Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, January 11, 2011,
Executive Session Items
Commissioner Gomez is temporarily off the dais.
I believe that brings us to executive session, right, miss porter?
going to the a 2 first, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action regarding the hiring of outside counsel in alicia perez versus Travis County.
number 1-11-cv, 0018-lv, consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
21, receive legal brief and take appropriate action on appeal from Travis County grievance panel decision in sergio flores versus precinct 3 constable rich mccain pursuant to Travis County code section 9.257.
consultation with attorney and personnel exceptions.
22, receive update on leases regarding the recent purchase of land at 4th and guadalupe.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions.
23, receive briefing from county attorney's office on legal issues regarding approval of the preliminary plan application for the estancia hill country subdivision.
discussion item only.
consultation with attorney exception.
let's announce real property just in case.
24, consider and take appropriate action regarding purchase of open space land in precinct 1.
consultation with attorney and real property exceptions to the open meetings act.
we will discuss these five items in executive session, but will return to open court before taking any action on any of them.
>> judge, on -- I’m a yes vote on 20.
if I could be put down.
>> show Commissioner Gomez in support of the motion on item 20.
Commissioner Eckhardt?
>> I move that we make an offer to mr. Flores of a grant funded position for the life of that grant in precinct 2.
scon stables -- constables office, three month's back pay and these in exchange for his waiver of any claims against the county.
>> second.
>> discussion on the motion?
all in favor.
that passes by unanimous vote.
22, the matter involving the recent purchase of land at fourth and guadalupe.
we did get a briefing.
any action required today?
>> no.
>> we'll have it back on the court's agenda at the appropriate time in the future.
23, the matter involving the preliminary plan application for estancia hill country.
we did post this for discussion only.
so we may not take action today.
we'll have it back on the court's agenda for further consideration and action.
24 is the matter involving the potential purchase of open space land in precinct 1.
we did get the briefing n my view no action required today.
anybody think otherwise?
a-2 is a matter involving the hiring of outside counsel in alicia perez versus Travis County.
I move that we authorize the county attorney to negotiate an appropriate contract with the firm of graves-dougherty and there are other names in the name of the firm.
and that we authorize from the risk management fund or allocated reserve as appropriate a knot to exceed amount of $50,000 to start things off.
and when we get to that amount, the expectation is that the matter will be brought back to the court's -- to the Commissioners' court for further consideration.
>> second.
>> discussion?
I think we'll have that agreement back on the court's agenda next week.
>> only if the court wants it back on, otherwise you can authorize the county judge to sign it based on our form of contracts for outside counsel.
>> that's friendly to county judge.
>> friendly to the second.
>> I think that's fine.
>> authorize the judge to sign the contract after preparation.
discussion?
all in favor?
show Commissioners Eckhardt, Huber, Gomez and yours truly voting in favor.
Commissioner Davis --
>> abstain.
>> abstaining.
that does it for the voting session of the Commissioners' court.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
we have posted separately a hearing on a contract matter.
at this time we will give media an opportunity to come and set us up appropriately.
and this court will move down front to conduct that hearing where we'll be in close reach of the parties.
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Tuesday, January, 2011 12:12 PM
