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URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday July 20, 2026 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MINUTES REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026 The Urban Renewal Board convened in a Regular meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 1000 E 11th St in Austin, Texas. Chair Escobar called the Urban Renewal Board Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Manuel Escobar, Vice Chair Darrell W. Pierce, and Commissioners Harrison Brown, Byron Davis, Amit Motwani & Kobla Tetey. Board Members in Attendance Remotely: No members attended remotely. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Renewal Board’s (URB’s) regular-called meeting on May 18, 2026. On Commissioner Tetey’s motion, Commissioner Brown’s second, the May 18, 2026, minutes were approved on a 4-0 vote. Commissioners Motwani and Pierce were off the dais for the vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding the Historic Preservation Office’s 2026 East Austin Historic Resource Survey. Presentation by Sofia Wagner, Planner III, Austin Planning Board was briefed. 1 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday July 20, 2026 DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Discussion related to updates on future development of Blocks 16 & 18 from Pleasant Hill Collaborative and Rally Austin, including project status and anticipated timeline (Pleasant Hill Collaborative) Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Discuss, consider and approve ratification of letter agreement confirming the update to the Critical Dates Memorandum to reflect an administrative extension of the Negotiation Period A- 2 until July 20, 2026, or as reasonably necessary, under the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Developer Group. The motion to approve ratification of letter agreement confirming the update to the Critical Dates Memorandum to reflect an administrative extension of the Negotiation Period A-2 until July 20, 2026 on Chair Escobar’s motion, and Commissioner Tetey’s second on a 6-0 vote. The motion to approve the transition to Negotiation Phase B subject to remaining items carried forward from phases A-1 and A-2 as discussed in executive session on Chair Escobar’s motion, and Commissioner Motwani’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the August 17, 2026 meeting on Commissioner Tetey’s motion, Commissioner Brown’s second on a 4-0 vote. 2 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday July 20, 2026 3