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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITF~M ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 29, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~LY~ <br />SUBJECT: Contract for Orange County Video <br />DEPARTMENT: Clerk to the Board of <br />Commissioners and Personnel <br />uction <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Production Cost Estimate from <br />Horizon Video Inc. <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly <br />Blythe, ext. 2130; Elaine Holmes, ext. <br />2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving a contract ~ <br />an 10-12 minute video about Orange County's <br />new employee and board and commission orie <br />television, and to community, civic and educati <br />BACKGROUND: As part of the orientation proce <br />County volunteer boards and commissions tuner <br />County departments and services. The County's <br />Committee (PIPR) produced the original slide she <br />Center for Public Television and the Retired Senn <br />soundtrack have been updated several times, me <br />to the Board of Commissioners, to reflect the add <br />in County Services. <br />Horizon Video Productions, Inc. to produce <br />artments and services to be presented at <br />ion sessions, to citizens on cable access <br />groups. <br />~, new employees and appointees to <br />;ly view an 18-minute slide show describing <br />ublic Information/Public Relations <br />v in 1990 with assistance from the UNC <br />r Volunteer Program. The slide show and <br />.t recently in 1998 by the Office of the Clerk <br />.ion of new departments and enhancements <br />Since the last update, one new department and a new County Commissioner have been <br />added and additional updating is needed. Many o the slides are damaged, outdated or of <br />poor quality. The equipment used to present the s ide show is heavy, difficult to transport, old <br />and in need of repair or replacement. <br />In April, May and June, staff talked with represent tives of five video production companies in <br />the Triangle area. As a result, staff met with repr sentatives from two video production <br />companies and reviewed their proposals. Final co t estimates from the two companies were <br />substantially the same. The project concept docu ent, demonstration tape and references <br />provided by Horizon Video Productions, Inc. locat d in Durham were judged to be superior. <br />