04/12/1990, Public Hearing Meeting MinutesPage 1707
KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING - APRIL 12, 1990
COMMUNITY CENTER - 7:30 PM
Mayor Radakovich called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM.
Members present were Steve Radakovich, Bill Abbott, Robert
Mundy, Pete Kirkpatrick and Mark Wright. Jerry Mitchell was
absent.
ITEM N0. 1 - Review Sammons Cable Service performance under
the franchise, the development of new services,
the utilization of new technologies and any
federal or state ruling relevant to the franchise.
Mr. Tom Scoulsby, General Manager of Sammons Communication in
Fort Worth addressed council and answered questions concerning
the franchise agreement with the City of Kennedale.
No one present signed up to speak.
Mr. Scoulsby had the following responses to the letter dated
March 28, 1990 from Mr. Ted Rowe.
The quality of picture and color will continue to improve. Most
service calls were being answered within a 24 to 48 hour
response time.
The City of Kennedale was receiving 3% of gross revenues in line
with other cities in the area with Fort Worth receiving 5%. No
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plans with Sammons in this budget year to establish a local
office.
Mr. Scoulsby was unaware of anyone within the city limits at the
time of the original contract that wanted service but did not
have any. A list of names was submitted for Mr. Scoulsby to
contact.
Kennedale has maintained an average of 33% of the homes with
service which is about average in all cities.
It was confirmed that council had no control over fees. Service
calls to any one address was only recorded one time for each
problem no matter how often a call was placed.
Mr. Scoulsby stated that he had returned all calls that he was
aware of from Councilman Mark Wright and suggested that he call
at the administration office (737-4731) instead of customer
service.
Mr. Scoulsby offered to make an appointment with Mr. Wright to
view the television reception at Wright's home.
Motion to adjourn the public hearing was made at 8:15 pm, by
Bill Abbott, second by Pete Kirkpatrick. Motion carried.
APPROVED:
ayor Steve Radakovich
ATTEST: