andrew has extensive experience that directly relates to this position:
- Clinical Director, CODA, providing clinical direction and overseeing operations of addiction and mental health outpatient and residential programs.
- Clinical Director, Oregon State Hospital, Salem, providing clinical direction and oversight of non-medical professional disciplines and developing recovery oriented treatment programming throughout the hospital.
- Facility Administrator, Hazel Street 16 bed Secure Residential Treatment Facility serving PSRB clients, Jackson County, Oregon.
- Facility Administrator, Hugo Hills 16 bed Secure Residential Treatment Facility, Josephine County, Oregon.
- Various experience with Enhanced Care Programs, Supported Employment, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and related assignments with the State of Oregon, Josephine and Jackson Counties, University Psychiatric Hospital, Warsaw Poland and Brodnowski General Hospital, Warsaw Poland.
Andrew will officially assume his duties 30 days prior to opening but he will be available starting immediately to assist in resident selection, final policies and procedure development, security planning, partner relations to include state, county, law enforcement and neighbors.
We are extremely pleased to have Andrew accept this assignment and feel he is probably the most qualified person in the State of Oregon for this position.
April 29, 2009 Update
New Photos!
- Johson Creek SRTF (back) 042709
April 19, 2009 Update
ColumbiaCare is making substantial progress on the construction of the Johnson Creek facility. We have put together a general development update and timeline (please see link below).
tentative-project-timeline-johnson-creek-srtf-april-2009
- Johnson Creek SRTF April 15, 2009
- Johnson Creek SRTF April 15, 2009
March 25, 2009 Update
ColumbiaCare has obtained the building permit and will begin pouring concrete for the foundation of the facility. We will also be able to put together a general development timeline which we share with the Neighborhood Association and will post here very soon. (post recreated)
March 23, 2009 Update
ColumbiaCare has not yet received building permits, but we have received permission from the City to begin formwork at the site. This should be taking place at the site currently.
ColumbiaCare has put together a response to the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek NDA’s Concerns, Ideas and Recommendations for the Balfour St SRTF, which was submitted to ColumbiaCare for consideration and review. We have made it available here for those who are interested in reading it.
February 18, 2009 Update
ColumbiaCare has submitted plans for permits. We expect to obtain permits from the City soon, which will allow for excavation/demolition. This means that activity could begin at the site as soon as next week, and neighbors can expect to see a crew bringing construction equipment and working at the job site to begin demolition, etc. We are also awaiting building permits. These may take a bit longer to obtain, but as soon as we get them we will be able to share an anticipated project development timeline.
December 2008/January 2009 Combined Updates
ColumbiaCare has closed on the purchase of the property located at 2808 SE Balfour Street. ColumbiaCare will proceed according to any City Planning and CDBG Environmental Review requirements.
During this same time, ColumbiaCare will be working with all related partners and agencies to finalize the details of the service program.
ColumbiaCare has been in the process of developing a modified floor plan and site plan that will reflect the recent decision of the State to reduce the number of residents from 15 to 8. Although the reduction of the size of the facility may not be exactly proportionate to the change in service capacity, a smaller facility will result in a decrease to the overall square footage of the building and will require fewer parking spaces.
On the general “footprint” of the building has been established, there will still be some room for flexibility in the details of the design (interior and exterior), security systems, landscaping and visual enhancements. ColumbiaCare will share development updates with citizens through a combination of both website posts and at community information meetings, and is willing to take reasonable suggestions from local law enforcement and citizens into consideration to achieve optimal success in the operations and appearance of the facility. (Draft drawing, site and floor plan dated January 12, 2009 below.)
Johnson Creek SRTF Drawing (draft 1/12/09)
