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Resolution No. _45-2017__
Resolution establishing the composition and objectives of a
Downtown Development Steering Committee
WHEREAS, one of the strategic goals of the City Council is to redevelop the
city’s downtown area; and,
WHEREAS, to achieve this goal, the City Council desires to establish a
Downtown Development Steering Committee to study the issues, prioritize the
strategies and tasks, and implement programs to improve the downtown area; and,
WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Steering Committee is an advisory
committee and will review the various issues related to downtown redevelopment and
make recommendations thereon to the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The Downtown Development Steering Committee (“Committee”) should be
composed of 11 voting members, including the following persons, to be appointed by
the City Council:
(3) The Mayor and 2 additional Members of the City Council
(2) Members of the Board of Downtown Wichita Falls Development,
Incorporated
(2) Members of the Board of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
(2) Members of the 4B Sales Tax Corporation
(2) Non-Board Members of Downtown Wichita Falls Development
Incorporated who own property in the Downtown Central Business District.
A quorum of the Committee consists of 7 members. The Chairperson of the
Committee will be the Mayor of Wichita Falls. The Chairperson will be
responsible for running the meetings, setting agendas, and calling for votes on
agenda items. The members shall elect from its membership a Vice
Chairperson of the Committee. The Vice Chair will perform these duties in the
absence of the Chairperson. In the absence of both the Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson, the Board shall elect a temporary Chair, who shall preside. An
affirmative vote of 6 members is necessary to ta ke any official action on behalf of
the Committee. The Committee shall appoint a primary staff liaison from the
staff members below, who will have the responsibility for coordinating meetings,
posting meeting notices, preparing materials for the membership and maintaining
minutes of the meetings.
The Committee will be assisted by at least the following staff members and
assisting personnel:
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Representative of the City Manager’s Office
Representative of the City’s Community Development Department
Representative of the City’s Public Works Department
Representative of the City’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Representative of the City’s Traffic and Transportation Department
Representative of the City’s Parks and Recreation Department
Representative of the City’s Legal Department
Representative of the City’s Public Information Office
Executive Director of Downtown Wichita Falls Development Inc.
President of the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director of the Wichita County Heritage Society
The Committee shall be charged to perform the following action plan within a
period of 18 months:
1. Review previous documents on Downtown Planning such as Vision 20/20,
Transit Oriented Development, etc.
2. Determine if a new Master Plan for Downtown, modifications to existing
plans, and/or other consulting assistance is needed.
3. Gather information on and prioritize the desired tasks for downtown
development including, but not limited to, such items as:
a. Identify the geographic focus area of downtown
b. Determine appropriate urban design guidelines for the focus area
of downtown
c. Review building code amendments to assist with downtown
development
d. Review property maintenance codes and other code enforcement
efforts for the downtown area
e. Review the need for zoning changes in the downtown area to
encourage organized development in downtown
f. Review the need for public infrastructure improvements (roads,
curbs, sidewalks, parking, landscaping, park improvements, traffic
patterns, etc.) in the downtown area
g. Encourage residential development in the downtown area
h. Embrace downtown retail and entertainment options to attract
MSU, Vernon College and SAFB students to the downtown area
i. Encourage and promote special events in the downtown area
j. Evaluate all funding sources (i.e. business improvement districts,
Tax Increment Financing Funds, 4B Sales Tax Funds, City funds,
Property Tax Abatement, Sales Tax Rebates, and private
investment) to encourage redevelopment opportunities
k. Establish and leverage public/private partnerships for
redevelopment
l. Encourage development of a full-service hotel near MPEC
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m. Actively market and promote downtown area, MPEC and other
facilities to increase conventions, local events and entertainment
opportunities in the downtown area
4. Present updates and any recomm endations to the City Council no less
than on a quarterly basis over the 18-month period.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 4th day of April, 2017.
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M A Y O R
ATTEST:
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City Clerk