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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JANUARY 2, 2007 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR AN INTEGRATED <br />VOTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE <br />CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />D Ordinance on 20d Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />et <br /> <br />~,- <br /> <br />C TY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager <br />and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Granicus for <br />the installation, purchase, and support of an integrated voting <br />management system in the City Council Chambers in the amount of <br />$100,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The current system in the Council Chambers for displaying member <br />names, tracking speakers and recording votes is antiquated and does <br />not interface well with the video broadcast of the City Council <br />meetings. The viewing audience cannot adequately follow the <br />proceedings of the meeting due to technical limitations. <br /> <br />The proposed Granicus Voting System provides a comprehensive solution <br />for managing council meetings and distributing live media content to <br />support and enhance public meeting communications. This system will <br />allow legislative votes to be recorded directly from the individual <br />council member seats. The voting results will be displayed to the <br />audience as a projected image and can be streamlined to the City's <br />cabling system in real time. <br /> <br />Staff is recommending a sole source agreement for this <br />Granicus due to the company's industry leading technical <br />the field and the future growth capabilities offered. <br />can easily be upgraded to accommodate meetings of city <br />other legislative bodies, agenda management, and <br />streaming. The cost includes software and hardware <br />maintenance fee. <br /> <br />proj ect with <br />expertise in <br />This system <br />commissions or <br />digital video <br />and a monthly <br /> <br />258-1 <br />