HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/09/25-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman
adjourned the Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 9:47 a.m. on Tuesday,
September 25, 2012, to convene into the Special City Council Meeting for the closed Executive
Session in the Pre - Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building.
Present:
Mayor Pro tem W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2 (left the meeting at 9:50 am)
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4
Council Member Frank Moss, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8 (left the meeting at 5:30 pm)
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Betsy Price
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Deidra Emerson, Municipal Court Services Director
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
Jessica Sangsvang, Assistant City Attorney I
Jeff Halstead, Chief of Police
Deputy Police Chief Rhonda Robertson
Shallah Graham, Senior Administrative Services Manager
Sandra Garcia, Management Analyst II
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 9:47 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, in the Pre - Council
Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following:
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:
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a. Legal issues related to assets held by the City from the state and federal government; and
b. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas.
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.
There was no formal action taken by the City Council on the items discussed during the
Executive Session and with no further business to be conducted, Mayor Pro tern Zimmerman
adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.
Attest:
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Mary J. K
City Secretary
Approved:
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W.B. " im" Zimmerman
Mayor Pro tern
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