HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/07/09-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
JULY 9, 2013
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Pro tem Zimmerman
adjourned the Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 4:12 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9,
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 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 4:07 during discussion of la.)
Council Member Joel Burns, District 9
Absent:
Council Member Salvador Espino, District 2
Staff Present:
Tom Higgins, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Jay Chapa, for Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Wayne Corum for Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney II
Jeff Halstead, Police Chief
Ron Josselett, Human Resources Manager
Margaret Wise, Assistant Human Resources Director
Karen Marshall, Human Resources Director
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at4:19 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 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 bond elections;
b. Legal issues related to the Voting Rights Act; and
c. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas;
2. Deliberate the purchase, sale, 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 Pro Price adjourned the
meeting at 5:06 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
Attest: Approved:
Mary J. Kayser Betsy Price
City Secretary Mayor