DEPARTMENT: Center City Development Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Alamo Plaza Master Planning Process
SUMMARY:
This ordinance approves a process, strategy and next steps for the development of a comprehensive master plan for Alamo Plaza and the surrounding area, to include the establishment of a 21 member Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee. Alamo Plaza is located in Council District 1.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On November 19, 2013, a Council Consideration Request was submitted by Councilman Diego Bernal. The CCR requested that staff recommend a process, strategy, and next steps for a comprehensive master planning effort for Alamo Plaza that is respectful of the Plaza and the Alamo's history.
In December 2013, City staff provided a briefing to the Governance Committee on proposed next steps. City staff was then directed to brief the Quality of Life Committee, on February 18, 2014. The Quality of Life Committee then directed City staff to proceed to City Council for consideration.
A comprehensive master plan will be the guiding document for the redevelopment of Alamo Plaza and its surrounding area. The master plan will identify physical improvements to Alamo Plaza as well as the facilitation of development that would respect the history of the Plaza and the Alamo. The master plan will address interpretation opportunities, signage, traffic calming, design guidelines, zoning overlays, as well as other strategies that promote its development.
In 1994, an Alamo Plaza Study Committee was formed and a report completed. That report will serve as a framework for the master plan development. The 1994 report identified 5 interpretive themes and goals for Alamo Plaza that share the story of the people and their culture, provides the history of Texas and the City of San Antonio, and symbolizes man's quest for self-determination. The Report also provides a work ...
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