HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_HAB_05.16.2016Notice of Meeting for the
Housing Adv isory Board
of the City of Georgetown
May 16, 2016 at 3:30 PM
at Historic Light & Waterworks Bldg, 406 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX 78626
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A Welc o me to gues ts .
Legislativ e Regular Agenda
B Co nsideration and possible actio n to approve the minutes fro m the April 18, 2016 meeting.
C Dis cus s ion and pos s ible actio n o n review o f the City Counc il Works hop pres entatio n o n the Ho using
Ad visory Bo ard 2016 Wo rk Plan.--Jennifer C. Bills , Ho using Coordinato r
D Up coming items :
City Counc il Works hop, May 24, 2016 at C ity Co uncil Chamb ers , 101 E. 7th Street.
The next regular meeting is Mo nday, June 20, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. in the Large Co nference Room of
the His toric Light and Waterwo rks Build ing at 406 W. 8th Street.
Adjournment
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, Shelley No wling, C ity S ecretary fo r the C ity of Geo rgeto wn, Texas , d o hereby c ertify that this Notice of
Meeting was p o s ted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a p lace read ily acc es s ible to the general p ublic at all times ,
on the ______ d ay o f __________________, 2016, at __________, and remained so p o s ted fo r at leas t 72
c o ntinuo us ho urs p receding the sc heduled time o f s aid meeting.
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S helley No wling, City Sec retary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Housing Advisory Board
May 16, 2016
SUBJECT:
Cons id eration and p o s s ib le ac tion to approve the minutes from the April 18, 2016 meeting.
ITEM SUMMARY:
Please s ee the attac hed d raft minutes.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
SUBMITTED BY:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Minutes of 04.18.2016 Backup Material
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Housing Advisory Board Page 1
Minutes April 18, 2016
City of Georgetown, Texas
Housing Advisory Board
Minutes
April 18, 2016, at 3:30 p.m.
Historic Light and Waterworks Building, 406 W. 8th Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Members present: Richard Glasco, Chair; Brenda Baxter; Nikki Brennan, Marion Goforth, Joseph
Gonzales, Randy Hachtel and Harry Nelson
Members absent: none
Staff present: Jennifer Bills, Housing Coordinator; Karen Frost, Recording Secretary
Call to Order by the Chair at 3:31 p.m. and reading of the opening remarks.
A. Welcome to guests.
Legislative Regular Agenda
B. Introduction of Wayne Reed, Assistant City Manager.
Mr. Reed has been with the City for three months and is happy to be here. He will be
moving his family here in the next month. He stated he wants the Housing Advisory
Board to be effective and wanted them to all know that there were appreciated. He
wants to help steer the Board toward positive achievements and productive activities
that the City Council will embrace. The Board members discussed the need for
affordable housing and how they could better communicate the need to Council and
citizens. Reed explained that the paradigm shift is a process and that the building blocks
are being put in place to move toward more workforce housing.
C. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes from the March 17 and March
28, 2016 meetings.
Motion by Brennan, second by Baxter to approve the minutes as presented. Approved
7 – 0.
D. Discussion on the recent field trip to see Avenue Community Development Corporation
(CDC) in Houston.--Richard Glasco, Board Chair and Brenda Baxter, Vice-Chair
Glasco and Baxter reported that the trip was a good experience and that they learned a
lot. The project they saw was started 25 years ago with the purpose of stopping
gentrification in the old South Ward area in Houston. It is now a thriving neighborhood
with multi-family, single-family and mixed uses on site. Money to develop the project
came from private donations or grants and the land was donated by the city, which was
close to the bus route. All things that made this a successful endeavor.
The differences between this development and Georgetown were mainly the types of
funding that were available. Their HUD financing is funded through the city of
Houston because of their population size. Georgetown’s HUD funding would be
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Minutes April 18, 2016
through the State of Texas and is regulated through entities like Habitat for Humanity
and the Housing Authority. Glasco also reported that the homes in the neighborhood
still look like single-family homes elsewhere and they do not meet the stereotype of
“affordable housing”. Each of the first-time homebuyers in their program attends a
series of classes on how to be a homeowner and budgets, etc. There is a waiting list to
get into the program and the homes.
E. Discussion on the City Council Strategies that were discussed at the March 22, 2016 City
Council Workshop--Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator
Bills explained the goals of the Council and explained the difference in the Tier 1 and
Tier 2 Strategies. She stated the purpose of this Board would be to continue working on
encouraging workforce housing development, through programs and plans adopted by
Council.
F. Discussion on the Fair Housing Act and the 2015 Supreme Court decision on the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs vs The Inclusive Communities Project,
Inc.--Jennifer C. Bills, Housing Coordinator
Bills shared an article on the Supreme Court Ruling that was passed recently. The Court
ruled that fair housing violations can be found even if that was not the intended
outcome of housing action. One of the results is that there are new rules in place to
insure that there is not clustering of tax credit properties, so that minorities and low-
income housing projects were not pushed together into the suburbs or somewhere less
desirable. This could be seen as a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Bills provided a
copy of the article for reference. Additionally, a new mandatory analysis for anyone
receiving federal funds from HUD must insure that no discriminatory practices are in
use, to proactively promote Fair Housing. For example, buyers or renters cannot be
discriminated against based on the presence of children.
G. Upcoming items:
• The next regular meeting is Monday, May 16, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. in the Large
Conference Room of the Historic Light and Waterworks Building at 406 W. 8th
Street.
• City Council Workshop, May 24, 2016 at City Council Chambers, 101 E. 7th Street.
Motion by Gonzales to adjourn. Meeting was adjourned at 5:02 pm.
__________________________________ _______________________________________
Approved, Richard Glasco, Chair Attest, Nikki Brennan, Secretary
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City of Georgetown, Texas
Housing Advisory Board
May 16, 2016
SUBJECT:
Disc ussion and p o s s ib le ac tion on review of the C ity Co uncil Wo rksho p pres entation on the Hous ing
Advis o ry Board 2016 Work P lan.--Jennifer C . Bills , Hous ing Co o rd inato r
ITEM SUMMARY:
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
SUBMITTED BY:
Jennifer C. Bills , Hous ing Co o rd inato r
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Pres entation 5-24-16 Cover Memo
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Housing Advisory Board
and Workforce Housing
2016 Work Plan
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Presentation Goals
• Review the Housing Advisory Board’s
purpose per the by-laws.
• Develop a 2016 work plan for the board.
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Board's Purpose (By-laws)
1. Ensuring the City has affordable housing for residents
at all income levels.
2. Providing long-term housing research and
recommendations through the Housing Element.
3. Making recommendations on affordable housing
developments.
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Housing Element of the
Comprehensive Plan
• Adopted on August 12, 2012 as
part of the 2030 Plan.
• Identified a need for 1,069 new
Workforce housing units by
2017.
• Will need to be reviewed in
2017/2018, per five year review
Comp Plan requirements.
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Housing Element High Priority Policy
Recommendations #1
1. Develop a program through which workforce
housing developers can receive incentives to
provide new units.
– Workforce Housing Standards (UDC)
• Approved March 8, 2016
– Established review process for Housing Tax
Credits
• January 2014
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Housing Element High Priority Policy
Recommendations #2
• Determine suitable multifamily zoning
locations with sufficient services and land
use compatibility for an appropriate mix of
housing types within the city.
– Draft Workforce Multifamily Locations Study
• Last revised January 2014.
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Accomplishments since 2012
• Gateway Northwest Apts. (2015)
– 177 Workforce Multifamily Units
• Received review/inspection fee waivers and HTCs (Policy #1)
• Consistent with Draft Workforce Multifamily Locations Study
(Policy #2)
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Accomplishments since 2012
• Improved and retained affordable units
– San Gabriel Apts. (1100 Leander Road) 136 units
– Georgetown Square (206 Royal Drive) 55 units
– Northwest Apts. (1623 Northwest) 24 units
91100 Leander Road
San Gabriel Apartments
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2016 Work Plan Proposal
1. Revise Housing Tax Credit resolution process
2. Update Housing Element
3. Feasibility of Housing Tools
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2016 Work Plan Proposal
1. Revise Housing Tax Credit resolution process
– Establish deadline for the Competitive applications
– Require public/neighborhood outreach
– Application criteria:
• Multifamily Entitlements: Future Land Use Zoning
– Funding: Existing staff and resources
– Timeline:
• Summer 2016 start
• City Council approval September 2016
• In place October 2016 before new funding cycle
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2016 Work Plan Proposal
2. Update Housing Element
– New demographic information
– Calculate updated housing deficit
– Update Workforce Multifamily Locations Study
– Public input
– Funding: Reallocate $24,000 in current budget
– Timeline:
• Winter 2016 Start
• Present to Council Summer 2017
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2016 Work Plan
3. Feasibility of Housing Tools
– Provide analysis on strategies already in use nationally
and in Texas.
– Funding: $35,000-$45,000
– Timeline:
• Spring 2017 start, study complete Fall 2017
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• Examples:
• Housing Trust Fund
• Community Land Trust
• Local bond issue
• Requirements for workforce
housing with special development
approvals (i.e. MUDs, PIDs, PUDs,
TIRZ).
Windridge Village
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Questions
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1617 Northwest Boulevard
Gateway Northwest Apartments
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