HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016/10/25-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
OCTOBER 25, 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 3:49 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2016,
to convene into the Special City Council Meeting for the closed Executive Session in the City
Council Conference Room 290 of the Fort Worth Municipal Building.
Present:
Mayor Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tem Dermis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
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 Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Jay Chapa, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
Brian Dickerson, Human Resources
Brandon Bennet, Code Compliance
Randle Harwood, Planning and Development
Dana Burghdoff, Planning and Development
Mattie Parker, Mayor's Office
Tyler Wallach, Law
Richard McCracken, Law
Melinda Ramos, Law
Robert Sturns, Economic Development
Brenda Hicks-Sorenson, Economic Development
Michael Hennig, Economic Development
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, in the City Council
Conference Room 290 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:
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a. Legal issues concerning regulation of donation bins; and
b. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas;
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
5. Deliberate the evaluation and duties of David Cooke, City Manager, and Sarah J.
Fullenwider, City Attorney, in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas Local Government
Code.
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 5:51 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.
Attest: Approv
ary J. I se etsy Price
City Secretary Mayor