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Commissioner Hale: RTC agreement revisions, settlement language and large legal bills highlighted
Summary
Commissioner Hale reported on a new tri-party agreement between the COG, RTC and TxDOT that adds a dispute-resolution process and revised indemnification language, noted settlement and release language tied to litigation with Denton County, and cited nearly $600,000 in external legal fees plus about $200,000 in internal costs related to the dispute.
Commissioner Hale gave an update on the Regional Transportation Council meeting, saying a new tri-party agreement among the Council of Governments (COG), the RTC and TxDOT included substantive edits on indemnification and an Article 27 dispute-resolution clause that would prevent termination without a dispute process. Hale said settlement and release language covering claims up to the settlement date was discussed and that both agreements were being signed.
Hale also cited costs tied to litigation: he said the RTC paid almost $600,000 in external legal fees while incurring roughly $200,000 in internal costs to have its own counsel during the dispute with Denton County. He noted the local region has about $1.2 billion in planned projects currently without allocated funding and encouraged constituents to contact state representatives about transportation funding. (Provenance: transcript topic start SEG 516, end SEG 611.)
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