HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018/06/05-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
JUNE 5,2018
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
City Council Work Session meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
June 5, 2018, 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 Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Brian Byrd, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5 (left at 6:52 pm)
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
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Jay Chapa, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
Chris Mosely, Law
Christa Reynolds, Law
Randle Harwood, Planning and Development
Kate Beck, TPW
Bob Stewart, Kelly Hart
Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance
Roger Grantham, Code Compliance
Elmer DePaula, Code Compliance
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 5:38 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in the City Council Conference
Room 290 of the Fort Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following:
A. The City Council will conduct a closed meeting in order to discuss matters permitted by the
following sections of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code:
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 5, 2018
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CITY ATTORNEY
1. Section 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
To seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, or
any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open
Meetings Act. [Tex. Govt. Code §551.071]:
a. Legal issues regarding a notice to file suit for the environmental conditions of property
located near 2500 Brennan Avenue; and
b. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas.
CITY MANAGER
1. Section 551.072, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY
Deliberate the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property where deliberation in an open
meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third
party.
2. Section 551.087, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
Deliberate the commercial or financial information or the offer of a financial or other incentive
to a business prospect.
PERSONNEL MATTERS
1. Deliberate the evaluation and duties of David Cooke, City Manager, in accordance
with Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code; and
2. Deliberate the evaluation and duties of Sarah, J. Fullenwider, City Attorney, in
accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
B. The City Council may reconvene in open session in the City Council Conference Room and
act on any item listed on the Executive Session Agenda in accordance with Chapter 551 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 6:54 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Attest: Approved:
Mary J. Ker y ce
City Secretary May r