February 23, 2022
By Mike Kruzman / [email protected]
The elected officials of the City of Lyon Sud are seeking to develop the technology of their meeting rooms.
Much of the city’s audio and video equipment is over two decades old and at the end of its technical life. Lyon Sud Mayor Dan Pelchat compared it to driving a vehicle from 1998 to the present day. The Cable Commission, in conjunction with Community Schools South of Lyon, has been researching methods of upgrading recording and broadcasting equipment for over a year. Project representative Rich Perry was before City Council at its last meeting with a resolution calling for official upgrades to be installed.
Perry said the new system will be much more user friendly and easier to use.
Perry said the new system will be able to take digital feeds of presentations as opposed to their current system of zooming in on a screen. They will also be able to add graphics, dates and names to shows.
Councilor Glenn Kivell asked if he would be able to automatically switch to speakers like some online meeting apps are able to do. It was explained that while this might work well in online or smaller environments, it’s not ideal in large boardrooms with multiple mics that could pick up a speaker’s comments. Advisor Maggie Kurtzweil asked if the system could potentially provide ranged capabilities, but that was uncertain and not part of the current scope. While it could be looked at, City Manager Paul Zelenak said it’s taken a long time to get to where they are now and they’d like to move the project forward.
The city council has approved its share of the project, 50%, and will amount to $16,164.30.
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