Travis County Commissioners Court
May 24, 2005
Executive Session
We have been asked to postpone item number 35 for one more week. So that will be back on may 31st. 33 is to receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action in rosen balm versus Travis County. That's that's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act 34, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action on counter settlement offer in michelle fought versus Travis County et al. That that. That's the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
>> and 36 is to consider and take appropriate action regarding opportunity to lease or purchase real estate in south central Austin. That's the real estate exception to the open meetings act. We will discuss these items in executive session, but will return to open court before taking any action.
we have returned from executive session where we discussed the following items, number 33.
>> rosenbaum versus Travis County.
>> yes, if you would allow me, the court would allow me, I’m going to set up a meeting with mr. Rosenbaum, get back with further information by the 7th of June.
>> okay, we'll have it back on the 7th of June. Anything else on this item? 34 involving michelle faulk versus Travis County, move that we authorize Travis County to counter the settlement offer in the amount of $3,000 and indicate our decision to cover expenses in the amount of one thousand dollars, to award [indiscernible] per day to arrive at $3,000.
>> would you make that as an offer of judgment of how we would word that in terms of the offer.
>> yes, that's fine.
>> is that okay with Commissioner Davis?
>> that's fine, judge.
>> any more discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. We previously postponed 35 until next week, may 31st, did not discuss that item today. 36, the opportunity to purchase real estate in south central Austin, I move that we authorize appropriate county personnel to continue leasing negotiations and we will have this matter back on the court's agenda next week, may 31st in the event that we need it. Discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
>> adjourn.
>> there is a work session Thursday at 1:30 in this courtroom.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> one quick question, judge.
>> when melanie mcfee is getting set up that big me, I don't know if it's a half day, full day thing with the landfill consultant, neil seldon I think is his name. That's for next Wednesday. I know that I personally intend to be at the neil seldon thing, I don't know if we are going to have quorum issues or not. I want to say out loud I do intend to go to that meeting next Wednesday, June 1. If we do have others that are intending to go --
>> I’m planning to go.
>> we will just post it anyway.
>> best backup thing I wanted to make sure that defendant run into -- [multiple voices]
>> barr mansion.
>> on that date on the 2nd and 4th of June that you brought up, I checked my schedule, I do have a commit on the 2nd. I guess it's on a Thursday, whatever it is, 2nd of June. I already got a -- may have a conflict with what you had planned to do. So let me just throw that out there.
>> doesn't sound like we have a posting issue on those dates, but we do on the Wednesday.
>> so I --
>> I need to ask whether it's Thursday or Saturday. Do we want to defer to them to make the call?
>> I wouldn't hold that up. I wouldn't hold up the meeting. I would love to be there, but I have to be -- it would have to be on a Thursday. Can't be there on a Saturday.
>> Saturday is better, Thursday --
>> yeah.
>> definitely conflict.
>> I wouldn't hold that up, judge.
>> yeah.
>> we will get it posted for next Wednesday, the neil seldon thing. Okay. Cool.
>> motion to --
>> I have already made it.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Thank you all very much.
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