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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_HAB_11.20.2013Notice of Meeting for the Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown November 20, 2013 at 3:30 PM at 103 W. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626, CVB Conference Room The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the ADA, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact the City at least four (4) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 113 East 8th Street for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Members: Tim Todd; Chair, Clay Woodard; Vice-chair, Brad Curlee; Secretary, Walt Doering, Judy Finnell, Larry Gambone, Harry Nelson, Lalena Parkhurst, Monica Williamson This is a meeting of the Housing Advisory Board. The Board, appointed by the Mayor and the City Council, makes recommendations to the City Council on affordable housing matters. Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 3:30 p.m. Regular Session (This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.) A Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the October 16, 2013 meeting. B Discussion and possible action on the presentation to be made to City Council on November 26, 2013. --Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator C Discussion and possible action on the role and function of the Housing Advisory Board.--Walt Doering, Board Member D Discussion and possible action to create a standard information packet and training for new members. --Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator E Discussion and possible action to cancel or move the next regular meeting date of December 18, 2013. --Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator F Adjournment. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the ______ day of __________________, 2013, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. ____________________________________ Jessica Brettle, City Secretary City of Georgetown, Texas SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the October 16, 2013 meeting. ITEM SUMMARY: FINANCIAL IMPACT: SUBMITTED BY: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Draft October 16, 2013 Minutes Cover Memo Draft Housing Advisory Board Minutes, October 16, 2013 1 City of Georgetown Housing Advisory Board Minutes October 16, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Convention and Visitors Bureau Conference Room 103 W. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626 Members present: Tim Todd, Brad Curlee, Lalena Parkhurst, Clay Woodard, Walt Doering, Larry Gambone, Harry Nelson, Judy Finnell, Monica Williamson Members absent: None Staff present: Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator; Laurie Brewer, Assistant City Manager; Tammy Glanville, Recording Secretary This is a regular meeting of the Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown. The Board, appointed by the Mayor and the City Council, makes recommendations to the City Council on affordable housing matters. Regular Session - To begin no earlier than 3:30 p.m. The meeting was called to order at 3:37 by Todd. Agenda 1. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the September 18, 2013 meeting. Doering asked to make an addition to the minutes to include the brief discussion of the purpose of the board and reference the Assessment Grid handout he circulated at the meeting. Motion by Doering to approve the minutes with corrections stated from the September 18, 2013 Housing Advisory Board meeting. Second Gambone. Approved. 7-0 (Clay Woodard and Lalena Parkhurst was absent at the time of vote). 2. Update and discussion on the City Council workshop discussion on October 8, 2013 regarding multifamily regulations. Woodard arrived at 3:45pm Bills discussed the City Council workshop session from October 8, 2013. Council and staff talked about multi-family regulations and policies, along with ways to have better control over where multi-family housing is develops in Georgetown. Doering mentioned the discussion regarding uses within the C-1, Local Commercial and C-3, General Commercial districts. Removing high density residential from commercial districts will allow City Council more discretion on a case by case. Todd disagrees with Draft Housing Advisory Board Minutes, October 16, 2013 2 this suggestion stating removing high density residential would limit options for developers and builders. Bills explained the use could be allowed by Special Use Permit which means it could be allowed in C-1 and C-3, but only with City Council approval. The City of Georgetown is the only city in the area that allows high density residential in commercial districts by right. Bills explains when the City allows multi-family housing to go in ahead of retail or business parks the City encounters push back from those residents when true commercial uses are ready to come in. In the long run this will allow City Council more control over where multi-family housing is developed in Georgetown. 3. Discussion and possible action on creation of the presentation to be made to City Council on November 26, 2013. Parkhurst arrived at 4:18. Bills had a basic presentation that she prepared for the board to consider and revise for the City Council Workshop. The purpose of the presentation is to update City Council on the board’s progress and get feedback on the implementation steps that are being created. Todd and Woodard agreed to make the presentation to City Council. Woodard suggested we remind City Council they recognized there was a shortage of affordable workforce housing since; there are new City Council members. He also stated that the board was asked by City Council to consider two points. 1) Find more places to locate affordable housing and 2) how do we incentivize people to get there. Several changes to the presentation were requested: o Removing the word Direction and replace with Feedback on cover page. o Adding an additional slide detailing how the Housing Advisory Board reached these recommendations. o Woodard suggested we remind City Council they recognized shortage for affordable housing by adopting the Housing Element; as there are new City Council members. o Move the Location for Multifamily slide before the Incentives for Workforce Housing slide. o Board suggested removing the words Low Income from the Low Income Tax Credit Slide 8 and moving it right behind the Purpose of the Board slide, as it gives background on what the board has already been doing and it is not a new policy/program discussion. 4. Discussion and possible action on the role and function of the Housing Advisory Board. Draft Housing Advisory Board Minutes, October 16, 2013 3 Board asked staff to move item #4 to the next Housing Advisory Board meeting on November 20, 2013. 5. Reminder on next meeting date of November 20, 2013. The next meeting will be held on the regularly scheduled date and time. 6. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. __________________________________ _______________________________________ Approved, Tim Todd, Chair Attest, Brad Curlee, Secretary City of Georgetown, Texas SUBJECT: Discussion and possible action on the presentation to be made to City Council on November 26, 2013. -- Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator ITEM SUMMARY: The Housing Advisory Board is scheduled to make a presentation at the the November 26, 2013 City Council Workshop session. The purpose of the presentation is to update City Council on the board's efforts to implement the recommendations of the Housing Element that was adopted in July 2012. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer C. Bills, AICP, LEED AP ATTACHMENTS: Description Type HAB presentation for City Council Workshop 11-26-13 Presentation Housing Advisory Board Update Update and Feedback November 26, 2013 Presentation Overview •Purpose of the Housing Advisory Board •Adoption of the Housing Element •Implementation steps 2 Purpose of the Board “The Board is established for the purpose of advising the City Council on ensuring the City has housing affordable for residents at all income levels.” -Housing Advisory Board Bylaws 3 Housing Tax Credit requests •Developers wishing to use Housing Tax Credits* must get a resolution of support to apply. *for households that make up to 50 – 60% of area median income. 4 Cypress Creek Apartments Housing Tax Credit requests To standardize the review of requests: 1.Application process was created. 2.Required review elements must be submitted. City of Georgetown 5 Mariposa at Riverbend Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan •Required by the city charter. •Council directed the creation when the board was established. •Adopted on July 24, 2012 as part of the 2030 Plan. 6 Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan •Recognized the need for more affordable housing. –Owner-occupied deficiency = 1,569 –Rental deficiency = 2,902 7 •Seven policy recommendations created to address this need. Housing Element Priorities 1.Develop a program through which workforce housing developers can receive incentives to provide new units. 2.Determine suitable multifamily zoning locations with sufficient services and land use compatibility for an appropriate mix of housing types within the city. 3.Continue the Housing Diversity density incentives for new residential construction. 8 Housing Element Priorities 4.Prioritize the use of HUD CDBG funds for affordable housing. 5.Strengthen home buyer counseling and support services. 6.Seek out County CDBG and State HOME funds in support of affordable housing initiatives. 7.Identify revitalization areas for concentrated investment. 9 Locations for Workforce Multifamily Housing (Priority #2) •Identified site for Workforce Multifamily development. –Locations based on existing utilities, school zones, and distance from employment and retail areas. –Sites are within the city limits and within Georgetown utility areas. •Will provide future income from utility payments and property taxes. 10 11 Incentives for Workforce Housing (Priority #1) •Main tools at the City’s discretion –Development standards that allow for greater density and decreased construction costs •reduced setbacks •increase height •varied parking requirements –Waiving of development review fees 12 Incentives for Workforce Housing (Priority #1) •The board is reviewing the impact of these incentives and creating a process for evaluating and granting incentives. 13 Feedback from Council 1.Future action item to adopt Workforce Multifamily locations. 2.Comments on incentive program for builders and developers. 14 City of Georgetown, Texas SUBJECT: Discussion and possible action on the role and function of the Housing Advisory Board.--Walt Doering, Board Member ITEM SUMMARY: FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer C. Bills, AICP, LEED AP ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Assessment Grid Backup Material City of Georgetown, Texas SUBJECT: Discussion and possible action to create a standard information packet and training for new members. -- Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator ITEM SUMMARY: With the recent addition of new members and the new members that will be added in March, it will assist new members to have basic board information and training available. Information that can be included: History and purpose of the Housing Advisory Board History of the Housing Element and how it relates to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. How the HAB relates to the Georgetown Housing Authority as well as city boards and commissions. What the board is currently working on. Basic information on state and federal housing programs. Overview of the City's utilities and how they drive/restrict development. Board members can bring suggestions of any other information they feel would be relevant and helpful to provide to new members. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer C. Bills, AICP, LEED AP City of Georgetown, Texas SUBJECT: Discussion and possible action to cancel or move the next regular meeting date of December 18, 2013. -- Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator ITEM SUMMARY: FINANCIAL IMPACT: SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer C. Bills, AICP, LEED AP City of Georgetown, Texas SUBJECT: Adjournment. ITEM SUMMARY: FINANCIAL IMPACT: SUBMITTED BY: