HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_DTPG_02.13.2020Minutes of Meeting of the
Downtown Parking Garage Stakeholder Steering Committee Meeting
City of Georgetown, Texas
February 13, 2020
The Downtown Parking Garage Stakeholder Steering Committee met on Thursday, February 13, 2020,
at 3 :00 PM in the Community Room at City Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr Street, Georgetown, Texas.
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Board Members Present:
Michael Walton, Co-Chair
Linda McCalla, Co-Chair
Mickie Ross
Scott Firth
Larry Olson
Shawn Hood
Chris Damon
Board Members Absent:
Kay Briggs resigned from committee on 1/16/2020
Other present:
Fabio Serrato, WGI Representative (via Zoom)
Legislative Regular Agenda
City Staff Present:
Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Sofia Nelson, Planning Director
Eric Johnson, CIP Manager
Danella Elliott, Executive Assistant
Eric Lashley, Library Director
Travis Baird, Real Estate Coordinator
Trish Long, Facilities Manager
Mayra Cantu, Management Analyst
Michaela Dollar, Economic Development Director
Amanda Still, Arts & Culture Coordinator
Michael Walton, Co-Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.
A.Approval of the Downtown Parking Garage Stakeholder Steering Committee Meeting
minutes from the January 8, 2020 meeting - Danella Elliott - Committee Liaison
Motion to approve minutes by Larry Olsen (corrected spelling: Olson) ; second by Chris Damon.
Approved 7-0.
B. Update from February 13, 2020 Council Workshop - David Morgan, City Manager and
Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager
Laurie gave a synopsis of the presentation that David gave at the February 11, 2020 Council
Workshop. She noted that we have had a lot of public input and discussion and there is a general
consensus that 1) we do need improved parking downtown; 2) parking structures should be
considered; 3) we definitely need a more robust public input process, and 4) we need to study other
sites for potential parking solutions. The recommendation was to 1) pause on the 6th and Main
location but get to a full conceptual review, including renderings (considering that if the treatment
of the facades would be good at one location, it is likely that it would be supported at other locations
in downtown) and to 2) change the scope of the existing consultant (WGI) to expand the study and