HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/02/17-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
FEBRUARY 17,2015
After proper notice given pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Mayor Price adjourned the
Council meeting of the Fort Worth City Council at 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 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 (out from 4:09pm to 4:20 pm Atmos discussion)
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
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
Rudy Jackson, Interim Assistant City Manager
Gerald Pruitt, Deputy City Attorney
Peter Vaky, Deputy City Attorney
Melinda Ramos, Sr. Asst. City Attorney
Chris Mosley, Sr. Asst. City Attorney
Randle Harwood, Director of Planning and Development
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
David Cobel, Interim Fire Chief
Rhonda Robertson, Interim Police Chief
Brian Dickerson, Human Resources Director
Margaret Wise, Assistant Director Human Resources
Ron Josselet, Human Resources
Tyler Wallach, Asst. City Attorney
Brandon Bennett, Director of Code Compliance
Jean Petr, Gas Well Lease Manager
Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Director Planning and Development
Denis McElroy, Sr. Asst. City Attorney
Bryan Beck, Sr. Assistant to the City Manager
Maleshia Farmer, Sr. Asst. City Attorney
Elaine Rodriguez, DFW Airport
CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 17,2015
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Paul Tomme, , DFW Airport
Chris Poinsette, , DFW Airport
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 4:09 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 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. Legal issues concerning game rooms and amusement redemption machines;
b. Legal issues concerning the regulation of single and multi-family dwelling units;
c. Legal issues concerning City Secretary Contract No. 36744, lease agreement between
the City of Fort Worth and XTO Energy, Inc.;
d. Legal issues concerning light duty, workers' compensation benefits and line of duty
injury leave;
e. Legal issues regarding proposed changes to Section 22.081 of the Texas Transportation
Code;
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 5:18 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
Attest: Approved:
/A
Mary J. Kay 4Bey
City Secretary