
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. _6i___ Page 2 of 3
Meeting Date: July 24, 2018
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
global nature of the Port’s services draws customers, ports, and travelers from around the
world to Port of Seattle meetings.
This service provides historical records and real time public access to the Port Commission’s
actions and deliberations and expands the Port’s video. The service enhances:
• Transparency to the Commission actions and deliberations in real time and on demand
• Accessibility to public information and public meetings without requiring attendance
• Provision of secondary records of meeting minutes, agendas, and meeting packet
materials without the need for public records disclosure requests
Key Terms
SCCtv will provide:
• Multi-camera video productions of the Port of Seattle Commission’s regular and special
meetings. Meetings will be edited and titled to make it easier for viewers to find specific
agenda items.
• Online hosting of video and digital documents for each Port of Seattle Commission
meeting via SCCtv’s Web Portal Services
• Editorial video stories and promotional videos
Schedule
We intend to enter into an immediate contract with SCCtv to begin August 2018.
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED
Based on staff’s knowledge of the industry for web streaming and related services, we find that
SCCtv offers a highly affordable and local partner solution to a critically important task. On
average, there are about 1,000 non-Port views of a Port meeting from users around the world,
including customers and officials at other Ports. The Port and Seattle Colleges also share a
mission of commitment to public service and a commitment to our region. In 2013 the Port
requested bids from private sector providers for services provided via the interlocal agreement.
At the time, no provider could match the range of services and affordable value provided by
SCCtv. In 2018 we did not seek private sector bids considering our high level of satisfaction
with SCCtv services and the continued low cost of their services.
Alternative 1 – Maintain Commission meeting services; eliminate editorial video stories.
Cost Implications: Reduces this contract maximum from $1.2 million to $1.05 million over five
years.
(1) Lower cost
(2) Maintains a Commission meeting web portal that works and that community members
use prolifically