HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005/11/01-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 1, 2005
Date & Time On the 1st day of November,A.D., 2005, the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 5:35 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 5:36 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. City of Fort Worth v. 3120 Precinct Line Road, L.L.C.,
and Walker Branch Recycling, Inc., Cause No. 04-20857-
02;
b. Legal issues concerning the Fort Worth Employees'
Retirement Fund;
c. Legal issues concerning annexation;
d. Legal issues concerning amendments to the City Charter;
e. Legal issues concerning Walton Avenue;
f. Terry Henry, et al. v. City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Sports Authority, Texas Motor Speedway, Cause No.
2005-030353-211 —Denton County;
g. 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
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 1, 2005
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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.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
7:00 p.m.
Attest: Appr d:
Marty H Brix t�` ichae . M crief
City Secretary Mayor