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FARMERS
BRANCH
City of Farmers Branch
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
City Hall Plaza
13000 William Dodson Parkway
Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
Thursday, August 2, 2012
6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tern Koch at 6:00 p.m. with the following members of
the City Council present:
Mayor Pro Tern David Koch
Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Tim Scott
Councilmembers Ben Robinson
Harold Froehlich
Jeff Fuller
The following members of the Administration were present:
City Manager
City Attorney
Finance Director
City Secretary
Gary D. Greer
Pete Smith
Charles Cox
Angela Kelly
Trey Dowdy and Jadd Masso from Strasburger Attorneys at Law were also present.
And with a quorum present, the following items were addressed:
REGULAR MEETING
1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Scott gave the Invocation and Councilmember Froehlich led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Pro Tern Koch read the captions for Agenda Items 2 and 3 aloud:
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2. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding lawsuit styled Villas at Parkside
Partners, et. al. v The City of Farmers Branch, Texas, Case No. 10 -10751 in the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
3. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding lawsuit styled Ramos v The City
of Farmers Branch, Texas, et. al, Case Nos. 06- 12227; 07 -04936 and 08- 01277, 116th
Judicial District Court, Dallas, County, Texas.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The City Council convened into Executive Session at 6:08 p.m.
4. Discuss pending and contemplated litigation — Texas Government Code Section 551.071:
(a) Pending litigation styled Villas at Parkside Partners, et. al. v The City of Farmers
Branch, Texas, Case No. 10 -10751 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit.
(b)Pending litigation styled Ramos v The City of Farmers Branch, Texas, et. al, Case
Nos. 06- 12227; 07 -04936 and 08- 01277, 116th Judicial District Court, Dallas, County,
Texas.
The City Council concluded Executive Session at 7:21 p.m.
THE COUNCIL RECONVENES INTO OPEN SESSION
The City Council reconvened into Regular Session at 7:23 p.m.
5. Consider necessary action on items discussed in the Executive Session.
No action was taken regarding Agenda Item 4(a).
The following action was taken regarding Agenda Item 4(b):
Motion by Councilmember Fuller to approve the settlement and authorize the City Manager to
sign all necessary documents on behalf of the City of Farmers Branch to settle the Ramos I,
Ramos II, and Ramos III cases by accepting the terms of the settlement, which terms include a
dismissal of these cases with prejudice, the City paying attorneys' fees as agreed to be accepted
by the Plaintiff's attorneys, the City recording its closed meetings for a period of five years,
and the parties not disparaging one another. Motion seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
Scott; motion passed with all ayes.
6. Adjournment.
Motion by Councilmember Robinson to adjourn; motion seconded by Councilmember
Froehlich. Motion passed with all ayes. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
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William P. Glancy, Mayor/
ATTEST:
Angela Kdly, City Secretary
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