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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: March 31, 1988.
FROM: cc:
Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director
SUBJECT:
THE OSBORN COMPANY V. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
COMPROMISE AND MUTUAL RELEASE
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
AUTHORIZE Chairman of the Board of Commissioners to EXECUTE the Compromise and
Mutual Release to be entered into in the Osborn case, approved as to form by County
Counsel .
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 CA 011015,
Elder Winds, Anti"och.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
On January 12, 1988, in closed session, the Board of Commissioners approved a
proposed settlement on the Osborn lawsuit. In accordance with HUD regulations, that
proposed settlement was reviewed and approved by HUD Regional Counsel . The Housing
Authority has now received the original settlement agreement to be entered into in
.the Osborn case and the Compromise and Mutual Release has been approved as to form by
County Counsel .
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not authorize the Chairman to
execute the Compromise and Mutual Release in the Osborn case, the Housing Authority
could find itself in costly extended legal proceedings.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: L'
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RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDAT N OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 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.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
APR 19 1988
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
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