HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007/11/06-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Date & Time On the 6th day of November, A.D., 2007, the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 6:05 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 6:05 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) Legal issues involving the Employees' Retirement
Fund;
b) Eric Elliot, Individually and as Next Friend of Kara
Elliot v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 352-218336-
06;
c) Melissa Kohout v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No.
236-227021-07;
d) Legal issues concerning the Southwest Parkway
(S.H. 121T);
e) Love Terminal Partners, L.P., et al., v. City of
Dallas, et al., Civil Action No. 4:06-CV-1279-D
f) Legal issues regarding the regulation of pipelines;
g) Legal issues regarding salt water wells;
h) Legal issues regarding Public Information Act and
personal communication devices
i) 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
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 6,2007
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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; and
5. Deliberate personnel matters related to the appointment of
a City Auditor in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code; and
6. Deliberate personnel matters related to the appointment of
a City Manager in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Texas
Government Code.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
6:35 p.m.
Attest: Appro ed:
Marty drix Mic ael J. oncri
City Secretary Mayor