HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/12/18-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECEMBER 18, 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 8:58 a.m. on Tuesday,
December 18, 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 tem W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
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 9:44am)
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
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
Chris Trout, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Ted Gorski, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Jay Chapa, Housing and Economic Dev. Director
Robert Stums, Economic Development Manager
Laeticia Brown, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Rudy Jackson, Fire Chief
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Housing Director
Vicki Ganske, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 8:58 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 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 collective bargaining with Fort Worth Fire Fighters Association,
Local 440;
b. Legal issues related to possible settlement with United Riverside Rebuilding Corporation;
and
c. 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 9:59 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012.
Attest:
Mary J. Kay r
City Secretary
Approved:
Betsy Price
Mayor