San Marcos Downtown Area Plan

CHAPTER 2: ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

ENGAGEMENT TIMELINE

Pop-up Event #1 (January 2022)

Oversight Committee Meeting #1

Stakeholder Meeting #3

2022

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Main Street Advisory Board Presentation #1

Community Open House #1 & Online Survey

Stakeholder Meeting #1

Stakeholder Meeting #2

DOWNTOWN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Comprehensive Plan’s public engagement goals, measures of success, and overall initiative to ensure that a diverse range of people participated in plan, were also used in the Downtown Area Plan effort. The Public Participation Plan for the Downtown Area Plan was intended to provide additional detail for the Downtown Area Plan and each phase therein including timeframe, planning and engagement objectives, engagement techniques, meeting/engagement event descriptions, and communications. The Downtown Area Plan is specifically relevant to certain community groups within the downtown area including residents, small business owners, property owners, surrounding neighborhoods, Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Association of San Marcos, Parking Advisory Committee, Board of Realtors, Texas State University (students, professors, administrators), and others identified during the plan development process. Extra efforts were made to direct targeted outreach towards these groups and ensure their voices were represented in the planning process. The Downtown Stakeholder Committee (DSC) has been a key group that has provided guidance and feedback. Additionally, they have served as ambassadors for the project, informing the community on the Downtown Area Plan process. The Downtown Oversight Committee (DOC) was designed to be a subcommittee of the concurrent project, Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan, Steering Committee. The DOC’s main role was to ensure alignment between the Downtown Area Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.

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