Travis County Commissioners Court
March 30, 2010,
Executive Session
This morning we announced our intention to take two items into executive session.
they are item no.
10, consider presentations and take appropriate action regarding hospital proposals for housing of available star flight aircraft at locations seton family of hospitals, a, b, st.
david's health care and st.
david's foundation.
and the other one was 4, consider and take appropriate action on adoption of an order authorizing publication of notice of intent to issue certificates of obligation.
nope, that was after executive session.
we don't need to discuss that.
18.
we will not discuss 4 in executive session.
we will call it up after executive session.
18.
consider and take appropriate action on a preliminary plan in precinct one: eastwood subdivision (2316 total lots).
both of those will be under consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
yes, sir?
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>> no, we didn't.
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>> all right.
Those items posted for executive session are as follows: 27.
receive briefing from the county attorney and take appropriate action regarding the pending case of strickland, et al.
vs.
Travis County and the city of Austin.
consultation with attorney.
28.
consider and take appropriate action concerning settlement offers regarding payment for star flight services rendered to the following: 1.
evelyn cherry; and 2.
aubree ledbetter.
1 consultation with attorney exception.
on 27 and 28.
29.
receive legal briefing and take appropriate action regarding claims by alicia perez in Texas workforce commission civil rights division (twccrd) charge no.
1a20200 and eeoc charge no.
31c-2010-00267c.
30.
consider and take -- consultation with attorney exception.
30, consider and take appropriate action regarding the potential purchase of real estate for the property located at 5325 airport boulevard.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions.
31.
consider and take appropriate action on brokerage services agreement with ugl equis corporation.
consultation with attorney.
32.
consider and take appropriate action regarding the potential purchase of real estate from travis realty corp.
for the property located at 700 lavaca street.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions.
and number 33.
consider and take appropriate action regarding selection of and funding mechanisms for purchase of open space land in precinct 1.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act.
we will discuss these items in executive session.
but will return to open court before taking any action.
Good evening, we are back from executive session.
where we discussed all of the items that we announced.
number 10, the matter involving where to house a third star flight aircraft we did get the good news that
>> [indiscernible] and st.
david's are willing to consider a last minute compromise that might be acceptable to both of them and Travis County.
and we decided to postpone this item for further consideration and action until 2 weeks from today and that is the --
>> the 13th.
>> April 13th.
and that's item number 10.
we did not discuss item no.
18.
we decided that we could get answers to legal questions later.
18 is to consider and take appropriate action on a preliminary plan in precinct 1, eastwood subdivision.
2316 total lots.
is there a motion?
>> yeah, I would like to just go ahead and move approval of the preliminary plan at this particular time and the other things, I think, will come later as we go through the other agreements and things like that, but move approval of the preliminary plan.
>> second.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
27 we discussed the matter involving -- involving strickland and others versus Travis County and the city of Austin.
we have been negotiating a settlement of this matter for several weeks.
and I'm happy to say that we have a copy of an agreed settlement agreement, along pretty much the terms that we have discussed and this has been signed by mr. Strickland, iii, himself.
I move that we approve the proposed settlement agreement and authorize the county judge to sign on behalf of the Commissioners court.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
28, the matter involving settlement offers regarding payment for star flight services provided.
a the matter involving evelyn, I move that we reject the settlement offer from united health care.
>> second.
>> that we do a nice rejection letter so we can consider it for possible use and similar requests in the future.
>> all right, discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
including Commissioner Huber who is headed this way.
b of 28 was aubree ledbetter.
I move that reject the counter to the counter offer, but that we agree to settle this matter for the payment of $4,000, lump sum.
>> second.
>> within 14 days.
>> seconded by Commissioner Gomez.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
29 the mediation of claims by alicia perez, matters filed with the Texas workforce commission, civil rights division and the eeoc.
>> bless you.
>> is there a motion number 30 is the matter involving property located at 5325 airport boulevard.
after being briefed on the due diligence efforts that have been underway and based on the advice given by staff I move that we go ahead and proceed to close on this matter on the scheduled date.
>> second.
>> any discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
31 we did have a meaningful discussion of contract terms on that and I think that we have discussed the terms sufficiently to have a final draft document next week.
so if we could get broker an opportunity to look at the final draft late this week over the weekend and Monday and hopefully be ready to take final action next Tuesday.
>> okay.
>> other actions along the lines we discussed.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
we did not discuss 32, y'all.
we'll have that on next week for a -- for a discussion and hopefully reach it earlier, that's April 6th, isn't it?
>> uh-huh.
and on 33, we did get a briefing from staff and received a lot of information that we need to mull over, have it back on in a week or two weeks?
>> let's give it two weeks, judge.
I think there's enough information to keep us busy for a little bit.
let's go with two weeks.
>> okay.
we'll have it back on, on the 13th.
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