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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHOUAB_Agenda&Minutes_2007Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, December 19, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock Conference Room of the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Cynthia Anderson, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. 2. Consideration and possible action to recommend approval of the Sierra Ridge Development to the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council. 3. Discussion and possible action on consultant selection for the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. 4. Discussions items from Staff: a. Board membership application deadline and term limits. b. Additional discussion items. 5. Discussion items from Board members: a. Additional discussion items. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, December 19, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , December 19, 2007. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, John Gavurnik; Vice-chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Emily Northrop, Larkin Tom, Naomi W alker Board Members Absent: Debbie Hoffman Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Bill Sattler; City Council Member Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:32 p.m. Sappington, Anderson, Cowman-Arteaga, Tom, Walker present. 1.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Motion to approve minutes by Walker, second by Anderson. Approved 5-0 Northrop, Gavurnik, Biggs arrive. 2.Consideration and possible action to recommend approval of the Sierra Ridge Development to the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council. Walker, Director of the Georgetown Housing Authority, presents an update on the Sierra Ridge development. She relates that at the last City Council meeting on December 11, 2007, the project was approved to receive substantial funding from the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation for infrastructure improvements and received approval of utility fee waivers. The next step of the development will be to go before the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to rezone the property to a Planned Unit Development. The rezoning will allow the project to be mixed-use and use site design standards to make the development pedestrian friendly. The development will contain 188 multi-family residential units, 179 being affordable to households making 50% and 60% of Area median Income (AMI). Walker is asking the Housing Advisory Board to recommend approval to P&Z and City Council. Motion by Gavurnik to recommend approval of the Sierra Ridge Development to P&Z and City Council. Second by Cowman-Artega. Motion approved 7-0. (Walker recused herself .) 3.Discussion and possible action on consultant selection for the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Bills provided an update on the search for a consultant to work on the Housing Element. She explained that the Housing Element would be fulfilling the third recommendation by the Affordable Housing Taskforce to City Council for a Housing Master Plan. Bills had posted a Request for Qualifications in October for candidates to work with the City. She received five responses. Walker and Sappington helped narrow down the field to three to interview. In December, Sappington and Gavurnik participated in the interviews with city staff. Sappington offered his insight into the three firms and the reasoning into the selection of Mullin and Lonergan Associates. They are mainly a housing analysis and market study firm that has a good record of accomplishment of providing concrete goals and objectives. From this discussion, Walker motioned to recommend negotiate a contract with Mullin and Lonergan and send the contract to City Council for approval. Biggs seconded the motion. Motion to approve passed 8-0. 4.Discussions items from Staff: a.Board membership application deadline and term limits. Bills reminded Board members to reapply to City Council if they wanted to be reappointed to the Board. b.Additional discussion items. 5.Discussion items from Board members: a.Additional discussion items. Walker updated the Board on the Housing Variety UDC amendment. She attended the City Council meeting in which Planning Staff presented and asked for further direction with the drafted amendment. Walker spoke at the meeting and represented the Board’s standpoint that it was disappointing that Attainability was not allowed to be considered an element of the variety. The amendment still has to go before the P&Z Commission and City Council, so there is still opportunity for City Council to add Attainability back into the document. Board adjourned at 4:51p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 04:51 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Board Member Name Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, October 24, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Williamson Conferenence Room, Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300-1 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Hartley Sappington, Chair; John Gavurnik, Vice-Chair; Nancy Biggs, Secretary; Cynthia Anderson, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrop, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM This is a regular meeting of the Housing Advisory Board . 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. Agenda 1.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. 2.Report on the October 8, 2007 City Council Workshop presentation on Attainable Housing. 3.Discussion and possible action to form a Housing Element Consultant selection workgroup. 4.Discussion items from Staff: a.Schedule meeting date for November Board meeting. b.Feedback on the Georgetown Attainable Housing Criteria. c.Update on the Housing Variety Ordinance. d.Additional items from Staff. 5.Discussions items from Board members: Additional items from Board members. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, October 24, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , October 24, 2007. Board Members Present: John Gavurnik; Vice-chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrop, Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Hartley Sappington, Larkin Tom Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Bill Sattler, Councilmember Minutes Regular Meeting This is a regular meeting of the Housing Advisory Board . The Board, appointed by the Mayor and the City Council, makes recommendations to the City Council on affordable housing matters. Meeting called to order at 3:36 p.m. 1.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Motion to approve by Walker, second by Biggs. Approved 7-0. 2.Report on the October 8, 2007 City Council Workshop presentation on Attainable Housing. Bills reported on her presentation at a City Council Workshop. She expressed that the presentation went well and City Council seemed to accept the facts. Walker asked about the Housing Variety Ordinance and if that was discussed in the presentation. Bills said that it was touched on, but that the issue would be going back to Council in November by Planning to present findings on the issue and get further direction. The Board expressed their concerns that the incentives used for this ordinance could undercut attainable housing incentives. 3.Discussion and possible action to form a Housing Element Consultant selection workgroup. Bills explained that the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan is the next element to be started. This element will be the Housing Master Plan that the Affordable Housing Taskforce recommended be completed to City Council. Bills had already solicited for proposals from housing consultants and asked for some volunteers from the Board to read the proposals and sit in on interviews, in addition to Sappington. Gavurnik, Northrop and Walker all volunteered. 4.Discussion items from Staff: a.Schedule meeting date for November Board meeting. The Board agreed to cancel the November meeting and hold the regular meeting on Dec. 19 th , 2007. b.Feedback on the Georgetown Attainable Housing Criteria. Bills reminded the Board that if they had any comments on the possible criteria that was handed out in the last HAB meeting to get those to her. c.Update on the Housing Variety Ordinance. Covered in Item 2. d.Additional items from Staff. No additional items 5.Discussions items from Board members: a.Additional items from Board members. Gavurnik announced that he would be doing rehab of apartments in Austin to let Habitat for Humanity and the Georgetown Housing Authority that there would be used appliances and fixtures that would available for reuse. Walker updated the Board on the progress of the Sierra Ridge and Shady Oaks developments. The Georgetown Housing Authority is trying to get support from the Discovery Channel to do some “Green Building” for do roofing and paving on the Shady Oaks rehab. She also updated that she will be going to the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation (GTEC) to received funds (approximately $690,000) to pay for the infrastructure related to the public roadways. Walker will also be going to the City Council to request fee waivers for development related fees from the City. Hoffman announced that the Habitat for Humanity Board had met at the Smith Branch Park Subdivision off of Quail Valley Dr. to discuss what the future plans are for 6 lots that Habitat owns. She was asking for input from the HAB on what they felt an appropriate housing use would for the area. The majority of structures in the neighborhood are duplexes and fourplexes. It was suggested that a survey of current Habitat residents in single family houses to get their perspective on the neighborhood. Board adjourned at 5:03 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 05:03 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Board Member Name Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, September 19, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Cynthia Anderson, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM Agenda 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007. 2. Consideration and possible action to recommend Unified Development Code amendments regarding Housing Variety. 3. Review and discussion on the City of Georgetown Affordable Housing Definition and Affordable Housing Criteria for Recommendation and Incentives. 4. Discussion items from Staff: a. Update on Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan consultant search. b. Meeting date for October Board meeting. c. Additional items from Staff. 5. Discussions items from Board members: a. Additional items from Board members. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, September 19, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , September 19, 2007 . Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, John Gavurnik; Vice-Chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrop, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: None Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Elizabeth Cook, Principal Planner Minutes Regular Meeting Agenda Meeting called to order at 3:34 p.m. 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007. Motion to approve minutes by Biggs, second by Anderson, minutes approved 6-0. (Gavurnik, Hoffman, and Walker arrived late.) Skipped to item 4. 2. Consideration and possible action to recommend Unified Development Code amendments regarding Housing Variety. Elizabeth Cook presented a draft copy of an ordinance to incentives housing variety within new developments. The City Council wanted to get input on the variety ordinance from the HAB. She explained that the intent of this amendment was to create diversity of housing type, but does not include an affordable housing requirement . The purpose of the ordinance is to get developers to create housing variety within new developments voluntarily by offering incentives. Cook identified possible incentives such as reduced impervious cover limits, reduced parkland dedication, and setback reduction. Members of the Board were concerned that by offering these incentives without requiring an affordable element in the ordinance that future effort to incentivize affordable housing development would be compromised. Further discussion concluded that separating this ordinance from affordability issues would not be a good policy to set. Thus, there was a motion by Walker to support the idea of the housing variety ordinance as long as incentives are scaled such to reserve most incentives for those developments including affordable units. Second by Arteaga. Passed 9-0. 3. Review and discussion on the City of Georgetown Affordable Housing Definition and Affordable Housing Criteria for Recommendation and Incentives. Bills presented the proposed definitions to potentially be adopted by Council. The general definition for Affordable Housing focuses on households making less than 80% of Area Median Income. Bills further presented more specific definitions for the different HUD income categories. Discussion was held by the board that the second category labeled “Fixed Income Housing” was not really appropriate and “Entry Level Workforce” or “Skilled Workforce” might be better suited. The term Attainable was also suggested to be used in place of Affordable as a more apt description for the public. Bills also presented a draft of criteria for receiving incentives or recommendation from the Housing Advisory Board for affordable housing. The draft document was a product of the Housing Workgroup over the summer. One of the main criteria of the document involved trying to mix affordable units with market rate units so as not to concentrate affordable housing. The Board was going to continue to review the document and give comments to Bills. 4. Discussion items from Staff: a. Update on Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan consultant search. Bills updated that the search for a consultant was underway. She had posted a Request for Qualifications, but response had been low , so the RFQ was being reposted to get a larger pool of consultants. b. Meeting date for October Board meeting. Due to conflicts by Bills and other Board members, it was agreed to move the next Housing Advisory Board meeting to October 24, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. c. Additional items from Staff. None. 5. Discussions items from Board members: a. Additional items from Board members. Debbie Hoffman announced that she would be holding a meeting to discuss the future vision for six lots that Habitat for Humanity owns off of Quail Valley Rd. The lots are adjacent to quadraplex units and she will be looking for input from community members. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 05:18 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Hartley Sappington, Chair Nancy Biggs, Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board Housing Element Subcomittee and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday, July 26, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board Housing Element Subcomittee will meet on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 02:00 PM in the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Housing Element Subcomittee Members: Naomi Walker, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Cynthia Anderson Housing Advisory Board Housing Element Subcomittee meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 02:00 PM. Call to Order at 02:00 PM Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 2:00 p.m. Agenda Discussion on criteria for affordable housing to receive recommendation and incentives.. Other items for discussion. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Subcommittee and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Thursday, July 12, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Subcommittee will meet on Thursday , July 12, 2007 at 02:00 PM in the Conference Room A of the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Subcommittee Members: Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Cynthia Anderson, Naomi Walker Housing Advisory Board Comprehensive Plan Housing Element Subcommittee meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 02:00 PM. Call to Order at 02:00 PM This subcommittee is a working group to outline direction for the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. 1. Discussion of wording for affordable and workforce housing. 2. Discussion on direction of goals and policies for the Comprehensive Plan Housing Element. 3. Other items for discussion. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 20, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock Conference Room of the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Cynthia Anderson, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, John Gavurnik, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, May 16th, 2007. 2. Introduction of Connie Fuller, Mayor of Liberty Hill, TX. 3. Consideration and possible action to recommend Unified Development Code amendments regarding Housing Variety. 4. Possible action to create a sub-committee to work on formal affordable housing definition and policy goals for presentation to City Council. 5. Discussion items from Staff: a. Discussion on vision and goals for the Housing Master Plan element of the Comprehensive Plan. b. Additional items from Staff. 5. Discussions items from Board members: a. Additional items from Board members. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 20, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , June 20, 2007. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, John Gavurnik; Vice-chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Emily Northrop, Larkin Tom, Naomi W alker Board Members Absent: Debbie Hoffman Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Elizabeth Cook, Principal Planner Minutes Regular Meeting 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, May 16th, 2007. Minutes approved 7-0. (Walker arrived after minutes were approved.) 2. Introduction of Connie Fuller, Mayor of Liberty Hill, TX. Connie Fuller was unable to attend the Board meeting. Councilman Bill Sattler was introduced to the Housing Advisory Board. 3. Consideration and possible action to recommend Unified Development Code amendments regarding Housing Variety. Elizabeth Cook, Principal Planner, presented ideas for a Housing Variety Ordinance to include in the Unified Development Code. She explained that the City Council has directed the Planning Department to produce a plan in which incentives could be offered to developers to increase the diversity of lot sizes and housing types within new subdivisions. The main suggestions that the Board provided included fee waivers, streamlining the zoning/platting process for affordable develops, and allowing garage apartments. 4. Possible action to create a sub-committee to work on formal affordable housing definition and policy goals for presentation to City Council. Sappington explained that the purpose of the sub-committee is to work with Bills to outline some goals and policies that will provide a starting point for a formal housing policy. Sappington appointed Anderson, Cowman-Arteaga and Walker to the sub-committee. Gavurnik motioned approval of the sub-committee with the appointed members. Walker asked is anyone on the Board would have an issue with her serving on the subcommittee while the Georgetown Housing Authority’s Sierra Ridge development is going through city approval processes. No one stated any objections. Biggs seconded the motion. Motion passed 8-0. 5. Discussion items from Staff: a. Discussion on vision and goals for the Housing Master Plan element of the Comprehensive Plan. Bills said this item was to get the Board thinking about topics they would like to see in the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan. She will be presenting in a Council Workshop in October to update the City Council on the direction she and the Board are planning to go with the Housing Element. b. Additional items from Staff. No items. 5. Discussions items from Board members: a. Additional items from Board members. Walker updated the Board on the Sierra Ridge development. She announced that the project did not score well for competitive tax credits, but that is looked like the Housing Authority would be issuing bonds. She also said that she would be presenting to the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation and the Economic Development Corporation to request city assistance on specific elements of the development. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 05:08 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Hartley Sappington, Chair Nancy Biggs, Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock Conference Room of the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Cynthia Anderson, Dan Bonner, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM 1.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. 2.Review and possible action to approve sending Housing Advisory Board by-laws draft to City Council for approval. 3.Consideration and possible action to elect a Vice-Chair and Secretary. 4.Discussion items from Staff: a.Report on findings about HB 2226 and SB 1357. b.The semantics of affordable housing. c.Possible incentives to encourage affordable housing. d.Additional items from staff. 5.Discussions items from Board members. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, May 16, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , May 16, 2007. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington, John Gavurnik, Nancy Biggs, Cynthia Anderson, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrup, Larkin Tom Board Members Absent: Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Naomi Walker Staff Present: Jennifer Bills, Housing Coordinator Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:35 p.m. Sappington, Biggs, Anderson and Northrop present . Skipped to Item 4 a. due to lack of quorum. Quorum reached at 3:40 p.m. Gavurnik, Hoffman and Tom joined meeting. 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Northrop noted that on Item 5.a. that there had been a motion that was passed to refer to housing for households that fall in the 50-80 percent range of Area Median Income as ‘Workforce Housing.’ Sappington motion to approve minutes with the correction, Anderson seconded. Minutes approved, as amended, 7-0. Before reviewing the by-laws, the Board did full introductions for new member Debbie Hoffman. 2. Review and possible action approve sending Housing Advisory Board by-laws draft to City Council for approval. Sappington explained that recent City Council action reduced membership of the Housing Advisory Board from 11 to 9 members. Instead of having a member representing each district, the Board will have 5 at large members and 4 specified positions on the Board. Bills further explained that the role of Secretary had been added to the by-laws in order to keep with the standard language of other Boards and Commissions. Motion to approve by-laws by Biggs, second by Hoffman, approved 7-0. 3. Consideration and possible action to elect a Vice-Chair and Secretary. Biggs nominated John Gavurnik as Vice-Chair. Motion to elect by Hoffman, second by Tom. Approved 7-0. Bills explained that the duties of the Secretary are to verify the minutes as taken by staff and in the event of the absence of both the Chair and Vice-Chair would be responsible for leading the Board meeting. Biggs nominated Larkin Tom as Secretary. Motion to elect by Anderson, second by Gavurnik. Approved 7-0. 4. Discussion items from Staff: a. Report on findings about HB 2226 and SB 1357. Bills informed the Board that the Texas Municipal League had not reviewed HB 2226 and SB 1357. Bills stated that the Solar Energy Bills had not left subcommittee and would most likely not be taken to the House or Senate this legislative session. b. The semantics of affordable housing. Bills presented other positive terms that could be used to describe affordable housing, such as efficient, cost-effective, reasonable, economical, and cost-conscious. She explained that while the term affordable might have negative associations in public perception, it is still the most common terminology used by city, state and federal programs. Bills did note that other municipalities tend to use a broad range of terms within in housing plans and other documents to fully present the meaning of the phrase affordable housing. c. Possible incentives to encourage affordable housing. Bills presented several possible incentives that the city could offer to developers who would include affordable housing options within a development. The incentives included waiving of planning and inspections fees, reduced impact fees, alternative street and sidewalk standards, and reduced lot restrictions that would reduce the overall land cost. d. Additional items from staff. Bills discussed forming a subcommittee to work on policy goals and definitions for affordable housing . Gavurnik suggested holding a full meeting in June as he wanted to invite the Mayor of Liberty Hill, Connie Fuller to the next Housing Advisory Board Meeting. 5. Discussions items from Board members. No additional items from the Board. Motion to adjourn by Gavurnik, second by Northrop, approved 7-0. Board adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Board Member Name Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Cynthia Anderson, Dan Bonner, Debbie Hoffman, Deena Berg, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, John Gavurnik, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM 1.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. 2.Introduction of new Housing Advisory Board Member Debbie Hoffman, Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Georgetown. 3.Discussion on City Council Ordinance 2007-13, regarding Housing Advisory Board Created-Membership. 4.Discussions items from Board members: a.Update on Katy Crossing Section 7. b.Solar Energy System Rebate program; House Bill 2226 and Senate Bill 1357. c.Additional items. 5.Discussion items from Staff: a.Presentation on the current and future role for the Housing Advisory Board. b.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. i. Review Housing Advisory Board By-laws. ii. Elect Vice-Chair and Secretary Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , April 25, 2007. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, Cynthia Anderson, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrop, Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Nancy Biggs, Dan Bonner, Larkin Tom Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Tom Yantis; Assistant City Manager Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:34 p.m. 1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Motion to approve Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Second by Naomi Walker. Approved 7-0. 2. Introduction of new Housing Advisory Board Member Debbie Hoffman, Director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Georgetown. 3. Discussion on City Council Ordinance 2007-13, regarding Housing Advisory Board Created-Membership. Discussed the fact that the City Council reduced membership from 11 members to 9. Bills stated that Deena Berg has already announced her intention to move out of the City. Emily Northrop volunteered to step-down unless Dan Bonner did not want to remain on the Board. 4. Discussions items from Board members: a. Update on Katy Crossing Section 7. John Gavurnik updated the Board on the recent decision by City Council to deny the Residential Planned Unit Development zoning for the Katy Crossing Section 7 subdivision. The Board discussed the recent article from the Sun about the rezoning denial and the negative associations and misinformation the public has in regards to “affordable housing.” Yantis pointed out that this further underscores the purpose of the Housing Advisory Board to educate Council and provide policies for the city to use in approving affordable housing developments. Gavurnik informed the Board that he currently has an application in to rezone the property to RS, Single-Family Residential. b. Solar Energy System Rebate program; House Bill 2226 and Senate Bill 1357. Emily Northrop presented current state legislation that would set up a rebate program for households that install solar energy equipment. Northrop encouraged Board members to personally support these bills that are currently in the legislative session. She also discussed a possible recommendation from the Board to the City Council to pass a resolution for City support of the bills as well. Northrop motioned to forward the bills to City Council if the Texas Municipal League had a positive view of the Solar Energy program. Gavurnik seconded, motion passed 7-0. c. Additional items. No additional items were discussed. 5. Discussion items from Staff: a. Presentation on the current and future role for the Housing Advisory Board. Jennifer Bills presented an outline on the main goals the Board will need to focus on over the next six months, including developing an official definition of affordable housing for the city to be adopted by the City Council, as well as setting policies and goals with the Housing Master Plan. This led to discussion on the use of the term “affordable housing,” as this phrase tends to have negative connotations. Direction was given to Bills to look into other possible terminology that other municipalities use and examine the use of “work force” in place of “affordable.” Further discussion lead to the determination that the focus for affordable housing incentives and policies should primarily rest in the 50-80 percent of Area Median Income, as this household segment tends to fall between both the free market and federal housing programs. Northrop motioned that housing that is targeted as being available to the 50-80 percent AMI range should be referred to as ‘workforce housing.” The motion was seconded by Walker. Motion passed, 7-0. There was also a motion that Bills draft a list of possible incentives the city could offer developers that would work to provide more housing availability for households in the 50-80 percent of AMI. Motion passed 7-0 b. Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. i. Review Housing Advisory Board By-laws. ii. Elect Vice-Chair and Secretary No additional items were discussed. Board adjourned at 5:27 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 05:27 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Hartley Sappington, Chair John Gavurnik, Board Member Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 03:30 PM in the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Carol Parsonage, Cynthia Anderson, Dan Bonner, Deena Berg, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM A.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday , February 14, 2007. - Robyn Rye B.Review of article summaries from Workforce Housing, Innovative Strategies and Best Practices . - Robyn Rye C.Introduction of new Housing Coordinator Jennifer Bills. - Tom Yantis D.Update on Georgetown Housing Authority's presentation to City Council. - Naomi Walker and Tom Yantis E.Discussion of Katy Crossing townhomes and possible support of Housing Advisory Board. F.Discussion of Housing Advisory Board's role in upcoming Planning and Zoning Board meetings. - Naomi Walker G.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. H.Adjourn. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2007, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , March 21, 2007. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, Carol Parsonage, Cynthia Anderson, Deena Berg, Nancy Biggs, John Gavurnik, Emily Northrop, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Dan Bonner, Janis Cowman-Arteaga Staff Present: Jennifer Bills-Housing Coordinator, Robyn Rye-Adminstrative Assistant, Tom Yantis-Assistant City Manager Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:40pm. Carol Parsonage, representing Habitat for Humanity of Greater Georgetown announced that due to her departure as the Director of Habitat for Humanity she will be resigning from the Board. Debbie Hoffman will be the new Director and will be sending in a letter to get on the City Council for appointment to the Board. A.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, February 14, 2007. - Robyn Rye Motion to approve by Walker, second by Nancy Biggs. Approved 9-0. B.Review of article summaries from Workforce Housing, Innovative Strategies and Best Practices . - Robyn Rye Reminder about outstanding articles. C.Introduction of new Housing Coordinator Jennifer Bills. - Tom Yantis Yantis introduced Jennifer Bills, the new Housing Coordinator for the City of Georgetown and liaison to the Board. D.Update on Georgetown Housing Authority's presentation to City Council. - Naomi Walker and Tom Yantis Walker related that the City Council, at the February 27th meeting, unanimously approved support for the Low Income Tax Credit program applications for the Sierra Ridge Development and the Rehabilitation of the Shady Oaks Apartments. Further information was provided that the immediate outlook for the Shady Oaks Rehab project is very positive, with the project application scoring very high in the scoring criteria. However, the Sierra Ridge Development new construction scored very low, due to the project's proximity to previous new construction tax credit projects in Georgetown. With the high possibility of not receiving this funding, Walker has begun discussion with Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation for other possible funding mechanisms. E.Discussion of Katy Crossing townhomes and possible support of Housing Advisory Board. Walker introduced this item suggesting that John Gavurnik, Board member and developer of the Katy Crossing Section 7 Subdivision, make a presentation about the project and current status within the Planning approval process. Walker stated that with the recent public perception problems and Planning and Zoning recommendation for denial for rezoning the land for the single-family attached homes, the Housing Advisory Board could also review and make a recommendation for the project to City Council. Yantis pointed out that at present; the Housing Advisory Board does not have a Council approved definition of affordable housing by which to review projects and make recommendations. After further discussion on the definition of affordable housing and the role of the Board, it was agreed that this case was already too far into the approval process to make a recommendation to Council, but that reviewing the current situation would assist the Board in future education and review of affordable housing projects. Gavurnik asked if he could still present his project before the Board. Sappington clarified that due to the conflict of interest for Gavurnik that he would have to recuse himself if the Board were to take any action regarding Katy Crossing Section 7. Gavurnik gave a description of the project, which would be a 60 lot subdivision on the southwest side of Katy Crossing. The housing type provided would be single-family attached homes that would be marketed around $110,000-130,000 per unit. He then described the reasons why the Planning & Zoning Commission denied the rezoning and the neighborhood's perception problems about this project that lead to their decision. The Board asked questions about the project and regular development requirements such as lot size, traffic impact and parkland dedication. F.Discussion of Housing Advisory Board's role in upcoming Planning and Zoning Board meetings. - Naomi Walker With the discussion of recommending the Katy Crossing project, the board discussed how developers could approach the Board for review and recommendation. Walker stated should the focus be on all housing projects or just affordable housing projects. Sappington put forth the idea of using incentives to get developers to include affordable homes within larger projects. Gavurnik agreed with setting up a process for recommendations for projects but stressed the point that he didn't want to add an extra layer of bureaucracy to the development approval process. G.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. Presentation by Bills on her vision for the Housing Advisory Board role in housing development. The next Housing Advisory Board meeting was set to be April 25, 2007 due to a conflict for a majority of the Board on April 18th. H.Adjourn. Meeting was adjourned by Chair Sappington at 5:20 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 05:20 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Hartley Sappington, Chair Naomi Walker, Board Member