Agenda - 11-17-1998 - 9h - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

i ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. q- ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 17, 1998 SUBJECT: Telecasting County Commissioners' Meetings DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Na. ;, BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) Nt~.~~>-~ ATTACHMENT(S): Television Production Facilities Design Consultant Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert T. Kittrell, Assistant County Manager TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. 2300 Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider approving a consultant agreement to design county facilities for telecasting County Commissioners' Meetings. BACKGROUND: At the May 19, 1998 Board meeting the County Cable TV Citizen Advisory Committee presented a report outlining the possible options for telecasting County Commissioners Meetings. The Board approved the solicitation ofaudio-visual design consultant proposals for equipping the meeting room at the Southern Human Services Center and the F. Gordon Battle Coumoom for telecasting. In June 1998, staff requested proposals from three local audio-visual consultants. One consultant responded; another firm expressed an interest in bidding on installation of the equipment rather than the facility design; and the third consultant firm did not respond to the request for proposal. On July 21, 1998, County staff and a subcommittee of the Cable TV Advisory Committee interviewed the principal of MHT of North Carolina, a Chapel Hill audio-visual design consulting firm. MHT's proposal was consistent with the desires of the cable committee and staff, but additional revisions were requested in the proposal. On August 28, 1998, staff and the cable subcommittee met with MHT to further discuss provisions in the proposal. The staff and the cable subcommittee continued to discuss elements of the proposed design during the month of September.