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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />'1'\.~ HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 15,2004 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 2.G. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Murtuza Siddiqui, Finance DircctorlTreasurer iv).s <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Sound Enhancements - Council Chambers <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Last summer, the city upgraded the sound system in the Council Chambers by installing two front <br />and two rear speakers to improve the quality of sound in the Chambers. The system has proven to <br />be effective and has accomplished the purpose of carrying the sound to the back of the Chambers so <br />that the audience can clearly hear the discussion taking place in the front of the Chambers. <br /> <br />Tbe current system works well only when Council member and staff are speaking from their <br />standard designated seating positions. When tables are arranged in the middle of the Chambers for <br />the Work Session or another meeting, there is currently no capability to transmit sound through the <br />existing audio system as there are no microphones. It has been pointed out that whcn the Chamber <br />fills up with people or goes beyond the second row of seating, the discussion is not heard clearly in <br />the back. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />In order to address the concern outlined above, staff is presenting two options, which were <br />provided by our Cable Technician and they arc listed below: <br /> <br />I. No cost option - the City has one cordless microphone and one wireless lapel <br />microphone, These microphones would have to be passed around the table as <br />individuals speak. We have tested thcse microphones in the room by placing <br />them in the middle of the table to determine if they are within a pick-up range, It <br />does not work as these types of microphones have a limited range of about onc <br />foot from the source. <br /> <br />2. Cost option - in order to transmit sound through our existing sound systcm, we <br />have to purchase "boundry" microphones which arc designed to be placed in <br />centcr and it has the capability to pick up sound from all sides of the microphone, <br />These microphones would have to be plugged into a wall panel and unplugged <br />