Travis County Commissioners Court
February 23, 2010,
Executive Session
Can I ask, number 29, the backup was pretty complete.
i don't know if you want to go ahead and act on that, unless you all have other question that's you wanted to -- to -- to ask us in executive session.
on the contract.
>> let's take it to executive session just in case.
29.
consider and take appropriate action on Travis County contract with santos alliances for legislative advocacy services.
we are taking this into executive session under consultation with attorney.
>> they approved it?
>> okay --
>> we indicated our intention to take seven.
7.
receive update and take appropriate action on Travis County debt model obligations, impact on debt capacity and future cash-flow assumptions.
consultation with attorney and real estate exceptions.
8.
consider and take appropriate action on requested debt issuance schedule and funding for fiscal year 2010 capital projects.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act.
and the items posted for executive session.
beginning with 32.
receive briefing, appoint Commissioners court representative for mediation and/or take appropriate action in matthew doolittle vs.
john charles loughran, individually and as representative of the travis -- something close to that -- and as representative of the Travis County sheriff's office and Travis County.
consultation with attorney and personnel matters exceptions.
33.
consider and take appropriate action on the following: a, offers from the lower colorado river authority transmission services corporation to purchase two electric line right of way easements on, over, and across property owned by Travis County near onion creek and state highway 71 east; and 33 b, request to authorize transportation and natural resources (tnr) department to use proceeds from sale for open space greenway improvements along onion creek, and directing the auditor's office to create the appropriate revenue and/or expenditure accounts within t.n.r.
department 49.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions.
34.
consider and take appropriate action concerning the settlement offer regarding payment for star flight services rendered to eric bradley.
consultation with attorney.
by the way, 33 b, is consultation with attorney and real estate exceptions.
35.
consider and take appropriate action on brokerage services agreement with ugl equis corporation.
consultation with attorney and -- nope, not the last one.
36.
consider and take appropriate action on license agreement for manchaca community center.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions.
a 2 receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action including the sentence or administrative leave for county clerk employee slot number 121 in conjunction with a settlement offer and a 2 is taken into executive session under consultation with attorney and personnel matters exceptions to the open meetings act.
we'll discuss these items in executive session.
but will return to open court before taking any action.
>> we are back from executive session, number 7, we have the discussion but will postpone action until the week after next, since March 2nd is a -- is election day.
so March 9th --
>> and, judge, with that, we should come back and show the inclusion of that 4 point millions we voted on earlier.
>> we did approve that.
>> yes, we did approve that so we need to reflect that when comes in.
>> as well as inclusion of star flight.
>> yes and star flight and all of the other things that we improved today.
>> twenty-nine, a matter involving a request santos alliances for legislative advocacy services contract to -- greg, what is your official name?
>>
>> [indiscernible]
>> greg natt can authorize the county judge to sign the document at the appropriate time.
>> move approval.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor.
this passes by unanimous vote.
thank you.
we look forward to working with you.
so moved.
>> discuss?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
32, we did not discuss.
we'll postpone that item until, I have here, March second.
March 2nd or March theth.
>> I think they're preference was March 2nd.
it won't take that long.
>> because we may have -- may not have a full court here, but we'll try to keep the agenda short next week.
33, the matter involving a request by lcra for two electric line right-of-way easements on county owned property near onion creek and the state highway 71 east.
I move that we offer to sell these two tracts, these two tracts to lcra for the sum of $78,779.
>> is that 979?
>> 979.
>> $79,979.
also, if that settlement offer is approved, then authorize tnr to take the proceeds of sale and deposit them in a tnr department 49 account.
so that the money may be used for other open space projects.
>> second.
>> thank you.
I think what I'm going to do is abstain so I can talk to my constituents a little more about the issue and explain it.
>> that would be fine.
discussion?
all in favor?
show Commissioner Gomez abstaining, and Commissioner Huber, yours triewler and Commissioner Eckhardt and Commissioner Davis abstaining also.
so that passes by a vote of 3 in favor, no opposition, but three abstentions.
two abstentions.
it's late in the day.
>> [ laughter ] two abstentions.
34, the matter involving a starflight services and request of payment from eric bradley.
move that we reject their counter to our counter and that we counter again in the amount of $3,000.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
we did discuss -- did not discuss 35.
we'll have that one on the agenda on March 9th.
that okay?
we'll try to make sure that we call it at a time convenient for mr. Kimerman -- mr. Zimmerman since he was here today and waited at length.
36, the matter involving county owned property, the manchaca community center.
>> why don't we postpone that one week?
>> that would be until March 2nd.
colleagues, I believe that does it for today.
>> what about item number 8?
>> oh goodness.
>> I didn't say seven and eight postponed?
>> no, you just said seven.
>> okay.
seven and eight, same treatment.
we'll have both of them back on the agenda on March 9th and look forward to taking action on both at a time.
>> all right, thanks.
>> I move adjourn.
>> second.
>> amen.
>> quick, before you find another one.
>> that passes by unanimous vote.
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