• 4. Neighborhood Quality
  • Imagine Baytown Community Scorecard
  • 1. Community Reputation & Image
  • 2. Infrastructure & Mobility
  • 3. Community Amenities
  • 4. Neighborhood Quality
  • 5. Operational Excellence
  • Objectives
  • Accomplishments
  • Continue monitoring and implementing code enforcement program
  • Partner to strengthen neighborhoods and address challenges. (YR 1)
  • Invest in neighborhood aesthetic quality. (YR 1)
  • Improve and nurture neighborhood quality by ensuring that policies and zoning support neighborhood health and safety. (YR 2)
  • Implement strategies that continue to enhance community engagement in Baytown. (YR 3)
  • Develop and implement code enforcement strategies that support neighborhood quality. (YR 2)
  • Continue efforts to improve compliance with City codes. (YR 3)
  • Bolster Animal Control policies and programs that protect people in an effective and humane manner. (YR 2)
  • Implement measures to enhance neighborhood beauty and livability. (YR 2)
  • Enhance neighborhood and citizen engagement. (YR 2)
  • Increase vibrancy and citizen engagement in neighborhoods and in our general community. (YR 4)
  • Develop and enhance programs and policies that facilitate private investment and protect neighborhoods. (YR 4)
  • Bolster a sense of safety and well-being within neighborhoods. (YR 4)
  • Measures
  • Outcome Measure Dashboard
  • Citizen satisfaction with the overall quality of your neighborhood
  • Citizen satisfaction with the overall appearance of residential property
  • Citizen satisfaction with the maintenance of streets in your neighborhood
  • Citizen satisfaction with the adequacy of city street lighting
  • Citizen ratings of how safe you feel in your neighborhood during the day
  • Citizen ratings of how safe you feel in your neighborhood at night
  • Citizen satisfaction with the overall enforcement of city codes and ordinances
  • Avg. sales price of residential units
  • Average number of days on the market for residential units
  • Number of residences assisted in housing improvement programs
  • Initiatives
  • Continue proactive code enforcement.
  • Expand city codes addressing aesthetics, as appropriate and needed.
  • Align the Future Land Use Plan with the Zoning map.
  • Annually report code enforcement activities to City Council.
  • Increase Police Department involvement with area Neighborhood Watch groups.
  • Collaborate with industry and other partners to plant trees.
  • Implement a tree ordinance to discourage deforestation (YR 1).
  • Examine possible industry/residential interfaces and proactively rezone to lessen the impacts on future/current residential development.
  • Enable residents to comply with building maintenance (paint) by connecting them to “Operation Paintbrush” and other CDBG related resources.
  • Identify ways to better engage with existing HOAs.
  • Assess older neighborhoods for missing/damaged sidewalks and begin installing or replacing damaged sections.
  • Aggressively address graffiti in a timely manner.
  • Support an area plan for Bayway (i.e. "Bayside District").
  • Identify ways to engage with neighborhoods that do not have HOAs.
  • Create a neighborhood outreach team that works to build relationships with neighborhoods.
  • Participate in the United Way initiative to assess and provide solutions to the homelessness issue in Baytown (YR 1).
  • Revisit and research options to strengthen existing code to include elevated standards for shuttered/abandoned buildings.
  • Provide better education to residents about City codes and the importance of compliance.
  • Provide Neighborhood Protection Officer (NPO) coverage in the evening focused on yard parking, junk cars, and general property issues.
  • Provide support through volunteerism for those who are unable to correct violations on their own.
  • Aggressively address and enforce standards and violations of existing and future multi-family facilities that are near neighborhoods.
  • Provide more resources for code enforcement.
  • Continue organizational realignment of Animal Control to provide a veterinarian/manager.
  • Conduct discussions with Harris & Chambers County regarding the development of partnerships to address blighted areas that are just outside City limits.
  • Begin the first phase of the Animal Control facility upgrade.
  • Augment Animal Control Officer deployment to potentially include evenings.
  • Stiffen penalties for loose/stray animals along with an educational component for residents about this change.
  • Provide streetscaping improvements in older areas of town (example: Bayway Drive, Market Street, South Main, Ward Road, etc.).
  • Continue neighborhood park and playground upgrades.
  • Continue to improve neighborhood lighting, specifically with LED lights.
  • Ensure future development provides enhanced streets, setbacks, and deeper driveways.
  • Continue the installation of uniform, new street signage.
  • Create a Volunteer/Neighborhood Coordinator position and program to facilitate citizen and business engagement in enhancing community safety and quality.
  • Pilot a program or neighborhood coordination and engagement.
  • Allow neighborhoods and citizen groups to partner with the City to present special micro events.
  • Continue to support current events and add new events to celebrate our cultural heritage, history, and increase general enjoyment of Town Square, i.e. - Black History Month, Grito, Caribbean Festival, Juneteenth, Mardi Gras, Bluegrass/Folk Music Festival, etc.
  • Further streamline processes for smaller home projects/permits. Review whether deregulation is an option.
  • Engage a broker to market City-controlled vacant properties (YR4).
  • Use statutory latitude and creativity in developing solutions for the development of older buildings. Primary need is to effectively market program for older and vacant building redevelopment and use, making maximum use of empowerment zones and current programs.
  • Continue proactive code enforcement with consideration of additional LLC measures.
  • Augment police presence in and patrol of neighborhoods.
  • Continue to bolster animal control program, with emphasis on decreasing strays on streets. Consider elevated penalties associated with multiple offenders.
  • Continue to address lighting deficiencies throughout community. Test the feasibility of solar street light integration.

Initiatives

4. Neighborhood Quality
Strategies Owner Period Start Date End Date Milestones
Continue proactive code enforcement.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Expand city codes addressing aesthetics, as appropriate and needed.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Align the Future Land Use Plan with the Zoning map.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Identify inconsistencies between the FLUP and the Zoning Map
Evaluate each area.
Make recommendations to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
Bring Planning & Zoning Commission recommendations to City Council.
Make approved adjustments to GIS map.
Annually report code enforcement activities to City Council.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Increase Police Department involvement with area Neighborhood Watch groups.
KD
Keith Dougherty (Police)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Collaborate with industry and other partners to plant trees.
SJ
Scott Johnson (Parks and Recreation)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Implement a tree ordinance to discourage deforestation (YR 1).
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Examine possible industry/residential interfaces and proactively rezone to lessen the impacts on future/current residential development.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
1/1/19
9/30/19
 
Enable residents to comply with building maintenance (paint) by connecting them to “Operation Paintbrush” and other CDBG related resources.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Identify ways to better engage with existing HOAs.
JE
Jamie Eustace (Library)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Assess older neighborhoods for missing/damaged sidewalks and begin installing or replacing damaged sections.
FS
Frank Simoneaux (Public Works)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Aggressively address graffiti in a timely manner.
KD
Keith Dougherty (Police)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Support an area plan for Bayway (i.e. "Bayside District").
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Create Bayway Plan goals.
Draft a Request for Proposal (RFP) based on goals.
Complete the RFP process and approve a contract for the selected company.
Host public meetings to review the submitted plans.
Finalize the plans and bring a recommendation to City Council.
Identify ways to engage with neighborhoods that do not have HOAs.
JE
Jamie Eustace (Library)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Create a neighborhood outreach team that works to build relationships with neighborhoods.
RD
Rick Davis (City Manager's Office)
Q4-19-20
10/1/17
9/30/18
 
Participate in the United Way initiative to assess and provide solutions to the homelessness issue in Baytown (YR 1).
NW
Nick Woolery (City Manager's Office)
Q4-19-20
1/1/19
6/30/19
 
Revisit and research options to strengthen existing code to include elevated standards for shuttered/abandoned buildings.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
1/1/19
6/30/19
 
Provide better education to residents about City codes and the importance of compliance.
AJ
Alice Jauregui (Public Affairs)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Provide Neighborhood Protection Officer (NPO) coverage in the evening focused on yard parking, junk cars, and general property issues.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/18
12/31/18
Establish and implement rotating overtime shifts.
Establish and implement rotating zone inspections for evenings and weekends.
Provide support through volunteerism for those who are unable to correct violations on their own.
JE
Jamie Eustace (Library)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Aggressively address and enforce standards and violations of existing and future multi-family facilities that are near neighborhoods.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Revise the inspection and registration process.
Train staff on revised inspection and registration process.
Work to get unregistered complexes registered under the revised process.
Provide more resources for code enforcement.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Continue organizational realignment of Animal Control to provide a veterinarian/manager.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/18
12/31/18
Reorganize Animal Control and fill the Animal Control Manager position.
Establish and implement contract for part-time vet services.
Reassign funding to contract for part-time vet services.
Conduct discussions with Harris & Chambers County regarding the development of partnerships to address blighted areas that are just outside City limits.
RD
Rick Davis (City Manager's Office)
Q4-19-20
10/1/19
9/30/20
 
Begin the first phase of the Animal Control facility upgrade.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Reassess the consultant's directive.
Receive re-submissions from consultant.
Present consultant re-submissions to City Council.
Open approved project up for construction bids.
Augment Animal Control Officer deployment to potentially include evenings.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/18
3/31/19
Establish expanded shifts with additional staff.
Deploy expanded shift schedule.
Stiffen penalties for loose/stray animals along with an educational component for residents about this change.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Review current ordinance language and present recommended changes to City Council for approval.
Implement recommended ordinance changes.
Notify the public through social media and other marketing material about ordinance changes.
Provide streetscaping improvements in older areas of town (example: Bayway Drive, Market Street, South Main, Ward Road, etc.).
SJ
Scott Johnson (Parks and Recreation)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Complete median upgrades along Garth Road south of SH 146 to Decker Drive.
Request funding to implement streetscaping upgrades to additional areas.
Continue neighborhood park and playground upgrades.
SJ
Scott Johnson (Parks and Recreation)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Purchase and receive playground equipment
Installation of playground equipment (Carver Park, Barkaloo Park, American Little League Park, Roseland Park, and Pirates Bay Waterpark)
Continue to improve neighborhood lighting, specifically with LED lights.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Receive LED replacement program scope and schedule from CenterPoint.
Staff continues to submit the allotted amount of residential lighting requests.
CenterPoint begins installation of new LED lighting.
Ensure future development provides enhanced streets, setbacks, and deeper driveways.
BG
Bret Gardella (City Manager's Office)
Sept-20
1/1/19
9/30/19
 
Continue the installation of uniform, new street signage.
FS
Frank Simoneaux (Public Works)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
 
Create a Volunteer/Neighborhood Coordinator position and program to facilitate citizen and business engagement in enhancing community safety and quality.
JE
Jamie Eustace (Library)
Sept-20
10/1/18
9/30/19
Study the best practices of community engagement programs in other communities.
Post the Community Engagement Specialist job.
Hire and on-board the Citizen Engagement Specialist.
Work with partners to develop citizen engagement programs.
Pilot a program or neighborhood coordination and engagement.
JE
Jamie Eustace (Library)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Allow neighborhoods and citizen groups to partner with the City to present special micro events.
JE
Jamie Eustace (Library)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Continue to support current events and add new events to celebrate our cultural heritage, history, and increase general enjoyment of Town Square, i.e. - Black History Month, Grito, Caribbean Festival, Juneteenth, Mardi Gras, Bluegrass/Folk Music Festival, etc.
SJ
Scott Johnson (Parks and Recreation)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Further streamline processes for smaller home projects/permits. Review whether deregulation is an option.
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Engage a broker to market City-controlled vacant properties (YR4).
BM
Brian Moran
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Use statutory latitude and creativity in developing solutions for the development of older buildings. Primary need is to effectively market program for older and vacant building redevelopment and use, making maximum use of empowerment zones and current programs.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Continue proactive code enforcement with consideration of additional LLC measures.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Augment police presence in and patrol of neighborhoods.
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Continue to bolster animal control program, with emphasis on decreasing strays on streets. Consider elevated penalties associated with multiple offenders.
TG
Tony Gray (Health)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21
 
Continue to address lighting deficiencies throughout community. Test the feasibility of solar street light integration.
ND
Nathan Dietrich (Planning)
Sept-20
10/1/20
9/30/21