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Home My WebLink AboutFIN 2022-07-11 Item 1C - Update - Channel 21 City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Finance & Governance Committee FROM: Technology and Innovation Services BY: Joel Bush, Chief Technology Officer CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: July 1, 2022 SUBJECT: City of Tukwila Public Educational and Governmental (PEG) Channel - Channel 21 Update ISSUE The infrastructure used to broadcast content to the City of Tukwila’s PEG Channel, Channel 21, needs modernization. To ensure the reliability of broadcasting of Council Meeting to Chanel 21 the End-of-Life Infrastructure must be replaced. BACKGROUND The City of Tukwila’s Franchise Agreement with Comcast stipulates that they provide a Channel for Governmental use. The current Channel 21 infrastructure (CASTUS Corporation) was initially installed in the Council Chambers in November of 2014. The system was tested until the end of the year and began streaming live Council meetings in January of 2015. The system is comprised of two servers, one for live streaming and another for hosting the Video on Demand (VOD) of previous meetings and other TV content. The initial cost for the system was $26,660. The city currently pays a yearly support and maintenance fee of $1,200 and a yearly VOD hosting and live streaming services fee of $2,194.50. DISCUSSION Staff has researched other local municipalities use of PEG channels. PEG channels are used by our neighboring Cities to broadcast City Council Meetings. A few cities are populating channel 21 with additional free programming. Currently, staff currently does not see a viable alternative to replacing Channel 21. Fully populating Channel 21 with content will require staff time to curate content. Competing priorities prevent staff from populating Chanel 21 with additional programming. Staff has been in discussion with the Tukwila School District’s Audio/Visual program to provide student created content on Channel 21. Fully populating Channel 21 with content could improve utilization but will require staff time to curate content. Competing priorities prevent staff from fully populating Channel 21 with content at this time. 9 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 https://tukwilawa.sharepoint.com/sites/mayorsoffice/cc/Council Agenda Items/Technology Services/Informational Memorandum (Info Memo).docx FINANCIAL IMPACT Estimated Costs for Upgrading CASTUS Channel 21 Infrastructure: CASTUS QuickCast Server replacement: $9,995.05 VOD Server replacement with Cloud Service: $2,999.00 Total 1st year Expenditure: $12,994.05 Ongoing yearly Cloud Service $2,999.00 Ongoing yearly maintenance $1,200.00 Total ongoing costs: $4,199.00 RECOMMENDATION Information Only ATTACHMENTS Castus Estimates 10 CASTUS Corporation 165 NE Juniper Street Suite 200 Issaquah, WA 98027 US (800) 215-3880 nathan@castus.tv castus.tv ADDRESS Scott Kirby City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98788 USA SHIP TO Scott Kirby City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98788 USA ESTIMATE #1562 DATE 01/07/2022 EXPIRATION DATE 02/28/2022 SHIP VIA SALES REP UPS Nathan Bosseler DESCRIPTION QTY RATE AMOUNT CASTUS QuickCast 4th Generation- Single Channel IP/HDSDI Video Server One HDSDI / IP Inputs QuickCast channel has (1) multicast output for IP outSchedule creator and editor interface- yearly, monthly, weekly or dailyBlock scheduler interface for automated scheduling Web interface with confidence monitors and audio metersMulti file format support- ZERO transcodingSupport for- RTMP, SRT, HLS, NDI & more Supports Live Closed Captions and Side Car files- VTT, SCC, MCC & MoreConnects to routing switching- Black Magic and morePlaylist and multi-region playlist creator/editor Output to Facebook and Youtube liveConnect to CASTUS Cloud Services (CCS)Generate online schedule guide to embed on website Video editor for assembling and trimming clipsRSS crawl overlay capabilityFile manager library Audio input and automatic background music detectionBuilt in audio normalization for outputs8 global overlays per channel HDMI preview channelDVD to file rip utility Hardware:Super fast processor, dense form factor and extremely reliable 2RU server grade chassis2RU chassis with server grade power supply 4TB storage included (single drive) *RAID 1 with 8TB upgrade available8GB RAM(1) HDSDI Output (1) HDSDI Input250GB SSD for CASTUS OS24X DVD-RW INCLUDES 3 YEAR HARDWARE WARRANTY 1 9,995.00 9,995.00T Customer Loyalty Discount- 10%1 -999.50 -999.50T QuickCast upgrade for the City of Tukwila (WA). For questions please contact- nathan@castus.tv. SUBTOTAL 8,995.50 TAX (0.1)899.55 SHIPPING 100.00 TOTAL $9,995.05 Accepted By Accepted Date 11 CASTUS Corporation 165 NE Juniper Street Suite 200 Issaquah, WA 98027 US (800) 215-3880 nathan@castus.tv castus.tv ADDRESS Scott Kirby City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98788 USA SHIP TO Scott Kirby City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Blvd Tukwila, WA 98788 USA ESTIMATE #1563 DATE 01/07/2022 EXPIRATION DATE 02/28/2022 SHIP VIA SALES REP NA Nathan Bosseler DESCRIPTION QTY RATE AMOUNT CASTUS Cloud ServicesVideo On Demand (NO ABR) 720p CASTUS Cloud Portal for control panel and admin accessEasy upload web interface to CASTUS Cloud (AWS) Auto transcode to 720p .mp4Detailed analytics for indevidual videos and batch reportsAbility to index and chapterize videos Access to download .mp4 HD video files for freeOptions for further customization Front End Video Guide-Easy to navigate home pages with playlists and live categories.Search function with 'smart word' search Ability to feature videos and playlistsCustomizable home screen and bannerUser account management with social engagement (like, dislike and comment) Social media sharing toolsDesktop and mobile supported interfaces Cloud Specs-CDN with unlimited number of live viewersUnlimited number of embedable LIVE HLS streams (Live channels) 2TB storage limit with file manager (each additional TB $100 per month)Auto transcode to downloadable .mp4 file Recurring monthly renewal (on credit card)- $259Recurring annual renewal- $2,999 1 2,999.00 2,999.00 OR Choose between one of three Video On Demand Packages720P, 1080P or Adaptive Bit-Rate (ABR) 1 0.00 0.00T CASTUS Cloud Services Video On Demand 1080P CASTUS Cloud Portal for control panel and admin access Easy upload web interface to CASTUS Cloud (AWS)Auto transcode to 1080p .mp4Detailed analytics for indevidual videos and batch reports Ability to index and chapterize live meetings and video filesAccess to download .mp4 HD video files for freeOptions for further customization Front End Video Guide-Easy to navigate home pages with playlists and live categories. Search function with 'smart word' searchAbility to feature videos and playlistsCustomizable home screen and banner User account management with social engagement (like, dislike and comment)Social media sharing toolsDesktop and mobile supported interfaces Cloud Specs-CDN with unlimited number of live viewers Unlimited number of embedable LIVE HLS streams (Live channels) 1 3,999.00 3,999.00 12 DESCRIPTION QTY RATE AMOUNT 2TB storage limit with file manager (each additional TB $100 per month) Auto transcode to downloadable .mp4 file Recurring monthly renewal (on credit card)- $329 Recurring annual renewal- $3,899 ORChoose between one of three Video On Demand Packages 720P, 1080P or Adaptive Bit-Rate (ABR) 1 0.00 0.00T CASTUS Cloud ServicesVideo On Demand 4 Profile Adaptive Bit-Rate (ABR) CASTUS Cloud Portal for control panel and admin accessEasy upload web interface to CASTUS Cloud (AWS) Auto transcode to Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR)- 4 profilesDetailed analytics for indevidual videos and batch reportsAbility to index and chapterize live meetings and video files Access to download .mp4 HD video files for freeOptions for further customization Front End Video Guide-Easy to navigate home pages with playlists and live categories.Search function with 'smart word' search Ability to feature videos and playlistsCustomizable home screen and bannerUser account management with social engagement (like, dislike and comment) Social media sharing toolsDesktop and mobile supported interfaces Cloud Specs-CDN with unlimited number of live viewersUnlimited number of embedable LIVE HLS streams (Live channels) 4TB storage limit with file manager (each additional 2TB is $100/mo)Auto transcode to ABR with access to downloadable .mp4 files Recurring monthly renewal (on credit card)- $429Recurring annual renewal- $5,099 1 5,099.00 5,099.00 Video On-Demand and Live streaming annual packages. Choose between one of three Video On Demand Packages: 720P, 1080P or Adaptive Bit- Rate (ABR). For questions please contact- nathan@castus.tv. SUBTOTAL 12,097.00 TAX (0.1)0.00 TOTAL $12,097.00 Accepted By Accepted Date 13