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Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
June 18, 2018, at 4:00 p.m.
Historic Light and Waterworks Building, 406 W. 81h Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Nathaniel Bonner; Mary Calixtro; Randy Hachtel; Jennyce Hume; and Lou
Snead, Chair
Members absent: Brian Ortego (resigned); Nikki Brennan
Staff present: Sofia Nelson, Planning Director; Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator; Nat
Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager; Karen Frost, Recording Secretary and Patrick Lloyd,
Community Resources Coordinator
Call to Order by Chair Snead at 4:00 pm. with reading of the meeting procedures.
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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 4:00 pm, explained the meeting procedures and welcomed
the guests. He also explained Ortego's resignation and expressed appreciation for his service.
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B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the May 21, 2018 meeting.
Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Motion by TdachtPl to approve the minutes. Second by Hume. Approved 4 — 0 (Brennan
absent, Calixtro in after the vote, and Ortego — resigned.)
C. Presentation and discussion of housing affordability terms and definitions. Susan Watkins,
AICP, Housing Coordinator
Watkins presented the discussion topic. She discussed what the current Housing Plan
element states, along with the Unified Development Code definitions.
There was discussion of the gap of groups that are not identified by the Housing Authority
and by others looking at "affordable" housing. Snead questioned if this group would
address all housing needs, including low income, seniors, first-time homeowners as
identified by council. He asks for more clarity on what is to be addressed. He is concerned
about the 30 — 80% average median income and the gap of the extremely low, very low, low
incomes. Waggoner explains that homelessness has not been part of the discussion.
Hachtel is concerned about trying to be all things to all people. Snead wants to insure that
the group understands what is included in being a "caring community". The board
discussed the existing problems that exist for homeless and very low income citizens.
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Watkins gave examples of other city definitions of housing element terms.
Watkins also discussed the desire to evaluate housing needs in three parts: senior housing,
workforce housing and low income housing. Senior housing includes assisted living,
nursing and hospice facilities. Workforce housing is housing for employees and jobs for
residents. Low income housing is defined as Georgetown's regional role for providing low
income housing.
D. Presentation and discussion of three Policy Toolkit examples. Susan Watkins, AICP,
Housing Coordinator
Watkins reviewed the provided examples. She discusses these through the framework of
housing examples, key questions and applicable tools. She listed common tools that are
used nationally which included items such as: community land trusts, land banks, public
land, community benefit agreements, development agreements, housing trust funds,
housing counseling and homeownership education, and tax increment financing (TIF).
Waggoner and Snead discussed the existence of TIF's in Georgetown and their location.
They discussed how the TIF is an overlay on top of the zoning districts. The details will
need to be discussed in detail at a later time to determine what can be added to the toolkit
and what the impact of that choice will be. Snead appreciates all the tools, but asks how the
board will make a recommendation on what tools will be best for Georgetown. Nelson
explains that the consultants will be coming in to complete an analysis and look at this
technically and bringing the best practices back to the group. There will be focus groups
and forums and the toolkit will be developed in spring 2019. This will all fit in with the
comprehensive plan update and will be considered as part of that adoption.
E. Update on the 2030 Plan update.
Snead gave an update from the first Steering Committee meeting, which he is sitting on as
representing the Housing Advisory Board. He explained the first meeting was getting to
know one another. And working together to take the vision of the city and formulating a
plan that will pull from all the development and city issues. The SC will meet every month,
first Thursday of every month. Waggoner listed the different member representations.
Waggoner also gave the new website that will have information from this project:
www.2030.,o,eorgetown.orgThere will also be a housing forum for realtors and developers
on June 26th which all were invited to.
F, Board will discuss availability for the July meeting date.
Snead explained several people will be out for the next meeting and has asked that the next
meeting be moved to July 23rd. Motion by Hachtel to move the meeting to July 23rd.
Second by Hume. Approved 5 — 0. (Brennan absent and Ortego resigned.)
Adjournment
Motion by Hachtel, second by Bonner to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 pm.
Snead, Chair
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Minutes June 18, 2018
Attest, dy Hachtel, Secretary
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