San Marcos Downtown Area Plan

CHAPTER 2: ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP #2

The second Downtown Community Workshop was held on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at the San Marcos Activity Center. Approximately 80-100 attendees participated in the event and provided approximately 400 written comments at the various visual board stations. The workshop focused on presenting draft recommendations for various topics being addressed in the plan. These recommendations were developed using community feedback from the Community Workshop in June, pop-up events, discussions with appointed boards, and direction received from elected officials so far in the process. To capture feedback received, each station was equipped with a unique feedback activity. Additionally, attendees were provided a Key Concepts Prioritization Worksheet to identify their top priority action items presented at the workshop along with an open comment section on the back of the worksheet. Members of the community who were not able to attend the in-person event could participate in a virtual open house through November 1, 2022. An additional 40 written comments were received in the virtual platform.

On January 12, 2023, a joint Open House of the Vision SMTX Comprehensive Plan and the Downtown Area Plan was held at the San Marcos Price Center. The event kicked off the public review period of the Draft Plans and included approximately 50 attendees. To capture feedback, the event included boards to collect notes on the plan as well as a separate comment card to capture what attendees were most excited about in the plans and any remaining comments. Members who were not able to attend in person could provide comments online through an interactive platform or by filling out a take-home toolkit version of the plans. Comments were collected through February 3, 2023. JANUARY OPEN HOUSE & PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD Photo of community members at a Downtown Community Workshop

SAN MARCOS DOWNTOWN AREA PLAN

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