Urban Redevelopment Agency unanimously approves commercial lease after executive session

The Urban Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously to approve a commercial lease agreement discussed in a closed session, Chair Jasmine Cabbell said at the special-call meeting that opened at 5:05 p.m. and adjourned at 5:11 p.m.

The vote followed the board’s move into executive session to discuss real estate only. After returning to the public meeting, Chair Jasmine Cabbell moved to approve what the meeting record describes as “the commercial lease agreement with Ryan Hutherford” (name as stated in the transcript). A board member seconded the motion, and the chair noted that the motion passed unanimously on a voice vote. The clerk also reported there were no public comments submitted in person or electronically.

The meeting opened with a roll call in which the clerk recorded Chair Jasmine Cabbell, Vice Chair Carisha Smith, Secretary George Turner, Member Tara Graves, Member Terry Fi, and Member Alicia Washington as present. The board first approved the meeting agenda by unanimous voice vote before moving into the executive session for real-estate discussion.

After approving the lease, the board voted to accept the minutes taken during the executive session. All formal actions recorded during the special call were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposing or abstaining votes. The chair then closed the meeting at 5:11 p.m.

The meeting record does not include further detail about the terms of the lease, the tenant entity beyond the name as recorded in the transcript, or any public presentation or discussion of the lease in open session. The record shows the board handled procedural items (agenda approval, executive-session minutes) and one substantive action (the commercial lease approval) before adjourning.