TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Terry Hackelman, Information Technology Director
Tatyana Roujenova-Peltekova, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Three-Year Broadcast Services Agreement with PEGasus Studios for a Not-to-Exceed Three-Year Cost of $180,000 (Information Technology Director Hackelman).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 21-0113
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Adopt Resolution No. 21-0113 approving a three-year broadcast services agreement with PEGasus Studios for a not-to-exceed annual cost of $60,000 or a three-year total value of $180,000; and
b) Approve the option for the City Manager to extend the term for up to two additional one-year periods; if both extensions are exercised, the approximate five-year total contract amount will be $300,000.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds are included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget and will be included in future fiscal year's budgets.
BACKGROUND:
The City broadcasts live and re-broadcasts City Council and Planning Commission meetings through two cable television franchisees, Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) and Frontier (formerly Verizon). In addition, City Council and Planning Commission meetings are available via the City's website www.manhattanbeach.gov/MBtv, both as a live stream and as on-demand viewing. The programming may include other special events such as Town Hall meetings and other content promoting City events and activities. The City of Manhattan Beach is the programming authority for the channels presenting the same content concurrently.
Since 2007, the Information Technology (IT) Department staff has supported all aspects of the broadcast and re-broadcasts of City meetings and special events, including the audio/video (A/V) and technology infrastructure to support the 24-h...
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