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BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE

 

 

RESOLUTION

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Title: Authorizing the Procurement of a Concession for the

Purpose of Providing Equipment, Technical Support, and

Related Services for Hillsdale’s Cable Television Access Channels

 

WHEREAS, The Borough of Hillsdale wishes to provide its residents with important information through its cable television access channels, including: emergency alerts, Amber alerts, local weather, traffic, live meetings, interviews, sports and senior activities, and other services; and

 

WHEREAS, To accomplish this, the Borough needs specialized equipment, technical support, and production expertise; and

 

WHEREAS,  The Borough wishes to finance these services at no cost to the Borough by procuring a concession from a firm that will provide these services and equipment in return for the Borough making its cable television channels available to it and authorizing it to solicit and produce advertisements from local merchants for this purpose; and

 

WHEREAS, Specifically, the Borough will allow the firm selected to:

1)      necessary equipment at the Borough and/or its headquarters.  This equipment will be owned and maintained by the firm and will be removed by it at the termination of its contract.

2)      produce/provide programming for the shows, meetings, interviews, etc. for at least the minimum hours defined in the bid specifications.

3)      solicit and produce advertisements for local merchants that meet PBS regulations and the Borough’s cable television providers’ standards.

 

These items will be provided at no cost to the Borough.  The consideration given by the Borough will be to give the firm access to its television channels and authorization to raise funds from the merchants for advertising on these channels.

 

WHEREAS, The total value of the services to be received by the Borough is estimated to be $22,000 per year; and

 

            WHEREAS, The maximum amount of revenue from payment for advertisements by the merchants to the firm selected is $22,000 annually; and

 

            WHEREAS, No cost for the equipment or services noted above will be incurred by the Borough.

 

            WHEREAS, The basis of the award of the concession will be based upon the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the solicitation of formal bids in compliance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq.

 

            WHEREAS, As required by law, an opinion has been received from the Borough Attorney, Thomas Randall, that these services qualify as a concession under N. J Public Contracts Laws.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the services listed above meet the criteria for being considered a concession under N.J. Public Contracts Laws and bids for this service may now be solicited.

 

Council member

Motion

Second

Yes

No

Absent

Abstain

Bogle, Jim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapman, Donna

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanlon, Marie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prospero, Frank

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rush, Ken

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sapanara, John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopted: June 6, 2005                                                     

 

                                                                       

Attest: ________________________                        ____________________________________

Robert P. Sandt, RMC                        Dennis S. Deutsch, Mayor   

            Municipal Clerk