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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-293
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE FORMAL CONSULTANT
SELECTION PROCESS AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT
WITH GRANICUS, INC. FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
STREAMING VIDEO CAPABILITY ON THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WEB SITE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY
WHEREAS, at the June 28, 2005 joint meeting of the City CouncillRedevelopment
Agency, $50,000 was authorized by the Council to be used for the development and
implementation of streaming video on the City's website; and
WHEREAS, in keeping with the City Council's commitment to openness and
accessibility, the Office of Communications sees a need to communicate with a larger number of
residents on a more frequent basis; and
WHEREAS, staff investigated cost-effective ways to deliver the City's message to the
community and determined that adding streaming video to the City's website would be a viable
way of achieving many of our communications goals; and
WHEREAS, in addition to airing Council meetings, streaming video can be used to air
special workshops, news clips, messages, informational videos and more. It also allows visitors
to select individual agenda items to review or replay; and
WHEREAS, during recent budget hearings, the City Council allocated $50,000 to the
Office of Communications and directed staff to implement streaming video as soon as possible;
and
WHEREAS, after substantial research, including discussions with other cIties and
municipal agencies that offer streaming video, City staff has concluded that Granicus, Inc. is the
only firm that can offer Chula Vista the precise product that addresses our needs; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends Council waive of the consultant selection process of
Municipal Code Section 2.56.110 as impractical, as Granicus proposal integrates with our
current infrastructure and audio/video equipment instead of needing to replace or duplicate it.
Storage and distribution of the streaming content is offloaded to the Granicus Media Center,
eliminating the need to invest in the additional dedicated bandwidth and servers that are
necessary to support streaming video.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, does hereby waive the formal consultant selection process and approve an agreement with
Granicus, Inc. for implementation of streaming video capability on the City of Chula Vista
website.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby
authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the City.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Office of Communications Director
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista,
California, this 23rd day of August, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
McCann, Rindone, and Padilla
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Stephen C. Padilla, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City C erk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2005-293 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of August, 2005.
Executed this 23rd day of August, 2005.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Cle