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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 23, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 7 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT <br /> <br />15. APPROVAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL AGREEMENT FOR CITY ENGINEERING <br />SERVICES <br /> <br />Rief explained the City had engaged in a Request for Proposal (RFP) process for engineering services. He <br />stated there were three applicants and the top two were WSB and Bolton & Menk and their proposals were <br />very similar. He noted staff feels it makes the most sense to continue with Bolton & Menk and recommends <br />maintaining their firm as the City’s partner for these services. <br /> <br />Walsh stated he feels Bolton & Menk has done a good job with the City and staff seems to like the services <br />that they have provided. <br /> <br />Crosby moved, Printup seconded, to approve the Engineering Services Contract with Bolton & <br />Menk. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />Rief noted with regard to video services, the City has recently struggled with some issues. He noted there <br />was a lightning strike in late summer that impacted some video issues. He stated the City has done an <br />upgrade due to the lightning strike, which means the City now has the capability to utilize YouTube or <br />Facebook live video, which staff is exploring. He stated the cost with Granicus is around $7,500/year, so <br />they are looking into alternative ways to handle video services which may be a cost savings for the City. <br /> <br />Seals noted YouTube has just changed all their client agreements, which means they can literally do <br />whatever they want with the videos. She stated her company had to cut ties with YouTube because of this <br />change. She suggested staff look deeply into this issue and noted that, in general, if it seems like a good <br />deal, it is not. <br /> <br />Crosby noted much of tonight’s meeting probably would have been censored through that platform. <br /> <br />Rief stated staff will take the Council comments into consideration as they review options. <br /> <br />Johnson asked if the City had put out any RFPs for building inspections. <br /> <br />Rief stated the RFP has been sent to six companies and he believes three or four potential firms have <br />contacted the City. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Crosby moved, Printup seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 p.m. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ _______________________________________ <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor