Min - City Council - 1988 - 08/30 - Special CalledALLEN CITY COUNCIL
CALLED - SPECIAL EAS PUBLIC MEETING
FOR VOLUNTEERS
AUGUST 30, 1988
Present:
Joe Farmer, Mayor
Council Members:
Jerry Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem
Bobby Glass
Jim Wolfe
Jim Pendleton
City Staff:
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
With a quorum of the Council Members present, the called - special
telephone Extended Area Service (EAS) public meeting for volunteers was
called to order by Mayor Farmer at 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 1988,
in the Cafetorium of Reed Elementary School, 1200 Rivercrest, Allen, Texas.
Mayor Farmer provided opening remarks on the background of the
telephone Extended Area Service (EAS) request made by the City of Allen to
the Public Utility Commission and how various actions had resulted in the
city's ability now to vote on this issue. Mayor Farmer spoke about the
communication process on EAS and extended appreciation to all of the people
that had volunteered to work on the EAS publicity campaign and those who
had volunteered to work as street canvassers and on the telephone bank.
Councilman Jim Wolfe, Chairman of the Council's Telephone Subcommittee,
spoke before those present on the work of the subcommittee, and introduced
the other members of the subcommittee, being Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Wilson
and Councilman Jim Pendleton.
Councilman Wolfe spoke before those present on the work of the
telephone subcommittee, explained the balloting process, when the ballots
would be mailed and how the volunteers would fit into this process. Mr.
Wolfe explained that he was in charge of the street canvassers, Councilman
Pendleton was in charge of the telephone bank, and Mayor Pro Tem Wilson
was in charge of the publicity campaign.
Councilman Pendleton spoke before the people present on the value of
EAS to economic development and the use of the telephone bank to follow up
to see if people have turned in their ballots.
Mayor Pro Tem Wilson spoke about the publicity campaign and the types
of materials that were being distributed to get the word out about EAS.
Mr. Wolfe explained the do's and don'ts list with the volunteers and then
opened the floor for discussion.
There was discussion on various issues regarding the do's and don'ts
process, placing a sign in the Cottonwood Bend Shopping Center showing the
daily totals, if the rates can be changed once EAS is approved and how they
are changed, and how long the balloting process will last.
There being no further discussion, the volunteers were divided into two
groups. One group was the street canvassers, and one group was the
telephone bank. Councilman Jim Wolfe spoke before the street canvassers and
distributed information for them to use in this process and explained how and
when they would be working in the various neighborhoods. He also appointed
various area coordinators.
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Councilman Pendleton spoke before the telephone bank volunteers and
distributed information to them regarding their work and explained how and
when they would be starting the telephone bank.
These minutes approved on the 15th day of September, 1988.
APPROVED:
JC. -1
J Farmer,
ATTEST:
Marty Hendrix, CW, CITY SECRETARPY
A
With no further
discussion,
the
called -
special EAS public meeting was
adjourned
by Mayor
Farmer at 9:00
p.m. on
Tuesday, August 30, 1988.
These minutes approved on the 15th day of September, 1988.
APPROVED:
JC. -1
J Farmer,
ATTEST:
Marty Hendrix, CW, CITY SECRETARPY
A