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URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday, June 12, 2023 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD DRAFT MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023 The URBAN RENEWAL BOARD convened on MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023, 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: Chair Manuel Escobar, Commissioner Jacqueline Watson, Commissioner Kobla Tetey, and Commissioner Danielle Skidmore were present. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: None. Board Members Absent/off the dais: Vice Chair Pierce and Commissioner Motwani were absent. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Urban Renewal Board’s May 22, 2023, meeting. The minutes from the meeting of May 22, 2023, were approved on Commissioner Watson’s motion, Commissioner Tetey’s second, on a 4-0 vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS Update and discussion regarding the appointment of the seventh commissioner to the URB (Chair Escobar). Chair Escobar spoke. 1. 2. 1 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday, June 12, 2023 3. 4. Presentation by City of Austin Corridor Program Office regarding Our Future 35 – Austin’s I-35 Cap and Stitch Program (Michelle Marx, Austin Transportation and Public Works Department). Michelle Marx from Austin Transportation and Public Works Department presented. Discussion related to updates on future development of Blocks 16 & 18 from Austin Economic Development Corporation, and the memorandum of understanding between the URA and AEDC, including discussion of potential asset management scope (Anne Gatling Haynes, AEDC). Anne Gatling Haynes presented. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Presentation and discussion related to urban renewal district precedents and approaches, and discussion of the future vision of the URB (Vice Chair Pierce) ADJOURNMENT Chair Manuel Escobar adjourned the meeting at 7:25 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