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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
JANUARY 2, 2007
TITLE:
AGREEMENT FOR AN INTEGRATED
VOTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
APPROVED
D As Recommended
D As Amended
D Ordinance on 1" Reading
D Ordinance on 20d Reading
D Implementing Resolution
D Set Public Hearing For
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CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Granicus for
the installation, purchase, and support of an integrated voting
management system in the City Council Chambers in the amount of
$100,000.
DISCUSSION
The current system in the Council Chambers for displaying member
names, tracking speakers and recording votes is antiquated and does
not interface well with the video broadcast of the City Council
meetings. The viewing audience cannot adequately follow the
proceedings of the meeting due to technical limitations.
The proposed Granicus Voting System provides a comprehensive solution
for managing council meetings and distributing live media content to
support and enhance public meeting communications. This system will
allow legislative votes to be recorded directly from the individual
council member seats. The voting results will be displayed to the
audience as a projected image and can be streamlined to the City's
cabling system in real time.
Staff is recommending a sole source agreement for this
Granicus due to the company's industry leading technical
the field and the future growth capabilities offered.
can easily be upgraded to accommodate meetings of city
other legislative bodies, agenda management, and
streaming. The cost includes software and hardware
maintenance fee.
proj ect with
expertise in
This system
commissions or
digital video
and a monthly
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Integrated Voting Management System
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are appropriated in the Non-Departmental General Fund (account
no.1l-12-6291) .
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Healy
the Council
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency
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