HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010/03/09-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
MARCH 9, 2010
Date & Time On the 9th day of March, A.D., 2010, the City Council of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 5:20 p.m., with
the following members and officers present:
Attendance Mayor Mike Moncrief; Mayor Pro tem Daniel Scarth; Council
Members Salvador Espino, Frank Moss, Jungus Jordan, Carter
Burdette, Kathleen Hicks and Joel Burns. City Manager Dale
Fisseler; and City Attorney David Yett. With more than a
quorum present, the following business was transacted:
Executive Session It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Council
meet in closed session at 5:20 p.m. to:
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) City of Fort Worth v. Springbrook Apartments,
6528 Normandy Road, Fort Worth, Texas (In Rem)
and James E. Jackowsik, Cause No. 352 - 236411 -09;
b) Legal issues concerning collective bargaining with
the firefighters' union;
c) Legal issues related to Gateway Park;
d) Legal issues concerning claim from Fort Worth
Independent School District for cost
reimbursement for design services;
e) Legal issues concerning cable franchise with
Strategic Cable Technologies, Inc.;
f) Legal issues concerning Economic Development
Program Agreement with Presidio Hotel Fort
Worth, L.P.;
g) Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's
City Council meeting agendas; and
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
MARCH 9, 2010
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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 Executive Session of the Fort
Worth City Council at 6:45 p.m.
The Fort Worth City Council reconvened into special session.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
6:45 p.m.
Attest: Approved:
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City Secretary Mayor