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NOVEMBER 8, 2005
Date & Time On the Stn day of November,A.D., 2005, the City Council of the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at 5:25 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 5:30 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 concerning the Annual Gas Reliability
Infrastructure Rate Adjustment filed by Atmos Energy
Corp.;
b. Legal issues concerning the Fort Worth Employee
Retirement Fund;
c. Legal issues regarding bankruptcy claims being handled
by Perdue, Brackett, Flores, Utt and Burns et al, a joint
venture;
d. Legal issues concerning hotel occupancy taxes owed by
Radisson Plaza Hotel;
e. Reginald Bracey v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 04-
24772-2;
f. Legal issues concerning indemnification of Retirement
Board Members;
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
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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
6:09 p.m.
f Attest: Approv
Marty He drix Mic ael J. ncrie
City Secretary Mayor