HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/12/02-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
DECEMBER 2, 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 4:23p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 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
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:
Council Member Gyna Bivens, District S
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Sarah Fullenwider, City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Jay Chapa for 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
Randle Harwood, Director of Planning and Development
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
Rudy Jackson, Fire Chief
Jeff Halstead, Police Chief
Deputy Chief Martin Salinas
Sophia Canady, Risk Management
Laetitia Brown, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Maleshia Farmer, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
All Staff except for the City Manager left Executive Session at 4:42 pm.
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 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 pending indefinite suspensions; 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; and
5. Deliberate the evaluation and duties of David Cooke, City Manager, in accordance with
Section 551.074 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 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.
Attest: Approved:
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