Downtown Development Steering Committee Minutes - 07/15/2019 MINUTES OF THE
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT STEERING COMMITTEE (DDSC)
July 15, 2019
PRESENT:
Mayor Stephen Santellana ♦ Mayor
Tim Brewer ♦
DeAndra Chenault ♦
Rick Hatcher ♦
Scott Poenitzsch ♦
Dusty Potter ♦
Ripley Tate ♦
Christy Whiteley •
Paul Menzies, Assistant City Manager • City Staff
R. Kinley Hegglund, Jr., City Attorney •
John Burrus, Director, Aviation, Traffic & Trans. •
Russell Schreiber, Director, Public Works •
Bobby Teague, Assistant Dir. Community Dev. •
Pat Hoffman, Property Management Administrator •
Rita Miller, Code Enforcement Administrator •
Karen Montgomery-Gagne, Planning Administrator •
Christal Ashcraft, Community Dev. Admin. Asst. •
ABSENT:
Danny Ahearn ♦
Cody Magana •
1. Call to Order
Mayor Stephen Santellana called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes of Meetings of January 7,2019
3:33 p.m.
Motion made by Mr. Scott Poenitzsch to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2019
meeting.
Motion seconded by Mr. Rick Hatcher and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Santellana, Chenault, Brewer, Hatcher, Poenitzsch, Potter, Tate, and Whiteley
Nays: none
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3. Committee Reports
3:36 p.m.
• Downtown Plan—Paul Menzies—Discussed strategic plan adopted by City
Council February 2019 to redevelop downtown Wichita Falls.
Issue discussed;
o Code Enforcement efforts downtown
o Downtown Development Funding Possibilities
o Downtown Tax Increment Financing District (TIF #4)
o International Property Maintenance Code
o Downtown Rezoning Updates:
• Realign zoning districts in greater downtown;
• Update CBD regulations;
• Revise regulations for River Development District (RDD)
• Develop and overlay district for downtown
o Resolve parking issues in the downtown area
o Incorporate a schedule of the development process in the Project
Development Guide
o Downtown Improvements Grant—enhance existing or create new program
o Public Improvement District(PID)—consideration to be given to the
creation
o Street Improvements focused on 8th Street from Indiana Avenue to Scott
Avenue
• Streetscapes —Russell Schreiber—Discussed sidewalk and tree issues downtown,
primarily on Indiana Avenue. Seventeen property owners notified about sidewalks
being their responsibility and the use of 4B funds to help cover the cost and to
contact City. Committee members voiced concerns over a lack of progress and
length of time given to resolve sidewalk issues. Much discussion about downtown
sidewalk issues. Mr. Schreiber advised staff was instructed to take a passive
approach with property owners. Mr. Schreiber introduced a resolution his staff
had been working on with legal for City to come to agreement with property
owner for City to repair sidewalks. Property owners would pay 50%up front and
the remaining 50%would be collected from funds with the 4B. Committee in
consensus to send out remaining letters to property owners with sidewalk damage.
• Historic Preservation—No report
• Lifestyles —No report
• Regulatory—No report
• Marketing—Mr. Dusty Potter recommended dissolution of the subcommittee as
they have completed their charge. To be dissolved at next meeting.
• Finance—Recommendation to dissolve subcommittee as they have completed
their charge. To be dissolved at next meeting.
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4. Public Comments
4:48 p.m.
713 Indiana -Mr. Bobby Teague advised Committee he had met with owner of 713
Indian and discussed the use of city funds to help with the demolition of property to be
used as parking facility.
5. Other Business
4:50 p.m.
No other business
6. Adjourn
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Mayor Stephen Santellana, Chair
Downtown Development Steering Cmte.
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**Note**
The July 15, 2019 meeting was the last meeting before the Downtown
Development Steering Committee was sunsetted. The committee did not meet
again to approve their final minutes. These are being sent to Council for
approval.