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CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
APRIL 17, 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 9:12 a.m., on
April 17, 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 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 Kathleen Hicks, District 8
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Absent:
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Laetitia Brown, Senior Assistant Attorney
Guest:
Lowell Hyatt
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 17, 2012
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With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 9:12 a.m. on April 17, 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 Cecilia Jacobs v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 67-254044-
11;
b.Legal issues related to the Employees' Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, and other employee benefits;
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 recessed the closed Executive Session at 10:06 a.m., on Tuesday,
April 17, 2012, and convened into the Regular City Council Meeting.
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 Joel Burns, District 9
Absent:
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kathleen Hicks, District 8
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 17, 2012
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Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Carolyn McFatridge, Senior Assistant Attorney
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council reconvened
into closed Executive Session at 11:17 a.m. on April 17, 2012, in the Pre-Council Chamber of
the Fort Worth Municipal Building to continue discussions on the matters listed above.
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 11:32 a.m., on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
Attes : � A• . owed:
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Mary J. l #per I Betsy Price
City Secretary Mayor