HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/09/13-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
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 4:25 p.m. on September 13, 2011, 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
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Ted Gorski, Assistant City Attorney
Carolyn McFatridge, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Doug Black, Assistant City Attorney
Christa Reynolds, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Gleniece Robinson, Director, Library
Randle Harwood, Director of Planning and Development
Michael Owen, Senior Professional Engineer, Transportation Public Works Department
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 4:25 p.m. on September 13, 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:
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a. Neiza J. Caraballo v. City of Fort Worth, Civil Action No. 4:11- CV -91 -Y;
b. Legal issues concerning gas drilling regulations; 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 Price adjourned the closed Executive Session at 5:03 p.m., on Tuesday,
September 13, 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 Price adjourned the
meeting at 5:03 p.m., on Tuesday, September 13, 2011.
Attest:
Approved:
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