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Buena Park expands short-form video strategy; council previews homeless-outreach docuseries and seeks broader partnerships
Summary
City staff showed a short-form docuseries about police and community homeless outreach and recommended shifting in-house video production to short social-media and BPTV programming; councilmembers urged partnerships with schools, nonprofits and businesses and wider survey outreach to grow viewership.
Senior Management Analyst Jessica Feuer told the council the city moved in-house to professional video services after the Buena Park Cable Foundation dissolved. PEG fees that historically supported the channel have declined (from about $100,000 per year historically to an estimated $60–70,000 this year), restricting capital-only uses; the city now supports short-form production in-house with five part-time video technicians.
Feuer previewed a three-part docuseries that highlights homeless outreach work by the police Community Impact Team and community‑services outreach workers; the episodes combine field footage, outreach narratives and interviews with officers involved in the HOPE (Homeless Outreach Proactive Engagement) Center. Corporal Christian Rodriguez and Officer Beltran discuss outreach strategies and the balance between offering resources and enforcement.
Councilmembers encouraged staff to expand short social-media clips on YouTube and TikTok to boost engagement, and to explore partnerships for programming with schools and local nonprofits. Councilmember Franco recommended creative collaborations with stakeholders (schools, businesses, residents) to stream content and invite sponsorships while staying within legal constraints for published‑education access programming. A public commenter offered nonprofit media partners and volunteer training proposals for youth production opportunities.
Quotes
"We have a homeless shelter in our city, so we try to use that, but if not, then we do resort to enforcement," Corporal Christian Rodriguez says in the previewed video.
"Short-form videos are what social media uses now," Jessica Feuer told the council as staff suggested using those clips both on social platforms and on the BPTV channel.
Ending
Council directed staff to pursue partnerships and broaden survey outreach to understand viewership; staff will continue short-form production and bring partnership proposals back to council.
