Travis County Commissioners Court
January 15, 2008
Executive Session
Now, I think we're ready for executive session, aren't we. Then if we've got roughly 30 minutes, we may not be able to discuss all the items. Number 28 is to consider and take appropriate action on request to lease or seg county owned land adjacentant to Travis County community justice the center. Consultation with attorney and real property. 29, consider and take appropriate action on process for sale of county owned property at 9207 johnny morris road, consultation with attorney and real property. 30, consider and take appropriate action on a counter offer to sell Travis County point 595 acres of undeveloped land located at old manner road and ferguson cutoff in precinct 1, required for the Travis County bridge number 113 replacement project, as part of the 2001 bond program, consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act. 31, consider and take appropriate action on a counter offer for the sale of land parcel number 1 a and 1 b from sirak, needed for right-of-way in the 2005 bond program, rm 2244 roadway improvement project with the Texas department of transportation located in precinct 3, consultation with attorney and real property, 32, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action regarding proposed settle agreement in the pending con termination proceeding styled Travis County Texas v edward a lien and janie d lean and first horizon home loan corporation for the howard lane east construction project, consultation with attorney and real estate exception. 33, consider and take appropriate action regarding the potential purchase of real estate on airport boulevard, consultation with attorney and real esexception. And 34, consider and take appropriate action regarding hiring of executive manager, justice and public safety, personnel matters exception to the open meeting act. We'll discuss these meaters in executive session. Number 14, thank you, 14 is to consider and take appropriate action on the following request. B is designation of edward racht md as an alternate health authority for Austin Travis County health and human services department. We have already approved the rest of that item. Had this part, though, we'll discuss in executive session under consultation with attorney exception to the open meeting act. We'll discuss these matters in executive session but we'll return to open court before taking any action.
this morning we did announce all of our items and had a chance to discuss probably two-thirds of them. The ones we did not discuss and will need to reconvene in executive session to discuss are 28, consider and take appropriate action on request to lease or sell county owned land adjacent to Travis County community justice center. Under consultation and real property exceptions to the open meetings act. Number 33, consider and take appropriate action regarding the potential purchase of real estate on airport boulevard. Consultation with attorney and real estate exceptions. And number 34, consider and take appropriate action regarding the hiring of executive manager, justice and public safety under the personnel matters exception to the open meetings act. We will discuss these three items in executive session, but will return to court before taking action on all the items we discuss.
we have returned froms froms from executive session. This afternoon we discussed three items and this morning several more. Now we will consider taking action on all of them. We discussed 14-b regarding the designation of a dr. Edward rock as alternate health authority. We gave directions to staff to talk with city of Austin personnel as well as city of Austin legal regarding a potential conflict that has come up and so we'll have that matter -- this matter back on the court's agenda next week for appropriate followup action. Anything in addition to that? Okay. Number 28 is the matter involving the possible lease or sale of sct owned land adjacent to the Travis County community justice center. I move that we authorize the issuance of a notice to pro to equis, e-q-u-i-s, the firm that does broker for for us from time to time. They are next on the rotation list. Let's get them to work. Seconded by Commissioner Gomez. Any more discussion? And for legal to keep working with any lawyer on the other side plus their broker to iron out some of the issues we've been discussing. Anything else? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 29, the matter involving a process for if sale of county owned land on johnny morris, we'll have that item on next week for a written set of steps, deadlines and any other matters to be considered. And may have a more general process to consider, Commissioner Davis?
>> that's correct.
>> okay. We'll have both of those and plan to discuss them together. Anything else on 29? Number 30 is a matter involving the counteroffer to sell Travis County .595 acres of land for the Travis County bridge number 113 in that replacement project.
>> judge, I move that we issue a counteroffer of 28,368. $28,368,000 as a counteroffer.
>> second? Discussion?
>> is that a final offer?
>> that's -- that's our counter.
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>> [inaudible].
>> it's really counter to the counter.
>> it's a counter to the counter, right. Leave it at that.
>> I second that. Discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. 31 is a matter involving the counteroffer to sale of land that is needed in the 2244 roadway improvement project with txdot.
>> judge, I move that the county make a counteroffer for $212,000.
>> second.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. 32 is the matter involving condemnation proceeding in Travis County versus edward and janie lien, l-i-e-n, and the first horizon home loan corporation.
>> judge, I move that we offer a settlement offer in the amount of $67,487.
>> second. And this is the howard lane project.
>> yes, for the howard lane east project.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 3 is a matter involving the potential purchase of real estate on airport boulevard. I move that we approve the revised agreement of purchase and sale, authorize the county judge to sign this document on behalf of the Commissioners court. Further that we authorize our broker to perform the necessary investigation and due diligence toward the acquisition of land that is located next to the site that we've been talking about all the time, and I think that is tract number 6?
>> yes.
>> number 6.
>> 7.
>> and we'll have this back on the court's agenda in two weeks for appropriate followup action. Discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 34 is the matter involving the hiring of executive manager, justice and public safety. I move that we hire roger jeef reese for this position at a salary of $125,000 with the employment to commence on Monday, February 4th, 2008.
>> second.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. And there is no further business --
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor? That carries unanimously.
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