Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 (Agenda)
Executive Session
Miss porter, did we come to executive session.
do you see why I tried to avoid that item all day long?
that was number 7.
we'll revisit it when we come back and take action one way or the other.
we are announce add minute ago that we would take item number 14ni into executive session and that was the issues related to responses to the civil and family courthouse rfi item, consultation with attorney.
27, consider and take appropriate action on potential acquisition of open space land in precinct three.
real estate exception.
28, consider and take appropriate action on two separate offers to sell largely undeveloped property, comprising about 95 acres and 75 acres of land respectively and located in northeastern sector of Travis County.
consultation with attorney -- no consultation with attorney, just real property.
we announced the postponements of 29 and 30.
and number 31 is to consider and take appropriate action regarding the lease agreement at 700 lavaca with dwyer murphy calvert, llp.
consultation with attorney and real property.
and we have announced three items to discuss.
we'll return to open court before taking any action.
>> did you want to discuss item number 7?
>> not really.
>> [ laughter ]
>> I thought you were intimating that you wanted to have our litigator explain to you why that would be there.
but maybe you and I can just have a conversation offline.
>> put your good government hat on.
>> [ laughter ]
We have returned from executive session where we discussed the following items, we did not discuss 7, that's the matter involving the bill for legal services, we will bring it back next week.
we'll have modified language unless there's a disagreement with it.
okay.
we did discuss item no.14 regars to the civil and family courthouse rfi.
I move that we approve the -- the steps recommended by ms. Grimes and the -- and the team of managers and outlined in her one pager to the Commissioners court.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
show Commissioners Davis, Eckhardt and yours truly voting in favor.
voting against, Commissioner Huber and Gomez, that motion passes by a vote of 3-2.
we discussed item no.
27, the potential acquisition of open space, land in precinct 3, is there a motion?
>> yes, I move that we authorize staff to negotiate an assignment of an option to purchase from the nature conservancy of Travis County to Travis County for approximately 800-acres of open space parkland on the pedernales river.
>> second.
>> seconded by Commissioner Gomez first.
ms. Porter?
discussion on the motion?
all in favor?
show Commissioners Gomez, Huber, Davis and Eckhardt voting in favor.
voting against nobody, abstaining, the county judge.
that passes by a vote of 4-0-1.
28 is the matter involving the offer to sell undeveloped property in northeastern section of Travis County.
>> judge, I move that we authorize staff to negotiate and also execute as discussed in executive session the purchase of 95-acres in northeast Travis County.
>> second.
>> seconded by Commissioner Gomez.
any more discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
the final item was a matter in 31.
the lease agreement at 700 lavaca with the -- with the calvert law firm.
I move that we authorize the county attorney's office and facilities to -- to communicate to lessee the county's willingness to -- to split the amount that would be owed during the rest of the contract period from September 15th through the end by 50 percent with the county absorbing 50% of the hit and mr. Calvert absorbing 50%.
motion by Commissioner Gomez, second.
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
according to my records, ms. Porter, that does it.
>> move adjourn.
>> second.
>> all in favor?
that carries unanimously.
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