HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008/03/25-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 25, 2008
Date & Time On the 25th day of March, A.D., 2008, the City Council of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 9:45 a.m., with the
following members and officers present:
Attendance Mayor Mike Moncrief; Mayor Pro tem Kathleen Hicks; Council
Members Salvador Espino, Chuck Silcox, Daniel Scarth, Jungus
Jordan, Carter Burdette and Joel Burns; City Manager Dale
Fisseler; and City Attorney David Yett. Council Member Moss
was absent. 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 9:45 a.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) Johnny Lee Cummings v. City of Fort Worth,
Texas, Civil Action No. 4:05-CV-698-Y;
b) Jonathan Q. Ryan v. City of Fort Worth, Fort
Worth Police Department, Fort Worth Police
Officers Myers, Phillips, Southey, Genualdo,
Hernandez and De Los Santos, Civil Action No.
4:07-CV-310-A;
c) Sergio Canizales, EEOC Charge No. 450-2008-
00844;
d) Legal issues regarding the tree preservation
ordinance;
e) Legal issues regarding the regulation of pipelines;
f) Legal issues concerning Neighborhood
Empowerment Zone Tax Abatements;
g) Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's
City Council meeting agendas; and
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 concerning economic development negotiations
as authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code;
and
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
MARCH 25, 2008
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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.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
10:00 a.m.
Attest: Approved:
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