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Item No. 09D Meeting Date Februaiy 9, 2004 Type of Business: CA VM Work Session; PH: Public Nearing; CA. ConsentAgends; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kenneth Gammell, Cable Coordinator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6186, Approving the Purchase of a Digital Video Player for Cable Department Date of Report: February 5, 2004 This report provides details for the proposed purchase of a video deck for the Cable department_ The Cable budget Capital Equipment Fund (210 — 4350 — 7030) for 2004 is $8000. This fund is used to purchase replacement equipment for the Cable Department. History The Cable department has a total of ten video players to replay meetings and other programming. Five are digital video decks, and five are S -VHS decks_ Last year, hvo old S -VHS decks were replaced with one digital and one consumer S -VHS deck. Recently another S -VHS deck has broken down. The unit is a Panasonic AG -7510, and is at least 12 years old. Digital Video versus S -VHS Video The video format of the deck that needs replacement is S -VHS. S -VHS is older analog technology and now is considered outdated for professional applications_ Digital video has vast improved quality and performance that is now considered the standard for community access television_ In the past 5 years, Mounds View has been continually updating it's equipment to digital, including digital cameras for meetings, a digital camcorder for production, and the purchase of 6 digital video decks_ Cable Budget The Cable budget is funded through cable franchise fees, and does not use any money from the City's general fund. For the 2004 Cable Budget, the Capital Equipment fund is $8000. This fund is intended to purchase new and replacement equipment for the Cable Department.