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Minutes July 15, 2019
City of Georgetown, Texas
Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
July 15, 2019, at 3:30 p.m.
Historic Light and Waterworks Building, 406 W. 8th Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Bob Weimer; Lou Snead, Chair; Mary Calixtro; Randy Hachtel, Nikki Brennan;
Jeannyce Hume
Members absent: Nathaniel Bonner;
Staff present: Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator; Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst; Nat
Waggoner, Long Range Planning Manager
Chair Snead called the meeting to order at 3:35pm.
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.
Legislative Regular Agenda
B. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the June 24, 2019 meeting. –
Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
Motion by Hachtel, second by Brennan to approve the minutes as presented. Approved (6-0).
C. Update and discussion on proposed housing policies for the 2030 Housing Element Update. –
Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator
Watkins provided the board an update on the direction from Council at the July 9, 2019
workshop on the proposed housing policies for the update of the Housing Element as part of
the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update. Watkins began the discussion with a review of the
policies and identified those that need to be reviewed and brought back to the next council
meeting. There was discussion by Board members and questions on policies which needed
further clarification. Watkins reviewed the options for policy items that need to be revised.
The Board provided suggestions on the revision of policies and made recommendations for
additional information that should be included. There was also discussion and clarification on
definitions, and action items.
Staff will revise the policies to be brought back to the next council meeting and include the
Board’s recommendations.
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D. Presentation and discussion on development of the Housing Toolkit. - Susan Watkins, AICP,
Housing Coordinator
Watkins presented the development of the Housing Toolkit including a potential method for
evaluating tools and the potential tools for the proposed policies to address affordability and
preservation. Watkins sought the Board’s feedback regarding the use of the tools and how to
best support the policies. Watkins reviewed the implementation tools used, provided an
example from a different city, and reviewed staff’s recommendations.
Waggoner also discussed using the toolkit and reporting on the implementation of the policies
for the Board members.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Calixtro, second by Hachtel. Meeting adjourned at 5:22pm.
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Approved, Lou Snead, Chair Attest, Randy Hachtel, Secretary