Travis County Commissioners Court
June 2, 2009,
Executive Session
>> goodall-wooten afternoon, let's call back the voting session of the Travis County Commissioners court.
we have reached the executive session items.
this morning we announced the postponement of item 23.
i need to postpone item 22.
i have not done the work that I thought that I would be able to do.
>> any objection to that?
>> I did have a discussion with bond counsel
>> [indiscernible]
>> you want to do that?
22.
consider and take appropriate action regarding proposal for downtown office building by d2000, a turn key development company.
thisment be under consultation with attorney and real estate property exceptions.
23 postponed.
24.
consider and take appropriate action on potential modification to the existing license agreement between Texas disposal systems landfill, inc.
and Travis County for use of county-owned property located on rm 620 in precinct three.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act.
is there an agreement between -- between tds and precinct 3 or tds and Travis County?
>>
>> [indiscernible]
>> after Texas disposal systems landfill, ink and Travis County for county owned property located at f.m.
620 and -- now it makes sense.
county judge did a good job with that language.
by the way, that's under the consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act.
25.
consider and take appropriate action regarding possible sale of county owned land off fm 969 in east Austin.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act.
26.
receive legal briefing and take appropriate action regarding contract with g&m concessions at the Travis County exposition center: a, amendment to contract with g&m concessions to convert two one-year options to renew to a two-year extension; and b, authorize g and m concessions to purchase and install atm machines.
, consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
also.
a related issue is a 2, consider and take appropriate action on service agreement with s.r.b.
ventures, d/b/a atm guys, at the Travis County exposition center.
and a 2 will be taken up under the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
we will discuss these items in executive session but will return to court before taking any action.
We beginning with number 22, a matter involving a proposal by downtown office building by d 2000.
we did discuss this with legal counsel.
any action required today?
we'll have it back on at the appropriate time in the future.
did not discuss item 23.
24 is a matter involving the lease agreement between Travis County and the Texas disposal systems landfill, inc.
move that we authorize the county attorney's office to -- to -- to share two alternative counter offers to the offer to settle this matter with the attorney for Texas disposal systems landfill, inc., from whom we received the tds offer.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
if we jump to -- well, we discussed item 25, also.
the possible sale of county-owned land off of f.m.
969 in east Austin.
move that we authorize an additional and follow-up survey, to sort of supplemental survey to what we have done already that we authorize staff and the broker to negotiate with the buyers for all or part -- all or partial reimbursement of the survey costs to Travis County.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
>> if I could just check with you in one minute.
one minute.
let's jump down to item a 2.
the matter involving an alleged agreement between Travis County and srb ventures, dba atm guys, I move that we authorize the county attorney's office to notify this vendor of the termination of the agreement or alleged agreement that he has authorizing the use of atm machines at the Travis County expo center.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
item 26 is a request to -- to convert two one-year options to renew to a straight two-year extension.
i move that we grant that request and further we authorize g and m concessions to purchase and install atm machines at the expo center as part of our concession agreement.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
show Commissioners Eckhardt, Gomez, Huber and yours truly voting in favor.
>> Commissioner Davis I'm going to vote no on this based on the reasoning that I don't think -- the contract as far as
>> [indiscernible] I believe that -- that it should come back based on their performance and I don't think that purchasing a services for vending machines as far as atm machines should be a part of this.
i think it should be two separate distinct things, so I can't vote for this, when they are combined like that.
thank you.
>> on number 26, should we bring the prepared amendment back to court for approval on the specific document?
>> that's up to the court.
i have described the terms of the proposed amendment this afternoon, but I'm happy to bring it back in final form if you prefer.
>> authorize the county judge to sign it if the terms are pretty straightforward.
if there is something new and different, in a the -- that the court should address, we will put it back on the agenda for further court action.
how's that?
>> that's fine.
>> we did vote on that, 4-1.
according to my records, that's all of the business today.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
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