HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/01/11-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
MARCH 20, 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 9:57 a.m., on
March 20, 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 tern 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
Absent:
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Peter Lewis, Attorney
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 9:57 a.m. on March 20, 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 related to the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) grant programs:
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b. Legal issues concerning In re: AMR Corporation, et al., Case Number 11- 15463,
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York;
c. Legal issues regarding the Special Election for District 8; and
d. 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 recessed the closed Executive Session at 10:13 a.m., on Tuesday,
March 20, 2012, and convened into the Regular City Council Meeting.
Mayor Price reconvened into Executive Session at 11:44 a.m.
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
Absent:
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwidcr. City Attorney
Mery J. Kayser. City Secretary
Fernando Costa. Assistant City Manager
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Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney II
Leann Guzman, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jay Chapa, Director, Housing Economic Development Department
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director, Housing Economic Development Department
Mayor Price adjourned the closed Executive Session at 12:19 p.m., on Tuesday,
March 20, 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 12:19 p.m., on Tuesday, March 20, 2012.
Attest: Appro
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Mary J. Ka �etsy Price
City Secretary Mayor