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AI# 12674
Regular City Council Meeting
6.1.
08/13/2024:
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Agenda Item
Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance:
Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2024-O0103, Amendment 43, amending the FY 2023-24 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Cable Services Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
Item Summary
On July 23, 2024, the City Council approved the first reading of the ordinance.
I. Amend the Cable Services Fund FY 2023-24 Operating Budget by increasing the appropriation and funding in the amount of $785,390, from $500,000 to $1,285,390.
Funding will be from the Cable Services Excess Reserves.
The budget amendment will allow the Communications & Public Engagement Department to complete Phase II of the process to update, correct, and proactively integrate state-of-the-art technology into the studio, control room, Council Chambers, and Conference Rooms in Citizens Tower, in order to broadcast City Council meetings to the public and to stay current with communication technologies to reach our citizens.
Phase II of this configuration includes purchase and installation of additional infrastructure and equipment for the following:
Council Chambers:
Replacement of the outdated Crestron system (Council Chambers dias and conference rooms interface), to improve the audio and visual quality of meetings.
Communications & Public Engagement (C&PE) Studio:
Addition of a third television camera with teleprompter, controls, lenses, and mobile base;
Replacement of non-functioning Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras on the Studio Walls; and
Addition of an LED wall to enable background content creation for videos and interviews, as well as creation of shows for Channel 2 and social media platforms.
2nd Floor Conference Room:
Addition of three PTZ cameras on the walls, in order to broadcast meetings from this location;
Addition of one wide-angle camera and one close-up camera for the speaker, for meetings or workshops;
Addition of overhead microphones to enable broadcasts of meetings from the room, if so desired; and
Addition of remote streaming equipment to enable live-streaming events or meetings straight to Channel 2 and social platforms.
Communications & Public Engagement (C&PE) Department Offices:
Addition of two cameras and 3 microphones to enable current office space to also be used for interviews when the studio is not available.
Fiscal Impact
The additional $785,390 funding for the Cable Services Fund FY 2023-24 Operating Budget will be from the Cable Services Fund Excess Reserves.
Staff/Board Recommending
Cheryl Brock, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Attachments
Budget Amendment 43
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