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URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday, November 14, 2022 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD DRAFT MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022 The URBAN RENEWAL BOARD convened on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2022, at the Permitting and Development Center - 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. in Austin, Texas. Chair Manuel Escobar called the Urban Renewal Board meeting to order at 6:13 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Manuel Escobar (Chair), Vice Chair Darrell Pierce, Nathaniel Bradford, Commissioner Skidmore, and Jacqueline Watson were present. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Motwani and Commissioner Tetey joined remotely. Board Members Absent/off the dais: N/A PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Shanisha Johnson and Eric Standards signed up to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Renewal Board’s October 17, 2022, meeting. The minutes from the meeting of October 17, 2022, were approved on Commissioner Watson’s motion, Commissioner Bradford’s second, on a 5-0-2 vote. Commissioners Pierce and Skidmore abstaining. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation and discussion related to updates on future development of Blocks 16 & 18 from Austin Economic Development Corporation, including engagement to date and preliminary program scenarios/ preliminary financial analysis (Anne Gatling Haynes, AEDC and consultants) Anne Gatling-Haynes, Ryan Losch, and Curtis Wilkins presented. 1 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday, November 14, 2022 3. 4. Presentation and discussion related to urban renewal district precedents and approaches, and discussion of the future vision of the URB (Anne Gatling Haynes, AEDC and Chair Escobar) This item was postponed until a later meeting. Update of licensee use of property covered by the license agreement between the Urban Renewal Agency and Capitol View Arts (Vice Chair Pierce, Clifford Gillard, Capitol View Arts) Mr. Gillard spoke on this item. He stated that no official events have occurred within the licensed area due to weather, and that he was not aware of operational concerns at the Victory Grill. Chair Escobar requested city staff connect with the current operator of the Victory Grill and provide a summary of code enforcement issues. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS N/A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Presentation and discussion related to urban renewal district precedents and approaches, and discussion of the future vision of the URB ADJOURNMENT Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m. without objection. 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 Courtney Banker at Housing and Planning Department, at (512) 974-3114, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Urban Renewal Board, please contact Courtney Banker at (512) 974- 3114. After minutes have been approved, include the following statement before uploading to BCIC: The minutes were approved at the DATE meeting on BOARD MEMBER’s motion, BOARD MEMBER second on a (vote count) vote. 2