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City of Georgetown
Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
February 20, 2008, at 3:30 p.m.
Glasscock Conference Room—Georgetown Municipal Complex
300-1 Industrial Ave., Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Janis
Cowman-Arteaga, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker
Members absent: John Gavurnik; Vice-chair, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrop
Staff present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator
This is a regular meeting of the Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown. The Board,
appointed by the Mayor and the City Council, makes recommendations to the City Council on
affordable housing matters.
Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 3:30 p.m.
Meeting called to order at 3:38 p.m.
1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory
Board meeting held on Wednesday, December 19, 2007.
Motion to approve minutes by Walker, second by Anderson. Motion was approved 5-0
(Biggs absent)
2. Update on reappointments to the Board.
Bills announced that all the previous Board members had be reappointed to the Housing
Advisory Board. Anderson, Biggs, Northrop, and Sappington we reappointed for only a
one year terms, so as to stagger the term expirations, as called for by the By-Laws.
3. Consideration and possible action to elect a new Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary for the
upcoming year.
Bills stated that with the new term, elections to select the Chair, Vice-Chair and
Secretary must be held. Discussion from the Board concluded those that had held the
positions previously had done a fine job. Cowman-Arteaga motioned to re-elect
Sappington as Chair, John Gavurnik as Vice-chair and Nancy Biggs as Secretary.
Anderson seconded. Motion was approved 5-0. (Biggs absent)
(Sappington left meeting, Biggs arrived)
4. Discussion items from Staff:
a. Update on Housing Element progress.
Bills announced that Eric Fulmer and Marjorie Williams with Mullin & Lonergan
Associates would be in Georgetown March 25-27. They will be holding a series
of meetings and interviews to study the Housing Market and housing needs in
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the City. Meetings with the Board will be held on March 25 at 8:30 am to kick-off
their visit and March 27 at 10:30 am to go over the findings from the week.
b. Update on affordable housing projects in the City.
Bills updated the Board on the 400 Main St. project that had gone before City
Council for approval of a Tax Credit resolution and a renegotiated Development
Agreement. The project was seeking to place a Tax Credit funded Senior Living
apartment downtown on the second phase of the 400 Main St. project. The
original developer had planned a mixed-use retail-office-residential building for
this site. City Council voted not to support the Tax Credit resolution or
Development Agreement, as they did not believe that was the best use for this
particular site.
c. Additional items.
5. Discussions items from Board members:
a. Additional items
Board adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
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Approved, Hartley Sappington, Chair Attest, Nancy Biggs, Secretary