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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_HOUAB_01.17.2007Notice of Meeting of the Housing Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, January 17, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 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 the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. - Robyn Rye B.Review of article summaries from Workforce Housing, Innovative Strategies and Best Practices . - Robyn Rye C.Discussion of Master Plan and task prioritization. D.Discuss ways to make homes affordable after move-in. E.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. F.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 _________________, 2007, 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, January 17, 2007 The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , January 17, 2007. Board Members Present: Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, John Gavurnik, Naomi Walker, Emily Northrop, Deena Berg, Nancy Biggs Board Members Absent: Larkin Tom, Carol Parsonage, Dan Bonner, Cynthia Anderson Staff Present: Tom Yantis - Assistant City Manager, Robyn Rye - Administrative Assistant Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at 3:35pm. A.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board meeting held on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. - Robyn Rye Motion to approve the minutes as is by Gavurnik, second by Walker. Approved 7-0. Tom, Parsonage, Bonner and Anderson absent. B.Review of article summaries from Workforce Housing, Innovative Strategies and Best Practices . - Robyn Rye General discussion and review of the following articles from Workforce Housing, Innovative Strategies and Best Practices - Burlington, Vermont (not in book, but brought in by Sappington), University Glen at California State University-Channel Islands in Camarillo, California by Northrop, S.M.A.R.T. Housing in Austin, Texas by Cowman-Arteaga, New Pennley Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Rowe, Edgemoore at Carrington in McLean Virginia by Berg, Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit Program in Montgomery County , Maryland by Anderson, and Cabrini-Green/Near North Initiative in Chicago, Illinois by Rye. Walker added her report on Stapleton in Denver Colorado and gave an explanation of the way the project worked. General discussion of land trust. Yantis asked Berg about the ordinance established in McLean, Virginia requiring affordable housing. Berg explained that the ordinance require a percentage of affordable housing units after fifty homes in a development. General discussion of city owned land used for housing developments. Walker discussed her second article - Casa del Maestro: Santa Clara, California - which focused on housing for teachers. Walker explained the article by reviewing the development and revenue sources for the development. Walker also expressed how the development could be considered for firefighters, police, and/or other entry level housing. General discussion of HUD home purchase programs. Sappington explained Burlington, Vermont and their processes for affordable housing and how land trust is involved. General Discussion of how starting costs is the most impactful part of the development process. Gavurnik explained the increase in fees in building materials and the high costs of City fees. Gavurnik asked questions about McLean Virginia article. Gavurnik's first question was if the requirements deter any large/mainstream builders. Berg said it didn't seem to deter large productions builders. Gavurnik's second question was if there were there any incentives in place to allow builders to do things like PUDs. Berg said that there were some trade-offs for developers. Berg asked Gavurnik about the townhouses in the Katy Crossing subdivision and if they are selling. Gavurnik explained that there were only three left. General discussion of remaining Katy Crossing townhouses. General discussion of the types of plans used in the articles that were reviewed. Northrop asked about how the long term plan will work if people that are buying homes are living in Georgetown and working in Austin. General discussion of things that will happen in the future to keep people living in Georgetown. General discussion of the link between housing and economic development. General discussion of public transportation. General discussion of mixing working locations and housing locations together. C.Discussion of Master Plan and task prioritization. General discussion of future developments allowing for a grocery stores , cafe or other form of meeting place, within the residential area. General discussion of the major separation in commercial and residential developers. Cowman-Arteaga asked if there are studies that address if the City were to buy random houses and develop them into commercial lots. Yantis expressed that he wasn't sure if there were studies that focused on that type of development. General discussion of how to make a formula for distance from homes to other places such churches, groceries, schools, etc and how to put that in the Housing Master Plan. General discussion of how will the City integrate housing throughout the entire community. Cowman-Arteaga could Housing Authority be the ones responsible for purchasing random homes in the City to attempt and integrate affordable housing throughout the City. Yantis said it could be a possibility, but would depend on the priorities of the Housing Authority. Cowman-Arteaga also asked if, while following the McLean, Virginia model, if all of the homes would be in one location/street or if the affordable homes would be spread throughout the entire neighborhood. Walker explained that the Housing Authority could purchase homes similar to this model would be possible but the Housing Authority wouldn't be able to have a major impact. General discussion of infill housing. Gavurnik asked for Yantis's input on the Housing Master Plan. Yantis explained that the Board should create a menu of items they would like addressed at leave it the Housing Coordinator , when hired, to put the programs steps into place for those items to happen. Gavurnik explained his theory for his Holly Street project. General discussion of the benefit of mixed product types in one neighborhood. General discussion of how education is necessary to get people to understand that affordable homes will not bring down property values when correctly integrated. Walker asked if there was currently any sort of Housing Master Plan. Yantis explained that there is currently no Housing Master Plan in Georgetown. Yantis then explained that the Housing Coordinator can use Wallace, Roberts, and Todd's comprehensive plan to create a Housing Master Plan. General discussion of looking at a regional master plan once the City's Housing Master Plan is established. Yantis gave an update on housing coordinator position. Yantis will send an email once we have narrowed it down to the finalist. Walker would like to know how many applicant there are so that she can forward on to other people if there is not enough interest. Yantis explained that it will probably be three to four weeks out to have a pool of finalist. Sappington asked what the best way was to get fees down for developers and what are some strategies to have mixed levels of housing within developments. General discussion of what the Board would like to accomplish via the Housing Master Plan. General discussion of how the Board will advance once the Housing Master Plan is finished and put into place. General discussion of the future role of the Housing Coordinator. Northrop asked for clarification as to whether the Board was responsible for creating incentives or requirements. General discussion about how the process will have both incentives and requirements. General discussion of how to incorporate Housing Master Plan requirements into existing planning process. D.Discuss ways to make homes affordable after move-in. This item was not discussed due to lack of time. E.Discussion of next meeting date and agenda items. Next Housing Advisory Board meeting will be on Wednesday, February 21, 2006 at 3:30pm. - Discussion of Phase I of Sierra Ridge development and Rehab of Shady Oaks housing concept, resolution for council. - Housing Coordinator Position Update. F.Adjourn. Meeting Adjourned at 4:58. Motion by Gavurnik, second by Walker. Approved 7-0. Tom, Parsonage, Bonner and Anderson absent. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 PM. Approved :Attest: _______________________________________________ Hartley Sappington - Chair Robyn Rye - Administrative Assistant