HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_HOUAB_12.09.2008Notice of Meeting of the
Housing Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 03:00 PM in the Glasscock
Room of 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:
Cynthia Anderson, Emily Northrop, Hartley Sappington, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Larkin Tom, John
Gavurnik, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman
Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 03:00 PM.
Call to Order at 03:00 PM
This meeting will take the place of the regular meeting scheduled for Dec. 17, 2008
Agenda
1. Presentation by Eric Fulmer and Marjorie Williams on the Housing Element of the 2030
Plan
2. Questions about the document from the Board.
3. Discussion of possible recommendation for the Housing Element presentation.
The Housing Advisory Board may be attending the regular meeting of the City
Council.
6:00 p.m. December 9, 2008
City Council Chambers
101 E. 7
th
St.
Georgetown, TX 78626
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 _________________, 2008, 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
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Tuesday , December 9, 2008.
Board Members Present:
Hartley Sappington; Chair, John Gavurnik; Vice-chair, Nancy Biggs; Secretary, Cynthia Anderson, Janis
Cowman-Arteaga, Emily Northrop, Larkin Tom, Naomi W alker
Board Members Absent:
Debbie Hoffman
Staff Present:
Jennifer Bills; Housing Coordinator, Bill Sattler; City Council Member
Minutes
Regular Meeting
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.
Meeting called to order at 3:32 p.m.
Sappington, Anderson, Cowman-Arteaga, Tom, Walker present.
1.Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory Board
meeting held on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Motion to approve minutes by Walker,
second by Anderson. Approved 5-0
Northrop, Gavurnik, Biggs arrive.
2.Consideration and possible action to recommend approval of the Sierra Ridge
Development to the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council.
Walker, Director of the Georgetown Housing Authority, presents an update on the Sierra
Ridge development. She relates that at the last City Council meeting on December 11, 2007,
the project was approved to receive substantial funding from the Georgetown
Transportation Enhancement Corporation for infrastructure improvements and received
approval of utility fee waivers . The next step of the development will be to go before the
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) to rezone the property to a Planned Unit
Development. The rezoning will allow the project to be mixed-use and use site design
standards to make the development pedestrian friendly. The development will contain 188
multi-family residential units, 179 being affordable to households making 50% and 60% of
Area median Income (AMI). Walker is asking the Housing Advisory Board to recommend
approval to P&Z and City Council. Motion by Gavurnik to recommend approval of the
Sierra Ridge Development to P&Z and City Council. Second by Cowman-Artega. Motion
approved 7-0. (Walker recused herself .)
3.Discussion and possible action on consultant selection for the Housing Element of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Bills provided an update on the search for a consultant to work on the Housing Element.
She explained that the Housing Element would be fulfilling the third recommendation by
the Affordable Housing Taskforce to City Council for a Housing Master Plan. Bills had
posted a Request for Qualifications in October for candidates to work with the City. She
received five responses. Walker and Sappington helped narrow down the field to three to
interview. In December, Sappington and Gavurnik participated in the interviews with city
staff. Sappington offered his insight into the three firms and the reasoning into the
selection of Mullin and Lonergan Associates. They are mainly a housing analysis and
market study firm that has a good record of accomplishment of providing concrete goals
and objectives. From this discussion, Walker motioned to recommend negotiate a contract
with Mullin and Lonergan and send the contract to City Council for approval. Biggs
seconded the motion. Motion to approve passed 8-0.
4.Discussions items from Staff:
Board membership application deadline and term limits.
Bills reminded Board members to reapply to City Council if they wanted to be
reappointed to the Board.
Additional discussion items.
5.Discussion items from Board members:
Additional discussion items.
Walker updated the Board on the Housing Variety UDC amendment. She
attended the City Council meeting in which Planning Staff presented and asked
for further direction with the drafted amendment. Walker spoke at the meeting
and represented the Board’s standpoint that it was disappointing that
Attainability was not allowed to be considered an element of the variety. The
amendment still has to go before the P&Z Commission and City Council, so
there is still opportunity for City Council to add Attainability back into the
document.
Board adjourned at 4:51p.m.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 04:51 PM.
Approved :Attest:
_______________________________________________
Board Member Name Secretary