HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015/04/14-Minutes-City Council-Executive Session CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
APRIL 14, 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 3:47 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 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
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 5
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
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
Laetitia Brown, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Randle Harwood, Planning and Development Director
Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Victoria Honey, Assistant City Attorney
Jay Chapa, Director of Economic Development
Rhonda Roberson, Police Chief
Chris Mosley, Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Dana Burghdoff, Deputy Director, Planning
Benjamin Sampract, Assistant City Attorney
Brandon Bennett, Director of Code Compliance
Jocelyn Murphy, Planning Manager
Sophia Canady, Risk Management
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 14,2015
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With a quorum of the City Council Members present, the Fort Worth City Council convened into
closed Executive Session at 3:54 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 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. Mary Deal, Individually, and as Representative of the Estate of Jakob Lange v. City
of Fort Worth, Lt. John White, Sgt. William Traverso, John Doe One, John Doe Two,
John Doe Three, and John Doe Four, Cause No. 4:15-CV-095-A, U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division;
b. Legal issues concerning ADA claims of the owner and residents of Ebby's Place
located at 6245 Granite Creek Drive; 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
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 4:52 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
Attest: Appro
Mary J. r Betsy P ' e
City Secretary May