HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/10/07-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
OCTOBER 7, 201.3
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 9:19 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 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 —left at 9:49 am
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—out 9:29am—9:35am
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
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Chris Trout, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Doug Black, Assistant City Attorney
Jean Petr, Gas Well Leas Manager
Randle Harwood, Planning and Development Director
Terry Holderman, Assistant City Auditor
Police Chief Jeff Halstead
Jo Ann Rowls, Senior Risk Management Analyst
Ralph Duggins, Attorney— 9:35am—9:39 am
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 9:21 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 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:
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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a. Harmit Chattha v. City of Fort Worth, Civil Action No. 4:13-CV-055-Y, United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division;
b. Legal issues related to Meet and Confer Labor Agreement;
c. Legal issues related to Motor Vehicle Accident Tolling Agreement with Tarrant County;
d. Legal issues related to subrogation claims involving Keith Key;
e. Legal issues related to City's mineral leases;
f. Legal issues related to filing an Amicus brief in the case of Zachry Construction
Corporation vs. Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas, No. 12-0772 in the
Texas Supreme Court; and
g. 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 9:55 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2013.
Attest:
Mary J. Kay§,P�W' Betsy Pficg.,""'
City Secretary Mayor/