DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Live Meeting Production Equipment and Furniture for City Hall
SUMMARY:
Approval of this ordinance will authorize contracts with Unicom Government, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,786,962.17 and Wittigs Office Interiors in the amount of $161,016.23 for the purchase of furniture and audio video equipment to expand and enhance the live production of meetings, news conferences and other events from City Hall for broadcast on the City's Government (PEG) access television channel for a total cost not to exceed $1,947,978.40. Funding in the amount of $1,843,654.79 is available from the FY 2020 PEG Fund Budget and $104,323.61 is available from the City Hall Project Fixture, Furniture and Equipment (FFE) Fund Budget. This ordinance will appropriate moving $1,843,654.79 in prior appropriated PEG funds into the City Hall Project Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action are contracts with Unicom Government, Inc., and Wittigs Office Interiors to provide for the purchase and installation of furniture and broadcast cameras, audio equipment, projectors, flat panel displays, audiovisual racks and switcher equipment necessary to expand and enhance live televised public meetings and other City events for distribution over the Government Access channel.
These purchases will provide all necessary broadcast equipment, furniture and installation services to provide live-television and live web-streaming capabilities in the City Hall Media Briefing room and large Conference room. Furthermore, through this project, both of these rooms could be live simultaneously with meetings or events, such as Council Committee meetings, B Sessions, news conferences, or other City events. The City continues to increase public participation and transparency by expanding operations to include live televised capabilities or web-streaming of...
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