DEPARTMENT: Office of Innovation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jose De La Cruz
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT:
Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Digital Community Kiosks at Mission San Jose, Mission Concepcion and various VIA locations throughout the city.
SUMMARY:
This item would authorize the City of San Antonio, through the Office of Innovation, to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Park Service and an Interlocal Agreement with VIA Metropolitan Transit for the installation, operation and maintenance of digital community kiosks at Mission San Jose, Mission Concepcion and various VIA locations throughout the city for the contract term with IKE Smart City.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On December 14, 2017, the City Council approved a contract award, through Ordinance 2017-12-14-1017 to IKE Smart City for the installation, maintenance and operation of the digital community kiosks. This pilot program will install 30 digital community kiosks, at no cost to the City, throughout the City including some City Parks, World Heritage Missions, the San Antonio International Airport, the convention center, downtown and various VIA locations.
The kiosks will include hyper-local information on way finding, public transit, b-cycle, events, local businesses and park programs. In addition, the kiosks serve as Wi-Fi hotspots, have air quality and pedestrian sensors, and can provide emergency communications when needed. IKE kiosks are ADA accessible and can provide content in multiple languages. The content and design can be customized to each of the locations where the kiosks will be installed. Through coordination with VIA, the seven locations that were selected for the installation of the kiosks include: Centro Plaza, Five Points, Medical Center Transit Center, Kel-Lac Transit Center, Randolph Park & Ride, Ingram Transit Center, and Deco District - Mary Louise.
Six kiosk locations are on VIA owned property and the Deco District - ...
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