HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/12/06-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECEMBER 6, 2011
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman
adjourned the Pre - Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 5:30 p.m. on
December 6, 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 Pro tem W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Betsy Price
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
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 5:30 p.m. on December 6, 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. Catherine Davidson v. City of Fort Worth, Texas, Cause No. CV 10 -07 -546;
b. Legal Issues Related to the Filling of Vacancies on the City Council;
c. Legal Issues Related to the Filing of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy by AMR Corp.; and
d. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas.
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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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 Pro tem Zimmerman adjourned the closed Executive Session at 6:15 p.m., on Tuesday,
December 6, 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 Pro tem Zimmerman
adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m., on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.
Attest:
Ronald P. Gonzale
Assistant City Secretary
Approved:
W. B. ` *m" Zim erman
Mayor Pro tem