Kerrville Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Meeting #5 February 26, 2018 1
Call to Order 2
Meeting Overview • Open House Overview • Draft Preferred Scenario – Preliminary Direction • Break / Review Draft Preferred Scenario • Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback • Subcommittee’s Work – Guiding Principles • Next Steps • Adjourn 3
Open House Overview 4
Open House Overview • Two Community Open House sessions were held at the Dietert Center on February 5th and 6th • Approximately 250 individuals attended either one or both sessions 5
Open House Overview • The Open House consisted of stations providing topical information related to three alternative scenarios • Economic development • Infrastructure / Mobility / Public facilities • Quality of life / Guadalupe River / Parks • Downtown 6
Open House Overview • Following the sessions, the community was invited to provide additional online feedback for the week following the sessions • All feedback received from the community has been provided to the committee via email and meeting packets 7
Sample Open House Feedback 8
Sample Open House Feedback 9
Draft Preferred Scenario Preliminary Direction 10
Draft Preferred Scenario • The Draft Preferred Scenario was developed based upon community feedback at the open houses and through additional online input • The Draft Preferred Scenario combines key aspects of the Strategic Catalyst Areas and Compact Growth scenarios, which generally had the most positive community response • While the strategic areas identified in the Preferred Scenario are intended to establish priorities for future public and private investments, the Scenario is in no way intended to suggest that market driven development will not still occur in other areas of Kerrville and the surrounding ETJ 11
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Draft Preferred Scenario Scenario Implications • New development focused on strategic assets of the city (Sports Complex, Expanded Downtown Area, Hospital, Schreiner University, Airport, Riverfront, IH 10 / SH 16 Gateway), and along major corridors • Multi-modal improvements (cars, bikes, pedestrians, strategic route circulator), traffic operations improvements; targeted network expansions; fill in sidewalk gaps; expand/extend trails • Higher level of reinvestment in existing neighborhoods • Strategic infill with limited additional expansion to better incorporate existing assets; diverse product mix including housing (Central Business District a primary focus area) • Major focus on the Guadalupe River for new development, redevelopment, open space and recreation, and riparian habitat preservation 13
Break Review Draft Preferred Scenario 14
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback 15
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback (Growth Distribution / Focus Areas) • Development / redevelopment in key strategic opportunity areas (catalyst areas) within the city limits and ETJ • New development focused on strategic assets of the city (Sports Complex, Expanded Downtown Area, Hospital, Schreiner University, Airport, Riverfront from Loop 534 to city limits, IH 10 / SH 16 Gateway), and along major corridors 16
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback (Growth Distribution / Focus Areas) This scenario generally responds to the community feedback received related to this topic at the Open Houses. 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree 6. I’m not sure
Draft Preferred Scenario (Economic Development / Housing) • Growth within all focus areas (Sports Complex, Expanded Downtown Area, Hospital, Schreiner University, Airport, Riverfront from Loop 534 to city limits, IH 10 / SH 16 Gateway); diverse job mix dependent on focus of each growth area • Denser housing options focused around strategic assets; additional housing types including smaller senior units, workforce housing 18
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback (Economic Development / Housing) This scenario generally responds to the community feedback received related to this topic at the Open Houses. 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree 6. I’m not sure
Draft Preferred Scenario (Infrastructure / Mobility / Public Facilities) • Existing / targeted rebuilding of infrastructure (all types) due to age or capacity limitations • Multi-modal improvements (cars, bikes, pedestrians, strategic route circulator), traffic operations improvements; targeted network expansions; fill in sidewalk gaps; expand/extend trails • Some new (sub)facilities in strategic catalyst areas; potential expansion of existing facilities at current locations 20
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback (Infrastructure / Mobility / Public Facilities) This scenario generally responds to the community feedback received related to this topic at the Open Houses. 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree 6. I’m not sure
Draft Preferred Scenario (Quality of Life / River / Parks) • Higher level of reinvestment in existing neighborhoods • Improve existing parks; new parks focused on strategic growth areas; reinvestment in existing parks to support local community needs; type of parks based on development context (more diversity / new park types); new parks focused on local community needs and visitors 22
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback (Quality of Life / River / Parks) This scenario generally responds to the community feedback received related to this topic at the Open Houses. 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree 6. I’m not sure
Draft Preferred Scenario (Downtown) • Strategic infill with limited additional expansion to better incorporate existing assets; diverse product mix including housing (Central Business District a primary focus area) 24
Draft Preferred Scenario Feedback (Downtown) This scenario generally responds to the community feedback received related to this topic at the Open Houses. 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree 6. I’m not sure
Subcommittee’s Work Guiding Principles 26
Guiding Principles Overview • While the Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement, Place Types, and supporting maps play a key role in portraying the future vision of the community, the Guiding Principles help clarify the intended policy direction related to each plan component • For the Kerrville 2050 Comprehensive Plan, each Subcommittee was tasked with identifying preliminary Guiding Principles to support further development of their specific topic by the consultant team 27
Plan Development Process Steering Steering Steering Community Community Committee Committee Committee Input Input Direction Direction Direction Open Retreat Common Alternative Preferred Houses Maps Themes Scenarios Scenario Evaluation Guiding Criteria Principles Subcommittee Subcommittee Input Input 28
Guiding Principles (Examples from Other Communities) • Keep existing neighborhoods vital by retaining their residential character • Include non-residential uses that support neighborhoods - like local shopping - next to residential uses • Invest first in infrastructure that supports the preferred scenario • Consider long-term operational costs when setting priorities among new capital projects • Seek funding from other entities whenever possible • Emphasize new business attraction that has high employment and tax value per acre • Attract companies that provide ‘value added’ to the companies and industries that are already here • Build a strong, diverse economic base 29
Table Discussions (Assignments) • Table 1 - Economic Development • Table 2 - Water/Wastewater/Drainage • Table 3 - Downtown Revitalization • Table 4 - Mobility/Transportation • Table 5 - Community/Neighborhood Character/Placemaking • Table 6 - Public Facilities & Services • Table 7 - River Corridor/Parks 30
Table Discussions (Instructions) Guiding Principles • Review the preliminary Guiding Principles developed by the Subcommittee charged with the issue assigned to your group • Discuss individual principles that are similar and could be combined with others to form a single principle • On the worksheet, identify the numbers of the principles you recommend combining and the proposed wording for the combined principle • Discuss any additional Guiding Principle(s) that your team believes should be created for your topic • On the worksheet, provide your team’s proposed wording for the additional principle(s) 31
Table Leader Reports • Briefly report any additional principles that your table is recommending related to your topic 32
Next Steps 33
Next Steps • Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee Meetings – Series 3 of 3 (All at City Hall) • March 20th (Downtown Revitalization) (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm) • March 20th (Community/Neighborhood) (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) • March 21st (Economic Development) (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm) • March 21st (Mobility/Transportation) (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) • March 22nd (Public Facilities & Services) (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm) • March 22nd (Water/Wastewater/Drainage) (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) • March 23rd (River Corridor/Parks) (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm) 34
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