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Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
November 25, 2019, at 3:30 p.m.
Historic Light and Waterworks Building, 406 W. 811, Street
Geor,aetown. Texas 78626
Members present: Lou Snead, Chair; Jeannyce Hume; Mary Calixtro; Nathaniel Bonner; Bob
Weimer
Members absent: Randy Hachtel; Nikki Brennan
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 October 28, 2019
meeting. Mirna Garcia, Management Analyst
Motion by Weimer, second by Calixtro to approve the minutes as presented. Approved
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C. Update on the 2030 Plan Update process — Nat Waggoner, AICP, Long Range Planning
Manager
Waggoner provided the Board members an update on the recent and upcoming activities
related to the comprehensive plan update. The housing inventory and affordability analysis
steps have been completed, the policies have been drafted, and the recommendations for
housing have been drafted into the implementation plan. Council will review and consider the
policies for adoption with the comprehensive plan. The next City Council presentation will be
on 12/10, where housing and land use will be discussed together. There is also a planned 31d
Public Meeting in January 2020, as well as a P&Z presentation in February, and a second
Council presentation in February/March 2020. Waggoner reviewed the discussion from the 11/7
2030 Steering Committee meeting with the Board, where the benefits of the FLU map, member's
concerns, and the concrete changes needed where further discussed. The next step includes
community engagement and seeking feedback from the public.
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D. Presentation and discussion of the Housing Toolkit. — Susan Watkins, AICP, Housing
Coordinator
Watkins provided an overview of the housing toolkit to be reviewed by the Board. The Board
reviewed the Housing Toolkit draft developed by Community Development Strategies. The
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also provided the Board members the top 3 strategies for housing implementation and action
that can be taken for each strategy. Board members participated in an activity where they
discussed these strategies and actions, and then answered staff questions:1) what stands out? 2)
what are the benefits of the tools? 3) what are your concerns? 4) what options can be taken to
address concerns? 5) what concrete changes would you like to see? 6) what does successful
community engagement look like?
Board members provided their input and identified the following: language needs to be revised
to include 'Workforce Housing' instead of 'Affordable Housing; terms and acronyms need to
be defined, include and collaborate with more non-profit partners, use both the top 3 strategies
and the housing summary together as tools, go to the affected areas and seek their input by
providing clear and easy to comprehend information.
Chair Snead opened the Public Hearing.
Walt Doering commented on the housing toolkit summary and asked how City Council will
adopt the tools and how they will be used.
Richard Glasco commented on the Georgetown Housing Initiative and provided
materials/information to the Board members regarding a workforce analysis that was
conducted. This study provided a SWOT analysis (strengths, weakness, opportunity, threats),
and presented an economic -based perspective on the affordable housing issue.
Staff sought feedback from the Board members on ideas of who to communicate with, and they
identified the Chamber of Commerce, the residents, and looking at the top three biggest
employers in Georgetown. The next steps for the Board members include reviewing the toolkit
and sending questions to Susan, as well as any other recommendations and feedback.
E. Update from the Housing Advisory Board Chair. Lou Snead, Chairperson
Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn by Weimer. Second by Bonner. The meeting was adjourned at 5:28 pm.
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App owed, Lou Snead, Chair
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Attest, RSin y Hachtel, Secretary
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