HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_San Jose Steering Committee_09.30.2021Notice of Meeting for the
San Jose Steering Committee Meeting
of the City of Georgetown
September 30, 2021 at 6:30 P M
at Hewlett Rm, Georgetown P ublic L ibrary, 402 W 8th St, Georgetown, T X 78626
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attend. If s pecial acc ommodations are needed, please reach out to the S taff Liaison, S tephanie
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L egislativ e Regular Agenda
C P resentation and dis cus s ion of summary of C ommunity Meeting #2 results - G race Barrett, AP D Urban
P lanning and Nat Waggoner, AI C P, P MP, Asst. P lanning Dir., - Long R ange
D Updates and projec t s chedule review for the S an Jose Neighborhood P lan. - Nat Waggoner, AI C P, P MP
Asst. P lanning Dir. - Long R ange
E Disc ussion of is s ues and recommendations identified in S an Jos e C ommunity Voic es - G rac e Barrett, Nat
Waggoner
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Adjournment
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City of Georgetown, Texas
General Board-Commission
September 30, 2021
S UB J E C T:
T he S an Jose C ommittee is now meeting in person with a quorum present and public is welc ome to attend.
If s pecial acc ommodations are needed, please reach out to the S taff Liaison, S tephanie Mc Nickle at
stephanie.mcnickle@georgetown.org or 512.930.3578 for assistanc e.
IT E M S UMMARY:
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
na
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
S tephanie Mc Nickle
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City of Georgetown, Texas
General Board-Commission
September 30, 2021
S UB J E C T:
P res entation and disc ussion of s ummary of C ommunity Meeting #2 res ults - G rac e Barrett, AP D Urban
P lanning and Nat Waggoner, AI C P, P MP, As s t. P lanning Dir., - Long R ange
IT E M S UMMARY:
AP D Urban P lanning will review the s ummary of the input rec eived from the s econd C ommunity Meeting
held on S eptember 1, 2021, with the S teering C ommittee.
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
N/A
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Nat Waggoner, P MP, AI C P
AT TAC H ME N T S:
Description Type
Pres entation Pres entation
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PMT MEETING
September 12, 2021
Georgetown Small Area Plans
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AGENDA
•Community Meeting Summary
•Public Meeting #2 Outline and Questions
•Next Steps
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San Jose Results
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Community Meeting
Sign-In Results
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Community MeetingNeighborhood Vision
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Goals
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History
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Transit
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Urban Design
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Programs
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Programs
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Programs
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Community Concerns
1.San Jose remaining single family
2.Focusing just on the Hispanic Culture of the community
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TRG Results
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Community Meeting
Results
14%
11%
5%
14%
14%
42%
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE SURVEY?
Social Media Word of Mouth
Mailer Yard Sign
Steering Committee Member Other
78%
5%
17%
IN TRG, ARE YOU A…
Homeowner Renter Business Owner Other
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Community Meeting
Results
The future of the TRG will continue to be a diverse and accessible community with a rich
heritage, celebrated cultural assets and historic character, beautiful parks and natural
amenities, and multigenerational residents and their families that live, enjoy, and thrive as
part of preserved Historic Georgetown.
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The TRG neighborhood will be a safe, healthy and diverse multigenerational community that
promotes and protects it’s rich and varied heritage, residential character, and cultural
community assets for future generations and all citizens of Georgetown.
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Additioanl Responses
If you do not like either vision statement, please write your own below.
The future of the TRG neighborhood will continue to be diverse, safe, healthy & a
multigenerational community where its cultural history of the original residents will be
honored, respected & protected from developers coming in & taking advantage by building
huge expensive homes that are as much as $600,000
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VISION STATEMENT
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GOALS
GOALS Support Does Not
Support
Protection of legacy homeowners from displacement 29 1
Invest in and preserve historic and cultural assets that highlight the TRG 28 0
Create and preserve affordable housing options for sale, rental, and multi-family where appropriate development
can occur 23 3
Identify and preserve key character defining building components to ensure new development is compatible with
the existing neighborhood 24 0
Address parking issues in the neighborhood 23 0
Improve sidewalks and pedestrian access to and through the neighborhood 25 0
Increase safety and access to and through the community by addressing traffic concerns 27 0
Bring together TRG residents, organizations, and businesses to collaborate for the betterment of their community 26 0
Enhance the development of parks and trail amenities in the neighborhood 25 1
Create solutions to support people without stable housing to uplift neighborhood safety and wellbeing.24 3
Community Meeting
Results
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1.Blue Hole Park/Historic Carver School
•Limited amount of people should be allowed at park
at specific times. Should be required to park at
parking garage not neighborhood
•Carver was a segregated school & Blue Hole was
always a naturally beautiful place, but it is more so
now.
•DON'T TEAR DOWN CARVER THAT MEANS MORE TO
US THEN YOU WILL EVER KNOW, YOU DESTROYED
EVERY HISTORY SCHOOL IN TOWN, SAVE CARVER!!!
•Blue hole is where many black locals were
baptized…I believe my great grandma attended
Historic Carver
•Our family enjoys this park daily
2.Chautauqua Park
•Great park to visit
•It is a nice quiet little park
•Childhood park for me and my friends growing up
3.Madella Hilliard Community Center
•Meetings are often held at the center; they do
breakfast & meals on wheels.
4.GCCMA Shotgun House
•A gem in our neighborhood
•A small museum that house photographs, cultural
artifacts, they sometimes exhibit the work of black
artists
•Historic museum that showcases local history
5.Boy & Girls Club/ Old Carver School/
Juneteenth Park Celebration
•Before the school the park was there & the
Juneteenth celebrations included a lot of the
surrounding towns, there were baseball games
(adult & children) men/women & children, free BBQ
as well as food being sold, games (cards, dominos,
cake walk, apple dunking), basketball & a dance at
the end of the celebration.
•DON'T TEAR DOWN CARVER THAT MEANS MORE TO
US THEN YOU WILL EVER KNOW, YOU DESTROYED
EVERY HISTORIC SCHOOL IN TOWN, SAVE CARVER!!!
•Where Juneteenth was held…black high school
during segregation…safe haven for current local
youth
Community Meeting
Results HISTORIC ASSETS
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6.Willie Hall Center
•The meeting place of the GCCMA, they also did have tutoring & other programs for children.
•Safe haven growing up, various summer camps and youth enrichment programs, tutoring
7.Stonehaven Apartments
•Low-income apartments
•Section off 18th Street as well as Hart
•More people live in the 18th Street section, but neighborhood families live in both sections
•“The Circle”
8.Other –Important People, Events, Gathering Spaces
•This is more a question than a fact, was the location of the Belford Lumber company (1891-1967) physically located all or
partially in the TRG neighborhood? Is so, that is a historical asset. I had heard that Timber and Forest Streets were named
because of their proximity to the lumber company.
•Masonic lodge. Hispanic school on w 10th. Montgomery park.
•Boundaries of recognized historic areas to include TRG & San Jose neighborhoods
•Used to be “RGT” in that order
Community Meeting
Results HISTORIC ASSETS
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1.Macedonia Baptist Church
•It's now a new building but the church is one of the
historical black churches that is over 100 years old
•Historic black church
2.Wesley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal
Church
•Is the only existing historical black church that has its
original structure and is also over a hundred years
old
•Historic black church—connected to AME’ism which
is historic
•152 YEARS OLD. OLDEST BLACK CHURCH
•Celebrates its 152nd church anniversary. Has been a
staple to the neighborhood
3.St. Paul United Methodist Church
•It also has a new building building but it to is one of
the historical black churches that is well over a 140
years old.
•Historic black church
4.Church of the Holy Spirit
•Is mainly a Hispanic church, but they have hosted
other minority churches as well as let them have
church there.
•Historic Latino church
5.Iglesia El Buen Pastor
•I don't really know anything about this church other
than I think it is a Hispanic church
•Historic Latino church
•Historic museum that showcases local history
6.Friendly Will Missionary Baptist Church
•It also has a new building and it to is a historical
black church that is over a hundred years old.
•Historic black church
7.Calvary Hill Baptist Church
•Is another historical black church, again not in it's
original building but I believe it is over a hundred
years old and it is a family church.
•Historic black church—great grandpa pastored there
8.Iglesia Getsemani Cladic Pentecostes
Community Meeting
Results HISTORIC ASSETS
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Community Meeting
Results TRANSPORTATION
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Speed
Awareness
Signage
Traffic Control
Signs
Bulb Out Chicane Pinch Points Enhanced
Pedestrian
Crossings
Sign
Relocation/Tree
Trimming
Roundabouts
Transportation
Physical Improvements
YES NO
Community Meeting
Results
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0
5
10
15
20
25
Enhanced
Stripping
Speed Awareness
Signage
Neighborhood
Discussion
Sign
Relocation/Tree
Trimming
Educational
Signage
Police
Enforcement
Other - Lower
Speed Limit
Transportation
Education Strategies
YES NO
Community Meeting
Results
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12
11
6
4
2
11
21
6
11
16
11
9
10
11
15
11
Community Meeting
Results HOUSING
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Community Meeting
Results LAND USE
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1. Single Family
Detached
2.
Duplex/Townhouses
3.
Dining/Entertainment
4. Health
Facility/Pharmacy
5. Mixed Use
(Residential +
Commercial)
6. Office/Commercial
What types of development do you think is appropriate for TRG
Area A Area B Area C
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Community Meeting
Results PROGRAMS
HOUSING STRATEGIES
Homeownership Rehab Program: Examples include financial assistance for emergency
repairs, and potential code violations to promote safety.These programs would focus on
promoting safe structures for long-term homeowners.
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Property Tax Assistance: These programs address any increases in property taxes to ensure
homeowners can stay in their homes.19
Will Creation for Property Disposition: Connecting residents to low-cost services to create a
will for property owners who do not currently have one.16
Homeowner Education: Providing education on the existing housing programs in the City of
Georgetown, such as homestead exemptions, and the Home Repair Program.19
New Development: Through regulation, ensure new development is like the existing
character of the neighborhood.17
Neighborhood Association: Assist in creating a TRG neighborhood association.17
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Community Meeting
Results PROGRAMS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
The design and implementation of a cultural heritage trail would provide residents and
tourists with an easy-to-follow path of neighborhood landmarks.20
Incorporate local history into a marketing and branding campaign that emphasizes the area’s
rich cultural heritage.12
Investment in public art that highlights the history and Hispanic culture of the neighborhood.12
Incorporate neighborhood history into the naming of trails and park amenities.19
Host exhibits in open space and parks.6
Create policies/programs that link historic preservation and economic development by
prioritizing the creation and preservation of minority owned businesses and jobs.17
OTHER –Cemetery/History/i.e.Blue Hole 3
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Community Meeting
Results PROGRAMS
GREEN SPACE AND RECREATION
A passive park, that connects South San Gabriel River Trail to Downtown 11
An urban garden with raised beds 14
Additional programming at Chautauqua Park 10
Community festivals and events 13
Designated parking for Blue Hole Park 10
More lighting in parks and on trails 16
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Community Meeting
Results PROGRAMS
MOBILITY & PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
Shared lanes and/or protected bike lanes 10
Round-abouts at certain intersections 6
Permitted residential parking for specific areas 8
Traffic calming along Scenic Drive 17
Streetlights for areas lacking visibility 13
Sidewalks on all residential streets in TRG 18
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Community Meeting
Results PROGRAMS
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Programs that focus on college readiness 20
Job training 19
Outdoor educational opportunities 9
Social gatherings focused on youth 14
Programming for youth that ties fun activities to the history and culture of the TRG 13
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Community Concerns
1.TRG protecting legacy residents from displacement
2.Preserving the historic culture of the community
3.Ensuring new development is cohesive with the existing fabric
4.Pedestrian and mobility safety
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City of Georgetown, Texas
General Board-Commission
September 30, 2021
S UB J E C T:
Updates and project sc hedule review for the S an Jos e Neighborhood P lan. - Nat Waggoner, AI C P, P MP
As s t. P lanning Dir. - Long R ange
IT E M S UMMARY:
S taff will review the project sc hedule and dates for future S teering C ommittee meetings .
S teering C ommittee Meeting #5 - O c tober 10, 2021
S C Meeting #6 November 4, 2021
C ommunity Meeting #3 November 10, 2021
Staff will also provide any updates related to the S an J ose Neighborhood.
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
None at this time.
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Nat Waggoner, P MP, AI C P
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City of Georgetown, Texas
General Board-Commission
September 30, 2021
S UB J E C T:
Dis cus s ion of issues and rec ommendations identified in S an Jose C ommunity Voices - G race Barrett, Nat
Waggoner
IT E M S UMMARY:
S taff will s eek information from the S teering C ommittee on:
W here and to what extent has flooding oc curred in S an Jose?
S taff will pres ent information on Marketing and Brand and Neighborhood Assoc iations . S taff will s eek
feedback:
Do you have any questions or c onc erns about potential branding and marketing for S an Jose?
Is there interest by the S teering C ommittee in forming a Neighborhood As s ociation?
Does the S teering C ommittee have any ques tions about the Neighborhood P lanning process or
recommendations ?
F IN AN C IAL IMPAC T:
None
S UB MIT T E D B Y:
Nat Waggoner, P MP, AI C P
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