Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, July 6, 2010,
Executive Session
16, receive briefing regarding homeland security air sampling program.4 let me also announce 16 under the security exception. 17. Receive briefing and take appropriate action on request from county attorney authorizing county attorney to hire expert(s) in claudia scott-davis v. Travis county. Consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act. And number 19. Receive briefing and take appropriate action regarding the following lease agreements at 700 lavaca: 1. Bruce a. Lipshy, lipshy & escamilla, llp; 2. Frank w. Denius; and 3. Schwab structural engineering. And 19 will be taken into executive session under consultation with attorney and the real property exceptions to the open meetings act. We'll discuss these matters in executive session but will return to open court before taking any action.
We are out of executive session. We reviewed the following items. Number 14, we did get legal questions answered, we took action before we went into executive session, that action was sufficient. Number 15, the matter involving the heatwave event at the travis county expo center. Staff has invoked a provision of no camping, meaning no tent camping, but r.v.'s are allowed. And the question is whether the commissioners court will grant a request to allow tent camping.
>> i would move that we not allow the tent camping. And -- and further that we direct staff to come back with some policy with regard to -- to tent camping and to what type of events we extend that possibility contractually.
>> second.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Of those present. 16 we did get a briefing from our staff regarding homeland security air sampling program in travis county. In my view, no action required. 17, the matter involving a request to hire an expert. As appropriate in the claudia scott davis versus travis county lawsuit. I move that we authorize the -- the retention of an appropriate expert.
>> second.
>> discussion? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. Number 19 involved three lease agreements with different parties. Regarding a structural -- regarding schwab structural engineering, move that we authorize staff to try to enter into some sort of an agreement with the tenant there, where the county would exchange -- would retain the deposit and certain furniture there in exchange for the lessees' basically early brief of the agreement by moving out before the expiration.
>> second.
>> discussion? So the idea there is sit down with the tenant, try to reach some sort of an agreement that we have a -- a signed document. Rather than pursue strictly legal options at our disposal. Is that okay? All in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. The b is frank w. Denius mr. Denius's current contract is through february 28th, 2011. Which means five months more. Than the september 30th, 2010 move-outdate mr. Denius called to our attention. I move that we indicate to him our intention to enforce the contract so we would expect compensation to the county through the february 28th, 2011 term.
>> second.
>> discussion? That will get us what we think we need?
>> yes.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote. And a was bruce a. Lipshy. If there is a need for further action by the court it will be brought back to us, i think we reached con suns.
>> i believe that does it for the commissioners court voting session. Ms. Porter? I move adjournment.
>> second.
>> all in favor? That passes by unanimous vote.
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