REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Management of the Sunnyvale Government Access and Public Access Channels (F15-05)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a three-year contract in an amount not-to-exceed $195,000 to Mountain View Community Television for management of the Sunnyvale Government Access Channels KSUN 15 and Channel 26 as required by the Office of the City Manager, and to authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two additional years, subject to available funding and acceptable service. The proposed contract consists of $55,000 per year for existing broadcast services and $15,000 per year in FY 2015/16 and FY 2016/17 for optional additional Channel 26 programming, the latter subject to Council appropriation during the FY 2015/16 budget cycle.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Mountain View Community Television (KMVT) is the non-profit organization currently providing broadcast services for Sunnyvale's City Council and Planning Commission meetings. They also have long-standing contracts to provide similar services for Mountain View, Cupertino, Los Altos and Foster City. KMVT has been performing this service for the City since 2004, including broadcasting special meetings and events such as the annual State of the City and the Budget/Study Issues Workshop. This contract will continue existing broadcasting services (KSUN 15 and Channel 26) and includes an option for additional Channel 26 programming and broadcasting services that the City could consider permanently adding in the future.
Section 2.08.070 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code exempts from competitive bidding specialized services such as those provided by KMVT, as well as services for which bidding would be impractical. KMVT's non-profit status, tenure with the City, experience and familiarity with the City's broadcast control room operations and technical equipment, close proximity to City Hall and rang...
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