HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/04/05-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
APRIL 5,2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth M. Beck, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Cary Moon, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Laetitia Brown, Interim City Attorney
Jannette Goodall, City Secretary
Leann Guzman, Deputy City Attorney
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Manya Shorr, Interim Assistant City Manager
Reginald Zeno, Interim Assistant City Manager
Carlo Capua, Mayor's Deputy Chief of Staff
Whitney Rodriguez, Mayor's Chief of Staff
Denis McElroy, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Kelly Albin, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Neil Noakes, Chief of Police
Call to Order
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, with a quorum of the City
Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the Executive Session Meeting to order and the
Fort Worth City Council convened into closed Executive Session at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 5, 2022, in the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth City Hall to discuss
matters pertaining to the following:
The City Council will conduct a closed meeting in order to discuss matters permitted by the
following sections of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code:
Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney
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.
a. Legal issues concerning Cause Number DC-20-16941; 193rd Judicial District Court,
Dallas County Texas; Trisa Crutcher v. City of Fort Worth;
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b. Legal issues concerning the status of the Trinity River Bridges project; and
c. Legal issues concerning Mary's Creek discharge permit status
With no further business to be conducted, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 12:58 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
Attest: Approved:
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Secretary Mayor