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AUGUST 12, 2003
Date & Time On the 12th day of August, A.D., 2003, the City Council of
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special session, at
6:15 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,
Frank Moss, Clyde Picht, John Stevenson and Wendy
Davis; City Manager Gary Jackson; City Attorney David
Yett and City Secretary Gloria Pearson. 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 6:16 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) One Trinity Garden, Inc. and Two Trinity
Garden, Inc. vs. The City of Fort Worth, Texas
and the Building Standards Commission of
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, Cause No. 342-
181330-99;
b) Sprint Spectrum v. City of Fort Worth, Civil
Action No. 4:01-CV-648-Y;
c) Legal issues concerning the following Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
administrative cases: Robert Matkin, EEOC
31AA300281; Jay Matthews, EEOC
31AA300302; David Miller, EEOC
31 AA300290;;
d) 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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SPECIAL MEETING
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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.
Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was
adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
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