HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011/01/04-Minutes-HEDCCITY OF FORT WORTH
CITY COUNCIL
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 4, 2011
Present:
Committee Member Jungus Jordan, Chairman
Committee Member Carter Burdette, Vice Chairman
Committee Member Mike Moncrief
Committee Member Salvador Espino
Committee Member W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman
Committee Member Danny Scarth (Arrived at 1:42 p.m.)
Committee Member Frank Moss (Arrived at 1:35 p.m.)
Committee Member Kathleen Hicks (Arrived at 1:31 p.m.)
Committee Member Joel Burns (Arrived at 1:34 p.m.)
City Staff:
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
Jay Chapa, Director of Housing and Economic Development Department
Robert Sturns, Manager, Housing and Economic Development Department
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Director, Housing and Economic Development Department
Other City Staff in Attendance:
Tom Higgins, Interim City Manager (Arrived at 1:38 p.m. and left the meeting at 2:21 p.m.)
Vicki Ganske, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Leann Guzman, Assistant City Attorney
With a quorum of the committee members present, Chairman Jungus Jordan called the
meeting of the Housing and Economic Committee to order at 1:29 p.m., on Tuesday, January 4,
2011, in the Pre - Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 1000 Throckmorton
Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with Committee Members Scarth, Moss, Hicks and Burns
temporarily absent.
Approval of Minutes of the
December 7, 2010, Housing and
Economic Development Committee
Meeting
(Agenda Item 2)
Chairman Jordan opened the floor for a motion on the approval of the minutes.
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Approval of Minutes of the
December 7, 2010, Housing and
Economic Development Committee
Meeting (cont'd)
(Agenda Item 2)
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Committee Member Moncrief and seconded by
Committee Member Burdette, the Committee Members voted five (5) and zero (0)
"nays ", with Committee Members Scarth, Moss, Hicks and Burns absent, to
approve the minutes of the December 7, 2010, Housing and Economic
Development Committee meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Jordan adjourned the regular meeting of the Housing and Economic
Development Committee into Executive Session at 1:31 p.m., in accordance with the
requirements of the Texas Open Meeting Act.
Executive Session
(Agenda Item 3)
Chairman Jordan called to order the Executive Session at 1:31 p.m., in order to
discussion the following items:
A. Seek the advice of its attorneys concerning the following items that are exempt from
public disclosure under Article X, Section 9 of the Texas State Bar Rules, as
authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code: (i) legal issues
related to any current agenda items;
B. Discuss the purchase, sale, lease or value of real property, as authorized by 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,
C. Discuss or deliberate negotiations relating to any economic development
negotiations, as authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code.
Committee Members Hicks, Scarth, Moss and Burns arrived at the meeting.
Chairman Jordan adjourned the Executive Session at 2:29 p.m.
Chairman Jordan reconvened the regular meeting of the Housing and Economic
Development Committee at 2:29 p.m.
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JANUARY 4, 2011
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Presentation Regarding a Proposed
Community Facility in the Evans and
Rosedale Urban Villay-e
This agenda item was passed over for presentation and discussion.
Request for Future Agenda Items
There were no requests for future agenda items.
Date of Next Regular Meeting —
February 1, 2011
(Agenda Item 4)
(Agenda Item 5)
(Agenda Item 6)
Chairman Jordan advised that the next regular meeting of the Housing and Economic
Development Committee would be held on Tuesday, February 1, 2011.
Adiourn (Agenda Item 7)
With no further presentations or discussions, Chairman Jordan adjourned the regular
meeting of the Housing and Economic Development Committee at 2:29 p.m., on Tuesday,
January 4, 2011.
These minutes approved by the Housing and Economic Development Committee on the
1 st day of February, 2011.
APPROVED:
Jurfus Jo an, Ch irman
Minutes Prepared by and Attest:
Marty Hendrix, CC6Y Secretary