HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 042-2023 RESOLUTION NO. 042-2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
AGREEMENT WITH CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (CTI) FOR BACKUP
POWER AND POWER CONDITIONERS FOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS EQUIPMENT
IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,830.10
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor
Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, suspending certain provisions of the Ralph M. Brown
Act in order to allow local legislative bodies to conduct meetings telephonically or by other means;
and
WHEREAS, in response to the Governor’s Executive Order, staff worked quickly to set up
Zoom meetings for all City Council and Commission meetings; and
WHEREAS, holding meetings via Zoom allowed residents to access meetings from their
phones or electronic devices and participate in these meetings; and
WHEREAS, staff saw an increase in public participation and found it easier to schedule
consultants as they don’t have to travel to Burlingame for a meeting; and
WHEREAS, Council asked staff to look into ways of allowing the public to continue to
utilize Zoom to participate in meetings once the Council and Commissions returned to in-person
meetings; and
WHEREAS, at the October 18, 2021 meeting, the City Council approved entering into an
agreement with CTI to upgrade the Council Chambers’ audiovisual equipment in order to support
hybrid meetings; and
WHEREAS, due to rain and wind storms, the equipment has suffered from power surges
and outages; and
WHEREAS, in order to protect the equipment and ensure that the City can continue to
provide hybrid meetings, backup power and power conditioners are needed; and
WHEREAS, because the upgrades are capital improvements to the City’s video and audio
system, the City can utilize PEG fee revenues to fund this project; and
WHEREAS, it is expected that the amendment to the CTI agreement will cost the City
$9,830.10.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
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RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the service
agreement with Conference Technologies, Inc., for an additional $9,830.10 for necessary
upgrades to the Council Chambers in order to allow for hybrid meetings.
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Michael Brownrigg, Mayor
I, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
17th day of April, 2023, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, ORTIZ, STEVENSON
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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