Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, March 1, 2011,
Item 14
Now let's call back to order the voting session of the Travis County Commissioners court.
item number 14, consider and take appropriate action on the presentation of the bond committee charter and introduction of the citizens bond advisory committee.
>> in January, we brought adouble committee charter for our November 8 anticipated bond referendum.
you approved that with us along with a schedule we indicated could slip one way or another but that was was approved.
last week you approved selection of appointees for the citizens bond advisory committee.
what we would like to do at this point is similar to what was happening in the 2005 bond every even dumb.
we would like to give the court the opportunity to deliver to the committee its charge.
as I said, they have their charter, they have a schedule, they have to work up their own bylaws, they have to make decisions about how often they want to meet and how frequently, that sort of thing, but this is more of an introduction, an opportunity for you all to give any Marching orders to the committee.
they have not yet gotten together and formed themselves as a truly operating committee, they still have to elect a chairman, but we thought we would give the opportunity to speak with them face to face.
many of them are here.
I think there's two that did not make it for reasons of a conflict of schedule, but most of them did manage to make it down this afternoon.
>> okay.
>> judge, I'd like to maybe thank, number one, before we get started, I would like to thank them for the position that they have because this is going to be a tough year and something I think need to be expressed as far as their service and what they are rendering.
I'm very appreciative of the persons willing to serve because that's all volunteer effort.
you know how tough it is sometimes to get volunteers.
I would like to thank them before we proceed.
>> thank you, thank you, thank you.
do they know
>> [inaudible].
>> they do now, judge.
>> [laughter]
>> going to be a tough call.
>> if I could introduce them.
to your point, Commissioner, they do have a very large plate to get through.
t.n.r.'s list is very long.
come on and introduce yourselves to the court.
>> y'all come on up.
>> come on up.
>> come on down.
>> this may be the shiest committee we've had before us.
most of the ones before we had to snatch the microphone out of their hands.
>> the precinct 2 folks jump straight to the mi okay.
I'll go ahead and get started.
I'm rosario valdez.
community lenders of Texas.
>> mark everett, I live in lago vista and I'm manager of enterprise computer services for Austin independent school district.
>> and I'm jeff travilion, I live in precinct 2 and division manager for the systems of engineering for department of public works at the city of Austin.
>> carolyn vogel, I live in precinct 3.
I am the president of Texas conservation connection, which is a company that is involved with land and water conservation in Texas.
>> I'm nel pennedridge and I live I live in bee cave and I'm active in the community.
>> thank you, Commissioner Eckhardt.
nicole francois.
I'm also a mba student.
>> thanks so much.
>> judge, Commissioners, frank fuentes, business owner in Austin, Texas.
also chairman of the u.s.
contractors association.
your counselor was on one of the board sites for 12 years, chairman of board of adjustments for six years so I'm no stranger to boards.
thank you for giving me this honor.
>> we won't hold that city of Austin affiliation against you.
>> [laughter]
>> told you he won't.
terry erian, a former city attorney and attorney in private practice in Austin.
>> joyce trohson, I'm retired, but I'm a neighborhood activist.
I've been pestering you for a number of years and I thank Commissioner Davis for appointing me.
>> good afternoon.
I'm larry graham, director of customer service at Texas gas service and I live in precinct 2 and serve on the board of the downtown Austin alliance with Commissioner Eckhardt.
and I'm also a former board member of the greater Austin hispanic chamber of commerce.
>> hi, everybody, selma israel.
I live in precinct 1.
thank you, judge, for the appointment.
appreciate the confidence in me and you have some good people appointed here, a great staff, looking forward to working with everybody.
>> last but not least.
>> and you know who I am.
I'm joe geiselman, former executive manager of transportation and natural resources for Travis County.
>> joe.
>> thank you all so much.
it's an amazing body of people.
>> it is.
>> unless you have any further instructions, we're going to reconvene in the hallway, give them some paperwork.
>> what's your message about the civil courthouse?
>> right now we're not going to talk about that.
we're waiting for some additional direction on all of the facilities projects.
so for right now for the immediate future, it's going to be transportation and natural resources projects, the roads, bridges, sidewalks, pedestrian ways and parks and open space.
and we'll wait to get direction from y'all on the facilities project.
>> we are trying to decide how to proceed with the courthouse so you may get it, you may not.
until then, have as much fun as you can.
>> [laughter]
>> thank you so much.
>> thank you.
>> thank you.
>> thank you all.
you did a good job.
thank you all.
>> now, mr. Nuckols, we were told you might not have a briefing for us in executive session.
do we need to postpone that?
are you ready?
>> and also, mr. Opel said that he was available at 2:30 to augment discussion as well.
>> okay.
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