Travis County Commissioners Court
November 13, 2007
Executive Session
That brings us to executive session. 33 is to receive briefing from county attorney regarding the pending litigation in Travis County, Texas and state of Texas versus coldwater development limited and rodman excavation, incorporated, and take appropriate action. That's under the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. 34, receive briefing from the county attorney regarding maravilla development, primera homes in cardinal hills estate unit 15 and the status of the bond from the hartford and take appropriate action. Consultation with attorney. 35 is revised language. Consider and take appropriate action on a counteroffer for the sale of land, parcel number 11, needed for right-of-way in the 2005 bond program, howard lane east 1 roadway improvement project located in precinct 1. Consultation with attorney and real property exceptions. Excuse me. 36, consider and take appropriate action for the potential purchase of real estate along airport boulevard. Consultation with attorney and real property exceptions. 37, consider and take appropriate action regarding the appointment of Commissioner of sale for .31-acre tract as surplus right-of-way off lake place lane. Consultation with attorney plus real property exceptions to the open meetings act. And a-1, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action regarding joe carroll bradshaw employee discrimination complaint. This is the consultation with attorney section of the open meetings act. We'll discuss these items in executive session but will return to open court before taking any action.
we have returned where we discussed the following items. Number 33, the matter involving cold water development limited and rodman excavation, we did get a briefing. In my view no action required today. 34, matter involving mara villa development and primmera homes, I move that we authorize the county attorney to touch base with the lawyer for mara villa development and the bond company. The bond company, hartford, recording language contract changes that we believe to be appropriate, and that we have this matter on the court's agenda next week for any additional action necessary.
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>> discussion? All in favor. That passes by unanimous vote 35 involves a counter offer for the sale of a parcel of land, specifically number 11 for the 2005 bond funded howard land east one roadway improvement projectmove that we accept the counter offer for parcel 11, for this particular project, in the amount 045.
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>> all in favor.
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>> that passes by unanimous vot.
>> number 36, the matteren involving the potential purchase of real estate along airport boulevard, a two-part motion. First part that is we authorize and direct the county's consultants star buck company to submit the revised letter of intent to the sellers, having the terms and conditions that we discussed in executive session today.
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>> the second part of this is to approve the automatic transfer of $35 from allocated reserve.
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>> to facilities management department for earnest money to secure this letter of intent. Seconded by Commissioner Davis. Discussion? All in favor. That passes by unanimous vote. We did not discuss item number 37, although we did announce it. We will have it back on the court's agenda for discussion and appropriate action next week. The other matter is a 1, the matter involving jo carol brass shaw. --bradshaw. I move that we reject ms. Bradshaw's request to accept the previous offer from the Commissioners court in the amount of --$3500 and that we counter in the amount of 1500.
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>> discussion? All in favor. Show Commissioner Davis and yours truly voting in favor. Those voting against, Commissioner eckhardt, Gomez, and Daugherty. There being no further business today.
>> move add.
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>> all in favor. That passes by unanimous vote.
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