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URBAN RENEWAL BOARD  MONDAY, June 15, 2020 10:00 AM  Regular Meeting of the Urban Renewal Board – Remotely; Via WebEx  DRAFT MINUTES      Chair Escobar called the Board Meeting to order at 03:05 p.m.    Board Members in Attendance:  Manuel Escobar, Chair  Roxanne Evans, Vice‐Chair  Amit Motwani  Danielle Skidmore  Jacqueline Watson  Darrell Pierce  Nathaniel Bradford    Board Members Absent:  None    Staff in Attendance:  Mandy DeMayo  Regina Copic  Sandra Harkins  PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee 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. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approval of the May 18, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes. The motion to approve the May 18, 2020, regular meeting minutes was made by Commissioner Skidmore seconded by Commissioner Watson, the item was approved on a 6‐0‐0 vote, Commissioner Bradford attended the meeting after the minutes were approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS 1  a. Discussion and possible action to authorize the negotiation and execution of the seventh amendment to the Escrow Agreement that provides for approval of the seventh extension to the Outside Completion Date for the properties located at 1322‐1336 East 12th Street from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020. The motion authorizing the negotiation and execution of the seventh amendment to the Escrow Agreement that provides for approval of the seventh extension to the Outside Completion Date for the properties located at 1322‐1336 East 12th Street from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020, was made by Commissioner Watson, seconded by Vice‐Chair Evans and approved on a 7‐0‐0 vote. b. Discussion of staff’s Urban Renewal Board March 31st, 2020 report. Item 2.b and 2.c were discussed together. No action taken on Item 2.b c. Discussion and possible action authorizing the Board Chair to draft and submit a response to staff’s Urban Renewal Board March 31st, 2020 report. The motion authorizing the Board Chair to draft and submit a response to staff’s Urban Renewal Board March 31st, 2020 report was made by Commissioner Watson and seconded by Commissioner Motwani and approved on a 7-0-0 vote. d. Discussion and possible action on the Agreement Concerning Implementation of the East 11th and 12th Streets with the City of Austin, Statement of Work, Performance Measures. The motion approving the Agreement Concerning Implementation of the East 11th and 12th Streets with the City of Austin, Statement of Work, Performance Measure deadlines, as stated below, was made by Commissioner Skidmore and seconded by Commissioner Watson and approved on a 7-0-0 vote. At the direction of the City, assist with tasks that support the goals of the UR Plan including, but not limited to: a. recommend to City Council one or more modifications to the UR Plan that will assist with adopting and implementing the UR Plan no later than December 31, 2020. b. recommend to City Council one or more modifications to the neighborhood conservation combining district (NCCD) that is applicable to the properties subject to the UR Plan no later than December 31, 2020; c. recommend a request for proposal (RFP), scoring criteria, and related matrix to redevelop properties currently owned by the UR Agency no later than March 31, 2021; and d. recommend to City Council one or more proposals received in response to the RFP no later than June 30, 2021. 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. The motion requesting staff to incorporate all comments, received to date, into the draft modification of the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan was made by Commissioner Watson and seconded by Vice-Chair Evans and approved on a 7-0-0 vote. 2  b. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to parallel the structure of the current East 12th Street NCCD. Item postponed until next meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discuss Urban Renewal Report submission frequency. ADJOURNMENT – Meeting ended at 4:31 p.m. 3