Travis County Commissioners Court
July 28, 2009,
Executive Session
We previously announced our intention to take up 35 and 36 and the consultants probably are waiting.
i am sure this discussion will take us up to the noon hour.
35, receive legal briefing from county attorney on issues regarding implementation and status of the human resources management department development plan for executive manager of administrative operations and director of human resources and take appropriate action.
consultation with attorney exception.
a similar item, number 36, deliberate implementation and status of human resources management department development plan for executive manager of administrative operations and director of human resources and take appropriate action.
that's the personnel matters exception to the open meetings act.
and number 40 related thereto and involving other matters, revised language, consider and take appropriate action regarding policy addressing any pending and future requests for leave by executive managers and all other employees reporting directly to the Commissioners court.
personnel matters exception to the open meetings act.
anyway, I'll only announce these three items and hopefully we'll get far down the road on the three of them.
the consultants are here.
if we can make sure we ask them whatever additional questions we have, get their additional input if any so they don't have to come back this afternoon.
but if we have to have them back, so be it.
we'll discuss these three in executive session but will return to open court before taking any action.
>> we are back from executive session.
we got part of the way through our discussion of the three items we'll announced.
we'll complete our discussion this afternoon but I move we recess until 1:30.
we have a couple of open court items at 1:30 that will probably take us up to 2:00, but right now we plan to go back into executive session at 2:00 and finish the executive session items.
and all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
Ms.
porter, are we now ready for executive session?
i'm kind of like you, I'm eager to go ahead and get it started.
restarted.
35.
receive legal briefing from county attorney on issues regarding implementation and status of -- on issues regarding implementation and status the human resources management department development plan for executive manager of administrative operations and director of human resources and take appropriate action.
consultation with attorney exception.
appropriate action.
1 36.
deliberate implementation and status of human resources management department development plan for executive manager of administrative operations and director of human resources and take appropriate action.
that's the personnel matters exception.
37.
consider and take appropriate action on purchase contract with betty kallestad for the acquisition of property on whirlaway st.
that's the real property exception to the open meetings act.
38.
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.
39.
consider and take appropriate action concerning the settlement offer regarding charges for star flight services provided to joseph petrucelli.
consultation with attorney.
40.
revised language: consider and take appropriate action regarding policy addressing any pending and future requests for leave by executive managers and all other employees reporting directly to the Commissioners court.
his personnel matters exception to the open meetings act.
>> could I also ask that we be able to give you some legal advice on that item.
as well.
>> you may ask, but request is denied.
nope.
>> [laughter] number 40 will be taken up not only under personnel matters exception but also under consultation with attorney.
a little late afternoon humor there, john.
>> [laughter] 41.
consider and take appropriate action regarding notice of termination of interlocal agreement for enforcement of Travis County fire code between Travis County and city of Jonestown.
consultation with attorney exception.
and a1.
receive briefing and take appropriate action on life safety issues related to manchaca community center located at 1310 fm 1626.
and that's posted under the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
we'll discuss these items in executive session but will return to open court before taking any action.
>> did you have questions on 20 as well?
we also need to go into executive session on item no.
20.
that matter involving request to local a hot dog stand or vending cart on county owned property.
specifically worded 20.
consider and take appropriate action on request from a local business person to set up and operate a vending cart on Travis County property located at 5501 airport boulevard.
we discussed that matter in open court this morning.
we will have a few legal questions, so it will be the consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
now, if we can discuss all of these items between now and 5:00, we will do so, but we will still return to open court before taking any action.
We have returned from executive session where we discussed in full the items that we announced, beginning with item no.
20.
the request to set up a vending contract on county owned property.
at 5501 airport boulevard.
I move that we ask facilities and other appropriate county staff to take about a month to look into this matter and, number one, to touch base with the tax assessor and county clerk to see if the employees in those departments at this location are interested in this kind of concession.
>> second.
>> two, that we look into other hopefully better sites than the ones suggested by the person who appeared before us today.
three, that we look into the possibility of issuing an appropriate r.f.p.
especially one that would have some financial return to the county.
if we pursue this.
and four, any and all other related related issues.
that strong enough.
>> yes.
>> motion, second covers all of them?
>> yes.
that includes knowing --
>> ms. Goldberg, it will take us about a month to land on it, we are pursuing it, trying to make it happen.
okay?
any more discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
on item no.
35 of that the legal part, 36 was sort of end intwined they involve the status of the development plan for executive manager of administrative operations and director of human resources and take -- I move that we -- that we basically put both of these managers -- the executive manager of administrative operations and the director of human resources on leave with pay for two weeks beginning immediately, up to August 11th, 2009, when this matter will be on the court's agenda again.
two, that we indicate the court's position that we are looking for either a voluntary severance or involuntary severance.
three, that we ask both of them to vacate or to pick up their personal belongings from the county by noon tomorrow.
which is Wednesday, July 29th, 2009.
and, three, that we indicate our intention to use the county attorney's office to help us implement this decision.
to the extent possible.
three, that we ask the subcommittee of the court, Commissioner Gomez and yours truly who have been serving as a subcommittee, at least for the last three and a half to four months to continue to serve.
and if these managers need to contact a -- members of the court between now and August 11th, define, then they contact -- 2009, then they contact Commissioner Gomez and me and we will discuss with them any -- any issues and items related to this motion.
>> second.
>> discussion?
my idea would be that this is a -- an -- unfortunately both of these managers have worked for Travis County a long time.
have provided outstanding and valuable services.
but what is clear now in view of work that we have done over the last few months, is that the time has come for us to -- to receiver the relationship and -- sever the relationship and we believe this relationship will benefit, if approved, will benefit them as well as Travis County.
any other discussion?
all in favor of the motion, show Commissioners Eckhardt, Gomez, Huber, yours truly voting in favor.
Commissioner Davis voting no.
item no.
37 is the matter involving betty kallestad property at 4602 whirl away.
I move that we purchase this property for the sum of $82,500 and that's to accept the counter offer.
this is part of the onion creek open space project.
>> timber creek.
>> timber creek project, seconded by Commissioner Gomez, discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
number 38 is the matter involving county owned land at 969 east Austin we discussed this matter and full additional negotiation and work needs to take place, we will have it back court's agenda next week.
move that we authorize the county judge to chat with peter barlin try to come to terms acceptable to both parties and plan to take action on the tract that he's interested in as well as the city of Austin on August 4th, right?
and that was seconded by Commissioner Gomez.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
39 is a matter involving star flight services.
move that we notify mr. Petrucelli.
that the county is willing to enter into some arrangement with him, in which he pays the county $500 per month to satisfy the amount owed us.
I understand that part of that has been paid already.
there's an outstanding balance of a little bit more than $2,500.
>> second.
>> so we are willing to do a five or six months payout to accommodate his financial circumstances.
seconded by Commissioner Davis.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
number 40 is a matter involving a policy addressing pending and future requests for leave by executive managers and all other employees reporting directly to the Commissioners court.
we did have precise language.
move that we approve it.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
show -- show Commissioners Eckhardt, Gomez, Huber and yours truly voting in favor.
Commissioner Davis abstaining?
>> yes.
>> okay.
number 41 is a matter involving the interlocal agreement for enforcement that we now have with the city of Jonestown.
move that we terminate the interlocal agreement and that we get our lawyers to include an additional paragraph 2 indicating the reasons why and language as -- as diplomatic, yet effective, as possible.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
and, ms. Porter, we have finally come to our final item today.
that is item no.
a 1.
the matter involving series issues that we have uncovered at the manchaca community center.
>> move that we instruct the fire marshal to use the normal procedures in relation to fire code violations and also to send notice of breach of license agreement based upon the known breaches.
>> second.
>> seconded by Commissioner Davis.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
there is no further business today.
>> adjourn.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
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