Vision SMTX Appendix Adopted 2024

APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

FALL 2021: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, SURVEYS, & POP-UP EVENTS These series of events focused on introducing the development of the Draft Preferred Growth Scenario Map and associated overlays and development types. · September 15, 2021 Community Meeting – The City hosted an in-person community meeting to present community and CPSC input received so far. The workshop gathered citizen comments through maps, boards, and comment cards. The meeting included a total of 70 community participants and 233 comments were collected. The event was also supplemented with additional ways to participate. A Virtual ArcGIS StoryMap provided the community an option to participate virtually, a physical take-home toolkit was offered to participants who preferred a paper copy of the activities, and an in-person pop-up event was hosted at the San Marcos Farmers Market following the workshop. SPRING 2022: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, PRESENTATION, & SURVEY These events focused on presenting to the community changes made to the Draft Preferred Growth Scenario Map using feedback from the Fall 2021 public outreach period. · March, 2022 Map Survey – The City released a virtual map survey and take-home toolkit to gather input on the revised Draft Preferred Growth Scenario Map. The City also supplemented the survey by hosting a pop up event at the San Marcos Farmers Market. A total of 143 comments were submitted during this stage of public input. · April 6, 2022 Virtual Community Presentation – The City hosted a virtual presentation on the Draft Preferred Growth Scenario Map online as a supplement to the virtual map survey.

Resident participating in a Vision SMTX community workshop. (top) Residents discussing the San Marcos Bike Map. (bottom)

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