HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/09/23-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
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 11:38 a.m. on Tuesday,
September 23, 2014, 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 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 Ann Zadeh, District 9
Absent:
Mayor Betsy Price
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager
Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager
Deidra Emerson for Charles Daniels,Assistant City Manager
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Maleshia Farmer, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
Jocelyn Murphy, Planning Manager
Dana Burghdoff, Planning Development Deputy Director
Brandon Bennett, Code compliance Director
Randle Harwood, Planning and Development Director
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Dep. Police Chief, Richard Reflogal
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 11:39 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in the Pre-Council
Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building to discuss matters pertaining to the following:
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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. 3rd Eye Surveillance, LLC v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. 6:14-cv-00725, U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;
b. Legal issues concerning the regulation of game rooms;
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; and
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 tem Zimmerman
adjourned the meeting at 12:03 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014.
Attest: Approved:
ary J. er W.B. "Irn4Zimmerman
City Secretary Mayor Pro tem