HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022/10/04-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
OCTOBER 4,2022
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5 (via Video)
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
Council Member Elizabeth M. Beck, District 9
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Melissa Brunner, Assistant to the City Secretary
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
William Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Jesica McEachern, Assistant City Manager
Whitney Rodriguez, Mayor's Chief of Staff
Melinda Ramos, Deputy City Attorney
Laetitia Brown, Deputy City Attorney
Denis McElroy, Assistant City Attorney
Tyler Wallach, Assistant City Attorney
Robert Stums, Economic Development Director
Michael Hennig, Economic Development Manager
Cherie Gordon, Business Development Coordinator
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 Parker called the Executive Session Meeting to order and the
Fort Worth City Council convened into closed Executive Session at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 4, 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
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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. [Tex. Govt Code §551.071]:
a. Legal issues concerning Attorney Client Privilege; and
Discussion regarding confidentiality of executive session items.
Discussion of the process of Council Proposals.
b. Legal issues concerning the Aaron Dean criminal trial.
No discussion occurred
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 regarding the R&D Credit Program with GKN Aerospace
3. Section 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS Deliberate the evaluation of the City
Manager as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
Discussion regarding the evaluation of the City Manager
4. Section 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS Deliberate the evaluation of the City
Secretary as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
Discussion regarding the evaluation of the City Secretary
5. Section 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS Deliberate the evaluation of the City
Attorney as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
Discussion regarding the evaluation of the City Attorney
6. Section 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS Deliberate the evaluation of the City
Auditor as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code.
Discussion regarding the evaluation of the City Auditor
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C. 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.
D. Adjourn
Council recessed the Executive Session on October 4, 2022 at 1:45 p.m.
Council reconvened the Executive Session on October 4, 2022 at 3:18 p.m.
With no further business to be conducted, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 3:38 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
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