Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

T h e v i s i o n i n g p r o c e s s

goals for the plan elements based on the

began in September 2010 with Dream

vision statements. Goal statements ouline

San Marcos and continued into 2012

general needs necessary to achieve the

with Vision San Marcos: A River Runs

visions. At the conclusion of the goal-setting

Through Us. The Comprehensive Plan

workshops, the Committees presented

Steering Committee and Citizens Advisory

the goals to the Planning and Zoning

Committee worked with public input from

Commission and were adopted by the

these processes to create an integrated

Council on August 22, 2012.

vision for the overall plan. The vision

Following the adoption of the goals and

statements paint a picture of the future

the Design Rodeo, the Committees began

of San Marcos. Following completion of

outlining objectives. These objectives are

the web-based crowd sourcing exercise,

specific, measurable and achievable

the Core-4 Collaboration Report and

actions required to reach the goals. During

public workshops, the vision statements

the discussions many tasks were also

were approved by Planning and Zoning

identified that will be assigned to various

Commission and were adopted by the

city departments to achieve these objectives

Council on June 5, 2012.

and ultimately the goals of the plan.

In May of 2012, the Comprehensive Plan

Steering Committee and Citizens Advisory

Committee began the process of setting

Vision San Marcos: A River Runs Through Us pg 33