HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/12/11-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECEMBER 11, 2012
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 11, 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 Betsy Price
Mayor Pro tern W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2 (left the meeting at 6:09 p.m.)
Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4 (left the meeting at 6:45 p.m.)
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
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
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
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
Chris Trout, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Jo Ann Rowls, Sr. Risk Management Analyst
Brandon Bennett, Code Compliance Director
Harvey Frye, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Doug Wiersig, Transportation/Public Works Director
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Ted Gorski, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Jay Chapa, Housing and Economic Dev. Director
Christa Reynolds, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Doug Black, Assistant City Attorney II
Scott Pasternak, SAIC
Maleisha Farmer, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Tyler Wallach, Assistant City Attorney I
Martha Peters, FW Arts Council
Leann Guzman, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
T.J. Patterson, Governmental Affairs Liaison
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 11, 2012
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With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 5:11 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 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:
A. Battle v. City of Fort Worth, Civil Action No. 4:12 -cv- 775 -A, in the United States District
Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division;
B. Robert Reeves and Carla Reeves v. City of Fort Worth, XTO Energy, Inc., and Moritz
Interests, Ltd., Cause No. 348 - 257573 -12;
C. City of Fort Worth v. Cleopatra Investments, Ltd., et al, Cause No. 2011 - 006217 -2,
County Court at Law No. 2, Condemnation Proceedings;
D. Legal issues related to the renewal of the City's solid waste contracts;
E. Legal issues related to public art and copyrights;
F. 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 Price adjourned the
meeting at 6:46 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012.
Attest:
Mary J. r
City Secretary
Approved: