HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002/01/03-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 3, 2002
Date & Time On the 3rd day of January A.D., 2002, the City Council
of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in special
session, at 5:50 p.m., with the following members and
officers present:
Attendance Mayor Kenneth Barr; Mayor Pro Tempore Ralph
McCloud; Council Members Jim Lane, Chuck Silcox,
Becky Haskin, Frank Moss, Clyde Picht, Jeff
Wentworth 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 5:50 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) Cities of Denton, Texas, et al v. TXU
Electric Company et al, Cause No. 009383
(134th Judicial District, Dallas Co.);
b) City of Fort Worth, et al v. Cornyn, Cause
No. 99-12126 (Travis County);
c) William Mixon v. Dale Gregory, et al,
Cause No. 236-177406-99;
d) Legal issues concerning the provision of
jail services;
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
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
JANUARY 3, 2002
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3. Deliberate concerning economic development
negotiations as authorized by Section 551.086
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.
Adjournment There being no further business the meeting was
adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
LL-A-M q11,
CITY C ETARY MAYOR