HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/09/17-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
SEPTEMBER 17, 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 9:08 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 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 Fullenwi.der, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
Gerald Pruitt, Assistant City Attorney
LeAnn Guzman, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Maleshia Farmer, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Vicki Ganske, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Doug Wiersig, Transportation and Public Works Director
Peter Elliot, Parking Operations Manager
Jay Chapa, Interim Director of Financial Management Services
Cynthia Garcia, Acting Direcotr of Housing and Economic Development
Cory Gray, Business Communication/Development Manager
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 9:09 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 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 application of Maredi Corporation, dib/a United Cab Service for
City of Fort Worth taxicab operating authority;
b. Legal issues related to City's agreement with the Tarrant County Black Historical and
Genealogical Society (M&C G-16480, City Secretary Contract No. 40279; 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 concerning 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 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2013.
Attest: Approved---
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