HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/05/18-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
MAY 18, 2021
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
City Council Meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 10:56 a.m. on Tuesday , May 18 , 2021 ,
to convene into the Special City Council Meeting for the closed Executive Session in the City
Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth Municipal Building.
Present:
May or Price
May or Pro tern Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4 (Virtual)
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray , District 8 (Virtual)
Council Member Ann Zadeh, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke , City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Leann Guzman, Deputy City Attorney
Leticia Brown, Deputy City Attorney
Jay Chapa, Deputy City Manager
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Reggie Zeno , Chief Finance Officer
Patrice Randle , Internal Audit
Melinda Ramos , Law
Denis McE lroy , Law
Neil Noakes, Police Chief
Robert Sturns , E conomic Development
Christa Reynolds , Law
Rico Arias , Law
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, with a quorum of the City
Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into closed Executive Session
at 11:01 a.m. on Tuesday , May 18 , 2021 , in the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort
Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following :
A. The City Council will conduct a closed meeting in order to discuss matters permitted by the
following sections o f Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code:
CITY OF F ORT W ORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY C OUNCIL MEETING
MAY 18, 2021
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CITY AT TORNEY
1 Section 551.071 , CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNE Y
To seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers , or
any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas Disciplinary
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open
Meetings Act. [Tex . Govt . Code §551 .071]:
a . Legal issues concerning an ETJ boundary adjustment with the City of Aledo and
the Dean Ranch Dev elopment Plan;
b. Legal issues concerning employ ee use of city assets ; and
c . Legal issues concerning any item listed on today 's City Council meeting agenda ;
CITY MANAGER
1. Section 551.072 , DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPE RTY
Deliberate the purchase, sale , lease or value of real property where deliberation in an open
meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third
party.
2. Section 551.087 , DELIBERATIONS REGARDING E CONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
Deliberate the commercial or financial information or the offer of a financial or other incentiv e
to a business prospect.
B. The City Council may reconvene in open session in the City Council Conference Room and
act on any item listed on the Executive Session Agenda in accordance with Chapter 551 of the
Texas Local Government Code.
With no further business to be conducted , Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 11 :44 a .m. on
Tuesday , May 18 , 2021.
Attest 2
~ Mary J . Ka CitySecrciary
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