PEG Capital Grant Expenditure Request_City of Dubuque 10 19 15 Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 19.
ITEM TITLE: PEG Capital Grant Expenditure Request
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Cable TV Commission
recommendations for funding from the Public, Educational, and
Government (PEG) Capital Grant for Access Equipment and Facilities for
the City of Dubuque to purchase a new HD on-air playback server and a
new on-air graphics bulletin board service.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ PEG Fund Request-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo
❑ PEG Grant Application Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: PEG Fund Request
DATE: October 15, 2015
Cable TV Coordinator Craig Nowack is recommending approval of the Cable TV
Commission recommendations for funding from the Public, Educational, and
Government (PEG) Capital Grant for Access Equipment and Facilities in the amount of
$48,000 for the City of Dubuque to purchase a new HD on-air playback server and a
new on-air graphics bulletin board service.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Micliael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Craig Nowack, Cable TV Coordinator
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligan, City Manager
FROM: Craig Nowack, Cable TV Coordinator
DATE: October 15, 2015
RE: PEG Fund Request
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to forward a recommendation from the Cable TV
Commission for a request for funding from the Capital Grant for Access Equipment and
Facilities.
BACKGROUND
At its meeting on October 14, 2015, the Commission approved a request from the City of
Dubuque for$48,000 for a new HD on-air playback server and a new on-air graphics bulletin
board server.
The application for this request is attached. The Capital Grant for Access Equipment and
Facilities currently has a balance to be awarded for$674,569.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
I respectfully request that the Commission's recommendation for this request be forwarded to
the City Council to receive, file, and approve. Thank you.
cc: Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
(10/8/2015) Craig Nowack- Online Form Submittal: PEG Fund Grant Application Page 1
From: "noreply@civicplus.com" <noreply@civicplus.com>
To: <cnowack@cityofdubuque.org>
Date: 10/8/2015 4:10 PM
Subject: Online Form Submittal: PEG Fund Grant Application
The following form was submitted via your website: PEG Fund Grant Application
Organization Name:: City of Dubuque Cable TV Division
Address:: 1300 Main Street
City:: Dubuque
State IA
Zip Code:: 52001
Organization Contact:: Craig Nowack
Email Address:: cnowack@cityofdubuque.org
Telephone Number:: 563.589.4181
Fax Number::
Total Amount Requested:: $47,130.25
Provide a general description of what you are requesting and why:: We are requesting a new HD on-air
server and an HD graphics server. In the coming months, CityChannel Dubuque will transition to a
high-definition channel, and HD servers are required. Our two current servers will be just about four
years old by the time the HD servers are installed and would be due for replacement. In addition, a new
graphics server would enable us to build a new look and build a library of HD graphics while still
broadcasting in SD on our existing server. Some converters are necessary to convert video to and from
SD& HD to be able to broadcast CityChannel Dubuque in both HD and SD.
Describe how the community will benefit from your request:: The community will benefit from having
CityChannel Dubuque in HD because of the format's significantly better picture quality. We air a
significant number of PowerPoint graphics, especially during budget time, which are nearly unintelligible
in SD. Broadcasting in HD makes CityChannel Dubuque a much more enticing viewing option.
Item#1:: Four Up Down cross converters
Price:: 1980.00
Item#2:: Cablecast HDSX Server
Price:: 22844.00
Item#3:: Spare Drive for Cablecast Server
Price:: 375.00
Item#4:: Three additional years of Cablecast Gold Assurance (total of 4 years)
Price:: 4556.25
(10/8/2015) Craig Nowack- Online Form Submittal: PEG Fund Grant Application Page 2
Item#5:: Installation
Price:: 450.00
Item#6:: Audience.TV graphics bulletin board (including design and phone support during installation)
Price:: 14925.00
Item#7:: Contingency
Price:: 2000.00
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Additional Items/Comments:: Thank you.
Please attach all applicable quotations:: No file was uploaded
Additional Information:
Form submitted on: 10/8/2015 4:09:58 PM
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