HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/01/24-Minutes-City Council-Special CalledCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
JANUARY 24, 2012
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 9:20 a.m., on
January 24, 2012, 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
Mayor Pro tem W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, Interim City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 9:20 a.m. on January 24, 2012, 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 any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas.
2. Deliberate the purchase, exchange, 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 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.
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 24, 2012
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Mayor Price adjourned the closed Executive Session at 9:35 a.m., on Tuesday,
January 24, 2012, and reconvened back into the Special City Council Meeting.
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 9:35 a.m., on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
Attest:
Ronald P. Gonzales
Assistant City Secretary
Approved: