Travis County Commssioners Court
April 6, 2004
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Executive Session
It is the court's desire to call up the executive session items. Let's see if we can get them done before lunch.
>> harvey? Now let's call the voting session of the Commissioners court back to order from the short recess. 35. Consider approval of purchase contract with verandah construction inc. For the acquisition of approximately 6.0 acres of land in connection with the balcones canyonlands conservation plan, and take appropriate action. That's under the real property exception to the open meetings act. We may as well announce under the consultation with attorney, also, just in case we need it. 36. Consider response from mre ranch, ltd. (medway) on purchase contract approved March 2, 2004 for approximately 344.984 acres of land in connection with the balcones canyonlands conservation plan, and take appropriate action. That's the real property exception to the open meetings act and that's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act, also. 37. Consider opportunity to purchase real estate in central Austin, and take appropriate action. That's the real property exception to the open ct. 38. Receive briefing from county attorney and/or discuss mediation in pending litigation with philip rosenbaum v. Travis County (cause no. Gn 200494, 353rd judicial district and take appropriate action that's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. We will discuss these four items in executive session, but will return to open court before taking any action.
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>> ... That we fund that from available funds in facilities at this points. We will have it back on next week for additional action.
>> judge, could I ask a question, moving forward with the due diligence, does that mean that we are going to appropriate $6,500 for -- is there money spending at this stage?
>> only what's in facilities. My thing was that it would accomplish as much as they could with money available in facilities and we got it back on next week.
>> so we are not authorizing $5,500 spending of going --
>> no.
>> appraisal or anything.
>> no.
>> [indiscernible]
>> okay. Have it back on next week, that will be April 13th, okay. That was a motion. The second? Discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 38 involves dedication with phillip rosenbaum.
>> judge, I would move that we would again go forward with the contract that -- that we have with -- with t.n.r. In starting this program and trying to get this thing started sometimes at the end of may so we can go ahead and -- and fulfill this obligation, what I would say on behalf of the county.
>> second.
>> any discussion? That's for the amount that we have previously approved with facilities --
>> I think that's somewhere in the 170 -- I think it was additional 60 or $70,000 for the 110, so somewhere around 170, $175,000.
>> with the acknowledgment that there is going to be having to reschedule some of the other projects in t.n.r., But that is done with our knowledge and appreciation and approval.
>> yes. Commissioner Davis, thanks for allowing us to jump in front of [indiscernible]
>> okay.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote, also.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 6, 2004 9:31 AM