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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 19, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. $_e <br />SUBJECT: Contract Renewal with Peo le's Channel <br />DEPARTMENT; Purchasing and Central PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, (919) 245-2652 <br />Agreement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968.4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider renewing an agreement with the People's Channel to telecast County <br />Commissioner meetings for fiscal 2001-2002. <br />BACKGROUND: The People's Channel has provided videotaping services for County <br />Commissioners' meetings since November 1999. This contract will extend their services <br />through June 30, 2002 at a cost of $900 per meeting (a $100 per meeting increase from last <br />yew's contract.) The effort requires set-up and take down of all equipment at each meeting site <br />and a minimum of three technicians to operate cameras and the production equipment. <br />Meetings are cablecast generally the next day after they are held and at least twice more during <br />the week. The People's Channel anticipates this same type of schedule for the upcoming year. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Assuming 24 regular County Commissioner meetings, the County will <br />pay $21,600 for this contract through June 30, 2002. Funds are budgeted for this purpose in <br />the General Fund. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the renewal of a <br />contract with the People's Channel for videotaping County Commissioner meetings for fiscal <br />2001-2002 at a cost of $900 per meeting; and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the <br />Board. <br />