HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/05/03-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
MAY 3, 2011
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Moncrief adjourned
the Pre - Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 5:46 p.m. 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
Mike Moncrief, Mayor
Danny Scarth, Mayor Pro tem, District 4
W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, Council Member District 3
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Jungus Jordan, Council Member District 6
Carter Burdette, Council Member District 7
Kathleen Hicks, Council Member District 8
Joel Burns, Council Member District 9
Absent
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Staff Present
Tom Higgins, Interim City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Karen Montgomery, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
LeAnn Guzman, Assistant City Attorney
Laetitia Brown, Assistant City Attorney
Randall Harwood, Director of Planning and Development Department
Mark Rauscher, Senior Capital Projects Officer, Planning and Development Department
Rudy Jackson, Fire Chief
Jeff Halstead, Police Chief
Lena Ellis, Finance Director and CFO
Jay Chapa, Director of Housing and Economic Development Department
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director of Housing and Economic Development Department
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 3, 2011
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With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 5:46 p.m. on May 3, 2011, 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. Tony Lamar Vann v. NFN Gilbert, Police Officer, City of Fort Worth, Texas, et al.,
Civil Action No. 4:09 -CV- 106 -Y;
b. Legal issues regarding rate case filed by Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC; and
c. 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.
Mayor Moncrief adjourned the closed Executive Session at 6:41 p.m., on Tuesday,
May 3, 2011, 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 Moncrief adjourned the
meeting at 6:41 p.m., on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
Attest:
Marty Hen x
City Secretary