ERTY  City ofLiberty Hill, TX Liberty Hill Downtown Revitalization Committee Minutes Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 6:00 PM City Council Chamber /1 Municipal Courthouse 2801 Ranch RD 1869, Liberty Hill, TX 78642  1 CALLTOORDER Chair Daniel Scott  The Downtown Revitalization Committee Meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by  Downtown Revitalization Committee Members Present:  Daniel Scott, Chair Kristan LeBaron, Secretary Sheila Nardelli Amber. Jackson  City Staff:  McKenzi Hicks, Planning Manager (Interim Director), Planning and Development Mary Poché- - Executive Director ofLiberty Hill Economic Development Corporation  Elaine Simpson - City Secretary  PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES 1) CALLTO ORDER a) Establish quorum  b) Oath ofOffice was administered by City Secretary, Elaine Simpson, to Amber Jackson  as a new member ofthe 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 willl have three minutes each tos speak, this time cannot be transferred or shared. Committee members may not take action during this item and any responses will be limited toJ factual. statements, recitation ofexisting policy, or request) for the  topic to be placed on aj future agenda. Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  April 23, 2024  Page 10 of5    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  meeting ate simpon@lberpMilazgow There were no citizen comments.  3) REGULAR SESSION  a) Discussion, consideration and possible action regarding the March 26, 2024, Regular Chair Daniel Scott moved, and Sheila Nardelli seconded, to approve, as corrected, the March 26, 2024, Regular Called Meeting minutes. Vote on the Motion: Motion carried unanimously bya vote of3-0.. Ayes: Sheila Nardelli, Kristan LeBaron, Amber Jackson, and Daniel Scott. Nays:  meeting minutes. (K. LeBaron)  None.  b) Received the Downtown Master Plan presentation and update from Halff Associates (M. Ms. Poché discussed that the team reviewed Halff's draft of the Downtown Master Plan and made recommendations for edits. The edits went to Yida Capriccioso at Halff on Thursday, April 18tha and had questions on some ofour feedback, which need to be incorporated and finalized prior to final presentation to Council on May 22nd. Secretary LeBaron asked ifDaniel Scott's feedback regarding the overlay feedback had been included in the email Katie Amsler It was discussed that Katie. Amsler had asked Ylda Capriccioso for a short list of projects in the recommendation sO that as funding opportunities arise, wel have a short list ofp projects that make Amber Jackson asked for a status update on where we currently sit on DRC projects. K.  Poché).  sent to Ylda; Mary Poché stated she will confirm that it did.  sense, sequentially, as well as for funding.  LeBaron mentioned a Gantt chart provided by K. Amsler in the fall. EDCDirector, Mary Poché, provided these updates on current projects: -I Roundabout feature - will be completed in July Streetscape design = we are waiting for designs from Herrera  - Lane Widths -Planning Manager, McKenzie Hicks, stated she recently met with Planning & Zoning and will get with us on after their full review regarding our city's open ditch system and the impacts of our plan to revise the City's comp plan recommendation for 13' lane widths and  change to 10' lane widths There was no formal action taken. Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  April 23, 2024  Page 2of5    c) Update, discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Hwy 29 Downtown wayfinding signage design (D. Scott): Chair Scott went around town with a tape measure to take measurements on font sizes as part of our research for this project. He stated the distance from the road could be an easement issue in the areas we've slated for placement of these signs. McKenzie Hicks stated she will check the Chair Scott presented the color scheme selection options the DRC narrowed down at the March Amber Jackson asked if other signage throughout the city will follow suit after these are decided. Chair Scott stated that yes, as far as color pallet goes, but as we move off the highway onto roads like 1869, we have a bit more flexibility on what's allowed, design-wise. The committee discussed the two color pallet options through the lens of contrast/visibility. The committee is evenly split on which design option is best. Chair Scott mentioned we could request a swatch of color variations from TXDOT, but he's unsure if they're able to do that. The committee would like to see mockups of the two options, ifaffordable. Mary Poché stated she will get with Katie Amsler regarding whether any ofher departments have the funds for  right-of-way. meeting.  mockups (Chair Scott estimates these will be under $100 each).  K.LeBaron brought for discussion a request that came up in the April Cross-Committee meeting (Tiffany Stillwell requested that we consider adding "Restaurants" or "Dining" as a point of interest on the wayfinding signs, per requests she'sl heard from members of the business community). The committee received this suggestion and agrees that it should be included on at least one of our signs. Chair Scott said he will present ai new set of designs at the May meeting and will include one or a variety of options that include "Arts and Dining," "Restaurants and  Retail," "Dining and Retail," or "Shops and Dining." "  There was no formal action taken.  d) 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)  Secretary Simpson provided a draft document from 2019, which was an edited section take from the City Code of Ordinances, along with a few other documents she provided as options for the committee to review. The committee agreed to review the documents and create an updated draft Chair Scott stated he would like us to propose a vice chair position for our committee, along  ofbylaws to bring to the May meeting for review. with possibly adding an ex-officio. Liberty Hill DRC Meeting minutes  April 23, 2024  Page 3 of5    March Poché suggested we: reach out via the Texas Downtown Association's Listserv to as our sister cities for their Downtown Revitalization Committee bylaws. K. LeBaron stated she will do  this prior to the May meeting. No formal action was taken.  e) Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding Public Art Program (D. Scott, K. Kristan LeBaron presented the latest draft ofthel Public Art Guidelines document, which now has the feedback ofl Mary Poché, Katie Amsler, and Daniel Scott. LeBaron stated that there are still other parties that need to review the document (Code Enforcement, P&Z, for example) and stated that the document will ultimately be an adjunct document to the Downtown Plan. Chair Scott asked ifit would be possible to have a workshop on this project, toi include the appropriate city staff. Mary Poché agreed and offered her office as the location. LeBaron asked that the team to review the latest draft oft the document prior to the May meeting and to send feedback/questions. LeBaron will come to the May meeting with those names and some date options during the month of] June. Mary Poché will work with Katie to determine who the key stakeholders will bei in this project. Poché suggested this committee ofs stakeholders meet  LeBaron)  quarterly to keep the project moving forward. No formal action was taken.  4) REPORTS  There were no reports to review at this meeting.  There was no formal motion.  5) FUTURE. AGENDA ITEMS  Issues, topics, items for consideration at a future meeting may be identified and scheduled fora  future agenda. No deliberations on the items may occur.  Membership structure Downtown Master Plan Public Art Program TXDOT signage  EDC help with Water Tower Mural after roundabout is done. Lane Width as soon as Masterplan update is done.  Liberty Hilll DRC Meeting minutes  April 23, 2024  Page 4 of 5    6) ADJOURNMENT  With no other items on the agenda, and no objections from the committee members, Chair Scott  adjourned the Downtown Revitalization Committee at 7:21 PM.  PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE Downtown Revitalization, Committee of the City of Liberty Hill, Texas on28 day of April,2024 on vote of A ayes, n nays,and  abstentions.  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