San Marcos Downtown Area Plan

CHAPTER 2: ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

During the third DSC meeting on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, the project team presented the remaining three key STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETING #3

concepts and two additional topics: · Downtown Housing Options · Fostering Small Businesses · Building Form & Infill Development · Town/Gown Relations · Sustainability

Committee members were asked to provide feedback on the key concepts and rank preferences related to ground floor design and aesthetics of different development types. The fourth meeting with the DSC was held on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Committee members reviewed and discussed the draft recommendations for the 7 key concepts. The draft recommendations were developed by the project team based on past DSC meetings and community input at workshops and events. Members also completed a prioritization worksheet to identify their ten highest and lowest priority action items. Items that were ranked the highest included open air markets and food halls, flexible/ festival street, streetscape improvements, implementing a parking program, and CM Allen Parkway District. STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETING #4

Visual board of DSC comments

Downtown Stakeholder Committee Meeting

The final DSC meeting on Thursday, November 17, 2022 focused on presenting the draft recommendations chapter and reviewing the implementation plan/timeline. The DSC then had an opportunity to review the draft recommendations chapter in detail after the meeting. Comments collected were incorporated into the Public Review Draft released in January, 2023. STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETING #5

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