HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo re Broadcasting MeetingsDepartment of Administrative Services
Dave Kanner, County Administrator
1300 NW Wall St, Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960
(541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202
www.co.deschutes.or.us
January 19, 2011
TO: Board of Commissioners
FROM: Dave Kanner
RE: Broadcasting and streaming BoC business meetings
At your January 24 work session, staff would like to continue the discussion with you
regarding broadcasting/streaming of Board business meetings, as well as the possibility
of raising the dais in the Barnes Room.
As to the latter subject, attached to this memo are two drawings that show generally how
a raised dais (12" high) would appear in the room. The front right corner of the dais in
both of these drawings comes out to where the podium is now located. (The podium will
have to be moved.) The front center of the dais is about the same distance from the back
wall as the current dais. The difference between these two drawings is the location of the
step up to the dais next to the entry door. In option A, it is located to the side, resulting in
a bit of a cramped condition for the seat at the far right. In option B, it is located to the
rear, which pushes the wheelchair ramp farther east, resulting in less room for a
wheelchair to turn around, although this arrangement is still compliant with ADA. We do
not yet have cost estimates for this work, but I must caution that if it proves to be too
expensive, I would either recommend not doing it or considering it in the context of a
capital improvements plan in the FY '12 budget, where it would have to compete with
other capital needs.
The other discussion item involves the installation of cameras, sound equipment and
mixing equipment to facilitate the broadcasting of Board business meetings over local
cable systems and streaming those meetings over the internet. As you know, I have been
setting aside money in the General Projects Fund (fund 142) for several years in order to
pay for this equipment. Current cost estimates are $35,000-$40,000. This includes a new
sound system and a laptop computer for character generation. Meetings would be
streamed on-line through a service provider by the name of Granicus, which serves
hundreds of other jurisdictions across the country. Granicus would also archive the
meetings in a searchable format. The monthly cost of the Granicus service is about $500.
Enhancing the Lives of Citizens by Delivering Quality Services in a Cost -Effective Manner
100
NO0311O ?0N39
11WM MN OOC (
134OW3i1 138WVHD 1IDNf1OD
AINf1Op S31f1HDS34
NVId EiOO13
CV
0
z
FRONT ELEVATION
MODESTY WA
SECTION @ CENTER LINE
EXISTING COLUMN
i 100
NO93t0'01,139
/ VM MN OOCI
13(1044132:1 213BWVHD 11DNf1OD
A1Nf1OD S31f1HDS3O
Ntrld 4OO1d
SECTION @ CENTER LINE
0
i