HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/04/02-Minutes-City Council-Executive SessionCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL CALLED EXECUTIVE SESSION
APRIL 2, 2024
Present:
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Council Member Elizabeth M. Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10 (Arrived at 12:15 p.m.)
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Absent:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant City Secretary
Mark McDaniel, Deputy City Manager
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager
Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager
Jesica McEachern, Assistant City Manager
William Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Reyne Telles, Chief Information Officer
Melinda Ramos, Deputy City Attorney
Laetitia Brown, Deputy City Attorney
Reggie Zeno, Chief Financial Officer
Denis McElroy, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Christopher Troutt, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Richard McCracken, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Jerris Mapes, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Whitney Rodriguez, Mayor and Council Chief of Staff
Robert Alldredge, Police Executive Assistant Chief
Rholand Sabo, Detective, Police Department
Marcus Russell, Sergeant, Police Department
Mark DeBoer, Assistant IT Solutions Director
Sudong Lee, Senior IT Solutions Manager
Joe Don Bobbitt, Tarrant Appraisal District Chief Appraiser
Brian Lipka, Tarrant Appraisal District Information Services
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 Closed Executive Session Meeting
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to order at 12:07 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 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. [Tex. Govt Code §551.071]:
a. Legal issues concerning residency restrictions for registered sex offenders;
Discussion occurred.
b. Discussion concerning Joel F. Fitzgerald, Sr., v. City of Fort Worth, Case No. DC-19-
08184; and
Discussion occurred.
c. Legal Issues concerning any item listed on today's posted Council agenda.
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.
Discussion occurred.
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.
3. Section 551.076 and Section 551.089, DELIBERATIONS REGARDING
SECURITY
Deliberate certain security matters in accordance with Section 551.076 and 551.089 of the Texas
Government Code.
C. Adjourn
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With no further business to be conducted, Mayor Pro tem Bivens adjourned the meeting at 1:09
p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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