DEPARTMENT: Center City Development & Operations Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT: Alamo Plaza Master Planning Process
SUMMARY:
The Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee has developed a vision and guiding principles that will assist in the redevelopment of the Alamo Plaza and the surrounding area. This Ordinance authorizes staff to initiate a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify a team that can develop a comprehensive master plan for Alamo Plaza that is consistent with the vision and guiding principles. This Ordinance also endorses the vision, guiding principles, and the update to the 1994 Alamo Plaza Study Committee Report as completed by the Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On March 6, 2014, City Council approved a process for the development of a comprehensive master plan for Alamo Plaza and the surrounding area, and established a 21 member Alamo Plaza Advisory Committee.
The 21-member committee is comprised of one member appointed by each City Council District and eleven members appointed by the Mayor. The committee includes 3 tri-chairs and 8 representatives of the following categories:
(1) member from the 1994 Alamo Plaza Study Committee Report
(3) members from the fields of history and archeology
(1) member representing the State of Texas
(1) member representing the Federal Government
(1) member representing private property owners
(1) member from the field of tourism
The committee was charged with updating the 1994 Alamo Plaza Study, creating a vision and guiding principles for the redevelopment of Alamo Plaza and the surrounding area, assisting in the development of the scope of work for a request for qualifications for the development of a comprehensive master plan, and in providing general oversight of the development of the master plan.
Since May, the Committee has met 14 times and received presentations on the history, operations, guid...
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