Travis County Commissioners Court
June 7, 2005
Executive Session Items
My recommendation is we go to executive session. Let's announce that item again too so tom can remind us of the outstanding legal advice he gave us last week. 36, consider and take appropriate actions on option to amend or delete section 82.203 a 4 travis code standards for construction of streets and drainage in subdivisions relating to temporary suspension of preliminary plans outside of e.t.j. Of cities. We will go into executive session on that one under consultation with attorney for follow-up advice to what we received last week. 45 is to receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action in rosenbaum versus Travis County. Consultation with attorney also. 46, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action in joseph alegria versus county of travis, 1983 fifth amendment takings act. Consultation with attorney. And 47, consider and take appropriate action regarding an opportunity to lease or purchase real estate in south central Austin. And that's under the real estate, real property matters exception to the open meetings act. We will discuss these cases, these items in executive session, but will return to court before taking any action.
we have returning if executive session where we discussed the following items. Number 45, a very brief discussion, we'll have that back on next week. June 14th for a follow-up discussion and maybe action. 46 is a matter involving the claim of joseph alagria versus Travis County. Last week we countered the offer in the amount of $15,000 and the question is whether we want to do another counter offer.
>> I vote that we go with another offer of jump in the amount of 20,000.
>> second, mayor.
>> this is the Travis County county final offer in this matter?
>> yes, sir.
>> discussion? All in favor? Show Commissioners, Gomez, Sonleitner, yours truly voting in favor. Voting against, Commissioner Daugherty. Number 47, we did get an update on this matter. Move that we authorize staff to keep working to deliver -- keep working on this, try to negotiate any additional things of benefit to Travis County to deliver to the members of our Commissioner's court as soon as possible t documents that we need to review before taking final action and that we have this matter on the court's agenda on June 14th, 2005, hopefully for action. Any other direction we think we need to give today?
>> I second that.
>> discussion?
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 36 we also discussed. 36 is to consider and take appropriate action on options to amend or delete section 82.203 (a) 4, Travis County code standards for construction of streets an drainage in subdivisions, relating to temporary suspension of pre-limb fair plans outside of etj of cities. And I guess a brief description of the status of the temporary suspension may be appropriate. Especially the -- from a time and scheduling perspective.
>> Travis County tnr. The temporary suspension is in place until June 15th. So right flower looking at what we should do in anticipation of that date arriving next week. We're namely looking at four options. One option is to do nothing and let the suspension expire and go back to having pre-limbs come in under the green book. The second option is to extend the suspension to roughly July 31st and adopt some interim rules so that pre-limbs can start coming back in, but under the protection of some interim rules. The third option is to adopt interim rules on the fifteenth and then ratify them in 30 days. This -- this would allow for development to proceed but we would have less time to discuss whatever proposed interim rules that we're looking at, and the fourth option is to extend the suspension until October 1 and then adopt final rules at that time. But there are pros and cons with each of these options and so far the majority of feedback i've heard has been in favor of option 2, which would allow for pre-lims to come in, we would be working on permanent rules and still have protection of interim rules in the meantime.
>> we have been discussing this situation with the stake holders and other interested persons?
>> yes, sir, there's a working group of about 8 people and some of the members of those groups, they go back and they convene and talk with other -- they represent other groups as well, so they work with other groups such as rica and texcaba and the environmental community, they all coordinate as well.
>> there's a group of 8 that are meeting on a continuing basis with joe dieselman, and the fact that there's representation there from a very wide range of interest groups, I知 very encouraged that we're going to move, you know, toward, you know, some sort of a consensus within that group that we can come back and come up with some sort of interim rules before we ink anything in in perpetuity. But that is the goal of what we're trying to do and I think we're going to get there. I think that option 2 is -- I move that option 2 be the plan.
>> did I want to add to that that kristine news who has been very much watching this process was here this morning when we thought that this was going to be an item taken up this morning and she wrote an e-mail to the court over lunch and want to be sure for the public record an everybody watching that kristine also was supportive of option 2.
>> Commissioner Sonleitner, kristine is one of those 8 so she's very much in the loop. And I want to thank the ones that are here.
>> speaking of ones that are here, would y'all like to make comments today? There seems to be a recommendation from the court, luke warm from staff, in support of recommendation or option number 2. Yes, sir?
>> judge and Commissioner, I知 don wald of n, I知 one of the eight, I represent the development real estate side and land owners side of this, and we're very grateful for the chance to work with the staff and the court on fine tuning the interim ordinance before it comes forward, but we need more time. Everyone seems to be in agreement that the wisest course with the least disruption to everyone would be to extend the moratorium and bring the ordinance and the interim ordinance, working off the previous one, to the court, tend of the 30-day period.
>> so two would be basically --
>> so it's two.
>> on June 14th, the court would extend the -- what we call the temporary suspension, second cousin to a moratorium, for roughly 30 days --
>> new life for the temporary suspension, right.
>> and we would post for 30 days --
>> yes.
>> -- interim rules and hopefully at the end of that 30 day period we would have interim rules to adopt on an interim basis. We could continue to work on permanent rules.
>> that's the goal. Most of this working group participate in the growth dialogue effort, and we would continue to work on the final rules, developing into final rules what came out of the growth dialogue effort.
>> okay. Sounds good to me.
>> thank you.
>> thank you.
>> anybody else to give comments? Okay. Anymore discussion on the motion? All in favor, that passes by unanimous vote.
>> thank y'all.
>> thank y'all very much for your hard work. This is one of these delicate issues. Thank the county staff for including tnr in the county attorney's office.
>> let the record reflect I知 enthusiastic about option number 2, I知 not luke warm so...
>> well, we know -- we know anna has to keep everything under control at all times so... There being no further business today...
>> thank you.
>> all in favor, that passes unanimously.
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