Urban Renewal Board Special Called Meeting of the Urban Renewal Board - This special called meeting will follow a hybrid format - in-person and remote. See agenda for details.
1. 2. 3. SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the URBAN RENEWAL BOARD JULY 11, 2022, 6:00 PM STREET-JONES BUILDING, ROOM 200A 1000 E. 11TH ST. AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 Some members of the Urban Renewal Board may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Lisa Rodriguez, 512-974-3119 or lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov. Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W, Pierce, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the URB’s regular meeting June 13, 2022. DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion regarding renewal of the license agreement with Diverse Arts organization for its use of lot 18 (Harold McMillan, Director of Diverse Arts) DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Conduct officer elections for Chair and Vice Chair. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Lisa Rodriguez at Housing and Planning Department, at (512-974-3119), for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Urban Renewal Board please contact Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974- 3119.
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD REGULAR MEETING June 13, 2022, AT 6:00PM 1000 East 11th Street, Room 400A Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, please contact Lisa Rodriguez at 512-974-3119 or lisa.rodriguez@austintexas.gov. Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W. Pierce, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Members in Attendance Manuel Escobar, Chair Nathaniel Bradford Amit Motwani Danielle Skidmore PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. Members Absent Darrell W. Pierce, Vice Chair Kobla Tetey Jacqueline Watson Staff in Attendance Mandy Moore James May Greg Dutton to oversee is DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Escobar called the meeting to order at 6:08pm with four members present. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the May 16, 2022, Meeting Minutes On Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Bradford’s second, the May 16, 2022, minutes were approved unanimously. 2. NEW BUSINESS 3. OLD BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the extension of the agreement between the Urban Renewal Agency and the City of Austin concerning the implementation of the East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Plan which ends September 30, 2022 (HPD Staff) Discussion occurred; Mandy DeMayo responded to questions. a. Discussion regarding Urban Renewal Plan and NCCD zoning cases, and review of related document(s) provided by Lauren Hartnett, Policy Director with Council Member Harper-Madison’s office Discussion occurred. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action related to the property disposition of Urban Renewal Agency owned property (1100 E. 11th St and 920 E. 11th St) and the Agency’s partnership with the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) including, without limitation, updated project schedule, update on selection process for pre- development consulting services (Anne Gatling Haynes, Austin Economic Development Corporation) …
Fourth Amendment to DiverseArts License Agreement FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LICENSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND DIVERSEARTS This Fourth Amended Licensing Agreement (“Fourth Amendment”) is made and entered into between the Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin (“Agency”), with offices located at 1000 East 11th Street, Ste 200, Austin, Travis County, Texas 78702, and DiverseArts Culture Works with offices located at 904 Juniper Street, Austin, Travis County, Texas 78702 (“Licensee”) (collectively referred to herein as “Parties” and individually as a “Party”). WHEREAS, Agency and Licensee entered into that certain License Agreement on the first day of November, 2018; and WHEREAS, the term of the First Amendment to the License Agreement expired on October 31, 2019; and WHEREAS, the term of the Second Amendment to the License Agreement expired on June 30, 2020; and WHEREAS, the term of the Third Amendment to the License Agreement expires on September 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, the parties wish to extend the term of the License Agreement to September 30, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Agency’s Board of Commissioners approved this Fourth Amendment at a public meeting properly noticed in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act on the 20th day of September, 2021; and WHEREAS, Licensee’s board of directors approved this Fourth Amendment on the ____ day of ______________, 2021. NOW THEREFOR IN CONSIDERATION OF the duties, obligations and covenants of the Parties, and other good and valuable consideration, Agency and Licensee agree that Section 2 (entitled “Term”) of the License Agreement is amended to read as follows: TERM: LICENSEE The Agreement commences upon 1 November 2018 at 12:01am UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THIS LICENSE IS REVOCABLE AND and ends on September 30, 2023 at 11:59pm (the “Term”) AGENCY MAY ON ANY DATE AND AT ANY TIME BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 202(cid:885), TERMINATE THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE AND LICENSEE SHALL VACATE PREMISES WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 7.B.ii. .. Page 1 of 2 Fourth Amendment to DiverseArts License Agreement Except as expressly amended herein the License Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Fourth Amendment is hereby effective as of the last date of execution below. Licensee: DiverseArts Culture Works ______________ Date ______________ Date _______________________________________________________ Harold McMillan, Founder/Director Agency: Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Austin ____________________________________________________ Manuel Escobar, Board Chair APPROVED AS TO …
TERM: The Agreement commences upon 1 November 2018 at 12:01am and ends on September 30, 2023 at 11:59pm (the “Term”) LICENSEE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THIS LICENSE IS REVOCABLE AND AGENCY MAY ON ANY DATE AND AT ANY TIME BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, TERMINATE THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE AND LICENSEE SHALL VACATE PREMISES WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 7.B.ii... ""Given that the Premises is currently set for disposition via a public RFP process, in the event the AGENCY takes no other action to revoke this License prior to September 30, 2023, the AGENCY agrees to negotiate with Licensee a timeline for termination of the License that provides ‘reasonable notice’ to shut down operations and vacate the Premises.""
