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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/11/11-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION NOVEMBER 11, 2014 After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 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 Betsy Price Mayor Pro tem Salvador Espino, District 2 Council Member W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, District 3 Council Member Daniel Scarth, District 4 (left at 5:12 pm) 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 (left at 5:12 pm) 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 Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney Penny Torres, Police Rhonda Roberts, Deputy Police Chief Monica Wood, Human Relations Danny Garcia, Deputy Chief Shallah Graham, Assistant Director, Police Rudy Jackson, Fire Chief Juan Ortiz, Emergency Management Sophia Canady, Risk Management Randall Harwood, Planning and Development Director Jean Petr, Gas Well Lease Manager Christa Reynolds, Sr. Asst. City Attorney Maleshia Farmer, Sr. Asst. City Attorney Doug Wiersig, Director, TPW Melinda Ramos, Sr. Asst. City Attorney Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 11, 2014 PAGE 2 of 2 With a quorum of the City Council Members present,the Fort Worth City Council convened into closed Executive Session at 4:17 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 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: 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. City of Fort Worth v. Chesapeake Operating, Inc., and Total E&P (USA), Inc., Cause No. 048-268798-13, in the 48th District Court, Tarrant County, Texas; c. Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation, Fort Worth Local Development Corporation, et al, v. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al, Cause No. 352-272138-14, in the 352nd District Court, Tarrant County,Texas; d. Stephanie Wilson Marshall v. City of Fort Worth, Cause No. CV 12-09-610, 271 st District Court, Wise County, Texas; e. Legal issues concerning regulation of vehicles for hire; f. Legal issues concerning Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC v. Giovanni Homes Corporation,No. 02-11-00237-CV (Second Court of Appeals, Fort Worth, Texas); 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; 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 Price adjourned the meeting at 5:16 p.m. on Tuesday,November 11, 2014. Attest: Approved: Mary OK�fse' Be Pri City Secretary a.