That the City Manager is requested to consult with the appropriate City personnel to determine why there continues to be significant audio and video difficulties during live internet broadcasts of City Council meetings, how these difficulties can be resolved

City of Cambridge O-1 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL February 26, 2018 COUNCILLOR SIMMONS WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has long been invested in making it as easy as possible for residents and those interested in viewing City Council meetings to do so via broadcasting these meetings on television and on the City’s website; and WHEREAS: Within the past two years, the City has invested a great deal of resources in upgrading our ability to broadcast our City Council meetings, yet the online broadcasts continue to be plagued by various technical difficulties, which have continued to frustrate the efforts of those wishing to view our meetings online; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to direct the appropriate City personnel to place a contact number on the City Council’s website for the public to call when experiencing difficulties in viewing City Council meetings online; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the appropriate City personnel to determine why there continues to be significant audio and video difficulties during live internet broadcasts of City Council meetings, how these difficulties can be resolved, and to report back to the City Council in a timely manner.