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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHOUAB_Agenda&MInutes_2009Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, October 21, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 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: Debbie Hoffman; Chair, Tim Todd; Vice Chair, Dollene Thompson; Secretary, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Betty Craig, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom 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 minutes from the July 22, 2009 meeting. 2. Discussion on current grant programs and possible grant opportunities. 3. Discussion and possible action on future meeting dates and training opportunities. 4. Update from staff on current projects. 5. Adjournment Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, October 21, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , October 21, 2009. Board Members Present: Debbie Hoffman; Chair, Tim Todd; Vice-chair, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom Board Members Absent: Betty Craig, Dollene Thompson Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Cathy Krenek, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:35 p.m. 1.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the July 22, 2009 meeting. Motion to approve the minutes by Gavurnik, second by Todd. Motion approved 6-0. 2.Discussion on current grant programs and possible grant opportunities. Bills presented several grant opportunities that are open to the City of Georgetown. The City has recently applied for a Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Department of Energy that would allow the City to offer home weatherization to low-income households. The funds would also allow for some rebates for utility customers that install solar panels on their house. Staff also applied to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to participate in the Weatherization Assistance Program, which received additional funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Bills outlined two grant opportunities that are available to cities from TDHCA. One is the HOME Investment Partnership Program to assist low-income households to purchase a new home or rehabilitate their existing house. There is also the opportunity for the city through the HOME investment Partnership Program Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) to use funds on a focused are to provide affordable housing. This option would require a non -profit CHDO be created . 3.Discussion and possible action on future meeting dates and training opportunities. Bills provided information to the Board on the annual Austin Housing Summit on November 14 th , 2009. The summit will look at the current reshaping of the Austin Comprehensive Plan and inclusion of affordable housing as a goal in that plan. The Board discussed future meeting dates. It was decided that the November and December meetings be cancelled and that the Board would meet again in January 2010. 4.Update from staff on current projects. No new updates from staff. 5.Adjournment Board adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 04:45 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, July 22, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 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: Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, Tom Crawford, Debbie Hoffman, Naomi Walker, Larkin Tom, John Gavurnik, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Betty Craig 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 minutes from the May 20, 2009 and June 3, 2009 meetings. 2. Discussion and possible action on the draft Housing Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. 3. Discussion and possible action on future meeting dates. 4. Update from staff on current project. 5. Adjournment Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, July 22, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , July 22, 2009. Board Members Present: Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Betty Craig, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, Larkin Tom and Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Debbie Hoffman Staff Present: Jennifer Bills, Housing Coordinator, Cathy Krenek, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting The meeting was called to order at 3:32 by Todd, Vice-Chair. 1. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the May 20, 2009 and June 3, 2009 meetings. Walker made a correction to the minutes from the Jun 3 rd meeting to correct item two that she was not the speaker at the “Spotlight on Design” tour. Motion to approve minutes as corrected, by Gavurnik, second by Thompson. Approved 7-0 (Arteaga absent). 2. Discussion and possible action on the draft Housing Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Bills updated the Board on the recent City Council agenda item regarding the Housing Element. The Board had forwarded an item to City Council to create a subcommittee with Council to review the Housing Element Policy Recommendations. Bills stated that at this time, City Council has declined to review the Housing Element. The Board discussed what the purpose of the Board would be if they were not working on the Housing Element or implementing policy recommendations. From the discussion, several ideas presented were: Researching federal, state and private grants for which the City could apply. Look at ways to increase home buyer education programs in Georgetown Look at the possibility of setting up a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) in Georgetown Get other housing organizations to give presentation on their programs (i.e. Housing Works) She suggested that on strategy could be to postpone forwarding the Housing Element to Council for year while looking into these ideas. Members of the Board reluctantly agreed, but decided to review the situation in six months . Motion by Larkin to table the Housing Element for six months and review possible action in early 2010. Walker seconded motion. Approved 7-0. (Arteaga absent) 3. Discussion and possible action on future meeting dates. The Board decided to meet on a reduced schedule. The next meeting will be September 16 th , 2009 at the earliest. 4. Update from staff on current project. Bills updated that the city run Home Repair Program has been going well. In June, Bills worked with volunteers from the Main Street Baptist and San Gabriel Presbyterian Church to provide major repairs to three low income residents. Bills also updated that for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the City has been awarded $64,590 of Community Development Block Grant funds to install a sidewalk along Scenic Drive from University Avenue to 17 th Street. 5. Adjournment Motion to adjourn by Gavurnik, seconded by Crawford. Approved 8-0. Meeting adjourned at 4:35. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 04:35 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Debbie Hoffman, Board Chair Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Secretary Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board Special Called Meeting and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 3, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board Special Called Meeting will meet on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 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 Special Called Meeting Members: Hoffman; Chair, Tim Todd; Vice Chair, Dollene Thompson; Secretary, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Betty Craig, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker Housing Advisory Board Special Called Meeting meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM This is a 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 Consideration and possible action to prioritize the list of Policy Recommendations of the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. Consideration and possible action to send the draft Housing Element to City Council for adoption in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Adjournment Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board Special Called Meeting and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, June 3, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board Special Called Meeting of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , June 3, 2009. Board Members Present: Debbie Hoffman: Chair, Betty Craig, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, Larkin Tom and Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Janis Cowman-Arteaga Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting This is a 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. The meeting was called to order at 3:38 by Chair Hoffman. Agenda 1.Consideration and possible action to prioritize the list of Policy Recommendations of the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. Bills opened the meeting by distributing the list of priorities as it had been ranked by the board. She divided the list according into categories depending on the amount of time given to reach each priority, i.e. five years, ten years and as resources permit. Bills also gave an example to each of the board members of the staff report for city council that was accompanying the list. Crawford responded that he only ranked his top six priorities since he feels the city already has too much land zoned for multi-family use based on the total percentage of the land being used today. Bills explained that the numbers Crawford has, and that are printed in the draft report are not accurate in portraying the amount of acreage that is truly available for building multi-family structures. There was further discussion of the rankings and how to go about possibly changing the element . It was discussed that the categories of the ranked priorities should change. They should now be items 1 – 4 should be High Priority with target completion of 1 – 5 years, items 5 – 8 should be Medium High Priority with target completion of 6 – 7 years, items 9 - 12 should be Medium Priority with target completion of 8 – 10 years and items 13 – 15 should be Low Priority with target completion over 10 years. Motion by Walker to change the categories in the Housing Element as listed. Second by Tom. Approved 8 – 0. 2.Consideration and possible action to send the draft Housing Element to City Council for adoption in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Bills stated she spoke with the Mayor and he has agreed to add an addendum item to the Council agenda for the Council to form a subcommittee of council members and board members to work together to review and possibly revise the Housing Plan that will meet City Council’s goals. There is another item also considered for their possible action in regards to prioritizing the list of Policy Recommendations. Bills will include the recommendations of this board and the new rankings and categories. The Board is invited to attend that Council meeting on Tuesday , June 23, 2009. Motion by Walker, second by Gavurnik to send the two items to City Council, priorities re-ranked and the request for the subcommittee and Bills submitted. Approved 8 – 0. Chair Hoffman opened the floor for nominations and volunteers for the subcommittee. Gavurnik volunteered. Walker suggested perhaps the subcommittee should be formed of the newer board members. There was further discussion of the purpose of the subcommittee and the entire Board. Crawford questioned the need for the Board. Motion by Todd for Todd, Craig and Crawford to form the subcommittee. Crawford declined. Tom volunteered. Second by Gavurnik. Approved 8 – 0. Bills distributed Board notebooks to the new members. Walker invited members to a tour of downtown Austin called “Spotlight on Design” at which she is a speaker. It is being held on June 10 at the Long Center and put on by Housing Works Austin. An invitation will be emailed to all. City Council members were invited also. 3.Adjournment Motion by Gavurnik, second by Walker to adjourn at 4:15 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, May 20, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 03:30 PM in the Glascock Conference Room 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: Debbie Hoffman; Chair, Tim Todd; Vice Chair, Dollene Thompson; Secretary, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Betty Craig, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, 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 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 minutes from the April 15, 2009 meeting. 2.Introduction of new Board member. 3.Consideration and possible action to recommend Article 1 of the Housing Advisory Board bylaws be amended to 1) Change the name of the Housing Advisory Board to eliminate confusion with other boards, and 2) clarify the purpose of the Board. 4.Discussion on Housing Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. 5.Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. 6. Adjournment Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, May 20, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , May 20, 2009. Board Members Present: Debbie Hoffman: Chair, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Betty Craig, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, and Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Larkin Tom Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting The meeting was called to order at 3:36 by Chair Hoffman . Agenda 1.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the April 15, 2009 meeting. Motion by Gavurnik to approve the minutes as written. Second by Walker. Approved 7 – 0 (Cowman-Oreteaga not present at this time.) 2.Introduction of new Board member. Bills introduced the new board member, Betty Craig, and in turn each board member introduced themselves to Ms. Craig. 3.Consideration and possible action to recommend Article 1 of the Housing Advisory Board bylaws be amended to 1) Change the name of the Housing Advisory Board to eliminate confusion with other boards, and 2) clarify the purpose of the Board. Bills opened the discussion with an explanation of this item’s purpose. She stated the suggested name change was to hopefully alleviate the confusion people have between the Housing Advisory Board and the Housing Authority. Walker, from the Housing Authority stated she supported the name change of this board since the Housing Authority could not change its name. Crawford stated he wanted definite goals and quantifiable measures regardless of the name . Chair Hoffman explained that this was to rename the board and that goals could be redeveloped and performance measures identified at a future meeting. Gavurnik made a motion to keep the purpose statement in Section 2.2 of the Bylaws exactly as it was. Second by Walker. Discussion: the words “ensure” and “to be empowered” presented problems for the board. Walker suggested removing “to be empowered” from the purpose statement. Gavurnik amends his motion to keeping the purpose statement in Section 2.2 of the Bylaws, removing the words “to be empowered” and pending possible name change of the Board. Walker seconds the amended motion. Vote is 7 – 1 (Crawford opposed.) There was discussion of the possible name change. Crawford suggested Residential Advisory Board. Gavurnik expressed concern that starting with a new name would mean starting all over with public education of the Board’s purpose. More discussion was held. Motion by Gavurnik to maintain the name of Housing Advisory Board. Second by Todd. Approved 7 – 1 (Walker opposed.) There was further discussion of how to alleviate confusion between the boards. Walker agreed to send a sheet to everyone with differences explained. This might be used in the future to help other entities understand the differences. 4.Discussion on Housing Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Chair Hoffman opened the floor for discussion to determine what the board wants to do at this time. The council has not chosen to adopt the Draft Housing Element and Chair Hoffman stated the board has to decide to push the element forward or make the decision to dissolve. Several ideas were put forward including: asking the council to reprioritize the policy statements of the plan, forming a subcommittee of council and board members, and rewriting the entire document with all new statistical data of today’s information. The board decided as a whole to attend a council meeting and explain to council that the board has reprioritized the policy statements. They also want to assure the council that these policy statements do not obligate the council or city to any expenditures or actions. The statements are guidelines for future actions. It was discussed how to prioritize the policy statements. It was identified that numbers 6, 13 and 14 would be moved to the end of the list, for lack of not being able to fund or give action at this time. The remaining statements need to be prioritized individually and everyone agreed to get their prioritized list to Bills by noon, Friday June 5. Bills will contact Larkin for her list. Bills agreed to call a special meeting if there was a tie in any of the numbers . It was decided to call a special meeting of the board on June 3 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss the prioritization and next steps. Crawford requested that the board consider changing the wording of the some of the statements to be clearer and more quantified, less ambiguous. 5.Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Bills reported that money has been awarded as a grant from CDBG for sidewalks along College Street, and along Maple Street and Scenic. 6. Adjournment Meeting 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 15, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock 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: Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman, Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, Tom Crawford 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 minutes from the March 11, 2009 meeting. 2. Discussion on actions by City Council regarding the Housing Advisory Board and the Housing Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. 3.Consideration and possible action to forward a recommendation on a Resolution of Support for a Home Investment Partnership Program Proposal for the Sierra Ridge Apartments. 4.Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, April 15, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , April 15, 2009. Board Members Present: Debbie Hoffman: Chair, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, Larkin Tom and Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Susie Pukys resigned from the Board Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting This is a 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. The meeting was called to order at 3:33 by Chair Hoffman. Agenda 1.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the March 11, 2009 meeting. Motion by Gavurnik to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Cowman-Arteaga. Approved 8 – 0. 2.Discussion on actions by City Council regarding the Housing Advisory Board and the Housing Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Chair Hoffman reported that almost everyone on the board attended the city council meeting and thanked those that attended. She stated she felt the presentation was well received. Gavurnik commented he felt their (city council) minds were made up before the presentation and that is why there were not any comments made regarding the presentation. Walker commented whether they listened or not, it was a good presentation because it was presented on public access television and would let people know what the board is doing. Crawford reported that the council was considering not forming any more subcommittees and eliminating all executive sessions in exchange for making all items completely transparent to the public. There was discussion of those ideas. Chair Hoffman introduced the idea of educating the council and the public about the differences between the Housing Advisory Board and the Housing Authority and the purposes of both. Walker stated there are several reason to keep the board, including research, discussing definitions of affordable housing versus low income housing and making recommendations to city council, education of the community in regards to affordable housing, and lots of other possibilities. Hoffman suggested meeting individually with council members to educate them on the housing board and to discuss the priorities of the board. Walker did not think that was a good idea. There was a discussion of the definitions of low income housing versus section 8 housing and the perceptions associated with section 8 housing. It was discussed that perhaps the board needed training also. Hoffman suggested board members send questions to Jennifer Bills for her to research and form suggestions. Bills will use general and federal regulations, statistics and educational materials to formulate educational materials. There was a discussion of the “perception” of vision of the future Georgetown . Several opinions were given. Crawford shared a much different vision than the other board members in regards to affordable housing needs in Georgetown. 3.Consideration and possible action to forward a recommendation on a Resolution of Support for a Home Investment Partnership Program Proposal for the Sierra Ridge Apartments. Hoffman questioned whether support of the recommendation would hurt the advisory board in the future. Walker shared facts with the board. She stated the Georgetown Housing Authority has a new board that may have new goals for Sierra Ridge but that she is moving forward until they determine how they want to move forward. Sierra Ridge is proposed to be a government supported housing project funded through the Housing Authority using tax credits. The purpose is to provide more affordable housing in the area and to generate income for the Housing Authority to put back into the community. It will consist of 179 units that will be rent subsidized for those families that have income of 50 – 60% of the median income of the area. 8 units will not be subsidized. Tom Yantis , previous assistant city manager, had suggested using gateways standards to development the property and that is what is proposed, instead of using the federal standards for government subsidized housing. Tax credit financing will be run through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). TDHCA requires a letter of support from the city and a statement of waiver of development fees. GTEC has granted a reimbursement of infrastructure fees in the amount up to $694,000. The original investor has pulled away from the project and Ms . Walker has been working with new investors to get this project developed. GTEC recently extended the contract and now she is requesting a new resolution from this board to take to the city council. There was further discussion of timing of the recommendation and resolutions . Gavurnik motioned to make the recommendation to city council in support of the resolution for Home Investment Partnership Program Proposal for the Sierra Ridge Apartments. Second by Todd. Approved 6 (approved) – 1(objection, Crawford) – 1 (abstention, Walker). 4.Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Bills reported that she will be receiving the CDBG application later that week and is reviewing projects that might be eligible for this type of funding. The County is working on a consolidated plan to review their priorities and we will be looking at projects and how they fit with those priorities. Bills also reported that the Neighborhood Stabilization was reviewed and it was determined that while the city would not be able to use this program, it was more in line with other non-profits, as it is mainly for buying and selling foreclosed homes. Hoffman reported that Habitat for Humanity was reviewing the program and would be working with other cities, Hutto and Taylor, and applying for a portion of the $1.06 million to rehabilitate foreclosed homes in Williamson County and turn those around to either rent or resell. The Housing Authority, working with Hutto, will be working with this program too. Walker talked about the Quail Valley neighborhood revitalization project. We are looking at a community based collaboration to revitalize this area. Habitat and the Housing Authority were each given six lots in the neighborhood. The Habitat lots are not viable for single -family homes and they are working with the Boys and Girls Club and looking at using CDBG funds. The Boys and Girls Club is taking the lead and is looking at purchasing the land from Habitat and collaborating with GISD, the Housing Authority, and others to develop this as a community center, maybe a park and bus station for that area, where it is greatly needed. Bills will bring forth more information as the project progresses. 5.Meeting adjourned at 5:03 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, March 11, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock 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: Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman, Dollene Thompson, Susie Pukys, Tim Todd, Tom Crawford 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 minutes from the February 18, 2009 meeting. 2. Introduction of new Board members. 3. Discussion and possible action to elect a new a Vice-chair and Secretary 4. Discussion and possible action to move meeting date and time. 5. Discussion on the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan presentation to City Council on March 23, 2009. 6. Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, March 11, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , March 11, 2009. Board Members Present: Debbie Hoffman, Chair, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Tom Crawford, John Gavurnik, Susie Pukys, Dollene Thompson, Tim Todd, Larkin Tom Board Members Absent: Naomi Walker Staff Present: Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator, Karen Frost, Recording Secretary Minutes Regular Meeting 1. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the February 18, 2009 meeting. Motion by Todd to approve the minutes. Second by Gavurnik. Approved 6 – 0 (Pukys and Tom not in yet). 2. Introduction of new Board members. Bills introduced the Mayor, ex-Board member, Hartley Sappington and Karen Frost, city staff person that will be taking minutes and giving administrative help to the Board. (Pukys and Tom come in.) 3. Discussion and possible action to elect a new a Vice-chair and Secretary Gavurnik and Todd both volunteered to serve as vice-chair. Gavurnik nominates Todd as vice-chair. Second by Thompson. Approved 8 – 0. Gavurnik nominates Cowman-Artega as secretary . Second by Todd. Approved 8 – 0. 4. Discussion and possible action to move meeting date and time. There was a discussion of schedules. The current meeting time works for everyone. Motion by Gavurnik to maintain the third Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. as the standard meeting time of this board. Second by Todd. Approved 8 – 0. 5. Discussion on the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan presentation to City Council on March 23, 2009. The Mayor asked to speak to this item. He stressed that advisory boards work best when there are clear-cut goals and objectives given to the boards. His concern is the this board has not recently received those clear -cut goals from the current council. He is suggesting that this board go before the council and ask for their direction to this board. He discussed the difference between the Housing Authority, which is an administrative authority of the state and federal governments and is not an advisory board to the city council. And then he discussed his understanding of the Housing Advisory Board. Mayor Garver’s suggestion for the Housing Advisory Board is to develop specific questions for the city council seeking direction for the board’s actions and the housing element of the comprehensive plan. He stated that until the ordinance is written and the vote is cast, city council has not spoken. He was uncomfortable with the survey that went out to the council and thought others were also. If the board wants to determine the attitude of the council, they will need a better sampling and better structured questions. He stated he did not think this survey helped anyone. His last suggestion was to ask council to for an ad hoc committee with board members to discuss how to move forward and determine the next steps to be taken. He thanked everyone for their service and attention. 6. Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Bills discussed the ideas and proposals of the board for presentation at the city council workshop on March 23 rd . Sappington, Hoffman, Todd and Bills agreed to work separately on the presentation and to meet again before the presentation. All Board members were encouraged to attend the workshop. Board adjourned at 4:52 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 04:52 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, February 18, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock 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 Agenda 1. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the January 21, 2009 meeting. 2. Discussion on the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. 3. Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. 4. Farewell to outgoing Board members. Certificate of Posting I, Jessica Hamilton, 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 _________________, 2009, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Jessica Hamilton, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, February 18, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , February 18, 2009. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: John Gavurnik, Debbie Hoffman, Emily Northrop Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator Minutes Regular Meeting 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 3:32 p.m. Agenda 1.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the January 21, 2009 meeting. Motion by Walker to approve the minutes, second by Tom. Motion approved 5-0. 2.Discussion on the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. Bills opened discussion on presentation points for the upcoming presentation on March 23, 2009 at 4:00pm at City Council Chambers. Bills presented information on the current acreage in the City limits that is occupied by high-density residential. There is 403 acres of high density residential, of which 286 acres is strictly rental. Bills suggested that the presentation focus on four to five main points of the Housing Element. Several ideas of the points were expressed.1.)Housing affects Georgetown’s economic development potential. As the surrounding towns continue to grow, low wage earners will have the same job opportunities in cities that have available housing . 2.) From 1990 to 2000, there was very little multifamily development, yet the free and reduced lunch program increased. The increase of the affordable housing does not increase those numbers, but provides for those households all ready here . 3.) Households with a single-family wage earner have increase since 1990. 4.) Proactively rezoning and planning for multifamily developments allows the City meet housing and economic development goals by ensuring land is used for its highest and best use. 5.) As the market stabilizes and homeownership has returned to requiring down payments, more households will need to stay in rental while saving to purchase a home. The Board discussed surveying the members of the City Council to receive feedback on the Housing Element to be able to best address concerns in the presentation. Tom and Walker volunteered to create a survey to submit to the City Council. 3.Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Bills updated the Board on the Home Repair Program. The City recently finished two projects, one to repair a roof and clean up a yard and a second home had bathroom repairs that allowed better access for the handicapped owner. Walker announced that the Housing Authority and Georgetown are looking into apply for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a Department of Housing and Development funded program which provides funds to put low to moderate-income households into foreclosed homes and protect property values. 4.Farewell to outgoing Board members. Bills thanked Sappington, Anderson, Biggs, and Northrop for their participation on the Housing Advisory Board. Board adjourned at 4:51 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at . 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, January 21, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 03:30 PM in the Glasscock 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, Naomi Walker, Nancy Biggs, 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 minutes from the November 19, 2008 meeting. 2. Discussion on the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. 3. Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. 4. Update from staff regarding Board membership and term limits. 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 _________________, 2009, 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, January 21, 2009 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , January 21, 2009. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington; Chair, John Gavurnik; Vice-chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Emily Northrop, Naomi Walker Board Members Absent: Cynthia Anderson, Debbie Hoffman, Larkin Tom Staff Present: Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator Minutes Regular Meeting 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 3:40 p.m. 1.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the November 19, 2008 meeting. Walker motioned to approve the minutes from the November 19, 2008 meeting. Second by Gavurnik. Motion approved 5-0. Biggs arrived at the meeting. 2.Discussion on the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. Bills announced that the Housing Advisory Board would be taking the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan back to City Council Workshop for discussion March 23, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at City Council Chambers. This will be a joint meeting of the Board and Council, to explain the findings of the Element and answer any questions. Additionally, Bills stated that she had received some questions from Council about the rental housing market that she will be researching before the Workshop session . The Board decided that the presentation should be centered around five to six of the most important points from the Element that need to be emphasized. 3.Update from staff on current Housing & Neighborhood Development projects. Walker updated the Board on the progress of the Sierra Ridge development. The project is currently on hold due to financial issues due to the recent market instability and the length of application processes with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. The development is still going forward, it has just been delayed. Walker also updated the Board on the Smith Branch Park community redevelopment project. The Boys and Girls Club is working with The Georgetown Project to purchase six vacant lots in Smith Branch Park. They are working on a plan that includes building a new center for the Boys and Girls Club, a new park and a bus stop. Working with the City, they plan to submit an application to Williamson County for Community Development Block Grants to assist in construction. 4.Update from staff regarding Board membership and term limits. Bills announced that the Board member appointments for Anderson, Biggs, Northrop and Sappington would expire at the end of February. City Council will be interviewing applicants and appointing new members that will start in March. Board adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Board Member Name Secretary