HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007/12/04-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 4, 2007
Date & Time On the 4th day of December, A.D., 2007, the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 5:40 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 5:40 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) Eric Elliot, individually and as next friend of Kara
Elliot v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 352-218336-
06;
b) Legal issues concerning the regulation of sexually
oriented businesses;
c) Legal issues concerning the Fair Labor Standards
Act;
d) Legal issues concerning the Fire and Police
Employee Relation Act;
e) Legal issues concerning worker's compensation
subrogation claims;
f) Legal issues concerning the regulation of signs;
g) Legal issues concerning the FW Sports Authority
h) Legal issues concerning gas drilling and related
activities; and
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
DECEMBER 4,2007
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3. Deliberate concerning 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.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
6:50 p.m.
Attest: A4ich :
Marty He rix J. Md crief
City Secretary Mayor