Council asks staff for audio/video fixes after streaming failures

Council members raised persistent audio and streaming problems during the Aug. 29 meeting and asked staff to return with options to ensure every meeting is viewable.

"No cameras tonight. No Internet last time," one participant said as members discussed the inability of some residents to watch meetings. A council member asked staff to bring a proposal for necessary upgrades at the next meeting so the city can reliably broadcast meetings. One member suggested Facebook Live as an interim backup and urged posting recordings to the city website.

Why this matters: Reliable public access to meetings is a transparency and access issue. Members said the city is paying for streaming and expects it to work; staff told the council they had worked to restore service up until the last second but that some components are managed off-site.

The council also noted a broken meeting clock; staff said clock repair would be placed on the September agenda.

Next steps: Staff will prepare a costed package of options to restore and improve audio/video streaming and will report back at the next council meeting.