HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016/06/21-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
JUNE 21, 2016
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
Pre-Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 5:03 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, to
convene into the Special City Council Meeting for the closed Executive Session in the Pre-
Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building.
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Council Member W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Pro tem Salvador Espino, District 2
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Jay Chapa, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Dierdorf, Law
Brian Dickerson, Human Resources
Abdul Prigden, Police
Mark Barta, Human Resources
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 5:08 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in the Pre-Council Chamber of
the Fort Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following:
1. Seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following pending or contemplated
litigation or other matters that are exempt from public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of
the Texas State Bar Rules and as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code:
a. Legal issues concerning full pay under Texas Local Government Code §143.073; and
b. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas;
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 21, 2016
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2. Deliberate the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property in accordance with Section
551.072 of the Texas Government Code. Deliberation in an open meeting would have a
detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third party; and
3. Deliberate concerning economic development negotiations as authorized by Section
551.087 of the Texas Government Code; and
4. Deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security
personnel or devices, in accordance with Section 551.076 of the Texas Government Code; and
There was no formal action taken by the City Council on the items discussed during the
Executive Session and with no further business to be conducted, Mayor Price adjourned the
meeting at 5:48 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.
Attest: Appro
Mary J. Ka B ice
City Secretary Mayor