SERTY H  City ofLiberty Hill, TX Liberty Hill Downtown Revitalization Committee Minutes Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 5:30 PM City Council Chamber/ Municipal Courthouse 2801 Ranch RD 1869, Liberty Hill, TX 78642  'o  1 CALLTOORDER Chair Daniel Scott  The Downtown Revitalization Committee Meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM by  Downtown Revitalization Committee Members Present:  Daniel Scott, Chair Kristan LeBaron, Secretary Sheila Nardelli Nathan Curley City Staff:  Katie Amsler, Director of Communications and Community Engagement  Elaine Simpson - City Secretary  PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES 1) CALLTO ORDER a) Establish quorum  b) Oath of Office was administered by City Secretary, Elaine Simpson, to Nathan Curley as  a1 new member oft the Downtown Revitalization Committee  2) PUBLIC COMMENTS  Regarding items not on this agenda/Public Comments: Those desiring to. speak on a topic not listed on the agenda, please complete a speaker) form and present it to the City Secretary before the meeting. Speakers will have three minutes each to speak, this time cannot be transferred or shared. Committee. members may not take action during this item and any responses willl be limited toj factual. statements, recitation ofe existing policy, or request for the Regarding topics listed as an agenda item/During. specific agenda item: Committee. Members request that speakers complete a. speaker form, indicate which agenda item they are interested in speaking about, and submit) form to the City, Secretary before the agenda item is addressed. Speaker forms may be emailed to the City Secretary before the  topic to be placed on aj future agenda. meeting ate simponglberpAlacgow Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  June 25, 2024  Page 1 of 5    LH Citizen, Jeffrey Mayes, presented to the Committee his concerns with lack of parking in the downtown areas. Asked why the decision was made to remove. Main Street parking.  3) REGULAR SESSION  a) Discussion, consideration andj possible action regarding the May 28, 2024, Regular Chair Daniel Scott moved, and Kristan LeBaron seconded, to approve, as presented, the May 28, 2024, Regular Called Meeting minutes. Vote on the Motion: Motion carried unanimously by a vote of4-0.. Ayes: Nathan Curley, Kristan LeBaron, Sheila Nardelli, and Daniel Scott. Nays: b) Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding design of"Nol Parking" signage This agenda item was moved from the bottom oft the agenda to the top sO that Citizen, Jeffrey Katie Amsler, Director of Community Engagement and Communications, said Council made the decision to remove Main Street parking based on safety and our City's overall objective in achieving a walkable Downtown. She said that it doesn'tr mean the decision cannot be reversed, but there are parking options in the Downtown Plan, although these willl have to be implemented The item on this meeting' 's agenda was placed here to specifically address how we are going to enforce the No Parking rules on Main Street, since they have not been enforced since being Amsler explained that wel have to have a City ordinance inj place, otherwise we are required to follow the state's no parking regulations and we must have signage that is state regulatory. She said that with an ordinance, we can have signs that are designed in alignment with our Chair Scott asked if there is aj plan in place already for the parking options within the streetscape. He said we need to understand the rules on the signage sO we can determine whether Ms. Amsler said the streetscape design kick-offi meeting was slated for that Friday, June 28t,so at the time of our meeting, there were: no plans inj place, but shes stated that construction must  meeting minutes. (K. LeBaron)  None. With. Amber Jackson being absent.  on Main Street (K. Amsler)  Mayes' concerns could be addressed.  over time in phases.  implemented by Council.  wayfinding signage color and design scheme.  they will be temporary based on the impending streetscape plans.  begin by 12/31/24 to meet our. ARPA Funds requirements.  Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  June 25, 2024  Page 2 of 5    K.I LeBaron recommended that we start drafting the ordinance as soon as possible. K.. Amsler agrees and said this should be done first because that will drive the way the design oft the Chair Daniel Scott moved, and Nathan Curley seconded, to draft an ordinance to prohibit Main Street parking. Vote on thel Motion: Motion carried unanimously by a vote of3-0. Ayes: Nathan Curley, Kristan LeBaron, Sheila Nardelli, and Daniel Scott. Nays: None. With Amber. Jackson  streetscape is crafted.  being absent.  c) Discussion, consideration and possible action to elect a Vice Chair for the Committee. Chair Daniel Scott moved, and Sheila Nardelli seconded, to elect Kristan LeBaron for the position ofVice Chair. Vote on the Motion: Motion carried unanimously by a vote of3-0.. Ayes: Nathan Curley, Kristan LeBaron, Sheila Nardelli, and Daniel Scott. Nays: None. With Amber  Jackson being absent.  d) Discussion, consideration and possible action related to Public. Art Program, including discussing in more detail the workshop idea Chair Daniel Scott presented in the April  2024: meeting (K. LeBaron, D. Scott).  The Committee discussed the purpose oft the workshop is to uncover any potential potholes in K. LeBaron said shel had al list ofk key stakeholders that were suggested by former EDC Director, Mary Poché, of who would need "must-attend" status for us to consider when nailing downa K. LeBaron said she would send a Doodle to all prospective attendees with these date options:  our application and vetting process and workflow.  workshop date.  Thursday, 7/25 - 9a -12n, 4-7p, or 5-8p Friday, 7/26-9a-12n, 4-7p, or 5-8p - Saturday, 7/27-9a-12n A Saturday, 8/3 - 9a-12n Wednesday, 8/7-5-8p No formal action was taken  e) Update, discussion, consideration and possible action regarding TxDOTI Hwy 29  downtown wayfinding signage design update (D. Scott).  Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  June 25, 2024  Page 3 of5    K.I LeBaron read to the committee her email recap following the mock-up-sign drive-by exercise conducted earlier in the month by DRC members Sheila Nardelli, Kristan LeBaron, along with remote support from Daniel Scott, and City Planner II, McKenzie Hicks, and Katie Amsler. Chair Scott and City Secretary, Elaine Simpson, pulled up Google Streetview sO we could  identify and discuss the: zone ofi installation for the new sign.  There was no formal action taken.  f) Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding Downtown/Communty Events Director, Amber Jackson, asked Elaine Simpson to mention in her absence the Farmer's Market that was downtown a few weeks ago and will host several more evening markets called "Second  for the rest oft the calendar year 2024 (K. Amsler, D. Scott)  Saturday Sunset Market" held at the water tower downtown. K. Amsler mentioned these upcoming events: 73-Independence Day Spectacular  7/13 - Second Saturday Sunset Market. - Water tower parking lot  K.Amsler mentioned that we could discuss possibly having a car show in the fall  No formal action was taken.  g) Discussion consideration, and possible action to make recommendations to City Council regarding updates to the Downtown Revitalization Committee (DRC) membership structure, including possibly allowing the appointment of an ex-officio member (E.  Simpson)  E. Simpson provided documents from our committee's evolution. Daniel Scott mentioned that he'dt talked to the Planning & Zoning committee about their use of an ex-officio member on their board. The DRC decided it doesn'tr make sense for us to move forward in adding this Chair Scott asked ifwe can get a copy ofP&Z's1 bylaws sO we can use them as a guideline for  position to our membership structure at this time. updating our membership structure. No formal action was taken. 4) REPORTS  There were no reports to review at this meeting.  There was no formal motion.  Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  June 25, 2024  Page 4 of5    5) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  Issues, topics, items for consideration at a future meeting may bei identified and scheduled fora a  future agenda. No deliberations on the items may occur.  Electing a Secretary Bylaws/Membership Structure 6) ADJOURNMENT  With no other items on the agenda, and no objections from the committee members, Chair Scott  adjourned the Downtown Revitalization Committee at 6:56 PM.  PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE Downtown Revitalization Committee oft the City of Liberty Hill, Texas on 25day yoflulé/2024 on vote of layes, -nays, and C   abstentions.  Ohaiv  Khbse Betng  Chair Daniel Scott  Tasy  Secretary Elaines Simpson  pim  LIBERT  ATED  Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  June 25, 2024  Page 5of5