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Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
March 20, 2018, at 3:30 p.m.
Historic Light and Waterworks Building, 406 W. 81h Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Nathaniel Bonner; Nikki Brennan; Mary Calixtro; Randy Hachtel; Jennyce
Hume; Brian Ortego; and Lou Sneed, Chair
Members absent: none
Staff present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Nat Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager;
Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator; Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Call to Order by Chair Snead at 3:41 pm. with reading of the meeting procedures.
Public Wishing to Address the Board
A. As of the deadline, no persons were signed up to speak on items other than those posted
on the agenda.
Chair Snead opened the meeting at 3:41 pm, explained the meeting procedures and
welcomed the new members.
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B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the December 18, 2017
meeting. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Motion by Ortego to approve the minutes. Second by Brennan. Approved 7 — 0.
C. Recognition of new board members. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Chair Snead asked the new members to introduce themselves and explain why they are
serving on this board. And then he asked the members who have already served to tell
about themselves also. Staff then introduced themselves.
D. Nomination and selection of Vice -chair and Secretary for the 2018/19 Board. Karen Frost,
Recording Secretary
Nomination by Ortego of Randy Hachtel for Secretary and Nikki Brennan as Vice -chair.
Second by Calixtro. Approved 7 — 0.
E. Discussion and review of Bylaws and attendance policy. Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
The bylaws were reviewed and quorum and attendance discussed. No action.
F. Discussion and possible action to approve meeting time for 2018/19 Commission. Susan
Watkins, Housing Coordinator
Board members discussed the meeting time. Starting later in the afternoon worked better
for most. Motion by Ortego to move the regular meeting of the Housing Advisory Board
to the third Monday of each month at 4:00 pm. Second by Bonner. Approved 7 — 0.
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G. Presentation and discussion of a review of the past year's agenda items, an overview of the
Comprehensive Plan Update and goals for the upcoming year. Susan Watkins, AICP,
Housing Coordinator
Watkins presented a summary of the actions by the board in the past year and development
that has occurred.
Housing Element — board members asked about senior day care and affordability of lower
income housing. Snead wants to consider minimum wage earners and their ability to fund
housing. Watkins explained that the consultants will come to the board and work on
defining the problem and identifying the needs of the community. Then they will
document the levels of demand, and identify the types of housing that are available and
those that are recommended. Then they will be developing an implementation plan and
implementing the plan.
Deliverables - Definition of affordable housing (local context), a Housing Inventory
(housing types and price points in the area), neighborhood classifications (using a standard
scoring system); preservation analysis (what will it take to keep the better neighborhoods
and bring others up to those same criteria) and gentrification were discussed.
Watkins explained that the deliverables are happening as part of a bigger project, looking at
all the plans that exist in the city and how the decisions that have been made affect the
overall city. And how future decisions will affect the city. The board's role will be to help
keep others informed and help with the discussions of the plan.
The toolkit will include research and present national housing programs. It will review the
feasibility of community land trusts, housing trust funds, incentive programs and
neighborhood preservation and revitalization. These programs will be reviewed against
national programs and create new, incentive strategies to implement the goals of the
Housing Plan.
There was general discussion of the history and future of the housing repair program. Staff
will be taking this discussion to Council workshop for possibly taking the program to
Habitat for Humanity for administration. The staff presentation for Council will be sent to
the board for reference.
Board members were asked to send any questions, concerns, goals to Susan.
Adjournment
Motion by Ortego,econd by Hachtel to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 5:18 pm.
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Chair Attest, Randy Hachtel, Secretary
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