Travis County Commissioners Court
December 21, 2004
Executive Session Items
Number 44 is to receive briefing and take appropriate action in paul koen versus margo frasier, et al, that's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. 45, consider and take appropriate action regarding termination of brokerage services agreement between Travis County and buls hodge consulting. Consultation with attorney. 46, consider and take appropriate action on acquisition of land for the development of Travis County southwest metropolitan park project, cip number 01-b02-31- 3pa, consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act. 47, receive briefing from county attorney regarding settlement negotiations on claim received from keystone construction, incorporated for work at northeast metropolitan park and take appropriate action. Consultation with attorney. 48, consider and take appropriate action regarding the relocation of counseling and education services from lease space at 4920 north ih-35. Real property. Exception to the open meetings act. And 49, receive briefing and take appropriate action regarding settlement offer in jody marshal versus Travis County, et al, consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. We will discuss these matters in executive session, but will return to open court before taking any action.
we have returned from executive session, number 44 involving paul koen versus
margo frasier et al, I move that we authorize the county judge to prepare
the settlement documents. As soon as they're ready for settlement in this
matter for the amount of $15,000.
>> second.
>> suggestion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
Number 45. Which involves termination of brokerage services between Travis
County and bulls hodge consultant -- consulting. On the grounds that we have
not appropriated money to purchase the real property in question, move that
we terminate this agreement and authorize the purchasing agent to sign on
behalf of the Commissioner's court.
>> thanks.
>> suggestion?
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 46?
>> 46, judge, we are-- I move that we tip our due diligence
in moving forward with talking with certain parties and looking into seeing
what we're going to do with the the southwest metropolitan park project. We'll
bring that back, say, probably within two or three weeks and update the court.
>> second.
>> suggestion?
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
>> number 47 involving the settlement negotiation on the
claim of keystone construction, inc. Versus Travis County for the work done
at northeast metropolitan park.
>> we hope you never hear about this again motion which is
really going to be a change in process as opposed to how we did it before,
I would move we approve the settlement for key stroan construction for work
at northeast metropolitan park in the amount of $218,008.60 for the release
of all claims and this constitutes the resolution of all final change orders.
>> second.
>> the county judge be authorized to sign all appropriate
settlement and release documents and to authorize the expedited release of
funds upon the receipt of all proper releases.
>> second.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
Number 48, which involves relocation of counseling and education services
from lease space at 4920 north ih-35, move that we authorize county staff
to act on the relocation of cbs which means basically trying to find suitable
alternative space in the appropriate price range at another location at describe
by the ces managers. Anything else we need to do? At the end of the contract
at this property in the contract expires in August of '05. That will get done
for us, won't it?
>> second.
>> second by Commissioner Davis. Discussion?
>> all in favor?
>> that passes by unanimous vote. Item number 49 involving
jodi marshall versus Travis County county et al, looks like we have settled
this matter for $75,000, move that we authorize county judge to sign the appropriate
settlement papers and that we authorize county staff to keep negotiating with
the attorney for jodi marshal on some recommendations that we have for Travis
County, try to figure out an appropriate way to try to get those to the appropriate
manager, manager or officials at Travis County. Discussion? All in favor.
That passes by unanimous vote.
>> judge, we need to bring back up eye them number 42. Mr.
Hilly has some clarification language that we need restate it a different
way so we can make sure we've got all of our bases covered. May I move that
we bring back up item number 42 on nootsie?
>> second.
>> motion to reconsider 42 or just to consider it further?
>> explain it.
>> all in favor.
>> that passes by unanimous vote.
>> I received word over the lunch hour that there was as
privilege usually explained to you, you had one set of easements that you're
releasing on a document that was prepared and is in the backup today, that
Travis County which found out owns all the property around the track that
we're about to buy, so we're able to -- the land owners of nootsie has asked
us to release two crisscrossing easements, it's found out there was an unplated
easement, no one knows where it is but it's on the paperwork somewhere, but
should have been added to the release that y'all were asked to consider earlier
today, so what the attorney did for nootsie was to prepare a second easement
so you're actually needing to approve two easements. A release of two easements.
If you're to close tomorrow, I need both of those documents to be able to
do that. If you have the least doubt about an open meetings issue, put one
of the items -- i'll put the second one on to ratify that release of easement
for next week, if you have any concerns there. But I need both documents if
I’m to be able to close tomorrow.
>> the intent of this agenda item was to clear the easement.
>> absolutely.
>> for the purposes of clean title and this is consistent
with that. But if we want to just be super cautious...
>> right.
>> I’m always trying to give you the most or the least situation
where you would be in liability.
>> consistent with the english language. Distinction between
singular and plural.
>> right. It was posted as a release of easement but there's
really doing to be two releases.
>> you're going to make the motion to...
>> motion to approve both.
>> I move that we approve both easements and that a ratification
item be placed on next week's agenda to cleanup any items about singular or
plural.
>> and that will allow us to close tomorrow.
>> that should be the last.
>> going to make it a lot better for a whole lot of the parties
concerned.
>> right.
>> discussion. All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
>> judge...
>> yes, sir.
>> before we adjourn I would like to wish each and every
one of you a merry christmas and a safe holiday.
>> including ms. Velasquez?
>> including anybody here.
>> happy holidays to everyone.
>> with that I would like to move adjourned.
>> and hook 'em horns.
>> all in favor? That passes unanimously.
>> and gig 'em aggies.
The Closed Caption log for this Commissioners Court agenda item is provided by Travis County Internet Services. Since this file is derived from the Closed Captions created during live cablecasts, there are occasional spelling and grammatical errors. This Closed Caption log is not an official record the Commissioners Court Meeting and cannot be relied on for official purposes. For official records please contact the County Clerk at (512) 854-4722.
Last Modified:
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:21 PM