HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/08/02-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
AUGUST 2, 2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker(Video)
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Leonard Firestone, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8 (arrived at 12:13 p.m.)
Council Member Elizabeth M. Beck, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Jannette Goodall, City Secretary
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Manya Shorr, Interim City Manager
Reginald Zeno, Interim City Manager/Financial Management Services (CFO) (Video)
Whitney Rodriguez, Mayor's Chief of Staff
Denis McElroy, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Carlo Capua, Mayor's Deputy Chief of Staff
Melinda Ramos, Deputy City Attorney
Reyne Telles, Chief Communications Officer
Robert Sturns, Economic Development Director
John Riggs,Interim City Auditor
Dianna Giordano, Human Resources Director
John Samford, Assistant Finance Director
A. Call to Order
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, with a quorum of the City Council
Members present, Mayor Pro tem Bivens called the Executive Session Meeting to order and the Fort
Worth City Council convened into closed Executive Session at 12:02 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in
the City Council Conference Room 2020 of the Fort Worth City Hall to discuss matters pertaining to the
following:
B. 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:
CITY ATTORNEY
1. 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 the Aaron Dean criminal trial;
No discussion occurred
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CITY MANAGER
1. Section 551.072,DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY
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 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NEGOTIATIONS
Deliberate the commercial or financial information or the offer of a financial or other incentive to a
business prospect.
Discussion occurred regarding the Omni Hotel expansion.
C. Section 551.087, PERSONNEL MATTERS
Deliberate the appointment, employment evaluation, and duties of the City Auditor as authorized by
Section 551.074 of the Texas Local Government Code.
Discussion occurred regarding the appointment of David Medrano as the City Auditor.
D. 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
Government Code.
E. Adjourn
With no further business to be conducted, Mayor Pro tem Bivens adjourned the meeting at 12:21 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 2, 2022.
Attest: Approv
ar nette S. Goodall attie Parker
Ci y Secretary Mayor