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DATE: 06/04/2024 <br />CONSENT <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Karissa Goers, Administrative Services Director <br />AGENDA ITEM: Cable Caster Agreement <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In order to record and broadcast all public meetings, the City needs to contract with a number of cable <br />casting staff to perform videographer duties. At our meeting on May 21st, we approved three contracts. <br />One of those individuals has withdrawn due to his availability. We have two additional applicants we'd <br />like to approve contracts for so we have several individuals who can share the meeting duties and provide <br />back up coverage. <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br />Should the City Council approve a three Videographer Contracts with the following individuals? <br />Don Fixmer <br />Mitchell Smisek <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br />The attached videographer contract outlines the duties of the videographer and appropriate rates of <br />pay, as well as standard language previously reviewed by counsel. <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />$65.00 per meeting with a rate of $25.00 per hour for meetings longer than 3 hours and training. Cable <br />casting fees are included in the budget and reimbursed per our agreement with the Ramsey Washington <br />Suburban Cable Commission <br />OPTIONS: <br />•Approve the Videographer agreement with Don Fixmer and Mitchell Smisek <br />•Approve the Videographer agreement with different terms <br />•Do not approve the Videographer agreement <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />If removed from the consent agenda: <br />“Motion to Approve the Videographer Agreements.” <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />•Videographer Agreement <br />STAFF REPORT