Min - City Council - 1988 - 08/09 - Special CalledALLEN CITY COUNCIL
ALLEN BOARDS/ COMMISSION MEMBERS
CALLED - SPECIAL MEETING
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AUGUST 9, 1988
Present:
Joe Farmer, Mayor
Council Members:
Rex Womack
Jerry Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem
Bobby Glass
Jim Wolfe
Jim Pendleton
Absent:
Gary Edstrom
Boards/ Commission Members:
Planning & Zoning Commission
Wayne Armand
Eileen Karlsruher
Charles Lee
Melissa Owen
Kenneth Fulk
Harold Biggs
Board of Adiustment
Galen Clay
Ray Smith
Tom Visage
Ed Lynge
City Staff:
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
Sign Control Board
Bruce Kleinschmidt
Library Board
Betty Matthews
Parks & Recreation Board
Ray Lewis
With a quorum of the Council Members present, the called - special
meeting of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Farmer at
on Tuesday, August 9, 1988, in the Council Chambers of the Allen Municipal
Annex, One Butler Circle, Allen, Texas.
Mayor Farmer provided opening remarks on the work that the city had
done regarding the telephone Extended Area Service (EAS). He commended
the Council's Telephone Subcommittee, consisting of Council Member Jim
Wolfe, Chairman, and Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Wilson and Council Member Jim
Pendleton, and their work in preparation of the upcoming balloting process
for EAS. Mayor Farmer then turned the meeting over to Councilman Jim
Wolfe.
Councilman Wolfe introduced Councilman Jim Pendleton and Mayor Pro
Tem Jerry Wilson to the audience. Mr. Wolfe advised that Mayor Pro Tem
Wilson was organizing the advertising campaign for the EAS balloting process
and Councilman Pendleton was organizing the telephone campaign for the
balloting process.
Councilman Wolfe advised that he had made presentations to the various
civic groups in the community and advised that the purpose of this meeting
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was to inform the
boards and commission members of the status
of the
EAS
balloting process,
to get them involved in the process, and to
provide
the
community with as
much information as possible.
Mr. Wolfe distributed a calendar of events to the people present and
reviewed the calendar of important dates regarding the EAS balloting process.
Mr. Wolfe explained the rates that were proposed for EAS, what a 727
subscriber represented, how the balloting process would work, and reviewed a
fact sheet regarding the "do's" and "don'ts" of providing information on the
EAS issue. Mr. Wolfe then turned the meeting over to Mayor Pro Tem
Wilson.
Mayor Pro Tem Wilson spoke before those present on the advertising
campaign that he was organizing and he distributed copies of the publicity
brochure that had been printed for EAS. He reviewed the various mechanisms
that were being used to advertise the balloting process and to promote the
need for EAS in Allen. Mayor Pro Tem Wilson then turned the meeting over
to Councilman Pendleton.
Councilman Pendleton spoke before those present on the use of a
telephone bank which will make calls to follow-up on returning EAS ballots
for counting and when this function will operate during the balloting process.
The meeting was turned back over to Councilman Wolfe and he advised
of the street canvassers portion of the campaign and how those volunteers
would contact neighborhoods to encourage them to vote in this process and
return their ballots. Councilman Wolfe distributed volunteer sheets to those
present and encouraged the individuals to sign up to help with this process.
Councilman Wolfe opened up the meeting for questions and comments.
Mr. Visage advised that he had been through this process before and he
suggested providing a central ballot box location in the local shopping center
to collect the ballots, with some type of security so that it cannot be
tampered with.
There was further discussion by individuals with the committee members
on placing ads on the local radio and television stations, if there was any
formalized opposition to EAS, how long it will take to install EAS if approved
by the voters, how long the rates will be effective if EAS is approved, and
how the rates can be changed.
With no further discussion, Mayor Farmer adjourned the called - special
meeting at 9:11 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 1988.
These minutes approved on the 18th day of August 1988.
APPROVED:
J /ra mer, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
Marty Hendrix, MC, CITY SECRET RY