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Approved Minutes

URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024 The URBAN RENEWAL BOARD convened on MONDAY, June 17, 2024, at Street-Jones Building, 1000 E. 11th Street, Room 400A, Austin, TX 78702. CALL TO ORDER Chair Manuel Escobar called the Urban Renewal Board meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. with five members present. There is currently one vacancy on the board. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Manuel Escobar, Vice Chair Darrell W. Pierce, and Commissioners Kobla Tetey, Amit Motwani, and Jacqueline Watson were present. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Motwani attended remotely. Board Members Absent/off the dais at call to order: Commissioner Tam Hawkins was absent. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Tracy Witte, Melvin Wrenn, Fannie Okingballa, Andrew Hairston APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes were not brought forward for approval. 1  DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discuss and consider approval of a recommendation to Austin City Council regarding a Development team based on the 2023-4 Request for Proposals process for the future development of Blocks 16 & 18, at or near the 900 and 1100 blocks of East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 (Anne Gatling Haynes, Austin Economic Development Corporation). Anne Gatling Haynes led discussion in preparation for the Executive Session. Following the Executive Session, the board reconvened in regular session. A motion was made by Chair Escobar, seconded by Commissioner Watson to conditionally recommend the proposal framework from the team Pleasant Hill Collaborative (PHC) to Council, and reserve the right to further negotiate specific details with PHC in the future. The recommendation was approved on a 4-1-0 vote, with Vice Chair Pierce voting nay. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Chair recessed the meeting for Executive Session at 6:31pm. Discuss legal matters related to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of an interest in Blocks 16 and 18 located on East 11th Street in Austin (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code) Discuss real estate matters related to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of an interest in Blocks 16 and 18 located on East 11th Street in Austin (Real Property - Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code) The Chair closed Executive Session and reconvened the general session at 8:15pm. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Further action in support of the FY2025 budget recommendation made to Council ADJOURNMENT Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 8:16p.m. without objection. The minutes of the June 17, 2024, special called meeting of the Urban Renewal Board were approved at the July 15, 2024, regular meeting on Commissioner Watson’s motion, Commissioner Motwani’s second on a 6-0-0 vote. 1. 2. 3. 2  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 the Housing 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. 3