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City of Shakopee
Memorandum
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TO: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: John Peterson, Telecommunications Coordinator
SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Government Access Edit Suite
DATE: December 6, 2007
Introduction
The Telecommunications Advisory Commission is recommending that the City Council
authorize the purchase of hardware and software for a Government Access Edit Suite.
Background
One of the goals of the telecommunications division is to begin producing original programming
for the Government Access channel, so that we can air more than just government meetings.
Some examples of original programming would be a quarterly news-style program highlighting
the latest news and information from the City, a Mayor's Update show, and/or public service
announcements from the Police and Fire departments.
A new staff edit suite is needed to facilitate the production of these types of shows. The edit
suite will include a laptop computer, video editing software, graphic creating/editing software,
external speakers, external monitors, and various external accessories.
Budget
The 2007 Telecommunications Fund budget includes $16,000 for this purchase. The
recommended hardware, software and accessories total $15,275 (not including tax or freight).
Relationship to Vision
One of the strategies in the City's Strategic Vision is to foster community connections, between
and amongst the City, community groups and individual residents. This purchase will allow us
to more fully utilize one of the communication means we have available to us (Channel 16), and
will therefore contribute toward this goal.
Recommendation
The Telecommunications Advisory Commission has reviewed the recommended list of hardware
and software and is recommending its purchase.
Requested Action
If City Council concurs, it should offer a motion to authorize the purchase of hardware and
software for a Government Access Edit Suite at a cost not to exceed $16,000.
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