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Agenda

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN August 28, 2020 Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin Special Called meeting to be held August 28, 2020, with Social Distancing Modifications. Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by Thursday, August 27, 2020, by NOON. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 28, 2020, Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin Special Called Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3128 or Sandra.harkins@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Sandra.harkins@austintexas.gov by NOON the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live  URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Friday, August 28, 2020 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.   Current Board Members: Manuel Escobar, Chair Roxanne Evans, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Darrell W. Pierce Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson 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. AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the August 17, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER None 2. NEW BUSINESS 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. 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. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The  City  of  Austin  and  the  Urban  Renewal  Board  of  the  City  of  Austin  are  committed  to  compliance  with  the  Americans  with  Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.  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  4  days  before  the  meeting  date.  Please  call  Sandra  Harkins at Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department, at 512.974.3128, for additional information; TTY  users’ route through Relay Texas at 711.    The Urban Renewal Board reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to  discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Governmental Code §§ 551.071   (Consultation  with  Attorney),  551.072  (Deliberations  about  Real  Property),  551.073  (Deliberations  about  Gifts  and  Donations),  551.074  (Personnel  Matters),  551.076  (Deliberation  about  Security  Devices),  551.086  (Economic  Development),  and  any  other  provision under Texas law that permits a governmental body to discuss a matter in a closed executive session.     For  more  Sandra.harkins@austintexas.gov.  the  Urban  Renewal  Board,  please  contact  Sandra  Harkins  at  512.974.3128  or  at  information  on