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Minutes October 28, 2019
City of Georgetown, Texas
Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
October 28, 2019, at 3:30 p.m.
Historic Light and Waterworks Building, 406 W. 8th Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Lou Snead, Chair; Randy Hachtel; Jeannyce Hume; Nikki Brennan; Mary
Calixtro; Nathaniel Bonner
Members absent: Bob Weimer
Staff present: Susan Watkins, Housing Coordinator; Nat Waggoner, AICP, Long Range Planning
Manager; and Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
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 September 16, 2019
meeting. Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
Motion by Hachtel, second by Hume to approve the minutes as presented. Approved (6–
0).
C. Update on the 2030 Plan Update process – Nat Waggoner, AICP, Long Range Planning
Manager
Waggoner provided the Board members an overview on the recent and upcoming activities
related to the comprehensive plan update. Waggoner explained each step of the Housing
Element that has been worked on (affordability analysis, policies) and where we are currently
(feasibility toolkit). Waggoner would like the Board’s feedback and present these
recommendations to the Steering Committee. Staff would also like to have a special Housing
Advisory Board meeting in addition to the regularly scheduled November 18 meeting, to refine
the recommendations. Staff will review growth scenarios with the Steering Committee to
identify housing/development trends and obtain feedback on changes that need to be made to
the residential and non-residential categories.
Waggoner also shared key updates that were made, such as changes in density, addition of
employment center categories, and changes within nonresidential categories. Waggoner
discussed the next steps and informed the Board of the Public Meeting on Wednesday October
30, in the Library.
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D. Presentation and discussion on development of the Housing Toolkit. – Susan Watkins, AICP,
Housing Coordinator
As a continuation of the September 16, 2019, Housing Toolkit item, the board reviewed the
preliminary scoring of the potential tools for review when developing the implementation
plan for the housing policies. This was most recently updated after City Council
consideration of the housing policies at the July 9th and July 23rd Council Workshops.
The Board discussed costs and funding options, as well as the feasibility of the policies. In
addition, Watkins shared with the Board topics the consultant is currently working on, such as
a range of funding options, how to measure performance, pro’s and con’s for each policy, and
examples of what other cities are pursuing. These recommendations will be ready for the Board
at the next meeting in November.
The Board discussed obtaining the community’s input, as well as those who will be impacted
by the changes. There was discussion about how to reach the community and inform them of
the public meetings and opportunities for input, such as by going door-to-door, social media,
and media outreach.
E. Update on the summer Point-in-Time Count for Williamson County organized by the Texas
Homeless Network. – Kyra Henderson, Data Coordinator, Texas Homeless Network
Henderson, Data Coordinator for the Texas Homeless Network, provided the Board with an
update on the summer Point-in-Time Count for Williamson County conducted on August 29,
2019. The Texas Homeless Network is organizing the count and providing training for
volunteers. Henderson provided information regarding the count, including online volunteer
training.
Henderson also made recommendations for a successful Point-in-Time Count for Williamson
County, and suggested outreach for volunteers and training sessions that can be beneficial for
the volunteers/staff to attend. Henderson also made suggestions on how to reach out to the
homeless in order to obtain accurate information for the surveys. There will be a training session
on Friday November 1, 2019, as well as a training session in December.
F. Update from the Housing Advisory Board Chair. Lou Snead, Chairperson
Chair Snead commented that he was contacted by a developer what showed interest in possibly
presented at P&Z regarding a rezoning from commercial to multifamily. The developer is
looking at building apartments that may be lower cost than current developments, but not
significantly lower.
Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn by Calixtro. Second by Brennan. The meeting was adjourned at 5:27 pm.
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Approved, Lou Snead, Chair Attest, Randy Hachtel, Secretary