HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/08/13-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
AUGUST 13, 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 4:31 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 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 Gyna Bivens, District 5
Council Member Jungus Jordan, District 6
Council Member Dennis Shingleton, District 7
Council Member Kelly Allen Gray, District 8
Council Member Joel Bums, 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
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Christa Reynolds, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Rick Trice, Assistant Planning and Development Director
Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Director, Planning and Development
Randle Harwood, Director, Planning and Development
Laetitia Coleman-Brown, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Chris Trout, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Dee Kelly Jr., Kelly Hart & Hallman
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 4:31 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, in the Pre-Council Chamber
of the Fort Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following:
CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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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. City of Fort Worth v. Employees'Retirement Fund of the City of.Fort Worth, Cause No.
342-262392-12, 342nd District Court, Tarrant County, Texas;
b. Richard Van Houten, Jr. and Stephen Hall vs. City of.Fort Worth, a Texas Municipal
Corporation, Civil Action No. 4:12-CV-00826-Y, U.S. District Court of the Northern
District of Texas, Fort Worth Division;
c. Legal issues concern=ing gas line compressor regulations; and
d. Legal issues concerning any item listed on today's City Council meeting agendas;
(The Record reflects that Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray was not present for the discussion on
I a. and I b.)
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 concern=ing 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 5:09 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2013.
Attest: Approves
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ary J. K e Betsy Price
City Secre Mayor