HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 036 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-036
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 15, 2022
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SUBJECT: WAYS TO WATCH CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
This report provides an overview of the ways residents can view City Council meetings.
For residents who cannot attend our City Council meetings in person, we have a variety of ways
they can view the meetings remotely.
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Live: There is a link on the webpage that takes viewers to a livestream. This can be
watched on any device that can reach the internet.
Recorded: All meetings are recorded and stored in our video library. Links for each
meeting can be shared and they are linked to the meeting agenda to make it easy for find
particular agenda items on the video.
Cable Television:
Meetings are available on local cable provider channels. Spectrum/Charter: 190; One
Source: 7; Verizon: 5; AT&T Uverse: 99* (what is the asterisk for?)
YouTube:
We have added a livestream of Council meetings to our YouTube channel — Fort Worth
City Hall. YouTube allows residents to react, share, and comment during the stream and
residents can watch without creating an account.
Facebook:
We began carrying meetings on Facebook in 2020. We experienced some technical issues
with Facebook Live that required a staff member to monitor and troubleshoot for the entire
broadcast. We reached out to our representative at Facebook and they recommended
using Facebook Live for shorter meetings where there was live interaction with viewers. An
example would be the budget meetings where residents can submit questions during the
meeting and they were answered live. We will continue to use Facebook for these types of
meetings. For now, we have stopped carrying the City Council meetings on Facebook and
have placed a message on the Facebook page directing people to the other channels.
Additional opportunities:
We are currently looking at the opportunity to add both a Roku and Apple TV app to carry
our meetings and programming. We are also exploring Android TV and Amazon Fire as
options. This would allow us to have additional live-streaming platforms and on-demand
content.
Expanding and Improving Content:
We recognize that we need to find new and creative ways to share city information using
digital formats. We are expanding our short videos that we share on social media so we
can continue to reach this audience with city information.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-036
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 15, 2022
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SUBJECT: WAYS TO WATCH CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
To make sure residents know all the ways they can watch our meetings and other programs, we
will continue to share this viewing information on the website and with our weekly Council preview
story in City News.
Please feel free to direct all questions to Michelle Gutt, Communications & Public Engagement
Director at rrrn„iclh6l,ll.e.. , ,,„ si s,ir,l „ ,q, sy or 817-392-6248.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS