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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_HOUAB_09.20.2006Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, September 20, 2006 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 03:30 PM in the Georgetown Municipal Complex, located at 300 Industrial Avenue, Georgetown, Texas If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance. Housing Advisory Board Members: Carol Parsonage, Cynthia Anderson, Dan Bonner, Deena Berg, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Larkin Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM. Call to Order at 03:30 PM A.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meetings on Wednesday, June 21, 2006, Wednesday, July 26, 2006, and Wednesday, August 16, 2006. --Robyn Rye, Administrative Assistant. B.Discussion of Status of member training. -- Administrative Assistant. C.Discussion of Habitours. -- Carol Parsonage, Habitat for Humanity Representative for Housing Advisory Board. D.Election of Officers. E.Review draft of bylaws and make any needed corrections. F.Discussion of Master Plan and task prioritization. G.Discussion of amendments of Development Regulations. H.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. I.Adjourn. Certificate of Posting I, Sandra Lee, 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 _________________, 2006, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ Sandra Lee, City Secretary Minutes of the Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, September 20, 2006 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , September 20, 2006 . Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington, Emily Northrop, John Gavurnik, Naomi Walker, Cynthia Anderson, Nancy Biggs, Deena Berg, Dan Bonner, Emily Northrop, Carol Parsonage, Larkin Tom Board Members Absent: Janis Cowman-Arteaga Staff Present: Tom Yantis, Melissa McCollum, Robyn Rye Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:30pm. A.Consideration and possible action to approve minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meetings on Wednesday, June 21, 2006, Wednesday, July 26, 2006, and Wednesday, August 16, 2006. --Robyn Rye, Administrative Assistant. Minutes were reviewed. Walker moved to accept minutes. Anderson second. Approved 10-0. Cowman-Arteaga absent. B.Discussion of Status of member training. -- Robyn Rye, Administrative Assistant Rye reviewed the status of each member's training. C.Discussion of Habitours. -- Carol Parsonage, Habitat for Humanity Representative for Housing Advisory Board. Parsonage explained how Habitat for Humanity sells its homes and wanted to offer an opportunity for the Board members to view Habitat homes that currently exists and are being build in Georgetown. Discussion of possible dates for the tours. The group agreed to meet for the tour on October 10th at 4pm. D.Election of Officers. Motion by Walker to nominate Sappington as chair, second by Gavurnik. Approved 10-0. Cowman-Arteaga absent. Motion by Naomi Walker to nominate John Gavurnik as Vice-Chair, second by Nancy Biggs. Approved 10-0. Cowman-Arteaga absent. E.Review draft of bylaws and make any needed corrections. This item was discussed before item D. Board members discussed and agreed that a secretary was not necessary due to having a staff person that would be responsible for secretarial duties. Discussion of Habitat for Humanity and Georgetown Housing Authority board members and how many terms they can serve. John Gavurnik moved to take the issue to council. Pass by-laws as is and take amendment to ordinance to Council to address issue of Georgetown Housing Authority and Habitat for Humanity board membership and term limits. Second by Emily Northrop. Approved 10-0. Cowman-Arteaga absent. F.Discussion of Master Plan and task prioritization. General discussion of Housing Coordinator position. Sappington asked Yantis for an update on the where the Housing Coordinator position stood in the budget process. Yantis explained that the decision to keep the Housing Coordinator would be made at the Council meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2006. If the Housing Coordinator is approved the start date will be January 1, 2007. General discussion of comprehensive plan for the City. Sappington asked Berg to elaborate on meeting she attended where the comp plan was discussed. Berg explained that meeting was a start-up meeting and everyone at the meeting agreed that housing was an issue. Yantis explained comprehensive planning process. Yantis then explained that the city's latest plan was the Century Plan that was adopted in 1988. Yantis explained how the plan hadn't been completely updated since 1996. Yantis explained how the consultant will work. First step is creating an umbrella plan covering all areas and second step is what the future on Georgetown will look like. Anderson asked Yantis to clarify how the plan effects future land uses work. Yantis explained that the City will develop a map showing all areas in the City, not just the land owned by the City, and how they will be developed over time. Sappington explained the difference between good land use and bad land use. Anderson asked about the City's annexation authority. Yantis explained that annexation brings land into the City limit and put the annexed land under the City's planning jurisdiction. Yantis then explained how annexation can help protect land use and development. Biggs asked about annexation limits. McCollum explained that the City has boundaries with neighboring cities. Sappington explained how the Board needs to address how the City can encourage developers to produce more affordable housing. Anderson asked if the Comprehensive Plan would explain where affordable housing would and would not go. Yantis said that he hopes that after the Plan would go into effect it would leave the entire City open to affordable housing developments. Yantis then explained that the Comprehensive Plan will help say what can't happen versus what will happen in relationship to development in certain areas. Yantis then added that there is nothing in Georgetown to encourage low income housing, nor to mix lower and higher income homes. G.Discussion of amendments of Development Regulations. This item was discussed in conjunction with Item F. John Gavurnik brought up that development is effected by incentives. Gavurnik explained that the City currently doesn't have any of these to encourage lower income housing to be built. Gavurnik then elaborated that incentives need to be top priority to get City to establish them and then builders can use them. Gavurnik also explained that density regulations can posed an issue when trying to build affordable housing. Other general discussion of possible incentives that the City could establish to encourage the development of affordable housing. Bonner suggested the Board find a way to impact Comprehensive Planning public meetings. Sappington suggest making clear planning statements. Bonner suggested having a concise message that the Board can use at public meetings. The Board discussed having a steak holder meeting with the planners as part of the comprehensive planning process. The Board discussed advocating need for affordable housing. The Board discussed how the meetings were going to be setup and a need to attend as many public meetings as possible. The Board also discussed how to change the negative mindset. Yantis discussed showing visuals of what type of housing the City needs more of. The Board discussed what the incentive issues are. General discussion of what the duties of the Housing coordinator will need to be including: knowing what to do with available funds, trying to achieve down payment assistance for home owners, and assistance with house and utility payments and general upkeep of affordable properties. General discussion of property taxes and insurance and their effects on the affordability of home ownership. General discussion of green buildings that will benefit the environment as much as possible while still being affordable to families. General discussion of suggestions to development regulations for Unified Development Code. Yantis suggested the Board members come up with regulations to the Unified Development Code that facilitate affordable housing. Movement by Dan Bonner to direct staff to put placeholder on list of development regulation amendments. Second by Tom. Approved 9-0. Cowman-Arteaga and Walker absent. General discussion of process to get development regulations approved and together for the Unified Development Code amendment process. Yantis suggested the Board review examples in the book Workforce Housing by the Urban Land Institute. Rye suggested the Board members reviewing individual sections of the book for the next meeting. H.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. Continued discussion of specific development regulations at the next Board meeting. Discussion of next meeting date. Next meeting will be October 25th at 3:30pm. I.Adjourn. Movement by John Gavurnik to adjourn. Second by Sappington. Approved 9-0. Cowman-Arteaga and Walker absent. Meeting adjourned by 4:56pm. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 04:56 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Hartley Sappington - Housing Advisory Board ChairRobyn Rye - Administrative Assistant