HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004/10/12-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 12, 2004
Date & Time On the 12th day of October, A.D., 2004, the City Council of
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at
5:45 p.m., with the following members and officers present:
Attendance Mayor Mike Moncrief; Mayor Pro tempore Ralph McCloud;
Council Members Jim Lane, Chuck Silcox, Becky Haskin,
Donavan Wheatfall, Clyde Picht, John Stevenson and
Wendy Davis; Interim 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 5:46 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) Stephanie Dukes, et al. v. Philip
Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects, P.C., et al.,
Cause No. 141-207538-04;
b) Super Tow v. City of Fort Worth and Does 1-
30, Civil Action No. 4:04-CV-670-Y;
c) Fort Worth Citizens for Responsible
Government v. City of Fort Worth, Cabela's
Retail TX, L.P. et al., Cause No. 96-207813-04;
d) Legal issues concerning the Waste
Management of Texas, Inc. property at the
3700 block of Linkcrest Drive;
e) Legal issues concerning the solid waste
collection contracts with Waste Management;
f) Legal issues concerning the City's
community facilities policy;
g) Legal issues concerning the City Charter and
respective powers with duties of the City
Council and the City Manager;
h) Legal issues concerning any item listed on
today's City Council meeting agendas; and
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
OCTOBER 12, 2004
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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; and
5. Deliberate issues concerning the appointment of a
City Manager in accordance with Section 551.074 of
the Texas Government Code.
Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was
adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Attest: Approved:
Marty Hen ix Micha I J. IVToncri
City Secretary Mayor