Scorecards
4. Neighborhood Quality
Imagine Baytown Community Scorecard
1. Community Reputation & Image
2. Infrastructure & Mobility
3. Community Amenities
4. Neighborhood Quality
5. Operational Excellence
Initiatives
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
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
Strategies
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.
Accomplishments
4. Neighborhood Quality
Initiatives
Strategies
Continue monitoring and implementing code enforcement program
Continue proactive code enforcement.
Expand city codes addressing aesthetics, as appropriate and needed.
Annually report code enforcement activities to City Council.
Partner to strengthen neighborhoods and address challenges. (YR 1)
Aggressively address graffiti in a timely manner.
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).
Invest in neighborhood aesthetic quality. (YR 1)
Collaborate with industry and other partners to plant trees.
Implement a tree ordinance to discourage deforestation (YR 1).
Enable residents to comply with building maintenance (paint) by connecting them to “Operation Paintbrush” and other CDBG related resources.
Assess older neighborhoods for missing/damaged sidewalks and begin installing or replacing damaged sections.
Develop and implement code enforcement strategies that support neighborhood quality. (YR 2)
Revisit and research options to strengthen existing code to include elevated standards for shuttered/abandoned buildings.
Provide Neighborhood Protection Officer (NPO) coverage in the evening focused on yard parking, junk cars, and general property issues.
Aggressively address and enforce standards and violations of existing and future multi-family facilities that are near neighborhoods.
Bolster Animal Control policies and programs that protect people in an effective and humane manner. (YR 2)
Continue organizational realignment of Animal Control to provide a veterinarian/manager.
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.
Implement measures to enhance neighborhood beauty and livability. (YR 2)
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.
Enhance neighborhood and citizen engagement. (YR 2)
Create a Volunteer/Neighborhood Coordinator position and program to facilitate citizen and business engagement in enhancing community safety and quality.
