HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006/11/14-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 14, 2006
Date & Time On the 14th day of November, A.D., 2006, the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 6:50 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,
Donavan Wheatfall, 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 6:50 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) Johnny Lee Cummings, Angela Hopper, and
Barbara Noyes, Plaintiffs, Dawn Ahrend, Kathryn
J. Reese, and Donald Weiler, Intervenors/Plaintiffs
v. City of Fort Worth, Texas, Civil Action No. 4:05-
CV-698-Y;
b) Herman "Clay" Smith v. City of Fort Worth,
Texas, No. 05-12-903;
c) Legal issues concerning landfill site at 5841 South
Freeway;
d) Legal issues concerning City Secretary Contract
No. 27169 with Texas Housing and Economic
Resources, Inc.
e) Legal issues regarding contracts with Texas
Community Development Corporation (formerly
known as Mitchell Boulevard Development
Corporation, Inc.; Carter Metropolitan
Community Development Corporation; Sininian
Development, Inc.; Lake Como Area Council,
Incorporated; Historic Landmark, Inc., d/b/a
ArtSpace Texas; and Spirit of Prayer Community
and Economic Development Corporation;
f) Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's
City Council meeting agendas; and
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 14,2006
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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.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
7:25 p.m.
Attest: Appr e .
Marty He rix icha . M of
City Secretary Mayor