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MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021
AGENDA REPORT
THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Lillian Hare, City Clerk "-4
October 30, 1992
SUBJECT: CABLECASTING OF THE AGENDA
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OORPARK, CALIFORNIA
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BACKGROUND:
Earlier this year, Council requested that staff determine if it was
feasible to cablecast the City Council Agenda on Channel 10 using
the character generator. A test of this process determined that it
would take in excess of five hours to input the City Council Agenda
to the character generator. It was also determined that an average
agenda (45 items on a four page agenda) would require 90 character
generator pages of a total of 120 available for the character
generator. This procedure was deemed impractical.
We now have available the software to convert a word processing
file containing the agenda into an ASCII format that can be
utilized by the Video Computer. To utilize the software the
document must be prepared by reformatting to 26 characters per line
and no more than 14 lines per page with instructions to the Video
Computer imbedded in the reformatted agenda.
Staff prepared a test cablecast document using the 10/21/92 City
Council Agenda Public Hearing and Discussion /Action items only.
There were two Public Hearing items and four Discussion /Action
items. This test document required ten character generator pages,
each page showing on the screen for 20 seconds before scrolling to
the next page. A total of three minutes and 20 seconds was needed
to view the test document. To place the complete October 21st
agenda, with the Consent Calendar and Closed Session items on it,
would require 32 charactor generator pages and more than 10 minutes
to scroll through the complete agenda. Staff time required to
reformat the agenda and for the VideoMax contractor to convert the
document and place in the Video Computer is approximately one hour.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a three month test o
and Discussion /Action items
scrolling message to call the
agenda. The cablecasting to
generally by 5:00 p.m. Monday
Council meeting date.
f cablecasting of the Public Hearing
from City Council Agendas with a
City Clerk's Office for the complete
be placed on Channel 10 for viewing
prior to Council meeting through the
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M. PEREZ ROY E. TALLEY JR.
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
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