HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1996.11.21 - 24867MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #96262 November 21, 1996
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE, Charles Palmer, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ACCEPTANCE OF
VIDEOCONFERENCING EQUIPMENT DONATED BY AMERITECH
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Commerce wishes to launch a pilot project with
Oakland County providing videoconferencing capabilities to small and mid-size
businesses; and
WHEREAS AMERITECH is donating three (3) desktop videoconferencing units to
Oakland County, valued at $15,000 each, to facilitate the pilot program. Units will
be located in the Executive Office Building and at U.S. Department of Commerce
offices in Toronto, Canada and Paris, France; and
WHEREAS Oakland County will be responsible for all costs associated with setup,
installation, training, maintenance and insurance for the unit located at the
Executive Office Building; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Commerce will pay for all costs associated with
setup, installation, training, maintenance and insurance for the units located at
the Toronto, Canada and Paris, France sites; and
WHEREAS videoconferencing capabilities will benefit the Oakland County business
community; and
WHEREAS Misc. Resolution #83204, Procedure for Acceptance of a Gift Donation
from Private Sources, adopted by the Board of Commissioners on July 14, 1984,
provides for official acknowledgment and acceptance of gifts, with financial
implication to the County, by the Board of Commissioners through signed resolution.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
acknowledges and accepts three (3) desktop videoconferencing units donated by
AMERITECH.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
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FISCAL NOTE (Misc. #96262)
BY: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ACCEPTANCE OF
VIDEOCONFERENCING EQUIPMENT DONATED BY AMERITECH
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-F of this Board, the Finance and Personnel Committee has reviewed the above
referenced resolution and finds:
1. Ameritech is donating three (3) desktop videoconferencing units to Oakland County to facilitate a
pilot project between Oakland County and the U.S. Department of Commerce which will provide
videoconferencing capabilities to small and mid-size businesses at minimal cost.
2. All costs associated with installation, training, insurance, maintenance, service, security or
replacement for any damaged/stolen equipment at the Toronto, Canada and Paris, France sites will
be paid by the user. Funds in the amount of $15,000 will be set aside at each location by the U.S.
Department of Commerce for all damage, loss, theft or equipment problems.
3. Implementation costs for Oakland County include installation of ISDN lines, $150, equipment
set-up and installation, $1,000; furniture, $4,300; and system training, $650.
4. On-going costs for Oakland County include monthly ISDN line charges ($460 annually), and an
annual maintenance contract charge of $450 upon expiration of the warranty.
5. All charges for videoconferencing sessions will be paid by the user at the time of the video
conference, as outlined on the attached schedule, in addition to a $20.00 flat service fee to cover
the cost of the ISDN line charge.
6. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 1996 budget is amended as follows:
General Fund
Expenses:
4-10100-907-01-00-9998 Non-Departmental Misc. ($4,300)
Capital Outlay
4-10100-192-01-00-9998 Dev. & Planning Misc. Capital Outlay 4 300
$ 0
Telephone Communications Fund:
Expenses:
4-67500-147-10-00-3127 Budgeted Projects $1,150
4-67500-147-10-00-3727 Training 650
$1,800
1-67500-455-001 Estimated Profit & Loss (1,800)
$ 0
7. No amendments will be recommended for Development and Planning revenue or expenditures
associated with videoconferencing usage until an experience level is determined.
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
OAKLAND COUNTY VIDEOCONFERENCING RATE SHEET
International Videoconferencing to Toronto, Canada
Rates valid during peak hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
$0.96 per minute
$57.60* - Cost of half-hour videoconference
International Videoconference to Paris, France
Rates valid during peak hours of 8:30 am to 100 pm Eastern Standard Time
S1.14 first 30 seconds
$0.23 additional 6 seconds
$137.98* - Cost of half-hour videoconference
There is also a S20.00 flat service fee to cover the cost of the ISDN line charge. Rates are subject to change.
*Cost of half-hour videoconference is based on the unit rate for the two ISDN lines required for a videoconference.
Resolution #96262 November 21, 1996
Moved by Palmer supported by Crake the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson,
Kaczmar, Kingzett, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick,
Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine, Dingeldey. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on November 21, 1996 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 21st day cf Novembe 1996.
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Lynn/D:Allen, County Clerk