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JULY 109 2007
Date & Time On the 10th day of July, A.D., 2007, the City Council of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 5:50 p.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, Frank
Moss, Jungus Jordan, Carter Burdette and Wendy Davis; City
Manager Charles Boswell; 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 5:50 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) Steven G. Steen v. City of Fort Worth, Jose
Trinidad Palomares, and Thomas William
Loffland, Civil Action No. 4-07-CV-0338-A;
b) The Estate of Javen Navarro, et al., v. Christopher
Fearneyhough and the City of Fort Worth, Cause
No. 17-221693-06;
c) Legal issues concerning the publication of
prostitution arrests;
d) Legal issues concerning the use of tax revenues for
public events;
e) Legal issues concerning new requirements for
business receiving economic development
incentives;
f) 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 economic development negotiations as
authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code;
and
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
JULY 10,2007
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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.
5. Deliberate concerning the appointment of a City Manager
and a City Auditor in accordance with Section 551.074 of the
Texas Government Code.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
7:00 p.m.
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