Travis County Commissioners Court
December 20, 2011 (Agenda)
Executive Session
Then we will -- we're ready for executive session, aren't we, miss porter?
thanks for being your usual alert self.
number 34, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action concerning the extension of administrative leave with pay for juvenile probation employee in slot number 360.
consultation with attorney exception and personnel matters exception to the open meetings act.
35, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action to file an amicus curiae brief with the supreme court of Texas supporting the city of Austin's petition for review in harper park two, l.p., versus, city of Austin.
consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
36, receive briefing from the county attorney in Travis County, et al., versus bar-k ranches poa, l.l.c., samuel f.
and patricia l.
albus resale deed, and take appropriate action.
consultation with attorney exception.
37, receive briefing from county attorney and take appropriate action regarding potential litigation with mortgage electronic recording system.
consultation with attorney exception to the open meetings act.
38, receive legal briefing and take appropriate action regarding Travis County involvement in legal action objecting to congressional redistricting by the Texas legislature.
consultation with attorney exception.
39, receive briefing and take appropriate action in regina jackson and rudolph Williamson, individually and on behalf of the estate of rachel jackson, deceased, versus john a.
ford, m.d., and Travis County, Texas, action number a-10-ca-522-ss.
consultation with attorney exception.
40, receive briefing regarding status greet at 700 lavaca and take appropriate action.
consultation with attorney.
and real property exceptions.
41, review candidates to fill vacancy in the office of the Travis County tax assessor-collector on January 1, 2012.
all four of these individuals have been invited down.
a, stan wilson, b, renee deck arrested, c, tina morton, and d, delores lopez.
29 is the matter involving the clean air force and a proposed interlocal agreement between the clean air force and Travis County, and this will be under consultation with attorney exceptions also.
we'll discuss these -- yes, ma'am.
>>
>> [inaudible].
>> personnel.
sorry.
we will discuss these in executive session but will return to open court before taking action.
We are back from executive session, where we spent a few hours, but in addition to regular agenda items, we did conduct four interviews to fill the vacancy in the tax assessor collectors office.
we discussed the -- the -- all of the items that we announced.
including number 34, the matter involving extension of administrative leave with pay for juvenile probation employee, slot number 360.
I move that we approve an additional seven days.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
by the way, Commissioner Gomez did miss this afternoon and did not take part in any of the executive session discussion.
35 the matter involving a request from the city of Austin to file an amicus curiae brief with the supreme court of Texas supporting the city of Austin's petition for review in harper park two, lp v.
city of Austin.
move that we approve the filing of such a brief.
>> second.
>> discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
36, the matter involving Travis County et al versus bar-k ranches poa, llc and the proposed tax resale deed to samuel f.
& patricia l.
albus, who have paid Travis County $3,154.02 in tax.
I move that we approve the proposed transaction.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
item no.
37, we did get the briefing on that one, in my view no action today, that's the matter involving mortgage electronic recording system.
any views to the contrary?
38, the matter involving litigation objecting to congressional redistricting by the Texas legislature.
the matter that has been pending in the san antonio district court and has made its way to the u.s.
supreme court.
I move that we authorize an additional $30,000 for legal fees and that the money be taken from allocated reserve.
>> second.
>>
>> [indiscernible]
>> beg your pardon?
>>
>> [indiscernible]
>> as an automatic, mr. Derry berry asks, that's so it will not come back to the Commissioners court.
mr. Derryberry I thought that you had more fun with us here than that question and the request implied.
it's automatic.
>>
>> [laughter] discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
39, the matter involving the lawsuit against john ford in Travis County by the estate of rachel jackson and other related individuals, we got an update.
in my view, no action today.
>> do we -- you're right, never mind.
>> okay.
40, the matter involving the request from Austin suites management written demand letter, I would call it.
I move that we authorize the county attorney to send an appropriate response and that we have the matter back on the agenda again at the appropriate time.
>> second.
>> any discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
we did conduct four interviews posted in item 41.
there was a person that we did not discuss today, I move that -- that we did not interview today.
I move that we authorize the county judge to contact that person, let her know the result of the court's discussion.
further, that we ask the county attorney to give us a legal opinion on two or three issues involving one of these applicants.
and be prepared to meet with us in executive session next week and indicated to the persons that we interviewed our intention to take action on that selection next Tuesday, which is a matter of importance to them.
that motion -- that's the late in the day motion, ms. Porter.
>> second.
>> seconded by Commissioner Davis.
discussion?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
the other item we discussed was the matter involving the request for an interlocal agreement with clean air force.
we did get the briefing.
>> judge.
>> could we take a week on that?
would that be all right?
>> well -- if you are requesting a week, we'll take a week, if that's what you are requesting.
>> the reason why I asked there was an email that the executive director apparently didn't know the item was on the agenda.
>> I'm going to support the --
>> we're going to approve it.
I don't know that we ought to postpone it.
>> yeah.
>> I don't hear any objection, do i?
>> I would like to hear from her --
>> but I think what we ought to do is sometime within the next few months get staff to get with them, look at the deliverables as contained in the backup that we were provided, figure out a way to ensure that those -- the deliverables for 2012, one and two that we make some effort to -- to document efforts to achieve those and the success or failure, so that we get an annual report before we act on this in 2013.
>> so this is just the motion is to move forward with negotiating a contract for 2013 to come back to us for approval.
>> that's going to be my motion.
>> it would be a 2012 contract.
>> 2012.
>> sorry, 2012.
>> the court was included in that.
let me make a motion.
I move that we go ahead and approve the 10,000 request from the clean air force, the source of funding, hopefully will come from the allocated reserve and also that we have staff to monitor the deliverables that will be offered from the clean air force to Travis County within this particular time frame of one year.
and of course -- of course again, we want to -- we want staff to be on top of this to monitor and look at the deliverables that -- that the clean air force will be bringing forth to Travis County.
>> [indiscernible] I think allocated reserve.
>> again, for
>> [indiscernible]
>> [no microphone] I need to know where you are putting money at or in.
>> put it where we put it last year.
>> t.n.r.
>> I think it's my budget.
what's my budget called?
>> actually, it was in t.n.r.
>> let's put it in t.n.r.
then.
>> t.n.r.
>> and could I ask an amendment to the motion as I did earlier for approval to be done as an automatic budget adjustment.
>> yes.
>> but we expect the contract, though, right -- some contact though, right.
the action is to transfer the money into t.n.r.'s budget, indicate our approval of 10,000 bucks for these deliverables, scrub the deliverables, put them under contract, plan to monitor during 2012.
>> exactly.
>> what I would add to that is at some point I think that we need to touch base with capcog, campo, other agencies that do work in the same area, so if there's a duplication, we'll know.
two is that if we find it, we can try to eliminate it.
and to make sure there's the appropriate cooperation, collaboration, for us to receive the most bang for the dollar.
so I -- this time next year, we ought to have a better feel for these -- for the truth of various things that we've heard.
>> I agree, judge.
of course we -- by this we'll be able to move forward with it to do just some of those -- in the suggestions that you just made.
>> I would ask, there's no t.n.r.
people here, but to make the record, as we move forward, one of the -- one of the points that the document that was sent to us by clean air force made about their achievements is a -- is a -- a commuter van service that never came to fruition.
so I would like to see that further explored and possibly with our -- our datma
>> [ phonetic ] which is now overlapping in that area.
>> I think it would help us to have like a full discussion after the first of the year.
so -- so anything we want to initiate, immediately, for further review by us later in the fiscal year or before the next budget cycle would have an opportunity to do it.
I would rather us take our time to do that if we're going to do it.
I think it would be more fair to them, also.
>> absolutely, absolutely.
so we'll just wait for the contract to come back.
>> I did get my legal question answered.
>> [indiscernible] this particular item, item 29.
so
>> [indiscernible] that portion.
>> I'll try to pass this along to mr. Manila.
>> okay, thank you, bill.
>> do not send that invoice to Commissioner Davis.
send it to steven manila.
>> [laughter]
>> yes, sir.
>> judge --
>> you get all of that motion?
>> it's a lot
>> [laughter]
>> you got video, mr. Derryberry.
any more discussion?
>> good.
>>
>> [no microphone]
>> I do now.
>> I was going to ask that question actually.
thank you, julia.
because I hadn't heard it.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
good job, mr. Derryberry, we will tell t.n.r.
you were over here doing their job.
ms. Porter, any other business today?
>> move adjourn.
>> I -- it been seconded.
all in favor!
>> [laughter] that passes by unanimous vote.
an enthusiastic second by all of the court.
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