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Housing Plan Advisory Committee
May 28, 2025
Committee Members Present: Geralen Nolan, John Nesmith, June Martin, Ivas Garcia
(Via Teams), Brian Yung, Valen Cepak, and Aaron Shipp
Committee Members Absent: None
City Staff Present: Community Development Administrator
David Brower, Community Development Analyst Raney Whitwell, Planning &
Development Services Director Anthony Armstrong, Planning & Development Services
Assistant Director Molly Hitchcock, Planning Administrator Chrisine Leal, Staff Planner
Ashley Klein, and Staff Assistant Tiffany Romero
1. Call meeting to Order and consider absence request.
Chairperson Nolan called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.
No absence requests.
2. Hear Visitors
No visitors spoke.
3. Agenda Items
3.1 Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting minutes
• April 23, 2025
Committee Member Cepak motioned to approve the minutes, Committee Member Yung seconded the motion, the motion passed 6-0.
3.2 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Committee charge, structure, and format.
There was general discussion amongst the committee members on their role and
goals for this committee.
Community Development Administrator Brower gave the definition of Affordable Housing.
3.3 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding Housing Action Plan
implementation progress.
Community Development Administrator Brower stated that he will be meeting with United Way to discuss the shared housing program.
Staff will present the 5-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan to City Council on July 10.
3.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding prioritization of the
Plan’s Goals, Strategies, and Actions.
Community Development Administrator Brower presented an action ranking chart
based on the feedback of the Committee. He asked for confirmation that the
Committee’s top goals, in ranked order, are:
Housing Plan Action Items
G1.S1.A1. Amend the UDO to allow for greater density and housing variety.
G1.S1.A3. Create process for expedited permitting and reduce or waived fees for
affordable housing.
G2.S5.A1. Acquire and rehabilitate existing housing stock that is at risk of losing
affordability.
G2.S4.A1. Create a density bonus system for new development meeting increased
density goals.
G2.S4.A2. Create a Local Housing Finance Corporation.
G1.S1.A2. Rezone to allow more density and housing variety
G2.S2.A1. Create a deed-restricted homeownership program.
G2.S2.A2. Pursue partnerships to construct affordable homeownership opportunities.
G2.S7.A2. Create comprehensive homebuyer education training program.
G2.S4.A3. Partner with developers through Housing Public Facility Corporations.
G2.S7.A3. Create a tenant education and training program.
G1.S2.A2. Investigate allowing or promoting housing on unused institutional or
public land.
G2.S7.A1. Create a home maintenance education and training program.
G2.S4.A4. Partner with Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developers.
G2.S1.A1. Work with organizations to create employee / client housing programs.
G2.S2.A3. Pursue tools to help households qualify for financing by helping them to
become landlords (live in one half of duplex, etc…)
G1.S2.A1. Explore opportunities for infill dev. When amending the UDO or rezoning
for greater density.
G2.S6.A1 Create initiative to help homeowners without homestead exemptions to
file.
G2.S1.A2. Create formal mechanisms to collaborate with Texas A&M, Brazos
County, and City of Bryan to share data and achieve housing goals.
G2.S6.A2. Refer homeowners to existing weatherization programs and possibly
create new program.
G2.S3.A1. Investigate the creation of a Municipal Housing Authority.
G2.S3.A2. Create a inter-generational home share program.
Chairperson Nolan clarified that the top priority of the group is to amend the UDO to
allow for greater housing density and housing variety.
Community Development Administrator Brower let the Committee know that staff
has moved furthest on Action 3.
Chairperson Nolan asked if anything that is going on in legislation has any impact on
the action rankings.
Community Development Administrator Brower let the Committee know that there
is still legislation scheduled for a vote that could impact these goals, but to still move
forward and vote to rank the actions. When the state legislation is over, staff can give
the members an analysis of how it impacts the plan.
There was additional discussion among the Committee regarding the action rankings.
Committee Member Nesmith motioned to approve the Committee action
rankings as presented, Committee Member Shipp seconded the motion, the
motion passed 7-0.
3.5 Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding top-ranked Housing
Action Plan Action Items and next steps forwards their implementation.
Community Development Administrator Brower presented more in detail what the
ranked Housing Action Plan Goals would look like moving forward.
There was general discussion among the Committee.
4. Discussion and possible action of future agenda items.
There was no discussion.
5. Adjourn
Committee Member Yung motioned to adjourn the meeting. Committee Member
Cepak seconded the motion, the motion passed 7-0.
The meeting adjourned at 5:27.
Approved: Attest:
Geralen Nolan, Chairperson Tiffany Romero, Board Secretary