HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/04/02-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT NORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL 1IEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
April 2, 2013
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 4:08 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 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 at 4:21 the start of Item Ib)
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
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
Horatio Porter, Chief Financial Officer
Carolyn McFatridge, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Nancy McKenzie, Sr. Risk Management Analyst
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Vicki Ganske, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Jay Chapa, Housing and Economic Development Director
Cynthia Garcia, Assistant Housing Director
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 4:09 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the Pre-Council Chamber of
the Fort Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following:
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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. Cecilia Jacobs v. The City of Fort Worth, et al, 67`x' District Court, Tarrant County,
Texas, Cause No. 67-254044-11;
b. Legal Issues related to a proposed 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 4:28 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013.
Attest: Approved:
kI ary J. Kay Betsy Price
City Secretary Mayor