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08-19-2021 (Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee) Minutes 111 %Ail Comprehensive Plan Advisory CITY of Committee WYLIE Minutes Regular Meeting August 19,2021 —6:00 p.m. Smith Public Library- Multi-purpose Room 300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 300 Wylie, TX 75098 CALL TO ORDER Announce the presence of a Quorum. Mr. Haskins called the meeting to order at 6:01PM and announced a quorum was present. Committee Members present: Todd Pickens, Jack Loraine, Eugene Hauptmann, Joe Chandler, Ken Kocon,Jared Larew,James Byrne,Kim Mullis,Matt Atkins, Jon Bailey, Jason Greiner, Sandra Stone, and Jeremy Meier. Staff present: Jasen Haskins,Planning Manager, and Kevin Molina, Senior Planner. Consultant Team from Freese and Nichols present: Daniel Harrison, Project Manager, and Colton Wayman,Project Planner. NOMINATE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR A motion was made by Committee Member Hauptmann, and seconded by Committee Member Larew,to nominate Committee Member Stone as Chair.A vote was taken and carried unanimously. A motion was made by Committee Member Larew, and seconded by Chair Stone,to nominate Committee Member Hauptman for Vice Chair..A vote was taken and carried unanimously. CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Residents may address Committee Members regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Residents must fill out a non-agenda form prior to the meeting in order to speak. Committee Members request that comments be limited to three (3) minutes. In addition, Committee Members not allowed to converse, deliberate or take action on any matter presented during citizen participation No one was present to approach the Committee. Minutes August 19,2021 Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Page 1 WORK SESSION A. Purpose and Process for Committee B. Comprehensive Plan Presentation C. SWOT exercise D. Comprehensive Plan Title E. Date and Time of future Committee Meetings Staff Presentation The Consultant Team gave a presentation on the roles and responsibilities of the Committee Members, encouraged the Committee Members to spread the word of the meetings and to receive input on recommendations for revisions to the comprehensive plan. To make a quorum to hold the meeting, seven Committee Members would need to be present. The Consultant team gave the Committee Members a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) exercise. The results were as following: Strengths: • The school district • EMS • small community • Youth opportunities/Family-oriented • diverse community, activities • Pace of life is slower • Collin College • Having a downtown • Vacant land • Space • Business opportunities for small/family • Wylie Way-Good to your neighbor businesses • Access to major employers and • Great reputation amenities in DFW • Small town feel-hail storm • Family town • Community spirit • Feeling safe/low crime rate • Community gatherings and events Weakness: • Affordable office space • No entry-level housing opportunities for • Downtown is hard to get in/out of first-time homebuyers • Parking is issue downtown • Railroad worsens traffic • Lack of sit down dining opportunities • Don't have an elevated highway in town • Higher taxes relative to neighboring • Traffic generated from neighboring communities communities • Lack of commercial manufacturing uses • Lake blocks traffic • Infrastructure in the eastern part of the • Lake is underutilized community • Lack of housing for single individuals • Can't annex additional property and the retirement community • No opportunity for aging population to • Land prices downsize • Access to 190 Opportunities: Minutes August 19,2021 Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Page 2 • Maximize revenue from outside growth • Taxable value of automation uses • Undeveloped land in major corridors • More disposable income for soon-to-be • Increase daytime traffic for restaurants empty nesters and other businesses • Downtown revitalization • More remote working due to COVED • Lake Lavon Threats: • Building without thinking/planning • Decreasing quality of school system • Lack of business diversification • Lack of quality housing • Existing roads/infrastructure • Overdevelopment • Water and power grid-utilities • Future transportation issues/needs The Consultant team also requested the Committee Members to determine the title of the Comprehensive Plan. It was determined that the Plan title will be"Envision Wylie." The Consultant Team stated that an Open House meeting will be September 13, 2021 and the location will be in the Library. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION Chair Stone reconvened the meeting into Regular Session ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Chair Stone, and seconded by Committee Member Mullis,to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 PM. A vote was taken and carried unanimously. teit e au Sandr. Ston•. ,J1 ' ATTEST: Mary r ley,Adminis'give Assistant II 1 Minutes August 19,2021 Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Page 3