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Ten years ago, together, we developed the 2015 – 2024 Service and Improvement Plan that has guided our actions for the betterment of the community. The Midtown Management District is required to update the Service and Improvement Plan every ten years. It is now time to develop the 2025 -2034 plan and we need your help.
In August 2023 we announced the plan’s development in The Buzz, our community newsletter. Since then, the district has hosted focus groups and completed the Reimagine Midtown survey to help guide the direction of the plan. Our plan timeline is listed below with the status of the project.
The Midtown Management District is hosting a second Reimagine Midtown Town Hall meeting to present and gather final feedback on the new proposed 10-Year Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2024-2035) before we move to the Public Hearing in November. We will provide businesses, property owners and residents with one final opportunity to engage directly with planners and provide valuable input. The Reimagine Midtown Town Hall is part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and community involvement. We encourage all residents, business, and property owners to attend and share their perspectives. Light refreshments will be provided.
Please register HERE for the October 23rd Reimagine Midtown Town Hall Two. Please click on the date to activate the time slot. You should receive email confirmation.
Here is the LINK to the first proposed draft of the 10-Year Service and Improvement Plan (2025-2034). The overall potential budgets for the next 10 Years are provided; however, we are still in the process of dividing out how much each committee could potentially receive. Be aware that the Public Safety Committee and Service & Maintenance are always on the top of mind of your Board and Staff.
Our Reimagining Midtown Charette is a collaborative planning process that ensures we hear from as many Midtown stakeholders as possible as we forge our way into the future.
The four-hour day will include two sessions and lunch. During the sessions, you will be asked to share your opinions while helping to shape the future of Midtown in the development of the 10-Year Service and Improvement Plan.
You are the reason we want to continue to work toward a safe, vibrant, and healthy community. During the sessions, you can expect to:
We need Reimagining Midtown Ambassadors to help us spread the word.
More specifically, our RMA’s will assist us in building and maintaining positive relationships with community members, speaking on behalf of Midtown as needed and providing feedback.
We also want to earn your vote of confidence demonstrated by voting for the plan and signing the petition.
You can download the issue of the Midtown Buzz with the full story here.
This is a preliminary inquiry into how to organize and implement what topics are addressed in public information sessions. The purpose serves as a standard investigatory method to identify language, values, and issues that should be addressed with the assessment payors in the district. We intentionally created an opportunity for small, intimate, safe groups focused on each type of assessment payor in the district so that our consultants can help us develop clearer communications and inquiries to the larger groups. The focus groups/ listening sessions do not identify or represent any plans for the new 10-year Service and Improvement Plan.We will use the information from the Focus Groups/Listening Sessions to inform the Reimagine Midtown Community Survey and methods for input regarding the insights and concerns of all the stakeholders. It is very important that we are intentional about inclusion, intended outcomes, and how we implement this process. Focus Groups/ Listening Sessions are intentionally small so that we can authentically listen and have an opportunity to gain clarification on language and values in a short timeframe.To prepare for and receive the Reimagine Midtown Community Survey, we urge you to attend a District Board Meeting or review past meeting agendas or minutes here.
In the annual assessment billing, there will be a listing of the regular Midtown Management District Board of Directors meetings for 2024.
There will also be a letter with a QR Code link to access the Reimagine Midtown Community Survey. The annual assessment billing is sent via U.S. Post to property owners sometime in mid-October. The Qualtrics survey will be open from October 6 to November 11, 2023. It is specifically for Midtown stakeholders (property owners, business owners, and residents) who have a vested financial interest in the continued success of Midtown. We would prefer that this only be shared with persons who identify as a Midtown stakeholder on social media and in community-focused platforms. The Qualtrics-based survey is specifically designed to engage with the Midtown community directly so that stakeholders can shape the trajectory of their neighborhood. Please take the time to participate in the survey.
The Reimagine Midtown Community Survey will be open for your participation through November 11, 2023. UPDATE: as of October 25, 2023, the Reimagine Midtown Community Survey will remain open through Sunday, November 19, 2023.
The Board of Directors will determine the date and time to release the aggregated data from the survey to the Midtown community. UPDATE – January 10, 2024. By notice of a publicly posted agenda, the Board of Directors and the community received the aggregated data from the Reimagine Midtown Survey. We realize this was an extensive survey. We wanted honest feedback about committee, Board, and staff work.
Here is the link to the aggregated data that was presented at the meeting. We would like to thank you for participating in the survey. We appreciate you!
Anticipated release of the Midtown Management District 10-Year Impact Report. Part of the Impact Report will include the aggregated findings from the Reimagine Midtown Community Survey in addition to historical accomplishments. This will be mailed to property owners in Midtown. It will also be made available online.
Anticipated completion of the first draft of the proposed 10-Year Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2024-2035) to be presented at the regularly scheduled March Midtown Board of Directors meeting. Receive feedback.
Complete the Final Draft of the proposed 10-Year Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan (2024-2035)
At the regular quarterly evening Board of Directors meeting:
Consider approval of the final draft of the Service and Assessment Plan (2024-2035); and
Authorize solicitation of petitions from landowners requesting the services and improvements contained in the final draft Service and Assessment Plan.
By statute twenty-five valid signatures of Midtown property owners are required to move forward with continued services and improvements.
Assuming by this date the required number of petitions have been obtained there will be a meeting of the Board of Directors to adopt an Order which will:
Accept petitions requesting services and improvements.
Set public hearing to consider testimony and receive evidence on the Service and Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan.
By Statute, the Board will be required to authorize publication and certified mailing of a notice of a public hearing to assessment payers; and
Appoint hearing examiners to hold a public hearing.
Publish (Houston Chronicle) and required mailing of (Certified Mail) notice of hearing at least 30 days before hearing.
Prepare for public hearing (30 Days)
Host a public hearing for the Midtown 10-Year Service & Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan 2024-2035.
Host a public hearing for the Midtown 10-Year Service & Improvement Plan and Assessment Plan 2024-2035.
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