HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_HOUAB_11.19.2008Notice of Meeting of the
Housing Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Housing Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 03:30 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, John Gavurnik, Larkin
Tom, Nancy Biggs, Naomi Walker, Debbie Hoffman
Housing Advisory Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 03:30 PM.
Call to Order at 03:30 PM
1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory
Board meeting held on Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
2. Public Hearing and possible action to approve the Housing Element of the 2030
Comprehensive Plan and recommend plan adoption to the City Council.
3. Discussion on upcoming Housing Advisory Board meetings.
4. Discussion items from Staff:
a. Update on Housing and Neighborhood Development projects.
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
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Housing Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday , November 19, 2008.
Board Members Present:
Hartley Sappington, John Gavurnik, Nancy Biggs, Cynthia Anderson, Janis Cowman-Arteaga, Debbie
Hoffman, Larkin Tom, Naomi Walker
Board Members Absent:
Emily Northrop
Staff Present:
Jennifer Bills, Housing Coordinator
Minutes
Regular Meeting
1. Consideration and possible action to approve the minutes of the Housing Advisory
Board meeting held on Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
Motion to approve minutes by Gavurnik, second by Anderson. Motion approved
8-0.
2. Public Hearing and possible action to approve the Housing Element of the 2030
Comprehensive Plan and recommend plan adoption to the City Council.
Bills presented the final draft of the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan. She stated
that the draft contained Chapters 2-10 that the Board had already reviewed and
edited, as well as Chapter 1 as the Executive Summary and Chapter 11 Policy
Recommendations. These Policy Recommendations were presented in September
when the consultants from Mullin & Lonergan were in Georgetown, and were
revised based on comments received from the Board and at public meetings.
Cowan-Arteaga motioned to approve the Housing Element for presentation and
adoption to City Council. Chair Sappington opened the Public Hearing; as no
public requested to speak, the hearing closed. Sappington then opened discussion
by the Board.
Walker questioned a statement in the Executive Summary regarding the cost of
living in Georgetown being lower than that in Austin . Bills agreed that she would
check and amend the statement if necessary. Walker also suggested that some of
the paragraphs in the Executive summary be rearranged to better present the
information and findings of the report. She felt the current structure and wording
did not adequately emphasis the results of the study. Hoffman also suggested that
the Executive Summary include an easy to read list of main finding from the entire
study. The rest of the Board agreed and Bills said she would edit the report to reflect
their suggested changes.
Walker seconded and amended the motion that the final draft include the discussed
changes. Motion passed 8-0.
3. Discussion on upcoming Housing Advisory Board meetings.
Bills went over the schedule for December. The normal meeting will not be held.
Instead the Board will meet with Mullin & Lonergan on December 9
th
before the
consultants present the Housing Element at City Council at 6:00pm. We will have
the normal meeting in January.
4. Discussion items from Staff:
a. Update on Housing and Neighborhood Development projects.
Bills updated the progress on possible projects in the Smith Branch Park
subdivision on Quail Valley Drive. She is looking at a possible redevelopment
project on vacant parcels currently owned by Habitat for Humanity. This could
include a Boys & Girls Club, a bus stop and a city park.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 05:02 PM.
Approved :Attest:
_______________________________________________
Hartley Sappington, Chair Nancy Biggs, Secretary