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TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: February 29, 1988
FROM: cc:
Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director
SUBJECT:
HUD LETTER CONCURRING WITH PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
THE OSBORN COMPANY, INC. V. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
REVIEW the February 24, 1988 letter from Beverly G. Agee, Regional Counsel , U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Francisco Regional Office, Region
IX, approving the. proposed settlement and related legal expenses of the case
involving Osborn Company, Inc. v. Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds for payment of both the necessary legal fees and the settlement
on this lawsuit are available in the Development Account for CA011015, Elder Winds,
Antioch.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
On January 12, 1988, in closed session, the Board of Commissioners approved a
proposed settlement on the Osborn lawsuit. According to HUD regulations,
conditions of the settlement were submitted to HUD Regional Counsel for review and
approval . The Housing Authority has now received a letter from Beverly G. Agree,
Regional Counsel , determining that settlement of the case is cost beneficial and not
contrary to public policy.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDA ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAR 1 5 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE: OF COMMISSIONERS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS A TRUE AND
AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Count Administrator MAR 15 1988
C C: y ATTESTED _
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
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