City of Hudson, Ohio - File #: 19-73

• File #: 19-73
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/25/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/21/2019
• Final action: 5/21/2019
• Title: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH GRANICUS, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PERTAINING TO AGENDA MANAGEMENT AND STREAMING MEDIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Brief Description: This Resolution authorizes a new ongoing professional services agreement with Granicus, Inc., the City's current provider of agenda management and streaming media services. Additionally, it will authorize replacement of encoder equipment at Town Hall, which has failed and is necessary for streaming video services.
• Sponsors: David A. Basil
• Indexes: City Council, Community Development, HCTV, Innovation & Technology, Public Works - Administration
• Related files: 14-52, 13-114, 20-151, 20-56, 21-96

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/21/2019	1	City Council	approved on the consent agenda	Pass
4/9/2019	1	City Council Workshop	item forwarded

Title
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH GRANICUS, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PERTAINING TO AGENDA MANAGEMENT AND STREAMING MEDIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: This Resolution authorizes a new ongoing professional services agreement with Granicus, Inc., the City's current provider of agenda management and streaming media services. Additionally, it will authorize replacement of encoder equipment at Town Hall, which has failed and is necessary for streaming video services.
Body
Legislative History
Resolution No. 12-33, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement with Granicus, Inc. for the enhancement of existing services for an automated workflow system; passed February 15, 2012.
Ordinance No. 13-114, amending Codified Ordinances Sections 220.03(d) and 220.031(a) of Chapter 220, "Council," to provide that meeting minutes shall consist of both a written summary and an audio/video recording; passed October 2, 2013.
Ordinance No. 14-52, enacting new Codified Ordinances Section 252.04 to provide that meeting minutes for the City's Architectural & Historic Board of Review, Board of Zoning & Building Appeals and Planning Commission shall consist of both a written summary and an audio/video recording; passed May 7, 2014.
Purpose & Explanation
Since 1998, Hudson Community Television has aired recordings of public meetings on HCTV. Beginning in 2010, the City utilized Granicus, Inc., to provide streaming and archived videos online.
In 2012, City Council authorized an expansion of services with Granicus to implement an automated workflow system, agenda management, and enhanced recording services. This software was expanded in 2015 for use with the Planning Commission, Architectural & Historic Board of Review, Board of Zoning & Building Appeals, Park Board, and Charter Review Commission, and in 2018 for the Environmental Awa...