HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005/10/04-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 4, 2005
Date& Time On the 4th day of October,A.D.,2005,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 tempore Chuck Silcox; Council
Members Salvador Espino,Becky Haskin,Donavan Wheatfall,Jungus
Jordan,Carter Burdette,Kathleen Hicks and Wendy Davis; City
Manager Charles Boswell; City Attorney David Yett and City
Secretary Marty Hendrix. 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. Legal issues regarding Apartments of Villa Del Rio,L.P.,and
Apartments of Oak Hollow FW,L.P.,vs.The City of Fort
Worth,Texas,et.al.,Cause No.236-214186-05;
b. Legal issues concerning gas drilling;
c. Legal issues concerning hurricane Katrina victims;
d. Legal issues related to annexation;
e. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council
meeting agenda; 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 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 6:29
p.m.
Attest: Ap ro
Marty HendiSx Michael J. Grief
City Secretary Mayor