DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning & Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: John Dugan, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
A briefing on the SA Tomorrow Increased Public Engagement.
SUMMARY:
Intensive public outreach will take place from now until the adoption of the plan. This will include public meetings, social media campaigns, and media events.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The completion of the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, Multi-modal Plan, and Sustainability Plan is scheduled for June 2016. Significant engagement and stakeholder meetings are scheduled to take place from now until the completion of the plan.
ISSUE:
Public Outreach
A series of neighborhood workshops took place from March 1 through 3, 2016 in various locations throughout San Antonio. The purpose of these meetings was to collect feedback on the development types that could potentially accommodate the predicted growth in San Antonio. The meetings included an open house for the public to view the development types and ask questions, a presentation on each development type, and periodic Q&A sessions with staff, consultants, and VIA. There were approximately 200 attendees, food was provided.
SA Tomorrow has launched a series of Op-Ed pieces, the first from Mayor Taylor in the Express News. The next SA Tomorrow Op-Ed will be authored by Councilman Nirenberg and will be placed in the San Antonio Business Journal. The third Op-ed will be authored by Brian Hurtak, Chair of Leadership Organization of Professionals, to provide readers with a young professional's perspective
The community-wide Comprehensive Plan survey was released on March 11, 2016 via social media and direct e-mail blasts. The Department of Planning and Community Development also worked with Council Offices to send out in their newsletters and e-blasts. Both the Rivard Report and the Express News ran articles on March 17, 2016 to promote SA Tomorrow and the survey. The survey will...
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